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package org.mobicents.protocols.ss7.map.api.service.lsm;

import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * Area ::= SEQUENCE {
 *   areaType [0] AreaType,
 *   areaIdentification [1] AreaIdentification,
 *   ...}
 *    
 * @author amit bhayani
 *
 */
public interface Area extends Serializable {
	
	public AreaType getAreaType();
	
	/**
	 * AreaIdentification ::= OCTET STRING (SIZE (2..7))
     *      -- The internal structure is defined as follows:
     *      -- octet 1 bits 4321 Mobile Country Code 1st digit
     *      -- bits 8765 Mobile Country Code 2nd digit
     *      -- octet 2 bits 4321 Mobile Country Code 3rd digit
     *      -- bits 8765 Mobile Network Code 3rd digit if 3 digit MNC included
     *      -- or filler (1111)
     *      -- octet 3 bits 4321 Mobile Network Code 1st digit
     *      -- bits 8765 Mobile Network Code 2nd digit
     *      -- octets 4 and 5 Location Area Code (LAC) for Local Area Id,
     *      -- Routing Area Id and Cell Global Id
     *      -- octet 6 Routing Area Code (RAC) for Routing Area Id
     *      -- octets 6 and 7 Cell Identity (CI) for Cell Global Id
     *      -- octets 4 until 7 Utran Cell Identity (UC-Id) for Utran Cell Id
     *      
	 * @return
	 */
	public byte[] getAreaIdentification();
	//TODO should this be decoded further into MCC, NC, LAC etc?
}