Patent ID: 9398091
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: H04J,H04L,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A data network suitable for transporting media packets, the network comprising: a master clock device to generate a system time signal for the network; a plural number of network devices interconnected such that each network device can send media packets to other network devices, and to receive media packets from other network devices; wherein each network device also being configured to receive media signals from a media device, to transmit media signals to a media device, or to do both and wherein at least one network device is configured to receive and transmit media signals to a media device; and wherein, each network device is coupled to the master clock device and uses the system time signal and a network time protocol to generate a local clock signal synchronised to the system time signal for both rate and offset, the local clock signal governing both the rate and offset of the received or transmitted media signals.