Mobius GMLC Gateway

Precise location definition without specialized apps and widgets.

Gateway Mobile Location Center

GMLC – telecom node that provides the functionality required to support location-based services (LBS). A single Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) can have multiple GMLCs. This functionality is integrated through SIGTRAN for 2G/3G, and through DIAMETER for 4G and GMLC 5G networks.

GMLC can be integrated with LBS to locate any user that is connected to the network at a given time. It can provide network services and authorize third parties with standardized subscriber location information access.

The GMLC may request routing information from the HLR (Home Location Register) or HSS (Home Subscriber Server). After performing registration authorization, it sends positioning requests to either the VMSC (Visited Mobile Switching Centre), SGSN (Serving GPRS Support Node) MSC (Mobile Switching Centre) Server or MME (Mobility Management Entity) and receives final location estimates from the corresponding network node.

Some GMLC real-time applications can include the usage of location services in smart weather reporting. GMLC can also improve advertisements by pushing area-related advertisements. It can also help telecom companies to generate mobile alerts when a user is in a specific area or introduce tracking, e.g., fleet tracking. The location information can also be of prime importance to LEAs, in emergency situations such as medical help, accidental reporting, etc.

How GMLC works in communication

With Diameter

Diameter provides a Java implementation of the Diameter standard for Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA). It implements the Base Protocol as well as numerous paramount and widely used applications. Mobius Diameter enables fast development of IMS components, such as SIP AS, IM SSF, OSA SCS, CAMEL, Home Subscriber Server (HSS), Call Session Control Function (CSCF), Subscriber Location Function (SLF), and more.

Extensible GMLC architecture feature efficiently supports new applications and the stack's core functionalities adaptation to a fully customized solution.

With SINGTRAN

The main functionality of the GMLC is to communicate the current location of the CSP subscriber to predefined endpoints. This data includes cell ID and subscriber status. This functionality is integrated via SS7/Sigtran protocols for 2G/3G networks.

Mobius GLMC uses legacy E1/T1 links via Dialogic SS7 cards and connectivity to MSC/HLR via SIGTRAN links (M3UA) for 2G and 3G-based deployments.

GMLC FAQ

Can GMLC interface with HLR/MSC/SGSN?

GMLC can interface with any HLR/MSC/SGSN that supports 3GPP 29.002. According to the 3GPP LCS architecture, the interface between GMLC and HLR is known as the Lh interface, and the interface between GMLC and MSC/SGSN is known as the Lg interface. The GMLC uses the Lh interface to obtain routing information of a target terminal. It uses the Lg interface to request the positioning information of a target terminal from the radio network via the core network.

Which MAP LCS standard messages are supported?

The following MAP LCS standard messages are supported:

MAP-SendRouting InfoforLCS (SRI-LCS)

MAP-ProvideSubscriberLocation (PSL)

MAP-AnyTimeInterrogation(ATI)

MAP-SubscriberLocationReport (SRI)

MAP-SendRoutingInfoForSM (SRI-SM)

MAP-ProvideSubscriberInformation (PSI)

MAP-SubscriberLocationReport (SLR)