An unlicensed-radio access network is proposed for communication with a
mobile terminal and packet service nodes in a core network portion of a
mobile telecommunications network. The access network comprises local
base stations each defining a mini-cell and adapted to communicate with
mobile terminals over an unlicensed-radio interface and an access network
controller connected to the local base stations and to a packet service
node in the core network portion. The mini-cells are also grouped into at
least two packet service cells. The local base stations that generate
these mini-cells are assigned a cell identifier comprising a first
identifier portion that is common for all local base stations connected
to the access network controller and a second identifier portion that is
different for local base stations in different packet service cells but
common for all local base stations in the same packet service cell.