Location functionality in an interworking WLAN system
US8503427B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 30, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W92/02
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to system nodes/entities and methods for enabling determination of the location of an attached User Equipment in a tunneled IP network. The User Equipment location can be determined by means of procedures maintained in a Location Function (LF). An application function can retrieve the User Equipment location by querying the Location Function by using the second source address as a key.
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