VLR
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VLR (Visitor Location Register) is a key mobile network database that temporarily stores subscriber information and location details for users currently roaming within a specific area.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| VLR canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5481349 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: VLR Context triple: [GSM core network, includesElement, VLR]
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A.
VLR
VLR is the abbreviation for the Virginia Landmarks Register, the Commonwealth of Virginia’s official list of historically significant properties and districts.
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B.
VL
VL is the vehicle registration code used on license plates for vehicles registered in Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania.
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C.
VLY
VLY is the IATA airport code for Royal Air Force Valley, a military airbase on the island of Anglesey in Wales.
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D.
VLL
VLL is the three-letter IATA airport code for Valladolid Airport in Spain.
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E.
VRA
VRA is the common abbreviation for the landmark U.S. federal law enacted in 1965 to prohibit racial discrimination in voting.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: VLR Target entity description: VLR (Visitor Location Register) is a key mobile network database that temporarily stores subscriber information and location details for users currently roaming within a specific area.
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A.
VLR
VLR is the abbreviation for the Virginia Landmarks Register, the Commonwealth of Virginia’s official list of historically significant properties and districts.
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B.
VL
VL is the vehicle registration code used on license plates for vehicles registered in Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania.
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C.
VLY
VLY is the IATA airport code for Royal Air Force Valley, a military airbase on the island of Anglesey in Wales.
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D.
VLL
VLL is the three-letter IATA airport code for Valladolid Airport in Spain.
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E.
VRA
VRA is the common abbreviation for the landmark U.S. federal law enacted in 1965 to prohibit racial discrimination in voting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mobile network database
ⓘ
telecommunications network element ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
MSC
ⓘ
Mobile Switching Center ⓘ
linked to:
Mobile Switching Centre
|
| containsRecordFor | each active subscriber in area ⓘ |
| createdFor | circuit-switched domain ⓘ |
| dataDeletedWhen |
subscriber leaves VLR area
ⓘ
subscriber powers off for extended period ⓘ |
| dataPersistence | temporary ⓘ |
| fullName | Visitor Location Register ⓘ |
| function |
handles location update procedures
ⓘ
reduces signaling load to HLR ⓘ supports SMS delivery for roaming users ⓘ supports call setup for roaming users ⓘ supports roaming subscribers ⓘ supports supplementary services for roaming users ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
AuC
ⓘ
Authentication Center ⓘ
linked to:
Key Distribution Center
EIR ⓘ Equipment Identity Register ⓘ HLR ⓘ Home Location Register ⓘ |
| partOf | mobile core network ⓘ |
| roleInSecurity |
manages temporary identities for privacy
ⓘ
stores authentication triplets or vectors copy ⓘ |
| scope |
MSC service area
ⓘ
specific geographic area ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | 3GPP ⓘ |
| standardizedIn | GSM specifications ⓘ |
| stores |
TMSI
ⓘ
barring information copy ⓘ call forwarding settings copy ⓘ roaming status ⓘ service subscription data copy ⓘ subscriber location information ⓘ temporary mobile subscriber identity ⓘ temporary subscriber information ⓘ |
| supportsProcedure |
IMSI attach
ⓘ
IMSI detach ⓘ authentication ⓘ ciphering activation ⓘ location update ⓘ |
| usedIn |
5G networks
ⓘ
GSM networks ⓘ LTE networks ⓘ UMTS networks ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: VLR Description of subject: VLR (Visitor Location Register) is a key mobile network database that temporarily stores subscriber information and location details for users currently roaming within a specific area.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.