Indirect packet classification timestamping system and method
US10887211B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 23, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04J3/0667
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A PHY constituted of: a clock arranged to generate a time signal indicative of the current time; and an egress stamp functionality arranged to: receive a data packet on the egress side, extract data from a predetermined section of the received data packet, and responsive to the extracted data, perform one of a plurality of predetermined timestamp operations, the plurality of predetermined timestamp operations comprising: generating a timestamp signal responsive to the generated time signal; not generating a timestamp signal; or modifying a timestamp written in the received data packet.
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