A method for wireless communication in a millimeter wave wireless communication system, comprising: identifying , by a first base station of the millimeter wave wireless communication system, an access demand and one or more access communication parameters associated with the first base station of the millimeter wave wireless communication system, the one or more access communication parameters based at least in part on the access demand; sending information to a second base station indicative of the access demand and the one or more access communication parameters; determining , by the first base station, one or more backhaul communication parameters associated with the second base station of the millimeter wave wireless communication system based at least in part on the access demand; establishing , by the first base station, a wireless backhaul link with the second base station via the millimeter wave wireless communication system, the wireless backhaul link based at least in part on the access demand, the one or more access communication parameters, or the one or more backhaul communication parameters; and partitioning , by the first base station, resources between an access link with one or more user equipments, UEs, and the established wireless backhaul link based at least in part on the access demand, the one or more access communication parameters, or the one or more backhaul communication parameters, characterized in that the partitioning comprises scheduling a UE transmit period of the first base station that partially overlaps with a UE receive period of the second base station and a UE receive period of the first base station that partially overlaps with a UE transmit period of the second base station, wherein the overlapping periods are used to perform backhaul operations via the wireless backhaul link, wherein the first base station and the second base station are arranged to communicate with a respective UE via a half duplex procedure. identifying , by a first base station of the millimeter wave wireless communication system, an access demand and one or more access communication parameters associated with the first base station of the millimeter wave wireless communication system, the one or more access communication parameters based at least in part on the access demand; sending information to a second base station indicative of the access demand and the one or more access communication parameters; determining , by the first base station, one or more backhaul communication parameters associated with the second base station of the millimeter wave wireless communication system based at least in part on the access demand; establishing , by the first base station, a wireless backhaul link with the second base station via the millimeter wave wireless communication system, the wireless backhaul link based at least in part on the access demand, the one or more access communication parameters, or the one or more backhaul communication parameters; and partitioning , by the first base station, resources between an access link with one or more user equipments, UEs, and the established wireless backhaul link based at least in part on the access demand, the one or more access communication parameters, or the one or more backhaul communication parameters, characterized in that the partitioning comprises scheduling a UE transmit period of the first base station that partially overlaps with a UE receive period of the second base station and a UE receive period of the first base station that partially overlaps with a UE transmit period of the second base station, wherein the overlapping periods are used to perform backhaul operations via the wireless backhaul link, wherein the first base station and the second base station are arranged to communicate with a respective UE via a half duplex procedure. <EOS>