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. <EOS>