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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2009
Vinod Kamalaraj, Shirley, MA (US);
Jacob Eipe, Nashua, NH (US);
Vinod Kamalaraj, Shirley, MA (US);
Jacob Eipe, Nashua, NH (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Some embodiments provide methods for selecting tracking areas in a network, including: generating and storing a plurality of tracking area groups based on which tracking areas of a plurality of tracking areas are served by which base transceiver stations of a plurality of base transceiver stations, each tracking area group including at least one tracking area; receiving a request for a tracking area list from user equipment connected to the network from a first tracking area belonging to a first tracking area group of the stored plurality of tracking area groups; based on the stored plurality of tracking area groups and the first tracking area group, generating a list comprising at least one tracking area; and sending the list comprising at least one tracking area to the user equipment.