Method and apparatus for configuring a universal femto cell

摘要

A method, apparatus, and computer usable program product for configuring a universal femto cell are provided such that the femto cell is configured according to the user's choice of wireless carriers. A master configuration server sends to the universal femto cell, a carrier configuration list, which is information about where to find carrier configuration information corresponding to one or more wireless carriers. A carrier configuration server sends to the universal femto cell, carrier configuration instructions for a wireless carrier selected from the one or more wireless carriers. The universal femto cell is configured using the carrier configuration instructions such that the universal femto cell operates on a wireless communication network of the wireless carrier.

主权项

1. A method for configuring universal femto cells, the method comprising:
storing information about where to find carrier configuration information corresponding to a plurality of carriers; sending the information about where to find carrier configuration information corresponding to a plurality of wireless carriers to a universal femto cell, wherein the universal femto cell is a femto cell that includes functionality of at least a base transceiver station (“BTS”); receiving a user selection from a user of the universal femto cell for selecting a wireless carrier from among the information; and configuring the universal femto cell such that the universal femto cell operates on a wireless communication network of the selected wireless carrier, based at least in part on the received user selection, by sending carrier configuration instructions for the wireless carrier to the universal femto cell.