FIELD: radio engineering, communication.
SUBSTANCE: timing in a wireless communication system comprises transmitting a timing frame from a transmitter to a receiver in a wireless communication environment. The timing frame includes a timestamp indicating local time of the transmitter, when a symbol in a predetermined position of the timing frame is placed in the wireless communication environment for transmission. The timing frame is received at a receiver which determines the reception time, which comprises the local time of the receiver, when said symbol of the timing frame was received on the physical layer of the receiver. Timing is performed by determining the difference between said timestamp and said reception time and adjusting the local time of the receiver based on said difference in order to time the receiver with the transmitter.
EFFECT: reduced delay when processing packets.
54 cl, 8 dwg, 1 tbl
