Sparsed U-TDOA Wireless Location Networks
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1. An iterative method for designing a sparse wireless location system (WLS) from an initial network design, comprising:
- performing a preliminary network design analysis to determine that at least one of the following performance limiting factors affects said initial network design;
downlink beacon discovery, accuracy, and uplink demodulation; and
modifying the initial network design based on the performance limiting factor determined as affecting said initial network design.
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Abstract
In an overlay, U-TDOA-based, Wireless Location System, LMUs typically co-located with BTSs, are used to collect radio signaling both in the forward and reverse channels. Techniques are used to compensate for sparse LMU deployments where sections of the U-TDOA service area are uplink demodulation or downlink beacon discovery limited.
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1. An iterative method for designing a sparse wireless location system (WLS) from an initial network design, comprising:
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performing a preliminary network design analysis to determine that at least one of the following performance limiting factors affects said initial network design;
downlink beacon discovery, accuracy, and uplink demodulation; andmodifying the initial network design based on the performance limiting factor determined as affecting said initial network design. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A software tool stored on a computer readable medium, comprising computer readable instructions for carrying out an iterative method for designing a sparse uplink time difference of arrival (U-TDOA) wireless location system (WLS) including a plurality of geographically dispersed location measuring units (LMUs), wherein said WLS is overlaid on a GSM wireless communications system comprising a plurality of geographically dispersed base transceiver stations (BTSs), said iterative method comprising:
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providing an initial network design; determining that at least one of the following performance limiting factors affects said initial network design;
downlink beacon discovery, accuracy, and uplink demodulation; andmodifying the initial network design based on the performance limiting factor determined as affecting said initial network design. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for use in operating a wireless location system (WLS), comprising:
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employing a link monitoring subsystem (LMS) to supply a set of demodulated data bits; using said demodulated data bits to produce a reference signal; and correlating said reference signal against at least one recorded received signal at a remote receiving site at which a location measuring unit (LMU) is deployed to provide a time difference of arrival (TDOA) estimate for use in location processing.
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