Communication terminal, communication device, method for measuring a signal and method for requesting a measurement

1. A communication terminal comprising:

a transmitter configured to generate a transmit signal having a bandwidth;

a receiver configured to selectively receive an external transmission signal or the generated transmit signal;

a measurement circuit coupled to the receiver and configured to receive the generated transmit signal and to measure the power of the received transmit signal in a plurality of predetermined frequency regions within the bandwidth of the transmit signal, wherein the predetermined frequency regions in which the power is measured do not overlap each other; and

a comparison circuit configured to compare the measured power in the predetermined frequency regions to a spectrum power mask;

wherein the transmit signal is a radio frequency signal and wherein the measurement circuit is configured to convert the generated transmit signal to a plurality of different intermediate frequencies to generate a plurality of received transmit signals and to measure the power of each received transmit signal in the predetermined frequency regions.

2. The communication terminal of claim 1 , being a mobile communication device.

3. The communication terminal of claim 1 , wherein the transmit signal is a radio frequency transmit signal.

4. The communication terminal of claim 1 , wherein the measurement circuit comprises a receiver configured to receive the generated transmit signal.

5. The communication terminal of claim 1 , wherein the transmitter is configured to generate the transmit signal in accordance with a radio communication technology and wherein the predetermined frequency region depends on the radio communication technology.

6. The communication terminal of claim 1 , wherein the transmitter is configured to generate the transmit signal in accordance with a radio communication technology and wherein the communication terminal comprises a control circuit configured to control the communication terminal such that the transmission of signals generated in accordance with the radio communication technology is stopped if the measured power exceeds a predetermined threshold given by the power spectrum mask.

7. The communication terminal of claim 1 , further comprising a signaling circuit configured to signal a result of the measurement to a communication device.

8. The communication terminal of claim 1 , wherein the transmit signal is a radio frequency signal and wherein the received transmit signal is the generated transmit signal, is the generated transmit signal converted to an intermediate frequency, is the generated transmit signal converted to a base band frequency, or is the generated transmit signal converted to a base band frequency and converted to digital.

9. The communication terminal of claim 1 , wherein the measurement circuit comprises a filter for extracting at least one frequency component of the received transmit signal corresponding to one of the predetermined frequency regions and is configured to measure the power of the extracted frequency component.

10. The communication terminal of claim 9 , wherein the filter is an inverse notch filter.

11. Method for measuring a signal comprising:

generating a transmit signal in a communication terminal having a bandwidth;

receiving the generated transmit signal in a receiver of the communication terminal, the receiver configured to selectively receive an external transmission signal or the transmit signal;

measuring, by a measurement circuit of the communication terminal, the measurement circuit being coupled to the receiver, the power of the received transmit signal in a plurality of predetermined frequency regions within the bandwidth of the transmit signal,

wherein the predetermined frequency regions in which the power is measured do not overlap each other;

and comparing the power in the predetermined frequency regions to a spectrum power mask;

wherein the transmit signal is a radio frequency signal and wherein the measurement circuit is configured to convert the generated transmit signal to a plurality of different intermediate frequencies to generate a plurality of received transmit signals and to measure the power of each received transmit signal in the predetermined frequency regions.

12. A communication device comprising:

a message generating circuit configured to generate a message specifying a request for a communication terminal to control a measurement circuit of the communication terminal, the measurement circuit being coupled to a receiver of the communication terminal selectively configured to receive an external transmission signal or a transmit signal generated by the communication terminal having a bandwidth, to receive the transmit signal and to measure the power of the received transmit signal in a plurality of predetermined frequency regions within the bandwidth of the transmit signal, wherein the predetermined frequency regions in which the power is measured do not overlap each other, and to control a comparison circuit of the communication terminal to compare the power in the predetermined frequency regions to a spectrum power mask;

wherein the transmit signal is a radio frequency signal and wherein the measurement circuit is configured to convert the generated transmit signal to a plurality of different intermediate frequencies to generate a plurality of received transmit signals and to measure the power of each received transmit signal in the predetermined frequency regions.

13. Communication device according to claim 12 , comprising a receiver configured to receive a result of the measurement from the communication terminal.

14. Communication device according to claim 13 , further comprising a determining circuit configured to determine, based on the result, whether a configuration of the communication terminal according to which the communication terminal has generated the transmit signal is an allowed configuration of the communication terminal.

15. Communication device according to claim 14 , further comprising a memory storing that the configuration is an allowed configuration, if it is determined that the configuration is an allowed configuration.

16. Communication device according to claim 12 , further comprising

a memory storing for at least one communication terminal configuration whether the communication terminal configuration is an allowed configuration;

a checking circuit configured to check, for a requested configuration for the communication terminal, whether it is stored in the memory that the requested configuration for the communication terminal is an allowable configuration; and

a controlling circuit configured to control the message generating circuit to generate a message specifying a request for the communication terminal to control a measurement circuit of the communication terminal to receive a transmit signal generated by the communication terminal and to measure the power of the received transmit signal in a predetermined frequency region if it is not stored in the memory that the requested configuration for the communication terminal is an allowable configuration.

17. Communication device according to claim 12 , wherein the measuring circuit is configured to generate the message in response to a detected interference in the frequency region.

18. Communication device according to claim 12 , being part of communication network providing a communication connection for the communication terminal.

19. Communication device according to claim 18 , being a base station of the communication network.

20. A method for requesting a measurement comprising:

generating a message specifying a request for a communication terminal to control a measurement circuit of the communication terminal, the measurement circuit being coupled to a receiver of the communication terminal selectively configured to receive an external transmission signal or a transmit signal generated by the communication terminal having a bandwidth, to receive the transmit signal and to measure the power of the received transmit signal in a plurality of predetermined frequency regions within the bandwidth of the transmit signal, wherein the predetermined frequency regions in which the power is measured do not overlap each other, and to control a comparison circuit of the communication terminal to compare the power in the predetermined frequency regions to a spectrum power mask;

wherein the transmit signal is a radio frequency signal and wherein the measurement circuit is configured to convert the generated transmit signal to a plurality of different intermediate frequencies to generate a plurality of received transmit signals and to measure the power of each received transmit signal in the predetermined frequency regions.

21. A method for transmitting a transmit signal by a communication system comprising:

checking by a measurement circuit of the communication system whether sending of the transmit signal by the communication system is within a pre-determined limit of interference to another communication system, the measurement circuit being coupled to a receiver of the communication system selectively configured to receive an external transmission signal or a transmit signal generated by the communication system having a bandwidth and to measure the power of the received transmit signal in a plurality of predetermined frequency regions within the bandwidth of the transmit signal, wherein the predetermined frequency regions in which the power is measured do not overlap each other; and

comparing by a comparison circuit of the communication system of the power in the predetermined frequency regions to a spectrum power mask;

if it is determined that the sending of the transmit signal is not within the pre-determined limit, controlling the communication system to not send the transmit signal;

wherein the transmit signal is a radio frequency signal and wherein the measurement circuit is configured to convert the generated transmit signal to a plurality of different intermediate frequencies to generate a plurality of received transmit signals and to measure the power of each received transmit signal in the predetermined frequency regions.

22. A communication device comprising:

a message generating circuit configured to generate a message specifying a request for a communication terminal to control a measurement circuit of the communication terminal a transmit signal generated by the communication terminal and to measure the power of the received transmit signal in a predetermined frequency region;

a memory storing for at least one communication terminal configuration whether the communication terminal configuration is an allowed configuration;

a checking circuit configured to check, for a requested configuration for the communication terminal, whether it is stored in the memory that the requested configuration for the communication terminal is an allowable configuration; and

a controlling circuit configured to control the message generating circuit to generate a message specifying a request for the communication terminal to control a measurement circuit of the communication terminal to receive a transmit signal generated by the communication terminal and to measure the power of the received transmit signal in a predetermined frequency region if it is not stored in the memory that the requested configuration for the communication terminal is an allowable configuration.