CPC H04L 69/28 (2013.01) [H04L 12/18 (2013.01); H04L 12/4641 (2013.01); H04L 45/50 (2013.01); H04L 45/64 (2013.01); H04L 45/72 (2013.01); H04L 61/5007 (2022.05)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method, comprising:
determining, by a first device, an internet protocol (IP) address range that is reachable by a second device;
determining, by the first device and based on the IP address range, a virtual IP address;
associating, by the first device, the virtual IP address with a timing component,
wherein the timing component is associated with serving at least two virtual IP addresses that include the virtual IP address; and
providing, by the first device and to the second device, a control packet that identifies the virtual IP address as a source address of the control packet
wherein the control packet comprises timing information that is used to update a clock of the second device, and
wherein the timing information is received via an underlay of a network that is associated with the first device.
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