Time correction method and apparatus for slave clock device
View Patent ↗Provided are a time correction method and a time correction apparatus for a slave clock device. The method is applied to a slave clock device, wherein the method includes: acquiring background traffic information, in a running process, of the slave clock device; acquiring a deviation correction value according to the background traffic information and a fitted function reflecting delay on an asymmetric link; and correcting a synchronization time, which is output from the slave clock device, in real time according to the deviation correction value. With the above technical solution, the technical problem in related art that there is no technical solution for effectively eliminating a dynamic delay change of an asymmetric link due to a background traffic change is solved, thereby greatly reducing the impact of the traffic change on the asymmetric link delay.
1. A time correction method for a slave clock device, wherein the time correction method comprises:
acquiring background traffic information, in a running process, of the slave clock device;
acquiring a asymmetric deviation correction value according to the background traffic information and a fitted function reflecting delay on an asymmetric link; and
correcting a synchronization time, which is output from the slave clock device, in real time according to the asymmetric deviation correction value;
wherein the fitted function is acquired in a manner as follows:
acquiring delay information of the asymmetric link under each background traffic template in different flow rates; and
constructing the fitted function by performing function fitting based on the delay information.
2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein acquiring the asymmetric deviation correction value according to the background traffic information and the fitted function reflecting the delay on the asymmetric link comprises:
receiving the asymmetric deviation correction value from a network management device, wherein the asymmetric deviation correction value is acquired by the network management device according to the background traffic and the fitted function.
3. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein after correcting the synchronization time, which is output from the slave clock device, in real time according to the asymmetric deviation correction value, the method further comprises:
filtering the synchronization time that is corrected in real time.
4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein acquiring the asymmetric deviation correction value according to the background traffic information and the fitted function reflecting the delay on the asymmetric link comprises:
receiving the background traffic information from a network management device, wherein the background traffic information is acquired by the network management device from an intermediate device; and acquiring the asymmetric deviation correction value using the fitted function according to the received background traffic information.
5. The method as claimed in claim 4 , wherein after correcting the synchronization time, which is output from the slave clock device, in real time according to the asymmetric deviation correction value, the method further comprises:
filtering the synchronization time that is corrected in real time.
6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein acquiring the asymmetric deviation correction value according to the background traffic information and the fitted function reflecting the delay on the asymmetric link comprises:
receiving the background traffic information sent by an intermediate device; and acquiring the asymmetric deviation correction value using the fitted function according to the received background traffic information.
7. The method as claimed in claim 6 , wherein after correcting the synchronization time, which is output from the slave clock device, in real time according to the asymmetric deviation correction value, the method further comprises:
filtering the synchronization time that is corrected in real time.
8. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein acquiring the asymmetric deviation correction value according to the background traffic information and the fitted function reflecting the delay on the asymmetric link comprises:
receiving the asymmetric deviation correction value from an intermediate device, wherein the asymmetric deviation correction value is acquired by the intermediate device according to the background traffic information and the fitted function.
9. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein after correcting the synchronization time, which is output from the slave clock device, in real time according to the asymmetric deviation correction value, the method further comprises:
filtering the synchronization time that is corrected in real time.
10. A time correction apparatus for a slave clock device, wherein the time correction apparatus comprises:
a first acquisition component, which is configured to acquire background traffic information, in a running process, of the slave clock device;
a second acquisition component, which is configured to acquire a asymmetric deviation correction value according to the background traffic information and a fitted function reflecting delay on an asymmetric link; and
a correction component, which is configured to correct a synchronization time, which is output from the slave clock device, in real time according to the asymmetric deviation correction value;
wherein the time correction apparatus further comprises:
a third acquisition component, which is configured to acquire delay information of the asymmetric link under each background traffic template in different flow rates, and to construct the fitted function by performing function fitting based on the delay information.
11. The apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the time correction apparatus further comprises:
a filtering component, which is configured to filter the synchronization time that is corrected in real time.