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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2012
Elster Solutions, Llc, Raleigh, NC (US);
Stephen S. Makgill, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Robert T. Mason, Jr., Raleigh, NC (US);
Ronald D. Pate, Rocky Mount, NC (US);
Robert W. Yost, Angier, NC (US);
ELSTER SOLUTIONS, LLC, Raleigh, NC (US);
Abstract
Clock reference data may be recovered or updated in networks that include line-powered devices and other devices susceptible to power outages. For example, for a mobile information collection network, one or more devices with extended clock holdover may be strategically deployed throughout the mobile information collection network to provide reference clock data. As another example, battery-powered devices may be woken up in order to provide clock reference data to other devices. Alternatively or additionally, the battery-powered devices may be configured to periodically broadcast their clock reference data to other devices.