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'''''LIS (Location Information Server)''''' is a functional element in an IP-capable originating network that provides locations of endpoints (i.e., calling device). A LIS can provide Location-by-Reference, or Location-by-Value, and, if the latter, in geo or civic forms. A LIS can be queried by an endpoint for its own location, or by another entity for the location of an endpoint. In either case, the LIS receives a unique identifier that represents the endpoint, for example an IP address, circuit-ID or Media Access Control (MAC) address, and returns the location (value or reference) associated with that identifier. The LIS is also the entity that provides the dereferencing service, exchanging a location reference for a location value. |
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'''''LIS-ID (Location Information Server Identifier)''''' |
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An identifier for the LIS in which the LO (Location Object) is stored. |
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[https://www.nena.org/page/i3_Stage3 NENA-STA-010, Detailed Functional and Interface Standards for the NENA i3 Solution] |
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Revision as of 15:28, 11 August 2021
LIS (Location Information Server) is a functional element in an IP-capable originating network that provides locations of endpoints (i.e., calling device). A LIS can provide Location-by-Reference, or Location-by-Value, and, if the latter, in geo or civic forms. A LIS can be queried by an endpoint for its own location, or by another entity for the location of an endpoint. In either case, the LIS receives a unique identifier that represents the endpoint, for example an IP address, circuit-ID or Media Access Control (MAC) address, and returns the location (value or reference) associated with that identifier. The LIS is also the entity that provides the dereferencing service, exchanging a location reference for a location value.
Related Terms:
LIS-ID (Location Information Server Identifier)
An identifier for the LIS in which the LO (Location Object) is stored.
Relevant NENA Documents
Note: To find and download the document, copy the document number (like NENA-STA-010) from below and search the NENA Standards and Documents page.
NENA-STA-010, Detailed Functional and Interface Standards for the NENA i3 Solution