Patent ID: 9313645
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: H04J,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of implementing an inter-carrier roaming solution for providing consistent location support across heterogeneous network standards including a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network standard, comprising: receiving a location request for a roaming subscriber device at a home location server (H-LS); sending a roaming location protocol (RLP) request with a mobile switching center identification (MSCID) of a serving mobile switching center (SMSC) to a roaming location protocol (RLP) router; mapping said MSCID received in said RLP request to an affiliated serving location server (S-LS); sending, from said RLP router, an intersystem position request to said serving location server (S-LS) in response to said mapping; receiving, at said RLP router, location information for said roaming subscriber device from said serving location server (S-LS); and returning, by said RLP router, said location information received for said roaming subscriber device to said home location server (H-LS).