REGISTRATION AND ACCESS CONTROL IN FEMTO CELL DEPLOYMENTS Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC H04W48/02 

FIELD: radio engineering, communication.

SUBSTANCE: disclosed is a method of using a closed subscriber group (CSG) identifier, involving: receiving an advertised closed subscriber group (CSG) identifier (ID) that identifies a CSG corresponding to a base station; receiving an advertised CSG indication that distinguishes between the base station permitting access to members of the CSG and permitting access to members and non-members of the CSG; identifying whether the advertised CSG ID matches one or more CSG ID included in an allowed CSG list; and generating a preference for selecting the base station as compared to another base station when the advertised CSG indication specifies that the base station permits access to members and non-members of the CSG and the advertised CSG ID matches at least one of the one or more CSG ID included in the allowed CSG list.

EFFECT: broader functional capabilities of wireless communication means by generating a preference for selecting a base station compared to another base station.

36 cl, 13 dwg