Mobile device localization in IEEE 802.11 networks: A comparative analysis of SSDoA against TDoA

Author

Suddul, Geerish ; Ramdoyal, Avinash

Author_Institution

Univ. of Technol., Port Louis, Mauritius

fYear

2013

fDate

9-12 Sept. 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

This work focuses on benchmarking the “Time Difference on Arrival (TDoA)” algorithm against the relatively novel one, “Signal Strength Difference on Arrival (SSDoA)” in the context of mobile positioning in IEEE 802.11 (WLAN) networks. TDoA is a localization technique which has a proven track record, being at the heart of many commercial wireless geolocation applications. In an attempt to validate the potential application of SSDoA for indoor localization, we devise a representative mathematical model and compare its level of accuracy with TDoA. Our Experiments demonstrate that the performance of SSDoA is close to TDoA. In cases where the Access Points (APs) are located further from each other, SSDoA shows a smaller margin of error for localization.

Keywords

indoor communication; time-of-arrival estimation; wireless LAN; IEEE 802.11 networks; SSDoA technique; TDoA algorithm; WLAN networks; access points; indoor localization; mobile device localization; mobile positioning; representative mathematical model; signal strength difference on arrival technique; time difference on arrival algorithm; wireless geolocation; Accuracy; Equations; Mathematical model; Mobile handsets; Propagation losses; Radio transmitters; Receivers; IEEE 802.11; SSDoA; TDoA;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

AFRICON, 2013

Conference_Location

Pointe-Aux-Piments

ISSN

2153-0025

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-5940-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AFRCON.2013.6757817

Filename

6757817