Systems and methods for positioning assets over a wireless network

Abstract

Systems and methods for positioning assets over a wireless network are provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises scheduling, at a scheduling entity communicatively coupled to the wireless network, a ranging time to execute a plurality of ranging events between a participating tag associated with a designated asset and selected from a plurality of tags, and each participating anchor of a plurality of participating anchors selected from the plurality of anchors; sending, from the scheduling entity, to the participating tag and to each participating anchor, a corresponding ranging message comprising the ranging time for each ranging event and a list identifying said participating tag and said each of the participating anchors; executing at the ranging time, each ranging event of the plurality of ranging events to produce a corresponding ranging information; and calculating, at a positioning engine a position of said participating tag and said designated asset.