IP Location

The ALE is responsible for the provision of location measurements to a LIS.

In EVDO networks, the AN acronym refers to the radio segment and the elements that support the radio segment.

In 802.11, an access point is a term used to refer to an infrastructure node.

See also Wireless Fidelity (WiFi).

See Session Initiation Protocol (SIP).

ARP provides a protocol for discovering the binding between network and hardware addresses, most often between IP and Ethernet addressing.

The provider of higher-level network services as e-mail, web servers, and voice services.

A-GNSS is a means of using GNSS systems where the target host receives assistance data to help with signal acquisition and calculations.

See Assisted GNSS (A-GNSS).

See Digital Subscriber Line (DSL).

ATM is a link layer protocol that uses very small frames (53 bytes) and predetermined routes, which allow for efficient switching.

AAA is a service that manages access control and billing for network access. Typically, this service is centralized and accessed using a standardized protocol, such as RADIUS or DIAMETER.

A database system used in North American emergency services that provides location information to a PSAP based on.

The number used to query an ALI system in order to obtain location information.

In both CDMA and GSM networks, the BSC manages the radio resources of a number of BTSs.

BSSAP is a protocol layer in the GSM RAN. A location protocol, BSSAP with Location Extensions (BSSAP-LE) uses this protocol.

A BTS is the name given to the radio transceiver in many cellular networks. UMTS uses the name Node B.

BEEP is a protocol framework that provides a common framing and streaming mechanism for the use of other protocols.

See IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS).

See Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).

A BRAS is the name given to the aggregating node in some DSL configurations.