Method and apparatus for network based positioning (NBP)

摘要

Systems and methods of network based positioning include a server configured to assign priority levels to mobile devices locatable within the network, and allocate network resources for network based positioning of the locatable mobile devices, based on the corresponding priority levels assigned to the mobile devices. The server may further be configured to admit only a selected subset of the locatable mobile devices into the network for purposes of network based positioning and deny admission to the remaining locatable mobile devices, wherein the selected subset can be determined based on an attribute of the mobile device and/or a characteristic of the user of the mobile device.

主权项

1. A method of network based positioning, the method comprising:
assigning, by a positioning server, a priority level for network based positioning to a mobile device locatable within the network, based on one or more attributes of the mobile device, one or more characteristics of a user of the mobile device, or any combination thereof; and allocating network resources for network based positioning of the mobile device, based on the priority level assigned to the mobile device, comprising providing a higher quality of service (QoS) if the mobile device is assigned a higher priority level, and wherein the QoS is based on: a number of positioning data packets used for network based positioning of the mobile device; a number of rounds of round trip time (RTT) measurements used for network based positioning of the mobile device; an algorithm used for measuring received signal strength indication (RSSI) and round trip time (RTT) for network based positioning of the mobile device; a number of received signal strength indication (RSSI) and round trip time (RTT) measurement retries for network based positioning of the mobile device; or any combinations thereof.