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Master Station
  • In a data network, the station that has been designated by the control station to ensure data transfer to one or more slave stations. Note: A master station has control of one or more data links of the data communication network at a given instant. The assignment of master status to a given station is temporary and is controlled by the control station according to the procedures set forth in the operational protocol. Master status is normally conferred upon a station so that it may transmit a message, but a station need not have a message to send to be nominated as master.
  • In navigation systems employing precise time dissemination, a station whose clock is used to synchronize the clocks of subordinate stations.
  • In basic mode link control, the data station that has accepted an invitation to ensure a data transfer to one or more slave stations. At a given instant, there can be only one master station on a data link. (FP) (ISO) See also contention, control station, data communication, data transmission, interrogation, network, primary station, secondary station, slave station, tributary station.