Modulation and coding scheme (MCS) and/or rank selection in coordinated multi-point (CoMP) communication

An apparatus for wireless communication by a coordinated multipoint (CoMP) scheduler comprising:

• at least one processor configured to:
• assign a user equipment (UE) served by multiple base stations (BSs) in a CoMP cluster to one of a first group of UEs or a second group of UEs based, at least in part, on a comparison of inter-cluster interference experienced by the UE to intra-cluster interference experienced by the UE, wherein the intra-cluster interference comprises interference experienced by the UE from BSs within the CoMP cluster serving the UE and the inter-cluster interference comprises interference experienced by the UE from transmissions outside of the CoMP cluster serving the UE;
• assign at least one of a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) or rank selection to the UE based, at least in part, on the assigned group;
• and
• provide an indication, to one or more of the multiple BSs in the CoMP cluster, of the at least one MCS or rank selection assigned to the UE;
• and
• a memory coupled to the at least one processor.

An apparatus for wireless communication by a coordinated multipoint (CoMP) scheduler, comprising:

• means for assigning a user equipment (UE) served by multiple base stations (BSs) in a CoMP cluster to one of a first group of UEs or a second group of UEs based, at least in part, on a comparison of inter-cluster interference experienced by the UE to intra-cluster interference experienced by the UE, wherein the intra-cluster interference comprises interference experienced by the UE from BSs within the CoMP cluster serving the UE and the inter-cluster interference comprises interference experienced by the UE from transmissions outside of the CoMP cluster serving the UE;
• means for assigning at least one of a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) or rank selection to the UE based, at least in part, on the assigned group;
• and
• means providing an indication, to one or more of the multiple BSs in the CoMP cluster, of the at least one MCS or rank selection assigned to the UE.

A non-transitory computer readable medium for wireless communication by a coordinated multipoint (CoMP) scheduler having instructions stored thereon for:

• assigning a user equipment (UE) served by multiple base stations (BSs) in a CoMP cluster to one of a first group of UEs or a second group of UEs based, at least in part, on a comparison of inter-cluster interference experienced by the UE to intra-cluster interference experienced by the UE, wherein the intra-cluster interference comprises interference experienced by the UE from BSs within the CoMP cluster serving the UE and the inter-cluster interference comprises interference experienced by the UE from transmissions outside of the CoMP cluster serving the UE;
• assigning at least one of a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) or rank selection to the UE based, at least in part, on the assigned group;
• and
• providing an indication, to one or more of the multiple BSs in the CoMP cluster, of the at least one MCS or rank selection assigned to the UE.