Method and apparatus for determining the location of a mobile device in an ofdm wireless network

摘要

Method and apparatuses for position location in a wireless network, said method comprising: decoding a symbol comprising sub-carriers to determine identification information that identifies a transmitter, the decoding comprising partitioning the sub-carriers of the symbol;determining a channel estimate associated with the transmitter; and repeating the decoding and the determining for a plurality of symbols so that a plurality of transmitters associated with a plurality of channel estimates, respectively, are determined.The apparatuses include means for implementing said method.