METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENABLING LOCATION DETERMINATION OF A TERMINAL THAT USES IP TELEPHONY

摘要

In a telecommunications network utilising in particular soft phones it is sometimes difficult to identify the location of the "phone" making a call. This is particularly significant when the call is one made to an emergency service for urgent assistance. A location manager is included in the network to assign port addresses to certain line identification numbers. Then in order to locate the calling terminal the port location is utilised.