Patent ID: 9264212
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: H04J,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method for distributing time between a first and a second Synchronous Ethernet “SyncE” domain, said first and second domains being interconnected by a third, Synchronous Optical Networking/Synchronous Digital Hierarchy “SONET/SDH” domain, comprising the steps of: distributing a time-associated reference parameter, through SyncE domains, by means of at least one additional Type Length Value “TLV” field of an Ethernet Synchronization Messaging Channel “ESMC” message; and distributing a corresponding time-associated reference parameter through the SONET/SDH domain by means of at least one additional Type Length Value “TLV” field within a message of the IEEE 1588 V2 protocol.