Method for operating a telecommunications network comprising a radio access network, wherein the radio access network comprises a plurality of radio access network nodes that are able to interact in order to provide communication services to user equipments being connected to or served by the telecommunications network, wherein the radio access network nodes realize, at least partly, radio access coordinator unit functionalities and/or base station functionalities, the telecommunications network further comprising a central database entity or functionality, wherein, in order to operate the telecommunications network and/or the radio access network and in order for a specific first radio access network node and a specific second radio access network node interacting with each other, the method comprising: -- in a first step, the specific first radio access network node sends a capability indication message, the capability indication message comprising capability information related to or indicating the capability of the specific first radio access network node, and the central database entity or functionality receives the capability indication message sent by the specific first radio access network node, -- in a second step, the specific second radio access network node receives capability information related to the specific first radio access network node, wherein the capability information related to the specific first radio access network node is received, by the specific second radio access network node, from the central database entity or functionality. wherein the radio access network nodes realize, at least partly, radio access coordinator unit functionalities and/or base station functionalities, the telecommunications network further comprising a central database entity or functionality, wherein, in order to operate the telecommunications network and/or the radio access network and in order for a specific first radio access network node and a specific second radio access network node interacting with each other, the method comprising: -- in a first step, the specific first radio access network node sends a capability indication message, the capability indication message comprising capability information related to or indicating the capability of the specific first radio access network node, and the central database entity or functionality receives the capability indication message sent by the specific first radio access network node, -- in a second step, the specific second radio access network node receives capability information related to the specific first radio access network node, wherein the capability information related to the specific first radio access network node is received, by the specific second radio access network node, from the central database entity or functionality. -- in a first step, the specific first radio access network node sends a capability indication message, the capability indication message comprising capability information related to or indicating the capability of the specific first radio access network node, and the central database entity or functionality receives the capability indication message sent by the specific first radio access network node, -- in a second step, the specific second radio access network node receives capability information related to the specific first radio access network node, wherein the capability information related to the specific first radio access network node is received, by the specific second radio access network node, from the central database entity or functionality.