Patent ID: 7725076

Claim:
For use in a wireless network capable of communicating with a plurality of mobile stations, a base station comprising: a transceiver capable of transmitting forward channel data to a first mobile station via a beam-forming antenna array; and a beam-forming circuit capable of maximizing data throughput to said first mobile station by optimizing i) selection of a beam for transmitting said forward channel data to said first mobile station, ii) a level of Walsh code multiplexing of said forward channel data, and iii) a modulation scheme used to transmit said forward channel data, wherein said beam selection is optimized based on said level of Walsh code multiplexing and said modulation scheme, said level of Walsh code multiplexing is optimized based on said beam selection and said modulation scheme, and said modulation scheme is optimized based on said beam selection and said level of Walsh code multiplexing, and wherein the beam-forming circuit is capable of dynamically modifying the selected beam, dynamically modifying the Walsh multiplexing scheme, and dynamically modifying the modulation rate.