Radio communication devices and methods for controlling a radio communication device

1. A radio communication device comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a first signal in a first shared radio communication channel of a first cell and configured to receive a second signal in a second shared radio communication channel of a second cell, wherein the first signal comprises an information and the second signal comprises the same information; and

a determination circuit configured to determine the information based on the received first signal and the received second signal;

the determination circuit further configured to evaluate the information from the first shared radio communication channel and configured to evaluate the information from the second shared radio communication channel; and

the determination circuit further configured to determine as the information the evaluated information from the first shared radio communication channel, if the evaluated information from the first shared radio communication channel and the evaluated information from the second shared radio communication channel match, and to determine as the information an error signal, if the evaluated information from the first shared radio communication channel and the evaluated information from the second shared radio communication channel do not match.

2. The radio communication device of claim 1 , wherein the information comprises paging information.

3. The radio communication device of claim 2 , wherein the paging information comprises at least one of a paging indicator channel or a paging channel.

4. The radio communication device of claim 1 , wherein the first shared radio communication channel and the second shared radio communication channel comprise a control channel.

5. The radio communication device of claim 1 , wherein the first shared radio communication channel and the second shared radio communication channel comprise at least one of a paging indicator channel or a paging channel.

6. The radio communication device of claim 1 , the determination circuit further configured to combine soft bits of the first shared radio communication channel and soft bits of the second shared radio communication channel, and further configured to determine the information based on the combination.

7. The radio communication device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a quality determination circuit configured to determine a quality of reception in the first shared radio communication channel.

8. The radio communication device of claim 7 , the determination circuit further configured to evaluate information from the second radio communication channel if the determined quality of reception in the first shared radio communication channel is below a pre-determined threshold.

9. The radio communication device of claim 1 , wherein the information comprises a paging indication;

the receiver further configured to receive further paging information if the paging indication comprises a positive paging indication;

the radio communication device further comprising:

an information validity checking circuit configured to check validity of the received further paging information;

the determination circuit further configured to evaluate information from the second radio communication channel if the received further paging information is not valid.

10. The radio communication device of claim 9 , the information validity checking circuit configured to check validity of the received further paging information based on a cyclic redundancy check.

11. A method for controlling a radio communication device, the method comprising:

receiving a first signal in a first shared radio communication channel of a first cell and receiving a second signal in a second shared radio communication channel of a second cell, wherein the first signal comprises an information and the second signal comprises the same information;

determining the information based on the received first signal and the received second signal;

evaluating the information from the first shared radio communication channel;

evaluating the information from the second shared radio communication channel;

determining as the information the evaluated information from the first shared radio communication channel, if the evaluated information from the first shared radio communication channel and the evaluated information from the second shared radio communication channel match; and

determining as the information an error signal, if the evaluated information from the first shared radio communication channel and the evaluated information from the second shared radio communication channel do not match.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the information comprises paging information.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the paging information comprises at least one of a paging indicator channel or a paging channel.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first shared radio communication channel and the second shared radio communication channel comprise a control channel.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the first shared radio communication channel and the second shared radio communication channel comprise at least one of a paging indicator channel or a paging channel.

16. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

combining soft bits of the first shared radio communication channel and soft bits of the second shared radio communication channel; and

determining the information based on the combination.

17. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

determining a quality of reception in the first shared radio communication channel.

18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

evaluating information from the second radio communication channel if the determined quality of reception in the first shared radio communication channel is below a pre-determined threshold.

19. The method of claim 11 , wherein the information comprises a paging indication;

the method further comprising:

receiving further paging information if the paging indication comprises a positive paging indication;

checking validity of the received further paging information; and

evaluating information from the second radio communication channel if the received further paging information is not valid.

20. A radio communication device comprising:

a determination circuit configured to determine an information based on a first signal received in a first shared radio communication channel of a first cell and a second signal received in a second shared radio communication channel of a second cell, wherein the first signal comprises the information and the second signal comprises the same information;

the determination circuit further configured to evaluate the information from the first shared radio communication channel and configured to evaluate the information from the second shared radio communication channel; and

the determination circuit further configured to determine as the information the evaluated information from the first shared radio communication channel, if the evaluated information from the first shared radio communication channel and the evaluated information from the second shared radio communication channel match, and to determine as the information an error signal, if the evaluated information from the first shared radio communication channel and the evaluated information from the second shared radio communication channel do not match.

21. The radio communication device of claim 20 , wherein the first shared radio communication channel and the second shared radio communication channel comprise a control channel.

22. A method for controlling a radio communication device, the method comprising:

determining an information based on a first signal received in a first shared radio communication channel of a first cell and a second signal received in a second shared radio communication channel of a second cell, wherein the first signal comprises the information and the second signal comprises the same information;

evaluating the information from the first shared radio communication channel;

evaluating the information from the second shared radio communication channel; and

determining as the information the evaluated information from the first shared radio communication channel, if the evaluated information from the first shared radio communication channel and the evaluated information from the second shared radio communication channel match;

determining as the information an error signal, if the evaluated information from the first shared radio communication channel and the evaluated information from the second shared radio communication channel do not match.

23. The method of claim 22 , wherein the first shared radio communication channel and the second shared radio communication channel comprise a control channel.