A statistical clock synchronization algorithm for anisotropic networks
- 10 December 2002
- conference paper
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Abstract
A method to estimate the value of remote clocks in distributed systems is proposed. The method is able to deal with isotropic and anisotropic networks and includes a way to detect performance failures on single exchanges. It uses a statistical approach to estimate the relative drift of clocks and a round trip clock reading protocol to compute the offset. A good precision can be attained and maintained without exchanging too many specific extra messages. Numerical results obtained from a discrete event simulation are presented Author(s) Couvet, D. Centre d''Etudes et de Recherche en Inf., Conservatoire Nat. des Arts et Metiers, Paris, France Florin, G. ; Natkin, S.Keywords
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