Patent ID: 9001785
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. An access control method, comprising: determining, by a source core management Network Element (NE) of a source network, that a target area of a target network is a Closed Subscriber Group (CSG) area and that no Allowed CSG List of a User Equipment (UE) exists, wherein determining that the target area is a CSG area further comprises: receiving, by the source core management NE, a Handover Required message sent by a source access NE of the source network during Handover procedure from the source network to the target network, the Handover Required message carrying a Closed Subscriber Group Identifier (CSG ID) of the target area; and controlling, by the source core management NE, access of the UE to the target area according to whether the target area is a CSG area and that no Allowed CSG List of the UE exists and whether an Emergency Call (EMC) service exists on the UE, wherein controlling access of the UE to the target area according to whether the target area is a CSG area and that no Allowed CSG List of the UE exists and whether an EMC service exists on the UE comprises: