Method and apparatus for beamforming in OFDM wireless system

A wireless network comprising a plurality of mobile stations, the network comprising:

• a first mobile station capable of beamformed communication with a first base station;
• and
• a second mobile station capable of simultaneous beamformed communications with the first base station,
• wherein at least one of the first and second mobile stations transmit information to the base station that promotes the simultaneous beamformed communication between the first mobile station and the base station.

For use in a wireless network, a base station capable of simultaneous beamformed communication with a plurality of mobile devices, the base station comprising:

• a computer readable medium comprising information related to at least one codebook that corresponds to an antenna configuration of the base station;
• a processor configured to access the computer readable medium and use the at least one codebook to provide simultaneous communication with a plurality of mobile stations;
• and
• a transceiver coupled to the processor;
• wherein the transceiver comprises a plurality of transmit antennas and is configured to receive information from a plurality of mobile stations and transfer this information to the processor, and wherein the processor is configured to interpret the information, select a subset of mobile stations for simultaneous beamforming, and instruct the transceiver to allow for simultaneous beamforming with a plurality of mobile stations.