Communicating via a FEMTO access point within a wireless communications system

A method of operating a wireless communications device configured to participate in a communication session being arbitrated by an application server in a wireless communications system, comprising:

• during the communication session, determining by the wireless communications device that a current serving access point (AP) of the wireless communications device corresponds to a FEMTO AP, wherein the FEMTO AP is part of a serving network and the application server is external to an access network component and a core network component of the serving network;
• configuring, by the wireless communications device, at least one signaling message related to the communication session to indicate to the application server that the wireless communications device is FEMTO-connected in response to based on the determination;
• and
• transmitting, by the wireless communications device, the configured at least one signaling message to the application server,
• wherein the configured at least one signaling message corresponds to an in-call signaling message that requests the application server to augment one or more parameters of the communication session and has a field set to indicate that the wireless communications device is FEMTO-connected.

A wireless communications device configured to set up a communication session to be arbitrated by an application server in a wireless communications system, comprising:

• means for determining that a current serving access point (AP) of the wireless communications device corresponds to a FEMTO AP;
• means for configuring at least one message to request initiation of the server-arbitrated communication session to be arbitrated by the application server and to indicate that the wireless communications device is FEMTO-connected based on the determination;
• and
• means for transmitting the configured at least one message to the application server,
• wherein when the wireless communications device is an originating wireless communications device of the communication session, the configured at least one message corresponds to a communication session setup request message that requests initiation of the communication session and has a first field set to indicate that the originating wireless communications device is FEMTO-connected, and
• wherein when the wireless communications device is a target wireless communications device of the communication session, the configured at least one message corresponds to an acknowledgment to a communication session setup announce message that announces the communication session to the target wireless communications device and has a second field set to indicate that the target wireless communications device is FEMTO-connected.

A wireless communications device configured participate in a communication session being arbitrated by an application server in a wireless communications system, comprising:

• means for, during the communication session, determining that a current serving access point (AP) of the wireless communications device corresponds to a FEMTO AP, wherein the FEMTO AP is part of a serving network and the application server is external to an access network component and a core network component of the serving network;
• means for configuring at least one signaling message related to the communication session to indicate to the application server that the wireless communications device is FEMTO-connected in response to the determination;
• and
• means for transmitting the configured at least one signaling message to the application server,
• wherein the configured at least one signaling message corresponds to an in-call signaling message that requests the application server to augment one or more parameters of the communication session and has a field set to indicate that the wireless communications device is FEMTO-connected.

A wireless communications device configured to set up a communication session to be arbitrated by an application server in a wireless communications system, comprising:

• a processor coupled to a transceiver and configured to determine that a current serving access point (AP) of the wireless communications device corresponds to a FEMTO AP,
• wherein the processor is configured to configure at least one message to request initiation of the communication session to be arbitrated by the application server and to indicate that the wireless communications device is FEMTO-connected based on the determination;
• and
• wherein the transceiver is configured to transmit the configured at least one message to the application server,
• wherein when the wireless communications device is an originating wireless communications device of the communication session, the configured at least one message corresponds to a communication session setup request message that requests initiation of the communication session and has a first field set to indicate that the originating wireless communications device is FEMTO-connected, and
• wherein when the wireless communications device is a target wireless communications device of the communication session, the configured at least one message corresponds to an acknowledgment to a communication session setup announce message that announces the communication session to the target wireless communications device and has a second field set to indicate that the target wireless communications device is FEMTO-connected.

A wireless communications device configured participate in a communication session being arbitrated by an application server in a wireless communications system, comprising:

• a processor coupled to a transceiver and configured to determine that a current serving access point (AP) of the wireless communications device corresponds to a FEMTO AP, during the communication session, wherein the FEMTO AP is part of a serving network and the application server is external to an access network component and a core network component of the serving network,
• wherein the processor is configured to configure at least one signaling message related to the communication session to indicate to the application server that the wireless communications device is FEMTO-connected in response to the determination, and
• wherein the transceiver is configured to transmit the configured at least one signaling message to the application server,
• wherein the configured at least one signaling message corresponds to an in-call signaling message that requests the application server to augment one or more parameters of the communication session and has a field set to indicate that the wireless communications device is FEMTO-connected.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a wireless communications device configured to set up a communication session to be arbitrated by an application server in a wireless communications system, cause the wireless communications device to perform operations, the instructions comprising:

• program code to determine that a current serving access point (AP) of the wireless communications device corresponds to a FEMTO AP;
• program code to configure at least one message to request initiation of the communication session to be arbitrated by the application server and to indicate that the wireless communications device is FEMTO-connected based on the determination;
• and
• program code to transmit the configured at least one message to the application server,
• wherein when the wireless communications device is an originating wireless communications device of the communication session, the configured at least one message corresponds to a communication session setup request message that requests initiation of the communication session and has a first field set to indicate that the originating wireless communications device is FEMTO-connected, and
• wherein when the wireless communications device is a target wireless communications device of the communication session, the configured at least one message corresponds to an acknowledgment to a communication session setup announce message that announces the communication session to the target wireless communications device and has a second field set to indicate that the target wireless communications device is FEMTO-connected.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a wireless communications device configured participate in a communication session being arbitrated by an application server in a wireless communications system, cause the wireless communications device to perform operations, the instructions comprising:

• program code to determine that a current serving access point (AP) of the wireless communications device corresponds to a FEMTO AP, during the communication session, wherein the FEMTO AP is part of a serving network and the application server is external to an access network component and a core network component of the serving network;
• program code to configure at least one signaling message related to the communication session to indicate to the application server that the wireless communications device is FEMTO-connected in response to the determination;
• and
• program code to transmit the configured at least one signaling message to the application server,
• wherein the configured at least one signaling message corresponds to an in-call signaling message that requests the application server to augment one or more parameters of the communication session and has a field set to indicate that the wireless communications device is FEMTO-connected.