CHARACTERISATION OF A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS LINK
First Claim
1. A method for characterising a wireless communications link, comprising:
- receiving data representing a position of a transmitter;
receiving data representing a position of a receiver;
receiving a measure of transmitted power at an output of the transmitter;
receiving a measure of received power at an input to the receiver;
generating at least one non line-of-sight metric to characterise the wireless link between the transmitter and the receiver based on the position of the receiver, the position of the transmitter, the transmitted power and the received power; and
outputting the non line-of-sight metric to characterise the wireless communications
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Abstract
A system and method are described for characterising a wireless communications link as line-of-sight (LOS) or non line-of-sight (NLOS). The method comprises receiving data (T) representing a position of a transmitter, receiving data (R) representing a position of a receiver, receiving a measure of transmitted power at an output of the transmitter (PT) and receiving a measure of received power at an input to the receiver (PR). An NLOS detector (400) generates at least one non line-of-sight metric to characterise the wireless link between the transmitter and the receiver based on the position of the receiver, the position of the transmitter, the transmitted power and the received power.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for characterising a wireless communications link, comprising:
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receiving data representing a position of a transmitter; receiving data representing a position of a receiver; receiving a measure of transmitted power at an output of the transmitter; receiving a measure of received power at an input to the receiver; generating at least one non line-of-sight metric to characterise the wireless link between the transmitter and the receiver based on the position of the receiver, the position of the transmitter, the transmitted power and the received power; and outputting the non line-of-sight metric to characterise the wireless communications - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. The method for characterising a wireless communications link, comprising:
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receiving data representing a distance between a transmitter and a receiver; receiving a measure of transmitted power at an output of the transmitter; receiving a measure of received power at an input to the receiver; generating at least one non line-of-sight metric to characterise the wireless link between the transmitter and the receiver based on the distance, the transmitted power and the received power; and outputting the non line-of-sight metric to characterise the wireless communications link.
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22. A non-transient computer program product comprising machine readable program code recorded on a machine readable recording medium, for controlling the operation of a data processing apparatus on which the program code executes to perform a method for characterising a wireless communications link, comprising:
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receiving data representing a position of a transmitter; receiving data representing a position of a receiver; receiving a measure of transmitted power at an output of the transmitter; receiving a measure of received power at an input to the receiver; generating at least one non line-of-sight metric to characterise the wireless link between the transmitter and the receiver based on the position of the receiver, the position of the transmitter, the transmitted power and the received power; and outputting the non line-of-sight metric to characterise the wireless communications link.
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23. An apparatus for characterising a wireless communications link, comprising:
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means for receiving data representing a position of a transmitter; means for receiving data representing a position of a receiver; means for receiving a measure of transmitted power at an output of the transmitter; means for receiving a measure of received power at an input to the receiver; means for generating at least one non line-of-sight metric to characterise the wireless link between the transmitter and the receiver based on the position of the receiver, the position of the transmitter, the transmitted power and the received power; and means for outputting the no tine-of-sight metric to characterise the wireless communications link.
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