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Method and Apparatus for Support of Closed Subscriber Group Services in a Home Node B System

  • US 20090264126A1
  • Filed: 04/17/2009
  • Published: 10/22/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. In a communication system comprising (i) a first network comprising a licensed wireless radio access network and a core network and (ii) a second network comprising a plurality of user hosted access points for establishing service regions of the second network using short range licensed wireless frequencies and a network controller for communicatively coupling user equipment operating in the service regions to the core network, a method for user equipment (UE) registration with a closed subscriber group (CSG) system comprising a particular group of UEs authorized to access the services of the access point, the method comprising:

  • receiving a UE registration request at the network controller from an access point, said request comprising an initial NAS message from said UE and a CSG identification associated with said access point;

    relaying said registration request comprising said initial NAS message and said CSG identification to the core network;

    receiving a permanent identity of the UE from the core network based on said registration request; and

    using the permanent identity of the UE to complete said UE registration.

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