A method for wireless communications by a first base station, comprising: determining a cell identity of a cell associated with a second base station in a network; determining, from the cell identity, an identifier of the second base station based on a partitioning of an identifier space used for identifying cells in the network, wherein the partitioning of the identifier space is based on a first one or more bits of the cell identity, and wherein determining the identifier of the second base station comprises: determining a second one or more bits of the cell identity used for at least a portion of the identifier of the second base station, based on the partitioning; comparing the second one or more bits of the cell identity to corresponding bits of each of a plurality of base station identifiers; and selecting one of the plurality of base station identifiers as the identifier of the second base station based on the comparison, wherein selecting one of the plurality of base station identifiers as the identifier of the second base station comprises: determining, from the comparison, that the second one or more bits of the cell identity match corresponding bits of multiple base station identifiers from the plurality of base station identifiers, determining a base station identifier from the multiple base station identifiers that has a greatest number of matching bits to bits of the cell identity, and setting the identifier of the second base station equal to the determined base station identifier; and transmitting a message comprising at least one of the identifier of the second base station or the cell identity associated with the second base station. determining a cell identity of a cell associated with a second base station in a network; determining, from the cell identity, an identifier of the second base station based on a partitioning of an identifier space used for identifying cells in the network, wherein the partitioning of the identifier space is based on a first one or more bits of the cell identity, and wherein determining the identifier of the second base station comprises: determining a second one or more bits of the cell identity used for at least a portion of the identifier of the second base station, based on the partitioning; comparing the second one or more bits of the cell identity to corresponding bits of each of a plurality of base station identifiers; and selecting one of the plurality of base station identifiers as the identifier of the second base station based on the comparison, wherein selecting one of the plurality of base station identifiers as the identifier of the second base station comprises: determining, from the comparison, that the second one or more bits of the cell identity match corresponding bits of multiple base station identifiers from the plurality of base station identifiers, determining a base station identifier from the multiple base station identifiers that has a greatest number of matching bits to bits of the cell identity, and setting the identifier of the second base station equal to the determined base station identifier; and determining a second one or more bits of the cell identity used for at least a portion of the identifier of the second base station, based on the partitioning; comparing the second one or more bits of the cell identity to corresponding bits of each of a plurality of base station identifiers; and selecting one of the plurality of base station identifiers as the identifier of the second base station based on the comparison, wherein selecting one of the plurality of base station identifiers as the identifier of the second base station comprises: determining, from the comparison, that the second one or more bits of the cell identity match corresponding bits of multiple base station identifiers from the plurality of base station identifiers, determining a base station identifier from the multiple base station identifiers that has a greatest number of matching bits to bits of the cell identity, and setting the identifier of the second base station equal to the determined base station identifier; and determining, from the comparison, that the second one or more bits of the cell identity match corresponding bits of multiple base station identifiers from the plurality of base station identifiers, determining a base station identifier from the multiple base station identifiers that has a greatest number of matching bits to bits of the cell identity, and setting the identifier of the second base station equal to the determined base station identifier; and transmitting a message comprising at least one of the identifier of the second base station or the cell identity associated with the second base station.