Abstract: A radio base station, upon receipt of a traffic channel assignment request from a mobile station, creates a piece of traffic channel assignment information, attaches a diversity reception stop instruction to the information, and transmits the information with the diversity reception stop instruction to the mobile station as a response to the traffic channel assignment request.

Abstract: An apparatus for matching an antenna of a mobile communication terminal and its method are disclosed. The apparatus for matching an antenna of a mobile communication terminal includes a sensing unit for generating a first match signal when an antenna of the mobile communication terminal and a display unit becomes adjacent to each other, and generating a second match signal when the display unit becomes apart from the antenna; a first matching unit for matching first impedance between the antenna and an RF signal generating unit based on the first match signal; and a second matching unit for matching second impedance between the antenna and the RF signal generating unit based on the second match signal.

Abstract: A receiver includes (i) a first filter coupled to a first antenna and passing a signal in a first frequency band, (ii) a first receiver part for receiving the signal in the first frequency band from one of input terminals thereof coupled on the output side of the first filter, (iii) a second filter coupled to the first antenna and passing a signal in a second frequency band, and (iv) a second receiver part for receiving the signal in the second frequency band from one of input terminals thereof coupled on the output side of the second filter. The receiver makes diversity reception of a signal in a third frequency band received from the other input terminal of the first receiver part, and a signal in the third frequency band received from the other input terminal of the second receiver part.

Abstract: Wireless receivers are described for receiving signals from a transmitter. A receiver can include a plurality of antennas each for receiving a version of a signal via a different propagation channel and providing that version to a respective input. Signal processing means can be included and configured to operate diversity processing of a supplied number of said inputs for use in performing detection of said signal. The receiver can include channel parameter estimation means, configured to estimate one or more channel parameters on the propagation channels. The receiver can also include selection means configured to select only a subset of said inputs to implement a specific dimensionality of the receiver diversity processing, in dependence on the one or more channel parameters indicative of channel conditions on said propagation channels. The diversity processing can be linear or non-linear. Related methods and software implementations and computer program products are also described.

Abstract: A radio communication apparatus includes a received beam generating section 12 for generating received beams beam0 and beam1, which are perpendicular to each other and spatially separated, by assigning weights to received signals fed from receiving antennas 11 by using received beam weights; path search sections 13 and 14 each for outputting path information when the received beams beam0 or beam1 includes a spread signal spread by a known spreading code; a demodulating section 16 for outputting demodulation data by receiving the received beams beam0 and beam1 and by RAKE combining them in response to the path information; and a feedback control section 15 for outputting selection information 101 by selecting a transmission beam to be transmitted in response to the path information and the phase difference between the received beams beam0 and beam1 fed from the demodulating section 16.

Abstract: A receiving apparatus according to the present invention includes an obtaining unit operable to obtain the reception level of a first radio wave received via one antenna of first and second antennas, and a transmission rate representing the transmission speed of the first radio wave, the transmission rate being included in the first radio wave and being set by a transmitting apparatus transmitting the first radio wave; a storing unit operable to store, for each of a plurality of transmission rates, a range of signal reception levels in which a packet error rate is substantially 0%; a determining unit operable to determine whether to switch from the one antenna to another antenna based on the reception level of the first radio wave and a first range of reception levels stored in the storing unit which correspond to the transmission rate of the first radio wave; and a controlling unit operable to control switching of the antennas when the determining unit determines to switch from the one antenna to the another

Abstract: The present invention comprises systems and methods for cellular, PCS, GPS and/or Bluetooth mobile communication (e.g., a mobile telephone). The systems and methods employ a fully integrated dual band IFA/loop CDMA antenna for cellular and PCS communication. Fully integrating the CDMA antenna within a PWB provides for mitigation of lumped elements to establish dual banding, and can provide for reduced antenna size, device size, cost and interference form a user's hand. The IFA antenna is configured to transmit and receive within the cellular frequency band via a capacitive tap, and the loop antenna is configured to transmit and receive within the PCS frequency band via an impedance matching stub and ground location. The system and methods further employ a firewall to mitigate antenna coupling, and a metal reflector to reduce the electromagnetic reflection, and improve antenna gain and efficiency.

Abstract: The present invention relates to various embodiments of a Radio-Frequency (RF) front-end for use in a receiver, a diversity receiver and a method for operating a diversity receiver.

Abstract: A communication system environment estimation apparatus and method. In one embodiment, an environment estimation apparatus according to the teachings of the present invention includes a plurality of antenna elements and a receiver coupled to receive uplink signals from the plurality of antenna elements. The apparatus also includes a signal processor coupled to receive the uplink signals to select an estimation of an environment responsive to the uplink signals received from the plurality of antenna elements.

Abstract: Device, system and method of phased-array calibration. In some demonstrative embodiments, a wireless communication device may include an array of antenna elements; a calibration element located at a predefined location relative to the antenna elements; and an antenna controller capable of calibrating at least one beam forming weight of at least one antenna element of the array of antenna elements based on a detected phase of a calibration signal transmitted via one of the calibration element and the antenna element and received via another of the calibration element and the antenna element.

Abstract: An apparatus including an array of directional antenna elements is provided. The apparatus is configured to identify an angular relationship between a transmitting device and the apparatus by sampling data from antenna elements and analyzing reception patterns relating to antenna elements.

Abstract: According to a disclosed embodiment, a first plurality of pilot signals of a first polarization is received and ranked. Subsequently, a second plurality of pilot signals of a second polarization is received and ranked. Following, a pilot signal from the first and second pluralities of pilot signals is selected based on a signal quality measurement such as a signal to interference ratio. Moreover, a system can be constructed comprising antennas configured to receive pilot signals of a first and a second polarization. The system further comprises a receiver configured to demodulate the pilot signals and a CPU configured to rank the pilot signals and to select a pilot signal based on a signal quality measurement. Communication quality is improved by communicating with the base transceiver station transmitting the pilot signal providing the highest signal quality measurement.

Abstract: Method and system for transmission of carrier signals, each of which occupy a different radio-frequency band, between first and second antenna networks (14, 15), each comprising a plurality of distributed antenna's (6), with the first antenna network (14) being coupled to a main coupling device (3) and to an intermediate coupling device (21), the second antenna network (15) being coupled to the intermediate coupling device (21), and with the coupling devices (3, 21) being coupled to one or more peripheral devices (8, 22), wherein the intermediate coupling device (21) is controlled to have a carrier signal frequency band of the second antenna network (15) occupied by a carrier signal which is exchanged with a peripheral device (8) which is coupled to the main coupling device (3) or with a further peripheral device (22) which is coupled to the intermediate coupling device (21).

Abstract: The present invention discloses a base transceiver station (BTS) equipped with a plurality of antennas for improving the robustness of spatial division multiple access via nulling. The BTS comprises of a first matrix module receiving a plurality of signals from one or more customer premises equipments (CPEs) through the plurality of antennas and producing correspondingly a first plurality of covariance matrices representing the plurality of signals, a second matrix module receiving the first plurality of covariance matrices and generating correspondingly a set of derivative spatial signature matrices representing the CPEs respectively, a third matrix module receiving the derivative spatial signature matrices and producing correspondingly a second plurality of covariance matrices representing interferences of the CPEs, and an eigenvector module generating a plurality of beamforming vectors for the CPEs from the plurality of derivative spatial signature matrices and the second plurality of covariance matrices.

Abstract: An apparatus for simultaneously receiving a first signal from a non-terrestrial source and a second signal from a terrestrial source on the same or overlapping channels using a receive antenna with posteriorly-directed sidelobes is disclosed. The apparatus comprises at least one terrestrial transmitter transmitting information on at least one frequency simultaneously usable by at least one satellite transmitting to a satellite receive antenna having a sensitivity characterizable by a primary sensitive axis directed substantially at satellite. The terrestrial transmitter includes a azimuthal gain characteristic directed substantially away from the Earth's Equator. In an alternative embodiment, the terrestrial transmitter is disposed at a location defining a vector angularly displaced from the primary sensitive axis by an angle of less than 90 degrees. A method of transmitting information is also disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of a system for STBC/SFBC in a communication system using angle feedback may include a receiver, which enables reception of signals via a plurality of receiving antennas. The receiver may enable computation of a rotation factor value based on the received signals and utilization of the computed rotation factor value to receive subsequent signals via the plurality of receiving antennas. The received signals may comprise preamble data. The receiver may enable computation of channel estimate values based on the received preamble data. A rotation angle value may be computed based on the computed channel estimate values. The rotation factor value may be computed based on the computed rotation angle value. The receiver may enable transmission of feedback information comprising the computed rotation factor and/or the computed rotation angle.

Abstract: Global Positioning System (GPS) and non GPS position finder, emergency, multiple input multiple output (MIMO), multimode, spread spectrum, code division multiple access (CDMA), Global Mobile System or Global System Mobile (GSM) and orthogonal frequency division multiplex (OFDM) communication systems. Position finder and emergency communication multiple input multiple output (MIMO) system and a receiver having multiple inputs for reception and demodulation of position finder signals to position finder baseband signals. A processor for processing position finder signals with a signal containing an emergency number. A processors for processing signals to provide cross-correlated shaped in-phase and quadrature-phase baseband signals, spread spectrum and OFDM baseband signals. A control unit for control and selection of one of the jointly processed signals and a selector for providing the selected signal to a modulator.

Abstract: A MIMO receiver, a MIMO reception method and a wireless communication system capable of accurate MMSE control even when each transmit antenna uses a different chip power ratio in MIMO filter reception. A correction coefficient calculator receives as input the chip power ratio of each transmit antenna, and estimates such pilot power that renders the chip power ratio of each transmit antenna equal to that of a reference transmit antenna. Thereby, the correction coefficient calculator calculates a correction coefficient ?m to correct the actual pilot power of each transmit antenna. A weight calculator receives as input transmission channel impulse responses transferred into frequency domain by FFT sections, chip noise power estimated by a chip noise estimation section, and the correction coefficient ?m obtained by the correction coefficient calculator. The weight calculator calculates filter weights according to the minimum mean square error (MMSE) criterion.

Abstract: In response to a connection request from a terminal, a base station provides a signal indicating a reception operation adapted to a transmission operation of the base station to the terminal. Based on the indicating signal, the terminal selects and performs the optimum reception operation. The terminal also provides its own reception operation information in advance to the base station. Based on the reception operation information, the base station transmits a reception operation indication to the terminal. These processes are realized with software by a DSP.

Abstract: In response to a connection request from a terminal, a base station provides a signal indicating a reception operation adapted to a transmission operation of the base station to the terminal. Based on the indicating signal, the terminal selects and performs the optimum reception operation. The terminal also provides its own reception operation information in advance to the base station. Based on the reception operation information, the base station transmits a reception operation indication to the terminal. These processes are realized with software by a DSP.

Abstract: A first low-noise amplifier is connected to a first receiving processing unit through a first cable and a bypass circuit is provided in parallel to the first low-noise amplifier so as to bypass the first low-noise amplifier. In the case that the intensity of broadcasting signal is more than a predetermined value, when the C/N is more than a first predetermined value and less than a second predetermined value higher than the first predetermined value, the broadcasting signal is transmitted to the first cable through the first low-noise amplifier, and when the C/N is less than the first predetermined value or more than the second predetermined value, the broadcasting signal is not input to the first low-noise amplifier but transmitted to the first cable through the bypass circuit.

Abstract: In response to a connection request from a terminal, a base station provides a signal indicating a reception operation adapted to a transmission operation of the base station to the terminal. Based on the indicating signal, the terminal selects and performs the optimum reception operation. The terminal also provides its own reception operation information in advance to the base station. Based on the reception operation information, the base station transmits a reception operation indication to the terminal. These processes are realized with software by a DSP.

Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus for demodulating modulated information which is transmitted from a wireless tag so as to read out the modulated information, includes: an antenna which transmits a transmission signal to the wireless tag and receives a signal transmitted from the wireless tag as a reception signal; a demodulator which demodulates the reception signal to output a demodulated signal; a signal output unit which outputs a proportional signal proportional to the transmission signal; and a controller which calculates the proportional signal and the demodulated signal to output an calculated signal, and calculates the calculated signal and the reception signal.

Abstract: A wireless monitoring receiver and system use multiple video data feeds from a plurality of cameras. The video feeds are transmitted using a multi-antenna technique, and decoded by a multi-antenna processor. The resulting transmissions are resistant to noise, interference, etc., and can be focused using antenna beams to achieve a simple form of location encryption.

Abstract: A radio communication device according to an exemplary aspect of the present invention which communicates in a form of multi data streams can reduce antennas which become useless in communication with a radio communication device which communicates in a form of one data stream, and can improve transmission characteristic in communication with a radio communication device which communicates in the form of one data stream. Therefore, an antenna which is not used is used for selective diversity receiving. Moreover, an antenna which is not used is moved near an antenna which is used for communication, to keep a transmission state stable.

Abstract: Systems and methods that provide channel bonding in multiple antenna communication systems are provided. In one embodiment, a method for signal transmission over a plurality of antennas of a transmitter may include, for example, one or more of the following: demultiplexing an input signal into a plurality of signal components; assigning each of the signal components to one of a plurality of logical channels; weighting each of the signal components with transmit baseband weight values; combining ones of the resultant weighted signal components to form a plurality of transmit weighted signals, each of the plurality of transmit weighted signals being assigned to one of the plurality of logical channels; and combining groups of the plurality of transmit weighted signals to form a plurality of output signals capable of being used to generate a plurality RF output signals.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention facilitate providing wireless links with longer link ranges and/or better suppression of interference than can be provided by the integrated antennas of a typical wireless network node. While, in some cases, it is possible to install intermediate wireless network nodes to hop through long expanses between distant wireless network nodes, it is desirable for distantly spaced wireless network nodes to reach one another through a single transit link (i.e. one hop). This approach is preferable because a single transit link is capable of higher data rates and better interference suppression than multi-hop transit links. The present invention provides methods and apparatus for enhancing the link range achievable by typical wireless network nodes so that distantly spaced wireless network nodes are able to communicate with one another using only a single transit link.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a transmitting device (1) for transmitting signals in a wireless communication system, wherein said signals are transmitted in consecutive frames (23a, 23b, 23c), each frame comprising a beacon (BSF) and data frames (DF), said transmitting device (1) comprising a first set of narrow beam antennas (2a, 2b, 2c), each narrow beam antenna (2a, 2b, 2c) having a different beaming direction corresponding to one of a number of different transmission paths (P0, P1, P2) from said transmitting device (1) to a receiving device, and a first control means (5) adapted to control the transmission of said frames (23a, 23b, 23c), whereby the data frames (DF) of respectively two consecutive frames (23a, 23b, 23c) are transmitted via different narrow beam antennas (2a, 2b, 2c).

Abstract: A receiver front-end for use in a transceiver station of a wireless communication network. The transceiver station is associated with an antenna assembly having a primary and at least a secondary antenna. The receiver front-end is adapted for insertion between the antenna assembly and signal processing sections of the transceiver station. The receiver front-end includes a primary and at least a secondary receiving branch, the primary receiving branch being adapted for coupling to the primary antenna and to the signal processing sections of the transceiver station, the secondary receiving branch being adapted for coupling to the secondary antenna and to the signal processing sections. The primary receiving branch has nonsuperconducting components, including at least a non superconducting filter while the secondary receiving branch has at least a superconducting component.

Abstract: A wireless communication system configured for the efficient allocation of resources is provided. The wireless communication system can include a transmit system having a first set of one or more antennas each configured to transmit a data signal over a region to a receive system having a second set of two or more antennas each configured to receive the transmitted data signal. The transmit system can be configured to adjust a transmission parameter of a data signal based on a level of signal fading in the region to sustain a target bit rate, adjust a power and a bit rate at which a data signal is transmitted based on the level of signal fading in the region and select a subset of antennas within the first set of antennas to be used to transmit a data signal based on the level of signal fading in the region.

Abstract: In an RF tag, a mask ROM or a flash memory is used for storing data such as an ID number. Although the mask ROM can be realized at a low price, rewriting is not possible. In addition, in the flash memory, although electric rewriting is possible, production cost increases. Accordingly, it is difficult to provide an RF tag by which data rewriting is possible at a low price. An RF tag is provided with a power supply circuit having a function to generate a power supply voltage from a weak radio signal and a memory which can hold data stored in a data holding portion by the power supply voltage. With the above structure, a high-performance RF tag capable of rewriting data such as an ID number after production can be provided at a low price.

Abstract: Disclosed is a signal path searching method in a mobile communication system provided with a plurality of array antenna elements. According to the method and apparatus, the path search is performed using a signal of a chip level or a signal of a symbol level, and it is decided whether to first perform a temporal process or a spatial process according to the level.

Abstract: Vector orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (VOFDM) receiver correlation matrix processing using factorization. Efficient correlation matrix processing is used to combine multiple signals into a single combined signal. This single combined signal may be viewed as being a beam form soft decision. An efficient square root factorization system and method provides for computational resource savings while, at the same time, providing for greater precision of the overall computational results. By reducing intermediate variable calculation dynamic ranges, the overall calculation becomes more precise. Particularly within fixed-point arithmetic applications, a reduction in dynamic range of the intermediate variable calculations provides for a significant increase in final calculation precision.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for increasingly improving a performance of a mobile communication system or a wireless broadcasting system, such as a Cellular System, a PCS (Personal Communication Service), a WiBro, a DMB (Digital Multimedia Broadcasting) or a GPS (Global Positioning System) by installing a mobile/fixed relay having multiple antennas in mobile vehicles, such as a automobile or a bus, or in fixed structures, such as a house or a building, to achieve beam-forming gain or diversity gain.

Abstract: Antennas in an entire radio base station system are divided into two antenna groups so that each group has antennas in the number that allows convergence of reception directivity using a reference signal length. Reception weight vector calculators (112, 212) corresponding to respective antenna groups perform adaptive array processings, and corresponding array outputs are provided to a maximum ratio combining circuit (18). The maximum ratio combining circuit (18) performs maximum ratio combining of the array outputs corresponding to two antenna groups, based on weight information output from the reception weight vector calculators (112, 212).

Abstract: A multi-antenna receiving and processing circuit assembly is disclosed to include multiple antennas for receiving wireless signals, multiple pre-processing units respectively electrically connected to the antennas, a matching circuit electrically connected to the pre-processing units for matching signals from the pre-processing units into a matching signal, a post-processing unit electrically connected to the matching circuit for processing the matching signal from the matching circuit through a single intermediate frequency signal and into a plurality of audio frequency signals respective to each antenna, and an output circuit electrically connected to the post-processing unit for outputting the audio frequency signals to external audio output devices.

Abstract: A system for wireless communication, particularly for receiving communication signals, said system comprising: A main antenna structure (330), said antenna structure adapted to receive a communication signal (325a) as a first internal signal; and an antenna cable, said antenna cable having a first end operationally coupled to said main antenna structure and a second end, said antenna cable including a main conductor (335) for passing said first internal signal, and a second receiving conductor (340), said second receiving conductor adapted to receive said communication signal as a second internal signal, and wherein said second receiving conductor as a receiving element is spatially separated from the main antenna structure. The disclosed antenna system and apparatus for the extraction of the second, spatially-separated received signal achieves spatial diversity to alleviate multipath effects in wireless communication systems.

Abstract: A sub-carrier allocation method including selecting a number of cells having a strongest inter-cell interference among cells in a multiple-cell environment, and selecting mutually exclusive sub-carrier sets for each cell selected having the strongest interference.

Abstract: A diversity reception apparatus having a simple configuration which includes only one AD conversion unit and receives analog modulated signals is provided. The diversity reception apparatus includes a switching unit that analog-multiplexes signals received by two antennas using time-division method and is placed in front of an AD conversion unit. The apparatus also includes a time-division separation unit that (i) obtains time-division multiplexed signals digitized by driving at the same frequency as driving frequency of the AD conversion unit and (ii) separates the time-divided signals into a signal per antenna. Moreover, the apparatus includes signal quality judgment units that judge each signal quality of the time-divided signals and a composition unit that executes composition processing based on the signal quality.

Abstract: The gain control signal generating unit generates a gain control signal, using a signal yielding the greatest level among signals of the respective signal processing units. The gain standardizing unit stores, in the offset storage units, offsets corresponding to gain deviations occurring in the respective signal processing units when gains of the variable gain amplifiers are uniformly controlled using the gain control signal. The offsets are added to the gain control signal for each signal processing unit, and the variable gain amplifiers are controlled, using the respective offset-added gain control signals. Under the control of the calibration control unit, the calibration signal supply unit and offset determining unit supply a calibration signal and a gain control signal for calibration, respectively. The offset determining unit determines offsets to standardize the levels of signals of the signal processing units, and updates the offsets storage units with the determined offsets.

Abstract: In response to a connection request from a terminal, a base station provides a signal indicating a reception operation adapted to a transmission operation of the base station to the terminal. Based on the indicating signal, the terminal selects and performs the optimum reception operation. The terminal also provides its own reception operation information in advance to the base station. Based on the reception operation information, the base station transmits a reception operation indication to the terminal. These processes are realized with software by a DSP.

Abstract: A system and method for receiving communication signals is provided. According to the method, a plurality of communication signals is received, each communication signal comprising one or more source signals. The plurality of communication signals are multiplexed into a multiplexed signal, which is then converted into a baseband signal. The baseband signal is sampled to produce a digital multiplexed signal comprising a plurality of samples. The samples are interpolated to generate respective interpolated digital signals, which are then subject to a blind signal separation operation to separate each of the source signals.

Abstract: The invention relates to compensation of a radiation pattern in a radio system. The solution comprises forming a primary radiation pattern by weighting signals of antenna branches with primary weights. The primary radiation pattern is compensated with a compensating radiation pattern after one or more antenna branches have been disconnected. The solution enables operation of the radio system without interruptions in certain fault situations of the base station.

Abstract: Certain aspects of a method and system for reusing antennas in a multi-antenna system are disclosed. Aspects of one method may include suppressing a blocking signal received via at least one of a plurality of receiving antennas that is unused within a wideband diversity radio frequency (RF) receiver comprising a plurality of receiving antennas, when the wideband diversity RF receiver is operating in a narrowband receiving mode. The phase of the combined blocking signal and received data signal at the unused antenna may be adjusted to suppress the blocking signal.

Abstract: Methods and systems for blocker attenuation using multiple receive antennas are disclosed. Aspects of one method may include receiving wideband signals multi-antenna receiver. The receiver may process received signals that may comprise blocking signals received via the multiple antennas. The blocker received by a first antenna may be suppressed, at least in part, by combining processed signals received by a first antenna with processed signals received by a second antenna. The combining may comprise, for example, adding the two processed signals at either the RF or IF frequencies. The processing of the signals whose blocker is to be suppressed may be gain adjustment. The processing of the other signals used to suppress the blocker of the first antenna may be gain and/or phase adjustment. Accordingly, a blocker received by any antenna may be suppressed, at least in part, by using processed signals received by another antenna.

Abstract: A transmitter and receiver circuit includes antennas for receiving high-frequency signals; a local oscillator for generating local oscillation signals; mixers connected to respective antennas for converting the frequency of the high-frequency signals from corresponding antennas in response to the high-frequency signals input from the local oscillator; and a switch for inputting the local oscillation signals generated by the local oscillator into a selected one of the mixers so that receiving channels are switched by the switch.

Abstract: A mobile wireless LAN communications device may include a portable, handheld housing, and a wireless LAN transceiver carried by the housing. A polarization diversity wireless LAN antenna may be included for cooperating with the wireless LAN transceiver to communicate over a wireless LAN. The polarization diversity wireless LAN antenna may include a first antenna element coupled to the wireless LAN transceiver having a first shape and a first polarization, and a second antenna element coupled to the wireless LAN transceiver having a second shape different from the first shape. The second antenna element may also have a second polarization different from the first polarization.

Abstract: A connection unit comprising a feeder port for connecting the connection unit to an antenna feeder, a first relay port for connecting the connection unit to a receiving and transmitting port of a first base station, and a second relay port for connecting the connection unit to a diversity receiver port of a second base, wherein the connection unit comprises a directional coupler for separating signals where a signal in the feeder port is divided into a first output signal in the first relay port of the first base station and a second output signal in the diversity receiver port of a second base station. A signal in the first relay port is, however, passed undivided to the feeder port. Diversity may be selectively provided in the receiving direction, but substantially no additional loss is introduced to the main transmission direction.

Abstract: A diversity receiver includes a plurality of antennas to receive radio frequency signals. A plurality of receiver circuits are each coupled to a respective one of the plurality of antennas to process the received radio frequency signals, and a channel estimator is coupled to at least one of the receiver circuits to determine at least one of channel estimation values for the received radio frequency signals. A controller is coupled to the channel estimator and to at least one of the receiver circuits and selectively activates or deactivates the at least one receiver circuit based on the determined at least one channel estimation value.

Abstract: A portable electronic device comprises an interface configured to, in response to detecting releasable engagement of an external antenna to the electronic device, switch from using an internal antenna to the external antenna for the wireless communications.