Apparatus and method for selection between receivers in a wireless communication system

A wireless communication device for use in receiving data, the device comprising:

• a first receiver;
• a second receiver;
• and
• a processor operatively coupled to the first and the second receiver, the processor configured to select one of the first or the second receiver in accordance with one or more of:
• an average SINR of at least one of the first receiver or the second receiver, a dispersion of a downlink channel, a flatness metric, a number of locked fingers at the first receiver or the second receiver, or a size of an Active Set.

A wireless communication device for use in receiving data, comprising:

• first receiving means and second receiving means for receiving a downlink channel;
• means for determining one or more of:
• an average SINR corresponding to at least one of the first receiving means or the second receiving means, a dispersion of the downlink channel, a flatness metric, a number of locked fingers at the first receiving means or the second receiving means, or a size of an Active Set;
• and
• means for selecting one of the first receiving means or the second receiving means in accordance with the determination.

A computer program product, comprising:

• a computer-readable storage medium operable at a wireless communications device, comprising instructions for causing a computer to:
• determine one or more of:
• an average SINR corresponding to at least one of a first receiver or a second receiver, a dispersion of a downlink channel, a flatness metric, a number of locked fingers at the first receiver or the second receiver, or a size of an Active Set;
• and
• select one of the first receiver or the second receiver in accordance with the determination.