A FEMTOCELL BASE STATION, AND A METHOD OF TRIGGERING TRANSFER OF A RADIO CONNECTION WITH A USER TERMINAL FROM A MACROCELL BASE STATION TO A FEMTOCELL BASE STATION

摘要

A method is provided of triggering transfer of connection by radio with a user terminal from a macrocell base station to a femtocell base station. The method comprises: the femtocell base station sending a triggering signal to the user terminal at the carrier frequency of the macrocell, the user terminal reacting by seeking to transfer the connection to the femtocell base station.