Patent ID: 7280826

Claim:
A method for providing security in an unlicensed mobile access network, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a message containing a mobile identity of a mobile station at a secure gateway in the unlicensed mobile access network; the secure gateway holding the received message until a success message is received from an unlicensed network controller, associated with the unlicensed mobile access network, the success message indicating successful receipt and storage of the mobile identity information; and the secure gateway dropping or rejecting the message whenever the received mobile identity does not match a stored mobile identity associated with the mobile station, wherein dropping the received message further comprises: deregistering the mobile station blacklisting an Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with the mobile station for a period of time; notifying a system operator of the dropped message and deregistration of the mobile station; or logging information about the dropped message and deregistration of the mobile station.