Abstract: A communication device including one or more processors configured to perform a radio measurement to obtain a reception metric; identify a potential power reduction from a plurality of power reductions; scale the reception metric to compensate for the potential power reduction to obtain a reduced reception metric; and select a transmit power or a transmit repetition count for a radio frequency transceiver based on the reduced reception metric.

Abstract: A device for wireless communications includes one or more protocol processors for executing a protocol stack, the one or more protocol processors configured to generate a first RLC (Radio Link Control) PDU (Protocol Data Unit) with data from a first upper-layer PDU and transmit the first RLC PDU to a counterpart base station RLC, generate a second RLC PDU, with its poll bit set, with data from a second upper-layer PDU and transmit the second RLC PDU to the counterpart base station RLC, and receive a status PDU from the counterpart base station RLC that indicates a status of the first and second RLC PDUs.

Abstract: A communication device including one or more processors configured to perform a radio measurement to obtain a reception metric; identify a potential power reduction from a plurality of power reductions; scale the reception metric to compensate for the potential power reduction to obtain a reduced reception metric; and select a transmit power or a transmit repetition count for a radio frequency transceiver based on the reduced reception metric.

Abstract: Machines or networked devices such as internet of things (IoT) devices operate to generate an unlicensed narrowband (U-NB) IoT communication based on time domain multiple carrier aggregation operations with component carriers. These component carriers can comprise a component carrier that is anchored to a long term evolution (LTE) licensed band, or entirely comprise unlicensed carrier components that are unanchored to the LTE component carrier in a standalone configuration. Communication circuitry such as a radio frequency interface can transmit the U-NB IoT communication in standalone communications over a low power IoT network in an unlicensed band.

Abstract: A communication device includes a measurement engine configured to perform a radio measurement to obtain a reception metric, a power reduction database configured to identify a potential power reduction from a plurality of power reductions, a metric scaler configured to scale the reception metric to compensate for the potential power reduction to obtain a reduced reception metric, and a transmit controller configured to select a transmit power or a transmit repetition count for a radio frequency transceiver based on the reduced reception metric.

Abstract: Machines or networked devices such as internet of things (IoT) devices operate to generate an unlicensed narrowband (U-NB) IoT communication based on time domain multiple carrier aggregation operations with component carriers. These component carriers can comprise a component carrier that is anchored to a long term evolution (LTE) licensed band, or entirely comprise unlicensed carrier components that are unanchored to the LTE component carrier in a standalone configuration. Communication circuitry such as a radio frequency interface can transmit the U-NB IoT communication in standalone communications over a low power IoT network in an unlicensed band.

Abstract: A device for wireless communications includes one or more protocol processors for executing a protocol stack, the one or more protocol processors configured to generate a first RLC (Radio Link Control) PDU (Protocol Data Unit) with data from a first upper-layer PDU and transmit the first RLC PDU to a counterpart base station RLC, generate a second RLC PDU, with its poll bit set, with data from a second upper-layer PDU and transmit the second RLC PDU to the counterpart base station RLC, and receive a status PDU from the counterpart base station RLC that indicates a status of the first and second RLC PDUs.

Abstract: A method (300) for temperature control in a radio receiver includes: receiving (301) a sequence of radio subframes, wherein each radio subframe (200) in the sequence of radio subframes comprises at least one control region (201) and at least one data region (202); monitoring (302) temperature information indicating a system temperature (T) of the radio receiver; and if the temperature information indicates that the system temperature (T) exceeds (303) a first threshold (T1), transition (304) to a second state (305) in which receiving the at least one data region is disabled.

Abstract: A communication device includes a measurement engine configured to perform a radio measurement to obtain a reception metric, a power reduction database configured to identify a potential power reduction from a plurality of power reductions, a metric scaler configured to scale the reception metric to compensate for the potential power reduction to obtain a reduced reception metric, and a transmit controller configured to select a transmit power or a transmit repetition count for a radio frequency transceiver based on the reduced reception metric.

Abstract: A user equipment for discontinuous reception operation in a wireless communication network comprises a receiver. The receiver is configured to operate in an RRC-connected state with predefined DRX active state time periods. The user equipment comprises a paging monitor which is configured to check whether a general paging message has already been read in a current paging cycle. The paging monitor is configured to check whether a general paging message is to be received in a current DRX active state time period if no general paging message has been read in the current paging cycle. The paging monitor is configured to read the general paging message during the current DRX active state time period.

Abstract: An apparatus of user equipment (UE), comprises physical layer (PHY) circuitry, wherein the PHY circuitry includes a radio frequency (RF) transceiver comprising: a first receive path configured to receive RF signals from an enhanced node B (eNB) of a cellular network and down convert the received RF signals using a local oscillator (LO) receive frequency; and a second receive path configured to down-convert received RF signals from the eNB and to operate simultaneously with the first communication path; and processing circuitry configured to: determine that a configured transmission mode of the UE supports receiving data using a single receive channel and includes receive antenna diversity; determine channel conditions using at least one channel quality metric; and; disable one of the first and second receive paths during a portion of a subframe transmitted during a downlink (DL) communication according to the determined transmission mode and the determined channel conditions.

Abstract: A method (200) for power management in a radio receiver includes: receiving (201) a sequence of radio subframes over a radio channel, each radio subframe comprising at least one control region and at least one data region; monitoring (202) control information from at least one control region of at least one radio subframe; generating (203) a channel metric based on the monitored control information, the channel metric indicating a quality of the radio channel; and selecting (204) a control region decoding mode based on the channel metric, the control region decoding mode indicating a scheduling for disabling reception of at least part of the at least one data region of the sequence of radio subframes.

Abstract: According to an example, a communication terminal is described including a plurality of antennas, a transceiver configured to receive a message indicating a first antenna of the plurality of antennas that the communication terminal is to use as transmission antenna and a controller configured to determine whether a second antenna of the plurality of antennas has, according to a predetermined performance measure, a higher transmission performance than the first antenna and to control the transceiver to use the second antenna for transmission based on whether it has a higher transmission performance than the first antenna.

Abstract: A method for sharing a wireless transmission medium in a terminal device between at least a first wireless communication technology and a second wireless communication technology and a wireless communication device and a wireless communication circuit related thereto, the first wireless communications technology being configured to set at least a first time frame for receiving a first signal via the first wireless communication technology at the terminal device, the first signal comprising a control region and a data region the control region indicating a schedule of the data region the method comprising: receiving at least the control region via the first wireless communication technology in the first time frame; interrupting reception of the first signal at least for the remainder of the first time frame after receiving the control region; and sending signals via the second wireless transmission technology within the first time frame after the reception of the first signal was interrupted.

Abstract: A communication device is provided that includes a first transmission circuit configured to transmit radio signals with a first transmission power range up to a first predefined transmission power. The communication device further includes a second transmission circuit configured to transmit the radio signals with a second transmission power range up to a second predefined transmission power. The communication device further includes a baseband circuit configured to select a transmission circuit from the first transmission circuit and the second transmission circuit and to generate a signal based on the predefined transmission power of the selected transmission circuit. The baseband circuit is configured to apply the signal to the selected transmission circuit to be transmitted by the selected transmission circuit.

Abstract: According to an example, a communication terminal is described including a plurality of antennas, a transceiver configured to receive a message indicating a first antenna of the plurality of antennas that the communication terminal is to use as transmission antenna and a controller configured to determine whether a second antenna of the plurality of antennas has, according to a predetermined performance measure, a higher transmission performance than the first antenna and to control the transceiver to use the second antenna for transmission based on whether it has a higher transmission performance than the first antenna.

Abstract: A user equipment for discontinuous reception operation in a wireless communication network comprises a receiver. The receiver is configured to operate in an RRC-connected state with predefined DRX active state time periods. The user equipment comprises a paging monitor which is configured to check whether a general paging message has already been read in a current paging cycle. The paging monitor is configured to check whether a general paging message is to be received in a current DRX active state time period if no general paging message has been read in the current paging cycle. The paging monitor is configured to read the general paging message during the current DRX active state time period.

Abstract: A Method for sharing a wireless transmission medium in a terminal device between at least a first wireless communication technology and a second wireless communication technology and a wireless communication device and a wireless communication circuit related thereto, the first wireless communications technology being configured to set at least a first time frame for receiving a first signal via the first wireless communication technology at the terminal device, the first signal comprising a control region and a data region the control region indicating a schedule of the data region the method comprising: receiving at least the control region via the first wireless communication technology in the first time frame; interrupting reception of the first signal at least for the remainder of the first time frame after receiving the control region; and sending signals via the second wireless transmission technology within the first time frame after the reception of the first signal was interrupted.

Abstract: A method (200) for power management in a radio receiver includes: receiving (201) a sequence of radio subframes over a radio channel, each radio subframe comprising at least one control region and at least one data region; monitoring (202) control information from at least one control region of at least one radio subframe; generating (203) a channel metric based on the monitored control information, the channel metric indicating a quality of the radio channel; and selecting (204) a control region decoding mode based on the channel metric, the control region decoding mode indicating a scheduling for disabling reception of at least part of the at least one data region of the sequence of radio subframes.

Abstract: An apparatus of user equipment (UE), comprises physical layer (PHY) circuitry, wherein the PHY circuitry includes a radio frequency (RF) transceiver comprising: a first receive path configured to receive RF signals from an enhanced node B (eNB) of a cellular network and down convert the received RF signals using a local oscillator (LO) receive frequency; and a second receive path configured to down-convert received RF signals from the eNB and to operate simultaneously with the first communication path; and processing circuitry configured to: determine that a configured transmission mode of the UE supports receiving data using a single receive channel and includes receive antenna diversity; determine channel conditions using at least one channel quality metric; and; disable one of the first and second receive paths during a portion of a subframe transmitted during a downlink (DL) communication according to the determined transmission mode and the determined channel conditions.