CPC H02H 1/0061 (2013.01) [H02H 7/263 (2013.01); H04L 7/0008 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method for time-synchronized communication of packets between a first substation and a second substation interconnected by a communication channel, wherein the method is performed at the first substation, and wherein the method comprises:
receiving a packet of samples from the second substation over the communication channel, wherein the samples have been obtained within the second substation and provided with time information associated with a common reference clock;
receiving a time indication from the common reference clock over the communication channel; and
performing time-wise synchronization of the samples of the received packet with samples obtained within the first substation by time-wisely compensating the samples of the received packet by means of the time information and a first time difference between the common reference clock and a local reference clock of the first substation.
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