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Methods for coordinating radio activities in different radio access technologies and apparatuses utilizing the same

US8849272B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 7, 2010
Grant dateSep 30, 2014
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Expiry dateSep 21, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W36/0088
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for coordinating radio activities in different radio access technologies (RATs) is provided. A first RAT module performs a first channel activity, related to a first RAT, for transmitting or receiving information to or from a first cellular network by using an antenna, and requests that a measurement activity, related to the first RAT, is to be performed for measuring signal power of a serving cell and/or at least one neighbor cell in the first cellular network by using the antenna. A second RAT module requests that a second channel activity, related to a second RAT, is to be performed for transmitting or receiving information to or from a second cellular network by using the antenna. An arbiter schedules performance of the measurement activity between the first and second channel activities.

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