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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2012
Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Abstract
Apparatus includes a receiver and a processor. The receiver includes at least first and second processing chains. The processor is configured to select a mode from a set of modes and to operate the receiver in accordance with the selected mode. The set of modes includes a first mode and at least one of a second mode and a third mode. In the first mode the first processing chain is configured to receive and demodulate serving cell signals from at least one serving cell that serves the apparatus, and the second processing chain is configured to receive and measure signals from the one or more neighbor cells. In the second mode the first and second processing chains are configured to receive and demodulate the serving cell signals. In the third mode the first and second processing chains are configured to receive and measure the signals from the neighbor cells.