Patent ID: 8265626
Filing Date: 2012-09-11
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of setting up a connection in a communication system, the communication system comprising a user equipment (UE) and a network controller (RNC), the method being performed by the RNC and comprising: receiving a first radio resource control (RRC) connection request message from the UE; determining whether the first RRC connection request message has been received before, wherein if the first RRC connection request message has been received before, a first RRC connection setup message is sent back to the UE, and if the first RRC connection request message has not been received before, whether there is an accessible Femto access point (FAP) near the UE is further determined; and if there is the accessible FAP near the UE, a first RRC connection reject message is sent back to the UE to guide the UE to the accessible FAP, and if there is no accessible FAP near the UE, the first RRC connection setup message is sent back to the UE.