Claims
- 1. A method of synchronizing a terminal device with an administrative device, wherein each device comprises first, second, and a third counters that count first, second, and third units of bandwidth, respectively, such that the first unit contains an integer number of second units, and the second unit contains an integer number of third units, the method comprising the steps of:
A. synchronously incrementing all counters of the terminal device until the counters of the terminal device are within a first unit of the counter of the administrative device; B. synchronously incrementing the second counter of the terminal device until the counters of the terminal device are within a second unit of the counters of the administrative device; and C. synchronously incrementing the third counter of the terminal device until the counters of the terminal device are equal to the counters of the administrative device.
- 2. The method of claim 1, wherein said step A comprises:
unless the counters of the terminal device are within the first unit of the timing counter of the administrative device,
i. incrementing the first counter of the terminal device by one; ii. incrementing the second counter of the terminal device by a value equal to the number of second units in a first unit; and iii. incrementing the third counter of the terminal device by a value equal to the number of third units in a first unit.
- 3. The method of claim 1, wherein said step B comprises:
unless the counter of the terminal device is within a second unit of the counters of the administrative device,
i. incrementing the second counter of the terminal device by one; ii. incrementing the third counter of the terminal device by a value equal to the number of third units in a second unit; and iii. if a first boundary is reached by the second counter of the terminal device, incrementing the first counter of the terminal device by one.
- 4. The method of claim 1, wherein said step C comprises:
i. incrementing the third counter by one; ii. if a second boundary is reached by the third counter of the terminal device, incrementing the second counter by one; and iii. if a first boundary is reached by the second counter of the terminal device, incrementing the first counter by one.
- 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first, second, and third counters of the administrative device and the terminal device are frame, minislot, and timestamp counters, respectively.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/429,308, filed on Nov. 27, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60429308 |
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