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Automatic reference frequency compensation

US8201010B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 18, 2010
Grant dateJun 12, 2012
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Expiry dateJan 13, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F13/426
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a first embodiment of the present invention, a method for operating a device having a device reference clock, in a system including a host with a host reference clock is provided, the method comprising: beginning a link negotiation stage between the device and the host using the device reference clock; during the link negotiation stage, sampling data received from the host to determine a frequency offset of the host reference clock; applying the frequency offset to the device reference clock to create a corrected device reference clock; and completing the link negotiation stage using the corrected device reference clock. This completing may include either continuing the original link negotiation stage or restarting it.

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