Patent ID: 9572045
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: H04W,Y02D

Claim:
1. A method for activating a femto base station from an endpoint, comprising: transmitting from the endpoint at least one binding message that binds at least one local area network access point with a collocated femto base station, wherein the local area network access point and the collocated femto base station are coupled to a wireless service provider network via the internet, and wherein the local area network access point provides the endpoint access to the wireless service provider network via the internet; determining the collocated femto base station is in a power saving mode; and transmitting from the endpoint via the local area network access point a request requesting that the collocated femto base station is put into an operational mode, wherein transmitting the at least one binding message comprises transmitting the at least one binding message to a wireless service provider's network via a secure connection, and wherein the binding between the at least one local area network access point and the collocated femto base station occurs for a limited period.