What is GMLC in 5G?

A GMLC locates any mobile device at any point in time, without the need of an internet connection and an app download, while remaining imperceptible to the end-user – optimizing battery life for the device.4 Kas 2019

The Gateway Mobile Location Centre (GMLC) is a control plane system that interfaces with emergency and commercial LCS clients and the operator’s network to provide the location of a mobile device , required to support Location Based Services (LBS).

The Gateway Mobile Location Centre (GMLC) contains functionality required to support location-based service (LBS). In one public land mobile network (PLMN), there may be more than one GMLC. The GMLC is the first node an external LBS client accesses in a GSM, UMTS or LTE network.

In one PLMN (Public Land Mobile Network), there may be more than one GMLC. … The GMLC is the first node an external LCS client accesses in a GSM or UMTS network . The GMLC may request routing information from the HLR (Home Location register) or HSS (Home Subscriber Server).