System and methods for increasing network efficiency using VAMOS channels on a multi-SIM device

• US 9,049,723 B2
• Filed: 05/18/2013
• Issued: 06/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Dhanda, Mungal S., Yu, Zhi-Zhong, Sikri, Divaydeep
• Primary Examiner(s): Sinkantarakorn, Pao
• Assistant Examiner(s): STEINER, STEPHEN NICHOLAS
• Application Number:
  US13/897,387
• Publication Number:
  US 20140341184A1
• Time in Patent Office: 745 Days
• Field of Search: 370/331, 370/329, 370/337, 370/339
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/12 the signals being represented by different phase modulations of a single carrier
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/06 Reselecting a communication resource in the serving access point
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/51 based on terminal or device properties
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/183 Processing at user equipment or user record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

Methods are provided that optimize Voice over Adaptive Multi-user channels on One Slot (VAMOS) communications by recognizing that up to four independent communications are located on the same device, and assigning them to sub-channels of the same VAMOS channel. A VAMOS-capable multi-SIM wireless device such as a dual-SIM dual active (DSDA) device may have up to four simultaneous active calls on the same access network. When assigned to the same VAMOS channel, the up to four active calls may be merged to all use the same radio on the device.

Claims

1. A method of allocating physical channels by a base station in a wireless communications network, comprising:

receiving, from a first radio frequency (RF) resource associated with a first active communications session, information indicating that the first RF resource is capable of supporting Voice services over Adaptive Multi-user channels on One Slot (VAMOS) communications;

receiving, from a second RF resource associated with a second active communications session, information indicating that the second RF resource is capable of supporting VAMOS communications;

determining whether the first RF resource and the second RF resource are co-located within a single wireless device;

assigning a VAMOS channel to the first and second active communications sessions in response to determining that the first RF resource and the second RF resource are co-located within a single wireless device;

multiplexing the first active communications session and the second active communications session onto sub-channels of the assigned VAMOS channel; and

transmitting the first and second active communications sessions simultaneously on the assigned VAMOS channel such that data is simultaneously received by the first RF resource and the second RF resource.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein assigning a VAMOS channel to the first and second active communications sessions comprises:

assigning a new absolute radio frequency channel number (ARFCN) and time-division multiple access (TDMA) frame time slot to the first active communications session, wherein the new ARFCN and TDMA frame time slot define a physical channel currently in use by the second active communications session; and

assigning to the first and second active communications sessions different training sequence codes (TSC).

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising performing an intra-cell handover of the first active communications session to the physical channel identified by the new ARFCN and TDMA frame time slot.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein assigning a VAMOS channel to the first and second active communications sessions comprises:

assigning a new ARFCN and TDMA frame time slot to the first active communications session;

assigning the new ARFCN and TDMA frame time slot to the second active communications session, wherein the new ARFCN and TDMA frame time slot identify a new physical channel not currently in use by either the first or second active communications session; and

assigning to the first and second active communications sessions different training sequence codes (TSC).

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

performing an intra-cell handover of the first active communications session to the new physical channel identified by the new ARFCN and time slot; and

performing an intra-cell handover of the second active communications session to the new physical channel identified by the new ARFCN and TDMA frame time slot.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the single wireless device is a dual-subscriber identification module dual active (DSDA) wireless device, wherein:

a first subscriber identification module (SIM) is associated with the first active communications session and the first RF resource; and

a second SIM is associated with the second active communications session and the second RF resource.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein multiplexing the first active communications session on the second active communications session onto sub-channels of the assigned VAMOS channel comprises modulating data associated with the first SIM and data associated with the second SIM onto a single modulated carrier, wherein:

two bits are encoded in a modulation symbol; and

the two bits are dedicated to a first burst bit in the first active communications session and a second burst bit in the second active communications session, respectively.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein modulating data associated with the first SIM and data associated with the second SIM onto a single modulated carrier further comprises using an adaptive quadrature phase-shift keying (AQPSK) modulation scheme.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the first RF resource and the second RF resource are co-located within a single wireless device comprises determining whether the first and second active communications sessions are associated with identical International Mobile Station Equipment Identities (IMEIs).

10. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the first RF resource and the second RF resource are co-located within a single wireless device comprises determining whether information received from the first RF resource identifies an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) associated with the second RF resource.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the assigned VAMOS channel shares a logical traffic channel with at least a third active communications session, wherein at least one sub-channel carries half-rate coded speech data.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving, from a third RF resource associated with the third active communications session, information indicating that the third RF resource is capable of supporting VAMOS communications,

wherein the third active communications session is multiplexed onto one of the at least one sub-channel that carries half-rate coded speech data.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the third RF resource is co-located with the first and second RF resources in the single wireless device.

14. A method of allocating physical channels by a base station in a wireless communications network, comprising:

receiving, from a first radio frequency (RF) resource associated with a first active communications session, a notification that the first RF resource is capable of supporting Voice services over Adaptive Multi-user channels on One Slot (VAMOS) communications;

receiving a setup request for a new active communications session associated with a second RF resource, wherein the setup request includes information indicating that the second RF resource is capable of supporting VAMOS communications;

determining whether the first RF resource and the second RF resource are co-located within a wireless device;

setting up the new active communications session on a physical channel currently serving the first active communications session in response to determining that the first RF resource and the second RF resource are co-located within a single wireless device;

assigning a VAMOS channel to the first active communications session and the new active communications session;

multiplexing the first active communications session and the new active communications session onto sub-channels of the assigned VAMOS channel; and

transmitting the first active communications session and the new active communications session simultaneously on the assigned VAMOS channel such that data is simultaneously received by the first RF resource and the second RF resource.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein setting up the new active communications session on the physical channel currently serving the first active communications session comprises:

assigning to the new active communications session an absolute radio frequency channel number (ARFCN) and a time-division multiple access (TDMA) frame time slot that define the physical channel currently serving the first active communications session; and

assigning to the new active communications session a training sequence code (TSC) that is different than a TSC currently assigned to the first active communications session.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein single wireless device is a dual-subscriber identification module dual active (DSDA) wireless device, and wherein:

a first subscriber identification module (SIM) is associated with the first active communications session and the first RF resource; and

a second SIM is associated with the new active communications session and the second RF resource.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein multiplexing the first active communications session and the new active communications session onto sub-channels of the assigned VAMOS channel comprises modulating data associated with the first SIM and data associated with the second SIM onto a single modulated carrier, wherein:

two bits are encoded in a modulation symbol; and

the two bits are dedicated to a first burst bit in the first active communications session and a second burst bit in the new active communications session, respectively.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein modulating data associated with the first SIM and data associated with the second SIM onto a single modulated carrier further comprises using an adaptive quadrature phase-shift keying (AQPSK) modulation scheme.

19. A method of allocating physical channels by a base station in a wireless communications network, comprising:

receiving information indicating that a first radio frequency (RF) resource, a second RF resource, and a third RF resource are capable of supporting Voice services over Adaptive Multi-user channels on One Slot (VAMOS) communications;

determining whether the first, second and third RF resources are co-located within a single wireless device;

assigning a VAMOS channel to the first, second, and third active communications sessions in response to determining that the first, second, and third RF resources are co-located within a single wireless device;

multiplexing the first and second active communications sessions onto a first sub-channel of the assigned VAMOS channel, wherein the first and second active communications sessions are allocated to alternating odd and even time-division multiple access (TDMA) frame numbers in a traffic channel multiframe;

multiplexing the third active communications session onto a second sub-channel of the assigned VAMOS channel;

transmitting the first and third active communications sessions simultaneously using odd-numbered TDMA frames on the assigned VAMOS channel; and

transmitting the second and third active communications sessions simultaneously using even-numbered TDMA frames on the assigned VAMOS channel.

20. A method of managing radio frequency (RF) resources on a dual-subscriber identification module dual active (DSDA) device, comprising:

detecting when a first subscriber identification module (SIM) and a second SIM are participating in active communications sessions respectively on a first and second RF resource, wherein the active communications session on the first SIM is with the same access network as the active communications session on the second SIM;

determining whether a time slot and frequency assigned to the active communications session on the first SIM matches a time slot and absolute radio frequency channel number (ARFCN) assigned to the active communications session on the second SIM; and

moving the active communications session on the first SIM to the second RF resource in response to determining that the time slot and ARFCN assigned to the active communications session on the first SIM matches the time slot and ARFCN assigned to the active communications session on the second SIM.

21. The method of claim 20, further comprising shutting off power to the first RF resource.

22. The method of claim 20, further comprising using the first RF resource to transmit and receive communications over a different access network.

23. The method of claim 20, further comprising:

using an adaptive quadrature phase-shift keying (AQPSK) modulation scheme to send data in the active communications sessions on the first and second SIMs in a single VAMOS transmission on an uplink, in response to determining that the time slot and ARFCN assigned to the active communications session on the first SIM matches the time slot and ARFCN assigned to the active communications session on the second SIM.

24. The method of claim 20, further comprising:

converting data streams received during the active communications sessions on the first and second SIMs into sound waves, and mixing the sound waves to enable output via a single speaker on the DSDA device.

25. A base station, comprising:

a network interface;

an radio frequency (RF) data modem; and

a processor coupled to the network interface, and the RF data modem, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to;

receive, from a first RF resource associated with a first active communications session, information indicating that the first RF resource is capable of supporting Voice services over Adaptive Multi-user channels on One Slot (VAMOS) communications;

receive, from a second RF resource associated with a second active communications session, information indicating that the second RF resource is capable of supporting VAMOS communications;

determine whether the first RF resource and the second RF resource are co-located within a single wireless device;

assign a VAMOS channel to the first and second active communications sessions in response to determining that the first RF resource and the second RF resource are co-located within a single wireless device;

multiplex the first active communications session and the second active communications session onto sub-channels of the assigned VAMOS channel; and

transmit the first and second active communications sessions simultaneously on the assigned VAMOS channel such that data is simultaneously received by the first RF resource and the second RF resource.

26. The base station of claim 25, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to assign a VAMOS channel to the first and second active communications sessions by:

assigning a new absolute radio frequency channel number (ARFCN) and time-division multiple access (TDMA) frame time slot to the first active communications session, wherein the new ARFCN and TDMA frame time slot define a physical channel currently in use by the second active communications session; and

assigning to the first and second active communications sessions different training sequence codes (TSC).

27. The base station of claim 26, wherein the processor is further configured with processor-executable instructions to perform an intra-cell handover of the first active communications session to the physical channel identified by the new ARFCN and TDMA frame time slot.

28. The base station of claim 25, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to assign a VAMOS channel to the first and second active communications sessions by:

assigning a new ARFCN and TDMA frame time slot to the first active communications session;

assigning the new ARFCN and TDMA frame time slot to the second active communications session, wherein the new ARFCN and TDMA frame time slot identify a new physical channel not currently in use by either the first or second active communications session; and

assigning to the first and second active communications sessions different training sequence codes (TSC).

29. The base station of claim 28, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to:

perform an intra-cell handover of the first active communications session to the new physical channel identified by the new ARFCN and time slot; and

perform an intra-cell handover of the second active communications session to the new physical channel identified by the new ARFCN and TDMA frame time slot.

30. The base station of claim 25, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to determine whether the first RF resource and the second RF resource are co-located within a single wireless device by determining whether the first RF resource and the second RF resource are located within a dual-subscriber identification module dual active (DSDA) wireless device, wherein:

a first subscriber identification module (SIM) is associated with the first active communications session and the first RF resource; and

a second SIM is associated with the second active communications session and the second RF resource.

31. The base station of claim 30, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to multiplex the first active communications session on the second active communications session onto sub-channels of the assigned VAMOS channel by modulating data associated with the first SIM and data associated with the second SIM onto a single modulated carrier, wherein:

two bits are encoded in a modulation symbol; and

the two bits are dedicated to a first burst bit in the first active communications session and a second burst bit in the second active communications session, respectively.

32. The base station of claim 31, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to modulate data associated with the first SIM and data associated with the second SIM onto a single modulated carrier further by using an adaptive quadrature phase-shift keying (AQPSK) modulation scheme.

33. The base station of claim 25, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to determine whether the first RF resource and the second RF resource are co-located within a single wireless device by determining whether the first and second active communications sessions are associated with identical International Mobile Station Equipment Identities (IMEIs).

34. The base station of claim 25, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to determine whether the first RF resource and the second RF resource are co-located within a single wireless device by determining whether information received from the first RF resource identifies an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) associated with the second RF resource.

35. The base station of claim 25, wherein the assigned VAMOS channel shares a logical traffic channel with at least a third active communications session, wherein at least one of the sub-channels carries half-rate coded speech data.

36. The base station of claim 35, wherein the processor is further configured with processor-executable instructions to:

receive, from a third RF resource associated with the third active communications session, information indicating that the third RF resource is capable of supporting VAMOS communications,

wherein the third active communications session is multiplexed onto one of the at least one VAMOS sub-channels that carries half-rate coded speech data.

37. The base station of claim 36, wherein the processor is configured to receive information from the third RF resource by receiving information from an RF resource that is co-located with the first and second RF resources in the single wireless device.

38. A base station, comprising:

a network interface;

transmit/receive circuitry; and

a processor coupled to the network interface, and the transmit/receive circuitry, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to;

receive, from a first radio frequency (RF) resource associated with a first active communications session, a notification that the first RF resource is capable of supporting Voice services over Adaptive Multi-user channels on One Slot (VAMOS) communications;

receive a setup request for a new active communications session associated with a second RF resource, wherein the setup request includes information indicating that the second RF resource is capable of supporting VAMOS communications;

determine whether the first RF resource and the second RF resource are co-located within a single wireless device;

set up the new active communications session on a physical channel currently serving the first active communications session in response to determining that the first RF resource and the second RF resource are co-located within a single wireless device;

assign a VAMOS channel to the first active communications session and the new active communications session;

multiplex the first active communications session and the new active communications session onto sub-channels of the assigned VAMOS channel; and

transmit the first active communications session and the new active communications session simultaneously on the assigned VAMOS channel such that data is simultaneously received by the first RF resource and the second RF resource.

39. The base station of claim 38, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to set up the new active communications session on the physical channel currently serving the first active communications session by assigning to the new active communications session an absolute radio frequency channel number (ARFCN) and a time-division multiple access (TDMA) frame time slot that define the physical channel currently serving the first active communications session;

and

assigning to the new active communications session a training sequence codes (TSC) that is different than a TSC currently assigned to the first active communications session.

40. The base station of claim 38, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to determine whether the first RF resource and the second RF resource are co-located within a single wireless device by determining whether the first RF resource and the second RF resource are co-located within a dual-subscriber identification module dual active (DSDA) wireless device, wherein:

a first subscriber identification module (SIM) is associated with the first active communications session and the first RF resource; and

a second SIM is associated with the new active communications session and the second RF resource.

41. The base station of claim 40, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to multiplex the first active communications session and the new active communications session onto sub-channels of the assigned VAMOS channel by modulating data associated with the first SIM and data associated with the second SIM onto a single modulated carrier, wherein:

two bits are encoded in a modulation symbol; and

the two bits are dedicated to a first burst bit in the first active communications session and a second burst bit in the new active communications session, respectively.

42. The base station of claim 40, wherein the processor is configured with processor-executable instructions to modulate data associated with the first SIM and data associated with the second SIM onto a single modulated carrier further by using an adaptive quadrature phase-shift keying (AQPSK) modulation scheme.

43. A base station, comprising:

a network interface;

an radio frequency (RF) data modem; and

a processor coupled to the network interface, and the RF data modem, wherein the processor is configured to;

receiving receive information indicating that a first RF resource, a second RF resource, and a third RF resource are capable of supporting Voice services over Adaptive Multi-user channels on One Slot (VAMOS) communications;

determine whether the first, second and third RF resources are co-located within a single wireless device;

assign a VAMOS channel to the first, second, and third active communications sessions in response to determining that the first, second, and third RF resources are co-located within a single wireless device;

multiplex the first and second active communications sessions onto a first sub-channel of the assigned VAMOS channel, wherein the first and second active communications sessions are allocated to alternating odd and even TDMA frame numbers in a traffic channel multiframe;

multiplex the third active communications session onto a second sub-channel of the assigned VAMOS channel;

transmit the first and third active communications sessions simultaneously using odd-numbered TDMA frames on the assigned VAMOS channel; and

transmit the second and third active communications sessions simultaneously using even-numbered TDMA frames on the assigned VAMOS channel.

44. A wireless device, comprising:

a processor coupled to a first radio frequency (RF) resource, and a second RF resource, wherein the processor is configured to perform operations comprising;

detecting when a first subscriber identification module (SIM) associated with the first RF resource and a second SIM associated with the second RF resource are participating in active communications sessions respectively on the first and second RF resources, wherein the active communications session on the first SIM is with the same access network as the active communications session on the second SIM;

determining whether a time slot and frequency assigned to the active communications session on the first SIM matches a time slot and absolute radio frequency channel number (ARFCN) assigned to the active communications session on the second SIM; and

moving the active communications session on the first SIM to the second RF resource in response to determining that the time slot and ARFCN assigned to the active communications session on the first SIM matches the time slot and ARFCN assigned to the active communications session on the second SIM.

45. The wireless device of claim 44, wherein the processor is configured to perform operations further comprising shutting off power to the first RF resource.

46. The wireless device of claim 44, wherein the processor is configured to perform operations further comprising using the first RF resource to transmit and receive communications over a different access network.

47. The wireless device of claim 44, wherein the processor is configured to perform operations further comprising:

using an adaptive quadrature phase-shift keying (AQPSK) modulation scheme to send data in the active communications sessions on the first and second SIMs in a single Voice services over Adaptive Multi-user channels on One Slot (VAMOS) transmission on an uplink, in response to determining that the time slot and ARFCN assigned to the active communications session on the first SIM matches the time slot and ARFCN assigned to the active communications session on the second SIM.

48. The wireless device of claim 44, further comprising:

converting data streams received during the active communications sessions on the first and second SIMs into sound waves, and mixing the sound waves to enable output via a single speaker on the wireless device.

49. A base station in a wireless communications network, comprising:

means for receiving, from a first radio frequency (RF) resource associated with a first active communications session, information indicating that the first RF resource is capable of supporting Voice services over Adaptive Multi-user channels on One Slot (VAMOS) communications;

means for receiving, from a second RF resource associated with a second active communications session, information indicating that the second RF resource is capable of supporting VAMOS communications;

means for determining whether the first RF resource and the second RF resource are co-located within a single wireless device;

means for assigning a VAMOS channel to the first and second active communications sessions in response to determining that the first RF resource and the second RF resource are co-located within a single wireless device;

means for multiplexing the first active communications session and the second active communications session onto sub-channels of the assigned VAMOS channel; and

means for transmitting the first and second active communications sessions simultaneously on the assigned VAMOS channel such that data is simultaneously received by the first RF resource and the second RF resource.

50. The base station of claim 49, wherein means for assigning a VAMOS channel to the first and second active communications sessions comprises:

means for assigning a new absolute radio frequency channel number (ARFCN) and time-division multiple access (TDMA) frame time slot to the first active communications session, wherein the new ARFCN and TDMA frame time slot define a physical channel currently in use by the second active communications session; and

means for assigning to the first and second active communications sessions different training sequence codes (TSC).

51. The base station of claim 50, further comprising means for performing an intra-cell handover of the first active communications session to the physical channel identified by the new ARFCN and TDMA frame time slot.

52. The base station of claim 49, wherein means for assigning a VAMOS channel to the first and second active communications sessions comprises:

means for assigning a new ARFCN and TDMA frame time slot to the first active communications session;

means for assigning the new ARFCN and TDMA frame time slot to the second active communications session, wherein the new ARFCN and TDMA frame time slot identify a new physical channel not currently in use by either the first or second active communications session; and

means for assigning to the first and second active communications sessions different training sequence codes (TSC).

53. The base station of claim 52, further comprising:

means for performing an intra-cell handover of the first active communications session to the new physical channel identified by the new ARFCN and time slot; and

means for performing an intra-cell handover of the second active communications session to the new physical channel identified by the new ARFCN and TDMA frame time slot.

54. The base station of claim 49, wherein means for determining whether the first RF resource and the second RF resource are co-located within a single wireless device comprises means for determining whether the first RF resource and the second RF resource are located within a dual-subscriber identification module dual active (DSDA) wireless device, wherein:

a first subscriber identification module (SIM) is associated with the first active communications session and the first RF resource; and

a second SIM is associated with the second active communications session and the second RF resource.

55. The base station of claim 54, wherein multiplexing the first active communications session on the second active communications session onto sub-channels of the assigned VAMOS channel comprises modulating data associated with the first SIM and data associated with the second SIM onto a single modulated carrier, wherein:

two bits are encoded in a modulation symbol; and

the two bits are dedicated to a first burst bit in the first active communications session and a second burst bit in the second active communications session, respectively.

56. The base station of claim 55, wherein means for modulating data associated with the first SIM and data associated with the second SIM onto a single modulated carrier further comprises means for using an adaptive quadrature phase-shift keying (AQPSK) modulation scheme.

57. The base station of claim 49, wherein means for determining whether the first RF resource and the second RF resource are co-located within a single wireless device comprises means for determining whether the first and second active communications sessions are associated with identical International Mobile Station Equipment Identities (IMEIs).

58. The base station of claim 49, wherein means for determining whether the first RF resource and the second RF resource are co-located within a single wireless device comprises means for determining whether information received from the first RF resource identifies an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) associated with the second RF resource.

59. The base station of claim 49, wherein the assigned VAMOS channel shares a logical traffic channel with at least a third active communications session, wherein at least one of the sub-channels carries half-rate coded speech data.

60. The base station of claim 59, further comprising means for receiving, from a third RF resource associated with the third active communications session, information indicating that the third RF resource is capable of supporting VAMOS communications,

wherein the third active communications session is multiplexed onto one of the at least one VAMOS sub-channels that carries half-rate coded speech data.

61. The base station of claim 60, wherein means for receiving information from a third RF resource comprises means for receiving information from an RF resource that is co-located with the first and second RF resources in the single wireless device.

62. A base station in a wireless communications network, comprising:

means for receiving, from a first radio frequency (RF) resource associated with a first active communications session, a notification that the first RF resource is capable of supporting Voice services over Adaptive Multi-user channels on One Slot (VAMOS) communications;

means for receiving a setup request for a new active communications session associated with a second RF resource, wherein the setup request includes information indicating that the second RF resource is capable of supporting VAMOS communications;

means for determining whether the first RF resource and the second RF resource are co-located within a single wireless device;

means for setting up the new active communications session on a physical channel currently serving the first active communications session in response to determining that the first RF resource and the second RF resource are co-located within a single wireless device;

means for assigning a VAMOS channel to the first active communications session and the new active communications session;

means for multiplexing the first active communications session and the new active communications session onto sub-channels of the assigned VAMOS channel; and

means for transmitting the first active communications session and the new active communications session simultaneously on the assigned VAMOS channel such that data is simultaneously received by the first RF resource and the second RF resource.

63. The base station of claim 62, wherein means for setting up the new active communications session on the physical channel currently serving the first active communications session comprises:

means for assigning to the new active communications session an ARFCN and a time-division multiple access (TDMA) frame time slot that define the physical channel currently serving the first active communications session; and

means for assigning to the new active communications session a training sequence code (TSC) that is different than a TSC currently assigned to the first active communications session.

64. The base station of claim 62, wherein means for determining whether the first RF resource and the second RF resource are co-located within a single wireless device comprises means for determining whether the first RF resource and the second RF resource are located within a dual-subscriber identification module dual active (DSDA) wireless device, wherein:

a first SIM is associated with the first active communications session and the first RF resource; and

a second SIM is associated with the new active communications session and the second RF resource.

65. The base station of claim 64, wherein means for multiplexing the first active communications session and the new active communications session onto sub-channels of the assigned VAMOS channel comprises means for modulating data associated with the first SIM and data associated with the second SIM onto a single modulated carrier, wherein:

two bits are encoded in a modulation symbol; and

the two bits are dedicated to a first burst bit in the first active communications session and a second burst bit in the new active communications session, respectively.

66. The base station of claim 65, wherein means for modulating data associated with the first SIM and data associated with the second SIM onto a single modulated carrier further comprises means for using an adaptive quadrature phase-shift keying (AQPSK) modulation scheme.

67. A base station in a wireless communications network, comprising:

means for receiving information indicating that a first radio frequency (RF) resource, a second RF resource, and a third RF resource are capable of supporting Voice services over Adaptive Multi-user channels on One Slot (VAMOS) communications;

means for determining whether the first, second and third RF resources are co-located within a single wireless device;

means for assigning a VAMOS channel to the first, second, and third active communications sessions in response to determining that the first, second, and third RF resources are co-located within a single wireless device;

means for multiplexing the first and second active communications sessions onto a first sub-channel of the assigned VAMOS channel, wherein the first and second active communications sessions are allocated to alternating odd and even time-division multiple access (TDMA) frame numbers in a traffic channel multiframe;

means for multiplexing the third active communications session onto a second sub-channel of the assigned VAMOS channel;

means for transmitting the first and third active communications sessions simultaneously using odd-numbered TDMA frames on the assigned VAMOS channel; and

means for transmitting the second and third active communications sessions simultaneously using even-numbered TDMA frames on the assigned VAMOS channel.

68. A dual-subscriber identification module dual active (DSDA) device, comprising:

means for detecting when a first subscriber identification module (SIM) and a second SIM are participating in active communications sessions respectively on a first and second RF resource, wherein the active communications session on the first SIM is with the same access network as the active communications session on the second SIM;

means for determining whether a time slot and frequency assigned to the active communications session on the first SIM matches a time slot and absolute radio frequency channel number (ARFCN) assigned to the active communications session on the second SIM; and

means for moving the active communications session on the first SIM to the second RF resource in response to determining that the time slot and ARFCN assigned to the active communications session on the first SIM matches the time slot and ARFCN assigned to the active communications session on the second SIM.

69. The DSDA device of claim 68, further comprising means for shutting off power to the first RF resource.

70. The DSDA device of claim 68, further comprising means for using the first RF resource to transmit and receive communications over a different access network.

71. The DSDA device of claim 68, further comprising:

means for using an adaptive quadrature phase-shift keying (AQPSK) modulation scheme to send data in the active communications sessions on the first and second SIMs in a single VAMOS transmission on an uplink, in response to determining that the time slot and ARFCN assigned to the active communications session on the first SIM matches the time slot and ARFCN assigned to the active communications session on the second SIM.

72. The DSDA device of claim 68, further comprising:

means for converting data streams received during the active communications sessions on the first and second SIMs into sound waves, and means for mixing the sound waves to enable output via a single speaker on the DSDA device.

73. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions configured to cause a processor of a base station to perform operations comprising:

receiving, from a first radio frequency (RF) resource associated with a first active communications session, information indicating that the first RF resource is capable of supporting Voice services over Adaptive Multi-user channels on One Slot (VAMOS) communications;

receiving, from a second RF resource associated with a second active communications session, information indicating that the second RF resource is capable of supporting VAMOS communications;

determining whether the first RF resource and the second RF resource are co-located within a single wireless device;

assigning a VAMOS channel to the first and second active communications sessions in response to determining that the first RF resource and the second RF resource are co-located within a single wireless device;

multiplexing the first active communications session and the second active communications session onto sub-channels of the assigned VAMOS channel; and

transmitting the first and second active communications sessions simultaneously on the assigned VAMOS channel such that data is simultaneously received by the first RF resource and the second RF resource.

74. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 73, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause the base station processor to perform operations such that assigning a VAMOS channel to the first and second active communications sessions comprises:

assigning a new absolute radio frequency channel number (ARFCN) and time-division multiple access (TDMA) frame time slot to the first active communications session, wherein the new ARFCN and TDMA frame time slot define a physical channel currently in use by the second active communications session; and

assigning to the first and second active communications sessions different training sequence codes (TSC).

75. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 74, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause the base station processor to perform operations further comprising performing an intra-cell handover of the first active communications session to the physical channel identified by the new ARFCN and TDMA frame time slot.

76. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 73, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause the base station processor to perform operations such that assigning a VAMOS channel to the first and second active communications sessions comprises:

assigning a new ARFCN and TDMA frame time slot to the first active communications session;

assigning the new ARFCN and TDMA frame time slot to the second active communications session, wherein the new ARFCN and TDMA frame time slot identify a new physical channel not currently in use by either the first or second active communications session; and

assigning to the first and second active communications sessions different training sequence codes (TSC).

77. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 76, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause the base station processor to perform operations further comprising:

performing an intra-cell handover of the first active communications session to the new physical channel identified by the new ARFCN and time slot; and

performing an intra-cell handover of the second active communications session to the new physical channel identified by the new ARFCN and TDMA frame time slot.

78. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 73, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause the base station processor to perform operations such that determining whether the first RF resource and the second RF resource are co-located within a single wireless device comprises determining whether the first RF resource and the second RF resource are co-located within a dual-subscriber identification module dual active (DSDA) wireless device, wherein:

a first subscriber identification module (SIM) is associated with the first active communications session and the first RF resource; and

a second SIM is associated with the second active communications session and the second RF resource.

79. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 78, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause the base station processor to perform operations such that multiplexing the first active communications session on the second active communications session onto sub-channels of the assigned VAMOS channel comprises modulating data associated with the first SIM and data associated with the second SIM onto a single modulated carrier, wherein:

two bits are encoded in a modulation symbol; and

the two bits are dedicated to a first burst bit in the first active communications session and a second burst bit in the second active communications session, respectively.

80. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 79, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause the base station processor to perform operations such that modulating data associated with the first SIM and data associated with the second SIM onto a single modulated carrier further comprises using an adaptive quadrature phase-shift keying (AQPSK) modulation scheme.

81. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 73, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause the base station processor to perform operations such that determining whether the first and second active communications sessions are associated with identical International Mobile Station Equipment Identities (IMEIs).

82. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 73, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause the base station processor to perform operations such that wherein determining whether the first RF resource and the second RF resource are co-located within a single wireless device comprises determining whether information received from the first RF resource identifies an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) associated with the second RF resource.

83. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 73, wherein the assigned VAMOS channel shares a logical traffic channel with at least a third active communications session, wherein at least one of the sub-channels carries half-rate coded speech data.

84. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 83, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause the base station processor to perform operations further comprising:

receiving, from a third RF resource associated with the third active communications session, information indicating that the third RF resource is capable of supporting VAMOS communications,

wherein the third active communications session is multiplexed onto one of the at least one VAMOS sub-channels that carries half-rate coded speech data.

85. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 84, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause the base station processor to perform operations such that receiving information from the third RF resource comprises receiving information from an RF resource that is co-located with the first and second RF resources in the single wireless device.

86. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions configured to cause a base station processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving, from a first radio frequency (RF) resource, a notification that the first RF resource is capable of supporting Voice services over Adaptive Multi-user channels on One Slot (VAMOS) communications;

receiving a setup request for a new active communications session associated with a second RF resource, wherein the setup request includes information indicating that the second RF resource is capable of supporting VAMOS communications;

determining whether the first RF resource and the second RF resource are co-located within a single wireless device;

setting up the new active communications session on a physical channel currently serving the first active communications session in response to determining that the first RF resource and the second RF resource are co-located within a single wireless device;

assigning a VAMOS channel to the first active communications session and the new active communications session;

multiplexing the first active communications session and the new active communications session onto sub-channels of the assigned VAMOS channel; and

transmitting the first active communications session and the new active communications session simultaneously on the assigned VAMOS channel such that data is simultaneously received by the first RF resource and the second RF resource.

87. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 86, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause the base station processor to perform operations such that setting up the new active communications session on the physical channel currently serving the first active communications session comprises:

assigning to the new active communications session an ARFCN and a time-division multiple access (TDMA) frame time slot that define the physical channel currently serving the first active communications session; and

assigning to the new active communications session a training sequence code (TSC) that is different than a TSC currently assigned to the first active communications session.

88. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 86, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause the base station processor to perform operations such that determining whether the first RF resource and the second RF resource are co-located within a single wireless device comprises determining whether first RF resource and the second RF resource are located within a dual-subscriber identification module dual active (DSDA) wireless device, wherein:

a first subscriber identification module (SIM) is associated with the first active communications session and the first RF resource; and

a second SIM is associated with the new active communications session and the second RF resource.

89. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 86, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause the base station processor to perform operations such that multiplexing the first active communications session and the new active communications session onto sub-channels of the assigned VAMOS channel comprises modulating data associated with a first SIM and data associated with a second SIM onto a single modulated carrier, wherein:

two bits are encoded in a modulation symbol; and

the two bits are dedicated to a first burst bit in the first active communications session and a second burst bit in the new active communications session, respectively.

90. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 89, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause the base station processor to perform operations such that modulating data associated with the first SIM and data associated with the second SIM onto a single modulated carrier further comprises using an adaptive quadrature phase-shift keying (AQPSK) modulation scheme.

91. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions configured to cause a base station processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving information indicating that a first radio frequency (RF) resource, a second RF resource, and a third RF resource are capable of supporting Voice services over Adaptive Multi-user channels on One Slot (VAMOS) communications;

determining whether the first, second and third RF resources are co-located within a single wireless device;

assigning a VAMOS channel to the first, second, and third active communications sessions in response to determining that the first, second, and third RF resources are co-located within a single wireless device;

multiplexing the first and second active communications sessions onto a first sub-channel of the assigned VAMOS channel, wherein the first and second active communications sessions are allocated to alternating odd and even time-division multiple access (TDMA) frame numbers in a traffic channel multiframe;

multiplexing the third active communications session onto a second sub-channel of the assigned VAMOS channel;

transmitting the first and third active communications sessions simultaneously using odd-numbered TDMA frames on the assigned VAMOS channel; and

transmitting the second and third active communications sessions simultaneously using even-numbered TDMA frames on the assigned VAMOS channel.

92. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions that are configured to cause a dual-subscriber identification module dual active (DSDA) device processor to perform operations comprising:

detecting when a first subscriber identification module (SIM) and a second SIM are participating in active communications sessions respectively on a first and second RF resource, wherein the active communications session on the first SIM is with the same access network as the active communications session on the second SIM;

determining whether a time slot and frequency assigned to the active communications session on the first SIM matches a time slot and absolute radio frequency channel number (ARFCN) assigned to the active communications session on the second SIM; and

moving the active communications session on the first SIM to the second RF resource in response to determining that the time slot and ARFCN assigned to the active communications session on the first SIM matches the time slot and ARFCN assigned to the active communications session on the second SIM.

93. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 92, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause the DSDA device processor to perform operations further comprising shutting off power to the first RF resource.

94. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 92, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause the DSDA device processor to perform operations further comprising using the first RF resource to transmit and receive communications over a different access network.

95. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 92, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause the DSDA device processor to perform operations further comprising:

using an adaptive quadrature phase-shift keying (AQPSK) modulation scheme to send data in the active communications sessions on the first and second SIMs in a single VAMOS transmission on an uplink, in response to determining that the time slot and ARFCN assigned to the active communications session on the first SIM matches the time slot and ARFCN assigned to the active communications session on the second SIM.

96. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 92, wherein the stored processor-executable instructions are configured to cause the DSDA device processor to perform operations further comprising:

converting data streams received during the active communications sessions on the first and second SIMs into sound waves, and mixing the sound waves to enable output via a single speaker on the DSDA device.