Methods and apparatuses for selecting a radio link in a mobile communication system

A first base station in a mobile communication system, the first base station comprising:

• a receiver, which in operation, receives a radio link selection message from a user equipment, the user equipment being connectable to both the first base station via a first radio link and to a second base station via a second radio link, the radio link selection message comprising information on an at least one radio link via which the first base station is to forward data packets to the user equipment;
• processing circuitry, which in operation, determines at least one radio link via which to forward the data packets to the user equipment, based on the received radio link selection message;
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• a transmitter, which in operation, forwards the data packets via the determined at least one radio link to the user equipment.