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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Roaming and Wireless Networks | |
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| National and International Roaming | |
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| Interstandard Roaming | |
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| Prepaid and Postpaid Subscriber Roaming | |
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| Basic Structure of Roaming | |
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| Roaming Services | |
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| CCS7 in Wireless Networks | |
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| Signaling-An Introduction | |
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| CCS7 Network Architecture | |
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| Message Transfer Part | |
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| MTP Level 1 | |
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| MTP Level 2 | |
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| MTP Level 3 | |
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| ISDN User Part | |
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| Signaling Connection and Control Part | |
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| Connectionless signaling | |
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| Connection-oriented signaling | |
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| SCCP message format | |
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| SCCP routing control | |
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| SCCP management | |
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| Transaction Capabilities Application Part | |
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| Structure of TCAP | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) | |
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| Brief History of Early Cellular Networks | |
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| Limitations of early cellular technologies | |
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| Roaming and early cellular networks | |
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| GSM Overview | |
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| GSM Offered Services | |
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| Bearer service | |
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| Teleservices | |
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| Supplementary services | |
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| System Architecture | |
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| Mobile station | |
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| Base station subsystem | |
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| Network switching system | |
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| GSM Interfaces and Protocols | |
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| Air interface | |
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| Abis interface | |
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| A interface | |
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| Inter-MSC signaling | |
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| Scenarios | |
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| Mobility management | |
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| Call establishment | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| General Packet Radio Service | |
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| GPRS Overview | |
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| GPRS Services | |
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| Horizontal applications | |
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| Vertical applications | |
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| GPRS Network Architecture | |
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| GPRS terminals | |
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| GPRS BSS-Packet control unit | |
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| GPRS support nodes | |
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| Interfaces and Protocols | |
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| User plane | |
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| Signaling plane | |
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| GPRS Identities | |
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| P-TMSI | |
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| TLLI | |
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| NSAPI | |
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| TEID | |
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| GPRS Procedures | |
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| Mobility management | |
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| Session management | |
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| Security function | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Third Generation Networks | |
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| 3G Specifications | |
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| UMTS Network Architecture | |
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| 3GPP Release 99 | |
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| Release 4 architecture | |
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| Release 5 architecture | |
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| UMTS Interfaces and Protocols | |
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| UTRAN interfaces and protocol structure | |
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| System network protocols | |
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| Example UMTS Procedures | |
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| Mobile-originated circuit-switched calls | |
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| Mobile-originated packet-switched calls | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Roaming in a GSM Network | |
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| Inter-PLMN Signaling Network | |
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| Inter-PLMN addressing | |
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| Address format | |
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| Communication Between a VPLMN VLR and an HPLMN HLR | |
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| Roaming Procedures | |
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| Location update in a visited network | |
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| Roamer authentication in visited network | |
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| Provide roaming number | |
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| Cancel location | |
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| Purge MS | |
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| Restore data | |
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| Roaming Call Scenarios | |
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| Roamer-originated call | |
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| Roamer-terminated call | |
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| Short Message Service (SMS) | |
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| Roamer-originated SM | |
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| Roamer-terminated SM | |
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| MAP v2 procedures | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Roaming in GPRS and 3G Networks | |
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| Inter-PLMN Connectivity | |
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| Inter-PLMN backbone network | |
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| Inter-PLMN data connectivity alternatives | |
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| GPRS roaming eXchange | |
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| Border gateway protocol version 4 | |
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| Access Point Name | |
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| APN network identifier | |
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| APN operator identifier | |
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| Wild card APN | |
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| APN Resolution | |
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| GPRS and DNS | |
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| APN resolution using DNS in the HPLMN | |
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| APN resolution using DNS in the VPLMN | |
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| Roaming Scenarios | |
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| GPRS attach in a visited network | |
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| PLMN and ISP roaming | |
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| PDP context activation using HGGSN | |
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| PDP context activation using VGGSN | |
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| Bliography | |
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| Roaming Implementation for Prepaid | |
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| Prepaid Roaming Using USSD Callback | |
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| USSD string coding | |
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| USSD request handling-general concept | |
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| Roamer initiated USSD operation | |
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| Network initiated USSD operations | |
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| Prepaid roaming-USSD callback scenario | |
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| Prepaid Roaming Using CAMEL | |
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| CAMEL architecture | |
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| Points in call and detection points | |
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| CAMEL subscriber information | |
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| Basic call state model | |
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| CAMEL information flow | |
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| Prepaid roaming-CAMEL call scenario | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Inter-PLMN Roaming Testing | |
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| Overview of IREG Testing | |
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| Internetwork connectivity | |
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| End-to-end functional testing | |
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| IREG Testing-Test Setup | |
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| GSM roaming test setup | |
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| GPRS roaming test setup | |
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| IREG Tests | |
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| GSM basic service tests | |
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| GSM supplementary services tests | |
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| GSM SMS tests | |
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| GSM SS and ODB tests | |
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| GPRS attach | |
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| GPRS PDP context tests | |
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| GPRS SMS tests | |
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| GPRS operator control of service | |
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| Other tests | |
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| IREG Tester | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Roaming Service Management and Troubleshooting Faults | |
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| Quality of Service-General Concepts | |
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| Service-independent quality indicators | |
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| Service-dependent quality indicators | |
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| Quality indicators by services | |
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| Roaming Service Quality | |
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| Proactive Service Monitoring | |
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| Roaming service monitoring using active probes | |
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| Roaming service monitoring using passive probes | |
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| Troubleshooting Roaming Faults | |
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| Common network problems | |
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| Information gathering on symptoms | |
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| Diagnostic tools | |
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| Understanding protocol errors | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Billing and Settlement | |
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| Roaming Billing Standards | |
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| Transferred Account Procedures | |
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| TAP3 and earlier versions | |
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| TAP-in and TAP-out processes | |
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| Reject and return process | |
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| Role of Clearinghouses | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Roaming Value-Added Services | |
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| Optimal Routing | |
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| Implementation | |
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| Welcome and Other Information SMS | |
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| Implementation | |
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| Short Dial Codes | |
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| Implementation | |
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| Missed-Call Information While Roaming | |
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| Implementation | |
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| Other Services | |
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| Roaming-Current and Future Enhancements | |
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| WLAN Overview | |
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| PLMN-WLAN Roaming | |
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| WLAN-PLMN Interworking | |
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| WLAN UE | |
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| AAA server | |
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| Packet data gateway | |
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| Roaming Scenarios | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |