Treatment of positioning data during a positioning handover
US6064885A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 6, 1997 |
| Grant date | May 16, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W36/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A telecommunications system and method for handling positioning data acquired by a target Base Station Controller (BSC) during a positioning handover, in order to accurately determine the geographical position of a Mobile Station (MS) by a Positioning Center (PC). In one preferred embodiment of the present invention, the target BSC can collect the necessary data for positioning and transmit the data to a serving Mobile Switching Center (MSC). Alternatively, the target BSC can transmit the collected data to an originating BSC, which in turn packages all of the data acquired by both the originating BSC and the target BSC and transmits this data to the MSC. In the case where a target MSC is also involved, the positioning data can be collected by the target BSC and transmitted to the target MSC for forwarding either to the originating MSC or the Positioning Center itself.
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