Patent ID: 8451773

Claim:
A method for remotely managing a femtocell access point in a wireless communication network, comprising: maintaining, by a system including a processor, a type and a quality of service profile for a communication device and interface information representing a plurality of interfaces associated with a femtocell access point and a type and quality of service profile for a communication device representing types and quality of service of communication devices allowed to connect to the plurality of interfaces; remotely assigning, by the system, the communication device to a selected interface of the plurality of interfaces based on the interface information and a type of the communication device represented by the type and quality of service profile, the interface information further defining an alternate interface, of the plurality of available interfaces, to which the communication device is to be assigned in reponse to a determination that the selected interface is not available; remotely monitoring, by the system, operational information associated with the femtocell access point via a network service; and remotely controlling, by the system via the network service, a parameter associated with the femtocell access point based on the operational information, the interface information, and a defined criterion.