Patent ID: 9674723
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: H04J,H04W

Claim:
1. A method of operation of a wireless device in a cellular communications network, comprising: logging, by the wireless device, data to provide a log; and maintaining by the wireless device, an accuracy of time stamping for the log to meet a non-linear time drift constraint having a linear time drift constraint and a total maximum time drift over a defined amount of time, where the total maximum time drift over the defined amount of time is less than an amount of time drift in the time stamping that would result from the linear time drift constraint over the defined amount of time, wherein maintaining the accuracy of the time stamping for the log to meet the non-linear time drift constraint comprises: switching between two or more clocks having different accuracies such that the non-linear time drift constraint is met; providing the time stamping for the log with a first clock having a first accuracy; and switching to a second clock having a second accuracy that is greater than the first accuracy when a logging time exceeds a threshold.