Gps Application Scenarios; Introduction To Gps; Gps Positioning Methods - Huawei ME936 Application Manual

HUAWEI ME936 LTE M.2 Module
Application Guide

14.1 Introduction to GPS

14.1.1 GPS Positioning Methods

Table 14-1 GPS positioning methods
Positioning
methods
Standalone
Mobile Station
Based (MSB)
positioning
using the User
Plane Protocol
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GPS Application Scenarios

Description
This is a traditional
GPS positioning
method. Using this
method, a module
receives satellite
signals directly and
makes calculations
to obtain
positioning results.
Requests the
assistant data from
the network to
assist and
accelerate the
positioning. This
method is one of
the Assisted GPS
(A-GPS) methods.
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GPS Application Scenarios
Benefits Drawbacks
No communication Long time to first fix
with the network is (TTFF) in code mode.
invoked, incurring
no data traffic
between the
module and the
network.
Significantly

Requires the assistant
reduces the
data from the network,
TTFF after cold
incurring network
start and
traffic.
increases the
rate of
successful
positioning.
 Enables
positioning in
environments
with very poor
satellite signals.
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