Full spectrum sharing

A network element for coordinating use of radio resource between a first Radio Access Network (RAN) and a second RAN, wherein each RAN is configured to communicate over the same predefined bandwidth range, the network element comprising:

• logic, arranged to determine a first priority associated with a first traffic to be carried over the first RAN and to determine a second priority associated with a second traffic to be carried over the second RAN and further arranged to assign to the first RAN a first portion of the radio resource comprising one or more first bandwidth segments and to assign to the second RAN a second portion of the radio resource comprising a plurality of second bandwidth segments, the assignment of the first and second portions being based on the first and second priorities;
• and
• an output, configured to communicate an indication of the first portion to a scheduler of the first RAN and/or to communicate an indication of the second portion to a scheduler of the second RAN;
• wherein the logic is arranged to assign at least one of the one or more first bandwidth segments between two of the plurality of second bandwidth segments.