1. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
at least one processor configured to determine a first frequency region designated for frequency selective scheduling, to determine a second frequency region designated for frequency diversity scheduling, to map a first transmission for a first user to a subband selected for the first user from among at least one subband in the first frequency region used for frequency selective scheduling, and to map a second transmission for a second user across multiple subbands in the second frequency region used for frequency diversity scheduling, the first and second frequency regions corresponding to two non-overlapping portions of system bandwidth; and
a memory coupled to the at least one processor.', 'at least one processor configured to determine a first frequency region designated for frequency selective scheduling, to determine a second frequency region designated for frequency diversity scheduling, to map a first transmission for a first user to a subband selected for the first user from among at least one subband in the first frequency region used for frequency selective scheduling, and to map a second transmission for a second user across multiple subbands in the second frequency region used for frequency diversity scheduling, the first and second frequency regions corresponding to two non-overlapping portions of system bandwidth; and', 'a memory coupled to the at least one processor.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to map the first transmission to a fixed portion of the selected subband in different time intervals.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to perform frequency hopping within the selected subband for the first user and to map the first transmission to different portions of the selected subband in different time intervals.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each subband comprises multiple subcarriers, and wherein the at least one processor is configured to map the second transmission to different sets of subcarriers in the multiple subbands in different time intervals.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein each time interval corresponds to a symbol period, or a slot comprising multiple symbol periods, or a subframe comprising multiple slots.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to perform frequency hopping at subband level for the second user and to map the second transmission to different subbands in the second frequency region in different time intervals.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each subband comprises multiple resource blocks, and wherein the at least one processor is configured to perform frequency hopping at resource block level for the second user and to map the second transmission to different resource blocks in the second frequency region in different time intervals.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to perform frequency hopping for the second transmission across the multiple subbands based on a fixed hopping pattern or a pseudo-random hopping pattern.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the multiple subbands in the second frequency region are non-contiguous

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to map the first transmission for the first user to the selected subband in evenly spaced time periods

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to generate orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols with the first transmission mapped to the selected subband in the first frequency region and the second transmission mapped to the multiple subbands in the second frequency region

12. A method for wireless communication, comprising:
determining a first frequency region designated for frequency selective scheduling;
determining a second frequency region designated for frequency diversity scheduling, the first and second frequency regions corresponding to two non-overlapping portions of system bandwidth;
mapping a first transmission for a first user to a subband selected for the first user from among at least one subband in the first frequency region used for frequency selective scheduling; and
mapping a second transmission for a second user across multiple subbands in the second frequency region used for frequency diversity scheduling.', 'determining a first frequency region designated for frequency selective scheduling;', 'determining a second frequency region designated for frequency diversity scheduling, the first and second frequency regions corresponding to two non-overlapping portions of system bandwidth;', 'mapping a first transmission for a first user to a subband selected for the first user from among at least one subband in the first frequency region used for frequency selective scheduling; and', 'mapping a second transmission for a second user across multiple subbands in the second frequency region used for frequency diversity scheduling

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the mapping the first transmission comprises mapping the first transmission to a fixed portion of the selected subband in different time intervals

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the mapping the first transmission comprises mapping the first transmission to different portions of the selected subband in different time intervals

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the mapping the second transmission comprises mapping the second transmission to different subbands in the second frequency region in different time intervals

16. The method of claim 12, wherein each subband comprises multiple resource blocks, and wherein the mapping the second transmission comprises mapping the second transmission to different resource blocks in the second frequency region in different time intervals

17. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
means for determining a first frequency region designated for frequency selective scheduling;
means for determining a second frequency region designated for frequency diversity scheduling, the first and second frequency regions corresponding to two non-overlapping portions of system bandwidth;
means for mapping a first transmission for a first user to a subband selected for the first user from among at least one subband in the first frequency region used for frequency selective scheduling; and
means for mapping a second transmission for a second user across multiple subbands in the second frequency region used for frequency diversity scheduling.', 'means for determining a first frequency region designated for frequency selective scheduling;', 'means for determining a second frequency region designated for frequency diversity scheduling, the first and second frequency regions corresponding to two non-overlapping portions of system bandwidth;', 'means for mapping a first transmission for a first user to a subband selected for the first user from among at least one subband in the first frequency region used for frequency selective scheduling; and', 'means for mapping a second transmission for a second user across multiple subbands in the second frequency region used for frequency diversity scheduling

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the means for mapping the first transmission comprises means for mapping the first transmission to a fixed portion of the selected subband in different time intervals

19. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the means for mapping the first transmission comprises means for mapping the first transmission to different portions of the selected subband in different time intervals.

20. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the means for mapping the second transmission comprises means for mapping the second transmission to different subbands in the second frequency region in different time intervals.

21. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein each subband comprises multiple resource blocks, and wherein the means for mapping the second transmission comprises means for mapping the second transmission to different resource blocks in the second frequency region in different time intervals.

22. A non-transitory processor-readable medium including instructions stored thereon, comprising:
a first instruction set for determining a first frequency region designated for frequency selective scheduling;
a second instruction set for determining a second frequency region designated for frequency diversity scheduling, the first and second frequency regions corresponding to two non-overlapping portions of system bandwidth;
a third instruction set mapping a first transmission for a first user to a subband selected for the first user from among at least one subband in the first frequency region used for frequency selective scheduling; and
a fourth instruction set for mapping a second transmission for a second user across multiple subbands in the second frequency region used for frequency diversity scheduling.', 'a first instruction set for determining a first frequency region designated for frequency selective scheduling;', 'a second instruction set for determining a second frequency region designated for frequency diversity scheduling, the first and second frequency regions corresponding to two non-overlapping portions of system bandwidth;', 'a third instruction set mapping a first transmission for a first user to a subband selected for the first user from among at least one subband in the first frequency region used for frequency selective scheduling; and', 'a fourth instruction set for mapping a second transmission for a second user across multiple subbands in the second frequency region used for frequency diversity scheduling.

23. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
at least one processor configured to determine a first set of at least one subband designated for frequency selective scheduling, to determine a second set of subbands designated for frequency diversity scheduling, to map transmissions for a first group of users to the first set of at least one subband in a first time interlace, and to map transmissions for a second group of users to the second set of subbands in the first time interlace, each user in the first group being mapped to one subband in the first set, each user in the second group being mapped across multiple subbands in the second set, the second set including subbands not included in the first set, and the first time interlace including every M-th time period, where M is greater than one; and
a memory coupled to the at least one processor.', 'at least one processor configured to determine a first set of at least one subband designated for frequency selective scheduling, to determine a second set of subbands designated for frequency diversity scheduling, to map transmissions for a first group of users to the first set of at least one subband in a first time interlace, and to map transmissions for a second group of users to the second set of subbands in the first time interlace, each user in the first group being mapped to one subband in the first set, each user in the second group being mapped across multiple subbands in the second set, the second set including subbands not included in the first set, and the first time interlace including every M-th time period, where M is greater than one; and', 'a memory coupled to the at least one processor.

24. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
at least one processor configured to;
map transmissions for a first group of users to a first set of at least one of subband in a first time interlace,
map transmissions for a second group of users to a second set of subbands in the first time interlace, each user in the first group being mapped to one subband in the first set, each user in the second group being mapped across multiple subbands in the second set, the second set including subbands not included in the first set, and the first time interlace including every M-th time period, where M is greater than one,
map transmissions for a third group of users to a third set of at least one subband in a second time interlace, and
map transmissions for a fourth group of users to a fourth set of subbands in the second time interlace, each user in the third group being mapped to one subband in the third set, each user in the fourth group being mapped across multiple subbands in the fourth set, the fourth set including subbands not included in the third set, and the second time interlace including every M-th time period not included in the first time interlace.', 'at least one processor configured to;
map transmissions for a first group of users to a first set of at least one of subband in a first time interlace,
map transmissions for a second group of users to a second set of subbands in the first time interlace, each user in the first group being mapped to one subband in the first set, each user in the second group being mapped across multiple subbands in the second set, the second set including subbands not included in the first set, and the first time interlace including every M-th time period, where M is greater than one,
map transmissions for a third group of users to a third set of at least one subband in a second time interlace, and
map transmissions for a fourth group of users to a fourth set of subbands in the second time interlace, each user in the third group being mapped to one subband in the third set, each user in the fourth group being mapped across multiple subbands in the fourth set, the fourth set including subbands not included in the third set, and the second time interlace including every M-th time period not included in the first time interlace.', 'map transmissions for a first group of users to a first set of at least one of subband in a first time interlace,', 'map transmissions for a second group of users to a second set of subbands in the first time interlace, each user in the first group being mapped to one subband in the first set, each user in the second group being mapped across multiple subbands in the second set, the second set including subbands not included in the first set, and the first time interlace including every M-th time period, where M is greater than one,', 'map transmissions for a third group of users to a third set of at least one subband in a second time interlace, and', 'map transmissions for a fourth group of users to a fourth set of subbands in the second time interlace, each user in the third group being mapped to one subband in the third set, each user in the fourth group being mapped across multiple subbands in the fourth set, the fourth set including subbands not included in the third set, and the second time interlace including every M-th time period not included in the first time interlace.

25. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the third set of at least one subband for the second time interlace is different from the first set of at least one subband for the first time interlace, and wherein the fourth set of subbands for the second time interlace is different from the second set of subbands for the first time interlace.

26. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the at least one processor is configured to send transmissions to the first and third groups of users with hybrid automatic retransmission (HARQ) on the first and second time interlaces, respectively.

27. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the at least one processor is configured to partition the system bandwidth into the first set of at least one subband and the second set of subbands based on traffic load of users with frequency selective scheduling (FSS) and traffic load of users with frequency diversity scheduling (FDS).

28. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the at least one processor is configured to send information conveying the first and second sets of subbands for the first time interlace.

29. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the information comprises a subband bit mask with one bit for each of a plurality of subbands, the bit for each subband being set to a first value to indicate the subband being in the first set and to a second value to indicate the subband being in the second set.

30. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein the at least one processor is configured to send information conveying the first and second sets of subbands for the first time interlace, and wherein the third and fourth sets of subbands for the second time interlace are determined based on the first and second sets of subbands for the first time interlace.

31. A method for wireless communication, comprising:
determining a first set of at least one subband designated for frequency selective scheduling;
determining a second set of subbands designated for frequency diversity scheduling;
mapping transmissions for a first group of users to the first set of at least one subband in a first time interlace, each user in the first group being mapped to one subband in the first set, and the first time interlace including every M-th time period, where M is greater than one; and
mapping transmissions for a second group of users to the second set of subbands in the first time interlace, each user in the second group being mapped across multiple subbands in the second set, and the second set including subbands not included in the first set.', 'determining a first set of at least one subband designated for frequency selective scheduling;', 'determining a second set of subbands designated for frequency diversity scheduling;', 'mapping transmissions for a first group of users to the first set of at least one subband in a first time interlace, each user in the first group being mapped to one subband in the first set, and the first time interlace including every M-th time period, where M is greater than one; and', 'mapping transmissions for a second group of users to the second set of subbands in the first time interlace, each user in the second group being mapped across multiple subbands in the second set, and the second set including subbands not included in the first set.

32. A method for wireless communication, comprising;
mapping transmissions for a first group of users to a first set of at least one subband in a first time interlace, each user in the first group being mapped to one subband in the first set, and the first time interlace including every M-th time period, where M is greater than one;
mapping transmissions for a second group of users to a second set of subbands in the first time interlace, each user in the second group being mapped across multiple subbands in the second set, and the second set including subbands not included in the first set;
mapping transmissions for a third group of users to a third set of at least one subband in a second time interlace, each user in the third group being mapped to one subband in the third set, and the second time interlace including every M-th time period not included in the first time interlace; and
mapping transmissions for a fourth group of users to a fourth set of subbands in the second time interlace, each user in the fourth group being mapped across multiple subbands in the fourth set, and the fourth set including subbands not included in the third set.', 'mapping transmissions for a first group of users to a first set of at least one subband in a first time interlace, each user in the first group being mapped to one subband in the first set, and the first time interlace including every M-th time period, where M is greater than one;', 'mapping transmissions for a second group of users to a second set of subbands in the first time interlace, each user in the second group being mapped across multiple subbands in the second set, and the second set including subbands not included in the first set;', 'mapping transmissions for a third group of users to a third set of at least one subband in a second time interlace, each user in the third group being mapped to one subband in the third set, and the second time interlace including every M-th time period not included in the first time interlace; and', 'mapping transmissions for a fourth group of users to a fourth set of subbands in the second time interlace, each user in the fourth group being mapped across multiple subbands in the fourth set, and the fourth set including subbands not included in the third set.

33. The method of claim 32, further comprising:
sending transmissions to the first and third groups of users with hybrid automatic retransmission (HARQ) on the first and second time interlaces, respectively.', 'sending transmissions to the first and third groups of users with hybrid automatic retransmission (HARQ) on the first and second time interlaces, respectively.

34. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
at least one processor configured to determine a first frequency region designated for frequency selective scheduling, to determine a second frequency region designated for frequency diversity scheduling, to receive a transmission from a subband selected from among at least one subband in the first frequency region if the transmission is sent with frequency selective scheduling, and to receive the transmission from across multiple subbands in the second frequency region if the transmission is sent with frequency diversity scheduling, the first and second frequency regions corresponding to two non-overlapping portions of system bandwidth; and
a memory coupled to the at least one processor.', 'at least one processor configured to determine a first frequency region designated for frequency selective scheduling, to determine a second frequency region designated for frequency diversity scheduling, to receive a transmission from a subband selected from among at least one subband in the first frequency region if the transmission is sent with frequency selective scheduling, and to receive the transmission from across multiple subbands in the second frequency region if the transmission is sent with frequency diversity scheduling, the first and second frequency regions corresponding to two non-overlapping portions of system bandwidth; and', 'a memory coupled to the at least one processor.

35. The apparatus of claim 34, wherein the at least one processor is configured to receive the transmission from a fixed portion of the selected subband in different time intervals if the transmission is sent with frequency selective scheduling.

36. The apparatus of claim 34, wherein the at least one processor is configured to receive the transmission from different portions of the selected subband in different time intervals if the transmission is sent with frequency selective scheduling.

37. The apparatus of claim 34, wherein the at least one processor is configured to receive the transmission from different subbands in the second frequency region in different time intervals if the transmission is sent with frequency diversity scheduling.

38. The apparatus of claim 34, wherein each subband comprises multiple resource blocks, and wherein the at least one processor is configured to receive the transmission from different resource blocks in the second frequency region in different time intervals if the transmission is sent with frequency diversity scheduling.

39. The apparatus of claim 34, wherein the at least one processor is configured to receive the transmission based on a fixed hopping pattern or a pseudo-random hopping pattern used to send the transmission with frequency hopping.

40. The apparatus of claim 34, wherein the at least one processor is configured to receive the transmission in evenly spaced time periods with hybrid automatic retransmission (HARQ).

41. The apparatus of claim 34, wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine the subbands in the first and second frequency regions based on broadcast information.

42. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
means for determining a first set of at least one subband designated for frequency selective scheduling;
means for determining a second set of subbands designated for frequency diversity scheduling;
means for mapping transmissions for a first group of users to the first set of at least one subband in a first time interlace, each user in the first group being mapped to one subband in the first set, and the first time interlace including every M-th time period, where M is greater than one; and
means for mapping transmissions for a second group of users to the second set of subbands in the first time interlace, each user in the second group being mapped across multiple subbands in the second set, and the second set including subbands not included in the first set.', 'means for determining a first set of at least one subband designated for frequency selective scheduling;', 'means for determining a second set of subbands designated for frequency diversity scheduling;', 'means for mapping transmissions for a first group of users to the first set of at least one subband in a first time interlace, each user in the first group being mapped to one subband in the first set, and the first time interlace including every M-th time period, where M is greater than one; and', 'means for mapping transmissions for a second group of users to the second set of subbands in the first time interlace, each user in the second group being mapped across multiple subbands in the second set, and the second set including subbands not included in the first set.

43. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
means for mapping transmissions for a first group of users to a first set of a least one subband in a first time interlace, each user in the first group being mapped to one subband in the first set, and the first time interlace including every M-th time period, where M is greater than one;
means for mapping transmissions for a second group of users to a second set of subbands in the first time interlace, each user in the second group being mapped across multiple subbands in the second set, and the second set including subbands not included in the first set;
means for mapping transmissions for a third group of users to a third set of at least one subband in a second time interlace, each user in the third group being mapped to one subband in the third set, and the second time interlace including every M-th time period not included in the first time interlace; and
means for mapping transmissions for a fourth group of users to a fourth set of subbands in the second time interlace, each user in the fourth group being mapped across multiple subbands in the fourth set, and the fourth set including subbands not included in the third set.', 'means for mapping transmissions for a first group of users to a first set of a least one subband in a first time interlace, each user in the first group being mapped to one subband in the first set, and the first time interlace including every M-th time period, where M is greater than one;', 'means for mapping transmissions for a second group of users to a second set of subbands in the first time interlace, each user in the second group being mapped across multiple subbands in the second set, and the second set including subbands not included in the first set;', 'means for mapping transmissions for a third group of users to a third set of at least one subband in a second time interlace, each user in the third group being mapped to one subband in the third set, and the second time interlace including every M-th time period not included in the first time interlace; and', 'means for mapping transmissions for a fourth group of users to a fourth set of subbands in the second time interlace, each user in the fourth group being mapped across multiple subbands in the fourth set, and the fourth set including subbands not included in the third set.

44. The apparatus of claim 43, further comprising:
means for sending transmissions to the first and third groups of users with hybrid automatic retransmission (HARQ) in the first and second time interlaces, respectively.', 'means for sending transmissions to the first and third groups of users with hybrid automatic retransmission (HARQ) in the first and second time interlaces, respectively.

45. A non-transitory processor-readable medium including instructions stored thereon, comprising:
a first instruction set for determining a first set of at least one subband designated for frequency selective scheduling;
a second instruction set determining a second set of subbands designated for frequency diversity scheduling;
a third instruction set for mapping transmissions for a first group of users to the first set of at least one subband in a first time interlace, each user in the first group being mapped to one subband in the first set, and the first time interlace including every M-th time period, where M is greater than one; and
a fourth instruction set for mapping transmissions for a second group of users to the second set of subbands in the first time interlace, each user in the second group being mapped across multiple subbands in the second set, and the second set including subbands not included in the first set.', 'a first instruction set for determining a first set of at least one subband designated for frequency selective scheduling;', 'a second instruction set determining a second set of subbands designated for frequency diversity scheduling;', 'a third instruction set for mapping transmissions for a first group of users to the first set of at least one subband in a first time interlace, each user in the first group being mapped to one subband in the first set, and the first time interlace including every M-th time period, where M is greater than one; and', 'a fourth instruction set for mapping transmissions for a second group of users to the second set of subbands in the first time interlace, each user in the second group being mapped across multiple subbands in the second set, and the second set including subbands not included in the first set.']