Circuit, integrated circuit, receiver, transceiver and method for receiving a signal

1. A circuit comprising:

a receiver circuit configured to receive a signal comprising a data stream, the data stream comprising at least one block of data, a block of the at least one block of data comprising at least two sub-blocks, a payload of the block being redundantly encoded in the at least two sub-blocks, and the at least two sub-blocks of the block being consistently arranged over time inside the block; and

a control circuit configured to switch the receiver circuit into a non-ready-to-receive state during at least a part of at least one of the at least two sub-blocks of the block, when an enable condition is fulfilled,

wherein the enable condition is not fulfilled, when an operational condition is not fulfilled, and wherein the operational condition is not fulfilled, for a predetermined period of time, when an error rate concerning at least one of the data stream, the block and the sub-block has risen above a predefined error limit, when a link to a sender of the signal has been established, or when a power control algorithm or loop has been established, and

wherein the enable condition is not fulfilled, when an operational condition is not fulfilled, and wherein the operational condition is fulfilled, when the circuit operates in a non-power-controlled channel or in an open-power downlink control mode of operation, or

wherein the enable condition is not fulfilled, when an operational condition is not fulfilled, and wherein the operational condition is fulfilled, when a power level of the signal cannot be reduced or when a change of a power level of the signal is lower than a predetermined power change level, or

wherein the enable condition is not fulfilled, when an operational condition is not fulfilled, and wherein the operational condition is not fulfilled, when the circuit operates in a cell search, when the circuit is used to perform a measurement concerning at least one of a signal quality and a signal strength of a dedicated channel, when the circuit operates in a High Speed Downlink Packet Access protocol, when the circuit changes a communications protocol or a communications technology, or when the signal is transmitted according to a transmit diversity protocol.

2. A circuit comprising:

a receiver circuit configured to receive a signal comprising a data stream, the data stream comprising at least one block of data, a block of the at least one block of data comprising at least two sub-blocks, a payload of the block being redundantly encoded in the at least two sub-blocks, and the at least two sub-blocks of the block being consistently arranged over time inside the block;

a control circuit configured to switch the receiver circuit into a non-ready-to-receive state during at least a part of at least one of the at least two sub-blocks of the block, when an enable condition is fulfilled; and

a transmitter circuit configured to generate a transmit signal to be transmitted to a sender of the signal,

wherein the enable condition is not fulfilled, when an operational condition is not fulfilled, and wherein the operational condition is not fulfilled, for a predetermined period of time, when an error rate concerning at least one of the data stream, the block and the sub-block has risen above a predefined error limit, when a link to a sender of the signal has been established, or when a power control algorithm or loop has been established, and

wherein the control circuit is configured to determine a signal quality of the signal and to generate a power control signal based on the determined signal quality, and wherein the transmitter circuit is configured to generate the transmit signal based on the power control signal.

3. A circuit comprising:

a receiver circuit configured to receive a signal comprising a data stream, the data stream comprising at least one block of data, a block of the at least one block of data comprising at least two sub-blocks, a payload of the block being redundantly encoded in the at least two sub-blocks, and the at least two sub-blocks of the block being consistently arranged over time inside the block;

a control circuit configured to switch the receiver circuit into a non-ready-to-receive state during at least a part of at least one of the at least two sub-blocks of the block, when an enable condition is fulfilled; and

a transmitter circuit configured to generate a transmit signal to be transmitted to a sender of the signal,

wherein the enable condition is not fulfilled, when an operational condition is not fulfilled, and wherein the operational condition is not fulfilled, for a predetermined period of time, when an error rate concerning at least one of the data stream, the block and the sub-block has risen above a predefined error limit, when a link to a sender of the signal has been established, or when a power control algorithm or loop has been established, and

wherein the control circuit is configured to generate the power control signal during the receiver circuit being switched to the non-ready-to-receive state such that a change of the signal level requested is limited to a predefined power level range, or

wherein the control circuit is configured to generate the power control signal indicating a request to the sender of the signal to increase or to decrease the power level of the signal by one power step.

4. A circuit comprising:

a receiver circuit configured to receive a signal comprising a data stream, the data stream comprising at least one block of data, a block of the at least one block of data comprising at least two sub-blocks, a payload of the block being redundantly encoded in the at least two sub-blocks, and the at least two sub-blocks of the block being consistently arranged over time inside the block;

a control circuit configured to switch the receiver circuit into a non-ready-to-receive state during at least a part of at least one of the at least two sub-blocks of the block, when an enable condition is fulfilled; and

a transmitter circuit configured to generate a transmit signal to be transmitted to a sender of the signal,

wherein the enable condition is not fulfilled, when an operational condition is not fulfilled, and wherein the operational condition is not fulfilled, for a predetermined period of time, when an error rate concerning at least one of the data stream, the block and the sub-block has risen above a predefined error limit, when a link to a sender of the signal has been established, or when a power control algorithm or loop has been established,

wherein the control circuit is configured to switch the receiver circuit during a sub-block, during a rest of which the receiver circuit is switched into the non-ready-to-receive state, temporarily to the ready-to-receive state to receive a downlink power control value of the sub-block, wherein the control circuit is further configured to control a signal level of the transmit signal based on the received power control value, or

wherein the control circuit is configured to switch the receiver circuit during a sub-block, during a rest of which the receiver circuit is switched into the non-ready-to-receive state, temporarily to the ready-to-receive state to receive a downlink power control value of the sub-block, wherein the control circuit is further configured to determine a signal quality of the signal based on the received power control value and to generate a power control signal based on the determined signal quality, and wherein the transmitter circuit is configured to generate the transmit signal based on the power control signal.