On receiving a link channel assignment request or a link channel
reassignment request from a mobile station, a wireless base station
specifies a unique word (UW) that is not assigned to any other mobile
stations, and sends a channel assignment notification containing the
specified UW to the requesting mobile station. The base station also
sends the specified UW to its user processing unit, which extracts a
signal sent from the requesting mobile station and generates a signal to
be sent to this mobile station. The base station then defines a reference
signal based on the sent UW, and adjusts each weight vector by using the
defined reference signal and a signal estimated to have been sent from
the requesting mobile station, thereby directing the directivity pattern
to the requesting mobile station.