Presentation 2019-03-08
A Time Synchronization Scheme on Grandmaster Switching for IEEE802.1AS
Taichi Sakaue, Osamu Toyama, Daisuke Osagawa, Teruaki Ito,
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Abstract(in English) Recently, IEEE802.1 TSN (Time Sensitive Networking) is being applied for industrial networks which is used in automotive systems and factory automation (FA) systems. TSN is a suite of protocols which improve real time performance (isochronous performance) and network redundancy for requirements of industrial networks. In TSN, network nodes synchronize their time each other to control timing of frame forwarding. IEEE802.1AS standardizes a time synchronization protocol of TSN. In IEEE802.1AS, a grandmaster delivers reference time to the other nodes in a system. And the nodes synchronize to the reference time. A grandmaster is selected by Best Master Clock Algorithm (BMCA) selects a node which has the highest grandmaster priority as a grandmaster. While, the node who has the highest priority is newly connected to in operation, it becomes grandmaster. Then if that grandmaster has reference time which is different from the current one, time leap occurs in the other nodes. Then this system can’t control in real time because of a temporary gap of communication timing. Therefore, we propose a grandmaster switching scheme to prevent time leap and out of synchronization in a system. Theoretical analysis confirms that the proposed scheme is effective to mitigate a discontinuity in the time base.
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Keyword(in English) IEEE802.1AS / Synchronization
Paper # CAS2018-144,CS2018-112
Date of Issue 2019-03-01 (CAS, CS)

Conference Information
Committee CAS / CS
Conference Date 2019/3/8(2days)
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Place (in English) Shonan Institute of Technology
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Topics (in English) Network processor, Signal processing and circuits for communications, Wireless LAN / PAN, etc.
Chair Hideaki Okazaki(Shonan Inst. of Tech.) / Hidenori Nakazato(Waseda Univ.)
Vice Chair Taizo Yamawaki(Hitachi) / Jun Terada(NTT)
Secretary Taizo Yamawaki(Shonan Inst. of Tech.) / Jun Terada(Hitachi)
Assistant Motoi Yamaguchi(Renesas Electronics) / Kazutaka Hara(NTT) / Kentaro Toyoda(Keio Univ.)

Paper Information
Registration To Technical Committee on Circuits and Systems / Technical Committee on Communication Systems
Language JPN
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Title (in English) A Time Synchronization Scheme on Grandmaster Switching for IEEE802.1AS
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) IEEE802.1AS
Keyword(2) Synchronization
1st Author's Name Taichi Sakaue
1st Author's Affiliation Mitsubishi Electric Corporation(Mitsubishi Electric)
2nd Author's Name Osamu Toyama
2nd Author's Affiliation Mitsubishi Electric Corporation(Mitsubishi Electric)
3rd Author's Name Daisuke Osagawa
3rd Author's Affiliation Mitsubishi Electric Corporation(Mitsubishi Electric)
4th Author's Name Teruaki Ito
4th Author's Affiliation Mitsubishi Electric Corporation(Mitsubishi Electric)
Date 2019-03-08
Paper # CAS2018-144,CS2018-112
Volume (vol) vol.118
Number (no) CAS-488,CS-489
Page pp.pp.33-37(CAS), pp.33-37(CS),
#Pages 5
Date of Issue 2019-03-01 (CAS, CS)