Patent ID: 7558532

Claim:
A frequency division duplex radio access telecommunications terminal for transmission of a first signal type having a peak power level and a periodic reduced power level, and for reception of a second signal type different from the first signal type, the terminal comprising: a transmitter for transmitting a transmission signal of said first type at a first frequency, the transmitter being arranged to switch between a peak power mode in which the transmission signal is transmitted at a peak power level, and a reduced power mode; a receiver for receiving a plurality of reception signals of said second type, each reception signal being at one of a further plurality of frequencies, different from said first frequency of the transmission signal; a detector for measuring the signal strength of said reception signals; and a controller in communication with the receiver, transmitter and detector, the controller being arranged to determine the order in which said detector measures each of said reception signals, based upon the degree of interference, in each case, between the transmission signal and the plurality of reception signals whose strength is to be measured.