Configuring information for location determination

1. A method of a location server, the method comprising:

transmitting a request comprising an indication to provide beam configuration information and associated received signal strength measurements of a target user equipment (UE);

receiving a response message comprising the beam configuration information and the associated received signal strength measurements; and

determining a location of the target UE based on a mapping between the beam configuration information and the associated received signal strength measurements.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the beam configuration information comprises a number of beams of a cell.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the beam configuration information comprises beam coverage area coordinates associated with at least one beam of a cell.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the beam coverage area coordinates comprise:

a center coordinate and a radius value associated with the at least one beam;

a first focus, a second focus, and a vertex, or a covertex, or a combination thereof associated with the at least one beam;

or a combination thereof.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising computing the beam coverage area coordinates based on a latitude of a non-terrestrial station, a longitude of the non-terrestrial station, an altitude of the non-terrestrial station, a beam angle associated with the at least one beam, a beam width associated with the at least one beam, a parameter indicating whether the at least one beam is of an earth-fixed type or an earth-moving type, or some combination thereof.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the beam configuration information comprises an altitude and a velocity associated with a non-terrestrial station.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the beam configuration information comprises a time duration associated with a coverage of at least one beam.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising computing the time duration based on a velocity of a non-terrestrial station, a beam angle and a beam-width associated with the at least one beam, a signal strength variation as a function of a non-terrestrial station movement associated with the at least one beam, a parameter indicating whether the at least one beam is of an earth-fixed type or an earth-moving type, or some combination thereof.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising obtaining the signal strength variation as a function of the non-terrestrial station movement based on a plurality of signal strength reports from a plurality of UEs.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising obtaining the signal strength variation as a function of the non-terrestrial station movement based on a plurality of beam dwelling times associated with a plurality of UEs.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the request further comprises a second indication, wherein the second indication indicates whether to include, in the response message, a signal strength associated with a serving beam; and

the response message comprises a value of the signal strength associated with the serving beam.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein:

the request further comprises a third indication, wherein the third indication indicates whether to include, in the response message, a plurality of signal strengths associated with a plurality of neighboring beams; and

the response message comprises the plurality of signal strengths associated with the plurality of neighboring beams.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein a non-terrestrial station determines the plurality of neighboring beams with respect to the serving beam.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the response message further comprises a timestamp associated with the plurality of signal strengths.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the response message further comprises a timestamp associated with the signal strength.

16. An apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising instructions executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

transmit a request comprising an indication to provide beam configuration information and associated received signal strength measurements of a target user equipment (UE);

receive a response message comprising the beam configuration information and the associated received signal strength measurements; and

determine a location of the target UE based on a mapping between the beam configuration information and the associated received signal strength measurements.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the beam configuration information comprises beam coverage area coordinates associated with at least one beam of a cell.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the beam coverage area coordinates comprise:

a center coordinate and a radius value associated with the at least one beam;

a first focus, a second focus, a vertex, or a covertex, or a combination thereof associated with the at least one beam;

or a combination thereof.

19. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the processor obtains a signal strength variation as a function of a non-terrestrial station movement based on a plurality of signal strength reports from a plurality of UEs.

20. An apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising instructions executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:

receive a request message from a location server comprising an indication indicating a request for beam configuration information and associated received signal strength measurements;

perform the associated received signal strength measurements; and

transmit a response message to the location server comprising the beam configuration information and the associated received signal strength measurements, wherein a location of the apparatus is determined based on a mapping between the beam configuration information and the associated received signal strength measurements.