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Time Synchronization Protocol with Minimum Message Communication for High Latency Networks

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Time synchronization is a critical component of the infrastructure of wireless sensor networks (WSN). In a high latency environment such as underwater, traditional approaches to time synchronization have limited accuracy. A new method is describe for time synchronization that takes into account clock skew, clock offset, and also propagation delay. Minimum message communication is used as a performance measure of the quality of this new time synchronization protocol.

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  1. Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Denver, Denver, CO, USA

    Sharmistha Maitra & Kimberly Newman

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Maitra, S., Newman, K. Time Synchronization Protocol with Minimum Message Communication for High Latency Networks. Wireless Pers Commun 55, 525–537 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-009-9813-1

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