Patent ID: 8351967

Claim:
A wireless virtual multiple input multiple output (“MIMO”) communication method, comprising: estimating post processing signal to interference and noise ratios (“SINR”) for a plurality of signals corresponding to a plurality of mobile terminals arranged as a virtual MIMO group; selecting a first mobile terminal of the plurality of mobile terminals, the first mobile terminal having the highest estimated post processing SINR; scheduling wireless communication for the first mobile terminal; re-estimating post processing SINR for signals corresponding to the plurality of mobile terminals excluding the first mobile terminal with the signal corresponding to the first mobile terminal being cancelled for the re-estimation; selecting a second mobile terminal of the plurality of mobile terminals, the second mobile terminal having the highest post processing SINR according to the re-estimation; scheduling wireless communication for the second mobile terminal; re-estimating post processing SINR for signals corresponding to the plurality of mobile terminals excluding all mobile terminals previously scheduled with the signals corresponding to all mobile terminals previously scheduled being cancelled for the re-estimation; selecting another mobile terminal of the plurality of mobile terminals, the selected other mobile terminal having the highest post processing SINR according to the re-estimation; and scheduling wireless communication for the selected other mobile terminal.