Downlink positioning reference signal configuration and processing in full duplex scenarios

1. A method for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving a positioning reference signal in a time slot, wherein the positioning reference signal spans a first frequency bandwidth;

transmitting a signal in a second frequency bandwidth during the time slot, wherein the second frequency bandwidth includes frequencies within the first frequency bandwidth; and

processing the positioning reference signal received in the first frequency bandwidth excluding the frequencies in the second frequency bandwidth.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the positioning reference signal is received from a first base station and the signal transmitted in the second frequency bandwidth is transmitted to the first base station.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the positioning reference signal is received from a first base station and the signal transmitted in the second frequency bandwidth is transmitted to a second base station.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving one or more radio resource control signals to configure the first frequency bandwidth and the second frequency bandwidth.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein processing the positioning reference signal includes comparing the positioning reference signal received in the first frequency bandwidth to a previous positioning reference signal received in a prior time slot.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the time slot is approximately between 1 and 6 milliseconds in duration.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the positioning reference signal is one of a plurality of positioning reference signals received by the user equipment, wherein each of the plurality of positioning reference signals have the same subcarrier spacing and cyclic prefix.

8. A method for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving a positioning reference signal in a downlink resource bandwidth part;

transmitting a signal in an uplink resource bandwidth part, wherein the uplink resource bandwidth part overlaps at least a portion of the downlink resource bandwidth part; and

processing the positioning reference signal received in a portion of the downlink resource bandwidth part which does not overlap with the uplink resource bandwidth part.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the positioning reference signal is received from a first base station and the signal in the uplink resource bandwidth part is transmitted to the first base station.

10. The method of claim 8 wherein the positioning reference signal is received from a first base station and the signal in the uplink resource bandwidth part is transmitted to a second base station.

11. The method of claim 8 further comprising receiving one or more radio resource control signals to configure the downlink resource bandwidth part and the uplink resource bandwidth part.

12. The method of claim 8 further comprising receiving one or more downlink control information signals to configure the downlink resource bandwidth part and the uplink resource bandwidth part.

13. The method of claim 8 wherein the positioning reference signal is received in a first time slot and processing the positioning reference signal includes comparing the positioning reference signal received in the first time slot to a previous positioning reference signal received in a prior time slot.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein the first time slot is approximately between 1 and 6 milliseconds in duration.

15. The method of claim 8 wherein the positioning reference signal is one of a plurality of positioning reference signals received by the user equipment, wherein each of the plurality of positioning reference signals have the same subcarrier spacing and cyclic prefix.

16. The method of claim 8 wherein the downlink resource bandwidth part comprises a disjoint set of frequency resources.

17. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

a memory;

at least one transceiver; and

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

the at least one transceiver is configured to:

receive a positioning reference signal in a time slot, wherein the positioning reference signal spans a first frequency bandwidth; and

transmit a signal in a second frequency bandwidth during the time slot, wherein the second frequency bandwidth includes frequencies within the first frequency bandwidth; and

the at least one processor is configured to process the positioning reference signal received in the first frequency bandwidth excluding the frequencies in the second frequency bandwidth.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 wherein the positioning reference signal is received from a first base station and the signal is transmitted to the first base station.

19. The apparatus of claim 17 wherein the positioning reference signal is received from a first base station and the signal is transmitted to a second base station.

20. The apparatus of claim 17 wherein the at least one transceiver is further configured to receive one or more radio resource control signals to configure the first frequency bandwidth and the second frequency bandwidth.

21. The apparatus of claim 17 wherein the at least one processor is configured to compare the positioning reference signal received in the first frequency bandwidth to a previous positioning reference signal received in a prior time slot.

22. The apparatus of claim 17 wherein the time slot is approximately between 1 and 6 milliseconds in duration.

23. The apparatus of claim 17 wherein the positioning reference signal is one of a plurality of positioning reference signals received by the at least one transceiver, wherein each of the plurality of positioning reference signals have the same subcarrier spacing and cyclic prefix.

24. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

a memory;

at least one transceiver; and

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

the at least one transceiver is configured to:

receive a positioning reference signal in a downlink resource bandwidth part; and

transmit a signal in an uplink resource bandwidth part, wherein the uplink resource bandwidth part overlaps at least a portion of the downlink resource bandwidth part; and

the at least one processor is configured to process the positioning reference signal received in a portion of the downlink resource bandwidth part which does not overlap with the uplink resource bandwidth part.

25. The apparatus of claim 24 wherein the positioning reference signal is received from a first base station and the signal is transmitted to the first base station.

26. The apparatus of claim 24 wherein the positioning reference signal is received from a first base station and the signal is transmitted to a second base station.

27. The apparatus of claim 24 wherein the at least one transceiver is further configured to receive one or more radio resource control signals to configure the downlink resource bandwidth part and the uplink resource bandwidth part.

28. The apparatus of claim 24 further comprising receiving one or more downlink control information signals to configure the downlink resource bandwidth part and the uplink resource bandwidth part.

29. The apparatus of claim 24 wherein the positioning reference signal is received in a first time slot and the at least one processor is configured to compare the positioning reference signal received in the first time slot to a previous positioning reference signal received in a prior time slot.

30. The apparatus of claim 29 wherein the first time slot is approximately between 1 and 6 milliseconds in duration.

31. The apparatus of claim 24 wherein the positioning reference signal is one of a plurality of positioning reference signals received by the at least one transceiver, wherein each of the plurality of positioning reference signals have the same subcarrier spacing and cyclic prefix.

32. The apparatus of claim 24 wherein the downlink resource bandwidth part comprises a disjoint set of frequency resources.

33. An apparatus for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

means for receiving a positioning reference signal in a time slot, wherein the positioning reference signal spans a first frequency bandwidth;

means for transmitting a signal in a second frequency bandwidth during the time slot, wherein the second frequency bandwidth includes frequencies within the first frequency bandwidth; and

means for processing the positioning reference signal received in the first frequency bandwidth excluding the frequencies in the second frequency bandwidth.

34. An apparatus for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

means for receiving a positioning reference signal in a downlink resource bandwidth part;

means for transmitting a signal in an uplink resource bandwidth part, wherein the uplink resource bandwidth part overlaps at least a portion of the downlink resource bandwidth part; and

means for processing the positioning reference signal received in a portion of the downlink resource bandwidth part which does not overlap with the uplink resource bandwidth part.

35. A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium comprising processor-readable instructions configured to cause one or more processors in a user equipment (UE) to communicate wirelessly, comprising:

code for receiving a positioning reference signal in a time slot, wherein the positioning reference signal spans a first frequency bandwidth;

code for transmitting a signal in a second frequency bandwidth during the time slot, wherein the second frequency bandwidth includes frequencies within the first frequency bandwidth; and

code for processing the positioning reference signal received in the first frequency bandwidth excluding the frequencies in the second frequency bandwidth.

36. A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium comprising processor-readable instructions configured to cause one or more processors in a user equipment (UE) to communicate wirelessly, comprising:

code for receiving a positioning reference signal in a downlink resource bandwidth part;

code for transmitting a signal in an uplink resource bandwidth part, wherein the uplink resource bandwidth part overlaps at least a portion of the downlink resource bandwidth part; and

code for processing the positioning reference signal received in a portion of the downlink resource bandwidth part which does not overlap with the uplink resource bandwidth part.