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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Donald Crabtree, Port Ewen, NY (US);
Richard K. Errickson, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);
John S. Houston, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Peter K. Szwed, Rhinebeck, NY (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments include method, systems and computer program products for timing synchronization. Aspects include sending to a remote system a first base packet, the first base packet is sent at a first send event time and then recording the first send event time in a memory. Aspects also include sending to the remote system a second base packet, wherein the payload comprises instructions for the remote computing system and receiving a first remote packet, wherein a payload comprises a first received time indicating a time the first base packet was received. Aspects then include recording the first received time and recording a second received time, wherein the second received time indicates a time the first remote packet was received by the base system. Aspects include receiving a second remote packet, wherein a payload comprises a second sent time indicating a time the first remote packet was sent.