METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING A POSITION OF AN ACCESS POINT IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK

摘要

The present invention describes a method for estimating a position of an Access Point in a wireless communications network. The Access Point, used for connecting wireless networks to a core network, is being equipped with a User Equipment module, UE module. The UE module is used for scanning, for example upon a triggering event, a surrounding environment of the Access Point to identify neighbour Radio Base Stations . The Access Point then creates a neighbour list including information relating to neighbour Radio Base Stations. The Access Point forwards the neighbour list to the Network Control Node, wherein the Network Control Node uses the information in the neighbour list to estimate a position of the Access Point.