Location Management

Location Management

Function

A mechanisms for cell and PLMN selection;

A mechanism for the network to know the Routeing Area for MSs in STANDBY, PMM‑IDLE, READY, and PMM‑CONNECTED states;

A mechanism for the 2G‑SGSN to know the cell identity for MSs in READY state;

A mechanism for the UTRAN to know the URA identity or cell identity for MSs in PMM‑CONNECTED state;

A mechanism for the UTRAN to indicate to an MS in RRC Connected mode when a Routeing Area Update procedure shall be performed by providing the RAI;

A mechanism for the network to know the address of the serving RNC handling an MS in PMM‑CONNECTED state. This mechanism is the serving RNC relocation procedure