Active hand-in for multi-femto deployments

The method of claim 8, further comprising selecting the first femtocell based on measurements of the frequency hopping beacons made by the mobile entity.

An apparatus for enabling an active hand-in from a macro base station network to a femtocell network, the apparatus comprising:

• means for servicing an active hand-in of a mobile entity from a macro base station to a femtocell network, using a first femtocell of the femtocell network;
• means for enabling, for the active hand-in, soft handoff of the mobile entity between the first femtocell and one or more neighboring femtocells in the femtocell network with a hard handoff of the mobile entity from the macro base station.

An apparatus for enabling an active hand-in from a macro base station network to a femtocell network, comprising:

• at least one processor configured for servicing an active hand-in of a mobile entity from a macro base station to a femtocell network, using a first femtocell of the femtocell network, and enabling, for the active hand-in, soft handoff of the mobile entity between the first femtocell and one or more neighboring femtocells in the femtocell network with a hard handoff of the mobile entity from the macro base station;
• and
• a memory coupled to the at least one processor for storing data.

A computer program product for enabling an active hand-in from a macro base station network to a femtocell network, comprising:

• a computer-readable medium comprising code for servicing an active hand-in of a mobile entity from a macro base station to a femtocell network, using a first femtocell of the femtocell network, and enabling, for the active hand-in, soft handoff of the mobile entity between the first femtocell and one or more neighboring femtocells in the femtocell network with a hard handoff of the mobile entity from the macro base station.