An apparatus, wherein the apparatus is a network node, comprising: memory; at least one processor; a program of instructions, configured to, with the memory and the at least one processor, configure the apparatus to perform actions comprising at least: monitoring load metric information relating to loads affecting one or more nodes of a network, wherein the load metric information relates to load conditions experienced by at least one other network node and wherein the load metric information relates to a proportional-fair load metric which is based on proportional fair scheduling; and updating almost blank subframe proportioning to create an updated proportioning based on the load metric information, and wherein the updated almost blank subframe proportioning is based on the load metric information monitored by the apparatus and the load metric information related to load conditions experienced by the at least one other network node and wherein the proportional fair load metric is averaged over an interval wherein neighbor cells of the other network node use almost-blank subframes and an interval wherein neighbor cells of the other network node do not use almost-blank subframes. memory; at least one processor; a program of instructions, configured to, with the memory and the at least one processor, configure the apparatus to perform actions comprising at least: monitoring load metric information relating to loads affecting one or more nodes of a network, wherein the load metric information relates to load conditions experienced by at least one other network node and wherein the load metric information relates to a proportional-fair load metric which is based on proportional fair scheduling; and updating almost blank subframe proportioning to create an updated proportioning based on the load metric information, and wherein the updated almost blank subframe proportioning is based on the load metric information monitored by the apparatus and the load metric information related to load conditions experienced by the at least one other network node and wherein the proportional fair load metric is averaged over an interval wherein neighbor cells of the other network node use almost-blank subframes and an interval wherein neighbor cells of the other network node do not use almost-blank subframes. monitoring load metric information relating to loads affecting one or more nodes of a network, wherein the load metric information relates to load conditions experienced by at least one other network node and wherein the load metric information relates to a proportional-fair load metric which is based on proportional fair scheduling; and updating almost blank subframe proportioning to create an updated proportioning based on the load metric information, and wherein the updated almost blank subframe proportioning is based on the load metric information monitored by the apparatus and the load metric information related to load conditions experienced by the at least one other network node and wherein the proportional fair load metric is averaged over an interval wherein neighbor cells of the other network node use almost-blank subframes and an interval wherein neighbor cells of the other network node do not use almost-blank subframes.