A system for establishing location information in real-time, the system comprising: a plurality of fixed position devices (110, 120), each of said fixed position devices (110, 120) configured to communicate via an auxiliary communication link with at least one other of said plurality of fixed position devices (110, 120), and configured to store, in a memory, fixed position information about each of said fixed position devices (110, 120), wherein said plurality of fixed position devices (110, 120) include a master device and a monitor device, wherein said master device is configured to communicate wirelessly via a primary communication link with a portable device, wherein said monitor device is configured to monitor communication over said primary communication link between said master device and said portable device, wherein said monitor device is configured to determine one or more signal characteristics pertaining to said monitored communication and to communicate signal information relating to said one or more signal characteristics, via said auxiliary communication link, to said at least one other of said fixed position devices (110, 120), wherein said master device is configured to determine location information about said portable device relative to said master device and said monitor device based on said one or more signal characteristics determined by said monitor device from said monitored communication, wherein said master device of said fixed position devices (110,120) is configured to communicate at least one of schedule information and connection parameters over said auxiliary communication link to said monitor device to enable monitoring of communication over said primary communication link, wherein said monitor device is configured to monitor said communication over said primary communication link by utilizing the at least one of schedule information and connection parameters, and said schedule information and connection parameters include at least one of: connection status; connection interval; connection sleep clock accuracy; longest connection event window; connection frequency hop interval; connection adaptive frequency hop channel map; connection slave latency; connection supervision time-out period; connection CRC initialization value; central and peripheral access addresses or master device and portable device assess addresses; connection temporary key; connection long-term key; and connection parameters utilized to pass information of the connection from one device to another. a plurality of fixed position devices (110, 120), each of said fixed position devices (110, 120) configured to communicate via an auxiliary communication link with at least one other of said plurality of fixed position devices (110, 120), and configured to store, in a memory, fixed position information about each of said fixed position devices (110, 120), wherein said plurality of fixed position devices (110, 120) include a master device and a monitor device, wherein said master device is configured to communicate wirelessly via a primary communication link with a portable device, wherein said monitor device is configured to monitor communication over said primary communication link between said master device and said portable device, wherein said monitor device is configured to determine one or more signal characteristics pertaining to said monitored communication and to communicate signal information relating to said one or more signal characteristics, via said auxiliary communication link, to said at least one other of said fixed position devices (110, 120), wherein said master device is configured to determine location information about said portable device relative to said master device and said monitor device based on said one or more signal characteristics determined by said monitor device from said monitored communication, wherein said master device of said fixed position devices (110,120) is configured to communicate at least one of schedule information and connection parameters over said auxiliary communication link to said monitor device to enable monitoring of communication over said primary communication link, wherein said monitor device is configured to monitor said communication over said primary communication link by utilizing the at least one of schedule information and connection parameters, and said schedule information and connection parameters include at least one of: connection status; connection interval; connection sleep clock accuracy; longest connection event window; connection frequency hop interval; connection adaptive frequency hop channel map; connection slave latency; connection supervision time-out period; connection CRC initialization value; central and peripheral access addresses or master device and portable device assess addresses; connection temporary key; connection long-term key; and connection parameters utilized to pass information of the connection from one device to another.