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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2019
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Donald Crabtree, Port Ewen, NY (US);
John S. Houston, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 41/0816 (2022.01); H04J 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 1/14 (2006.01); H04L 41/12 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 41/0816 (2013.01); G06F 1/14 (2013.01); H04J 3/0641 (2013.01); H04J 3/0679 (2013.01); H04L 41/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
Coordinated timing networks are dynamically merged into a single coordinated timing network. This merge occurs without taking down any of the servers. Each server of the merged coordinated timing network has the same coordinated timing network identifier (CTN ID), and the merged coordinated timing network has one selected primary time server. Optionally, the merged coordinated timing network may include a backup time server and an arbiter.