Method of frequency and phase locking in a plurality of temporal frames
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1. A method of phase locking in a plurality of temporal frames including a first frame and at least one subsequent frame, each frame characterized by a frequency and a phase, the phase of the first frame referenced by a first reference frequency, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) adjusting the first reference frequency to obtain a phase lock in the first frame;
(b) setting the phase of the at least one subsequent frame in coherence with the phase of the first frame;
(c) tracking the phase of the first frame;
(d) determining whether the phase lock of the first frame is lost; and
(e) repeating steps (a) through (b) if the phase lock of the first frame is lost.
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Abstract
A frequency and phase locking method for fine phase locking of a plurality of temporal frames, such as synchronous optical network (SONET) frames, includes the steps of fine phase tracking of the first frame and setting the phases of the subsequent frames in coherence with the phase of the first frame, for example, by a plurality of drop clock signals.
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1. A method of phase locking in a plurality of temporal frames including a first frame and at least one subsequent frame, each frame characterized by a frequency and a phase, the phase of the first frame referenced by a first reference frequency, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) adjusting the first reference frequency to obtain a phase lock in the first frame; (b) setting the phase of the at least one subsequent frame in coherence with the phase of the first frame; (c) tracking the phase of the first frame; (d) determining whether the phase lock of the first frame is lost; and (e) repeating steps (a) through (b) if the phase lock of the first frame is lost. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of frequency and phase locking in a plurality of temporal frames including a first frame and at least one subsequent frame, each frame characterized by a frequency and a phase, the phase of the first frame referenced by a first reference frequency and the frequency of the first frame referenced by a second reference frequency, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) adjusting the second reference frequency to obtain a frequency lock in the first frame; (b) adjusting the first reference frequency to obtain a phase lock in the first frame; (c) setting the phase of the at least one subsequent frame in coherence with the phase of the first frame; (d) tracking the phase of the first frame; (e) determining whether the phase lock of the first frame is lost; and (f) repeating steps (b) through (c) if the phase lock of the first frame is lost. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. The method of 27, wherein the first divisor is less than the second divisor.
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29. A method of frequency and phase locking in a plurality of temporal frames including a first frame and at least one subsequent frame, each frame characterized by a frequency and a phase, the phase of the first frame referenced by a first reference frequency and the frequency of the first frame referenced by a second reference frequency, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) adjusting the second reference frequency to obtain a frequency lock in the first frame; (b) adjusting the first reference frequency to obtain a phase lock in the first frame; (c) setting the phase of the at least one subsequent frame in coherence with the phase of the first frame; (d) tracking the phase of the first frame; (e) determining whether the phase lock of the first frame is lost; (f) repeating steps (b) through (c) if the phase lock of the first frame is lost; (g) determining whether the phase lock of the first frame is lost for more than a predetermined time; and (h) repeating steps (a) through (c) if the phase lock of the first frame is lost for more than the predetermined time. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method of frequency and phase locking in a plurality of temporal frames including a first frame and at least one subsequent frame, each frame characterized by a frequency and a phase, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a first reference frequency adapted to reference the phase of the first frame; (b) providing a second reference frequency adapted to reference the frequency of the first frame; (c) adjusting the second reference frequency to obtain a frequency lock in the first frame; (d) adjusting the first reference frequency to obtain a phase lock in the first frame; (e) setting the phase of the at least one subsequent frame in coherence with the phase of the first frame; (f) tracking the phase of the first frame; (g) determining whether the phase lock of the first frame is lost; (h) repeating steps (d) through (e) if the phase lock of the first frame is lost; (i) determining whether the phase lock of the first frame is lost for more than a predetermined time; and (j) repeating steps (c) through (e) if the phase lock of the first frame is lost for more than the predetermined time. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A method of frequency and phase locking in a plurality of synchronous frames including a first frame and at least one subsequent frame, each frame characterized by a frequency and a phase, the phase of the first frame referenced by a first reference frequency and the frequency of the first frame referenced by a second reference frequency, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) adjusting the second reference frequency to obtain a frequency lock in the first frame; (b) adjusting the first reference frequency to obtain a phase lock in the first frame; (c) generating at least one drop clock signal corresponding to the at least one subsequent frame; (d) setting the phase of the at least one subsequent frame in coherence with the phase of the first frame respectively according to the at least one drop clock signal while holding the phase and frequency of the first frame constant; (e) tracking the phase and frequency of the first frame; (f) determining whether the phase lock of the first frame is lost; and (g) repeating steps (b) through (d) if the phase lock of the first frame is lost. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. A method of frequency and phase locking in a plurality of synchronous frames including a first frame and a plurality of subsequent frames, each frame characterized by a frequency and a phase, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a first reference frequency adapted to reference the phase of the first frame; (b) providing a second reference frequency adapted to reference the frequency of the first frame; (c) adjusting the second reference frequency to obtain a frequency lock in the first frame; (d) adjusting the first reference frequency to obtain a phase lock in the first frame; (e) generating a plurality of drop clock signals respectively for the plurality of subsequent frames; (f) setting the phases of the subsequent frames in coherence with the phase of the first frame respectively according to the drop clock signals while holding the phase and frequency of the first frame constant; (g) tracking the phase and frequency of the first frame; (h) determining whether the phase lock of the first frame is lost; and (i) repeating steps (d) through (f) if the phase lock of the first frame is lost. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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73. A method of frequency and phase locking in a plurality of synchronous frames including a first frame and a plurality of subsequent frames, each frame characterized by a frequency and a phase, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a first reference frequency adapted to reference the phase of the first frame; (b) providing a second reference frequency adapted to reference the frequency of the first frame; (c) adjusting the second reference frequency to obtain a frequency lock in the first frame; (d) adjusting the first reference frequency to obtain a phase lock in the first frame; (e) generating a plurality of drop clock signals respectively for the plurality of subsequent frames; (f) setting the phases of the subsequent frames in coherence with the phase of the first frame respectively according to the drop clock signals while holding the phase and frequency of the first frame constant; (g) tracking the phase and frequency of the first frame; (h) determining whether the phase lock of the first frame is lost; (i) repeating steps (d) through (f) if the phase lock of the fir s t frame is lost; (j) determining whether the phase lock of the first frame is lost for more than a predetermined time; and (k) repeating steps (c) through (f) if the phase lock of the first frame is lost for more than the predetermined time. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79)
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