your position is our focus
4.5.5 AssistNow
®
Online
AssistNow
®
Online
is
u-blox'
end-to-end
Assisted
GPS
(A-GPS)
solution
that
boosts
GPS
acquisition
performance,
bringing
Time
To
First
Fix
(TTFF)
down
to
seconds.
The
system
works
by
accessing
assistance
data
such
as
Ephemeris,
Almanac
and
accurate
time
from
our
Global
Reference
Network
of
globally
placed
GPS
receivers.
With
A-GPS,
the
receiver
can
acquire
satellites
and
provide
accurate
position
data
instantly
on
demand,
even
under
poor
signal
conditions.
Global Re
nce
fere
Network
AssistNow
Online
Root Server
AssistNow Online
Client
AssistNow
Online Proxy Server
AssistNow
Online DirectAccess
AssistNow
Online
Proxy Access
u
-
blox
Reference
Receivers
u
-
blox
Data
Center
Customer
Data
Center
User’s
Mobile
Terminal
Built -in
or
connected
GPS
Receiver
u-blox binary
protocol
Customer specific implementation
F
ow
®
Online Framewo
AssistNow
®
Online
makes
use
of
ne
communication
and
open
standards
such
as
TCP/IP.
Therefore,
it
w
com
and
Wireless
LAN.
No
special
arrange
h
mobile
network
operators
to
enable
AssistNow
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®
rece
4.5.6 AssistNow
line
AssistNow
®
Offline
is
an
A-GPS
se
S
acquisition
performance,
bringing
Time
To
First
Fix
(TTFF)
d
istN
ed
for
connectivity
at
start-up.
T
works
by
using
Alman
speed
up
acquisition,
enabling
a
p
fix
within
seconds.
User
sional
Internet
downloads,
at
the
user's
igure 78: AssistN
rk
User
Pla
orks
on
all
standard
mobile
munication
networks
that
support
Internet
access,
including
GPRS,
UMTS
ments
need
to
be
made
wit
nline.
All
ANTARIS 4
GPS
ivers
support
AssistNow
Online.
®
®
Off
rvice
that
boosts
GP
own
to
seconds.
Unlike
Ass
ow
Online,
this
solution
enables
instant
positioning
without
the
ne
he
system
acPlus
®
differential
almanac
correction
data
to
osition
s
access
the
data
by
means
of
occa
convenience.
AssistNow Offline
Root Server
Global Reference
Network
Mobile Terminals
AssistNow Offline Clients
IGS
- International
GNSS Service
u-blox
Data
Center
End
user
Mobile
Termi
's
nal
Built-in
or
connected
GPS
Receiver
Data Compression
Data Ge
on
Download to
nerati
GPS Receiver
Regular updates
(min 3 x / day)
Standard Mirror
or Proxy Server
TCP/IP
TCP/IP
OEM
Data
Center
Data Replication
HTTP
request
Data
transfer
Individual
Data Accesses
Figure 79: AssistNow
®
Offline Framework
GPS
Modules
-
System
Integration
Manual
(SIM)
(incl.
Reference
Design)
Receiver
Description
GPS.G4-MS4-05007-A1
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