Systems and methods utilizing randomized clock rates to reduce systematic time-stamp granularity errors in network packet communications

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PATENT NO 9912428
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15063580

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Systems and methods are disclosed for utilizing slave (receive) time-stamp clock rates that are different from master (sender) time-stamp clock rates to randomize and thereby reduce systematic time-stamp granularity errors in the communication of network packets. The slave (receive) time-stamp clock rate for some embodiments is set to be a fixed value that has a relationship with the master (sender) time-stamp clock rate such that the ratio of the slave (receive) clock rate to the master (sender) clock rate is a rational number. Other embodiments use a time-varying frequency for the slave (receive) time-stamp clock rate to randomize the slave (receive) time-stamp clock with respect to the master (sender) time-stamp clock. Additional time-stamps can also be generated using a slave (receive) time-stamp clock having a rate set to equal the rate of the master (sender) time-stamp clock signal. Further spread spectrum and/or delta-sigma modulation techniques can be applied to effectively randomize the slave (receive) time-stamp clock.

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KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES SINGAPORE (SALES) PTE LTDSINGAPORE 768923

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Shenoi, Kishan Saratoga, US 62 1405
Webb,, III Charles A Austin, US 17 733

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