A method and an apparatus for radiolocation using time differences of
arrival. The method includes receiving transmit timestamps from a set of
wireless stations of a wireless network. Each station transmits at least
once. The transmit timestamp uses a local timestamping clock to indicate
when a station transmitted a packet. The method further includes
receiving sets of timestamped captured samples from each station that
receives one of the transmitted packets. The times of arrival of each
packet at each station are determined from the received sets of
timestamped captured samples, and, the relative positions of the stations
are determined from the determined times of arrival and the received
transmit timestamps. The transmitting by the stations is in a round robin
manner one station after the other, and several round robins may be used
to mutually calibrate local clocks. Also an apparatus for inclusion in a
station of a wireless network. The apparatus includes a buffer subsystem
and a timestamping subsystem, such that the station can capture and
timestamp a set of samples of a received signal, and send the captured
timestamped samples to a processing entity for time difference of arrival
location determination.