Telecommunications – Radiotelephone system – Zoned or cellular telephone system
Patent
1997-09-30
2000-09-19
Trost, William G.
Telecommunications
Radiotelephone system
Zoned or cellular telephone system
455456, 455436, H04Q 720, H04Q 730
Patent
active
061225126
ABSTRACT:
In a cellular mobile telecommunication system, particularly a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) system, a method and apparatus determine the geographical position of a mobile station. The distance between the mobile station and a radio base station is estimated from the propagation delay. The propagation delay is determined according to the present method when the mobile station sends access bursts to the base station, which measures the access delay of the arrived bursts in the same way as an ordinary handover. However, no confirmation of received access bursts is sent from the base station to the mobile station and therefore the handover attempt is terminated. The connection between the mobile station and the previous base station is re-established. The measured access delay is proportional to the propagation delay and thereby also to the distance to the mobile station. The mobile position can be determined with good accuracy if values from at least three base stations are obtained, although with less accuracy if only two values are obtained. Also, an access delay measured by earlier known methods can be used together with measurements achieved with the present method to determine the mobile position.
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Gary Erika A.
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
Trost William G.
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