Patent ID: 7684372

Claim:
A method of communicating code allocations by a base station in a Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) cellular radio system, the base station comprising a plurality of antennas, the method comprising: determining, by the base station, a first set of codes in a timeslot to allocate to a first mobile terminal for communication with the base station, the allocation including an allocation of an antenna of the plurality to each code of the first set; determining, by the base station, a second set of codes in the timeslot to allocate to a second mobile terminal for communication with the base station, the allocation including an allocation of an antenna of the plurality to each code of the second set; generating an allocation table, by the base station, describing the allocation of the first set of codes and the second set of codes, including the respective antenna allocations; and transmitting the allocation table, wherein transmitting the allocation table includes transmitting the allocation table during a period prior to the timeslot.