Administration of access lists for femtocell service

• US 8,719,420 B2
• Filed: 05/13/2009
• Issued: 05/06/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Huber, Kurt Donald, Mansfield, William Gordon, Lott, Robert Wayne, Flynn, Judson John, Brisebois, Arthur, Seymour, Jefferey Thomas
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Chirag R
• Application Number:
  US12/465,598
• Publication Number:
  US 20090298470A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,819 Days
• Field of Search: 709/227, 709/229, 455/411, 455/419, 726 2- 6
• US Class Current: 709/227
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0811 by checking connectivity
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/101 Access control lists [ACL]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/088 using filters or firewalls
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0083 Determination of parameters used for hand-off, e.g. generation or modification of neighbour cell lists
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/32 by location or mobility data, e.g. speed data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/20 based on geographic position or location
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/12 Setup of transport tunnels
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/205 Transfer to or from user equipment or user record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/045 using private Base Stations, e.g. femto Base Stations, home Node B

Abstract

System(s) and method(s) are provided for a femtocell account management service and access thereto. The account service management can be accessed through a broadband network and comprises two operational layers deployed within respective demarcation zones. A first layer includes a web tier that provides landing webpage and a legacy account manager that enables account management for mobility subscribers. A second layer includes an application layer associated with femtocell service, an application layer for legacy accounts, and a middleware component that provides functional connectivity application layers and backend service component. Account management service allows secure login to femtocell account and redirection amongst femtocell and legacy service components, and enables manipulation of access list(s) that regulate access to femto service. Manipulation of access list(s) includes addition, deletion, and edition of entries, which include unique identifier(s) for mobile devices and related control flags. A femtocell database retains account profile(s) that include access list(s). Access list(s) and updates thereof can be supplied to macrocell network.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a memory to store instructions; and

a processor, communicatively coupled to the memory, that facilitates execution of the instructions to perform operations, comprising;

in response to receiving login data associated with a subscriber account related to a femtocell network, querying a first network data store to determine an account type associated with the subscriber account, wherein the login data comprises a first telephone number associated with the subscriber account,

facilitating access to webpage content in response to a determination that the login data satisfies an authentication criterion, wherein the webpage content is selected based on the account type,

receiving, via the webpage content, input data to populate an access control data structure associated with the subscriber account, wherein the input data comprises a second telephone number associated with a communication device that is to be granted access to the femtocell network, and

storing, within the access control data structure, subscriber identifier data associated with the second telephone number that is determined in response to querying a second network data store.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the account type comprises a consumer account.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the account type comprises an enterprise account.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

facilitating a transmission of notification data in response to the storing.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the facilitating the transmission comprises directing the notification data to an email address associated with the subscriber account.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

prior to the storing, verifying that the communication device is subscribed to a communication network associated with the femtocell network.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving, via the webpage content, parameter data indicative of a set of control parameters that assign a service priority to the communication device.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

facilitating removal of the subscriber identifier data from the access control data structure in response to a determination that instruction data associated with denying femtocell access to the communication device has been received via the webpage content.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

facilitating, via the webpage content, a presentation of data indicative of a set of subscribers that are registered on the femtocell network.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

facilitating, via the webpage content, access to a service that provides troubleshooting data associated with the femtocell network.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise:

facilitating, via the webpage content, access to an education resource associated with the femtocell network.

12. A method, comprising:

based on receiving login data associated with a subscriber account related to a femtocell network, determining, by a system comprising a processor, account type data indicative of an account type associated with the subscriber account, comprising receiving the account type data from a first network data store, wherein the login data comprises a telephone number associated with the subscriber account;

in response to determining that the login data satisfies an authentication criterion, receiving, by the system, input data to populate an access control data structure associated with the subscriber account, wherein the receiving comprises receiving, via webpage content selected based on the account type data, telephone number data associated with a communication device that is to be granted access to the femtocell network; and

subsequent to mapping the telephone number data to subscriber identifier data based in part on information received from a second network data store, storing, by the system, the subscriber identifier data within the access control data structure.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

initiating, by the system, a transaction update in response to the storing, wherein the initiating comprises facilitating an activation of the communication device via an over-the-air communication.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the receiving the input data comprises receiving, via the webpage content, mobile station international subscriber directory number data as the telephone number data associated with the communication device.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the mapping comprises mapping the mobile station international subscriber directory number data to international mobile subscriber identity data.

16. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

in response to the storing, directing, by the system, notification data to the communication device via a text message.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein the storing comprises storing the subscriber identifier data in response to verifying that the communication device is subscribed to a communication network associated with the femtocell network.

18. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer-executable executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a system comprising a processor to perform operations, comprising:

receiving login data associated with a subscriber account related to a femtocell network, the login data comprises a telephone number associated with the subscriber account;

based on the login data, receiving, from a network data store, account type data indicative of an account type associated with the subscriber account; and

in response to the login data being determined to satisfy an authentication criterion, receiving, via webpage content selected based on the account type data, input data to populate an access control data structure associated with the femtocell network, wherein the input data comprises telephone number data associated with a communication device that is to be granted access to the femtocell network.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the account type data is indicative of a business account.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the account type data is indicative of a consumer account.

21. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the operations further comprise:

in response to the storing, notifying the communication device of an addition to the access control data structure via a text message.