Patent ID: 7065374

Claim:
A cellular radio network comprising: at least one transmitter installation capable of transmitting transmission bursts to a mobile station, said transmitter installation including a time-standard receiver for receiving timing signals, said time standard receiver being capable of controlling the timing of said transmission bursts; and a receiver installation located a physical distance away from said transmitter installation and being capable of receiving transmissions from said mobile station, said receiver installation not including a time-standard receiver; wherein said receiver installation listens in on a transmission burst from one of said at least one transmitter installation; wherein said receiver installation determines if said one of said transmitter installations is located in the same cell of said cellular radio network as said receiver installation; and wherein said receiver installation generates a synchronizing signal for synchronizing a time at a first timer in said receiver installation with said timing signals based on said transmission burst if said one of said at least one transmitter installation is located in the same cell as said receiver installation.