A critical constraint is that you cannot use both port-based timestamping and ptp-hw-assist on the same physical port ( Nokia Port-Based Timestamping ).
Need specific configuration examples for your Nokia platform? Leave a comment or contact Nokia’s technical support with your release ID and line card type. Synchronization is not a feature—it’s the heartbeat of the network. ptp-hw-assist nokia
: Ensure the underlying physical port does not have port-type ptp configured. A critical constraint is that you cannot use
When hardware-assist true is set:
Standard PTP implementations may timestamp packets at the software level (CPM), which introduces due to internal queuing and processing. For mobile backhaul and 5G applications requiring sub-microsecond accuracy, hardware assistance is mandatory to: ptp-hw-assist nokia
In Nokia equipment, this is implemented via in their transport and access devices.