Patent ID: 8965380
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: evaluating geolocation information associated with a mobile node; using the geolocation information to identify a femtocell capable of providing network access to the mobile node, wherein a primary scrambling code is provided to the mobile node for operation in an idle mode; using the geolocation information to dynamically select an optimum secondary scrambling code; and communicating the secondary scrambling code to initiate access to the femtocell by the mobile node when operating in an active mode, wherein the primary scrambling code is a shared code and the secondary scrambling code is unique to the femtocell; wherein additional network information is used to determine whether a neighbor cell database should be accessed in identifying the femtocell to provide access to the mobile node; wherein the secondary scrambling code is included in a broadcast message that includes a femtocell identifier associated with the femtocell; and wherein the secondary scrambling code is used to hand-in the mobile node from a macro network to the femtocell.