Seamless Handover Between Macro Base Stations and Publicly Accessible Femto Base Stations

摘要

The teachings of the present disclosure relate to seamless handover between macro base stations and publicly accessible femto base stations that includes determining the location of each of a plurality of femto base stations in the coverage area of a macro base station. A plurality of groups according to the locations of the particular femto base stations are created. The groups are a subset of the plurality of femto base stations. Finally, identification information for one or more of the groups of femto base stations is transmitted to a mobile station in the coverage area of the macro base station.