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| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 37th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS+ 2024) |
| Pages | 2495-2508 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Publication status | Published - 27 Sept 2024 |
| Event | 37nd International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of the Institute of Navigation, ION GNSS+ 2024 - Baltimore, United States Duration: 16 Sept 2024 → 20 Sept 2024 |
Abstract
urban areas when complemented by dedicated base stations, such as Real Time Kinematic (RTK) positioning and additional information. However, GNSS signals suffer from the harsh reception conditions in urban areas. NLOS (Non-line of Sight) and multipath signals caused by surrounding buildings, trees, or other interfering factors lead to ranging errors. The presence of a signal transmission infrastructure in an environment that is susceptible to GNSS positioning errors is an incentive to analyze these signals to enhance GNSS localization.
This paper evaluates the ranging capabilities of current state-of-the-art 5G NR signals in dense urban environments. Publicly available signal synchronization blocks (SSBs) are analyzed in simulations to evaluate the augmentation capabilities of urban GNSS positioning by additional NR range measurements. The analysis on the SSB Cramér-Rao lower bound (CRLB) shows, that the addition of SSB ranges can improve GNSS-Single Point Positioning (GNSS-SPP) in severe GNSS conditions. Consequently, real SSBs broadcasted by commercial cellular networks in the vicinity of Leibniz University, Hannover are captured and processed to evaluate the ranging quality of the SSBs in dense urban environment.
Keywords
- 5G NR, Signals of Opportunity, GNSS, Cellular networks, Positioning, Navigation
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Proceedings of the 37th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS+ 2024). 2024. p. 2495-2508.
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TY - GEN
T1 - Analyzing 5G NR Ranging capabilities for Aiding Multi-GNSS SPP
AU - Baasch, Kai-Niklas
AU - Schön, Steffen
PY - 2024/9/27
Y1 - 2024/9/27
N2 - The standardization of fifth-generation (5G) New Radio (NR) cellular networks offers possibilities to provide low latency and high data rate communication in higher frequency bands. The increasing communication demand, both in public and private spaces, makes the deployment of denser networks especially interesting for urban areas. As a by-product, the emerging signal source can be used for positioning without the need for dedicated positioning infrastructures. Global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) are the workhorse for absolute outdoor localization, with few meters uncertainties; or even centimeter level inurban areas when complemented by dedicated base stations, such as Real Time Kinematic (RTK) positioning and additional information. However, GNSS signals suffer from the harsh reception conditions in urban areas. NLOS (Non-line of Sight) and multipath signals caused by surrounding buildings, trees, or other interfering factors lead to ranging errors. The presence of a signal transmission infrastructure in an environment that is susceptible to GNSS positioning errors is an incentive to analyze these signals to enhance GNSS localization.This paper evaluates the ranging capabilities of current state-of-the-art 5G NR signals in dense urban environments. Publicly available signal synchronization blocks (SSBs) are analyzed in simulations to evaluate the augmentation capabilities of urban GNSS positioning by additional NR range measurements. The analysis on the SSB Cramér-Rao lower bound (CRLB) shows, that the addition of SSB ranges can improve GNSS-Single Point Positioning (GNSS-SPP) in severe GNSS conditions. Consequently, real SSBs broadcasted by commercial cellular networks in the vicinity of Leibniz University, Hannover are captured and processed to evaluate the ranging quality of the SSBs in dense urban environment.
AB - The standardization of fifth-generation (5G) New Radio (NR) cellular networks offers possibilities to provide low latency and high data rate communication in higher frequency bands. The increasing communication demand, both in public and private spaces, makes the deployment of denser networks especially interesting for urban areas. As a by-product, the emerging signal source can be used for positioning without the need for dedicated positioning infrastructures. Global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) are the workhorse for absolute outdoor localization, with few meters uncertainties; or even centimeter level inurban areas when complemented by dedicated base stations, such as Real Time Kinematic (RTK) positioning and additional information. However, GNSS signals suffer from the harsh reception conditions in urban areas. NLOS (Non-line of Sight) and multipath signals caused by surrounding buildings, trees, or other interfering factors lead to ranging errors. The presence of a signal transmission infrastructure in an environment that is susceptible to GNSS positioning errors is an incentive to analyze these signals to enhance GNSS localization.This paper evaluates the ranging capabilities of current state-of-the-art 5G NR signals in dense urban environments. Publicly available signal synchronization blocks (SSBs) are analyzed in simulations to evaluate the augmentation capabilities of urban GNSS positioning by additional NR range measurements. The analysis on the SSB Cramér-Rao lower bound (CRLB) shows, that the addition of SSB ranges can improve GNSS-Single Point Positioning (GNSS-SPP) in severe GNSS conditions. Consequently, real SSBs broadcasted by commercial cellular networks in the vicinity of Leibniz University, Hannover are captured and processed to evaluate the ranging quality of the SSBs in dense urban environment.
KW - 5G NR
KW - Signals of Opportunity
KW - GNSS
KW - Cellular networks
KW - Positionierung
KW - Navigation
KW - 5G NR
KW - Signals of Opportunity
KW - GNSS
KW - Cellular networks
KW - Positioning
KW - Navigation
U2 - 10.33012/2024.19682
DO - 10.33012/2024.19682
M3 - Conference contribution
SP - 2495
EP - 2508
BT - Proceedings of the 37th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS+ 2024)
T2 - 37nd International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of the Institute of Navigation, ION GNSS+ 2024
Y2 - 16 September 2024 through 20 September 2024
ER -