Blockchain call origination for emergency services
Various arrangements for performing blockchain-based emergency call origination are presented herein. An emergency communication can be routed between a piece of user equipment (UE) and a public safety answering point (PSAP) via a network, such as a cellular network or ISP network. One or more nodes of the network can update a blockchain ledger used to route the emergency communication. The blockchain ledger can be accessed to determine a communication path between the piece of UE and the PSAP. The location of the piece of UE can be estimated based on the communication path.
1 . A method for performing blockchain-based emergency call origination, the method comprising:
routing an emergency communication between a piece of user equipment (UE) and a public safety answering point (PSAP) via a network;
identifying that the emergency communication is to be given priority by the network;
updating, by the network, a blockchain ledger by one or more nodes of the network used to route the emergency communication;
accessing the blockchain ledger to determine a communication path between the piece of UE and the PSAP; and
determining a location of the piece of UE based on the communication path.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the network is an internet service provider (ISP) network.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the network is a cellular network.
4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the cellular network is a 5G New Radio (NR) cellular network and the nodes comprise one or more components of a radio access network (RAN) of the 5G NR cellular network.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the emergency communication is an emergency phone call placed to a universal emergency number.
6 . The method of claim 5 , further comprising:
determining that a service address associated with the piece of UE is eligible to be accurate based on the communication path and a network map of the network.
7 . The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
outputting a visual indication of the service address while the emergency phone call is ongoing.
8 . A non-transitory processor-readable medium, comprising processor-readable instructions configured to cause one or more processors to:
route an emergency communication between a piece of user equipment (UE) and a public safety answering point (PSAP) via a network;
identify that the emergency communication is to be given priority by the network;
update a blockchain ledger by nodes of the network used to route the emergency communication;
access the blockchain ledger to determine a communication path between the piece of UE and the PSAP; and
determine a location of the piece of UE based on the communication path.