CPC H04J 3/0667 (2013.01) [H04J 3/0632 (2013.01); H04J 3/0673 (2013.01); H04J 3/0688 (2013.01); H04J 3/0697 (2013.01)] | 22 Claims |
1. A method for transmitting information over a time information bus comprising:
sending a first pulse per time interval signal over the time information bus from a primary timing source to a first line card during a first time slot of a plurality of time slots into which a time interval is divided;
sending first information from the first line card over the time information bus to the primary timing source during a second time slot of the plurality of time slots, the second time slot assigned to a location in the time interval based on a first line card identification associated with the first line card;
sending a second one pulse per time interval signal over the time information bus from the primary timing source to a second line card during a third time slot of the plurality of time slots; and
sending second information from the second line card to the primary timing source over the time information bus during a fourth time slot of the plurality of time slots.
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