CPC G01S 5/0218 (2020.05) [G01S 1/0423 (2019.08); G01S 1/20 (2013.01); G01S 3/74 (2013.01); G01S 5/021 (2013.01); G01S 5/0205 (2013.01); G01S 5/0215 (2013.01); G01S 5/0226 (2013.01); G01S 5/0257 (2013.01); G01S 13/74 (2013.01); H04W 4/023 (2013.01); H04W 56/001 (2013.01); G01S 5/0252 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A method for determining a location of one or more mobile communication devices in a wireless system, the method comprising:
receiving reference signals from a mobile communication device among a plurality of geographically distributed mobile communication devices via two or more co-located separate and physical signal processing receiver channels contained in a stationary location management unit, wherein the two or more co-located signal processing receiver channels are time synchronized with each other by an external synchronization source producing a time synchronization signal received by the two or more co-located signal processing receiver channels, and wherein the location of the location management unit is known in advance; and
utilizing, by the stationary location management unit, one or more measurements determined based on the received reference signals to calculate a location of at least the mobile communication device among the plurality of geographically distributed mobile communication devices.
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