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AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorsSerge Haumont, Heikki Lindholm, Lauri Söderbacka, Juha Bäck, Juhapekka Niemi, Matti Keskinen, Jari Hartikainen
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The basic idea of the invention is to separate the location area used in the RAN and the reporting area used when reporting the location of the mobile to the core network. The size of the location area is selected preferably in the RAN based on the services used by the subscriber to optimize the use of radio resources. A reporting area comprises one or a plurality of location areas. The size of a reporting area is selected based on the accuracy of location information needed in the core network. The RAN informs the core network when a subscriber moves out of his current location area. The core network and the radio access network negotiate the size of the reporting area prior to the activation of the service. Additionally, the reporting areas can be renegotiated when the service is in the active state.
A method of location management in a mobile telecommunication system comprising mobile stations, at least one core network providing telecommunication services, and a radio access network providing connections between the mobile stations and the core network, and in which system information concerning the location of the mobile station is stored in the radio access network, comprising
The radio access network for a mobile telecommunication system comprising mobile stations, at least one core network providing telecommunication services, and a radio access network, providing connections between the mobile stations and the core network, and in which system information concerning the location of the mobile station is stored in the radio access network, the radio access network adapted to
The network element for a radio access network of a mobile telecommunication system comprising mobile stations, at least one core network providing telecommunication services, and a radio access network providing connections between the mobile stations and the core network, and in which system information concerning the location of the mobile station is stored in the radio access network, the network element adapted to
The core network for a mobile telecommunication system comprising mobile stations, at least one core network providing connections between the mobile stations and the core network, and in which system information concerning the location of the mobile station is stored in a radio access network, and the radio access network uses a location area configuration to track the location of the mobile station on the accuracy of one location area, the core network adapted to
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