Patent ID: 8718596

Claim:
A method of operating a communication system, comprising: associating at least a network identifier of a network access point with a geographic location of the network access point; receiving call signaling information requesting a call to an emergency service from a wireless user device which receives wireless network access from the network access point; based on at least the network identifier of the network access point, identifying the geographic location of the network access point, wherein the geographic location of the network access point is received by the wireless user device during a dynamic host configuration (DHCP) process with the network access point; transferring the geographic location of the network access point for delivery to an emergency service system for use as a location of the wireless user device for the call to the emergency service, wherein the wireless user device transfers the geographic location of the network access point with the call signaling information for delivery to the emergency service system; and, establishing the call for the emergency service to the emergency service system.