Method and system for positioning femtocell by using secure user plane location (SUPL) platform

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and a system for positioning a femtocell by using a secure user plane location (SUPL) platform, which are used for positioning the femtocell by applying the SUPL platform and a network system supporting the SUPL platform. The method comprises the following steps of: starting an SUPL program for establishing communication with the SUPL platform in the femtocell, acquiring auxiliary positioning information and approximate position information through the SUPL platform, and calculating the auxiliary positioning information to acquire accurate position information to replace the approximate position information when related satellite signals captured by the femtocell are enough for the femtocell to perform positioning calculation; and providing the position information acquired after positioning is finished for a mobile communication core network when the femtocell is registered, or broadcasting the position information to mobile communication network users in a communication range covered by the femtocell.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a positioning technology in the field of wireless communication, and more specifically, relates to a method of positioning a microcellular base station such as a Femtocell base station by using a SUPL platform and a network system supporting the SUPL platform systems and methods. Background technique [0002] In the course of network communication development, network coverage capability has always been the focus of Internet Service Provider (Internet Service Provider; ISP) network construction, and is also one of the factors considered by users when choosing an ISP. At present, the wide-area network coverage is quite stable. For example, a macro cell base station with a large coverage can be applied to user traffic with a relatively sparse population and a fast moving speed, even in remote areas. Rural areas have basically achieved wide area network coverage. However, as far as densely populated cities are concerned,...

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[0005] In view of the above-mentioned shortcomings of the prior art, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for positioning a femtocell base station using the SUPL platform and its system, so as to solve the problem that the first positioning of the femtocell base station takes too long in the prior art or due to receiving Poor signal leads to inability to locate the problem

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