Location area management method and core network controller

A location area management method, comprising:

• receiving, by a core network controller, a location update request message sent by a user equipment (UE) in a first network standard;
• generating, by the core network controller, a paging area list according to first location information, the paging area list comprising at least a first location area identity used to indicate a location area of the first network standard and a second location area identity used to indicate a location area of a second network standard;
• and
• adding, by the core network controller, the paging area list to a location update accept message and sending the location update accept message to the UE,
• wherein generating, by the core network controller, the paging area list according to the first location information comprises:
• determining, by the core network controller according to the first location information, the first location area identity used to indicate the location area of the first network standard;
• mapping, by the core network controller, the first location information to second location information of the second network standard according to a mapping relationship;
• determining, by the core network controller according to the second location information, the second location area identity used to indicate the location area of the second network standard;
• and
• generating, by the core network controller, the paging area list according to the first location area identity and the second location area identity.