Timing system and method for distributing a timing signal
US6285687A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 12, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04J3/085
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A timing system for distributing a timing signal includes a master timing system that receives a network timing reference. The master timing system generates a master timing signal from the network timing reference. A distributed services node timing system receives the master timing signal and embeds a timing signal into a data transmission frame. A network interface island receives the data transmission frame and retrieves the embedded timing signal therefrom.
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