Method and/or system for acquisition of a positioning signal

1. A method, at a mobile device, for supporting positioning of the mobile device, comprising:

receiving assistance data from a location server including an offset parameter based on a first Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) subframe of a first PRS configuration for transmission of PRS positioning occasions by a reference cell on a reference carrier frequency layer and a first PRS subframe in a closest subsequent PRS occasion group of a first PRS configuration for transmission of PRS positioning occasions by a neighbor cell on a different carrier frequency layer, wherein the first PRS configuration for transmission of PRS positioning occasions by the neighbor cell has a longest periodicity between consecutive PRS positioning occasions transmitted by the neighbor cell;

determining an expected timing of one or more PRS positioning occasions of a second PRS configuration on the neighbor cell based on the offset parameter; and

measuring a Reference Signal Time Difference (RSTD) for the neighbor cell based at least in part on the expected timing.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first PRS configuration for transmission of PRS positioning occasions by the neighbor cell uses frequency hopping.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein frequency hopping includes over a number N of frequency bands and wherein a PRS occasion group length for the first PRS configuration is equal to or greater than the number N.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the offset parameter comprises a subframe offset.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending a second message to the location server, wherein the second message comprises the RSTD.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the second message is an LPP Provide Location information message.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the assistance data is an LTE Positioning Protocol (LPP) Provide Assistance Data message.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the location server is an Enhanced Serving Mobile Location Center (E-SMLC) or a Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) Location Platform (SLP).

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method supports location services with Long Term Evolution (LTE) or Narrow Band Internet of Things (NB-IoT) wireless access.

10. An apparatus, comprising:

a memory;

at least one transceiver;

at least one processor communicatively coupled to the memory and the at least one transceiver, and configured to:

receive assistance data from a location server including an offset parameter based on a first Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) subframe of a first PRS configuration for transmission of PRS positioning occasions by a reference cell on a reference carrier frequency layer and a first PRS subframe in a closest subsequent PRS occasion group of a first PRS configuration for transmission of PRS positioning occasions by a neighbor cell on a different carrier frequency layer, wherein the first PRS configuration for transmission of PRS positioning occasions by the neighbor cell has a longest periodicity between consecutive PRS positioning occasions transmitted by the neighbor cell;

determine an expected timing of one or more PRS positioning occasions of a second PRS configuration on the neighbor cell based on the offset parameter; and

measure a Reference Signal Time Difference (RSTD) for the neighbor cell based at least in part on the expected timing.

11. The apparatus claim 10 , wherein the first PRS configuration for transmission of PRS positioning occasions by the neighbor cell uses frequency hopping.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein frequency hopping includes over a number N of frequency bands and wherein a PRS occasion group length for the first PRS configuration is equal to or greater than the number N.

13. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the offset parameter comprises a subframe offset.

14. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to send the measured RSTD in a second message to the location server.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the second message is an LPP Provide Location information message.

16. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the assistance data is an LTE Positioning Protocol (LPP) Provide Assistance Data message.

17. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the location server is an Enhanced Serving Mobile Location Center (E-SMLC) or a Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) Location Platform (SLP).

18. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor and the at least one transceiver are configured to support location services with Long Term Evolution (LTE) or Narrow Band Internet of Things (NB-IoT) wireless access.

19. An apparatus for supporting positioning of a mobile device, comprising:

means for receiving assistance data from a location server including an offset parameter based on a first Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) subframe of a first PRS configuration for transmission of PRS positioning occasions by a reference cell on a reference carrier frequency layer and a first PRS subframe in a closest subsequent PRS occasion group of a first PRS configuration for transmission of PRS positioning occasions by a neighbor cell on a different carrier frequency layer, wherein the first PRS configuration for transmission of PRS positioning occasions by the neighbor cell has a longest periodicity between consecutive PRS positioning occasions transmitted by the neighbor cell;

means for determining an expected timing of one or more PRS positioning occasions of a second PRS configuration on the neighbor cell based on the offset parameter; and

means for measuring a Reference Signal Time Difference (RSTD) for the neighbor cell based at least in part on the expected timing.

20. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the first PRS configuration for transmission of PRS positioning occasions by the neighbor cell uses frequency hopping.

21. The apparatus of claim 20 , wherein frequency hopping includes over a number N of frequency bands and wherein a PRS occasion group length for the first PRS configuration is equal to or greater than the number N.

22. The method of claim 19 , wherein the offset parameter comprises a subframe offset.

23. A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium comprising processor-readable instructions to cause one or more processors to support positioning of a mobile device, comprising:

code for receiving assistance data from a location server including an offset parameter based on a first Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) subframe of a first PRS configuration for transmission of PRS positioning occasions by a reference cell on a reference carrier frequency layer and a first PRS subframe in a closest subsequent PRS occasion group of a first PRS configuration for transmission of PRS positioning occasions by a neighbor cell on a different carrier frequency layer, wherein the first PRS configuration for transmission of PRS positioning occasions by the neighbor cell has a longest periodicity between consecutive PRS positioning occasions transmitted by the neighbor cell;

code for determining an expected timing of one or more PRS positioning occasions of a second PRS configuration on the neighbor cell based on the offset parameter; and

code for measuring a Reference Signal Time Difference (RSTD) for the neighbor cell based at least in part on the expected timing.

24. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 23 , wherein the first PRS configuration for transmission of PRS positioning occasions by the neighbor cell uses frequency hopping.

25. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 24 , wherein frequency hopping includes over a number N of frequency bands and wherein a PRS occasion group length for the first PRS configuration is equal to or greater than the number N.

26. The non-transitory processor-readable storage medium of claim 23 , wherein the offset parameter comprises a subframe offset.