LOCATION ARCHITECTURE FOR LARGE SCALE NETWORKS
First Claim
1. Logic encoded in one or more tangible media for execution and when executed operable to:
- receive a connection event message including information identifying a wireless node, wherein the identifying information comprises a wireless node identifier and an area code associated with the wireless node;
determine, based on the area code, whether the wireless node is connected to its home wireless network region;
add the identifying information to a location services table; and
if the wireless node is not connected to its home network region, transmit a remote connection event message to a home area code authority server corresponding to the wireless node.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes receive a connection event message including information identifying a wireless node, wherein the identifying information comprises a wireless node identifier and an area code associated with the wireless node; determine, based on the area code, whether the wireless node is connected to its home wireless network region; add the identifying information to a location services table; and if the wireless node is not connected to its home network region, transmit a remote connection event message to a home area code authority server corresponding to the wireless node.
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30 Claims
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1. Logic encoded in one or more tangible media for execution and when executed operable to:
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receive a connection event message including information identifying a wireless node, wherein the identifying information comprises a wireless node identifier and an area code associated with the wireless node; determine, based on the area code, whether the wireless node is connected to its home wireless network region; add the identifying information to a location services table; and if the wireless node is not connected to its home network region, transmit a remote connection event message to a home area code authority server corresponding to the wireless node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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receiving a connection event message including information identifying a wireless node, wherein the identifying information comprises a wireless node identifier and an area code associated with the wireless node; determining, based on the area code, whether the wireless node is connected to its home wireless network region; adding the identifying information to a location services table; and if the wireless node is not connected to its home network region, transmitting a remote connection event message to a home area code authority server corresponding to the wireless node. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system comprising:
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a wireless network infrastructure node operable to receive a connection event message including information identifying a wireless node, wherein the identifying information comprises a wireless node identifier and an area code associated with the wireless node;
determine, based on the area code, whether the wireless node is connected to its home wireless network region;
add the identifying information to a location services table; and
if the wireless node is not connected to its home network region, transmit a remote connection event message to a home area code authority server corresponding to the wireless node; anda wireless node operable to connect with the wireless network infrastructure node. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. Logic encoded in one or more tangible media for execution and when executed operable to:
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receive a location query from a requesting node, wherein the location query requests location information for the wireless node; determine whether the wireless node is currently connected within at least one area serviced by a home area code server; if the wireless node is currently connected within the at least one area, identify a location server that is assigned to the area code corresponding to the wireless node, query the location server for the location information; if the wireless node is currently connected within the at least one area, identify a remote area code server corresponding to the area within which the wireless node is currently located and redirect the location query to the remote area code server; and return the requested location to the requesting node. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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27. A method comprising:
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receiving a location query from a requesting node, wherein the location query requests location information for the wireless node; determining whether the wireless node is currently connected within at least one area serviced by a home area code server; if the wireless node is currently connected within the at least one area, identifying a location server that is assigned to the area code corresponding to the wireless node, query the location server for the location information; if the wireless node is currently connected within the at least one area, identifying a remote area code server corresponding to the area within which the wireless node is currently located and redirect the location query to the remote area code server; and returning the requested location to the requesting node. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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