Wireless Location in CDMA Cellular Radio Systems

• Main Author: Caffery, James J. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2000.
• Series: The Kluwer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science, 535
• Subjects: Engineering.; Computer communication systems.; Electrical engineering.; Electrical Engineering.; Computer Communication Networks.

With the increasing market penetration of cellular telephones, the number of E-911 calls placed by cellular telephones has grown cons- erably. This growth in E-911 calls led to a 1996 FCC ruling requiring that all cellular, PCS, and SMR licensees provide location information for the support of E-911...

Table of Contents:

• System and Channel Models
• Location Methods and Impairments
• Algorithms for Radiolocation
• Performance of Location in CDMA Systems
• To A Estimation in Multiple-Access Interference
• Analysis and Mitigation of NLoS Effects
• Provisions for Location in Wireless Standards
• Conclusions & Future Directions.