Indoor geolocation using OFDM signals in HIPERLAN/2 wireless LANs

With the finalization of new series of IEEE 802.11 and ETSI HIPERLAN standards, it becomes very important and interesting to study the methods to integrate geolocation functionalities into the next generation wireless LANs. We investigate geolocation methods and system architectures using OFDM signals in HIPERLAN/2 wireless LANs. We propose a novel method to measure geolocation metrics by exploiting the HIPERLAN/2 MAC frame structure. Computer simulation results are presented to show the performance of the geolocation systems using OFDM signals.