Table of Contents - G.8262 (10/2024) - Timing characteristics of synchronous equipment clocks 1 Scope 2 References 3 Definitions 4 Abbreviations and acronyms 5 Conventions 6 Frequency accuracy 6.1 Option 1 6.2 Option 2 7 Pull-in, hold-in and pull-out ranges 7.1 Pull-in range 7.2 Hold-in range 7.3 Pull-out range 8 Noise generation 8.1 Wander in locked mode 8.2 Non-locked wander 8.3 Jitter 9 Noise tolerance 9.1 Wander tolerance 9.2 Jitter tolerance 10 Noise transfer 10.1 Option 1 10.2 Option 2 11 Transient response and holdover performance 11.1 Short-term phase transient response 11.2 Long-term phase transient response (holdover) 11.3 Phase response to input signal interruptions 11.4 Phase discontinuity 12 Interfaces Appendix I – Hybrid network elements using STM-N and Ethernet (ETY) interfaces Appendix II – Relationship between requirements contained in this Recommendation and other key synchronization-related Recommendations Appendix III – List of Ethernet interfaces applicable to synchronous Ethernet III.1 CSMA/CD III.2 Constant signal III.3 Clock transmitter/clock receiver III.4 Auto-negotiation III.5 Physical loopback Page III.6 Point-to-multipoint III.7 Removable transceivers III.8 Miscellaneous III.9 Implementation issues Appendix IV – Considerations related to synchronous Ethernet over 1000BASE-T and 10GBASE-T Appendix V – Considerations for measuring noise transfer for Option 2 clocks Appendix VI – Considerations for testing of pull-in range Appendix VII – Performance estimation for cascaded media converters acting as synchronous equipment clocks VII.1 Noise generation VII.2 Noise tolerance VII.3 Noise transfer VII.4 Transient response and holdover performance Bibliography