Systems and methods for efficient handling of lte cells for suspending data in a multiple sim or radio access technology (rat) scenario

A wireless communication device, the device comprising:

• at least one radio frequency (RF) resource;
• and
• a processor coupled to the at least one RF resource, configured to connect to a first Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) associated with a first subscription and to a second SIM associated with a second subscription, and configured to:
• receive communications corresponding to the first subscription at a user equipment over a primary cell and a secondary cell;
• calculate, prior to a tune away period, a first data throughput rate of the primary cell and a second data throughput rate of a secondary cell;
• send at least one event measurement report if the second data throughput rate is higher than the first data throughput rate;
• receive a handover command from a network node to interchange the primary cell and the secondary cell;
• and
• switch, in response to receiving the handover command, the primary cell and the secondary cell such that the primary cell becomes the secondary cell and the secondary cell becomes the primary cell for first subscription traffic.

A method of managing a wireless communication device having a first subscription supporting more than one radio access technology (RAT) active simultaneously, the method comprising:

• receiving communications corresponding to a first RAT of the first subscription at a user equipment over a primary cell and a secondary cell;
• calculating, prior to a tune away period, a first data throughput rate of the primary cell and a second data throughput rate of a secondary cell;
• sending at least one event measurement report if the second data throughput rate is higher than the first data throughput rate;
• receiving a handover command from a network node to interchange the primary cell and the secondary cell;
• and
• switching, in response to receiving the handover command, the primary cell and the secondary cell such that the primary cell becomes the secondary cell and the secondary cell becomes the primary cell for first RAT traffic.