Scheduling for multiple reception point radio networks

A network control entity configured for scheduling communication of node signals from at least one network node to one or more reception points, the network control entity comprising:

• a communication interface arranged to transmit and to receive control messages;
• memory configured to store data;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory and the communication interface, the processor configured to:
• estimate the arrival time of reference signals detected at a reception point based on pre-scheduled transmission of reference signals from network nodes,
• determine node signal compatibility in each of the one or more reception points based on estimated reference signal arrival time, wherein a first node signal and a second node signal are deemed compatible at a given reception point if the first and second node signals can be received in the same transmission time interval, TTI, at the given reception point and each of the first and second node signals have a similar propagation delay, and
• schedule reception times, of at least one node signal based on determined node signal compatibility, and also to construct a communication schedule where only compatible node signals are scheduled in the same TTI in each reception point, wherein the step of scheduling further comprises selecting at least one reception point for receiving the at least one node signal based on the determined node signal compatibility.