A system for synchronizing processor operations over a vehicle-related communication network, the system comprising: a first communication node associated with a first processor characterized by a corresponding first timing mechanism; and a second communication node associated with a second processor characterized by a corresponding second timing mechanism; wherein at least one of the first and second communication nodes of the vehicle-related communication network is associated with an embedded system in a vehicle; wherein the first processor is configured to transmit data from the first communication node to the second communication node , wherein the transmitted data includes each of (i) an event timestamp for a first set of data, as measured by the first timing mechanism and (ii) a transmission-completion time stamp for the first set of data, as measured by the first timing mechanism; and wherein the second processor is configured to (i) receive said data transmitted by the first communication node associated with the first processor and determine a received timestamp for the first set of data, as measured by the second timing mechanism (ii) based on the received event timestamp of the first set of data and the received transmission-completion timestamp for the first set of data, calculate a transmission delay time for the first set of data and (iii) based on the transmission delay time and the received timestamp for the first set of data, as measured by the second timing mechanism, determine an occurrence time of the first set of data in the context of the second timing mechanism, thereby correlating the event timestamp for the first set of data between the first and second timing mechanisms. a first communication node associated with a first processor characterized by a corresponding first timing mechanism; and a second communication node associated with a second processor characterized by a corresponding second timing mechanism; wherein at least one of the first and second communication nodes of the vehicle-related communication network is associated with an embedded system in a vehicle; wherein the first processor is configured to transmit data from the first communication node to the second communication node , wherein the transmitted data includes each of (i) an event timestamp for a first set of data, as measured by the first timing mechanism and (ii) a transmission-completion time stamp for the first set of data, as measured by the first timing mechanism; and wherein the second processor is configured to (i) receive said data transmitted by the first communication node associated with the first processor and determine a received timestamp for the first set of data, as measured by the second timing mechanism (ii) based on the received event timestamp of the first set of data and the received transmission-completion timestamp for the first set of data, calculate a transmission delay time for the first set of data and (iii) based on the transmission delay time and the received timestamp for the first set of data, as measured by the second timing mechanism, determine an occurrence time of the first set of data in the context of the second timing mechanism, thereby correlating the event timestamp for the first set of data between the first and second timing mechanisms. <EOS>