Radio communication device and method for operating a radio communication device

A mobile terminal, comprising:

• cellular radio communications circuitry;
• short range radio communications circuitry;
• a first coexistence management circuit configured to control the cellular radio communications circuitry;
• a second coexistence management circuit configured to control the short range radio communications circuitry;
• a first interconnect, wherein the first coexistence management circuit is coupled to the second coexistence management circuit through the first interconnect and wherein the first interconnect is configured to convey radio communications control information at a first priority between the first and second coexistence management circuits;
• processing circuitry;
• and
• a second interconnect, wherein the first and second coexistence management circuits are coupled to the processing circuitry through the second interconnect and wherein the second interconnect is configured to convey radio communications control information at a second priority between the processing circuitry and the first and second coexistence management circuits, wherein the first priority is higher than the second priority, and
• wherein the radio communications control information comprises an indication of a change in a coexistence status enabling real-time coexistence operations;
• and
• wherein the real-time coexistence operations remain enabled when an interference level is above a predetermined threshold and the real-time coexistence operations are disabled when the interference level is below the predetermined threshold.

A method for controlling coexistence operations in a radio communications device comprising a first coexistence management circuit configured to control a cellular radio communications circuit and a second coexistence management circuit configured to control a short range radio communications circuit, the method comprising:

• conveying real-time radio communications control information and/or non-real time radio communications control information between the first coexistence management circuit and the second coexistence management circuit;
• modifying a coexistence status based on an interference condition;
• enabling real-time coexistence operations based on modification of the coexistence status;
• and
• comparing an interference level to a predetermined threshold and continuing real-time coexistence operations when the interference level is below the predetermined threshold and disabling real-time coexistence operations when the interference level is above the predetermined threshold level.