METHODS FOR MANAGING CO-LOCATED MACRO AND FEMTO BASE STATION DEPLOYMENTS AND METHODS FOR INITIATING MOBILE STATION HANDOFF

摘要

In a method for managing a plurality of neighboring base stations and handoff of a mobile station, a radio frequency equipment organizes the plurality of neighboring base stations into groups according to base station grouping characteristics associated with the plurality of neighboring base stations. The radio frequency equipment then manages the organized plurality of neighboring base stations for handoff of the mobile station.