Method and apparatus for in-band provisioning of a device at a closed subscriber group

摘要

Methods and apparatuses are provided that facilitate performing in-band provisioning for one or more devices at a restricted group of network nodes. A packet data context related to performing provisioning at the restricted group can be established between a device and a network via a restricted group node. The device can request provisioning at the restricted group using the packet data context, and the network can perform the provisioning. The packet data context can restrict access to allow provisioning related communications while rejecting other communications until provisioning is complete.

主权项

1. A method for facilitating in-band closed subscriber group (CSG) provisioning, comprising:
receiving a request from a device to establish a packet data context for an access point name; determining that the device is requesting in-band CSG provisioning based on the request, wherein in-band CSG provisioning enables at least a temporary connection between the device and an access point associated with the access point name for initiating registration with the access point where such access would otherwise be restricted; selecting a gateway for establishing the packet data context based at least in part on the access point name, wherein the selecting the gateway comprises obtaining an internet protocol (IP) address of the gateway related to the access point name based at least in part on performing a domain name server (DNS) query for the gateway with a DNS server; and sending a session request message to the gateway to establish the packet data context for the device, wherein the session request message includes an identifier that indicates the session request message is for in-band CSG provisioning.