METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING DELAY IN A DEVICE FOR TRANSPORTING PACKETS OVER OPTICAL TRANSPORT NETWORK
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A method and apparatus for controlling delay over a data path in a device for transporting Ethernet packets over an optical transport network. The device is configured to receive an incoming clock signal having a first frequency and an incoming data signal and to output an outgoing clock signal having a second frequency and an outgoing data signal. One or more delays over the data path in the device are measured in a predetermined measurement period. A phase adjustment amount is determined based on the one or more measured delays over the data path in the predetermined measurement period, and based on the determining phase adjustment amount, a phase of the outgoing clock signal is adjusted by a phase locked loop in such a way that the delay over the data path in the device is substantially equal to a fixed delay value.
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1-23. -23. (canceled)
- 24. A method of controlling a delay over a fixed deterministic data path in a device for transporting packets over an optical network, the method comprising adjusting a phase of an outgoing clock signal based on a phase adjustment amount that is determined using one or more measured delays over the data path, such that the data path in the device is substantially equal to a fixed delay value.
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35. An apparatus for controlling a delay over a fixed deterministic data path in a device for transporting packets over an optical network, the apparatus comprising:
- means for adjusting a phase of an outgoing clock signal based on a phase adjustment amount that is determined using one or more measured delays over the data path, such that the data path in the device is substantially equal to a fixed delay value.
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