GPS-based Clock Synchronization in a Mobile, Distributed Real-Time System

Real-Time Systems

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 63-75

  Sterzbach, Bernhard ^a  

^a GPP Gesell F P   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; SYNCHRONIZATION; TRACKING (POSITION); VEHICLE LOCATING SYSTEMS;

MOBILE COMPONENTS; VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM;

REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

EID: 0030646072     PISSN: 09226443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007910115824     Document Type: Article

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