Method and apparatus for supporting emergency calls and location for femto access points

An apparatus for supporting emergency calls in a wireless communication network, the apparatus comprising:

• means for receiving a first message to originate an emergency call for a mobile station accessing a Femto Access Point (FAP);
• means for obtaining a macro Mobile Switching Center (MSC) ID that is based on a macro cell Identity (ID);
• and
• means for sending a second message to a network entity, in response to receiving the first message, to select an emergency center for the emergency call, wherein the second message comprises the macro MSC ID and the macro cell ID, wherein the macro cell ID is based on a location of the FAP.

A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions configured to cause a computer to supporting emergency calls in a wireless communication network by being configured to cause the computer to:

• receive a first message to originate an emergency call for a mobile station accessing a Femto Access Point (FAP);
• obtain a macro Mobile Switching Center (MSC) ID that is based on the macro cell ID;
• and
• send a second message to a network entity, in response to receiving the first message, to select an emergency center for the emergency call, wherein the second message comprises the macro MSC ID and the macro cell ID, wherein the macro cell ID is based on a location of the FAP.

An apparatus for supporting emergency calls in a wireless communication network, the apparatus comprising:

• a communication unit;
• and
• a processing unit, communicatively coupled to the communication unit, configured to:
• receive a first message to originate an emergency call for a mobile station accessing a Femto Access Point (FAP);
• obtain a macro Mobile Switching Center (MSC) ID that is based on the macro cell ID;
• and
• send, via the communication unit and in response to receiving the first message, a second message to a network entity to select an emergency center for the emergency call, wherein the second message comprises the macro MSC ID and the macro cell ID, wherein the macro cell ID is based on a location of the FAP.