1. A method for providing feedback from a user equipment (UE) to a base station of a wireless network, the method comprising: by the UE: receiving signals from the base station of the wireless network; determining a quality of a communication link based on the received signals; selecting a predefined group of parameters and at least one parameter from the selected predefined group of parameters based on the determined quality of the communication link, the predefined group of parameters comprising an element corresponding to a modulation coding scheme (MCS); sending to the base station an identification of the at least one selected parameter from the selected predefined group of parameters; and sending to the base station an identification of the selected predefined group of parameters, wherein the selected predefined group of parameters is selected from a plurality of predefined groups of parameters, and wherein at least one predefined group of parameters includes a plurality of parameters.