Satellite receiver module for telecommunication equipment
First Claim
1. A satellite receiver module for telecommunication equipment, the satellite receiver module being:
- a plug-in unit connectable to a body device of the telecommunication equipment, the satellite receiver module comprising;
a first circuitry for receiving timing information from one or more satellites,a second circuitry for running at least a part of master-end functions of a synchronization protocol and for converting the timing information into timing messages that are accordant with the synchronization protocol, the synchronization protocol being suitable for synchronizing master and slave clock-times over a data transfer network, anda data interface comprising a connector for detachably attaching to the body device of the telecommunication equipment and for transferring a bit stream carrying the timing messages to the body device of the telecommunication equipment.
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Abstract
A satellite receiver module (101) for telecommunication equipment includes circuitries (102, 103) configured to: receive timing information from one or more satellites, run at least a part of master-end functions of a synchronization protocol suitable for synchronizing master and slave clock-times over a data transfer network, and convert the timing information into timing messages that are accordant with the synchronization protocol. The satellite receiver module further includes a data interface (104) including a connector (105) for detachably attaching to a body device of the telecommunication equipment and for transferring a bit stream carrying the timing messages to the body device. Because the timing information received from the one or more satellites is converted into the timing messages that are accordant with the synchronization protocol, the timing information can be transferred among other possible digital data, e.g. location information, from the satellite receiver module to the body device.
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1. A satellite receiver module for telecommunication equipment, the satellite receiver module being:
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a plug-in unit connectable to a body device of the telecommunication equipment, the satellite receiver module comprising; a first circuitry for receiving timing information from one or more satellites, a second circuitry for running at least a part of master-end functions of a synchronization protocol and for converting the timing information into timing messages that are accordant with the synchronization protocol, the synchronization protocol being suitable for synchronizing master and slave clock-times over a data transfer network, and a data interface comprising a connector for detachably attaching to the body device of the telecommunication equipment and for transferring a bit stream carrying the timing messages to the body device of the telecommunication equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. Telecommunication equipment comprising a satellite receiver module and a body device, wherein the satellite receiver module is a plug-in unit connectable to the body device and the satellite receiver module comprises:
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a first circuitry for receiving timing information from one or more satellites, a second circuitry for running at least a part of master-end functions of a synchronization protocol and for converting the timing information into timing messages that are accordant with the synchronization protocol, the synchronization protocol being suitable for synchronizing master and slave clock-times over a data transfer network, and a data interface comprising a connector for detachably attaching to a body device of the telecommunication equipment and for transferring a bit stream carrying the timing messages to the body device of the telecommunication equipment, and wherein the body device comprises; a data interface comprising a connector for detachably attaching to the connector of the data interface of the satellite receiver module, and a processing system for running at least a part of slave-end functions of the synchronization protocol on the basis of the timing messages received from the satellite receiver module so as to regenerate the timing information received by the satellite receiver module from the one or more satellites. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a satellite receiver module of telecommunication equipment, timing information from one or more satellites, the satellite receiver module being a plug-in unit detachably attached to a body device of the telecommunication equipment, running, in the satellite receiver module, at least a part of master-end functions of a synchronization protocol suitable for synchronizing master and slave clock-times over a data transfer network, converting, in the satellite receiver module, the timing information into timing messages that are accordant with the synchronization protocol, transferring a bit stream carrying the timing messages from the satellite receiver module to the body device, and running, in the body device, at least a part of slave-end functions of the synchronization protocol so as to regenerate the timing information received from the one or more satellites.
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17. A non-transitory computer readable medium encoded with a computer program for controlling a satellite receiver module that is a plug-in unit connectable to a body device of telecommunication equipment, the computer program comprising computer executable instructions for controlling a programmable processor of the satellite module to:
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run at least a part of master-end functions of a synchronization protocol suitable for synchronizing master and slave clock-times over a data transfer network, convert timing information received from one or more satellites into timing messages that are accordant with the synchronization protocol, and control a data interface of the satellite receiver module to transfer a bit stream carrying the timing messages to body device of the telecommunication equipment.
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