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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 03, 1999
Shahrokh Amirijoo, Richardson, TX (US);
Bagher R. Zadeh, Solna, SE;
Ericsson, Inc., Richardson, TX (US);
Abstract
A wireless communications system ( ) capable of delivering Time Of Arrival (TOA) positioning data to at least one externally operated and maintained requesting agent ( ), including a gateway ( ) to the external agent ( ), which provides an interface to the requesting agent ( ). The system ( )also includes a Base Station Subsystem (BSS) ( ) and an array of Location Management Units (LMUs) ( ). The BSS ( ) serves at least one mobile set ( ) for which TOA positioning data is requested and is accessible by the requesting agent ( ) through the gateway ( ). The LMUs ( ) are configured to compute positioning coordinates for the mobile set ( ), wherein the BSS ( ) includes positioning functions ( ) are moved to the BSC ( ) or integrated within the BTS ( ) so that control of the LMUs ( ) is accomplished at the BSS ( ).