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Synchronization at User-to-Network Interface

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Clock synchronization and time distribution are important issues and potential source of system anomalies at the Service Access Point (user to network interface). For analog and asynchronous data interfaces there is no synchronization issue: the user and the network worlds are fully isolated. However, when dealing with synchronous data interfaces, a rigorous approach to the transmission of time information is essential. Several strategies can be adopted for legacy interfaces.

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Samitier, C. (2017). Synchronization at User-to-Network Interface. In: Samitier, C. (eds) Utility Communication Networks and Services. CIGRE Green Books(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40283-3_15

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