Networks, users and terminals in UMTS/FPLMTS
Jean-Christian Benard-Dende, R. Nevoux, Jing Dang · 2002
The article proposes to investigate the notions of network addresses, directory numbers, and terminal and user identities. The development of personal mobility (i.e. UPT), and of terminal mobility (provided by mobile networks), has created the need to assess the use of these different concepts and identify their current limitations. UMTS/FPLMTS is required to support UPT; thus, the coupling of terminal mobility, UMTS/FPLMTS user mobility and UPT needs to be investigated. Requirements imposed on UMTS/FPLMTS are presented and their impact on addressing mobile terminals and identifying users are discussed. Associated scenarios to take into account this coupling are described.>