Quad SIM functionality for a dual active mobile device

摘要

Methods, systems and devices are providing for managing quad SIM functionality on a mobile device. The method includes maintaining active in a data traffic state on a first radio frequency (RF) chain of the mobile device a first subscription of a first SIM. Also, maintaining active in a slotted idle state each of a second SIM subscription, a third SIM subscription and a fourth SIM subscription on a second RF chain of the mobile device. The slotted idle states enabling the subscriptions to monitor pages in their paging channel slots. The method may include switching the third and fourth subscriptions to the first RF chain in response to the second subscription exiting the slotted idle state. The first, subscription may operate with tune away support while the third and fourth subscriptions operate in slotted idle state together on the first RF chain.

主权项

1. A method of managing multi SIM functionality on a mobile device, comprising:
maintaining active in a data traffic state on a first radio frequency (RF) chain of the mobile device a first subscription associated with a first subscriber identity/identification module (SIM); maintaining active in a slotted idle state each of a second subscription associated with a second SIM, a third subscription associated with a third SIM and a fourth subscription associated with a fourth SIM on a second RF chain of the mobile device, wherein in the slotted idle state the second subscription, the third subscription and the fourth subscription are able to monitor pages in respective ones of paging channel slots; and switching the third subscription and the fourth subscription to the first RF chain in response to the second subscription exiting the slotted idle state, wherein on the first RF chain the third subscription and the fourth subscription operate in the slotted idle state and the first subscription operates in the data traffic state with tune away support.