What is RF fingerprinting? Is it the same as RF triangulation?
A. RF fingerprinting is a method of location determination with two focuses: to understand how radio waves interface in a specific environment of the wireless LAN, and to apply these attenuation characteristics to device signal information, so a location can be determined. Triangulation does not take environmental variables into account, and instead relies only on signal strength readings to approximate device location. RF fingerprinting takes specific building characteristics into account because they can affect the propagation of RF signals and the accuracy of location determination.
