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ITU Recommendations
G.781 Synchronization layer functions G.783 Characteristics of synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH) equipment functional blocks G.810 Definition and Terminology of Synchronous Networks G.811 Timing Characteristics of Primary Reference Clocks G.812 Timing requirements of slave clocks suitable for use as node clocks in synchronization networks G.813 Timing characteristics of SDH equipment slave clocks (SEC) G.822 Controlled Slip Rate Objectives on an international digital connection G.823 The control of jitter and wander within digital networks which are based on the 2048 kbit/s hierarchy G.824 The control of jitter and wander within digital networks which are based on the 1544 kbit/s hierarchy G.825 The control of jitter and wander within digital networks which are based on the synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH)
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Introduction
The introduction of digital 64 kb/s circuit switches (end office and tandem switching systems) and digital cross-connect systems in the late 1970s and early 1980s drove the need for network synchronization. Synchronization in telecommunications networks is the process of aligning the time scales of transmission and switching equipment so equipment operations occur at the correct time and in the correct order. Synchronization requires the receiver clock to acquire and track the periodic timing information in a transmitted signal. The transmitted signal (Fig. 1a) consists of data that is clocked out at a rate determined by the transmitter clock. Signal transitions between zero and peak values contain the clocking information and detecting these transitions allows the clock to be recovered at the receiver (Fig. 1b). The recovered clock is used to write the received data into a buffer, also called elastic store or circular shift register, to reduce jitter (jitter is discussed later in this section). The data is then read out of the buffer onto a digital bus for further multiplexing or switching (Fig. 1c). Fig. 1a Transmitter and Receiver Clocks The received signal is processed by the clock recovery circuit, and the clock is then used to recover the data. The transmitter and receiver circuits for both directions are identical. The receiver on the right is shown in slightly more detail.Fig.1a is as below.
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Synchronization
The synchronization network is a network that shall be able to provide all types of telecommunication traffic networks with reference timing signals of required quality. The objective for the traffic networks, for example switching, transport, signaling, mobile, is to not lose information. Loss of information is often caused by poor synchronization. This can be avoided by properly connecting the traffic network to an adequate synchronization network (how to connect to a synchronization network is normally called network synchronization).In the best case, poor synchronization causes only limited inconvenience to the traffic network. In the worst case, it can make the entire telecommunication network stop passing traffic.
Poor synchronization causes loss of information in varying degrees. Examples of results of poor synchronization are:
degraded traffic throughput; inhibition of set-up of calls (#7 signaling) due to re-transmission; re-sending of files; corrupt fax messages; degraded speech quality; freeze-frames on video; disconnection of calls during hand-over in mobile networks; partial or complete traffic stoppage. The results for network operators providing poor synchronization to their networks are: reduced short and long term income, decreased customer satisfaction, low network availability and low traffic throughput.
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Basic Terminology
Synchronization Status Message (SSM)
It is defined in EN 300 417-6-1 [3]. This is a signal that is passed over a synchronization interface to indicate the Quality-Level of the clock sourcing the synchronization signal. This signal was originally defined for use over STM-N interfaces in the S1 byte. It has since been proposed for use over 2 Mbit/s interfaces as well. The SSM code transmitted reflects the quality of the clock that the interface is ultimately traceable to; i.e. the grade-of clock to which it is synchronized directly or indirectly via a chain of network element clock's (the synchronization trail),or how long this chain of clocks is. For example, the clock-source quality-level may be a Primary Reference Clock (PRC) complying with EN 300 462-6-1 [9], or it may be a Slave Clock in holdover-mode, complying with ETSI EN 300 462-4-1 [7], or an EN 300 462-5-1 [8] Clock in holdover or free-run. The clock-source quality-level is essentially, therefore, an indication only of the long-term accuracy of the network element clock. In a fully synchronized network all sources should be ultimately traceable to a PRC and this should be indicated using a '0010' code. The "Do Not Use for Synchronization" code is used to prevent timing loops and is transmitted in the opposite direction on interfaces used to synchronize an equipment's clock. The "Quality Unknown" code was originally proposed for connection to equipment that did not use SSM codes. ETSI has proposed that this coding is not used as it cannot be sensibly used in a quality based selection algorithm.
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Synchronization Supply Unit (SSU):This unit is a high quality slave clock deployed in the
synchronization network. The SSU gives two key benefits: it filters out short term phase noise (jitter) and short term wander and provides a highly accurate clock if there is a failure of synchronization supply from the PRC. There are a number of different SSU implementations, these are usually differentiated on their Frequency Accuracy in holdover mode. They vary from more expensive Rubidium based oscillators to cheaper Quartz oscillators. There are also a number of Higher Quality Quartz Oscillators which use improved techniques to reduce the temperature and ageing effects of Quartz.
Timing Loops: timing loops are created when a clock is directly or indirectly synchronized to itself.
Timing loops must be prevented because all clocks in a timing loop are isolated from a Primary Reference Clock and are subject to unpredictable frequency instabilities. There is no simple way of detecting Timing loops as no alarms are generated on their creation. They can go undiscovered until service is effected by poor slip or error performance leading to an investigation which will eventually locate the timing loop.
Primary Reference Clock (PRC): these are the highest quality Clocks in a network and are usually
based on a freerunning Caesium Beam oscillator giving a very accurate clock performance.
Global Positioning System (GPS): system using a number of Satellites orbiting the earth, these
satellites are primarily intended to give positioning information for navigation but can also be used to derive a highly accurate timing source of PRC Quality. To use GPS an antenna and a post processing unit are required.
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SLIPS
The deletion and repetition of a data block is called a slip. If the block consists of only one bit, it is called a bit slip or clock slip. If the block consists of an entire data frame (for example, the 192 payload bits in a DS1 frame), it is called a frame slip. If the slip occurs at the frame boundary and the framing bit is not lost, it is called a controlled slip. On the other hand, an uncontrolled slip means that identification of the frame boundary was lost and there was a Change Of Frame Alignment (COFA). An uncontrolled slip is more serious because meaningful transmission is interrupted (the receiver is unable to accurately read bit values) until framing is re-established. The overall object of network synchronization is to minimize controlled slips and eliminate uncontrolled slips. This can be achieved only by synchronizing all equipment clocks in all nodes to the same master clock or to a number of master clocks that operate plesiochronously (very closely matched).Frame slips have different effects on different traffic types. Table 1 shows the effects of a single frame slip on an individual 64 kb/s (DS-0) channel. The slip rate between plesiochronous networks can be calculated from Eq. 1. SR = f FR 86,400 Eq. 1 where SR = Slip rate (frame slips/day) f = Frequency accuracy difference FR = Frame rate (frames/second) [Note: All telecommunications systems operate at 8,000 frames/second] 86,400 = Number of seconds/day As an example, consider two networks that are synchronized by different clocks. One clock has an accuracy of +1x1011 and the other has an accuracy of 1x1011. The accuracy difference in this case is 2x1011. Therefore, the slip rate is 2x1011 x 8,000 frames/second x 86,400 seconds/day = 0.0138 frame slips/day, or 72.3 days/frame slip.
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SLIPS.
Since decided by the opposite end, the external source signal speed needs to be converted into the speed of the local switching equipment before entering digital switching network. This is called Retiming, and is realized through the buffer memory. The clock extracted from the source signals acts as the writing clock, which will write bit flow into the buffer memory at the speed extracted from the source clock, then the clock of the receiving equipment (local clock), acting as the reading clock, will read the bit flow out from the buffer. Thus the source signal speed is converted into the local clock speed, as shown in Figure below.
When the write clock frequency disaccords with the read clock frequency, the buffer memory will overflow or underflow, and a group of bits will be reread or unread, which we call it Slip. Since the buffer memory capacity is generally greater than the data quantity of one frame (the typical value is of two frames' length), a frame of data will be unread or reread when slip occurs. Such kind of slip which only rereads or leaves out a complete frame, but does not disturb the frame structure, is called Controlled Slip or Frame Slip.
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Output signals:
T4: External reference signal, 2 048 kHz (ITU-T Recommendation G.703 [15]) (after physical interface) 2 048 kbit/s (EN 300 166 [1]) with SSM according to (ITU-T Recommendation G.704 [16]) (after physical interface). NOTE: The main application of 2 048 kbit/s signals with SSM is the exchange of synchronization status information between an SSU and an SDH network element within a node. T0: Timing signals for equipment-internal signal processing and for generating outgoing SDH traffic signals: Frequencies are implementation-specific.
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Locked Mode
An operating condition of a slave clock in which the output signal is controlled by an external input reference such that the clocks output signal has the same long term average frequency as the input reference, and the time error function between output and input is bounded. Locked mode is the expected mode of operation of a slave clock.
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Holdover Mode
An operating condition of a clock which has lost its controlling reference input and is using stored data, acquired while in locked operation, to control its output. The stored data are used to control phase and frequency variations, allowing the locked condition to be reproduced within specifications. Holdover begins when the clock output no longer reflects the influence of a connected external reference, or transition from it. Holdover terminates when the output of the clock reverts to locked mode condition. An operating condition of a slave clock which has lost its controlling input and is using stored data, acquired while in locked operation, to control its output. The stored data is used to control frequency, attempting to reproduce locked mode performance. Holdover begins when the clock output no longer reflects the current behaviour of the external reference, or transition from it.
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Holdover Mode
The system changes to the holdover mode when it loses all its external reference sources. Holdover performance controls the maximum wander at the output in holdover mode. The maximum fractional frequency offset Y(S) for the output signal is
Where x(S) is the output phase drift over the period of S seconds. The output Y(S) for Stratum 1 and Stratum 2 in the holdover mode must meet the requirements in following table.
Average Frequency Deviation The output signal phase in the first 5000 seconds meets the requirements specified in 3.4.11 Phase Transient. 1.5E-11 2.5E-11 3E-11
3 days
5E-10
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Holdover is critical to ensuring service continuity as well as keeping the operator's OPEX to a minimum (e.g. elimination of emergency truck rolls to the BTS site). In certain geographical areas where GPS signals are received only intermittently, holdover is crucial for the operation of base stations. Holdover technologies are also necessary to maintain sync during GPS outages caused by external events, such as in 2007 in San Diego when the US Air Force's wide-scale denial of GPS caused a major GPS outage. Criminals can also jam GPS signals locally, given the commercial availability of GPS jammers, and environmental factors such as sun spots also contribute to GPS disruptions. Out-of-sync base stations dramatically increase the operator's OPEX. Further, if telecommunications regulations such as E911 requirements are violated, the operator may incur additional expenses of reporting outages and carrying out audits.
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Timing Loop
For the reliable operation of synchronization network, there are usually two or more reference signals used as active and standby signals for the clocks in hierarchical master-slave synchronization network. When the active reference signal fails or transmission link is disconnected, the clock reference signal will be switched to standby signal. When timing signals are transferred via active/standby reference transmission link, a timing loop may form, that is, a clock may receive the timing signal sent from itself via a specific link. When a timing loop is formed, clocks in the loop form a self-feedback loop, and after a period of time, the frequencies of respective clocks will gradually deviate from the reference clock frequency, resulting in the deterioration of signal quality. So special consideration is required to prevent the forming and existing of timing loop in synchronization network design and planning. A timing loop is a situation where a portion of the normal timing distribution structure inadvertently feed timing to itself. In a worst case scenario, a timing loop can cause a traffic outage. Networks must be designed to avoid timing loops at all costs. When designing a network, the designer must first work through the potential traffic paths of all the timing signals and identify possible potential loop points. Once the location of these critical points is known, a few different methods of preventing these loops can be used
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Timing loop
. Two approaches are described here: Create a table for each NE listing every potential timing source. NEs that may potentially send looping timing signals must not be included. Timing signals from NE sources not included in the table are ignored. The timing source table includes a quality/priority ranking for each timing source. Timing signals from better-quality/higher-priority sources are preferred to timing signals from poorer-quality/lower-priority sources. The highest quality timing source is given first priority. Secondary priority is given to the alternative timing sources. These alternative sources are automatically used as backup sources if the primary timing source goes down. Up to four levels of timing sources can be defined for each NE. The NE automatically reverts to the highest quality timing source currently available. This means that as higher-quality timing sources are restored, the NE automatically gives preference to the highest-quality timing signal received. Each NE can automatically send a Do Not Use (DNU) message back to every other direct source NE from which it receives a timing signal. This ensures that the source NEs do not receive back their own timing signals from the current NE.
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Simple timing loop and prevention of timing loops through use of DNU messages
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Order
Priority Level
Quality Code
(within S1 byte)
Highest
1 2 3 4
G.811
(PRC)
Lowest
1)
This signal should not be used for synchronization. It is automatically transmitted in the backward direction of the port, which is selected as clock reference. This is done to prevent synchronization loops.
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Timing Impairments
Jitter and Wander already have been described as any kind of phase noise or fluctuations of the recovered timing signal along the time axis. The phase noise can be generated by the transmission system, in the clock recovery circuits of an interface, and at the outputs of synchronization supply units (SSU). Jitter and wander is described in time units such as seconds (seconds, microseconds, nanoseconds , picoseconds) , phase angle (radians) or unit interval (UI). The most common unit is the Unit Interval, which is equal to the pulse period (reciprocal of the interface bit rate). For example, 1 UI at the DS-1 rate corresponds to (1 1,544,000 b/s) 648 ns; therefore, a peak-to peak jitter of 0.1 UI at a DS-1 interface is the same as 64.8 ns. Jitter tolerance requirements that apply to the input of Stratum 2, 3E, 3 and 4 clocks are given in ANSI T1.102. A DS-1 timing output interface shall not generate more than 0.05 UI peak-to-peak jitter (per ANSI T1.101 Annex G). The effect of transmission cables on wander is in the order of ~ 80 ps/km/C for fiber optic cables ~ 725 ps/km/C for metallic twisted pair cables Time Interval Error (TIE) is the variation in time delay of a timing signal over a particular observation period relative to an ideal timing signal (or a very high quality reference signal). If the timing signal has a fixed frequency offset, the TIE will increase linearly over time with no upper bound the longer the observation period the higher the TIE. If the timing signal phase delay varies during the observation period it will have some maximum value, or Maximum TIE (MTIE), during that period. MTIE is specified to ensure that slip performance is properly bounded particularly during loss and rearrangement of reference timing sources
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Time Deviation (TDEV) is a measure of the expected time variation of a timing signal as a function of integration time. It provides information about the spectral content of the timing signals phase noise. It is calculated from a sequence of time error samples and is expressed in time units (usually nanoseconds). A constant frequency offset does not affect TDEV. In the case of linear frequency drift (linear increase in frequency offset), TDEV is proportional to the square of the observation period. TDEV gives more information on timing signal noise than MTIE. MTIE and TDEV are specified as a function of measurement (observation) period because clocks have different observed behavior depending on the observation period. As previously mentioned, the output circuits of all telecommunications clocks use high quality quartz crystal oscillators to provide short-term stability. Crystal oscillators age and drift over time and are sensitive to temperature variations so they are steered by atomic clock generators (cesium or rubidium), which have very good long-term stability but relatively poor short-term stability. The combination of a high quality crystal oscillator and atomic clock generator provides the necessary stability over all observation periods.
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Clock Subnets
PRC PRC PRC level
Max. 10
SSU
SEC
SEC
SEC
SEC
SEC
SEC
SEC Max. 20
SEC
SEC
SEC
SEC
SEC level
Max. 60
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The Network Elements (NE) within SDH networks have to be synchronized to a central clock. A hierarchical structure of clock generators with different qualities is used to distribute the clock reference signal through the entire network: PRC The high precision Primary Reference Clock (PRC), according to ITU-T recommendation G.811, builds up the highest level of the synchronization hierarchy and provides clock reference signals for the NEs within the network. It should be redundant in the synchronization network. SSU The second level is represented by the Synchronization Supply Unit (SSU), according to ITU-T recommendation G.812. It filters the incoming clock reference signal and provides the network with a high quality clock reference signal in case of a loss of the PRC reference. The SSU can be a separate equipment or part of a SDH NE. Max. 10 SSU are allowed in a chain. SEC The third and last level of synchronization is realized by the SDH Equipment Clock (SEC) according to ITU-T recommendation G.813. It is normally part of the NE and provides the NE with an holdover capability for at least 24 hours. Max. 20 SEC are allowed one after the other and max 60 SEC in a chain between two SSU or after a PRC.
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Primary reference clock (PRC) Frequency accuracy greater than 1 part in 10-11 Cesium tube GPS receiver Compliant to ITU-T Recommendation G.811 Synchronization supply unit (SSU) Holdover mode : frequency drift lower than 2 x 10-10/day Compliant to ITU-T Recommendation G.812 SDH equipment slave clocks (SEC) Holdover mode : frequency drift lower than 7 x 10-12/minute Frequency accuracy not greater than 4.6 ppm under free-running conditions Compliant to ITU-T Recommendation G.813
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Clock designation
Pull-in range
Application
1 Slip in 72 days
NA
Network Master
Stratum 2 ETSI DE/TM-03017-4 Transit node clock (TNC) Stratum 3E Local node clock (LNC)
G.812 Type II
1.6 x 10-8
Stratum 2 BITS
G.812 Type I
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Type I SSU
NS 4.6 x 10-6 NS
TNC BITS, TNC SSU Stratum 3E BITS LNC SSU Stratum 3 BITS, Stratum 3 NE
Stratum 3
G.812 Type VI
4.6 x 10-6
G.813 Option 1
4.6 x 10-6
G.813 Option 2
20 x 10-6
+/- 20 x 10-6
SONET Equipment
Stratum 4
NA
32 x 10-6
+/- 32 x 10-6
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