Patent ID: 8494532

Claim:
A method for managing an attempted connection between a home base station (HBS) and a device not registered with the HBS, comprising: determining, at the HBS, whether the attempted connection can be transferred to a traditional base station by determining a signal strength of at least one traditional base station; upon a determination that the attempted connection can be transferred to a traditional base station, transferring the connection regardless of whether or not the connection is a call to a public emergency response system; upon a determination that the attempted connection cannot be transferred to a traditional base station, determining whether the attempted connection is a call to a public emergency response system and, if so, connecting the call to the public emergency response system through the HBS; upon a determination that the attempted connection is not a call to a public emergency response system, determining whether a portion of the resources of the HBS can be used by the device not registered with the HBS and, when the portion of the resources can be used, using the portion of the resources; and when the portion of the resources cannot be used, not completing the attempted connection.