CA2429340A1 - Position determination in a wireless communication system with detection and compensation for repeaters - Google Patents

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CA2429340A1
CA2429340A1 CA002429340A CA2429340A CA2429340A1 CA 2429340 A1 CA2429340 A1 CA 2429340A1 CA 002429340 A CA002429340 A CA 002429340A CA 2429340 A CA2429340 A CA 2429340A CA 2429340 A1 CA2429340 A1 CA 2429340A1
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Christopher Patrick
Roland Rick
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04WWIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W64/00Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01SRADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S19/00Satellite radio beacon positioning systems; Determining position, velocity or attitude using signals transmitted by such systems
    • G01S19/01Satellite radio beacon positioning systems transmitting time-stamped messages, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System], GLONASS [Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System] or GALILEO
    • G01S19/03Cooperating elements; Interaction or communication between different cooperating elements or between cooperating elements and receivers
    • G01S19/05Cooperating elements; Interaction or communication between different cooperating elements or between cooperating elements and receivers providing aiding data
    • G01S19/06Cooperating elements; Interaction or communication between different cooperating elements or between cooperating elements and receivers providing aiding data employing an initial estimate of the location of the receiver as aiding data or in generating aiding data
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01SRADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S19/00Satellite radio beacon positioning systems; Determining position, velocity or attitude using signals transmitted by such systems
    • G01S19/38Determining a navigation solution using signals transmitted by a satellite radio beacon positioning system
    • G01S19/39Determining a navigation solution using signals transmitted by a satellite radio beacon positioning system the satellite radio beacon positioning system transmitting time-stamped messages, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System], GLONASS [Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System] or GALILEO
    • G01S19/42Determining position
    • G01S19/45Determining position by combining measurements of signals from the satellite radio beacon positioning system with a supplementary measurement
    • G01S19/46Determining position by combining measurements of signals from the satellite radio beacon positioning system with a supplementary measurement the supplementary measurement being of a radio-wave signal type
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01SRADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S5/00Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations
    • G01S5/02Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using radio waves
    • G01S5/0273Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more direction or position line determinations; Position-fixing by co-ordinating two or more distance determinations using radio waves using multipath or indirect path propagation signals in position determination
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
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    • H04B7/00Radio transmission systems, i.e. using radiation field
    • H04B7/24Radio transmission systems, i.e. using radiation field for communication between two or more posts
    • H04B7/26Radio transmission systems, i.e. using radiation field for communication between two or more posts at least one of which is mobile
    • H04B7/2603Arrangements for wireless physical layer control
    • H04B7/2606Arrangements for base station coverage control, e.g. by using relays in tunnels

Abstract

Techniques to detect whether or not a remote terminal is under the coverage of a repeater within a wireless communication network, which may be based on (1) a list of base stations expected to be received while under the repeater's coverage, (2) the characterized environment of the repeater, and/or (3) the propagation delays for a transmission received at the remote terminal.
Additional ambiguity resulting from being under a repeater's coverage may also be accounted for and/or compensated by (1) discarding time measurements from repeated base stations, (2) adjusting the processing for position estimation to account for the additional ambiguity due to the repeater, (3) computing a series of position estimates based on multiple transmissions received from the same originating base station and selecting the best estimate, and/or (4) computing a series of position estimates based on multiple transmissions from multiple originating base stations and selecting the best estimate.

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1. A method for determining a position of a remote terminal in a wireless communication network having included therein a plurality of transmitting sources, the method comprising:
obtaining a set of time measurements for a set of transmitting sources, wherein each time measurement is derived based on a transmission received at the remote terminal from a respective transmitting source that is either an origination source or a repeater associated with the origination source;
identifying a particular origination source for each received time measurement;
comparing a list of originating sources for the received time measurements against a list of probable origination sources for each of at least one repeater in the network; and determining whether the remote terminal is under a coverage of a particular repeater based on a result of the comparing.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
prior to the comparing, estimating whether the remote terminal is under the coverage of a repeater in the network.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
forming a list of probable origination sources for each repeater within the network.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the list of probable origination sources for each repeater is formed via empirical measurements at various locations within a coverage area of the repeater.
5. The method of claim 3, wherein the list of probable origination sources for each repeater is formed via measurements received from remote terminals operating within a coverage area of the repeater.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the origination sources are base stations of a CDMA communication network.
7. A method for determining a position of a remote terminal in a wireless communication network having included therein a plurality of transmitting sources, wherein each transmitting source is either an origination source for a transmission or a repeater associated with the origination source, the method comprising:
cataloging an environment type for each repeater within the network;
obtaining a set of time measurements for a set of transmitting sources, wherein each time measurement is derived based on a transmission received at the remote terminal from either an origination source or its associated repeater;
and determining whether the remote terminal is under a coverage of a particular repeater based on the cataloged environment type for each repeater and the received time measurements.
8. The method of claim 6, further comprising:
for each origination source within the network, identifying whether or not the origination source is associated with at least one repeater.
9. The method of claim 6, wherein the environment type for each repeater is cataloged based on a list of origination sources that may be received while under the coverage of the repeater.
10. The method of claim 6, wherein the remote terminal is determined to be under the coverage of the particular repeater if the received time measurements are derived from a limited number of origination sources.
11. The method of claim 6, wherein the remote terminal is determined to be under the coverage of the particular repeater if the received time measurements are derived from one or two origination sources.
12. A method for determining a position of a remote terminal in a wireless communication network having included therein a plurality of transmitting sources, the method comprising:
obtaining at least one time measurement for at least one transmitting source, wherein each received time measurement is derived based on a transmission received at the remote terminal from a transmitting source that is either an origination source or a repeater associated with the origination source;

determining a propagation delays associated with each received time measurement;
comparing the propagation delays for each received time measurement against a threshold value for the origination source associated with the time measurement; and determining whether the remote terminal is under a coverage of a particular repeater based on a result of the comparing.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the threshold value for a particular origination source is derived based in part on an expected worst case propagation delays for a transmission from the origination source to a particular remote terminal located within the coverage of the origination source.
14. The method of claim 12, wherein the threshold value for a particular origination source is derived based in part on an expected best case propagation delays for a transmission from the origination source via a repeater to a particular remote terminal located within the coverage of the repeater.
15. The method of claim 12, wherein the threshold value for a particular origination source is selected to reduce a likelihood of erroneously identifying the remote terminal as being under the coverage of a repeater associated with the origination source.
16. A method for determining a position of a remote terminal in a wireless communication network having included therein a plurality of transmitting sources, the method comprising:
obtaining a set of time measurements for a set of transmitting sources, wherein each time measurement is derived based on a transmission received at the remote terminal from a transmitting source that is either an origination source or a repeater associated with the origination source;
identifying a particular origination source for each received time measurement;
determining whether the identified origination source for each received time measurement is associated with a repeater;
discarding time measurements for selected ones of origination sources determined to be associated with repeaters; and determining an initial position estimate for the remote terminal based on remaining time measurements not discarded.
17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:
retaining time measurement for a reference origination source even if the reference origination source is associated with a repeater.
18. The method of claim 16, further comprising:
determining whether an origination source not associated with a repeater is available for selection as a reference origination source for the remote terminal.
19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:
discarding time measurements for origination sources associated with repeaters if at least one origination source not associated with a repeater is available for selection as the reference origination source for the remote terminal.
20. The method of claim 18, further comprising:
retaining time measurements for origination sources associated with repeaters if no origination source not associated with a repeater is available for selection as the reference origination source for the remote terminal.
21. The method of claim 16, further comprising:
generating one or more search windows for the remote terminal based on the initial position estimate for the remote terminal, wherein each search window is used to search for a respective GPS satellite.
22. A method for determining a position of a remote terminal in a wireless communication network having included therein a plurality of transmitting sources, the method comprising:
obtaining a set of time measurements for a set of transmitting sources, wherein each time measurement is derived based on a transmission received at the remote terminal from a transmitting source that is either an origination source or a repeater associated with the origination source;
identifying a particular origination source for each received time measurement;

determining an initial position estimate for the remote terminal based on the received time measurements;
determining whether the origination source for at least one time measurement used to determine the initial position estimate for the remote terminal is associated with a repeater; and generating one or more search windows for the remote terminal based on the initial position estimate for the remote terminal, wherein each search window is used to search for a respective GPS satellite.
23. The method of claim 22, further comprising:
compensating the one or more search windows if any time measurement used to determine the initial position estimate for the remote terminal is derived from an origination source associated with a repeater.
24. The method of claim 23, wherein the compensating includes widening at least one search window to account for ambiguity due to the repeater.
25. The method of claim 23, wherein the compensating includes adjusting a time offset for at least one search window.
26. The method of claim 22, wherein the search window for a particular GPS satellite is derived based on estimated closest and furthest distances between the remote terminal and the GPS satellite.
27. The method of claim 26, wherein the estimated closest and furthest distances between the remote terminal and the GPS satellite account for ambiguity due to at least one time measurement, used to determine the initial position estimate for the remote terminal, being derived from an origination source associated with a repeater
28. The method of claim 22, wherein a time offset associated with the search window for a particular GPS satellite is derived based on an estimated average distance between the remote terminal and the GPS satellite.
29. A method for determining a position of a remote terminal in a wireless communication network having included therein a plurality of transmitting sources, the method comprising:

obtaining a set of time measurements for a set of transmitting sources, wherein each time measurement is derived based on a transmission received at the remote terminal from a transmitting source that is either an origination source or a repeater associated with the origination source, and wherein a plurality of time measurements are received for a plurality of transmissions from a particular origination source or its associated repeater;
computing a plurality of position estimates based on the received time measurements; and selecting one of the computed position estimates as an initial position estimate for the remote terminal.
30. The method of claim 29, further comprising:
deriving a metric for each computed position estimate, and wherein the computed position estimate having a best metric is selected as the initial position estimate for the remote terminal.
31. A method for determining a position of a remote terminal in a wireless communication network having included therein a plurality of transmitting sources, the method comprising:
obtaining a set of time measurements for a set of transmitting sources, wherein each time measurement is derived based on a transmission received at the remote terminal from a transmitting source that is either an origination source or a repeater associated with the origination source;
computing a plurality of position estimates based on the received time measurements and a plurality of network hypotheses, wherein each network hypothesis corresponds to a respective combination of origination sources and repeaters hypothesized to be the transmitting sources for the plurality of time measurements used to compute the position estimate for remote terminal; and selecting one of the computed position estimates as an initial position estimate for the remote terminal.
32. The method of claim 29, further comprising:
for each network hypothesis, if a particular time measurement is hypothesized to be from a repeater and not an origination source, compensating for delays associated with the repeater.
33. The method of claim 32, wherein the compensating for delays associated with a particular repeater includes subtracting out a propagation delays between the repeater and the associated origination source, and subtracting out a second delays introduced by the repeater.
34. The method of claim 29, further comprising:
deriving a metric for each computed position estimate, and wherein the computed position estimate having a best metric is selected as the initial position estimate for the remote terminal.
35. The method of claim 34, wherein the metric for each computed position estimate is based on a signal strength associated with each received time measurement used to compute the position estimate.
36. The method of claim 29, wherein each received time measurement is derived from a respective and different origination source.
37. The method of claim 29, further comprising:
generating one or more search windows based on the initial position estimate for the remote terminal, wherein each search window is used to search for a respective GPS satellite.
38. The method of claim 37, further comprising:
deriving a final position estimate for the remote terminal based on one or more time measurements from one or more GPS satellites.
39. A remote terminal in a wireless communication network, comprising:
a receiver unit configured to receive, process, and digitize a received signal to provide samples;
a demodulator coupled to the receiver unit and configured to receive and process the samples to provide a set to time measurements for a set of transmitting sources, wherein each time measurement is derived based on a transmission received at the remote terminal from a respective transmitting source that is either an origination source or a repeater associated with the origination source;
a controller operatively coupled to the demodulator and configured to receive the time measurements and further configured to receive or derive one or more search windows based on an initial position estimate for the remote terminal, wherein each search window is used to search for a respective GPS
satellite; and a GPS receiver operatively coupled to the controller and configured to search for one or more GPS satellites in accordance with the one or more search windows.
40. The remote terminal of claim 39, further comprising:
a signal quality measurement unit operatively coupled to the demodulator and configured to derive an estimate of a signal strength for each transmission used to derive a time measurement.
41. The remote terminal of claim 39, further comprising:
a modulator operatively coupled to the controller and configured to receive and process the set of time measurements; and a transmitter unit operatively coupled to the modulator and configured to transmit the set of time measurements.
42. A processing unit in a wireless communication network, comprising:
a transceiver configured to exchange data with a network entity;
a receive data processor coupled to the transceiver and configured to receive from a remote terminal a set of time measurements for a set of transmitting sources, wherein each time measurement is derived based on a transmission received at the remote terminal from a transmitting source that is either an origination source or a repeater associated with the origination source;
and a controller coupled to the receive data processor and configured to determine whether the remote terminal is under a coverage of a repeater within the network and to derive an initial position estimate for the remote terminal based on the received time measurements.
43. The processing unit of claim 42, wherein the controller is further configured to generate one or more search windows for the remote terminal based on the initial position estimate for the remote terminal, wherein each search window is used to search for a respective GPS satellite, the processing unit further comprising:
a transmit data processor coupled to the controller and the transceiver and configured to receive and forward the one or more generated search windows to the transceiver for transmission to the remote terminal.
44. The processing unit of claim 42, wherein the controller is further configured to compute a plurality of position estimates based on the received time measurements and a plurality of network hypotheses, wherein each network hypothesis corresponds to a respective combination of origination sources and repeaters hypothesized to be the transmitting sources for the plurality of time measurements used to compute the position estimate for remote terminal, and select one of the plurality of computed position estimates as the initial position estimate for the remote terminal.
45. The processing unit of claim 42, further comprising:
a data storage unit configured to store a list of probable origination sources for each repeater within the network, and wherein the controller is further configured to determine whether the remote terminal is under the coverage of a particular repeater in the network by comparing a list of originating sources for the received time measurements against the list of probable origination sources for each repeater within the network.
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