Patent ID: 6173180
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A system for providing access to a cellular telecommunications network to a localized service area (LSA) subscriber who subscribes to a LSA and is operating a mobile station within the LSA, said system comprising:a home location register that stores a first identification (first LSA-ID) for the LSA to which the LSA subscriber subscribes; anda base station controller which interfaces through a mobile switching center to the home location register, the base station controller including:means for deriving a second LSA-ID from a cell identification (Cell-ID) for a cell in which a call is originated by the mobile station;means for retrieving the first LSA-ID from the home location register;means for determining whether the first LSA-ID matches the second LSA-ID; andmeans for providing the mobile station with access to the network upon determining that the first LSA-ID matches the second LSA-ID.