System for the transmission of data to synchronised relay stations and corresponding process
US6590891B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 10, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/269
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Connected relay stations of a network each include a network number, a clock (4) defining a local reference time, a module (3) for transmitting/receiving messages on a frequency varying according to a selected time-division scheme defined relative to the local reference time, and a control module (5) for the messages. The control module of a synchronising relay station (SH) forms synchronisation messages including its network number, a common frequency, its time-division evolution scheme and a common reference time, for the transmission thereof. In addition, each relay station (SH) includes a synchronisation module (7) capable of extracting the information contained in a synchronisation message received bearing a common network number, in order, on the one hand, to readjust the local reference time defined by the clock (4) to the common reference time and, on the other hand, to provide the transmitting/receiving module (3) with the common frequency extracted and its time-division scheme, such that the relay station is frequency-synchronised with the synchronising station and in turn becomes a synchronising station.
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