Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide techniques for querying for information on location sessions in a user plane location architecture.SOLUTION: A location server may send a query message to a terminal to query for information on active location sessions, e.g., when at least one location session for periodic triggered service or area event triggered service is deemed to be active. The terminal may return a response message containing a list of session IDs for the active location sessions, parameters for the active location sessions, capabilities of the terminal, etc. The location server may compare the information received from the terminal and information stored at the location server.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide techniques for supporting location services with roaming.SOLUTION: A mobile station 110 communicates with a visited network 102a for a data session and receives a request for its location. The mobile station sends first information (e.g., SID and NID) indicative of its current network location to an H-MPC 160. The H-MPC 160 determines a serving mobile positioning center (S-MPC) 150 in the visited network based on the first information. The S-MPC 150 determines a serving position determining entity (S-PDE) 140 in the visited network based on the first information. The H-MPC 160 may receive an S-PDE address or a position estimate of the mobile station from the S-MPC and may forward this information to the mobile station. The mobile station 110 may communicate with the S-PDE 140 for positioning using the S-PDE address.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve SUPL 2.0, which provides a secure technique to efficiently provide location based services.SOLUTION: To initiate SUPL service, a SLP transmits a SUPL initial session message applicable to any service request to a SUPL enabled terminal (SET) and receives in response the service capabilities of the SET. The SLP selects, and requests from the SET, service consistent with the service capabilities of the SET. The SET may initiate SUPL service by requesting the service capabilities of the SLP. The SET selects, and requests from the SLP, service that is consistent with the service capabilities received from the SLP. The SET and the SLP communicate to determine a position estimate for the SET. The service may be modified before or while communicating between the SET and the SLP to determine a position estimate for the SET.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for supporting location services with roaming.SOLUTION: A mobile station 110 communicates with a visited network 102a, receives a request for the mobile station's location, and sends first information (SID and NID) indicative of its current network location to a home mobile positioning center (H-MPC) 160 in a home network 104a. The H-MPC 160 determines a serving mobile positioning center (S-MPC) 150 in the visited network 102a based on the first information. The S-MPC 150 determines a serving position determining entity (S-PDE) 140 in the visited network based on the first information. The H-MPC 160 receives an S-PDE address or a position estimate of the mobile station from the S-MPC 150 and forwards this information to the mobile station 110. The mobile station 110 communicates with the S-PDE 140 for positioning using the S-PDE address.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To support location services with roaming.SOLUTION: A mobile station 110 interacts with a home mobile positioning center (H-MPC) in a home network 104a and receives a request for the mobile station's location. The mobile station sends first information (e.g., SID and NID) indicative of its current network location to the H-MPC. The H-MPC determines a serving mobile positioning center (S-MPC) in a visited network based on the first information. The S-MPC determines a serving position determining entity (S-PDE) in the visited network based on the first information. Depending on the selected positioning method, the H-MPC may receive an S-PDE address or a position estimate of the mobile station from the S-MPC and may forward this information to the mobile station. The mobile station may communicate with the S-PDE for positioning using the S-PDE address.
Abstract:
When a user equipment engaged in mobile communications transfers from a network with one radio access technology (RAT) to another network with a different radio access technology maintaining continuity of location based services can improve system performance. A user equipment may perform a series of checks when undergoing inter RAT transfer to determine if a location based services protocol used with the source network is operable on the target network. The UE also determines if location based services sessions are at a point where they can be continued following inter RAT transfer. Where possible protocols and sessions are maintained to preserve location based services continuity.