Facilitation of determination of antenna location

摘要

Assisted global positioning system (AGPS) information is retrieved from mobile devices and employed to facilitate antenna location. Measurement information, including AGPS information, can be received from a plurality of mobile devices dispersed over a geographical region. The measurement information can include location and timing information for the plurality of mobile devices. A timing difference between co-located antennas of a base station associated with the plurality of mobile devices can be computed. The location of the co-located antennas can be determined based on evaluating errors resultant from estimations based on a plurality of test locations. The measurement information can be aggregated over time and can be employed to update the antenna locations.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
collecting, by a system comprising at least one processor, measurement information from mobile devices dispersed over a geographical region, wherein the measurement information comprises location and timing information for the mobile devices; determining, by the system, a timing difference between co-located antennas of a base station device associated with the mobile devices; determining, by the system, a first location of a first one of the co-located antennas of the base station device and a second location of a second one of the co-located antennas of the base station device, based, at least, on test locations of the second one of the co-located antennas of the base station device and a first set of errors associated with the test locations, wherein the determining the first location and the second location comprises:
determining first distances between the mobile devices and an estimated location of the second one of the co-located antennas;determining a second set of errors between the first distances and the test locations; anddetermining that the second location of the second one of the co-located antennas corresponds to one of the first distances that has a value satisfying a defined function of the second set of errors.