Public land mobile network resolution in a shared network and a dedicated network

An apparatus for handing over a user equipment from a dedicated network to a target base station in a shared network, the apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to
• receive a handover restriction list (HRL) comprising information on serving public land mobile networks (PLMN) and/or equivalent public land mobile networks (EPLMN) of the user equipment;
• receive a PLMN list comprising a plurality of PLMNs that are hosted by the target base station;
• select a target PLMN for the user equipment using the HRL and the PLMN list, wherein the selected target PLMN is on the PLMN list but is not on the HRL;
• and
• send a handover request message indicating the selected target PLMN for the user equipment to the target base station.

A computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium, the computer program configured to control a processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, at a serving base station, a handover restriction list (HRL) comprising information on serving public land mobile networks (PLMN) and/or equivalent public land mobile networks (EPLMN) of a user equipment;
• receiving a PLMN list comprising a plurality of PLMNs that are hosted by a target base station;
• selecting a target PLMN for the user equipment using the HRL and the PLMN list, wherein the selected target PLMN is on the PLMN list but is not on the HRL;
• and
• sending a handover request message indicating the selected target PLMN for the user equipment to the target base station.