Patent ID: 7116944

Claim:
A method for use in a mobile station, comprising the steps of: generating first antenna control information for use at a base station based on one or more first signals received from the base station, the first antenna control information adapted for selecting one of a plurality of base station antennas to be used for transmitting subsequent signals from the base station to the mobile station; transmitting the first antenna control information to the base station; receiving second antenna control information and subsequent signals from the base station; determining, using the second antenna control information, which of the base station antennas was used for transmitting the subsequent signals, by: generating a set of comparison signals, each comparison signal generated by processing the subsequent signals, using the second antenna control information, as if the subsequent signals were transmitted from a corresponding one of the base station antennas; calculating a quality value for each of the comparison signals; and determining the selected one of the plurality of antennas using the quality values; and processing the subsequent signals received from the base station as if the subsequent signals were transmitted using the determined base station antenna.