Patent ID: 8923868

Claim:
A method of hybrid access mode dynamic traffic offloading in an H(e)NB cell associated with a Closed Subscriber Group (CSG), the method comprising: determining that traffic load in the H(e)NB cell operating in hybrid access mode exceeds a threshold; based on the determining, transmitting a signal indicating to at least one non-CSG terminal that a second cell associated with the H(e)NB cell, other than a (e)NB cell, is available for connection to the at least one non-CSG terminal; in response to the transmitting the signal indicating to the at least one non-CSG terminal that the second cell associated with the H(e)NB cell is available for connection to the at least one non-CSG terminal, receiving a signal indicating that the at least one non-CSG terminal requests connection to the second cell associated with the H(e)NB cell; and in response to the determining and the receiving the signal indicating that the at least one non-CSG terminal requests connection to the second cell associated with the H(e)NB cell, providing to the at least one non-CSG terminal connection with the H(e)NB cell for voice communication and with the second cell associated with the H(e)NB cell for data communication.