Patent ID: RE40641

Claim:
A method for fixing a location of a transportable fixed wireless terminal in a fixed wireless network, comprising: at the transportable fixed wireless terminal: receiving telecommunication signals transmitted from a first set of base stations; generating a first model of a network environment of the transportable fixed wireless terminal based on: a first set of identification codes in the telecommunication signals received from the first set of base stations, wherein each identification code in the first set of identification codes is indicative of a different base station included in the first set of base stations; and a first set of received signal strengths for the telecommunication signals received from the first set of base stations; receiving telecommunication signals transmitted from a second set of base stations; generating a second model of the network environment of the transportable fixed wireless terminal based on: a second set of identification codes in the telecommunication signals received from the second set of base stations, wherein each identification code in the second set of identification codes is indicative of a different base station included in the second set of base stations; and a second set of received signal strengths for the telecommunication signals received from the second set of base stations; and determining whether the first and second models differ beyond a predetermined limit.