The Effects of Clock Synchronization in TSN Networks with Legacy End-stations
Proceedings of the IEEE 27th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA 2022)
In this paper, we present our ongoing work on proposing solutions to integrate legacy end-stations into Time-Sensitive Network (TSN) communication systems where the legacy end-stations are synchronized via their legacy clock synchronization protocol. To this end, we experimentally identify the effects of lacking synchronization or partial synchronization in TSN networks. In the experiments we show the effects of clock synchronization in different scenarios on jitter and clock drifts. Based on the experiments, we propose preliminary solutions to overcome the identified effects.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/ETFA52439.2022.9921709