Adaptive clustering framework in frequency-time for network MIMO systems

A communications apparatus, comprising:

• a memory that retains instructions for:
• identifying a plurality of different network clusters each available to serve a cell in a network, wherein formation of the plurality of different network clusters is based at least in part on:
• partitioning a network resource into a plurality of partitions,
• wherein a first plurality of partitions of the plurality of partitions corresponds to a first time period and a second plurality of partitions of the plurality of partitions corresponds to a second time period, and
• allocating at least one of the plurality of partitions to each of the plurality of different network clusters, wherein the allocating includes allocating even subframes to a first network cluster of the plurality of different network clusters during the first time period and odd subframes to a second network cluster of the plurality of different network clusters during the second time period;
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• dynamically selecting a network cluster from the plurality of different network clusters to provide wireless service to a user equipment in the cell using the at least one of the plurality of partitions that is allocated to the dynamically selected network cluster;
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• a processor that executes the instructions.

A communications apparatus, comprising:

• means for identifying a plurality of different network clusters each available to serve a cell, wherein formation of each of the plurality of different network clusters is based at least in part on:
• partitioning a network resource into a plurality of partitions, wherein a first plurality of partitions of the plurality of partitions corresponds to a first time period and a second plurality of partitions of the plurality of partitions corresponds to a second time period, and
• allocating at least one of the plurality of partitions to each of the plurality of different network clusters, wherein the allocating includes allocating even subframes to a first network cluster of the plurality of different network clusters during the first time period and odd subframes to a second network cluster of the plurality of different network clusters during the second time period, and
• means for selecting a network cluster from the plurality of different network clusters to provide wireless service to a user equipment in the cell using the at least one of the plurality of partitions that is allocated to the selected network cluster.

A computer program product comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable medium that includes code comprising:
• code for causing a computer to identify a plurality of different network clusters each available to serve a cell, wherein formation of each of the plurality of different network clusters is based at least in part on:
• partitioning a network resource into a plurality of partitions, wherein a first plurality of partitions of the plurality of partitions corresponds to a first time period and a second plurality of partitions of the plurality of partitions corresponds to a second time period, and
• allocating at least one of the plurality of partitions to each of the plurality of different network clusters, wherein the allocating includes allocating even subframes to a first network cluster of the plurality of different network clusters during the first time period and odd subframes to a second network cluster of the plurality of different network clusters during the second time period;
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• code for causing a computer to determine a network cluster from the plurality of different network clusters to provide wireless service to a user equipment in the cell using the at least one of the plurality of partitions that is allocated to the determined network cluster.

A communications apparatus, comprising:

• means for processing a set of network parameters;
• means for identifying a plurality of different network clusters each available to serve a cell, wherein formation of each of the plurality of different network clusters is based at least in part on:
• the set of network parameters,
• partitioning a network resource into a plurality of partitions, wherein a first plurality of partitions of the plurality of partitions corresponds to a first time period and a second plurality of partitions of the plurality of partitions corresponds to a second time period, and
• allocating at least one of the plurality of partitions to each of the plurality of different network clusters, wherein the allocating includes allocating even subframes to a first network cluster of the plurality of different network clusters during the first time period and odd subframes to a second network cluster of the plurality of different network clusters during the second time period;
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• means for associating a network cluster from the plurality of different network clusters with providing wireless service to a user equipment in the cell using the at least one of the plurality of partitions that is allocated to the associated network cluster.