Patent ID: 6898433
Filing Date: 2005-05-24
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of locating a terminal in a telecommunications system including a core network and an access network, the access network including a first network controller configured to at least temporarily act as a serving network controller of the terminal and to report a location of the terminal to the core network, and a second network controller configured to at least temporarily act as a drift network controller of the terminal and to maintain a connection with the terminal, the method comprising: transmitting location information of the terminal to the core network based on a first set of predetermined criteria, the location information being indicative of the terminal location; transmitting location information to the second network controller in response to the first set of predetermined criteria; transmitting the location information to the first network controller; reporting the location information to the core network; transforming the location information into transformed location information based on a second set of predetermined criteria; and transmitting the transformed information to the core network in response to the second set of predetermined criteria.