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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2011
Applicants:
Pavlo Bobrek, Bradenton, FL (US);
Jeffrey Vandorp, Kentwood, MI (US);
Harry Molling, Kentwood, MI (US);
Inventors:
Pavlo Bobrek, Bradenton, FL (US);
Jeffrey VanDorp, Kentwood, MI (US);
Harry Molling, Kentwood, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of synchronizing a local estimation of global network time of a receiving node on a network to a global network time reference is provided. The free running nodes receive precise time protocol synchronization messages and determine a ratio and an offset based on time data extracted from the messages.