Communication system with enhanced user datagram protocol support for precision time protocol

A communication system with enhanced user datagram protocol support for precision time protocol (PTP), the communication system comprising:

• a base station configured to provide communication services for user equipment (UE) located within a cell, the base station including,
• a network service orchestrator (NSO) configured to automatically deploy a PTP daemon that includes PTP service instructions;
• a PTP pod in communication with the NSO to receive the PTP service instructions;
• and
• at least one distributed unit (DU) pod in communication with the PTP pod, the PTP pod configured to provide timing configuration information to the at least one DU pod, wherein the at least one DU pod further includes,
• a PTP tracker container configured to track synchronization the DU pod;
• and
• a DU application that is in communication with the PTP tracker to provide a response synchronization verification to the PTP tracker container.