Link transmission control with common time reference
US7035247B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 21, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 10, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q2011/0045
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This invention specifies how control information is inserted in the flow of data units on a channel between two common time reference (CTR) driven switches in order to delineate time frames, sub-time frames, and time cycles. The delineation enables the receiver to unambiguously associate the received data units with time frame, sub-time frame, and time cycles. The invention further introduces a method for counting data units in order to, among other things, detect the end of a time frame, the end of a time cycle, and the position and value of other control information.
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