Granted Patent B2

US 12,580,700 · App. 18/042,554 · Granted Mar 17, 2026

Inventors: Alexandros Manolakos (Escondido, AZ); Sony Akkarakaran (Poway, CA); Srinivas Yerramalli (San Diego, CA); Mukesh Kumar (Hyderabad, IN); Mohammad Tarek Fahim (San Diego, CA)

Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated

H04L5/0048H04L5/0035H04W64/00H04W72/232

Abstract

Claims (97)

1 . A method performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving a downlink control information (DCI) communication comprising a channel state information (CSI) request field;

determining, based on information associated with the CSI request field, at least one positioning reference signal (PRS) configuration, at least one positioning measurement request, at least one location reporting request, or a combination thereof; and

performing at least one positioning-related action based on the determination of the at least one positioning reference signal (PRS) configuration, the at least one positioning measurement request, the at least one location reporting request, or the combination thereof,

wherein a CSI state of the CSI request field is associated with a first set of CSI reports and a second set of CSI reports,

wherein the first set of CSI reports is associated with at least one CSI reference signal (CSI-RS) configuration, and

wherein the second set of CSI reports is associated with the at least one PRS configuration, the at least one positioning measurement request, the at least one location reporting request, or a combination thereof.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one PRS configuration comprises at least one downlink PRS (DL-PRS) configuration, at least one uplink sounding reference signal for positioning (UL-SRS-P) configuration, or a combination thereof.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the at least one positioning-related action comprises:

measurement of downlink PRS (DL-PRS) on a first set of PRS resources associated with the at least one PRS configuration, or

transmission of an uplink sounding reference signal for positioning (UL-SRS-P) on a second set of PRS resources associated with the at least one PRS configuration, or

mute a third set of PRS resources associated with the at least one PRS configuration, or

report of DL-PRS measurement information based on the DL-PRS measurements on the first set of PRS resources, or

transmission of a location of the UE, or

a combination thereof.

4 . The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the CSI request field is associated with one of a plurality of trigger states, and

wherein the associated trigger state is mapped to the at least one PRS configuration, the at least one positioning measurement request, the at least one location reporting request, or a combination thereof.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein each of the plurality of trigger states is associated with a different set of PRS configurations, positioning measurement requests, location reporting requests, or a combination thereof.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one PRS configuration is associated with a serving cell transmission reception point (TRP) of the UE or a neighboring cell TRP of the UE.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the information is configured to indicate a PRS identifier (ID), quasi-colocation (QCL) information, a slot offset, a reporting configuration, a muting configuration, a number of PRS repetitions, a comb configuration, a number of symbols, or a combination thereof.

8 . The method of claim 7 ,

wherein the information is configured to indicate the slot offset relative to the DCI communication, or

wherein the information is configured to indicate the slot offset relative to a frame boundary or subframe boundary.

9 . The method of claim 1 ,

wherein a set of PRS configurations, positioning measurement requests, and location reporting requests are configured via a radio resource control (RRC) configuration,

wherein a first subset of the set of PRS configurations, positioning measurement requests, and location reporting requests is configured via a media access control command element (MAC-CE) configuration, and

wherein the information is configured to indicate a second subset of the first subset.

10 . A method performed by a base station configured as a serving cell of a user equipment (UE), comprising:

receiving, from a location management function (LMF) component, a request to trigger at least one positioning-related action for the UE in association with a downlink control information (DCI) communication with a channel state information (CSI) request field, the CSI request field comprising information that is configured to indicate at least one positioning reference signal (PRS) configuration, at least one positioning measurement request, at least one location reporting request, or a combination thereof, and

transmitting the DCI communication to the UE to trigger the at least one positioning-related action,

wherein a CSI state of the CSI request field is associated with a first set of CSI reports and a second set of CSI reports,

wherein the first set of CSI reports is associated with at least one CSI reference signal (CSI-RS) configuration, and

wherein the second set of CSI reports is associated with the at least one PRS configuration, the at least one positioning measurement request, the at least one location reporting request, or a combination thereof.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the at least one PRS configuration comprises at least one downlink PRS (DL-PRS) configuration, at least one uplink sounding reference signal for positioning (UL-SRS-P) configuration, or a combination thereof.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the at least one positioning-related action comprises:

measurement of downlink PRS (DL-PRS) on a first set of PRS resources associated with the at least one PRS configuration, or

transmission of an uplink sounding reference signal for positioning (UL-SRS-P) on a second set of PRS resources associated with the at least one PRS configuration, or

mute a third set of PRS resources associated with the at least one PRS configuration, or

report of DL-PRS measurement information based on the DL-PRS measurements on the first set of PRS resources, or

transmission of a location of the UE, or

a combination thereof.

13 . The method of claim 10 ,

wherein the CSI request field is associated with one of a plurality of trigger states, and

wherein the at least one PRS configuration, the at least one positioning measurement request, the at least one location reporting request, or a combination thereof, is indicated by the associated trigger state.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein each of the plurality of trigger states is associated with a different set of PRS configurations, positioning measurement requests, location reporting requests, or a combination thereof.

15 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

determining a relationship between the information and the at least one PRS configuration, the at least one positioning measurement request, the at least one location reporting request, or a combination thereof; and

transmitting an indication of the relationship to the LMF component,

wherein the request is received based on the transmitted indication.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the information is configured to indicate a PRS identifier (ID), quasi-colocation (QCL) information, a slot offset, a reporting configuration, a muting configuration, a number of PRS repetitions, a comb configuration, a number of symbols, or a combination thereof.

17 . The method of claim 16 ,

wherein the information is configured to indicate the slot offset relative to the DCI communication, or

wherein the information is configured to indicate the slot offset relative to a frame boundary or subframe boundary.

18 . The method of claim 10 ,

wherein a set of PRS configurations, positioning measurement requests, and location reporting requests are configured via a radio resource control (RRC) configuration,

wherein a first subset of the set of PRS configurations, positioning measurement requests, and location reporting requests is configured via a media access control command element (MAC-CE) configuration, and

wherein the information is configured to indicate a second subset of the first subset.

19 . A method of operating performed by a location management function (LMF) component, comprising:

determining to trigger at least one positioning-related action at a user equipment (UE); and

transmitting, to a base station configured as a serving cell of the UE in response to the determination, a request to trigger the at least one positioning-related action for the UE in association with a downlink control information (DCI) communication with a channel state information (CSI) request field, the CSI request field comprising information that is configured to indicate at least one positioning reference signal (PRS) configuration, at least one positioning measurement request, at least one location reporting request, or a combination thereof,

wherein a CSI state of the CSI request field is associated with a first set of CSI reports and a second set of CSI reports,

wherein the first set of CSI reports is associated with at least one CSI reference signal (CSI-RS) configuration, and

wherein the second set of CSI reports is associated with the at least one PRS configuration, the at least one positioning measurement request, the at least one location reporting request, or a combination thereof.

20 . The method of claim 19 , wherein the at least one PRS configuration comprises at least one downlink PRS (DL-PRS) configuration, at least one uplink sounding reference signal for positioning (UL-SRS-P) configuration, or a combination thereof.

21 . The method of claim 20 , wherein the at least one positioning-related action comprises:

measurement of downlink PRS (DL-PRS) on a first set of PRS resources associated with the at least one PRS configuration, or

transmission of an uplink sounding reference signal for positioning (UL-SRS-P) on a second set of PRS resources associated with the at least one PRS configuration, or

mute a third set of PRS resources associated with the at least one PRS configuration, or

report of DL-PRS measurement information based on the DL-PRS measurements on the first set of PRS resources, or

transmission of a location of the UE, or

a combination thereof.

22 . The method of claim 19 ,

wherein the CSI request field is associated with one of a plurality of trigger states, and

wherein the at least one PRS configuration, the at least one positioning measurement request, the at least one location reporting request, or a combination thereof, is indicated by the associated trigger state.

23 . The method of claim 22 ,

wherein each of the plurality of trigger states is associated with a different set of PRS configurations, positioning measurement requests, location reporting requests, or a combination thereof.

24 . The method of claim 19 ,

wherein a set of PRS configurations, positioning measurement requests, and location reporting requests are configured via a radio resource control (RRC) configuration, a first subset of the set of PRS configurations, positioning measurement requests, and location reporting requests is configured via a media access control command element (MAC-CE) configuration, and the information is configured to indicate a second subset of the first subset, or

a combination thereof.

25 . The method of claim 19 , further comprising:

receiving, from the base station, an indication of a relationship between the information and the at least one PRS configuration, the at least one positioning measurement request, the at least one location reporting request, or a combination thereof,

wherein the request is transmitted based on the received indication of the relationship between the information and the at least one PRS configuration, the at least one positioning measurement request, the at least one location reporting request, or the combination thereof.

26 . The method of claim 19 , wherein the information is configured to indicate a PRS identifier (ID), quasi-colocation (QCL) information, a slot offset, a reporting configuration, a muting configuration, a number of PRS repetitions, a comb configuration, a number of symbols, or a combination thereof.

27 . The method of claim 26 ,

wherein the information is configured to indicate the slot offset relative to the DCI communication, or

wherein the information is configured to indicate the slot offset relative to a frame boundary or subframe boundary.

28 . A user equipment (UE), comprising:

a memory;

at least one transceiver; and

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

receive, via the at least one transceiver, a downlink control information (DCI) communication comprising a channel state information (CSI) request field;

determine, based on information associated with the CSI request field, at least one positioning reference signal (PRS) configuration, at least one positioning measurement request, at least one location reporting request, or a combination thereof; and

perform at least one positioning-related action based on the determination of the at least one positioning reference signal (PRS) configuration, the at least one positioning measurement request, the at least one location reporting request, or the combination thereof,

wherein a CSI state of the CSI request field is associated with a first set of CSI reports and a second set of CSI reports,

wherein the first set of CSI reports is associated with at least one CSI reference signal (CSI-RS) configuration, and

wherein the second set of CSI reports is associated with the at least one PRS configuration, the at least one positioning measurement request, the at least one location reporting request, or a combination thereof.

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