Patent ID: 9179436
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: H04J,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: retrieving by a user equipment (UE) an access point (AP) Media Access Control (MAC) address for an AP to which the UE is connected, wherein the AP is in an untrusted Internet Protocol (IP) access network; reporting location information for the UE to an evolved Packet Data Gateway (ePDG) over an SWu interface using Internet Key Exchange version 2 (IKEv2) protocol, wherein the location information includes, at least in part, a location of the UE in Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates, a service set identifier (SSID) for the untrusted IP access network, the retrieved AP MAC address and cell identity (ID) information for the UE; and populating a location database with the location information for the UE, wherein the location database includes, at least in part, location information for other UE in the untrusted IP access network.