Patent ID: 7577440

Claim:
A method, comprising: defining, by a controller, a first cell model having a first antenna and a second cell model having a second antenna; determining, by the controller, first and second distances from the first and second antennas, respectively, to a mobile station, wherein the first cell model and the second cell model are each based on parameters defining each cell and are defined independent of the first and second distances, and wherein the parameters comprise at least one of, an antenna bearing defining a main power direction of the antenna, a half power beam width, a maximum serving radius, and a back serving radius; defining, by the controller, a first circle for the first cell model using the first distance as a radius of the first circle, the first circle having the first antenna as a center point; defining, by the controller, a second circle for the second cell model using the second distance as the radius of the second circle, the second circle having the second antenna as a center point; determining, by the controller, first and second intersection points of the first and second circles; determining, by the controller, a cost function for the first intersection point and the second intersection point relative to the first and second cell models, wherein each cost function yields a cost function value; and selecting, by the controller, the first or the second intersection point indicative of a location of the mobile station based on which cost function value is a smaller value.