Management of IDs for closed subscriber group (CSG) base stations
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1. A method to initiate wireless communication by an advanced mobile station (AMS), comprising:
- locating a closed subscriber group (CSG) white list in the AMS, the CSG white list comprising a list of one or more common identifiers each representing a corresponding set of base stations, each of the one or more common identifiers comprising common most significant bits (MSBs) of base station identifications (BSIDs) for its corresponding set of base stations;
locating a femto advanced base station (ABS);
receiving an identifying parameter of the femto ABS;
decoding the identifying parameter to derive a common identifier representing a plurality of femto ABSs;
determining if the common identifier representing the plurality of femto ABSs is on the CSG white list; and
determining if the AMS is a subscriber to the femto ABS.
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Abstract
Embodiments of systems and methods for initiating network entry are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
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1. A method to initiate wireless communication by an advanced mobile station (AMS), comprising:
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locating a closed subscriber group (CSG) white list in the AMS, the CSG white list comprising a list of one or more common identifiers each representing a corresponding set of base stations, each of the one or more common identifiers comprising common most significant bits (MSBs) of base station identifications (BSIDs) for its corresponding set of base stations; locating a femto advanced base station (ABS); receiving an identifying parameter of the femto ABS; decoding the identifying parameter to derive a common identifier representing a plurality of femto ABSs; determining if the common identifier representing the plurality of femto ABSs is on the CSG white list; and determining if the AMS is a subscriber to the femto ABS. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method to determine whether to perform network entry to a cell, comprising:
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receiving a list of common identifiers, wherein each common identifier represents a corresponding plurality of base stations and comprises common most significant bits (MSBs) of base station identifiers (BSIDs) for its corresponding plurality of base stations; locating a base station in the cell; receiving a BSID from the base station; decoding the BSID to derive a common identifier representing a plurality of base stations; determining if the common identifier is on the list of common identifiers; transmitting a first unicast message to the base station, wherein the unicast message requests a network service provider (NSP) list; receiving the NSP list from the base station; and determining whether to perform network entry through the base station. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for initiating network entry, comprising:
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an antenna; a radio frequency (RF) interface configured to receive an identifying parameter from a femto advanced base station (ABS); and processing circuitry configured to; locate a closed subscriber group (CSG) white list comprising a plurality of common identifiers each representing a corresponding set of base stations, each of the one or more common identifiers comprising common most significant bits (MSBs) of base station identifications (BSIDs) for its corresponding set of base stations; decode the identifying parameter to derive a common identifier representing a plurality of femto ABSs; determine if the common identifier representing the plurality of femto ABSs is on the CSG white list; and determine if the system is a subscriber to the femto ABS. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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- 16. A method for providing network entry to a closed subscriber group (CSG) femto advanced base station (ABS) comprising transmitting an identifying parameter to an advanced mobile station (AMS), wherein the identifying parameter comprises a common identifier to represent a plurality of femto ABS, and receiving a request from the AMS to initiate network entry if the common identifier is located on a CSG white list in the AMS, the CSG white list comprising a list of one or more common identifiers each representing a corresponding set of base stations, each of the one or more common identifiers comprising common most significant bits (MSBs) of base station identification (BSIDs) for its corresponding set of base stations.
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