Patent ID: 8995415
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, by a system comprising a processor, a message comprising a gateway identifier of a residential gateway device, wherein the receiving of the message is responsive to a femtocell establishing communications with the residential gateway device; determining, by the system, femtocell information regarding the femtocell; identifying, by the system, a subscriber account according to the gateway identifier and verifying from the subscriber account an availability of a service for the femtocell; receiving, by the system, a wireless identifier of a wireless phone; providing, by the system, the femtocell information to the wireless phone; providing, by the system, a software agent to the wireless phone, wherein the software agent monitors wireless signals allowing the wireless phone to wirelessly obtain a femtocell identifier from the femtocell; determining, by the system, location data indicative of a location of the femtocell; and authenticating, by the system, the femtocell according to the location data and the femtocell identifier, wherein the service is rendered to the femtocell upon authentication of the femtocell.