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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2011
Rolf Van DE Burgt, Oosterbeek, NL;
Bernd Elend, Hamburg, DE;
Rolf van de Burgt, Oosterbeek, NL;
Bernd Elend, Hamburg, DE;
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
Various embodiments relate to a network receiver using distributed clock synchronization. The network receiver may include a first timing engine that samples bits received by the receiver with a first clock having a first clock frequency (f) with a first clock frequency tolerance (Δf), and a second timing engine that samples bits received by the receiver with a second clock having a second clock frequency (f) with a second clock frequency tolerance (Δf). The second clock frequency is less than the first clock frequency. The network receiver may also include a third timing engine that samples bits received by the receiver with a third clock having a third clock frequency (f) with a third clock frequency tolerance (Δf). The third clock frequency may be greater than the first clock frequency. The network receiver may also include a timing engine resolver that determines which of the first, second, and third timing engines correctly samples the bits received by the receiver; wherein f−Δf<f+Δf; wherein f−Δf<f+Δf.