Reuse pattern network scheduling using interference levels

An apparatus comprising:

• means for generating a reuse set capable of sharing a transmission resource, wherein the means for generating comprises:
• means, beginning with a respective station of a plurality of stations in the network with a smallest interference level, for adding the respective station to the reuse set, and
• means for adding an additional station of the plurality of stations with a next lowest interference level to the reuse set, as long as a cumulative interference level within the reuse set is below a threshold interference level and the additional station is not already assigned to another reuse set.

A system for generating a reuse group on interference levels in an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.16 network, comprising:

• means for generating a reuse pattern capable of sharing a transmission resource, wherein the means for generating comprises:
• means for adding an additional station to a respective reuse set, as long as a cumulative interference level within the respective reuse set is below a threshold interference level and the additional station is not already assigned to another reuse set.