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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2015
British Telecommunications Public Limited Company, London, GB;
Michael Fitch, London, GB;
Richard MacKenzie, London, GB;
British Telecommunications Public Limited Company, London, GB;
Abstract
The disclosure includes a method in a cellular communications network, and a User Equipment, basestation and network management entity for implementing the method, the method comprising: a first basestation transmitting a first message including a Closed Subscriber Group (CSG) identifier; determining, for a User Equipment (UE) whether the CSG identifier is present on a first allowed CSG list; determining the allowed service level for the UE, the allowed service level indicating one of at least a first and second allowed service level; and connecting the UE to the first basestation if the CSG identifier is present on the first allowed CSG list, wherein the Quality of Service (QoS) for the UE is dependent on the allowed service level.