Method and apparatus for emulating stream clock signal in asynchronous data transmission

摘要

A method and apparatus for emulating stream clock signal in asynchronous data transmission. The inventive subject matter proposes a system consisting of a transmitter module, a receiver module, and a link or network in between. A scheme to generate the emulated stream clock across a wide frequency range is also proposed with the property of controllable deviation from the original stream frequency to meet jitter requirement and fast frequency convergence (minimal number of converging steps). The scheme includes an optional first step to derive a frequency estimation of the stream clock and a second step of continuous adjusting the emulated clock frequency to keep the average frequency equals that of the original stream clock.

主权项

1. A method of generating an emulated stream clock signal in a system transporting a stream data, said method comprising:
(a) formulating a frame structure of the stream data; and (b) adjusting a first stream clock frequency to derive an emulated stream clock frequency.