A method of supporting location services and positioning, comprising: receiving a location request from a Mobility Management Entity, MME, at a Location Server, LS; performing a positioning procedure between the LS and a user equipment, UE, or an evolved Node B, eNB, in response to the location request, wherein performing the positioning procedure includes: sending a first positioning message to the MME for forwarding to another entity, wherein the first positioning message is a downlink positioning message for forwarding to the UE or a network positioning request message for forwarding to the eNB wherein the first positioning message is for a first protocol and is encapsulated in a positioning request message for a second protocol below the first protocol; and receiving a second positioning message sent by the other entity and forwarded by the MME, wherein the second positioning message is an uplink positioning message sent by the UE or a network positioning response message sent by the eNB, wherein the second positioning message is for the first protocol and is encapsulated in a positioning response message for the second protocol; and sending a location response from the LS to the MME after the positioning procedure. receiving a location request from a Mobility Management Entity, MME, at a Location Server, LS; performing a positioning procedure between the LS and a user equipment, UE, or an evolved Node B, eNB, in response to the location request, wherein performing the positioning procedure includes: sending a first positioning message to the MME for forwarding to another entity, wherein the first positioning message is a downlink positioning message for forwarding to the UE or a network positioning request message for forwarding to the eNB wherein the first positioning message is for a first protocol and is encapsulated in a positioning request message for a second protocol below the first protocol; and receiving a second positioning message sent by the other entity and forwarded by the MME, wherein the second positioning message is an uplink positioning message sent by the UE or a network positioning response message sent by the eNB, wherein the second positioning message is for the first protocol and is encapsulated in a positioning response message for the second protocol; and sending a first positioning message to the MME for forwarding to another entity, wherein the first positioning message is a downlink positioning message for forwarding to the UE or a network positioning request message for forwarding to the eNB wherein the first positioning message is for a first protocol and is encapsulated in a positioning request message for a second protocol below the first protocol; and receiving a second positioning message sent by the other entity and forwarded by the MME, wherein the second positioning message is an uplink positioning message sent by the UE or a network positioning response message sent by the eNB, wherein the second positioning message is for the first protocol and is encapsulated in a positioning response message for the second protocol; and sending a location response from the LS to the MME after the positioning procedure.