US 11,863,299 B2
Shared communication channel that interleaves 1 PPS signals and messaging
Robert P. Coulter, Manchester, NH (US)
Assigned to Skyworks Solutions, Inc., Irvine, CA (US)
Filed by Skyworks Solutions, Inc., Irvine, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/708,190.
Application 17/708,190 is a continuation of application No. 16/235,232, filed on Dec. 28, 2018, granted, now 11,296,806.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/683,464, filed on Jun. 11, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0224432 A1, Jul. 14, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 7/00 (2006.01); H04W 56/00 (2009.01); H04J 3/06 (2006.01)
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
OG exemplary drawing
 
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.