Antenna selection mechanism to enhance user experience

A mobile device, comprising:

• a plurality of transmitters;
• at least one processor operably coupled to the plurality of transmitters and configured to:
• determine specific absorption information for each of the plurality of transmitters;
• determine a quality of service requirement for each of a plurality of data packets;
• determine a transmission schedule based at least in part on the quality of service requirements and the specific absorption information for the plurality of transmitters;
• and
• transmit the plurality of data packets via the plurality of transmitters based on the transmission schedule,
• wherein one of the plurality of transmitters is associated with a specific absorption information lower than a specific absorption information of one or more other transmitters of the plurality of transmitters, and the transmission schedule indicates that a data packet with a high quality of service requirement is transmitted on the one of the plurality of transmitters based on the lower specific absorption information.

A mobile device, comprising:

• a plurality of transmitters;
• at least one processor operably coupled to the plurality of transmitters and configured to:
• determine specific absorption information for each of the plurality of transmitters by determining a transmit power back-off value for each of the plurality of transmitters;
• determine a quality of service requirement for each of a plurality of data packets;
• determine a transmission schedule based at least in part on the quality of service requirements, the specific absorption information for the plurality of transmitters, and the transmit power back-off values for each of the plurality of transmitters;
• and
• transmit the plurality of data packets via the plurality of transmitters based on the transmission schedule,
• wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine that one of the plurality of transmitters is associated with a relatively low transmit power back-off value, and to schedule a data packet with a high quality of service requirement for transmission on the one of the plurality of transmitters based on the relatively low transmit power-back off value.

A method for mitigating an impact of transmitter power back-off in a mobile device, comprising:

• generating a first signal and a second signal, the first signal being associated with a higher quality of service as compared to the second signal;
• determining a first antenna maximum transmit power for a first antenna based on first specific absorption information associated with the first antenna;
• determining a second antenna maximum transmit power for a second antenna based on second specific absorption information associated with the second antenna;
• determining a primary antenna and a secondary antenna based on the first antenna maximum transmit power and the second antenna maximum transmit power, the maximum transmit power of the primary antenna being greater than the maximum transmit power of the secondary antenna;
• and
• transmitting the first signal on the primary antenna and the second signal on the secondary antenna.

A method for transmitting data in a carrier aggregation scheme, comprising:

• determining specific absorption information for each of a plurality of transmitters in a mobile device;
• determining a quality of service requirement for each of a plurality of data packets;
• determining a transmission schedule based at least in part on the quality of service requirements and the specific absorption information for the plurality of transmitters;
• and
• transmitting the plurality of data packets via the plurality of transmitters based on the transmission schedule,
• wherein one of the plurality of transmitters is associated with a relatively low specific absorption information, and the transmission schedule indicates that a data packet with a high quality of service requirement is transmitted on the one of the plurality of transmitters based on the relatively low specific absorption information.