Time Synchronization - Philips M3150B Installation And Service Manual

Time All patient monitoring network components are time synchronized. Single synchronization is
Synchronization
supported from a master time source located either within the Clinical Network or provided
externally by the hospital. The external time source is added as a network device as part of the
Equipment Setup configuration window. The following table illustrates the supported
configurations and the time synchronization rules:
Table 6-1. M3150 Information Center (Local Database) without External Time Source
System Component
Information Center
Bedside
Table 6-2. M3150 Information Center (Local Database) with External Time Source
System Component
Information Center
Bedside
Table 6-3. Database Server System without External Time Source
System Component
Database Server
Information Center
Information Center Client
Bedside
Table 6-4. Database Server System with External Time Source
System Component
Database Server
Information Center
Information Center Client
Server is responsible for maintaining the Patient List. There is no message on the
Information Centers connected to the non-master Database Server that the Master is
offline.
Can Date/Time be set on this
component?
Yes
No
Can Date/Time be set on this
component?
No
No
Can Date/Time be set on this
component?
Yes
No
No
No
Can Date/Time be set on this
component?
No
No
No
Expected Behavior on Time Change
Immediate Synchronization
Synchronized within 5 minutes
Expected Behavior on Time Change
Synchronized 0-15 minutes
Synchronized within 5 minutes after Information
Center synchronization
Expected Behavior on Time Change
Immediate synchronization
Synchronized within 1 minute
Synchronized within 1 minute
All bedsides synchronized within 5 minutes after
Information Center synchronization
Expected Behavior on Time Change
Synchronized 0-15 minutes
Synchronized within 1 minute after Database Server
Synchronized within 1 minute after Database Server
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