Methods and apparatus for a wireless network

A method in a wireless network, the wireless network comprising a wireless access backhaul, WAB, node comprising a mobile termination, MT, component and a gNB component, wherein the MT component of the WAB node is being served by a first NG-RAN node in the wireless network, and the wireless network further comprising a second NG-RAN node, the method at the gNB component of the WAB node comprising:

• initiating a resource coordination with the second NG-RAN node.

A method in a wireless network, the wireless network comprising a wireless access backhaul, WAB, node comprising a mobile termination, MT, component and a gNB component, wherein the MT component is being served by a first NG-RAN node in the wireless network, and the wireless network further comprising a second NG-RAN node, the method at the gNB component of the WAB node comprising:

• receiving a request for resource coordination between the gNB component of the WAB node and the second NG-RAN node;
• and
• transmitting a response accepting or rejecting the request for resource coordination between the gNB component of the WAB node and the second NG-RAN node.

A method in a wireless network, the wireless network comprising a wireless access backhaul, WAB, node comprising a mobile termination, MT, component and a gNB component, wherein the MT component is being served by a first NG-RAN node in the wireless network, and the wireless network further comprising a second NG-RAN node, the method at the second NG-RAN node comprising:

• initiating a resource coordination with the gNB component of the WAB node.

An apparatus for a gNB component of a wireless access backhaul, WAB, node of a wireless network, the apparatus comprising:

• one or more processing units configured to:
• in a case where a MT component of the WAB node is being served by a backhaul NG-RAN node, BH-RAN-node, in the wireless network, initiate a resource coordination with the BH-RAN-node, wherein initiating the resource coordination comprises transmitting a request for resource coordination between the gNB component of the WAB node and the BH-RAN-node, wherein the request for resource coordination comprises an indication of a co-location of the MT component and the gNB component in the WAB node.