COMMUNICATIONS METHOD AND APPARATUS
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1. A communications method, for an apparatus capable of Carrier Aggregation (CA), wherein the apparatus comprises a plurality of processing engines and antennas, comprising:
- determining whether the apparatus is configured in a single component carrier for a first group of the antennas;
activating a second group of the antennas if the apparatus is configured in the single component carrier.
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Abstract
A communications apparatus and method are provided. The communications method for an apparatus capable of Carrier Aggregation (CA), wherein the apparatus includes a plurality of processing engines and antennas, includes the steps of determining whether the apparatus is configured in a single component carrier for a first group of the antennas; and activating a second group of the antennas if the apparatus is configured in the single component carrier.
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1. A communications method, for an apparatus capable of Carrier Aggregation (CA), wherein the apparatus comprises a plurality of processing engines and antennas, comprising:
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determining whether the apparatus is configured in a single component carrier for a first group of the antennas; activating a second group of the antennas if the apparatus is configured in the single component carrier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A communications apparatus capable of Carrier Aggregation (CA), comprising:
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a plurality of processing engines, wherein the processing engines comprised in an RF signal processing device are connected with a plurality of processing antennas, and wherein the antennas are divided into a first group of the antennas and a second group of the antennas; a processor configured to detect whether the communications apparatus is configured in a single component carrier, wherein the processor activates the second group of the antennas if the apparatus is configured in the single component carrier. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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