Apparatus and method for discovering closed subscriber group terminal in femto cell
US8934910B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 20, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/045
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for operating an overlay macro base station (BS) for discovering a closed subscriber group (CSG) user equipment (UE) in a femto cell, includes: receiving a ranging request message including a CSG ID information from a UE which attempts a network entry; and after receiving the ranging request message from the UE, recommending the femto cell to monitor uplink signaling of a CSG UE belonging to the overlay macro BS.
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