Covers various aspects of location management, delivery, and conveyance within IP networks. Providing a guided tour of location determination, this book gives you the information you need to support this technology.

This book presents full coverage of the cutting-edge technology that can find anyone or anything anywhere. With the powerful force of VoIP in the telephony industry, the demand for location determination in IP networks is developing rapidly. "IP Location" tackles this new technology head on, covering all aspects of location management, delivery, and conveyance within IP networks. Providing a guided tour of location determination, this book gives you the information you need to support this breakthrough technology.

ForewordAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: A Brief History of Location Services and ConceptsChapter 2: Location, Presence and PrivacyChapter 3: Location Determination and the Access Location EntityChapter 4: The LIS, Location Acquisition and the HELD ProtocolChapter 5: IP Location in Enterprise NetworksChapter 6: IP Location in Wireline Public Carrier NetworksChapter 7: WiFi and Ad Hoc Wireless NetworksChapter 8: IP Location in Wireless Public Carrier NetworksChapter 9: Device Interactions in Location DeterminationChapter 10: Privacy Considerations for Internet LocationAppendix A: Abridged FLAP SpecificationAppendix B: HELD Base SchemaAppendix C: Digital Signature for PIDF-LOAppendix D: HELD Protocol BindingsAppendix E: HELD Identity ExtensionsGlossaryIndex