APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING TUNE-AWAY OPERATIONS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS

摘要

Access terminals are adapted to facilitate tune-away operations in situations in which multiple subscriptions are employed. According to one example, an access terminal performing an acquisition procedure for a first subscription may suspend the acquisition procedure to obtain a paging message for a second subscription. The access terminal can tune away from the first subscription to the second subscription and monitor for a mobile-terminated page. After a mobile-terminated page associated with the second subscription is received and processed, the access terminal may resume the acquisition procedure for the first subscription. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also included.

主权项

1. An access terminal, comprising:
a communications interface; a plurality of subscription modules, including a first subscription module associated with a first subscription, and a second subscription module associated with a second subscription; and a processing circuit coupled to the communications interface and the plurality of subscription modules, the processing circuit adapted to:
perform an acquisition process for the first subscription via the communications interface;suspend the acquisition process for the first subscription and tune the communications interface to the second subscription for a mobile-terminated page on the second subscription; andmonitor the second subscription for a mobile-terminated page via the communications interface.