APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT PROVIDING INCLUSION OF LOCAL AREA INFORMATION IN BROADCAST MESSAGES AND MAINTENANCE OF RADIO ACCESS NETWORK BLACK LIST

摘要

A METHOD INCLUDES RECEIVING LOCATION AREA-RELATED INFORMATION (4A) (4A), ASSOCIATING THE LOCATION AREA-RELATED INFORMATION (4A) WITH A NEIGHBOR CELL INFORMATION TO DETERMINE IF A CELL BELONGS TO A FORBIDDEN LOCATION AREA (4B), AND AVOIDING SELECTION OF THE CELL IF THE CELL IS DETERMINED TO BELONG TO THE FORBIDDEN LOCATION AREA. EMBODIMENTS DESCRIBED INCLUDE A UE (20), NETWORK ELEMENT (12, 16), COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT (12B WITH 13, 20B WITH 21), AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (20A, 12A).