Patent attributes
A pluggable synchronization module comprises an antenna input, a Global Navigation Satellite System receiver, an electrical interface and processing circuitry. The Global Navigation Satellite System receiver is operative to receive satellite-transmitted signals comprising positioning-related information over the antenna input. The Global Navigation Satellite System receiver is further operative to determine a time reference from received positioning-related information and to provide a time reference signal according to the determined time reference. The electrical interface supports communication with the pluggable synchronization module. The electrical interface is a form-factor pluggable interface. The processing circuitry is connected to the Global Navigation Satellite System receiver and to the electrical interface. The processing circuitry is operative to deduce synchronization information from the time reference signal and to transmit the deduced synchronization information over the electrical interface.
