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Method and apparatus for determining the position of a base station in a cellular communication network

  • US 8,934,919 B2
  • Filed: 06/23/2008
  • Issued: 01/13/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of performing positioning in a cellular communication network, comprising:

  • sending at least one position request for at least one user equipment (UE) from a first base station to a second base station, the at least one UE being within radio coverage of both the first and second base stations, wherein the first base station provides restricted access to a specific group of UEs, wherein the first base station comprises a home base station providing radio coverage for a femto-cell, and wherein the second base station provides radio coverage for a macro-cell encompassing the femto-cell;

    receiving position information for the at least one UE from the second base station; and

    determining a position estimate for the first base station based on the position information for the at least one UE,wherein the determining the position estimate for the first base station comprises;

    obtaining multiple position estimates for the at least one UE from the position information, andaveraging the multiple position estimates for the at least one UE to obtain the position estimate for the first base station.

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