Sidelink positioning reference signal configuration

1. A first user equipment comprising:

an interface configured to send and receive signals wirelessly;

a memory; and

a processor communicatively coupled to the interface and the memory and configured to:

establish a sidelink connection with a second user equipment;

transfer, using the sidelink connection, sidelink information with the second user equipment to

receive, via the interface from the second user equipment, second SL PRS-related data (sidelink positioning reference signal related data) including at least one of second SL PRS assistance data or second SL PRS configuration data;

transfer, via the interface with the second user equipment using the sidelink connection, one or more sidelink positioning reference signals in accordance with the second SL PRS-related data; and

transmit, via the interface to the second user equipment, a request for the second SL PRS-related data, wherein the request for the second SL PRS-related data includes an indication of a value of a sidelink positioning reference signal configuration parameter.

2. The first user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to receive, via the interface from at least one of a base station or a server, third SL PRS-related data.

3. The first user equipment of claim 2 , wherein the processor is configured to apply a priority rule to select between a first value of the second SL PRS-related data and a second value of the third SL PRS-related data in response to the first value and the second value being for a single sidelink positioning reference signal configuration parameter.

4. The first user equipment of claim 3 , wherein the priority rule is based on an operational mode of the first user equipment.

5. The first user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to transfer the sidelink information to transmit, via the interface to the second user equipment, first SL PRS-related data including at least one of first SL PRS assistance data or first SL PRS configuration data.

6. The first user equipment of claim 5 , wherein the first SL PRS-related data includes an indication of a reference signal source for determining reference signal time difference by the second user equipment.

7. The first user equipment of claim 5 , wherein the first SL PRS-related data includes at least one of: one or more quasi co-location parameter values; one or more indications of an expected reference signal time difference window; a positioning reference signal transmission pattern; or a positioning reference signal muting pattern.

8. The first user equipment of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to receive, via the interface from at least one of a base station or the second user equipment, one or more indications of a plurality of reference signal sources, and wherein the processor is configured to select a particular reference signal source of the plurality of reference signal sources.

9. A first user equipment comprising:

means for establishing a sidelink connection with a second user equipment;

means for transferring, using the sidelink connection, sidelink information with the second user equipment comprising

means for receiving, from the second user equipment, second SL PRS-related data (sidelink positioning reference signal related data) including at least one of second SL PRS assistance data or second SL PRS configuration data;

means for transferring, with the second user equipment using the sidelink connection, one or more sidelink positioning reference signals in accordance with the second SL PRS-related data; and

means for transmitting, to the second user equipment, a request for the second SL PRS-related data, wherein the request for the second SL PRS-related data includes an indication of a value of a sidelink positioning reference signal configuration parameter.

10. The first user equipment of claim 9 , further comprising means for receiving, from at least one of a base station or a server, third SL PRS-related data.

11. The first user equipment of claim 10 , further comprising means for applying a priority rule to select between a first value of the second SL PRS-related data and a second value of the third SL PRS-related data in response to the first value and the second value being for a single sidelink positioning reference signal configuration parameter.

12. The first user equipment of claim 11 , wherein the priority rule is based on an operational mode of the first user equipment.

13. The first user equipment of claim 9 , further comprising:

means for receiving, from at least one of a base station or the second user equipment, one or more indications of a plurality of reference signal sources, and

means for selecting a particular reference signal source of the plurality of reference signal sources.

14. The first user equipment of claim 9 , wherein the means for transferring the sidelink information comprise means for transmitting, to the second user equipment, first SL PRS-related data including at least one of first SL PRS assistance data or first SL PRS configuration data.

15. The first user equipment of claim 14 , wherein the first SL PRS-related data includes an indication of a reference signal source for determining reference signal time difference by the second user equipment.

16. The first user equipment of claim 14 , wherein the first SL PRS-related data includes at least one of: one or more quasi co-location parameter values; one or more indications of an expected reference signal time difference window; a positioning reference signal transmission pattern; or a positioning reference signal muting pattern.

17. A method for obtaining one or more positioning reference signals, the method comprising:

establishing, by a first user equipment, a sidelink connection with a second user equipment;

transferring, using the sidelink connection, sidelink information between the first user equipment and the second user equipment, the transferring the sidelink information comprising

receiving, by the first user equipment from the second user equipment, second SL PRS-related data (sidelink positioning reference signal related data) including at least one of second SL PRS assistance data or second SL PRS configuration data;

transferring, between the first user equipment and the second user equipment using the sidelink connection, one or more sidelink positioning reference signals in accordance with the second SL PRS-related data; and

transmitting, from the first user equipment to the second user equipment, a request for the second SL PRS-related data, wherein the request for the second SL PRS-related data includes an indication of a value of a sidelink positioning reference signal configuration parameter.

18. The method of claim 17 , method further comprising receiving, by the first user equipment from at least one of a base station or a server, third SL PRS-related data.

19. The method of claim 18 , further comprising applying a priority rule to select between a first value of the second SL PRS-related data and a second value of the third SL PRS-related data in response to the first value and the second value being for a single sidelink positioning reference signal configuration parameter.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the priority rule is based on an operational mode of the first user equipment.

21. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

receiving, by the first user equipment from at least one of a base station or the second user equipment, one or more indications of a plurality of reference signal sources, and

selecting, by the first user equipment, a particular reference signal source of the plurality of reference signal sources.

22. The method of claim 17 , wherein the transferring the sidelink information comprises transmitting, from the first user equipment to the second user equipment, first SL PRS-related data including at least one of first SL PRS assistance data or first SL PRS configuration data.

23. The method of claim 22 , wherein the first SL PRS-related data includes an indication of a reference signal source for determining reference signal time difference by the second user equipment.

24. The method of claim 23 , wherein the indication of the reference signal source indicates a third user equipment as the reference signal source.

25. The method of claim 22 , wherein the first SL PRS-related data includes at least one of: one or more quasi co-location parameter values; one or more indications of an expected reference signal time difference window; a positioning reference signal transmission pattern; or a positioning reference signal muting pattern.

26. A non-transitory, processor-readable storage medium comprising processor-readable instructions configured to cause a processor of a first user equipment, to obtain one or more positioning reference signals, to:

establish a sidelink connection with a second user equipment;

transfer, using the sidelink connection, sidelink information with the second user equipment to

receive, from the second user equipment, second SL PRS-related data (sidelink positioning reference signal related data) including at least one of second SL PRS assistance data or second SL PRS configuration data;

transfer, with the second user equipment using the sidelink connection, one or more sidelink positioning reference signals in accordance with the second SL PRS-related data; and

transmit, to the second user equipment, a request for the second SL PRS-related data, wherein the request for the second SL PRS-related data includes an indication of a value of a sidelink positioning reference signal configuration parameter.

27. The storage medium of claim 26 , further comprising processor-readable instructions configured to cause the processor to receive, from at least one of a base station or a server, third SL PRS-related data.

28. The storage medium of claim 27 , further comprising processor-readable instructions configured to cause the processor to apply a priority rule to select between a first value of the second SL PRS-related data and a second value of the third SL PRS-related data in response to the first value and the second value being for a single sidelink positioning reference signal configuration parameter.

29. The storage medium of claim 28 , wherein the priority rule is based on an operational mode of the first user equipment.

30. The storage medium of claim 26 , further comprising processor-readable instructions configured to cause the processor to:

receive, from at least one of a base station or the second user equipment, one or more indications of a plurality of reference signal sources, and

select a particular reference signal source of the plurality of reference signal sources.

31. The storage medium of claim 26 , wherein the processor-readable instructions configured to cause the processor to transfer the sidelink information comprise processor-readable instructions configured to cause the processor to transmit, to the second user equipment, first SL PRS-related data including at least one of first SL PRS assistance data or first SL PRS configuration data.

32. The storage medium of claim 31 , wherein the first SL PRS-related data includes an indication of a reference signal source for determining reference signal time difference by the second user equipment.

33. The storage medium of claim 31 , wherein the first SL PRS-related data includes at least one of: one or more quasi co-location parameter values; one or more indications of an expected reference signal time difference window; a positioning reference signal transmission pattern; or a positioning reference signal muting pattern.