Patent ID: 8219100

Claim:
A method of processing a call for a mobile station operable through base stations of a macro wireless communication network via a private femto cell at premises of a customer of the macro wireless communication network, wherein: the private femto cell comprises a small scale base transceiver system (BTS) for radio communications with the mobile station in the same manner as a base station of the macro wireless communication network and an interface for packet communication with a switch of the macro wireless communication network via a broadband wireline communication service serving the customer premises, the method comprising steps of: receiving a request to set-up a call session for the mobile station through the private femto cell; determining that the mobile station is not a station associated with the private femto cell permitted to obtain service through the private femto cell; and upon determining that the mobile station is not associated with the private femto cell: (1) initiating establishment of the requested call session for the non-associated mobile station through the private femto cell; and (2) upon successful completion of establishment of the requested call session for the non-associated mobile station through the private femto cell, forcing the established call session for the non-associated mobile station out of the private femto cell into macro network coverage while the non-associated mobile station is within range of the private femto cell, by automatically directing the non-associated mobile station to initiate a handoff of the established call session from the private femto cell to a base station of the macro wireless communication network.