Resource set processing prioritization determination based on resource index information
Disclosed are systems, apparatuses, methods, and non-transitory media for facilitating positioning reference signal (PRS) prioritization by receiving beam index information associated with a PRS beam set. In some aspects, an assigned beam can be determined based on the beam index information. At least one adjacent beam can further be determined to be based on the assigned beam associated with the beam index information. A location measurement can also be determined based on at least one of the assigned beam, or the at least one adjacent beam.
1 . An apparatus for facilitating positioning reference signal (PRS) prioritization, the apparatus comprising:
at least one receiver;
at least one memory; and
at least one processor coupled to the at least one receiver and the at least one memory and configured to:
receive, via the at least one receiver, beam index information associated with a PRS beam set;
determine, based on the beam index information, at least one adjacent beam within the PRS beam set that is adjacent to an assigned beam within the PRS beam set; and
determine one or more location measurements based on at least one of the assigned beam, the at least one adjacent beam or both.
2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one adjacent beam is further determined based on an adjacency beam rule stored in the at least one memory.
3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one adjacent beam is further determined based on an adjacency beam rule that is received from a location server.
4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one adjacent beam is further determined based on an adjacency beam rule that is received from a base station.
5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the PRS beam set is associated with a plurality of beams, the plurality of beams including the assigned beam and the at least one adjacent beam.
6 . The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of beams associated with the PRS beam set are sequentially ordered by adjacency in an angular domain.
7 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one adjacent beam is physically adjacent to the assigned beam in at least one of an azimuth domain, an elevation domain, or a combination thereof.
8 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the beam index information is generated based on at least one of a transmission reception point (TRP) location, an antenna array panel location, an estimated user equipment (UE) location, or a combination thereof.
9 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the beam index information is received from a base station.
10 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the beam index information is received from a location server.
11 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the one or more location measurements include at least one of a downlink angle of departure, a PRS-based reference signal received power (RSRP) measurement, time of arrival of an earliest path, phase information, amplitude information, location information, or a combination thereof.
12 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to receive, via the at least one receiver, updated beam index information associated with an updated PRS beam set.
13 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the beam index information is a PRS resource index.
14 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the assigned beam is based on at least one of an expected beam index, an expected PRS resource index, a reference PRS resource, or a combination thereof.
15 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein, to determine the at least one adjacent beam, the at least one processor is further configured to:
determine a first adjacent beam based on the assigned beam and the beam index information, wherein the first adjacent beam is adjacent to the assigned beam; and
determine a second adjacent beam based on the assigned beam and the beam index information, wherein the second adjacent beam is adjacent to the assigned beam, and wherein the first adjacent beam is different from the second adjacent beam.
16 . The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein, to determine the at least one adjacent beam, the at least one processor is further configured to:
determine a third adjacent beam based on the assigned beam and the beam index information, wherein the third adjacent beam is adjacent to the first adjacent beam; and
determine a fourth adjacent beam based on the assigned beam and the beam index information, wherein the fourth adjacent beam is adjacent to the second adjacent beam, and wherein the third adjacent beam is different from the fourth adjacent beam.
17 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one adjacent beam is further determined based on an adjacency beam rule comprising a priority order.
18 . A computer-implemented method for facilitating positioning reference signal (PRS) prioritization, the computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving, at a user equipment, beam index information associated with a PRS beam set;
determining, by the user equipment, based on the beam index information, at least one adjacent beam within the PRS beam set that is adjacent to an assigned beam within the PRS beam set; and
determining, by the user equipment, one or more location measurements based on the assigned beam, the at least one adjacent beam or both.
19 . The computer-implemented method of claim 18 , wherein the at least one adjacent beam is further determined based on an adjacency beam rule stored at the user equipment.
20 . The computer-implemented method of claim 18 , wherein the at least one adjacent beam is further determined based on an adjacency beam rule that is received from a location server.
21 . The computer-implemented method of claim 18 , wherein the at least one adjacent beam is further determined based on an adjacency beam rule that is received from a base station.
22 . The computer-implemented method of claim 18 , wherein the PRS beam set is associated with a plurality of beams, the plurality of beams including the assigned beam and the at least one adjacent beam.
23 . The computer-implemented method of claim 22 , wherein the plurality of beams associated with the PRS beam set are sequentially ordered by adjacency in an angular domain.
24 . The computer-implemented method of claim 18 , wherein the at least one adjacent beam is physically adjacent to the assigned beam in at least one of an azimuth domain, an elevation domain, or a combination thereof.
25 . The computer-implemented method of claim 18 , wherein the beam index information is generated based on at least one of a transmission reception point (TRP) location, an antenna array panel location, an estimated user equipment (UE) location, or a combination thereof.
26 . The computer-implemented method of claim 18 , wherein the beam index information is received from a base station.
27 . The computer-implemented method of claim 18 , wherein the beam index information is received from a location server.
28 . The computer-implemented method of claim 18 , wherein the one or more location measurements include at least one of a downlink angle of departure, a PRS-based reference signal received power (RSRP) measurement, time of arrival of an earliest path, phase information, amplitude information, location information, or a combination thereof.
29 . The computer-implemented method of claim 18 , further comprising receiving updated beam index information associated with an updated PRS beam set.
30 . The computer-implemented method of claim 18 , wherein the beam index information is a PRS resource index.
31 . The computer-implemented method of claim 18 , wherein the assigned beam is based on at least one of an expected beam index, an expected PRS resource index, a reference PRS resource, or a combination thereof.
32 . The computer-implemented method of claim 18 , wherein determining the at least one adjacent beam comprises:
determining a first adjacent beam based on the assigned beam and the beam index information, wherein the first adjacent beam is adjacent to the assigned beam; and
determining a second adjacent beam based on the assigned beam and the beam index information, wherein the second adjacent beam is adjacent to the assigned beam, and wherein the first adjacent beam is different from the second adjacent beam.
33 . The computer-implemented method of claim 32 , wherein determining the at least one adjacent beam comprises:
determining a third adjacent beam based on the assigned beam and the beam index information, wherein the third adjacent beam is adjacent to the first adjacent beam; and
determining a fourth adjacent beam based on the assigned beam and the beam index information, wherein the fourth adjacent beam is adjacent to the second adjacent beam, and wherein the third adjacent beam is different from the fourth adjacent beam.
34 . An apparatus for facilitating positioning reference signal (PRS) prioritization, the apparatus comprising:
means for receiving beam index information associated with a PRS beam set;
means for determining, based on the beam index information, at least one adjacent beam within the PRS beam set that is adjacent to an assigned beam within the PRS beam set; and
means for determining one or more location measurements based on the assigned beam, the at least one adjacent beam or both.
35 . The apparatus of claim 34 , wherein the at least one adjacent beam is further determined based on an adjacency beam rule stored at the apparatus.
36 . The apparatus of claim 34 , wherein the at least one adjacent beam is further determined based on an adjacency beam rule that is received from a location server.
37 . The apparatus of claim 34 , wherein the at least one adjacent beam is further determined based on an adjacency beam rule that is received from a base station.
38 . The apparatus of claim 34 , wherein the PRS beam set is associated with a plurality of beams, the plurality of beams including the assigned beam and the at least one adjacent beam.
39 . The apparatus of claim 38 , wherein the plurality of beams associated with the PRS beam set are sequentially ordered by adjacency in an angular domain.
40 . The apparatus of claim 34 , wherein the at least one adjacent beam is physically adjacent to the assigned beam in at least one of an azimuth domain, an elevation domain, or a combination thereof.
41 . The apparatus of claim 34 , wherein the beam index information is generated based on at least one of a transmission reception point (TRP) location, an antenna array panel location, an estimated user equipment (UE) location, or a combination thereof.
42 . The apparatus of claim 34 , wherein the beam index information is received from a base station.
43 . The apparatus of claim 34 , wherein the beam index information is received from a location server.
44 . The apparatus of claim 34 , wherein the one or more location measurements include at least one of a downlink angle of departure, a PRS-based reference signal received power (RSRP) measurement, time of arrival of an earliest path, phase information, amplitude information, location information, or a combination thereof.
45 . The apparatus of claim 34 , further comprising means for receiving updated beam index information associated with an updated PRS beam set.
46 . The apparatus of claim 34 , wherein the beam index information is a PRS resource index.
47 . The apparatus of claim 34 , wherein the assigned beam is based on at least one of an expected beam index, an expected PRS resource index, a reference PRS resource, or a combination thereof.
48 . The apparatus of claim 34 , wherein means for determining the at least one adjacent beam comprises:
means for determining a first adjacent beam based on the assigned beam and the beam index information, wherein the first adjacent beam is adjacent to the assigned beam; and
means for determining a second adjacent beam based on the assigned beam and the beam index information, wherein the second adjacent beam is adjacent to the assigned beam, and wherein the first adjacent beam is different from the second adjacent beam.
49 . The apparatus of claim 48 , wherein means for determining the at least one adjacent beam comprises:
means for determining a third adjacent beam based on the assigned beam and the beam index information, wherein the third adjacent beam is adjacent to the first adjacent beam; and
means for determining a fourth adjacent beam based on the assigned beam and the beam index information, wherein the fourth adjacent beam is adjacent to the second adjacent beam, and wherein the third adjacent beam is different from the fourth adjacent beam.
50 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising at least one instruction for causing a computer or processor to:
receive beam index information associated with a positioning reference signal (PRS) beam set;
determine, based on the beam index information, at least one adjacent beam within the PRS beam set that is adjacent to an assigned beam within the PRS beam set; and
determine one or more location measurements based on the assigned beam, the at least one adjacent beam or both.
51 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 50 , wherein the at least one adjacent beam is further determined based on an adjacency beam rule stored in the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium.
52 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 50 , wherein the at least one adjacent beam is further determined based on an adjacency beam rule that is received from a location server.
53 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 50 , wherein the at least one adjacent beam is further determined based on an adjacency beam rule that is received from a base station.
54 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 50 , wherein the PRS beam set is associated with a plurality of beams, the plurality of beams including the assigned beam and the at least one adjacent beam.
55 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 54 , wherein the plurality of beams associated with the PRS beam set are sequentially ordered by adjacency in an angular domain.
56 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 50 , wherein the at least one adjacent beam is physically adjacent to the assigned beam in at least one of an azimuth domain, an elevation domain, or a combination thereof.
57 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 50 , wherein the beam index information is generated based on at least one of a transmission reception point (TRP) location, an antenna array panel location, an estimated user equipment (UE) location, or a combination thereof.
58 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 50 , wherein the beam index information is received from a base station.
59 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 50 , wherein the beam index information is received from a location server.
60 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 50 , wherein the one or more location measurements include at least one of a downlink angle of departure, a PRS-based reference signal received power (RSRP) measurement, time of arrival of an earliest path, phase information, amplitude information, location information, or a combination thereof.
61 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 50 , wherein the at least one instruction further causes the computer or processor to receive updated beam index information associated with an updated PRS beam set.
62 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 50 , wherein the beam index information is a PRS resource index.
63 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 50 , wherein, to determine the at least one adjacent beam, the at least one instruction further causes the computer or processor to:
determine a first adjacent beam based on the assigned beam and the beam index information, wherein the first adjacent beam is adjacent to the assigned beam; and
determine a second adjacent beam based on the assigned beam and the beam index information, wherein the second adjacent beam is adjacent to the assigned beam, and wherein the first adjacent beam is different from the second adjacent beam.
64 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 63 , wherein, to determine the at least one adjacent beam, the at least one instruction further causes the computer or processor to:
determine a third adjacent beam based on the assigned beam and the beam index information, wherein the third adjacent beam is adjacent to the first adjacent beam; and
determine a fourth adjacent beam based on the assigned beam and the beam index information, wherein the fourth adjacent beam is adjacent to the second adjacent beam, and wherein the third adjacent beam is different from the fourth adjacent beam.