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WO2025122337A1 - Détection de sauts de fréquence pour un groupe de ressources de liaison latérale pour le positionnement - Google Patents

Détection de sauts de fréquence pour un groupe de ressources de liaison latérale pour le positionnement Download PDF

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WO2025122337A1
WO2025122337A1 PCT/US2024/056545 US2024056545W WO2025122337A1 WO 2025122337 A1 WO2025122337 A1 WO 2025122337A1 US 2024056545 W US2024056545 W US 2024056545W WO 2025122337 A1 WO2025122337 A1 WO 2025122337A1
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  • cellular and personal communications service (PCS) systems examples include the cellular analog advanced mobile phone system (AMPS), and digital cellular systems based on code division multiple access (CDMA), frequency division multiple access (FDMA), time division multiple access (TDMA), the Global System for Mobile communications (GSM), etc.
  • AMPS cellular analog advanced mobile phone system
  • CDMA code division multiple access
  • FDMA frequency division multiple access
  • TDMA time division multiple access
  • GSM Global System for Mobile communications
  • a fifth generation (5G) wireless standard referred to as New Radio (NR), enables higher data transfer speeds, greater numbers of connections, and better coverage, among other improvements.
  • NR New Radio
  • the 5G standard is designed to provide higher data rates as compared to previous standards, more accurate positioning (e.g., based on reference signals for positioning (RS-P), such as downlink, uplink, or sidelink positioning reference signals (PRS)), and other technical enhancements.
  • RS-P reference signals for positioning
  • PRS sidelink positioning reference signals
  • 1 QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2400007WO SUMMARY [0005] The following presents a simplified summary relating to one or more aspects disclosed herein.
  • a method of operating a user equipment includes determining a set of frequency hopping patterns associated with a sidelink resource pool for positioning (SL- RP-P), each frequency hopping pattern in the set of frequency hopping patterns comprising a first set of frequency hops; transmitting at least one request for at least one other UE to perform sensing on one or more frequency hops of the first set of frequency hops for at least one frequency hopping pattern of the set of frequency hopping patterns; receiving Inter-UE coordination (IUC) signaling which includes resource availability information, resource conflict information, or both, associated with some or all of the first set of frequency hops for the at least one frequency hopping pattern, wherein the Inter- UE coordination signaling is received from the at least one other UE in response to the at least one request; determining transmit frequency hopping pattern information for a sidelink positioning reference signal (SL-PRS) transmission at least based on the Inter- UE coordination signaling; and performing the SL-PRS transmission in accordance with the transmit frequency hopping pattern information
  • IUC Inter-UE coordination
  • a method of operating a user equipment includes receiving a request from another UE to perform sensing on one or more frequency hops of a set of frequency hops of at least one frequency hopping sensing pattern associated with a sidelink resource pool for positioning (SL-RP-P); performing sensing on the one or more frequency hops in response to the request; and transmitting Inter-UE coordination (IUC) signaling which includes resource availability information, resource conflict information, or both, associated with some or all of the one or more frequency hops for the at least one 2 QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2400007WO frequency hopping pattern, wherein the Inter-UE coordination signaling is transmitted to the another UE in response to the request.
  • IUC Inter-UE coordination
  • a user equipment includes one or more memories; one or more transceivers; and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more memories and the one or more transceivers, the one or more processors, either alone or in combination, configured to: determine a set of frequency hopping patterns associated with a sidelink resource pool for positioning (SL-RP-P), each frequency hopping pattern in the set of frequency hopping patterns comprising a first set of frequency hops; transmit, via the one or more transceivers, at least one request for at least one other UE to perform sensing on one or more frequency hops of the first set of frequency hops for at least one frequency hopping pattern of the set of frequency hopping patterns; receive, via the one or more transceivers, Inter-UE coordination (IUC) signaling which includes resource availability information, resource conflict information, or both, associated with some or all of the first set of frequency hops for the at least one frequency hopping pattern, wherein the Inter-UE coordination signaling is received from the at least one
  • IUC Inter-UE coordination
  • an UE includes one or more memories; one or more transceivers; and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more memories and the one or more transceivers, the one or more processors, either alone or in combination, configured to: receive, via the one or more transceivers, a request from another UE to perform sensing on one or more frequency hops of a set of frequency hops of at least one frequency hopping sensing pattern associated with a sidelink resource pool for positioning (SL-RP- P); perform sensing on the one or more frequency hops in response to the request; and transmit, via the one or more transceivers, Inter-UE coordination (IUC) signaling which includes resource availability information, resource conflict information, or both, associated with some or all of the one or more frequency hops for the at least one frequency hopping pattern, wherein the Inter-UE coordination signaling is transmitted to the another UE in response to the request.
  • IUC Inter-UE coordination
  • a user equipment includes means for determining a set of frequency hopping patterns associated with a sidelink resource pool for positioning (SL-RP-P), each frequency hopping pattern in the set of frequency hopping patterns comprising a first set of frequency hops; means for transmitting at least one request for at least one other UE to perform sensing on one or more frequency hops of the first set of frequency hops for at least one frequency hopping pattern of the set of frequency hopping patterns; means for receiving Inter-UE coordination (IUC) signaling which includes resource availability information, resource conflict information, or both, associated with some or all of the first set of frequency hops for the at least one frequency hopping pattern, wherein the Inter- UE coordination signaling is received from the at least one other UE in response to the at least one request; means for determining transmit frequency hopping pattern information for a sidelink positioning reference signal (SL-PRS) transmission at least based on the Inter-UE coordination signaling; and means
  • an UE includes means for receiving a request from another UE to perform sensing on one or more frequency hops of a set of frequency hops of at least one frequency hopping sensing pattern associated with a sidelink resource pool for positioning (SL-RP- P); means for performing sensing on the one or more frequency hops in response to the request; and means for transmitting Inter-UE coordination (IUC) signaling which includes resource availability information, resource conflict information, or both, associated with some or all of the one or more frequency hops for the at least one frequency hopping pattern, wherein the Inter-UE coordination signaling is transmitted to the another UE in response to the request.
  • IUC Inter-UE coordination
  • a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a user equipment (UE), cause the UE to: determine a set of frequency hopping patterns associated with a sidelink resource pool for positioning (SL-RP-P), each frequency hopping pattern in the set of frequency hopping patterns comprising a first set of frequency hops; transmit at least one request for at least one other UE to perform sensing on one or more frequency hops of the first set of frequency hops for at least one frequency hopping pattern of the set of frequency hopping patterns; receive Inter-UE coordination (IUC) signaling which includes resource availability information, resource conflict information, or both, associated with some or all of the first set of 4 QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref.
  • IUC Inter-UE coordination
  • No.2400007WO frequency hops for the at least one frequency hopping pattern wherein the Inter-UE coordination signaling is received from the at least one other UE in response to the at least one request; determine transmit frequency hopping pattern information for a sidelink positioning reference signal (SL-PRS) transmission at least based on the Inter-UE coordination signaling; and perform the SL-PRS transmission in accordance with the transmit frequency hopping pattern information.
  • SL-PRS sidelink positioning reference signal
  • a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by an UE, cause the UE to: receive a request from another UE to perform sensing on one or more frequency hops of a set of frequency hops of at least one frequency hopping sensing pattern associated with a sidelink resource pool for positioning (SL-RP-P); perform sensing on the one or more frequency hops in response to the request; and transmit Inter-UE coordination (IUC) signaling which includes resource availability information, resource conflict information, or both, associated with some or all of the one or more frequency hops for the at least one frequency hopping pattern, wherein the Inter-UE coordination signaling is transmitted to the another UE in response to the request.
  • IUC Inter-UE coordination
  • FIG. 1 illustrates an example wireless communications system, according to aspects of the disclosure.
  • FIGS.2A, 2B, and 2C illustrate example wireless network structures, according to aspects of the disclosure.
  • FIGS. 2A, 2B, and 2C illustrate example wireless network structures, according to aspects of the disclosure.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example frame structure, according to aspects of the disclosure.
  • FIGS. 5A and 5B are diagrams of example sidelink slot structures with and without feedback resources, according to aspects of the disclosure.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram showing how a shared channel (SCH) is established on a sidelink between two or more UEs, according to aspects of the disclosure.
  • SCH shared channel
  • FIG.7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a resource pool for positioning configured within a sidelink resource pool for communication, according to aspects of the disclosure.
  • FIGS. 8A-8B illustrate diagrams illustrating additional examples of resource pools for positioning configured within sidelink resource pools for communication.
  • FIG.9 illustrates a diagram illustrating another example of a resource pool for positioning configured within a sidelink resource pool for communication.
  • FIG.10 illustrates an Inter-UE Coordination (IUC) signaling scheme, in accordance with aspects of the disclosure.
  • FIG.11 illustrates an Inter-UE Coordination (IUC) signaling scheme, in accordance with aspects of the disclosure.
  • FIG.12 illustrates an IUC signaling scheme, in accordance with aspects of the disclosure.
  • FIG.13 illustrates an IUC signaling scheme, in accordance with aspects of the disclosure.
  • FIG.14 illustrates a field configuration for slots associated with IUC coordination scheme 1, in accordance with aspects of the disclosure.
  • FIG. 15 illustrates a SL-PRS frequency hopping scheme, in accordance with aspects of the disclosure.
  • FIG. 16 illustrates a SL-PRS frequency hopping scheme, in accordance with aspects of the disclosure.
  • FIG.17 illustrates an exemplary process of communications according to an aspect of the disclosure.
  • FIG.18 illustrates an exemplary process of communications according to an aspect of the disclosure.
  • FIG. 19 illustrates an example implementation of the processes of FIGS. 17-18, respectively, in accordance with aspects of the disclosure.
  • DETAILED DESCRIPTION [0036] Aspects of the disclosure are provided in the following description and related drawings directed to various examples provided for illustration purposes. Alternate aspects may be 6 QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2400007WO devised without departing from the scope of the disclosure. Additionally, well-known elements of the disclosure will not be described in detail or will be omitted so as not to obscure the relevant details of the disclosure. [0037] Various aspects relate generally to sensing of frequency hops for a sidelink resource pool for positioning (SL-RP-P).
  • SL-RP-P sidelink resource pool for positioning
  • UEs such as reduced capability (RedCap) UEs
  • RedCap SL UE may perform multiple frequency hops across a sensing window to measure the full bandwidth of the SL-RP-P.
  • Such hopping introduces additional complexity at the UE-side.
  • IUC Inter-UE Coordination
  • SL-PRSs SL positioning reference signals
  • SL-PRSs SL positioning reference signals
  • SL-PRSs SL positioning reference signals
  • the words “exemplary” and/or “example” are used herein to mean “serving as an example, instance, or illustration.” Any aspect described herein as “exemplary” and/or “example” is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other aspects.
  • the term “aspects of the disclosure” does not require that all aspects of the disclosure include the discussed feature, advantage or mode of operation.
  • a UE may be any wireless communication device (e.g., a mobile phone, router, tablet computer, laptop computer, consumer asset locating device, wearable (e.g., smartwatch, glasses, augmented reality (AR) / virtual reality (VR) headset, etc.), vehicle (e.g., automobile, motorcycle, bicycle, etc.), Internet of Things (IoT) device, etc.) used by a user to communicate over a wireless communications network.
  • a UE may be mobile or may (e.g., at certain times) be stationary, and may communicate with a radio access network (RAN).
  • RAN radio access network
  • the term “UE” may be referred to interchangeably as an “access terminal” or “AT,” a “client device,” a “wireless device,” a “subscriber device,” a “subscriber terminal,” a “subscriber station,” a “user terminal” or “UT,” a “mobile device,” a “mobile terminal,” a “mobile station,” or variations thereof.
  • AT access terminal
  • client device a “wireless device”
  • subscriber device a “subscriber terminal”
  • a “subscriber station” a “user terminal” or “UT”
  • UEs can communicate with a core network via a RAN, and through the core network the UEs can be connected with external networks such as the Internet and with other UEs.
  • a base station may operate according to one of several RATs in communication with UEs depending on the network in which it is deployed, and may be alternatively referred to as an access point (AP), a network node, a NodeB, an evolved NodeB (eNB), a next generation eNB (ng-eNB), a New Radio (NR) Node B (also referred to as a gNB or 8 QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref.
  • AP access point
  • eNB evolved NodeB
  • ng-eNB next generation eNB
  • NR New Radio
  • a base station may be used primarily to support wireless access by UEs, including supporting data, voice, and/or signaling connections for the supported UEs. In some systems a base station may provide purely edge node signaling functions while in other systems it may provide additional control and/or network management functions.
  • a communication link through which UEs can send signals to a base station is called an uplink (UL) channel (e.g., a reverse traffic channel, a reverse control channel, an access channel, etc.).
  • UL uplink
  • a communication link through which the base station can send signals to UEs is called a downlink (DL) or forward link channel (e.g., a paging channel, a control channel, a broadcast channel, a forward traffic channel, etc.).
  • traffic channel can refer to either an uplink / reverse or downlink / forward traffic channel.
  • base station may refer to a single physical transmission-reception point (TRP) or to multiple physical TRPs that may or may not be co-located.
  • TRP transmission-reception point
  • the physical TRP may be an antenna of the base station corresponding to a cell (or several cell sectors) of the base station.
  • the physical TRPs may be an array of antennas (e.g., as in a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system or where the base station employs beamforming) of the base station.
  • the physical TRPs may be a distributed antenna system (DAS) (a network of spatially separated antennas connected to a common source via a transport medium) or a remote radio head (RRH) (a remote base station connected to a serving base station).
  • DAS distributed antenna system
  • RRH remote radio head
  • the non-co-located physical TRPs may be the serving base station receiving the measurement report from the UE and a neighbor base station whose reference radio frequency (RF) signals the UE is measuring.
  • RF radio frequency
  • a TRP is the point from which a base station transmits and receives wireless signals
  • references to transmission from or reception at a base station are to be understood as referring to a particular TRP of the base station.
  • a base station may not support wireless access by UEs (e.g., may not support data, voice, and/or signaling connections for UEs), but may instead transmit reference signals to UEs to be measured by the UEs, and/or may receive and measure signals transmitted by the UEs.
  • Such a base station may 9 QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2400007WO be referred to as a positioning beacon (e.g., when transmitting signals to UEs) and/or as a location measurement unit (e.g., when receiving and measuring signals from UEs).
  • An “RF signal” comprises an electromagnetic wave of a given frequency that transports information through the space between a transmitter and a receiver.
  • a transmitter may transmit a single “RF signal” or multiple “RF signals” to a receiver.
  • the receiver may receive multiple “RF signals” corresponding to each transmitted RF signal due to the propagation characteristics of RF signals through multipath channels.
  • FIG.1 illustrates an example wireless communications system 100, according to aspects of the disclosure.
  • the wireless communications system 100 (which may also be referred to as a wireless wide area network (WWAN)) may include various base stations 102 (labeled “BS”) and various UEs 104.
  • the base stations 102 may include macro cell base stations (high power cellular base stations) and/or small cell base stations (low power cellular base stations).
  • the macro cell base stations may include eNBs and/or ng-eNBs where the wireless communications system 100 corresponds to an LTE network, or gNBs where the wireless communications system 100 corresponds to a NR network, or a combination of both, and the small cell base stations may include femtocells, picocells, microcells, etc.
  • the base stations 102 may collectively form a RAN and interface with a core network 170 (e.g., an evolved packet core (EPC) or a 5G core (5GC)) through backhaul links 122, and through the core network 170 to one or more location servers 172 (e.g., a location management function (LMF) or a secure user plane location (SUPL) location platform (SLP)).
  • the location server(s) 172 may be part of core network 170 or may be external to core network 170.
  • a location server 172 may be integrated with a base station 102.
  • a UE 104 may communicate with a location server 172 directly or indirectly.
  • a UE 104 may communicate with a location server 172 via the base station 102 that is currently serving that UE 104.
  • a UE 104 may also communicate with a location server 172 through another path, such as via an application server (not shown), via another network, such as via a wireless local area network (WLAN) access point (AP) (e.g., AP 10 QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2400007WO 150 described below), and so on.
  • WLAN wireless local area network
  • communication between a UE 104 and a location server 172 may be represented as an indirect connection (e.g., through the core network 170, etc.) or a direct connection (e.g., as shown via direct connection 128), with the intervening nodes (if any) omitted from a signaling diagram for clarity.
  • the base stations 102 may perform functions that relate to one or more of transferring user data, radio channel ciphering and deciphering, integrity protection, header compression, mobility control functions (e.g., handover, dual connectivity), inter-cell interference coordination, connection setup and release, load balancing, distribution for non-access stratum (NAS) messages, NAS node selection, synchronization, RAN sharing, multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS), subscriber and equipment trace, RAN information management (RIM), paging, positioning, and delivery of warning messages.
  • the base stations 102 may communicate with each other directly or indirectly (e.g., through the EPC / 5GC) over backhaul links 134, which may be wired or wireless.
  • the base stations 102 may wirelessly communicate with the UEs 104. Each of the base stations 102 may provide communication coverage for a respective geographic coverage area 110. In an aspect, one or more cells may be supported by a base station 102 in each geographic coverage area 110.
  • a “cell” is a logical communication entity used for communication with a base station (e.g., over some frequency resource, referred to as a carrier frequency, component carrier, carrier, band, or the like), and may be associated with an identifier (e.g., a physical cell identifier (PCI), an enhanced cell identifier (ECI), a virtual cell identifier (VCI), a cell global identifier (CGI), etc.) for distinguishing cells operating via the same or a different carrier frequency.
  • PCI physical cell identifier
  • ECI enhanced cell identifier
  • VCI virtual cell identifier
  • CGI cell global identifier
  • different cells may be configured according to different protocol types (e.g., machine-type communication (MTC), narrowband IoT (NB-IoT), enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), or others) that may provide access for different types of UEs.
  • MTC machine-type communication
  • NB-IoT narrowband IoT
  • eMBB enhanced mobile broadband
  • a cell may refer to either or both of the logical communication entity and the base station that supports it, depending on the context.
  • TRP is typically the physical transmission point of a cell, the terms “cell” and “TRP” may be used interchangeably.
  • the term “cell” may also refer to a geographic coverage area of a base station (e.g., a sector), insofar as a carrier frequency 11 QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2400007WO can be detected and used for communication within some portion of geographic coverage areas 110.
  • a base station e.g., a sector
  • neighboring macro cell base station 102 geographic coverage areas 110 may partially overlap (e.g., in a handover region)
  • some of the geographic coverage areas 110 may be substantially overlapped by a larger geographic coverage area 110.
  • a small cell base station 102' (labeled “SC” for “small cell”) may have a geographic coverage area 110' that substantially overlaps with the geographic coverage area 110 of one or more macro cell base stations 102.
  • a network that includes both small cell and macro cell base stations may be known as a heterogeneous network.
  • a heterogeneous network may also include home eNBs (HeNBs), which may provide service to a restricted group known as a closed subscriber group (CSG).
  • HeNBs home eNBs
  • the communication links 120 between the base stations 102 and the UEs 104 may include uplink (also referred to as reverse link) transmissions from a UE 104 to a base station 102 and/or downlink (DL) (also referred to as forward link) transmissions from a base station 102 to a UE 104.
  • the communication links 120 may use MIMO antenna technology, including spatial multiplexing, beamforming, and/or transmit diversity.
  • the communication links 120 may be through one or more carrier frequencies.
  • the wireless communications system 100 may further include a wireless local area network (WLAN) access point (AP) 150 in communication with WLAN stations (STAs) 152 via communication links 154 in an unlicensed frequency spectrum (e.g., 5 GHz).
  • WLAN STAs 152 and/or the WLAN AP 150 may perform a clear channel assessment (CCA) or listen before talk (LBT) procedure prior to communicating in order to determine whether the channel is available.
  • CCA clear channel assessment
  • LBT listen before talk
  • the small cell base station 102' may operate in a licensed and/or an unlicensed frequency spectrum.
  • the small cell base station 102' When operating in an unlicensed frequency spectrum, the small cell base station 102' may employ LTE or NR technology and use the same 5 GHz unlicensed frequency spectrum as used by the WLAN AP 150.
  • NR in unlicensed spectrum may be referred to as 12 QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2400007WO NR-U.
  • LTE in an unlicensed spectrum may be referred to as LTE-U, licensed assisted access (LAA), or MULTEFIRE®.
  • the wireless communications system 100 may further include a millimeter wave (mmW) base station 180 that may operate in mmW frequencies and/or near mmW frequencies in communication with a UE 182.
  • Extremely high frequency (EHF) is part of the RF in the electromagnetic spectrum. EHF has a range of 30 GHz to 300 GHz and a wavelength between 1 millimeter and 10 millimeters. Radio waves in this band may be referred to as a millimeter wave.
  • Near mmW may extend down to a frequency of 3 GHz with a wavelength of 100 millimeters.
  • the super high frequency (SHF) band extends between 3 GHz and 30 GHz, also referred to as centimeter wave.
  • the mmW base station 180 and the UE 182 may utilize beamforming (transmit and/or receive) over a mmW communication link 184 to compensate for the extremely high path loss and short range. Further, it will be appreciated that in alternative configurations, one or more base stations 102 may also transmit using mmW or near mmW and beamforming. Accordingly, it will be appreciated that the foregoing illustrations are merely examples and should not be construed to limit the various aspects disclosed herein. [0056] Transmit beamforming is a technique for focusing an RF signal in a specific direction.
  • a network node e.g., a base station
  • broadcasts an RF signal in all directions (omni-directionally).
  • the network node determines where a given target device (e.g., a UE) is located (relative to the transmitting network node) and projects a stronger downlink RF signal in that specific direction, thereby providing a faster (in terms of data rate) and stronger RF signal for the receiving device(s).
  • a network node can control the phase and relative amplitude of the RF signal at each of the one or more transmitters that are broadcasting the RF signal.
  • a network node may use an array of antennas (referred to as a “phased array” or an “antenna array”) that creates a beam of RF waves that can be “steered” to point in different directions, without actually moving the antennas.
  • the RF current from the transmitter is fed to the individual antennas with the correct phase relationship so that the radio waves from the separate antennas add together to increase the radiation in a desired direction, while cancelling to suppress radiation in undesired directions. 13 QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref.
  • Transmit beams may be quasi-co-located, meaning that they appear to the receiver (e.g., a UE) as having the same parameters, regardless of whether or not the transmitting antennas of the network node themselves are physically co-located.
  • the receiver e.g., a UE
  • QCL relation of a given type means that certain parameters about a second reference RF signal on a second beam can be derived from information about a source reference RF signal on a source beam.
  • the receiver can use the source reference RF signal to estimate the Doppler shift, Doppler spread, average delay, and delay spread of a second reference RF signal transmitted on the same channel.
  • the source reference RF signal is QCL Type B
  • the receiver can use the source reference RF signal to estimate the Doppler shift and Doppler spread of a second reference RF signal transmitted on the same channel.
  • the source reference RF signal is QCL Type C
  • the receiver can use the source reference RF signal to estimate the Doppler shift and average delay of a second reference RF signal transmitted on the same channel.
  • the receiver can use the source reference RF signal to estimate the spatial receive parameter of a second reference RF signal transmitted on the same channel.
  • the receiver uses a receive beam to amplify RF signals detected on a given channel. For example, the receiver can increase the gain setting and/or adjust the phase setting of an array of antennas in a particular direction to amplify (e.g., to increase the gain level of) the RF signals received from that direction.
  • a receiver when a receiver is said to beamform in a certain direction, it means the beam gain in that direction is high relative to the beam gain along other directions, or the beam gain in that direction is the highest compared to the beam gain in that direction of all other receive beams available to the receiver. This results in a stronger received signal strength (e.g., reference signal received power (RSRP), reference signal received quality (RSRQ), signal-to- interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR), etc.) of the RF signals received from that direction.
  • RSRP reference signal received power
  • RSRQ reference signal received quality
  • SINR signal-to- interference-plus-noise ratio
  • Transmit and receive beams may be spatially related.
  • a spatial relation means that parameters for a second beam (e.g., a transmit or receive beam) for a second reference signal can be derived from information about a first beam (e.g., a receive beam or a transmit beam) for a first reference signal.
  • a UE may use a particular receive beam to receive a reference downlink reference signal (e.g., synchronization signal block (SSB)) from a base station.
  • SSB synchronization signal block
  • the UE can then form a transmit beam for sending an uplink 14 QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2400007WO reference signal (e.g., sounding reference signal (SRS)) to that base station based on the parameters of the receive beam.
  • SRS sounding reference signal
  • a “downlink” beam may be either a transmit beam or a receive beam, depending on the entity forming it. For example, if a base station is forming the downlink beam to transmit a reference signal to a UE, the downlink beam is a transmit beam. If the UE is forming the downlink beam, however, it is a receive beam to receive the downlink reference signal.
  • an “uplink” beam may be either a transmit beam or a receive beam, depending on the entity forming it. For example, if a base station is forming the uplink beam, it is an uplink receive beam, and if a UE is forming the uplink beam, it is an uplink transmit beam.
  • FR1 frequency range designations FR1 (410 MHz – 7.125 GHz) and FR2 (24.25 GHz – 52.6 GHz). It should be understood that although a portion of FR1 is greater than 6 GHz, FR1 is often referred to (interchangeably) as a “Sub-6 GHz” band in various documents and articles.
  • FR2 which is often referred to (interchangeably) as a “millimeter wave” band in documents and articles, despite being different from the extremely high frequency (EHF) band (30 GHz – 300 GHz) which is identified by the INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION® as a “millimeter wave” band.
  • EHF extremely high frequency
  • FR3 7.125 GHz – 24.25 GHz
  • Frequency bands falling within FR3 may inherit FR1 characteristics and/or FR2 characteristics, and thus may effectively extend features of FR1 and/or FR2 into mid-band frequencies.
  • higher frequency bands are currently being explored to extend 5G NR operation beyond 52.6 GHz.
  • three higher operating bands have been identified as frequency range designations FR4a or FR4-1 (52.6 GHz – 71 GHz), FR4 (52.6 GHz – 114.25 GHz), and FR5 (114.25 GHz – 300 GHz). Each of these higher frequency bands falls within the EHF band.
  • sub-6 GHz or the like if used herein may broadly represent QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2400007WO frequencies that may be less than 6 GHz, may be within FR1, or may include mid-band frequencies.
  • millimeter wave or the like if used herein may broadly represent frequencies that may include mid-band frequencies, may be within FR2, FR4, FR4-a or FR4-1, and/or FR5, or may be within the EHF band.
  • the anchor carrier is the carrier operating on the primary frequency (e.g., FR1) utilized by a UE 104/182 and the cell in which the UE 104/182 either performs the initial radio resource control (RRC) connection establishment procedure or initiates the RRC connection re-establishment procedure.
  • RRC radio resource control
  • the primary carrier carries all common and UE-specific control channels, and may be a carrier in a licensed frequency (however, this is not always the case).
  • a secondary carrier is a carrier operating on a second frequency (e.g., FR2) that may be configured once the RRC connection is established between the UE 104 and the anchor carrier and that may be used to provide additional radio resources.
  • the secondary carrier may be a carrier in an unlicensed frequency.
  • the secondary carrier may contain only necessary signaling information and signals, for example, those that are UE-specific may not be present in the secondary carrier, since both primary uplink and downlink carriers are typically UE- specific. This means that different UEs 104/182 in a cell may have different downlink primary carriers. The same is true for the uplink primary carriers.
  • the network is able to change the primary carrier of any UE 104/182 at any time. This is done, for example, to balance the load on different carriers. Because a “serving cell” (whether a PCell or an SCell) corresponds to a carrier frequency / component carrier over which some base station is communicating, the term “cell,” “serving cell,” “component carrier,” “carrier frequency,” and the like can be used interchangeably.
  • a “serving cell” (whether a PCell or an SCell) corresponds to a carrier frequency / component carrier over which some base station is communicating
  • the term “cell,” “serving cell,” “component carrier,” “carrier frequency,” and the like can be used interchangeably.
  • one of the frequencies utilized by the macro cell base stations 102 may be an anchor carrier (or “PCell”) and other frequencies utilized by the macro cell base stations 102 and/or the mmW base station 180 may be secondary carriers (“SCells”).
  • the simultaneous transmission and/or reception of multiple carriers enables the UE 104/182 to significantly increase its data transmission and/or reception 16 QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2400007WO rates.
  • two 20 MHz aggregated carriers in a multi-carrier system would theoretically lead to a two-fold increase in data rate (i.e., 40 MHz), compared to that attained by a single 20 MHz carrier.
  • the wireless communications system 100 may further include a UE 164 that may communicate with a macro cell base station 102 over a communication link 120 and/or the mmW base station 180 over a mmW communication link 184.
  • the macro cell base station 102 may support a PCell and one or more SCells for the UE 164 and the mmW base station 180 may support one or more SCells for the UE 164.
  • the UE 164 and the UE 182 may be capable of sidelink communication.
  • Sidelink-capable UEs may communicate with base stations 102 over communication links 120 using the Uu interface (i.e., the air interface between a UE and a base station).
  • SL-UEs e.g., UE 164, UE 182
  • a wireless sidelink is an adaptation of the core cellular (e.g., LTE, NR) standard that allows direct communication between two or more UEs without the communication needing to go through a base station.
  • Sidelink communication may be unicast or multicast, and may be used for device-to-device (D2D) media-sharing, vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication, vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication (e.g., cellular V2X (cV2X) communication, enhanced V2X (eV2X) communication, etc.), emergency rescue applications, etc.
  • V2V vehicle-to-vehicle
  • V2X vehicle-to-everything
  • cV2X cellular V2X
  • eV2X enhanced V2X
  • One or more of a group of SL- UEs utilizing sidelink communications may be within the geographic coverage area 110 of a base station 102.
  • SL-UEs in such a group may be outside the geographic coverage area 110 of a base station 102 or be otherwise unable to receive transmissions from a base station 102.
  • groups of SL-UEs communicating via sidelink communications may utilize a one-to-many (1:M) system in which each SL-UE transmits to every other SL-UE in the group.
  • a base station 102 facilitates the scheduling of resources for sidelink communications.
  • sidelink communications are carried out between SL-UEs without the involvement of a base station 102.
  • the sidelink 160 may operate over a wireless communication medium of interest, which may be shared with other wireless communications between other vehicles and/or infrastructure access points, as well as other RATs.
  • a “medium” may be composed QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2400007WO of one or more time, frequency, and/or space communication resources (e.g., encompassing one or more channels across one or more carriers) associated with wireless communication between one or more transmitter / receiver pairs.
  • the medium of interest may correspond to at least a portion of an unlicensed frequency band shared among various RATs.
  • any of the illustrated UEs may be SL-UEs.
  • UE 182 was described as being capable of beamforming, any of the illustrated UEs, including UE 164, may be capable of beamforming.
  • SL-UEs are capable of beamforming, they may beamform towards each other (i.e., towards other SL-UEs), towards other UEs (e.g., UEs 104), towards base stations (e.g., base stations 102, 180, small cell 102’, access point 150), etc.
  • UEs 164 and 182 may utilize beamforming over sidelink 160.
  • any of the illustrated UEs may receive signals 124 from one or more Earth orbiting space vehicles (SVs) 112 (e.g., satellites).
  • SVs Earth orbiting space vehicles
  • the SVs 112 may be part of a satellite positioning system that a UE 104 can use as an independent source of location information.
  • a satellite positioning system typically includes a system of transmitters (e.g., SVs 112) positioned to enable receivers (e.g., UEs 104) to determine their location on or above the Earth based, at least in part, on positioning signals (e.g., signals 124) received from the transmitters.
  • Such a transmitter typically transmits a signal marked with a repeating pseudo-random noise (PN) code of a set number of chips. While typically located in SVs 112, transmitters may sometimes be located on ground-based control stations, base stations 102, and/or 18 QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2400007WO other UEs 104.
  • a UE 104 may include one or more dedicated receivers specifically designed to receive signals 124 for deriving geo location information from the SVs 112.
  • the use of signals 124 can be augmented by various satellite-based augmentation systems (SBAS) that may be associated with or otherwise enabled for use with one or more global and/or regional navigation satellite systems.
  • SBAS satellite-based augmentation systems
  • an SBAS may include an augmentation system(s) that provides integrity information, differential corrections, etc., such as the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS), the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS), the Multi- functional Satellite Augmentation System (MSAS), the Global Positioning System (GPS) Aided Geo Augmented Navigation or GPS and Geo Augmented Navigation system (GAGAN), and/or the like.
  • WAAS Wide Area Augmentation System
  • GNOS European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service
  • MSAS Multi- functional Satellite Augmentation System
  • GPS Global Positioning System Aided Geo Augmented Navigation or GPS and Geo Augmented Navigation system
  • GAN Global Positioning System
  • a satellite positioning system may include any combination of one or more global and/or regional navigation satellites associated with such one or more satellite positioning systems.
  • SVs 112 may additionally or alternatively be part of one or more non- terrestrial networks (NTNs).
  • NTNs non- terrestrial networks
  • an SV 112 is connected to an earth station (also referred to as a ground station, NTN gateway, or gateway), which in turn is connected to an element in a 5G network, such as a modified base station 102 (without a terrestrial antenna) or a network node in a 5GC.
  • This element would in turn provide access to other elements in the 5G network and ultimately to entities external to the 5G network, such as Internet web servers and other user devices.
  • a UE 104 may receive communication signals (e.g., signals 124) from an SV 112 instead of, or in addition to, communication signals from a terrestrial base station 102.
  • the wireless communications system 100 may further include one or more UEs, such as UE 190, that connects indirectly to one or more communication networks via one or more device-to-device (D2D) peer-to-peer (P2P) links (referred to as “sidelinks”).
  • D2D device-to-device
  • P2P peer-to-peer
  • sidelinks referred to as “sidelinks”.
  • UE 190 has a D2D P2P link 192 with one of the UEs 104 connected to one of the base stations 102 (e.g., through which UE 190 may indirectly obtain cellular connectivity) and a D2D P2P link 194 with WLAN STA 152 connected to the WLAN AP 150 (through which UE 190 may indirectly obtain WLAN-based Internet connectivity).
  • the D2D P2P links 192 and 194 may be supported with any well-known D2D RAT, such as LTE Direct (LTE-D), WI-FI DIRECT®, BLUETOOTH®, and so on. 19 QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2400007WO 20 [0074]
  • FIG.2A illustrates an example wireless network structure 200.
  • a 5GC 210 (also referred to as a Next Generation Core (NGC)) can be viewed functionally as control plane (C-plane) functions 214 (e.g., UE registration, authentication, network access, gateway selection, etc.) and user plane (U-plane) functions 212, (e.g., UE gateway function, access to data networks, IP routing, etc.) which operate cooperatively to form the core network.
  • C-plane control plane
  • U-plane user plane
  • User plane interface (NG-U) 213 and control plane interface (NG-C) 215 connect the gNB 222 to the 5GC 210 and specifically to the user plane functions 212 and control plane functions 214, respectively.
  • an ng-eNB 224 may also be connected to the 5GC 210 via NG-C 215 to the control plane functions 214 and NG-U 213 to user plane functions 212. Further, ng-eNB 224 may directly communicate with gNB 222 via a backhaul connection 223.
  • a Next Generation RAN (NG-RAN) 220 may have one or more gNBs 222, while other configurations include one or more of both ng-eNBs 224 and gNBs 222. Either (or both) gNB 222 or ng-eNB 224 may communicate with one or more UEs 204 (e.g., any of the UEs described herein).
  • Another optional aspect may include a location server 230, which may be in communication with the 5GC 210 to provide location assistance for UE(s) 204.
  • the location server 230 can be implemented as a plurality of separate servers (e.g., physically separate servers, different software modules on a single server, different software modules spread across multiple physical servers, etc.), or alternately may each correspond to a single server.
  • the location server 230 can be configured to support one or more location services for UEs 204 that can connect to the location server 230 via the core network, 5GC 210, and/or via the Internet (not illustrated).
  • FIG. 2B illustrates another example wireless network structure 240.
  • a 5GC 260 (which may correspond to 5GC 210 in FIG. 2A) can be viewed functionally as control plane functions, provided by an access and mobility management function (AMF) 264, and user plane functions, provided by a user plane function (UPF) 262, which operate cooperatively to form the core network (i.e., 5GC 260).
  • the functions of the AMF 264 include registration management, connection management, reachability management, QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref.
  • the AMF 264 also interacts with an authentication server function (AUSF) (not shown) and the UE 204, and receives the intermediate key that was established as a result of the UE 204 authentication process.
  • AUSF authentication server function
  • the AMF 264 retrieves the security material from the AUSF.
  • the functions of the AMF 264 also include security context management (SCM).
  • SCM receives a key from the SEAF that it uses to derive access-network specific keys.
  • the functionality of the AMF 264 also includes location services management for regulatory services, transport for location services messages between the UE 204 and a location management function (LMF) 270 (which acts as a location server 230), transport for location services messages between the NG-RAN 220 and the LMF 270, evolved packet system (EPS) bearer identifier allocation for interworking with the EPS, and UE 204 mobility event notification.
  • LMF location management function
  • EPS evolved packet system
  • the AMF 264 also supports functionalities for non-3GPP® (Third Generation Partnership Project) access networks.
  • Functions of the UPF 262 include acting as an anchor point for intra/inter-RAT mobility (when applicable), acting as an external protocol data unit (PDU) session point of interconnect to a data network (not shown), providing packet routing and forwarding, packet inspection, user plane policy rule enforcement (e.g., gating, redirection, traffic steering), lawful interception (user plane collection), traffic usage reporting, quality of service (QoS) handling for the user plane (e.g., uplink/ downlink rate enforcement, reflective QoS marking in the downlink), uplink traffic verification (service data flow (SDF) to QoS flow mapping), transport level packet marking in the uplink and downlink, downlink packet buffering and downlink data notification triggering, and sending and forwarding of one or more “end markers” to the source RAN node.
  • QoS quality of service
  • the UPF 262 may also support transfer of location services messages over a user plane between the UE 204 and a location server, such as an SLP 272.
  • a location server such as an SLP 272.
  • the functions of the SMF 266 include session management, UE Internet protocol (IP) address allocation and management, selection and control of user plane functions, configuration of traffic steering at the UPF 262 to route traffic to the proper destination, control of part of policy enforcement and QoS, and downlink data notification.
  • IP Internet protocol
  • the interface over which the SMF 266 communicates with the AMF 264 is referred to as the N11 interface.
  • Another optional aspect may include an LMF 270, which may be in communication with the 5GC 260 to provide location assistance for UEs 204.
  • the LMF 270 can be implemented as a plurality of separate servers (e.g., physically separate servers, different software modules on a single server, different software modules spread across multiple physical servers, etc.), or alternately may each correspond to a single server.
  • the LMF 270 can be configured to support one or more location services for UEs 204 that can connect to the LMF 270 via the core network, 5GC 260, and/or via the Internet (not illustrated).
  • the SLP 272 may support similar functions to the LMF 270, but whereas the LMF 270 may communicate with the AMF 264, NG-RAN 220, and UEs 204 over a control plane (e.g., using interfaces and protocols intended to convey signaling messages and not voice or data), the SLP 272 may communicate with UEs 204 and external clients (e.g., third-party server 274) over a user plane (e.g., using protocols intended to carry voice and/or data like the transmission control protocol (TCP) and/or IP).
  • TCP transmission control protocol
  • Yet another optional aspect may include a third-party server 274, which may be in communication with the LMF 270, the SLP 272, the 5GC 260 (e.g., via the AMF 264 and/or the UPF 262), the NG-RAN 220, and/or the UE 204 to obtain location information (e.g., a location estimate) for the UE 204.
  • the third-party server 274 may be referred to as a location services (LCS) client or an external client.
  • LCS location services
  • the third- party server 274 can be implemented as a plurality of separate servers (e.g., physically separate servers, different software modules on a single server, different software modules spread across multiple physical servers, etc.), or alternately may each correspond to a single server.
  • User plane interface 263 and control plane interface 265 connect the 5GC 260, and specifically the UPF 262 and AMF 264, respectively, to one or more gNBs 222 and/or ng-eNBs 224 in the NG-RAN 220.
  • the interface between gNB(s) 222 and/or ng-eNB(s) 224 and the AMF 264 is referred to as the “N2” interface, and the interface between QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref.
  • No.2400007WO 23 gNB(s) 222 and/or ng-eNB(s) 224 and the UPF 262 is referred to as the “N3” interface.
  • the gNB(s) 222 and/or ng-eNB(s) 224 of the NG-RAN 220 may communicate directly with each other via backhaul connections 223, referred to as the “Xn-C” interface.
  • One or more of gNBs 222 and/or ng-eNBs 224 may communicate with one or more UEs 204 over a wireless interface, referred to as the “Uu” interface.
  • a gNB 222 may be divided between a gNB central unit (gNB-CU) 226, one or more gNB distributed units (gNB-DUs) 228, and one or more gNB radio units (gNB-RUs) 229.
  • gNB-CU 226 is a logical node that includes the base station functions of transferring user data, mobility control, radio access network sharing, positioning, session management, and the like, except for those functions allocated exclusively to the gNB-DU(s) 228. More specifically, the gNB-CU 226 generally host the radio resource control (RRC), service data adaptation protocol (SDAP), and packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) protocols of the gNB 222.
  • RRC radio resource control
  • SDAP service data adaptation protocol
  • PDCP packet data convergence protocol
  • a gNB-DU 228 is a logical node that generally hosts the radio link control (RLC) and medium access control (MAC) layer of the gNB 222. Its operation is controlled by the gNB-CU 226.
  • One gNB-DU 228 can support one or more cells, and one cell is supported by only one gNB-DU 228.
  • the interface 232 between the gNB-CU 226 and the one or more gNB-DUs 228 is referred to as the “F1” interface.
  • the physical (PHY) layer functionality of a gNB 222 is generally hosted by one or more standalone gNB-RUs 229 that perform functions such as power amplification and signal transmission/reception.
  • a UE 204 communicates with the gNB-CU 226 via the RRC, SDAP, and PDCP layers, with a gNB-DU 228 via the RLC and MAC layers, and with a gNB-RU 229 via the PHY layer.
  • Deployment of communication systems such as 5G NR systems, may be arranged in multiple manners with various components or constituent parts.
  • a network node In a 5G NR system, or network, a network node, a network entity, a mobility element of a network, a RAN node, a core network node, a network element, or a network equipment, such as a base station, or one or more units (or one or more components) performing base station functionality, may be implemented in an aggregated or disaggregated architecture.
  • a base station such as a Node B (NB), evolved NB (eNB), NR base station, 5G NB, AP, TRP, cell, etc.
  • NB Node B
  • eNB evolved NB
  • 5G NB 5G NB
  • AP AP
  • An aggregated base station may be configured to utilize a radio protocol stack that is physically or logically integrated within a single RAN node.
  • a disaggregated base station may be configured to utilize a protocol stack that is physically or logically distributed among two or more units (such as one or more central or centralized units (CUs), one or more distributed units (DUs), or one or more radio units (RUs)).
  • CUs central or centralized units
  • DUs distributed units
  • RUs radio units
  • a CU may be implemented within a RAN node, and one or more DUs may be co-located with the CU, or alternatively, may be geographically or virtually distributed throughout one or multiple other RAN nodes.
  • the DUs may be implemented to communicate with one or more RUs.
  • Each of the CU, DU and RU also can be implemented as virtual units, i.e., a virtual central unit (VCU), a virtual distributed unit (VDU), or a virtual radio unit (VRU).
  • VCU virtual central unit
  • VDU virtual distributed unit
  • VRU virtual radio unit
  • Base station-type operation or network design may consider aggregation characteristics of base station functionality.
  • disaggregated base stations may be utilized in an integrated access backhaul (IAB) network, an open radio access network (O-RAN (such as the network configuration sponsored by the O-RAN ALLIANCE®)), or a virtualized radio access network (vRAN, also known as a cloud radio access network (C- RAN)).
  • IAB integrated access backhaul
  • O-RAN open radio access network
  • vRAN virtualized radio access network
  • C- RAN cloud radio access network
  • Disaggregation may include distributing functionality across two or more units at various physical locations, as well as distributing functionality for at least one unit virtually, which can enable flexibility in network design.
  • the various units of the disaggregated base station, or disaggregated RAN architecture can be configured for wired or wireless communication with at least one other unit.
  • FIG. 2C illustrates an example disaggregated base station architecture 250, according to aspects of the disclosure.
  • the disaggregated base station architecture 250 may include one or more central units (CUs) 280 (e.g., gNB-CU 226) that can communicate directly with a core network 267 (e.g., 5GC 210, 5GC 260) via a backhaul link, or indirectly with the core network 267 through one or more disaggregated base station units (such as a Near-Real Time (Near-RT) RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) 259 via an E2 link, or a Non-Real Time (Non-RT) RIC 257 associated with a Service Management and Orchestration (SMO) Framework 255, or both).
  • CUs central units
  • a CU 280 may communicate with one or more DUs 285 (e.g., gNB-DUs 228) via respective midhaul links, such as an F1 interface.
  • the DUs 285 may communicate with one or more radio units (RUs) 287 (e.g., gNB-RUs 229) via respective fronthaul links.
  • the RUs 287 may communicate with QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2400007WO respective UEs 204 via one or more radio frequency (RF) access links.
  • RF radio frequency
  • the UE 204 may be simultaneously served by multiple RUs 287.
  • Each of the units may include one or more interfaces or be coupled to one or more interfaces configured to receive or transmit signals, data, or information (collectively, signals) via a wired or wireless transmission medium.
  • Each of the units, or an associated processor or controller providing instructions to the communication interfaces of the units can be configured to communicate with one or more of the other units via the transmission medium.
  • the units can include a wired interface configured to receive or transmit signals over a wired transmission medium to one or more of the other units.
  • the units can include a wireless interface, which may include a receiver, a transmitter or transceiver (such as a RF transceiver), configured to receive or transmit signals, or both, over a wireless transmission medium to one or more of the other units.
  • the CU 280 may host one or more higher layer control functions. Such control functions can include RRC, PDCP, service data adaptation protocol (SDAP), or the like. Each control function can be implemented with an interface configured to communicate signals with other control functions hosted by the CU 280.
  • the CU 280 may be configured to handle user plane functionality (i.e., Central Unit – User Plane (CU- UP)), control plane functionality (i.e., Central Unit – Control Plane (CU-CP)), or a combination thereof.
  • the CU 280 can be logically split into one or more CU-UP units and one or more CU-CP units.
  • the CU-UP unit can communicate bidirectionally with the CU-CP unit via an interface, such as the E1 interface when implemented in an O-RAN configuration.
  • the CU 280 can be implemented to communicate with the DU 285, as necessary, for network control and signaling.
  • the DU 285 may correspond to a logical unit that includes one or more base station functions to control the operation of one or more RUs 287.
  • the DU 285 may host one or more of a RLC layer, a MAC layer, and one or more high PHY layers (such as modules for forward error correction (FEC) encoding and decoding, scrambling, modulation and demodulation, or the like) depending, at least in part, on a functional split, such as those defined by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP®).
  • the DU 285 may further host one or more low PHY layers. Each layer (or module) QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref.
  • No.2400007WO can be implemented with an interface configured to communicate signals with other layers (and modules) hosted by the DU 285, or with the control functions hosted by the CU 280.
  • Lower-layer functionality can be implemented by one or more RUs 287.
  • an RU 287, controlled by a DU 285, may correspond to a logical node that hosts RF processing functions, or low-PHY layer functions (such as performing fast Fourier transform (FFT), inverse FFT (iFFT), digital beamforming, physical random access channel (PRACH) extraction and filtering, or the like), or both, based at least in part on the functional split, such as a lower layer functional split.
  • FFT fast Fourier transform
  • iFFT inverse FFT
  • PRACH physical random access channel
  • the RU(s) 287 can be implemented to handle over the air (OTA) communication with one or more UEs 204.
  • OTA over the air
  • real-time and non-real-time aspects of control and user plane communication with the RU(s) 287 can be controlled by the corresponding DU 285.
  • this configuration can enable the DU(s) 285 and the CU 280 to be implemented in a cloud-based RAN architecture, such as a vRAN architecture.
  • the SMO Framework 255 may be configured to support RAN deployment and provisioning of non-virtualized and virtualized network elements.
  • the SMO Framework 255 may be configured to support the deployment of dedicated physical resources for RAN coverage requirements which may be managed via an operations and maintenance interface (such as an O1 interface).
  • the SMO Framework 255 may be configured to interact with a cloud computing platform (such as an open cloud (O-Cloud) 269) to perform network element life cycle management (such as to instantiate virtualized network elements) via a cloud computing platform interface (such as an O2 interface).
  • a cloud computing platform such as an open cloud (O-Cloud) 269
  • network element life cycle management such as to instantiate virtualized network elements
  • cloud computing platform interface such as an O2 interface
  • Such virtualized network elements can include, but are not limited to, CUs 280, DUs 285, RUs 287 and Near-RT RICs 259.
  • the SMO Framework 255 can communicate with a hardware aspect of a 4G RAN, such as an open eNB (O-eNB) 261, via an O1 interface. Additionally, in some implementations, the SMO Framework 255 can communicate directly with one or more RUs 287 via an O1 interface.
  • the SMO Framework 255 also may include a Non-RT RIC 257 configured to support functionality of the SMO Framework 255. QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref.
  • the Non-RT RIC 257 may be configured to include a logical function that enables non- real-time control and optimization of RAN elements and resources, artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) workflows including model training and updates, or policy-based guidance of applications/features in the Near-RT RIC 259.
  • the Non-RT RIC 257 may be coupled to or communicate with (such as via an A1 interface) the Near- RT RIC 259.
  • the Near-RT RIC 259 may be configured to include a logical function that enables near-real-time control and optimization of RAN elements and resources via data collection and actions over an interface (such as via an E2 interface) connecting one or more CUs 280, one or more DUs 285, or both, as well as an O-eNB, with the Near-RT RIC 259.
  • the Non-RT RIC 257 may receive parameters or external enrichment information from external servers. Such information may be utilized by the Near-RT RIC 259 and may be received at the SMO Framework 255 or the Non-RT RIC 257 from non-network data sources or from network functions.
  • the Non-RT RIC 257 or the Near-RT RIC 259 may be configured to tune RAN behavior or performance.
  • the Non-RT RIC 257 may monitor long-term trends and patterns for performance and employ AI/ML models to perform corrective actions through the SMO Framework 255 (such as reconfiguration via O1) or via creation of RAN management policies (such as A1 policies).
  • 3A, 3B, and 3C illustrate several example components (represented by corresponding blocks) that may be incorporated into a UE 302 (which may correspond to any of the UEs described herein), a base station 304 (which may correspond to any of the base stations described herein), and a network entity 306 (which may correspond to or embody any of the network functions described herein, including the location server 230 and the LMF 270, or alternatively may be independent from the NG-RAN 220 and/or 5GC 210/260 infrastructure depicted in FIGS. 2A and 2B, such as a private network) to support the operations described herein.
  • a UE 302 which may correspond to any of the UEs described herein
  • a base station 304 which may correspond to any of the base stations described herein
  • a network entity 306 which may correspond to or embody any of the network functions described herein, including the location server 230 and the LMF 270, or alternatively may be independent from the NG-RAN 220 and/or 5GC
  • these components may be implemented in different types of apparatuses in different implementations (e.g., in an ASIC, in a system-on-chip (SoC), etc.).
  • the illustrated components may also be incorporated into other apparatuses in a communication system.
  • other apparatuses in a system may include components similar to those described to provide QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2400007WO 28 similar functionality.
  • a given apparatus may contain one or more of the components.
  • an apparatus may include multiple transceiver components that enable the apparatus to operate on multiple carriers and/or communicate via different technologies.
  • the UE 302 and the base station 304 each include one or more wireless wide area network (WWAN) transceivers 310 and 350, respectively, providing means for communicating (e.g., means for transmitting, means for receiving, means for measuring, means for tuning, means for refraining from transmitting, etc.) via one or more wireless communication networks (not shown), such as an NR network, an LTE network, a GSM network, and/or the like.
  • WWAN wireless wide area network
  • the WWAN transceivers 310 and 350 may each be connected to one or more antennas 316 and 356, respectively, for communicating with other network nodes, such as other UEs, access points, base stations (e.g., eNBs, gNBs), etc., via at least one designated RAT (e.g., NR, LTE, GSM, etc.) over a wireless communication medium of interest (e.g., some set of time/frequency resources in a particular frequency spectrum).
  • a wireless communication medium of interest e.g., some set of time/frequency resources in a particular frequency spectrum.
  • the WWAN transceivers 310 and 350 may be variously configured for transmitting and encoding signals 318 and 358 (e.g., messages, indications, information, and so on), respectively, and, conversely, for receiving and decoding signals 318 and 358 (e.g., messages, indications, information, pilots, and so on), respectively, in accordance with the designated RAT.
  • the WWAN transceivers 310 and 350 include one or more transmitters 314 and 354, respectively, for transmitting and encoding signals 318 and 358, respectively, and one or more receivers 312 and 352, respectively, for receiving and decoding signals 318 and 358, respectively.
  • the UE 302 and the base station 304 each also include, at least in some cases, one or more short-range wireless transceivers 320 and 360, respectively.
  • the short-range wireless transceivers 320 and 360 may be connected to one or more antennas 326 and 366, respectively, and provide means for communicating (e.g., means for transmitting, means for receiving, means for measuring, means for tuning, means for refraining from transmitting, etc.) with other network nodes, such as other UEs, access points, base stations, etc., via at least one designated RAT (e.g., Wi-Fi, LTE Direct, BLUETOOTH®, ZIGBEE®, Z-WAVE®, PC5, dedicated short-range communications (DSRC), wireless access for vehicular environments (WAVE), near-field communication (NFC), ultra- wideband (UWB), etc.) over a wireless communication medium of interest.
  • RAT e.g., Wi-Fi, LTE Direct, BLUETOOTH®, ZIGBEE®, Z
  • the short- range wireless transceivers 320 and 360 may be variously configured for transmitting and QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2400007WO encoding signals 328 and 368 (e.g., messages, indications, information, and so on), respectively, and, conversely, for receiving and decoding signals 328 and 368 (e.g., messages, indications, information, pilots, and so on), respectively, in accordance with the designated RAT.
  • the short-range wireless transceivers 320 and 360 include one or more transmitters 324 and 364, respectively, for transmitting and encoding signals 328 and 368, respectively, and one or more receivers 322 and 362, respectively, for receiving and decoding signals 328 and 368, respectively.
  • the short-range wireless transceivers 320 and 360 may be Wi-Fi transceivers, BLUETOOTH® transceivers, ZIGBEE® and/or Z-WAVE® transceivers, NFC transceivers, UWB transceivers, or vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and/or vehicle-to- everything (V2X) transceivers.
  • the UE 302 and the base station 304 also include, at least in some cases, satellite signal interfaces 330 and 370, which each include one or more satellite signal receivers 332 and 372, respectively, and may optionally include one or more satellite signal transmitters 334 and 374, respectively.
  • the base station 304 may be a terrestrial base station that may communicate with space vehicles (e.g., space vehicles 112) via the satellite signal interface 370. In other cases, the base station 304 may be a space vehicle (or other non-terrestrial entity) that uses the satellite signal interface 370 to communicate with terrestrial networks and/or other space vehicles.
  • the satellite signal receivers 332 and 372 may be connected to one or more antennas 336 and 376, respectively, and may provide means for receiving and/or measuring satellite positioning/communication signals 338 and 378, respectively.
  • the satellite positioning/communication signals 338 and 378 may be global positioning system (GPS) signals, global navigation satellite system (GLONASS) signals, Galileo signals, Beidou signals, Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (NAVIC), Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) signals, etc.
  • GPS global positioning system
  • GLONASS global navigation satellite system
  • NAVIC Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System
  • QZSS Quasi-Zenith Satellite System
  • the satellite signal receiver(s) 332 and 372 are non- terrestrial network (NTN) receivers
  • the satellite positioning/communication signals 338 and 378 may be communication signals (e.g., carrying control and/or user data) originating from a 5G network.
  • the satellite signal receiver(s) 332 and 372 may comprise any suitable hardware and/or software for receiving and processing satellite positioning/communication signals 338 and 378, respectively.
  • the satellite signal QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2400007WO receiver(s) 332 and 372 may request information and operations as appropriate from the other systems, and, at least in some cases, perform calculations to determine locations of the UE 302 and the base station 304, respectively, using measurements obtained by any suitable satellite positioning system algorithm.
  • the optional satellite signal transmitter(s) 334 and 374 when present, may be connected to the one or more antennas 336 and 376, respectively, and may provide means for transmitting satellite positioning/communication signals 338 and 378, respectively.
  • the satellite positioning/communication signals 378 may be GPS signals, GLONASS® signals, Galileo signals, Beidou signals, NAVIC, QZSS signals, etc.
  • the satellite positioning/communication signals 338 and 378 may be communication signals (e.g., carrying control and/or user data) originating from a 5G network.
  • the satellite signal transmitter(s) 334 and 374 may comprise any suitable hardware and/or software for transmitting satellite positioning/communication signals 338 and 378, respectively.
  • the satellite signal transmitter(s) 334 and 374 may request information and operations as appropriate from the other systems.
  • the base station 304 and the network entity 306 each include one or more network transceivers 380 and 390, respectively, providing means for communicating (e.g., means for transmitting, means for receiving, etc.) with other network entities (e.g., other base stations 304, other network entities 306).
  • the base station 304 may employ the one or more network transceivers 380 to communicate with other base stations 304 or network entities 306 over one or more wired or wireless backhaul links.
  • the network entity 306 may employ the one or more network transceivers 390 to communicate with one or more base station 304 over one or more wired or wireless backhaul links, or with other network entities 306 over one or more wired or wireless core network interfaces.
  • a transceiver may be configured to communicate over a wired or wireless link.
  • a transceiver (whether a wired transceiver or a wireless transceiver) includes transmitter circuitry (e.g., transmitters 314, 324, 354, 364) and receiver circuitry (e.g., receivers 312, 322, 352, 362).
  • a transceiver may be an integrated device (e.g., embodying transmitter circuitry and receiver circuitry in a single device) in some implementations, may comprise QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2400007WO separate transmitter circuitry and separate receiver circuitry in some implementations, or may be embodied in other ways in other implementations.
  • the transmitter circuitry and receiver circuitry of a wired transceiver may be coupled to one or more wired network interface ports.
  • Wireless transmitter circuitry e.g., transmitters 314, 324, 354, 364
  • wireless receiver circuitry may include or be coupled to a plurality of antennas (e.g., antennas 316, 326, 356, 366), such as an antenna array, that permits the respective apparatus (e.g., UE 302, base station 304) to perform receive beamforming, as described herein.
  • the transmitter circuitry and receiver circuitry may share the same plurality of antennas (e.g., antennas 316, 326, 356, 366), such that the respective apparatus can only receive or transmit at a given time, not both at the same time.
  • a wireless transceiver may also include a network listen module (NLM) or the like for performing various measurements.
  • NLM network listen module
  • the various wireless transceivers e.g., transceivers 310, 320, 350, and 360, and network transceivers 380 and 390 in some implementations
  • wired transceivers e.g., network transceivers 380 and 390 in some implementations
  • a transceiver “at least one transceiver,” or “one or more transceivers.” As such, whether a particular transceiver is a wired or wireless transceiver may be inferred from the type of communication performed.
  • backhaul communication between network devices or servers will generally relate to signaling via a wired transceiver
  • wireless communication between a UE (e.g., UE 302) and a base station (e.g., base station 304) will generally relate to signaling via a wireless transceiver.
  • the UE 302, the base station 304, and the network entity 306 also include other components that may be used in conjunction with the operations as disclosed herein.
  • the UE 302, the base station 304, and the network entity 306 include one or more processors 342, 384, and 394, respectively, for providing functionality relating to, for example, wireless communication, and for providing other processing functionality.
  • the processors QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref.
  • No.2400007WO 342, 384, and 394 may therefore provide means for processing, such as means for determining, means for calculating, means for receiving, means for transmitting, means for indicating, etc.
  • the processors 342, 384, and 394 may include, for example, one or more general purpose processors, multi-core processors, central processing units (CPUs), ASICs, digital signal processors (DSPs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), other programmable logic devices or processing circuitry, or various combinations thereof.
  • the UE 302, the base station 304, and the network entity 306 include memory circuitry implementing memories 340, 386, and 396 (e.g., each including a memory device), respectively, for maintaining information (e.g., information indicative of reserved resources, thresholds, parameters, and so on).
  • the memories 340, 386, and 396 may therefore provide means for storing, means for retrieving, means for maintaining, etc.
  • the UE 302, the base station 304, and the network entity 306 may include SL-PRS component 348, 388, and 398, respectively.
  • the SL-PRS component 348, 388, and 398 may be hardware circuits that are part of or coupled to the processors 342, 384, and 394, respectively, that, when executed, cause the UE 302, the base station 304, and the network entity 306 to perform the functionality described herein.
  • the SL-PRS component 348, 388, and 398 may be external to the processors 342, 384, and 394 (e.g., part of a modem processing system, integrated with another processing system, etc.).
  • the SL-PRS component 348, 388, and 398 may be memory modules stored in the memories 340, 386, and 396, respectively, that, when executed by the processors 342, 384, and 394 (or a modem processing system, another processing system, etc.), cause the UE 302, the base station 304, and the network entity 306 to perform the functionality described herein.
  • FIG. 3A illustrates possible locations of the SL-PRS component 348, which may be, for example, part of the one or more WWAN transceivers 310, the memory 340, the one or more processors 342, or any combination thereof, or may be a standalone component.
  • FIG. 3A illustrates possible locations of the SL-PRS component 348, which may be, for example, part of the one or more WWAN transceivers 310, the memory 340, the one or more processors 342, or any combination thereof, or may be a standalone component.
  • FIG. 3B illustrates possible locations of the SL-PRS component388, which may be, for example, part of the one or more WWAN transceivers 350, the memory 386, the one or more processors 384, or any combination thereof, or may be a standalone component.
  • FIG. 3C illustrates possible locations of the SL-PRS component398, which may be, for example, part of the one or more network transceivers QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2400007WO 390, the memory 396, the one or more processors 394, or any combination thereof, or may be a standalone component.
  • the UE 302 may include one or more sensors 344 coupled to the one or more processors 342 to provide means for sensing or detecting movement and/or orientation information that is independent of motion data derived from signals received by the one or more WWAN transceivers 310, the one or more short-range wireless transceivers 320, and/or the satellite signal interface 330.
  • the sensor(s) 344 may include an accelerometer (e.g., a micro-electrical mechanical systems (MEMS) device), a gyroscope, a geomagnetic sensor (e.g., a compass), an altimeter (e.g., a barometric pressure altimeter), and/or any other type of movement detection sensor.
  • MEMS micro-electrical mechanical systems
  • the senor(s) 344 may include a plurality of different types of devices and combine their outputs in order to provide motion information.
  • the sensor(s) 344 may use a combination of a multi-axis accelerometer and orientation sensors to provide the ability to compute positions in two-dimensional (2D) and/or three-dimensional (3D) coordinate systems.
  • the UE 302 includes a user interface 346 providing means for providing indications (e.g., audible and/or visual indications) to a user and/or for receiving user input (e.g., upon user actuation of a sensing device such a keypad, a touch screen, a microphone, and so on).
  • the base station 304 and the network entity 306 may also include user interfaces.
  • IP packets from the network entity 306 may be provided to the processor 384.
  • the one or more processors 384 may implement functionality for an RRC layer, a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer, a radio link control (RLC) layer, and a medium access control (MAC) layer.
  • PDCP packet data convergence protocol
  • RLC radio link control
  • MAC medium access control
  • the one or more processors 384 may provide RRC layer functionality associated with broadcasting of system information (e.g., master information block (MIB), system information blocks (SIBs)), RRC connection control (e.g., RRC connection paging, RRC connection establishment, RRC connection modification, and RRC connection release), inter-RAT mobility, and measurement configuration for UE measurement reporting; PDCP layer functionality associated with header compression/decompression, security (ciphering, deciphering, integrity protection, integrity verification), and handover support functions; RLC layer functionality QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref.
  • system information e.g., master information block (MIB), system information blocks (SIBs)
  • RRC connection control e.g., RRC connection paging, RRC connection establishment, RRC connection modification, and RRC connection release
  • inter-RAT mobility e.g., inter-RAT mobility
  • PDCP layer functionality e.g., PDCP layer functionality associated with header compression/decompression, security (ciphering, decipher
  • No.2400007WO associated with the transfer of upper layer PDUs, error correction through automatic repeat request (ARQ), concatenation, segmentation, and reassembly of RLC service data units (SDUs), re-segmentation of RLC data PDUs, and reordering of RLC data PDUs; and MAC layer functionality associated with mapping between logical channels and transport channels, scheduling information reporting, error correction, priority handling, and logical channel prioritization.
  • L1 Layer-1
  • Layer-1 which includes a physical (PHY) layer, may include error detection on the transport channels, forward error correction (FEC) coding/decoding of the transport channels, interleaving, rate matching, mapping onto physical channels, modulation/demodulation of physical channels, and MIMO antenna processing.
  • the transmitter 354 handles mapping to signal constellations based on various modulation schemes (e.g., binary phase-shift keying (BPSK), quadrature phase-shift keying (QPSK), M-phase-shift keying (M-PSK), M-quadrature amplitude modulation (M-QAM)).
  • BPSK binary phase-shift keying
  • QPSK quadrature phase-shift keying
  • M-PSK M-phase-shift keying
  • M-QAM M-quadrature amplitude modulation
  • Each stream may then be mapped to an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) subcarrier, multiplexed with a reference signal (e.g., pilot) in the time and/or frequency domain, and then combined together using an inverse fast Fourier transform (IFFT) to produce a physical channel carrying a time domain OFDM symbol stream.
  • OFDM symbol stream is spatially precoded to produce multiple spatial streams.
  • Channel estimates from a channel estimator may be used to determine the coding and modulation scheme, as well as for spatial processing.
  • the channel estimate may be derived from a reference signal and/or channel condition feedback transmitted by the UE 302.
  • Each spatial stream may then be provided to one or more different antennas 356.
  • the transmitter 354 may modulate an RF carrier with a respective spatial stream for transmission.
  • the receiver 312 receives a signal through its respective antenna(s) 316.
  • the receiver 312 recovers information modulated onto an RF carrier and provides the information to the one or more processors 342.
  • the transmitter 314 and the receiver 312 implement Layer-1 functionality associated with various signal processing functions.
  • the receiver 312 may perform spatial processing on the information to recover any spatial streams destined for the UE 302. If multiple spatial streams are destined for the UE 302, QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2400007WO they may be combined by the receiver 312 into a single OFDM symbol stream.
  • the receiver 312 then converts the OFDM symbol stream from the time-domain to the frequency domain using a fast Fourier transform (FFT).
  • FFT fast Fourier transform
  • the frequency domain signal comprises a separate OFDM symbol stream for each subcarrier of the OFDM signal.
  • the symbols on each subcarrier, and the reference signal are recovered and demodulated by determining the most likely signal constellation points transmitted by the base station 304. These soft decisions may be based on channel estimates computed by a channel estimator.
  • the soft decisions are then decoded and de-interleaved to recover the data and control signals that were originally transmitted by the base station 304 on the physical channel.
  • the data and control signals are then provided to the one or more processors 342, which implements Layer-3 (L3) and Layer-2 (L2) functionality.
  • the one or more processors 342 provides demultiplexing between transport and logical channels, packet reassembly, deciphering, header decompression, and control signal processing to recover IP packets from the core network.
  • the one or more processors 342 are also responsible for error detection.
  • the one or more processors 342 provides RRC layer functionality associated with system information (e.g., MIB, SIBs) acquisition, RRC connections, and measurement reporting; PDCP layer functionality associated with header compression/decompression, and security (ciphering, deciphering, integrity protection, integrity verification); RLC layer functionality associated with the transfer of upper layer PDUs, error correction through ARQ, concatenation, segmentation, and reassembly of RLC SDUs, re-segmentation of RLC data PDUs, and reordering of RLC data PDUs; and MAC layer functionality associated with mapping between logical channels and transport channels, multiplexing of MAC SDUs onto transport blocks (TBs), demultiplexing of MAC SDUs from TBs, scheduling information reporting, error correction through hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ), priority handling, and logical channel prioritization.
  • RRC layer functionality associated with system information (e.g., MIB, SIBs) acquisition, RRC connections, and measurement reporting
  • Channel estimates derived by the channel estimator from a reference signal or feedback transmitted by the base station 304 may be used by the transmitter 314 to select the appropriate coding and modulation schemes, and to facilitate spatial processing.
  • the spatial streams generated by the transmitter 314 may be provided to different antenna(s) QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2400007WO 316.
  • the transmitter 314 may modulate an RF carrier with a respective spatial stream for transmission.
  • the uplink transmission is processed at the base station 304 in a manner similar to that described in connection with the receiver function at the UE 302.
  • the receiver 352 receives a signal through its respective antenna(s) 356.
  • the receiver 352 recovers information modulated onto an RF carrier and provides the information to the one or more processors 384.
  • the one or more processors 384 provides demultiplexing between transport and logical channels, packet reassembly, deciphering, header decompression, control signal processing to recover IP packets from the UE 302. IP packets from the one or more processors 384 may be provided to the core network. The one or more processors 384 are also responsible for error detection.
  • the UE 302, the base station 304, and/or the network entity 306 are shown in FIGS.3A, 3B, and 3C as including various components that may be configured according to the various examples described herein. It will be appreciated, however, that the illustrated components may have different functionality in different designs. In particular, various components in FIGS.
  • UE 302 may omit the WWAN transceiver(s) 310 (e.g., a wearable device or tablet computer or personal computer (PC) or laptop may have Wi-Fi and/or BLUETOOTH® capability without cellular capability), or may omit the short- range wireless transceiver(s) 320 (e.g., cellular-only, etc.), or may omit the satellite signal interface 330, or may omit the sensor(s) 344, and so on.
  • WWAN transceiver(s) 310 e.g., a wearable device or tablet computer or personal computer (PC) or laptop may have Wi-Fi and/or BLUETOOTH® capability without cellular capability
  • the short- range wireless transceiver(s) 320 e.g., cellular-only, etc.
  • satellite signal interface 330 e.g., cellular-only, etc.
  • a particular implementation of the base station 304 may omit the WWAN transceiver(s) 350 (e.g., a Wi-Fi “hotspot” access point without cellular capability), or may omit the short-range wireless transceiver(s) 360 (e.g., cellular-only, etc.), or may omit the satellite signal interface 370, and so on.
  • WWAN transceiver(s) 350 e.g., a Wi-Fi “hotspot” access point without cellular capability
  • the short-range wireless transceiver(s) 360 e.g., cellular-only, etc.
  • satellite signal interface 370 e.g., satellite signal interface
  • the data buses 308, 382, and 392 may form, or be part of, a communication interface of the UE 302, the base station 304, and the network entity 306, respectively.
  • the data buses 308, 382, and 392 may provide communication between them.
  • FIGS.3A, 3B, and 3C may be implemented in various ways. In some implementations, the components of FIGS.
  • 3A, 3B, and 3C may be implemented in one or more circuits such as, for example, one or more processors and/or one or more ASICs (which may include one or more processors).
  • each circuit may use and/or incorporate at least one memory component for storing information or executable code used by the circuit to provide this functionality.
  • some or all of the functionality represented by blocks 310 to 346 may be implemented by processor and memory component(s) of the UE 302 (e.g., by execution of appropriate code and/or by appropriate configuration of processor components).
  • some or all of the functionality represented by blocks 350 to 388 may be implemented by processor and memory component(s) of the base station 304 (e.g., by execution of appropriate code and/or by appropriate configuration of processor components).
  • blocks 390 to 398 may be implemented by processor and memory component(s) of the network entity 306 (e.g., by execution of appropriate code and/or by appropriate configuration of processor components).
  • processor and memory component(s) of the network entity 306 e.g., by execution of appropriate code and/or by appropriate configuration of processor components.
  • various operations, acts, and/or functions are described herein as being performed “by a UE,” “by a base station,” “by a network entity,” etc.
  • the network entity 306 may be implemented as a core network component. In other designs, the network entity 306 may be distinct from a network operator or operation of the cellular network infrastructure (e.g., NG RAN 220 and/or 5GC 210/260).
  • the network entity 306 may be a component of a private network that may be configured to communicate with the UE 302 via the base station 304 QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2400007WO or independently from the base station 304 (e.g., over a non-cellular communication link, such as Wi-Fi).
  • the UE 302 illustrated in FIG. 3A may represent a “reduced capability” (“RedCap”) UE or a “premium” UE.
  • RedCap and premium UEs may have the same types of components (e.g., both may have one or more WWAN transceivers 310, one or more processor(s) 342, memory 340, etc.), the components may have different degrees of functionality (e.g., increased or decreased performance, more or fewer capabilities, etc.) depending on whether the UE 302 corresponds to a RedCap UE or a premium UE.
  • Various frame structures may be used to support downlink and uplink transmissions between network nodes (e.g., base stations and UEs).
  • FIG.4 is a diagram 400 illustrating an example frame structure, according to aspects of the disclosure.
  • the frame structure may be a downlink or uplink frame structure.
  • LTE and in some cases NR, utilizes orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) on the downlink and single-carrier frequency division multiplexing (SC-FDM) on the uplink.
  • OFDM orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing
  • SC-FDM single-carrier frequency division multiplexing
  • OFDM and SC-FDM partition the system bandwidth into multiple (K) orthogonal subcarriers, which are also commonly referred to as tones, bins, etc. Each subcarrier may be modulated with data.
  • K multiple
  • modulation symbols are sent in the frequency domain with OFDM and in the time domain with SC-FDM.
  • the spacing between adjacent subcarriers may be fixed, and the total number of subcarriers (K) may be dependent on the system bandwidth.
  • the spacing of the subcarriers may be 15 kilohertz (kHz) and the minimum resource allocation (resource block) may be 12 subcarriers (or 180 kHz). Consequently, the nominal fast Fourier transform (FFT) size may be equal to 128, 256, 512, 1024, or 2048 for system bandwidth of 1.25, 2.5, 5, 10, or 20 megahertz (MHz), respectively.
  • FFT fast Fourier transform
  • the system bandwidth may also be partitioned into subbands.
  • a subband may cover 1.08 MHz (i.e., 6 resource blocks), and there may be 1, 2, 4, 8, or 16 subbands for system bandwidth of 1.25, 2.5, 5, 10, or 20 MHz, respectively.
  • LTE supports a single numerology (subcarrier spacing (SCS), symbol length, etc.).
  • SCS subcarrier spacing
  • In each subcarrier spacing there are 14 symbols per slot.
  • For 15 kHz SCS ( ⁇ 0), there is one slot per subframe, 10 slots per frame, the slot duration is 1 millisecond (ms), the symbol duration is 66.7 microseconds ( ⁇ s), and the maximum nominal system bandwidth (in MHz) with a 4K FFT size is 50.
  • For 30 kHz SCS ( ⁇ 1), there are two slots per subframe, 20 slots per frame, the slot duration is 0.5 ms, the symbol duration is 33.3 ⁇ s, and the maximum nominal system bandwidth (in MHz) with a 4K FFT size is 100.
  • For 60 kHz SCS ( ⁇ 2), there are four slots per subframe, 40 slots per frame, the slot duration is 0.25 ms, the symbol duration is 16.7 ⁇ s, and the maximum nominal system bandwidth (in MHz) with a 4K FFT size is 200.
  • For 120 kHz SCS ( ⁇ 3), there are eight slots per subframe, 80 slots per frame, the slot duration is 0.125 ms, the symbol duration is 8.33 ⁇ s, and the maximum nominal system bandwidth (in MHz) with a 4K FFT size is 400.
  • a resource grid may be used to represent time slots, each time slot including one or more time-concurrent resource blocks (RBs) (also referred to as physical RBs (PRBs)) in the frequency domain.
  • RBs time-concurrent resource blocks
  • PRBs physical RBs
  • the resource grid is further divided into multiple resource elements (REs).
  • An RE may correspond to one symbol length in the time domain and one subcarrier in the frequency domain.
  • an RB may contain 12 consecutive subcarriers in the frequency domain and seven consecutive symbols in the time domain, for a total of 84 REs.
  • an RB may contain 12 consecutive subcarriers in the frequency domain and six consecutive symbols in the time domain, for a total of 72 REs.
  • the number of bits carried by each RE depends on the modulation scheme.
  • Some of the REs may carry reference (pilot) signals (RS).
  • the reference signals may include positioning reference signals (PRS), tracking reference signals (TRS), phase tracking reference signals (PTRS), cell-specific reference signals (CRS), channel state QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2400007WO information reference signals (CSI-RS), demodulation reference signals (DMRS), primary synchronization signals (PSS), secondary synchronization signals (SSS), synchronization signal blocks (SSBs), sounding reference signals (SRS), etc., depending on whether the illustrated frame structure is used for uplink or downlink communication.
  • FIG.4 illustrates example locations of REs carrying a reference signal (labeled “R”).
  • a collection of resource elements (REs) that are used for transmission of PRS is referred to as a “PRS resource.”
  • the collection of resource elements can span multiple PRBs in the frequency domain and ‘N’ (such as 1 or more) consecutive symbol(s) within a slot in the time domain. In a given OFDM symbol in the time domain, a PRS resource occupies consecutive PRBs in the frequency domain.
  • the transmission of a PRS resource within a given PRB has a particular comb size (also referred to as the “comb density”).
  • a comb size ‘N’ represents the subcarrier spacing (or frequency/tone spacing) within each symbol of a PRS resource configuration.
  • PRS are transmitted in every Nth subcarrier of a symbol of a PRB.
  • REs corresponding to every fourth subcarrier such as subcarriers 0, 4, 8 are used to transmit PRS of the PRS resource.
  • comb sizes of comb-2, comb-4, comb-6, and comb-12 are supported for DL-PRS.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates an example PRS resource configuration for comb-4 (which spans four symbols). That is, the locations of the shaded REs (labeled “R”) indicate a comb-4 PRS resource configuration.
  • a DL-PRS resource may span 2, 4, 6, or 12 consecutive symbols within a slot with a fully frequency-domain staggered pattern.
  • a DL-PRS resource can be configured in any higher layer configured downlink or flexible (FL) symbol of a slot.
  • FL downlink or flexible
  • 2-symbol comb-2 ⁇ 0, 1 ⁇ ; 4-symbol comb-2: ⁇ 0, 1, 0, 1 ⁇ ; 6-symbol comb-2: ⁇ 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1 ⁇ ; 12-symbol comb-2: ⁇ 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1 ⁇ ; 4-symbol comb-4: ⁇ 0, 2, 1, 3 ⁇ (as in the example of FIG.
  • a “PRS resource set” is a set of PRS resources used for the transmission of PRS signals, where each PRS resource has a PRS resource ID. In addition, the PRS resources in a PRS resource set are associated with the same TRP.
  • a PRS resource set is identified by a PRS resource set ID and is associated with a particular TRP (identified by a TRP ID).
  • the PRS resources in a PRS resource set have the same periodicity, a common muting pattern configuration, and the same repetition factor (such as “PRS- ResourceRepetitionFactor”) across slots.
  • the periodicity is the time from the first repetition of the first PRS resource of a first PRS instance to the same first repetition of the same first PRS resource of the next PRS instance.
  • the repetition factor may have a length selected from ⁇ 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 16, 32 ⁇ slots.
  • a PRS resource ID in a PRS resource set is associated with a single beam (or beam ID) transmitted from a single TRP (where a TRP may transmit one or more beams). That is, each PRS resource of a PRS resource set may be transmitted on a different beam, and as such, a “PRS resource,” or simply “resource,” also can be referred to as a “beam.” Note that this does not have any implications on whether the TRPs and the beams on which PRS are transmitted are known to the UE.
  • a “PRS instance” or “PRS occasion” is one instance of a periodically repeated time window (such as a group of one or more consecutive slots) where PRS are expected to be transmitted.
  • a PRS occasion also may be referred to as a “PRS positioning occasion,” a “PRS positioning instance, a “positioning occasion,” “a positioning instance,” a “positioning repetition,” or simply an “occasion,” an “instance,” or a “repetition.”
  • a “positioning frequency layer” (also referred to simply as a “frequency layer”) is a collection of one or more PRS resource sets across one or more TRPs that have the same values for certain parameters.
  • the collection of PRS resource sets has the same subcarrier spacing and cyclic prefix (CP) type (meaning all numerologies supported for the physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) are also supported for PRS), the same Point A, the same value of the downlink PRS bandwidth, the same start PRB (and center frequency), and the same comb-size.
  • the Point A parameter takes the value of the parameter “ARFCN-ValueNR” (where “ARFCN” stands for “absolute radio-frequency channel number”) and is an identifier/code that specifies a pair of physical radio channel 41 QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2400007WO used for transmission and reception.
  • the downlink PRS bandwidth may have a granularity of four PRBs, with a minimum of 24 PRBs and a maximum of 272 PRBs.
  • up to four frequency layers have been defined, and up to two PRS resource sets may be configured per TRP per frequency layer.
  • the concept of a frequency layer is somewhat like the concept of component carriers and bandwidth parts (BWPs), but different in that component carriers and BWPs are used by one base station (or a macro cell base station and a small cell base station) to transmit data channels, while frequency layers are used by several (usually three or more) base stations to transmit PRS.
  • BWPs bandwidth parts
  • a UE may indicate the number of frequency layers it can support when it sends the network its positioning capabilities, such as during an LTE positioning protocol (LPP) session. For example, a UE may indicate whether it can support one or four positioning frequency layers.
  • LTP LTE positioning protocol
  • PRS generally refer to specific reference signals that are used for positioning in NR and LTE systems. However, as used herein, the terms “positioning reference signal” and “PRS” may also refer to any type of reference signal that can be used for positioning, such as but not limited to, PRS as defined in LTE and NR, TRS, PTRS, CRS, CSI-RS, DMRS, PSS, SSS, SSB, SRS, UL-PRS, etc.
  • positioning reference signal and “PRS” may refer to downlink, uplink, or sidelink positioning reference signals, unless otherwise indicated by the context. If needed to further distinguish the type of PRS, a downlink positioning reference signal may be referred to as a “DL-PRS,” an uplink positioning reference signal (e.g., an SRS-for-positioning, PTRS) may be referred to as an “UL-PRS,” and a sidelink positioning reference signal may be referred to as an “SL-PRS.”
  • DL-PRS downlink positioning reference signal
  • UL-PRS uplink positioning reference signal
  • SL-PRS sidelink positioning reference signal
  • signals that may be transmitted in the downlink, uplink, and/or sidelink e.g., DMRS
  • the signals may be prepended with “DL,” “UL,” or “SL” to distinguish the direction.
  • the reference signal carried on the REs labeled “R” in FIG. 4 may be SRS.
  • SRS transmitted by a UE may be used by a base station to obtain the channel state information (CSI) for the transmitting UE.
  • CSI describes how an RF signal propagates from the UE to the base station and represents the combined effect of scattering, fading, and power decay with distance.
  • the system uses the SRS for resource scheduling, link adaptation, massive MIMO, beam management, etc. 42 QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref.
  • SRS resource A collection of REs that are used for transmission of SRS is referred to as an “SRS resource,” and may be identified by the parameter “SRS-ResourceId.”
  • the collection of resource elements can span multiple PRBs in the frequency domain and ‘N’ (e.g., one or more) consecutive symbol(s) within a slot in the time domain. In a given OFDM symbol, an SRS resource occupies one or more consecutive PRBs.
  • An “SRS resource set” is a set of SRS resources used for the transmission of SRS signals, and is identified by an SRS resource set ID (“SRS-ResourceSetId”).
  • a comb size ‘N’ represents the subcarrier spacing (or frequency/tone spacing) within each symbol of an SRS resource configuration. Specifically, for a comb size ‘N,’ SRS are transmitted in every Nth subcarrier of a symbol of a PRB. For example, for comb-4, for each symbol of the SRS resource configuration, REs corresponding to every fourth subcarrier (such as subcarriers 0, 4, 8) are used to transmit SRS of the SRS resource. In the example of FIG.4, the illustrated SRS is comb- 4 over four symbols.
  • an SRS resource may span 1, 2, 4, 8, or 12 consecutive symbols within a slot with a comb size of comb-2, comb-4, or comb-8.
  • the following are the frequency offsets from symbol to symbol for the SRS comb patterns that are currently supported.1-symbol comb-2: ⁇ 0 ⁇ ; 2-symbol comb-2: ⁇ 0, 1 ⁇ ; 2-symbol comb-4: ⁇ 0, 2 ⁇ ; 4-symbol comb-2: ⁇ 0, 1, 0, 1 ⁇ ; 4-symbol comb-4: ⁇ 0, 2, 1, 3 ⁇ (as in the example of FIG.
  • a UE transmits SRS to enable the receiving base station (either the serving base station or a neighboring base station) to measure the channel quality (i.e., CSI) between the UE and the base station.
  • the receiving base station either the serving base station or a neighboring base station
  • the channel quality i.e., CSI
  • SRS can also be specifically configured as uplink positioning reference signals for uplink-based positioning procedures, such as uplink time difference of arrival (UL-TDOA), round-trip-time (RTT), uplink angle-of-arrival (UL-AoA), etc.
  • UL-TDOA uplink time difference of arrival
  • RTT round-trip-time
  • U-AoA uplink angle-of-arrival
  • SRS may refer to SRS configured for channel quality measurements or SRS configured for positioning purposes.
  • the former may be referred to herein as “SRS-for-communication” and/or the latter may 43 QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2400007WO be referred to as “SRS-for-positioning” or “positioning SRS” when needed to distinguish the two types of SRS.
  • SRS-for- positioning also referred to as “UL-PRS”
  • SRS-for- positioning also referred to as “UL-PRS”
  • a new staggered pattern within an SRS resource except for single-symbol/comb-2
  • a new comb type for SRS new sequences for SRS
  • a higher number of SRS resource sets per component carrier and a higher number of SRS resources per component carrier.
  • the parameters “SpatialRelationInfo” and “PathLossReference” are to be configured based on a downlink reference signal or SSB from a neighboring TRP.
  • one SRS resource may be transmitted outside the active BWP, and one SRS resource may span across multiple component carriers.
  • SRS may be configured in RRC connected state and only transmitted within an active BWP. Further, there may be no frequency hopping, no repetition factor, a single antenna port, and new lengths for SRS (e.g., 8 and 12 symbols). There also may be open-loop power control and not closed-loop power control, and comb- 8 (i.e., an SRS transmitted every eighth subcarrier in the same symbol) may be used. Lastly, the UE may transmit through the same transmit beam from multiple SRS resources for UL-AoA. These features may be configured through RRC higher layer signaling (and potentially triggered or activated through a MAC control element (MAC-CE) or downlink control information (DCI)). [0141] Sidelink communication takes place in transmission or reception resource pools.
  • MAC-CE MAC control element
  • DCI downlink control information
  • the minimum resource allocation unit is a sub-channel (e.g., a collection of consecutive PRBs in the frequency domain).
  • resource allocation is in one slot intervals. However, some slots are not available for sidelink, and some slots contain feedback resources.
  • sidelink resources can be (pre)configured to occupy fewer than the 14 symbols of a slot.
  • Sidelink resources are configured at the radio resource control (RRC) layer. The RRC configuration can be by pre-configuration (e.g., preloaded on the UE) or configuration (e.g., from a serving base station).
  • RRC radio resource control
  • the RRC configuration can be by pre-configuration (e.g., preloaded on the UE) or configuration (e.g., from a serving base station).
  • NR sidelinks support hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) retransmission.
  • 5A is a diagram 500 of an example slot structure without feedback resources, according to aspects of the disclosure.
  • time is represented horizontally and frequency is represented vertically.
  • the length of each block is one 44 QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2400007WO orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol, and the 14 symbols make up a slot.
  • the height of each block is one sub-channel.
  • the (pre)configured sub-channel size can be selected from the set of ⁇ 10, 15, 20, 25, 50, 75, 100 ⁇ physical resource blocks (PRBs).
  • PRBs physical resource blocks
  • the physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) and the physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) are transmitted in the same slot. Similar to the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), the PSCCH carries control information about sidelink resource allocation and descriptions about sidelink data transmitted to the UE. Likewise, similar to the physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), the PSSCH carries user data for the UE. In the example of FIG. 5A, the PSCCH occupies half the bandwidth of the sub-channel and only three symbols. Finally, a gap symbol is present after the PSSCH.
  • PDCCH physical downlink control channel
  • PSSCH physical sidelink shared channel
  • FIG.5B is a diagram 550 of an example slot structure with feedback resources, according to aspects of the disclosure.
  • time is represented horizontally and frequency is represented vertically.
  • the length of each block is one OFDM symbol, and the 14 symbols make up a slot.
  • the height of each block is one sub-channel.
  • the slot structure illustrated in FIG. 5B is similar to the slot structure illustrated in FIG. 5A, except that the slot structure illustrated in FIG. 5B includes feedback resources. Specifically, two symbols at the end of the slot have been dedicated to the physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH).
  • the first PSFCH symbol is a repetition of the second PSFCH symbol for AGC setting.
  • the physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) carries sidelink control information (SCI).
  • SCI-1 First stage SCI
  • SCI- 2 second stage SCI
  • SCI-2 is transmitted on the physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) and contains information for decoding the data that will be transmitted on the shared channel (SCH) of the sidelink.
  • SCI-1 information is decodable by all UEs, whereas SCI-2 information may QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2400007WO include formats that are only decodable by certain UEs. This ensures that new features can be introduced in SCI-2 while maintaining resource reservation backward compatibility in SCI-1.
  • Both SCI-1 and SCI-2 use the physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) polar coding chain, illustrated in FIG. 6.
  • FIG. 6 is a diagram 600 showing how the shared channel (SCH) is established on a sidelink between two or more UEs, according to aspects of the disclosure. Specifically, information in the SCI-1602 is used for resource allocation 604 (by the network or the involved UEs) for the SCI-2 606 and SCH 608.
  • a sidelink resource pool may include resources for sidelink communication (transmission and/or reception), sidelink positioning (referred to as a resource pool for positioning (RP-P)), or both communication and positioning.
  • a resource pool configured for both communication and positioning is referred to as a “shared” resource pool.
  • the RP-P is indicated by an offset, periodicity, number of consecutive symbols within a slot (e.g., as few as one symbol), and/or the bandwidth within a component carrier (or the bandwidth across multiple component carriers).
  • the RP-P can be associated with a zone or a distance from a reference location.
  • a base station (or a UE, depending on the resource allocation mode) can assign, to another UE, one or more resource configurations from the RP-Ps.
  • a UE e.g., a relay or a remote UE
  • can request one or more RP-P configurations and it can include in the request one or more of the following: (1) its location information (or zone identifier), (2) periodicity, (3) bandwidth, (4) offset, (5) number of symbols, and (6) whether a configuration with “low interference” is needed (which can be determined through an assigned quality of service (QoS) or priority).
  • QoS quality of service
  • a base station or a UE can configure/assign rate matching resources or RP-P for rate matching and/or muting to a sidelink UE such that when a collision exists between the assigned resources and another resource pool that contains data (PSSCH) and/or control 46 QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref.
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram 700 illustrating an example of a resource pool for positioning configured within a sidelink resource pool for communication (i.e., a shared resource pool), according to aspects of the disclosure.
  • time is represented horizontally and frequency is represented vertically.
  • frequency is represented vertically.
  • the length of each block is an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol, and the 14 symbols make up a slot.
  • OFDM orthogonal frequency division multiplexing
  • the height of each block is a sub- channel.
  • the entire slot (except for the first and last symbols) can be a resource pool for sidelink communication. That is, any of the symbols other than the first and last can be allocated for sidelink communication.
  • an RP-P is allocated in the last four pre-gap symbols of the slot.
  • non-sidelink positioning data such as user data (PSSCH), CSI-RS, and control information, can only be transmitted in the first eight post-AGC symbols and not in the last four pre-gap symbols to prevent a collision with the configured RP-P.
  • S-PRS Sidelink positioning reference signals
  • DL-PRS downlink PRS
  • an SL-PRS resource is composed of one or more resource elements (i.e., one OFDM symbol in the time domain and one subcarrier in the frequency domain).
  • SL-PRS resources have been designed with a comb-based pattern to enable fast Fourier transform (FFT)-based processing at the receiver.
  • FFT fast Fourier transform
  • SL-PRS resources are composed of unstaggered, or only partially staggered, resource elements in the frequency domain to provide small time of arrival (TOA) uncertainty and reduced overhead of each SL-PRS resource.
  • SL-PRS may also be associated with specific RP-Ps (e.g., certain SL-PRS may be allocated in certain RP-Ps).
  • SL-PRS have also been defined with intra-slot repetition (not shown in FIG. 7) to allow for combining gains (if needed).
  • FIGS.8A-8B illustrate diagrams 800-850 illustrating additional examples of resource pools for positioning configured within sidelink resource pools for communication. Similar to FIG.7, the examples of FIGS.8A-8B illustrate shared resource pool structures. With respect to FIGS.8A-8B, in some designs, the following parameters may be defined, e.g.: PSCCH and SL-PRS are only TDMed, PSSCH and SL-PRS are only TDMed (e.g., maximum comb size is 4), PSSCH carries both SCI-2 and SL-SCH (e.g., a new SCI-2 format is introduced), SL-PRS is mapped on consecutive symbols, SL-PRS is not mapped on symbols with PSSCH DMRS, SL-PRS transmit power is the same as PSSCH’s (e.g., this implies per-RE power boosting will be applied for Comb 2 and 4).
  • PSCCH and SL-PRS are only TDMed
  • PSSCH and SL-PRS are only TDMed (e.g
  • FIG. 9 illustrates a diagram 900 illustrating another example of a resource pool for positioning configured within a sidelink resource pool for communication.
  • a dedicated resource pool structure is depicted.
  • the following parameters may be defined, e.g.: SL-PRS is immediately preceded by an AGC symbol (except cases where RAN1 agrees otherwise), SL-PRS is immediately followed by a gap symbol (at least when the gap symbol is the last SL symbol in a slot), PSCCH and SL-PRS can only be TDMed, Different comb size (N) and SL-PRS duration (M) can be supported in the same resource pool (e.g., one set of OFDM symbols can only have a single (M, N) combination), PSSCH is mapped to the first sidelink symbols in a slot.
  • N comb size
  • M SL-PRS duration
  • the SCI 2-A fields are included with necessary padding. If the “Embedded SCI format” field is set to [1], the SCI 2-B fields are included. [0158]
  • SL-PRS resource is mapped to the last consecutive ‘M’ SL symbols in the slot that can be used for SL-PRS, i.e., taking into consideration multiplexing with PSSCH DMRS, PT-RS, CSI-RS, PSFCH, gap symbols, AGC symbols, PSCCH in the slot.
  • the maximum number of SL-PRS resources in a slot of a shared resource pool may be (pre-)configured.
  • the higher layers provide the following parameters for candidate SL-PRS transmission(s): Resource pool from which to report SL-PRS resources, Priority, Delay budget, Reservation period, List of resources for pre-emption and re-evaluation, Set of SL-PRS resource ID (s) which can include all (pre-)configured SL-PRS resource IDs.
  • CBR Channel busy ratio
  • SL CBR may be defined as follows, e.g.: Table 1: SL CBR [0161]
  • the SL RSSI used to determine the SL CBR may be defined as follows, e.g.: 49 QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref.
  • a CBR configuration may be configured per SL-PRS resource pool via IE SL-ResourcePool-r16.
  • sl-ThreshS-RSSI-CBR indicates the S-RSSI threshold for determining the contribution of a sub-channel to the CBR measurement.
  • sl- TimeWindowSizeCBR indicates the time window size for CBR measurement.
  • up to sixteen CBR ranges may be pre-defined.
  • the UE measures the CBR and maps it to one of the ranges to get the CRLimit.
  • the UE also estimates its CR and if it is higher than the CRLimit, the UE adjusts transmission parameter(s) for the SL-PRS.
  • congestion control can restrict at least the following range of parameters for SL-PRS configuration per 50 QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref.
  • No.2400007WO resource pool by CBR and priority Maximum SL-PRS transmission power, Maximum Number of SL-PRS (re-)transmissions, Minimum Periodicity of SL-PRS, Maximum Number of SL-PRS resources in a slot, Maximum comb-size of a SL-PRS resource in a slot, Maximum Number of OFDM symbols of a SL-PRS resource in a slot [0166]
  • the CR limits are (pre)- configured per priority in a resource pool.
  • the CR limit may be left to UE implementation.
  • the SL-PRS can share the same restriction of PSSCH without specific enhancement in addition to what is already pre- defined.
  • CBR/CR may be redefined by considering the SL-PRS resource allocation/configuration.
  • SL-RSSI is measured on a slot configured for transmission of PSCCH and SL-PRS.
  • SL-PRS CR for a dedicated resource pool for positioning is defined as follows, e.g.: Sidelink PRS Channel Occupancy Ratio (SL-PRS CR) evaluated at slot n is defined as the total number of SL-PRS resources sub-channels used for its transmissions in slots [n-a, n-1] and granted in slots [n, n+b] divided by the total number of configured SL-PRS resources sub-channels in the transmission pool over [n-a, n+b].
  • SL-PRS CBR for a dedicated resource pool for positioning is defined as follows, e.g.: SL-PRS Channel Busy Ratio (SL-PRS CBR) measured in slot n is defined as the portion of sub-channels SL-PRS resources in the resource pool whose SL-PRS RSSI measured by the UE exceed a (pre-)configured threshold sensed over a CBR m easurement window [n-a, n-1], wherein a is equal to 100 or 100 2 ⁇ slots, according to higher layer parameter [sl-TimeWindowSizeCBR].
  • SL-PRS CBR SL-PRS Channel Busy Ratio measured in slot n is defined as the portion of sub-channels SL-PRS resources in the resource pool whose SL-PRS RSSI measured by the UE exceed a (pre-)configured threshold sensed over a CBR m easurement window [n-a, n-1], wherein a is equal to 100 or 100 2 ⁇
  • SL-PRS RSSI for a dedicated resource pool for positioning is defined as follows, e.g.: Sidelink PRS Received Signal Strength Indicator (SL-PRS RSSI) of a SL-PRS resource is defined as the linear average of the total received power (in [W]) observed in the configured sub-channelresource elements in OFDM symbols of a slot configured for the SL-PRS resource, starting from the 2nd OFDM symbol, and observed in the configured sub-channel in OFDM symbols of a slot configured for the associated PSCCH, starting from the 2nd OFDM symbol. and PSSCH, starting from the 2nd OFDM symbol.
  • S-PRS RSSI Sidelink PRS Received Signal Strength Indicator
  • FIG.10 illustrates an Inter-UE Coordination (IUC) signaling scheme 1000, in accordance with aspects of the disclosure.
  • UE-B transmits a request for preferred resources (or an indication of non-preferred resources to avoid) to UE-A.
  • UE-A transmits IUC signal (e.g., sidelink resource reservation request) to UE-B.
  • IUC signal e.g., sidelink resource reservation request
  • UE-B performs a sidelink transmission (e.g., targeting UE-A and/or other sidelink UEs) on resource(s) selected based on the IUC signal.
  • a UE in a resource avoidance IUC scheme, includes which resources are non-preferred to be used by someone else; in this case, it will include the resources that the UE has been scheduled in advanced (e.g., IUC may convey to the other UEs in the vicinity that these specific resources should not be scheduled by someone else).
  • IUC may convey to the other UEs in the vicinity that these specific resources should not be scheduled by someone else.
  • a UE in a collision notification IUC scheme, indicates that a collision exists between a resource that was reserved by another UE and the UE's schedule-in-advance reservation.
  • FIG. 11 illustrates an IUC signaling scheme 1100, in accordance with aspects of the disclosure.
  • UE-A detects a triggering condition for reserving resources.
  • UE-A transmits inter-UE coordination (IUC) signal (i.e., an aperiodic sidelink resource reservation request) to UE-B.
  • IUC inter-UE coordination
  • UE-B performs a sidelink transmission (e.g., targeting UE-A and/or other sidelink UEs) on resource(s) selected based on the IUC signal.
  • the IUC signal may be configured as a 1-bit indication that indicates whether a specific resource will be a collision, in case of a collision notification IUC scheme.
  • the IUC signal may be configured as a 1-bit indication that indicates a collection of preferred and/or non-preferred resources.
  • the IUC signaling is piggybacked onto other data sent by UE-A.
  • the IUC signaling is transmitted via MAC-CE, or both MAC-CE and SCI-2C QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2400007WO (e.g., reception of SCI-2C is optional feature and its transmission is up to UE implementation in some designs; in some designs, SCI-2C is limited to unicast).
  • FIG. 12 illustrates an IUC signaling scheme 1200, in accordance with aspects of the disclosure.
  • UE-A transmits a resource preference to UE-B.
  • FIG. 13 illustrates an IUC signaling 1300, in accordance with aspects of the disclosure.
  • UE-A and UE-B perform sidelink transmission and UE-B attempts to reserve a resource.
  • UE-B indicates that there is a conflict with the resource that UE-B is attempting to reserve.
  • UE-B performs resource re-selection (e.g., so, if UE-B attempts another resource reservation, UE-B will reserve the reselected resource instead of the conflicted resource).
  • UE-B and/or UE-A perform sidelink transmission on the reselected resource.
  • a preferred resource satisfies both of the following conditions: Does not overlap with reservation with an RSRP above a threshold. Is not in a slot where UE-A cannot receive a transmission from UE-B due to half- duplex.
  • a non-preferred resource satisfies any of the following conditions: Is a resource reserved by another UE with either: an RSRP measurement above a threshold (e.g., protect UE-B’s transmission from interference by other UEs), and/or an RSRP measurement below a threshold and UE-A is an intended recipient of the transmission (e.g., protect UE-A’s reception from interference by UE-B’s transmission), and/or is in a slot where UE-A cannot receive a transmission from UE- B due to half-duplex.
  • a threshold e.g., protect UE-B’s transmission from interference by other UEs
  • IUC coordination scheme 1 supported cast types are as follows: Table 3: Casting Types for IUC Coordination Scheme 1 53 QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2400007WO [0180]
  • preferred and non-preferred sets are generated using UE-A’s sensing results.
  • generating the preference resource set uses the resource selection procedure.
  • generating the non-preferred resource set does not trigger the resource selection procedure.
  • Parameters for the preferred resource set may be as follows: Table 4: Preferred Resource Set Parameters for IUC Coordination Scheme 1
  • the resource set is transmitted in MAC- CE only or in both SCI-2C and MAC-CE, e.g.: (Pre-)configuration enables transmission in SCI-2C.
  • Reception of SCI-2C is an optional feature and its transmission is up to UE implementation.
  • SCI-2C is limited to unicast.
  • the same resource set is included in both SCI-2C and MAC-CE.
  • multiplexing rules may be as follows, e.g.: Inter-UE coordination information can be multiplexed with data only if the source and destination ID pairs are the same.
  • FIG. 14 illustrates a field configuration 1400 for slots associated with IUC coordination scheme 1, in accordance with aspects of the disclosure.
  • UE-B uses the intersection of sensing results and the preferred resource set, or only the preferred resource set as the candidate resource set. In an aspect, UE-B excludes received non-preferred resources from the candidate resource set generated using sensing.
  • UE-A indicates expected resource conflicts with UE-B’s reserved resources. In an aspect, UE-A must be the recipient of at least one of the transport blocks (TBs) with conflicting reservations. In an aspect, a conflict may be any of the following, e.g.: UE-B’s reservation overlapping with another UE’s reservation. When the RSRP measurement of the transmission to UE-A is above a threshold.
  • UEs may be classified as RedCap UEs (e.g., wearables, such as smart watches, glasses, rings, etc.) and premium UEs (e.g., smartphones, tablet computers, laptop computers, etc.). RedCap UEs may alternatively be referred to as low-tier UEs, light UEs, or super light UEs. Premium UEs may alternatively be referred to as full-capability UEs or simply UEs.
  • RedCap UEs e.g., wearables, such as smart watches, glasses, rings, etc.
  • premium UEs e.g., smartphones, tablet computers, laptop computers, etc.
  • Premium UEs may alternatively be referred to as full-capability UEs or simply UEs.
  • RedCap UEs generally have lower baseband processing capability, fewer antennas (e.g., one receiver antenna as baseline in FR1 or FR2, two receiver antennas optionally), lower operational bandwidth capabilities (e.g., 20 MHz for FR1 with no supplemental uplink or carrier aggregation, or 50 or 100 MHz for FR2), only half duplex frequency division duplex (HD-FDD) capability, smaller HARQ buffer, reduced physical downlink QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2400007WO control channel (PDCCH) monitoring, restricted modulation (e.g., 64 QAM for downlink and 16 QAM for uplink), relaxed processing timeline requirements, and/or lower uplink transmission power compared to premium UEs.
  • lower operational bandwidth capabilities e.g., 20 MHz for FR1 with no supplemental uplink or carrier aggregation, or 50 or 100 MHz for FR2
  • HD-FDD half duplex frequency division duplex
  • PDCCH physical downlink QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref.
  • Different UE tiers can be differentiated by UE category and/or by UE capability. For example, certain types of UEs may be assigned a classification (e.g., by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM), the applicable wireless communications standards, or the like) of “RedCap” and other types of UEs may be assigned a classification of “premium.” Certain tiers of UEs may also report their type (e.g., “RedCap” or “premium”) to the network. Additionally, certain resources and/or channels may be dedicated to certain types of UEs. [0190] As will be appreciated, the accuracy of RedCap UE positioning may be limited.
  • a RedCap UE may operate on a reduced bandwidth, such as 5 to 20 MHz for wearable devices and “relaxed” IoT devices (i.e., IoT devices with relaxed, or lower, capability parameters, such as lower throughput, relaxed delay requirements, lower energy consumption, etc.), which results in lower positioning accuracy.
  • a RedCap UE’s receive processing capability may be limited due to its lower cost RF/baseband. As such, the reliability of measurements and positioning computations would be reduced.
  • such a RedCap UE may not be able to receive multiple PRS from multiple TRPs, further reducing positioning accuracy.
  • the transmit power of a RedCap UE may be reduced, meaning there would be a lower quality of uplink measurements for RedCap UE positioning.
  • Premium UEs generally have a larger form factor and are costlier than RedCap UEs, and have more features and capabilities than RedCap UEs.
  • a premium UE may operate on the full PRS bandwidth, such as 100 MHz, and measure PRS from more TRPs than RedCap UEs, both of which result in higher positioning accuracy.
  • a premium UE’s receive processing capability may be higher (e.g., faster) due to its higher-capability RF/baseband.
  • FIG.15 illustrates a SL-PRS frequency hopping scheme 1500, in accordance with aspects of the disclosure.
  • FIG. 15 illustrates a SL-PRS frequency hopping scheme 1500, in accordance with aspects of the disclosure.
  • FIG.16 illustrates a SL-PRS frequency hopping scheme 1600, in accordance with aspects of the disclosure. In FIG. 16, there is an overlap in frequency-domain between adjacent (in frequency-domain) hops. While each adjacent hop in time-domain is also adjacent in frequency-domain in FIG.16, this need not be the case in other implementations.
  • IUC Inter-UE Coordination
  • FIG.17 illustrates an exemplary process 1700 of communications according to an aspect of the disclosure.
  • the process 1700 of FIG. 17 is performed by a UE, such as UE 302.
  • a position estimation entity is deployed separately from the UE (e.g., another UE sometimes referred to as an anchor UE or server UE, a network component such as LMF integrated at gNB/BS 304 or O-RAN component or a remote location server such as network entity 306, etc.).
  • the position estimation entity may correspond to another UE (e.g., sidelink anchor UE or sidelink server UE) or to the UE itself.
  • UE e.g., sidelink anchor UE or sidelink server UE
  • reference to any Rx/Tx operations between the position estimation entity and the UE in which the position estimation entity is integrated may correspond to transfer of information between different logical components of the device over a data bus, etc.
  • the UE determines a set of frequency hopping patterns associated with a sidelink resource pool for positioning (SL-RP-P), each frequency hopping pattern in the set of frequency hopping patterns comprising a first set of frequency hops.
  • a means for performing the determination of 1710 includes processor(s) 342, SL-PRS component 348, etc., of FIG.3A. QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref.
  • the UE e.g., transmitter 314 or 324, etc.
  • a means for performing the transmission of 1720 includes transmitter 314 or 324, etc., of FIG.3A.
  • the UE receives Inter-UE coordination (IUC) signaling which includes resource availability information, resource conflict information, or both, associated with some or all of the first set of frequency hops for the at least one frequency hopping pattern, wherein the Inter-UE coordination signaling is received from the at least one other UE in response to the at least one request.
  • IUC Inter-UE coordination
  • a means for performing the reception of 1730 includes receiver 312 or 322, etc., of FIG.3A. [0200] Referring to FIG.
  • the UE determines transmit frequency hopping pattern information for a sidelink positioning reference signal (SL-PRS) transmission at least based on the Inter-UE coordination signaling.
  • a means for performing the determination of 1740 includes processor(s) 342, SL-PRS component 348, etc., of FIG.3A.
  • the UE e.g., transmitter 314 or 324, etc. performs the SL- PRS transmission in accordance with the transmit frequency hopping pattern information.
  • a means for performing the transmission of 1750 includes transmitter 314 or 324, etc., of FIG.3A.
  • the transmit frequency hopping pattern information comprises a transmit frequency hopping pattern for the SL-PRS transmission, one or more identified resources on which to perform the SL-PRS transmission, or both.
  • the transmit frequency hopping pattern comprises a second set of frequency hops, the second set of frequency hops being a subset of the first set of frequency hops for the at least one frequency hopping pattern.
  • the set of frequency hopping patterns is pre- configured (e.g., at factory or pre-deployment, or network-configured after deployment and before this particular position estimation session).
  • QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2400007WO Referring to FIG.17, in some designs, each hop of the first set of frequency hops for each of the set of frequency hopping patterns is associated with a respective bandwidth that is less than a bandwidth of the SL-RP-P.
  • the IUC signaling comprises, from a first set of UEs, the resource availability information, the resource conflict information, or both, for a first subset of the first set of frequency hops for the at least one frequency hopping pattern
  • the IUC signaling comprises, from a second set of UEs, the resource availability information, the resource conflict information, or both, for a second subset of the first set of frequency hops for the at least one frequency hopping pattern.
  • the first set of UEs, the second set of UEs, or both includes the UE, or the first set of UEs, the second set of UEs, or both, includes one or more UEs other than the UE, or a combination thereof.
  • the first set of UEs is different than the second set of UEs (e.g., although in other designs the first and second sets of UEs are the same, or put another way, the same set of UEs is requested to perform sensing on the same group of hops).
  • the at least one request comprises a first request for a first UE to perform sensing on a first subset of the first set of frequency hops for the at least one frequency hopping pattern, and the at least one request comprises a second request for a second UE to perform sensing on a second subset of the first set of frequency hops for the at least one frequency hopping pattern.
  • the Inter-UE coordination (IUC) signaling comprises: a list of preferred resource sets, or a list of non-preferred resource sets, or a resource conflict indication, or any combination thereof
  • an IUC signaling type associated with the IUC signaling is indicated via higher layer signaling or assistance data.
  • the IUC signaling is received via unicast or groupcast.
  • a casting type associated with the IUC signaling is indicated a higher layer signaling or by assistance data.
  • the IUC signaling comprises the resource availability information, the resource conflict information, or both associated with all of the first set of frequency hops for the at least one frequency hopping pattern.
  • the IUC signaling is obtained periodically at least until a resource selection threshold is reached.
  • the UE further receives frequency hop capability information from one or more other UEs, the at least one request is transmitted based on the frequency hop capability information. For example, the request to perform sensing is not sent to UEs incapable of performing such sensing.
  • the frequency hop capability information comprises an indication of whether the one or more UEs are capable of performing frequency hop sensing, or an indication of a maximum number of hops for which the one or more UEs are capable of performing the frequency hop sensing, or a combination thereof.
  • the first set of frequency hops for one or more frequency hopping patterns of the set of frequency hopping patterns comprises two or more hops that comprise: the same bandwidth or different bandwidth, or a frequency overlap or no frequency overlap, where the two or more hops are adjacent hops in frequency-domain, or the same comb-pattern or different comb-patterns, or any combination thereof [0215] Referring to FIG.
  • the at least one frequency hopping pattern comprises a first subset of hops where sensing is performed, and the at least one frequency hopping sensing pattern comprises a second subset of hops where sensing is not performed.
  • the IUC signaling comprises the resource availability information, the resource conflict information, or both, associated with a first hop of the first subset of hops where sensing is performed, and the resource availability information, the resource conflict information, or both, associated with the first hop is representative of at least a second hop of the second subset of hops where sensing is not performed.
  • FIG.18 illustrates an exemplary process 1800 of communications according to an aspect of the disclosure.
  • the process 1800 of FIG. 18 is performed by a UE, such as UE 302.
  • a position estimation entity is deployed separately from the UE (e.g., another UE sometimes referred to as an anchor UE or server UE, a network component such as LMF integrated at gNB/BS 304 or O-RAN component or a remote location server such as network entity 306, etc.).
  • the position estimation entity may correspond to another UE (e.g., sidelink anchor UE or sidelink server UE) or to the UE itself.
  • reference to any Rx/Tx operations between the position estimation entity and the UE in which the position estimation entity is integrated may correspond to transfer of information between different logical components of the device over a data bus, etc.
  • the UE that performs the process 1800 of FIG.18 may correspond to one of the UEs that receives the request at 1720 and provides the IUC signaling at 1730 in the process of FIG.17. [0218] Referring to FIG.
  • the UE receives a request from another UE to perform sensing on one or more frequency hops of a set of frequency hops of at least one frequency hopping sensing pattern associated with a sidelink resource pool for positioning (SL-RP-P).
  • a means for performing the reception of 1810 includes receiver 312 or 322, etc., of FIG.3A.
  • the UE e.g., receiver 312 or 322, SL-PRS component 348, processor(s) 342, etc.
  • the UE performs sensing on the one or more frequency hops in response to the request.
  • the sensing may involve measuring CR or CBR on each frequency hop designated in the request.
  • a means for performing the sensing of 1820 includes receiver 312 or 322, etc., of FIG.3A.
  • the UE e.g., transmitter 314 or 324, etc.
  • transmits Inter- UE coordination (IUC) signaling which includes resource availability information, resource conflict information, or both, associated with some or all of the one or more frequency hops for the at least one frequency hopping pattern, wherein the Inter-UE coordination signaling is transmitted to the another UE in response to the request.
  • a means for performing the reception of 1830 includes transmitter 314 or 324, etc., of FIG.3A.
  • the one or more frequency hops comprise less than all of the set of frequency hops of the at least one frequency hopping sensing pattern.
  • the IUC signaling comprises: a list of preferred resource sets, or a list of non-preferred resource sets, or a resource conflict indication, or any combination thereof.
  • an IUC signaling type associated with the IUC signaling is indicated via higher layer signaling or assistance data, or a casting type associated with the IUC signaling is indicated a higher layer signaling or by assistance data, or a combination thereof.
  • the UE further transmits frequency hop capability information to the another UE, and the request is received based on the frequency hop capability information.
  • the frequency hop capability information comprises an indication of whether the UEs is capable of performing frequency hop sensing, or an indication of a maximum number of hops for which the UE is capable of performing the frequency hop sensing, or a combination thereof.
  • an anchor UE may divide the SL-RP-P into multiple hop bandwidths. In an aspect, the hop bandwidth and location can be pre- configured.
  • the hop bandwidth and location can be configured through assistance data (AD) or PC5-RRC signaling.
  • Anchor UE may assign the different frequency hopping bandwidth to the different SL UE, e.g.: SET A: Set of SL UE’s doing sensing for hop bandwidth B1 (PRS hop1) SET B: Set of SL UE’s doing sensing for hop bandwidth B2 (PRS hop2) SET C: Set of SL UE’s doing sensing for hop bandwidth B3 (PRS hop2) [0227]
  • different set(s) of UE(s) may provide the sensing results to anchored UE.
  • SL UE may provide a list of preferred and non-preferred resource sets (e.g., cast type may be unicast or groupcast).
  • SL-UE may indicate expected resource conflicts (e.g., cast type may be unicast or groupcast).
  • the IUC 62 QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2400007WO scheme may be higher layer configured or provided by the AD.
  • the cast type may be higher layer configured or provided by the AD.
  • different SL UEs may sense different parts (in frequency-domain) of the SL-RP-P based on their initial configurations.
  • anchor UE or gNB may ensure that different UEs are camped on different frequency hop BW as part of initial set up.
  • SL UEs may share the sensing results to the anchor UE through IUC scheme.
  • UE may enable/disable the hop based sending results, e.g.: Option 1: UE shall not do any hop-based sensing (e.g., resource selection shall be based on the IUC and one hop measurements) Option 2: UE shall do subset of hop-based sensing (e.g., resource selection shall be based on the IUC and one and more hop sensing measurements at UE) Option 3: UE shall do hop-based sensing (e.g., resource selection shall be based on one hop measurements only) [0229] Referring to FIGS. 17-18, in a specific example, a new capability to support hop-based sensing on the SL UE side may be defined.
  • Option 1 UE shall not do any hop-based sensing (e.g., resource selection shall be based on the IUC and one hop measurements)
  • a maximum hop supported by the UE may be reported. Note that the maximum number of hops supported for sensing may be distinct form the maximum number of hops supported for processing. [0230] Referring to FIGS. 17-18, in a specific example, a new SL-RP-P configuration may be defined for frequency hop use cases. In this case, no legacy support may be needed on this SL-RP-P.
  • the hop pattern(s) may be fixed and preconfigured, e.g.: Bandwidth: Same and different hop bandwidth may be allowed Overlap: Each hop overlapped BW may be independently configured. Set of comb-size or comb-pattern options supported Set of symbol options supported [0231] Referring to FIGS.
  • a sensing hop may be defined as a hop in the frequency hop pattern where a UE is permitted to perform sensing.
  • UE shall not select the resources without sending results.
  • one or more non- sensing hops may also be defined where UE is not allowed to do the sensing.
  • UE shall select the resources from non-sensing hop based on the results from the associated sensing hop. In other words, certain hops may be grouped together, with selection for all grouped hops being performed based on sensing of one of the grouped hops, e.g.: 63 QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref.
  • FIG.19 illustrates an example implementation 1900 of the processes 1700-1800 of FIGS. 17-18, respectively, in accordance with aspects of the disclosure.
  • SL-PRS hops 1 and 4 are sensing hops
  • SL-PRS hops 2-3 and 5-6 are non-sensing hops.
  • SL- PRS hops 1-3 are grouped
  • SL-PRS hops 4-6 are grouped.
  • a sensing result for SL-PRS hop 1 is used for resource selection decision on each of SL-PRS hops 1-3
  • a sensing result for SL-PRS hop 4 is used for resource selection decision on each of SL- PRS hops 4-6.
  • SL-UE may perform the sensing only on the subset of the hop defined.
  • SL-UE may be configured with all the hops its need to do the sensing.
  • different SL-UEs may be configured with the different hop sets for the sensing.
  • SL-UE in case of multiple sensing hop configured, SL-UE may be configured with the priority of the sensing hop, e.g., Hop1 > Hop 2. In an aspect, different SL-UEs may be configured with the different priority rule for the sensing. In an aspect, UE may use the IUC scheme to get sending results across multiple hops. [0235] Referring to FIGS.17-18, in a specific example, SL-UE may select the sensing hop based on the requirements. As shown in FIG. 19, for a three-hop grouping scenario, UE will perform sensing on Hop1 and use Hop1, Hop2, Hop3 for frequency hopping, and/or UE may perform sensing on Hop4 and use Hop4, Hop5, Hop6 for frequency hopping.
  • UE may perform sensing on Hop1 and Hop4, and UE will use any five (5) sets of hops for frequency hopping (e.g., continuous hop or non-continuous hop).
  • frequency hopping e.g., continuous hop or non-continuous hop.
  • a method of operating a user equipment comprising: determining a set of frequency hopping patterns associated with a sidelink resource pool for positioning (SL-RP-P), each frequency hopping pattern in the set of frequency hopping patterns comprising a first set of frequency hops; transmitting at least one request for at least one other UE to perform sensing on one or more frequency hops of the first set of frequency hops for at least one frequency hopping pattern of the set of frequency hopping patterns; receiving Inter-UE coordination (IUC) signaling which includes resource availability information, resource conflict information, or both, associated with some or all of the first set of frequency hops for the at least one frequency hopping pattern, wherein the Inter- UE coordination signaling is received from the at least one other UE in response to the at least one request; determining transmit frequency hopping pattern information for a sidelink positioning reference signal (SL-PRS) transmission at least based on the Inter- UE coordination signaling; and performing the
  • Clause 2 The method of clause 1, wherein the transmit frequency hopping pattern information comprises a transmit frequency hopping pattern for the SL-PRS transmission, one or more identified resources on which to perform the SL-PRS transmission, or both.
  • Clause 3 The method of any of clauses 1 to 2, wherein the transmit frequency hopping pattern comprises a second set of frequency hops, the second set of frequency hops being a subset of the first set of frequency hops for the at least one frequency hopping pattern.
  • Clause 4 The method of any of clauses 1 to 3, wherein the set of frequency hopping patterns is pre-configured.
  • each hop of the first set of frequency hops for each of the set of frequency hopping patterns is associated with a respective bandwidth that is less than a bandwidth of the SL-RP-P.
  • Clause 6 The method of any of clauses 1 to 5, wherein the IUC signaling comprises, from a first set of UEs, the resource availability information, the resource conflict information, or both, for a first subset of the first set of frequency hops for the at least one frequency hopping pattern, and wherein the IUC signaling comprises, from a second set of UEs, the resource availability information, the resource conflict information, or both, for a second subset of the first set of frequency hops for the at least one frequency hopping pattern. [0244] Clause 7.
  • the at least one request comprises a first request for a first UE to perform sensing on a first subset of the first set of frequency hops for the at least one frequency hopping pattern, and wherein the at least one request comprises a second request for a second UE to perform sensing on a second subset of the first set of frequency hops for the at least one frequency hopping pattern.
  • the Inter-UE coordination (IUC) signaling comprises: a list of preferred resource sets, or a list of non-preferred resource sets, or a resource conflict indication, or any combination thereof.
  • the first set of frequency hops for one or more frequency hopping patterns of the set of frequency hopping patterns comprises two or more hops that comprise: the same bandwidth or different bandwidth, or a frequency overlap or no frequency overlap, where the two or more hops are adjacent hops in frequency-domain, or the same comb-pattern or different comb-patterns, or any combination thereof.
  • Clause 19 The method of any of clauses 1 to 18, wherein the at least one frequency hopping pattern comprises a first subset of hops where sensing is performed, and wherein the at least one frequency hopping sensing pattern comprises a second subset of hops where sensing is not performed.
  • the IUC signaling comprises the resource availability information, the resource conflict information, or both, associated with a first hop of the first subset of hops where sensing is performed, and wherein the resource availability information, the resource conflict information, or both, associated with the first hop is representative of at least a second hop of the second subset of hops where sensing is not performed.
  • Clause 21 The method of any of clauses 1 to 20, further comprising: transmitting hop- specific priority information associated with the one or more frequency hops of the first QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2400007WO set of frequency hops for the at least one frequency hopping pattern to the at least one other UE.
  • a method of operating a user equipment comprising: receiving a request from another UE to perform sensing on one or more frequency hops of a set of frequency hops of at least one frequency hopping sensing pattern associated with a sidelink resource pool for positioning (SL-RP-P); performing sensing on the one or more frequency hops in response to the request; and transmitting Inter-UE coordination (IUC) signaling which includes resource availability information, resource conflict information, or both, associated with some or all of the one or more frequency hops for the at least one frequency hopping pattern, wherein the Inter-UE coordination signaling is transmitted to the another UE in response to the request.
  • IUC Inter-UE coordination
  • Clause 24 The method of any of clauses 22 to 23, wherein the IUC signaling comprises: a list of preferred resource sets, or a list of non-preferred resource sets, or a resource conflict indication, or any combination thereof.
  • Clause 25 The method of any of clauses 22 to 24, wherein an IUC signaling type associated with the IUC signaling is indicated via higher layer signaling or assistance data.
  • Clause 26 The method of any of clauses 22 to 25, wherein a casting type associated with the IUC signaling is indicated a higher layer signaling or by assistance data.
  • Clause 27 Clause
  • the frequency hop capability information comprises: an indication of whether the UEs is capable of performing frequency hop sensing, or an indication of a maximum number of hops for which the UE is capable of performing the frequency hop sensing, or a combination thereof.
  • a user equipment comprising: one or more memories; one or more transceivers; and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more memories and the one or more transceivers, the one or more processors, either alone or in 68 QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref.
  • No.2400007WO combination configured to: determine a set of frequency hopping patterns associated with a sidelink resource pool for positioning (SL-RP-P), each frequency hopping pattern in the set of frequency hopping patterns comprising a first set of frequency hops; transmit, via the one or more transceivers, at least one request for at least one other UE to perform sensing on one or more frequency hops of the first set of frequency hops for at least one frequency hopping pattern of the set of frequency hopping patterns; receive, via the one or more transceivers, Inter-UE coordination (IUC) signaling which includes resource availability information, resource conflict information, or both, associated with some or all of the first set of frequency hops for the at least one frequency hopping pattern, wherein the Inter-UE coordination signaling is received from the at least one other UE in response to the at least one request; determine transmit frequency hopping pattern information for a sidelink positioning reference signal (SL-PRS) transmission at least based on the Inter- UE coordination signaling; and perform the SL-PRS transmission in accordance with
  • Clause 30 The UE of clause 29, wherein the transmit frequency hopping pattern information comprises a transmit frequency hopping pattern for the SL-PRS transmission, one or more identified resources on which to perform the SL-PRS transmission, or both.
  • Clause 31 The UE of any of clauses 29 to 30, wherein the transmit frequency hopping pattern comprises a second set of frequency hops, the second set of frequency hops being a subset of the first set of frequency hops for the at least one frequency hopping pattern.
  • Clause 32 The UE of any of clauses 29 to 31, wherein the set of frequency hopping patterns is pre-configured.
  • Clause 33 Clause 33.
  • each hop of the first set of frequency hops for each of the set of frequency hopping patterns is associated with a respective bandwidth that is less than a bandwidth of the SL-RP-P.
  • Clause 34 The UE of any of clauses 29 to 33, wherein the IUC signaling comprises, from a first set of UEs, the resource availability information, the resource conflict information, or both, for a first subset of the first set of frequency hops for the at least one frequency hopping pattern, and wherein the IUC signaling comprises, from a second set of UEs, the resource availability information, the resource conflict information, or both, for a second subset of the first set of frequency hops for the at least one frequency hopping pattern.
  • Clause 35 The UE of clause 34, wherein the first set of UEs, the second set of UEs, or both, includes the UE, or wherein the first set of UEs, the second set of UEs, or both, includes one or more UEs other than the UE, or a combination thereof.
  • Clause 36 The UE of any of clauses 34 to 35, wherein the first set of UEs is different than the second set of UEs.
  • Clause 37 Clause 37.
  • the at least one request comprises a first request for a first UE to perform sensing on a first subset of the first set of frequency hops for the at least one frequency hopping pattern, and wherein the at least one request comprises a second request for a second UE to perform sensing on a second subset of the first set of frequency hops for the at least one frequency hopping pattern.
  • the Inter-UE coordination (IUC) signaling comprises: a list of preferred resource sets, or a list of non-preferred resource sets, or a resource conflict indication, or any combination thereof.
  • the frequency hop capability information comprises: an indication of whether the one or more UEs are capable of performing frequency hop sensing, or an indication of a maximum number of hops for which the one QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref.
  • No.2400007WO or more UEs are capable of performing the frequency hop sensing, or a combination thereof.
  • Clause 46 The UE of any of clauses 29 to 45, wherein the first set of frequency hops for one or more frequency hopping patterns of the set of frequency hopping patterns comprises two or more hops that comprise: the same bandwidth or different bandwidth, or a frequency overlap or no frequency overlap, where the two or more hops are adjacent hops in frequency-domain, or the same comb-pattern or different comb-patterns, or any combination thereof.
  • the at least one frequency hopping pattern comprises a first subset of hops where sensing is performed, and wherein the at least one frequency hopping sensing pattern comprises a second subset of hops where sensing is not performed.
  • the IUC signaling comprises the resource availability information, the resource conflict information, or both, associated with a first hop of the first subset of hops where sensing is performed, and wherein the resource availability information, the resource conflict information, or both, associated with the first hop is representative of at least a second hop of the second subset of hops where sensing is not performed.
  • An UE comprising: one or more memories; one or more transceivers; and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more memories and the one or more transceivers, the one or more processors, either alone or in combination, configured to: receive, via the one or more transceivers, a request from another UE to perform sensing on one or more frequency hops of a set of frequency hops of at least one frequency hopping sensing pattern associated with a sidelink resource pool for positioning (SL-RP-P); perform sensing on the one or more frequency hops in response to the request; and transmit, via the one or more transceivers, Inter-UE coordination (IUC) signaling which includes resource availability information, resource conflict information, or both, QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref.
  • IUC Inter-UE coordination
  • No.2400007WO associated with some or all of the one or more frequency hops for the at least one frequency hopping pattern, wherein the Inter-UE coordination signaling is transmitted to the another UE in response to the request.
  • Clause 51 The UE of clause 50, wherein the one or more frequency hops comprise less than all of the set of frequency hops of the at least one frequency hopping sensing pattern.
  • Clause 52 The UE of any of clauses 50 to 51, wherein the IUC signaling comprises: a list of preferred resource sets, or a list of non-preferred resource sets, or a resource conflict indication, or any combination thereof.
  • Clause 53 Clause 53.
  • the frequency hop capability information comprises: an indication of whether the UEs is capable of performing frequency hop sensing, or an indication of a maximum number of hops for which the UE is capable of performing the frequency hop sensing, or a combination thereof.
  • a user equipment comprising: means for determining a set of frequency hopping patterns associated with a sidelink resource pool for positioning (SL-RP-P), each frequency hopping pattern in the set of frequency hopping patterns comprising a first set of frequency hops; means for transmitting at least one request for at least one other UE to perform sensing on one or more frequency hops of the first set of frequency hops for at least one frequency hopping pattern of the set of frequency hopping patterns; means for receiving Inter-UE coordination (IUC) signaling which includes resource availability information, resource conflict information, or both, associated with some or all of the first set of frequency hops for the at least one frequency hopping pattern, wherein the Inter- UE coordination signaling is received from the at least one other UE in response to the at least one request; means for determining transmit frequency hopping pattern information for a sidelink positioning reference signal (SL-PRS) transmission at least based on the QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref.
  • S-PRS sidelink positioning reference signal
  • Clause 58 The UE of clause 57, wherein the transmit frequency hopping pattern information comprises a transmit frequency hopping pattern for the SL-PRS transmission, one or more identified resources on which to perform the SL-PRS transmission, or both.
  • Clause 59 The UE of any of clauses 57 to 58, wherein the transmit frequency hopping pattern comprises a second set of frequency hops, the second set of frequency hops being a subset of the first set of frequency hops for the at least one frequency hopping pattern.
  • the IUC signaling comprises, from a first set of UEs, the resource availability information, the resource conflict information, or both, for a first subset of the first set of frequency hops for the at least one frequency hopping pattern, and wherein the IUC signaling comprises, from a second set of UEs, the resource availability information, the resource conflict information, or both, for a second subset of the first set of frequency hops for the at least one frequency hopping pattern.
  • Clause 64 The UE of any of clauses 62 to 63, wherein the first set of UEs is different than the second set of UEs. [0302] Clause 65.
  • Clause 66 The UE of any of clauses 57 to 65, wherein the Inter-UE coordination (IUC) signaling comprises: a list of preferred resource sets, or a list of non-preferred resource sets, or a resource conflict indication, or any combination thereof.
  • IUC Inter-UE coordination
  • Clause 67 The UE of clause 66, wherein an IUC signaling type associated with the IUC signaling is indicated via higher layer signaling or assistance data.
  • Clause 68 The UE of any of clauses 57 to 67, wherein the IUC signaling is received via unicast or groupcast.
  • Clause 69 The UE of clause 68, wherein a casting type associated with the IUC signaling is indicated a higher layer signaling or by assistance data.
  • Clause 70 Clause 70.
  • the IUC signaling comprises the resource availability information, the resource conflict information, or both associated with all of the first set of frequency hops for the at least one frequency hopping pattern.
  • Clause 71 The UE of any of clauses 57 to 70, wherein the IUC signaling is obtained periodically at least until a resource selection threshold is reached.
  • Clause 72 The UE of any of clauses 57 to 71, further comprising: means for receiving frequency hop capability information from one or more other UEs, wherein the at least one request is transmitted based on the frequency hop capability information.
  • Clause 73 Clause 73.
  • the frequency hop capability information comprises: an indication of whether the one or more UEs are capable of performing frequency hop sensing, or an indication of a maximum number of hops for which the one or more UEs are capable of performing the frequency hop sensing, or a combination thereof.
  • Clause 74 The UE of any of clauses 57 to 73, wherein the first set of frequency hops for one or more frequency hopping patterns of the set of frequency hopping patterns comprises two or more hops that comprise: the same bandwidth or different bandwidth, or a frequency overlap or no frequency overlap, where the two or more hops are adjacent hops in frequency-domain, or the same comb-pattern or different comb-patterns, or any combination thereof.
  • Clause 76 The UE of clause 75, wherein the IUC signaling comprises the resource availability information, the resource conflict information, or both, associated with a first hop of the first subset of hops where sensing is performed, and wherein the resource QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2400007WO availability information, the resource conflict information, or both, associated with the first hop is representative of at least a second hop of the second subset of hops where sensing is not performed.
  • Clause 77 The UE of any of clauses 57 to 76, further comprising: means for transmitting hop-specific priority information associated with the one or more frequency hops of the first set of frequency hops for the at least one frequency hopping pattern to the at least one other UE.
  • An UE comprising: means for receiving a request from another UE to perform sensing on one or more frequency hops of a set of frequency hops of at least one frequency hopping sensing pattern associated with a sidelink resource pool for positioning (SL-RP- P); means for performing sensing on the one or more frequency hops in response to the request; and means for transmitting Inter-UE coordination (IUC) signaling which includes resource availability information, resource conflict information, or both, associated with some or all of the one or more frequency hops for the at least one frequency hopping pattern, wherein the Inter-UE coordination signaling is transmitted to the another UE in response to the request.
  • IUC Inter-UE coordination
  • Clause 80 The UE of any of clauses 78 to 79, wherein the IUC signaling comprises: a list of preferred resource sets, or a list of non-preferred resource sets, or a resource conflict indication, or any combination thereof.
  • Clause 81 The UE of any of clauses 78 to 80, wherein an IUC signaling type associated with the IUC signaling is indicated via higher layer signaling or assistance data.
  • Clause 82 The UE of any of clauses 78 to 80, wherein an IUC signaling type associated with the IUC signaling is indicated via higher layer signaling or assistance data.
  • Clause 83 The UE of any of clauses 78 to 82, further comprising: means for transmitting frequency hop capability information to the another UE, wherein the request is received based on the frequency hop capability information.
  • Clause 84 The UE of clause 83, wherein the frequency hop capability information comprises: an indication of whether the UEs is capable of performing frequency hop sensing, or an indication of a maximum number of hops for which the UE is capable of performing the frequency hop sensing, or a combination thereof.
  • a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a user equipment (UE), cause the UE to: determine a set of frequency hopping patterns associated with a sidelink resource pool for positioning (SL-RP-P), each frequency hopping pattern in the set of frequency hopping patterns comprising a first set of frequency hops; transmit at least one request for at least one other UE to perform sensing on one or more frequency hops of the first set of frequency hops for at least one frequency hopping pattern of the set of frequency hopping patterns; receive Inter-UE coordination (IUC) signaling which includes resource availability information, resource conflict information, or both, associated with some or all of the first set of frequency hops for the at least one frequency hopping pattern, wherein the Inter-UE coordination signaling is received from the at least one other UE in response to the at least one request; determine transmit frequency hopping pattern information for a sidelink positioning reference signal (SL-PRS) transmission at least based on the Inter-UE coordination
  • S-PRS sidelink positioning reference signal
  • Clause 86 The non-transitory computer-readable medium of clause 85, wherein the transmit frequency hopping pattern information comprises a transmit frequency hopping pattern for the SL-PRS transmission, one or more identified resources on which to perform the SL-PRS transmission, or both.
  • Clause 87 The non-transitory computer-readable medium of any of clauses 85 to 86, wherein the transmit frequency hopping pattern comprises a second set of frequency hops, the second set of frequency hops being a subset of the first set of frequency hops for the at least one frequency hopping pattern.
  • Clause 88 The non-transitory computer-readable medium of any of clauses 85 to 87, wherein the set of frequency hopping patterns is pre-configured.
  • Clause 89 The non-transitory computer-readable medium of any of clauses 85 to 88, wherein each hop of the first set of frequency hops for each of the set of frequency hopping patterns is associated with a respective bandwidth that is less than a bandwidth of the SL-RP-P.
  • Clause 90 The non-transitory computer-readable medium of any of clauses 85 to 89, wherein the IUC signaling comprises, from a first set of UEs, the resource availability information, the resource conflict information, or both, for a first subset of the first set of QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref.
  • No.2400007WO frequency hops for the at least one frequency hopping pattern and wherein the IUC signaling comprises, from a second set of UEs, the resource availability information, the resource conflict information, or both, for a second subset of the first set of frequency hops for the at least one frequency hopping pattern.
  • Clause 91 The non-transitory computer-readable medium of clause 90, wherein the first set of UEs, the second set of UEs, or both, includes the UE, or wherein the first set of UEs, the second set of UEs, or both, includes one or more UEs other than the UE, or a combination thereof.
  • IUC Inter-UE coordination
  • Clause 95 The non-transitory computer-readable medium of clause 94, wherein an IUC signaling type associated with the IUC signaling is indicated via higher layer signaling or assistance data.
  • Clause 96 The non-transitory computer-readable medium of any of clauses 85 to 95, wherein the IUC signaling is received via unicast or groupcast.
  • Clause 97 Clause 97.
  • Clause 101 The non-transitory computer-readable medium of clause 100, wherein the frequency hop capability information comprises: an indication of whether the one or more UEs are capable of performing frequency hop sensing, or an indication of a maximum number of hops for which the one or more UEs are capable of performing the frequency hop sensing, or a combination thereof.
  • Clause 102 Clause 102.
  • Clause 103 The non-transitory computer-readable medium of any of clauses 85 to 102, wherein the at least one frequency hopping pattern comprises a first subset of hops where sensing is performed, and wherein the at least one frequency hopping sensing pattern comprises a second subset of hops where sensing is not performed.
  • Clause 104 The non-transitory computer-readable medium of clause 103, wherein the IUC signaling comprises the resource availability information, the resource conflict information, or both, associated with a first hop of the first subset of hops where sensing is performed, and wherein the resource availability information, the resource conflict information, or both, associated with the first hop is representative of at least a second hop of the second subset of hops where sensing is not performed.
  • Clause 105 The non-transitory computer-readable medium of any of clauses 85 to 104, further comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the UE, cause the UE to: transmit hop-specific priority information associated with the one or QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref.
  • a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by an UE, cause the UE to: receive a request from another UE to perform sensing on one or more frequency hops of a set of frequency hops of at least one frequency hopping sensing pattern associated with a sidelink resource pool for positioning (SL-RP-P); perform sensing on the one or more frequency hops in response to the request; and transmit Inter-UE coordination (IUC) signaling which includes resource availability information, resource conflict information, or both, associated with some or all of the one or more frequency hops for the at least one frequency hopping pattern, wherein the Inter-UE coordination signaling is transmitted to the another UE in response to the request.
  • IUC Inter-UE coordination
  • Clause 107 The non-transitory computer-readable medium of clause 106, wherein the one or more frequency hops comprise less than all of the set of frequency hops of the at least one frequency hopping sensing pattern.
  • Clause 108 The non-transitory computer-readable medium of any of clauses 106 to 107, wherein the IUC signaling comprises: a list of preferred resource sets, or a list of non- preferred resource sets, or a resource conflict indication, or any combination thereof.
  • Clause 109 The non-transitory computer-readable medium of any of clauses 106 to 108, wherein an IUC signaling type associated with the IUC signaling is indicated via higher layer signaling or assistance data.
  • Clause 110 The non-transitory computer-readable medium of any of clauses 106 to 108, wherein an IUC signaling type associated with the IUC signaling is indicated via higher layer signaling or assistance data.
  • the frequency hop capability information comprises: an indication of whether the UEs is capable of performing frequency hop sensing, or an indication of a maximum number of QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2400007WO hops for which the UE is capable of performing the frequency hop sensing, or a combination thereof.
  • DSP digital signal processor
  • ASIC application-specific integrated circuit
  • FPGA field-programable gate array
  • a general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor, but in the alternative, the processor may be any conventional processor, controller, microcontroller, or state machine.
  • a processor may also be implemented as a combination of computing devices, for example, a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, a plurality of microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a DSP core, or any other such configuration.
  • the methods, sequences and/or algorithms described in connection with the aspects disclosed herein may be embodied directly in hardware, in a software module executed 80 QC2400007WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2400007WO by a processor, or in a combination of the two.
  • a software module may reside in random access memory (RAM), flash memory, read-only memory (ROM), erasable programmable ROM (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM), registers, hard disk, a removable disk, a CD-ROM, or any other form of storage medium known in the art.
  • An example storage medium is coupled to the processor such that the processor can read information from, and write information to, the storage medium.
  • the storage medium may be integral to the processor.
  • the processor and the storage medium may reside in an ASIC.
  • the ASIC may reside in a user terminal (e.g., UE).
  • the processor and the storage medium may reside as discrete components in a user terminal.
  • the functions described may be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, or any combination thereof. If implemented in software, the functions may be stored on or transmitted over as one or more instructions or code on a computer-readable medium.
  • Computer-readable media includes both computer storage media and communication media including any medium that facilitates transfer of a computer program from one place to another.
  • a storage media may be any available media that can be accessed by a computer.
  • such computer-readable media can comprise RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium that can be used to carry or store desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and that can be accessed by a computer.
  • any connection is properly termed a computer-readable medium.
  • the software is transmitted from a website, server, or other remote source using a coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, digital subscriber line (DSL), or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave
  • the coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, DSL, or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave are included in the definition of medium.
  • Disk and disc includes compact disc (CD), laser disc, optical disc, digital versatile disc (DVD), floppy disk and Blu-ray disc where disks usually reproduce data magnetically, while discs reproduce data optically with lasers. Combinations of the above should also be included within the scope of computer-readable media.
  • the terms “has,” “have,” “having,” “comprises,” “comprising,” “includes,” “including,” and the like does not preclude the presence of one or more additional elements (e.g., an element “having” A may also have B).
  • the phrase “based on” is intended to mean “based, at least in part, on” unless explicitly stated otherwise.
  • the term “or” is intended to be inclusive when used in a series and may be used interchangeably with “and/or,” unless explicitly stated otherwise (e.g., if used in combination with “either” or “only one of”) or the alternatives are mutually exclusive (e.g., “one or more” should not be interpreted as “one and more”).

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Des aspects de l'invention concernent une signalisation de coordination inter-UE (IUC) associée à une détection de sauts de fréquence pour un groupe de ressources SL pour le positionnement (SL-RP-P). Selon un aspect, l'extension d'une signalisation IUC à des motifs de saut de fréquence associés à des signaux de référence de positionnement SL (SL-PRS) peut fournir divers avantages techniques, tels qu'une précision d'estimation de position basée sur SL-PRS améliorée, une latence d'estimation de position basée sur SL-PRS réduite, et analogues.
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