System and method for location reporting in an untrusted network environment
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- retrieving by a user equipment (UE) an access point (AP) Media Access Control (MAC) address for an AP to which the UE is connected, wherein the AP is in an untrusted Internet Protocol (IP) access network;
reporting location information for the UE to an evolved Packet Data Gateway (ePDG) over an SWu interface using Internet Key Exchange version 2 (IKEv2) protocol, wherein the location information includes, at least in part, a location of the UE in Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates, a service set identifier (SSID) for the untrusted IP access network, the retrieved AP MAC address and cell identity (ID) information for the UE; and
populating a location database with the location information for the UE, wherein the location database includes, at least in part, location information for other UE in the untrusted IP access network.
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Abstract
An example method is provided and may include retrieving by a user equipment (UE) an access point (AP) Media Access Control (MAC) address for an AP to which the UE is connected; reporting location information for the UE to an evolved Packet Data Gateway over an SWu interface using Internet Key Exchange version 2 (IKEv2) protocol, wherein the location information includes, at least in part, a UE location in GPS coordinates, a service set identifier, the retrieved AP MAC address and cell identity information for the UE; and populating a location database with the location information. The method can include embedding the location information in an identity initiator (Idi) of an IKE Authentication Request (IKE_AUTH_REQ) message using a Network Access Identifier (NAI) and communicating the location information from the ePDG to a PGW over an S2b interface using a private extension information element of GPRS Tunneling Protocol version 2 (GTPv2).
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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retrieving by a user equipment (UE) an access point (AP) Media Access Control (MAC) address for an AP to which the UE is connected, wherein the AP is in an untrusted Internet Protocol (IP) access network; reporting location information for the UE to an evolved Packet Data Gateway (ePDG) over an SWu interface using Internet Key Exchange version 2 (IKEv2) protocol, wherein the location information includes, at least in part, a location of the UE in Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates, a service set identifier (SSID) for the untrusted IP access network, the retrieved AP MAC address and cell identity (ID) information for the UE; and populating a location database with the location information for the UE, wherein the location database includes, at least in part, location information for other UE in the untrusted IP access network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. One or more non-transitory tangible media encoding logic that includes instructions for execution that when executed by a processor, is operable to perform operations comprising:
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retrieving by a user equipment (UE) an access point (AP) Media Access Control (MAC) address for an AP to which the UE is connected, wherein the AP is in an untrusted Internet Protocol (IP) access network; reporting location information for the UE to an evolved Packet Data Gateway (ePDG) over an SWu interface using Internet Key Exchange version 2 (IKEv2) protocol, wherein the location information includes, at least in part, a location of the UE in Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates, a service set identifier (SSID) for the untrusted IP access network, the retrieved AP MAC address and cell identity (ID) information for the UE; and populating a location database with the location information for the UE, wherein the location database includes, at least in part, location information for other UE in the untrusted IP access network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus, comprising:
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a memory element for storing data; and a processor that executes instructions associated with the data, wherein the processor and the memory element cooperate such that the apparatus is configured for; retrieving by a user equipment (UE) an access point (AP) Media Access Control (MAC) address for an AP to which the LIE is connected, wherein the AP is in an untrusted Internet Protocol (IP) access network; reporting location information for the UE to an evolved Packet Data Gateway (ePDG) over an SWu interface using Internet Key Exchange version 2 (IKEv2) protocol, wherein the location information includes, at least in part, a location of the UE in Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates, a service set identifier (SSID) for the untrusted IP access network, the retrieved AP MAC address and cell identity (ID) information for the UE; and populating a location database with the location information for the UE, wherein the location database includes, at least in part, location information for other UE in the untrusted IP access network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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