Patent ID: 8868083

Claim:
A method for managing network elements, comprising: wirelessly receiving, by a femtocell device, information from User Equipment indicating a location of the femtocell device; determining the femtocell device is registered with a first cellular core network operating in a first geographic area, wherein the femtocell device registers with the first cellular core network using a first network node in an Internet Protocol (IP) connected to the first cellular core network; transmitting, through an Internet Protocol (IP) network, a location update to the first network node connected to the first cellular core network; receiving, from the first network node, a response requesting that the femtocell device register with a second cellular core network different from the first cellular core network, the second cellular core network operating in a second geographic area the femtocell device location and different from the first geographic area; transmitting a registration request to a second network node in the IP network connected to the second cellular core network; receiving a reply including information from the second network node indicating that the femtocell device is prohibited from operating in the second geographic area; and prohibiting, by the femtocell device, wireless communication with mobile devices in response to at least the reply from the second network node.