Precise common timing in a wireless network

A method of providing precise common timing to wireless entities including mobile stations and base stations in a wireless network, said method comprising the steps of:

• a) measuring timing differences between pairs of a plurality of base stations including at least one reference base station and timing associations for said at least one reference base station;
• b) obtaining absolute timing differences (ATDs) from said measured timing differences (MTDs);
• c) aggregating said ATDs for each of said pairs of said plurality of base stations;
• d) adjusting said measured timing associations to current time;
• e) reducing errors in said aggregated ATDs;
• f) obtaining timing associations for non-reference base stations from said timing associations and said aggregated ATDs;
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• g) providing said obtained timing associations to selected wireless network entities.

A method of providing precise common timing to wireless network entities including mobile stations and base stations in a wireless network, said method comprising the steps of:

• a) measuring timing differences between pairs of a plurality of base stations including reference base stations and measuring timing associations for said reference base stations;
• b) obtaining absolute timing differences (ATDs) from measured said timing differences (MTDs);
• c) aggregating and combining said ATDs for each of pairs of said plurality of base stations;
• d) adjusting measured said timing associations to current time;
• e) forming a network graph representing combined aggregated ATDs for said plurality of base stations;
• f) graphically reducing errors in said combined aggregated ATDs;
• g) obtaining timing associations for non-reference base stations from said timing associations and error reduced said ATDs;
• and
• h) providing obtained said timing associations to selected wireless network entities.