A method of operation of a wireless device in a combined cell deployment of a heterogeneous cellular communications network, comprising: receiving a plurality of node-specific pilot signals from a plurality of nodes (22, 26) in a combined cell, each node-specific pilot signal of the plurality of node-specific pilot signals being transmitted by a different one of the plurality of nodes (22, 26) in the combined cell; generating a plurality of channel measurements based on the plurality of node-specific pilot signals, the plurality of channel measurements comprising, for each node (22, 26) of the plurality of nodes (22, 26), a separate channel measurement generated based on the node-specific pilot signal transmitted by the node (22, 26); providing the plurality of channel measurements to a central control node for the combined cell; receiving information from the central control node that is indicative of a subset of the plurality of node-specific pilot signals to be utilized by the wireless device; selecting a desired node or combination of nodes (22, 26) for downlink transmission to the wireless device from a subset of the plurality of nodes (22, 26) corresponding to the subset of the plurality of node-specific pilot signals based indirectly on the plurality of channel measurements; and providing an indication of the desired node or combination of nodes (22, 26) to the central control node for the combined cell, wherein selecting the desired node or combination of nodes (22, 26) comprises: estimating a channel capacity for each of a plurality of possible nodes and combinations of nodes (22, 26) from the subset of the plurality of nodes (22, 26); and selecting the possible node or combination of nodes (22, 26) having a highest Multiple Input-Multiple-Output, MIMO, channel capacity as the desired node or combination of nodes (22, 26). receiving a plurality of node-specific pilot signals from a plurality of nodes (22, 26) in a combined cell, each node-specific pilot signal of the plurality of node-specific pilot signals being transmitted by a different one of the plurality of nodes (22, 26) in the combined cell; generating a plurality of channel measurements based on the plurality of node-specific pilot signals, the plurality of channel measurements comprising, for each node (22, 26) of the plurality of nodes (22, 26), a separate channel measurement generated based on the node-specific pilot signal transmitted by the node (22, 26); providing the plurality of channel measurements to a central control node for the combined cell; receiving information from the central control node that is indicative of a subset of the plurality of node-specific pilot signals to be utilized by the wireless device; selecting a desired node or combination of nodes (22, 26) for downlink transmission to the wireless device from a subset of the plurality of nodes (22, 26) corresponding to the subset of the plurality of node-specific pilot signals based indirectly on the plurality of channel measurements; and providing an indication of the desired node or combination of nodes (22, 26) to the central control node for the combined cell, wherein selecting the desired node or combination of nodes (22, 26) comprises: estimating a channel capacity for each of a plurality of possible nodes and combinations of nodes (22, 26) from the subset of the plurality of nodes (22, 26); and selecting the possible node or combination of nodes (22, 26) having a highest Multiple Input-Multiple-Output, MIMO, channel capacity as the desired node or combination of nodes (22, 26). estimating a channel capacity for each of a plurality of possible nodes and combinations of nodes (22, 26) from the subset of the plurality of nodes (22, 26); and selecting the possible node or combination of nodes (22, 26) having a highest Multiple Input-Multiple-Output, MIMO, channel capacity as the desired node or combination of nodes (22, 26).