Route-based Sidelink Communication Assignment

Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit route information indicating a route associated with the UE. The UE may receive configuration information at least partially based on transmitting the route information, the configuration information indicating at least one other UE assigned to the UE for sidelink positioning. Numerous other aspects are described.

Description

[0001] Cross - Reference to Related Applications

[0002] This patent application claims priority to U.S. Non - Provisional Patent Application No. 17 / 444,247, titled "ROUTE - BASED SIDELINK COMMUNICATION ASSIGNMENTS", filed on August 2, 2021, which is hereby expressly incorporated by reference herein. Technical Field

[0003] Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication and relate to techniques and apparatus for route - based sidelink communication assignment. Background Art

[0004] Wireless communication systems are widely deployed to provide various telecommunication services such as telephony, video, data, messaging, and broadcasting. A typical wireless communication system may utilize multiple access techniques capable of supporting communication with multiple users by sharing available system resources (e.g., bandwidth, transmission power, etc.). Examples of such multiple access techniques include Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) systems, Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) systems, Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA) systems, Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) systems, Single - Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC - FDMA) systems, Time - Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access (TD - SCDMA) systems, and Long Term Evolution (LTE). LTE / Advanced LTE is an enhanced set of the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) mobile standards released by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).

[0005] A wireless network may include one or more base stations that support communication for a User Equipment (UE) or multiple UEs. The UE may communicate with the base station via downlink communication and uplink communication. "Downlink" (or "DL") refers to the communication link from the base station to the UE, and "uplink" (or "UL") refers to the communication link from the UE to the base station.

[0006] The above multiple access techniques have been adopted in various telecommunication standards to provide a common protocol that enables different UEs to communicate (UEs) at the urban, national, regional, and / or global levels. NR (which may be referred to as 5G) is an enhanced set of the LTE mobile standard released by 3GPP. NR is designed to better integrate with other open standards by improving spectral efficiency, reducing costs, enhancing services, leveraging new spectrums, and using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) with cyclic prefix (CP) (CP-OFDM) on the downlink, and CP-OFDM and / or single-carrier frequency division multiplexing (SC-FDM) (also known as discrete Fourier transform spread OFDM (DFT-s-OFDM)) on the uplink, as well as supporting beamforming, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna technology, and carrier aggregation, so as to better support mobile broadband Internet access. With the continuous increase in the demand for mobile broadband access, further improvements to LTE, NR, and other radio access technologies are still useful. Summary of the Invention

[0007] Some aspects described herein relate to a method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE). The method may include transmitting route information indicating a route associated with the UE. The method may include receiving configuration information at least partially based on transmitting the route information, the configuration information indicating at least one other UE assigned to the UE for sidelink positioning.

[0008] Some aspects described herein relate to a method of wireless communication performed by a communication device. The method may include receiving route information indicating a route associated with the UE. The method may include transmitting configuration information at least partially based on receiving the route information, the configuration information indicating at least one other UE assigned to the UE for sidelink positioning.

[0009] Some aspects described herein relate to a UE for wireless communication. The user equipment may include a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory. The one or more processors may be configured to transmit route information indicating a route associated with the UE. The one or more processors may be configured to receive configuration information at least partially based on transmitting the route information, the configuration information indicating at least one other UE assigned to the UE for sidelink positioning.

[0010] Some aspects described herein relate to a communication device for wireless communication. The communication device may include a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory. The one or more processors may be configured to receive route information indicating a route associated with the UE. The one or more processors may be configured to transmit configuration information at least partially based on receiving the route information, the configuration information indicating at least one other UE assigned to the UE for sidelink positioning.

[0011] Some aspects described herein relate to a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication by a UE. When executed by one or more processors of the UE, the set of instructions may cause the UE to transmit route information indicative of a route associated with the UE. When executed by one or more processors of the UE, the set of instructions may cause the UE to receive configuration information at least in part based on transmitting the route information, the configuration information indicating at least one other UE assigned to the UE for sidelink positioning.

[0012] Some aspects described herein relate to a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication by a communication device. When executed by one or more processors of the communication device, the set of instructions may cause the communication device to receive route information indicative of a route associated with a UE. When executed by one or more processors of the communication device, the set of instructions may cause the communication device to transmit configuration information at least in part based on receiving the route information, the configuration information indicating at least one other UE assigned to the UE for sidelink positioning.

[0013] Some aspects described herein relate to an apparatus for wireless communication. The apparatus may include means for transmitting route information indicative of a route associated with the UE. The apparatus may include means for receiving configuration information at least in part based on transmitting the route information, the configuration information indicating at least one other UE assigned to the UE for sidelink positioning.

[0014] Some aspects described herein relate to an apparatus for wireless communication. The apparatus may include means for receiving route information indicative of a route associated with a UE. The apparatus may include means for transmitting configuration information at least in part based on receiving the route information, the configuration information indicating at least one other UE assigned to the UE for sidelink positioning.

[0015] Aspects of the present disclosure generally include methods, apparatuses, systems, computer program products, non-transitory computer-readable media, user equipment, base stations, wireless communication devices, and / or processing systems as fully described herein with reference to the figures and the specification and as illustrated in the figures and the specification.

[0016] The features and technical advantages of examples in accordance with the present disclosure have been outlined above rather extensively in order to facilitate a better understanding of the subsequent detailed description. Additional features and advantages will be described hereinafter. The disclosed concepts and specific examples can be readily utilized as a basis for modifying or designing other structures for achieving the same purposes of the present disclosure. Such equivalent constructions do not depart from the scope of the appended claims. The characteristics of the concepts disclosed herein, both as to their organization and method of operation, as well as associated advantages, will be better understood by considering the following description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Each of the drawings is provided for purposes of illustration and description and is not to be construed as a definition of the limits of the claims.

[0017] While aspects are described herein by way of illustration of some examples, those skilled in the art will understand that such aspects can be implemented in many different arrangements and scenarios. The techniques described herein can be implemented using different platform types, devices, systems, shapes, sizes, and / or packaging arrangements. For example, some aspects can be implemented via an integrated chip implementation or other non-module component-based devices (e.g., end-user devices, vehicles, communication devices, computing devices, industrial equipment, retail / shopping devices, medical devices, and / or artificial intelligence devices). Aspects can be implemented in chip-level components, modular components, non-modular components, non-chip-level components, device-level components, and / or system-level components. Devices incorporating the described aspects and features can include additional components and features for implementing and practicing the claimed and described aspects. For example, the transmission and reception of wireless signals can include one or more components for analog and digital purposes (e.g., hardware components including antennas, radio frequency (RF) chains, power amplifiers, modulators, buffers, processors, interleavers, adders, and / or summers). The aspects described herein are intended to be practiced in a wide variety of devices, components, systems, distributed arrangements, and / or end-user devices of various sizes, shapes, and configurations. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] To obtain a more specific description of the features briefly summarized above, reference may be made to the aspects, some of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. It should be noted, however, that the drawings only illustrate certain typical aspects of the present disclosure and are not to be considered as limiting its scope, as the specification may admit other equally effective aspects. The same reference numerals in different drawings may identify the same or similar elements.

[0019] Figure 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a wireless network in accordance with the present disclosure.

[0020] Figure 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of communication between a base station and a UE in a wireless network in accordance with the present disclosure.

[0021] Figure 3 is a diagram showing an example of sidelink communication according to the present disclosure.

[0022] Figure 4 is a diagram showing examples of sidelink communication and access link communication according to the present disclosure.

[0023] Figure 5 is a diagram showing an example associated with route-based sidelink communication assignment according to the present disclosure.

[0024] Figure 6 and Figure 7 is a diagram showing an example of sidelink positioning according to the present disclosure.

[0025] Figure 8 and Figure 9 is a diagram showing an exemplary process associated with route-based sidelink communication assignment according to the present disclosure.

[0026] Figure 10 and Figure 11 is a diagram of an exemplary apparatus for wireless communication according to the present disclosure. Detailed Description

[0027] Aspects of the present disclosure are described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present disclosure may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to any specific structure or function presented throughout this disclosure. Rather, these aspects are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the present disclosure to those skilled in the art. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the scope of the present disclosure is intended to cover any aspect of the present disclosure disclosed herein, whether implemented independently of or in combination with any other aspect of the present disclosure. For example, any number of the aspects set forth herein may be used to implement an apparatus or practice a method. In addition, the scope of the present disclosure is intended to cover such apparatus or methods implemented using other structures, functions, or combinations of structures and functions in addition to or different from the aspects of the present disclosure set forth herein. It should be understood that any aspect of the disclosure disclosed herein may be embodied by one or more components of the present invention.

[0028] Several aspects of a telecommunications system will now be presented with reference to various apparatuses and techniques. These apparatuses and methods will be described in the following detailed description and are illustrated in the drawings by various blocks, modules, components, circuits, steps, processes, algorithms, etc. (collectively referred to as "elements"). These elements may be implemented using hardware, software, or a combination thereof. Whether these elements are implemented as hardware or software depends on the particular application and design constraints imposed on the overall system.

[0029] Although terms that are generally associated with 5G or New Radio (NR) radio access technology (RAT) may be used herein to describe aspects, aspects of the present disclosure may be applied to other RATs, such as 3G RAT, 4G RAT, and / or post-5G RAT (e.g., 6G).

[0030] Figure 1 FIG. is a diagram illustrating an example of a wireless network 100 in accordance with the present disclosure. The wireless network 100 may be or may include elements of a 5G (e.g., NR) network and / or a 4G (e.g., Long Term Evolution (LTE)) network and other examples. The wireless network 100 may include one or more base stations 110 (shown as BS110a, BS110b, BS110c, and BS110d), user equipment (UE) 120 or multiple UEs 120 (shown as UE 120a, UE 120b, UE 120c, UE 120d, UE 120e, and roadside unit (RSU) 120f) and / or other network entities. A base station 110 is an entity that communicates with the UE 120. A base station 110 (sometimes referred to as a BS) may include, for example, an NR base station, an LTE base station, a NodeB, an eNB (e.g., in 4G), a gNB (e.g., in 5G), an access point, and / or a transmission reception point (TRP). Each base station 110 may provide communication coverage for a particular geographic area. In the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), depending on the context in which the term is used, the term “cell” may refer to the coverage area of the base station 110 and / or the base station subsystem serving that coverage area.

[0031] The base station 110 may provide communication coverage for a macro cell, a pico cell, a femto cell, and / or another type of cell. A macro cell may cover a relatively large geographic area (e.g., a radius of several kilometers) and may allow unrestricted access by UEs 120 having a service subscription. A pico cell may cover a relatively small geographic area and may allow unrestricted access by UEs 120 having a service subscription. A femto cell may cover a relatively small geographic area (e.g., a home) and may allow restricted access by UEs 120 having an association with the femto cell (e.g., UEs 120 in a closed subscriber group (CSG)). A base station 110 for a macro cell may be referred to as a macro base station. A base station 110 for a pico cell may be referred to as a pico base station. A base station 110 for a femto cell may be referred to as a femto base station or a home base station. In Figure 1 the example shown, BS110a may be a macro base station for macro cell 102a, BS110b may be a pico base station for pico cell 102b, and BS110c may be a femto base station for femto cell 102c. A base station may support one or more (e.g., three) cells.

[0032] In some examples, the cell may not necessarily be stationary, and the geographical area of the cell can move according to the position of the moving base station 110 (e.g., mobile base station). In some examples, the base stations 110 can be interconnected with each other and / or interconnected to one or more other base stations 110 or network nodes (not shown) in the wireless network 100 using any suitable transport network via various types of backhaul interfaces (such as direct physical connections or virtual networks).

[0033] The wireless network 100 can include one or more relay stations. A relay station is an entity that receives a transmission of data from an upstream station (e.g., base station 110 or UE 120) and sends a transmission of data to a downstream station (e.g., UE 120 or base station 110). A relay station can be a UE 120 that is capable of relaying transmissions for other UEs 120. In Figure 1 the example shown, BS110d (e.g., relay base station) can communicate with BS110a (e.g., macro base station) and UE 120d to facilitate communication between BS110a and UE 120d. The base stations 110 that perform relay communication can be referred to as relay stations, relay base stations, repeaters, etc.

[0034] The wireless network 100 can be a heterogeneous network that includes different types of base stations 110, such as macro base stations, pico base stations, femto base stations, relay base stations, etc. These different types of base stations 110 can have different transmission power levels, different coverage areas, and / or different impacts on interference in the wireless network 100. For example, a macro base station can have a high transmission power level (e.g., 5 watts to 40 watts), while pico base stations, femto base stations, and relay base stations can have lower transmission power levels (e.g., 0.1 watt to 2 watts).

[0035] The network controller 130 can be coupled to or communicate with a set of base stations 110 and can provide coordination and control for these base stations 110. The network controller 130 can communicate with the base stations 110 via a backhaul communication link. The network controller can include a network location server capable of performing aspects of any method described herein (e.g., refer to Figures 5 to 10 ) and / or communicate with the network location server. The base stations 110 can also communicate directly with each other or indirectly via a wireless backhaul link or a wired backhaul link.

[0036] A third-party device 135 may communicate with the network controller 130 and may provide information to the network controller 130. For example, the third-party device 135 may provide route information to the network controller 130. The third-party device may also communicate with the UE 120 and / or the base station 110 to obtain route information. For example, the third-party device 135 may be a computing device associated with a navigation service used by the UE to navigate from one location to another, a weather service used to identify and / or predict weather associated with a location, a traffic service used to determine and / or predict traffic conditions associated with a location, etc.

[0037] The UEs 120 may be distributed throughout the wireless network 100, and each UE 120 may be stationary or mobile. The UE 120 may include, for example, an access terminal, a terminal, a mobile station, and / or a subscriber unit. The UE 120 may be a cellular phone (e.g., a smart phone), a personal digital assistant (PDA), a wireless modem, a wireless communication device, a handheld device, a laptop computer, a cordless phone, a wireless local loop (WLL) station, a tablet computer, a camera, a gaming device, a netbook, a smartbook, a superbook, a medical device, a biometric device, a wearable device (e.g., a smart watch, smart clothing, smart glasses, a smart wristband, smart jewelry (e.g., a smart ring or a smart bracelet)), an entertainment device (e.g., a music device, a video device, and / or a satellite radio component), a vehicle component or sensor, a smart meter / sensor, industrial manufacturing equipment, a global positioning system device, an RSU, and / or any other suitable device configured to communicate via a wireless medium.

[0038] Some UEs 120 may be considered machine type communication (MTC) or evolved or enhanced machine type communication (eMTC) UEs. The MTC UE and / or the eMTC UE may include, for example, robots, drones, remote devices, sensors, meters, monitors, and / or location tags that may communicate with a base station, another device (e.g., a remote device), or some other entity. Some UEs 120 may be considered Internet of Things (IoT) devices and / or may be implemented as narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) devices. Some UEs 120 may be considered customer premise equipment. The UE 120 may be included inside a housing that houses components of the UE 120, such as a processor component and / or a memory component. In some examples, the processor component and the memory component may be coupled together. For example, the processor component (e.g., one or more processors) and the memory component (e.g., a memory) may be operatively coupled, communicatively coupled, electronically coupled, and / or electrically coupled.

[0039] Generally speaking, any number of wireless networks 100 can be deployed in a given geographical area. Each wireless network 100 can support a specific RAT and can operate on one or more frequencies. The RAT can be referred to as radio technology, air interface, etc. The frequency can be referred to as carrier, frequency channel, etc. Each frequency in a given geographical area can support a single RAT to avoid interference between wireless networks of different RATs. In some cases, an NR or 5G RAT network can be deployed.

[0040] In some examples, two or more UEs 120 (e.g., shown as UE 120a, UE 120e, and RSU 120f) can communicate directly using one or more sidelink channels (e.g., communicate with each other without using the base station 110 as an intermediate device). For example, the UE 120 can use peer-to-peer (P2P) communication, device-to-device (D2D) communication, vehicle-to-everything (V2X) protocols (e.g., which can include vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) protocol, vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) protocol, or vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P) protocol) and / or mesh networks to communicate. In such examples, the UE 120 can perform scheduling operations, resource selection operations, and / or other operations described elsewhere in this document as being performed by the base station 110. In some aspects, a UE120 of the RSU 120f type can communicate with other devices of the wireless network 100 (e.g., via wired and / or wireless communication). As used herein, RSU is intended to be interpreted broadly as a type of UE; in cases where the RSU is described as performing an action or being able to perform an action, another type of UE can also perform the action or be able to perform the action. Similarly, in cases where a UE is described as performing an action or being able to perform an action, the RSU (or another type of UE) can also perform the action or be able to perform the action.

[0041] The devices of the wireless network 100 can communicate using the electromagnetic spectrum, which can be subdivided into various categories, bands, channels, etc. according to frequency or wavelength. For example, the devices of the wireless network 100 can communicate using one or more operating bands. In 5G NR, two initial operating bands have been identified as the frequency range names FR1 (410 MHz - 7.125 GHz) and FR2 (24.25 GHz - 52.6 GHz). It should be understood that although a part of FR1 is greater than 6 GHz, in various documents and articles, FR1 is often (interchangeably) referred to as the "sub-6 GHz" band. Regarding FR2, a similar naming issue sometimes occurs, and FR2 is usually (interchangeably) referred to as the "millimeter wave" band in documents and articles, although it is different from the extremely high frequency (EHF) band (30 GHz - 300 GHz) identified by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) as the "millimeter wave" band.

[0042] The frequency between FR1 and FR2 is generally referred to as the mid-band frequency. Recent 5G NR studies have identified the operating bands for these mid-band frequencies as the frequency range name FR3 (7.125 GHz - 24.25 GHz). Bands falling within FR3 can inherit FR1 characteristics and / or FR2 characteristics and, thus, can effectively extend the features of FR1 and / or FR2 to the mid-band frequencies. Additionally, higher frequency bands are currently being explored to extend 5G NR operation beyond 52.6 GHz. For example, three higher operating bands have been identified as the frequency range names FR4a or FR4-1 (52.6 GHz - 71 GHz), FR4 (52.6 GHz - 114.25 GHz), and FR5 (114.25 GHz - 300 GHz). Each of these higher bands falls within the EHF band.

[0043] Considering the above examples, unless otherwise explicitly stated, it should be understood that if a term such as "below 6 GHz" is used herein, the term can broadly represent frequencies that can be below 6 GHz, can be within FR1, or can include mid-band frequencies. Additionally, unless otherwise explicitly stated, it should be understood that if a term such as "millimeter wave" is used herein, the term can broadly represent frequencies that can include mid-band frequencies, can be within FR2, FR4, FR4-a or FR4-1, and / or FR5, or can be within the EHF band. It is contemplated that the frequencies included in these operating bands (e.g., FR1, FR2, FR3, FR4, FR4-a, FR4-1, and / or FR5) can be modified, and the techniques described herein apply to those modified frequency ranges.

[0044] In some aspects, UE 120 may include a communication manager 140. As described in more detail elsewhere herein, the communication manager 140 may transmit route information indicating a route associated with the UE. The communication manager 140 may receive configuration information indicating at least one other UE assigned to the UE for sidelink positioning, at least in part based on transmitting the route information. Additionally or alternatively, the communication manager 140 may perform one or more other operations described herein.

[0045] In some aspects, a communication device may include a communication manager (e.g., communication manager 140 for UE type or communication manager 150 for base station type). As described in more detail elsewhere herein, the communication manager 150 may receive route information indicating a route associated with the UE. The communication manager 150 may transmit configuration information indicating at least one other UE assigned to the UE for sidelink positioning, at least in part based on receiving the route information. Additionally or alternatively, the communication manager 150 may perform one or more other operations described herein.

[0046] As indicated above, Figure 1 is provided only as an example. Other examples may be different from those Figure 1 described.

[0047] Figure 2 FIG. 200 is a diagram illustrating an example 200 of a base station 110 communicating with a UE 120 in a wireless network 100 according to the present disclosure. The base station 110 may be equipped with a set of antennas 234a through 234t, such as T antennas (T≥1). The UE 120 may be equipped with a set of antennas 252a through 252r, such as R antennas (R≥1).

[0048] At the base station 110, a transmission processor 220 may receive data destined for the UE 120 (or a set of UEs 120) from a data source 212. The transmission processor 220 may select one or more modulation and coding schemes (MCSs) for the UE 120 based at least in part on one or more channel quality indicators (CQIs) received from the UE 120. The base station 110 may process (e.g., encode and modulate) data for the UE 120 based at least in part on the MCS selected for the UE 120 and provide data symbols for the UE 120. The transmission processor 220 may process system information (e.g., for semi-static resource partitioning information (SRPI)) and control information (e.g., CQI requests, grants, and / or upper layer signaling) and provide overhead symbols and control symbols. The transmission processor 220 may generate reference symbols for reference signals (e.g., cell-specific reference signals (CRSs) or demodulation reference signals (DMRSs)) and synchronization signals (e.g., primary synchronization signals (PSSs) or secondary synchronization signals (SSSs)). A transmit (TX) multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) processor 230 may perform spatial processing (e.g., precoding) on the data symbols, control symbols, overhead symbols, and / or reference symbols, if applicable, and may provide a set of output symbol streams (e.g., T output symbol streams) to a corresponding set of modems 232 (e.g., T modulators) (shown as modems 232a through 232t). For example, each output symbol stream may be provided to a modulator component (shown as MOD) of a modem 232. Each modem 232 may process the corresponding output symbol stream (e.g., for OFDM) using the corresponding modulator component to obtain an output sample stream. Each modem 232 may further process the output sample stream (e.g., convert to analog, amplify, filter, and / or up-convert) using the corresponding modulator component to obtain a downlink signal. The modems 232a through 232t may transmit a set of downlink signals (e.g., T downlink signals) via a corresponding set of antennas 234 (e.g., T antennas) (shown as antennas 234a through 234t).

[0049] At the UE 120, a set of antennas 252 (shown as antennas 252a through 252r) can receive downlink signals from the base station 110 and / or other base stations 110 and can provide a set of the received signals (e.g., R received signals) to a set of modems 254 (e.g., R modems) (shown as modems 254a through 254r). For example, each received signal can be provided to a demodulator component (shown as DEMOD) of the modem 254. Each modem 254 can condition (e.g., filter, amplify, down-convert, and / or digitize) the received signal using the corresponding demodulator component to obtain input samples. Each modem 254 can further process the input samples (e.g., for OFDM) to obtain the received symbols. The MIMO detector 256 can obtain the received symbols from the modems 254, can perform MIMO detection on the received symbols when applicable, and can provide the detected symbols. The receive processor 258 can process (e.g., demodulate and decode) the detected symbols, can provide the decoded data for the UE 120 to the data sink 260, and can provide the decoded control information and system information to the controller / processor 280. The term “controller / processor” can refer to one or more controllers, one or more processors, or a combination thereof. The channel processor can determine reference signal received power (RSRP) parameters, received signal strength indicator (RSSI) parameters, reference signal received quality (RSRQ) parameters, and / or CQI parameters, etc. In some examples, one or more components of the UE 120 can be included in the housing 284.

[0050] The network controller 130 can include a communication unit 294, a controller / processor 290, and a memory 292. The network controller 130 can include, for example, one or more devices in a core network. The network controller 130 can communicate with the base station 110 via the communication unit 294.

[0051] One or more antennas (e.g., antennas 234a through 234t and / or antennas 252a through 252r) can include one or more antenna panels, one or more antenna groups, one or more sets of antenna elements, and / or one or more antenna arrays, etc., or can be included within one or more antenna panels, one or more antenna groups, one or more sets of antenna elements, and / or one or more antenna arrays, etc. The antenna panels, antenna groups, sets of antenna elements, and / or antenna arrays can include one or more antenna elements (in a single housing or multiple housings), a set of coplanar antenna elements, a set of non-coplanar antenna elements, and / or be coupled to one or more transmit and / or receive components (such as, Figure 2one or more antenna elements of one or more components)

[0052] On the uplink, at the UE 120, the transmission processor 264 can receive and process data from the data source 262 and control information from the controller / processor 280 (e.g., for reports including RSRP, RSSI, RSRQ, and / or CQI). The transmission processor 264 can generate reference symbols for one or more reference signals. The symbols from the transmission processor 264 can be precoded by the TX MIMO processor 266 if applicable, further processed by the modem 254 (e.g., for DFT-s-OFDM or CP-OFDM), and transmitted to the base station 110. In some examples, the modem 254 of the UE 120 can include a modulator and a demodulator. In some examples, the UE 120 includes a transceiver. The transceiver can include any combination of the antenna 252, the modem 254, the MIMO detector 256, the receive processor 258, the transmission processor 264, and / or the TX MIMO processor 266. The transceiver can be used by a processor (e.g., the controller / processor 280) and the memory 282 to perform aspects of any of the methods described herein (e.g., refer to Figures 5 to 11 ).

[0053] At the base station 110, the uplink signals from the UE 120 and / or other UEs can be received by the antenna 234, processed by the modem 232 (e.g., the demodulator component of the modem 232 shown as DEMOD), detected by the MIMO detector 236 if applicable, and further processed by the receive processor 238 to obtain the decoded data and control information transmitted by the UE 120. The receive processor 238 can provide the decoded data to the data sink 239 and the decoded control information to the controller / processor 240. The base station 110 can include a communication unit 244 and can communicate with the network controller 130 via the communication unit 244. The base station 110 can include a scheduler 246 to schedule one or more UEs 120 for downlink and / or uplink communication. In some examples, the modem 232 of the base station 110 can include a modulator and a demodulator. In some examples, the base station 110 includes a transceiver. The transceiver can include any combination of the antenna 234, the modem 232, the MIMO detector 236, the receive processor 238, the transmission processor 220, and / or the TX MIMO processor 230. The transceiver can be used by a processor (e.g., the controller / processor 240) and the memory 242 to perform aspects of any of the methods described herein (e.g., refer to Figures 5 to 11 ).

[0054] The controller / processor 240 of base station 110, the controller / processor 280 of UE 120, the controller / processor 290 of network controller 130, and / or Figure 2 any other component of Figure 2 may perform one or more techniques associated with route-based sidelink communication assignment, as described in more detail elsewhere herein. The controller / processor 240 of base station 110, the controller / processor 280 of UE 120, the controller / processor 290 of network controller 130, and / or Figure 8 any other component of Figure 9 may execute or direct the operation of, for example, Figure 8 procedure 800 of Figure 9 procedure 900 of

[0055] and / or other procedures described herein. Memories 242, 282, and 292 may store data and program codes for base station 110, UE 120, and network controller 130, respectively. In some examples, memories 242, 282, and 292 may include non-transitory computer-readable media storing one or more instructions (e.g., codes and / or program codes) for wireless communication. For example, when executed (e.g., directly executed, or after compilation, conversion, and / or interpretation) by one or more processors of base station 110, UE 120, and / or network controller 130, the one or more instructions may cause the one or more processors, UE 120, base station 110, and / or network controller 130 to execute or direct the operation of, for example,

[0056] and / or other procedures described herein. In some examples, executing the instructions may include running the instructions, converting the instructions, compiling the instructions, and / or interpreting the instructions, etc.

[0055] In some aspects, the UE includes: means for transmitting route information indicating a route associated with the UE; and / or means for receiving configuration information at least partially based on the transmitted route information, the configuration information indicating at least one other UE assigned to the UE for sidelink positioning. The means for the UE to perform the operations described herein may include, for example, one or more of communication manager 140, antenna 252, modem 254, MIMO detector 256, receive processor 258, transmit processor 264, TX MIMO processor 266, controller / processor 280, or memory 282.

[0056] In some aspects, the communication device includes: means for receiving route information indicating a route associated with a UE; and / or means for transmitting configuration information at least partially based on the received route information, the configuration information indicating at least one other UE assigned to the UE for sidelink positioning. In some aspects, the means for the communication device to perform the operations described herein may include, for example, one or more of communication manager 150, transmission processor 220, TX MIMO processor 230, modem 232, antenna 234, MIMO detector 236, receive processor 238, controller / processor 240, memory 242, or scheduler 246. In some aspects, the means for the communication device to perform the operations described herein may include, for example, one or more of communication manager 140, antenna 252, modem 254, MIMO detector 256, receive processor 258, transmission processor 264, TX MIMO processor 266, controller / processor 280, or memory 282.

[0057] While Figure 2 the boxes in are shown as different components, the functions described above for these boxes may be implemented in a single hardware, software, or combined component or in various combinations of components. For example, the functions described with respect to transmission processor 264, receive processor 258, and / or TX MIMO processor 266 may be performed by or under the control of controller / processor 280.

[0058] As indicated above, Figure 2 is provided only as an example. Other examples may be different from those described with respect to Figure 2 described.

[0059] Figure 3 is a diagram illustrating an example 300 of sidelink communication according to the present disclosure.

[0060] As Figure 3As shown, the first UE 305-1 may communicate with the second UE 305-2 (and one or more other UEs 305) via one or more sidelink channels 310. The UEs 305-1 and 305-2 may communicate using one or more sidelink channels 310 for P2P communication, D2D communication, V2X communication (e.g., which may include V2V communication, V2I communication, and / or V2P communication), and / or mesh networks. In some aspects, the UEs 305 (e.g., UE 305-1 and / or UE 305-2) may correspond to one or more other UEs described elsewhere herein, such as UE 120, and may include different types of UEs, such as vehicle-mounted UEs (e.g., UEs integrated in or otherwise associated with a vehicle) and / or RSU etc. In some aspects, one or more sidelink channels 310 may use the PC5 interface and / or may operate in a high-frequency band (e.g., 5.9 GHz band). Additionally or alternatively, the UEs 305 may use Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) timing to synchronize the timing of transmission time intervals (TTIs) (e.g., frames, subframes, time slots, or symbols).

[0061] As Figure 3 shown, one or more sidelink channels 310 may include a Physical Sidelink Control Channel (PSCCH) 315, a Physical Sidelink Shared Channel (PSSCH) 320, and / or a Physical Sidelink Feedback Channel (PSFCH) 325. The PSCCH 315 may be used to convey control information, similar to the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) and / or Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) used for cellular communication with the base station 110 via an access link or access channel. The PSSCH 320 may be used to convey data, similar to the Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) and / or Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) used for cellular communication with the base station 110 via an access link or access channel. For example, the PSCCH 315 may carry Sidelink Control Information (SCI) 330, which may indicate various control information for sidelink communication, such as one or more resources (e.g., time resources, frequency resources, and / or spatial resources), where a Transport Block (TB) 335 may be carried on the PSSCH 320. The TB 335 may include data. The PSFCH 325 may be used to convey sidelink feedback 340, such as Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) feedback (e.g., acknowledgement or negative acknowledgement (ACK / NACK) information), Transmission Power Control (TPC), and / or Scheduling Request (SR).

[0062] Although shown on the PSCCH 315, in some aspects, the SCI 330 may include multiple communications in different phases, such as a first-phase SCI (SCI-1) and a second-phase SCI (SCI-2). The SCI-1 may be transmitted on the PSCCH 315. The SCI-2 may be transmitted on the PSSCH 320. The SCI-1 may include, for example, an indication of one or more resources (e.g., time resources, frequency resources, and / or spatial resources) on the PSSCH 320, information for decoding sidelink communications on the PSSCH, a quality of service (QoS) priority value, a resource reservation period, a PSSCH demodulation reference signal (DMRS) pattern, an SCI format for the SCI-2, a β offset for the SCI-2, the number of PSSCH DMRS ports, and / or a modulation and coding scheme (MCS). The SCI-2 may include information associated with data transmission on the PSSCH 320, such as a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process ID, a new data indicator (NDI), a source identifier, a destination identifier, and / or a channel state information (CSI) report trigger.

[0063] In some aspects, one or more sidelink channels 310 may use a resource pool. For example, a scheduling assignment (e.g., included in the SCI 330) may be transmitted in a subchannel using a specific resource block (RB) across time. In some aspects, data transmission (e.g., on the PSSCH 320) associated with the scheduling assignment may occupy adjacent RBs in the same subframe as the scheduling assignment (e.g., using frequency division multiplexing). In some aspects, the scheduling assignment and the associated data transmission are not transmitted on adjacent RBs.

[0064] In some aspects, the UE 305 may operate using a transmission mode in which resource selection and / or scheduling is performed by the UE 305 (e.g., rather than the base station 110). In some aspects, the UE 305 may perform resource selection and / or scheduling by sensing the channel availability for transmission. For example, the UE 305 may measure a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) parameter (e.g., a sidelink RSSI (S-RSSI) parameter) associated with various sidelink channels, may measure a reference signal received power (RSRP) parameter (e.g., a PSSCH-RSRP parameter) associated with various sidelink channels, and / or may measure a reference signal received quality (RSRQ) parameter (e.g., a PSSCH-RSRQ parameter) associated with various sidelink channels, and may select a channel for transmission of sidelink communications based at least in part on the measurements.

[0065] Additionally or alternatively, the UE 305 may use the SCI 330 received in the PSCCH 315 to perform resource selection and / or scheduling, where the SCI 330 may indicate the occupied resources and / or channel parameters. Additionally or alternatively, the UE 305 may perform resource selection and / or scheduling by determining the channel busy rate (CBR) associated with each sidelink channel, which may be used for rate control (e.g., by indicating the maximum number of resource blocks that the UE 305 may use for a particular set of subframes).

[0066] In a transmission mode in which the UE 305 performs resource selection and / or scheduling, the UE 305 may generate a sidelink grant and may transmit the grant in the SCI 330. The sidelink grant may indicate, for example, one or more parameters (e.g., transmission parameters) for an upcoming sidelink transmission, such as one or more resource blocks (e.g., for the TB 335) to be used for an upcoming sidelink transmission on the PSSCH 320, one or more subframes to be used for the upcoming sidelink transmission, and / or the modulation and coding scheme (MCS) to be used for the upcoming sidelink transmission. In some aspects, the UE 305 may generate a sidelink grant indicating one or more parameters (such as the period of the sidelink transmission) for semi-persistent scheduling (SPS). Additionally or alternatively, the UE 305 may generate a sidelink grant for event-driven scheduling, such as for on-demand sidelink messages.

[0067] As indicated above, Figure 3 is provided only as an example. Other examples may differ from those described with respect to Figure 3 what is described.

[0068] Figure 4 is a diagram illustrating an example 400 of sidelink communication and access link communication in accordance with the present disclosure.

[0069] As Figure 4 shown, the transmitter (Tx) / receiver (Rx) UE 405 and the Rx / Tx UE 410 may communicate with each other via the sidelink, as described above in connection with Figure 3 what is described. As further shown, in some sidelink modes, the base station 110 may communicate with the Tx / Rx UE 405 via a first access link. Additionally or alternatively, in some sidelink modes, the base station 110 may communicate with the Rx / Tx UE 410 via a second access link. The Tx / Rx UE 405 and / or the Rx / Tx UE 410 may correspond to one or more UEs described elsewhere herein, such as Figure 1UE 120. Thus, a direct link between UEs 120 (e.g., via the PC5 interface) can be referred to as a sidelink, and a direct link between the base station 110 and the UE 120 (e.g., via the Uu interface) can be referred to as an access link. Sidelink communications can be transmitted via the sidelink, and access link communications can be transmitted via the access link. Access link communications can be downlink communications (from the base station 110 to the UE 120) or uplink communications (from the UE 120 to the base station 110).

[0070] In the context of vehicle-based communications (e.g., communications between vehicle UEs and RSUs), UEs can use sidelink channels (e.g., via V2X) to communicate with each other in a sidelink positioning session. A sidelink positioning session is a sidelink communication session that enables UEs to communicate with each other to achieve various positioning functions (such as navigation, maneuvering, collision avoidance, etc.). For example, a UE can transmit and / or receive position reference signals (PRSs) with other UEs (including other RSUs), and exchange measurement information with other UEs. This technology can be useful in various scenarios (e.g., when satellite navigation signals are attenuated or unavailable (e.g., in tunnels, urban canyons, etc.)), and can also enhance range and position accuracy when satellite navigation signals are available.

[0071] As indicated above, Figure 4 is provided only as an example. Other examples may be different from those described with respect to Figure 4 what is described.

[0072] Managing which UEs (e.g., RSUs or other types of UEs) serve other UEs (e.g., vehicle UEs) during a sidelink positioning session is a function of the UE motion state, traffic density, vehicle routes, etc. In a congested environment, many UEs may attempt to communicate with an RSU or other UEs simultaneously to determine their positions. Similarly, the network may seek to establish sidelink positioning sessions with many UEs simultaneously (e.g., to more accurately establish the position of the corresponding vehicle for vehicle maneuvering and traffic management). In an environment where UEs are moving, they may quickly leave the coverage areas of different RSUs and / or be within the coverage of multiple RSUs simultaneously. Adjacent UEs moving at different speeds can further complicate which RSU is most suitable to serve a UE. Allowing each UE to unilaterally initiate a sidelink positioning session with its peer UE or RSU may result in conflicts, over-the-air (OTA) congestion, rapid handovers between RSUs, and reduce the likelihood of successful session establishment.

[0073] Some of the techniques and apparatuses described herein enable one or more network devices to use information associated with a UE's route to assign one or more RSUs to the UE for the purpose of sidelink positioning. For example, a UE may transmit route information to another communication device associated with a wireless network (e.g., an RSU, a base station, another UE, etc.). A communication device (e.g., via a network controller, a base station, an RSU, etc.) may use the route information (and potentially additional route information collected from other devices) to determine which RSUs should be assigned to the UE. The communication device may transmit to the UE information (e.g., based on the UE's route) indicating the RSUs assigned to the UE for sidelink positioning. In this way, the communication device provides a predictive assignment of one or more RSUs to the UE, which may result in more efficient use of RSU, OTA resources, and processing resources of both the UE and the RSUs. Additionally, the RSU assignment may reduce the likelihood of conflicts between positioning sessions and provide a mechanism for effectively managing which RSUs are to establish sidelink positioning sessions with which UEs.

[0074] Figure 5 is a diagram illustrating an example 500 associated with route-based sidelink communication assignment in accordance with the present disclosure. As Figure 5 shown, a UE (e.g., UE 120) may communicate (e.g., transmit an uplink transmission and / or receive a downlink transmission) with a communication device (e.g., base station 110, network controller 130). In some aspects, the communication device may include another UE (e.g., an RSU or another type of UE), and the UE may communicate with the communication device via one or more sidelink communications. In some aspects, the UE may communicate with the communication device via another UE (e.g., an RSU or another type of UE) via one or more sidelink communications (e.g., in addition to or instead of communicating with the communication device). The UE and the communication device may be part of a wireless network (e.g., wireless network 100).

[0075] As indicated by reference numeral 505, the UE may transmit and the communication device may receive route information indicating a route associated with the UE. In some aspects, the transmission of the route information may be direct (e.g., via a sidelink transmission to a base station or transmission to another UE or RSU) or indirect (e.g., via one or more other devices associated with the network to a base station or network controller). In some aspects, the communication device may receive route information from a device other than the UE. For example, the communication device may receive route information from another UE, an RSU, or a third-party device associated with the UE.

[0076] In some aspects, the route information may indicate the destination of the UE (e.g., destination address, coordinates, etc.), the expected route of the UE (e.g., navigation instructions), the speed of the UE, the heading of the UE, one or more location coordinates of the UE, the location topology associated with the UE (e.g., road topology, geographical area topology, etc.), the location conditions associated with the UE (e.g., weather conditions, wireless signal quality conditions, obstacles, etc.), the static vehicle characteristics associated with the UE (e.g., vehicle parking location), the dynamic vehicle characteristics associated with the UE (e.g., moving vehicle location, orientation, etc.), one or more traffic patterns associated with the UE (e.g., current congestion, predicted congestion, etc.) and / or one or more traffic signal schedules associated with the UE.

[0077] As described herein, route information may be transmitted to a communication device (e.g., periodically and / or on demand) from various sources that may have available route information. For example, route information may be transmitted to the communication device via a UE, another UE, an RSU, and / or a third-party device associated with the UE. The third-party device may include, for example, a computing device capable of providing route information that may be related to determining the expected route of the UE and the conditions along the expected route. For example, the third-party device may be a weather server capable of providing weather conditions along the expected route of the UE, a navigation server capable of providing the expected route of the UE, and / or a geological information server capable of providing terrain information along the expected route of the UE, etc.

[0078] As shown by reference numeral 510, the communication device may determine at least one other UE (e.g., an RSU and / or another UE) to be assigned to the UE for sidelink positioning, at least in part based on the route information. For example, given route information indicating a route associated with the UE, the communication device may know the location, capacity, and coverage area of the UEs (including RSUs) available for a sidelink positioning session. Although any type of UE may be selected for assignment, in some aspects, the selection of an RSU may be preferred. For example, due to the static (e.g., stationary) nature and location (e.g., roadside) of many RSUs, as opposed to the dynamic nature and location of other types of UEs, an RSU may be a preferred UE for sidelink positioning purposes.

[0079] In some aspects, the communication device may determine a single RSU to be assigned to the UE for a sidelink positioning session. For example, based on the route information, the communication device may select a single RSU among multiple RSUs that meets one or more criteria, such as an RSU capacity threshold, an RSU distance threshold, etc. In some aspects, the communication device may determine multiple RSUs to be assigned to the UE for multiple sidelink positioning sessions (e.g., concurrent sessions along the expected route of the UE).

[0080] In some aspects, the communication device may determine the RSU to be assigned at least in part based on the UE's trajectory and / or speed (e.g., at least in part based on the current trajectory and / or speed of the route, and / or the predicted trajectory and / or speed). For example, in a case where the communication device determines based on the vehicle's trajectory and / or speed that the UE will leave the coverage area of the first RSU and enter the coverage area of the second RSU, the communication device may determine to assign the second RSU to the UE. In some aspects, the communication device may select a non-RSU type UE for a sidelink positioning session (e.g., based on the availability (or lack thereof) of RSUs along the UE's route).

[0081] In some aspects, when selecting another UE or RSU, the relative positioning between the other UE and the UE or between the RSU and the UE may also be a factor in determining which RSU or other type of UE to select for sidelink positioning. For example, another UE traveling in the same direction as the UE may not provide sufficient relative displacement for accurate and / or precise measurements of sidelink positioning, while a stationary RSU or another UE traveling in a different direction from the UE may be more preferred based on the relative displacement that can provide more accurate and / or precise measurements for sidelink positioning. The communication device may use any combination of the foregoing factors and / or criteria or other relevant factors and / or criteria to determine at least one other UE (e.g., RSU) to be assigned to the UE for sidelink positioning.

[0082] As shown by reference numeral 515, at least in part based on route information, the communication device may transmit and the UE may receive configuration information that indicates at least one other UE assigned to the UE for sidelink positioning. For example, the communication device may transmit to the UE information identifying the RSU or another UE with which the UE is to establish a sidelink positioning session.

[0083] In some aspects, the UE may receive configuration information from another device (e.g., from another communication device). For example, the communication device may transmit the configuration information to the UE via a base station, an RSU, or another UE. In some aspects, the UE may receive the configuration information via RRC signaling and / or medium access control (MAC) signaling (e.g., MAC control element (MAC CE)). In some aspects, the UE may receive the configuration information as application layer data. In some aspects, the configuration information may include an indication of one or more configuration parameters (e.g., known to the UE) for the UE to use for selection, and / or explicit configuration information for the UE to use to configure the UE.

[0084] In some aspects, the configuration information may indicate that the UE will establish a sidelink positioning session with another UE (e.g., an RSU) indicated by the configuration information. For example, the UE may be configured to attempt to establish a sidelink positioning session at least in part based on receiving the configuration information (e.g., in response to receiving the configuration information). In some aspects, the configuration information may indicate multiple UEs and / or RSUs. For example, the configuration information may indicate a list of multiple UEs and / or RSUs, and the order in which the UE is to establish sidelink positioning sessions with the UEs and / or RSUs on the list.

[0085] As shown by reference numeral 520, the UE may transmit data associated with establishing a sidelink positioning session to a UE among at least one UE at least in part based on configuration information indicating at least one UE. For example, the UE may establish sidelink communication with the RSU identified in the configuration information, as described herein.

[0086] In some aspects, the UE may switch from a sidelink positioning session with one RSU to another RSU. For example, at least in part based on configuration information identifying multiple RSUs and providing a method for determining the order of the RSUs, as described herein, the UE may switch from a first RSU to a second RSU (e.g., based on leaving the coverage area of the first RSU, entering the coverage area of the second RSU, a time- and / or location-based trigger, etc.).

[0087] As shown by reference numeral 525, the UE may transmit and the communication device may receive updated route information indicating an updated route associated with the UE (e.g., in a manner similar to that described herein). For example, in the case where the route information associated with the UE changes (e.g., the UE changes its route, traffic changes, weather changes, etc.), the updated route information may be provided to the communication device.

[0088] As shown by reference numeral 530, the communication device may determine an RSU for sidelink positioning at least in part based on the updated route information (e.g., in a manner similar to that described herein). For example, in the case where the route of the UE changes, an updated RSU assignment may also be required.

[0089] As shown by reference numeral 535, at least in part based on the updated route information, the communication device may transmit and the UE may receive updated configuration information indicating the RSU assigned to the UE for sidelink positioning (e.g., in a manner similar to that described herein). For example, in the case where the RSU assignment changes based on the updated route information, the communication device may transmit updated assignment information to the UE in the configuration information.

[0090] As shown by reference numeral 540, the UE may transmit data associated with establishing a sidelink positioning session to the RSU at least partially based on configuration information indicating an update of the RSU (e.g., in a manner similar to that described herein). For example, the UE may establish sidelink communication with the RSU identified in the updated configuration information, as described herein.

[0091] As indicated above, Figure 5 is provided only as an example. Other examples may be different from those described with respect to Figure 5 what is described.

[0092] Figure 6 is a diagram illustrating an example 600 of sidelink positioning according to the present disclosure. As Figure 6 shown, a UE 120 associated with a vehicle (e.g., UE1 and UE2 associated with corresponding first and second vehicles) may communicate with each other via sidelink communication and / or with one or more RSUs 120f (e.g., RSUA - RSUg). The RSU may communicate with a network (e.g., wireless network 100) in a wired and / or wireless manner. Although not depicted in example 600, the UE and / or RSU may also communicate with one or more other devices such as a base station 110, a network controller 130, and / or a third - party device 135 of the wireless network 100.

[0093] As shown in example 600, UE1 may be associated with a first route 610 that turns left through an intersection, while UE2 may be associated with a second route 620 that continues straight through the intersection. Using route information associated with the routes of each UE, one or more devices of the network (e.g., RSU, base station, network controller, and / or another UE, etc.) may assign one or more RSUs to UE1 and / or UE2. For example, based on the expected route of UE1, UE1 may be assigned to communicate with an RSU along the expected route, such as RSUd (e.g., associated with the intersection signal), and then RSUb (e.g., associated with the corner of the intersection). As another example, based on the expected route of UE2, UE2 may be assigned to communicate with RSUf, followed by RSUg. By assigning RSUs to UEs based on route information, the UEs can be assigned to RSUs in a manner designed to reduce the likelihood of conflicts between sidelink positioning sessions and in a manner designed to select RSUs that are more likely to provide a higher - quality sidelink positioning session for the UE.

[0094] As indicated above, Figure 6 is provided only as an example. Other examples may be different from those described with respect to Figure 6 what is described.

[0095] Figure 7 is a diagram illustrating another example 700 of sidelink positioning according to the present disclosure.Figure 7 depicts a situation similar to the one Figure 6 depicted in; however, Example 700 includes many vehicles in addition to the vehicles corresponding to UE1 and UE2.

[0096] As shown in Example 700, UE1 can be associated with a first route 710 turning left through an intersection, while UE2 can be associated with a second route 720 continuing straight through the intersection. Using the route information associated with the routes of each UE (including information indicating the traffic conditions shown in Example 700), one or more devices of the network (e.g., RSU, base station, network controller, and / or another UE, etc.) can assign one or more RSUs to UE1 and / or UE2. The RSU assignments in Example 700 can be different from those in Example 600 (e.g., based on the differences in the traffic conditions depicted in the two examples). For example, based on the expected route of UE1 and the traffic conditions near the intersection, UE1 can be assigned to communicate with RSUa through the intersection (e.g., in the case where RSUa can manage fewer sidelink positioning sessions than the other depicted RSUs). As another example, based on the expected route of UE2 and the traffic conditions near the intersection, UE2 can be assigned to communicate with RSUe first and then with RSUg, thus skipping RSUf in the case where RSUf is managing a relatively large number of sidelink positioning sessions. As shown in the figure, one or more of the methods described herein can implement dynamic RSU assignment based on both static route information and dynamic route information, thereby achieving different RSU assignments for different situations (e.g., traffic conditions, weather conditions, etc.), which can reduce the likelihood of conflicts between sidelink positioning sessions and bring a higher quality sidelink positioning session to the UE.

[0097] As indicated above, Figure 7 is provided only as an example. Other examples may be different from those Figure 7 described with respect to

[0098] Some of the techniques and apparatuses described herein enable one or more network devices to use information associated with the route of a UE to assign one or more RSUs to the UE for the purpose of sidelink positioning. For example, a UE may transmit route information to another communication device associated with a wireless network (e.g., an RSU, a base station, another UE, etc.). A communication device (e.g., via a network controller, a base station, an RSU, etc.) may use the route information (and potentially additional route information collected from other devices) to determine which RSUs should be assigned to the UE. The communication device may transmit to the UE information (e.g., based on the UE's route) indicating the RSUs assigned to the UE for sidelink positioning. In this way, the communication device provides a predictive assignment of one or more RSUs to the UE, which may result in more efficient use of RSU, OTA resources, and processing resources of both the UE and the RSU. Additionally, the RSU assignment may reduce the likelihood of conflicts between positioning sessions and provide a mechanism for effectively managing which RSUs are to establish sidelink positioning sessions with which UEs.

[0099] Figure 8 FIG. is a diagram illustrating an exemplary process 800 performed, for example, by a UE in accordance with the present disclosure. Exemplary process 800 is an example in which a UE (e.g., UE 120) performs operations associated with route-based sidelink communication assignment.

[0100] As Figure 8 shown, in some aspects, process 800 may include transmitting route information indicating a route associated with the UE (block 810). For example, a UE (e.g., using communication manager 140 and / or Figure 10 the transmission component 1004 depicted in ) may transmit route information indicating a route associated with the UE, as described above.

[0101] As Figure 8 further shown, in some aspects, process 800 may include receiving configuration information indicating at least one other UE assigned to the UE for sidelink positioning, at least in part based on the transmitted route information (block 820). For example, a UE (e.g., using communication manager 140 and / or Figure 10 the receiving component 1002 depicted in ) may receive configuration information indicating at least one other UE assigned to the UE for sidelink positioning, at least in part based on the transmitted route information, as described above.

[0102] Process 800 may include additional aspects, such as any single aspect and / or any combination of aspects of one or more other processes described below and / or in combination with other parts of this document.

[0103] In a first aspect, transmitting the route information includes transmitting the route information to at least one of: a base station, an RSU, or another UE.

[0104] In a second aspect, either alone or in combination with the first aspect, the receiving configuration information includes receiving configuration information from at least one of the following: a base station, an RSU, or another UE.

[0105] In a third aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first and second aspects, the receiving configuration information includes receiving configuration information via one or more of the following: RRC signaling, MAC-CE, or application layer data.

[0106] In a fourth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to third aspects, process 800 includes transmitting data associated with establishing a sidelink positioning session to a UE among at least one UE based at least in part on configuration information indicating at least one UE.

[0107] In a fifth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fourth aspects, the at least one other UE includes at least one RSU.

[0108] In a sixth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fifth aspects, the route information indicates at least one of the following: the destination of the UE, the expected route of the UE, the speed of the UE, the heading of the UE, or one or more position coordinates of the UE.

[0109] In a seventh aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first to sixth aspects, process 800 includes: receiving updated configuration information indicating the RSU assigned to the UE; and transmitting data associated with establishing a connection to the RSU based at least in part on the updated configuration information indicating the RSU.

[0110] Although Figure 8 illustrates exemplary blocks of process 800, in some aspects, process 800 may include additional blocks, fewer blocks, different blocks, or blocks arranged in a different manner compared to the blocks depicted in Figure 8 . Additionally or alternatively, two or more blocks of process 800 may be executed in parallel.

[0111] Figure 9 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary process 900, such as may be performed by a communication device, in accordance with the present disclosure. Exemplary process 900 is an example in which a communication device (e.g., base station 110, UE 120, and / or network controller 130) performs operations associated with route-based sidelink communication assignment.

[0112] As Figure 9As shown, in some aspects, process 900 may include receiving route information indicating a route associated with a UE (block 910). For example, a communication device (e.g., using communication manager 140 / 150 and / or Figure 11 the receiving component 1102 depicted in) may receive route information indicating a route associated with a UE, as described above.

[0113] As Figure 9 further shown, in some aspects, process 900 may include transmitting configuration information at least in part based on the received route information, the configuration information indicating at least one other UE assigned to the UE for sidelink positioning (block 920). For example, a communication device (e.g., using communication manager 140 / 150 and / or Figure 11 the transmitting component 1104 depicted in) may transmit configuration information at least in part based on the received route information, the configuration information indicating at least one other UE assigned to the UE for sidelink positioning, as described above.

[0114] Process 900 may include additional aspects, such as any individual aspect and / or any combination of aspects of one or more other processes described below and / or in combination with other parts of this document.

[0115] In a first aspect, process 900 includes determining at least one other UE at least in part based on the route information.

[0116] In a second aspect, either alone or in combination with the first aspect, the route information indicates at least one of the following: the destination of the UE, the expected route of the UE, the speed of the UE, the heading of the UE, one or more location coordinates of the UE, the location topology associated with the UE, the location condition associated with the UE, the static vehicle characteristics associated with the UE, the dynamic vehicle characteristics associated with the UE, one or more traffic patterns associated with the UE, or one or more traffic signal schedules associated with the UE.

[0117] In a third aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first and second aspects, process 900 includes receiving route information from at least one of the following: the UE, another UE, an RSU, or a third-party device associated with the UE.

[0118] In a fourth aspect, either alone or in combination with one or more of the first through third aspects, process 900 includes: receiving updated route information indicating an updated route of the UE; and transmitting updated configuration information at least in part based on the received updated route information, the updated configuration information indicating an RSU assigned to the UE for sidelink positioning.

[0119] In a fifth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fourth aspects, at least one other UE includes at least one RSU.

[0120] In a sixth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to fifth aspects, a communication device includes one of a base station, another UE, an RSU, or a network controller.

[0121] In a seventh aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to sixth aspects, transmission configuration information includes transmitting the transmission configuration information via one or more of the following: RRC signaling, MAC-CE, or application layer data.

[0122] In an eighth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to seventh aspects, transmission configuration information includes transmitting the transmission configuration information to a UE.

[0123] In a ninth aspect, alone or in combination with one or more of the first to eighth aspects, transmitting the transmission configuration information to a UE includes transmitting the transmission configuration information to the UE via one of the following: a base station, an RSU, or another UE.

[0124] Although Figure 9 exemplary blocks of process 900 are shown, in some aspects, process 900 may include additional blocks, fewer blocks, different blocks, or blocks arranged in a different manner compared to the blocks depicted in Figure 9 . Additionally or alternatively, two or more blocks of process 900 may be executed in parallel.

[0125] Figure 10 is a diagram of an exemplary apparatus 1000 for wireless communication. Apparatus 1000 may be a UE, or a UE may include apparatus 1000. In some aspects, apparatus 1000 includes a receiving component 1002 and a transmitting component 1004 that can communicate with each other (e.g., via one or more buses and / or one or more other components). As shown, apparatus 1000 may use receiving component 1002 and transmitting component 1004 to communicate with another device 1006 (such as a UE, a base station, or another wireless communication device). As further shown, apparatus 1000 may include a communication manager 140.

[0126] In some aspects, apparatus 1000 may be configured to perform one or more operations described herein in connection with Figures 5 to 7 . Additionally or alternatively, apparatus 1000 may be configured to perform one or more processes described herein, such as Figure 8 process 800. In some aspects, apparatus 1000 and / or Figure 10 one or more components shown in Figure 2One or more components of the described UE. Additionally or alternatively, Figure 10 One or more components shown in Figure 2 Can be implemented within one or more components described in. Additionally or alternatively, one or more components of the set of components can be at least partially implemented as software stored in a memory. For example, a component (or a part of a component) can be implemented as instructions or code stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium and can be executed by a controller or a processor to perform the functions or operations of the component.

[0127] The receiving component 1002 can receive communications from the device 1006, such as reference signals, control information, data communications, or combinations thereof. The receiving component 1002 can provide the received communications to one or more other components of the device 1000. In some aspects, the receiving component 1002 can perform signal processing on the received communications (such as filtering, amplification, demodulation, analog-to-digital conversion, demultiplexing, deinterleaving, demapping, equalization, interference cancellation, or decoding, etc.), and can provide the processed signals to one or more other components of the device 1006. In some aspects, the receiving component 1002 can include one or more antennas, modems, demodulators, MIMO detectors, receiving processors, controllers / processors, memories, or combinations thereof of the UE described in conjunction with Figure 2 One or more antennas, modems, demodulators, MIMO detectors, receiving processors, controllers / processors, memories, or combinations thereof of the UE described in conjunction with

[0128] The transmitting component 1004 can transmit communications to the device 1006, such as reference signals, control information, data communications, or combinations thereof. In some aspects, one or more other components of the device 1006 can generate communications and can provide the generated communications to the transmitting component 1004 for transmission to the device 1006. In some aspects, the transmitting component 1004 can perform signal processing on the generated communications (such as filtering, amplification, modulation, digital-to-analog conversion, multiplexing, interleaving, mapping, or encoding, etc.), and can transmit the processed signals to the device 1006. In some aspects, the transmitting component 1004 can include one or more antennas, modems, modulators, transmit MIMO processors, transmit processors, controllers / processors, memories, or combinations thereof of the UE described in conjunction with Figure 2 One or more antennas, modems, modulators, transmit MIMO processors, transmit processors, controllers / processors, memories, or combinations thereof of the UE described in conjunction with. In some aspects, the transmitting component 1004 can be collocated with the receiving component 1002 in a transceiver.

[0129] The transmitting component 1004 can transmit route information indicating a route associated with the UE. The receiving component 1002 can receive configuration information at least partially based on the transmitted route information, and the configuration information indicates at least one other UE assigned to the UE for sidelink positioning.

[0130] The transmitting component 1004 may transmit data associated with establishing a sidelink positioning session to a UE among at least one UE at least partially based on configuration information indicating the at least one UE.

[0131] The receiving component 1002 may receive configuration information indicating an update of the RSU assigned to the UE.

[0132] The transmitting component 1004 may transmit data associated with establishing a connection to the RSU at least partially based on configuration information indicating the update of the RSU.

[0133] Figure 10 The number and arrangement of the components shown in are provided only as an example. In fact, there may be additional components, fewer components, different components, or components arranged in a different manner compared to those shown in Figure 10 In addition, Figure 10 Two or more of the components shown in may be implemented within a single component, or Figure 10 a single component shown in may be implemented as multiple distributed components. Additionally or alternatively, in Figure 10 a group (one or more) of the components shown in may perform one or more functions described as being performed by another group of components shown in Figure 10 .

[0134] Figure 11 is a diagram of an exemplary apparatus 1100 for wireless communication. The apparatus 1100 may be a communication device (e.g., a UE, a base station, a network controller, or another communication device), or a communication device may include the apparatus 1100. In some aspects, the apparatus 1100 includes a receiving component 1102 and a transmitting component 1104 that may communicate with each other (e.g., via one or more buses and / or one or more other components). As shown, the apparatus 1100 may communicate with another apparatus 1106 (such as a UE, a base station, or another wireless communication device) using the receiving component 1102 and the transmitting component 1104. As further shown, the apparatus 1100 may include a communication manager (e.g., communication manager 140 or 150). The communication manager 140 / 150 may include a determining component 1108 and so on.

[0135] In some aspects, the apparatus 1100 may be configured to perform one or more operations described herein in connection with Figures 5 to 7 . Additionally or alternatively, the apparatus 1100 may be configured to perform one or more processes described herein, such as Figure 9 process 900. In some aspects, the apparatus 1100 and / or Figure 11 one or more of the components shown in may include one or more components of the communication device described in connection with Figure 2 . Additionally or alternatively, Figure 11One or more components shown in may be implemented in combination with Figure 2 one or more components described. Additionally or alternatively, one or more components of the set of components may be at least partially implemented as software stored in a memory. For example, a component (or a portion of a component) may be implemented as instructions or code stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium and executable by a controller or processor to perform the functions or operations of the component.

[0136] The receiving component 1102 may receive communications from the device 1106, such as reference signals, control information, data communications, or combinations thereof. The receiving component 1102 may provide the received communications to one or more other components of the device 1100. In some aspects, the receiving component 1102 may perform signal processing on the received communications (such as filtering, amplification, demodulation, analog-to-digital conversion, demultiplexing, deinterleaving, demapping, equalization, interference cancellation, or decoding, etc.), and may provide the processed signals to one or more other components of the device 1106. In some aspects, the receiving component 1102 may include one or more antennas, modems, demodulators, MIMO detectors, receiving processors, controller / processors, memories, or combinations thereof of the communication device described in combination with Figure 2 One or more antennas, modems, demodulators, MIMO detectors, receiving processors, controller / processors, memories, or combinations thereof of the communication device described.

[0137] The transmitting component 1104 may transmit communications to the device 1106, such as reference signals, control information, data communications, or combinations thereof. In some aspects, one or more other components of the device 1106 may generate communications and may provide the generated communications to the transmitting component 1104 for transmission to the device 1106. In some aspects, the transmitting component 1104 may perform signal processing on the generated communications (such as filtering, amplification, modulation, digital-to-analog conversion, multiplexing, interleaving, mapping, or coding, etc.), and may transmit the processed signals to the device 1106. In some aspects, the transmitting component 1104 may include one or more antennas, modems, modulators, transmit MIMO processors, transmit processors, controller / processors, memories, or combinations thereof of the communication device described in combination with Figure 2 One or more antennas, modems, modulators, transmit MIMO processors, transmit processors, controller / processors, memories, or combinations thereof of the communication device described. In some aspects, the transmitting component 1104 may be collocated with the receiving component 1102 in a transceiver.

[0138] The receiving component 1102 may receive route information indicating a route associated with the UE. The transmitting component 1104 may transmit configuration information at least partially based on the received route information, the configuration information indicating at least one other UE assigned to the UE for sidelink positioning.

[0139] The determining component 1108 may determine at least one other UE at least partially based on the route information.

[0140] The receiving component 1102 may receive route information from at least one of the following: the UE, another UE, an RSU, or a third-party device associated with the UE.

[0141] The receiving component 1102 may receive updated route information indicating an updated route of the UE.

[0142] The transmitting component 1104 may transmit updated configuration information at least partially based on the received updated route information, the updated configuration information indicating an RSU assigned to the UE for sidelink positioning.

[0143] Figure 11 The number and arrangement of the components shown are provided only as an example. In fact, there may be additional components, fewer components, different components, or components arranged in a different manner compared to those shown in Figure 11 In addition, Figure 11 two or more of the components shown may be implemented within a single component, or Figure 11 a single component shown may be implemented as multiple distributed components. Additionally or alternatively, a group (one or more) of the components shown in Figure 11 may perform one or more functions described as being performed by another group of components shown in Figure 11

[0144] An overview of some aspects of the present disclosure is provided below:

[0145] Aspect 1: A method of wireless communication performed by a UE, including: transmitting route information indicating a route associated with the UE; and receiving configuration information at least partially based on transmitting the route information, the configuration information indicating at least one other UE assigned to the UE for sidelink positioning.

[0146] Aspect 2: The method according to aspect 1, wherein transmitting the route information includes transmitting the route information to at least one of the following: a base station, an RSU, or another UE.

[0147] Aspect 3: The method according to any one of aspects 1 to 2, wherein receiving the configuration information includes receiving the configuration information from at least one of the following: a base station, an RSU, or another UE.

[0148] Aspect 4: The method according to any one of aspects 1 to 3, wherein receiving the configuration information includes receiving the configuration information via one or more of the following: RRC signaling, MAC-CE, or application layer data.

[0149] ​Aspect 5: The method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 4 further includes: transmitting data associated with an established sidelink positioning session to a UE among the at least one UE, at least partially based on the configuration information indicating the at least one UE.

[0150] Aspect 6: The method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 5, wherein the at least one other UE includes at least one RSU.

[0151] Aspect 7: The method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 6, wherein the route information indicates at least one of the following: the destination of the UE, the expected route of the UE, the speed of the UE, the heading of the UE, or one or more position coordinates of the UE.

[0152] Aspect 8: The method according to any one of Aspects 1 to 7 further includes: receiving updated configuration information indicating the RSU assigned to the UE; and transmitting data associated with establishing a connection to the RSU, at least partially based on the updated configuration information indicating the RSU.

[0153] Aspect 9: A method of wireless communication performed by a communication device includes: receiving route information indicating a route associated with the UE; and transmitting configuration information at least partially based on receiving the route information, the configuration information indicating at least one other UE assigned to the UE for sidelink positioning.

[0154] Aspect 10: The method according to Aspect 9 further includes: determining the at least one other UE at least partially based on the route information.

[0155] Aspect 11: The method according to any one of Aspects 9 to 10, wherein the route information indicates at least one of the following: the destination of the UE, the expected route of the UE, the speed of the UE, the heading of the UE, one or more position coordinates of the UE, the position topology associated with the UE, the position condition associated with the UE, the static vehicle characteristics associated with the UE, the dynamic vehicle characteristics associated with the UE, one or more traffic patterns associated with the UE, or one or more traffic signal schedules associated with the UE.

[0156] Aspect 12: The method according to any one of Aspects 9 to 11 further includes: receiving the route information from at least one of the following: the UE, another UE, an RSU, or a third-party device associated with the UE.

[0157] Aspect 13: The method according to any one of Aspects 9 to 12 further includes: receiving updated route information indicating an updated route of the UE; and transmitting updated configuration information at least partially based on receiving the updated route information, the updated configuration information indicating an RSU assigned to the UE for sidelink positioning.

[0158] Aspect 14: The method according to any one of Aspects 9 to 13, wherein the at least one other UE includes at least one RSU.

[0159] Aspect 15: The method according to any one of Aspects 9 to 14, wherein the communication device includes one of the following: a base station, another UE, an RSU, or a network controller.

[0160] Aspect 16: The method according to any one of Aspects 9 to 15, wherein transmitting the configuration information includes transmitting the configuration information via one or more of the following: RRC signaling, MAC-CE, or application layer data.

[0161] Aspect 17: The method according to any one of Aspects 9 to 16, wherein transmitting the configuration information includes: transmitting the configuration information to the UE.

[0162] Aspect 18: The method according to Aspect 17, wherein transmitting the configuration information to the UE includes transmitting the configuration information to the UE via one of the following: a base station, an RSU, or another UE.

[0163] Aspect 19: An apparatus for wireless communication at a device, comprising: a processor; a memory coupled to the processor; and instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the device to perform the method according to one or more of Aspects 1 to 8.

[0164] Aspect 20: An apparatus for wireless communication at a device, comprising: a processor; a memory coupled to the processor; and instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the device to perform the method according to one or more of Aspects 9 to 18.

[0165] Aspect 21: A device for wireless communication, comprising: a memory; and one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors configured to perform the method according to one or more of Aspects 1 to 8.

[0166] Aspect 22: A device for wireless communication, comprising: a memory; and one or more processors coupled to the memory, the one or more processors being configured to execute the method according to one or more of Aspects 9 to 18.

[0167] Aspect 23: A device for wireless communication, comprising at least one component for executing the method according to one or more of Aspects 1 to 8.

[0168] Aspect 24: A device for wireless communication, comprising at least one component for executing the method according to one or more of Aspects 9 to 18.

[0169] Aspect 25: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to execute the method according to one or more of Aspects 1 to 8.

[0170] Aspect 26: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for wireless communication, the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to execute the method according to one or more of Aspects 9 to 18.

[0171] Aspect 27: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication, the set of instructions comprising one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the device to execute the method according to one or more of Aspects 1 to 8.

[0172] Aspect 28: A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions for wireless communication, the set of instructions comprising one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the device to execute the method according to one or more of Aspects 9 to 18.

[0173] The foregoing disclosure provides illustration and description, but is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the aspects to the precise forms disclosed. Modifications and variations can be made in light of the above disclosure, or can be obtained from the practice of these aspects.

[0174] As used herein, the term "component" is intended to be broadly construed as hardware, or a combination of hardware and software. "Software", whether referred to as software, firmware, middleware, microcode, hardware description language, or by any other name, shall be broadly construed to mean instructions, instruction sets, code, code segments, program code, programs, subprograms, software modules, applications, software applications, software packages, routines, subroutines, objects, executables, threads of execution, processes, and / or functions, and other examples. As used herein, a "processor" is implemented in hardware and / or a combination of hardware and software. It will be clear that the systems or methods described herein can be implemented in different forms of hardware and / or combinations of hardware and software. The actual specific control hardware or software code used to implement these systems and / or methods does not limit the various aspects. Thus, the operation and behavior of the systems and / or methods are not described herein with reference to specific software code, as those skilled in the art will understand that the software and hardware can be designed at least in part based on the description herein to implement the systems and / or methods.

[0175] As used herein, depending on the context, "meeting a threshold" can refer to a value that is greater than the threshold, greater than or equal to the threshold, less than the threshold, less than or equal to the threshold, equal to the threshold, not equal to the threshold, etc.

[0176] Although specific combinations of features are recited in the claims or disclosed in the specification, these combinations are not intended to limit the disclosure of the various aspects. Many of these features can be combined in ways not specifically recited in the claims and / or not disclosed in the specification. The disclosure of the various aspects includes each dependent claim in combination with every other claim in the claim set. As used herein, the phrase referring to "at least one of" a list of items refers to any combination of those items (which includes a single member). As an example, "at least one of a, b, or c" is intended to cover a, b, c, a + b, a + c, b + c, and a + b + c, as well as any combination with multiples of the same element (e.g., a + a, a + a + a, a + a + b, a + a + c, a + b + b, a + c + c, b + b, b + b + b, b + b + c, c + c, and c + c + c, or any other ordering of a, b, and c).

[0177] None of the elements, acts, or instructions used herein shall be construed as critical or essential unless expressly so stated. Additionally, as used herein, the articles "a" and "an" are intended to include one or more items and may be used interchangeably with "one or more." Further, as used herein, the article "the" is intended to include one or more of the items mentioned in connection with the article "the" and may be used interchangeably with "one or more." Additionally, as used herein, the terms "set" and "group" are intended to include one or more items and may be used interchangeably with "one or more." If only one item is intended to be referred to, the phrase "only one" or similar will be used. Also, as used herein, terms such as "having" are intended to be open-ended terms that do not limit the elements they modify (e.g., an element "having" A may also have B). Additionally, the phrase "based on" is intended to mean "at least partially based on" unless otherwise expressly stated. Further, as used herein, the term "or" when used in a series is intended to be open-ended and may be used interchangeably with "and / or" unless otherwise expressly stated (e.g., if used in conjunction with "either" or "only one of...").

Claims

1. A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising: a memory; and one or more processors coupled to the memory and configured to: transmit route information indicating a route associated with the UE; and receive configuration information at least in part based on transmitting the route information, the configuration information indicating at least one other UE assigned to the UE for transmitting a location reference signal and exchanging measurement information.

2. The UE according to claim 1, wherein, for transmitting the route information, the one or more processors are configured to transmit the route information to at least: a base station, a roadside unit (RSU), another UE, or some combination thereof.

3. The UE according to claim 1, wherein, for receiving the configuration information, the one or more processors are configured to receive the configuration information from at least: a base station, an RSU, another UE, or some combination thereof.

4. The UE according to claim 1, wherein, for receiving the configuration information, the one or more processors are configured to receive the configuration information via at least: radio resource control (RRC) signaling, media access control (MAC) control element (MAC-CE), application layer data, or some combination thereof.

5. The UE according to claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: transmit data associated with establishing a sidelink positioning session to a UE among the at least one UE at least in part based on the configuration information indicating the at least one UE.

6. The UE according to claim 1, wherein the at least one other UE includes at least one RSU.

7. The UE according to claim 1, wherein the route information indicates at least: the destination of the UE, the expected route of the UE, the speed of the UE, the heading of the UE, one or more location coordinates of the UE, or some combination thereof.

8. The UE according to claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: receive updated configuration information indicating an RSU assigned to the UE; and transmit data associated with establishing a connection to the RSU at least in part based on the updated configuration information indicating the RSU.

9. A communication device for wireless communication, comprising: a memory; and one or more processors coupled to the memory and configured to: receive route information indicating a route associated with a user equipment (UE); and transmit configuration information at least in part based on receiving the route information, the configuration information indicating at least one other UE assigned to the UE for transmitting a location reference signal and exchanging measurement information.

10. The communication device according to claim 9, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: determine the at least one other UE at least in part based on the route information.

11. The communication device according to claim 9, wherein the route information indicates at least: The destination of the UE, The expected route of the UE, The speed of the UE, The heading of the UE, One or more location coordinates of the UE, The location topology associated with the UE, The location status associated with the UE, The static vehicle characteristics associated with the UE, The dynamic vehicle characteristics associated with the UE, One or more traffic patterns associated with the UE, One or more traffic signal schedules associated with the UE, or Some combination thereof.

12. The communication device according to claim 9, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: Receive the route information from at least: The UE, Another UE, A roadside unit (RSU), A third-party device associated with the UE, or Some combination thereof.

13. The communication device according to claim 9, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to: Receive updated route information that indicates an updated route of the UE; and Transmit updated configuration information at least in part based on receiving the updated route information, the updated configuration information indicating an RSU assigned to the UE for sidelink positioning.

14. The communication device according to claim 9, wherein the at least one other UE includes at least one RSU.

15. The communication device according to claim 9, wherein the communication device comprises one of the following: A base station, Another UE, An RSU, or A network controller.

16. The communication device according to claim 9, wherein, in order to transmit the configuration information, the one or more processors are configured to transmit the configuration information via at least: Radio resource control (RRC) signaling, Medium access control (MAC) control element (MAC-CE), Application layer data, or Some combination thereof.

17. The communication device according to claim 9, wherein, in order to transmit the configuration information, the one or more processors are configured to: Transmit the configuration information to the UE.

18. The communication device according to claim 17, wherein, in order to transmit the configuration information to the UE, the one or more processors are configured to transmit the configuration information to the UE via at least: A base station, An RSU, Another UE, or Some combination thereof.

19. A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising: Transmitting route information indicating a route associated with the UE; and Receiving configuration information at least in part based on transmitting the route information, the configuration information indicating at least one other UE assigned to the UE for transmitting location reference signals and exchanging measurement information.

20. The method according to claim 19, wherein receiving the configuration information comprises receiving the configuration information via at least: Radio resource control (RRC) signaling, Medium access control (MAC) control element (MAC-CE), Application layer data, or Some combination thereof.

21. The method according to claim 19, further comprising: Transmit data associated with establishing a sidelink positioning session to a UE among the at least one UE, at least partially based on the configuration information indicating the at least one UE.

22. The method according to claim 19, wherein the at least one other UE includes at least one RSU.

23. The method according to claim 19, wherein the route information indicates at least: The destination of the UE, The expected route of the UE, The speed of the UE, The heading of the UE, One or more position coordinates of the UE, or Some combination thereof.

24. A method of wireless communication performed by a communication device, comprising: Receiving route information indicating a route associated with a user equipment (UE); and Transmitting configuration information at least partially based on receiving the route information, the configuration information indicating at least one other UE assigned to the UE for transmitting position reference signals and exchanging measurement information.

25. The method according to claim 24, further comprising: Determining the at least one other UE at least partially based on the route information.

26. The method according to claim 24, wherein the route information indicates at least: The destination of the UE, The expected route of the UE, The speed of the UE, The heading of the UE, One or more position coordinates of the UE, The position topology associated with the UE, The position condition associated with the UE, The static vehicle characteristics associated with the UE, The dynamic vehicle characteristics associated with the UE, One or more traffic patterns associated with the UE, One or more traffic signal schedules associated with the UE, or Some combination thereof.

27. The method according to claim 24, further comprising: Receiving the route information from at least one of the following: The UE, Another UE, A roadside unit (RSU), A third-party device associated with the UE, or Some combination thereof.

28. The method according to claim 24, further comprising: Receiving updated route information indicating an updated route of the UE; and Transmitting updated configuration information at least partially based on receiving the updated route information, the updated configuration information indicating an RSU assigned to the UE for sidelink positioning.

29. The method according to claim 24, wherein the at least one other UE includes at least one RSU.

30. The method according to claim 24, wherein the communication device includes one of the following: A base station, Another UE, An RSU, or A network controller.

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