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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2019
Marvell Israel (M.i.s.l) Ltd., Yokneam, IL;
Rami Zemach, Givat Shapira, IL;
Yaron Kittner, Pardes Hanna-Karkur, IL;
Nitzan Dror, Ramot Hashavim, IL;
Marvell Israel (M.I.S.L) Ltd., Yokneam, IL;
Abstract
A network device comprises a network interface configured to transmit packets via a network link, and timestamp circuitry configured to modify a packet that is to be transmitted by the network interface circuitry by embedding a future timestamp in the packet. The future timestamp corresponds to a transmit time at which the packet is to be transmitted by the network interface circuitry, and the transmit time occurs after the timestamp circuitry embeds the timestamp in the packet. Time gating circuitry is configured to i) receive the packet, ii) determine when a current time indicated by a clock circuit reaches the transmit time, iii) hold the packet from proceeding to the network interface circuitry prior to the current time reaching the transmit time, and iv) release the packet in response to the current time reaching the transmit time.