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Method, apparatus and system of determining a time of arrival of a wireless communication signal

US9380471B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 19, 2012
Grant dateJun 28, 2016
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Expiry dateJan 1, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W64/00
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and methods of determining a Time of Arrival (ToA) of a wireless communication signal. For example, a method may include receiving a signal over a wireless communication channel, detecting a symbol boundary of a symbol of the signal, and determining a ToA of the signal based on the symbol boundary and a channel estimation of the wireless communication channel.

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