<p>Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a reporting allocation unit, an indicator interpretation unit and methods of operating a reporting allocation unit and an indicator interpretation unit. In one embodiment, the reporting allocation unit includes an indicator configuration module configured to provide reporting interval and offset values of corresponding rank and channel quality indicators for user equipment (315). The reporting allocation unit also includes a sending module configured to transmit the reporting interval and offset values to the user equipment (320).</p>
