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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2016
Applicant:
Altera Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sita Rama Chandrasekhar Mallela, Tanjung Bungah, MY;
Seng Kuan Yeow, Butterworth, MY;
Assignee:
ALTERA CORPORATION, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/06 (2006.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/0661 (2013.01); H04L 69/324 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices and methods to design and use network interfaces compliant with time-synchronization protocols via a multi-tier architecture are provided. This architecture allows for independent development between circuitry related to the time-synchronization protocols and circuitry responsible for channel access, reducing redundancies in the design process.