Method and apparatus for processing a communication request from a roaming voice over ip terminal

A tangible computer-readable medium storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by a controller of a gateway, cause the controller to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• detecting a request from a voice over internet protocol terminal to communicate with an emergency response center;
• inserting a media access control address of the gateway into the request based upon detecting the request from the voice over internet protocol terminal to communicate with the emergency response center, the inserting creating a modified request;
• and
• transmitting to a network proxy the modified request with the media access control address of the gateway for enabling communications between the voice over internet protocol terminal and the emergency response center, wherein the gateway remains in a fixed location, wherein a location of the voice over internet protocol terminal is capable of being determined using a location of the gateway determined from the media access control address of the gateway.

A gateway comprising:

• a controller programmed to:
• detect a request from a voice over Internet protocol terminal to communicate with an emergency response center;
• insert a media access control address of the gateway into the request based upon detecting the request from the voice over internet protocol terminal to communicate with the emergency response center, the inserting creating a modified request;
• and
• transmit to a network proxy the modified request with the media access control address of the gateway for enabling communications between the voice over Internet protocol terminal and the emergency response center, wherein the gateway remains in a fixed location, wherein a location of the voice over Internet protocol terminal is capable of being determined using a location of the gateway determined from the media access control address of the gateway.