Patent ID: 8611887
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: at a provisioning server configured to provision radio access point devices to operate in a wireless cellular communication network, storing data representing sub-regions of a geographical coverage area of the wireless cellular communication network such that each sub-region covers no more than one timezone, and data that assigns to each sub-region a plurality of sets of location area codes, each location area code serving as a unique reference for a location of a wireless user device during a communication session in the wireless cellular communication network; storing data that assigns respective ones of a plurality of radio access point gateway devices to a corresponding set of location area codes, the radio access point gateway devices serving as gateways for control messaging and traffic to and from corresponding radio access point devices; determining in which sub-region a radio access point device configured to operate in the wireless cellular communication network is located based on the stored data representing the sub-regions and an expected location or actual location of the radio access point device; and selecting a set of location area codes among the plurality of sets of location area codes assigned to the sub-region in which the radio access point device is determined to be located and further based on at least one particular radio access point gateway device of the plurality of radio access point gateway devices that the radio access point device is assigned to, and sending the selected set of location area codes to the radio access point device.