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Location functionality in an interworking WLAN system

US8503427B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 30, 2008
Grant dateAug 6, 2013
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Expiry dateFeb 28, 2030

Classification

  • 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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