SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CENTRALIZED POSITIONING DETERMINATION FOR MULTIPLE RADIO ACCESS NETWORKS
First Claim
1. A method of processing requests by a stand-alone serving mobile location center (SAS), shared by a plurality of radio access networks in a wireless network, for determining locations of mobile devices within the wireless network, the method comprising:
- receiving a positioning request message for a mobile device from a first radio network controller in a first radio access network of the plurality of radio access networks;
retrieving an originating point code (OPC) and a cell identifier from the positioning request message;
determining a mobile country code (MCC) and a mobile network code (MNC) corresponding to the first radio access network based on the retrieved OPC; and
identifying a serving network node communicating with the mobile device using the cell identifier and the determined MCC and MNC.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method are provided for processing requests by a stand-alone serving mobile location center (SAS), shared by multiple radio access networks in a wireless network, for determining locations of mobile devices within the wireless network. A positioning request message for a mobile device is received from a radio network controller (RNC) in a radio access network (RAN) of the multiple radio access networks. An originating point code (OPC) and a cell identifier are retrieved from the positioning request message. A mobile country code (MCC) and a mobile network code (MNC) corresponding to the RAN are determined based on the retrieved OPC. A serving network node communicating with the mobile device is identified using the cell identifier and the determined MCC and MNC.
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1. A method of processing requests by a stand-alone serving mobile location center (SAS), shared by a plurality of radio access networks in a wireless network, for determining locations of mobile devices within the wireless network, the method comprising:
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receiving a positioning request message for a mobile device from a first radio network controller in a first radio access network of the plurality of radio access networks; retrieving an originating point code (OPC) and a cell identifier from the positioning request message; determining a mobile country code (MCC) and a mobile network code (MNC) corresponding to the first radio access network based on the retrieved OPC; and identifying a serving network node communicating with the mobile device using the cell identifier and the determined MCC and MNC. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for processing requests to determine locations of mobile devices in a wireless network, the apparatus being shared by a plurality of radio access networks of the wireless network, the apparatus comprising:
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an interface module configured to receive a first positioning request message for a first mobile device from a first radio network controller in a first radio access network and to receive a second positioning request message for a second mobile device from a second radio network controller in a second radio access network; a retrieval module configured to retrieve a first originating point code (OPC) and a first cell identifier from the first positioning request message; a determination module configured to determine a first mobile country code (MCC) and a first mobile network code (MNC) corresponding to the first radio network based on the first retrieved OPC; and a node identification module configured to identify a first network node serving the first mobile device based on the first cell identifier and the first determined MCC and MNC. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer readable medium storing code executable by a computer processor for processing requests by a stand-alone serving mobile location center (SAS), shared by a plurality of radio access networks in a wireless network, to determine locations of mobile devices within the wireless network, the computer readable medium comprising:
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a retrieving code segment for retrieving an originating point code (OPC) and a cell identifier from a positioning request message received from a first radio network controller in a first radio access network of the plurality of radio access networks, the positioning request message corresponding to a mobile device; a determining code segment for determining a mobile country code (MCC) and a mobile network code (MNC) corresponding to the first radio access network based on the retrieved OPC; and an identifying code segment for identifying a serving network node communicating with the mobile device using the cell identifier and the determined MCC and MNC.
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