A network device, comprising: one or more memories; and one or more processors configured to: assign, based on a precision timing protocol, PTP, port priority order, a respective PTP port priority to each port of a plurality of ports on the network device for PTP communications between the network device and another network device, wherein the network device and the other network device are communicatively connected via a plurality of links in a link aggregation group, LAG,, and wherein each port, of the plurality of ports, is associated with a respective link, of the plurality of links, in the LAG; generate a link layer discovery protocol, LLDP, frame for each port of the plurality of ports, the LLDP frame including information identifying the respective PTP port priority, assigned to a port of the plurality of ports, for the PTP communications between the network device and the other network device; and transmit the LLDP frame to the other network device to identify, to the other network device, the respective PTP port priority. one or more memories; and one or more processors configured to: assign, based on a precision timing protocol, PTP, port priority order, a respective PTP port priority to each port of a plurality of ports on the network device for PTP communications between the network device and another network device, wherein the network device and the other network device are communicatively connected via a plurality of links in a link aggregation group, LAG,, and wherein each port, of the plurality of ports, is associated with a respective link, of the plurality of links, in the LAG; generate a link layer discovery protocol, LLDP, frame for each port of the plurality of ports, the LLDP frame including information identifying the respective PTP port priority, assigned to a port of the plurality of ports, for the PTP communications between the network device and the other network device; and transmit the LLDP frame to the other network device to identify, to the other network device, the respective PTP port priority. assign, based on a precision timing protocol, PTP, port priority order, a respective PTP port priority to each port of a plurality of ports on the network device for PTP communications between the network device and another network device, wherein the network device and the other network device are communicatively connected via a plurality of links in a link aggregation group, LAG,, and wherein each port, of the plurality of ports, is associated with a respective link, of the plurality of links, in the LAG; wherein the network device and the other network device are communicatively connected via a plurality of links in a link aggregation group, LAG,, and wherein each port, of the plurality of ports, is associated with a respective link, of the plurality of links, in the LAG; generate a link layer discovery protocol, LLDP, frame for each port of the plurality of ports, the LLDP frame including information identifying the respective PTP port priority, assigned to a port of the plurality of ports, for the PTP communications between the network device and the other network device; and transmit the LLDP frame to the other network device to identify, to the other network device, the respective PTP port priority. <EOS>