Method and apparatus for positioning a mobile station in a TDMA system

A method of positioning a mobile station in a TDMA communication system, comprising the steps:

• providing a plurality of power detectors respectively located at a plurality of predetermined positions;
• coupling at least one controller to the plurality of power detectors and transmitting a time slot message signal to the plurality of power detectors for synchronizing the power measurement by the plurality of power detectors with time slots allocated by the TDMA communication system;
• respectively measuring a plurality of power values of the signal generated by the mobile station in a preset channel and a preset time slot;
• identifying the mobile station according to the preset channel and the preset time slot;
• and
• determining the position of the mobile station according to at least one of the measured power values and the position of the corresponding detector.