摘要 |
<p>A device and method arranged to control access to resources of a communication network by a User Equipment (UE). One embodiment includes an apparatus for a user equipment for use in controlling access to resources of a communication network, the apparatus including a processing system arranged to cause the apparatus to: monitor for a change in a state of association between a Closed Subscriber Group (CSG) cell and the user equipment, said CSG cell having a Public Land Mobile Network Identity (PLMN ID) and a CSG Identity (CSG ID) associated therewith; and in response to a said change, communicate data indicative of the change, of said CSG ID and of said PLMN ID, for receipt by a Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) associated with the user equipment, whereby to enable the UICC to control access to resources of said CSG cell.</p> |