Low wander timing generation and recovery

1. A communication system for providing communications between a first location and a second location, the communication system comprising:

a transmitter module at the first location associated with a first clock,

the transmitter module comprising a phase detector module operable to generate a one or more data bits to indicate phase offset-between the first clock and a second clock, the first clock to be to be associated with a transmission rate and the second clock to be associated with a network link rate;

wherein the transmitter module further comprises:

a timing generation circuit comprising:

a divider circuit;

a quantizer circuit coupled to the phase detector module; and

a modulus control circuit coupled to the quantizer circuit;

a receiver module at the second location associated with the second clock, the receiver module to be coupled to the transmitter module via a network;

wherein the transmitter module is operable to transmit to the receiver module at least one of a data stream and the one or more data bits to indicate phase offset via the network; and

wherein the receiver module is operable to determine the transmission rate associated with the first clock at the first location based on the one or more data bits to indicate phase offset and the network link rate.

2. The communication system of claim 1 , wherein the first clock and the second clock have a predefined relation, and the phase detector module is operable to generate signals from the first and the second clocks, the signals having a nominal frequency rate rendering phase comparison of the first and the second clocks possible.

3. The communication system of claim 1 , wherein the transmitter module is operable to transmit the one or more data bits to indicate phase offset.

4. The communication system of claim 3 , wherein the phase offset is transmitted in an overhead channel.

5. The communication system of claim 1 , wherein the divider circuit comprises a variable modulus counter.

6. The communication system of claim 1 , wherein the phase detector module comprises one or more D flip-flops.

7. The communication system of claim 6 , further comprising, a register coupled to the one or more D flip-flops.

8. The communication system of claim 1 , wherein the receiver module comprises a timing recovery circuit.

9. The communication system of claim 8 , wherein the timing recovery circuit further comprises a variable modulus counter.

10. The communication system of claim 9 , wherein the timing recovery circuit further comprises a digital loop filter.

11. The communication system of claim 10 , wherein the timing recovery circuit further comprises one or more of a digital-to-analog converter and a voltage controlled oscillator.

12. A communication system for providing communications between a first location and a second location, the communication system comprising:

a transmitter module at the first location associated with a first clock,

the transmitter module comprising a phase detector module operable to generate a one or more data bits to indicate phase offset—between the first clock and a second clock, the first clock to be to be associated with a transmission rate and the second clock to be associated with a network link rate;

wherein the transmitter module further comprises:

a timing generation circuit comprising

a phase accumulator;

a receiver module at the second location associated with the second clock, the receiver module to be coupled to the transmitter module via a network;

wherein the transmitter module is operable to transmit to the receiver module at least one of a data stream and the one or more data bits to indicate phase offset via the network; and

wherein the receiver module is operable to determine the transmission rate associated with the first clock at the first location based on the one or more data bits to indicate phase offset and the network link rate.

13. The communication system of claim 12 , wherein, the receiver module comprises a timing recovery circuit.

14. The communication system of claim 13 , wherein, the timing recovery circuit comprises a variable modulus counter.

15. The communication system of claim 13 , wherein the timing recovery circuit comprises a digital loop filter.

16. The communication system of claim 13 , wherein the timing recovery circuit further comprises, one or more of a digital to analog converter and a voltage controlled oscillator.

17. A communication system for providing communications between a first location and a second location, the communication system comprising:

a transmitter module at the first location associated with a first clock,

the transmitter module comprising a phase detector module operable to generate a one or more data bits to indicate phase offset-between the first clock and a second clock, the first clock to be to be associated with a transmission rate and the second clock to be associated with a network link rate;

wherein the transmitter module further comprises:

a timing generation circuit comprising

a delta-sigma modulator;

a receiver module at the second location associated with the second clock, the receiver module to be coupled to the transmitter module via a network;

wherein the transmitter module is operable to transmit to the receiver module at least one of a data stream and the one or more data bits to indicate phase offset via the network; and

wherein the receiver module is operable to determine the transmission rate associated with the first clock at the first location based on the one or more data bits to indicate phase offset and the network link rate.

18. The communication system of claim 17 , wherein, the receiver module comprises a timing recovery circuit.