Patent ID: 11876607
Assignee: SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 15:
16. A network communications system comprising:
a master line card including a master line card counter and a master line card time stamp circuit, the master line card time stamp circuit configured to provide a plurality of master line card time stamps corresponding to a plurality of master line card frame sync signals generated on the master line card, the plurality of master line card frame sync signals each indicating a roll over event for the master line card counter;
a slave line card including a slave line card counter and a slave line card time stamp circuit, the slave line card time stamp circuit configured to generate a plurality of slave line card time stamps corresponding to a plurality of slave line card frame sync signals generated on the slave line card, each of the plurality of slave line card frame sync signals indicating a roll over event for the slave line card counter;
a processor configured to compare at least some of the plurality of slave line card time stamps to at least some of the plurality of master line card time stamps, and to adjust at least one timing aspect of the master line card based on the comparison.