Method and apparatus for synchronizing applications of terminals in communication network
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1. A method of executing an application in a terminal connected to a network, the method comprising:
- requesting synchronization information from a media access control (MAC) layer, by an application layer;
providing time information which is managed for medium access control in the network from the MAC layer to the application layer in response to the requesting; and
executing the application by the application layer based on the time information.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for synchronizing applications of network terminals are provided. Time information, which is synchronized and managed with other terminals for controlling use of media in the network in a media access control (MAC) layer, is transmitted to an application layer so as to directly execute the application using a synchronization interface. Accordingly, it is possible to synchronize applications without exchanging packets for obtaining synchronization information of terminals using a TCP/IP protocol.
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1. A method of executing an application in a terminal connected to a network, the method comprising:
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requesting synchronization information from a media access control (MAC) layer, by an application layer; providing time information which is managed for medium access control in the network from the MAC layer to the application layer in response to the requesting; and executing the application by the application layer based on the time information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for executing a method of executing an application in a terminal connected to a network, the method comprising:
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requesting synchronization information from a media access control (MAC) layer, by an application layer; providing time information which managed for medium access control in the network from the MAC layer to the application layer in response to the requesting; and executing the application by the application layer based on the time information.
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10. An application executing apparatus in a terminal connected to a network;
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a media access control (MAC) layer module; and an application layer module which executes an application, wherein the application layer module requests the MAC layer module to provide synchronization information and executes the application based on the synchronization information received in response to the request, and wherein the MAC layer module provides time information, which is managed for medium access control in the network, to the, application layer in response to the request. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
- the application executing apparatus comprising;
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