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Maintaining current cell location information in a cellular access network

US8655374B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) · SE

Inventors

Jari Vikberg · Huaraz, PE
Thomas Johansson · Bissenkamp, SE
Magnus Hallenstål · Täby, SE
Tomas Nylander · Alvalade, PT
Göran Rune · Säter, SE
Håkan Axelsson · Säter, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 18, 2009
Grant date	Feb 18, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 25, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W8/08
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system, method, and User Equipment, UE, for providing a current LTE cell location to a Generic Radio Access Network Controller, GANG, based on different triggers depending on the UE state. The GANC ensures that the correct GANG is serving the UE, and also maps the LTE cell location to an associated GAN Cell Global Identifier, GAN-CGI. The GANG provides the GAN-CGI to a Mobile Switching Center, MSC, or other serving core network node to support location-based services and other mobile originated or mobile terminated calls and transactions.

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