Multi-hypothesis channel quality indicator feedback

An apparatus for providing multi-hypothesis channel quality indicator feedback, comprising:

• a processor;
• memory in electronic communication with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to:
• select hypotheses corresponding to rank indicator and precoding matrix indicator assumptions associated with a dominant interferer;
• generate multi-hypothesis channel quality indicator values based on the selected hypotheses;
• encode the multi-hypothesis channel quality indicator values;
• and
• send the multi-hypothesis channel quality indicator values as feedback.

An apparatus for receiving multi-hypothesis channel quality indicator feedback, comprising:

• a processor;
• memory in electronic communication with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to:
• receive multi-hypothesis channel quality indicator values;
• and
• use the multi-hypothesis channel quality indicator values for improved scheduling.

A wireless device comprising:

• means for selecting hypotheses corresponding to rank indicator and precoding matrix indicator assumptions associated with a dominant interferer;
• means for generating multi-hypothesis channel quality indicator values based on the selected hypotheses;
• means for encoding the multi-hypothesis channel quality indicator values;
• and
• means for sending the multi-hypothesis channel quality indicator values as feedback.

A computer-program product for providing multi-hypothesis channel quality indicator feedback, the computer-program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions thereon, the instructions comprising:

• code for causing a wireless communication device to select hypotheses corresponding to rank indicator and precoding matrix indicator assumptions associated with a dominant interferer;
• code for causing the wireless communication device to generate multi-hypothesis channel quality indicator values based on the selected hypotheses;
• code for causing the wireless communication device to encode the multi-hypothesis channel quality indicator values;
• and
• code for causing the wireless communication device to send the multi-hypothesis channel quality indicator values as feedback.