Method and apparatus for frequency and timing distribution...

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2006-08-29

2006-08-29

Kizou, Hassan (Department: 2616)

Multiplex communications

Communication techniques for information carried in plural...

Combining or distributing information via time channels

C709S208000, C709S248000, C375S358000

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07099354

ABSTRACT:
A reference frequency is distributed through a packet-based network to remote elements in a system. Timing packets are periodically sent from a master timing element, to be received by at least one peripheral timing element. Echo messages are sent to the master timing element by each peripheral timing element after a unique delay, in response to the reception of a timing packet. Loopback delay measurements are included in each timing packet for each peripheral timing element. Each peripheral timing element locks a loop using only timing packets which incur a minimum loopback delay.

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