Patent ID: 8340705

Claim:
A method of checking access priority of a hybrid cell, comprising: in step A, at a user equipment (UE), obtaining access limit information broadcasted by a hybrid cell Node B in one access priority check, wherein the access limit information is set by the hybrid cell Node B according to a predefined access limit condition and is for indicating whether the hybrid cell limits access; in step B, at the UE, determining whether the UE is a Close Subscriber Group (CSG) user of the hybrid cell according to a pre-obtained CSG identification of the hybrid cell and a CSG cell list maintained by the UE, wherein the UE belongs to cells in the CSG cell list, and determining whether the hybrid cell Node B limits access according to the access limit information, wherein when the UE is the CSG user and the hybrid cell Node B does not limit access, the UE passes the one access priority check with a first probability; when the UE is the CSG user and the hybrid cell Node B limits access, the UE passes the one access priority check with a second probability; when the UE is not the CSG user and the hybrid cell Node B does not limit access, the UE passes the one access priority check with a third probability; when the UE is not the CSG user and the hybrid cell Node B limits access, the UE passes the one access priority check with a fourth probability; wherein the second probability and the third probability are both less than the first probability and larger than the fourth probability.