Method and apparatus to select an optimum site and/or sector...

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2011-04-26

2011-04-26

Afshar, Kamran (Department: 2617)

Telecommunications

Radiotelephone system

Zoned or cellular telephone system

C455S456200, C455S436000, C455S522000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07933610

ABSTRACT:
A system and method selects secondary base stations to task that provide geo-location information used to geo-locate a mobile station. A network overlay location system may be co-located at base station sites of a wireless communications network. The location measurement units of the network overlay system provide location information of the mobile station, which may be determined via one or more geo-location techniques, for example: time of arrival (TOA), time difference of arrival (TDOA), uplink time difference of arrival (UTDOA), angle of arrival (AOA), signal power, radio fingerprinting etc. Selecting secondary base stations to task using various selection criteria may provide optimum results when geo-locating a mobile station.

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