APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR DETERMINING GEOGRAPHICAL POSITIONING OF A MOBILE STATION OPERABLE IN A RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

摘要

Apparatus, and an associated method, for determining the geographical positioning of a mobile station operable in a mobile radio communication system. Wideband signals are generated (94) during pseudo-random time periods by a plurality of base transceiver stations. The ultra-wideband signals are of large bandwidths, e.g., 2 GHz, and of low signal energy levels. The mobile station detects (98) the wideband signals sent thereto and, responsive thereto, determination (102) of the geographical positioning of the mobile station is determined.