Provided is a method of operating a wireless device in a wireless communication network. The method includes identifying, by a transmitter in the network node, data to transmit according to a data transmission scheme to a receiver in the wireless communication network, determining, by the transmitter in the wireless communication network, first wireless signal power information at the transmitter, receiving into the transmitter, second wireless signal power information at the receiver and comparing the first wireless signal power information to a first power threshold and/or the second wireless signal power information to a second power threshold. Based on comparing the first wireless signal power information to the first power threshold and/or the second wireless signal power information to the second power threshold, transmitting the identified data to the receiver or determining not to transmit the identified data to the receiver.