IP Library Granted Patent US 12706718
Granted Patent B2
US 12706718 · App. 18/560,249 · Granted Aug 11, 2026

Collision handling for positioning reference signals

Inventors: Florent Munier (Västra Frölunda, SE); Siva Muruganathan (Stittsville, CA); Ritesh Shreevastav (Upplands Väsby, SE)
Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
H04L5/0051H04W72/232H04W72/563
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Patent No.
US 12706718
App. No.
18/560,249
Granted
Aug 11, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods for generating and configuring priority indication parameters associated with positioning measurements and calculations are provided herein. A priority indicator can be signaled to a wireless device and used for determining a priority associated with a positioning reference signal and an overlapping downlink channel transmission. The wireless device selects which overlapping transmission to measure/receive/process and which to drop.

Claims (42)

1 . A method performed by a wireless device, the method comprising:

transmitting an indication that the wireless device is configured to measure positioning reference signals (PRSs) without configuration of a measurement gap;

receiving configuration information including a priority indicator, the priority indicator indicating a priority of reception of at least one channel with respect to reception of PRSs;

determining a priority associated with a PRS transmission and an overlapping downlink (DL) channel transmission in accordance with the priority indicator; and

responsive to determining that the PRS priority is higher than the DL channel, measuring at least one PRS outside of the measurement gap;

responsive to determining that the PRS priority is lower than the DL channel, receiving the DL channel transmission.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the priority indicator is received in a Downlink Control Information (DCI) message.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the DCI message dynamically schedules the DL channel.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the DCI message is one of: a DL DCI format 1_1 or a DL DCI format 1_2.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the priority indicator indicates that the PRS priority is lower than a first type of data on the DL channel, and the PRS priority is higher than a second type of data on the DL channel.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the first type of data is ultra-reliable low latency communication (URLLC).

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the priority indicator is received in one of: a RRC message, a MAC CE message and PRS configuration information.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the priority indicator is received in one of: a PDSCH-Config information element (IE), a SPS-Config IE, a NZP-CSI-RS-Resource IE, a NZP-CSI-RS-ResourceSet IE, a CSI-ResourceConfig IE, and a CSI-Aperiodic TriggerStateList IE.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the priority indicator indicates that the PRS priority is lower than at least one of: a periodic reference signal, an aperiodic reference signal, and a semi-persistent reference signal.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the DL channel is one of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) and a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the DL channel is dynamically scheduled.

12 . A wireless device comprising a radio interface and processing circuitry configured to:

transmit an indication that the wireless device is configured to measure positioning reference signals (PRSs) without configuration of a measurement gap;

receive configuration information including a priority indicator, the priority indicator indicating a priority of reception of at least one channel with respect to reception of PRSs;

determine a priority associated with a PRS transmission and an overlapping downlink (DL) channel transmission in accordance with the priority indicator; and

responsive to determining that the PRS priority is higher than the DL channel, measure at least one PRS outside of the measurement gap;

responsive to determining that the PRS priority is lower than the DL channel, receive the DL channel transmission.

13 . The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the priority indicator is received in a Downlink Control Information (DCI) message.

14 . The wireless device of claim 13 , wherein the DCI message dynamically schedules the DL channel.

15 . The wireless device of claim 13 , wherein the DCI message is one of: a DL DCI format 1_1 or a DL DCI format 1_2.

16 . The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the priority indicator indicates that the PRS priority is lower than a first type of data on the DL channel, and the PRS priority is higher than a second type of data on the DL channel.

17 . The wireless device of claim 16 , wherein the first type of data is ultra-reliable low latency communication (URLLC).

18 . The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the priority indicator is received in one of: a RRC message, a MAC CE message and PRS configuration information.

19 . The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the priority indicator is received in one of: a PDSCH-Config information element (IE), a SPS-Config IE, a NZP-CSI-RS-Resource IE, a NZP-CSI-RS-ResourceSet IE, a CSI-ResourceConfig IE, and a CSI-AperiodicTriggerStateList IE.

20 . The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the priority indicator indicates that the PRS priority is lower than at least one of: a periodic reference signal, an aperiodic reference signal, and a semi-persistent reference signal.

21 . The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the DL channel is one of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) and a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).

22 . The wireless device of claim 12 , wherein the DL channel is dynamically scheduled.

23 . A method performed by a network node, the method comprising:

obtaining capability information indicating that a wireless device is configured to measure positioning reference signals (PRSs) without configuration of a measurement gap;

generating configuration information including a priority indicator indicating a priority of reception of at least one channel with respect to reception of PRSs, wherein the priority indicator indicates that the PRS priority is lower than a first type of data on the DL channel, and the PRS priority is higher than a second type of data on the DL channel; and

transmitting, to the wireless device, the configuration information including the priority indicator.

24 . The method of claim 23 , wherein the priority indicator is transmitted in a Downlink Control Information (DCI) message.

25 . The method of claim 24 , wherein the DCI message dynamically schedules the DL channel.

26 . The method of claim 24 , wherein the DCI message is one of: a DL DCI format 1_1 or a DL DCI format 1_2.

27 . The method of claim 23 , wherein the priority indicator is transmitted in one of: a RRC message, a MAC CE message and PRS configuration information.

28 . The method of claim 23 , wherein the priority indicator indicates that the PRS priority is lower than at least one of: a periodic reference signal, an aperiodic reference signal, and a semi-persistent reference signal.

29 . The method of claim 23 , wherein the DL channel is one of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) and a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH).