Patent · US Active

Adaptive precision timing control in a communication system

US9515756B2 · kind B2 · utility

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34Claims

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Assignee

Spidercloud Wireless, Inc. · US

Inventors

Peter G. Khoury · San Francisco, US
Jeffery A. Gardner · Clinton, US
Peter J. Roman · Merced, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 22, 2011
Grant date	Dec 6, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 23, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W28/06
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods, devices, and computer program products facilitate establishing timing synchronization between two network entities. The timing information is exchanged between a slave device and a master device at the discretion of the slave device. The exchange of timing information can, therefore, be conducted adaptively based on the needs of the salve device. The timing information is also exchanged using fewer messages, thereby reducing network traffic, reducing overhead and facilitating synchronization acquisition.

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