Method and arrangement for grace period control associated with a service level in a cellular communications system

A telecom node in a cellular telephone network, the telecom node for controlling a grace period associated with a licensed capacity usage in the telecom node, wherein the licensed capacity usage is associated with a capacity license limit, the telecom node comprising a control processor configured to:

• measure, over a specific amount of time, the capacity usage in the telecom node overshooting the capacity license limit, wherein the control processor is configured to measure the capacity usage overshooting the capacity license limit based on at least one of a determined load of the telecom node, a counted number of user equipments communicating with the telecom node, and a determined amount of a resource used in the communication with the user equipments;
• in response to the measured capacity usage overshooting the capacity license limit by exceeding a preset value of an allowed capacity usage overshoot, trigger a grace period of the licensed capacity usage at the expiry of the specific amount of time, during which grace period capacity usage overshoot is allowed;
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• upon expiry of the grace period, enforce the licensed capacity usage according to the capacity license limit unless the licensed capacity usage is increased.