APPARATUS AND METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY PROVISIONING A FEMTOCELL

摘要

A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a device having a processor operable to receive an identifier from a wireless device of a user, to determine information of a femtocell, and to provide the femtocell information to the wireless device. The processor is also operable to determine location data of the femtocell and to identify according to the gateway identifier a subscriber account to verify availability of service for the femtocell. The femtocell is authenticated according to the location data and the femtocell identifier. Other embodiments are disclosed.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a system comprising a processor, a message comprising a gateway identifier of a residential gateway device, wherein the receiving of the message is responsive to a femtocell establishing communications with the residential gateway device; determining, by the system, femtocell information regarding the femtocell; identifying, by the system, a subscriber account according to the gateway identifier and verifying from the subscriber account an availability of a service for the femtocell; receiving, by the system, a wireless identifier of a wireless phone; providing, by the system, the femtocell information to the wireless phone; providing, by the system, a software agent to the wireless phone, wherein the software agent monitors wireless signals allowing the wireless phone to obtain a femtocell identifier wirelessly from the femtocell; determining, by the system, location data indicative of a location of the femtocell; and authenticating, by the system, the femtocell according to the location data and the femtocell identifier, wherein the service is rendered to the femtocell upon authentication of the femtocell.