Radio base station and a method therein for scheduling uplink resources

A Radio Base Station, RBS, configured for a radio communication network and for scheduling uplink resources to at least one User Equipment, UE, the RBS comprising at least two receiving antenna branches, the RBS comprising:

• a receiving unit configured to receive transmissions from the at least one UE using the at least two receiving antenna branches;
• a determining unit configured to determine at least one parameter relating to signal quality of the received transmissions, and configured to determine a diversity gain of the at least two receiving antenna branches, the diversity gain being determined based on the determined at least one parameter;
• and
• a scheduling unit configured to schedule uplink transmissions for the at least one UE based on the determined diversity gain.

A program, comprising computer readable code, which when run by a processing unit of a Radio Base Station, RBS, for a radio communication network, for scheduling uplink resources to at least one User Equipment, UE, the RBS comprising at least two receiving antenna branches, causes the RBS to perform a method comprising:

• receiving transmissions from the at least one UE using the at least two receiving antenna branches;
• determining at least one parameter relating to signal quality of the received transmissions;
• determining a diversity gain of the at least two receiving antenna branches wherein the diversity gain is determined based on the determined at least one parameter;
• and
• scheduling uplink transmissions for the at least one UE based on the determined diversity gain.