Title :
Clock synchronization in powerline networks
Author :
Gaderer, Georg ; Sauter, Thilo ; Bumiller, Gerd
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Comput. Technol., Vienna Univ. of Technol., Austria
Abstract :
Although most aspects of clock synchronization are well investigated, most studies focus on high-speed, highly reliable and topologically stable networks. For the synchronization of a distributed system networked using powerline, however, essential modifications are needed in order to cope with the peculiar behaviour of power line as a communication medium. One of these special properties is the non-stable network topology caused by load balancing of the energy suppliers; another is the non-symmetric communication delay, as opposed to the common symmetry assumption in most state-of-the-art synchronization protocols. Finally, it is well understood that high-accuracy clock synchronization needs a very tight coupling of the protocol to the physical layer. This paper investigates a concept for synchronization in a powerline network and describes an approach which is taking advantage of a special clock synchronization hardware working closely together with a powerline physical layer.
Keywords :
Internet; carrier transmission on power lines; protocols; synchronisation; telecommunication network topology; Internet; clock synchronization; distributed system networked; load balancing; nonsymmetric communication delay; powerline networks; state-of-the-art synchronization protocols; Clocks; Communication channels; Hardware; Intelligent networks; Physical layer; Programmable control; Protocols; Real time systems; Synchronization; Telecommunication network reliability;
Conference_Titel :
Power Line Communications and Its Applications, 2005 International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8844-5
DOI :
10.1109/ISPLC.2005.1430468