Method and device for providing timing information in a wireless communication system

A method and a device for providing timing information within a wireless communication system are described. The timing information is extracted from a received transmit signal. The inventive method comprises the steps of providing a training signal on the receiver side relating to a known signal portion of the transmit signal, scaling the training signal, quantizing the scaled training signal, correlating one or more parts of the received transmit signal with the scaled training signal to obtain one or more correlation results, and determining the timing information on the basis of the correlation results. Based on a signal energy within a time window of the received transmit signal incorrect timing information is detected.