Femto jamming of macro pilot

A method, comprising:

• determining, by a femto access point device comprising a processor, that a defined low load criterion associated with the femto access point device has been satisfied;
• and
• in response to the determining, switching, by the femto access point device, between facilitating a first transmission of first signal data via a femto frequency associated with the femto access point device and facilitating a second transmission of second signal data via a macro frequency that is employed by a macro access point device to communicate with a user equipment that is within a coverage area of the femto access point device, wherein the second signal data triggers a carrier frequency scan to be initiated by the user equipment.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a femto access point device comprising a processor to perform operations, comprising:

• determining that a low load criterion associated with the femto access point device has been satisfied;
• and
• in response to the determining, facilitating a first transmission of first signal data via a femto frequency associated with the femto access point device during a first time period and facilitating a second transmission of second signal data via a macro frequency associated with a macro access point device during a second time period, wherein the macro frequency is utilized by the macro access point to communicate with a user equipment that is located within a coverage area of the femto access point device and the second signal data triggers a carrier frequency scan to be initiated by the user equipment.