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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2017
Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd., Shatin, New Territories, HK;
Wilson Wang Kit Thong, Tsuen Wan, HK;
Victor Man Wai Kwan, Shatin, HK;
Elaine Jihui Zhang, Shatin, HK;
Jie Chuai, Tai Po, HK;
Ching Hong Leung, Tai Po, HK;
Yan Lam Lee, Kowloon, HK;
Eric Kong Chau Tsang, KLN, HK;
Abstract
Methods and systems which provide for synchronization target selection by configuring a network device to reselect a synchronization signal transmission timeslot for synchronization target searching by the network device are described. Synchronization signal timeslot reselection may provide for downgrading a current stratum index to an artificial stratum index that does not accurately indicate a number of hops between the network device and a global synchronization source to allow for selection of available synchronization targets with stratum indices that are higher than or equal to the network device's stratum index without causing a synchronization loop. A synchronization signal pattern cycle structure having synchronization signal timeslots organized into multiple subcycles for accommodating synchronization signal timeslot reselection is utilized according to embodiments.