Method of location positioning and verification of an ap, system, and home register

A method of location verification of an Access Point, AP, comprising:

• receiving a message carrying an IP address of the AP which is located in the coverage of a macro cell, and the location information of the macro cell;
• querying, according to the IP address of the AP, a Connectivity Session Location and Repository Function, CLF to obtain an access Line Location Identifier, ALLI of the AP;
• and
• determining that the location of the AP is not changed if the obtained ALLI of the AP is the same as the stored ALLI of the AP, and the received location information of the macro cell is the same as the stored location information of the macro cell.

An Access Point Home Register, AHR, comprising:

• a querying module, configured to query, according to an IP address of the AP, a Connectivity Session Location and Repository Function, CLF to obtain an access Line Location Identifier, ALLI of the AP;
• a determining module, configured to determine whether the obtained ALLI of the AP is the same as a stored ALLI of the AP;
• and
• a sending module, configured to send the result that the location of the AP is not changed, to the AP if the determining module determines that the obtained ALLI is the same as the stored ALLI.

An Access Point Home Register, AHR, comprising:

• a receiving module, configured to receive a message carrying an IP address of the AP which is located in the coverage of a macro cell and location information of the macro cell;
• a querying module, configured to query, according to the IP address of the AP, a Connectivity Session Location and Repository Function, CLF to obtain an access Line Location Identifier, ALLI of the AP;
• a determining module, configured to determine whether the obtained ALLI of the AP is the same as the stored ALLI of the AP, and whether the location information of the macro cell is the same as the stored location information of the macro cell;
• and
• a sending module, configured to return the result that the location of the AP is not changed, to the AP if the determining module determines that the obtained ALLI is the same as the stored ALLI and the received location information is the same as the stored location information.

A location positioning system, comprising:

• an Access Point, AP, a network communication device, a Security Gateway, SeGW, an Access Gateway, AG, an Access Point Home Register, AHR, and a Connectivity Session Location and Repository Function, CLF;
• wherein the AP is connected communicatively to the SeGW through the network communication device, the SeGW is connected communicatively to the AHR through the AG, The AHR is connected communicatively to the CLF;
• and
• the AHR is configured to query, according to an IP address of the AP, the CLF to obtain an access Line Location Identifier, ALLI of the AP, and determine a location of the AP based on the ALLI.

A location verification system, comprising:

• an Access Point, AP, a network communication device, a Security Gateway, SeGW, an Access Gateway, AG, an Access Point Home Register, AHR, and a Connectivity Session Location and Repository Function, CLF;
• wherein the AP is connected communicatively to the SeGW through the network communication device, the SeGW is connected communicatively to the AHR through the AG, The AHR is connected communicatively to the CLF;
• and
• the ARH is configured to query, according to an IP address of the AP, the CLF to obtain an access Line Location Identifier, ALLI of the AP, and determine whether the obtained ALLI of the AP is the same as a stored ALLI of the AP, and return the result that the location of the AP is not changed, to the AP if the obtained ALLI of the AP is the same as a stored ALLI of the AP.

A location verification system, comprising:

• an Access Point, AP, a network communication device, a Security Gateway, SeGW, an Access Gateway, AG, an Access Point Home Register, AHR, and a Connectivity Session Location and Repository Function, CLF;
• wherein the AP is connected communicatively to the SeGW through the network communication device, the SeGW is connected communicatively to the AHR through the AG, The AHR is connected communicatively to the CLF;
• and
• the ARH is configured to query, according to an IP address carried in a received message, the CLF to obtain an access Line Location Identifier, ALLI of the AP which is located in the coverage of a macro cell, and determine whether the obtained ALLI of the AP is the same as the stored ALLI of the AP, and the location information of the macro cell carried in the received message is the same as stored location information of the macro cell, and return the result that the location of the AP is not changed, to the AP if the obtained ALLI of the AP is the same as the stored ALLI of the AP, and the received location information of the macro cell is the same as the stored location information of the macro cell.