ranLocationArea

The ranLocationArea table describes Radio Access Network (RAN) location areas, in which there may be one or more GSM/UMTS cells. This entity is a collection and it models those devices within which a given mobile user can move for voice access before having to switch to a different location area.

The following table describes the ranLocationArea table.

Table 1. ranLocationArea table
Column name Type Constraints Description
entityId Integer not null The identifier of a RAN location area entity from the entityData table.
lac varchar(64) not null The Location Area Code (LAC) identifies a location area within a PLMN.
mcc varchar(64) not null The three-digit Mobile Country Code (MCC) uniquely identifies the country of the mobile subscriber.
mnc varchar(64) not null The Mobile Network Code (MNC) identifies the home PLMN (Public Land Mobile Network) of the mobile subscriber. The length of the MNC (two or three digits) depends on the value of the MCC (Mobile Country Code).