Patent ID: 11966973
Assignee: SWISSTRADINGBOX AG
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. An electronic communication network comprising:
a server platform and
a plurality of client data processing devices;
wherein each client data processing device is configured to submit electronic messages to the server platform, and the server platform is configured to process these electronic messages;
wherein each client data processing device comprises a time generator and is configured to provide each electronic message with a timestamp which represents the point in time of the submission of the electronic message;
and wherein the server platform is configured such that incoming electronic messages are processed by the server platform strictly in a sequence corresponding to the timestamp;
the electronic communication network comprising at least one switch, wherein the switch is arranged to receive electronic messages from a plurality of the client data processing devices, comprises a buffer and is configured to store the electronic messages produced by the client data processing devices in the buffer, and to transfer the electronic messages in a manner sorted according to the timestamp provided to each electronic message by the time generator of the client data processing device submitting the electronic message, so that the electronic message with the oldest time is transferred first.