LA_RA_URA_guide

Location Area Planning Guidelines for 2G/3G Networks

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Location Area Planning Guidelines for  2G/3G Networks

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1 Contents................................................................................................................................................. 2 2 Introduction............................................................................................................................................ 3 3 Registration Area Definitions................................................................................................................ 5 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6

Location areas (LA)............................................................................................................................................... 5 Routing areas (RA) ................................................................................................................................................ 5 UTRAN registration areas (URA)......................................................................................................................... 6 Cell Area................................................................................................................................................................ 6 Service Area (SA).................................................................................................................................................. 7 Area Identifiers .................................................................................................................................................... .. 7

4 2G/3G Planning Guidelines for LA, RA and URA................................................................................ 8

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