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Chapter 6 Wireless and Mobile Networks - Network and Systems Lab

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H<strong>and</strong>ling mobility in cellular networks<br />

home network: network of cellular provider you<br />

subscribe to (e.g., 中 華 電 信 , 台 哥 大 , 遠 傳 , etc)<br />

home location register (HLR): database in home<br />

network containing permanent cell phone #,<br />

profile information (services, preferences,<br />

billing), information about current location<br />

(could be in another network)<br />

visited network: network in which mobile currently<br />

resides<br />

visitor location register (VLR): database with<br />

entry for each user currently in network<br />

could be home network<br />

6: <strong>Wireless</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Mobile</strong> <strong><strong>Network</strong>s</strong> 6-61

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