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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
May. 06, 2024
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Andrew Mccarthy, Stittsville, CA;
Ciena Corporation, Hanover, MD (US);
Abstract
An optical module includes a receiver configured to receive an optical signal, and processing circuitry configured to obtain data associated with the optical signal, periodically generate a reference signal, at a first point in the processing circuitry, each reference signal has an associated time, detect a significant event requiring a timestamp at a second point in the processing circuitry, and utilize a corresponding reference signal and its associated bit offset to determine the timestamp for the significant event. The first point is after the optical signal is converted to the data as bits, but where there is no data awareness.