The base station 105-a may perform a communication procedure (e.g., an RRC procedure, such as a cell acquisition procedure, random access procedure, RRC connection procedure, RRC configuration procedure) with the UE 115-a. The base station 105-a may be configured with multiple antennas, which may be used for directional or beamformed transmissions. As part of the communication procedure, the base station 105-a may establish a bi-directional communication link 205 for communication. Additionally, or alternatively, as part of the communication procedure, the base station 105-a may configure the UE 115-a with an allowable MCS and resource allocation (e.g., time and frequency resources) via higher-layer signaling or RRC signaling. In some cases, the UE 115-a may provide a UE capability to the base station 105-a, such that the base station 105-a may configure the UE 115-a based on the UE capability. For example, a UE capability may indicate that the UE 115-a supports standing 16 QAM, 64 QAM, 256 QAM, or 1024 QAM, or a combination thereof. The base station 105-a, as part of the communication procedure, may provide an allowable MCS table, or an indication of an allowable MCS table, for a corresponding logical channel of the UE 115-a.