GeoLENs® MLC Version 10 ::

The GeoLENs MLC Version 10 is the most advanced version of the GeoLENs Mobile Location Center (MLC), developed and supported by Andrew Solutions.

 

In addition to the core functionality and scalability of the GeoLENs MLC, Version 10 offers additional key features.

 

Key Features of the GeoLENs MLC 10 ::

 

Integrated Policy Server is available as an in-skin component on the SLP hardware platform. This added functionality enables operators to control and restrict bandwidth use, manage a variety of subscription-based and open location services, and interact with multiple policy sources.   

 

Increased Locating Capacity enables the GMLC/SLP to handle a higher volume of location requests, regardless of the technology used to send the request. Tier 1 systems can now process up to 1,000 MLP transactions per second, as many as 300 SUPL transactions per second, and up to 1,000 control plane transactions per second.     

 

E9-1-1 Smart Virtual Device GPS Cache improves A-GPS yield for emergency calls regardless of calling device limitations. The smart GPS cache stores A-GPS fixes and can provide the PSAP a higher-accuracy (A-GPS) older fix in place of a lower-accuracy newer fix. As a result, the GeoLENs MLC 10 can automatically compensate for devices which do not support GPS results caching.

 

E9-1-1 Initial Position Optimization allows the GeoLENs MLC 10 to replace the initial coarse location, typically a cell-ID fix, with a more recent higher-accuracy fix.

 

Enhanced PDE (Position Determination Entity) Selection Logic adds greater versatility to the way positioning technologies are selected and applied in the SMLC and SLP. SMLC messaging to the BSC is optimized when invoking the TA/NMR PDE. SMLC and SLP selection logic takes into consideration minimum processing time needed by PDEs to determine location. Additionally, user configurable options on the SMLC and SLP allow the operator to configure when a higher accuracy PDE should be consulted after receiving feedback from a lower accuracy PDE.

 

Robust MLP (Mobile Location Protocol) Interface supports MLP 3.2 and asynchronous MLP. So GeoLENs MLC 10 can support higher capacity in asynchronous mode.

 

MSID (Multiple Subscriber Identification) Support minimizes location traffic by allowing location-based applications to bundle up to 100 discreet subscriber location requests in a single message. Deployed in asynchronous mode, the GeoLENs MLC 10 unpacks and answers each request asynchronously with the correlating MLP SLI Report message.

 

Enhanced OAM (Operations, Administration, and Management) provides extended event records for richer historical and statistical analysis, deeper diagnostic data for improved SUPL transaction analysis, and greater operational security and data management capabilities.

 

Manual Location Testing allows the operator to test for various parameter values by manually generating an MLP query. Using the GUI-interface, the operator enters the Mobile ID (MSISDN or IMSI) and submits the request to the GMLC/SLP. The GMLC/SLP recognizes and responds to the request as if it were an external LBS query. The system may be configured to simulate both control plane and user plane location requests.

 

To Purchase or Upgrade to GeoLENs MLC Version 10 ::

 

This software release is available as an upgrade from MLC 9.1.2 or later on either a GEN3 or GEN4 MLC platform. Any system with an earlier version than MLC 9.1.2 must be upgraded/patched to MLC 9.1.2 first.

 

For details on how to obtain this version, please contact:

 

        Kal Krishnan

        Product Line Management

        703.726.5831

        kal.krishnan@andrew.com

 

About the GeoLENs MLC ::

 

The GeoLENs MLC consolidates all the capabilities of the various network location node types into one single-bay solution that is flexible, powerful, and scalable. Each deployment is configured for the specific network environment, combining the functionality of any or all of the following location-based system node types:

 

 

Core Functions ::

• Dynamically calculates user location using multiple locating technologies.
• Administers and controls all functions within the location system.
• Retrieves measurement data from the network, mobile devices, and/or location measurement units.
• Manages communications between the location system elements and external entities such as LBS application servers and emergency response centers.

Locating Technologies Supported ::