Clock Packet Path Configuration for Automated Network Synchronization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing network systems lack an efficient method to automatically configure parameters for transmission paths used to transmit clock packets, necessitating manual intervention and skilled personnel for clock synchronization.
Innovation Solution
A management device determines and configures transmission paths for clock packets by sending configuration information to network devices, calculates clock compensation values based on time differences, and performs clock synchronization, reducing the need for onsite measurements and skilled personnel.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual parameter configuration is used for transmission paths, then configuration accuracy can be ensured, but configuration efficiency deteriorates and requires skilled personnel
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automated self-configuration of transmission path parameters through the management device that automatically determines optimal paths and configures network devices without requiring manual intervention or specialized skills from operators
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical configuration operations with automated electronic systems, where the management device uses software algorithms to determine and configure transmission path parameters automatically, substituting human operators with an automated control system
2Productivity
If automated parameter configuration is implemented, then configuration efficiency improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The management device is designed as a multi-functional system that can determine transmission paths, calculate clock compensation values, and configure multiple network devices simultaneously, consolidating multiple functions into a single automated platform to manage complexity
3Measurement precision
If manual clock synchronization is performed, then measurement accuracy can be maintained, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The management device acts as an intermediary that remotely performs time difference measurements and clock compensation calculations, eliminating the need for onsite measurements by maintenance personnel while maintaining measurement accuracy through automated electronic timing mechanisms
4Reliability
If multiple transmission paths are configured manually, then path optimization can be achieved, but configuration time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The management device performs preliminary determination of optimal transmission paths and pre-calculates clock compensation values before actual clock synchronization is needed, allowing multiple optimized paths to be ready in advance without requiring time-consuming manual configuration when synchronization is required
Data Source
AI summary
A method, a device, and a system, the method including determining, by a management device, a first transmission path that is in a network system and that is used to transmit a clock packet of a target clock source, sending, by the management device, configuration information for the first transmission path to a plurality of network devices on the first transmission path, receiving, by the management device, information that is sent by an endpoint network device on the first transmission path and that is used to determine a time difference, and sending, by the management device, a corresponding clock compensation value to at least one network device on the first transmission path based on the information that is used to determine the time difference.