A virtual multiple-input multiple-output VMIMO communication method, comprising: Determining a set to which a user equipment in a sector belongs, wherein the set to which the user equipment belongs can be a first user set and a second user set, a user equipment in the first user set is in a beam coverage area of a first antenna group in the sector but is not in a beam coverage area of a second antenna group of the sector, and a user equipment in the second user set is in the beam coverage area of the second antenna group but is not in the beam coverage area of the first antenna group, and wherein the beam coverage area of the first antenna group and the beam coverage area of the second antenna group overlap each other; and Selecting, when a scheduled user equipment belongs to the first user set, an unscheduled user equipment in the second user set for pairing, wherein a paired user equipment and the scheduled user equipment use a same time-frequency resource; wherein the set to which the user equipment belongs further can be a third user set, a user equipment in the third user set is a user equipment which is in the sector and belongs to neither the first user set nor the second user set; and wherein the determining a set to which a user equipment in a same sector belongs comprises: measuring a first power of a signal of a user equipment received by the first antenna group, and measuring a second power of a signal of the user equipment received by the second antenna group; and determining, according to the first power and the second power, the set to which the user equipment belongs. Determining a set to which a user equipment in a sector belongs, wherein the set to which the user equipment belongs can be a first user set and a second user set, a user equipment in the first user set is in a beam coverage area of a first antenna group in the sector but is not in a beam coverage area of a second antenna group of the sector, and a user equipment in the second user set is in the beam coverage area of the second antenna group but is not in the beam coverage area of the first antenna group, and wherein the beam coverage area of the first antenna group and the beam coverage area of the second antenna group overlap each other; and Selecting, when a scheduled user equipment belongs to the first user set, an unscheduled user equipment in the second user set for pairing, wherein a paired user equipment and the scheduled user equipment use a same time-frequency resource; wherein the set to which the user equipment belongs further can be a third user set, a user equipment in the third user set is a user equipment which is in the sector and belongs to neither the first user set nor the second user set; and wherein the determining a set to which a user equipment in a same sector belongs comprises: measuring a first power of a signal of a user equipment received by the first antenna group, and measuring a second power of a signal of the user equipment received by the second antenna group; and determining, according to the first power and the second power, the set to which the user equipment belongs. measuring a first power of a signal of a user equipment received by the first antenna group, and measuring a second power of a signal of the user equipment received by the second antenna group; and determining, according to the first power and the second power, the set to which the user equipment belongs.