Radio communication device, receiver controller of a radio communication device, methods for searching for a radio cell

A radio communications device comprising:

• a receiver receiving at least one radio signal;
• a receiver controller coupled to the receiver and configured to control scanning of at least one frequency band received during a search for a radio cell,
• wherein the at least one frequency band comprises at least one frequency band of a first radio access technology and at least one frequency band of a second radio access technology that at least partially overlaps the at least one frequency band of the first radio access technology;
• wherein the receiver controller is configured to identify at least one frequency sub-band that fulfils a predetermined criteria during scanning of the at least one frequency band of the first radio access technology;
• and
• wherein the receiver controller is configured to ignore the one frequency sub-band during scanning of the at least one frequency band of the second radio access technology.

A method for operating a radio communication terminal device, the method comprising:

• scanning, by the radio communication terminal device, at least one frequency band received during a search for a radio cell, wherein the at least one frequency band comprises at least one frequency band of a first radio access technology and at least one frequency band of a second radio access technology that at least partially overlaps the at least one frequency band of the first radio access technology;
• determining, by the radio communication terminal device, at least one frequency sub-band of the first radio access technology that fulfils a predetermined criterion;
• and
• scanning, by the radio communication terminal device, at least one frequency band of a second radio access technology, wherein the at least one frequency sub-band is skipped.

A method for operating a radio communication terminal device, the method comprising:

• scanning, by the radio communication terminal device, at least one frequency band received during a search for a radio cell, wherein the at least one frequency band comprises at least one frequency band of a first radio access technology and at least one frequency band of a second radio access technology that at least partially overlaps the at least one frequency band of the first radio access technology;
• identifying, by the radio communication terminal device, at least one frequency sub-band of the first radio access technology that fulfils a predetermined criterion;
• and
• scanning, by the radio communication terminal device, at least one frequency band of a second radio access technology, wherein the at least one frequency sub-band is ignored.