Access control for base stations
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving an identifier indicating an operation area previously accessed or detected by a communications device requesting communication with a private base station,controlling access to the private base station on the basis of the identifier.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for controlling access to a private base station. An identifier indicating an operation area previously accessed or detected by a communications device requesting communication with a private base station is received. The access to the private base station is controlled on the basis of the identifier.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving an identifier indicating an operation area previously accessed or detected by a communications device requesting communication with a private base station, controlling access to the private base station on the basis of the identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus comprising:
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an interface to transmit and receive data packets as communication signals; and a processing unit, the processing unit being configured to receive an identifier indicating an operation area previously accessed or detected by a communications device requesting communication with a private base station, and to control access to the private base station on the basis of the identifier. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 29)
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15. A computer readable storage medium comprising program instructions for controlling a communications apparatus to
receive an identifier indicating an operation area previously accessed or detected by a communications device requesting communication with a private base station, and control access to the private base station on the basis of the identifier.
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16. An apparatus comprising:
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means for transmitting and receiving data packets as communication signals being adapted to receive an identifier indicating an operation area previously accessed or detected by a communications device requesting communication with a private base station, and means for controlling access to the private base station on the basis of the identifier.
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17. An apparatus comprising:
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an interface to transmit and receive data packets as communication signals over a radio interface; and a processing unit configured to receive from a private base station or a control element controlling access to a private base station a request for an operation area identifier, to define, in response to the request, an identifier indicating an operation area previously accessed or detected by the apparatus, and to transmit a response including the identifier to control access to the private base station on the basis of the identifier. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 30)
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20. A method comprising:
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defining an identifier associated with a neighboring cell or the last visited cell, and transmitting the identifier for a private base station. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. An apparatus comprising an interface to transmit and receive data packets as communication signals over a radio interface;
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a processing unit configured to define an identifier associated with a neighboring cell or the last visited cell and to transmit the identifier for a private base station to control the access to the private base station on the basis of the identifier. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 31)
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