System and method for determining a location for a mobile device
US8238941B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 8, 2010 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S5/02213
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for determining a location for a mobile communication device includes a plurality of taps, a multiplexer, and a link aggregator. Each tap includes a pair of connectors that couple to a communication link of a radio access network inline and pass between them a signal received over the communication link. Each tap also includes a multiplexer connector that couples to a multiplexer and a cable connecting the multiplexer connector to the inline connectors. The tap replicates signals passing between the inline connectors and propagates the replicated signals to the multiplexer connector. The multiplexer receives, from each tap, signals replicated by that tap, extracts location data from the received signals, and transmits the location data to a link aggregator. The link aggregator receives the location data from the multiplexer and determines a location for one of the mobile devices based on the received location data.
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