Management of allowed csg list and vplmn-autonomous csg roaming

A wireless communications apparatus, comprising:

• at least one processor configured to:
• access a Closed Subscriber Group (CSG) list server associated with a Visited Public Land Mobile Network (VPLMN);
• receive a VPLMN allowed CSG list from the CSG list server associated with the VPLMN;
• and
• store the VPLMN allowed CSG list as part of an allowed CSG list at a user equipment (UE) to provision the UE in the VPLMN, the VPLMN allowed CSG list comprises one or more entries associated with the VPLMN and the allowed CSG list being under control of at least one operator and the UE.

An apparatus, comprising:

• means for accessing a Closed Subscriber Group (CSG) list server associated with a Visited Public Land Mobile Network (VPLMN);
• means for receiving a VPLMN allowed CSG list from the CSG list server associated with the VPLMN;
• and
• means for storing the VPLMN allowed CSG list as part of an allowed CSG list at a user equipment (UE) to provision the UE in the VPLMN, the VPLMN allowed CSG list comprises one or more entries associated with the VPLMN and the allowed CSG list being under control of at least one operator and the UE.

A computer program product, comprising:

• a computer-readable medium comprising:
• code for causing at least one computer to access a Closed Subscriber Group (CSG) list server associated with a Visited Public Land Mobile Network (VPLMN);
• code for causing at least one computer to receive a VPLMN allowed CSG list from the CSG list server associated with the VPLMN;
• and
• code for causing at least one computer to store the VPLMN allowed CSG list as part of an allowed CSG list at a user equipment (UE) to provision the UE in the VPLMN, the VPLMN allowed CSG list comprises one or more entries associated with the VPLMN and the allowed CSG list being under control of at least one operator and the UE.

A wireless communications apparatus, comprising:

• at least one processor configured to:
• establish a trust relation with a user equipment (UE) associated with a different Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN);
• and
• update a Visited Public Land Mobile Network (VPLMN) allowed Closed Subscriber Group (CSG) list associated with a VPLMN stored by the UE, the VPLMN allowed CSG list being a part of an allowed CSG list under control of at least one operator and the UE.

A computer program product, comprising:

• a computer-readable medium comprising:
• code for causing at least one computer to establish a trust relation with a user equipment (UE) associated with a different Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN);
• and
• code for causing at least one computer to update a Visited Public Land Mobile Network (VPLMN) allowed Closed Subscriber Group (CSG) list associated with a VPLMN stored by the UE, the VPLMN allowed CSG list being a part of an allowed CSG list under control of at least one operator and the UE.