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Tolerant PCS for accurate timestamping in disaggregated network elements and synchronization method

US11888587B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 15, 2021
Grant dateJan 30, 2024
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Expiry dateAug 2, 2041

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W92/04
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A network element includes a port; and a device with circuitry configured to encode data for communication to a second device via a plurality of physical channels, and utilize one of the plurality of physical channels as a dedicated timing channel with encoding thereon different from encoding on the other plurality of physical channels, and interface encoded data via the plurality of physical channels with the port for transmission and reception with a second device.

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