Hierarchical network and interference management

A method, comprising:

• receiving from a network server coordination instructions comprising managing at least one predetermined parameter among one or more clusters;
• coordinating, based on the coordination instructions, a cluster performance within a cluster of the one or more clusters, the cluster comprising access points wirelessly communicating directly with user equipments and including a local cluster coordinator for coordinating a self-coordinated performance within said cluster and reporting the self-coordinated performance to the network server, the coordination of the cluster performance at least comprising simultaneous coordinated multi-point operation and interference management within the cluster;
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• reporting to the network server from the local cluster coordinator selected information about the coordination of the cluster performance.

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor and a memory storing a set of computer instructions, in which the processor and the memory storing the computer instructions are configured to cause the apparatus to:
• receive from a network server coordination instructions comprising managing at least one predetermined parameter among one or more clusters;
• coordinate, based on the coordination instructions, a cluster performance within a cluster of the one or more clusters, the cluster comprising access points wirelessly communicating directly with user equipments and including a local cluster coordinator for coordinating a self-coordinated performance within said cluster and reporting the self-coordinated performance to the network server, the coordination of the cluster performance at least comprising simultaneous coordinated multi-point operation and interference management within the cluster;
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• report to the network server from the local cluster coordinator selected information about the coordination of the cluster performance.

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor and a memory storing a set of computer instructions, in which the processor and the memory storing the computer instructions are configured to cause the apparatus to:
• provide by a network server to one or more clusters coordination instructions comprising results of managing at least one predetermined parameter among the one or more clusters, each cluster comprising a plurality of access points communicating directly with user equipments and including a local cluster coordinator for coordinating a self-coordinated performance within said cluster and reporting the self-coordinated performance to the network server;
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• monitor by the network server the self-coordinated performance of the one or more clusters individually from the reporting by each said local cluster coordinator, wherein the local cluster coordinator of said each cluster being configured to coordinate performance of the access points based at least in part on the coordination instructions, and wherein the self-coordinated performance at least comprises simultaneous coordinated multi-point operation and interference management within the each cluster.