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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2017
Applicant:
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Inventor:
Cuihua Deng, Beijing, CN;
Assignee:
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/06 (2006.01); H04J 3/12 (2006.01); H04J 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/0641 (2013.01); H04J 3/0608 (2013.01); H04J 3/12 (2013.01); H04J 3/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a method for determining an availability of a synchronization source in a communication system. The method comprises: detecting a stability of the synchronization source when the synchronization source recovers from a failure; and determining the availability of a synchronization source based on the detected stability of the synchronization source. The present disclosure also relates to network devices and a computer readable medium for performing said method.