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WO2025136667A1 - Rapport de mesure associé à des groupes de ressources de liaison latérale agrégés pour positionnement - Google Patents

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WO2025136667A1
WO2025136667A1 PCT/US2024/058460 US2024058460W WO2025136667A1 WO 2025136667 A1 WO2025136667 A1 WO 2025136667A1 US 2024058460 W US2024058460 W US 2024058460W WO 2025136667 A1 WO2025136667 A1 WO 2025136667A1
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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 QC2309334WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2309334WO 2 SUMMARY 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 resource configurations associated with a set of aggregated sidelink resource pools for positioning (SL-RP-Ps); receiving a SL location request to perform measurements associated with the set of aggregated SL-RP-Ps; performing a set of measurements associated with the set of aggregated SL-RP-Ps in response to the SL location request; and transmitting a measurement report that comprises measurement information based on the set of measurements and a SL-RP-P aggregation indication.
  • SL-RP-Ps sidelink resource pools for positioning
  • a method of operating a position estimation entity includes transmitting a sidelink (SL) location request for a user equipment (UE) to perform measurements associated with a set of aggregated sidelink resource pools for positioning (SL-RP-Ps); and receiving a measurement report from the UE that comprises measurement information based on a set of measurements associated with the set of aggregated SL-RP- Ps and a SL-RP-P aggregation indication.
  • SL sidelink
  • UE user equipment
  • SL-RP-Ps user equipment
  • 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 resource configurations associated with a set of aggregated sidelink resource pools for positioning (SL-RP-Ps); receive, via the one or more transceivers, a SL location request to perform measurements associated with the set of aggregated SL-RP-Ps; perform a set of measurements associated with the set of aggregated SL-RP-Ps in response to the SL location request; and transmit, via the one or 2 QC2309334WO Qualcomm Ref.
  • SL-RP-Ps sidelink resource pools for positioning
  • a position estimation entity 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: transmit, via the one or more transceivers, a sidelink (SL) location request for a user equipment (UE) to perform measurements associated with a set of aggregated sidelink resource pools for positioning (SL-RP-Ps); and receive, via the one or more transceivers, a measurement report from the UE that comprises measurement information based on a set of measurements associated with the set of aggregated SL-RP- Ps and a SL-RP-P aggregation indication.
  • SL sidelink
  • UE user equipment
  • SL-RP-Ps user equipment
  • a user equipment includes means for determining a set of resource configurations associated with a set of aggregated sidelink resource pools for positioning (SL-RP-Ps); means for receiving a SL location request to perform measurements associated with the set of aggregated SL-RP-Ps; means for performing a set of measurements associated with the set of aggregated SL-RP-Ps in response to the SL location request; and means for transmitting a measurement report that comprises measurement information based on the set of measurements and a SL-RP-P aggregation indication.
  • SL-RP-Ps sidelink resource pools for positioning
  • a position estimation entity includes means for transmitting a sidelink (SL) location request for a user equipment (UE) to perform measurements associated with a set of aggregated sidelink resource pools for positioning (SL-RP-Ps); and means for receiving a measurement report from the UE that comprises measurement information based on a set of measurements associated with the set of aggregated SL-RP-Ps and a SL- RP-P aggregation indication.
  • SL sidelink
  • UE user equipment
  • SL-RP-Ps user equipment
  • 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 resource configurations associated with a set of aggregated sidelink resource pools for positioning (SL-RP-Ps); receive a SL location request to perform measurements associated with the set of aggregated SL-RP-Ps; perform a set of measurements associated with the set of aggregated SL-RP-Ps in response to the SL location request; and transmit 3 QC2309334WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2309334WO 4 a measurement report that comprises measurement information based on the set of measurements and a SL-RP-P aggregation indication.
  • SL-RP-Ps user equipment
  • a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a position estimation entity, cause the position estimation entity to: transmit a sidelink (SL) location request for a user equipment (UE) to perform measurements associated with a set of aggregated sidelink resource pools for positioning (SL-RP-Ps); and receive a measurement report from the UE that comprises measurement information based on a set of measurements associated with the set of aggregated SL-RP-Ps and a SL-RP-P aggregation indication.
  • SL sidelink
  • UE user equipment
  • SL-RP-Ps user equipment
  • receive a measurement report from the UE that comprises measurement information based on a set of measurements associated with the set of aggregated SL-RP-Ps and a SL-RP-P aggregation indication.
  • 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. 3A, 3B, and 3C are simplified block diagrams of several sample aspects of components that may be employed in a user equipment (UE), a base station, and a network entity, respectively, and configured to support communications as taught herein.
  • 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.
  • 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. 4 QC2309334WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2309334WO 5
  • 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 a set of aggregated SL resource pools, in accordance with aspects of the disclosure.
  • FIG. 11 illustrates a set of aggregated SL resource pools, in accordance with aspects of the disclosure.
  • FIG. 12 illustrates a set of aggregated SL resource pools, in accordance with aspects of the disclosure.
  • FIG.13 illustrates an exemplary process of communications according to an aspect of the disclosure.
  • FIG.14 illustrates an exemplary process of communications according to an aspect of the disclosure.
  • SL-RP-Ps SL resource pool for positioning
  • SL-RP-Ps NR SL carrier aggregation
  • a sidelink (SL) resource (re)selection procedure e.g., as defined in 3GPP Rel.16 or Rel.17 is independently performed for each SL carrier.
  • aspects of the subject matter described in this disclosure can be implemented to realize one or more of the following potential advantages.
  • Aspects of the disclosure are directed to measurement reporting associated with aggregated sidelink resource pools for positioning (SL-RP-Ps). Such aspects may provide various technical advantages, such as extending Uu aggregated positioning reference signal (PRS) reporting aspects to sidelink QC2309334WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2309334WO 6 scenarios, which may help to provide improved sidelink position estimation accuracy, reduced sidelink position estimation latency, and so on.
  • PRS Uu aggregated positioning reference signal
  • data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits, symbols, and chips that may be referenced throughout the description below may be represented by voltages, currents, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or particles, optical fields or particles, or any combination thereof, depending in part on the particular application, in part on the desired design, in part on the corresponding technology, etc.
  • ASICs application specific integrated circuits
  • sequence(s) of actions described herein can be considered to be embodied entirely within any form of non- transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein a corresponding set of computer instructions that, upon execution, would cause or instruct an associated processor of a device to perform the functionality described herein.
  • the various aspects of the disclosure may be embodied in a number of different forms, all of which have been contemplated to be within the scope of the claimed subject matter.
  • the corresponding form of any such aspects may be described herein as, for example, “logic configured to” perform the described action.
  • 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, 6 QC2309334WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2309334WO 7 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.
  • 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, 6 QC2309334WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2309334WO 7 etc.
  • vehicle e.g., automobile, motorcycle, bicycle, etc.
  • IoT Internet of Things
  • 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 gNodeB), etc.
  • 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.).
  • DL downlink
  • forward link channel e.g., a paging channel, a control channel, a broadcast channel, a forward traffic channel, etc.
  • the term traffic channel can refer to either an uplink / reverse or downlink / forward traffic channel.
  • the term “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.
  • 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 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.
  • the same transmitted RF signal on different paths between the transmitter and receiver may be referred to as a “multipath” RF signal.
  • 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 8 QC2309334WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2309334WO 9 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 150 described below), and so on.
  • WLAN wireless local area network
  • AP access point
  • 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 9 QC2309334WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2309334WO 10 area 110. In an aspect, one or more cells may be supported by a base station 102 in each geographic coverage area 110.
  • the term “cell” may refer to either or both of the logical communication entity and the base station that supports it, depending on the context.
  • 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 can be detected and used for communication within some portion of geographic coverage areas 110.
  • a base station e.g., a sector
  • a carrier frequency can be detected and used for communication within some portion of geographic coverage areas 110.
  • While 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.
  • 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.
  • EHF Extremely high frequency
  • 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. Communications using the mmW/near mmW radio frequency band have high path loss and a relatively short range.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • a 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 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. If the source reference RF signal is QCL Type D, 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.
  • QC2309334WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2309334WO 13 [0051] In receive beamforming, the receiver uses a receive beam to amplify RF signals detected on a given channel.
  • 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.
  • the UE can then form a transmit beam for sending an uplink reference signal (e.g., sounding reference signal (SRS)) to that base station based on the parameters of the receive beam.
  • an uplink reference signal e.g., sounding reference signal (SRS)
  • 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. A similar nomenclature issue sometimes occurs with regard to QC2309334WO Qualcomm Ref.
  • No.2309334WO 14 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
  • FR1 and FR2 are often referred to as mid-band frequencies.
  • Recent 5G NR studies have identified an operating band for these mid-band frequencies as frequency range designation 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 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 14 QC2309334WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2309334WO 15 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.
  • 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.
  • 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. [0058] For example, still referring to FIG.
  • 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”).
  • PCell anchor carrier
  • SCells secondary carriers
  • the simultaneous transmission and/or reception of multiple carriers enables the UE 104/182 to significantly increase its data transmission and/or reception rates. For example, 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.
  • SL-UEs may also communicate directly with each other over a wireless sidelink 160 using the PC5 interface (i.e., the air interface between sidelink-capable UEs).
  • a wireless sidelink (or just “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.
  • No.2309334WO 16 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.
  • Other 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 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 16 QC2309334WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2309334WO 17 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.
  • a transmitter typically transmits a signal marked with a repeating pseudo-random noise (PN) code of a set number of chips.
  • PN pseudo-random noise
  • transmitters While typically located in SVs 112, transmitters may sometimes be located on ground-based control stations, base stations 102, and/or 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.
  • 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 Geo Augmented Navigation 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).
  • NTN 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 QC2309334WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2309334WO 18 an element in a 5G network, such as a modified base station 102 (without a terrestrial antenna) or a network node in a 5GC.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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).
  • AMF access and mobility management function
  • UPF user plane function
  • the functions of the AMF 264 include registration management, connection management, reachability management, mobility management, lawful interception, transport for session management (SM) messages between one or more UEs 204 (e.g., any of the UEs described herein) and a session management function (SMF) 266, transparent proxy services for routing SM messages, access authentication and access authorization, transport for short message service (SMS) messages between the UE 204 and the short message service function (SMSF) (not shown), and security anchor functionality (SEAF).
  • 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 19 QC2309334WO Qualcomm Ref.
  • LMF location management function
  • 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
  • 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- QC2309334WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2309334WO 23 RAN)).
  • IAB integrated access backhaul
  • O-RAN open radio access network
  • vRAN virtualized 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 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.
  • control functions can include RRC, PDCP, service data adaptation protocol (SDAP), or QC2309334WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2309334WO 24 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 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.
  • QC2309334WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2309334WO 25 may be configured to support RAN deployment and provisioning of non-virtualized and virtualized network elements.
  • 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.
  • QC2309334WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2309334WO 26 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).
  • 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 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., QC2309334WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2309334WO 27 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 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 QC2309334WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2309334WO 28 signal interface 370.
  • 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 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 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.
  • a transceiver may be an integrated device (e.g., embodying transmitter circuitry and receiver circuitry in a single device) in some implementations, may comprise 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 e.g., network transceivers 380 and 390 in some implementations
  • the processors 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 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).
  • 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 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 QC2309334WO Qualcomm Ref.
  • 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. [0114] 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.
  • FIG.4 is a diagram 400 illustrating QC2309334WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2309334WO 38 an example frame structure, according to aspects of the disclosure.
  • the frame structure may be a downlink or uplink frame structure.
  • Other wireless communications technologies may have different frame structures and/or different channels.
  • a 10 ms frame is divided into 10 equally sized subframes of 1 ms each, and each subframe includes one time slot.
  • time is represented horizontally (on the X axis) with time increasing from left to right, while frequency is represented vertically (on the Y axis) with frequency increasing (or decreasing) from bottom to top.
  • 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 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.
  • PRS positioning reference signals
  • TRS tracking reference signals
  • PTRS phase tracking reference signals
  • CRS cell-specific reference signals
  • CSI-RS channel state information reference signals
  • DMRS demodulation reference signals
  • PSS primary synchronization signals
  • SSS secondary synchronization signals
  • SSBs synchronization signal blocks
  • SRS sounding reference signals
  • 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.
  • N such as 1 or more
  • a PRS resource occupies consecutive PRBs in the frequency domain.
  • QC2309334WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2309334WO 40 [0123]
  • 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 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 periodicity may have a length selected from 2 ⁇ * ⁇ 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20, 32, 40, 64, 80, 160, 320, 640, 1280, 2560, 5120, 40 QC2309334WO Qualcomm Ref.
  • 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.
  • 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 41 QC2309334WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2309334WO 42 protocol (LPP) session. For example, a UE may indicate whether it can support one or four positioning frequency layers.
  • 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.
  • 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 QC2309334WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2309334WO 44 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.
  • the UE may transmit through the same transmit beam from multiple SRS resources for UL-AoA.
  • Sidelink communication takes place in transmission or reception resource pools.
  • 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.
  • RRC radio resource control
  • FIG. 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 orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol, and the 14 symbols make up a slot.
  • the height of each block is one sub-channel.
  • OFDM orthogonal frequency division multiplexing
  • 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 first symbol is a repetition of the preceding symbol and is used for automatic gain control (AGC) setting. This is illustrated in FIG. 5A by the vertical and horizontal hashing.
  • AGC automatic gain control
  • 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 44 QC2309334WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2309334WO 45 sidelink data transmitted to the UE.
  • 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.
  • the slot structure illustrated in FIG. 5B includes feedback resources.
  • the first PSFCH symbol is a repetition of the second PSFCH symbol for AGC setting.
  • resources for the PSFCH can be configured with a periodicity selected from the set of ⁇ 0, 1, 2, 4 ⁇ slots.
  • the physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) carries sidelink control information (SCI).
  • SCI-1 is transmitted on the PSCCH and contains information for resource allocation and decoding second stage SCI (referred to as “SCI- 2”).
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • information in the 6CI-1602 is used to determine/decode the contents of the SCI-2606 transmitted on the allocated resources.
  • a receiver UE needs both the resource QC2309334WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2309334WO 46 allocation 604 and the SCI-1602 to decode the SCI-2606.
  • Information in the SCI-2606 is then used to determine/decode the SCH 608.
  • the first 13 symbols of a slot in the time domain and the allocated subchannel(s) in the frequency domain form a sidelink resource pool.
  • 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
  • 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 (PSCCH), the sidelink UE is expected to rate match, mute, and/or puncture the data, DMRS, and/or CSI-RS within the colliding resources. This would enable orthogonalization between positioning and data transmissions for increased coverage of PRS signals.
  • 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.
  • the length of each block is an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol, and the 14 46 QC2309334WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2309334WO 47 symbols make up a slot.
  • 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. However, 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
  • PSSCH user data
  • CSI-RS CSI-RS
  • 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.
  • the non-sidelink positioning data that would otherwise be transmitted in the last four pre-gap symbols can be punctured or muted, or the non- sidelink data that would normally span more than the eight post-AGC symbols can be rate matched to fit into the eight post-AGC symbols.
  • S-PRS Sidelink positioning reference signals
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • FIG. 9 illustrates a diagram 900 illustrating another example of a resource pool for positioning configured within a sidelink resource pool for communication.
  • 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.
  • 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. [0154]
  • SL-PRS Resource ID (M, N) pattern, comb offset.
  • 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.
  • a SL resource (re)selection procedure e.g., as defined in 3GPP Rel. 16 or Rel.
  • Channel busy ratio may be defined in sidelink to keep track of channel resource utilization at each given node.
  • SL CBR may be defined as follows, e.g.: 49 QC2309334WO Qualcomm Ref.
  • SL CBR SL CBR
  • SL RSSI used to determine the SL CBR
  • Table 2 SL RSSI
  • 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.
  • Value 0 corresponds to -112 dBm, value 1 to -110 dBm, value n to (-112 + n*2) dBm, and so on.
  • sl- TimeWindowSizeCBR indicates the time window size for CBR measurement.
  • up to sixteen CBR ranges may be pre-defined.
  • a UE e.g., vehicle
  • 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 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 [0163]
  • the CR limits are (pre)- configured per priority in a resource pool.
  • the CR limit may be left to UE implementation.
  • the SL-RP-P aggregation indication comprises an indication of whether the measurement information is aggregated across multiple SL- RP-Ps, or wherein the SL-RP-P aggregation indication comprises an indication of the set of aggregated SL-RP-Ps, or a combination thereof.
  • the UE of any of clauses 57 to 76 further comprising: means for transmitting an indication of a capability of the UE to support on-demand requests for SL-RP-P aggregation, or means for transmitting an indication of a capability of the UE to support on-demand requests for SL-RP-P aggregation during Mode 1 operation, or means for transmitting an indication of a capability of the UE to support on-demand requests for SL-RP-P aggregation during Mode 2 operation, or means for transmitting an indication of a capability of the UE to negotiate a first set of on-demand SL-RP-P aggregation parameters, or transmitting an indication of a capability of the UE not to negotiate a second set of on-demand SL-RP-P aggregation parameters, or any combination thereof.
  • Clause 78 The UE of any of clauses 57 to 77, wherein the UE is associated with a quality of service (QoS) parameter that indicates whether on-demand requests for SL-RP-P aggregation are permitted.
  • QoS quality of service
  • a position estimation entity comprising: means for transmitting a sidelink (SL) location request for a user equipment (UE) to perform measurements associated with a set of aggregated sidelink resource pools for positioning (SL-RP-Ps); and means for receiving a measurement report from the UE that comprises measurement information based on a set of measurements associated with the set of aggregated SL-RP-Ps and a SL- RP-P aggregation indication.
  • SL sidelink
  • UE user equipment
  • SL-RP-Ps user equipment
  • the position estimation entity of any of clauses 79 to 80 wherein the SL location request is transmitted via long term evolution (LTE) positioning protocol (LPP) signaling, or wherein the SL location request is transmitted via PC5 radio resource control (RRC) signaling, or wherein the SL location request is transmitted via sidelink control information (SCI) signaling, or wherein the SL location request is transmitted via sidelink positioning protocol (SLPP) signaling.
  • LTE long term evolution
  • RRC radio resource control
  • SCI sidelink control information
  • SLPP sidelink positioning protocol
  • the position estimation entity of any of clauses 79 to 83 further comprising: means for receiving an indication of a capability of the UE to support on-demand requests for SL-RP-P aggregation, or means for receiving an indication of a capability of the UE to support on-demand requests for SL-RP-P aggregation during Mode 1 operation, or means for receiving an indication of a capability of the UE to support on-demand requests for SL-RP-P aggregation during Mode 2 operation, or means for receiving an indication of a capability of the UE to negotiate a first set of on-demand SL-RP-P aggregation parameters, or means for receiving an indication of a capability of the UE not to negotiate a second set of on-demand SL-RP-P aggregation parameters, or wherein the UE is associated with a quality of service (QoS) parameter that indicates whether on-demand requests for SL-RP-P aggregation are permitted, or any combination thereof.
  • QoS quality of service
  • 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 resource configurations associated with a set of aggregated sidelink resource pools for positioning (SL-RP-Ps); receive a SL location request to perform measurements associated with the set of aggregated SL-RP-Ps; perform a set of measurements associated with the set of aggregated SL-RP-Ps in response to the SL location request; and transmit a measurement report that comprises measurement information based on the set of measurements and a SL-RP-P aggregation indication.
  • SL-RP-Ps sidelink resource pools for positioning
  • RSRP single reference signal received power
  • RSSP single reference signal received path power
  • the non-transitory computer-readable medium of clause 91 wherein the SL location request comprises an indication of the reporting granularity factor, or wherein the reporting granularity factor is a function of an aggregated bandwidth associated with the set of aggregated SL-RP-Ps.
  • Clause 93 The non-transitory computer-readable medium of any of clauses 91 to 92, wherein the measurement report comprises an indication of the reporting granularity factor.
  • Clause 94 The non-transitory computer-readable medium of any of clauses 85 to 93, further comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the UE, cause the UE to: determine priority information associated with the set of aggregated SL- RP-Ps.
  • Clause 95 The non-transitory computer-readable medium of clause 94, wherein aggregated SL-RP-Ps are associated with higher priority than non-aggregated SL-RP-Ps.
  • Clause 96 The non-transitory computer-readable medium of any of clauses 94 to 95, wherein dedicated-only aggregated SL-RP-Ps are associated with a first priority, wherein mixed dedicated-shared aggregated SL-RP-Ps are associated with a second priority that is lower than the first priority, and wherein shared-only aggregated SL-RP-Ps are associated with a third priority that is lower than the second priority.
  • Clause 97 Clause 97.
  • Clause 104 The non-transitory computer-readable medium of clause 103, wherein the measurement type comprises time-based measurements.
  • 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, QC2309334WO Qualcomm Ref.
  • No.2309334WO 80 cause the UE to: transmit an indication of a capability of the UE to support on-demand requests for SL-RP-P aggregation, or transmit an indication of a capability of the UE to support on-demand requests for SL-RP-P aggregation during Mode 1 operation, or transmit an indication of a capability of the UE to support on-demand requests for SL- RP-P aggregation during Mode 2 operation, or transmit an indication of a capability of the UE to negotiate a first set of on-demand SL-RP-P aggregation parameters, or transmitting an indication of a capability of the UE not to negotiate a second set of on- demand SL-RP-P aggregation parameters, or any combination thereof.
  • Clause 106 The non-transitory computer-readable medium of any of clauses 85 to 105, wherein the UE is associated with a quality of service (QoS) parameter that indicates whether on-demand requests for SL-RP-P aggregation are permitted.
  • QoS quality of service
  • a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a position estimation entity, cause the position estimation entity to: transmit a sidelink (SL) location request for a user equipment (UE) to perform measurements associated with a set of aggregated sidelink resource pools for positioning (SL-RP-Ps); and receive a measurement report from the UE that comprises measurement information based on a set of measurements associated with the set of aggregated SL-RP-Ps and a SL-RP-P aggregation indication.
  • SL sidelink
  • UE user equipment
  • SL-RP-Ps user equipment
  • No.2309334WO 81 RP-Ps is associated with a SL-RP-P-specific SL-RSTD measurement reference, or wherein the measurement report comprises a single reference signal received power (RSRP) measurement associated with the set of aggregated SL-RP-Ps, or wherein the measurement report comprises a single reference signal received path power (RSRPP) measurement associated with the set of aggregated SL-RP-Ps, or wherein the measurement information is based on a reporting granularity factor, or a combination thereof.
  • RSRP reference signal received power
  • RSSRPP single reference signal received path power
  • 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 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 QC2309334WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2309334WO 84 phrase “based on” is intended to mean “based, at least in part, on” unless explicitly stated otherwise.
  • the terms “at least one” and “one or more” encompass “one” component, function, action, or instruction performing or capable of performing a described or claimed functionality and also “two or more” components, functions, actions, or instructions performing or capable of performing a described or claimed functionality in combination. 84 QC2309334WO

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Des aspects de la divulgation concernent un rapport de mesure associé à des groupes de ressources de liaison latérale agrégés pour positionnement (SL-RP-P). De tels aspects peuvent fournir divers avantages techniques, tels que l'extension d'aspects de rapport de signal de référence de positionnement (PRS) agrégé Uu à des scénarios de liaison latérale, qui peuvent aider à fournir une précision d'estimation de position de liaison latérale améliorée, une latence d'estimation de position de liaison latérale réduite, etc. Un procédé de fonctionnement d'un équipement utilisateur consiste à : déterminer un ensemble de configurations de ressources associées à un ensemble de SL-RP-P ; recevoir une demande de localisation SL pour effectuer des mesures associées à l'ensemble de SL-RP-Ps agrégés ; effectuer un ensemble de mesures associées à l'ensemble de SL-RP-P agrégés en réponse à la demande de localisation SL ; et émettre un rapport de mesure qui comprend des informations de mesure sur la base de l'ensemble de mesures et d'une indication d'agrégation SL-RP-P.
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