A method of wireless communication performed by a first wireless node (110, 120; 402, 404; 505-1), comprising: receiving (515; 610), from a second wireless node (110, 120; 402, 404; 505-2), a first type of timing advance indicator, wherein the first type of timing advance indicator is associated with a first type of connection (406, 408) associated with a first group of wireless nodes, of a network, that includes the first wireless node and the second wireless node, and is different from a second type of timing advance indicator used for a second type of connection associated with a second group of wireless nodes of the network; and synchronizing (520; 620) a timing configuration of the first wireless node based at least in part on the first type of timing advance indicator; wherein the first type of timing advance indicator is a backhaul timing advance indicator and the first type of connection is a backhaul connection (406, 408) between the first wireless node and the second wireless node, and wherein the second type of timing advance indicator is an access timing advance indicator and the second type of connection is an access connection between the first wireless node and one or more wireless nodes from the second group of wireless nodes; characterized in that relative to the second type of timing advance indicator, the first type of timing advance indicator is associated with at least one of: a greater quantity of bits, a reduced separation time between timing advance indicators, a reduced threshold transmission timing error, a reduced threshold timing advance error, or a reduced threshold for applying a timing advance indicated by the first type of timing advance indicator. receiving (515; 610), from a second wireless node (110, 120; 402, 404; 505-2), a first type of timing advance indicator, wherein the first type of timing advance indicator is associated with a first type of connection (406, 408) associated with a first group of wireless nodes, of a network, that includes the first wireless node and the second wireless node, and is different from a second type of timing advance indicator used for a second type of connection associated with a second group of wireless nodes of the network; and synchronizing (520; 620) a timing configuration of the first wireless node based at least in part on the first type of timing advance indicator; wherein the first type of timing advance indicator is a backhaul timing advance indicator and the first type of connection is a backhaul connection (406, 408) between the first wireless node and the second wireless node, and wherein the second type of timing advance indicator is an access timing advance indicator and the second type of connection is an access connection between the first wireless node and one or more wireless nodes from the second group of wireless nodes; characterized in that relative to the second type of timing advance indicator, the first type of timing advance indicator is associated with at least one of: a greater quantity of bits, a reduced separation time between timing advance indicators, a reduced threshold transmission timing error, a reduced threshold timing advance error, or a reduced threshold for applying a timing advance indicated by the first type of timing advance indicator. a greater quantity of bits, a reduced separation time between timing advance indicators, a reduced threshold transmission timing error, a reduced threshold timing advance error, or a reduced threshold for applying a timing advance indicated by the first type of timing advance indicator.