Method For Synchronising A Server Cluster And Server Cluster Implementing Said Method

A method for synchronising a server cluster comprising a plurality of nodes each provided with an internal clock and interconnected with each other by a clock interconnection network, said clock interconnection network comprising a plurality of transmission segments connecting the plurality of nodes together, the method comprising the following steps:

• generating time-stamping information by the internal clock of a source chosen from the plurality of nodes in the server cluster;
• transmitting, by the transmission segments of the clock interconnection network, of said time-stamping information to all nodes in the server cluster from the source;
• adjusting the internal clock of each said node in the server cluster using said time-stamping information;
• adjusting the time for transmitting time-stamping information by each transmission segment to a constant value established for each transmission segment;
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• upon receiving the time-stamping information by any one of the plurality of nodes in the server cluster, adjusting the internal clock of said node using the time-stamping information and information relating to the transmission segments passed through between the source and said node.