A device for operation in a wireless network may comprise a transmitter configured to transmit protocol information to a plurality of base stations. The protocol information may comprise resource scheduling information and sequence number information. The resource scheduling information may include a bitmap which indicates whether subchannels are organized consecutively or whether subchannels are distributed. The sequence number information may allow the plurality of base stations to sequentially order received packets. The transmitter may be further configured to transmit data, to the plurality of base stations, in accordance with the resource scheduling information and the sequence number information.