Handover of sidelink positioning session
A method including transmitting, by a third user device, to one or more second user devices, a request message for requesting a handover of a sidelink positioning session established between the third user device and a first user device; receiving, by the third user device, from the one or more second user devices, one or more response messages to the request message; selecting, by the third user device, at least one second user device of the one or more second user devices; and transmitting, by the third user device, to the at least one second user device, at least one configuration for performing one or more handovers of the sidelink positioning session from the third user device to the at least one second user device for the first user device.
1. An apparatus comprising at least one processor, and at least one memory including computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to:
transmit, to one or more second user devices, a request message for requesting a handover of a sidelink positioning session established between the apparatus and a first user device,
wherein the request message is transmitted in response to determining to down-prioritize the sidelink positioning session, or in response to determining an inability to complete the sidelink positioning session, and
wherein the request message comprises a sidelink positioning reference signal configuration of the apparatus, a list of second user devices targeted for the handover, an identifier of the sidelink positioning session, and one or more requirements for the sidelink positioning session;
receive, from the one or more second user devices, one or more response messages to the request message,
wherein the one or more response messages indicate an availability in time and frequency for taking over the sidelink positioning session, a duration for being able to participate in the sidelink positioning session, and the identifier of the sidelink positioning session;
select at least one second user device of the one or more second user devices,
wherein the at least one second user device is selected based on: a distance between the apparatus and the at least one second user device, a transmitter capability of the at least one second user device, an availability of the at least one second user device, a likelihood of line-of-sight between the at least one second user device and the first user device, and an expected radio link budget between the at least one second user device and the first user device, and
wherein the at least one second user device comprises a plurality of second user devices, and the one or more handovers comprise a sequence of handovers among the plurality of second user devices;
transmit, to the first user device, a notification message for notifying the first user device about one or more handovers of the sidelink positioning session from the apparatus to the at least one second user device,
wherein the notification message indicates one or more physical resource blocks and one or more sidelink positioning reference signal codes to search for from the at least one second user device;
receive, from the first user device, in response to transmitting the notification message, an acknowledgement for the one or more handovers;
transmit, to the at least one second user device, at least one configuration for performing the one or more handovers of the sidelink positioning session from the apparatus to the at least one second user device for the first user device in response to receiving the acknowledgement from the first user device,
wherein the request message is transmitted to a set of second user devices based on a pre-defined list indicated by the first user device, the pre-defined list indicating the set of second user devices comprising at least the one or more second user devices, and
wherein the at least one configuration indicates one or more time and frequency domain locations for transmitting one or more sidelink positioning reference signals from the at least one second user device for participating in the sidelink positioning session.