Systems, apparatus, and methods for arbitration of antenna switch configuration among different clients
First Claim
1. A wireless communications apparatus, comprising:
- a plurality of antennas;
a plurality of radio access technology modules each configured to wirelessly communicate according to a radio access technology, each of the radio access technology modules comprising one or more communication circuits configured to transmit or receive wireless communications;
a controller configured to selectively switch communication circuits of each of the radio access technology modules to transmit or receive wireless communications via a corresponding one or more of the plurality of antennas; and
a switching manager configured to manage a plurality of switch configurations, each of the switch configurations defining a mapping between communications circuits of each of the radio access technology modules and the antennas, the switching manager further configured to;
store a switch configuration of the plurality of switch configurations used for a first radio access technology module; and
cause the controller to maintain the switch configuration of the antennas used for the first radio access technology module in place in response to a network handover,wherein the network handover is implemented from the first radio access technology module to a second radio access technology module using a different radio access technology than the first radio access technology module and maintaining the switch configuration of the antennas used for the first radio access technology module.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus for antenna selection for different radio access technologies. An apparatus can include a plurality of antennas and a plurality of radio access technology modules each configured to communicate according to a different radio access technology. The apparatus further includes a controller configured to switch communication circuits of each of the radio access technology modules to communicate via a corresponding one or more of the plurality of antennas. The apparatus further includes a switching manager configured to manage a plurality of switch configurations each defining a mapping between each of the radio access technology modules and the antennas. The switching manager is further configured to store a switch configuration used for a first radio access technology module and cause the controller to maintain the switch configuration in place in response to a network handover. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.
106 Citations
40 Claims
-
1. A wireless communications apparatus, comprising:
-
a plurality of antennas; a plurality of radio access technology modules each configured to wirelessly communicate according to a radio access technology, each of the radio access technology modules comprising one or more communication circuits configured to transmit or receive wireless communications; a controller configured to selectively switch communication circuits of each of the radio access technology modules to transmit or receive wireless communications via a corresponding one or more of the plurality of antennas; and a switching manager configured to manage a plurality of switch configurations, each of the switch configurations defining a mapping between communications circuits of each of the radio access technology modules and the antennas, the switching manager further configured to; store a switch configuration of the plurality of switch configurations used for a first radio access technology module; and cause the controller to maintain the switch configuration of the antennas used for the first radio access technology module in place in response to a network handover, wherein the network handover is implemented from the first radio access technology module to a second radio access technology module using a different radio access technology than the first radio access technology module and maintaining the switch configuration of the antennas used for the first radio access technology module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
-
-
11. A method for wireless communication via a plurality of radio access technology modules, each of the plurality of radio access technology modules configured to communicate according to a radio access technology, the method comprising:
managing a plurality of switch configurations via a switching manager, each of the switch configurations defining a mapping between communication circuits of each of the plurality of radio access technology modules and a plurality of antennas, wherein managing the plurality of switch configurations comprises; storing a switch configuration of the plurality of switch configurations used for a first radio access technology module; maintaining the switch configuration of the antennas used for the first radio access technology module in place in response to a network handover wherein the network handover is implemented from the first radio access technology module to a second radio access technology module using a different radio access technology than the first radio access technology module and maintaining the switch configuration of the antennas used for the first radio access technology module; and selectively switching the communication circuits of each of the radio access technology modules to transmit or receive wireless communications via a corresponding one or more of the plurality of antennas based on the switch configurations. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
-
21. A wireless communications apparatus, comprising:
-
a plurality of means for transmitting or receiving signals; a plurality of radio access technology modules, each configured to wirelessly communicate according to a radio access technology; means for selectively switching each of the plurality of radio access technology modules to transmit or receive wireless communications via a corresponding one or more of the means for transmitting or receiving signals; and means for managing a plurality of switch configurations, each of the switch configurations defining a mapping between each of the plurality of radio access technology modules and the means for transmitting or receiving signals, the means for managing the plurality of switch configurations further comprising; means for storing a switch configuration of the plurality of switch configurations used for a first radio access technology module; and means for maintaining the switch configuration of the antennas used for the first radio access technology module in place in response to a network handover, wherein the network handover is implemented from the first radio access technology module to a second radio access technology module using a different radio access technology than the first radio access technology module and maintaining the switch configuration of the antennas used for the first radio access technology module. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
-
-
31. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium encoded thereon with instructions that when executed cause a wireless communications apparatus to perform a method for wireless communication via a plurality of radio access technology modules, each of the plurality of radio access technology modules configured to communicate according to a radio access technology, the method comprising:
managing a plurality of switch configurations via a switching manager, each of the switch configurations defining a mapping between communication circuits of each of the plurality of radio access technology modules and a plurality of antennas, wherein managing the plurality of switch configurations comprises; storing a switch configuration of the plurality of switch configurations used for a first radio access technology module; maintaining the switch configuration of the antennas used for the first radio access technology module in place in response to a network handover wherein the network handover is implemented from the first radio access technology module to a second radio access technology module using a different radio access technology than the first radio access technology module and maintaining the switch configuration of the antennas used for the first radio access technology module; and selectively switching the communication circuits of each of the radio access technology modules to transmit or receive wireless communications via a corresponding one or more of the plurality of antennas based on the switch configurations. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
Specification