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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2019
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation, Kawasaki, JP;
Tomoo Yamakage, Yokohama, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Minato-ku, JP;
Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corporation, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, there is provided a synchronization control apparatus which synchronizes an STC counter value, based on TAI (Temps Atomique International: international atomic time) time, in each of systems which constitute a transmission system in a broadcasting system or a distribution system, the apparatus includes a processor or a dedicated arithmetic circuit configured to determine a time length in which the STC counter value laps, to calculate a remainder of the time length relative to the TAI time, and to convert the remainder to the STC counter value, thereby determining the STC counter value.