METHOD FOR POSITIONING, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NODE, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS

Abstract

Presented are systems and methods for positioning. A wireless communication device (e.g., a UE) may receive configuration information of a reference signal for positioning from a wireless communication node (e.g., a BS). The wireless communication device may send the reference signal for positioning to the wireless communication node.

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1 / 47 METHOD FOR POSITIONING, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NODE, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS WIRE TECHNICAL FIELD

[001] The disclosure generally refers to wireless communications, including, but not limited to, systems and methods for positioning. BACKGROUND

[002] The Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) standardization organization is currently in the process of specifying a new Radio Interface called New 5G Radio (5G NR), as well as a Next Generation Packet Core Network (NG-CN or NGC). 5G NR will have three main components: a 5G Access Network (5G-AN), a 5G Core Network (5GC), and User Equipment (UE). To facilitate the enabling of different services and data requirements, the elements of 5GC, also called Network Functions, have been simplified, with some being software-based and others hardware-based, so that they can be adapted as needed. SUMMARY

[003] The example embodiments disclosed in this document are aimed at solving problems related to one or more of the problems presented in the state of the art, in addition to providing additional features that will become readily apparent by reference to the detailed description below, when taken together with the accompanying drawings. According to various embodiments, examples of systems, methods, devices and computer program products are disclosed herein. It is understood, however, that these embodiments are presented by way of example and not as a limitation, and it will be evident to those skilled in the art reading this disclosure that various modifications to the disclosed embodiments (e.g., including various combinations of features / elements in different Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, page 9 / 63 2 / 47 examples / modalities / implementations) can be made while remaining within the scope of this disclosure.

[004] At least one aspect is directed to a computer-readable system, method, apparatus, or means of the following. A wireless communication device (e.g., a UE) may receive configuration information for a positioning reference signal from a wireless communication node (e.g., a BS). The wireless communication device may send the positioning reference signal to the wireless communication node. The configuration information may indicate that the wireless communication device is configured to report its ability to perform intra-slot hopping to send the positioning reference signal with a specific RF reset time. The configuration information may indicate that a hopping SRS transmission occasion is configured with at least one of: a slot offset, a symbol offset, a number of symbols, or a periodicity and a corresponding offset.The configuration information may indicate that, for two slots containing the first and second SRS transmission occasions, respectively, a first slot offset for the first SRS transmission occasion and a second slot offset for the second SRS transmission occasion are configured separately, while their respective symbol offsets are identical to each other. The configuration information may indicate that, for each SRS hop or each SRS transmission occasion with a hop, a periodicity and a corresponding offset are configured.

[005] In some embodiments, the configuration information may indicate that, for a specific RedCap UE, there is at least one CombSize symbol(s) between two adjacent hopped SRS transmission instances or between two adjacent hopped SRS, where CombSize is a Comb size of an SRS. The information Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, page 10 / 63 3 / 47 configuration may indicate that the symbol(s) between two adjacent SRS transmission occasions with hopping are not counted in determining an initial position. The configuration information may indicate that, for an SRS with hopping, if a configured number of symbols is Q, and a number of symbols for RF reset is T, then there are at most floor((QT) / CombSize) SRS transmission occasions with hopping within a slot, where CombSize is an SRS Comb size.

[006] In some embodiments, a wireless communication device may receive an Rx hopping request from a positioning reference signal from a wireless communication node. The wireless communication device may perform Rx hopping of the positioning reference signal for measurement. The positioning reference signal may be a positioning reference signal (PRS). The measurement may be performed within a required measurement period. The measurement may include at least one of: reference signal time difference (RSTD); PRS received reference signal power (RSRP); Rx-Tx UE time difference; PRS path RSRP (RSRPP); or carrier phase and / or carrier phase difference.The measurement period requirement may be related to at least one of: an H factor associated with hop information; an H1 factor associated with hop information within a PRS transmission; an H2 factor associated with a readjustment time between adjacent hops; an H3 factor associated with a number of symbols between adjacent hops; an H4 factor associated with a number of symbols for each hop; an H5 factor associated with PRS transmission occasion information; or an H6 factor associated with a measurement gap length and / or measurement gap repetition factor.

[007] In some modalities, the measurement period requirement can be determined based on the H factor associated with the jump information as: Tmeas,hop,Total = H * TmeasJotal Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, page 11 / 63 4 / 47 or Tmeas,hop,Total = Tmeas,Total + H. The measurement period in a positioning frequency layer i can be extended as: Tmeas,hop,iH*Tmeas,i or Tmeas,hop,iTmeas,i + H, where meas is one of: RSTD, PRS-RSRP, UE Rx-Tx time difference, PRS-RSRPP or a carrier phase measurement; or the H factor is applied in determining the measurement period with positioning frequency layer i. The H factor or hop information can be a number of hops for a PRS feature. The H factor or hop information can be related to a number of hops for a PRS feature. The H factor or hop information can be configured by the wireless communication node. The H factor or hop information can be reported by the wireless communication device.

[008] In some embodiments, the measurement period requirement can be calculated according to the H factor and the H1 factor within the PRS transmission occasion. The measurement period can be calculated as: Tmeas,hop.Total = H / H1 * Tmeas.Total OR Tmeas,hop..Total = Tmeas .Total + H / H1 or the measurement period in a positioning frequency layer i can be extended as: Tmeas,hop,lH / H1*Tmeas,i or Tmeas,hop,lTmeas,i +H / H1. Alternatively, the above factor H / H1 can be replaced by floor(H / H1) in the previous equations. meas is one of: RSTD, PRS-RSRP, UE Rx-Tx time difference, PRS-RSRPP or a carrier phase measurement; or the H / H1 factor is applied in determining the measurement period with the positioning frequency layer i; or floor(H / H1) is applied in determining the measurement period with the positioning frequency layer i.The H1 factor, or hop information within a PRS transmission, can be the number of hops within the PRS transmission event.

[009] In some modes, the H1 factor or hop information within a PRS transmission can be configured by the wireless communication node. The H1 factor or hop information within a PRS transmission can be reported by Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, page 12 / 63 5 / 47 wireless communication device. The measurement period requirement can be calculated according to the H factor and the H2 factor or the H3 factor. The measurement period can be calculated as: t. „ . . =1meas,hop,TotalH / H2*Tmeas,Totalor Tmeas,hop,TotalTmeas,Total +H / H2 or T. „ . . =1meas,hop,TotalH / H3*Tmea.s,Total or T . „ . . 1 month, hop, Total T „ . . 1meas,Total + H / H3 measurement period in a positioning frequency layer can be extended as: Tmeas.s,hop,íH / 'H2*Tmeas,i or Tmeas.s,hop,íTmeas,i+ H / H2 or Tmeas,hop,i =H / H3*Tmeas.s,i or Tmeas,hop,íTmeas,i+ H / H3 Alternatively, the factor above H / H2 or H / H3 can be replaced by floor(H|H2) or floor(H|H3). In certain embodiments, the factor H2 or H3 above can be replaced by S / H2 or S / H3, where S is the number of symbols configured for PRS. The measurement period is one of the following: RSTD, PRS-RSRP, UE Rx-Tx time difference, PRSRSRPP, or a carrier phase measurement. The factor H / H2 or H / H3 can be applied in determining the measurement period with the positioning frequency layer i. Floor(H|H2) or floor(H / H3) can be applied in determining the measurement period with the positioning frequency layer i. S / H2 or S / H3 can be applied in determining the measurement period with the positioning frequency layer i. S is a number of symbols configured for PRS.

[010] In some embodiments, the H2 or H3 factor or the time between adjacent hops or the number of symbols between adjacent hops may be a number of symbols related to the time between hops. The H2 or H3 factor or the time between adjacent hops or the number of symbols between adjacent hops may be configured by the wireless communication node. The H2 or H3 factor or the time between adjacent hops or the number of symbols between adjacent hops is reported by the wireless communication device. The measurement period requirement may be calculated according to the H factor, the H2 factor, and the H4 factor. The measurement period may be calculated as: Tmeashopjotai =HI(H2+H4)*Tmeas,Total or Tmeas,hop,TotalTmeas,Total +H / (H2+H4). The Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, page 13 / 63 6 / 47 The measurement period in a positioning frequency layer can be expressed as: Tmeas,hop,i H / (H2 + H4) * Tmeas,i or Tmeas,hop,i Tmeas. + H / (H2 + H4) · Alternatively, the above factor H / (H2 + H4) can be replaced by floor( H / (H2 + H4)) . In certain embodiments, the above factor H2 + H4 can be replaced by S / (H2 + H4), where S is the number of symbols configured for PRS. The measurement is one of: RSTD, PRS-RSRP, UE time difference RxTx, PRS-RSRPP, or a carrier phase measurement. The factor H / (H2 + H4) can be applied in determining the measurement period with the i-th positioning frequency layer. Floor(H / (H2 + H4)) can be applied in determining the measurement period with the i-th positioning frequency layer. S / (H2+ H4) can be applied in determining the measurement period with the positioning frequency layer i, where S is a number of symbols configured for PRS.

[011] In some embodiments, the H4 factor or number of symbols per hop may be related to a comb size configuration. The H4 factor or number of symbols per hop may be equal to or greater than the comb size configuration. The H4 factor or number of symbols per hop may be reported by the wireless communication device. The H4 factor or number of symbols per hop may be configured by the wireless communication node.

[012] In some modes, the measurement period requirement can be calculated according to the H5 factor, where the measurement period is calculated as: Tmeas,hop,TotalH5*Tmeas,Total or Tmeas Aop Jotai = Tmeas Jotai + H5 or the measurement period in a positioning frequency layer i can be expressed as Tmeas,hop,iH5*Tmeas,i or Tmeas,hop,iTmeas,i +H5 where meas is one of: RSTD, PRS-RSRP, UE Rx-Tx time difference, PRS-RSRPP, or a carrier phase measurement. The H5 factor can be applied in determining the measurement period with the frequency layer of Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, page 14 / 63 7 / 47 positioning i.

[013] In some embodiments, the H5 factor or PRS transmission occasion information may be a number of PRS transmission occasions or a number of PRS transmission repetitions. The H5 factor or PRS transmission occasion information may be reported by the wireless communication device. The H5 factor or PRS transmission occasion information may be configured by the wireless communication node.

[014] In some embodiments, the measurement period requirement can be calculated according to the H factor and / or the H6 factor, wherein the period is calculated as: Tmeas^opJotal = H6 * TmeasJotal or Tmeas^op Jotai = Tmeas Jotai + H6 or the measurement period in a positioning frequency layer i can be expressed as: Tmeas,hop,iH6*Tmeas,i or Tmeas,hop,iTmeas,i+ H6. Alternatively, the above factor H6 can be replaced by H / H6 or floor(H / H6). meas is one of: RSTD, PRS-RSRP, UE time difference Rx-Tx, PRS-RSRPP or a carrier phase measurement. The H6 factor can be applied in determining the measurement period with the positioning frequency layer i. Alternatively, the above factor H6 can be replaced by H / H6 or floor(H / H6). The H6 factor may be related to a measurement gap setting. The measurement gap setting may include a measurement gap length and / or a measurement gap period.The H6 factor can be reported by the wireless communication device. The H6 factor can be configured by the wireless communication node. The measurement period requirement may be related to a time-related requirement. The time-related requirement may include at least one of: a time limitation; or a parameter related to a PRS setting; or a parameter related to a measurement gap setting.

[015] In some modes, the time-related requirement can be configured to define a period requirement of Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, page 15 / 63 8 / 47 measurement for frequency hopping PRS measurement. The time-related requirement can be configured by the wireless communication node.

[016] In some embodiments, the measurement period requirement may be related to a measurement capability of the wireless communication device. The measurement capability may be for frequency-hopping PRS measurement. The measurement capability may indicate an Nhop duration of DL-PRS symbols in ms units that the wireless communication device can process at each Thop ms assuming the maximum DL-PRS bandwidth provided in BandwidthPRS supported for frequency-hopping PRS measurement. The Nhop value may be configured less than a non-hopping PRS processing capability, and the Thop value may be greater than the non-hopping PRS processing capability. Nhop and Thop may be applied to the calculation of the measurement period requirement. The measurement period of the RSTD in the positioning frequency layer i may be calculated as Trstd.i = Ç^multiTEG ,i * CSSFprs.í * ceil( Kp,PRS,í) *NRxBeam,i * 1^ * Teffectj +Tlast,i Teffect,iThopTavailable_PRS,i slot PRS, i N' Lgvailable PRS,iNhop * ^available_PRS,i · * Nmi ' 'sample

[017] In some modes, the measurement period requirement may be applied to the RRC_CONNECTED state or RRC_INACTIVE or RRC_IDLE. The request for Rx hopping may include a measurement requirement. The measurement requirement may be a measurement period requirement. The measurement requirement includes at least one of: a time limitation; or a parameter related to a PRS setting; or a parameter related to a measurement gap setting. The time limitation may be a time duration in milliseconds. The parameter related to a PRS setting may be a number of PRS periodicities. The parameter related to a measurement gap setting may be a number of measurement gap repetitions. Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, page 16 / 63 9 / 47 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[018] Several examples of embodiments of the present solution are described in detail below with reference to the following figures or drawings. The drawings are provided for illustrative purposes only and only represent exemplary embodiments of the present solution to facilitate the reader's understanding of the present solution. Therefore, the drawings should not be considered limiting the scope, extent, or applicability of the present solution. It should be noted that for clarity and ease of illustration, these drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale.

[019] FIG. 1 illustrates an example of a cellular communication network in which the techniques disclosed here can be implemented, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; FIG. 2 illustrates a block diagram of an example base station and a user equipment device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure; FIG. 3 illustrates an example of a positioning reference signal (PRS) hopping, according to some embodiments of this disclosure; FIG. 4 illustrates an example of a positioning reference signal (PRS) hopping, according to some embodiments of this disclosure; FIG. 5 illustrates an example of a positioning reference signal (PRS) hopping, according to some embodiments of this disclosure; FIG. 6 illustrates an example of a positioning reference signal (PRS) hopping, according to some embodiments of this disclosure; FIG. 7 illustrates an example of a positioning reference signal (PRS) hopping, according to some embodiments of this disclosure; Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, p. 17 / 63 Figure 8 illustrates an example of a positioning reference signal (PRS) hopping, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure; FIG. 9 illustrates an example of a positioning reference signal (PRS) hopping, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure; FIG. 10 illustrates an example of a positioning reference signal (PRS) hopping, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure; FIG. 11 illustrates an example of a positioning reference signal (PRS) hopping, according to some embodiments of the present disclosure; and FIG. 12 illustrates a flow diagram of an example method for positioning, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION 1. Mobile Communication Technology and the Environment

[020] FIG. 1 illustrates an example of a wireless communication network and / or system 100 in which the techniques disclosed in this document can be implemented according to an embodiment of this disclosure. In the following discussion, wireless communication network 100 can be any wireless network, such as a cellular network or a narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) network, and is referred to here as network 100. Such an example of network 100 includes a base station 102 (hereinafter BS 102; also referred to as a wireless communication node) and a user equipment device 104 (hereinafter UE 104; also referred to as a wireless communication device) that can communicate with each other via a communication link 110 (e.g., a wireless communication channel), and a cluster of cells 126, 130, 132, 134, 136, 138, and 140 overlapping a geographic area 101. In FIG. 1, BS 102 and UE 104 are contained within a respective geographic boundary of cell 126. Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, page 18 / 63 11 / 47 Each of the other cells 130, 132, 134, 136, 138, and 140 may include at least one base station operating in its allocated bandwidth to provide adequate radio coverage to its intended users.

[021] For example, BS 102 can operate in an allocated channel transmission bandwidth to provide adequate coverage to UE 104. BS 102 and UE 104 can communicate via a downlink radio frame 118 and an uplink radio frame 124, respectively. Each radio frame 118 / 124 can further be divided into subframes 120 / 127 which may include data symbols 122 / 128. In this disclosure, BS 102 and UE 104 are described herein as non-limiting examples of communication nodes in general that can practice the methods disclosed herein. Such communication nodes may be capable of wireless and / or wired communications according to various embodiments of the present solution.

[022] FIG. 2 illustrates a block diagram of an example of a 200 wireless communication system for transmitting and receiving wireless communication signals (e.g., OFDM / OFDMA signals) according to some embodiments of the present solution. The 200 system may include components and elements configured to support known or conventional operational features that need not be described in detail here. In an illustrative embodiment, the 200 system may be used to communicate (e.g., transmit and receive) data symbols in a wireless communication environment, such as the 100 wireless communication environment of FIG. 1, as described above.

[023] System 200 generally includes a base station 202 (hereinafter BS 202) and a user equipment device 204 (hereinafter UE 204). BS 202 includes a BS (base station) transceiver module 210, a BS 212 antenna, a BS 214 processor module, a BS 216 memory module and a module Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, page 19 / 63 12 / 47 network communication 218, each module being coupled and interconnected as needed by means of a data communication bus 220. UE 204 includes a UE transceiver module (user equipment) 230, a UE antenna 232, a UE memory module 234 and a UE processor module 236, each module being coupled and interconnected as needed by means of a data communication bus 240. BS 202 communicates with UE 204 by means of a communication channel 250, which may be any wireless channel or other suitable means for data transmission as described in this document.

[024] As would be understood by those skilled in the art, the 200 system may additionally include any number of modules other than those shown in FIG. 2. Those skilled in the art will understand that the various illustrative blocks, modules, circuits, and processing logic described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented in hardware, computer-readable software, firmware, or any practical combination thereof. To clearly illustrate this interchangeability and compatibility of hardware, firmware, and software, various illustrative components, blocks, modules, circuits, and steps are generally described in terms of their functionality. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware, firmware, or software may depend on the specific application and the design constraints imposed on the overall system.Those familiar with the concepts described herein may implement such functionality appropriately for each specific application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as limiting the scope of this disclosure.

[025] According to some embodiments, the UE 230 transceiver may be referred to in this document as a 230 uplink transceiver which includes a transmitter of Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, p. 20 / 63 13 / 47 radio frequency (RF) and an RF receiver, each comprising circuits that are coupled to antenna 232. A duplex switch (not shown) may alternatively couple the uplink transmitter or receiver to the uplink antenna in time-duplex mode. Similarly, according to some embodiments, the BS 210 transceiver may be referred to in this document as a downlink transceiver 210 which includes an RF transmitter and an RF receiver, each comprising a circuit that is coupled to antenna 212. A downlink duplex switch may alternatively couple the downlink transmitter or receiver to the downlink antenna 212 in time-duplex mode.The operations of the two transceiver modules 210 and 230 can be coordinated in time so that the uplink receiver circuit is coupled to the uplink antenna 232 for receiving transmissions through the wireless transmission link 250 at the same time that the downlink transmitter is coupled to the downlink antenna 212. Conversely, the operations of the two transceivers 210 and 230 can be coordinated in time so that the downlink receiver is coupled to the downlink antenna 212 for receiving transmissions through the wireless transmission link 250 at the same time that the uplink transmitter is coupled to the uplink antenna 232. In some embodiments, there is close time synchronization with a minimum guard time between changes in duplex direction.

[026] The UE 230 transceiver and the base station 210 transceiver are configured to communicate via the wireless data communication link 250 and cooperate with a suitably configured RF antenna array 212 / 232 that can support a specific wireless communication protocol and modulation scheme. In some illustrative embodiments, the UE 210 transceiver and the base station 210 transceiver are configured Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, page 21 / 63 14 / 47 to support industry standards such as Long Term Evolution (LTE) and emerging 5G standards, and the like. It is understood, however, that the present disclosure is not necessarily limited in application to a particular standard and associated protocols. Instead, the UE 230 transceiver and the 210 base station transceiver may be configured to support alternative or additional wireless data communication protocols, including future standards or variations thereof.

[027] According to various embodiments, the BS 202 may be an evolved node B (eNB), a service eNB, a destination eNB, a femto station, or a pico station, for example. In some embodiments, the UE 204 may be incorporated into various types of user devices, such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), tablet, laptop, wearable computing device, etc. Processor modules 214 and 236 may be implemented, or realized, with a general-purpose processor, a content-addressable memory, a digital signal processor, an application-specific integrated circuit, a field-programmable gate array, any suitable programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof, designed to perform the functions described herein.Thus, a processor can be implemented as a microprocessor, a controller, a microcontroller, a state machine, or similar. A processor can also be implemented as a combination of computing devices, for example, a combination of a digital signal processor and a microprocessor, a plurality of microprocessors, one or more microprocessors together with a digital signal processor core, or any other configuration.

[028] Furthermore, the steps of a method or algorithm described in connection with the modalities disclosed herein may be Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, page 22 / 63 15 / 47 incorporated directly into the hardware, firmware, a software module executed by processor modules 214 and 236, respectively, or any practical combination thereof. Memory modules 216 and 234 may be implemented as RAM, flash memory, ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, registers, hard disk, removable disk, CD-ROM, or any other form of storage known in the art. In this respect, memory modules 216 and 234 may be coupled to processor modules 210 and 230, respectively, so that processor modules 210 and 230 may read information from and write information to memory modules 216 and 234, respectively. Memory modules 216 and 234 may also be integrated into their respective processor modules 210 and 230.In some embodiments, memory modules 216 and 234 may each include a cache memory to store temporary variables or other intermediate information during the execution of instructions to be executed by processor modules 210 and 230, respectively. Memory modules 216 and 234 may also include non-volatile memory to store instructions to be executed by processor modules 210 and 230, respectively.

[029] The network communication module 218 generally represents the hardware, software, firmware, processing logic, and / or other components of base station 202 that enable bidirectional communication between the base station transceiver 210 and other network components and communication nodes configured for communication with base station 202. For example, the network communication module 218 may be configured to support internet or WiMAX traffic. In a typical deployment, without limitation, the network communication module 218 provides an 802.3 Ethernet interface so that the base station transceiver 210 can communicate with a conventional Ethernet-based computer network. In this way, Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, page 23 / 63 16 / 47 The network communication module 218 may include a physical interface for connection to the computer network (e.g., Mobile Switching Center (MSC)). The terms configured for, configured to, and their conjugations, as used in this document in relation to a specified operation or function, refer to a device, component, circuit, structure, machine, signal, etc., that is physically constructed, programmed, formatted, and / or arranged to perform the specified operation or function.

[030] The Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Model (referred to herein as the open system interconnection model) is a conceptual and logical layout that defines the network communication used by systems (e.g., wireless communication device, wireless communication node) open for interconnection and communication with other systems. The model is divided into seven subcomponents, or layers, each representing a conceptual collection of services provided to the layers above and below it. The OSI Model also defines a logical network and effectively describes the transfer of computer packets using different layer protocols. The OSI model may also be called the seven-layer OSI model or seven-layer model. In some embodiments, a first layer may be a physical layer. In some embodiments, a second layer may be a Medium Access Control (MAC) layer.In some embodiments, a third layer may be a Radio Link Control (RLC) layer. In some embodiments, a fourth layer may be a Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) layer. In some embodiments, a fifth layer may be a Radio Resource Control (RRC) layer. In some embodiments, a sixth layer may be a Non-Access Layer (NAS) layer or an Internet Protocol (IP) layer, and the seventh layer being the other layer.

[031] Several example modalities of the present solution are Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, page 24 / 63 17 / 47 described below with reference to the attached figures to enable a person skilled in the art to make and use the present solution. As would be evident to those skilled in the art after reading this disclosure, various alterations or modifications to the examples described herein may be made without departing from the scope of the present solution. Thus, the present solution is not limited to the example modalities and applications described and illustrated herein. Furthermore, the specific order or hierarchy of steps in the methods disclosed in this document are merely example approaches. Based on design preferences, the specific order or hierarchy of steps in the disclosed methods or processes may be rearranged while remaining within the scope of the present solution.Thus, those skilled in the art will understand that the methods and techniques disclosed herein involve several steps or acts in a sample order, and the present solution is not limited to the specific order or hierarchy presented unless expressly indicated otherwise. 2. Systems and Methods for Positioning

[032] For timing-based positioning methods, positioning accuracy is highly dependent on the PRS bandwidth. However, for low-capacity UEs (RedCap), the maximum supported bandwidth is limited; for example, RedCap UEs only support 20 MHz in FR1 and 100 MHz in FR2. However, the current specification prescribes that the PRS can be configured with a higher transmission bandwidth to achieve high positioning accuracy. It is possible to investigate how to improve positioning accuracy and keep costs low for this type of UE. Some solutions are proposed to support PRS frequency hopping with K-PRB overlap between adjacent frequency hopping for the purpose of equivalent large bandwidth PRS and mitigation of phase noise impact. However, in a positioning process, RedCap UEs may require extra time. Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, page 25 / 63 18 / 47 switching to probe or monitor PRS on different hops. Therefore, a corresponding UE capability, along with a measurement period, can be used for RedCap UEs.

[033] Some parameters (such as the repetition factor between slots) for PRS reception can be supported, for example, dl-PRS-ResourceRepetitionFactor defines how many times each DL-PRS resource is repeated for a single instance of the DL-PRS resource set and takes TrPRS E values ​​{1,2,4,6,8,16,32}. All DL PRS resources within a resource set can have the same resource repetition factor. For skipped PRS reception, some of the skip parameters can be considered to allow precise placement for RedCap UEs.

[034] The RedCap UE concept can be proposed to meet the requirements of specific application scenarios, reducing terminal air interface capacity, reducing complexity, and meeting requirements such as cost reduction and power consumption reduction. In the positioning agenda item, the RedCap UE can probe PRS with different hops. As shown in FIG. 3, the transmitted PRS may have a large bandwidth (e.g., 100 MHz), the RecCap UE can only monitor and process the transmitted PRS with limited bandwidth (e.g., 20 MHz).

[035] However, limited by monitoring and processing capacity, as shown in FIG. 4, the short switching time to allow RF readjustment between adjacent hops can be used by RedCap UE to measure the received hop PRS. The requirements for reference signal timing difference (RSTD), received reference signal power (RSRP) of PRS, UE Rx-Tx time difference, received path reference signal power (RSRPP) of PRS, and carrier phase difference / carrier phase measurement for RedCap UE can be defined considering the readjustment time for PRS hops. In the following implementation examples, the occasion of Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, page 26 / 63 19 / 47 PRS transmission can be a PRS replay, a PRS period, a PRS sample, or a PRS instance. Implementation Example 1: When the physical layer receives the last of a ProvideAssistanceData message and a RequestLocationInformation message, RedCap UE can measure RSTD, RSRP, RSRPP, RTT, and / or carrier phase / carrier phase difference measurements during the measurement period.

[036] For the number of hops of a PRS resource, the following signaling can be considered. The Location Management Function (LMF) / gNB can configure the number of hops of a PRS resource to the UE, or the UE reports the number of hops of supporting frequency for the network, or a factor associated with the number of hops, denoted as H. Alternatively, the UE can report the bandwidth for PRS reception of each hop (denoted as B1) and / or the gNB / LMF configures the transmission bandwidth for each PRS resource (denoted as B2), the number of hops of a PRS resource can be calculated as H = 1B2 / B1I · If overlapping PRB(s) between adjacent hops is / are reported by a UE, the number of hops H can be updated accordingly · As shown in FIG.5. PRS frequency hopping can be performed on different PRS transmission / PRS replay occasions. In some cases, PRS reception frequency hopping only occurs on different PRS replays, for example, inter-PRS replay.

[037] In some cases, the frequency hopping of PRS reception occurs in different PRS repetitions, as well as within a PRS repetition, for example, intra-PRS repetition. FIG. 6 shows the hopping in the inter-PRS repetition and in the intra-PRS repetition.

[038] The measurement period requirement TmeashoPiTotal can be defined as: Tmeas,hop,TotalH*Tmeas,Total or Tm.eas,hop,TotalTm.eas,Total + H. meas can be RSTD, PRS-RSRP, UE time difference RxTx, PRS-RSRPP and carrier phase / phase difference measurement Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, page 27 / 63 20 / 47 carrier. H can be the number of hops of a PRS feature or a factor related to the number of hops of a PRS feature. For example, TRSTD,hop,Total = H * TRSTD,Total · or TRSTD,hop,Total = TRSTD,Total + H * TRSTD,Total i = Σ = 1 Trstd,i + (L - 1) * maxJ = i(Teffect,i) · Alternatively, the measurement period in the positioning frequency layer i can be extended as t = H * T... 2meas,hop,l11 1meas,lou Tmeas,hop,lTmeas,l +M·meas can be RSTD, PRS-RSRP, UE Rx-Tx time difference, PRS-RSRPP and carrier phase measurement. For example, TRSTD,hop,í = H * Trstd,í or TRSTD,hop,í = TRSTD,1+ H· TRSTD,1 = ^^multlTRG,l *CSSFPRS,í *ceil( Kp,PRS,1) *NRxReam,l *NPRS,ir^avai!afc!e_PRS,íl ,Λίirr. π jz_j___u ______ N' |N| *Nsample 1) * Teffectj+ Tlast,i · FactorH can be applied to the calculation of the measurement period in the positioning frequency layer i, specifically, the measurement period in the positioning frequency layer i can be updated as follows·

[039] For RSTD: TRSTD,1 = (H* ^multlTRG,l *CSSFPRS,í *ceil( Kp,PRS,1) *NRxReam,l *NsíotnRRS, i N' 1*Nsample 1) *Teffect,1+ Tlast,1 ·

[040] For PRS-RSRP / PRS-RSRPP: TPRS-RSRP,í = (H* CSSFi *ceil( Kp,PRS,1) *NRxBeam,l *1)*Teffect,1+ Tlast · 'NsíotnRRS, i N'

[041] For Rx-Tx time difference: * N _ , ''sample TUERxTx,1 = ^H* fcmultlTRG,l * CSSFi *ceil( Kp,pRS,1) *NR%Beam,l 'ijslotNPRS, i N' ^avallahle PRG, i * N ™ > 1'sample 1^ *Teffect,1+ Tlast,1·

[042] The period RRC_CONNECTED and / or measurement in RRC_INACTIVE state and / or RRC_IDLE can be updated, for example with the H-factor associated with the applied Rx jump information. Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, page 28 / 63 21 / 47 to the calculation in a similar way.

[043] RedCap UE can report UE capability in PRS measurement. Capability may comprise one or more of the following: PRS processing capability; readjustment time for adjacent hop; number of symbols between adjacent hops; number of symbols of each hop; indication of whether the hop should be performed within a PRS transmission occasion; or number of hops within a PRS transmission occasion.

[044] PRS processing capacity may indicate the duration N of DL-PRS symbols in ms units that a UE can process every T ms, assuming the maximum DL-PRS bandwidth provided in the supported BandwidthPRS; the readjustment time for the adjacent hop refers to the switching time to allow RF readjustment between adjacent hops; the number of hops within a PRS transmission occasion refers to the number of hops the UE received within a PRS transmission occasion, for example, a single PRS repeat or sample or instance.

[045] The network can configure one or more of the following parameters for UE: an H factor associated with hop information; an H1 parameter associated with hop information within a PRS transmission; an H2 parameter associated with the readjustment time between adjacent hops; an H3 parameter associated with the number of symbols between adjacent hops; an H4 parameter associated with the number of symbols per hop; an H5 parameter associated with the PRS transmission occasion; or an H6 factor associated with the measurement gap length and / or measurement gap period. Alternatively, UE can also report the above parameters to the network. Example Implementation 2: Measurement related to H and H1

[046] If there is no new PRS processing capacity dedicated to PRS hopping, for example, the PRS processing capacity will be the same as the processing duration. Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, p. 29 / 63 22 / 47 of PRS without hopping. The reported number of hops or a factor associated with hop information (denoted as H1) within a PRS transmission occasion / repetition can be used to calculate the required measurement period. An example is shown in FIG. 7; in this example, the number of hops within a PRS transmission occasion / repetition is H1=2. Alternatively, the number of hops within a PRS transmission occasion can be configured by gNB / LMF for a RedCap UE, or reported by a UE to the network.

[047] If the number of hops configured is different from the hops reported, H1 may assume the smaller of these two values.

[048] The measurement period Tmeashopjotai can be defined as:Tmeas,hop,TotalH / H1*Tmeas,Total or Tmeas,hop,TotalTmeas,Total +H / H1· meaS can be RSTD, PRS-RSRP, UE time difference Rx-Tx, PRSRSRPP, and carrier phase measurement. For example, TRSTD,hop,Total =H / H1* TRSTD,Total or TRSTD,hop,Total = TRSTD,Total +H / H1· TRSTD,Total =Σ^=1 TRSTD,i +(L -1) *max1L1(Teffect,i) ·

[049] Alternatively, the measurement period in the positioning frequency layer i can be extended as Tmeas,hop,i=H / H1*Tmeas,i or Tmeas,hop,iTmeas,i +H / H1·meas can be RSTD,pRSRSRP, UE time difference Rx-Tx, PRS-RSRPP and carrier phase measurement. For example, TRSTD,hop,i= H / H1 * TRSTD,i or TRSTD,hop,i = TRSTD,i +H / H1 TRSTD,i = Ç^multiTEG,i *CSSFPRS,i *ceil( Kp,PRS,i)* ^.:;..... . * [^] ρ...·^-™«| * Wsample - 1) * Teffect,i + T^tJ. The factor H / H1 can be applied to the calculation of the measurement period in the positioning frequency layer i, specifically, the measurement period in the positioning frequency layer i can be updated as follows.

[050] For RSTD: TRSTD,i = (H / H1* ^multiTEG,. *CSSFPRS,i *ceil(Kp,PRS,i) * ^RxBeam,i * Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, p. 30 / 63 23 / 47 ^ί·«1.| \^available_PRS,i]N_ 1 VT + _Νι INI * 'sample 1-1 * Teffect.i + Tlast.i

[051] For PRS-RSRP / PRS-RSRPP: TPRS-RSRP,i = (H / H1* CSSFi *ceil( Kp,PRS,i) *NRxBeam,i * 'ljslotnPRS, i N' Lavailable PRS,i * Nmi s ssmrpple 1^ * Teffect,i +Tlast.

[052] For Rx-Tx time difference: TUERxTx,i — (H / H1* kmultiTEG,i *CSSFi *ceil( Kp,PRS,i) *NRxBeam,i 'l / slot: nPRS, me N' Lavailable PRS, i * Nmi1'lspmple 1^ * Teffect,i +Tlast,i.

[053] Alternatively, the factor above H / H1 can be replaced by floor(H / H1). Example of Implementation 3: Measurement related to H and H2 / H3

[054] The reported reset time or a factor associated with the reset time (if reported, denote as H2, in units of number of symbols) for the adjacent hop can be used to calculate the required measurement period. Alternatively, the reported number of symbols between adjacent hops or a factor associated with the number of symbols between adjacent hops (if reported, denote as H3, in units of number of symbols) can be used to calculate the required measurement period. An example is shown in FIG. 8, in this example, the reset time for the adjacent hop or the number of symbols between adjacent hops can be equal to 1, i.e., H2 = 1, H3 = 1. And the number of hops within a PRS transmission occasion can be calculated as [S / (H2)J or [S / (H3)J, where S is the number of PRS symbols in the current transmission occasion (in this example, S = 4).

[055] The (factor associated with) readjustment time and / or number of symbols between adjacent hops can also be configured by the network.

[056] The measurement period Tmeans,hopTotal can be defined as: Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, p. 31 / 63 24 / 47 Tmeas,hop,Total Η / H2 * Tmeasj'Ofai OR TmeasflOpj'Ofai Tmeasj'Ofai + / / / / / 2 OR Tmeas,hop,Total H / H3 * Tmeasj'Ofai OR Tmeas,hop,Total Tmeasj'Ofai + Η / H3. meas can be RSTD, PRS-RSRP, UE Rx-Tx time difference, PRSRSRPP and carrier phase measurement. For example, TRSTD41opTotal= H / H2 * TRSTD Totalor TRSTD hop Total= TRSTD Total+ / / / / / 2 . TRSTD Total= ZíIiTrstd.í + (L — 1) * max1h=1(Teffect i) .

[057] Alternatively, the measurement period in the positioning frequency layer i can be extended as Τ^^^ρΐ = H / H2 * Tmeas iOU T'meas. / iop.i ^meas.i + H / H2 OU TmeasilOp i H / H3 * Tmeasi OU Tmeas,hop,i=Tmeasi+H / H3. meas can be RSTD, PRS-RSRP, UE Rx-Tx time difference, PRS-RSRPP and carrier phase measurement. For example, TRSTDhopi— / / / / / 2 * TRSTD i+ TRSTDhopi— TRSTDi+ / / / / / 2 . TRSTDi— kmuitiTEG.i * CSSFPRS4* ceil( Kp PRSJ * NRxBeamiNSlOtnprs, ν' Lgvailable_PRS,i] »jN* ''“sample I * ^effect,! + Tlast.i The factor / / / / / 2 can be applied to the calculation of the measurement period in the positioning frequency layer i; specifically, the measurement period in the positioning frequency layer i can be updated as follows.

[058] For RSTD: Trstd.í — ( H / H2 * kmuitiTEGfi* CSSFprs í* ceil( Kp PRS i) * NRxBeamiNSlOtnPRS, Ν'Lavailable_PRS,i] _ 1 | * T -L TN| * '''sample ± j * ^effect,! -Llast,i ·

[059] For PRS-RSRP / PRS-RSRPP: TPrs-rsrp,í = ( H / H2 * CSSFj * ceil( Kp,PRS>i) * NRxBeam,t* [^i] * ^sample 1 ) * Teffect.i + Tpast.

[060] For Rx-Tx time difference: TuerxTx.í — ( H / H2 * kmuitiTEGfi* CSSFj * ceil( Kp PRSji) * NRxBeam,inPRS, i Ν'Lavailable_PRS,i] _ 1 ) * T _L τN| * Wsample 1 I * ^effect,! -Llast,i ·

[061] Alternatively, the factor above H / H2 or / / / / / 3 can be Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, page 32 / 63 25 / 47 replaced by floor(H / H2~) or floor(W / W3). The factor above H2 or H3 can be replaced by S / H2 or S / H3, where S is the number of symbols configured for PRS.

[062] Alternatively, the reported number of symbols between adjacent jumps or a factor associated with the number of symbols between adjacent jumps may include the number of symbols of each jump, i.e., the symbol index difference between two jumps. In this condition, in FIG. 8, the number of symbols between adjacent jumps may be equal to 2, i.e., index difference between jump 1 and jump 2, H3 = 2. Implementation Example 4: The reported reset time or a factor associated with the reset time (if reported / configured, denote as H2, in units of number of symbols) for the adjacent jump, or the reported number of symbols between adjacent jumps or a factor associated with the number of symbols between adjacent jumps (if reported / configured, denote as H3, in units of number of symbols) and the number of symbols of each jump or a factor associated with the number of symbols of each jump (if reported / configured, denote as H4, in units of number of symbols) can be used to calculate the required measurement period. An example is shown in FIG. 9; in this example, the reset time for the adjacent jump or the number of symbols between adjacent jumps is equal to 1, for example, H2 or H3 = 1, H4 = 2.The number of hops within a PRS transmission occasion can be calculated as [S / (H2 + H4)J, where S is the number of PRS symbols in the current transmission occasion (in this example, S = 12, [S / (H2 + H4)j4). FIG. 9 shows a PRS hop considering the readjustment time between hops and the required number of slots for each hop.

[063] The measurement period TmeashoPiTotal can be defined as (taking H2 as an example, H2 and H3 can be substituted for each other):Tmeas,hop,TotalH / (H2+H4)*Tmeas,Total or Tmeas,hop,Total Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, page 33 / 63 26 / 47 Tmeas;Total + H / (H2 + H4) . meas can be RSTD, PRS-RSRP, UE Rx-Tx time difference, PRS-RSRPP and carrier phase measurement. For example, TRSTD,hop,Total —H / (H2 + H4)* TRSTD,Total or TRSTD,hop,Total = TRSTD,Total+ H / (H2 + H4)· TRSTD,Total— Σ!=1 TRSTD,!+ (L —1) *maxi=1(Teffect4)·

[064] Alternatively, the measurement period in the positioning frequency layer i can be extended as Tmeas,ftop,i — H / (H2 + H4) * Tmeas,! or Tmeas,hoP,i — Tneas,i + H / (H2 + H4) · meas can be RSTD, PRS-RSRP, UE time difference Rx-Tx, PRS-RSRPP and carrier phase measurement. For example, TRSTD,hop,!— H / (H2 + H4)* TRSTD,!ouTRSTD,hop,i—TRSTD,!+ H / (H2+H4)· TRSTD,!—(^mult!TE'G,i * CSSFprs,! *ceil(Kp,pRS,!)*MRxReam,i *NsíotNRRS, i N' i:* M ,1'sample 1) * Teffect,! +Tlast,! ♦ factor H / (H2 + H4) can be applied to the calculation of the measurement period in the positioning frequency layer specifically, the measurement period in the positioning frequency layer i can be updated as follows.

[065] For RSTD: TRSTD,!— ( H / (H2+H4)* ^multiTEG,! * CSSFPRS,! *ceil( Kp,PRS,!)*MRxReam,i *NsíotnRRS, i N' * M . 1'sample1)* Teffect,! + Last,! .

[066] For PRS-RSRP / PRS-RSRPP: TPRS—RSRP,! — ( H / (H2 + H4) * CSSF! * ceil( Kp.pRsJ * WR%Beam,! *NsíotnRRS, i N' * M . 1'sample 1) * Teffect,! +Tlast ♦

[067] For Rx-Tx time difference: TUERxTx,!— (h / (H2 + H4)* ^multiTEG,! * CSSF! * ceil( Kp,PRS,!)*WR%Beam,i*NsíotnRRS, i N' Í^avaiÍafeÍe_RRS, il »j NI *Msample1)* Teffect,! +Tlast,! .

[068] Alternatively, the factor above H / (H2 + H4) can be replaced by floor(H / (H2 + H4)). The factor above H2 + H4 can be replaced by S / (H2 + H4) or floor(S / (H2 + H4)), where S Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, p. 34 / 63 27 / 47 number of symbols configured for PRS.

[069] Alternatively, the reported number of symbols between adjacent jumps or a factor associated with the number of symbols between adjacent jumps may include the number of symbols of each jump, i.e., the difference in symbol index between two jumps. In this condition, in FIG. 9, the number of symbols between adjacent jumps may be equal to 3, i.e., the difference in index between jump 1 and jump 2, H3 = 3 and H3 = H2 + H4. Implementation Example 5: If there is a new PRS processing capacity dedicated to PRS hopping, for example, the PRS processing capacity is different from the non-hopping durationOfPRS-Processing capacity, for example, a new UE capacity can be defined as: durationOfPRS-Processing-hopping SEQUENCE { durationOfPRS-ProcessingSymbols ENUMERATED {nDot125, nDot25, nDot5, n1, n2, n4, n6, n8, n12, n16, n20, n25, n30, n32, n35, n40, n45, n50}, durationOfPRS-ProcessingSymbolsInEveryTms ENUMERATED {n8, n16, n20, n30, n40, n80, n160,n320, n640, n1280}, ...} durationOfPRS-Processing-hopping can be included in LPP, or more specifically, in NR-DL-PRS-ProcessingCapability, which can indicate the Nhop duration of DL-PRS symbols in ms units that a UE can process each Thop ms assuming the maximum DL-PRS bandwidth provided in BandwidthPRS supported.The Nhop value can be set lower than the PRS processing capacity without hopping, and the Thop value can be set higher than the PRS processing capacity without hopping. Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, p. 35 / 63 28 / 47 jump.

[070] The RSTD measurement period in the positioning frequency layer i can be calculated as CSSFprs,í * ceil( Kp,PRS,i) *NRxBeam,i * NjSlotnPRS, i N' ^available PRS,iNhop * N _ , 'ample 1^ *Teffect,i +Tlast,i .

[071] For PRS-RSRP / PRS-RSRPP: TPRS-RSRP,i—( CSSFi * Ceil(Kp,pRS,i) *NRxBeam,i * 'NslotnPRS, i N' Lavailable PRS,iNhop *Nsample 1^ *Teffect,i +Tlast ·

[072] For Rx-Tx time difference: TUERxTx,i—( kmultiTEG,i * CSSFi *ceil(Kp.PRS.i) *NRxBeam,i * NjSlotnPRS, i N' Lavailable PRS, iNhopNsample 1^ * Teffect.i ·Teffect,iThopTavailable_PRS,i *Tavailable _PRS,i Thop corresponds to durationOfPRS-ProcessingSymbolsInEveryTms as defined in durationOfPRS-Processing-hopping. Nhop corresponds to durationOfPRS-ProcessingSymbols as defined in durationOfPRS-Processing-hopping.

[073] Alternatively, the RSTD measurement period in the positioning frequency layer i can be calculated as TRSTD,i—(k-multiTEG,i * CSSFprs,í * ceil(Kp,PRS,i) *NRxBeam,i * 'NslotnPRS, i N' Lavailable PRS,iH*Nhop * N ™ > sagm-pl-pie 1) *Teffect,i +Tlast,i ·

[074] For PRS-RSRP / PRS-RSRPP: TPRS-RSRP,i—^ CSSFi *ceil(Kp,PRS,i) *NRxBeam,i 1^ *Teffect,i +Tlast· 'ljslotnPRS, i N' Available PRS,i H * N11'Oop * N _ , sasapiple

[075] For time difference of Rx-Tx: Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, p. 36 / 63 29 / 47 TUERxTx.i ^ k-multiTEG,i * CSSFi * ceil(Kp.PRS.i) *ΝRxBeam,i * * Νmi sa sample 1) *Teffect,i +Tlast,i· 'ifslotNPRS, i N' Available PRS, i H * N11* 'Oop H is the number of hops of a PRS resource. Nhop corresponds to durationOfPRS-ProcessingSymbols as defined in durationOfPRS-Processing-hopping.

[076] Similarly, the parameters {N,T} in the PRS-RSRP measurement period, Rx-Tx timing difference, PRSRSRPP and carrier phase measurement can also be updated with the UE capability reported with {Nhop-Thop} hopping.

[077] The measurement period requirement can be dedicated to RedCap EU, which captures the capacity of RedCap EU. Implementation Example 6: The gNB / LMF can configure one or more of the following parameters for UE to specify the UE measurement requirement in PRS: factor associated with hop information; PRS transmission occasion; factor associated with measurement gap length and / or measurement gap period; frequency hop PRS reception requirement information; number of symbols for each hop; or reset / switching timing information.

[078] Specifically, if the parameters are set by the LMF, the information mentioned above can be included in the LPP, more specifically, in the request location information. If the parameters are set by a gNB, the information mentioned above can be included in the RRC signaling.

[079] The factor associated with hop information can be the number of support frequency hops or a scaling factor associated with the number of hops, denoted as H.

[080] The measurement period Tmeashopjotal for the EU can be defined as:Tmea.s,hop,TotalH*Tmeas,Total or Tmeas,hop,TotalTmeas,Total + Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, page 37 / 63 30 / 47 H. H is the number of hops of a PRS feature or a factor related to the number of hops of a PRS feature.

[081] Alternatively, the measurement period in the positioning frequency layer i can be extended as Tmeashopii=H*Tmeas,i or Tmeas,hop,iTmeas,i +H·meas can SerRSTD,PRS-RSRP, UE time difference Rx-Tx, PRS-RSRPP and carrier phase measurement.

[082] The PRS transmission occasion can be the number of PRS transmission occasions or the number of PRS transmission repetitions for the UE to transmit or receive or process the required frequency-hopping PRS, or a factor associated with the number of hopping PRS transmission occasions, denoted as H5. For example, if H = 6, H5 = 3, the UE has to process 6 hops in 3 PRS transmission occasions or 3 repetitions. Alternatively, the PRS transmission occasion can be associated with the PRS configuration, more specifically, associated with the PRS repetition factor. The number of PRS transmission occasions can be equal to the PRS repetition factor. Alternatively, the number of PRS transmission occasions can be less than or greater than the PRS repetition factor.

[083] The measurement period Tmeashopjotal for the EU can be defined as:Tmeas,hop,TotalH5 *Tmeas,Total or Tmeas,hop,TotalTmeas,Total + H5.

[084] Alternatively, the measurement period in the positioning frequency layer i can be extended as Tmeashopii=H5 *Tmeas,i or Tmeas,hop,iTmeas,i +H5 .meas can be RSTD,PRS-RSRP, UE time difference Rx-Tx, PRS-RSRPP and carrier phase measurement.

[085] The factor associated with the measurement gap length and / or measurement gap period refers to a factor F related to the measurement gap configuration. For example, the UE can process X jumps within a measurement gap length, the required number of measurement gap periods. Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, page 38 / 63 31 / 47 can be H / X, the factor H6 can be equal to [H / X\.

[086] Information on frequency hopping PRS reception requirements may be the UE processing requirement for time-domain hopping PRS. The configured PRS reception requirements information may be associated with the measurement gap setting. For example, this parameter may limit the processing of a certain number of hops by the UE or perform Rx hops within a certain number of H6 measurement gap periods.

[087] The measurement period 7'meas,ftop,TotaZ for UE can be defined as:Tmeas,hop,Total H6 * Tmeas,Totaíou t . „ . . =1meas,hop,TotalTmeas,Total+ H6·

[088] Alternatively, the measurement period in the positioning frequency layer i can be extended as Tmeas,hopj =H6*Tmeas,i or Tmeas, hop,iTmeas,i+ H6. UE time difference Rx-Tx, meas phase difference measurement can be RSTD, PRS-RSRP, PRS-RSRPP, carrier phase and carrier.

[089] The measurement period in the positioning frequency layer i can be extended as TRSTD,i = Ç^multiTEG,i *CSSFPRS,i *ceÜ( Kp,PRS,i) * ^RxBeam,i * slot PRS, me N' Í ^available _PRS,i N H6 * ^sample - 1j * Teffect,i + Tlast,i. measurements can be RSTD, PRS-RSRP, UE Rx-Tx time difference, PRS-RSRPP, carrier phase and carrier phase difference measurement.

[090] Alternatively, the factor above H6 can be replaced by H / H6 or floor(H / H6).

[091] Alternatively, the configured PRS receipt requirement information or Rx hop request may include a time requirement. For example, this parameter may limit the UE to processing a certain number of hops within Xms.

[092] Alternatively, the requirement information of Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, p. 39 / 63 32 / 47 configured PRS reception or Rx hop request may include a parameter associated with the PRS configuration. For example, this parameter may limit the UE to process a certain number of hops or PRS within a certain number of PRS transmission periods E. For example, if the PRS periodicity is X, and the configured / requested number of PRS periodicities is E, the time duration for UE measurement will be X*E.

[093] Alternatively, the configured PRS reception requirement information or Rx hop request may include a parameter associated with the measurement gap configuration. For example, this parameter may limit the UE that must process a certain number of hops or PRS within a certain number of measurement gap repetitions. For example, if the measurement gap repetition factor is X, the configured / requested number of measurement gaps is F, the time duration for UE measurement will be X*F.

[094] The number of symbols for each hop indicates the specific number of symbols for each hop for PRS reception that can be configured by the network, denoted as H4. For example, FIG. 10 is an example that configures the number of symbols for each hop as 2. FIG. 10 shows the PRS hop considering the number of symbols for each hop.

[095] The reset / switching timing information can be configured by the network, indicating the reset time between adjacent hops. For example, the reset time can be configured in units of number of symbols, denoted as H2. And the number of hops within a PRS transmission occasion can be calculated as [S / ( H4 + H2)J or [(S + H2) / ( H4 + H2)J, where S is the number of PRS symbols in the current transmission occasion (in this example, S = 12, [S / ( H4 + H2)J4).

[096] The measurement period 7ηβα5,Λορ,Τθ£αίcan be defined as: Tmeas,hop,Total =H / [S / (H4 + H2)J* Tmeas,TotalorTmeas,hop,Total = Tmeas,Totai+ H / [S / (H4 +H2)J. Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, p. 40 / 63 33 / 47

[097] Tmeas,hop,Total=H / L(S + H2) / (H4 + H2)J* Tmeas,Totalou Tmeas,hop,Total = Tmeas,Total + H / L(S + W2) / ( H4 + H2)J .

[098] Alternatively, the measurement period in the positioning frequency layer i can be extended as follows.

[099] Tmeas,hop,i = H / LVC H4 + H2)J* Tmeas,i or Tmeas,hop,i =Tmeas,i+H / LV ( H4 + H2)J or Tmeas,hop,i = H / L(^ + ^2) / ( H4 + H2)J * Tmeas,i or Tmeas,hop,i = Tmeas,i+ H / L(S + ^2) / ( H4 + H2)J . meas can be RSTD, PRS-RSRP, UE Rx-Tx time difference, PRS-RSRPP and carrier phase measurement.

[100] With the implementation examples above, PRS measurement can be determined with information related to jump or timing requirements. The measurement period requirement may be more reasonable for RedCap UEs. Implementation Example 7: According to FIG. 11, for a RedCap UE, a positioning reference signal (e.g., probing reference signal, SRS; positioning reference signal, PRS; side-link positioning reference signal, SL-PRS) can be transmitted with hopping. The SRS can hop within a slot (e.g., intra-slot hopping) and / or between / between slots (e.g., inter-slot hopping). With intra-slot hopping and inter-slot hopping, the time duration between two adjacent hops may not be the same.

[101] When a UE hops from one SRS transmission occasion to the next SRS transmission occasion, it may readjust its radio frequency (RF) chain (from one frequency to another). This will take some time (e.g., 70us, 140us) to readjust. During the readjustment time (or switching time), a UE cannot transmit / receive a signal. A UE may report its ability to perform intra-slot hops to SRS. Alternatively, a UE may report its ability to perform intra-slot hops to SRS under / after an RF readjustment time. Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, page 41 / 63 34 / 47 specific.

[102] An SRS transmission occasion can be associated / configured with a slot offset, symbol offset, starting position, number of symbols, periodicity and corresponding offset, repetition factor, list of available slot offsets. Alternatively, a skipped SRS transmission occasion can be associated / configured with a slot offset, symbol offset, number of symbols, periodicity and corresponding offset.

[103] Alternatively, for an aperiodic SRS, its skipped transmission occasion can be configured with at least one of slot offset (e.g., 0,1,2,...,100, relative to the downlink control information slot, DCI), symbol offset or starting position (e.g., 0,1,2,.,13, in number of symbols), number of symbols. Alternatively, for the SRS transmission occasion following the first SRS transmission occasion, a slot offset and / or symbol offset can be configured. For example, for two slots containing SRS transmission occasions, one slot offset for the first SRS transmission occasion and another slot offset for the second SRS transmission occasion can be configured separately.For another example, for two slots containing SRS transmission occasions, one slot offset for the first SRS transmission occasion and another slot offset for the second SRS transmission occasion can be configured separately, while the symbol offset can be identical. Alternatively, this can be applied when there is one or more downlink slots between these two adjacent SRS transmission occasions (or between these two adjacent SRS hops).

[104] Alternatively, for a periodic / semi-periodic SRS, its skip transmission occasion may be Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, pp. 42 / 63 35 / 47 configured with at least one of the following: periodicity and corresponding offset (e.g., 10 periodicity slots and 0 for offset), number of symbols. Alternatively, for each SRS hop or each SRS hop transmission occasion, a periodicity and corresponding offset are configured.

[105] Alternatively, when there is one or more downlink slots between these two adjacent SRS transmission occasions, this / these downlink slots are not counted in the slot offset calculation. That is, only the uplink slot (UL) is counted when calculating the slot periodicity / offset.

[106] Alternatively, these SRS transmission occasions (or hops) can be divided into several groups (e.g., two groups). Each group can have identical parameters (e.g., same symbol offset, same periodicity, same number of symbols). The parameters for different groups can be different.

[107] For a specific RedCap UE, there is at least one symbol between two adjacent SRS hops. Alternatively, for a specific RedCap UE, there is at least one symbol between two adjacent hopped SRS transmission occasions. Alternatively, for a specific RedCap UE, there is at least CombSize symbol(s) between two adjacent hopped SRS transmission occasions, where CombSize is an SRS Comb size (e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48). Alternatively, the symbol(s) between two adjacent hopped SRS transmission occasions is / are not counted in the symbol offset / start position calculation. Alternatively, the symbol(s) between two adjacent hopped SRS transmission occasions is / are not counted in the actual symbol location calculation with symbol offset / start position. Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, pp. 43 / 63 36 / 47

[108] For SRS with hopping, if the configured number of symbols is Q (for example, Q = 4), CombSize = 2 and the number of symbols for RF readjustment is T (for example, for SCS = 30 kHz, T = 2 for 70 us of RF readjustment time), then there is at most floor((QT) / CombSize)=floor((4-2) / 2)=1 occasion of SRS transmission with hopping within this slot.

[109] With this method, hopping from SRS to RedCap UE is enabled, which can improve positioning accuracy (due to the formation of a larger effective bandwidth after hopping).

[110] It should be understood that one or more features of the implementation examples above are not exclusive to the specific implementation examples, but can be combined in any way (e.g., in any priority and / or order, simultaneously or not).

[111] FIG. 12 illustrates a flow diagram of a 1200 method for positioning. The 1200 method can be implemented using any one or more of the components and devices detailed here in conjunction with FIGS. 1-11. In an overview, the 1100 method can be performed by a wireless communication device (e.g., a UE) or a wireless communication node (e.g., a BS or a gNB), in some embodiments. Additional, fewer, or different operations can be performed in the 1200 method, depending on the embodiment. At least one aspect of the operations is directed to a computer-readable system, method, apparatus, or medium.

[112] A wireless communication device (e.g., a UE) can receive configuration information from a positioning reference signal from a wireless communication node (e.g., a BS). The wireless communication device can send the positioning reference signal to the wireless communication node. The configuration information can indicate that the wireless communication device is configured. Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, pp. 44 / 63 37 / 47 to report its ability to perform intra-slot hopping to send the reference signal for positioning with a specific RF reset time. The configuration information may indicate that a hopping SRS transmission occasion is configured with at least one of: a slot offset, a symbol offset, a number of symbols, or a periodicity and a corresponding offset. The configuration information may indicate that, for two slots containing the first and second SRS transmission occasions, respectively, a first slot offset for the first SRS transmission occasion and a second slot offset for the second SRS transmission occasion are configured separately, while their respective symbol offsets are identical to each other.The configuration information may indicate that, for each SRS hop or each instance of SRS hop transmission, a corresponding periodicity and offset are configured.

[113] In some embodiments, the configuration information may indicate that, for a specific RedCap UE, there are at least CombSize symbol(s) between two adjacent SRS transmission occasions with hopping or between two adjacent SRS hoppings, where CombSize is a Comb size of an SRS. The configuration information may indicate that the symbol(s) between two adjacent SRS transmission occasions with hopping are not counted in determining a starting position. The configuration information may indicate that, for a hopping SRS, if a configured number of symbols is Q, and a number of symbols for RF reset is T, then there are at most floor((QT) / CombSize) SRS transmission occasions with hopping within a slot, where CombSize is a Comb size of the SRS.

[114] In some embodiments, a wireless communication device may receive an Rx hop request from a reference signal for positioning from a node of Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, pp. 45 / 63 38 / 47 Wireless communication. The wireless communication device can perform Rx hopping of the reference signal for positioning measurement. The reference signal for positioning can be a positioning reference signal (PRS). The measurement can be performed within a required measurement period. The measurement can include at least one of: RSTD; PRS-RSRP; Rx-Tx UE time difference; PRS-RSRPP; or carrier phase and / or carrier phase difference.The measurement period requirement may be related to at least one of: an H factor associated with hop information; an H1 factor associated with hop information within a PRS transmission; an H2 factor associated with a readjustment time between adjacent hops; an H3 factor associated with a number of symbols between adjacent hops; an H4 factor associated with a number of symbols for each hop; an H5 factor associated with PRS transmission occasion information; or an H6 factor associated with a measurement gap length and / or measurement gap repetition factor.

[115] In some embodiments, the measurement period requirement may be determined based on the H factor associated with hop information as: Tmeas^opJotal = H * TmeasJotal or Tmeas^op,.Total = Tmeas,Total + H. The measurement period in a positioning frequency layer i may be extended as: Tmeas,hop,iH * Tmeas,i or Tmeas,hop,iTmeas,i + H, where meas is one of: RSTD, PRS-RSRP, UE Rx-Tx time difference, PRS-RSRPP or a carrier phase measurement; or the H factor is applied in determining the measurement period with positioning frequency layer i. The H factor or hop information may be a number of hops for a PRS feature. The H factor or hop information may be related to a number of hops for a PRS feature. The H factor or hop information may be configured by the wireless communication node. The H-factor or hop information can be reported by the wireless communication device. Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, pp. 46 / 63 39 / 47

[116] In some embodiments, the measurement period requirement can be calculated according to the H factor and the H1 factor within the PRS transmission occasion. The measurement period can be calculated as: TmeaSihoPiTotal= H / H1 * TmeaSiTotal or Tmeas^op,.Total = Tmeas, Total + H / H1 or the measurement period in a positioning frequency layer i can be extended as:Tmea.s,hop,lH / H1*Tmeas,i orTmea.s,hop,lTmeas,i+ H / H1. Alternatively, the above factor H / H1 can be replaced by floor(H / H1) in the previous equations. meas is one of: RSTD, PRS-RSRP, UE Rx-Tx time difference, PRS-RSRPP or a carrier phase measurement; or the H / H1 factor is applied in determining the measurement period with the positioning frequency layer i; The floor (H / H1) is applied in determining the measurement period with the positioning frequency layer i. The H1 factor, or hop information within a PRS transmission, can be the number of hops within the PRS transmission event.

[117] In some embodiments, the H1 factor or hop information within a PRS transmission can be configured by the wireless communication node. The H1 factor or hop information within a PRS transmission can be reported by the wireless communication device. The measurement period requirement can be calculated according to the H factor and the H2 factor or the H3 factor. The measurement period can be calculated as: t. „ . . =1meas,hop,TotalH / H2*Tmea.s,Totalor Tmea.s,hop,TotalTmea.s,Total+ H / H2 or T . „ . . 1 month, hop, Total H / H3 * t „ . . 1meas,Total or Tmeas,hop .TotalTmea.s,Total +H / H3 . The measurement period in a positioning frequency layer can be extended as:Tmea.s,hop,iH / H2*Tmea.s,i or Tmeas, hop,iTmeas,i+ H / H2 or Tmeas. hop,i =H / H3*Tmea.s,i or Tmeas,hop,iTmea.s,i +H / H3· Alternatively, the factor above H / H2 or H / H3 can be replaced by floor(H / H2) or floor(H / H3). In certain embodiments, the factor H2 or H3 above can be replaced by S / H2 or S / H3, where S is the number of symbols configured for PRS. meas is one of the Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, page 47 / 63 40 / 47 following: RSTD, PRS-RSRP, UE Rx-Tx time difference, PRSRSRPP or a carrier phase measurement. The H / H2 or H / H3 factor can be applied in determining the measurement period with the positioning frequency layer i. Floor(H / H2) or floor(H / H3) can be applied in determining the measurement period with the positioning frequency layer i. S / H2 or S / H3 can be applied in determining the measurement period with the positioning frequency layer i. S is a number of symbols configured for PRS.

[118] In some embodiments, the H2 or H3 factor or the time between adjacent hops or the number of symbols between adjacent hops may be a number of symbols related to the time between hops. The H2 or H3 factor or the time between adjacent hops or the number of symbols between adjacent hops may be configured by the wireless communication node. The H2 or H3 factor or the time between adjacent hops or the number of symbols between adjacent hops is reported by the wireless communication device. The measurement period requirement may be calculated according to the H factor, the H2 factor, and the H4 factor. The measurement period may be calculated as: TmeaSi hop,Total=H / (H2+H4) *Tmeas,Total or Tmeas,hop,TotalTmeas,Total +H / (H2+H4). The measurement period in a positioning frequency layer can be expressed as: Tmea.s,hop,iH / (H2+H4>) *Tmea.s,iouTmea.s,hop,i Tmeas.+H / (H2 + H4) .Alternatively, the factor above H / (H2 + H4') can be replaced by floor( H / (H2 + H4)). In certain embodiments, the factor above H2 + H4 can be replaced by S / (H2 + H4), where S is the number of symbols configured for PRS. The measurement is one of: RSTD, PRS-RSRP, UE time difference RxTx, PRS-RSRPP, or a carrier phase measurement. The factor H / (H2 + H4') can be applied in determining the measurement period with the positioning frequency layer i. Floor(H / (H2 + H4)) can be applied in determining the period of... Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, pp. 48 / 63 41 / 47 measurement with the positioning frequency layer i. S / (H2+ H4) can be applied in determining the measurement period with the positioning frequency layer i, where S is a number of symbols configured for PRS.

[119] In some embodiments, the H4 factor or number of symbols per hop may be related to a comb size setting. The H4 factor or number of symbols per hop may be equal to or greater than the comb size setting. The H4 factor or number of symbols per hop may be reported by the wireless communication device. The H4 factor or number of symbols per hop may be configured by the wireless communication node.

[120] In some embodiments, the measurement period requirement may be calculated according to the H5 factor, wherein the measurement period is calculated as: TmeasfixpXotnl= H5*TmeBSjotai or Tmeas,hop,Total = Tmeas,Totai + H5 or the measurement period in a positioning frequency layer i may be expressed as Tmea.s,hop,iH5*Tmeas,i or Tmeas, hop,iTmeas,i+ H5 where meas is one of: RSTD, PRS-RSRP, UE Rx-Tx time difference, PRS-RSRPP, or a carrier phase measurement. The H5 factor can be applied in determining the measurement period with the positioning frequency layer i.

[121] In some embodiments, the H5 factor or PRS transmission occasion information may be a number of PRS transmission occasions or a number of PRS transmission repetitions. The H5 factor or PRS transmission occasion information may be reported by the wireless communication device. The H5 factor or PRS transmission occasion information may be configured by the wireless communication node.

[122] In some embodiments, the measurement period requirement may be calculated according to the H factor and / or the H6 factor, wherein the period is calculated as: Tmeas,hop,TotalH6 *Tmeas,Total or Tmeas hop Total = Tmeas Total + H6 or the measurement period in a layer Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, pp. 49 / 63 The positioning frequency i can be expressed as: Tmeas,h.op,iH6*Tmeas,i or Tmea.s,h.opi Tmeas,i + H0. Alternatively, the above factor H6 can be replaced by H / H6 or floor(H / H6). meas is one of: RSTD, PRS-RSRP, UE Rx-Tx time difference, PRS-RSRPP or a carrier phase measurement. The H6 factor can be applied in determining the measurement period with the positioning frequency layer i. Alternatively, the above factor H6 can be replaced by H / H6 or floor(H / H6). The H6 factor may be related to a measurement gap configuration. The measurement gap configuration may comprise a measurement gap length and / or a measurement gap period. The H6 factor may be reported by the wireless communication device. The H6 factor may be configured by the wireless communication node. The measurement period requirement may be related to a time-related requirement.The time-related requirement may include at least one of: a time constraint; or a parameter related to a PRS setting; or a parameter related to a measurement gap setting.

[123] In some modes, the time-related requirement can be configured to define a measurement period requirement for frequency hopping PRS measurement. The time-related requirement can be configured by the wireless communication node.

[124] In some embodiments, the measurement period requirement may be related to a measurement capability of the wireless communication device. The measurement capability may be for frequency-hopping PRS measurement. The measurement capability may indicate an Nhop duration of DL-PRS symbols in ms units that the wireless communication device can process at each Thop ms assuming the maximum DL-PRS bandwidth provided in BandwidthPRS supported for frequency-hopping PRS measurement. The Nhop value may be configured lower Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, pages 50 / 63 43 / 47 which is a non-leap PRS processing capacity, and the Thop value may be greater than the non-leap PRS processing capacity. Nhop and Thop can be applied to the calculation of the measurement period requirement. The measurement period RSTD in the positioning frequency layer i can be calculated as Trstd.i = (kmultlTEG ,1 * CSSFPRs,i * ceil( Kp,PRS,i) *NRxBeam,i * 1^ * Teffect.í +Tlast,i ^effect,! _____Thop_____Tavailable_PRS,i slot PRS,i N' Lgvailable PRS,iNhop * ^avallable_PRS,l · * Nmi ' 'sample

[125] In some modes, the measurement period requirement may be applied to the RRC_CONNECTED state or RRC_INACTIVE or RRC_IDLE. The request for Rx hopping may include a measurement requirement. The measurement requirement may be a measurement period requirement. The measurement requirement includes at least one of: a time limitation; or a parameter related to a PRS setting; or a parameter related to a measurement gap setting. The time limitation may be a time duration in milliseconds. The parameter related to a PRS setting may be a number of PRS periodicities. The parameter related to a measurement gap setting may be a number of measurement gap repetitions.

[126] Although several embodiments of the present solution have been described above, it should be understood that they have been presented only by way of example, and not by way of limitation. Similarly, the various diagrams may represent an example of an architecture or configuration, which are provided to enable those skilled in the art to understand exemplary features and functions of the present solution. Those skilled in the art would understand, however, that the solution is not restricted to the example architectures or configurations illustrated, but can be implemented using a variety of alternative architectures and configurations. Furthermore, as would be understood by those skilled in the art, one or more features of a Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, pp. 51 / 63 44 / 47 modality can be combined with one or more features of another modality described herein. Thus, the breadth and scope of this disclosure should not be limited by any of the illustrative modalities described above.

[127] It is also understood that any reference to an element in this document using a designation such as first, second, and so forth does not generally limit the quantity or order of those elements. Instead, such designations may be used here as a convenient means of distinguishing between two or more elements or instances of an element. Thus, a reference to the first and second elements does not mean that only two elements may be employed or that the first element must precede the second element in any way.

[128] Furthermore, a person skilled in the art would understand that information and signals can be represented using any of a variety of different technologies and techniques. For example, data, instructions, commands, information, signals, bits and symbols, for instance, which may be referenced in the description above, can be represented by voltages, currents, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or particles, optical fields or particles, or any combination thereof.

[129] A person skilled in the art would further appreciate that any of the various illustrative logic blocks, modules, processors, means, circuits, methods and functions described in connection with the aspects disclosed herein may be implemented by electronic hardware (e.g., a single implementation, an analog implementation or a combination of the two), firmware, various forms of program or design code incorporating instructions (which may be referred to herein, for convenience, as software or software module) or any combination of these techniques. To clearly illustrate this interchangeability of hardware, firmware and software, various illustrative components, blocks, modules, circuits and steps are provided. Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, pp. 52 / 63 45 / 47 have been described above generally in terms of functionality. Whether that functionality is implemented as hardware, firmware, or software, or a combination of these techniques, depends on the specific application and design constraints imposed on the overall system. Skilled individuals may implement the described functionality in various ways for each specific application, but such implementation decisions do not cause a departure from the scope of this disclosure.

[130] Furthermore, a person skilled in the art would understand that various logic blocks, modules, devices, components, and illustrative circuits described herein may be implemented within or realized by an integrated circuit (IC) which may include a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), or other programmable logic device, or any combination thereof. The logic blocks, modules, and circuits may additionally include antennas and / or transceivers for communicating with various components within the network or within the device. A general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor, but alternatively, the processor may be any conventional processor, controller, or state machine.A processor can 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 together with a DSP core, or any other configuration suitable for performing the functions described herein.

[131] If implemented in software, functions can be stored as one or more instructions or code in a computer-readable medium. Thus, the steps of a method or algorithm disclosed in this document can be implemented as software stored in a computer-readable medium. The medium Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, pages 53 / 63 46 / 47 Computer-readable includes computer storage media and communication media, including any means that can be activated to transfer a computer program or code from one location to another. Storage media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer. By way of example, and not limitation, such computer-readable media may include RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other media that can be used to store desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and that can be accessed by a computer.

[132] In this document, the term module, as used herein, refers to software, firmware, hardware, and any combination of these elements to perform the associated functions described herein. Furthermore, for the sake of discussion, the various modules are described as discrete modules; however, as would be apparent to a person skilled in the art, two or more modules may be combined to form a single module that performs the associated functions according to embodiments of the present solution.

[133] Furthermore, memory or other storage, as well as communication components, may be employed in embodiments of the present solution. It will be appreciated that, for the sake of clarity, the above description describes embodiments of the present solution with reference to different functional units and processors. However, it will be apparent that any suitable distribution of functionality among different functional units, logical processing elements, or domains may be used without detriment to the present solution. For example, functionality illustrated to be performed by separate logical processing elements, or controllers, may be performed by the same logical processing element or controller. Therefore, references to specific functional units are Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, pages 54 / 63 47 / 47 only refers to a suitable means of providing the described functionality, rather than indicating a strict logical or physical structure or organization.

[134] Several modifications to the embodiments described in this disclosure will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles set forth in this document may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the scope of this disclosure. Thus, the disclosure is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown in this document, but should be given the broadest scope consistent with the new features and principles disclosed in this document, as set forth in the claims below. Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, pages 55 / 63

Claims

1 / 7 CLAIMS 1. A method for positioning, characterized in that it comprises: receiving, by a wireless communication device from a wireless communication node, configuration information for a positioning reference signal; and sending, by the wireless communication device to the wireless communication node, the positioning reference signal, wherein the configuration information configures for the reference signal a plurality of hopping probe reference signal (SRS) transmission occasions.

2. Method, according to claim 1, characterized in that the configuration information indicates that each of the SRS transmission occasions is configured with a corresponding slot offset and a corresponding symbol offset.

3. A method according to claim 2, characterized in that a first slot offset for a first SRS transmission occasion and a second slot offset for a second SRS transmission occasion are configured separately, wherein a first symbol offset for the first SRS transmission occasion and a second symbol offset for the second SRS transmission occasion are configured separately, and wherein the second SRS transmission occasion is after the first SRS transmission occasion.

4. Method, according to claim 1, characterized in that the configuration information indicates that SRS transmission occasions with hopping are configured with a periodicity.

5. Method, according to claim 4, characterized in that the configuration information indicates that each Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, page 56 / 63 2 / 7 one of the SRS transmission occasions is configured with a corresponding offset.

6. Method, according to claim 1, characterized in that the configuration information indicates that the wireless communication device is configured to report its ability to perform intra-slot hopping to send the reference signal for positioning with a specific RF reset time.

7. A method according to claim 1, characterized in that the configuration information indicates that a hopping SRS transmission occasion is configured with at least one of: a slot offset, a symbol offset, a number of symbols, or a periodicity and a corresponding offset.

8. A method according to claim 1, characterized in that the configuration information indicates that, for two slots containing the first and second SRS transmission occasions, respectively, a first slot offset for the first SRS transmission occasion and a second slot offset for the second SRS transmission occasion are configured separately while their respective symbol offsets are identical to each other.

9. A method according to claim 1, characterized in that the configuration information indicates that, for each SRS hop or each occasion of SRS transmission with a hop, a periodicity and a corresponding offset are configured.

10. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the configuration information indicates that, for a specific RedCap UE, there is at least one CombSize symbol(s) between two adjacent hopped SRS transmission occasions or between two adjacent hopped SRS, where CombSize is a Comb size of an SRS. Petition 870250090249, dated 10 / 03 / 2025, pp. 57 / 63 3 / 7 11. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the configuration information indicates that the symbol(s) between two adjacent SRS transmission occasions with hopping is / are not counted in determining an initial position.

12. Method, according to claim 1, characterized in that the configuration information indicates that, for a hopping SRS, if a configured number of symbols is Q, and a number of symbols for RF reset is T, then there are at most floor((QT) / CombSize) occasions of hopping SRS transmission within a slot, where CombSize is a Comb size of the SRS.

13. A method for positioning, characterized in that it comprises: sending, via a wireless communication node to a wireless communication device, configuration information for a positioning reference signal; and receiving, via the wireless communication node from the wireless communication device, the positioning reference signal, wherein the configuration information configures for the reference signal a plurality of hopping probe reference signal (SRS) transmission occasions.

14. Method according to claim 13, characterized in that the configuration information indicates that each of the SRS transmission occasions is configured with a corresponding slot offset and a corresponding symbol offset.

15. Method, according to claim 14, characterized in that a first slot shift for a first SRS transmission occasion and a second slot shift for a second SRS transmission occasion are configured separately, Petition 870250090249, dated 10 / 03 / 2025, pp. 58 / 63 4 / 7 wherein a first symbol shift for the first SRS transmission occasion and a second symbol shift for the second SRS transmission occasion are configured separately, and wherein the second SRS transmission occasion is after the first SRS transmission occasion.

16. Method according to claim 13, characterized in that the configuration information indicates that the SRS transmission occasions with hopping are configured with a periodicity.

17. Method according to claim 16, characterized in that the configuration information indicates that each of the SRS transmission occasions is configured with a corresponding offset.

18. Wireless communication device, characterized in that it comprises: at least one processor configured to: receive, via a transceiver from a wireless communication node, configuration information for a positioning reference signal; and send, via the transceiver to the wireless communication node, the positioning reference signal, wherein the configuration information configures for the reference signal a plurality of hopping polling reference signal (SRS) transmission occasions.

19. Wireless communication device, according to claim 18, characterized in that the configuration information indicates that each of the SRS transmission occasions is configured with a corresponding slot offset and a corresponding symbol offset.

20. Wireless communication device, according to claim 19, characterized in that a first slot shift for a first SRS transmission occasion and a second slot shift for a second SRS transmission occasion are configured separately, wherein a first symbol shift for the first SRS transmission occasion and a second symbol shift for the second SRS transmission occasion are configured separately, and wherein the second SRS transmission occasion is after the first SRS transmission occasion.

21. Wireless communication device, according to claim 18, characterized in that the configuration information indicates that hopping SRS transmission occasions are configured with a periodicity.

22. Wireless communication device, according to claim 21, characterized in that the configuration information indicates that each of the SRS transmission occasions is configured with a corresponding offset.

23. Wireless communications node, characterized in that it comprises at least one processor and one transceiver configured to implement the method as defined in any one of claims 13 to 17.

24. A method for positioning, characterized in that it comprises: receiving, by a wireless communication device from a wireless communication node, a request for Rx hopping of a reference signal for positioning; and performing, by the wireless communication device, the Rx hopping of the reference signal for positioning measurement.

25. Method according to claim 24, characterized in that the reference signal for positioning is a positioning reference signal (PRS).

26. Method according to claim 24, characterized in that the measurement is performed within a required measurement period. Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, pp. 60 / 63 6 / 7 27. Method, according to claim 26, characterized in that the measurement includes at least one of: reference signal time difference (RSTD); reference signal received power (RSRP) of PRS; Rx-Tx UE time difference; path RSRP (RSRPP) of PRS; or carrier phase and / or carrier phase difference.

28. Method according to claim 26, characterized in that the measurement period requirement is related to at least one of: an H factor associated with hop information; an H1 factor associated with hop information within a PRS transmission; an H2 factor associated with a readjustment time between adjacent hops; an H3 factor associated with a number of symbols between adjacent hops; an H4 factor associated with a number of symbols for each hop; an H5 factor associated with PRS transmission occasion information; or an H6 factor associated with a measurement gap length and / or measurement gap repetition factor.

29. Method according to claim 28, characterized in that the measurement period requirement is determined based on the factor H associated with the hop information as: Tmea.s,hop,Total H * Tmeas,Total or Tmeas,hop,Total Tmeas,Total + H or the measurement period in a positioning frequency layer i is extended as: Tmea.s,hop,i H * Tmeas,i or Tmeas,hop,i Tmea.s,i + H where meas is one of: RSTD, PRS-RSRP, UE time difference Rx-Tx, PRS-RSRPP or a carrier phase measurement; Petition 870250090249, 10 / 03 / 2025, p. 61 / 63 7 / 7 or the factor H is applied in determining the measurement period with positioning frequency layer I.

30. A method according to claim 28 or 29, characterized in that the H-factor or hop information is a hop number for a PRS resource, or in that the H-factor or hop information is related to a hop number for a PRS resource; or in that the H-factor or hop information is configured by the wireless communication node; or in that the H-factor or hop information is reported by the wireless communication device.

31. Wireless communication device, characterized in that it comprises a processor and a memory, wherein the processor is configured to read a set of instructions from memory and implement the method as defined in any one of claims 6 to 12 or the method as defined in any one of claims 24 to 30. Petition 870250090249, dated 03 / 10 / 2025, pp. 62 / 63

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