Integrated services user part (ISUP) /session initiation protocol (SIP) gateway for unlicensed mobile access (UMA) emergency services call flow
First Claim
1. A method of providing location based support to a call made via a UMA network, comprising:
- encapsulating a location request with respect to a call from an unlicensed mobile access (UMA) phone, said location request being received by an ISUP/SIP gateway and encapsulated in a SIP message; and
passing said SIP encapsulated location request to a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) positioning center.
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Abstract
An ISUP/SIP gateway is implemented to encapsulate SS7 location requests from a switched telephone network into an Internet protocol SIP message including one or more location objects. The ISUP/SIP gateway is implemented between a mobile switching center (MSC) and a VoIP positioning center (VPC) to provide support of unlicensed mobile access (UMA) voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) call routing, e.g., for E9-1-1, 4-1-1, 2-1-1, etc. The disclosed location objects that are encapsulated into a SIP message includes calling party number, called party number, CGI, International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI), mobility indicator, and/or access point MAC address. At the SIP/ISUP gateway, SS7 integrated services user part (ISUP) location request messages are encapsulated within SIP. The SIP encapsulated location request message is then routed over the Internet to a destination VoIP positioning center (VPC).
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27 Claims
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1. A method of providing location based support to a call made via a UMA network, comprising:
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encapsulating a location request with respect to a call from an unlicensed mobile access (UMA) phone, said location request being received by an ISUP/SIP gateway and encapsulated in a SIP message; and
passing said SIP encapsulated location request to a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) positioning center. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An architecture link between a mobile switching center (MSC) and a VoIP positioning center (VPC) to support location based services, comprising:
an SS7 based ISUP/SIP gateway, said ISUP/SIP gateway operable to encapsulate a received location request into an Internet Protocol message.
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15. Apparatus for providing location based support to a call made via a UMA network, comprising:
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means for encapsulating a location request with respect to a call from an unlicensed mobile access (UMA) phone, said location request being received by an ISUP/SIP gateway and encapsulated in a SIP message; and
means for passing said SIP encapsulated location request to a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) positioning center. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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