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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 22, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank Carpenter, McKinney, TX (US);
Patrick Jackson, Dallas, TX (US);
Dave Lauson, Allen, TX (US);
Henry Wong, Goshen, NY (US);
Assignee:
Nortel Networks Limited, St. Laurent, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/06 ;
Abstract
A method and system for avoiding data loss in communications systems. The method and system achieve their objects via communications equipment adapted to do the following: designate a first data-producing system controlled by a first clock; designate a second data-producing system controlled by a second clock; record a timing mismatch between the first clock and the second clock; and dynamically adjust data flow between the first and the second system in response to the recorded timing mismatch.