WO2008100994A1 - Method and apparatus for providing location services for a distributed network - Google Patents

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WO2008100994A1
WO2008100994A1 PCT/US2008/053814 US2008053814W WO2008100994A1 WO 2008100994 A1 WO2008100994 A1 WO 2008100994A1 US 2008053814 W US2008053814 W US 2008053814W WO 2008100994 A1 WO2008100994 A1 WO 2008100994A1
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  • This patent generally relates to field of telecommunications and specifically to the field of wireless radio frequency communication systems
  • the federal communications commission has specific requirements for wireless 911 calls These requirements are divided into two parts - Phase I and Phase II Phase I requires carriers, upon valid request by a local public safety answering point (PSAP), to report the telephone number of a wireless 911 caller and the location of the cell sector that received the call
  • PSAP public safety answering point
  • Phase II requires wireless carriers to provide far more precise location information
  • the FCC requirement is that 67% of the calls are accurate to within 50 meters, and 95 percent of the calls are accurate to within 150 meters
  • the requirement is that 67% of the calls are accurate to within 100 meters, and 95 percent of the calls are accurate to within 300 meters
  • Fig. 1 illustrates an example block diagram of a network that may be used to implement an embodiment of the distributed antenna system (DAS) with enhanced 911 (E911) capabilities, in a manner as described herein;
  • DAS distributed antenna system
  • E911 enhanced 911
  • FIG. 2 illustrates an example block diagram of a distributed antenna system
  • Fig 3 illustrates an example block diagram of a time difference of arrival (TDOA) system for determining location of a wireless device generating a 911 call;
  • TDOA time difference of arrival
  • Fig. 4 illustrates an alternate view of the DAS network of Fig. 2 using an alternate method to calculate round trip delay (RTD);
  • Fig. 5 illustrates a block diagram of a network of base stations and DAS nodes using the method described herein to calculate RTD;
  • Fig. 6 illustrates a block diagram of the method used for providing location of a mobile device as illustrated herein.
  • a method and system for providing enhanced 911 (E911) location services for a distributed antenna system uses a lookup table including round trip delay (RTD) ranges for a number of nodes of the distributed antenna system to determine a serving node for an E911 call.
  • the method and system disclosed herein may calculate such lookup table based on the values of the fiber delays and air delays for each node on the distributed antenna system.
  • the system may use triangulation method to determine the exact location of the wireless unit generating the E911 call.
  • Fig. 1 illustrates a block diagram of a network 10 that may be used to implement the system and method described herein. Each node of the network 10 may reside in a device that may have one of many different computer architectures. For descriptive purposes, Fig. 1 shows a schematic diagram of an exemplary architecture of a computing device 20 usable at any of the various devices connected to the network 10.
  • the computing device 20 typically includes at least one processing unit 22 and memory 24
  • the memory 24 may be volatile (such as RAM), non- volatile (such as ROM and flash memory), or some combination of the two
  • This most basic configuration is illustrated in Fig 1 by the dashed line 26
  • the computing device 20 may also contain storage media devices 28 and 30 that may have additional features and functionality
  • the storage media devices 28 and 30 may include additional storage (removable and non-removable) including, but not limited to, PCMCIA cards, magnetic and optical disks, and magnetic tapes Such additional storage is illustrated in Fig 1 by the removable storage 28 and the nonremovable storage 30
  • Computer-storage media may include volatile and non-volatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data Memory 24, removable storage 28, and non-removable storage 30 are all examples of computer-storage media.
  • Computer-storage media include, but are not limited to, RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory, other memory technology, CD- ROM, digital versatile disks, other optical storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tapes, magnetic disk storage, other magnetic storage devices, and any other media that can be used to store the desired information and that can be accessed by the computing device
  • such computer- storage media may be used to store a lookup table for 911 system as described below.
  • the computing device 20 may also contain communication channels 32 that allow it to communicate with other devices.
  • Communication channels 32 are examples of communications media.
  • Communications media typically embody computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave or other transport mechanism and include any information-delivery media.
  • the term computer-readable media as used herein includes both storage media and communications media.
  • the computing device 20 may also have input components 34 such as a keyboard, mouse, pen, a voice-input component, and a touch-input device.
  • Output components 36 include screen displays, speakers, printers, and rendering modules (often called “adapters") for driving them
  • the computing device 20 has a power supply 38
  • Various components of the computing device may communicate with each other via an internal communications bus 40 All these components are well known in the art and need not be discussed at length here
  • the network 10 may be a conventional network, which can be divided into a radio access network (RAN) 12 and a core network (CN) 14
  • the RAN 12 may comprise the equipment used to support wireless interfaces 16a-b between wireless units 18a-b and the network 10
  • the RAN 12 may include Nodes or base stations 50a-c connected over links 51a-c to radio network or base station controllers 52a-b
  • the core network 14 may include network elements that support circuit-based communications as well as packet-based communications
  • the base station 50b may receive (in the uplink) and transmits (in the downlink), the coded information (circuit voice or circuit switched data) over the wireless interface or link 16b
  • the RNC 52b is responsible for frame selection, encryption and handling of access network mobility
  • the RNC 52b may also forward the circuit voice and circuit switched data over a network, such as an ATM/IP network to a 3 G mobile switching center (MSC) 60
  • the 3 G-MSC 60 is responsible for call processing and macro- mobility on the MSC level
  • the 3 G-MSC 60 establishes the connectivity between the wireless unit 18b and the PSTN 24
  • the FCC has specific requirements for locating wireless 911 calls
  • the methods used to determine the location of a wireless caller might vary based on network architecture and preferences
  • the position determining entity (PDE) might be using information derived either from the network, from the user terminals or from both Solutions that depend on enhanced user terminals/handsets, are often referred to as handset-based solutions Solutions that are not relaying on enhanced user terminals/handsets are often referred to as network based solutions
  • PDE position determining entity
  • Uplink time differential of arrival is an example of a commonly used network based solution
  • the Uplink Time Difference of Arrival (U-TDOA) method calculates the location of a handset by using the difference in time of arrival of signals at different receivers
  • the handset or device could be a standard mobile phone or other wireless device, such as a PDA, wireless modem, or personal location device
  • a U-TDOA system does not require any changes in the handset but instead involves specialized receivers that are added to each base station in the wireless network These receivers contain very accurate, GPS-based clocks to make it possible to resolve time differences very precisely
  • the method uses existing cell towers, radio antennas, and infrastructure
  • the U-TDOA method calculates the location of a transmitting phone by using the difference in time of arrival of signals at different receivers known as Location Measurement Units (LMUs)
  • LMUs Location Measurement Units
  • the mobile phone transmits a signal that is received by different receivers at times that are proportional to the length of the transmission path between the mobile phone and each receiver
  • the wireless devices need to have incorporated an A-GPS (Assisted Global Positioning System) receiver capable of receiving and processing signals transmitted by orbiting GPS satellites.
  • A-GPS Assisted Global Positioning System
  • the calculations involved in this technology require a highly accurate knowledge of the position in space of particular satellites at the moment the GPS phone receives the signals.
  • By combining the time the signal reaches the receiver with knowledge of the transmitter's position in space it is possible to estimate the distance from the satellite to the handset. By making four or more such measurements, it is possible to "triangulate” and find the precise location of the handset. Since the database containing satellite positions and timing is very large, it would be infeasible to contain that information within the phone.
  • A-GPS uses a separate server (with its own GPS receiver) at a precisely known location. This server communicates the information to the MS to help it in its calculations of estimated distances from satellites; hence the term "assisted" GPS. This explanation of A-GPS is necessarily simplified and excludes multiple sources of error or reduced confidence.
  • the location server utilizes Advanced Forward Link Trilateration (AFLT), as a fallback solution.
  • AFLT Advanced Forward Link Trilateration
  • the phone takes measurements of signals from nearby cellular base stations and reports the time/distance readings back to the network, which are then used to triangulate an approximate location of the handset. In general, at least three surrounding base stations are required to get an optimal position fix
  • the mobile will make a 911 call and the network server will utilize the sector's latitude and longitude information, which is already loaded in its data base, to calculate the location using the APLT/ AGP S algorithm
  • Fig 2 illustrates an example block diagram of a distributed antenna system
  • the DAS network of Fig 2 includes a base station hotel 100 that communicates with a plurality of remote nodes 102, 104, 106, etc
  • the base station 100 may communicate with such remote nodes using fiber optic communication cables 108
  • the remote nodes may be located on utility poles located on a neighborhood, etc
  • the increased propagation delay introduces challenges associated with using the TDOA system as described in Fig 3 or the AFLT system with a distributed antenna system (DAS) TDOA and AFLT assume that the radio signal is propagating the shortest distance between the base station and the user/handset, and at the speed of light The measured delay between the base station and user/handset is then used to calculate the distance These measurements are utilized in the triangulation algorithm as described above [0031] When using a DAS network, the ability to provide accurate location information is impacted due to the fact that it is not a direct correlation between the air distance and the delay from the base station to a given node.
  • DAS distributed antenna system
  • a method and system described herein uses round trip delay (RTD) associated with each of the various nodes in a DAS network
  • RTD round trip delay
  • the fiber delays and air delays associated with each node are calculated and stored in a lookup table.
  • the fiber delays associated with node nl is the time it takes for a signal to travel from the base station hotel to the node nl, specified herein as fl. Because the speed of an optical signal traveling in the fiber is known, generally to be 8 microseconds per mile, if the length of the fiber from the base station hotel to the node 1 is known such fiber delay can be calculated by multiplying such fiber travel speed with the length of the fiber to node nl Similarly the fiber delays to each of the other nodes in the DAS network may also be calculated.
  • the minimum air delay for any DAS node can be approximately designated to be zero microseconds, assuming that the mobile device is located in immediate vicinity of the node
  • the maximum air delay associated with any such DAS node may be assumed to be equal to the time necessary for a signal to travel from such DAS node to the outer periphery of its coverage area For example, if the maximum coverage distance of a DAS node is dl and the speed of signal communicating in the air is 5 microseconds per mile, the maximum air delay rl associated with DAS node 1 may be calculated as the maximum coverage distance of a DAS node is dl multiplied by the speed of air travel
  • the minimum and the maximum RTDs associated with node 1 may be calculated to be 2fl and 2fl + 2rl, respectively.
  • the table 1 below provides such minimum and maximum RTDs for the nodes 1-3 illustrated in Fig 4, assuming that the delay rate of the RF signal traveling in the fiber is 5 microseconds per kilometer (8 microseconds per mile) and the delay rate of the RF signal traveling in the air is approximately 3 microsecond per kilometer (5 microseconds per mile)
  • a look-up table may be created for each of the nodes on the DAS network. Such a table may be saved at a 911 server to be used by the PDE and associated databases in the calculation of mobile devices' location.
  • the 911 server may do an additional lookup based on the time/distance measurements from the mobile.
  • the server can determine (with some additional data loaded into the database and based on the DAS configuration) which node is the serving node for the mobile device and utilize the node's latitude/longitude for further location calculations. For example, if the value were 17 ⁇ s, the latitude and longitude from node 3 would be utilized for any further location calculations.
  • the 911 server determines the node serving the mobile device related to the 911 call
  • the 911 server can triangulate between nodes of the DAS network or between the nodes and other sectors to determine the approximate location of the mobile device.
  • Such a method of using a lookup table to determine the location of mobile device does not require any additional hardware or expensive additional software to implement.
  • Fig 5 it illustrates a triangulation using a combination of base transmission stations (BTSs) and DAS nodes
  • BTSs base transmission stations
  • DAS nodes DAS nodes
  • the triangulation is illustrated for a user 110 traveling with a mobile device and using the triangulation at various locations 1-d
  • the user is at location 110a, he is in the vicinity of three BTSs 152-156 In this location, the distance between the user's mobile device and the three BTSs 152-156 is t la , t 2a and t 3a respectively
  • conventional triangulation method is used to determine the location of the user
  • the distance between the user and BTS/DAS 156-160 may be tit,, hb and t 3 b, respectively
  • the distance between the user and the DAS node 160 is determined using the RTD calculation method described herein
  • the distances between the user's mobile device and the DAS nodes 162, 164, namely t 2c and t 3c may be determined using the RTD calculation method described herein
  • the user is at location HOd, he is in the vicinity of only DASs, namely DASs 164, 166 and 168 In this situation the location of the user's mobile device will be determined using the distances tid, t 2 d and t 3 d, all
  • a block 202 determines the lookup table Such a block 202 may be implemented at the base station hotel 100 or at the central hub 116, or at any other location communicatively connected to the DAS network.
  • a block 204 calculates RTD times for a mobile device that has generated a 911 call For example, the block 204 may determine the RTD time by transmitting a signal to the mobile device from the base station hotel 100, receiving a response to the mobile device and then calculating the RTD
  • a block 206 compares the observed RTD to the lookup table to see which serving node is associated with the mobile device
  • a block 208 determines the location of the mobile device using triangulation method
  • the solution described here may also be implemented at a different point on the DAS network
  • the lookup tables may be located at the LMUs
  • the steps to use the lookup table and/or the lookup table may be implemented using combination of hardware and firmware, which allows a user to speed up the lookup process

Abstract

A method and system for providing E911 services for a distributed antenna system uses a lookup table including round trip delay (RTD) ranges for a number of nodes of the distributed antenna system to determine a serving node for an E911 call. The method and system disclosed herein, may calculate such lookup table based on the values of the fiber delays and air delays for each node on the distributed antenna system. After determining the serving node for an E911 call, the system may use triangulation method to determine the exact location of the wireless unit generating the E911 call.

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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING LOCATION SERVICES FOR A
DISTRIBUTED NETWORK
FIELD
[001] This patent generally relates to field of telecommunications and specifically to the field of wireless radio frequency communication systems
BACKGROUND
[002] In the reception and handling of 911 emergency telephone calls, it is important to be able to automatically pinpoint the location of a caller, e g an anxious or hysterical caller unable to tell his or her location, or a caller that does not know his/her location and has no visible landmarks that could be used to fully identify such In calls over ordinary telephone sets directly linked by wire to the Public Switched Telephone Network (hereafter, PSTN), it is possible to trace the number of the telephone from which the call is placed and use that information to locate the caller, since the calling device or unit is associated with a known "building" address from which the caller's location is easily implied or determinable
[003] However, such fixed or predefined location is not available when the respective calling unit is mobile, e g a cellular telephone, "2-way" pager" or other wireless device Mobile units of this kind generally link to the PSTN through a network of geographically dispersed antennas, base stations and switching offices Although such units have an identity which is signaled during a call, that identity neither implies their physical location nor forms a basis for calculating it Furthermore, even if the locations of the antennas and distances between them are known, that information per se does not form a basis for determining the location of a unit with which they are currently communicating Such fixed or predefined location might not be available if the call/request is made through a network where such "building" address is not documented (i e IP based networks)
[004] The federal communications commission (FCC) has specific requirements for wireless 911 calls These requirements are divided into two parts - Phase I and Phase II Phase I requires carriers, upon valid request by a local public safety answering point (PSAP), to report the telephone number of a wireless 911 caller and the location of the cell sector that received the call
[005] Phase II requires wireless carriers to provide far more precise location information For carriers that have implemented a handset solution, the FCC requirement is that 67% of the calls are accurate to within 50 meters, and 95 percent of the calls are accurate to within 150 meters For a network-based solution, the requirement is that 67% of the calls are accurate to within 100 meters, and 95 percent of the calls are accurate to within 300 meters In response to such regulatory requirements, there is a need to provide a method and system for providing 911 services in a wireless communication system
[006] Future networks and technologies are anticipated to support location based services beyond E911 calls Such applications might include location-based advertising, location of relatives, integrated mapping services etc Therefore, there is a need for networks that can support accurate location of the user BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[007] While the appended claims set forth the features of the present patent with particularity, the patent, together with its objects and advantages, may be best understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, of which [008] Fig. 1 illustrates an example block diagram of a network that may be used to implement an embodiment of the distributed antenna system (DAS) with enhanced 911 (E911) capabilities, in a manner as described herein;
[009] Fig. 2 illustrates an example block diagram of a distributed antenna system;
[0010] Fig 3 illustrates an example block diagram of a time difference of arrival (TDOA) system for determining location of a wireless device generating a 911 call;
[0011] Fig. 4 illustrates an alternate view of the DAS network of Fig. 2 using an alternate method to calculate round trip delay (RTD);
[0012] Fig. 5 illustrates a block diagram of a network of base stations and DAS nodes using the method described herein to calculate RTD; and
[0013] Fig. 6 illustrates a block diagram of the method used for providing location of a mobile device as illustrated herein.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0014] A method and system for providing enhanced 911 (E911) location services for a distributed antenna system uses a lookup table including round trip delay (RTD) ranges for a number of nodes of the distributed antenna system to determine a serving node for an E911 call. The method and system disclosed herein, may calculate such lookup table based on the values of the fiber delays and air delays for each node on the distributed antenna system. After determining the serving node for an E911 call, the system may use triangulation method to determine the exact location of the wireless unit generating the E911 call.
[0015] In the description that follows, various components/implementations of wireless communication systems are described with reference to acts and symbolic representations of operations that are performed by one or more computing devices, unless indicated otherwise. As such, it will be understood that such acts and operations, which are at times referred to as being computer-executed, include the manipulation by the processing unit of the computing device of electrical signals representing data in a structured form. This manipulation transforms the data or maintains them at locations in the memory system of the computing device, which reconfigures or otherwise alters the operation of the computing device in a manner well understood by those skilled in the art. The data structures where data are maintained are physical locations of the memory that have particular properties defined by the format of the data. However, while the patent is being described in the foregoing context, it is not meant to be limiting as those of skill in the art will appreciate that several of the acts and operations described hereinafter may also be implemented in hardware.
[0016] Turning to the drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like elements, the patent is illustrated as being implemented in a suitable networking environment. The following description is based on illustrated embodiments of the patent and should not be taken as limiting the patent with regard to alternative embodiments that are not explicitly described herein.
Network and Computer
[0017] Fig. 1 illustrates a block diagram of a network 10 that may be used to implement the system and method described herein. Each node of the network 10 may reside in a device that may have one of many different computer architectures. For descriptive purposes, Fig. 1 shows a schematic diagram of an exemplary architecture of a computing device 20 usable at any of the various devices connected to the network 10. The architecture portrayed is only one example of a suitable environment and is not intended to suggest any limitation as to the scope of use or functionality of various embodiments described herein Neither should the computing devices be interpreted as having any dependency or requirement relating to any one or combination of components illustrated in Fig 1 Each of the various embodiments described herein is operational with numerous other general-purpose or special-purpose computing or communications environments or configurations Examples of well known computing systems, environments, and configurations suitable for use with the invention include, but are not limited to, mobile telephones, pocket computers, personal computers, servers, multiprocessor systems, microprocessor-based systems, minicomputers, mainframe computers, and distributed computing environments that include any of the above systems or devices
[0018] In its most basic configuration, the computing device 20 typically includes at least one processing unit 22 and memory 24 The memory 24 may be volatile (such as RAM), non- volatile (such as ROM and flash memory), or some combination of the two This most basic configuration is illustrated in Fig 1 by the dashed line 26 The computing device 20 may also contain storage media devices 28 and 30 that may have additional features and functionality For example, the storage media devices 28 and 30 may include additional storage (removable and non-removable) including, but not limited to, PCMCIA cards, magnetic and optical disks, and magnetic tapes Such additional storage is illustrated in Fig 1 by the removable storage 28 and the nonremovable storage 30
[0019] Computer-storage media may include volatile and non-volatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data Memory 24, removable storage 28, and non-removable storage 30 are all examples of computer-storage media. Computer-storage media include, but are not limited to, RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory, other memory technology, CD- ROM, digital versatile disks, other optical storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tapes, magnetic disk storage, other magnetic storage devices, and any other media that can be used to store the desired information and that can be accessed by the computing device For example, such computer- storage media may be used to store a lookup table for 911 system as described below.
[0020] The computing device 20 may also contain communication channels 32 that allow it to communicate with other devices. Communication channels 32 are examples of communications media. Communications media typically embody computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave or other transport mechanism and include any information-delivery media. The term computer-readable media as used herein includes both storage media and communications media. The computing device 20 may also have input components 34 such as a keyboard, mouse, pen, a voice-input component, and a touch-input device. Output components 36 include screen displays, speakers, printers, and rendering modules (often called "adapters") for driving them The computing device 20 has a power supply 38 Various components of the computing device may communicate with each other via an internal communications bus 40 All these components are well known in the art and need not be discussed at length here
[0021] The network 10 may be a conventional network, which can be divided into a radio access network (RAN) 12 and a core network (CN) 14 The RAN 12 may comprise the equipment used to support wireless interfaces 16a-b between wireless units 18a-b and the network 10 The RAN 12 may include Nodes or base stations 50a-c connected over links 51a-c to radio network or base station controllers 52a-b
[0022] The core network 14 may include network elements that support circuit-based communications as well as packet-based communications In establishing a circuit channel to handle circuit-based communications between the wireless unit 18b and a public switched telephone network (PSTN) 24 or another wireless unit, the base station 50b may receive (in the uplink) and transmits (in the downlink), the coded information (circuit voice or circuit switched data) over the wireless interface or link 16b The RNC 52b is responsible for frame selection, encryption and handling of access network mobility The RNC 52b may also forward the circuit voice and circuit switched data over a network, such as an ATM/IP network to a 3 G mobile switching center (MSC) 60 The 3 G-MSC 60 is responsible for call processing and macro- mobility on the MSC level The 3 G-MSC 60 establishes the connectivity between the wireless unit 18b and the PSTN 24
E911 Location System
[0023] As discussed above, the FCC has specific requirements for locating wireless 911 calls
[0024] The methods used to determine the location of a wireless caller might vary based on network architecture and preferences The position determining entity (PDE) might be using information derived either from the network, from the user terminals or from both Solutions that depend on enhanced user terminals/handsets, are often referred to as handset-based solutions Solutions that are not relaying on enhanced user terminals/handsets are often referred to as network based solutions There also exists hybrids solutions between handset and network-based solutions
[0025] Uplink time differential of arrival (U-TDOA) is an example of a commonly used network based solution The Uplink Time Difference of Arrival (U-TDOA) method calculates the location of a handset by using the difference in time of arrival of signals at different receivers The handset or device could be a standard mobile phone or other wireless device, such as a PDA, wireless modem, or personal location device A U-TDOA system does not require any changes in the handset but instead involves specialized receivers that are added to each base station in the wireless network These receivers contain very accurate, GPS-based clocks to make it possible to resolve time differences very precisely The method uses existing cell towers, radio antennas, and infrastructure The U-TDOA method calculates the location of a transmitting phone by using the difference in time of arrival of signals at different receivers known as Location Measurement Units (LMUs) The mobile phone transmits a signal that is received by different receivers at times that are proportional to the length of the transmission path between the mobile phone and each receiver The U-TDOA method does not require knowing when the mobile phone transmits, rather, it uses the time difference between pairs of LMUs as the baseline measurement, generating hyperbolic plots that represent all possible distances of the handset from each receiver The intersection of three or more such hyperbolas locates the position of the transmitting phone or device The U-TDOA system uses timing data from as many receiving antennas, enabling a high accuracy for network-based system
[0026] In a wireless network using handset-based solution the wireless devices need to have incorporated an A-GPS (Assisted Global Positioning System) receiver capable of receiving and processing signals transmitted by orbiting GPS satellites. The calculations involved in this technology require a highly accurate knowledge of the position in space of particular satellites at the moment the GPS phone receives the signals. By combining the time the signal reaches the receiver with knowledge of the transmitter's position in space, it is possible to estimate the distance from the satellite to the handset. By making four or more such measurements, it is possible to "triangulate" and find the precise location of the handset. Since the database containing satellite positions and timing is very large, it would be infeasible to contain that information within the phone. Therefore, A-GPS uses a separate server (with its own GPS receiver) at a precisely known location. This server communicates the information to the MS to help it in its calculations of estimated distances from satellites; hence the term "assisted" GPS. This explanation of A-GPS is necessarily simplified and excludes multiple sources of error or reduced confidence.
[0027] For example, in rural areas with unblocked visibility of the sky, location errors can be reduced to a few meters, provided sufficient time is available in which to process satellite signals. The more satellites, and the more time used, the greater the accuracy and vice versa. In dense urban conditions, where the line of sight to satellites may be obstructed by tall buildings or where the caller is inside a building, accuracy drops off rapidly and required integration time increase.
[0028] If no satellites are visible, the location server utilizes Advanced Forward Link Trilateration (AFLT), as a fallback solution. To determine location, the phone takes measurements of signals from nearby cellular base stations and reports the time/distance readings back to the network, which are then used to triangulate an approximate location of the handset. In general, at least three surrounding base stations are required to get an optimal position fix In a typical scenario, the mobile will make a 911 call and the network server will utilize the sector's latitude and longitude information, which is already loaded in its data base, to calculate the location using the APLT/ AGP S algorithm
[0029] However, when implementing an outdoor DAS or other distributed network, the ability to provide accurate location information is impacted by the fact that the base station can be miles away from simulcasting antenna nodes from which a mobile is communicating a 911 call or making a location request In such a case, the signal may be propagating through fiber or another medium with a higher propagation delay The network connecting the nodes to the centralized base station might also take a route that further increase the delay between the nodes and the centralized base station To illustrate this, Fig 2 illustrates an example block diagram of a distributed antenna system The DAS network of Fig 2 includes a base station hotel 100 that communicates with a plurality of remote nodes 102, 104, 106, etc The base station 100 may communicate with such remote nodes using fiber optic communication cables 108 In an implementation, the remote nodes may be located on utility poles located on a neighborhood, etc
[0030] The increased propagation delay introduces challenges associated with using the TDOA system as described in Fig 3 or the AFLT system with a distributed antenna system (DAS) TDOA and AFLT assume that the radio signal is propagating the shortest distance between the base station and the user/handset, and at the speed of light The measured delay between the base station and user/handset is then used to calculate the distance These measurements are utilized in the triangulation algorithm as described above [0031] When using a DAS network, the ability to provide accurate location information is impacted due to the fact that it is not a direct correlation between the air distance and the delay from the base station to a given node. The fact that multiple nodes can be simulcasted off the same base station sector makes the situation even more complex Therefore, when a 911 call is placed from within the DAS coverage area, an error is introduced when calculating the location of a mobile device as the latitude/longitude information in a location server database is that of the sector, and not of the serving node.
[0032] To overcome the shortcomings of the AFLT and TDOA systems discussed above when used with a DAS network, a method and system described herein uses round trip delay (RTD) associated with each of the various nodes in a DAS network Such a method and system is described below with respect to Fig. 4. In Fig. 4 each of the nodes 102-106 are respectively located at fiber distances of fl-f3 from the base station hotel 100. It is supposed that the range of the node 102 is up to a distance of rl.
[0033] To determine the round trip delay (RTD) associated with each node, the fiber delays and air delays associated with each node are calculated and stored in a lookup table. For example, the fiber delays associated with node nl is the time it takes for a signal to travel from the base station hotel to the node nl, specified herein as fl. Because the speed of an optical signal traveling in the fiber is known, generally to be 8 microseconds per mile, if the length of the fiber from the base station hotel to the node 1 is known such fiber delay can be calculated by multiplying such fiber travel speed with the length of the fiber to node nl Similarly the fiber delays to each of the other nodes in the DAS network may also be calculated. [0034] The minimum air delay for any DAS node can be approximately designated to be zero microseconds, assuming that the mobile device is located in immediate vicinity of the node The maximum air delay associated with any such DAS node may be assumed to be equal to the time necessary for a signal to travel from such DAS node to the outer periphery of its coverage area For example, if the maximum coverage distance of a DAS node is dl and the speed of signal communicating in the air is 5 microseconds per mile, the maximum air delay rl associated with DAS node 1 may be calculated as the maximum coverage distance of a DAS node is dl multiplied by the speed of air travel
[0035] Subsequently, the minimum and the maximum RTDs associated with node 1 may be calculated to be 2fl and 2fl + 2rl, respectively The table 1 below provides such minimum and maximum RTDs for the nodes 1-3 illustrated in Fig 4, assuming that the delay rate of the RF signal traveling in the fiber is 5 microseconds per kilometer (8 microseconds per mile) and the delay rate of the RF signal traveling in the air is approximately 3 microsecond per kilometer (5 microseconds per mile)
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[0036] As shown above a look-up table may be created for each of the nodes on the DAS network. Such a table may be saved at a 911 server to be used by the PDE and associated databases in the calculation of mobile devices' location. Once a 911 server receives a service cell sector of the mobile device that is generating a 911 call, the 911 server may do an additional lookup based on the time/distance measurements from the mobile. Depending on this value, the server can determine (with some additional data loaded into the database and based on the DAS configuration) which node is the serving node for the mobile device and utilize the node's latitude/longitude for further location calculations. For example, if the value were 17 μs, the latitude and longitude from node 3 would be utilized for any further location calculations.
[0037] Once the 911 server determines the node serving the mobile device related to the 911 call, the 911 server can triangulate between nodes of the DAS network or between the nodes and other sectors to determine the approximate location of the mobile device. Such a method of using a lookup table to determine the location of mobile device does not require any additional hardware or expensive additional software to implement. [0038] Now referring specifically to Fig 5, it illustrates a triangulation using a combination of base transmission stations (BTSs) and DAS nodes The triangulation is illustrated for a user 110 traveling with a mobile device and using the triangulation at various locations 1-d For example, when the user is at location 110a, he is in the vicinity of three BTSs 152-156 In this location, the distance between the user's mobile device and the three BTSs 152-156 is tla, t2a and t3a respectively In that case, conventional triangulation method is used to determine the location of the user
[0039] When the user is at location 110b, he may be in the vicinity of BTSs 156 and 158 and a DAS node 160 In this situation, the distance between the user and BTS/DAS 156-160 may be tit,, hb and t3b, respectively The distance between the user and the DAS node 160 is determined using the RTD calculation method described herein Subsequently, when the user is at location 110c, he may be in vicinity of BTS 158 and DAS nodes 162, 164 In this situation the distances between the user's mobile device and the DAS nodes 162, 164, namely t2c and t3c, may be determined using the RTD calculation method described herein Finally, when the user is at location HOd, he is in the vicinity of only DASs, namely DASs 164, 166 and 168 In this situation the location of the user's mobile device will be determined using the distances tid, t2d and t3d, all of which are determined using the RTD calculation method described herein
[0040] Now referring to Fig 6 a flowchart 200 of a method of using a lookup table to determine a DAS node serving a mobile device A block 202 determines the lookup table Such a block 202 may be implemented at the base station hotel 100 or at the central hub 116, or at any other location communicatively connected to the DAS network Subsequently, a block 204 calculates RTD times for a mobile device that has generated a 911 call For example, the block 204 may determine the RTD time by transmitting a signal to the mobile device from the base station hotel 100, receiving a response to the mobile device and then calculating the RTD Subsequently, a block 206 compares the observed RTD to the lookup table to see which serving node is associated with the mobile device Finally, as discussed above a block 208 determines the location of the mobile device using triangulation method
[0041] It would be obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art that in an alternate embodiment, the solution described here may also be implemented at a different point on the DAS network For example, in an alternate embodiment, the lookup tables may be located at the LMUs Yet alternatively, the steps to use the lookup table and/or the lookup table may be implemented using combination of hardware and firmware, which allows a user to speed up the lookup process
[0042] In view of the many possible embodiments to which the principles of this patent may be applied, it should be recognized that the embodiments described herein with respect to the drawing figures are meant to be illustrative only and should not be taken as limiting the scope of patent For example, for performance reasons one or more components of the method of the present patent may be implemented in hardware, rather than in software Therefore, the patent as described herein contemplates all such embodiments as may come within the scope of the following claims and equivalents thereof

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1 A system used to determine the one of a plurality of nodes of a distributed antenna system communicating with a mobile device, the system comprising a processor communicatively connected to the distributed antenna system, a memory communicatively attached to communicate with the processor and adapted to store a computer program comprising a lookup table creation routine to store minimum delay time and maximum delay time associated with each of a plurality of nodes in a look-up table, a calculation routine to calculate round trip delay time of the mobile device, and a lookup routine to compare the round trip delay time to the lookup table to select one of the plurality of nodes
2 A system used to determine two of a plurality of nodes of a distributed antenna system communicating with a mobile device, the system comprising a processor communicatively connected to the distributed antenna system, a memory communicatively attached to communicate with the processor and adapted to store a computer program comprising a lookup table creation routine to store minimum delay time and maximum delay time associated with each of a plurality of nodes in a look-up table, a calculation routine to calculate round trip delay time of the mobile device, and a lookup routine to compare the round trip delay time to the lookup table to select two of the plurality of nodes
3 A system used to determine a minimum of three of a plurality of nodes of a distributed antenna system communicating with a mobile device, the system comprising a processor communicatively connected to the distributed antenna system, a memory communicatively attached to communicate with the processor and adapted to store a computer program comprising a lookup table creation routine to store minimum delay time and maximum delay time associated with each of a plurality of nodes in a look-up table, a calculation routine to calculate round trip delay time of the mobile device, and a lookup routine to compare the round trip delay time to the lookup table to select a minimum of three out of the plurality of nodes
4 The system of claim 1, wherein the computer program further comprises a routine adapted to determine approximate location of the mobile device using a known location of one of the plurality of nodes and a reported delay between the one of the plurality of nodes and the mobile device
5 The system of claim 1, wherein the computer program further comprises a triangulation routine adapted to determine location of the mobile device using the round trip delay time of one node of the distributed antenna system and round trip delays from at least two base transmission stations
6. The system of claim 2, wherein the computer program further comprises a triangulation routine adapted to determine location of the mobile device using the round trip delay times of two nodes of the distributed antenna system and round trip delays from at least one base transmission station.
7. The system of claim 3, wherein the computer program further comprises a triangulation routine adapted to determine location of the mobile device using the round trip delay times of at least three nodes of the distributed antenna system.
8. The system of claim 6, wherein the two nodes are connected to same network sector.
9. The system of claim 6, wherein the two nodes are connected to different network sectors.
10. The system of claim 7, where the three nodes are connected to same network sector.
11. The system of claim 7, where the three nodes are connected to different network sectors.
12. The system of claim 5, wherein the triangulation method is advanced forward link trilateration (AFLT).
13 The system of claim 6, wherein the triangulation method is advanced forward link trilateration (AFLT)
14 The system of claim 7, wherein the triangulation method is advanced forward link trilateration (AFLT)
15 The system of claim 5, wherein the triangulation method is time differential of arrival (TDOA)
16 The system of claim 6, wherein the triangulation method is time differential of arrival (TDOA)
17 The system of claim 7, wherein the triangulation method is time differential of arrival (TDOA)
18 The system of claim 1, wherein the lookup table creation module is further adapted to calculate the minimum delay time and the maximum delay time for one of the plurality of nodes by calculating the fiber delay time and the air delay time for the one of the plurality of nodes
19. A method for determining the node of a wireless communication network receiving a 911 call from a mobile device, the method comprising: storing minimum delay time and maximum delay time associated with each of a plurality of nodes in a look-up table; receiving the 911 call at a base transmission station; calculating the actual time delay between placing the 911 call from the mobile device and receiving the 911 call at the base transmission station; and comparing the actual time delay with the minimum delay time and the maximum delay time associated with each of a plurality of nodes in the look-up table to determine the node associated with the 911 call.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein storing the minimum delay time associated with a node further comprises: calculating fiber delay time associated with the node; calculating air delay time associated with the node; calculating the minimum time delay as approximately twice the fiber delay time; and calculating the maximum time delay as approximately twice the sum of fiber delay time and the air delay time.
21. The method of claim 20, further comprising: associating at least three nodes with the 911 call; and determining location of the wireless device using a triangulation method.
22 The method of claim 21, wherein the triangulation method is advanced forward link trilateration (AFLT)
23 The method of claim 21, wherein the triangulation method is time differential of arrival (TDOA)
24 A lookup table stored on a memory communicatively attached to a processor, wherein the lookup table comprises maximum round trip delay time attached to a node on a distributed antenna system, and minimum round trip delay time attached to the node on the distributed antenna system
25 The lookup table of claim 24, wherein the minimum round trip delay and the maximum round trip delay are calculated using the air delay time related to the node and the fiber delay time related to the node
26 The system of claim 1, wherein the distributed antenna system is connected to a cellular network
27 The method of claim 19, wherein the distributed antenna system is connected to a CDMA based cellular network
28 The method of claim 19, wherein the distributed antenna system is connected to a W-CDMA based cellular network.
29 The method of claim 19, wherein the distributed antenna system is connected to a GSM or TDMA based cellular network.
30. The system of claim 1, wherein the distributed antenna system is connected to at least one of an 802 11 wireless data network and an 802.16 wireless data network.
31. The method of claim 19, wherein the distributed antenna system is connected to at least one of an 802.11 wireless data network and an 802.16 wireless data network.
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