Dual-sim wireless communications device and method for mitigating receiver desense in dual-active operation

A dual-SIM access terminal capable of mitigating receiver desense during dual-active mode, comprising:

• a first radio access circuit of a first radio access technology (RAT);
• a second radio access circuit of a second RAT;
• during a transmitting time period, means for transmitting first data using the first radio access circuit;
• during at least a portion of the transmitting time period, means for receiving second data using the second radio access circuit;
• and
• means for selectively modifying a preamble detection process at the second radio access circuit based on the transmitting time period.

A computer program product, comprising a computer-readable storage medium comprising code for causing a dual-SIM access terminal capable of mitigating receiver desense during dual-active mode, to:

• during a transmitting time period, transmit first data using a first radio access circuit of a first radio access technology (RAT);
• during at least a portion of the transmitting time period, receive second data using a second radio access circuit of a second RAT;
• and
• selectively modify a preamble detection process at the second radio access circuit based on the transmitting time period.

A dual-SIM access terminal capable of mitigating receiver desense during dual-active mode, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• a first radio access circuit of a first radio access technology (RAT) coupled to the at least one processor;
• a second radio access circuit of a second RAT coupled to the at least one processor;
• a memory coupled to the at least one processor,
• wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
• during a transmitting time period, transmit first data using the first radio access circuit;
• during at least a portion of the transmitting time period, receive second data using the second radio access circuit;
• and
• selectively modify a preamble detection process at the second radio access circuit based on the transmitting time period.

A method of mitigating receiver desense at a dual-SIM access terminal during dual-active mode, comprising:

• determining a transmitting time period for transmitting first data using a first radio access circuit of a first radio access technology (RAT);
• estimating a percentage of second data to be interfered by the transmission of the first data during the transmitting time period, the second data being to be received using a second radio access circuit of a second RAT;
• determining an effective signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) based on the estimated percentage;
• and
• sending a DRC request based on the effective SNR using the second radio access circuit.

A dual-SIM access terminal capable of mitigating receiver desense during dual-active mode, comprising:

• a first radio access circuit of a first radio access technology (RAT);
• a second radio access circuit of a second RAT;
• means for determining a transmitting time period for transmitting first data using the first radio access circuit;
• means for estimating a percentage of second data to be interfered by the transmission of the first data during the transmitting time period, the second data being to be received using the second radio access circuit;
• means for determining an effective signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) based on the estimated percentage;
• and
• means for sending a date rate control (DRC) request based on the effective SNR using the second radio access circuit.

A computer program product, comprising a computer-readable storage medium comprising code for causing a dual-SIM access terminal capable of mitigating receiver desense during dual-active mode, to:

• determine a transmitting time period for transmitting first data using a first radio access circuit of a first radio access technology (RAT);
• estimate a percentage of second data to be interfered by the transmission of the first data during the transmitting time period, the second data being to be received using a second radio access circuit of a second RAT;
• determine an effective signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) based on the estimated percentage;
• and
• send a DRC request based on the effective SNR using the second radio access circuit.

A dual-SIM access terminal capable of mitigating receiver desense during dual-active mode, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• a first radio access circuit of a first radio access technology (RAT) coupled to the at least one processor;
• a second radio access circuit of a second RAT coupled to the at least one processor;
• a memory coupled to the at least one processor,
• wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
• determine a transmitting time period for transmitting first data using the first radio access circuit;
• estimate a percentage of second data to be interfered by the transmission of the first data during the transmitting time period, the second data being to be received using the second radio access circuit;
• determine an effective signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) based on the estimated percentage;
• and
• send a DRC request based on the effective SNR using the second radio access circuit.

A method of mitigating receiver desense at a dual-SIM access terminal during dual-active mode, comprising:

• during a transmitting time period, transmitting first data using a first radio access circuit of a first radio access technology (RAT);
• during at least a portion of the transmitting time period, receiving second data using a second radio access circuit of a second RAT;
• and
• suspending handling of at least one corrupted forward link MAC channel at the second radio access circuit during the transmitting time period.

A dual-SIM access terminal capable of mitigating receiver desense during dual-active mode, comprising:

• a first radio access circuit of a first radio access technology (RAT);
• a second radio access circuit of a second RAT;
• during a transmitting time period, means for transmitting first data using the first radio access circuit;
• during at least a portion of the transmitting time period, means for receiving second data using the second radio access circuit;
• and
• means for suspending handling of at least one corrupted forward link MAC channel at the second radio access circuit during the transmitting time period.

A computer program product, comprising a computer-readable storage medium comprising code for causing a dual-SIM access terminal capable of mitigating receiver desense during dual-active mode, to:

• during a transmitting time period, transmit first data using a first radio access circuit of a first radio access technology (RAT);
• during at least a portion of the transmitting time period, receive second data using a second radio access circuit of a second RAT;
• and
• suspend handling of at least one corrupted forward link MAC channel at the second radio access circuit during the transmitting time period.

A dual-SIM access terminal capable of mitigating receiver desense during dual-active mode, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• a first radio access circuit of a first radio access technology (RAT) coupled to the at least one processor;
• a second radio access circuit of a second RAT coupled to the at least one processor;
• a memory coupled to the at least one processor,
• wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
• during a transmitting time period, transmit first data using the first radio access circuit;
• during at least a portion of the transmitting time period, receive second data using the second radio access circuit;
• and
• suspend handling of at least one corrupted forward link MAC channel at the second radio access circuit during the transmitting time period.

A method of mitigating receiver desense at a dual-SIM access terminal during dual-active mode, comprising:

• during a transmitting time period, transmitting first data using a first radio access circuit of a first radio access technology (RAT);
• during at least a portion of the transmitting time period, receiving second data using a second radio access circuit of a second RAT;
• storing the second data in a memory;
• determining a desense value indicative of a degree of desense on the reception of the second data caused by the transmission of the first data;
• and
• selectively nulling the second data in the memory based on the desense value.

A dual-SIM access terminal capable of mitigating receiver desense during dual-active mode, comprising:

• a first radio access circuit of a first radio access technology (RAT);
• a second radio access circuit of a second RAT;
• during a transmitting time period, means for transmitting first data using the first radio access circuit;
• during at least a portion of the transmitting time period, means for receiving second data using the second radio access circuit;
• means for storing the second data in a memory;
• means for determining a desense value indicative of a degree of desense on the reception of the second data caused by the transmission of the first data;
• and
• means for selectively nulling the second data in the memory based on the desense value.

A computer program product, comprising a computer-readable storage medium comprising code for causing a dual-SIM access terminal capable of mitigating receiver desense during dual-active mode, to:

• during a transmitting time period, transmit first data using a first radio access circuit of a first radio access technology (RAT);
• during at least a portion of the transmitting time period, receive second data using a second radio access circuit of a second RAT;
• store the second data in a memory;
• determine a desense value indicative of a degree of desense on the reception of the second data caused by the transmission of the first data;
• and
• selectively null the second data in the memory based on the desense value.

A dual-SIM access terminal capable of mitigating receiver desense during dual-active mode, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• a first radio access circuit of a first radio access technology (RAT) coupled to the at least one processor;
• a second radio access circuit of a second RAT coupled to the at least one processor;
• a memory coupled to the at least one processor,
• wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
• during a transmitting time period, transmit first data using the first radio access circuit;
• during at least a portion of the transmitting time period, receive second data using the second radio access circuit;
• store the second data in a memory;
• determine a desense value indicative of a degree of desense on the reception of the second data caused by the transmission of the first data;
• and
• selectively null the second data in the memory based on the desense value.