Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Hardware clock with built-in accuracy check
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Application No.: US17148605Application Date: 2021-01-14
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Publication No.: US11588609B2Publication Date: 2023-02-21
- Inventor: Liron Mula , Dotan David Levi , Ariel Almog
- Applicant: MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
- Applicant Address: IL Yokneam
- Assignee: MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
- Current Assignee: MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: IL Yokneam
- Agency: Kligler & Associates Patent Attorneys Ltd
- Main IPC: H04W40/20
- IPC: H04W40/20 ; H04L7/00

Abstract:
A network device includes one or more ports for connecting to a communication network, packet processing circuitry and clock circuitry. The packet processing circuitry is configured to communicate packets over the communication network via the ports. The clock circuitry includes a hardware clock configured to indicate a network time used for synchronizing network devices in the communication network, and a built-in accuracy test circuit configured to check an accuracy of the hardware clock.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220224500A1 Hardware Clock with Built-In Accuracy Check Public/Granted day:2022-07-14
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