METHOD FOR PROVIDING TIME SYNCHRONIZATION IN A NETWORK

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for providing time synchronization in a network, especially in a Local Area Network (LAN), in which network a node comprises a master time distributor designed for broadcasting clock information at regular intervals or on demand, and in order to circumvent the problem of unpredictable delays, and thereby enabling a Very Accurate Time Synchronization, the present invention suggests a solution by defining one network event as a "tick", sending from one node such a tick at regular intervals or on demand, one node being defined as the time synchronization master node, and said master node, upon detection of such a tick, sending a message containing the tick arrival time to any node requiring time synchronization.