Handling connected mode mobility from areas bounding multi-operator core network and non-multi-operator core network shared infrastructure

Logic encoded in one or more non-transitory media that includes code for execution and when executed by a processor operable to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, at a first network element, a first message including a first network identifier associated with a first network, the first message further including an indication of an association of the first network identifier with a first user equipment;
• receiving, by the first network element, a second message indicative of an initiated handover of the first user equipment to a second network, the second message including a second network identifier associated with the second network;
• determining, by the first network element, whether the second network identifier matches the first network identifier;
• and
• terminating the initiated handover by the first network element when the second network identifier does not match the first network identifier.

A network element, comprising:

• a memory element configured to store electronic code;
• a processor operable to execute instructions associated with the electronic code;
• and
• a module coupled to the memory element and the processor, wherein the network element is configured for:
• receiving a first message including a first network identifier associated with a first network, the first message further including an indication of an association of the first network identifier with a first user equipment;
• receiving a second message indicative of an initiated handover of the first user equipment to a second network, the second message including a second network identifier associated with the second network;
• determining whether the second network identifier matches the first network identifier;
• and
• terminating the initiated handover by the first network element when the second network identifier does not match the first network identifier.