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- the present invention relates generally to satellite communication systems and networks. More particularly, the present invention relates to determining the distances between mobile stations and satellites and the rates of change of those distances.
- a typical satellite-based communications system comprises at least one terrestrial base station (hereinafter referred to as a gateway), at least one user terminal (for example, a mobile telephone), and at least one satellite for relaying communications signals between the gateway and the user terminal.
- the gateway provides links from a user terminal to other user terminals or communications systems, such as a terrestrial telephone system.
- the need for user terminal position information stems from several considerations.
- One consideration is that the system should select an appropriate gateway for providing the communications link.
- One aspect of this consideration is allocation of a communications link to the proper service provider (for example, a telephone company).
- a service provider is typically assigned a particular geographic territory, and handles all calls with users in that territory.
- the communications system can allocate the call to a service provider based on the territory within which the user terminal is located. In order to determine the appropriate territory, the communications system requires the position of the user terminal.
- a similar consideration arises when calls must be allocated to service providers based on political boundaries or contractual services.
- determining the location of the user terminal involve measuring the distance (range) between the user terminal and the satellite and the rate of change of that distance (range rate). When these measurements are combined with other data, such as the position of the satellite, the location of the user terminal can be determined precisely.
- Techniques for determining user terminal location using satellite- user terminal range and range rate are disclosed in commonly-owned, copending applications entitled “Position Determination Using One Low-Earth Orbit Satellite,” Serial No. 08/723,751; and “Unambiguous Position Determination Using Two Low- Earth Orbit Satellites,” Serial No. 08/723,725.
- the satellite-user terminal range and range rate are ascertained based on measurements of communications signals that are taken at both the user terminal and the gateway. In general, these measurements are not taken simultaneously. Therefore, the satellite moves between the user terminal measurement and the gateway measurement. What is needed is a way to account for the satellite motion in order to obtain more accurate measurements, which will in turn yield more accurate position information for the user terminal.
- the present invention comprises an apparatus and method for accurately determining the distance (range) between one or more satellites and a user terminal and the rate of change (range rate) of that distance.
- these quantities can be used to determine the location of the user terminal with a high degree of accuracy.
- the user terminal receives a first signal transmitted from a satellite.
- the user terminal measures the Doppler frequency shift of the signal and timestamps the measurement.
- the user terminal then transmits the Doppler shift measurement and the timestamp to the gateway as a second signal.
- the gateway measures the round trip delay between the transmission of the first signal by the satellite and the reception of the second signal at the gateway.
- the gateway also measures the Doppler frequency shift of the second signal and timestamps the measurements.
- the gateway determines the range and range rate between the satellite and the user terminal based on the round trip delay, the Doppler frequency shifts, and the timestamps.
- the present invention can obtain the range and range rate between the user terminal and the second satellite by taking two additional measurements.
- the user terminal receives a third signal transmitted from the second satellite.
- the user terminal measures the Doppler frequency shift of the third signal experienced.
- the user terminal also measures the arrival time difference between the first and third signals and timestamps the measurement.
- the user terminal transmits these measurements to the gateway.
- the gateway determines the range and range rate between the second satellite and the user terminal based on the round trip delay, the Doppler shift of the third signal, and the arrival time difference.
- One advantage of the present invention is that it permits determination of the range and range rate between a satellite and a user terminal, corrected for the acceleration of the satellite, without requiring knowledge of the position of the user terminal.
- FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary wireless communication system in which the present invention is useful.
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the functional architecture of a gateway according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a timing diagram representing the relative timing of the measurements taken at the user terminal and gateway.
- FIG. 4 is a representation of the spatial relationships between the Earth, a user terminal, and a satellite.
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart depicting a method for determining the range and range-rate between a user terminal and a satellite according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart depicting a method for determining the range and range-rate between a user terminal and a second satellite when two satellites are available, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- the present invention is an apparatus and method for accurately determining the distance (range) between one or more satellites and a user terminal and the rate of change
- the present invention is particularly suited for use in communications systems employing low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites.
- LEO low Earth orbit
- the concept of the present invention can also be applied to satellite systems in which the satellites travel in non-LEO orbits.
- FIG. 1 An exemplary wireless communication system in which the present invention is useful is illustrated in FIG. 1. It is contemplated that this communication system uses code division multiple access (CDMA) type communication signals, but this is not required by the present invention.
- CDMA code division multiple access
- FIG. 1 In a portion of a communication system 100 illustrated in FIG. 1, one base station 112, two satellites 116 and 118, and two associated gateways or hubs 120 and 122 are shown for effecting communications with two remote user terminals 124 and 126.
- the base stations and satellites/gateways are components of separate communication systems, referred to as being terrestrial- and satellite-based, although this is not necessary. The total number of base stations, gateways, and satellites in such systems depends on desired system capacity and other factors well understood in the art.
- User terminals 124 and 126 each include a wireless communication device such as, but not limited to, a cellular telephone, a data transceiver, or a paging or position determination receiver, and can be hand-held or vehicle-mounted as desired.
- a wireless communication device such as, but not limited to, a cellular telephone, a data transceiver, or a paging or position determination receiver, and can be hand-held or vehicle-mounted as desired.
- beams from satellites 116 and 118 cover different geographical areas in predefined patterns. Beams at different frequencies, also referred to as CDMA channels or "sub-beams,” can be directed to overlap the same region. It is also readily understood by those skilled in the art that beam coverage or service areas for multiple satellites, or antenna patterns for multiple base stations, might be designed to overlap completely or partially in a given region depending on the communication system design and the type of service being offered, and whether space diversity is being achieved.
- a variety of multi-satellite communication systems have been proposed with an exemplary system employing on the order of 48 or more satellites, traveling in eight different orbital planes in LEO orbits for servicing a large number of user terminals.
- teachings of the present invention are applicable to a variety of satellite system and gateway configurations, including other orbital distances and constellations.
- FIG. 1 some possible signal paths are illustrated for communications being established between user terminals 124 and 126 and base station 112, or through satellites 116 and 118, with gateways 120 and 122.
- the base station-user terminal communication links are illustrated by lines 130 and 132.
- the satellite-user terminal communication links between satellites 116 and 118, and user terminals 124 and 126 are illustrated by lines 140, 142, and 144.
- the gateway-satellite communication links, between gateways 120 and 122 and satellites 116 and 118, are illustrated by lines 146, 148, 150, and 152.
- Gateways 120 and 122, and base station 112 may be used as part of one or two-way communication systems or simply to transfer messages or data to user terminals 124 and 126.
- Signals transmitted from a gateway to a satellite are referred to as the "forward uplink.”
- Signals transmitted by a satellite to a user terminal are referred to as the “forward downlink.”
- the forward uplink and forward downlink are referred to collectively as the "forward link.”
- Signals transmitted from a user terminal to a satellite are referred to as the "reverse uplink.”
- Signals transmitted by a satellite to a gateway are referred to as the "reverse downlink.”
- the reverse uplink and reverse downlink are referred to collectively as the "reverse link.”
- the present invention is a system and method for accurately determining range and range rate between one or more satellites and a user terminal. When accurately determined according to the present invention, these quantities can be used to determine the location of the user terminal with a high degree of accuracy.
- Techniques for determining the location of a user terminal using satellite-user terminal range and range- rate are disclosed in the above-mentioned '751 and '725 applications, which are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.
- a technique for rapidly determining the position of a user terminal using range and range rate is disclosed in a commonly- owned patent application, filed concurrently herewith, entitled “Fast User Terminal Position Determination in a Satellite Communications System," Serial No. (to be assigned, Attorney Docket Number QCPD888; SKGF 1549.0910000), which is incorporated herein by reference herein in its entirety.
- the present invention employs two basic parameters to obtain accurate measurements of range and range-rate.
- the first is the round trip delay (RTD) of a signal transmitted from a reference satellite to a user terminal and back to a gateway.
- RTD round trip delay
- system time is encoded in a communications signal as a particular phase of a pseudonoise (PN) sequence. Therefore, RTD can be determined by determining the PN phase offset between the signal transmitted from the gateway and the signal received at the gateway (referred to herein as RxDelay), then subtracting the PN phase offset between the user terminal transmitting and receiving clocks (referred to herein as PNDelay).
- RxDelay the PN phase offset between the signal transmitted from the gateway and the signal received at the gateway
- PNDelay subtracting the PN phase offset between the user terminal transmitting and receiving clocks
- the user terminal clock error which can be as large as 10 ppm, can cause a bias in the Doppler shift measured by the user terminal and in the frequency of the transmitted user terminal carrier. This clock error is estimated by the gateway in order to obtain the true Doppler frequency shift.
- RTD measurements resolve to two different scenarios.
- the forward link satellite also referred to herein as the reference satellite
- the reverse link satellite are the same.
- the forward link satellite and the reverse link satellite are different satellites.
- the above-described parameters are obtained by measuring the characteristics of communications signals exchanged between the user terminal and gateway through one or more satellites.
- the measured signals are part of traffic, paging and access signals. These signals are now described.
- Pilot signals are used by user terminals to obtain initial system synchronization and time, frequency, and phase tracking of other signals transmitted by the gateway. Phase information obtained from tracking a pilot signal carrier is used as a carrier phase reference for coherent demodulation of other system signals or traffic signals. This technique allows many traffic signals to share a common pilot signal as a phase reference, providing for a less costly and more efficient tracking mechanism.
- Traffic signals are the bearer communications signals that carry user traffic, such as voice and data, between the user terminal and the gateway during a communications session.
- the gateway can convey information to that particular user terminal using a signal known as a paging signal. For example, when a call has been placed to a particular mobile phone, the gateway alerts the mobile phone by means of a paging signal.
- Paging signals are also used to distribute traffic channel assignments, access channel assignments, and system overhead information.
- a user terminal can respond to a paging signal by sending an access signal or access probe over the reverse link (that is, the communications link originating at the user terminal and terminating at the gateway).
- the access signal is also used when a user terminal originates a call.
- the access channel is a slotted random access channel. Slotted random access techniques are well-known in the relevant art. Gateway Architecture
- FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the functional architecture of a gateway 120 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- Gateway 120 includes a gateway antenna 202, a forward link gateway transceiver system (FLGTS) 204, a reverse link gateway transceiver system (RLGTS) 206, and a position determination module (PDM) 208.
- FLGTS 204 includes gateway modulator (GM) 210.
- RLGTS 206 includes gateway demodulator (GDM 212).
- FLGTS 204 manages the forward link.
- FLGTS 204 precorrects the timing of forward link signals, including paging and traffic signals, such that the signals are aligned with system timing when they arrive at the forward link satellite. This timing correction must account for the delay between GM 210 and the gateway antenna and the propagation delay, including atmospheric effects, between the gateway antenna and the forward link satellite.
- FLGTS 204 also precorrects the frequency of these signals to compensate for the Doppler shift between the gateway and the forward link satellite.
- GM 210 modulates the forward link signal for transmission by the gateway antenna.
- RLGTS 206 manages the reverse link.
- RLGTS 206 compensates the gateway measurement RxDelay for the delay the reverse link signal incurs between gateway antenna 202 and GDM 212.
- RLGTS 206 also compensates the gateway measurement RxFrequency (described below) for the Doppler shift the reverse downlink signal experiences between the reverse link satellite and the gateway antenna.
- GDM 212 demodulates the reverse link signal received by the gateway antenna.
- PDM 208 performs the calculations necessary to determine the position of the user terminal based on position and velocity information for the forward and reverse link satellites and the measurements taken by the user terminal and the gateway. PDM 208 computes the propagation delays for the forward downlink and the reverse uplink. PDM 208 performs several timing corrections for the forward and reverse links. PDM 208 also computes the true Doppler shifts for the forward downlink and the reverse uplink.
- the user terminal measures two characteristics on the reverse downlink signal: PNDelay and TxFrequency.
- PNDelay is the time difference between the clock phase of the forward downlink signal received at the user terminal and the clock phase of the user terminal clock.
- PNDelay is obtained by determining the PN offset between the user terminal clock and the received forward downlink.
- TxFrequency is a measurement of the Doppler shift that the forward link signal experiences between the satellite and the user terminal.
- FLGTS 204 precorrects the frequency of the forward link signal to eliminate the Doppler shift that the forward link signal experiences between the gateway and the forward link satellite.
- PDM 208 corrects TxFrequency for the user terminal clock error, as described below.
- TxTimestamp is reported to the gateway with the PNDelay and TxFrequency measurements.
- TxTimestamp indicates the time at which the measurements were taken by the user terminal.
- the gateway measures two characteristics on the reverse downlink signal: RxDelay and RxFrequency.
- RxDelay is the propagation delay experienced by a signal transmitted by a forward link satellite to the user terminal and back via a reverse link satellite to the gateway.
- the timing of the signal is precorrected at the gateway (i.e., prior to transmission) to account for the propagation delay on the forward link between the gateway and the forward link satellite. Therefore, when the forward link signal arrives at the forward link satellite, it is aligned with system time. This effectively eliminates the forward uplink propagation delay from the measurement.
- PDM 208 subtracts the delay experienced by the signal during processing at the user terminal.
- PDM 208 also subtracts the delay experienced at the forward link satellite between reception of the forward link signal from the gateway and transmission of the forward link signal to the user terminal.
- RxFrequency is a measurement of the Doppler shift that the reverse link signal experiences between the user terminal and the satellite.
- RLGTS 206 postcorrects the frequency of the reverse link signal to eliminate the Doppler shift that the signal experiences between the reverse link satellite and the gateway.
- PDM 208 corrects RxFrequency for the user terminal clock error, as described below.
- RxTimestamp is stored with the RxDelay and RxFrequency measurements.
- RxTimestamp indicates the time at which the RxDelay and RxFrequency measurements are taken. Because the reverse downlink signal is not measured until it reaches GDM 212, RLGTS 206 subtracts the delay the signal experiences between gateway antenna 202 and GDM 212 from RxDelay and RxTimestamp. PDM 208 then uses the position of gateway antenna 202 to compute the user terminal position.
- the user terminal's clock error is calculated from the user terminal's measurement of Doppler shift on the forward downlink (TxFrequency) and the gateway's measurement of Doppler shift on the reverse uplink (RxFrequency). If the user terminal clock, driven by its internal oscillator, had no error, these two measurements would predict the same range rate. However, if the user terminal clock has an error, then the nominal transmit frequency of the user terminal, and the frequency measurements made by the user terminal, will also have errors. For example, if the oscillator's frequency has a positive error, the user terminal will transmit at a higher than nominal frequency but measure a lower received frequency.
- the user terminal clock error /and the range rate R are related by the following formulas:
- R - C -(A F f /f NF + A R f / f NR ) (l)
- ⁇ is the normalized clock error represented as a ratio of the user terminal clock rate error to the nominal user terminal clock rate
- c is the speed of light
- f NF and f NR are the forward and reverse link nominal frequencies, respectively.
- a R f is the Doppler offset measured by RLGTS 206 (also referred to as RxFrequency).
- a F fis the Doppler offset measured by the user terminal (also referred to as TxFrequency). Note that due to the frequency precorrection performed by FLGTS 204, the forward link signal frequency is at nominal when leaving the forward link satellite, so TxFrequency does not include the forward uplink Doppler shift.
- FIG. 3 is a timing diagram representing the relative timing of the measurements taken at the user terminal and gateway.
- FIG. 3 presents four time axes.
- System time axis 302 represents the system timing for the communications system.
- the gateway precorrects the timing of forward link signals for the propagation delay between the gateway and the forward link satellite. Therefore, system time axis 302 also represents time at the forward link relay satellite.
- User terminal time axis 304 represents the timing of events occurring at the user terminal.
- Satellite time axis 306 represents events occurring at the reverse link relay satellite.
- Gateway time axis 308 represents events occurring at the gateway.
- the user terminal takes measurements of signals from satellites other than the reference satellite. Therefore, FIG. 3 includes an additional time axis 310 to represent events occurring at a second satellite.
- FIG. 3 also includes three timelines.
- Timeline 312 connects points on time axes 302-308 that relate to the measurements made at the user terminal.
- the user terminal measurements are made at time t mI .
- the user terminal uses the system timing of the measured signal to time-stamp the measurement. Therefore, the time stamp applied by the user terminal to the measurements is t 0 .
- the difference between t m] and t 0 is the propagation delay Dl between the forward link satellite and the user terminal.
- Timeline 316 connects points on time axes 302-308 that correspond to t s .
- the transmission is initiated at the beginning of an access channel slot, as indicated by t a at the intersection of time axis 302 and timeline 316.
- the delay t d between t s and t ml can be quite long, up to 200ms on the access channel and up to 1 second on the traffic channel.
- the gateway measurements, represented by timeline 314, are performed at an arbitrary time t m2 .
- each satellite-ground leg of the propagation delay (e.g. D ⁇ , D]N_, D 2 and Z ) 3 ) ranges between 4.7ms and 13.2ms in length. Correction Due to Range Acceleration
- the forward link and reverse link Doppler measurements are performed at different times.
- the interval between the measurements can be up to 400ms on an access channel. Satellite motion during this interval, and the resulting range acceleration, causes bias to the range rate. According to the present invention, additional correction terms are added to correct for this range acceleration.
- FIG. 4 is a representation of the spatial relationships between the Earth 402, user terminal 124, and satellite 116.
- the vector v represents the satellite velocity and r represents the vector pointing from the user terminal to the satellite.
- the forward link satellite and the reverse link satellite are the same.
- the user terminal-satellite range is a function of time.
- R ⁇ cD , which is the distance between the satellite and the user terminal at time t 0 .
- the formula for R is given below in equation (28).
- the quantities c , ⁇ , and v/c are treated as very small quantities and second order effects in these quantities are discarded.
- t R1D represent the round trip delay RTD
- t RTD A ' + + + + hat + tatmos ( 13) where t sat is the total (forward link + reverse link) satellite transponder delay and t atmos is the total atmospheric correction.
- D 3 can be computed, but according to the present invention, satellite movement is also considered.
- Using the vectors and v to represent the satellite's position and velocity at time t m2 and r 0 to represent the position of gateway antenna 202, to the first order we have:
- t RTD RxDelay - PNDelay + ( /c+ ⁇ )(t 2 -t.)
- RxDelay is measured by RLGTS 206. PNDelay and TxDelay are reported by the user terminal. Equations for and ⁇ were given above. R is treated as being constant throughout the process. The change of R is very slow and its effect is negligible. Finally, we also have:
- the user terminal may also receive signals from other satellites.
- the present invention can provide more information for position determination. For example, this information can be used to improve the accuracy of a position determination or to resolve an ambiguity in a position solution.
- the user terminal receives signals from other satellites, it measures their relative arrival times with respect to the reference satellite and reports the measurements to the gateway.
- ⁇ t sat2 represent the difference in arrival times between the signals from the reference satellite and the signals from a second satellite, as shown in FIG. 3.
- the sign convention for ⁇ t sat2 is that a later arrival at the user terminal corresponds to a positive ⁇ t sat2 . Because this arrival time difference is measured by taking a PN offset measurement, it is not influenced by user terminal clock error.
- R ]re f and R ⁇ s ⁇ l2 represent the ranges of the reference satellite and the second satellite, respectively, at time t 0 . From FIG. 3, it is clear that ⁇ t sat2 represents the range difference between the second satellite and the reference satellite at the time t 0 - ⁇ t sat2 .
- K i ⁇ ,2 Kef + ⁇ t s ⁇ ⁇ 2 + K ⁇ ,2 ⁇ t s ⁇ ,2 (20) where ⁇ ti is given by the equation (3).
- the reference satellite and the reverse link satellite are not the same.
- the user terminal measurement is taken on a signal transmitted by the reference satellite
- the gateway measurement is taken on a signal transmitted by the reverse link satellite.
- PDM 208 detects a hybrid RTD calculation by comparing the satellite ID reported by the user terminal and the satellite ID reported by RLGTS 206. If they are not the same, the RTD calculation is a hybrid.
- ⁇ RTDsatRf. * RTDO + ° 'salRL " * " X ⁇ satRI, ⁇ R ref JTK MD ⁇ *RTD0 )
- RLGTS 206 Determination of RTD on a traffic channel is more involved. Because RLGTS 206 cannot anticipate the arrival of positioning data, it performs a group of measurements, called a "finger dump," for each 20ms frame. The finger dumps are stored in a buffer of at least 100 frames. When RLGTS 206 receives a positioning message from a user terminal, it retrieves one or more finger dumps from the buffer and generates an appropriate set of user terminal measurements, called a finger dump result.
- RLGTS 206 determines the appropriate measurement time for the finger dump result to be used.
- RLGTS 206 will not have a finger dump at precisely the desired measurement time.
- RLGTS 206 takes two consecutive finger dumps, one taken before the desired measurement time and one taken after the desired measurement time, and performs a two-point linear interpolation to obtain the appropriate values for RxDelay and RxFrequency. This technique is disclosed in more detail in the application entitled "System and Method for Correlating Traffic Channel Signal Measurements in a Satellite Communications System," Serial No. (to be assigned, Attorney Docket Number PD888).
- AdjustedPosTime TxTimestamp - TxDelay.
- the present invention employs the timing relationships and analysis described above to determine range and range rate parameters according to the method described below. Of course, other timing relationships can be employed without departing from the scope of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart depicting a method for determining the range and range-rate between a user terminal and a satellite when only one satellite is available, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- the reference satellite transmits a signal to the user terminal.
- this signal originates at a gateway and is relayed by the reference satellite to the user terminal.
- the gateway precorrects the timing and frequency of the signal as described above.
- the user terminal receives the signal transmitted by the reference satellite.
- the user terminal measures the Doppler shift of the received signal and records this measurement as TxFrequency, as shown in step 504.
- the user terminal also records the time of this measurement as TxTimestamp, as shown in step 506.
- TxFrequency and TxTimestamp are determined by a demodulator within the user terminal.
- the user terminal transmits these measurements to a gateway, as shown in step 508.
- the gateway receives the signal containing the TxFrequency and TxTimestamp measurements.
- the gateway measures the delay between the transmission of the signal from the reference satellite in step 502 and the reception of the signal containing the
- TxFrequency and TxTimestamp measurements at the gateway as shown in step 510.
- the gateway records this measurement as round trip delay (RTD).
- the gateway also measures the Doppler shift of the received signal, and records this measurement as RxFrequency, as shown in step 512.
- the gateway records the time of the RTD and RxFrequency measurements as RxTimestamp, as shown in step 514.
- the RxFrequency, RxTimestamp, and RTD measurements are determined by GDM 212.
- the gateway determines the satellite-user terminal range and range rate based on the TxFrequency, TxTimestamp, RxFrequency, RxTimestamp, and RTD measurements, as shown in step 516. In a preferred embodiment, this step is performed by PDM 208 according to the method described above.
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart depicting a method for determining the range and range-rate between a user terminal and a second satellite when two satellites are available, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
- the user terminal receives a signal from a second satellite.
- the user terminal measures the arrival time difference between the arrival of the signal from the first satellite and the arrival of the signal from the second satellite, as shown in step 604.
- the arrival time difference is determined by the user terminal demodulator.
- the user terminal also measures the Doppler shift of the signal received from the second satellite, as shown in step 606.
- the user terminal then transmits the arrival time difference and the measured Doppler shift to the gateway.
- the gateway determines the range and range rate between the user terminal and the second satellite based on the measured Doppler shift of the signal from the second satellite, RTD, and the arrival time difference.
- RTD was determined with respect to the first satellite according to step 510 in FIG. 5.
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