A method for communicating in a wireless communications system, the method comprising: generating, by a device, a channel state information, CSI, process information element, IE, including: a CSI process identifier, a non-zero power CSI-reference signal, CSI-RS, identifier, an interference measurement resource, IMR, identifier, and channel quality indicator, CQI, report configuration information, wherein the CQI report configuration information comprises one of: (a) a CQI report configuration identifier, wherein the CQI report configuration identifier is used to identify a report configuration from a list of possible CQI report configurations; and (b) a periodic CQI report configuration identifier and an aperiodic CQI report configuration identifier, wherein the periodic CQI report configuration identifier is used to identify a periodic CQI report configuration from a list of possible periodic CQI report configurations to be used for periodic reporting of the CQI, and the aperiodic CQI report configuration identifier is used to identify an aperiodic CQI report configuration from a list of possible aperiodic CQI report configurations; and transmitting, by the device, the CSI process IE. generating, by a device, a channel state information, CSI, process information element, IE, including: a CSI process identifier, a non-zero power CSI-reference signal, CSI-RS, identifier, an interference measurement resource, IMR, identifier, and channel quality indicator, CQI, report configuration information, wherein the CQI report configuration information comprises one of: (a) a CQI report configuration identifier, wherein the CQI report configuration identifier is used to identify a report configuration from a list of possible CQI report configurations; and (b) a periodic CQI report configuration identifier and an aperiodic CQI report configuration identifier, wherein the periodic CQI report configuration identifier is used to identify a periodic CQI report configuration from a list of possible periodic CQI report configurations to be used for periodic reporting of the CQI, and the aperiodic CQI report configuration identifier is used to identify an aperiodic CQI report configuration from a list of possible aperiodic CQI report configurations; and a CSI process identifier, a non-zero power CSI-reference signal, CSI-RS, identifier, an interference measurement resource, IMR, identifier, and channel quality indicator, CQI, report configuration information, (a) a CQI report configuration identifier, wherein the CQI report configuration identifier is used to identify a report configuration from a list of possible CQI report configurations; and (b) a periodic CQI report configuration identifier and an aperiodic CQI report configuration identifier, wherein the periodic CQI report configuration identifier is used to identify a periodic CQI report configuration from a list of possible periodic CQI report configurations to be used for periodic reporting of the CQI, and the aperiodic CQI report configuration identifier is used to identify an aperiodic CQI report configuration from a list of possible aperiodic CQI report configurations; and transmitting, by the device, the CSI process IE.