Method and apparatus for major group scheduling in a fixed beam communication system

An apparatus capable of scheduling partial usage of subchannels (PUSC) major groups in a wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising a processor that is configured to assign a beam matrix of a plurality of beam matrices to each PUSC major group of a plurality of PUSC major groups, receive an uplink signal from each user equipment of a plurality of user equipments, which uplink signal provides an indication of a channel response associated with the user equipment, determine select, for each user equipment of the plurality of user equipments and based on the indication of channel quality received from the user equipment, a beam matrix from the beam matrices assigned to each PUSC major group and an associated PUSC major group, to which the beam matrix is assigned, from the plurality of PUSC major groups to assign to the user equipment, and based on the selection of a beam matrix and PUSC major group to which to assign each user equipment of the plurality of user equipments, assign two or more user equipments of the plurality of user equipments to a same beam matrix and PUSC major group during a same time slot, wherein information is encoded and transmitted over the beam matrix.