Clock synchronization in IEEE 802.11 wireless LANs using physical layer timestamps

ISPCS 2012 - 2012 International IEEE Symposium on Precision Clock Synchronization for Measurement, Control, and Communication, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 73-78

  Exel, Reinhard ^a  

^a ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION; IEEE 1588; IEEE 802.11 WIRELESS LAN; IEEE 802.11B; PACKET-BASED; PHYSICAL LAYERS; PICOSECONDS; SOFTWARE-BASED; TIME STAMPS; TIMESTAMPING;

COMMUNICATION; CRYSTAL OSCILLATORS; NETWORK LAYERS; STANDARDS; SYNCHRONIZATION;

MECHANICAL CLOCKS;

EID: 84870365695     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISPCS.2012.6336622     Document Type: Conference Paper

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