A Concise Guide to Mobile Backhaul Synchronization
The Ver i f icat ion Experts
August 2012
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Table of Contents1. Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 3
2. Synchronizationvs.Syntonization ............................................................................................ 3
3. What is Mobile Backhaul and Why Does it Need to be Synchronized? .................................... 4
4. What is IEEE 1588v2 PTP Protocol? .......................................................................................... 6
5. PTP and Network Impairments ................................................................................................ 8
6. TheTelecomProfile .................................................................................................................. 9
7. 1588v2SynchronizationHelpers:BoundaryandTransparentClocks ..................................... 10
8. PTPTestingMethodologiesandStandards ............................................................................ 11
9. TX130M+:TheSwissArmyKnifeofMBHTesting ................................................................... 14
About VeEX® ................................................................................................................................. 16
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1. Introduction
As the Mobile Backhaul increases bandwidth between radio equipment and core networks to keep up withdemand,legacyTDMlinksarebeingreplacedbymoreefficientEthernetlinks.However,withpacketswitchednetworks(PSN)beinginherentlyasynchronous,thequestionarisesastowhatcouldfillthevoidofprovidingthetightfrequencyandphasesynchronizationrequiredbythemobilebasestationsandotherreal-timeapplications.
SeveraltechnologieslikeIEEE1588v2Precisiontimingprotocol,ITU-TG.8261SynchronousEthernetandGPS-disciplinedclocksarecurrentlyavailabletofillthatgap.Sinceeachonehasitsstrengthsandweaknesses,andsolutionsmayincludeacombinationofthem,MobileBackhaulSynchronizationiscurrentlyahottopicbeingstudiedanddiscussedbystandardizationbodiesandserviceproviders’labsaround the world. Thiswhitepaperprovidesaconciseguidetothesenewsynchronizationtechniques,withanemphasisonthe IEEE 1588v2 Precision Timing Protocol (PTP).
2. Synchronization vs. Syntonization
TwoclocksarealignedinFrequency,alsocalledsyntonization,ifthedurationofasecondisthesameonboth,whichmeansthatthetimemeasuredbyeachclockadvancesatthesamerate.TwoclocksarealignedinTimeofDay/PhaseandFrequency,alsocalledsynchronization,iftheirtimemeasurementofan event is the same.
Thedifferencebetweensynchronizationandsyntonization(orfrequencysynchronization)isanimportantconceptformobilebackhaultechnologies,becauseasdescribedinthenextsection,somemobileapplicationscanfunctiononlywithsyntonizationwhileothersrequirefullsynchronization.
Figure 1. Frequency Syntonization and Frequency and Phase/ToD Synchronization
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3. What is Mobile Backhaul and Why Does it Need to be Synchronized?
TheMobileBackhaul(MBH)isthetransportsegmentthatlinksthecellsitestotheirmobileswitchingandcontrolcenters.Themobilebackhaultechnologieshaveevolvedtosatisfytheskyrocketingdemandfordataservicesaswellasstreamlinethetransportofvoice,dataandcontroltrafficintoanallIPnetwork.
In2Gnetworks,TDMleasedlineswithT1/E1connectivitywereusedtocarryvoice/data.Theintroductionof3GsawthetransitiontowardsATMtransport,whereas4G/LTEnetworksnowmandateanallIPnetwork,hencelosingthephysicallayerclockreferencetotheintroductionofasynchronouspacketnetworks.
Synchronizationofthebasestationsinfrequencyandphase/timeisanimportantrequirementformobiletechnologies. This allows for smooth call handover between neighboring cells (to avoid dropped calls) and is vitalforRFencoding.Thestandardshavestricttimeandphasesynchronizationrequirements,forexampletheGSMstandardcallsforafrequencysynchronization(syntonization)of±50ppb(partsperbillion)forbothRFfrequencygenerationpurposeandclockingofthetimebase.WhileLTE-TDD(timedivisionduplex)technologycallsforphasesynchronizationofneighboringcellswithin±3µsaswellasfrequencysyntonization.Thetablebelowsummarizesthefrequencyandphasestandardrequirementsfordifferentmobile technologies.
Figure 2. Mobile Backhaul Evolution
Table 1. Frequency and Phase accuracy requirements
eNodeB
NodeB
BTS
2G
3G
LTE
BSC
RNC
TDM
ATM
IP/Ethernet
S-‐GW MME
Circuit Switched Core Network
Voice
Voice
Packet Switched Core Network
Data
Evolved Packet Core Network
Iub IuCS
IuPS
Abis A
GPRS Network Data Gb
Packet Switched Core Network
S1 Voice Data
Radio Interface Technology
Frequency Accuracy
Phase Accuracy
CDMA ± 50 ppb ± 3 µs
CDMA2000 ± 50 ppb ± 3 µs
GSM ± 50 ppb N/A
UMTS-‐FDD ± 50 ppb N/A
UMTS-‐TDD ± 50 ppb ± 2.5 µs
LTE-‐FDD ± 50 ppb N/A
LTE-‐TDD ± 50 ppb ± 3 µs
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Inthe2G/3Gnetworks,basestationshavemettheserequirementsinfrequencyaccuracybyrecoveringtheirclocksfromtheT1/E1TDMbackhaulconnections.ButwiththemigrationtoanEthernetbackhaul,thiscapabilityhasbeenlost.Alternatively,satelliteGPSreceiverscanbeusedateachcellsitetorecoverfrequency as well as phase with a high accuracy, but as GPS receivers require outdoor placement and have inherent cost and security concerns, other technologies like IEEE 1588v2 Precision Timing Protocol andITU-TG.8261SyncEhaveemergedasviablealternativesformobilebackhaulsynchronizationpurposes. The table below presents a summary of the pros and cons of each technology.
Carriers choice for one technology or another will depend on many factors including if there is a need forfrequencysyntonizationaswellasphasesynchronization.Inaddition,amixoftechnologiescanbedeployedtoachieveendtoendsynchronization;forexamplehavingaGPSbasedPRC(PrimaryReferenceClock)distributingtimingvia1588v2tothecelltowers;orusingSyncEforfrequencydistributionand1588forToDdistribution.
Afterthisoverviewofvariousavailablesynchronizationtechnologies,itistimetocoverthedetailsoftheIEEE 1588v2 PTP protocol.
TDM GPS ITU-‐T G.8261 IEEE 1588v2
Method Physical signal carries synchroniza3on in the line code
Uses GPS satellite receiver
Physical signal carries synchroniza3on in the line code
Packet based network sync based on 3ming packets exchanged between master and slave clocks
Frequency sync Yes Yes Yes Yes
Phase sync No Yes No Yes
ToD distribu3on
No Yes No Yes
Pros Legacy reliable technology
Highly accurate freq and phase distribu3on
Not subject to packet network impairments (delay/jiKer)
Can be deployed over legacy Ethernet networks and elements
Cons Carriers are migra3ng to packet networks
Need line of sight from antenna to sky Subject to jamming Possible degrada3on of civilian satellite signal for military reasons
Requires all network elements to be upgraded for SyncE physical layer support
Clock recovery impacted by packet network impairments (delay/jiKer)
Table 2. Frequency and Phase distribution technologies
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4. What is IEEE 1588v2 PTP Protocol?
ThePTPprotocolreliesonadistributionmethodwheretiminginformationisincludedinpacketsexchangedbetweenmasterandslave(s)clocksusingexistingEthernetnetworks.TheappealofthePTPprotocol is that the PTP messages are transported on the same network as the regular data and voice trafficanddoesnotrequireallnetworkelementstobeupgradedwithdedicatedhardwaretosupportthePTPprotocol.Theclockgrandmasteristheultimatesourceforclocksynchronizationwiththedownstreamslaveclocksrecoveringtheirlocaltimefromthemessagesreceived.
Figure 3. 1588v2 Time distribution
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In order to recover the clock, the slave device needs to be able to compensate for the network propagationdelayandtheclockoffsetbetweenthemasterandslave.ThisisdonebyutilizingthetimestampscontainedinSyncandoptionalFollowupmessagesandaDelayRequest/DelayResponsemessage exchange.
1. The master starts the exchange by sending a Sync message to the slave. The message contains thetimet1atwhichthepacketwassent.Theslavenotesthetimet2atwhichthismessagewasreceived.Dependingonthemasterhardwarecapabilities,thesendingtimemaynotbeaccurateenoughintheoriginalSyncmessage;thereforeitcanbeoptionallyfollowedbyaFollowupmessagecontainingtheaccuratesendtimet1oftheSyncmessage.AclocksupportingSyncandFollowupmessagesisreferredtoasatwo-stepclock,whereasaclocksupportingonlySyncmessages is referred to as a one-step clock.
2. TheSlavesendsaDelayRequestmessagetothemasterandnotesthesendtimet3.UponreceptionoftheDelayRequestthemasternotesthetimet4andembedsthisinformationintheDelay Response message.
3. Theslaveisnowarmedwith4timestamps.Thenetworkdelaybetweenmasterandslaveisestimatedbyaveragingthetimebetweenmasterandslave(t2-t1)andthetimebetweenslaveandmaster(t4-t3).Itisimportanttonotethatthiscalculationassumesthatthenetworkdelaysaresymmetrical.
4. Thetimingoffsetbetweenslaveandmasteristhendeterminedbysubtractingthedelayfromthedifferencebetweent1andt2.
5. WiththeDelayandOffsetinformation,theslaveisabletoalignitsclocktothemaster.6. Sync,optionalFollowup,Delay_ReqandDelay_Respareexchangedrepeatedlythroughoutthe
durationofthe1588v2sessiontocompensateforclockdrift.
Iffrequencysynchronization(withoutphasesynchronization)isneeded,thenonly2timestampscanbeused,andtherateofchangeintheslaveclockisalignedtothemasterbycomparingthetimestampsoftheSyncmessages.Iffullfrequencyandphasesynchronizationaredesired,thenall4timestampsmustbe used.
Figure 4. PTP Messages
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5. PTP and Network Impairments
Asyoucanunderstandfromthistimerecoverymechanism,networkasymmetry(delaydifferencebetweenthesendpathandreceivepath)andPacketDelayVariation(PDV)arecriticalelementsfortheaccuracy of the recovered clock.
ThePTPalgorithmusesasitsmainassumptionthatthedelaybetweenthemasterandtheslaveisequivalent to half of the round trip delay, but if network asymmetry is introduced in the physical layer whenthePTPmessagesdonottravelviathesamesendandreceivepaths,theaccuracyoftimerecoverywillbeimpacted.Thenetworkshouldbeengineeredtominimizesuchdifferences,oriftheasymmetryvalue is known the PTP algorithm can correct for it.
A chain of network elements between the master and the slave with variable network load and varying queuingandprocessingdelayscancausedelayvariationsinthePTPmessages.BecausethePTPalgorithmassumesaconstantnetworkdelay,changesinpacketarrivaltimeareproblematicfortheslave.Itcannotidentifythedifferencebetweenvariationinpacketdelayandatimingdriftinthemaster.MostoftenspecificalgorithmsareimplementedintheslavetofilteroutasmuchaspossibleofthePDV.Toalesserextentpacketloss,packeterror,orduplicatedpacketsarealsocommontrafficimpairmentsthatcanaffectPTP.
Howmuchnetworkimpairmentsaretolerableandhowdotheyaffectclockstability?ThesearetopicscurrentlyunderstudyintheITU,andreinforcetheneedtotestPTPinrealisticnetworkconditionspriorto live deployment.
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6. The Telecom Profile
ThetelecomprofiledefinedinITU-TG.8265.1collectsthebestpracticesPTParchitectureandparametersinordertosecurefrequencysynchronizationinacarrier-gradeenvironment.ITU-TG.8275.1iscurrentlybeingworkedonbytheITUinordertodefineaPTPprofileforTime/Phasedistribution,althoughitisnotyetratifiedatthetimeofthispaper.
Thetelecomprofilewasdefinedfortelecomnetworkswherenosynchronizationsupportisavailablefrom the network outside of the messages exchanged between the master and the slave and it is applicableformobilebackhaulsynchronization,thekeyfactsonthetelecomprofileareoutlinedbelow:
• PTP Transport:thePTPmessagesaredefinedtobetransportedoverIPv4andUDP,oftenVLANwillbeusedfortrafficprioritizationandsegregationpurposes.
• Unicast vs. Multicast:althoughbothunicastandmulticastPTPmechanismsaresupported,thetelecomprofileusesunicasttransmission.Theslaveneedstobeprovisionedwiththeunicastaddressof the master and request service.
• Domains:adomainnumberisdefinedbyG.8265.1intherangefrom4to23,thedomainnumberincludedinthemaster/slavemessagesisusedtoisolatethedifferentPTPmaster-slavecommunicationpairssharingthenetwork.
• One-way vs. Two-way: two-way PTP message exchange from slave to master and master to slave is definedinthe1588v2standard,howeverthetelecomprofilesallowsforone-waycommunicationwhereonlySync(andoptionalFollow_up)messagesfrommastertoslaveareincluded,sincefrequencydeliverydoesnotrequiretheuseofDelay_Req/Delay_Respmechanism.
• One-step vs. Two-step:Atwo-stepmasterclockusesaSyncmessagewithtentativetimestamp,followedbyaFollow_upmessagewithaprecisetimestamp,whereasaone-stepmasterclockusesonlyaSyncmessagewithprecisetimestamp.Sinceone-steportwo-stepoperationismostlyafunctionofthemasterclockhardwarecapabilities,bothareallowedinthetelecomprofile,andtheslave clock must be able to accept both.
• Sync/Follow-up rates:Theprofiledefinesaminimumrateof1Sync/Follow-upper16secondstoamaximum rate of 128 per second.
• Delay_Req/Delay_Resp rates:Theprofiledefinesaminimumrateof1Delay_Req/Delay_Respper16seconds to a maximum rate of 128 per second.
• Announce rate:Theprofiledefinesaminimumrateof1Announcemessageper16secondstoamaximum rate of 8 per second, with a default of 1 per 2 seconds. The announce message is sent by the master to indicate its quality level to the slave.
• Signaling message rate:Notdefined,willbebasedontheexpirationoftheservicerequest.Thesignaling messages are used to request service from the master.
TherangeofSyncandDelay_reqmessagerateallowedinthetelecomprofileisverylarge,itisuptotheslavetorequestthemostefficientratebasedonitslocaloscillatorquality,theclockperformanceobjectivesaswellastheseverityofthenetworkimpairments(PDV,congestion,delay)encountered.
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7. 1588v2 Synchronization Helpers: Boundary and Transparent Clocks
Eventhough1588v2iscurrentlydeployedworldwideforfrequencydistribution,itiscommonlyacceptedthatthetechnologyisnotsuitableforphase/ToDdistributioninthepresenceofnetworkimpairmentslike PDV or asymmetry. It is the subject of ongoing work in standard ITU-T G.8275.1. While no decisions havebeenmadeatthetimeofthispaper,thedistributionofPhaseandToDwilllikelyrequiretheuseofintermediate specialized elements like Transparent clocks or Boundary clocks.
Boundary ClockTheBoundaryClock(BC)isamultiportdevice.Ononesideitactsasanordinaryslaveandrecoverstheclock from the master, on the other side it serves as master to ordinary slave clocks. It acts as a PTP regeneratorinthemiddleofthenetworkandisdesignedtoeliminateupstreamPTPpacketjitterinorder to provide stable clock to the downstream slaves.
Transparent ClockTheTransparentClock(TC)isamultiportswitchthatisnotamasteroraslaveclock,butanelementthatforwardsthePTPpacketswhilemodifyingthetimestampsintheSyncandDelaymessagestoaccountforthedelaysincurredbetweenreceptionandtransmissionofthemessageswithintheswitch(residencetime).Theslaveclockusesthecorrectionfieldaddedbythetransparentclockinitsalgorithmtocompensateforthedelayvariationthatwasaddedwithintheswitch.
AddingBCorTCinanetworkwilldefinitelyhelpintheaccuracyoftheclockrecovery,butaccumulationofthesedevicesinthechain,orintroductionofnonPTPspecializedelementswithinthenetworkwillstillbeanissue.Regardlessoftheimplementationchoices,testingthenetworkbeforeandduringPTPoperationisarequirement.Thefollowingsectionwilldescribetheclockperformanceobjectiveandmeasurement methods.
Figure 5. Boundary clock
Figure 6. Transparent clock
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8. PTP Testing Methodologies and Standards
ThecharacterizationofpacketnetworkmetricsandcorrespondinglimitsisstillanongoingresearchtopicintheITUandMEF.Belowisalistofstandardsofinterestinthisfield:
• ITU-TG.8260providesdefinitionsandterminologyforsynchronizationinpacketnetworks• ITU-TG.8261Timingandsynchronizationaspectsinpacketnetworks• ITU-TG.8261.1Packetdelayvariationnetworklimitsapplicabletopacketbasedmethods
(Frequencysynchronization)• ITU-T G.8265 Architecture and requirements for packet-based frequency delivery• ITU-TG.8265.1Precisiontimeprotocoltelecomprofileforfrequencysynchronization• ITU-TG.8271.1Timeandphasesynchronizationaspectsofpacketnetworks• MEF22.1MobileBackhaulPhase2ImplementationAgreementRequirementsforimplementing
Carrier Ethernet for Mobile Backhaul
Asdescribedinprevioussections,1588v2PTPclocksynchronizationaccuracyisaffectedbynetworkimpairmentsofPacketDelayVariation(PDV)andnetworkasymmetry.PDVandasymmetryarecreatedby many factors including: the number of network elements on the master to slave and slave to masterpaths,thetrafficpatternandnetworkload,aswellastrafficprioritizationandtrafficshapingmechanisms enforced in the network. Therefore it is very hard to model and know beforehand the severityanddistributionofthenetworkimpairments.Fieldtestingoftheseparametersisacriticalpieceneededtoestablishconfidenceinthedeployment.
PTPtestingcanbebrokendownintotwophases:functionaltestingtoestablishprotocolandprovisioninginteroperabilityofthePTPelements,andnetworkperformancetestingtoestablishrecovered clock accuracy.
Protocol TestingTheITU-TG.8265.1standardTelecomprofilenarrowsdownthefieldofacceptablevaluesandparametersforPTPmasterandslavesinteroperability,howevervalidationofinterworkinginthelivenetworkisdesired.Thefollowingparametersaretobeprovisionedand/orproperlynegotiated:
• Unicastormulticastmessagedelivery• SyncandDelay_RequestMessageratesnegotiationandservicegrant• Bestmasterclockselection• ClockIDverification• Domain number assignment• VLAN CoS provisioning
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Frequency Performance TestingTheperformanceoftheslaveclock’sfrequencysynchronizationistestedagainstthejitterandwanderlimitsspecifiedinITU-TG.823forE1/E3andG.824forDS1/DS3.Masksdefinethetolerablejitterandwandervalues;theEquipmentClock(EC)maskisusuallyusedtodefinethepass/failperformanceofthe1588v2 slave recovered clock.
TheevaluationofwanderisdonebymeasuringTIE(timeintervalerror)andcalculatingtheMTIEandTDEV. MTIE (in nanoseconds) is the Maximum Time Interval Error. It measures the maximum delay variationoftheslaverecoveredclockcomparedtothereferenceclock.TDEVistheTimeDeviation(innanoseconds)oftheslaveclockasafunctionoftheintegrationtime.Itprovidesinformationaboutthespectral content of the phase noise of the signal.
Phase Performance TestingTheperformanceoftheslave’sphasesynchronizationaccuracyismeasuredbyanalyzingthe1pps(pulsepersecond)signalfromtherecoveredclockandmeasuringitsdeviationfromthereferencesignal.Theaccuracylimitsaredefinedbythemobiletechnologytested(refertotable1).ForexampleLTE-TDDrequiresanaccuracyof±3µs.
Figure 7. MTIE and TDEV results
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MEF 22.1 Service Calls Compliance TestingTheMEF22.1standarddefinesanew“VeryHighPriority”classofserviceforMBHsynchronizationtraffic.
CompliancetotheMEFparametersshouldbetestedinthenetwork,you’llfindbelowasummaryoftheperformanceobjectives.
Notethatcomplianceoftheotherclassesofserviceisalsoimportanttoestablish,sinceMBHsynchronizationanddatatrafficsharethesamepath.ToolsfollowingtheITU-TY.1564standardcanbeused for this purpose.
Table 3. One way CPOs across PT for Point-to-Point Mobile Backhaul service (Source: MEF22.1 standard)
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9. TX130M+: The Swiss Army Knife of MBH Testing
Insomeinstances,TDMisstillusedforlegacyvoicetrafficwhileEthernetisusedfordatatraffic.OthertypesofhybriddeploymentsmixlegacyTDMbasestationsandTDMnetworkcontrollers,butlinkedbyapackedbasedMBHnetworkcarryingbothsynchronizationanddata.And4Gnetworksuseunifiedpacketbasedcoreandaccessnetworks,butcanuseamixofSyncEandPTPforsynchronizationpurposes.
Withalltheseoptions,oftencoexistingwithinthesamecarriernetwork,onemaythinkthatMBHtestingrequiresamyriadofdifferenttestequipmentandspecializedskills,butthankfullytheVeEXteamhasdevelopedtheperfectall-in-oneMBHtester.TheTX130M+handheldtesterprovidesalltheinterfacesandfeaturesforcompleteMBHtestinginarobustchassiswithaneasytousegraphicaluserinterface.
Synchronization TestingTheTX130M+supportsboth1588v2PTPandSyncE,masterandslaveclockstatefulemulations.ItprovidesPTPprotocolmonitoring,decoding,andpacketsstatistics.PTPandSyncErecoveredclockwander can be directly measured on the unit and the recovered slave clock can be translated to output E1/DS1signal.CriticalPDVmeasurementsforSyncandDelay_reqmessagesarecontinuouslymeasuredandreportedinagraphicalformat.PTPpacketsstatisticswithmessagescaptureandprotocoldecodearealso available on the unit.
Itcanalsocomparetwo1PPSreferenceorrecoveredtimingsignaltoverifyaccuracyandstability.
Figure 8. TX130M+ Synchronization testing screenshots: 1588 messages, Sync announce, PDV messages, and Results
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Legacy TDM Mobile Backhaul Network TestingTheTX130M+supportstraditionalPDH/DSnBERtestingwithdefectandanomalybasedperformancemonitoring. E1, E3, T1 and T3 pulse shape analysis with standard pass/fail masks and signal level measurementsaswellasFrequency(datarate)anddeviationmeasurementsandOutputjittermeasurementforPDH/DSn(E1,E3,T1,andT3).
WandermeasurementsareavailableforPDH/DSn(E1,T1)outputs,recoveredSyncEand1588v2,andbetweentraditionalreferenceclocksignals(1.5MHz,2MHz,10MHz,1PPS,amongothers);real-timeTIE data export for MTIE and TDEV post-analysis.
Ethernet TestingCapableofgeneratingEthernettrafficat100%bandwidthoncopperorfiberGigEinterfaces,theTX130M+supportstheRFC2544andY.1564standardsnecessarytotestcompliancetoMEF22.1.Mostimportantly,trafficgenerationandanalysiscanbedonewhileslaveormastermodeemulationsareactive;thereforePDVstatisticsandrecoveredclockstabilitycanbebenchmarkedunderrealisticnetworkconditionseliminatingtheneedofmultipletesters.
Hybrid TestingAuniqueSYNCmodeallowstheclocksonbothPDH/DSnandEthernetinterfacestobesynchronized,sothat simultaneous BERT measurements can be performed. This integrated approach eliminates complex setupstypicalofusingmultipletestersanddrasticallyreducestestingtimeofhybridSynchronizedPacketand legacy TDM services.
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