Scheduling communication between a first node and one or more neighbor nodes includes, at each of the first node and the one or more neighbor nodes determining a neighborhood of the one or more neighbor nodes; classifying each of the first node and one or more of the neighbor nodes as one of a transmitting node or a receiving node for a time slot; and determining one or more links, wherein each link is defined by a pair of nodes and an associated bearer frequency, and wherein at least two of the links have different associated bearer frequencies; and scheduling one or more links for the time slot.