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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2007
Paul R. Frank, Eau Claire, WI (US);
Gregory M. Thorson, Altoona, WI (US);
Russell L. Nicol, Eau Claire, WI (US);
Donglai Dai, Eau Claire, WI (US);
Joseph M. Placek, Chippewa Falls, WI (US);
Paul R. Frank, Eau Claire, WI (US);
Gregory M. Thorson, Altoona, WI (US);
Russell L. Nicol, Eau Claire, WI (US);
Donglai Dai, Eau Claire, WI (US);
Joseph M. Placek, Chippewa Falls, WI (US);
Other;
Abstract
A system and method of determining a master node in a computer system having a plurality of nodes includes establishing a hierarchy of master nodes from the plurality of nodes, wherein the master node synchronizes the plurality of nodes in the computer system with a clock value and determining the master node from the hierarchy of master nodes. A system and method of synchronizing a plurality of nodes in a computer system includes determining a master node from the plurality of nodes, sending a clock value from the master node to neighbor nodes of the master node, synchronizing a node clock in each node receiving the clock value if a predetermined period of time has elapsed in each receiving node, distributing a node clock value from each synchronized node to neighbor nodes of the synchronized node, and repeating synchronizing and distributing, wherein synchronizing a node clock in each node receiving the clock value includes each node receiving the node clock value.