Abstract: A method for use by a base station of a communication network is provided, the base station belonging to a first group of base stations and the communication network comprising the first group of base stations and second and third groups of base stations. The base station provides access to the communication network for user equipments by communicating with the user equipments via an air interface. The method comprising allocating (S11) overhearing uplink resources to be used for receiving data from base stations of the second and third groups, in a frame used for communicating with the user equipments, and allocating (S12) overhearing downlink resources for the second and third groups, to be used for transmitting data to base stations of the second and third groups, in the frame used for communicating with the user equipments.

Abstract: Measures for enabling accurate and prompt inter-cell interference detection in a multi-cell environment. Such measures may include, at a network side of a cellular system, inputting a code-spreaded interleaved frequency division multiple access signal, despreading the inputted signal using a plurality of user-specific spreading codes including at least one spreading code of a user of a subject cell and at least one spreading code of a user of a neighboring cell, and detecting inter-cell interference information on the basis of user-related despreaded signals.

Abstract: A first wireless network collects profiles of user equipments operating under the first wireless network associated with a first core network or operator; profiles of user equipments operating under a second wireless network associated with a second core network or operator; and measurement information of an unlicensed band. Based on the collected profiles and measurement information, allocating to the first wireless network and to the second wireless network resources on the unlicensed band. In various specific embodiments, there is also collected a pre-defined agreement which sets forth relative shares of the unlicensed band for the first wireless network and for the second wireless network; and the profiles of the user equipments each includes authentication and security information, and the respective profiles are utilized to control admission of the respective user equipments to the respective first and second wireless networks.

Abstract: A first wireless network collects profiles of user equipments operating under the first wireless network associated with a first core network or operator; profiles of user equipments operating under a second wireless network associated with a second core network or operator; and measurement information of an unlicensed band. Based on the collected profiles and measurement information, allocating to the first wireless network and to the second wireless network resources on the unlicensed band. In various specific embodiments, there is also collected a pre-defined agreement which sets forth relative shares of the unlicensed band for the first wireless network and for the second wireless network; and the profiles of the user equipments each includes authentication and security information, and the respective profiles are utilized to control admission of the respective user equipments to the respective first and second wireless networks.