Replies to post #401158 on InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

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United States Patent 9,078,117
Wang , et al. July 7, 2015

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Wireless communication method and apparatus for performing home Node-B identification and access restriction


Abstract

A method and a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), including a universal subscriber identity module (USIM), for identifying a closed subscriber group (CSG) cell are disclosed. The WTRU receives a broadcast from a cell including a cell identifier (ID). If the cell ID is associated with a CSG cell, the WTRU determines whether the CSG ID is programmed in the USIM. The cell broadcast may include a single bit information element (IE) indicating that the cell is a CSG cell. If the cell ID is a CSG ID, the cell ID may further include a plurality of fields which indicate at least one of a country, a region, an operator, and a home evolved Node-B (HeNB) number. The cell broadcast may further include a bit indicating whether the CSG cell is public or private. The cell broadcast may further include a bit indicating that emergency calls are allowed from all users.

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Inventors:
Wang; Jin (Princeton, NJ), Somasundaram; Shankar (Sunnyvale, CA), Sammour; Mohammed (Amman, JO), Mukherjee; Rajat P. (Toronto, CA), Miller; James M. (Verona, NJ)

Applicant:


Name

City

State

Country

Type


InterDigital Technology Corporation
Wilmington
DE
US


Assignee:
InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)


Family ID:
1000001201586

Appl. No.:
14/084,329

Filed:
November 19, 2013

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Prior Publication Data

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Document Identifier

Publication Date

US 20140080451 A1 Mar 20, 2014


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Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 8/186 (20130101); H04L 63/104 (20130101); H04W 12/08 (20130101); H04W 48/08 (20130101); H04W 48/16 (20130101); H04W 4/08 (20130101); H04W 8/183 (20130101); H04W 12/06 (20130101); H04W 84/045 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04L 12/66 (20060101); H04L 29/06 (20060101); H04W 12/08 (20090101); H04W 8/18 (20090101); H04W 48/08 (20090101); H04W 48/16 (20090101); H04W 4/08 (20090101); H04W 12/06 (20090101); H04W 84/04 (20090101)
Field of Search: ;370/338,310,278 ;379/357.02 ;455/436,466,519,558 ;709/206,227

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