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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2010
Chen-yui Yang, Marlboro, NJ (US);
Paritosh Bajpay, Edison, NJ (US);
David H. LU, Morganville, NJ (US);
Balaji R. Puli, San Ramon, CA (US);
Anthony M. Srdar, Gainesville, GA (US);
Xidong Wu, Livermore, CA (US);
Chen-Yui Yang, Marlboro, NJ (US);
Paritosh Bajpay, Edison, NJ (US);
David H. Lu, Morganville, NJ (US);
Balaji R. Puli, San Ramon, CA (US);
Anthony M. Srdar, Gainesville, GA (US);
Xidong Wu, Livermore, CA (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a femtocell having a controller operable to establish communications with a gateway and transmit authentication information to the gateway. The gateway transmits the authentication information and a gateway identifier to a remote server to authenticate the femtocell. The controller is also operable to detect enablement of services responsive to the remote server identifying a subscriber account according to the gateway identifier, and the remote server authenticating the femtocell by comparing the authentication information to information retrieved from the subscriber account. Other embodiments are disclosed.