Abstract: Coordination of interference handling may be beneficial in a variety of communication systems. In particular, enhanced inter-cell interference coordination may benefit from proper configuration and setup, as well as termination, of partnerships amongst base stations. A method can include determining at a first base station of an interference coordination partnership pair a corresponding partner base station of the pair. The partner base station may not be configured regarding the partnership pair. The method can also include setting up the partnership pair with the partner base station.

Abstract: A method and apparatus relating to feedback in a communication system. The method includes receiving feedback relating to a transmission slot; and subsequently determining the type of transmission slot the feedback relates to.

Abstract: Scheduling decisions between a first base station and a second base station are coordinated with respect to using subframes overlapping almost blank subframes for transmission, wherein the almost blank subframes include mandatory almost blank subframes which are predefined and are not to be used by the first base station and may be used by the second base station for transmission, and optional almost blank subframes which may be used by the first base station and the second base station. The almost blank subframes may be used for transmission according to the coordinated scheduling, and the transmission may be received by a user equipment.

Abstract: It is described a method for controlling a radio resource control connection between a base station and a user equipment, wherein a radio resource control connection between the base station and the user equipment is established for exchanging control messages between the base station and the user equipment the control messages being required for an application running on the user equipment. The method includes determining a first value being indicative for a mobility characteristic of the user equipment and a second value being indicative for a data traffic characteristic of the user equipment, comparing the first value and the second value, setting a release timer based on the comparison, and controlling the radio resource control connection based on the release timer, wherein the radio resource control connection will end upon expiry of the release timer.

Abstract: A method and apparatus relating to feedback in a communication system. The method includes receiving feedback relating to a transmission slot; and subsequently determining the type of transmission slot the feedback relates to.

Abstract: Transmission of data is scheduled via a first communication channel within a first cell of a cellular network. A first base station is assigned to the first cell. A user equipment is served by the first base station, and the first communication channel is divided into subframes. The cellular network includes a second base station assigned to a second cell, wherein the second base station uses a second communication channel divided into subframes, and a part of the subframes is unscheduled by the second base station due to a predefined muting pattern. The first base station determines a first subframes of the first communication channel related in time with the unscheduled subframes of the second communication channel, and schedules transmission of data between the first base station and the user equipment via the first communication channel so that the data is transmitted in the determined first subframes.

Abstract: Coordination of interference handling may be beneficial in a variety of communication systems. In particular, enhanced inter-cell interference coordination may benefit from proper configuration and setup, as well as termination, of partnerships amongst base stations. A method can include determining at a first base station of an interference coordination partnership pair a corresponding partner base station of the pair. The partner base station may not be configured regarding the partnership pair. The method can also include setting up the partnership pair with the partner base station.

Abstract: Scheduling decisions between a first base station and a second base station are coordinated with respect to using subframes overlapping almost blank subframes for transmission, wherein the almost blank subframes include mandatory almost blank subframes which are predefined and are not to be used by the first base station and may be used by the second base station for transmission, and optional almost blank subframes which may be used by the first base station and the second base station. The almost blank subframes may be used for transmission according to the coordinated scheduling, and the transmission may be received by a user equipment.

Abstract: It is described a method for controlling a radio resource control connection between a base station and a user equipment, wherein a radio resource control connection between the base station and the user equipment is established for exchanging control messages between the base station and the user equipment the control messages being required for an application running on the user equipment. The method includes determining a first value being indicative for a mobility characteristic of the user equipment and a second value being indicative for a data traffic characteristic of the user equipment, comparing the first value and the second value, setting a release timer based on the comparison, and controlling the radio resource control connection based on the release timer, wherein the radio resource control connection will end upon expiry of the release timer.

Abstract: Transmission of data is scheduled via a first communication channel within a first cell of a cellular network. A first base station is assigned to the first cell. A user equipment is served by the first base station, and the first communication channel is divided into subframes. The cellular network includes a second base station assigned to a second cell, wherein the second base station uses a second communication channel divided into subframes, and a part of the subframes is unscheduled by the second base station due to a predefined muting pattern. The first base station determines a first subframes of the first communication channel related in time with the unscheduled subframes of the second communication channel, and schedules transmission of data between the first base station and the user equipment via the first communication channel so that the data is transmitted in the determined first subframes.