Serving base station selection using backhaul quality information

A method for wireless communication, comprising:

• receiving an overhead message from each of at least one candidate base station for a terminal, each candidate base station being a potential serving base station for the terminal;
• obtaining backhaul quality information for each candidate base station from the overhead message received from the candidate base station;
• and
• facilitating selection of a serving base station for the terminal based on the backhaul quality information for the at least one candidate base station.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for receiving an overhead message from each of at least one candidate base station for a terminal, each candidate base station being a potential serving base station for the terminal;
• means for obtaining backhaul quality information for each candidate base station from the overhead message received from the candidate base station;
• and
• means for facilitating selection of a serving base station for the terminal based on the backhaul quality information for the at least one candidate base station.

A computer program product, comprising:

• a computer-readable medium comprising:
• code for causing at least one computer to receive an overhead message from each of at least one candidate base station for a terminal, each candidate base station being a potential serving base station for the terminal,
• code for causing the at least one computer to obtain backhaul quality information for each candidate base station from the overhead message received from the candidate base station, and
• code for causing the at least one computer to facilitate selection of a serving base station for the terminal based on the backhaul quality information for the at least one candidate base station.