Also shown in FIG. 1A is the access point 125 that is separate from the RANs 120A and 120B. The access point 125 may be connected to the Internet 175 independently of the core network 140 (e.g., via an optical communication system such as FiOS, a cable modem, etc.). The air interface 108 may serve UE 102-4 or UE 102-5 over a local wireless connection, such as IEEE 802.11 in an example. UE 102-N is shown as a desktop computer with a wired connection to the Internet 175, such as a direct connection to a modem or router, which can correspond to the access point 125 itself in an example (e.g., for a WiFi router with both wired and wireless connectivity).
In FIG. 1A, a location server 170 is shown as connected to the Internet 175 and the core network 140. The location server 170 can be implemented as a plurality of structurally separate servers, or alternately may each correspond to a single server. As will be described below in more detail, the location server 170 is configured to support one or more location services for UEs 102 that can connect to the location server 170 via the core network 140 and/or via the Internet 175.
