Mobile access in a diverse access point network
First Claim
1. A method of providing mobile access in a wireless network, comprising:
- obtaining a network access request from a first user terminal (UT) via a wireless signal, the network access request including identification information of the first UT;
allowing or denying the network access request based on the identification information of the first UT; and
transmitting, by a base station serving a sector of the wireless network, a set of one or more weighting parameters configured to weigh search and/or access parameters of a UT to increase a probability that the UT will access a restricted access base station (RA BS) or decrease a probability that the UT will access a general access base station (GA BS).
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Abstract
Facilitating user terminal (UT) access to wireless networks having base stations (BSs) of disparate access types is described herein. In some aspects, BS parameterization is provided to facilitate search and/or access to distinct types of network BSs. For instance, parameters can modify a likelihood of identifying or remaining coupled to restricted access (RA) BSs in a home Node B (HNB) deployment. In other aspects of the subject disclosure, a PLMN ID reserved for HNBs is provided comprising multiple region IDs. Where a UT identifies a home region, HNBs can be given preference over macro BSs. Additionally, the UT can keep track of HNBs and HNB regions that reject access to the UT, and implement a delay time to mitigate rapid signaling to foreign HNBs in a dense HNB deployment. Accordingly, the subject disclosure provides for more efficient UT access in heterogeneous access type networks.
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70 Claims
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1. A method of providing mobile access in a wireless network, comprising:
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obtaining a network access request from a first user terminal (UT) via a wireless signal, the network access request including identification information of the first UT; allowing or denying the network access request based on the identification information of the first UT; and transmitting, by a base station serving a sector of the wireless network, a set of one or more weighting parameters configured to weigh search and/or access parameters of a UT to increase a probability that the UT will access a restricted access base station (RA BS) or decrease a probability that the UT will access a general access base station (GA BS). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A base station, comprising:
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a transceiver that obtains a wireless signal comprising a network access request from a first user terminal (UT), the network access request including identification information of the first UT; a registration module that allows or denies the network access request based on the identification information of the first UT; and a selective access module that employs the transceiver to transmit a set of one or more weighting parameters configured to weigh search and/or access parameters of a UT to increase a probability that the UT will access a restricted access base station (RA BS) in a sector or to decrease a probability that the UT will access a general access base station (GA BS) in the sector. - View Dependent Claims (15, 27)
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16. A method of accessing a wireless network, comprising:
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receiving, at a user terminal (UT), a wireless signal transmitted by a wireless network base station (BS); obtaining from the wireless signal a set of one or more weighting parameters configured to weigh search and/or access parameters of the UT to increase a probability of the UT employing a restricted access base station (RA BS) or decrease a probability of the UT employing a general access base station (GA BS) to interface with the wireless network; and employing the search and/or access parameters to implement communication with the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28)
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29. A user terminal (UT) configured for accessing a wireless network, comprising:
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a transceiver that obtains a wireless signal transmitted by a wireless network base station (BS); a signal processor that obtains from the wireless signal a set of one or more weighting parameters configured to weigh search and/or access parameters of the UT to increase a probability of the UT employing a restricted access base station (RA BS) or decrease a probability of the UT employing a general access base station (GA BS) to interface with the wireless network; and an access module that employs the search and/or access parameters to implement communication with the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. A method of providing mobile access in a wireless network, comprising:
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transmitting, by a base station serving a sector of the wireless network, a set of one or more weighting parameters configured to weigh search and/or access parameters of a user terminal (UT) to increase a probability that the UT will access a local area base station or decrease a probability that the UT will access a macro area base station; obtaining a network access request from a first UT via a wireless signal, the network access request including identification information of the first UT; allowing or denying the network access request based on the identification information of the first UT. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A method for assigning location area identifiers to small area base stations, comprising:
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defining one or more network regions containing one or more small area base stations; and assigning location area identifiers to the one or more small area base stations in the one or more network regions, wherein a location area identifier of a small area base station is different than a location area identifier of a macro area base station providing wireless service in a network region containing the small area base station, and wherein the location area identifier of the small area base station is transmitted by the small area base station to one or more user terminals in a coverage area of the small area base station. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A base station for providing mobile access in a sector of a wireless network, comprising:
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a selective access module that employs a transceiver of the base station to transmit a set of one or more weighting parameters configured to weigh search and/or access parameters of a user terminal (UT) to increase a probability that the UT will access a local area base station or decrease a probability that the UT will access a macro area base station; a registration module that obtains a network access request from a first UT via a wireless signal, the network access request including identification information of the first UT, and that allows or denies the network access request based on the identification information of the first UT. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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63. A base station for assigning location area identifiers to small area base stations, comprising:
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a transceiver; and a selective access module that defines one or more network regions containing one or more small area base stations and that employs the transceiver to assign location area identifiers to the one or more small area base stations in the one or more network regions, wherein a location area identifier of a small area base station is different than a location area identifier of a macro area base station providing wireless service in a network region containing the small area base station, and wherein the location area identifier of the small area base station is transmitted by the small area base station to one or more user terminals in a coverage area of the small area base station. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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