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Hardware Time Stamping and Synchronized Data Transmission

  • US 20090257354A1
  • Filed: 06/19/2009
  • Published: 10/15/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method performed by a plurality of network cards in one or more network testing systems, each network card including a network communications unit, the method comprising:

  • each of the network communications units of the plurality of network cards obtaining a reference time stamp;

    each of the network communications units of the plurality of network cards obtaining a local time stamp;

    each of the network communications units of the plurality of network cards preparing a synchronization offset based on the local time stamp and the reference time stamp;

    each of the plurality of network cards receiving instructions to send a plurality of data units at a specified time;

    each of the plurality of network cards sending the plurality of data units at the specified time based on the network communications units of the plurality of network cards referring to a local time obtained from a local clock and the synchronization offset to simultaneously send a packet storm comprising the plurality of data units.

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