/protocols/ss7/map/map-api/src/main/java/org/mobicents/protocols/ss7/map/api/service/lsm/Area.java

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22
23package org.mobicents.protocols.ss7.map.api.service.lsm;
24
25import java.io.Serializable;
26
27/**
28 * Area ::= SEQUENCE {
29 *   areaType [0] AreaType,
30 *   areaIdentification [1] AreaIdentification,
31 *   ...}
32 *    
33 * @author amit bhayani
34 *
35 */
36public interface Area extends Serializable {
37	
38	public AreaType getAreaType();
39	
40	/**
41	 * AreaIdentification ::= OCTET STRING (SIZE (2..7))
42     *      -- The internal structure is defined as follows:
43     *      -- octet 1 bits 4321 Mobile Country Code 1st digit
44     *      -- bits 8765 Mobile Country Code 2nd digit
45     *      -- octet 2 bits 4321 Mobile Country Code 3rd digit
46     *      -- bits 8765 Mobile Network Code 3rd digit if 3 digit MNC included
47     *      -- or filler (1111)
48     *      -- octet 3 bits 4321 Mobile Network Code 1st digit
49     *      -- bits 8765 Mobile Network Code 2nd digit
50     *      -- octets 4 and 5 Location Area Code (LAC) for Local Area Id,
51     *      -- Routing Area Id and Cell Global Id
52     *      -- octet 6 Routing Area Code (RAC) for Routing Area Id
53     *      -- octets 6 and 7 Cell Identity (CI) for Cell Global Id
54     *      -- octets 4 until 7 Utran Cell Identity (UC-Id) for Utran Cell Id
55     *      
56	 * @return
57	 */
58	public byte[] getAreaIdentification();
59	//TODO should this be decoded further into MCC, NC, LAC etc?
60}