DE69215773D1 - Adaptive Synchronisierungseinrichtung - Google Patents

Adaptive Synchronisierungseinrichtung

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DE69215773D1
DE69215773D1 DE69215773T DE69215773T DE69215773D1 DE 69215773 D1 DE69215773 D1 DE 69215773D1 DE 69215773 T DE69215773 T DE 69215773T DE 69215773 T DE69215773 T DE 69215773T DE 69215773 D1 DE69215773 D1 DE 69215773D1
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synchronization device
adaptive synchronization
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synchronization
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Charles Yeomans Farwell
Michel Lee Hearn
Richard Michael Heidebrecht
Kelvin Ki-Yui Ho
Douglas Albert Spencer
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HIGH POINT SARL, LUXEMBOURG, LU
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04JMULTIPLEX COMMUNICATION
    • H04J3/00Time-division multiplex systems
    • H04J3/02Details
    • H04J3/06Synchronising arrangements
    • H04J3/0635Clock or time synchronisation in a network
    • H04J3/0638Clock or time synchronisation among nodes; Internode synchronisation
    • H04J3/0658Clock or time synchronisation among packet nodes
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04BTRANSMISSION
    • H04B7/00Radio transmission systems, i.e. using radiation field
    • H04B7/24Radio transmission systems, i.e. using radiation field for communication between two or more posts
    • H04B7/26Radio transmission systems, i.e. using radiation field for communication between two or more posts at least one of which is mobile
    • H04B7/2662Arrangements for Wireless System Synchronisation
    • H04B7/2668Arrangements for Wireless Code-Division Multiple Access [CDMA] System Synchronisation
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04WWIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W36/00Hand-off or reselection arrangements
    • H04W36/16Performing reselection for specific purposes
    • H04W36/18Performing reselection for specific purposes for allowing seamless reselection, e.g. soft reselection
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04JMULTIPLEX COMMUNICATION
    • H04J3/00Time-division multiplex systems
    • H04J3/02Details
    • H04J3/06Synchronising arrangements
    • H04J3/062Synchronisation of signals having the same nominal but fluctuating bit rates, e.g. using buffers
    • H04J3/0632Synchronisation of packets and cells, e.g. transmission of voice via a packet network, circuit emulation service [CES]
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04JMULTIPLEX COMMUNICATION
    • H04J3/00Time-division multiplex systems
    • H04J3/02Details
    • H04J3/06Synchronising arrangements
    • H04J3/0635Clock or time synchronisation in a network
    • H04J3/0638Clock or time synchronisation among nodes; Internode synchronisation
    • H04J3/0658Clock or time synchronisation among packet nodes
    • H04J3/0661Clock or time synchronisation among packet nodes using timestamps
    • H04J3/0664Clock or time synchronisation among packet nodes using timestamps unidirectional timestamps
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04JMULTIPLEX COMMUNICATION
    • H04J3/00Time-division multiplex systems
    • H04J3/02Details
    • H04J3/06Synchronising arrangements
    • H04J3/0635Clock or time synchronisation in a network
    • H04J3/0638Clock or time synchronisation among nodes; Internode synchronisation
    • H04J3/0658Clock or time synchronisation among packet nodes
    • H04J3/0673Clock or time synchronisation among packet nodes using intermediate nodes, e.g. modification of a received timestamp before further transmission to the next packet node, e.g. including internal delay time or residence time into the packet
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04WWIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W56/00Synchronisation arrangements
DE69215773T 1991-07-09 1992-06-30 Adaptive Synchronisierungseinrichtung Expired - Lifetime DE69215773T2 (de)

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US07/727,492 US5195091A (en) 1991-07-09 1991-07-09 Adaptive synchronization arrangement

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EP (1) EP0522774B1 (de)
JP (1) JPH07107987B2 (de)
CA (1) CA2066543C (de)
DE (1) DE69215773T2 (de)
ES (1) ES2095408T3 (de)
HK (1) HK45897A (de)
SG (1) SG44470A1 (de)

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