Patent ID: 8763082

Claim:
A femto access point device, comprising: a memory to store executable instructions; and a processor coupled to the memory that facilitates execution of the executable instructions to perform operations, comprising: facilitating a first transmission of request data to a communication device within a coverage area of the femto access point device, wherein the request data is indicative of a request for the communication device to couple to the femto access point device, in response to receiving, from the communication device, indication data indicative of a rejection of the request, determining timing information representing a time period during which the communication device is to be denied access to the femto access point device, wherein the determining comprises selecting between a first time period representing a temporary denial of femtocell access and a second time period representing a permanent denial of femtocell access, during the time period, storing identifier data indicative of the communication device within an access control data structure associated with the femto access point device, wherein the access control data structure comprises data indicative of a set of devices that are not authorized to connect to the femto access point device, and subsequent to the storing, prohibiting a second transmission of the request data to the communication device.