Managing Tune-Away In A Multi-Subscriber Identity Module Communication Device

A multi-subscription communication device, comprising:

• a plurality of radio frequency (RF) chains;
• and
• a processor coupled to the plurality of RF chains and configured to:
• determine a first signal strength of a first cell signal and a second signal strength of a second cell signal;
• identify one of the first cell signal and the second cell signal as a weaker cell signal based on a comparison of the first signal strength of the first cell signal and the second signal strength of the second cell signal;
• and
• perform a tune-away procedure to the identified weaker cell signal.

A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium having stored thereon processor-executable software instructions configured to cause a processor of a multi-subscription communication device having a plurality of radio frequency (RF) chains to perform operations comprising:

• determining a first signal strength of a first cell signal and a second signal strength of a second cell signal;
• and
• identifying one of the first cell signal and the second cell signal as a weaker cell signal based on a comparison of the first signal strength of the first cell signal and the second signal strength of the second cell signal;
• and
• performing, by the multi-subscription communication device, a tune-away procedure to the identified weaker cell signal.

A multi-subscription communication device, comprising:

• means for determining a first signal strength of a first cell signal and a second signal strength of a second cell signal;
• means for identifying one of the first cell signal and the second cell signal as a weaker cell signal based on a comparison of the first signal strength of the first cell signal and the second signal strength of the second cell signal;
• and
• means for performing a tune-away procedure to the identified weaker cell signal.