公开(公告)号：US20220225462A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-14

申请号：US17481642

申请日：2021-09-22

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Alexandros MANOLAKOS ,  Sony AKKARAKARAN ,  Sven FISCHER

IPC: H04W76/20 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W24/10 ,  G01S5/00

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a user equipment (UE) may transmit, to a network entity comprising a location server and/or base station, a positioning capability report that includes a set of positioning capability parameters for a radio resource control (RRC) connected state. The UE may enter an RRC unconnected state, the RRC unconnected state comprising an RRC inactive state or an RRC idle state. The UE may perform positioning reference signal (PRS) processing during the RRC unconnected state according to one or more positioning capability parameters from the set of positioning capability parameters for the RRC connected state.

公开(公告)号：US20220070753A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-03

申请号：US17523782

申请日：2021-11-10

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Stephen William EDGE ,  Sven FISCHER

IPC: H04W36/32 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W8/12 ,  H04W4/029

Abstract: A RAN location server function (e.g. for 5G New Radio), referred to as Location Management Component (LMC), may be included in a gNB and connected to a gNB Central Unit (gNB-CU). The gNB-CU may receive a location request for a UE (e.g. from an AMF) and may initiate a location session for the UE, including selecting an LMC for the location session. The gNB-CU may handover the UE to a new serving gNB during the location session. The LMC for the location session may then remain unchanged after the handover or may be changed to a new LMC to suit the new serving gNB. The location session may then continue using the original LMC if not changed or the new LMC if changed.

公开(公告)号：US20220070714A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-03

申请号：US17523793

申请日：2021-11-10

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Guttorm RINGSTAD OPSHAUG ,  Sony AKKARAKARAN ,  Naga BHUSHAN ,  Stephen William EDGE ,  Sven FISCHER

IPC: H04W24/10 ,  H04W88/02 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W4/029

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for determining round-trip time (RTT) of a user equipment (UE). In an aspect, each gNodeB in a plurality of gNodeB s measure signaling data related to an uplink RTT reference signal received from the UE and the downlink RTT reference signal transmitted by each gNodeB. The signaling data comprises one of a processing delay between a time of arrival (TOA) of the uplink RTT reference signal and a time of transmission (TOT) of the downlink RTT reference signal or a total RTT between the TOT of the downlink RTT reference signal and the TOA of the uplink RTT reference signal. The signaling data is sent to a single entity, other than the UE, e.g., another gNodeB or a location server, where signaling data relevant to the UE is aggregated. The aggregated signaling data may be sent to the UE to determine the RTT for the UE or used by the location server to determine the RTT for the UE.

公开(公告)号：US20220038952A1

公开(公告)日：2022-02-03

申请号：US17450967

申请日：2021-10-14

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Stephen William EDGE ,  Sven FISCHER

IPC: H04W28/06 ,  G01S5/02 ,  H04L1/00 ,  H04W4/20

Abstract: Methods and techniques are described for limiting a size of LTE Positioning Protocol (LPP) messages in a location session between a user equipment and location server. In one embodiment, a first device sends a first LPP message to a second device, indicating that the first device is capable of receiving segmented LPP messages. Subsequently, the first device receives a plurality of LPP message segments from the second device comprising one or more non-final LPP message segments and a final LPP message segment, where each LPP message segment includes a “non-final” or “final” indication. The first device stores the non-final LPP message segments and processes the LPP message segments after receiving the final LPP message segment. Prior to sending the first LPP message, the first device may receive an LPP message from the second device indicating the second device is capable of sending segmented LPP messages.

公开(公告)号：US20220007226A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-06

申请号：US17476316

申请日：2021-09-15

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Sony AKKARAKARAN ,  Tao LUO ,  Joseph Binamira SORIAGA ,  Alexandros MANOLAKOS ,  Naga BHUSHAN ,  Guttorm Ringstad OPSHAUG ,  Sven FISCHER

IPC: H04W24/10 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W64/00

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for handling of radio frequency front-end group delays (GDs) for round trip time (RTT) estimation. In an aspect, a network entity determines information indicating a network total GD and a user equipment (UE) determines information indicating a UE total GD. The network entity transmits one or more RTT measurement (RTTM) signals to the UE, each including a RTTM waveform. The UE determines one or more one or more RTT response (RTTR) payloads for one or more RTTR signals, each including a RTTR waveform. The UE transmits the RTTR signal(s) to the network entity. For each RTTR signal, a transmission time of the RTTR waveform and/or the RTTR payload is/are determined based on the UE total GD. The network entity determines a RTT between the UE and the network entity based on the RTTM signal(s), the RTTR signal(s), and the information indicating the network total GD.

公开(公告)号：US20210297289A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-23

申请号：US16988788

申请日：2020-08-10

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Alexandros MANOLAKOS ,  Sony AKKARAKARAN ,  Sven FISCHER

IPC: H04L25/02 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W80/02 ,  H04W52/24 ,  H04W56/00 ,  H04W52/36 ,  H04W76/27

Abstract: Techniques are provided for determining a path loss for semi-persistent SRS-for-positioning if the path loss resource set is not updatable through a MAC CE. An example method according to the disclosure includes receiving, from a serving base station, a medium access control control element, determining a spatial relation reference of a first sounding reference signal resource, setting a path loss reference for a sounding reference signal for positioning resource set to the spatial relation reference if the spatial relation reference is not an uplink reference signal, setting the path loss reference equal to a reference system resource from a synchronization signal block the user equipment utilizes to obtain a master information block if the spatial relation reference is an uplink reference signal, and transmitting the resources of the sounding reference signal for positioning resource set based at least in part on the path loss reference.

公开(公告)号：US20210258915A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-19

申请号：US17302508

申请日：2021-05-05

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Guttorm Ringstad OPSHAUG ,  Naga BHUSHAN ,  Jie WU ,  Sven FISCHER ,  Stephen William EDGE ,  Rayman PON

IPC: H04W64/00 ,  H04W16/28 ,  G01S1/04 ,  H04B7/06

Abstract: Methods and systems for wireless communication are provided. In one example, a method comprises: receiving, by a mobile device, a radio beam, the radio beam being a directional beam that propagates along an angle of departure with respect to an antenna that transmits the radio beam; identifying, by the mobile device, at least one of: the radio beam or a base station that operates the antenna; determining, by the mobile device, a position of the mobile device based on identifying at least one of the radio beam or the antenna of the base station; and outputting, by the mobile device, the position of the mobile device.

公开(公告)号：US20200228271A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-16

申请号：US16739054

申请日：2020-01-09

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Alexandros MANOLAKOS ,  Sony AKKARAKARAN ,  Sven FISCHER ,  Jay Kumar SUNDARARAJAN ,  Joseph Binamira SORIAGA ,  Tingfang JI

IPC: H04L5/00 ,  H04W64/00 ,  H04L12/841 ,  H04W88/04 ,  H04W72/04

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for signaling of reception-to-transmission measurements from gNBs and user equipments (UEs) for round trip time (RTT) based positioning in wireless networks such as new radio (NR). In multi-RTT positioning, the flow of messages that are exchanged differ depending on the entity acting as the location server determining the position of the UE.

公开(公告)号：US20200037283A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-30

申请号：US16572355

申请日：2019-09-16

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Stephen William EDGE ,  Sven FISCHER ,  Masato KITAZOE ,  Haris ZISIMOPOULOS ,  Luis Fernando Brisson LOPES

IPC: H04W64/00 ,  H04W88/08 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W88/18 ,  G01S5/00 ,  G01S5/02

Abstract: Techniques described herein are directed toward enabling location support for 5G New Radio (NR) wireless access by a user equipment (UE) by utilizing existing LTE location support. More specifically, LTE positioning protocol (LPP) messages may be communicated between a UE with NR wireless access and a location server (e.g. an LMF) in a 5G Core Network via an NG-RAN. The LPP messages may support RAT-independent and E-UTRA position methods by the UE such as A-GNSS or OTDOA for E-UTRA. The location server may obtain OTDOA related information from eNBs and ng-eNBs supporting LTE wireless access. A UE may request measurement gaps from a 5G base station (e.g. gNB) in order to obtain measurements for RAT-independent and E-UTRA position methods and may request an idle period in order to obtain LTE timing needed for E-UTRA measurements.

公开(公告)号：US20200021949A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-16

申请号：US16566739

申请日：2019-09-10

Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated

Inventor： Stephen William EDGE ,  Luis Fernando Brisson LOPES ,  Sven FISCHER

IPC: H04W4/029 ,  G01S5/02

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed in which generic position methods in a wireless network allow positioning of a target user equipment (UE) that is served by any one (or more) of a number of different Radio Access Technologies (RATs) and that allow measurements by the UE of access nodes belonging to different RATs and/or measurements of the UE by access nodes for different RATs. With a generic position method, a common set of procedures, messages, and parameters may be defined that are applicable to multiple RATs and that do not require a location server to know in advance the serving RAT for a target UE.