This book addresses the multiple technical aspects of thedistribution of synchronization in new generation telecommunicationnetworks, focusing in particular on synchronous Ethernet andIEEE1588 technologies. Many packet network engineers struggle withunderstanding the challenges that precise synchronizationdistribution can impose on networks. The usual why,when and particularly how can causeproblems for many engineers. In parallel to this, some othermarkets have identical synchronization requirements, but with theirown design requirements, generating further questions. This bookattempts to respond to the different questions by providingbackground technical information. Invaluable information on stateof-the-art packet network synchronization and timing...