The role of paging in providing location transparency within cellular systems

William T. Gray, John Nelson

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Abstract

Location transparency masks the use of information about location in space and time when identifying interfaces. The Telecommunications Information Network Architecture's (TINA) Distributed Processing Environment (DPE) is used as a model in this paper. Location transparency is provided in the TINA architecture by locating the DPE between the application layer and the Native Computing and Communications Environment (NCCE). Current cellular systems employ the paging procedure to contact the mobile terminal in the case of incoming call establishment. This paper focuses on the examination of the paging procedure in relation to providing location transparency for applications requiring a cellular system to page a mobile terminal. Three layers are used: the application layer; the DPE layer; and the underlying cellular system (NCCE). Three scenarios are presented which locate the paging procedure in one of the three layers mentioned; the application layer, the DPE and the NCCE.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIntelligence in Services and Networks
Subtitle of host publicationTechnology for Ubiquitous Telecom Services - 5th International Conference on Intelligence in Services and Networks, ISandN 1998, Proceedings
EditorsSebastiano Trigila, Al Mullery, Mario Campolargo, Hans Vanderstraeten, Marcel Mampaey
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages249-260
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)3540645985, 9783540645986
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1998
Event5th International Conference on Intelligence in Services and Networks, ISandN 1998 - Antwerp, Belgium
Duration: 25 May 199828 May 1998

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume1430
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference5th International Conference on Intelligence in Services and Networks, ISandN 1998
Country/TerritoryBelgium
CityAntwerp
Period25/05/9828/05/98

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