A system for providing network access among a plurality of customer premises equipments, CPEs, the system comprising: a first CPE of the plurality of CPEs (214, 216) comprising one or more first ports coupled to a first set of lines in a vectored group; a second CPE of the plurality of CPEs (214, 216) comprising one or more second ports coupled to a second set of lines in the vectored group; a plurality of distribution point units, DPUs, / Fiber Extenders, FEs, (314,316/206,208) comprising mutual crosstalk with respect to one another as part of the vectored group, wherein the plurality of DPUs / FEs (314,316/206,208) is coupled to a central distribution point, CDP, (204,302) at a central office, CO, or a cloud network via a fiber link, and the plurality of DPUs / FEs is further coupled to the first CPE via the first set of lines and the second CPE via the second set of lines in the vectored group; wherein the CDP (204,302), via one or more processors, is configured to perform a timing synchronization and timing alignment between the plurality of DPUs / FEs (314,316/206,208) to reduce/cancel the mutual crosstalk within the vectored group, wherein the CDP (204,302), via the one or more processors, using virtualization, is further configured to perform the timing synchronization of signals among the vectored group based on a timing reference to align upstream and downstream signals associated with non-co-located DPUs / FEs of the plurality of DPUs/FEs (314,316/206,208) over lines of the vectored group, wherein the plurality of DPUs / FEs (314,316/206,208) comprise DPU transmitters and DPU receivers that are configured respectively to record DPU local times at which a sample of a timing alignment symbol crosses a DPU / FE boundary of a delay equalization span at the plurality of DPUs / FEs (314,316/206,208), and wherein the CDP (204,302) comprises a CDP transmitter and a CDP receiver that are configured respectively to record CDP local times at which the sample of the timing alignment symbol crosses a boundary of the delay equalization span, wherein the CDP (204,302) is configured to perform the timing synchronization and timing alignment based on the DPU local times and the CDP local times. a first CPE of the plurality of CPEs (214, 216) comprising one or more first ports coupled to a first set of lines in a vectored group; a second CPE of the plurality of CPEs (214, 216) comprising one or more second ports coupled to a second set of lines in the vectored group; a plurality of distribution point units, DPUs, / Fiber Extenders, FEs, (314,316/206,208) comprising mutual crosstalk with respect to one another as part of the vectored group, wherein the plurality of DPUs / FEs (314,316/206,208) is coupled to a central distribution point, CDP, (204,302) at a central office, CO, or a cloud network via a fiber link, and the plurality of DPUs / FEs is further coupled to the first CPE via the first set of lines and the second CPE via the second set of lines in the vectored group; wherein the CDP (204,302), via one or more processors, is configured to perform a timing synchronization and timing alignment between the plurality of DPUs / FEs (314,316/206,208) to reduce/cancel the mutual crosstalk within the vectored group, wherein the CDP (204,302), via the one or more processors, using virtualization, is further configured to perform the timing synchronization of signals among the vectored group based on a timing reference to align upstream and downstream signals associated with non-co-located DPUs / FEs of the plurality of DPUs/FEs (314,316/206,208) over lines of the vectored group, wherein the plurality of DPUs / FEs (314,316/206,208) comprise DPU transmitters and DPU receivers that are configured respectively to record DPU local times at which a sample of a timing alignment symbol crosses a DPU / FE boundary of a delay equalization span at the plurality of DPUs / FEs (314,316/206,208), and wherein the CDP (204,302) comprises a CDP transmitter and a CDP receiver that are configured respectively to record CDP local times at which the sample of the timing alignment symbol crosses a boundary of the delay equalization span, wherein the CDP (204,302) is configured to perform the timing synchronization and timing alignment based on the DPU local times and the CDP local times.