the invention relates to a method of inter base station communication comprising : — receiving a first message being indicative of a neighboring second base station by a first base station , — sending a second message to the second base station , — in response to the second message , receiving a third message comprising information being indicative of at least a third base station , the third base station being a neighbor of the second base station , using the information received with the third message for enabling communication between the first base station and the third base station , independently of any user equipment detection of the third base station .