An Algorithm for Determining Mobile Station Location Based on Space Segmentation

An algorithm to determine mobile station location using segmentation of space, taking the set of nearest base stations as the segmentation criterion, is proposed. According to the set of nearest base stations observed by the mobile station, the algorithm selects a precalculated segment where the mob...

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Published in:IEEE communications letters 2008-07, Vol.12 (7), p.499-501
Main Authors: Simic, M., Pejovic, P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Applied sciences
Base stations
Computational efficiency
Computational modeling
Computer simulation
Costs
Delay estimation
Density
Equipments and installations
Exact sciences and technology
FCC
Fingerprint recognition
GSM
Mobile computing
Mobile radiocommunication systems
Position (location)
Radiocommunications
Segmentation
Segments
Space stations
Stations
Systems, networks and services of telecommunications
Telecommunications
Telecommunications and information theory
Teletraffic
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Summary:An algorithm to determine mobile station location using segmentation of space, taking the set of nearest base stations as the segmentation criterion, is proposed. According to the set of nearest base stations observed by the mobile station, the algorithm selects a precalculated segment where the mobile station is located. By assuming uniform probability density for the mobile station location within the segment, the expectation for the mobile station coordinates is computed. Application of the algorithm is illustrated by simulation of a real GSM network. The algorithm is characterized by low computational cost and traffic burden.
ISSN:1089-7798
1558-2558
DOI:10.1109/LCOMM.2008.080456