Communication device and a method for operating a communication device

1. A communication device adapted for reducing an interruption in a first download caused by a start of a second download, the communication device comprising:

a first radio frequency (RF) unit and a second RF unit; and

a baseband modem unit configured to:

identify a next due timing of a frame of a control channel of the first download in the first RF unit;

at a specified time before the identified control channel frame, trigger a sequence of:

sending a request for an RF path switch to the first RF unit and the second RF unit;

deactivating the control channel and the first download in the first RF unit;

controlling the RF path switch from the first RF unit to the second RF unit; and

reconfiguring and reactivating the control channel on the second RF unit; and

reconfigure and reactivate the first download in the second RF unit.

2. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein the first download is a multimedia broadcast/multicast service (MBMS) or evolved MBMS (eMBMS).

3. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein the second download is an incoming phone call.

4. The communication device of claim 2 , wherein the identified control channel frame is a multicast control channel (MCCH) sub-frame or radio-frame.

5. The communication device of claim 4 , wherein the specified time is about 30 milliseconds or less before the next MCCH sub-frame or radio-frame.

6. The communication device of claim 2 , wherein the ongoing MBMS or eMBMS reception is in idle mode.

7. The communication device of claim 2 , wherein the ongoing MBMS or eMBMS reception is in active mode.

8. The communication device of claim 1 , wherein the communication device is a multi-subscriber identity module (multi-SIM) communication device.

9. The communication device of claim 8 , wherein the multi-SIM communication device comprises a Hybrid dual-reception, dual-SIM dual standby (DR-DSDS) platform.

10. The communication device of claim 9 , wherein the Hybrid DR-DSDS platform comprises an optimized radio frequency (RF) engine in which the first RF unit is a reception/transmission main RF path and the second RF unit is a reception auxiliary RF path.

11. The communication device of claim 10 , wherein the first download is reconfigured and reactivated on the reception auxiliary RF path.

12. The communication device of claim 11 , wherein the second download takes place on the reception/transmission main RF path.

13. A method of reducing an interruption of a first download by a communication device caused by a start of a second download by the communication device, comprising:

identifying a next due timing of a frame of a control channel of the first download;

triggering a sequence of:

sending a request for a radio frequency (RF) path switch;

deactivating the control channel and the first download;

performing the RF path switch; and

reconfiguring and reactivating the control channel;

wherein the sequence takes place at a specified time before the identified control channel frame; and

reconfiguring and reactivating the first download.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the first download is a multimedia broadcast/multicast service (MBMS) or an evolved MBMS (eMBMS).

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the second download is an incoming phone call.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the identified control channel frame is a multicast control channel (MCCH) sub-frame or radio-frame.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the specified time is about 30 milliseconds or less before the next MCCH sub-frame or radio-frame.

18. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions, which when executed by a processor of a communication device, cause the communication device to reduce an interruption of a first download caused by a start of a second download by the communication device, comprising:

identifying a next due timing of a frame of a control channel of the first download;

triggering a sequence of:

sending a request for a radio frequency (RF) path switch;

deactivating the control channel and the first download;

performing the RF path switch;

reconfiguring and reactivating the control channel;

wherein the sequence takes place at a specified time before the identified control channel frame; and

reconfiguring and reactivating the first download.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the first download is a multimedia broadcast/multicast service (MBMS) or evolved MBMS (eMBMS).

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the specified time is about 30 milliseconds or less before a next multicast control channel sub-frame or radio-frame.