Method and system for efficient synchronization in a wireless communication system
US8385256B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 11, 2008 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L7/041
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments herein provide a method and system for synchronization in a Wireless Communication Network using a new frame, Synchronization Frame (SF), and a configurable length of the same that is transmitted from a Network Controller (NC) to the Network Elements (NEs) in the network. The periodicity of the SF could be changed, to align with the data exchange periodicity, while still keeping synchronization. The length of the SF is made configurable to achieve this effect. It is directly proportional to the period, with which it needs to be transmitted, i.e., a larger delay between two SFs is achievable through the use of a larger SF frame size. This method provides a mechanism in which synchronization between the NC and NEs is achieved by listening to only a part of the SF, which is constant in size. This method also provides tolerance to failure by using acknowledgement schemes.
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