Ethernet backhaul architecture

A method of providing an accurate timing signal and synchronization information in a communication system, the method comprising:

• in a precision time protocol client, receiving a time of day data and frequency information from a precision time protocol server, receiving a timing signal from a global positioning system, synchronizing the time of day data and the timing signal to create a synchronized time of day signal, and providing the synchronized time of day signal and the frequency information to a pseudowire device;
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• in the pseudowire device, processing the synchronized time of day signal and the frequency information to perform a time-division multiplexing signal to Ethernet signal conversion.

A computer readable medium including a software product having instructions stored thereon for providing an accurate timing signal and synchronization information in a communication system, the instructions operational when executed by a computer to:

• direct a processor in a precision time protocol client to receive a time of day data and frequency information from a precision time protocol server, receive a timing signal from a global positioning system, synchronize the time of day data and the timing signal to create a synchronized time of day signal, and provide the synchronized time of day signal and the frequency information to a pseudowire device;
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• direct a processor in the pseudowire device to process the synchronized time of day signal and the frequency information to perform a time-division multiplexing signal to Ethernet signal conversion.