Location ability of 802.11 access point

The possibility of IEEE 802.11 station location is investigated in this article. The AP location could be helpful for channel management optimization in small and home networks. Today there is some software which can collect information about neighboring 802.11 networks. The coordinates (latitude and longitude) are sometimes within the scope of measured parameters but the authors have never obtained any measurement results concerning these parameters. The authors analyze features of different location methods and the schedule of necessary activities during the location and optimization process.