Femtocell access control
US8588782B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 16, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/045
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The disclosure is related to handover for user equipment between femtocell base stations having different closed subscriber group (CSG) identifiers. A method may be provided for allowing handover of user equipment between base stations belonging to different organizations. The method may include collecting, by a first base station, information corresponding to identifiers of neighbor base stations, selecting handover-allowable base stations from the neighbor base stations having an organization identifier different from that of the first base station, and enabling handover for the user equipment from the first base station to a second base station based on the selected handover-allowable base stations for a handover request of the user equipment from the first base station to the second base station.
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