Methods and devices that support location-related information reporting

Abstract

Various aspects of this disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for supporting location-related information reporting. An exemplary method performed by a UE includes: determining time / frequency domain resources or RS or RS set associated with reporting location-related information, wherein the location-related information includes timing-related information, power-related information, phase-related information, or a combination thereof; and reporting the location-related information determined based on the associated time / frequency domain resources or RS or RS set.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to wireless communications, and more specifically, to technologies that support location-related information reporting. Background Technology

[0002] A wireless communication system may include one or more network communication devices, such as a base station, which can support wireless communication of one or more user communication devices (which may also be referred to as user equipment (UE) or other suitable terms). The wireless communication system can support wireless communication with one or more user communication devices by utilizing the resources of the wireless communication system (e.g., time resources (e.g., symbols, time slots, subframes, frames, or the like) or frequency resources (e.g., subcarriers, carriers, or the like)). Furthermore, the wireless communication system can support wireless communication across various radio access technologies, including third-generation (3G) radio access technology, fourth-generation (4G) radio access technology, fifth-generation (5G) radio access technology, and other suitable radio access technologies beyond 5G (e.g., sixth-generation (6G)). Summary of the Invention

[0003] The article “a” preceding an element is unrestricted and should be understood to refer to “at least one” or “one or more” of those elements. The terms “a,” “at least one,” “one or more,” and “at least one of one or more” are interchangeable. As used herein (included in the claims), the word “or” used in a list of items (e.g., a list of items beginning with phrases such as “at least one of…”, “one or more of…”, or “one or both of…”) indicates an inclusive list, such that (e.g.) a list of at least one of A, B, or C means A or B or C or AB or AC or BC or ABC (i.e., A and B and C). Furthermore, as used herein, the phrase “based on” should not be construed as referring to a closed set of conditions. For example, without departing from the scope of this disclosure, an example step described as “based on condition A” may be based on both condition A and condition B. In other words, as used herein, the phrase “based on” should be interpreted in the same manner as the phrase “at least partially based on.” Furthermore, as used herein (included in the claims), a “group” may comprise one or more elements.

[0004] Some embodiments of the methods and apparatus described herein may further include a UE for wireless communication, comprising: at least one memory; and at least one processor coupled to the at least one memory and configured to cause the UE to: determine time / frequency domain resources or reference signals (RS) or sets of RS associated with reporting location-related information, wherein the location-related information includes timing-related information, power-related information, phase-related information, or combinations thereof; and report the location-related information determined based on the associated time / frequency domain resources or RS or sets of RS.

[0005] In some implementations of the methods and apparatus described herein, the timing-related information is associated with multiple paths in the time domain.

[0006] In some embodiments of the methods and apparatus described herein, the at least one processor is configured to enable the UE to receive signaling at a granularity that configures the timing-related information.

[0007] In some embodiments of the methods and apparatus described herein, the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to: receive signaling indicating one or more time-domain patterns associated with a plurality of paths, each element of the time-domain pattern corresponding to the timing-related information of a corresponding path in the plurality of paths; and report the timing-related information by reporting a pattern index of the associated pattern.

[0008] In some embodiments of the methods and apparatus described herein, the time-domain pattern in one or more time-domain patterns is associated with the absolute time-domain position of the corresponding path or with the differential time-domain position of the corresponding path relative to a previous path or a predefined boundary.

[0009] In some implementations of the methods and apparatus described herein, the timing-related information is associated with multiple paths, and the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to report the temporal location of each of the multiple paths.

[0010] In some embodiments of the methods and apparatus described herein, the time-domain position is an absolute time-domain position or a differential time-domain position relative to a previous time-domain position or a predefined boundary.

[0011] In some embodiments of the methods and apparatus described herein, the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to receive signaling indicating the number of the plurality of paths.

[0012] In some embodiments of the methods and apparatus described herein, the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to report the number of the plurality of paths.

[0013] In some embodiments of the methods and apparatus described herein, the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to receive signaling indicating at least one time-domain window.

[0014] In some embodiments of the methods and apparatus described herein, the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to report some or all of the indices of the at least one time-domain window.

[0015] In some embodiments of the methods and apparatus described herein, the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to report at least one time-domain location of at least one path within a time-domain window, either reported or configured.

[0016] In some implementations of the methods and apparatus described herein, each time-domain window is associated with a start position, duration, and a configured or predefined unit.

[0017] In some embodiments of the methods and apparatus described herein, the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to: receive signaling indicating that the timing-related information, the power-related information, the phase-related information, or a combination thereof be reported; and determine, based on the signaling, the same time / frequency domain resource or RS or RS set be associated with the location-related information report.

[0018] In some embodiments of the methods and apparatus described herein, the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to: receive one or more signaling messages, each indicating a report of the timing-related information, the power-related information, the phase-related information, or a combination thereof; and, if the one or more signaling messages are within a configured or predefined time-domain window, determine that the same time / frequency domain resource or RS or RS set is associated with a location-related information report indicated by the one or more signaling messages.

[0019] In some embodiments of the methods and apparatus described herein, the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to: receive one or more signalings, each indicating a time example of the timing-related information, the power-related information, the phase-related information, or a combination thereof; and, if the reporting time example indicated by the one or more signalings is within a configured or predefined time-domain window, determine that the same time / frequency domain resource or RS or RS set is associated with the location-related information report indicated by the one or more signalings.

[0020] In some embodiments of the methods and apparatus described herein, the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to: receive one or more signaling messages, each indicating a time example of the timing-related information, the power-related information, the phase-related information, or a combination thereof, wherein a report identifier is associated with each location-related information report.

[0021] In some embodiments of the methods and apparatus described herein, the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to: determine that the same time / frequency domain resource or RS or RS set is associated with the corresponding location-related information report if the report identifier associated with each of the location-related information reports is the same.

[0022] In some embodiments of the methods and apparatus described herein, the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to receive signaling indicating at least one of a time / frequency domain resource or an RS or RS set associated with the location-related information report.

[0023] In some implementations of the methods and apparatus described herein, the configured or predefined time-domain window is based on the periodicity of the associated time / frequency domain resources or RS or RS set.

[0024] Some embodiments of the methods and apparatus described herein may further include a processor for wireless communication, comprising: at least one controller coupled to at least one memory and configured such that the at least one processor: determines a time / frequency domain resource or RS or RS set associated with reporting location-related information, wherein the location-related information includes timing-related information, power-related information, phase-related information, or a combination thereof; and reports the location-related information determined based on the associated time / frequency domain resource or RS or RS set.

[0025] Some embodiments of the methods and apparatus described herein may further include a network equipment (NE) for wireless communication, comprising: at least one memory; and at least one processor coupled to the at least one memory and configured such that the NE node: transmits time / frequency domain resources or RS or RS sets associated with reporting location-related information, wherein the location-related information includes timing-related information, power-related information, phase-related information, or a combination thereof; and receives reports of the location-related information determined based on the associated time / frequency domain resources or RS or RS sets.

[0026] Some implementations of the methods and devices described herein may further include a method performed by a UE, comprising: determining a time / frequency domain resource or RS or RS set associated with reporting location-related information, wherein the location-related information includes timing-related information, power-related information, phase-related information, or a combination thereof; and reporting the location-related information determined based on the associated time / frequency domain resource or RS or RS set. Attached Figure Description

[0027] Figure 1 Examples of wireless communication systems according to aspects of this disclosure are described.

[0028] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram illustrating an exemplary CIR according to aspects of this disclosure.

[0029] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram illustrating an exemplary CIR according to aspects of this disclosure.

[0030] Figure 4This is a schematic diagram illustrating an exemplary positioning-related information reporting procedure under scheme 2-1 according to aspects of this disclosure.

[0031] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram illustrating an exemplary positioning-related information reporting procedure under scheme 2-2 of this disclosure.

[0032] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram illustrating an exemplary positioning-related information reporting procedure under schemes 2-3 of this disclosure.

[0033] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram illustrating an exemplary positioning-related information reporting procedure under schemes 2-4 of this disclosure.

[0034] Figure 8 Examples of UEs based on aspects of this disclosure are described.

[0035] Figure 9 Examples of processors according to aspects of this disclosure are described.

[0036] Figure 10 Examples of NEs based on aspects of this disclosure are described.

[0037] Figure 11 A flowchart illustrating a method performed by a UE according to aspects of this disclosure.

[0038] Figure 12 A flowchart illustrating the method performed by NE according to aspects of this disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0039] For AI-based (or AI / Machine Learning (ML)) positioning, if the AI / ML model is at the Location Management Function (LMF) and is assisted by the UE, for example, based on downlink (DL) Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) measurements and / or reports, then positioning-related information reports, such as Channel Impulse Response (CIR), Power Delay Distribution (PDP), and / or Delay Distribution (DP) reports, are necessary. Therefore, positioning-related information reporting should be improved to accommodate AI / ML-based positioning. This involves addressing issues such as how to derive positioning-related information for reporting, which further relates to timing-related information reporting and associating (or linking, etc.) at least one of the following: path-related timing-related information reports (or timing reports), power-related information reports (or power reports), and phase-related information reports (or phase reports).

[0040] Considering at least the aforementioned technical issues, this disclosure provides technical solutions that support location-related information reporting, such as methods and devices that support location-related information reporting.

[0041] For example, regarding timing-related information reporting, in some embodiments of this application, several modes are configured or pre-configured to the UE, and the UE reports a mode index indicating the time-domain location of a path. In some other embodiments of this application, the UE reports the time-domain location of each path in an absolute or differential manner. In still other embodiments of this application, the UE reports the time-domain location of each path within a bitmap reporting window.

[0042] Regarding the association of at least one of the timing-related information reports, power-related information reports, and phase-related information reports for a path, in some embodiments of this application, the timing reports, power reports, and / or phase reports are associated via signaling used to trigger or configure the timing reports, power reports, and / or phase reports. In some other embodiments of this application, the timing reports, power reports, and / or phase reports are associated by limiting the signaling used to trigger or configure the timing reports, power reports, and / or phase reports within a time-domain window. In some other embodiments of this application, the timing reports, power reports, and / or phase reports are associated by limiting their reporting time examples within a time-domain window. In some other embodiments of this application, the timing reports, power reports, and / or phase reports are associated via the same report identifier (ID) (or index). In other embodiments of this application, timing reports, power reports, and / or phase reports are triggered or configured and associated with relevant time / frequency domain resources (e.g., RS timing), RS (e.g., RS ID), or RS sets (e.g., RS set ID) for measurement purposes.

[0043] In short, the technical solutions disclosed in this disclosure will improve existing positioning technologies, enhance the accuracy of AI / ML model positioning, and facilitate the implementation of AI / ML model positioning.

[0044] The aspects of this disclosure are described in the context of wireless communication systems.

[0045] Figure 1This describes an example of a wireless communication system 100 according to aspects of this disclosure. The wireless communication system 100 may include one or more NEs 102, one or more UEs 104, and a core network (CN) 106. The wireless communication system 100 may support various radio access technologies. In some embodiments, the wireless communication system 100 may be a 4G network, such as an LTE network or an LTE-A network. In some other embodiments, the wireless communication system 100 may be an NR network, such as a 5G network, a 5G-A network, or a 5G Ultra Wideband (5G-UWB) network. In other embodiments, the wireless communication system 100 may be a combination of 4G and 5G networks or other suitable radio access technologies, including IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), and IEEE 802.20. The wireless communication system 100 may support radio access technologies beyond 5G, such as 6G. In addition, the wireless communication system 100 can support technologies such as Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), or Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA).

[0046] One or more NEs 102 may be distributed throughout a geographic area to form a wireless communication system 100. One or more of the NEs 102 described herein may be, include, or be referred to as a network node, base station, network element, network function, network entity, wireless access network (RAN), NodeB, eNodeB (eNB), next-generation NodeB (gNB), or other suitable terms. NEs 102 and UEs 104 may communicate via a communication link, which may be wireless or wired. For example, NEs 102 and UEs 104 may perform wireless communication (e.g., receiving signaling, transmitting signaling) via a Uu interface.

[0047] NE 102 can provide a geographic coverage area for which NE 102 can support services for one or more UEs 104 within the geographic coverage area. For example, NE 102 and UE 104 can support wireless communication of signals associated with services (e.g., voice, video, packet data, messaging, broadcasting, etc.) using one or more radio access technologies. In some embodiments, NE 102 can be mobile, such as a satellite associated with a non-terrestrial network (NTN). In some embodiments, different geographic coverage areas 112 associated with the same or different radio access technologies can overlap, but different geographic coverage areas can be associated with different NEs 102.

[0048] One or more UEs 104 may be distributed throughout the geographic area of ​​the wireless communication system 100. UE 104 may include or be referred to as a remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, remote device, subscriber device, transmitter device, receiver device, or some other suitable term. In some embodiments, UE 104 may be referred to as a unit, station, terminal, or client, and other instances thereof. Alternatively or additionally, UE 104 may be referred to as an Internet of Things (IoT) device, Internet of Everything (IoE) device, or Machine-Type Communication (MTC) device, and other instances thereof.

[0049] UE 104 may be able to support direct wireless communication with other UE 104 via a communication link. For example, UE 104 may support direct wireless communication with another UE 104 via a device-to-device (D2D) communication link. In some implementations, such as vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) deployments, vehicle-to-everything (V2X) deployments, or cellular-V2X deployments, the communication link 114 may be referred to as a sidelink. For example, UE 104 may support direct wireless communication with another UE 104 via a PC5 interface.

[0050] NE 102 may support communication with CN 106 or another NE 102, or both. For example, NE 102 may interface with other NE 102 or CN 106 via one or more backhaul links (e.g., S1, N2, N2, or network interfaces). In some implementations, NE 102 may communicate directly with each other. In some other implementations, NE 102 may communicate with each other indirectly (e.g., via CN 106). In some implementations, one or more NE 102 may include sub-components, such as access network entities, which may be instances of Access Node Controllers (ANCs). The ANC may communicate with one or more UE 104s via one or more other access network transmitting entities, which may be referred to as radio headends, smart radio headends, or transmit-receive points (TRPs).

[0051] CN 106 can support user authentication, access authorization, tracking, connectivity, and other access, routing, or mobility functions. CN 106 can be an evolved packet core (EPC) or a 5G core (5GC), which may include control plane entities (e.g., Mobility Management Entity (MME), Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF)) that manage access and mobility, and user plane entities (e.g., Serving Gateway (S-GW), Packet Data Network (PDN) Gateway (P-GW), or User Plane Function (UPF)) that route packets or interconnects to external networks. In some implementations, the control plane entities may manage non-access stratum (NAS) functions, such as mobility, authentication, and bearer management (e.g., data bearers, signaling bearers, etc.) of one or more UEs 104 served by one or more NEs 102 associated with CN106.

[0052] CN 106 can communicate with a packet data network (e.g., via S1, N2, N2, or another network interface) through one or more backhaul links. The packet data network may contain an application server. In some implementations, one or more UEs 104 can communicate with the application server. UE 104 can establish a session (e.g., a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session or the like) with CN 106 via NE 102. CN 106 can use the established session (e.g., an established PDU session) to route traffic (e.g., control information, data, and the like) between UE 104 and the application server. A PDU session may be an instance of a logical connection between UE 104 and CN 106 (e.g., one or more network functions of CN 106).

[0053] In the wireless communication system 100, NE 102 and UE 104 can use the resources of the wireless communication system 100 (e.g., time resources (e.g., symbols, time slots, subframes, frames, or the like) or frequency resources (e.g., subcarriers, carriers)) to perform various operations (e.g., wireless communication). In some embodiments, NE 102 and UE 104 may support different resource structures. For example, NE 102 and UE 104 may support different frame structures. In some embodiments, such as in 4G, NE 102 and UE 104 may support a single frame structure. In some other embodiments, such as in 5G and other suitable radio access technologies, NE 102 and UE 104 may support various frame structures (i.e., multiple frame structures). NE 102 and UE 104 may support various frame structures based on one or more sets of parameters.

[0054] The wireless communication system 100 may support one or more parameter sets, and the parameter sets may include subcarrier spacing and cyclic prefixes. A first parameter set (e.g., μ=0) may be associated with a first subcarrier spacing (e.g., 15 kHz) and a regular cyclic prefix. In some embodiments, the first parameter set (e.g., μ=0) associated with the first subcarrier spacing (e.g., 15 kHz) may utilize one time slot per subframe. A second parameter set (e.g., μ=1) may be associated with a second subcarrier spacing (e.g., 30 kHz) and a regular cyclic prefix. A third parameter set (e.g., μ=2) may be associated with a third subcarrier spacing (e.g., 60 kHz) and a regular cyclic prefix or an extended cyclic prefix. A fourth parameter set (e.g., μ=3) may be associated with a fourth subcarrier spacing (e.g., 120 kHz) and a regular cyclic prefix. A fifth parameter set (e.g., μ=4) may be associated with a fifth subcarrier spacing (e.g., 240 kHz) and a regular cyclic prefix.

[0055] Time intervals for resources (such as communication resources) can be organized according to frames (also known as radio frames). Each frame may have a duration, for example, 10 milliseconds (ms). In some embodiments, each frame may contain multiple subframes. For example, each frame may contain 10 subframes, and each subframe may have a duration, for example, 1 ms. In some embodiments, each frame may have the same duration. In some embodiments, each subframe of a frame may have the same duration.

[0056] Alternatively, the time intervals of resources (e.g., communication resources) can be organized according to time slots. For example, a subframe may contain a certain number (e.g., a set of parameters). The number of time slots in each subframe may also depend on one or more parameter sets supported in the wireless communication system 100. For example, the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth parameter sets (i.e., μ=0, μ=1, μ=2, μ=3, μ=4) associated with corresponding subcarrier intervals of 15 kHz, 30 kHz, 60 kHz, 120 kHz, and 240 kHz can respectively utilize one time slot per subframe, two time slots per subframe, four time slots per subframe, eight time slots per subframe, and 16 time slots per subframe. Each time slot may contain a certain number (e.g., a set of parameters) of symbols (e.g., OFDM symbols). In some embodiments, the number (e.g., quantity) of time slots in a subframe may depend on the parameter set. For a conventional cyclic prefix, a time slot may contain 14 symbols. For an extended cyclic prefix (e.g., applicable to a 60 kHz subcarrier spacing), a time slot may contain 12 symbols. The relationship between the number of symbols per time slot, the number of time slots per subframe, and the number of time slots per frame for the regular and extended cyclic prefixes may depend on the parameter set. It should be understood that references to the first parameter set (e.g., μ=0) associated with the first subcarrier spacing (e.g., 15 kHz) can be used interchangeably between subframes and time slots.

[0057] In the wireless communication system 100, the electromagnetic (EM) spectrum can be divided into various categories, bands, channels, etc., based on frequency or wavelength. For example, the wireless communication system 100 may support one or more operating frequency bands, such as frequency ranges represented as FR1 (410 MHz to 7.125 GHz), FR2 (24.25 GHz to 52.6 GHz), FR3 (7.125 GHz to 24.25 GHz), FR4 (52.6 GHz to 114.25 GHz), FR4a or FR4-1 (52.6 GHz to 71 GHz), and FR5 (114.25 GHz to 300 GHz). In some embodiments, NE 102 and UE 104 may perform wireless communication on one or more of the operating frequency bands. In some embodiments, FR1 may be used by NE 102 and UE 104, as well as other equipment or devices, for cellular communication services (e.g., control information, data). In some implementations, FR2 can be used by NE 102 and UE 104, as well as other equipment or devices, for short-range, high data rate capabilities.

[0058] FR1 can be associated with one or more parameter sets (e.g., at least three parameter sets). For example, FR1 can be associated with: a first parameter set (e.g., μ=0) containing a 15 kHz subcarrier spacing; a second parameter set (e.g., μ=1) containing a 30 kHz subcarrier spacing; and a third parameter set (e.g., μ=2) containing a 60 kHz subcarrier spacing. FR2 can be associated with one or more parameter sets (e.g., at least two parameter sets). For example, FR2 can be associated with: a third parameter set (e.g., μ=2) containing a 60 kHz subcarrier spacing; and a fourth parameter set (e.g., μ=3) containing a 120 kHz subcarrier spacing.

[0059] According to aspects of this disclosure, a technical solution is proposed that supports location-related information reporting, such as that used for AI / ML positioning, based on existing reports for NR positioning. Exemplary location-related information is time-series related information (e.g., DP), power-related information, or phase-related information, or a combination thereof. Combinations of time-series related information, power-related information, and phase-related information are diverse, for example, combinations including all of these (e.g., CIR) or combinations of power and phase (e.g., PDP), etc.

[0060] On the network side, such as the NE, time / frequency domain resources (e.g., PRS timing) or RS (e.g., PRS ID) or RS set (e.g., RS set ID) associated with reporting location-related information will be transmitted (or configured or indicated) to the UE. The time / frequency domain resources (e.g., PRS timing) or RS (e.g., PRS ID) or RS set may be periodic or aperiodic. Therefore, on the UE side, the UE will receive and determine the time / frequency domain resources or RS or RS set associated with reporting location-related information. The UE will then report the location-related information determined based on the associated time / frequency domain resources or RS or RS set. The network side will always receive reports of location-related information determined based on the associated time / frequency domain resources or RS or RS set.

[0061] According to the protocol in RAN1#14, in order to perform direct AI / ML positioning using the LMF-side model, such as in Cases 2b and 3b, various types of positioning-related measurement reports containing timing, power, and / or phase information of the channel response are identified, where beneficial and necessary (e.g., weighing positioning accuracy requirements against signaling overhead). For example, at least for Case 3b, the positioning-related measurement report contains timing, power, and phase information of the channel response. Regarding Case 2b, it involves UE-assisted / LMF-based positioning and direct AI / ML positioning using the LMF-side model. Regarding Case 3b, it involves NG-RAN node-assisted positioning and direct AI / ML positioning using the LMF-side model. Meanwhile, for direct AI / ML positioning using the LMF-side model, such as in Cases 2b and 3b, various types of measurement reports containing timing, power, and / or phase information of the channel response with potential canonical influence have been investigated to enhance AI / ML-based positioning accuracy. It has been found that if the desired measurement reports are supported, the potential specification impact will include new measurement reports or enhancements to existing measurement reports, such as alignment of sample / path determination.

[0062] Taking CIR as an example, Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram illustrating an exemplary CIR according to aspects of this disclosure.

[0063] like Figure 2 The display shows and reports multiple paths, such as four paths in the time domain. For example, the CIR will be generated by the gNB based on the timing and power (and other parameters) of each path in the CIR. Figure 2 The amplitude correlation (and phase information shown in the diagram) is used to reconstruct or construct the CIR on the network side. The CIR can only be reconstructed using the timing, power, and phase information of each path in the CIR corresponding to the same time example. Therefore, how to report the time example of each path in the CIR is important for path alignment determination. Furthermore, it is necessary to address how to link the timing report, power report, and / or phase report to the same time example.

[0064] Timing-related information reports are typically associated with multiple paths in the time domain. The granularity of timing-related information is configured to the UE, for example, via Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling or other signaling. An exemplary granularity of timing-related information, such as the granularity of a path's time example (or path time example), is determined by the sampling rate of the RS in the time domain. The granularity can be a multiple of the duration between adjacent sampling points.

[0065] According to some aspects of this disclosure, timing-related information reporting is based on time-domain patterns (or patterns, etc.). For example, the network side may indicate one or more time-domain patterns (pre-configured or pre-defined by the network) associated with multiple paths via RRC signaling or other signaling. Each element of the time-domain pattern corresponds to the timing-related information of the corresponding path. The UE will report the timing-related information of multiple paths by reporting the associated patterns (e.g., an index of the associated patterns).

[0066] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the time-domain pattern is associated with the absolute time-domain location of the path; that is, the reference time-domain location is a slot boundary, and the absolute time-domain location of the path is based on the time-domain difference between the slot boundary and the path location. In some other embodiments of this disclosure, the time-domain pattern is associated with the differential time-domain location of the path relative to a previous path (or preceding path) or a predefined boundary (e.g., a slot boundary). That is, the reference time-domain location is a previous path or a predefined boundary.

[0067] The unit of time (or time unit) for each time-domain pattern is one or more time-domain durations of neighboring samples, which can be configured or predefined. In the case of 2048 samples in duration T, the duration between two neighboring samples is T / 2048. The granularity will be one or more times T / 2048. Two exemplary time-domain patterns are illustrated below.

[0068] An exemplary time-domain pattern is (10, 40, 80, 100), where the time unit is twice the duration between two neighboring samples (e.g., T / 2048). This means that the reported location-related information, such as CIR, has four time examples with non-zero amplitude (or power) associated with four paths, and the time-domain locations of the four paths are the 10th sampling point (i.e., 10*T / 2048), the 40th sampling point (i.e., 40*T / 2048), the 80th sampling point (i.e., 80*T / 2048), and the 100th sampling point (i.e., 100*T / 2048).

[0069] Another exemplary temporal pattern is (25,35,65,75,85), where the time unit is 10 times the duration between two neighboring samples. This means that the reported location-related information, such as CIR, has five temporal examples with non-zero amplitudes associated with five paths, and the temporal locations of the five paths are the 250th (250*T / 2048)th sample point, the 350th (350*T / 2048)th sample point, the 650th (650*T / 2048)th sample point, the 750th (750*T / 2048)th sample point, and the 850th (850*T / 2048)th sample point.

[0070] According to some aspects of this disclosure, timing-related information reporting is achieved by the UE reporting the temporal location of each path. The temporal location of a path is either an absolute temporal location or a differential temporal location relative to a previous temporal location or a predefined boundary. For example, the differential temporal location is the differential temporal duration between adjacent paths. Similarly, a time unit can be configured. The time unit can be one or more times the duration between adjacent samples. The temporal location can be reported based on the time unit and the temporal location relative to previous paths.

[0071] In some embodiments of this disclosure, the number of paths to be reported or selected, e.g., Np, can be configured by the network side (e.g., by a gNB). In this case, the UE will select Np paths from the detected paths and report the corresponding time-domain locations of the selected Np paths. In some other embodiments of this disclosure, the UE will explicitly report the number of reported or selected paths, or implicitly report the number of reported or selected paths based on the number of reported time-domain locations, for example, based on the number of reported differential time-domain durations.

[0072] According to some aspects of this disclosure, timing-related information reporting is bitmap-based. One or more time-domain windows (or windows, etc.) will be configured by the network side. Each window is associated with a start position, duration, and a configured or predefined time unit. An exemplary unit of the window is one or more times the configured or predefined time unit, a configured or predefined value, or the duration between two neighboring samples. The first of the one or more windows may begin from a time slot boundary.

[0073] The UE can report at least one window selected from one or more configured windows, for example, by reporting some or all of the indices of at least one or more configured windows. The selected window can be reported via a bitmap. For example, if there are 8 configured windows in a time slot and the UE selects the second window, the bitmap of the selected window would be reported as "11000000".

[0074] For location-related information reports, such as timing-related information reports, the path within the reported or configured window will be used (or selected). Paths within different windows may be the same or different. The UE will report the temporal location of the path within the window using a bitmap, where each bit of the bitmap indicates whether a path corresponding to that bit exists within the window. For example, each "1" in the bitmap indicates the existence of a path; and each "0" in the bitmap indicates the absence of a path.

[0075] The number of bits, such as N, in the bitmap used to report the temporal location of a path can be determined by the window duration (e.g., M) and the configured or predefined time unit of the window (e.g., D). For example, if the window unit is a configured or predefined time unit equal to the duration between two neighboring samples, the number of bits in the bitmap is N = M + 1. If the window duration unit is configured or predefined as D times the duration of the neighboring samples, the number of bits in the bitmap is N = M / D + 1.

[0076] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram illustrating an exemplary CIR according to aspects of this disclosure.

[0077] refer to Figure 3 Assuming the unit of the displayed window is the configured or predefined duration of neighboring samples (each dashed line in the time domain identifies a sample point), then the number of bits in the bitmap is N = M + 1 = 14. There are four paths within the window, for example, the first path in the third time instance, the second path in the fifth time instance, the third path in the sixth time instance, and the fourth path in the twelfth time instance. Therefore, Figure 3 The bitmap shown is "00101100000100", where each "1" in the bitmap indicates that a path exists, and "0" indicates that a path does not exist.

[0078] Traditional techniques do not disclose or teach how to link timing-related, power-related, and phase-related reports to the same time instance to restore channel state. According to current NR specifications, reports related to power (e.g., DL RS Received Power per Path (RSRPP)) and phase (e.g., DL RS Carrier Phase (RSCP)) are configured separately.

[0079] According to some aspects of this disclosure (Aspect 2-1), a signaling is used to trigger, configure, or indicate a location-related information report, and the time / frequency domain resources or RS or RS set are common or identical for the location-related information reports indicated by the signaling. In other words, when a signaling is received indicating (triggering or configuring) a report of timing-related information, power-related information, phase-related information, or a combination thereof, the UE will determine that the same time / frequency domain resources or RS or RS set are associated with each location-related information report indicated by the same signaling.

[0080] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram illustrating an exemplary positioning-related information reporting procedure under scheme 2-1 according to aspects of this disclosure.

[0081] refer to Figure 4 Assume there are several PRSs used for location-related information reporting, such as PRS#1 and PRS#2. According to scheme 2-1, when signaling triggers location-related information reporting, such as timing-related information reporting, power-related information reporting, and phase-related information reporting, the UE will associate all timing-related information reporting, power-related information reporting, and phase-related information reporting with the same PRS (e.g., PRS#1 and PRS#2). Then, the UE will transmit a location-related information report containing at least one of the timing-related information reporting, power-related information reporting, and phase-related information reporting based on the same PRS. Regarding the time example used to report at least one of the timing, power, or phase-related reports, the report can be at the same time example or at different time examples.

[0082] According to some aspects of this disclosure (Scheme 2-2), individual signaling will be used to trigger different location-related information reports. For triggering signaling received within the same time domain window (or time domain duration), the UE will determine that the same time / frequency domain resource or RS or RS set is associated with each location-related information report indicated by the individual signaling within the same time domain window. The time domain window is configured or predefined, and may be a single time slot or several time slots, or based on the periodicity of the associated time / frequency domain resource or RS or RS set.

[0083] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the exemplary positioning-related information procedures under the scheme 2-2 report according to aspects of this disclosure.

[0084] refer to Figure 5 Assume there are several PRSs used for location-related information reporting, such as PRS#1 and PRS#2. On the UE side, within a configured or predefined time-domain window, separate signaling is received to trigger timing-related information reports, power-related information reports, and phase-related information reports, respectively, such as signaling 1, signaling 2, and signaling 3. The UE then associates the timing-related information reports, power-related information reports, and phase-related information reports with the same PRS (e.g., PRS#1 and PRS#2). Next, the UE transmits timing-related information reports (e.g., report 1), power-related information reports (e.g., report 2), and phase-related information reports (e.g., report 3) based on the same PRS.

[0085] According to some aspects of this disclosure (Solutions 2-3), similar to Solution 2-2, individual signaling will be used to trigger different location-related information reports. Each signaling indicates a time instance corresponding to the report. The time-domain window (or time-domain duration) is configured or predefined, which may be a single time slot or several time slots, or based on the periodicity of associated time / frequency domain resources or RS or RS set. If reports triggered by individual signaling will occur within the same time-domain window, for example, if the time instance of the report indicated by the individual signaling is within the time-domain window, then the UE will determine that the same time / frequency domain resource or RS or RS set is associated with each location-related information report indicated by the individual signaling.

[0086] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram illustrating an exemplary positioning-related information reporting procedure under schemes 2-3 of this disclosure.

[0087] refer to Figure 6 Assume there are several PRSs used for location-related information reports, such as PRS#1 and PRS#2. The UE receives separate signaling messages, such as signaling 1, signaling 2, and signaling 3, that trigger timing-related information reports, power-related information reports, and phase-related information reports, respectively. Each of signaling 1, signaling 2, and signaling 3 indicates a time instance during which the report is triggered, within a configured or predefined time window. The UE then associates the timing-related information reports, power-related information reports, and phase-related information reports with the same PRS (e.g., PRS#1 and PRS#2). The UE then transmits the timing-related information report (e.g., report 1), the power-related information report (e.g., report 2), and the phase-related information report (e.g., report 3) based on the same PRS.

[0088] According to some aspects of this disclosure (Solutions 2-4), a single or separate signaling message will be used to trigger different location-related information reports. However, there are no restrictions on the triggering signaling message and the time-domain location of the triggered report. Each triggered report will be associated with a report ID configured by the network side (e.g., by the gNB). The signaling message configuring the report ID may be the same as or different from the signaling message triggering the report. The UE will determine that the same time / frequency domain resource or RS or RS set is associated with location-related information reports having the same report ID.

[0089] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram illustrating an exemplary positioning-related information reporting procedure under schemes 2-4 of this disclosure.

[0090] refer to Figure 7Assume there are several time / frequency domain resources for location-related information reports, such as PRS timing #1 and PRS timing #2. The UE receives separate signaling messages, such as signaling 1, signaling 2, and signaling 3, that trigger timing-related information reports, power-related information reports, and phase-related information reports respectively. Each of signaling 1, signaling 2, and signaling 3 indicates the time instance of the triggered report. The timing-related information reports, power-related information reports, and phase-related information reports are configured with the same report ID, such as #1. The UE then associates the timing-related information reports, power-related information reports, and phase-related information reports with the same time / frequency domain resources (e.g., PRS timing #1 and PRS timing #2). The UE then transmits the timing-related information reports, power-related information reports, and phase-related information reports based on the same time / frequency domain resources, all identified as report #1.

[0091] According to some aspects of this disclosure (Solutions 2-5), single or separate signaling will be used to trigger different location-related information reports. There are no restrictions on the time-domain location of the triggering signaling and the reports. The time / frequency domain resources or RS or RS set associated with the location-related information reports will be configured to the UE, for example, directly via the signaling that triggers the reports, such that if the corresponding reports are based on the same RS, then the location-related information reports will be associated or combined together in the network.

[0092] Those skilled in the art should clearly understand that although the technical solutions described herein are primarily for multiple paths, they can also be applied to a single-path scenario.

[0093] Figure 8 An example of a UE 800 according to aspects of this disclosure is described. UE 800 may include a processor 802, a memory 804, a controller 806, and a transceiver 808. The processor 802, memory 804, controller 806, or transceiver 808, or various combinations thereof, or various components thereof, may be examples of components for performing the aspects of this disclosure described herein. These components may be coupled via one or more interfaces (e.g., operatively, communicatively, functionally, electronically, or electrically).

[0094] Processor 802, memory 804, controller 806, or transceiver 808, or various combinations or components thereof, may be implemented in hardware (e.g., a circuit system). The hardware may include processors, digital signal processors (DSPs), application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), or other programmable logic devices, or any combination thereof configured or otherwise supporting components for performing the functions described in this disclosure.

[0095] Processor 802 may include intelligent hardware devices (e.g., general-purpose processors, DSPs, CPUs, ASICs, FPGAs, or any combination thereof). In some embodiments, processor 802 may be configured to operate memory 804. In some other embodiments, memory 804 may be integrated into processor 802. Processor 802 may be configured to execute computer-readable instructions stored in memory 804 to cause UE 800 to perform various functions of this disclosure.

[0096] Memory 804 may comprise volatile or non-volatile memory. Memory 804 may store computer-readable, computer-executable code containing instructions that, when executed by processor 802, cause UE 800 to perform the various functions described herein. The code may be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium, this memory 804, or another type of memory. Computer-readable media includes both non-transitory computer storage media and communication media, including any medium that facilitates the transfer of computer programs from one place to another. Non-transitory storage media may be any available medium accessible by a general-purpose or special-purpose computer.

[0097] In some implementations, processor 802 and memory 804 coupled to processor 802 may be configured to cause UE 800 to perform one or more of the functions described herein (e.g., instructions stored in memory 804 executed by processor 802). For example, processor 802 may support wireless communication at UE 800 according to the examples disclosed herein. UE 800 may be configured to support: means for determining time / frequency domain resources or RS or RS set associated with reporting location-related information, wherein the location-related information includes timing-related information, power-related information, phase-related information, or a combination thereof; and means for reporting location-related information determined based on the associated time / frequency domain resources or RS or RS set.

[0098] Controller 806 manages the input and output signals of UE 800. Controller 806 can also manage peripheral devices not integrated into UE 800. In some embodiments, controller 806 may utilize an operating system, such as iOS®, ANDROID®, WINDOWS®, or other operating systems. In some embodiments, controller 806 may be implemented as part of processor 802.

[0099] In some embodiments, UE 800 may include at least one transceiver 808. In other embodiments, UE 800 may have more than one transceiver 808. Transceiver 808 may represent a wireless transceiver. Transceiver 808 may include one or more receiver chains 810, one or more transmitter chains 812, or a combination thereof.

[0100] Receiver chain 810 may be configured to receive signals (e.g., control information, data, packets) via a wireless medium. For example, receiver chain 810 may include one or more antennas for receiving signals over the air or via a wireless medium. Receiver chain 810 may include at least one amplifier (e.g., a low-noise amplifier (LNA)) configured to amplify the received signal. Receiver chain 810 may include at least one demodulator configured to demodulate the received signal and obtain transmitted data by reversing the modulation technique applied during signal transmission. Receiver chain 810 may include at least one decoder for decoding and processing the demodulated signal to receive the transmitted data.

[0101] Transmitter chain 812 can be configured to generate and transmit signals (e.g., control information, data, packets). Transmitter chain 812 may include at least one modulator for modulating data onto a carrier signal in preparation for transmission over a wireless medium. The at least one modulator may be configured to support one or more techniques, such as amplitude modulation (AM), frequency modulation (FM), or digital modulation schemes like phase shift keying (PSK) or quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM). Transmitter chain 812 may also include at least one power amplifier configured to amplify the modulated signal to an appropriate power level suitable for transmission over a wireless medium. Transmitter chain 812 may also include one or more antennas for transmitting the amplified signal into the air or a wireless medium.

[0102] Figure 9 An example of a processor 900 according to aspects of this disclosure is described. Processor 900 may be an example of a processor configured to perform various operations according to the examples described herein. Processor 900 may include a controller 902 configured to perform various operations according to the examples described herein. Processor 900 may optionally include at least one memory 904, which may be, for example, an L1 / L2 / L3 cache. Additionally or alternatively, processor 900 may optionally include one or more arithmetic logic units (ALUs) 906. One or more of these components may be electronically communicated or otherwise coupled (e.g., operatively, communicatively, functionally, electronically, electrically) via one or more interfaces (e.g., buses).

[0103] Processor 900 may be a processor chipset and includes a protocol stack (e.g., a software stack) executed by the processor chipset to perform various operations (e.g., receive, acquire, retrieve, transmit, output, forward, store, determine, identify, access, write, read) according to the examples described herein. The processor chipset may include one or more cores, one or more caches (e.g., memory local to the processor chipset (e.g., processor 900) or included in the processor chipset) or other memory (e.g., random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), dynamic RAM (DRAM), synchronous dynamic RAM (SDRAM), static RAM (SRAM), ferroelectric RAM (FeRAM), magnetic RAM (MRAM), resistive RAM (RRAM), flash memory, phase-change memory (PCM), and others).

[0104] Controller 902 can be configured to manage and coordinate various operations of processor 900 (e.g., signaling, receiving, acquiring, retrieving, transmitting, outputting, forwarding, storing, determining, identifying, accessing, writing, and reading) to enable processor 900 to support various operations according to the examples described herein. For example, controller 902 can operate as a control unit of processor 900, generating control signals that manage the operation of various components of processor 900. These control signals include enabling or disabling functional units, selecting data paths, initiating memory access, and coordinating operation timing.

[0105] Controller 902 may be configured to fetch (e.g., fetch, retrieve, receive) instructions from memory 904 and determine subsequent instructions to be executed to enable processor 900 to support various operations according to the examples described herein. Controller 902 may be configured to track the memory addresses of instructions associated with memory 904. Controller 902 may be configured to decode instructions to determine the operations to be performed and the operands involved. For example, controller 902 may be configured to interpret instructions and determine control signals to be output to other components of processor 900 to enable processor 900 to support various operations according to the examples described herein. Alternatively or additionally, controller 902 may be configured to manage data flow within processor 900. Controller 902 may be configured to control data transfers between registers, arithmetic logic unit (ALU), and other functional units of processor 900.

[0106] Memory 904 may include one or more caches (e.g., memory local to or included in processor 900) or other memories, such as RAM, ROM, DRAM, SDRAM, SRAM, MRAM, flash memory, etc. In some embodiments, memory 904 may reside within or on the processor chipset (e.g., locally to processor 900). In some other embodiments, memory 904 may reside outside the processor chipset (e.g., remotely from processor 900).

[0107] Memory 904 may store computer-readable, computer-executable code containing instructions that, when executed by processor 900, cause processor 900 to perform the various functions described herein. The code may be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium, such as system memory or another type of memory. Controller 902 and / or processor 900 may be configured to execute the computer-readable instructions stored in memory 904 to cause processor 900 to perform various functions. For example, processor 900 and / or controller 902 may be coupled to or coupled to memory 904, and processor 900, controller 902, and memory 904 may be configured to perform the various functions described herein. In some instances, processor 900 may include multiple processors, and memory 904 may include multiple memories. One or more of the multiple processors may be coupled to one or more of the multiple memories, which may be individually or jointly configured to perform the various functions described herein.

[0108] One or more ALU 906s may be configured to support various operations according to the examples described herein. In some embodiments, one or more ALU 906s may reside within or on a processor chipset (e.g., processor 900). In some other embodiments, one or more ALU 906s may reside outside the processor chipset (e.g., processor 900). One or more ALU 906s may perform one or more computations on data, such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. For example, one or more ALU 906s may receive input operands and opcodes, which determine the operation to be performed. One or more ALU 906s are configured with various logic and arithmetic circuitry, including adders, subtractors, shifters, and logic gates, to process and manipulate data according to the operation. Alternatively, one or more ALU 906s may support logical operations such as AND, OR, XOR, NOR, and NAND, enabling one or more ALU 906s to handle conditional operations, comparisons, and bitwise operations.

[0109] Processor 900 may support wireless communication according to the examples disclosed herein. Processor 900 may be configured or operable to support: means for determining time / frequency domain resources or RS or RS set associated with reporting location-related information, wherein the location-related information includes timing-related information, power-related information, phase-related information, or a combination thereof; and means for reporting location-related information determined based on the associated time / frequency domain resources or RS or RS set.

[0110] Figure 10 An example of NE 1000 according to aspects of this disclosure is described. NE 1000 may include a processor 1002, a memory 1004, a controller 1006, and a transceiver 1008. The processor 1002, memory 1004, controller 1006, or transceiver 1008, or various combinations thereof, or various components thereof, may be examples of components for performing the aspects of this disclosure described herein. These components may be coupled via one or more interfaces (e.g., operatively, communicatively, functionally, electronically, or electrically).

[0111] Processor 1002, memory 1004, controller 1006, or transceiver 1008, or various combinations or components thereof, may be implemented in hardware (e.g., a circuit system). The hardware may include processors, digital signal processors (DSPs), application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), or other programmable logic devices, or any combination thereof configured or otherwise supporting components for performing the functions described in this disclosure.

[0112] Processor 1002 may include intelligent hardware devices (e.g., general-purpose processors, DSPs, CPUs, ASICs, FPGAs, or any combination thereof). In some embodiments, processor 1002 may be configured to operate memory 1004. In some other embodiments, memory 1004 may be integrated into processor 1002. Processor 1002 may be configured to execute computer-readable instructions stored in memory 1004 to cause NE 1000 to perform various functions of this disclosure.

[0113] Memory 1004 may comprise volatile or non-volatile memory. Memory 1004 may store computer-readable, computer-executable code containing instructions that, when executed by processor 1002, cause NE 1000 to perform the various functions described herein. The code may be stored in a non-transitory computer-readable medium, such as this memory 1004 or another type of memory. Computer-readable media include both non-transitory computer storage media and communication media, encompassing any medium that facilitates the transfer of computer programs from one place to another. Non-transitory storage media may be any available medium accessible by a general-purpose or special-purpose computer.

[0114] In some embodiments, processor 1002 and memory 1004 coupled to processor 1002 may be configured to cause NE 1000 to perform one or more of the functions described herein (e.g., instructions stored in memory 1004 are executed by processor 1002). For example, processor 1002 may support wireless communication at NE 1000 according to the examples disclosed herein. NE 1000 may be configured to support: means for transmitting time / frequency domain resources or RS or RS set associated with reporting location-related information, wherein the location-related information includes timing-related information, power-related information, phase-related information, or a combination thereof; and means for receiving reports of location-related information determined based on the associated time / frequency domain resources or RS or RS set.

[0115] Controller 1006 manages the input and output signals of NE 1000. Controller 1006 can also manage peripheral devices not integrated into NE 1000. In some embodiments, controller 1006 may utilize an operating system such as iOS®, Android®, Windows®, or other operating systems. In some embodiments, controller 1006 may be implemented as part of processor 1002.

[0116] In some embodiments, NE 1000 may include at least one transceiver 1008. In other embodiments, NE 1000 may have more than one transceiver 1008. Transceiver 1008 may represent a wireless transceiver. Transceiver 1008 may include one or more receiver chains 1010, one or more transmitter chains 1012, or a combination thereof.

[0117] Receiver chain 1010 may be configured to receive signals (e.g., control information, data, packets) via a wireless medium. For example, receiver chain 1010 may include one or more antennas for receiving signals over the air or via a wireless medium. Receiver chain 1010 may include at least one amplifier (e.g., a low-noise amplifier (LNA)) configured to amplify the received signal. Receiver chain 1010 may include at least one demodulator configured to demodulate the received signal by reversing the modulation technique applied during signal transmission and to obtain the transmitted data. Receiver chain 1010 may include at least one decoder for decoding and processing the demodulated signal to receive the transmitted data.

[0118] Transmitter chain 1012 can be configured to generate and transmit signals (e.g., control information, data, packets). Transmitter chain 1012 may include at least one modulator for modulating data onto a carrier signal in preparation for transmission over a wireless medium. The at least one modulator may be configured to support one or more techniques, such as amplitude modulation (AM), frequency modulation (FM), or digital modulation schemes like phase shift keying (PSK) or quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM). Transmitter chain 1012 may also include at least one power amplifier configured to amplify the modulated signal to an appropriate power level suitable for transmission over a wireless medium. Transmitter chain 1012 may also include one or more antennas for transmitting the amplified signal into the air or a wireless medium.

[0119] Figure 11 A flowchart illustrating a method according to an aspect of this disclosure is provided. The operation of the method can be implemented by a UE, as described herein. In some embodiments, the UE can execute a set of instructions to control functional elements of the UE to perform the described functions.

[0120] In 1101, the method may include determining time / frequency domain resources or RS or RS sets associated with the reported location-related information, wherein the location-related information includes timing-related information, power-related information, phase-related information, or a combination thereof. The operation of 1101 may be performed according to the examples described herein. In some embodiments, aspects of the operation of 1101 may be referenced from... Figure 8 The UE execution described.

[0121] In 1103, the method may include reporting location-related information determined based on associated time / frequency domain resources or RS or RS sets. The operation of 1103 may be performed according to the examples described herein. In some embodiments, aspects of the operation of 1103 may be described by reference to... Figure 8 The UE execution described.

[0122] It should be noted that the methods described herein describe possible implementations, and the operations and steps may be rearranged or otherwise modified, and other implementations are possible.

[0123] Figure 12 A flowchart illustrating a method according to an aspect of this disclosure is provided. The operation of the method may be implemented by the NE, as described herein. In some embodiments, the NE may execute a set of instructions to control the functional elements of the NE to perform the described functions.

[0124] In 1201, the method may include transmitting and reporting location-related information associated with time / frequency domain resources or RS or RS sets, wherein the location-related information includes timing-related information, power-related information, phase-related information, or a combination thereof. Operation of 1201 may be performed according to the examples described herein. In some embodiments, aspects of the operation of 1201 may be referenced from... Figure 10 The described NE execution.

[0125] In 1203, the method may include receiving a report of location-related information determined based on associated time / frequency domain resources or RS or RS set. The operation of 1203 may be performed according to the examples described herein. In some embodiments, aspects of the operation of 1203 may be described by reference to... Figure 10 The described NE execution.

[0126] It should be noted that the methods described herein describe possible implementations, and the operations and steps may be rearranged or otherwise modified, and other implementations are possible.

[0127] The description herein is provided to enable those skilled in the art to make or use this disclosure. Various modifications to this disclosure will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be applied to other variations without departing from the scope of this disclosure. Therefore, this disclosure is not limited to the examples and designs described herein, but should be given the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising: At least one memory; and At least one processor, coupled to and configured to enable the UE to: Identify time / frequency domain resources or reference signals RS or RS sets associated with the reported location-related information, wherein the location-related information includes timing-related information, power-related information, phase-related information, or a combination thereof; and The report is based on the location-related information determined by the associated time / frequency domain resources or RS or RS set.

2. The UE according to claim 1, wherein the timing-related information is associated with multiple paths in the time domain.

3. The UE of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to enable the UE to receive signaling at a granularity configuring the timing-related information.

4. The UE of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to: Receive signaling indicating one or more time-domain modes associated with multiple paths, each element of the one or more time-domain modes corresponding to the timing-related information of the corresponding path among the multiple paths; and The time-series related information is reported by reporting the pattern index of the associated patterns.

5. The UE of claim 1, wherein the timing-related information is associated with a plurality of paths, and the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to report the temporal location of each of the plurality of paths.

6. The UE according to claim 5, wherein the time domain position is an absolute time domain position or a differential time domain position relative to a previous time domain position or a predefined boundary.

7. The UE of claim 5, wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to report the number of the plurality of paths.

8. The UE of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to enable the UE to receive signaling indicating at least one time-domain window.

9. The UE of claim 8, wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to report some or all of the indices of the at least one time-domain window.

10. The UE of claim 7 or claim 8, wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to report at least one time-domain location of at least one path within a reported or configured time-domain window.

11. The UE of claim 8, wherein each time-domain window is associated with a start position, duration, and configured or predefined unit.

12. The UE of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to: Receive signaling indicating the timing-related information, the power-related information, the phase-related information, or a combination thereof; and Based on the signaling, the same time / frequency domain resources or RS or RS set are associated with location-related information reports.

13. The UE of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to: Receive one or more signaling instructions, including the timing-related information, the power-related information, the phase-related information, or combinations thereof, respectively; and When one or more signaling messages are within a configured or predefined time-domain window, it is determined that the same time / frequency domain resource or RS or RS set is associated with a location-related information report indicated by the one or more signaling messages.

14. The UE of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to: Receive one or more signaling instructions that respectively indicate a time example of the timing-related information, the power-related information, the phase-related information, or a combination thereof; and In the case where the reporting time example indicated by the one or more signaling signals is within a configured or predefined time domain window, it is determined that the same time / frequency domain resource or RS or RS set is associated with the location-related information report indicated by the one or more signaling signals.

15. The UE of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to: Receive one or more signaling instructions, each indicating a time example of the timing-related information report, the power-related information report, the phase-related information report, or a combination thereof, wherein a report identifier is associated with each positioning-related information report; and If the report identifier associated with each of the location-related information reports is the same, then the same time / frequency domain resource or RS or RS set is identified as associated with the corresponding location-related information report.

16. The UE of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the UE to receive signaling indicating at least one of a time / frequency domain resource or an RS or RS set associated with the location-related information report.

17. The UE of claim 13 or 14, wherein the configured or predefined time-domain window is based on the periodicity of the associated time / frequency domain resource or RS or RS set.

18. A processor for wireless communication, comprising: At least one controller, coupled to at least one memory and configured to enable the at least one processor to: Identify time / frequency domain resources or reference signals RS or RS sets associated with the reported location-related information, wherein the location-related information includes timing-related information, power-related information, phase-related information, or a combination thereof; and The report is based on the location-related information determined by the associated time / frequency domain resources or RS or RS set.

19. A network device NE for wireless communication, comprising: At least one memory; and At least one processor, coupled to the at least one memory and configured to enable the NE: The transmission report includes time / frequency domain resources or reference signals RS or RS sets associated with positioning-related information, wherein the positioning-related information includes timing-related information, power-related information, phase-related information, or a combination thereof; and Receive a report of the location-related information determined based on the associated time / frequency domain resources or RS or RS set.

20. A method performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising: Identify time / frequency domain resources or reference signals RS or RS sets associated with the reported location-related information, wherein the location-related information includes timing-related information, power-related information, phase-related information, or a combination thereof; and The report is based on the location-related information determined by the associated time / frequency domain resources or RS or RS set.

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