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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2014
At&t Intellectual Property I, Lp, Atlanta, GA (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, LP, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a device having a processor operable to receive an identifier from a wireless device of a user, to determine information of a femtocell, and to provide the femtocell information to the wireless device. The processor is also operable to determine location data of the femtocell and to identify according to the gateway identifier a subscriber account to verify availability of service for the femtocell. The femtocell is authenticated according to the location data and the femtocell identifier. Other embodiments are disclosed.