Patent ID: 9026111
Filing Date: 2015-05-05
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of handling a request for location information of a mobile device attached to a first network of a wireless system that supports multiple access technologies, the method comprising: receiving a location request requesting location information of the mobile device, the mobile device being attached to a first network of the wireless system; and triggering, by a network element, the mobile device to send the location information without causing the mobile to fall back from the first network of the wireless system to a second network of the wireless system, the first network conforming to a later generation of radio access technology than the second network, wherein the triggering step includes paging the mobile device by sending a paging request that includes a short message service (SMS) indicator to the mobile device, the triggering step is performed in response to the location request, and the first network is a 4G long term evolution (LTE) network.