METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR USE IN PROVIDING POSITIONING ASSISTANCE DATA TO MOBILE STATIONS VIA A SELF-ORGANIZING NETWORK
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1. A method comprising:
- with a device operating at a first node of a self organizing network portion of a communication network to provide a wireless communication access service;
establishing selected positioning assistance data based, at least in part, on;
received positioning information associated with one or more base stations of said communication network available to at least transmit one or more positioning signals to a mobile station for use in signal-based position estimation, anda determination as to whether said first node and/or at least one other node of said self organizing network portion is available to transmit at least one of said one or more positioning signals to said mobile station; and
transmitting one or more signals representing at least a portion of said selected positioning assistance data over a communication link to said mobile station.
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Abstract
Techniques are provided which may be implemented using various methods and/or apparatuses to allow a mobile station to receive positioning assistance data that may be used in a signal-based position estimation process. For example, a device at a node of a self organizing network (SON) portion of a communication network may be self-provisioned by establishing and providing selected positioning assistance data to a mobile station.
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1. A method comprising:
with a device operating at a first node of a self organizing network portion of a communication network to provide a wireless communication access service; establishing selected positioning assistance data based, at least in part, on; received positioning information associated with one or more base stations of said communication network available to at least transmit one or more positioning signals to a mobile station for use in signal-based position estimation, and a determination as to whether said first node and/or at least one other node of said self organizing network portion is available to transmit at least one of said one or more positioning signals to said mobile station; and transmitting one or more signals representing at least a portion of said selected positioning assistance data over a communication link to said mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for use at a first node in a self organizing network portion of a communication network providing a wireless communication access service, said apparatus comprising:
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at least one network interface comprising at least one wireless transmitter; and at least one processing unit to; establish selected positioning assistance data based, at least in part, on;
positioning information that is received via said at least one network interface and associated with one or more base stations of said communication network available to at least transmit one or more positioning signals to a mobile station for use in signal-based position estimation, and a determination as to whether said first node and/or at least one other node of said self organizing network portion is available to transmit at least one of said one or more positioning signals to said mobile station; andinitiate transmission of at least a portion of said selected positioning assistance data over a communication link via said at least one wireless transmitter to said mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for use in a device operating at a first node of a self organizing network portion of a communication network providing wireless communication access services, the apparatus comprising:
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means for establishing selected positioning assistance data based, at least in part, on; received positioning information associated with one or more base stations of said communication network available to at least transmit one or more positioning signals to a mobile station for use in signal-based position estimation, and a determination as to whether said first node and/or at least one other node of said self organizing network portion is available to transmit at least one of said one or more positioning signals to said mobile station; and means for transmitting at least a portion of said selected positioning assistance data over a communication link to said mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An article for use with a device operating at a first node of a self organizing network portion of a communication network providing wireless communication access services, the article comprising:
a computer readable medium having stored therein computer executable instructions executable by one or more processing units of the device to; establish selected positioning assistance data based, at least in part, on; received positioning information associated with one or more base stations of said communication network available to at least transmit one or more positioning signals to a mobile station for use in signal-based position estimation, and a determination as to whether said first node and/or at least one other node of said self organizing network portion is available to transmit at least one of said one or more positioning signals to said mobile station; and initiate transmission of at least a portion of said selected positioning assistance data over a communication link to said mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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