摘要 |
A method for instigating a location/routing area update procedure (LAU/RAU) when a piece of user equipment (UE) reselects its communication base station from a macro base station to a shorter range base station positioned within a macro cell of the macro base station is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of establishing a radio resource control connection between the UE and the shorter range base station; registering the UE with the shorter range base station; assigning location area code data (LAC) and routing area code data (RAC) from the shorter range base station to the UE; wherein the LAC and RAC data are the same data as the LAC and RAC data provided to the UE by the macro cell base station, whereby the UE does not perform a LAU/RAU procedure when it moves out of range of the shorter range base station and recommences communication with the macro base station. |