LOCATION BY REFERENCE FOR AN OVER-THE-TOP EMERGENCY CALL

摘要

Methods and apparatuses for providing support for location and emergency calls for an over-the-top (OTT) service provider (SP) are disclosed. An access network node receives a first message from a UE, determines a location reference for the UE, and sends a second message including the location reference to the UE. The access network node may determine the location reference itself on behalf of a location server or may request the location server to assign and return the location reference. The access network node may serve as a proxy and avoid interaction between the UE and the location server. The location server may later receive a location request for the UE from a network entity wherein the location request includes the location reference. The location server may locate the UE using the location reference and return the UE location to the network entity.

主权项

1. A method of locating a user equipment (UE) performed by an access network node serving the UE, the method comprising:
receiving a first message from the UE; determining a location reference for the UE, wherein the location reference is for a location server belonging to an operator for the access network node, and wherein the location reference enables the UE to be located; and sending a second message to the UE, wherein the second message comprises the location reference.