Abstract—Thispaperinvestigatesandproposesaframeworkfortheefficientintegrationoffunctionalitiesfordynamicspectrumuse(e.g.,spectrumaggregation)andcooperativeradioresourcemanagement(RRM)inthescopeofIMT-Advanced(IMT-A)candidatesystems.Theenvisagedtechnicalsolutionisbasedonajointcentralizedand