Patent ID: 8588795

Claim:
A scheduling method in a distributed antenna system, comprising the steps of: classifying each of a plurality of Mobile Stations (MSs), respectively corresponding to each subchannel, as a Single Transmission (ST) MS or a Cooperative Transmission (CT) MS according to a CT criterion; selecting an MS with a maximum channel capacity from among the classified MSs; allocating resources to a corresponding subchannel when the selected MS is the ST MS, and allocating resources using a CT scheduling technique when the selected MS is the CT MS; and repeating the classifying, selecting and allocating steps until an allocation of resources is completed, wherein the step of classifying comprises applying a CT determination formula for all transmit antennas including a corresponding MS, and wherein the CT criterion is satisfied when a channel capacity determined when performing CT using one or more CT antennas allowable by the system exceeds N times a channel capacity determined when performing ST using one antenna, wherein N denotes a maximum number of CT antennas, allowed by the system.