PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKING FOR WIRELESS LOCATION SYSTEMS

Accuracy criteria for wireless location systems have been the subject of much discussion due to the different interpretations and assumption s regarding the requirements that were stated in the FCC's recent wire less E-911 ruling. Indeed, these requirements cover only the expected accuracy/error percentage in location measurements, which is insuffici ent because it allows potentially misleading information from and abou t location systems. This article draws analogies with well-known perfo rmance criteria for wireless communications systems toward setting a c omprehensive suite of benchmarks far wireless location systems.