Method and apparatus for supporting location services via a home node b (hnb)

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for receiving a request for a location service for a user equipment (UE) by a home Node B (HNB);
• means for exchanging Positioning Calculation Application Part (PCAP) messages with a location server via an HNB Gateway (HNB GW) to support the location service for the UE, wherein the PCAP messages are transferred in messages of a first protocol between the HNB and the HNB GW and are transferred in messages of a second protocol between the HNB GW and the location server;
• and
• means for exchanging Radio Resource Control (RRC) messages with the UE to support the location service for the UE.

A method of supporting location services, comprising:

• performing a location procedure with a location server by a first home Node B (HNB) to support a location service for a user equipment (UE) communicating with the first HNB;
• obtaining an indication to handover the UE from the first HNB to a second HNB;
• and
• transferring location status information from the first HNB to the second HNB, wherein the location procedure is continued by the second HNB and the location server based on the location status information provided by the first HNB.