Patent ID: 8897289

Claim:
A node system having a plurality of nodes, comprising: a first node configured to: correct a first rate correction value such that one or more cycles of the plurality of nodes synchronize, transmit a first frame based on the corrected first rate correction value when an absolute value of the first rate correction value is within a threshold, and stop transmission of the first frame when the absolute value of the first rate correction value exceeds the threshold; a second node configured to: correct a second rate correction value such that one or more cycles of the plurality of nodes synchronize, transmit a second frame based on the corrected second rate correction value when an absolute value of the second rate correction value is within the threshold, and stop transmission of the second frame when the absolute value of the second rate correction value exceeds the threshold; and a third node configured to: transmit a third frame while increasing or decreasing a clock cycle count, and determine a reduced clock cycle count based on subtracting or adding the threshold value from or to the clock cycle count of the third node when transmission of the first and second frames stop.