Time synchronization method for communication system, slave station apparatus, master station apparatus, control device, and program

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PATENT NO 9264213
APP PUB NO 20130266306A1
SERIAL NO

13976188

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A time synchronization method for a communication system configured to perform protection switching, the communication system including a first network in which a master station and a slave station are connected via plural physical lines including a working line and a backup line and a second network connected to the slave station, the method including a time synchronization in which the slave station executes, when not detecting a communication failure of a downlink signal transmitted from the master station, synchronization processing for synchronizing, based on a clock of the slave station and timing information, time information transmitted to the second network with time information included in a time synchronization command and suppresses, when detecting a communication failure or receiving a switching notification from the master station apparatus, a synchronization error due to a difference between the clock of the slave station and the timing information.

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  • MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hotta, Yoshifumi Tokyo, JP 13 77
Kozaki, Seiji Tokyo, JP 26 181
Mizuguchi, Jun Tokyo, JP 9 83
Nakura, Kenichi Tokyo, JP 26 67

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