Abstract: A method for time synchronization of a computer network by a main computer, in which case, for synchronization with an N-th interrupt, a time signal corresponding to the instant of the interrupt plus a time interval between the interrupts is transmitted on an ATM bus and the secondary computers to be synchronized set their clock to this transmitted time signal with the next interrupt.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 14, 2000
Date of Patent:
December 27, 2005
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
Inventors:
Harald Eggers, Juergen Schucht, Richard Sturm