Abstract:
Reframing circuitry controls communications between a physical layer device and a link layer device. In a first direction of communication, the reframing circuitry receives a container frame with the container frame having a first arrangement of columns, and outputs a virtual container frame that includes a modified version of the container frame received by the reframing circuitry, with the modified version of the container frame having a second arrangement of columns different than the first arrangement of columns. For example, the reframing circuitry in generating the modified version of the container frame may remove a path overhead column of the container frame and replace that path overhead column with a stuff column in the modified version of the container frame. The virtual container frame may be configured to include the path overhead column that was removed from the container frame in generating the modified version of the container frame.
Abstract:
Reframing circuitry controls communications between a physical layer device and a link layer device. In a first direction of communication, the reframing circuitry receives a container frame with the container frame having a first arrangement of columns, and outputs a virtual container frame that includes a modified version of the container frame received by the reframing circuitry, with the modified version of the container frame having a second arrangement of columns different than the first arrangement of columns. For example, the reframing circuitry in generating the modified version of the container frame may remove a path overhead column of the container frame and replace that path overhead column with a stuff column in the modified version of the container frame. The virtual container frame may be configured to include the path overhead column that was removed from the container frame in generating the modified version of the container frame.
Abstract:
A base station of a wireless system comprises a local clock source and timing circuitry coupled to the local clock source. The timing circuitry is configured to adjust at least one parameter of the local clock source based at least in part on timing information extracted from designated portions of each of one or more frames of a synchronous transport signal received in the base station. The base station may further comprise a physical layer device, such as a mapper, configured to extract the timing information from the designated portions of each of the one or more frames of the synchronous transport signal. The designated portions of the one or more frames of the synchronous transport signal from which the timing information is extracted may comprise designated overhead bytes of the one or more frames, such as, for example, transport overhead (TOH) bytes.
Abstract:
A base station of a wireless system comprises a local clock source and timing circuitry coupled to the local clock source. The timing circuitry is configured to adjust at least one parameter of the local clock source based at least in part on timing information extracted from designated portions of each of one or more frames of a synchronous transport signal received in the base station. The base station may further comprise a physical layer device, such as a mapper, configured to extract the timing information from the designated portions of each of the one or more frames of the synchronous transport signal. The designated portions of the one or more frames of the synchronous transport signal from which the timing information is extracted may comprise designated overhead bytes of the one or more frames, such as, for example, transport overhead (TOH) bytes.