The FCC is considering deploying a method known as “location...
The FCC is considering deploying a method known as “location by reference” to assist in providing accurate indoor location information to public safety answering points for 911 voice communications, said a Cisco ex parte filing (http://xrl.us/bnbhif). Company officials met with…
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the FCC Thursday to discuss possible methods. In a “location by reference” system, home gateways and client devices could provide a URL to the PSAP, which in turn would query a service provider database for dispatch location. The groups also discussed an option where the user or service provider enters a location address that the home gateway could use to generate location information. Cisco didn’t take a position on these methods, but wants to work with FCC staff as consideration of indoor location progresses, the filing said.