NETWORK DEVICE OF HIGH-PRECISION SYNCHRONIZATION TYPE, NETWORK SYSTEM, AND FRAME TRANSFER METHOD

摘要

A network device that arranges and transfers in an initial period of a cycle a synchronization frame that synchronizes network devices within a network includes: a cycle timer that measures a time within the cycle and a synchronization management unit that suspends frame transmission for a predetermined period till a start of the next cycle in each cycle, on the basis of information from a cycle timer.