Title :
Estimating the critical number of slave nodes in a single-chain PLL network
Author :
Monteiro, Luiz Henrique Alves ; Dos Santos, Rodrigo Vieira ; Piqueira, José Roberto Castilho
Author_Institution :
Univ. Presbiteriana Mackenzie, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Abstract :
The existence and stability conditions for the synchronous state in telecommunication networks with single-chain master-slave clock distribution architecture are determined. The slave nodes are modeled as first-order phase-locked loops (PLLs) and the signal processing and propagation delays are taken into account. We analytically show that if the number of slaves exceeds a critical value, synchronization is unreachable.
Keywords :
clocks; delays; digital communication; phase locked loops; stability; telecommunication networks; PLL; digital telecommunication networks; existence conditions; first-order phase-locked loops; propagation delays; signal processing; single-chain PLL network; single-chain master-slave clock distribution architecture; slave nodes estimation; stability conditions; synchronization; synchronous state; telecommunication networks; Clocks; Frequency synchronization; Intelligent networks; Master-slave; Oscillators; Phase locked loops; Propagation delay; Stability; Synchronous digital hierarchy; Telecommunication control;
Journal_Title :
Communications Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LCOMM.2003.817322
