# On the Outage Probability of Localization in Randomly Deployed Wireless Networks

## TL;DR

This paper evaluates the probability that localization errors exceed a threshold in randomly deployed wireless networks, comparing scenarios where a mobile agent uses all neighbors versus selecting the best anchor pair, to inform efficient system design.

## Contribution

It derives the exact localization outage probability for using all anchors and tight bounds for anchor selection, highlighting the tradeoff between complexity and accuracy.

## Key findings

- Exact LOP derived for all-anchor case
- Tight bounds provided for anchor selection case
- Anchor selection improves LOP versus complexity tradeoff

## Abstract

This paper analyzes the localization outage probability (LOP), the probability that the position error exceeds a given threshold, in randomly deployed wireless networks. Two typical cases are considered: a mobile agent uses all the neighboring anchors or select the best pair of anchors for self-localization. We derive the exact LOP for the former case and tight bounds for the LOP for the latter case. The comparison between the two cases reveals the advantage of anchor selection in terms of LOP versus complexity tradeoff, providing insights into the design of efficient localization systems.