Patent ID: 9743228
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method of obtaining location services, comprising: communicating with a Radio Access Network (RAN) via Long Term Evolution (LTE) access by a User Equipment (UE); receiving a first Non-Access Stratum (NAS) message from a Mobility Management Entity (MME) to transport a first message for location services for the UE; and sending a second NAS message to the MME to transport a second message for location services for the UE, wherein each of the first NAS message and the second NAS message comprises a routing identifier (ID) for associating the first NAS message, the second NAS message, the first message for location services, and the second message for location services with a location session between the MME and a location center to provide the location services, wherein the routing ID is a correlation ID that identifies the location session, and wherein the routing ID is maintained by the MME for the UE.