Patent ID: 8175051

Claim:
A system for a hybrid scheme of DL link adaptation in a network having a plurality of mobile stations (MSs) communicably coupled to a base station (BS), the system comprising: a mode decision module associated with the base station, the mode decision module comprising one or more processors configured to: select a first mode configuration for use during transmission of a first communication from the base station; receive first feedback information associated with the first communication, the first feedback information comprising a first mode recommendation and first channel information; generate a BS-derived mode configuration based on the first channel information; compare the first mode recommendation and the BS-derived mode configuration; determine a second mode configuration based on the comparison; and configure a second communication using the second mode configuration, wherein the one or more processors of the mode decision module are further configured to: generate a mode gap based on the comparison, wherein the mode gap indicates a difference between the first mode recommendation and the BS-derived mode configuration; compare the mode gap against a threshold mode gap difference; when the mode gap exceeds the threshold mode gap difference, determine that the first mode recommendation and the BS-derived mode configuration is to be tuned to generate the second mode configuration.