Time and frequency transfer
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time-and-frequency-transfer-172-17749149
title:
Time and frequency transfer
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Time and frequency transfer is a scheme where multiple sites share a precise reference time or frequency. The technique is commonly used for creating and distributing standard time scales such as International Atomic Time (TAI).
Time transfer solves problems such as astronomical observatories correlating observed flashes or other phenomena with each other, as well as cell phone towers coordinating handoffs as a phone moves from one cell to another. Multiple techniques have been developed, often
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Scheme where multiple sites share a precise reference time or frequency
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_and_frequency_transfer
date created:
2002-11-05T20:57:25Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T01:58:54Z
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