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Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016

Filed:

Dec. 03, 2013
Applicant:

Sprint Spectrum L.p., Overland Park, KS (US);

Inventors:

Gregory S. Keller, Sterling, VA (US);

James McDonough, Herndon, VA (US);

Alex Shusterman, Vienna, VA (US);

Assignee:

Sprint Spectrum L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/20 (2009.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 48/10 (2009.01); H04W 48/06 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/20 (2013.01); H04W 36/0005 (2013.01); H04W 48/06 (2013.01); H04W 48/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and corresponding apparatus and system for base station implemented access control based on public land mobile network (PLMN) identity. When a base station receives a request to serve a mobile terminal, the base station will determine the mobile terminal's PLMNid and will decide based on that PLMNid whether to permit or deny the request for service. If the base station thereby decides to permit the request for service, then the base station may process the request in a normal manner. Whereas, if the base station thereby decides to deny the request for service, then the base station may reject the request outright.


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