Patent ID: 6763237
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: H04B,H04W

Abstract:
A method of selecting radio transmission resources of a first station for communicating between said first station and a plurality of second stations in a wireless communications network, the method comprising the steps of:grouping said plurality of second stations based on a traffic characteristic of respective ones thereof; and selecting, at said first station, radio transmission resources for communication with said plurality of second stations such that said radio transmission resources are used substantially equally within each said groups, wherein said selected radio transmission resources comprise a plurality of antenna elements for transmission from said first station to said second stations, wherein transmission schemes employed switch between respective ones of said plurality of antenna elements according to a predetermined pattern, and said selection of said radio transmission resources is controlled within each group by making an initial antenna selection at said first station for each new second station establishing a link based on a previous event influencing a balance of power between said plurality of antenna elements.