This Recommendation provides the definitions, terminology and abbreviations used in Recommendations on frequency, phase and time synchronization in packet networks. It includes mathematical definitions for various synchronization stability and quality metrics for packet networks, and also provides background information on the nature of packet timing systems and the impairments created by packet networks.
ITU-T G.8260-2012 Referenced Document
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