Abstract: A communication device is provided that includes a receiver configured to receive a radio frequency signal. The communication device further includes a processor configured to determine a shift frequency based on a component radio frequency signal. The processor is configured to determine a second signal based on the radio frequency signal. The component radio frequency signal is based on the radio frequency signal and associated with a frequency related to the radio frequency signal represented in the frequency domain. The second signal is determined based on shifting frequencies related to the radio frequency signal represented in the frequency domain by the shift frequency.

Abstract: A communication device is provided that includes a receiver configured to receive a radio frequency signal. The communication device further includes a processor configured to determine a shift frequency based on a component radio frequency signal. The processor is configured to determine a second signal based on the radio frequency signal. The component radio frequency signal is based on the radio frequency signal and associated with a frequency related to the radio frequency signal represented in the frequency domain. The second signal is determined based on shifting frequencies related to the radio frequency signal represented in the frequency domain by the shift frequency.

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: 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 method (200) of bias cancellation for a radio channel sequence includes: receiving (201) a radio signal, the radio signal comprising a radio channel sequence coded by a first signature, the first signature belonging to a set of orthogonal signatures; decoding (202) the radio channel sequence based on the first signature to generate a decoded radio channel sequence; decoding (203) the radio channel sequence based on a second signature, wherein the second signature is orthogonal to the signatures of the set of orthogonal signatures, to generate a bias of the radio channel sequence; and canceling (204) the bias of the radio channel sequence from the decoded radio channel sequence.

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 circuit according to an example includes a receiver circuit configured to receive a signal including a data stream, the data stream including at least one block of data, a block of the at least one block of data including at least two sub-blocks, a payload of the block being redundantly encoded in the at least two sub-blocks, and the at least two sub-blocks of the block being consistently arranged over time inside the block. The circuit further includes a control circuit configured to switch the receiver circuit into a non-ready-to-receive state during at least a part of at least one of the at least two sub-blocks of the block, when an enable condition is fulfilled.

Abstract: A communication device is described comprising a plurality of receive paths, wherein each of the plurality of receive paths is configured to extract a multipath component of a received signal, a determiner configured to determine whether at least two of the plurality of receive paths fulfil a mutual interference correlation criterion among the plurality of receive paths and a processor configured, if at least two of the plurality of receive paths fulfil the interference correlation criterion among the plurality of receive paths, to determine the sent signal based on canceling or mitigating the interference between the multipath components of the received signal extracted by the at least two receive paths.

Abstract: A circuit according to an example includes a receiver circuit configured to receive a signal including a data stream, the data stream including at least one block of data, a block of the at least one block of data including at least two sub-blocks, a payload of the block being redundantly encoded in the at least two sub-blocks, and the at least two sub-blocks of the block being consistently arranged over time inside the block. The circuit further includes a control circuit configured to switch the receiver circuit into a non-ready-to-receive state during at least a part of at least one of the at least two sub-blocks of the block, when an enable condition is fulfilled.

Abstract: A method (200) of bias cancellation for a radio channel sequence includes: receiving (201) a radio signal, the radio signal comprising a radio channel sequence coded by a first signature, the first signature belonging to a set of orthogonal signatures; decoding (202) the radio channel sequence based on the first signature to generate a decoded radio channel sequence; decoding (203) the radio channel sequence based on a second signature, wherein the second signature is orthogonal to the signatures of the set of orthogonal signatures, to generate a bias of the radio channel sequence; and canceling (204) the bias of the radio channel sequence from the decoded radio channel sequence.

Abstract: A communication device is described comprising a plurality of receive paths, wherein each of the plurality of receive paths is configured to extract a multipath component of a received signal, a determiner configured to determine whether at least two of the plurality of receive paths fulfil a mutual interference correlation criterion among the plurality of receive paths and a processor configured, if at least two of the plurality of receive paths fulfil the interference correlation criterion among the plurality of receive paths, to determine the sent signal based on canceling or mitigating the interference between the multipath components of the received signal extracted by the at least two receive paths.

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 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.

Abstract: A radio receiver apparatus of a cellular network includes a channel estimator configured to calculate channel estimates on the basis of a common pilot channel. The apparatus further includes a weight calculation unit configured to calculate a weighting factor on the basis of a signal power of the common pilot channel and control data depending on a transmit signal power of a dedicated data channel. The control data is signaled by the cellular network to the radio receiver apparatus. The radio receiver apparatus further comprises a combiner that combines the signals from multiple cells by using the channel estimates and the weighting factor.

Abstract: Described devices and techniques provide noise whitening in a communication device. The noise whitening is performed by a noise whitening unit that receives signals on a first path associated with a first antenna and signals on a second path associated with a second antenna. The received signals may include radio signals and channel coefficient signals. The noise whitening unit may perform noise whitening of the received signals in consideration of a covariance of the interference and noise associated with the received radio signals.

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.