Patent ID: 11943673
Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 1:
2. An apparatus for a core network, the apparatus comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory storing instructions thereon that, when executed by
the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform:
receiving topology information related to one or more tracking areas associated with respective radio access network nodes of a plurality of radio access network nodes in a radio access network; and
determining a registration area for a user equipment based at least in part on the topology information related to the one or more tracking areas associated with respective radio access network nodes of the plurality of radio access network nodes in the radio access network,
wherein the topology information related to the one or more tracking areas of respective radio access network nodes of the plurality of radio access network nodes comprises at least geographic information regarding the one or more tracking areas and one or more identifiers of one or more tracking areas adjacent to respective tracking areas of the one or more tracking areas.