Patent ID: 9071973
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: determining that additional shared component carrier resources are required by a first node, the shared component carrier resources being shared with one or more second nodes; determining the identity of at least one of the one or more second nodes with which the first node has a strong interference bond for the shared component carrier resources; sending a request to the at least one second node for information relating to the use of the shared component carrier resources; receiving a response from the at least one second node, the response comprising information relating to the use of the shared component carrier resources; determining, in the first node, the amount of shared component carrier resources allocated; and causing at least one allocation message to be sent to the at least one second node, the allocation message indicating that at least a part of the shared component carrier resources used by the at least one second node has been allocated to the first node.