System and method for tuning geo-location in wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA) networks

A computer-implemented method of optimizing a location estimate of a selected one of a plurality of user equipment in a mobile network, comprising:

• receiving, by a computing device, measurement data from a provider server and/or provider database, wherein the measurement data comprises a time of arrival indication of data communicated between each of said plurality of user equipment and at least two nodes of the mobile network;
• determining, by the computing device, a location estimate for the selected one of said plurality of user equipment based on the measurement data and a reference location;
• and
• determining an optimized location estimate for the selected one of said plurality of user equipment based on the location estimate and the reference location;
• wherein:
• determining the location estimate for the selected one of said plurality of user equipment is based on measurement data from each of said plurality of user equipment;
• and
• the computing device is distinct from both the selected one of said plurality of user equipment and the at least two nodes of the mobile network.

A system for synchronizing timing of at least two nodes of a mobile network, comprising:

• a computing device comprising a processor configured to:
• receive measurement data from a provider server and/or provider database, wherein the measurement data comprises a time of arrival indication of data communicated between each of a plurality of user equipment and at least two nodes of the mobile network;
• process only the received measurement data that is within a particular time window and excluding at least some of the received measurement data outside the particular time window;
• determine a sync value based on the received measurement data within the time window from each of said plurality of user equipment, wherein the sync value synchronizes timing between at least two nodes of the mobile network;
• and
• determine a location of a selected one of said plurality of user equipment based on the sync value and the measurement data;
• wherein:
• the computing device is distinct from both the selected one of said plurality user equipment and the at least two nodes of the mobile network.

A system of optimizing a location estimate of a selected one of a plurality of user equipment in a mobile network, comprising:

• a computing device comprising a processor configured to:
• receive measurement data from a provider server and/or provider database, wherein the measurement data comprises a time of arrival indication of data communicated between each of said plurality of user equipment and at least two nodes of the mobile network;
• determine a location estimate for the selected one of a plurality of user equipment based on the measurement data and a reference location;
• and
• determine an optimized location estimate for the selected one of a plurality of user equipment based on the location estimate and the reference location;
• wherein:
• determining the location estimate for the selected one of said plurality of user equipment is based on measurement data from each of said plurality of user equipment;
• and
• the computing device is distinct from both the selected one of said plurality of user equipment and the at least two nodes of the mobile network.