Service Areas In CS Domain Services
First Claim
1. A method of facilitating the provision of circuit-switched Service Area-dependent services to a mobile station from a service level network, the mobile station communicating with a cell of a cellular packet switched access domain, the method comprising:
- providing cell location information for said cell;
determining a Service Area Identifier using the cell location information; and
providing the Service Area Identifier to said service level network.
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Abstract
The invention provides a method of enabling the service level networks (e.g. CSoLTE or IMS CN) to provide location-dependent services based on a circuit switched domain from a service level network to a mobile station communicating with a cell in a radio access network that utilises a packet switched domain. The method includes providing cell location information relating to the location of the cell; determining a Service Area Identifier based on the cell location information; and providing the Service Area Identifier to the service level network. The Service Area Identifier is then used for different location based services and applications in the service level network nodes.
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1. A method of facilitating the provision of circuit-switched Service Area-dependent services to a mobile station from a service level network, the mobile station communicating with a cell of a cellular packet switched access domain, the method comprising:
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providing cell location information for said cell; determining a Service Area Identifier using the cell location information; and providing the Service Area Identifier to said service level network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A network node for facilitating the provision of circuit-switched Service Area-dependent services to a mobile station from a service level network, the mobile station communicating with a cell of a cellular packet switched access domain, the network node comprising:
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means for receiving cell location information for said cell; means for determining a Service Area Identifier using the cell location information; and means for providing the Service Area Identifier to said service level network.
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- 20. A translation function entity within a service level network that provides services to a mobile station communicating with a cell of a cellular packet switched access domain, the translation function entity comprising means for determining a Service Area Identifier using location information of said cell so as to enable the provision of Service Area-dependent services to the mobile station.
- 22. A mobile device configured for communication in a cellular packet switched access domain, the mobile device being configured to transmit a message to the network requesting identification of a Service Area based on the location of the mobile device for enabling the provision of Service Area dependent services, wherein the message comprises cell location information relating to a cell with which the mobile device is communicating.
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