Network clock synchronization timestamp
First Claim
1. A network component comprising:
- at least one processor coupled to a memory and configured to promote transmission of a frame from a first node to a second node, the frame comprising an Open System Interconnection (OSI) layer two header and a payload, wherein the OSI layer two header comprises;
a clock synchronization data; and
a frame count,wherein the clock synchronization data and the frame count are used to synchronize a second clock in the second node with a first clock in the first node,wherein the clock synchronization data is about four octets long and comprises a timestamp that is about three octets long and a control field that is about one octet long, andwherein the frame count is about three octets long and comprises a timestamp that is about two octets long and a control field that is about one octet long.
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Abstract
A network component comprising at least one processor configured to promote transmission of a frame from a first node to a second node, the frame comprising a first clock synchronization data, and a first frame count, wherein the first clock synchronization data and the first frame count are used to synchronize a first clock in the first node and a second clock in the second node. Also disclosed is a method comprising processing a frame comprising an Ethernet control symbol that delineates the beginning of the frame, a first clock synchronization data, a first frame count, and a second clock synchronization data. Included is an Ethernet node comprising at least one processor configured to synchronize a clock using a clock synchronization data comprising a first timestamp, a first frame count, a second timestamp, and a second frame count.
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20 Claims
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1. A network component comprising:
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at least one processor coupled to a memory and configured to promote transmission of a frame from a first node to a second node, the frame comprising an Open System Interconnection (OSI) layer two header and a payload, wherein the OSI layer two header comprises; a clock synchronization data; and a frame count, wherein the clock synchronization data and the frame count are used to synchronize a second clock in the second node with a first clock in the first node, wherein the clock synchronization data is about four octets long and comprises a timestamp that is about three octets long and a control field that is about one octet long, and wherein the frame count is about three octets long and comprises a timestamp that is about two octets long and a control field that is about one octet long. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method implemented by at least one processor coupled to a memory, the method comprising:
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processing a frame comprising an Open System Interconnection (OSI) layer two header and a payload, wherein the OSI layer two header comprises; an Ethernet control symbol that delineates the beginning of the frame; a first clock synchronization data; a frame count; and a second clock synchronization data, wherein the first dock synchronization data is about four octets long and comprises a timestamp that is about three octets long and a control field that is about one octet long, and wherein the frame count is about three octets long and comprises a timestamp that is about two octets long and a control field that is about one octet long. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A node comprising:
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at least one processor coupled to a memory and configured to synchronize a clock using a clock synchronization data generated by an Open System Interconnection (OSI) layer two component in another node, wherein the clock synchronization data comprises; a first timestamp; a first frame count; a second timestamp; and a second frame count, wherein the clock synchronization data is about four octets long and comprises a timestamp that is about three octets long and a control field that is about one octet long, and wherein the frame count is about three octets long and comprises a timestamp that is about two octets long and a control field that is about one octet long. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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