Ultraprecise absolute time synchronization for distributed acquisition systems

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 772-785

  Calder, Brian ^a   McLeod, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Grandmaster algorithm; IEEE precision time protocol (PTP); Time synchronization; Uncertainty estimation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER HARDWARE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER CONTROL SYSTEMS; ETHERNET; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; PACKET NETWORKS; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

GRANDMASTER ALGORITHM; PRECISION TIME PROTOCOL; TIME SYNCHRONIZATION; UNCERTAINTY ESTIMATION;

SYNCHRONIZATION;

EID: 40749114733     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JOE.2007.906398     Document Type: Review

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