a. initiating a time stamp request message at a lower data link layer of a requester wherein said data link layer is comprised of hardware which includes embedded processors to enable said data link layer of said requestor to perform Vernier interpolation;

b. time stamping a transmit time of said time stamp request message at said lower data link level of said requester;

c. recording an arrival time of said time stamp request message at a said lower data link level of a responder, wherein said data link layer is comprised of hardware which includes embedded processors to enable said data link layer of said requestor to perform Vernier interpolation;

d. receiving said time stamp request message at said lower data link level of said responder;

e. initiating a time stamp response message at said lower data link level of said responder;

f. time stamping a transmit time of said time stamp response message at said lower data link level of said responder;

g. recording an arrival time of said time stamp response message at said lower data link level of said requestor;

h. receiving said time stamp response message at said lower data link level of said requestor; and

i. adjusting a requester clock using a clock offset and path delay determined by equations utilizing the synchronization parameters Time 1 (T1), Time 2 (T2), Time 3 (T3) and Time 4 (T4) which have been calculated selectively using Vernier interpolation as follows:

path delay=[(T2−T1)−(T3−T4)]/2

clock offset=[(T2−T1)+(T3−T4)]/2

where

T1 represents transmit time of said time stamp request message

T2 represents arrival time of said time stamp request message

T3 represents transmit time of said time stamp response message

T4 represents arrival time of said time stamp response message.