Methods and devices for clock synchronization

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8873589
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13602582

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This invention relates to methods and devices for clock synchronization. The invention makes particular use of IEEE 1588 with offset and skew correction. In embodiments of the invention, the IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol is used to exchange time stamps between a time server and a client from which the client can estimate the clock offset and skew. In embodiments of the invention a free running clock at the client is provided with an estimation technique based on the time stamps from the IEEE 1588 PTP message exchange between the server and client clocks. The offset and skew from the estimation process can be combined with the local free running clock to give a synchronized local clock which is an accurate image of the master clock.

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  • BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY;EMIRATES TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION;KHALIFA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & RESEARCH (KUSTAR)

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
AlSindi, Nayef Abu Dhabi, AE 9 146
Aweya, James Abu Dhabi, AE 79 2929

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