Femtocell local breakout mechanisms

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a femto access point device comprising a processor, communication data from a user equipment that is coupled to the femto access point device;
• based on source address data indicative of a source device associated with the communication data, determining, by the femto access point device, routing data indicative of a route via which the communication data is to be transmitted, wherein the determining comprises selecting between a first route that directs the communication data to a network device of a wide area network via a local area network device that is coupled to the femto access point device, and a second route that directs the communication data to the network device via a macro network device that is coupled to the femto access point device;
• and
• in response to receiving instruction data indicative of an instruction to override local breakout, disabling, by the femto access point device, local breakout functionality performed via the femto access point device, wherein the communication data is directed to the network device via the second route in response to the disabling.

A computer-readable storage device comprising executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a femto access point device comprising a processor to perform operations, comprising:

• determining source address data indicative of a source device associated with communication data received from a user equipment that is coupled to a femto access point device via a wireless interface;
• based on the source address data, determining routing data representing a route via which the communication data is to be transmitted, wherein the determining the routing data comprises selecting between a first route that directs the communication data to a network device of a wide area network via a local area network device that is coupled to the femto access point device, and a second route that directs the communication data to the network device via a macro network device that is coupled to the femto access point device;
• and
• in response to receiving instruction data indicative of an instruction to override local breakout, disabling local breakout functionality performed by the femto access point device, wherein the communication data is directed to the network device via the second route in response to the disabling.