In general, this disclosure is directed to techniques for computing a
positioning solution for a mobile unit based on signals received from the
satellite navigation system and the wireless communication system. The
techniques allow for, and resolve, a synchronization bias that constrains
a system time for the satellite navigation system and a system time for
the wireless communication system relative to each other. The mobile unit
may utilize the defined constraint to compute a position solution in
environments where additional independent measurements would otherwise be
required. The mobile unit may incorporate Receiver Autonomous Integrity
Monitoring (RAIM) functionality to validate the position and time
solutions derived from each of received signals. According to the
techniques described herein, the mobile unit may be able to utilize the
defined synchronization bias to apply RAIM or similar techniques in
environments where such techniques would otherwise be indeterminate.