Patent ID: 8559994

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; and scheduling wireless communication for the second mobile terminal, wherein said re-estimating the post processing SINR is performed after said scheduling the wireless communication for the first mobile terminal.