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Localization in Real GSM Network with Fingerprinting Utilization

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This paper attempts to present current state in the area of user localization in cellular networks and shows custom solution for positioning using pocket computer and fingerprint method also known as fingerprinting. It operates in Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) network, although fingerprinting is also applicable in other wireless networks, such as Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), Bluetooth or 802.11. Implementation is explained and it is compared to existing solutions. The performance of the system is evaluated for various scenarios by statistical characteristics and Circular Error Probability (CEP). The scenarios are proposed from observation of various parameters that influence the localization accuracy.

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  1. Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Telecommunications and Multimedia, University of Zilina, Univerzitna 1, 010 26, Zilina, Slovakia

    Jozef Benikovsky, Peter Brida & Juraj Machaj

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  1. Department of Informatics, Technological Educational Institution of Thessaloniki, 57400, Sindos, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Periklis Chatzimisios

  2. Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunications de Catalunya, Parc Mediterrani de la Tecnologia, 08860, Castellfels, Barcelona, Spain

    Christos Verikoukis

  3. Dpto. Ingeniería de Comunicaciones, Universidad de Cantabria, 39005, Santander, Spain

    Ignacio Santamaría

  4. Texas A&M University, 75505-5518, Texarkana, TX, USA

    Massimiliano Laddomada

  5. TU Dortmund, Lehrstuhl für Kommunikationstechnik, Otto-Hahn-Str, 44221, Dortmund, Germany

    Oliver Hoffmann

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Benikovsky, J., Brida, P., Machaj, J. (2010). Localization in Real GSM Network with Fingerprinting Utilization. In: Chatzimisios, P., Verikoukis, C., Santamaría, I., Laddomada, M., Hoffmann, O. (eds) Mobile Lightweight Wireless Systems. Mobilight 2010. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 45. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16644-0_60

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