METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPDATING AN AREA IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

摘要

The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and in particular, to a method and apparatus for updating an area in a wireless communication system. The method for updating an area by a terminal according to one embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of: starting a backoff timer set by a network; and transmitting an area-updating request message to the network when the terminal enters a new tracking area (TA) or a new routing area (RA) while the backoff timer is operating.