The MK2049 is a Phase-Locked Loop (PLL) based clock synthesizer, which accepts an 8 kHz clock input as a reference and generates T1, E1, T3, E3, and OC3 frequencies. The device can also accept a T1, E1, T3, or E3 input clock and provide the same output for loop timing. All outputs are frequency locked together and to the input. This allows for the generation of locked clocks to an 8 kHz backplane clock, simplifying clock distribution in communications systems.