公开(公告)号：US20120258729A1

公开(公告)日：2012-10-11

申请号：US13262533

申请日：2011-07-12

申请人： Iana Siomina ,  Ari Kangas ,  Torbjörn Wigren

发明人： Iana Siomina ,  Ari Kangas ,  Torbjörn Wigren

IPC分类号： H04W4/02

CPC分类号： H04W64/00 ,  G01S3/28 ,  G01S5/0215 ,  G01S5/04 ,  G01S5/08

摘要： The position of a mobile device served in a cell of a serving node of a wireless communication network is estimated by estimating an angle-of-arrival (AoA) between the mobile device and the serving node based on a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) determined for the serving node in a downlink direction or for the mobile device in an uplink direction. Also estimated is the AoA between the mobile device and a non-serving neighbor node of the wireless communication network based on a PMI determined for the neighbor node in the downlink direction or for the mobile device in the uplink direction. The downlink and/or uplink AoA estimation can be further enhanced by employing interference cancellation in the mobile device and in the radio node, respectively. The position of the mobile device is estimated based on the estimated AoAs.

摘要翻译： 通过基于确定的预编码矩阵指示符（PMI）估计移动设备和服务节点之间的到达角（AoA）来估计在无线通信网络的服务节点的小区中服务的移动设备的位置 对于下行链路方向上的服务节点或者在上行链路方向上对于移动设备。 还估计基于为下行链路方向上的相邻节点确定的PMI或在上行链路方向上为移动设备确定的PMI的移动设备和无线通信网络的非服务邻居节点之间的AoA。 通过在移动设备和无线电节点中分别采用干扰消除，可以进一步增强下行链路和/或上行链路AoA估计。 基于估计的AoAs来估计移动设备的位置。

公开(公告)号：US08134990B2

公开(公告)日：2012-03-13

申请号：US12961037

申请日：2010-12-06

申请人： Ari Kangas ,  Iana Siomina

发明人： Ari Kangas ,  Iana Siomina

IPC分类号： H04B7/216

CPC分类号： G01S5/0215 ,  G01S5/02 ,  G01S5/0221 ,  H04L27/2647

摘要： A wireless device (24) receives a reference signal over a radio channel (21). The reference signal may be Positioning Reference Signals (PRS) and/or Common Referencing Signals (CRS), and may be transmitted from a transmitter (22). The wireless device (24) comprises a correlator (100); a reference signal detector (102); a threshold selector (106); and a reference signal analyzer (108). The correlator (100) use a signal received from the radio channel (21) and a replica of the reference signal to provide a correlator output value. The reference signal detector (102) compares the correlator output value with a threshold value to detect presence of a reference signal, and to estimate an arrival time of the reference signal. The threshold selector (106) adapts the threshold value to at least an estimate of a relative amount of noise and interference power in the received signal.

摘要翻译： 无线设备（24）通过无线电信道（21）接收参考信号。 参考信号可以是定位参考信号（PRS）和/或公共参考信号（CRS），并且可以从发射机（22）发射。 无线设备（24）包括相关器（100）; 参考信号检测器（102）; 阈值选择器（106）; 和参考信号分析器（108）。 相关器（100）使用从无线电信道（21）接收的信号和参考信号的副本来提供相关器输出值。 参考信号检测器（102）将相关器输出值与阈值进行比较，以检测参考信号的存在，并估计参考信号的到达时间。 阈值选择器（106）将阈值适应于接收信号中噪声和干扰功率的相对量的至少估计。

公开(公告)号：US20110105144A1

公开(公告)日：2011-05-05

申请号：US12805809

申请日：2010-08-19

申请人： Iana Siomina ,  Ari Kangas

发明人： Iana Siomina ,  Ari Kangas

IPC分类号： H04W24/00

CPC分类号： H04W64/00 ,  G01S5/0215 ,  G01S5/0236 ,  G01S5/0268 ,  G01S5/10 ,  H04L5/0048 ,  H04W72/1226

摘要： GPS and A-GPS based positioning methods can be used to determine UE locations to enable location based services to be provided. However, if a UE does not have such receivers or the wireless network is not able to provide assistance, these methods will not be applicable. An alternative is to use OTDOA measurements using positioning reference signals transmitted by cells of the network. By optimizing the set of cells transmitting their positioning reference signals on different positioning occasions and properly configuring the muting patterns, interference can be minimized and the UE location can be readily determined.

摘要翻译： 可以使用基于GPS和A-GPS的定位方法来确定UE的位置，以便提供基于位置的服务。 然而，如果UE没有这样的接收机或者无线网络不能提供帮助，则这些方法将不适用。 另一种方法是使用OTDOA测量，使用由网络单元传输的定位参考信号。 通过在不同的定位场合优化传输其定位参考信号的小区集合并且适当地配置静音模式，可以最小化干扰并且可以容易地确定UE的位置。

公开(公告)号：US08731579B2

公开(公告)日：2014-05-20

申请号：US13262533

申请日：2011-07-12

申请人： Iana Siomina ,  Ari Kangas ,  Torbjörn Wigren

发明人： Iana Siomina ,  Ari Kangas ,  Torbjörn Wigren

IPC分类号： H04W24/00

CPC分类号： H04W64/00 ,  G01S3/28 ,  G01S5/0215 ,  G01S5/04 ,  G01S5/08

摘要： The position of a mobile device served in a cell of a serving node of a wireless communication network is estimated by estimating an angle-of-arrival (AoA) between the mobile device and the serving node based on a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) determined for the serving node in a downlink direction or for the mobile device in an uplink direction. Also estimated is the AoA between the mobile device and a non-serving neighbor node of the wireless communication network based on a PMI determined for the neighbor node in the downlink direction or for the mobile device in the uplink direction. The downlink and/or uplink AoA estimation can be further enhanced by employing interference cancellation in the mobile device and in the radio node, respectively. The position of the mobile device is estimated based on the estimated AoAs.

摘要翻译： 通过基于确定的预编码矩阵指示符（PMI）估计移动设备和服务节点之间的到达角（AoA）来估计在无线通信网络的服务节点的小区中服务的移动设备的位置 对于下行链路方向上的服务节点或者在上行链路方向上对于移动设备。 还估计基于为下行链路方向上的相邻节点确定的PMI或在上行链路方向上为移动设备确定的PMI的移动设备和无线通信网络的非服务邻居节点之间的AoA。 通过在移动设备和无线电节点中分别采用干扰消除，可以进一步增强下行链路和/或上行链路AoA估计。 基于估计的AoAs来估计移动设备的位置。

公开(公告)号：US08509207B2

公开(公告)日：2013-08-13

申请号：US13411995

申请日：2012-03-05

申请人： Ari Kangas ,  Iana Siomina

发明人： Ari Kangas ,  Iana Siomina

IPC分类号： H04B7/216

CPC分类号： G01S5/0215 ,  G01S5/02 ,  G01S5/0221 ,  H04L27/2647

摘要： A wireless device (24) receives a reference signal over a radio channel (21). The reference signal may be Positioning Reference Signals (PRS) and/or Common Referencing Signals (CRS), and may be transmitted from a transmitter (22). The wireless device (24) comprises a correlator (100); a reference signal detector (102); a threshold selector (106); and a reference signal analyzer (108). The correlator (100) use a signal received from the radio channel (21) and a replica of the reference signal to provide a correlator output value. The reference signal detector (102) compares the correlator output value with a threshold value to detect presence of a reference signal, and to estimate an arrival time of the reference signal. The threshold selector (106) adapts the threshold value to at least an estimate of a relative amount of noise and interference power in the received signal.

摘要翻译： 无线设备（24）通过无线电信道（21）接收参考信号。 参考信号可以是定位参考信号（PRS）和/或公共参考信号（CRS），并且可以从发射机（22）发射。 无线设备（24）包括相关器（100）; 参考信号检测器（102）; 阈值选择器（106）; 和参考信号分析器（108）。 相关器（100）使用从无线电信道（21）接收的信号和参考信号的副本来提供相关器输出值。 参考信号检测器（102）将相关器输出值与阈值进行比较，以检测参考信号的存在，并估计参考信号的到达时间。 阈值选择器（106）将阈值适应于接收信号中噪声和干扰功率的相对量的至少估计。

公开(公告)号：US20120295623A1

公开(公告)日：2012-11-22

申请号：US13575168

申请日：2010-09-24

申请人： Iana Siomina ,  Torbjörn Wigren ,  Ari Kangas

发明人： Iana Siomina ,  Torbjörn Wigren ,  Ari Kangas

IPC分类号： H04W64/00 ,  H04W36/16

CPC分类号： H04W64/00 ,  G01S5/0263

摘要： A method in a positioning node (100) for selecting a positioning method is provided. The positioning node is connected to a plurality of radio access networks of different access technologies and to a plurality of core networks. The positioning node receives (201) from a requesting node, a request for a positioning of a terminal. The request comprises at least one of a plurality of client types, and at least one of a plurality of quality of service parameters. The positioning node then selects (204) at least one positioning method of a plurality of positioning methods of the different plurality of radio access networks and or radio access technologies for positioning the terminal. The selection of the positioning method is based on the received at least one client type and at least one quality of service parameters of the request.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于选择定位方法的定位节点（100）中的方法。 定位节点连接到多个不同接入技术的无线接入网络和多个核心网络。 定位节点从请求节点接收（201）终端的定位请求。 该请求包括多个客户端类型中的至少一个以及多个服务质量参数中的至少一个。 然后，定位节点选择（204）不同的多个无线电接入网络的多个定位方法的至少一个定位方法以及用于定位终端的无线电接入技术。 定位方法的选择基于所接收的至少一种客户端类型和该请求的至少一个服务质量参数。

公开(公告)号：US20110230208A1

公开(公告)日：2011-09-22

申请号：US13131378

申请日：2009-06-17

申请人： Ari Kangas ,  Iana Siomina

发明人： Ari Kangas ,  Iana Siomina

IPC分类号： H04W4/00

CPC分类号： G01S5/0226 ,  G01S5/0063 ,  H04W4/023 ,  H04W64/00

摘要： There is provided a method in a cellular telecommunications network, the cellular telecommunications network comprising at least a first cell and a second cell. The method comprises the steps of transmitting (302) first periodic physical signals, usable by a device to determine its location, to the first cell; and transmitting (304) second periodic physical signals, usable by a device to determine its location, to the second cell. The second periodic physical signals are synchronized with the first periodic physical signals and have a timing offset, such that the first periodic physical signals and the second periodic physical signals are not transmitted simultaneously. The method is characterized in that transmission of data or control signals to the first cell is inhibited when the second periodic physical signals are transmitted to the second cell.

摘要翻译： 在蜂窝电信网络中提供了一种方法，所述蜂窝电信网络包括至少第一小区和第二小区。 该方法包括以下步骤：向第一小区发送（302）可由设备使用以确定其位置的第一周期性物理信号; 以及向所述第二小区发送（304）可由设备使用以确定其位置的第二周期性物理信号。 第二周期性物理信号与第一周期性物理信号同步并且具有定时偏移，使得第一周期性物理信号和第二周期性物理信号不被同时传输。 该方法的特征在于当第二周期性物理信号被发送到第二小区时，数据或控制信号向第一小区的传输被禁止。

公开(公告)号：US08818399B2

公开(公告)日：2014-08-26

申请号：US13021927

申请日：2011-02-07

申请人： Iana Siomina ,  Ari Kangas

发明人： Iana Siomina ,  Ari Kangas

IPC分类号： H04W24/00 ,  H04W56/00 ,  H04B17/00 ,  G01S5/10 ,  G01S5/02 ,  H04W28/04 ,  H04W76/00 ,  H04W64/00 ,  H04W4/22

CPC分类号： H04W56/006 ,  G01S5/0278 ,  G01S5/10 ,  H04B17/27 ,  H04B17/309 ,  H04B17/318 ,  H04B17/364 ,  H04W4/90 ,  H04W24/00 ,  H04W28/04 ,  H04W64/00 ,  H04W76/50

摘要： A first network node and method in the first network node in a wireless communication network for enabling quality estimation of a measurement that is time based. The method comprises performing a timing measurement based on a signal received from a second network node. Also, a value of a channel characteristic for the signal received from the second network node is determined. Further, the determined value of the channel characteristic is associated with the timing measurement, such that quality estimation of the timing measurement is enabled.Further, a method in a positioning node, a positioning node, a method in a module and a module are presented.

摘要翻译： 无线通信网络中的第一网络节点中的第一网络节点和方法，用于实现基于时间的测量的质量估计。 该方法包括基于从第二网络节点接收的信号来执行定时测量。 此外，确定从第二网络节点接收的信号的信道特性的值。 此外，确定的信道特性值与定时测量相关联，使得能够进行定时测量的质量估计。 此外，提出了定位节点中的方法，定位节点，模块中的方法和模块。

公开(公告)号：US08838141B2

公开(公告)日：2014-09-16

申请号：US13322065

申请日：2009-05-29

申请人： Iana Siomina ,  Ari Kangas

发明人： Iana Siomina ,  Ari Kangas

IPC分类号： H04W24/00

CPC分类号： H04W64/00

摘要： A method in a signalling device for assisting in positioning of user equipment based on time measurements is provided. The signalling device is associated with an s-cell, which is recognized by the first network node as having limited functionality and is, therefore, not considerable for the user equipment as a candidate cell for serving the user equipment (for data transmission. The signalling device associated s-cell is part of a positioning neighbor list of neighbor cells. The neighbor cells in the list are configured to have time measurements performed thereon by the user equipment for enabling positioning. The signalling device is configured to transmit predefined reference signals in predefined subframes and according to a predefined pattern relating to preselected subcarriers and preselected time slots within a subframe. The signalling device obtains synchronization information and transmits reference signals according to the configuration and synchronized according to the obtained synchronization information. This enables the user equipment to receive and perform time measurements on the transmitted reference signals for positioning when the signalling device associated s-cell is in the positioning neighbor list.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于辅助基于时间测量定位用户设备的信号装置中的方法。 信令装置与第一网络节点识别为具有有限功能的s小区相关联，因此作为用于服务用户设备的候选小区（用于数据传输）的用户设备不太可能。信令 设备相关联的s-cell是相邻小区的定位邻居列表的一部分，列表中的相邻小区被配置为由用户设备执行时间测量以实现定位，信令设备被配置为在预定义的 子帧，根据与子帧内的预先选择的子载波和预选时隙有关的预定义模式，信令装置根据配置获取同步信息并发送参考信号，并根据所获得的同步信息进行同步，使用户设备能够接收和 对传输进行时间测量 当信令设备相关联的s-cell位于定位邻居列表中时，用于定位的参考信号。

公开(公告)号：US08812017B2

公开(公告)日：2014-08-19

申请号：US13132519

申请日：2009-06-17

申请人： Ari Kangas ,  Iana Siomina

发明人： Ari Kangas ,  Iana Siomina

IPC分类号： H04W88/02 ,  G01S5/12 ,  G01S5/02 ,  H04W64/00

CPC分类号： G01S5/12 ,  G01S5/02 ,  H04W64/00

摘要： The present invention provides a method and apparatus for enhancing signal measurements for positioning in a device (22) of a telecommunication network. The method comprises receiving a plurality of transmissions from a plurality of cells, at least partially cancelling a transmission from a first cell of the plurality of cells, and then attempting to detect a transmission from a second cell of the plurality of cells. Timing measurements may then be taken from the plurality of received transmissions to enable the position of the device to be determined.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种用于增强信号测量以在电信网络的设备（22）中定位的方法和装置。 所述方法包括从多个小区接收多个传输，至少部分地消除来自所述多个小区的第一小区的传输，然后尝试检测来自所述多个小区的第二小区的传输。 然后可以从多个接收到的传输中获取定时测量值，以使得能够确定设备的位置。