Network time transfer

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2011-01-25

2011-01-25

Pham, Chi H. (Department: 2471)

Multiplex communications

Communication techniques for information carried in plural...

Combining or distributing information via time channels

C370S474000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07876788

ABSTRACT:
The invention comprises a method and apparatus for reducing uncertainty in timing on the network. The uncertainty in receive buffers is removed by time stamping the arriving packets before sending the packets to the receive buffer. The uncertainty in the transmission buffer is removed by giving the packets a timestamp in the future, and holding the packets until precisely that time. Time precision is ensured by only releasing time packets at the host physical layer to network boundary at the time specified within the packet.

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