System clock synchronization in an ad hoc and infrastructure wireless networks
First Claim
1. A method of synchronizing clocks in the stations of ad hoc and infrastructure networks comprising:
- providing a time stamp field in a header;
reading the header by all stations in a network;
extracting time stamp information from the header by each station in the network as time information;
sending extracted time information to a station clock;
adjusting the station clock as a function of the extracted time information; and
providing a Delay Locked Loop (DLL) having a comparator for receiving the time stamp information and a low-pass filter having a long time-constant for adjusting the station clock in a gradual manner.
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Abstract
A method of synchronizing clocks in the stations of ad hoc and infrastructure networks includes providing a time stamp field in a header; reading the header by all stations in a network; extracting the time stamp information from the header by each station in the network as time information; sending extracted time information to a station clock; and adjusting the station clock as a function of the extracted time information. A system for synchronizing clocks in the stations of ad hoc and infrastructure networks includes a DLL having a comparator for receiving the time stamp information and a low-pass filter having a long time-constant for adjusting the station clock in a gradual manner; a time stamp field in a header; and time information extracted from the time stamp information of the header by each station in the network.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of synchronizing clocks in the stations of ad hoc and infrastructure networks comprising:
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providing a time stamp field in a header; reading the header by all stations in a network; extracting time stamp information from the header by each station in the network as time information; sending extracted time information to a station clock; adjusting the station clock as a function of the extracted time information; and providing a Delay Locked Loop (DLL) having a comparator for receiving the time stamp information and a low-pass filter having a long time-constant for adjusting the station clock in a gradual manner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for synchronizing clocks in the stations of ad hoc and infrastructure networks comprising:
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a Delay Locked Loop (DLL) having a comparator for receiving time stamp information and a low-pass filter having a long time-constant for adjusting the station clocks in a gradual manner; a time stamp field in a header; and time information extracted from the time stamp information of the header by each station in a network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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