Patents Examined by Mohammad O. Farood
  • Method and apparatus for distributing a clock in a network
    Patent number: 6754745
    Abstract: A network system is described having multiple network components. The multiple network components include at least one central office (CO) and at least one customer premise equipment (CPE) coupled to the at least one CO. One of either the CO or CPE captures a clock, generates a reference clock, and sends the clock to the remainder of the multiple network components to ensure synchronous operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Accelerated Networks
    Inventors: Alexander Horvath, Alfred Abkarian, Richard Haydt