Distribution of location information

摘要

In one aspect, a method of determining a geographical location of a base station is provided. The base station is within a coverage area of a master base station and requests geographical location information from the master base station through a first Precision Time Protocol (PTP) management message. The base station receives the geographical location information from the master base station through a second PTP management message. In addition, the base station determines the geographical location of the base station from the geographical location information included in the second PTP management message.

主权项

1. A method of determining a geographical location of a base station that is within a coverage area of a master base station, the method comprising:
requesting geographical location information from the master base station via a first Precision Time Protocol (PTP) management message extended to enable a request to be included in a management Type Length Value (TLV) element of the first PTP management message, wherein the management TLV element specifies information to be reported from the master base station to the base station, the specified information including the geographical location information; receiving the geographical location information from the master base station via a second PTP management message extended to enable the geographical location information to be included in a management TLV element of the second PTP management message; and determining the geographical location of the base station from the geographical location information included in the second PTP management message.