US Patent Application 18310897. SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING CONTROL PLANE LOCATION IN A FIFTH GENERATION WIRELESS NETWORK simplified abstract

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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING CONTROL PLANE LOCATION IN A FIFTH GENERATION WIRELESS NETWORK

Organization Name

QUALCOMM Incorporated


Inventor(s)

Stephen William Edge of Escondido CA (US)

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING CONTROL PLANE LOCATION IN A FIFTH GENERATION WIRELESS NETWORK - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18310897 titled 'SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPORTING CONTROL PLANE LOCATION IN A FIFTH GENERATION WIRELESS NETWORK

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes methods and techniques for supporting location services in a Fifth Generation wireless network using a Location Management Function (LMF) based control plane (CP) location solution.

  • The LMF serves as the main anchor point for location support instead of an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF).
  • The LMF can be located in either a serving Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) for a user equipment (UE) or in a Home PLMN for a roaming UE.
  • The LMF obtains location information for a UE from an AMF in a Next Generation Radio Access Network or directly from the UE.
  • The LMF can interact with a Gateway Mobile Location Center to receive location requests from and return location information to an external client.
  • The LMF solution is more efficient and requires less implementation compared to an AMF based CP location solution.


Original Abstract Submitted

Methods and techniques are described for supporting location services for a user equipment (UE) in a Fifth Generation wireless network using a Location Management Function (LMF) based control plane (CP) location solution. The LMF serves as the main anchor point for location support instead of an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF). The LMF may be in either a serving Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) for a UE or in a Home PLMN for a roaming UE. The LMF may obtain location information for a UE via an AMF from a Next Generation Radio Access Network or the UE and may interact with a Gateway Mobile Location Center to receive location requests from and return location information to an external client. The LMF solution may be more efficient and require less implementation than an AMF based CP location solution.

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