Hughes Network Systems, LLC

Hugh Networks Systems, LLC

Patrick O'Neil

Nimesh Ambeskar

Yogesh Sethi

Vivek Gupta

Jack Lundstedt

Jayant Ramakrishnan

Dan Hantz

Varsha Gorrepati

Sanhita Joshi

Tyler Horwat

A redundant architecture for a Precision Time Protocol (PTP) network includes a plurality of PTP grandmaster clocks that provide first timing messages to a plurality of PTP aware switches based on a timing reference. The PTP aware switches determine respective first timing offsets based on the timing messages received from a primary grandmaster clock and provide second timing messages to an end node of the network based on the first timing offsets. The end node determines a second timing offset for the end node based on the second timing messages received from a primary PTP aware switch and adjusts its clock based on the second timing offset. When a failure of the primary grandmaster clock and/or the primary PTP aware switch is detected, a different grandmaster clock and/or a different PTP aware switch is designated as the primary grandmaster clock and the primary PTP aware switch, respectively.

Gateway timing redundancy architecture and methods in a PTP synchronized communication system

Methods, systems, and apparatus, for enhanced clock frequency control. In some implementations, a clock system tracks time using a clock signal having a clock frequency. An interface receives a time reference from a reference clock, and a feedback loop synchronizes the clock system with the reference clock. The feedback loop includes a feedback loop controller configured to determine a clock frequency adjustment for the clock system based on an offset between the time reference and a time indicated by the clock system. The feedback loop also includes a smoothing filter configured to alter the clock frequency adjustment determined using the feedback loop controller. The feedback loop updates the clock frequency of the clock system based on the altered clock frequency adjustment.

Enhanced clock frequency control

Communication systems and methods are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a communication system includes a grandmaster clock and a modem unit. The grandmaster clock is configured to output a primary clock reference based on a received signal. The modem unit is configured for communication with a remote terminal. The modem unit includes a network clock configured to be tuned based on the primary clock reference. The network clock is further configured to output a first signal to be used for a time reference for communications with the remote terminal. The modern unit also includes a master clock configured to be tuned based on the primary clock reference. The master clock is further configured to output a second signal to be used for a frequency reference for communications with the remote terminal.

Communication systems and methods for synchronizing clock timing and frequency

Disclosed herein is a system including a network interface arranged to receive a data frame from one or more communication networks. A frame filter is arranged to receive the data frame from the network interface, wherein the frame filter selectively outputs the data frame to at least one of a second network interface or a direct memory access (DMA) controller based on a data frame type. The DMA controller is arranged to store a received data frame to shared memory and transmit an interrupt signal to a media access control (MAC) driver after the received data frame is stored in the shared memory so that the MAC driver can initiate an interrupt handler in response to the interrupt signal to retrieve the stored data frame.

Data frame interface network device

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