An apparatus for detecting a communication standard and corresponding method

The invention relates to a device (1) for detecting a communication standard which has a radio receiver front-end (2), a demodulator (3) and a pattern recognizer (4). The radio receiver front-end (2) receives a reception signal (10). The demodulator (3) samples the received signal (10) and / or a signal dependent thereon (11) with at least one threshold value and generates, starting from the scanning of a scanning signal (12). The pattern recognizer (4) evaluates the sense signal (12) on the basis of for at least one communication standard and / or a signal mode data stored in relation to a communication standard used for the received signal (10) and / or signal mode used. Furthermore, the invention relates to a corresponding method.