Geolocation subsystem

The present invention provides apparatus and methods for determining a propagation time of a signal transmitted from a first location to a second location as a request signal and received as a response signal by the first location via a channel. In an example embodiment, a method comprises the step...

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Hauptverfasser: GFELLER FRITZ, CHEVILLAT PIERRE, SCHOTT WOLFGANG
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention provides apparatus and methods for determining a propagation time of a signal transmitted from a first location to a second location as a request signal and received as a response signal by the first location via a channel. In an example embodiment, a method comprises the step of determining the propagation time of the signal based on a local counter value that represents the time between transmission of the request signal and reception of the response signal, a remote counter value that depends on the request signal and being known to the first location, and a determinable time-delay value. The remote counter value represents an inter-time-delay between the reception of the request signal and the start of transmission of the response signal at the second location.