Page 1 915-6694-01-5081 Rev A 26601 W. Agoura Road | Calabasas, CA 91302 USA | Tel + 1-818-871-1800 | www.ixiacom.com Ixia and Alcatel-Lucent Validate IEEE1588v2 Performance for Mobile Backhaul EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Mobile operators are actively transforming their backhaul networks to a cost-effective IP-over-Ethernet paradigm. Almost all service providers have deployed IP/Ethernet somewhere in their backhaul network. But many deployments are “hybrid,” retaining TDM for voice due to clock synchronization requirements. One of the last remaining hurdles to widespread acceptance of this transformation is demonstrating that packet networks can address the synchronization requirements for 2G, 3G, and 4G mobile networks. The IEEE 1588v2 Precision Time Protocol (PTP) standa

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