| CPC H04J 3/065 (2013.01) [H04J 3/0605 (2013.01); H04J 3/0617 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |

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1. A network communications system comprising:
a master line card configured to generate a plurality of master line card time stamps for a respective plurality of master line card frame sync signals generated on a master line card;
a slave line card configured to generate a plurality of slave line card time stamps for a respective plurality of slave line card frame sync signals generated on the slave line card;
a processor configured to compare at least some of the plurality of slave line card time stamps to at least some of the plurality of master line card time stamps, to adjust at least one timing aspect of the master line card based on the comparison, to determine a temperature coefficient for the master line card, and to compensate for temperature change based on the temperature coefficient and a current temperature reading.
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