Abstract: According to one embodiment, a communication arrangement is provided which has a first antenna for transmitting signals into the coverage area of a first mobile radio cell, a second antenna for transmitting signals into the coverage area of a second mobile radio cell and a signal radiating device which is arranged for radiating signals, which are sent out by the first antenna, into an area which is associated with the coverage area of the first mobile radio cell and which overlaps the coverage area of the second mobile radio cell.

Abstract: A communication terminal device is provided, including: a transceiver configured to communicate with a communication device in accordance with an uplink resource allocation; a determiner configured to determine a desired power consumption for data transmissions from the communication terminal device to the communication device, and to determine a suitable uplink resource allocation based on the desired power consumption; and a controller configured to determine a communication behavior of the communication terminal device with the communication device based on the suitable uplink resource allocation and to control the transceiver according to the determined communication behavior.

Abstract: A radio communication device may be provided. The radio communication device may include: a first circuit; a second circuit; a processor configured to operate the radio communication device in a plurality of operation modes, wherein the plurality of operation modes may include: a first operation mode in which the first circuit processes received data of a first communication channel independent from the second circuit and in which the second circuit processes received data of a second communication channel independent from the first circuit; and a second operation mode in which the first circuit and the second circuit jointly process received data of a third communication channel The radio communication device may further include a mode switching circuit configured to switch between the plurality of operation modes.

Abstract: A mobile terminal device may include a measurement circuit, a critical scenario identification circuit, and a measurement report control circuit. The measurement circuit may be configured to measure one or more received radio signals to generate one or more measurement results. The critical scenario identification circuit may be configured to perform a comparison between a first set of the one or more measurement results and predefined criteria associated with handover disruption. The measurement report control circuit may be configured to select a selected reporting configuration from a default handover speed reporting configuration and an accelerated handover speed reporting configuration based on the comparison, wherein the accelerated handover speed reporting configuration produces a lower expected handover latency than the default handover speed reporting configuration and to transmit a second set of the one or more measurement results according to the selected reporting configuration.

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 at a client includes receiving data from a server at a first dynamic receive diversity antenna port, evaluating a data throughput of the data from the server, and selectively activating or deactivating a circuit coupled to a second dynamic receive diversity antenna port based on the data throughput.

Abstract: A communication device is described comprising a first antenna, a second antenna and a third antenna; a first transceiver configured to communicate using at least the first antenna; a second transceiver configured to communicate using at least the second antenna; and a controller configured to determine whether the third antenna is to be used by the first transceiver or the second transceiver based on a selection criterion and configured to control the first transceiver to communicate using the first antenna and the third antenna if the controller has determined that the third antenna is to be used by the first transceiver and to control the second transceiver to communicate using the second antenna and the third antenna if the controller has determined that the third antenna is to be used by the second transceiver.

Abstract: A device a radio communication device may be provided. The radio communication device may include: a movement characteristics determination circuit configured to determine a movement characteristics of the radio communication device; a beam pattern determination circuit configured to determine a beam pattern based on the determined movement characteristics; and an antenna controller configured to control an antenna to operate using the determined beam pattern.

Abstract: A communications terminal may include: a plurality of antennas; and a selection circuit configured to select at least one antenna of the plurality of antennas as a transmit antenna for a transmission to a radio communications network, wherein a selection of the transmit antenna may be based on a selection criterion.

Abstract: An electronic device housing may transition from a first physical configuration to one or more second physical configurations responsive to receiving one or more notifications. Each of the second physical configurations may be logically associated with a respective one of the one or more notifications. A physical configuration controller may receive one or more notifications and select a second physical configuration logically associated with each of the one or more notifications. The physical configuration controller may generate one or more outputs that cause the physical displacement of one or more actuateable devices to transition the electronic device housing from the first physical configuration to the second physical configuration.

Abstract: Embodiments of an enhanced node B (eNB) and methods for network-assisted interference cancellation with reduced signaling in a 3GPP LTE network are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the number of transmission options is reduced by introducing a smaller signaling codebook. In some embodiments, higher-layer feedback from the UE to the eNodeB is established to inform the eNB about certain NA-ICS capabilities of the UE. In some embodiments, the number of signaling options is reduced by providing only certain a priori information. In some embodiments, correlations in the time and/or frequency domain are exploited for reducing the signaling message. In some embodiments, differential information is signaled in the time and/or frequency domain for reducing the signaling message.

Abstract: A communication terminal comprising a determiner configured to determine whether a communication service used by the communication terminal via a communication channel is of a predetermined class and to determine a channel quality of the communication channel to be indicated to a communication network based on whether the communication service is of the predetermined class and a transmitter configured to indicate the channel quality to the communication network.

Abstract: A device a radio communication device may be provided. The radio communication device may include: a movement characteristics determination circuit configured to determine a movement characteristics of the radio communication device; a beam pattern determination circuit configured to determine a beam pattern based on the determined movement characteristics; and an antenna controller configured to control an antenna to operate using the determined beam pattern.

Abstract: A communications terminal may include: a plurality of antennas; and a selection circuit configured to select at least one antenna of the plurality of antennas as a transmit antenna for a transmission to a radio communications network, wherein a selection of the transmit antenna may be based on a selection criterion.

Abstract: A radio communication device may be provided. The radio communication device may include: a first circuit; a second circuit; a processor configured to operate the radio communication device in a plurality of operation modes, wherein the plurality of operation modes may include: a first operation mode in which the first circuit processes received data of a first communication channel independent from the second circuit and in which the second circuit processes received data of a second communication channel independent from the first circuit; and a second operation mode in which the first circuit and the second circuit jointly process received data of a third communication channel. The radio communication device may further include a mode switching circuit configured to switch between the plurality of operation modes.

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: According to one embodiment, a base station of a mobile communication network is provided comprising a message generator configured to generate a message indicating that at least one mobile communication terminal should use a reception enhancement functionality and a transmitter configured to transmit the message to the at least one mobile communication terminal.

Abstract: A communication terminal is described comprising a quality determiner configured to determine a quality parameter for a wireless communication link between the communication terminal and a radio access network component based on one or more signals received via the wireless communication link, a throughput determiner configured to determine, based on the quality parameter, a throughput of a communication connection between the radio access network component and a server to be used for transmitting data from the server to the communication terminal via the communication connection and the wireless communication link and a controller configured to send an instruction for the server to transmit data via the communication connection between the radio access network component and the server according to the determined throughput.

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: Embodiments of an enhanced node B (eNB) and methods for network-assisted interference cancellation with reduced signaling in a 3GPP LTE network are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the number of transmission options is reduced by introducing a smaller signaling codebook. In some embodiments, higher-layer feedback from the UE to the eNodeB is established to inform the eNB about certain NA-ICS capabilities of the UE. In some embodiments, the number of signaling options is reduced by providing only certain a priori information. In some embodiments, correlations in the time and/or frequency domain are exploited for reducing the signaling message. In some embodiments, differential information is signaled in the time and/or frequency domain for reducing the signaling message.