complete cell selection/re-selection when femto and macro base stations are deployed on the same or a different FA. If the femto base stations are deployed in a different FA (inter-FA) the same algorithm is applicable, except that the MS scans a different frequency band and conducts RF measurements during scanning in that frequency band. The other procedures remain intact. If the femto and macro base stations are deployed in the same FA (intra-FA), the same algorithm is used and the MS conducts RF measurements during scanning in the same frequency band. Combination of the inter-FA and intra-FA scanning is also possible where the neighbor macro base stations operate in the same frequency band and femto base stations operate in a different frequency band(s). Note that there is no uplink transmission during execution of this algorithm, and all signals and identifiers are received and decoded via downlink transmissions that will happen regardless of the MS scanning. Therefore, no additional signaling overhead will be imposed on the target femto base stations. During handover and Scanning Mode, the serving BS broadcasts mobile neighbor adver- tisement management messages at a periodic interval to identify the network and define the charac- teristics of neighbor BS to potential MS seeking initial network entry or handover. Since the femto base stations that belong to closed subscriber groups are not accessible to all mobile stations in the cell, and considering the broadcast nature of the neighbor advertisement message (although in some cases a unicast neighbor advertisement message may be used in IEEE 802.16m during handover), the macro BS should not broadcast the information of CSG femto base stations. This helps reduce the size of the mobile neighbor advertisement message. The scanning interval is defined as the time during which the MS scans for available base stations. The mobile scanning interval request management message sent by the MS in the Connected State xiii- The CSG White List contains the list of femto b