Abstract: One or more examples relate, generally, to timestamp at a parallel interface of a SerDes for coupling a PHY with a physical transmission medium. In an example, an apparatus includes a SerDes to couple a PHY to a physical transmission medium; a hardware timestamp logic; a bit detector coupled to initiate the hardware timestamp logic at least partially responsive to observing an indicated bit at a parallel interface of the SerDes; and a logic circuit provided at a portion of the PHY, the logic circuit coupled to receive timestamps generated by hardware timestamp logic.

Abstract: System and method for synchronizing a plurality of nodes to a timing signal using a daisy-chain network having a forward transmission path and a reverse transmission path connected at a midpoint. Latency of the timing signal to the midpoint of the daisy-chain network is determined, a respective latency of the timing signal from the node to the midpoint of the daisy-chain network is determined, and a respective timing offset for each of the plurality of nodes is calculated. A local time-of-day counter at each of the plurality of nodes is adjusted based upon the respective timing offset of the node to synchronize the plurality of nodes to the timing signal.

Abstract: System and method for synchronizing a plurality of nodes to a timing signal using a daisy-chain network having a forward transmission path and a reverse transmission path connected at a midpoint. Latency of the timing signal to the midpoint of the daisy-chain network is determined, a respective latency of the timing signal from the node to the midpoint of the daisy-chain network is determined, and a respective timing offset for each of the plurality of nodes is calculated. A local time-of-day counter at each of the plurality of nodes is adjusted based upon the respective timing offset of the node to synchronize the plurality of nodes to the timing signal.

Abstract: A method of performing multiple parallel event accumulations. This method permits devices to implement SONET/SDH Bit Error Rate monitoring on a large number of paths, but at a significantly lower cost of implementation than would be possible using existing approaches. The method removes the need for each path being monitored to have a time reference (frame counter) of its own. Instead, each monitoring path has two accumulators whose active regions will overlap in time such that the total number of frames covered will be a power of 2. This approach allows one global frame counter to be used for all the paths in question, even if those paths have completely different accumulation periods. This method of performing BER tests allows devices to perform such operations on thousands of tributary paths (VT, TU), rather than only on the STS-n/STM-n paths that most current SONET/SDH devices support.