System for determining network structure and positions of mobile devices in a wireless communication network
First Claim
1. A system for finding a the structure and geographical position of communication units in a wireless communication network, comprisinga receiver for acquiring radio signals from the wireless communication units;
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the receiver being arranged to acquire radio traffic information within the communication network and to send the acquired radio traffic information to the controller for further analysis in order to determine the network structure and geographical position of communication units.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a solution for determining the location of a mobile communication device in a wireless communication network and for determining a network structure of the wireless communication network using a system of plurality of receivers acquiring radio signals from units in the communication network within a geographical area and triangulating the location of the units. The device may be arranged to trigger a re-establishment of connections between units in order to force communication control signal traffic which can be monitored.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for finding a the structure and geographical position of communication units in a wireless communication network, comprising
a receiver for acquiring radio signals from the wireless communication units; - and
a controller for collecting information related to acquired signals; the receiver being arranged to acquire radio traffic information within the communication network and to send the acquired radio traffic information to the controller for further analysis in order to determine the network structure and geographical position of communication units. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A detection device for finding a physical network structure of a wireless communication network, the detection device comprising
a receiver for acquiring radio signals from communication units within the network, a communication interface towards another detection device for receiving information about radio signal acquired by the another detection device, and a processor arranged for executing triangulation processing of data based on acquired signals.
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14. A method for finding the network structure of, or location of units in a wireless communication network, the method comprising the steps of:
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arranging a plurality of receivers for listening and identifying radio traffic in the wireless communication network; obtaining communication traffic using the plurality of receivers; acquiring obtained communication traffic in a control unit; analysing the communication traffic in the control unit; and triangulating locations for the units within the network. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A communication unit for operation in a wireless communication network, comprising
a communication interface and a processing unit arranged to transmit information stored in a memory about the communication unit to at least one stand alone position detection receiver.
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