Granted Patent B2

US 8,855,642 · App. 13/516,459 · Granted Oct 7, 2014

Abstract

Claims (36)

1. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to perform the following:

configure a private network, said private network being of cells available only to user devices having authorized access thereto;

determine cells belonging to the private network to form a mobility priority group, said mobile priority group comprising neighbouring cells of the private network;

store neighbouring cell information on at least the cells of the private network; and

convey the neighbouring cell information and information on the determined mobility priority group to an authorized user device accessing the private network for providing mobility management control to a user device, the mobility management control being based on the neighbouring cell information and the information on the determined mobility priority group.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the private network is a cluster of closed subscriber group cells.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the mobility priority group comprises neighbouring cells belonging to the same private network.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are further configured, with the at least one processor, to indicate the mobility priority group to the user device in the neighbouring cell information by giving a range of cell identifications of the cells of the private network.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein information on neighbouring cells of a different private network and/or macro-layer cells is included separately in the neighbouring cell information.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the neighbouring cell information includes cell selection/reselection parameters, and/or a mobility measurement configuration, such as a measurement reporting configuration for neighbouring cells of the private network, macro-layer cells and/or neighbouring cells of another private network.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , the apparatus comprising an (e)NodeB or home (e)NodeB.

8. A method comprising:

configuring a private network, said private network being of cells available only to user devices having authorized access thereto;

determining cells belonging to the private network to form a mobility priority group, said mobile priority group comprising neighbouring cells of the private network;

storing neighbouring cell information on at least the cells of the private network; and

conveying the neighbouring cell information and information on the determined mobility priority group to an authorized user device accessing the private network for providing mobility management control to a user device, the mobility management control being based on the neighbouring cell information and the information on the determined mobility priority group.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the private network is a cluster of closed subscriber group cells.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the mobility priority group comprises neighbouring cells belonging to the same private network.

11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

indicating the mobility priority group to the user device in the neighbouring cell information by giving a range of cell identifications of the cells of the private network.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein information on neighbouring cells of a different private network and/or macro-layer cells is included separately in the neighbouring cell information.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the neighbouring cell information includes cell selection/reselection parameters, and/or a mobility measurement configuration, such as a measurement reporting configuration for neighbouring cells of the private network, macro-layer cells and/or neighbouring cells of another private network.

14. An apparatus comprising:

means for configuring a private network, said private network being of cells available only to user devices having authorized access thereto;

means for determining cells belonging to the private network to form a mobility priority group, said mobile priority group comprising neighbouring cells of the private network;

means for storing neighbouring cell information on at least the cells of the private network; and

means for conveying the neighbouring cell information and information on the determined mobility priority group to an authorized user device accessing the private network for pro-viding mobility management control to a user device, the mobility management control being based on the neighbouring cell information and the information on the determined mobility priority group.

15. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium bearing computer program code embodied therein for use with a computer, the computer program code comprising code to perform:

configure a private network, said private network being of cells available only to user devices having authorized access thereto;

determine cells belonging to the private network to form a mobility priority group, said mobile priority group comprising neighbouring cells of the private network;

store neighbouring cell information on at least the cells of the private network; and

convey the neighbouring cell information and information on the determined mobility priority group to an authorized user device accessing the private network for providing mobility management control to a user device, the mobility management control being based on the neighbouring cell information and the information on the determined mobility priority group.

16. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the private network is a cluster of closed subscriber group cells.

17. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the mobility priority group comprises neighbouring cells belonging to the same private network.

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