device's battery. Therefore, it is important to strike a balance between the size of the location area and the number of mobile device users in the location area.

Routing area

The routing area is the packet-switched domain equivalent of the location area. A "routing area" is normally a subdivision of a "location area". Routing areas are used by mobiles which are GPRS-attached. GPRS is optimized for "bursty" data communication services, such as wireless

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