Method for recognizing events and synchronizing clocks
US5566180A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 1994 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04J3/0697
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The local clocks within each node of a loosely distributed network system may be synchronized and syntonized by any of the nodes in the network. Each of the nodes contains a time packet detector (TPD) that detects and recognizes timing data packets and produces a recognition signal. This signal may be used to cause an action in the detecting node, in particular the node may contain a time service block (TSB) containing a local clock that may be used to record the time of the recognition signal. The recorded times may be used as the basis for correcting the local clocks of the nodes in the system. Transfer devices such as gateways, bridges, and routers may include TSBs and TPDs to allow for correction for the transit time of time packets through the transfer device. The TPD is normally connected within the media access device at the point of final encoding for transmission or recovery of the clock and data for receiving where the time jitter will be at a minimum.
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