Positioning network of transmission reception devices and method for installing transmission reception devices

A system comprising:

• a support structure or a support wire arrangement extending within an indoor environment above a floor of a hall;
• and
• a positioning network comprising:
• a power source and a power supply system including a power cable configured as an actuator-sensor-interface (ASi) flat cable with a power line, wherein the power source is configured to supply a voltage to the power line of the power cable and wherein the power cable is arranged in a network configuration within the indoor environment;
• and
• a plurality of ultra-wideband transmission reception devices configured to communicate via ultra-wideband with one or more mobile units within range, each ultra-wideband transmission reception device comprising:
• an ultra-wideband transmission reception unit configured to operate as a stationary unit of an indoor location system, and
• a power receiving unit including an ASi connector configured to mechanically connect the ultra-wideband transmission reception device to the power cable and to electrically connect the ultra-wideband transmission reception unit to the power line for powering the ultra-wideband transmission reception unit, wherein the power cable is fixed to the support structure or the support wire arrangement at a plurality of points and the plurality of transmission reception devices is connected to the power cable at respective stationary positions.

A method for installing a plurality of ultra-wideband transmission reception devices of an indoor location system in an indoor environment, each ultra-wideband transmission reception device including an ultra-wideband transmission reception unit operating as a stationary unit of the indoor location system and a power receiving unit powering the ultra-wideband transmission reception unit, the method comprising:

• identifying stationary positions in the indoor environment for operating the plurality of ultra-wideband transmission reception devices to ensure communication via ultra-wideband with a mobile unit of the indoor location system in preselected localization areas within the indoor environment;
• deriving a course of a power cable that includes power line, wherein the identified stationary positions are arranged along the course, the power cable being an actuator-sensor-interface (ASi) flat cable;
• deploying the power cable along the course;
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• fixing a respective one of the plurality of transmission reception devices at each stationary position by mechanically connecting an ASi connector of the respective power receiving unit to the power cable and electrically connecting the ultra-wideband transmission reception unit to the power line.