Patent ID: 8676221

Claim:
A method for wireless communications in a cooperative multiple input multiple output (MIMO) system using multiband antennas, the method comprising: receiving, at a first mobile station, information from a base station, the information associated with a first frequency band and a second frequency band, wherein the first frequency band is for transmissions between the first mobile station and the base station, and wherein the second frequency band is for transmissions between the first mobile station and one or more second mobile stations; monitoring signals received over the second frequency band and measuring power of the signals; transmitting, to the base station, at least one power value of the signals received over the second frequency band; receiving, at the first mobile station from the base station, an allowable power value for the second frequency band; and transmitting data over the first frequency band and the second frequency band, wherein transmission power for transmission over the second frequency band is less than the allowable power value for the second frequency band.