Methods and apparatus for emphasizing frequency blocks containing priority data

1. A method, performed in an electronic device, for emphasizing frequency blocks containing priority data, the method comprising:

determining to communicate data in a plurality of allocated frequency blocks;

identifying a first subset of the plurality of allocated frequency blocks that contain data having a higher priority than data in a second subset of the plurality of allocated frequency blocks;

determining a position of the first subset of the plurality of allocated frequency blocks in a frequency band of operation;

emphasizing, during data communication, the first subset of the plurality of allocated frequency blocks, which contain the data having the higher priority, over the second subset of the plurality of allocated frequency blocks;

wherein the emphasizing comprises using digital tuning to increase a first amplitude of the first subset of the plurality of frequency blocks relative to a second amplitude of the second subset of the plurality of frequency blocks if the position of the first subset of the plurality of allocated frequency blocks is identified in a table as being in a first range of the frequency band of operation; and

wherein the emphasizing comprises using analog tuning to increase power of the first subset of the plurality of frequency blocks if the position of the first subset of the plurality of allocated frequency blocks is identified in the table as being in a second range of the frequency band of operation, wherein the first range is closer to a center of the frequency band than the second range.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first subset of the plurality of allocated frequency blocks, which contain the data having the higher priority, is emphasized during a transmission of the data.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the first subset of the plurality of allocated frequency blocks, which contain the data having the higher priority, is emphasized during an uplink transmission of the data to a base station.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first subset of the plurality of allocated frequency blocks, which contain the data having the higher priority, is emphasized during a reception of the data.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of allocated frequency blocks comprises a plurality of Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access resource blocks.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data having the higher priority comprises control data.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data having the higher priority comprises higher priority application data.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the higher priority application data comprises voice data.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the analog tuning comprises tuning components of an antenna matching network coupled to at least one antenna of the electronic device to center an output frequency response of the at least one antenna on a center frequency within the first subset of the plurality of allocated frequency blocks, which contain the data having the higher priority.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the emphasizing is performed using digital tuning while transmitting the data but not while receiving the data.

11. An electronic device configured for emphasizing frequency blocks containing priority data, the electronic device comprising:

a processor configured to:

determine that data is scheduled for communication in a plurality of allocated frequency blocks;

identify a first subset of the plurality of allocated frequency blocks that contain data having a higher priority than data in a second subset of the plurality of allocated frequency blocks;

determine a position of the first subset of the plurality of allocated frequency blocks in a frequency band of operation;

emphasize the first subset of the plurality of allocated frequency blocks, which contain the data having the higher priority, over the second subset of the plurality of allocated frequency blocks;

wherein the emphasizing comprises using digital tuning to increase a first amplitude of the first subset of the plurality of frequency blocks relative to a second amplitude of the second subset of the plurality of frequency blocks if the position of the first subset of the plurality of allocated frequency blocks is identified in a table as being in a first range of the frequency band of operation; and

wherein the emphasizing comprises using analog tuning to increase power of the first subset of the plurality of frequency blocks if the position of the first subset of the plurality of allocated frequency blocks is identified in the table as being in a second range of the frequency band of operation, wherein the first range is closer to a center of the frequency band than the second range; and

at least one antenna coupled to the processor and configured to communicate the data.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 further comprising a baseband integrated circuit having a filter coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to control the filter to increase an amplitude of the first subset of the plurality of allocated frequency blocks, which contain the data having the higher priority, relative to an amplitude of the second subset of the plurality of allocated frequency blocks.

13. The electronic device of claim 11 further comprising a transceiver front end having an antenna matching network coupled between the processor and the at least one antenna, wherein the processor is configured to tune the antenna matching network to center an output frequency response, of the at least one antenna, on a center frequency within the first subset of the plurality of allocated frequency blocks, which contain the data having the higher priority.

14. The electronic device of claim 13 , wherein the antenna matching network is included in at least one of a transmit path or a receive path.

15. A method, performed in an electronic device, for emphasizing resource blocks containing priority data, the method comprising:

determining to communicate data in a plurality of allocated Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access resource blocks;

identifying a first subset of the plurality of allocated resource blocks that contain data having a higher priority than data in a second subset of the plurality of allocated resource blocks;

determining a position of the first subset of the plurality of allocated frequency blocks in a frequency band of operation;

emphasizing, during data communication, the first subset of the plurality of allocated resource blocks, which contain the data having the higher priority, over the second subset of the plurality of allocated resource blocks;

wherein the emphasizing comprises using digital tuning to increase a first amplitude of the first subset of the plurality of frequency blocks relative to a second amplitude of the second subset of the plurality of frequency blocks if the position of the first subset of the plurality of allocated frequency blocks is identified in a table as being in a first range of the frequency band of operation; and

wherein the emphasizing comprises using analog tuning to increase power of the first subset of the plurality of frequency blocks if the position of the first subset of the plurality of allocated frequency blocks is identified in the table as being in a second range of the frequency band of operation, wherein the first range is closer to a center of the frequency band than the second range.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the emphasizing comprises at least one of:

adjusting a baseband filter to increase an amplitude of the first subset of the plurality of allocated frequency blocks, which contain the data having the higher priority, relative to an amplitude of the second subset of the plurality of allocated frequency blocks; or

tuning an antenna matching network to center an output frequency response, of at least one antenna of the electronic device, on a center frequency within the first subset of the plurality of allocated frequency blocks, which contain the data having the higher priority.