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In a previous paper we analyzed the perfonnance of networks with negligi­ ble transmission delay, whose operation is controlled by a simple synchronizer. It was shown that full speed is achieved, for any wake-up pattern, by letting the networlc run free, without the use of a "firing squad" mechanism or a scheduler. In this paper we investigate the effect of fixed delays in the communication channels on the perfonnance of a networlc in which there is a global clock, but there is no global start-up signal. We show that here too, maximum rate of com­ putation is always reached, just by using the synchronizer and letting the networlc run free. To a certain extent, the wake-up pattern may influence the length of the transitory stage and the periodicity of the steady state, but not the ultimate rate.