Private base station and radio network entity

A radio network entity comprising one or more processors and one or more memories including computer program code, the one or more memories and the computer program code configured, with the one or more processors, to cause the radio network entity to perform at least the following:

• provide data of at least one macro cell of the radio network entity to a private base station, wherein the data comprises at least one of:
• (i) an area code, or (ii) a cell identification of the at least one macro cell;
• receive a connectivity service request including identification data and a location information specific to a private base station from the private base station;
• and
• verify the identification data received from the private base station by communicating with an identification register for private base stations;
• and
• grant the requested connectivity service to the private base station once the identification data has been verified.

A radio system comprising:

• a private base station configured:
• to scan data comprising at least one of:
• (i) area codes, or (ii) cell identifications, of overlaying macro cells of a public radio network in order to enable the private base station to report a location information specific to the private base station, wherein the location information comprises at least one of:
• (i) the area codes, or (ii) the cell identifications of the overlaying macro cells;
• to request a connectivity service, from the public radio network by using identification data of the private base station and the location information specific to the private base station, and
• to receive grant to utilize the requested connectivity service once the identification data has been verified by the public radio network;
• and
• a radio network entity configured:
• to provide data of at least one macro cell of the radio network entity to a private base station, wherein the data comprises at least one of:
• (i) an area code, or (ii) a cell identification of the at least one macro cell;
• and
• to receive a connectivity service request including identification data and the location information specific to the private base station from the private base station;
• and
• to verify the identification data received from the private base station by communicating with an identification register for private base stations;
• and
• to grant the requested connectivity service to the private base station once the identification data has been verified.

A method comprising:

• providing, by a public radio network, data of at least one macro cell of the radio network entity to a private base station, wherein the data comprises at least one of:
• (i) an area code, or (ii) a cell identification of the at least one macro cell;
• receiving, by a public radio network, a connectivity service request including identification data and a location information specific to the private base station from the private base station;
• and
• verifying, by the public radio network, the identification data received from the private base station by communicating with an identification register for private base stations;
• and
• granting, by the public radio network, the requested connectivity service to the private base station once the identification data has been verified.

A method comprising:

• scanning data comprising at least one of:
• (i) area codes, or (ii) cell identifications, of overlaying macro cells of a public radio network by a. private base station in order to enable the private base station to report location information specific to the private base station, wherein the location information comprises at least one of:
• (i) the area code, or (ii) the cell identifications of the overlaying macro cells;
• requesting, by the private base station, a connectivity service from the public radio network by using identification data of the private base station and the location information specific to the private base station;
• and
• receiving, by the private base station, a grant to utilize the requested connectivity service once the identification data has been verified by the public radio network.

A private base station comprising:

• a means for scanning data comprising at least one of:
• (i) area codes, or (ii) cell identifications, of overlaying macro cells of a public radio network in order to enable the private base station to report location information specific to the private base station, the location information comprising at least one of:
• (i) the area codes, or (ii) the cell identifications of the overlaying macro cells;
• a means for requesting a connectivity service from the public radio network by using identification data of the private base station and the location information specific to the private base station;
• and
• a means for receiving grant to utilize the requested connectivity service once the identification data has been verified by the public radio network.

A radio network entity comprising:

• a means for providing data of at least one macro cell of the radio network entity to a private base station, wherein the data comprises at least one of:
• (i) an area code, or (ii) a cell identification of the at least one macro cell;
• a means for receiving a connectivity service request including identification data and a location information specific to a private base station from the private base station;
• a means for verifying the identification data received from the private base station by communicating with an identification register for private base stations;
• and
• a means for granting the requested connectivity service to the private base station once the identification data has been verified.

A non-transitory computer readable storage-medium encoding a computer program of instructions for executing a computer process, the process comprising:

• a means for scanning data comprising at least one of:
• (i) area codes, or (ii) cell identifications, of overlaying macro cells of a public radio network in order to report location information specific to the private base station, wherein the location information comprises at least one of:
• (i) the area codes, or (ii) the cell identifications of the overlaying macro cells;
• a means for requesting a connectivity service from the public radio network by using identification data of the private base station and the location information specific to the private base station;
• and
• a means for receiving grant to utilize the requested connectivity service once the identification data has been verified by the public radio network.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium encoding a computer program of instructions for executing a computer process, the process comprising:

• a means for providing data comprising at least one of:
• (i) area codes, or (ii) cell identifications, of overlaying macro cells of the public radio network to a private base station, wherein th location information comprises at least one of:
• (i) the area codes, or (ii) the cell identifications;
• a means for receiving a connectivity service request including identification data and the location information specific to the private base station from the private base station;
• a means for verifying the identification data received from the private base station by communicating with an identification register for private base stations;
• and
• a means for granting the requested connectivity service to the private base station once the identification data has been verified.