A handoff method and apparatus are disclosed for use in a wireless communication network in which a primary base station servicing a call directly selects a handoff candidate base station based in part on provided base station identity and address information. The base station is operable to directly establish a connection with a handoff candidate, selected from the one or more neighbor base stations, or neighbors of its neighbors, and handoff the call, based on one or more signal quality measurements and base station identity and address information.