CONTENTS

 

 1     Scope 
 2     References 
 3     Definitions  
        3.1     Terms defined elsewhere    
        3.2     Terms defined in this Recommendation       
 4     Abbreviations and acronyms        
 5     Conventions     
 6     Packet network architectures       
        6.1     Network layers and synchronization           
        6.2     Layer network performance impacts on synchronization      
 7     Timing flows     
 8     Functional blocks 
 9     Next generation timing architectures         
        9.1     Current synchronization based on SDH      
        9.2     Synchronization performance         
        9.3     Network evolution 
        9.4     Next generation synchronization networks  
10     Frequency transfer using synchronous Ethernet    
       10.1     Synchronous Ethernet: General      
       10.2     Operation modes  
11     SSM for synchronous Ethernet    
       11.1     Packet-level SSM
       11.2     Sync selection based on SSM       
       11.3     SSM for synchronous Ethernet: Format and protocol         
       11.4     ESMC PDU extensions    
       11.5     Interworking with existing synchronization networks           
12     Synchronization management aspects      
Annex A – Reference source selection mechanism     
        A.1     Requirements        
        A.2     Inputs    
        A.3     Internal oscillator   
        A.4     Internal physical timing flows – Frequency ETY     
        A.5     Selection mechanism         
        A.6     Synchronization status message selection   
       A.7      Hybrid equipment selection function           
Appendix I – Examples of timing flows     
Appendix II – Functional models based on [ITU-T G.805] and [ITU-T G.809]     
       II.1     Background           
       II.2     Application of [ITU-T G.805] to the IWF  
       II.3     Timing information transported over layer networks 
       II.4     Functional model of Ethernet physical layer timing   
       II.5     Functional model for differential and adaptive methods        
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