Granted Patent B2

US 12,726,308 · App. 18/263,682 · Granted Sep 1, 2026

Inventors: Jingchao Bao (San Diego, CA); Sony Akkarakaran (Poway, CA); Tao Luo (San Diego, CA); Juan Montojo (San Diego, CA); Alexandros Manolakos (Escondido, CA)

Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated

H04L5/0051G01S5/0072G01S5/0236H04W64/00G01S2205/008

Abstract

Claims (65)

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

receiving, from a network node, at least one positioning reference signal (PRS) configuration that defines or indicates a plurality of PRS resources having unique identifiers, the plurality of PRS resources comprising a first set of one or more PRS resources, wherein each of the one or more PRS resources in the first set is mapped to an associated identifier used by all UEs served by a location server to identify an associated PRS resource, the plurality of PRS resources further comprising a second set of one or more PRS resources, wherein each of the one or more PRS resources in the second set is mapped to an associated identifier that is specific to a UE and that is not used by all UEs served by the location server to identify the associated PRS resource; and

performing a positioning operation according to the at least one PRS configuration.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein, for each of the one or more PRS resources in the first set, the associated identifier is used by all UEs served by one or more additional location servers to identify the associated PRS resource.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of PRS resources is associated with a frequency layer (FL), a transmission/reception point (TRP), a PRS resource set, or combinations thereof.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from a second UE, a request to share positioning information; and

sharing, with the second UE, positioning information associated with at least one PRS resource within the first set of one or more PRS resources and not sharing positioning information associated with PRS resources not within the first set of one or more PRS resources.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein receiving the request to share positioning information comprises receiving the request via sidelink (SL) communication, and wherein sharing, with the second UE, the positioning information associated with at least one PRS resource within the first set of one or more PRS resources comprises sharing the positioning information via SL communication, or combinations thereof.

6 . The method of claim 4 , wherein sharing, with the second UE, the positioning information associated with at least one PRS resource within the first set of one or more PRS resources comprises:

sending, to the second UE, positioning information associated with the at least one PRS resource within the first set of one or more PRS resources;

receiving, from the second UE, positioning information associated with the at least one PRS resource within the first set of one or more PRS resources within the first set;

or combinations thereof.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the at least one PRS configuration comprises:

receiving at least a first portion of the first set of one or more PRS resources and at least a first portion of the second set of one or more PRS resources in a first PRS configuration; and

receiving a second portion of the first set of one or more PRS resources, a second portion of the second set of one or more PRS resources, or combinations thereof, in a second PRS configuration.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

replacing at least one PRS resource within the first set with at least one PRS resource within the second set.

9 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

receiving, from a network node, an explicit mapping, wherein replacing the at least one PRS resource within the first set with the at least one PRS resource within the second set is performed according to the explicit mapping;

receiving, from a network node, a set of mapping rules, wherein replacing the at least one PRS resource within the first set with the at least one PRS resource within the second set is performed according to a mapping derived from the set of mapping rules;

or combinations thereof.

10 . A method of wireless communication performed by a network node, the method comprising:

determining a plurality of PRS resources having unique identifiers, the plurality of PRS resources comprising a first set of one or more PRS resources, wherein each of the one or more PRS resources in the first set is mapped to an associated identifier used by all UEs served by a location server to identify an associated PRS resource, the plurality of PRS resources further comprising a second set of one or more PRS resources, wherein each of the one or more PRS resources in the second set is mapped to an associated identifier that is specific to a UE and that is not used by all UEs served by the location server to identify the associated PRS resource; and

sending, to the UE, at least one PRS configuration that defines or indicates the first set and the second set.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein, for each of the one or more PRS resources in the first set, the associated identifier is used by all UEs served by one or more additional location servers to identify the associated PRS resource.

12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein each of the plurality of PRS resources is associated with a frequency layer (FL), a transmission/reception point (TRP), a PRS resource set, or combinations thereof.

13 . The method of claim 10 , wherein sending the at least one PRS configuration comprises sending the at least one PRS configuration via a broadcast, multicast, or unicast transmission.

14 . The method of claim 10 , wherein sending the at least one PRS configuration comprises:

sending at least a first portion of the first set of one or more PRS resources and at least a first portion of the second set of one or more PRS resources in a first PRS configuration; and

sending a second portion of the first set of one or more PRS resources, a second portion of the second set of one or more PRS resources, or combinations thereof, in a second PRS configuration.

15 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

sending, to the UE, an explicit mapping for replacing at least one PRS resource within the first set with at least one PRS resource within the second set, a set of mapping rules for replacing at least one PRS resource within the first set with at least one PRS resource within the second set, or combinations thereof.

16 . A user equipment (UE), comprising:

a memory;

a communication interface; and

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

receive, via the communication interface, from a network node, at least one positioning reference signal (PRS) configuration that defines or indicates a plurality of PRS resources having unique identifiers, the plurality of PRS resources comprising a first set of one or more PRS resources, wherein each of the one or more PRS resources in the first set is mapped to an associated identifier used by all UEs served by a location server to identify an associated PRS resource, the plurality of PRS resources further comprising a second set of one or more PRS resources, wherein each of the one or more PRS resources in the second set is mapped to an associated identifier that is specific to a UE and that is not used by all UEs served by the location server to identify the associated PRS resource; and

perform a positioning operation according to the at least one PRS configuration.

17 . The UE of claim 16 , wherein, for each of the one or more PRS resources in the first set, the associated identifier is used by all UEs served by one or more additional location servers to identify the associated PRS resource.

18 . The UE of claim 16 , wherein each of the plurality of PRS resources is associated with a frequency layer (FL), a transmission/reception point (TRP), a PRS resource set, or combinations thereof.

19 . The UE of claim 16 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

receive, via the communication interface, from a second UE, a request to share positioning information; and

share, with the second UE, positioning information associated with at least one PRS resource within the first set of one or more PRS resources and not sharing positioning information associated with PRS resources not within the first set of one or more PRS resources.

20 . The UE of claim 19 , wherein receiving the request to share positioning information comprises receiving the request via sidelink (SL) communication, and wherein sharing, with the second UE, the positioning information associated with at least one PRS resource within the first set of one or more PRS resources comprises sharing the positioning information via SL communication, or combinations thereof.

21 . The UE of claim 19 , wherein the at least one processor being configured to share, with the second UE, the positioning information associated with at least one PRS resource within the first set of one or more PRS resources comprises the at least one processor being configured to:

cause the communication interface to send, to the second UE, positioning information associated with the at least one PRS resource within the first set of one or more PRS resources;

receive, via the communication interface, from the second UE, positioning information associated with the at least one PRS resource within the first set of one or more PRS resources within the first set;

or combinations thereof.

22 . The UE of claim 19 , wherein the at least one processor being configured to receive the at least one PRS configuration comprises the at least one processor being configured to receive the first set of one or more PRS resources in a first PRS configuration and receiving the second set of one or more PRS resources in a second PRS configuration.

23 . The UE of claim 19 , wherein the at least one processor being configured to receive the at least one PRS configuration comprises the at least one processor being configured to:

receive, via the communication interface, at least a first portion of the first set of one or more PRS resources and at least a first portion of the second set of one or more PRS resources in a first PRS configuration; and

receive, via the communication interface, a second portion of the first set of one or more PRS resources, a second portion of the second set of one or more PRS resources, or combinations thereof, in a second PRS configuration.

24 . A network node, comprising:

a memory;

a communication interface; and

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

determine a plurality of PRS resources having unique identifiers, the plurality of PRS resources comprising a first set of one or more PRS resources, wherein each of the one or more PRS resources in the first set is mapped to an associated identifier used by all UEs served by a location server to identify an associated PRS resource, the plurality of PRS resources further comprising a second set of one or more PRS resources, wherein each of the one or more PRS resources in the second set is mapped to an associated identifier that is specific to a UE and that is not used by all UEs served by the location server to identify the associated PRS resource; and

cause the communication interface to send, to the UE, at least one PRS configuration that defines or indicates the first set and the second set.

25 . The network node of claim 24 , wherein, for each of the one or more PRS resources in the first set, the associated identifier is used by all UEs served by one or more additional location servers to identify the associated PRS resource.

26 . The network node of claim 24 , wherein each of the plurality of PRS resources is associated with a frequency layer (FL), a transmission/reception point (TRP), a PRS resource set, or combinations thereof.

27 . The network node of claim 24 , wherein the at least one processor being configured to cause the communication interface to send the at least one PRS configuration comprises the at least one processor being configured to cause the communication interface to send the first set of one or more PRS resources in a first PRS configuration and sending the second set of one or more PRS resources in a second PRS configuration.

28 . The network node of claim 24 , wherein the at least one processor being configured to cause the communication interface to send the at least one PRS configuration comprises the at least one processor being configured to cause the communication interface to:

cause the communication interface to send at least a first portion of the first set of one or more PRS resources and at least a first portion of the second set of one or more PRS resources in a first PRS configuration; and

cause the communication interface to send a second portion of the first set of one or more PRS resources, a second portion of the second set of one or more PRS resources, or combinations thereof, in a second PRS configuration.

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