Abstract: A wireless communication device may include a reference signal detector configured to detect a first synchronization block in a received signal and to determine a position of the synchronization block within a pattern of synchronization blocks, a controller configured to identify, based on the position, one or more additional synchronization blocks including payloads that are related to a payload of the first synchronization block, a combiner configured to combine the payload of the first synchronization block with the payloads of the one or more additional synchronization blocks to obtain a combined payload, and a decoder configured to decode the combined payload to obtain payload data.

Abstract: A wireless communication device may include a reference signal detector configured to detect a first synchronization block in a received signal and to determine a position of the synchronization block within a pattern of synchronization blocks, a controller configured to identify, based on the position, one or more additional synchronization blocks including payloads that are related to a payload of the first synchronization block, a combiner configured to combine the payload of the first synchronization block with the payloads of the one or more additional synchronization blocks to obtain a combined payload, and a decoder configured to decode the combined payload to obtain payload data.

Abstract: A method of controlling a mobile communications device receiver, which includes: activating the receiver, receiving a voice signal divided into a plurality of voice time intervals, detecting a silent voice time interval from content of the received voice signal, and deactivating the receiver during at least a portion of the silent voice time interval. In addition, the method may also include: receiving a signaling signal divided into a plurality of signaling time intervals, detecting an empty signaling time interval from the plurality of signaling time intervals, and deactivating the receiver during at least a portion of the empty signaling time interval.

Abstract: A method (200) for mitigating interference includes: receiving (201) a first signal (y1) comprising a first plurality of multipath transmissions from at least one radio cell at a first antenna port (A) and a second signal (y2) comprising a second plurality of multipath transmissions from the at least one radio cell at a second antenna port (B); generating (202) a first spatial component (h1A) of a first channel coefficient (h1) based on the first signal (y1) and a second spatial component (h1B) of the first channel coefficient (h1) based on the second signal (y2); generating (203) a covariance measure (Ry) based on the first signal (y1) and the second signal (y2); and generating (204) a first spatial component (w1A) of a first weight (w1) for interference mitigation based on the covariance measure (Ry), the first and second spatial components (h1A, h1B) of the first channel coefficient (h1) and a scalar correction value (C).

Abstract: A communication terminal is described with a controller configured to receive, from applications, respective requests for an exchange of application layer data over a communication network associated with the respective application, to select a first application, to control a communication circuit to perform an exchange according to the request received from the first application, to initiate, for a second application, a buffering of application layer data requested to be exchanged according to the request received from the second application, to control the communication circuit to release the first network layer communication connection based on a duration of the buffering and to establish a second network layer communication connection to a communication network associated with the second application and perform an exchange according to the request received from the second application over the second network layer communication connection after release of the first network layer communication connection.

Abstract: According to an example, a communication terminal is described comprising a determiner configured to determine cell search control information including at least a radio access technology to be searched for, a search duration, a number of search iterations, a number of antennas to be used for the search and based on at least one of information about the current radio conditions that the communication terminal is experiencing, position of the terminal, historical information about the presence of the radio cells at the position of the communication terminal, communication terminal attach history in terms of moving from some specific RATs/cells to other specific RATs/cells, proximity sensors' information and a transceiver configured to perform a cell search based on the determined cell search control information.

Abstract: A communication terminal is described with a controller configured to receive, from applications, respective requests for an exchange of application layer data over a communication network associated with the respective application, to select a first application, to control a communication circuit to perform an exchange according to the request received from the first application, to initiate, for a second application, a buffering of application layer data requested to be exchanged according to the request received from the second application, to control the communication circuit to release the first network layer communication connection based on a duration of the buffering and to establish a second network layer communication connection to a communication network associated with the second application and perform an exchange according to the request received from the second application over the second network layer communication connection after release of the first network layer communication connection.

Abstract: A mobile communications radio receiver for multiple radio network operation includes an RF unit for generating a first down-converted signal from a radio signal received from a first radio network and a second down-converted signal from a radio signal received from a second radio network. Further, it includes a first receiver comprising a paging indicator channel demodulator for demodulating a paging indicator channel of the first radio network based on the first down-converted signal, and a second receiver including a pilot channel demodulator for demodulating a pilot channel of the second radio network based on the second down-converted signal. A first data connection is configured to couple paging information contained in the second down-converted signal to an input of the paging indicator channel demodulator of the first receiver.

Abstract: A communications terminal may include: a plurality of antennas; and a transmitter configured to transmit a signal on an antenna of the plurality of antennas, wherein the transmitter further may be configured to transmit a delayed signal on another antenna of the plurality of antennas, and wherein the delayed signal may be generated by delaying the signal by a time delay.

Abstract: A method of controlling a mobile communications device receiver, which includes: activating the receiver, receiving a voice signal divided into a plurality of voice time intervals, detecting a silent voice time interval from content of the received voice signal, and deactivating the receiver during at least a portion of the silent voice time interval. In addition, the method may also include: receiving a signaling signal divided into a plurality of signaling time intervals, detecting an empty signaling time interval from the plurality of signaling time intervals, and deactivating the receiver during at least a portion of the empty signaling time interval.

Abstract: A mobile communications radio receiver for multiple radio network operation includes an RF unit for generating a first down-converted signal from a radio signal received from a first radio network and a second down-converted signal from a radio signal received from a second radio network. Further, it includes a first receiver comprising a paging indicator channel demodulator for demodulating a paging indicator channel of the first radio network based on the first down-converted signal, and a second receiver including a pilot channel demodulator for demodulating a pilot channel of the second radio network based on the second down-converted signal. A first data connection is configured to couple paging information contained in the second down-converted signal to an input of the paging indicator channel demodulator of the first receiver.

Abstract: A radio receiver for multiple radio network operation includes an RF unit for generating a first down-converted signal from a radio signal received from a first radio network and a second down-converted signal from a radio signal received from a second radio network. Further, it includes a first receiver comprising a paging indicator channel demodulator for demodulating a paging indicator channel of the first radio network based on the first down-converted signal, and a second receiver including a pilot channel demodulator for demodulating a pilot channel of the second radio network based on the second down-converted signal.

Abstract: According to an example, a communication terminal is described comprising a determiner configured to determine cell search control information including at least a radio access technology to be searched for, a search duration, a number of search iterations, a number of antennas to be used for the search and based on at least one of information about the current radio conditions that the communication terminal is experiencing, position of the terminal, historical information about the presence of the radio cells at the position of the communication terminal, communication terminal attach history in terms of moving from some specific RATs/cells to other specific RATs/cells, proximity sensors' information and a transceiver configured to perform a cell search based on the determined cell search control information.

Abstract: A mobile communications radio receiver for multiple radio network operation includes an RF unit for generating a first down-converted signal from a radio signal received from a first radio network and a second down-converted signal from a radio signal received from a second radio network. Further, the receiver includes a first receiving unit including a user data channel demodulator configured to demodulate a dedicated user data physical channel and a control channel demodulator configured to demodulate a common control data channel of the first radio network based on the first down-converted signal. Still further, the receiver includes a second receiving unit including a pilot channel demodulator configured to demodulate a pilot channel of the second radio network based on the second down-converted signal. A first data connection is configured to couple control data contained in the second down-converted signal to the control channel demodulator of the first receiving unit.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a signal via a channel, determining a feedback information based on the received signal, and determining a quality indicator based on the feedback information, wherein the quality indicator indicates a quality of the received signal. The method further includes starting or resuming a transmission of the feedback information if the quality indicator fulfills a predetermined condition.

Abstract: A user equipment includes a plurality of antennas to receive downlink signals from a base station, a plurality of receiver circuits each coupled to a respective one of the plurality of antennas to process the received downlink signals, an SIR estimation unit to estimate a quality of the received downlink signals, a power loop controller to generate transmit power control commands based on the estimated quality of the received downlink signals, the transmit power control commands being directed to the base station to adjust a power of the downlink signals and a diversity controller to selectively activate and deactivate one or more of the receiver circuits depending on the estimated quality of the received downlink signals.

Abstract: A method of operating a Rake receiver circuit includes determining a first property of a first signal received over a dedicated channel and over a first transmission path. The method further includes determining a delay profile of a second signal and determining, on the basis of the delay profile and the first property, if the first transmission path is to be assigned to a Rake finger of the Rake receiver circuit.

Abstract: A mobile communications radio receiver for multiple radio network operation includes an RF unit configured to generate a first down-converted signal from a radio signal received from a first radio network and a second down-converted signal from a radio signal received from a second radio network. Further, the mobile communications radio receiver includes a paging indicator channel demodulator configured to demodulate during a first period of time a paging indicator channel of the first radio network based on the first down-converted signal and for demodulating during a second period of time a paging indicator channel of the second radio network based on the second down-converted signal.

Abstract: A receiver apparatus includes a first receiver having an input for receiving a first version of a signal received by a first receive antenna. The receiver apparatus further includes a second receiver having an input for receiving a second version of the same signal received by a second receive antenna. The first receiver includes a first constellation demapper for demapping constellation symbols generated in the first receiver into a first soft decision bitstream and the second receiver includes a second constellation demapper for demapping constellation symbols generated in the second receiver into a second soft decision bitstream. A combiner is configured to combine the first soft decision bitstream and the second soft decision bitstream to provide a combined soft decision bitstream.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a transmit diversity encoder configured to use a block code of a length greater than one for encoding at least two consecutive symbols. A first symbol of the at least two consecutive symbols is dedicated to a first user and the second symbol of the at least two consecutive symbols is dedicated to a second user.