Glossary of Terms

Understand basic Public Safety definitions and terms.

PD

Definition:

Police Department. Local provider of law enforcement services.

Location by-value

In the context of location information to support IP based emergency services, a PIDF‐LO containing the location of an IP end‐point that can be...

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MLP

Mobile Location Protocol. Portion of FMCC's LRF functionality.

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Alternate Routing

A method by which 9‐1‐1 calls are routed to a designated alternate location if all IEN or wireless lines to the primary PSAP are busy, or the primary...

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LPP

LTE Positioning Protocol. The UE positioning protocol is an end‐to‐end protocol with terminations in the UE and the E‐ SMLC (Enhanced Serving Mobile...

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