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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2020
Marvell Asia Pte, Ltd. (Registration No. 199702379m), Singapore, SG;
Marvell Asia Pte, Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
A method of synchronizing master and slave nodes on a high-speed Ethernet connection includes sending a first plurality of synchronization pulse units from the master, receiving at the master a second plurality of synchronization pulse units sent by the slave in response to receipt of the first plurality of synchronization pulse units, monitoring at the master for receipt of a first synchronization pulse unit from the second plurality, having a predetermined characteristic, monitoring at the master for receipt of at least one further synchronization pulse unit, from the second plurality, having the predetermined characteristic, and recognizing receipt of the second plurality upon receipt of the first and at least one further synchronization pulse unit having the predetermined characteristic, where the first synchronization pulse unit and the at least one further synchronization pulse unit meet either a first temporal spacing condition or an integer multiple of the first temporal spacing condition.