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Time synchronization method and device

US11228387B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 1, 2020
Grant dateJan 18, 2022
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Expiry dateSep 1, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L69/28
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A time synchronization method and a device, where the method includes generating, by a first device, a first time synchronization frame according to a first coding scheme, where the first time synchronization frame includes a first frame header and a first time of day (TOD), the first frame header carries an identifier of the first coding scheme, and the first coding scheme defines a boundary of the first time synchronization frame and a location of the first TOD in the first time synchronization frame, and sending, by the first device, the first time synchronization frame to a second device using a first single line to trigger the second device to identify the first time synchronization frame according to the identifier of the first coding scheme, to obtain the first TOD from the first time synchronization frame, and to trace a time of the first device according to the first TOD.

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