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Providing time synchronization across store-and-forward communication devices using protocol-enabled switches

  • US 20040246996A1
  • Filed: 06/04/2003
  • Published: 12/09/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A communication network, comprising:

  • store-and-forward communication device having a set of subnet ports each for communicating via a corresponding subnet of nodes wherein one or more of the nodes synchronize a local time using a protocol that includes a set of timing packets that are ignored by the store-and-forward communication device;

    protocol-enabled switch that provides the timing packets for each subnet according to the protocol.

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