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World Intellectual Property Organization

Method and Apparatus for Routing Messages of a Positioning Protocol in a Wireless Network

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According to the patent filed by QUALCOMM INCORPORATED, a method and apparatus for routing messages of a positioning protocol in a wireless network have been developed. The invention facilitates routing of messages of the long term evolution (LTE) positioning protocol annex (LPPa) between a positioning server, an intermediate network node, and a base station. The positioning server determines the network area identifier of a message based on the identifier of the associated base station, and provides the message to the intermediate network node. The intermediate network node then forwards the message to the base station, which updates positioning information with the positioning server.

Key Takeaways:

  • The invention provides a method and apparatus for routing messages of a positioning protocol, such as LTE positioning protocol annex (LPPa), in a wireless network.
  • The positioning server determines the network area identifier of a message based on the identifier of the associated base station.
  • The positioning server provides the message to an intermediate network node, which then forwards the message to the base station.
  • The base station updates positioning information with the positioning server.
  • The method and apparatus facilitate efficient routing of positioning messages in a wireless network.
  • The invention is particularly useful for long term evolution (LTE) networks.
  • The patent was filed on January 7, 2011, under Application No. PCT/US2011/020598.

Statistics:

  • One patent was published on July 14 under the title "METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROUTING MESSAGES OF A POSITIONING PROTOCOL IN A WIRELESS NETWORK".
  • The patent was filed on January 7, 2011.
  • The application number is PCT/US2011/020598.
  • The invention facilitates routing of messages of a positioning protocol in a wireless network.

Sources:

  • World Intellectual Property Organization (EXACTLY as mentioned in the original text)

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