Methods, apparatuses, and systems for flexible rank adaptation in a wireless communication network

In various embodiments, a first base station may communicate with a first user equipment (UE) over a wireless communication channel. The first base station may receive an interference indication from a second base station communicating with a second UE on the same wireless communication channel. In response to the interference indication, the first base station may transmit a request to the first UE for the first UE to send feedback information associated with the wireless communication channel to the first base station for one or more transmission ranks specified by the first base station. The first UE may determine the requested feedback information and transmit the determined feedback information to the first base station. Thereafter, the first base station may reduce a transmission rank of ongoing transmissions to the UE based on the interference indication and the determined feedback information.