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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2021
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development Lp, Houston, TX (US);
Jiguang Zheng, Beijing, CN;
Bo Wang, Beijing, CN;
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
Implementations of the present disclosure relate to positioning and synchronization of network device. A positioning and synchronization apparatus comprises an antenna. The apparatus also comprises a small form factor pluggable (SFP) connector comprising a first pin connected to a first pin of a SFP fiber port of a network device and a second pin connected to a second pin of the SFP fiber port. The apparatus also comprises a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver. The GNSS receiver is configured to receive signals comprising positioning-related information over the antenna and to provide a positioning signal over the first pin of the SFP connector and a pulse per second (PPS) signal over the second pin of the SFP connector.