Patent ID: 8532026

Claim:
A method of providing transmission authorization in a network system, comprising: receiving a transmission authorization request from a femtocell into a base station manager, where the request includes a network address of the femtocell and where the femtocell is connected to a cellular network via an IP network to enable call services to be provided to a mobile device in radio communication with the femtocell via the IP network, the femtocell comprising a base transceiver station and a base station controller; determining, by the base station manager, a first geographic location based on the network address; comparing the first geographic location with a registered location of the femtocell; and determining whether the first geographic location is within a predefined distance of the registered locations; receiving, by the femtocell, a user equipment registration; receiving, by the femtocell, a global positioning system location from the user equipment; transmitting, by the femtocell, the global positioning system location to a base station manager; comparing, by the base station manager, the global positioning system location with the registered location; determining whether the global positioning system location is within a predefined distance of the registered location; and transmitting, by the base station manager, a secondary transmission authorization to the femtocell in response to determining the global positioning system location is within the predefined distance of the registered location.