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Clock synchronization method and apparatus

US11552721B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 16, 2021
Grant dateJan 10, 2023
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Expiry dateAug 16, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04J2203/0085
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A clock synchronization method includes receiving, by a receiving apparatus, a plurality of data blocks using a plurality of physical layer modules (PHYs), where the plurality of data blocks include a plurality of head data blocks, performing, by the receiving apparatus, timestamp sampling on the plurality of data blocks to generate a plurality of receipt timestamps, aligning, by the receiving apparatus, the plurality of receipt timestamps using a first receipt timestamp as a reference, generating, by the receiving apparatus, a clock synchronization packet based on the plurality of data blocks, and writing, by the receiving apparatus, a value of a second receipt timestamp into the clock synchronization packet, where the second receipt timestamp is a receipt timestamp that is of a second data block and that is determined based on the plurality of aligned receipt timestamps.

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