Distributed synchronization in wireless networks: Global synchronization via local connections

Osvaldo Simeone; Umberto Spagnolini; Yeheskel Bar-Ness; Steven H. Strogatz

doi:10.1109/MSP.2008.926661

Distributed synchronization in wireless networks: Global synchronization via local connections

Osvaldo Simeone, Umberto Spagnolini, Yeheskel Bar-Ness, Steven H. Strogatz

Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Abstract

Synchronization refers to the process of achieving and maintaining coordination among independent local clocks via the exchange of local time information. Different synchronization schemes differ in the way such information is encoded, exchanged, and processed by the clocks toward the end of overcoming the unavoidable nuisance effects of inaccurate clocks and propagation/processing delays. Wireless communications provide the natural platform for the exchange of local time information between synchronizing clocks. Conversely, synchronization of local clocks enables a wealth of signal processing and communication applications in wireless networks. It is this mutual link between synchronization and wireless networks, with emphasis on decentralized structures such as ad hoc and sensor networks, that constitutes the main subject of this article.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	81-97
Number of pages	17
Journal	IEEE Signal Processing Magazine
Volume	25
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MSP.2008.926661
State	Published - 2008

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Signal Processing
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Applied Mathematics

Keywords

Clocks
Oscillators
Signal processing
Synchronization
Timing
Wireless communication
Wireless networks

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