Patent ID: 8442571
Filing Date: 2013-05-14
Classification: H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A wireless apparatus for supporting a closed subscriber group (CSG) service in a wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising: a radio frequency (RF) unit configured to transmit and receive radio signals; a memory configured to store a CSG white list including a list of CSGs to be subscribed; and a processor configured to be operatively coupled to the RF unit and the memory and to implement a radio interface protocol, wherein the processor is further configured to: determine an access mode of a base station (BS); and transmit a connection establishment request message to the BS if the access mode of the BS is a hybrid mode allowing access by a member user and by a non-member user, and wherein the connection establishment request message comprises a CSG member indicator indicating whether the wireless apparatus is a CSG member of the BS.