Patent ID: 8018970
Filing Date: 2011-09-13
Classification: H04J,H04L

Abstract:
1. Synchronization aid device for transmitting communication equipment connected to a packet-switched communication network specifically for transmitting packet frames, and having a primary clock signal consisting of primary clock pulses spaced apart by a first period, said device comprising i) a counter arranged to increment its value by one unit on each primary clock pulse and to reset its value to zero every M primary clock pulses, and ii) control means arranged to generate on each primary clock pulse at least one first bit, on the one hand, having a first or a second value depending on whether the value of said counter is zero or non-zero, and on the other hand intended to be incorporated in a packet in order to be transmitted by said transmitting equipment, characterized in that said control means are arranged to generate on each primary clock pulse, in association with said first bit, a set of second bit(s) representing the value of M, each first bit and the associated set being generated so as to be incorporated in one and the same packet in order to be transmitted simultaneously by said transmitting equipment.