Patent ID: 7797414
Filing Date: 2010-09-14
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer program product for establishing a Server Time Protocol (STP) logical path between two processing systems in a coordinated timing network of a processing environment, the computer program product comprising: a computer readable storage medium readable by a processor and storing instructions for execution by the processor for performing a method comprising: transmitting, by a processing system to an attached processing system, a request to establish a server time protocol logical path between the processing system and the attached processing system, the server time protocol logical path facilitating time synchronization of the processing system and the attached processing system; receiving, by the processing system, a response from the attached processing system indicating whether the attached processing system accepted the request transmitted by the processing system; receiving, by the processing system, another request transmitted by the attached processing system, the another request requesting to establish the server time protocol logical path between the processing system and the attached processing system; transmitting, by the processing system to the attached processing system, another response indicating whether the processing system accepted the another request transmitted by the attached processing; and establishing the server time protocol logical path between the processing system and the attached processing system, responsive to the response indicating that the request was accepted by the attached processing system and the another response indicating that the another request was accepted by the processing system.