Communication device and control method thereof
A communication device is provided in the present invention. The communication device comprises an oscillation signal source, a tunable capacitor array, a frame counter; and a control module. The control module is configured to jointly or separately control the tunable capacitor array and the frame counter to compensate a first frequency offset of the oscillation signal source when the communication device operates in a first mode, and to jointly or separately control the tunable capacitor array and the frame counter to compensate a second frequency offset of the oscillation signal source when the communication device operates in a second mode.
1. A control method, applied to a communication device comprising an oscillation signal source, a tunable capacitor array and a frame counter, the control method comprising:
when the communication device operates in a normal mode, compensating a first frequency offset of the oscillation signal source jointly or separately by the tunable capacitor array and the frame counter; and
when the communication device operates in a low power consumption mode, compensating a second frequency offset of the oscillation signal source jointly or separately by the tunable capacitor array and the frame counter.
2. The control method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
providing predetermined compensation information;
wherein, the frame counter compensates the second frequency offset of the oscillation signal source according to the predetermined compensation information.
3. The control method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
when the communication device is switched from the normal mode to the low power consumption mode, reducing a capacitance value of the tunable capacitor array.
4. The control method according to claim 3 , wherein when the communication device operates in the low power consumption mode, the frame counter compensates the second frequency offset of the oscillation signal source according to a control value of the tunable capacitor array.
5. The control method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
determining correction information according to a time difference between the time instance that the communication device is switched to the normal mode and the time instance that the communication device receives a paging signal from a base station;
wherein, when the communication device operates in the low power consumption mode, the frame counter compensates the second frequency offset of the oscillation signal source according to the correction information.
6. The control method according to claim 1 , wherein the first frequency offset is caused by at least one environmental factor, which comprises a temperature factor or a power supply factor.
7. The control method according to claim 6 , wherein the tunable capacitor array comprises a coarse-tune capacitor array and a fine-tune capacitor array; the control method further comprising:
when the communication device operates in the low power consumption mode, compensating the first frequency offset of the oscillation signal source by the frame counter according to a setting value of the fine-tune capacitor array before entering the second mode.
8. The control method according to claim 6 , wherein the tunable capacitor array comprises a coarse-tune capacitor array and a fine-tune capacitor array; the control method further comprising:
reducing a capacitance value of the coarse-tune capacitor array and correspondingly changing a setting value of the fine-tune capacitor array to compensate the first frequency offset.
9. The control method according to claim 8 , wherein when the communication device operates in the low power consumption mode, the frame counter compensates the second frequency offset of the oscillation signal source according to a setting value of the coarse-tune capacitor array.
10. A communication device, comprising:
an oscillation signal source;
a tunable capacitor array;
a frame counter; and
a control module, configured to jointly or separately control the tunable capacitor array and the frame counter to compensate a first frequency offset of the oscillation signal source when the communication device operates in a normal mode, and to jointly or separately control the tunable capacitor array and the frame counter to compensate a second frequency offset of the oscillation signal source when the communication device operates in a low power consumption mode.
11. The communication device according to claim 10 , wherein the control module controls the frame counter to compensate the second frequency offset of the oscillation signal source according to predetermined compensation information.
12. The communication device according to claim 10 , wherein the control module reduces a capacitance value of the tunable capacitor array when the communication device is switched from the normal mode to the low power consumption mode.
13. The communication device according to claim 12 , wherein when the communication device operates in the low power consumption mode, the frame counter compensates the second frequency offset of the oscillation signal source according to a control value of the tunable capacitor array.
14. The communication device according to claim 10 , wherein the control module determines correction information according to a time difference between the time instance that the communication device is switched to the mode and the time instance that the communication device receives a paging signal from a base station, and controls the frame counter to compensate the second frequency offset of the oscillation signal source according to the correction information when the communication device operates in the low power consumption mode.
15. The communication device according to claim 10 , wherein the first frequency offset is caused by at least one environmental factor, which comprises a temperature factor or a power supply factor.
16. The communication device according to claim 15 , wherein the tunable capacitor array comprises a coarse-tune capacitor array and a fine-tune capacitor array, and when the communication device operates in the low power consumption mode, the frame counter compensates the first frequency offset of the oscillation signal source according to a setting value of the fine-tune capacitor array before entering the low power consumption mode.
17. The communication device according to claim 15 , wherein the tunable capacitor array comprises a coarse-tune capacitor array and a fine-tune capacitor array, and the control module reduces a capacitance value of the coarse-tune capacitor array and correspondingly changes a setting value of the fine-tune capacitor array to compensate the first frequency offset.
18. The communication device according to claim 17 , wherein when the communication device operates in the low power consumption mode, the frame counter compensates the second frequency offset of the oscillation signal source according to a setting value of the coarse-tune capacitor array.