Ue-centric clustering and efficient scheduling for comp

A method by a central entity, comprising:

• determining a cluster graph, wherein vertices in the cluster graph correspond to one or more coordinated multipoint (CoMP) clusters for one or more user equipment (UE) for which there is a transmission and edges between vertices in the cluster graph correspond to CoMP clusters that have a scheduling conflict, wherein each CoMP cluster includes one or more transmission points (TPs);
• and
• assigning resources to one or more of the CoMP clusters based on the cluster graph.

An apparatus, comprising:

• means for determining a user equipment (UE) conflict graph, wherein vertices in the UE conflict graph correspond to UEs for which there is a transmission and edges between vertices in the UE conflict graph correspond to UEs that have a scheduling conflict;
• and
• means for scheduling one or more of the UEs for transmission based on the UE conflict graph.

An apparatus, comprising:

• means for determining a cluster graph, wherein vertices in the cluster graph correspond to one or more coordinated multipoint (CoMP) clusters for one or more user equipment (UE) for which there is a transmission and edges between vertices in the cluster graph correspond to CoMP clusters that have a scheduling conflict, wherein each CoMP cluster includes one or more transmission points (TPs);
• and
• means for assigning resources to one or more of the CoMP clusters based on the cluster graph.