METHOD FOR OPERATING A NODE OF A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, A NODE AND A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK

摘要

A method for operating a node in a communications network comprises the following steps: The node receives a reference time via the communications network. A transmit clock of the node, which was determined for an earlier clock cycle on the basis of a local clock of the node, is compared with the reference time. The local clock of the node is corrected on the basis of the comparison result. On the basis of the corrected local clock a transmit clock is determined to be used by the node for the current clock cycle.

主权项

1. A method for operating a node in a communications network, comprising the following steps:
the node receiving a reference time via the communications network; comparing a transmit clock of the node, which was determined for an earlier clock cycle on the basis of a local clock of the node, with the reference time; correcting the local clock of the node on the basis of the comparison result; and determining on the basis of the corrected local clock a transmit clock to be used by the node for the current clock cycle.