3G Networks And Network Protocols Paper Presentation And Seminar

Advanced Location Modeling to Enable Sophisticated  LBS Provisioning in 3G networks

Network Operators recently spotted Location Based services (LBS) as a promising attempt to establish new sources of profit for the upcoming 3G networks  (which are expected to be  the main  driver  for  real  ubiquity)  beside voice  and video  communication . For  the  time  being, LBS  are  based  on  a simple location model, which maps basic geographic position information into a human-friendly description of position that is then used as a simple filter parameter  within a database lookup. As location awareness for services generally require more extensive conditioning of  the  location  information,  the existing models restrict the range of possible LBS. To allow for a comprehensive range of sophisticated Location Based Services, an augmented form of location modeling   is  required.  In  this  paper we  introduce  an  advanced  location modeling system, which  comprises  a multi-dimensional  view  of  the  term  'Location';  far beyond just representing simple geographic positions.