Abstract: Disclosed is a method comprising transmitting, by an apparatus, to a distributed unit, information indicating one or more capabilities of the apparatus, wherein the one or more capabilities comprise at least a capability for mitigating an overload of a control plane processing capacity of the apparatus in a slot; and receiving, by the apparatus, from the distributed unit, based on transmitting the information, one or more messages comprising a plurality of control plane sections to be processed in one or more slots.

Abstract: Methods and devices for the configuration of uplink signals over fronthaul interfaces are provided. For example, a method can include receiving, in one or more fronthaul management plane messages instead of receiving in control plane messages, configuration information for scheduled uplink reception of periodic signals. The method can also include starting to use the received configuration information in the scheduled uplink reception in response to receiving a fronthaul management plane message activating a cell. The use of the received configuration information can be as if the configuration information for the uplink reception had been received in a control plane message. Receiving one or more of the periodic signals can be performed according to the corresponding scheduled uplink reception.

Abstract: A fronthaul radio unit is configured for reception of periodic signals by receiving configuration information for the reception in one or more fronthaul management plane messages.