Patent ID: 8977760
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for connecting a mobile device to a node in a wireless network, comprising the steps of: (a) receiving a query for a mobile device from a location based application; (b) transmitting a first message to the mobile device from an initiating secure user plane location (“SUPL”) location platform (“SLP”) of a plurality of SLPs in response to the query, the first message being populated with at least one predetermined parameter that identifies the initiating SLP, wherein the first message with the at least one parameter that identifies the initiating SLP is received at the mobile device; (c) establishing a transport layer security (“TLS”) connection to a given node; and (d) forwarding a second message from the mobile device to the initiating SLP via the given node by associating the parameter with the initiating SLP, wherein the step of forwarding further comprises: