Common Clock Transmission Modes

Packet 1588 ACR

synchronization 1588v2
CES

PDH/SDH
Physical
synchronization Supported by RTN 900
SyncEth GPS
Not supported by RTN 900

NTP Supported by wireless equipment

Frequency synchronization Time synchronization

 Physical synchronization: clock information is carried via physical bits stream.

 Packet synchronization: clock information is carried via specific ethernet
packet.
 LTE, 3G(TD-SCDMA, CDMA2000), WiMAX need accurate time synchronization.

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GPS Solution for Time Synchronization

Satellite

NodeB

NodeB
RNC/aGW

eNodeB
eNodeB

 All base stations directly get time from satellite for time synchronization.
 Every base station must have one GPS receiver, which is costly, difficult to install and
maintain.

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 1588 V2 Solution for Time Synchronization

1588v2 Enable

MW/MSTP/ BITS V6
OTN/PTN MW/MSTP/OTN/PTN

GPON/EPON
RNC/aGW

Base station of
LTE/TD/CDMA2000/WiMAX Time synchronization flow Service flow

 1588 V2 can achieve nanosecond level accuracy which can satisfy LTE/3G/WiMAX
requirement.
 RTN 900, and MSTP/OTN/PTN can support 1588V2 protocol. They can provide E2E time
synchronization solution for IP RAN.
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How does 1588 V2 work

Time stamps know by slave

t1 Synchronization
△t1 packet t1，t2
t2

t3 t1，t2，t3
△t2 Delay request
t4 packet

Delay response t1，t2，t3，t4

packet
Mater clock Slave clock

 The master clock transmits the synchronization packet at the moment t1, and the slave
clock receives the packet at the moment t2 and obtains the time △t1=t2 – t1.
 The slave clock transmits the delay request packet at the moment t3, and the master clock
receives the packet 2 at the moment t4 and obtains the time △t2=t4 – t3.
 Calculate the time offset between master and slave clock to correct the time of slave clock.
Offset = (△t1 – △t2)/2

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