Communication device and method for adapting radio frequency receiving bandwidth

A method for adapting radio frequency receiving bandwidth in a wireless communication device, the method comprising:

• obtaining, by the wireless communication device, information on respective bandwidths and center frequencies of a first channel and a second channel, wherein the first channel is a control channel and the second channel is a joint channel for control channel monitoring and mobility pilot measurements;
• determining, by the wireless communication device, a total receiving bandwidth to use at a time instant based on the obtained information on respective bandwidths and time instants for reception of the first and second channels, wherein, when the respective time instants for reception of the first and second channels overlap, the total receiving bandwidth is determined to include the bandwidth for reception of the first channel and the bandwidth for reception of the second channel;
• and
• adapting, by the wireless communication device, the radio frequency receiving bandwidth in the wireless communication device based on the determined total receiving bandwidth, wherein adapting the radio frequency receiving bandwidth comprises:
• determining a need for the mobility pilot measurements;
• adapting the radio frequency receiving bandwidth to a bandwidth including the bandwidth for reception of the first channel and the bandwidth for reception of the second channel, based on the determined need for the mobility pilot measurements;
• and
• reconfiguring the radio frequency receiving bandwidth to the bandwidth for reception of the first channel when the mobility pilot measurements are completed.