Access control for closed subscriber groups
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- transmitting an access mode indicator that indicates whether a closed subscriber group network is being operated as open or closed; and
for the case that the access mode indicator indicates that the closed subscriber group network is being operated as open, establishing a bidirectional link with a user equipment that is not a registered member of a user group of the closed subscriber group network and allowing the user equipment access to the closed subscriber group network as a guest member.
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Abstract
A network transmits (broadcasts) an access mode indicator that indicates whether a closed subscriber group CSG network is being operated as open or closed and if it indicates open a user equipment UE that is not a registered member of the CSG is allowed access as a guest member. a user group of the closed subscriber group network and allowing the user equipment access to the closed subscriber group network as a guest member. The CSG network can provide higher priority services to its registered members by differentiating them over guest members by an indication, received from each UE in its RADIO RESOURCE CONTROL CONNECTION REQUEST message, whether it is registered or a guest. The CSG can also transmit its ID/name for display at the UE so they may select whether and which CSG to join.
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36 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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transmitting an access mode indicator that indicates whether a closed subscriber group network is being operated as open or closed; and for the case that the access mode indicator indicates that the closed subscriber group network is being operated as open, establishing a bidirectional link with a user equipment that is not a registered member of a user group of the closed subscriber group network and allowing the user equipment access to the closed subscriber group network as a guest member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer readable memory embodying a program of instructions that when executed by a processor cause actions directed to selectively operating a closed subscriber group network as open or closed, the actions comprising:
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transmitting an access mode indicator that indicates whether a closed subscriber group network is being operated as open or closed; and for the case that the access mode indicator indicates that the closed subscriber group network is being operated as open, establishing a bidirectional link with a user equipment that is not a registered member of a user group of the closed subscriber group network and allowing the user equipment access to the closed subscriber group network as a guest member.
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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a transmitter configured to send an access mode indicator that indicates whether a closed subscriber group network is being operated as open or closed; and a processor configured, for the case that the access mode indicator indicates that the closed subscriber group network is being operated as open, to operate the transmitter and a receiver to establish a bidirectional link with a user equipment that is not a registered member of a user group of the closed subscriber group network and thereby allow the user equipment access to the closed subscriber group network as a guest member. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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receiving at an apparatus from a closed subscriber group network an access mode indicator that indicates whether a closed subscriber group network is being operated as open or closed; and for the case that the access mode indicator indicates that the closed subscriber group network is being operated as open and that the apparatus is not previously a registered member of a user group of the closed subscriber group network, establishing a bidirectional link between the apparatus and the closed subscriber group network and the apparatus accessing the closed subscriber group network as a guest member. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer readable memory embodying a program of instructions that when executed by a processor cause actions directed to accessing a closed subscriber group network as a guest member, the actions comprising:
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receiving at an apparatus from a closed subscriber group network an access mode indicator that indicates whether a closed subscriber group network is being operated as open or closed; and for the case that the access mode indicator indicates that the closed subscriber group network is being operated as open and that the apparatus is not previously a registered member of a user group of the closed subscriber group network, establishing a bidirectional link between the apparatus and the closed subscriber group network and thereby access the closed subscriber group network as a guest member.
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23. An apparatus comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive at an apparatus from a closed subscriber group network an access mode indicator that indicates whether a closed subscriber group network is being operated as open or closed; and a processor configured, for the case that the access mode indicator indicates that the closed subscriber group network is being operated as open and that the apparatus is not previously a registered member of a user group of the closed subscriber group network, to operate the receiver and a transmitter to establish a bidirectional link between the apparatus and the closed subscriber group network and thereby access the closed subscriber group network as a guest member. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method comprising:
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a closed subscriber group network storing content on a platform of a non-restricted network; and the closed subscriber group network configuring messaging options and sending, from the closed subscriber group network via a core network that is a public network, messages that include at least some of the content to users of the closed subscriber group that are in a cell according to the messaging options. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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34. An apparatus comprising:
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a memory storing content and messaging options of a closed subscriber group network; and a transmitter configured to send, from the closed subscriber group network via a core network that is a public network, at least some of the content to users of the closed subscriber group that are in a cell according to the messaging options. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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