METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVE RECEIVER DIVERSITY IN A WIRELESS NETWORK

摘要

Apparatus and methods for implementing "intelligent" receive diversity management in e.g., a mobile device.. In one implementation, the mobile device includes an LTE-enabied UE, and the intelligent diversity management includes selectively disabling receive diversity (RxD) in that device upon meeting a plurality of criteria including (i) a capacity criterion, and (it) a connectivity criterion. In one variant, the capacity criterion includes ensuring that an achievable data rate associated with a single Rx (receive) chain is comparable to that with RxD.