Apparatus and methods of hand-in to a femto node

An apparatus for communicating a beacon for active hand-in, comprising:

• at least one processor configured to:
• transmit a pilot signal over a femto node operating frequency;
• generate a beacon to facilitate active hand-in of one or more devices communicating with one or more macrocell base stations;
• and
• broadcast the beacon over a macrocell operating frequency of the one or more macrocell base stations different from the femto node operating frequency;
• and
• a memory coupled to the at least one processor.

A computer program product for communicating a beacon for active hand-in, comprising:

• a computer-readable medium, comprising:
• code for causing at least one computer to transmit a pilot signal over a femto node operating frequency;
• code for causing the at least one computer to generate a beacon to facilitate active hand-in of one or more devices communicating with one or more macrocell base stations;
• and
• code for causing the at least one computer to broadcast the beacon over a macrocell operating frequency of the one or more macrocell base stations different from the femto node operating frequency.

A method for identifying a femto node in a handover request, comprising:

• receiving a handover request message comprising a primary scrambling code (PSC) utilized by a femto node to broadcast a beacon on a macrocell operating frequency;
• determining the femto node based in part on the PSC;
• and
• communicating the handover request message to the femto node.

An apparatus for identifying a femto node in a handover request, comprising:

• at least one processor configured to:
• receive a handover request message comprising a primary scrambling code (PSC) utilized by a femto node to broadcast a beacon on a macrocell operating frequency;
• determine the femto node based in part on the PSC;
• and
• communicate the handover request message to the femto node;
• and
• a memory coupled to the at least one processor.

A computer program product for identifying a femto node in a handover request, comprising:

• a computer-readable medium, comprising:
• code for causing at least one computer to receive a handover request message comprising a primary scrambling code (PSC) utilized by a femto node to broadcast a beacon on a macrocell operating frequency;
• code for causing the at least one computer to determine the femto node based in part on the PSC;
• and
• code for causing the at least one computer to communicate the handover request message to the femto node.

A method for indicating proximity to a femto node, comprising:

• receiving a beacon from a femto node comprising a closed subscriber group (CSG) identifier at a device;
• determining whether the device is a member of the femto node based in part on the CSG identifier;
• and
• indicating entering a proximity to the femto node to a radio network controller (RNC) based at least in part on the determining and a measurement of the beacon.

An apparatus for proximity indication, comprising:

• at least one processor configured to:
• receive a beacon from a femto node comprising a closed subscriber group (CSG) identifier;
• determine whether the apparatus is a member of the femto node based in part on the CSG identifier;
• and
• indicate entering a proximity to the femto node to a radio network controller (RNC) based at least in part on the determining and a measurement of the beacon;
• and
• a memory coupled to the at least one processor.

An apparatus for proximity indication, comprising:

• means for receiving a beacon from a femto node comprising a closed subscriber group (CSG) identifier;
• means for determining whether the apparatus is a member of the femto node based in part on the CSG identifier and performing a measurement of the beacon;
• and
• means for indicating entering a proximity to the femto node to a radio network controller (RNC) based at least in part on the determining and the measurement of the beacon.

A computer program product for proximity indication, comprising:

• a computer-readable medium, comprising:
• code for causing at least one computer to receive a beacon from a femto node comprising a closed subscriber group (CSG) identifier at a device;
• code for causing the at least one computer to determine whether the device is a member of the femto node based in part on the CSG identifier;
• and
• code for causing the at least one computer to indicate entering a proximity to the femto node to a radio network controller (RNC) based at least in part on the determining and a measurement of the beacon.

An apparatus for proximity indication, comprising:

• a communications component for receiving a beacon from a femto node comprising a closed subscriber group (CSG) identifier;
• a proximity determining component for determining whether the apparatus is a member of the femto node based in part on the CSG identifier and performing a measurement of the beacon;
• and
• a parameter communicating component for indicating entering a proximity to the femto node to a radio network controller (RNC) based at least in part on the determining and the measurement of the beacon.

An apparatus for configuring measurement of another frequency for a device, comprising:

• at least one processor configured to:
• receive a measurement report from a device comprising an identifier of a closed subscriber group (CSG) and an indication that the device is a member of the CSG;
• and
• configure one or more measurement configuration parameters for the device based at least in part on the indication;
• and
• a memory coupled to the at least one processor.

A computer program product for configuring measurement of another frequency for a device, comprising:

• a computer-readable medium, comprising:
• code for causing at least one computer to receive a measurement report from a device comprising an identifier of a closed subscriber group (CSG) and an indication that the device is a member of the CSG;
• and
• code for causing the at least one computer to configure one or more measurement configuration parameters for the device based at least in part on the indication.