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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2006
Brendan Hall, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Michael Paulitsch, Columbia Heights, MN (US);
Kevin R. Driscoll, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Brendan Hall, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Michael Paulitsch, Columbia Heights, MN (US);
Kevin R. Driscoll, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for network clock synchronization are provided. In one embodiment, a method for clock synchronization in a braided ring network comprises: providing a schedule for a braided ring network comprising a plurality of nodes, wherein at least two nodes comprise a self-checking pair of a first node and a second node, the first node performing a method comprising: determining when a first rendezvous message is received from the second node; when the second rendezvous message is received, calculating a time difference between the send instance of the first rendezvous message and a local time; when the time difference is not greater than a reference bound, calculating a sending point for transmitting a synchronization message, wherein the sending point is calculated based on the time difference; and selectively sending the synchronization message to the braided ring network when the sending point is reached based on the time difference.