학술논문

Towards sub-nanosecond synchronization of a telecom network by fiber optic distribution of UTC(k)
Document Type
Conference
Source
2016 European Frequency and Time Forum (EFTF) European Frequency and Time Forum (EFTF), 2016. :1-4 Apr, 2016
Subject
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Signal Processing and Analysis
Synchronization
Telecommunications
Optical fibers
Time-frequency analysis
Radiation detectors
Mobile communication
Optical fiber devices
UTC(k) dissemination
delay stabilization
fiber network
telecom network
Language
Abstract
The operation of a mobile telecom network relies directly on the synchronization of thousands of base stations that must be robust and operate reliably 24 hours a day. Nowadays networks using advanced Long Time Evolution (LTE) standard need not only frequency syntonization, but also time synchronization that should ideally be traceable to UTC. In this work we present first results of providing UTC(PTB) (1 PPS and 10 MHz) by optical fiber to a test center of Deutsche Telekom in Bremen. The work aimed at a proof-of-concept in real telecommunication environment and the demonstration of the long-term operation capability and scalability of the approach. A potential future application is the comparison of UTC(PTB) and UTC(DTAG).