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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2012
Applicant:
Eci Telecom Ltd., Petach Tikva, IL;
Inventors:
Andrew Sergeev, Kfar Saba, IL;
Yoav Valadarsky, Kfar Saba, IL;
Assignee:
ECI TELECOM LTD., Petach Tikva, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/07 (2006.01); H04J 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/0658 (2013.01); H04J 3/0667 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and a network node are provided, for distributing timing information in a packet-switched network. The method is characterized in that at least one network node used as a quasi slave node is located at a path extending between a master node and a slave node. The method comprising a step of calculating the timing at that network node, by passively processing packets belonging to a PTP-type packet stream being exchanged between the master node and the slave node and conveyed via that intermediate network node operating as a quasi slave.