Granted Patent B2

US 7,843,946 · App. 11/560,177 · Granted Nov 30, 2010

Abstract

Claims (89)

1. A method of providing via a data network information data for recovering a clock frequency, comprising:

generating first information packetized data at an ingress interface of a data network, wherein the data network comprises a packet-switched data network, generating second information packetized data at an egress interface of the data network,

generating correction data on the basis of the second information packetized data,

generating corrected first information data on the basis of the first information packetized data and the correction data,

transmitting at least one of the first information packetized data and the corrected first information data from the ingress interface of the data network through the packet-switched data network to the egress interface of the data network, and

recovering a clock frequency at the egress interface on the basis of said corrected first information data.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising: said first information packetized data comprising timestamps.

3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising: said second information packetized data comprising an information about a reference frequency.

4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising: said correction data comprising corrected frequency value of a reference frequency.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the corrected information data are generated at the ingress interface.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the corrected information data are generated at the egress interface.

7. A method of synchronizing first and second clock frequencies provided respectively on ingress and egress interfaces of a data network, comprising:

generating a first clock frequency at an ingress interface of a data network, wherein the data network comprises a packet-switched data network,

generating a second clock frequency at an egress interface of the data network,

generating first information packetized data at the ingress interface,

generating second information packetized data at the egress interface,

generating correction data on the basis of the second information packetized data,

generating corrected first information data on the basis of the first information packetized data and the corrected data,

transmitting at least one of the first information packetized data and the corrected first information data from the ingress interface of the data network through the packet-switched data network to the egress interface of the data network, and

synchronizing the second clock frequency to the first clock frequency on the basis of said first information data and said correction data.

8. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising: said first information packetized data comprising timestamps.

9. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising: said second information packetized data comprising an information about a reference frequency.

10. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising: said correction data comprising a corrected value of a reference frequency.

11. A method of recovering a clock frequency at an egress interface of a data network, comprising:

receiving at an egress interface of a data network first information packetized data from an ingress interface of the data network, wherein the data network comprises a packet-switched data network,

generating second information packetized data at the egress interface,

generating correction data on the basis of the second information packetized data,

generating corrected first information data on the basis of the first information packetized data and the correction data,

transmitting at least one of the first information packetized data and the corrected first information data from the ingress interface of the data network through the packet-switched data network to the egress interface of the data network,

recovering a clock frequency on the basis of said corrected first information data.

12. The method according to claim 11 , further comprising: said second information packetized data comprising an information about a reference frequency.

13. The method according to claim 11 , further comprising: said correction data comprising a corrected frequency value of a reference frequency, and recovering a clock frequency comprises using a reference frequency with the corrected frequency value.

14. The method according to claim 11 , further comprising: said first information packetized data comprising timestamps, said correction data comprising an information about a correction of the timestamps, and recovering a clock frequency comprises using timestamps which are corrected according to said information about a correction of the timestamps.

15. The method according to claim 14 , further comprising: correcting the timestamps according to said information about a correction of the timestamps.

16. The method according to claim 14 , further comprising: receiving timestamps which are correcting according to said information about a correction of the time stamps.

17. A method of providing via a data network information data for recovering a clock frequency, comprising:

generating first information packetized data at an ingress interface of a data network, receiving at the ingress interface second information packetized data from an egress interface of the data network, wherein the data network comprises a packet-switched data network,

generating at the ingress interface correction data on the basis of the second information packetized data,

generated corrected first information data on the basis of the first information packetized data and the correction data,

transmitting at least one of the first information packetized data and the corrected first information data from the ingress interface of the data network through the packet-switched data network to the egress interface of the data network, and recovering a clock frequency at the egress interface on the basis of said corrected first information data.

18. The method according to claim 17 , further comprising: said first information packetized data comprising timestamps.

19. The method according to claim 18 , further comprising: said correction data comprising an information about a correction of said timestamps.

20. The method according to claim 19 , further comprising: said correction data comprising corrected timestamps.

21. The method according to claim 17 , further comprising: said correction data comprising an information about a correction of a reference frequency.

22. A system for providing via a data network information data for recovering a clock frequency, comprising:

means for generating first information packetized data at an ingress interface of a data network, wherein the data network is a packet-switched data network,

means for generating second information packetized data at an egress interface of the data network,

means for generating correction data on the basis of said second information packetized data, and

means for generating corrected first information data on the basis of the first information packetized data and the correction data,

means for transmitting at least one of the first information packetized data and the corrected first information data from the ingress interface of the data network through the packet-switched data network to the egress interface of the data network, and

means for recovering a clock frequency at the egress interface on the basis of said corrected first information data and said correction data.

23. The system according to claim 22 , further comprising: said means for generating first information packetized data comprising means for generating timestamps.

24. The system according to claim 22 , further comprising: said means for generating second information packetized data comprising means for generating an information about a reference frequency.

25. The system according to claim 22 , further comprising: said means for generating correction data comprising means for generating corrected first information packetized data.

26. The system according to claim 22 , further comprising: said means for generating correction data comprising means for generating a corrected frequency value of a reference frequency.

27. A system for synchronizing first and second clock frequencies provided respectively on ingress and egress interfaces of a data network, comprising:

means for generating a first clock frequency at an ingress interface of a data network, wherein the data network comprises a packet-switched data network,

means for generating a second clock frequency at an egress interface of the data network,

means for generating first information packetized data at the ingress interface,

means for generating second information packetized data at the egress interface,

means for generating correction data on the basis of said second information packetized data,

generating corrected first information data on the basis of the first information packetized data and the correction data,

transmitting at least one of the first information packetized data and the corrected first information data from the ingress interface of the data network through the packet-switched data network to the egress interface of the data network, and

means for synchronizing the second clock frequency to the first clock frequency on the basis of said first information packetized data and said correction data.

28. The system according to claim 27 , further comprising: said means for generating first information packetized data comprising means for generating timestamps.

29. The system according to claim 27 , further comprising: said means for generating second information packetized data comprising means for generating an information about a reference frequency.

30. The system according to claim 27 , further comprising: said means for generating correction data comprising means for generating corrected first information packetized data.

31. The system according to claim 27 , further comprising: said means for generating correction data comprising means for generating a corrected frequency value of a reference frequency.

32. An apparatus for recovering a clock frequency at an egress interface of a data network, comprising:

means for receiving first information packetized data from an ingress interface of a data network, wherein the data network comprises a packet-switched data network,

means for generating second information packetized data,

means for generating correction data on the basis of the second information packetized data,

means for generating corrected first information data on the basis of the first information packetized data and the correction data,

means for transmitting at least one of the first information packetized data and the corrected first information data from the ingress interface of the data network through the packet-switched data network to the egress interface of the data network,

means for recovering a clock frequency on the basis of said corrected first information data.

33. The apparatus according to claim 32 , further comprising: means for generating a reference frequency.

34. The apparatus according to claim 33 , further comprising: said means for generating second information packetized data comprising means for generating an information about the reference frequency.

35. The apparatus according to claim 33 , further comprising: said correction data comprising a corrected value of a reference frequency, and said means for generating a reference frequency being arranged for receiving said corrected value of a reference frequency.

36. The apparatus according to claim 32 , further comprising: said first information packetized data comprising timestamps, said correction data comprising an information about a correction of the timestamps, and means for correcting the timestamps on the basis of said information about correcting the timestamps on the basis of said information about a correction of the timestamps.

37. An apparatus for providing via a data network information data for recovering a clock frequency, comprising:

means for generating first information packetized data,

means for receiving second information packetized data from an egress interface of the data network, wherein the data network comprises a packet-switched data network,

means for generating correction data on the basis of said second information packetized data,

means for generating corrected first information data on the basis of the first information packetized data and the correction data,

means for transmitting at least one of the first information packetized data and the corrected first information data from the ingress interface of the data network through the packet-switched data network to the egress interface of the data network, and

means for recovering a clock frequency at the egress interface on the basis of said corrected first information data.

38. The apparatus according to claim 37 , further comprising: said means for generating first information packetized data comprising means for generating timestamps.

39. The apparatus according to claim 37 , further comprising: said means for generating correction data comprising means for generating corrected first information data.

40. The apparatus according to claim 37 , further comprising: said means for generating correction data comprising means for generating a corrected frequency value of a reference frequency.

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