Small Cell and Small-Cell Subscriber Management Method
First Claim
1. A small-cell subscriber management method, comprising:
- receiving, by a small cell, an access request from an access terminal, wherein the access request carries international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) information of the access terminal;
determining, by the small cell, whether an IMSI of the access terminal is in a closed subscriber group (CSG) subscriber list of the small cell;
allowing, by the small cell, the access terminal to access the small cell when the IMSI of the access terminal is in the CSG subscriber list;
obtaining, by the small cell, an access number corresponding to the IMSI from a server when the IMSI of the access terminal is not in the CSG subscriber list of the small cell;
requesting, by the small cell, a management terminal to determine whether to allow adding the access terminal to the CSG subscriber list when the access number of the access terminal is not in the CSG subscriber list of the small cell;
receiving, by the small cell, a determining result of the management terminal; and
determining, according to the determining result, whether to allow adding the IMSI of the access terminal or the access number of the access terminal to the CSG subscriber list of the small cell.
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Abstract
A small-cell subscriber management method includes receiving, by a terminal, a closed subscriber group (CSG) identity broadcast by a small cell, determining whether the CSG identity is in a CSG identity list stored by the terminal, sending, by the terminal, an access request to the small cell when the CSG identity is in the CSG identity list, requesting, by the terminal after successfully accessing the small cell, a current CSG subscriber list of the small cell from the small cell, managing, by the terminal after receiving the current CSG subscriber list of the small cell, the current CSG subscriber list of the small cell, where a management includes adding a subscriber to, removing a subscriber from, or changing a subscriber in the current CSG subscriber list. According to the foregoing method, a management terminal is used to manage the CSG subscriber list to implement convenient management of a small cell.
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1. A small-cell subscriber management method, comprising:
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receiving, by a small cell, an access request from an access terminal, wherein the access request carries international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) information of the access terminal; determining, by the small cell, whether an IMSI of the access terminal is in a closed subscriber group (CSG) subscriber list of the small cell; allowing, by the small cell, the access terminal to access the small cell when the IMSI of the access terminal is in the CSG subscriber list; obtaining, by the small cell, an access number corresponding to the IMSI from a server when the IMSI of the access terminal is not in the CSG subscriber list of the small cell; requesting, by the small cell, a management terminal to determine whether to allow adding the access terminal to the CSG subscriber list when the access number of the access terminal is not in the CSG subscriber list of the small cell; receiving, by the small cell, a determining result of the management terminal; and determining, according to the determining result, whether to allow adding the IMSI of the access terminal or the access number of the access terminal to the CSG subscriber list of the small cell. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A small-cell subscriber management method, comprising:
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receiving, by a management terminal, a determining request of a small cell, wherein the determining request comprises that the small cell requests the management terminal to determine whether to allow adding an access terminal to a closed subscriber group (CSG) subscriber list, and wherein the determining request carries an identity of the access terminal or an access number of the access terminal; presenting, by the management terminal, to a user of the management terminal, a dialog box asking whether to allow the access terminal to access the small cell or join the CSG subscriber list of the small cell; sending, by the management terminal, to the small cell, a determining result of allowing the access terminal to join the CSG subscriber list when the user performs an operation of choosing to allow the access; sending, by the management terminal, to the small cell, a determining result of not allowing the access terminal to join the CSG subscriber list when the user performs an operation of choosing not to allow the access; perform matching, by the management terminal, between the access number of the access terminal and contacts or call records of the management terminal; sending, by the management terminal, to the small cell, the determining result of allowing the access terminal to join the CSG subscriber list when the access number of the access terminal exists among the contacts or the call records of the management terminal; and sending, by the management terminal, to the small cell, the determining result of not allowing the access terminal to join the CSG subscriber list when the access number of the access terminal does not exist among the contacts or the call records of the management terminal. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. A small-cell subscriber management method, comprising:
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initiating, by a terminal, an access request to a small cell, wherein the terminal is referred to as an access terminal, and wherein the access request carries international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) information of the access terminal; determining, by the small cell, whether an IMSI of the access terminal is in a closed subscriber group (CSG) subscriber list of the small cell after receiving the access request of the access terminal; allowing, by the small cell, the access terminal to access the small cell when the IMSI of the access terminal is in the CSG subscriber list; obtaining, by the small cell, an access number corresponding to the IMSI from a server, or requesting a management terminal to determine whether to allow adding the access terminal to the CSG subscriber list when the IMSI of the access terminal is not in the CSG subscriber list of the small cell; determining, by the management terminal, whether to add the access terminal to the CSG subscriber list, and sending a determining result to the small cell after receiving, from the small cell, a message asking whether to allow adding the access terminal to the CSG subscriber list of the small cell; and adding, by the small cell, at least one of the IMSI of the access terminal or the access number of the access terminal to the CSG subscriber list of the small cell when the management terminal allows adding the access terminal to the CSG subscriber list of the small cell. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A small-cell subscriber management method, comprising:
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broadcasting, by a small cell, a closed subscriber group (CSG) identity of the small cell, wherein only a terminal belonging to a CSG is allowed to access the small cell; receiving, by the small cell, a request of an access terminal, wherein the request comprises that the access terminal requests a current CSG subscriber list of the small cell from the small cell; determining, by the small cell, whether the access terminal has permission to manage the CSG subscriber list of the small cell; feeding back the current CSG subscriber list of the small cell to the terminal when the access terminal has the permission to manage the CSG subscriber list of the small cell, wherein the CSG subscriber list fed back by the small cell comprises an access number of at least one terminal; and receiving, by the small cell, a modified CSG subscriber list of the small cell from the access terminal, wherein a modification comprises that the access terminal adds a subscriber to, removes a subscriber from, or changes a subscriber in the CSG subscriber list of the small cell.
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8. A small-cell subscriber management method, comprising:
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receiving, by a terminal, a closed subscriber group (CSG) identity broadcast by a small cell; determining, by the terminal, whether the CSG identity is in a CSG identity list stored by the terminal; sending, by the terminal, an access request to the small cell when the CSG identity is in the CSG identity list stored by the terminal; requesting, by the terminal after successfully accessing the small cell, a current CSG subscriber list of the small cell from the small cell; and managing, by the terminal after receiving the current CSG subscriber list of the small cell, the current CSG subscriber list of the small cell, wherein a management comprises adding a subscriber to, removing a subscriber from, or changing a subscriber in the current CSG subscriber list. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A small cell, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive an access request from an access terminal, wherein the access request carries international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) information of the access terminal; a transmitter configured to send the IMSI information to a management terminal or another base station; a memory configured to store a closed subscriber group (CSG) subscriber list; and a processor coupled to the receiver, the transmitter, and the memory and configured to; determine whether an IMSI of the access terminal is in the CSG subscriber list stored by the memory; allow the access terminal to access the small cell when the access terminal is in the CSG subscriber list; obtain, using the transmitter and the receiver, an access number corresponding to the IMSI from a server when the IMSI of the access terminal is not in the CSG subscriber list of the small cell; send, to the management terminal using the transmitter, a request to request the management terminal to determine whether to allow adding the access terminal to the CSG subscriber list when the access number of the access terminal is not in the CSG subscriber list of the small cell; determine, according to a determining result of the management terminal received by the receiver, whether to allow adding the IMSI of the access terminal or the access number of the access terminal to the CSG subscriber list of the small cell. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A terminal, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive a determining request of a small cell, wherein the determining request comprises that the small cell requests a management terminal to determine whether to allow adding an access terminal to a closed subscriber group (CSG) subscriber list, and wherein the determining request carries an identity of the access terminal or an access number of the access terminal; a memory coupled to the receiver and configured to store the CSG subscriber list, contacts, and call records; a display coupled to the receiver and the memory and configured to present, to a user of the terminal, a dialog box asking whether to allow the access terminal to access the small cell or join the CSG subscriber list of the small cell; a transmitter coupled to the receiver, the memory, and the display and configured to; send, to the small cell, a determining result of allowing the access terminal to join the CSG subscriber list when the user allow the access; and send, to the small cell, a determining result of not allowing the access terminal to join the CSG subscriber list when the user does not allow the access; and a processor coupled to the receiver, the memory, the display, and the transmitter and configured to; perform matching between the access number of the access terminal and the contacts or the call records that are stored by the memory; send, to the small cell using the transmitter, the determining result of allowing the access terminal to join the CSG subscriber list when the access number of the access terminal exists among the contacts or the call records of the management terminal; and send, to the small cell using the transmitter, the determining result of not allowing the access terminal to join the CSG subscriber list when the access number of the access terminal does not exist among the contacts or the call records. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A wireless communications system, comprising:
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a small cell; an access terminal coupled to the small cell; and a management terminal coupled to the small cell and the access terminal, wherein the access terminal is configured to initiate an access request to the small cell, wherein the access request carries international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) information of the access terminal, wherein the small cell is configured to; determine whether an IMSI of the access terminal is in a closed subscriber group (CSG) subscriber list of the small cell after receiving the access request of the access terminal; allow the access terminal to access the small cell when the access terminal is in the CSG subscriber list; obtain an access number corresponding to the IMSI from a server when the IMSI of the access terminal is not in the CSG subscriber list of the small cell; and request the management terminal to determine whether to allow adding the access terminal to the CSG subscriber list when the access number of the access terminal is not in the CSG subscriber list of the small cell, wherein the management terminal is configured to; determine whether to add the access terminal to the CSG subscriber list after receiving, from the small cell, a message asking whether to allow adding the access terminal to the CSG subscriber list of the small cell; and send a determining result to the small cell, and wherein the small cell is further configured to add the IMSI of the access terminal or the access number of the access terminal to the CSG subscriber list of the small cell when the management terminal allows adding the access terminal to the CSG subscriber list of the small cell.
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18. A small cell, comprising:
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a transmitter configured to broadcast a closed subscriber group (CSG) identity of the small cell, wherein only a terminal belonging to a CSG is allowed to access the small cell; a receiver configured to receive a request of an access terminal, wherein the request comprises that the access terminal requests a current CSG subscriber list of the small cell from the small cell; a memory configured to store the CSG identity and the current CSG subscriber list; and a processor coupled to the receiver, the transmitter, and the memory and configured to; determine whether the access terminal has permission to manage the current CSG subscriber list of the small cell; and feedback the current CSG subscriber list of the small cell to the access terminal when the access terminal has permission to manage the current CSG subscriber list of the small cell, wherein the CSG subscriber list fed back by the small cell comprises an access number of at least one terminal, wherein the receiver is further configured to receive a modified CSG subscriber list of the small cell from the access terminal, and wherein a modification comprises that the access terminal adds a subscriber to, removes a subscriber from, or changes a subscriber in the current CSG subscriber list of the small cell.
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19. A terminal, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive a closed subscriber group (CSG) identity broadcast by a small cell; a transmitter configured to send information to the small cell; a memory configured to store a CSG identity list; and a processor coupled to the receiver, the transmitter, and the memory and configured to; determine whether the CSG identity is in the CSG identity list stored by the memory; send an access request to the small cell using the transmitter when the CSG identity is in the CSG identity list stored by the memory; request, using the transmitter, a current CSG subscriber list of the small cell from the small cell after the terminal successfully accesses the small cell; and manage the CSG subscriber list of the small cell after the receiver receives the CSG subscriber list of the small cell, wherein a management comprises adding a subscriber to, removing a subscriber from, or changing a subscriber in the current CSG subscriber list. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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