METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING LOCATION BASED SERVICES AND/OR LOCATION BASED POLICY CONTROL

Title:

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING LOCATION BASED SERVICES AND/OR LOCATION BASED POLICY CONTROL

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/128308

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, apparatus and computer program product for facilitating location based services and/or location based policy control. A method at a first network node comprises receiving a message from a terminal connected to the first network node via non-3GPP access, the message including a local IP address or both the local IP address and a port number of the terminal; and sending geographical location related information of the terminal to an IMS network via at least a network node for policy control function of the IMS network. Methods at other network nodes and corresponding apparatus are also provided. With the embodiments, location based services and/or policy control may be provided to non-3GPP access devices.

Inventors:

LIU CHUNMIAO (CN)
BALABHADRUNI VENKATA RAMESH (SE)
CHEN PING (CN)
WANG CHUNBO (CN)
XIE CHENGQIONG (CN)

Application Number:

PCT/CN2016/072828

Publication Date:

August 03, 2017

Filing Date:

January 29, 2016

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Assignee:

ERICSSON TELEFON AB L M (PUBL) (SE)
LIU CHUNMIAO (CN)

International Classes:

H04W4/029; H04W4/02

Domestic Patent References:

WO2015192898A1

2015-12-23

Foreign References:

US20150026275A1	2015-01-22
EP2034681A1	2009-03-11
CN102892074A	2013-01-23

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