Table of Contents

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Foreword
1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions and abbreviations
   3.1 Definitions
   3.2 Abbreviations
4 Synchronization methods
5 Functional description of clock types
   5.1 Primary Reference Clock (PRC)
   5.2 Synchronization Supply Unit (SSU)
   5.3 SDH Equipment Clock (SEC)
6 Synchronization network architecture
7 Synchronization modes
8 Synchronization network reference chain
9 Synchronization network evolution
   9.1 SDH networks
   9.2 Optical Transport Networks
10 Synchronization network robustness
   10.1 General
   10.2 Trail redundancy
   10.3 Synchronization status message
   10.4 Management
Annex A (informative): Bibliography
History

Abstract

Describes the architectural principles that should be applied for the design of synchronization networks that are suitable for the synchronization of Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) and Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy (PDH) networks.

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Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	European Telecommunications Standards Institute
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Committee	TM 1