Shared Tertiary Chain for Improved LTE Throughput

摘要

In a wireless communication device that has LTE and 1×capabilities and multiple receive chains, this application provides for sharing non-LTE receive chain(s) and/or unused LTE receive chain(s) for 1× tune-away events to improve LTE throughput by not interrupting LTE data transmission on the LTE active receive chain(s).

主权项

1. A method for a user equipment (UE) 1× tune-away while the UE is in a long-term evolution (LTE) active mode, the UE including a plurality of receive chains, comprising:
determining a UE receive chain from the plurality of receive chains on which the 1× tune-away can occur without negatively impacting the LTE active mode throughput; and performing the 1× tune-away on the UE receive chain.