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Method and apparatus for supporting emergency calls and location for FEMTO access points
US8971840B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8971840-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213722943-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Dec 20, 2012 |
| Priority date | Jun 16, 2008 |
| Publication date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
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Techniques for routing an emergency call originated by a mobile station via a femto access point (FAP) in a wireless network and for locating the mobile station are described. In an aspect, the emergency call may be routed to an appropriate emergency center based on location information for the FAP. In one design, the location information for the FAP may include a macro cell identity (ID) and/or a macro Mobile Switching Center (MSC) ID determined based on the FAP location. The macro cell ID and/or the macro MSC ID may be assigned to the FAP and used to access a database, which may store routing information for emergency centers versus cell IDs and MSC IDs. In another design, the location information for the FAP may include a location estimate for the FAP. The location estimate may be used to access a geographic database, which may store routing information for emergency centers for different geographic areas.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method of supporting emergency calls in a wireless communication network, the method comprising: receiving a first message at a first network entity, from a second network entity, to locate a mobile station accessing a femto access point (FAP), wherein the first message comprises a macro cell identity that is based on a location of the FAP; instigating, in response to receipt of the first message comprising the macro cell identity based on the location o…
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- What does patent US8971840B2 cover?
- Techniques for routing an emergency call originated by a mobile station via a femto access point (FAP) in a wireless network and for locating the mobile station are described. In an aspect, the emergency call may be routed to an appropriate emergency center based on location information for the FAP. In one design, the location information for the FAP may include a macro cell identity (ID) and/o…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Qualcomm Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04W76/50. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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