Assignment scheme for wireless node identifiers and location codes

A device comprising:

• one or more memories to store instructions;
• and
• one or more processors to execute the instructions in the one or more memories to:
• receive a geographic area value limit that segments a geographic region associated with a network into geographic areas;
• receive a geographic area-level evolved Node B (eNB) value limit that indicates a maximum number of eNBs to reside in each geographic area;
• calculate eNB identifiers based on the geographic area value limit and the geographic area-level eNB value limit;
• store or output the eNB identifiers;
• receive a tracking region value limit that segments the geographic region associated with the network into the geographic areas;
• receive a tracking area value limit that indicates a maximum number of tracking areas within each geographic area;
• calculate tracking area codes based on the tracking region value limit and the tracking area value limit;
• and
• store or output the tracking area codes, wherein the tracking region value limit is equal to the geographic area value limit and borders of the geographic areas match with respect to segmentation based on the geographic area value limit and segmentation based on the tracking region value limit.

A computer-readable medium containing instructions executable by at least one processor, the computer-readable medium storing instructions to:

• receive a geographic area value limit that segments a geographic region associated with a network into geographic areas;
• receive a geographic area-level evolved Node B (eNB) value limit that indicates a maximum number of eNBs to reside in each geographic area;
• calculate eNB identifiers based on the geographic area value limit and the geographic area-level eNB value limit;
• store or output the eNB identifiers;
• receive a tracking region value limit that segments the geographic region associated with the network into the geographic areas;
• receive a tracking area value limit that indicates a maximum number of tracking areas within each geographic area;
• calculate tracking area codes based on the tracking region value limit and the tracking area value limit;
• and
• store or output the tracking area codes, wherein the tracking region value limit is equal to the geographic area value limit and borders of the geographic areas match with respect to segmentation based on the geographic area value limit and segmentation based on the tracking region value limit.