Patent ID: 8611371

Claim:
Device for generating counter signals representative of clock signals, said device comprising: i) clock means arranged to deliver clock signals according to a so-called reference clock frequency, ii) a counter arranged to deliver a signal of periodic ramp representative of the number of clock signals delivered since the last reset to zero, and iii) a sampler arranged to sample said ramp signal at a chosen sampling frequency to form counter signals, wherein said clock means are arranged to deliver clock signals according to at least one other clock frequency differing from said reference clock frequency, wherein said device further comprises: control means arranged to select one of the deliverable clock frequencies according to a received command and to define a sampling frequency equal to a reference sampling frequency multiplied by the value of the ratio between the selected clock frequency and the reference clock frequency, and network interface means connected to the output of said sampler and arranged to form data packets addressed to remote communication equipment and comprising said delivered counter signals and an indication signaling an operating mode defined by the selected clock frequency and sampling frequency defined by said control means.