Group resource allocation systems and techniques

1. A method for group resource allocation (GRA), comprising:

determining, by circuitry, available modulation and coding schemes (MCS) and packet sizes;

computing a resource size matrix;

choosing effective combinations of MCS and packet sizes from the resource size matrix;

defining a first parameter set using the effective combinations of MCS and packet sizes;

forming a first group of users that use the first parameter set, the first group of users formed based at least in part on parameters specific to the first group of users;

forming a second group of users that use the first parameter set;

generating a first subframe group in a first frame having a first group identification (ID) number for the first group, wherein the first subframe group is assigned the first parameter set;

generating a second subframe group in the first frame having a second group ID number for the second group, wherein the second subframe group is assigned the first parameter set;

determining a reporting frequency for hierarchical reporting of a first channel quality indicator (CQI) value, wherein the reporting frequency is based at least in part on a periodicity of forming groups of users;

receiving first CQI information over a first node of a hierarchical tree, the first CQI information to comprise the first CQI value and a node value of the first node;

determining a set of subbands of a second frame; and

receiving second CQI information over a best-m subbands of the set of subbands via best-m reporting that is periodically triggered, the second CQI information to comprise a second CQI value, a reporting frequency of the best-m reporting to be less than the reporting frequency of the hierarchal reporting.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein a minimal number of bits are used to represent the parameter set.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the best-m subbands are determined by a base station.

4. A method of forming a frame using group resource allocation (GRA) to provide resource allocations to multiple users per group, comprising:

forming, by circuitry, a first group of users that use a first parameter set, the first group of users formed based at least in part on parameters specific to the first group of users, the first parameter set to include a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) mode parameter;

forming a second group of users that use the first parameter set;

generating a first group in the frame having a first group identification (ID) number for the first group, wherein the first group is assigned the first parameter set;

generating a second group in the frame having a second group ID number for the second group, wherein the second group is assigned the first parameter set;

receiving channel quality indicator (CQI) feedback for the frame via hierarchal reporting, wherein the reporting frequency is based at least in part on a periodicity of forming groups of users; and

receiving CQI feedback for a second frame via best-m reporting that is periodically triggered, a reporting frequency of the best-m reporting to be less than a reporting frequency of the hierarchal reporting.

5. The method of claim 4 , further including signaling the first parameter set to the first group of users and the second group of users.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the first parameter set comprises a parameter set ID to indicate at least one of a modulation and coding scheme (MCS), a resource size, and a burst size.

7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the first parameter set is signaled to the first group of users and the second group of users using a unicast, a multicast, or a broadcast message.

8. A method for providing channel quality indicator (CQI) feedback for a station (STA), comprising:

forming a first group of users that use the first parameter set, the first group of users formed based at least in part on parameters specific to the first group of users;

forming a second group of users that use the first parameter set;

establishing a reporting frequency for hierarchal CQI feedback reporting, wherein the reporting frequency is based at least in part on a periodicity of forming groups of users;

determining a first node in a hierarchical tree to report first CQI feedback via the hierarchical CQI feedback reporting;

determining a subband that correlates with the first node;

associating with the first group of users in the subband;

reporting the first CQI feedback in a first frame, the first CQI feedback to comprise a CQI value and a node value of the first node; and

reporting second CQI feedback in a second frame using best-m CQI feedback reporting that is periodically triggered, a reporting frequency of the best-m CQI feedback reporting to be less than the reporting frequency of the hierarchical CQI feedback reporting.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the determining the first node in the hierarchical tree is based upon at least one of determining which subbands the STA was last allocated and a current modulation and coding scheme (MCS) for the STA.

10. The method of claim 9 , further including determining a second subband that correlates with the first node.

11. An wireless apparatus, comprising:

signal processing circuitry configured to:

form a first group of users that use a first parameter set, the first group of users formed based at least in part on parameters specific to the first group of users, the first parameter set to include a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) mode parameter;

form a second group of users that use the first parameter set;

generate a first group in a frame having a first group identification (ID) number for the first group wherein the first group is assigned the first parameter set; and

generate a second group in the frame having a second group ID number for the second group wherein the second group is assigned the first parameter set; and

physical (PHY) layer circuitry to:

signal the first parameter set to the first group of users and the second group of users;

receive channel quality indicator (CQI) feedback for the frame via hierarchical reporting, wherein the reporting frequency is based at least in part on a periodicity of forming groups of users; and

receive CQI feedback for a second frame via best-m reporting that is periodically triggered, a reporting frequency of the best-m reporting to be less than a reporting frequency of the hierarchal reporting.

12. The wireless apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the PHY layer is configured to communicate using orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) signals.

13. The wireless apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the PHY layer is configured to communicate using a 802.16m (mobile WiMAX) standard.