1. A method for the identification of a base station in a wireless communication system, comprising: receiving complete identification data from a first base station; receiving transmissions from a plurality of base stations, the transmissions containing only partial identification data insufficient to identify at least a portion of the plurality of base stations; generating a candidate list providing identification of candidate base stations from which the transmissions containing only partial identification data may have been received; analyzing the candidate base stations with respect to base stations that have been uniquely identified; and determining the identity of a base station based on the analysis of the candidate base stations.