Device and method in a cellular mobile telephone system

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G01S 5/06 (2006.01) G01S 5/14 (2006.01) H04Q 7/30 (2006.01) H04Q 7/36 (2006.01) H04Q 7/38 (2006.01)

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CA 2267596

The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus in a cellular mobile telecommunication system, primarily the GSM system, to 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 where 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. No confirmation on received access bursts is sent from the base station to the mobile station and therefor 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.

L'invention concerne un procédé et un appareil à utiliser dans un système téléphonique cellulaire mobile, principalement le système GSM, pour la détermination de la position géographique d'une station mobile. La distance entre la station mobile et une station radio fixe est estimée à partir du temps de propagation. Le temps de propagation est déterminé selon le procédé de l'invention dans lequel la station mobile envoie des salves d'accès à la station fixe qui mesure le temps d'accès des salves d'arrivée de la même manière que pour un transfert ordinaire. Aucune confirmation concernant les salves d'accès n'est envoyée par la station fixe à la station mobile et, de ce fait, l'essai de transfert est terminé. La connexion entre la station mobile et la précédente station fixe est rétablie. Le temps d'accès mesuré est proportionnel au temps de propagation et ainsi également à la distance jusqu'à la station mobile. La position de la station mobile peut être déterminée avec une bonne précision sur la base de valeurs provenant d'au moins trois stations fixes, la précision étant moindre avec deux valeurs. Le temps d'accès mesuré selon des procédés connus, peut être utilisé conjointement avec les mesures effectuées selon le procédé de l'invention pour la détermination de la position de la station mobile.

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