Measurement reporting in frequency hopping

Abstract

Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to devices, methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable storage media for measurement reporting in frequency hopping. In a method, a first device receives at least one of: a first request for a conditional measurement report, and a second request for a conditional failure report. A condition for the measurement report is based on a first frequency hopping threshold for a successful measurement of a reference signal. A condition for the failure report is based on a second frequency hopping threshold for a failed measurement of the reference signal. After receiving at least one of the first request and the second request, the first device transmits at least one of the measurement report and the failure report.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] Various exemplary embodiments of this disclosure generally relate to the telecommunications field, and more particularly to methods, apparatus, devices, and computer-readable storage media for measurement reporting in frequency hopping. Background Technology

[0002] Version 18 (Rel-18) New Radio (NR) supports frequency hopping (FH) of the Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) for User Equipment (UE) in Radio Resource Control Inactive (RRC_INACTIVE) and Radio Resource Control Idle (RRC_IDLE) states. The measurement and reporting of frequency hopping have been discussed. It is agreed that for downlink (DL) receive (Rx) transitions or uplink (UL) transmit (Tx) transitions, the UE or gNB can report a single measurement based on multiple hops received for positioning using the DL PRS or UL Detection Reference Signal (SRS). The UE or gNB can also report a measurement associated with a single received transition. Summary of the Invention

[0003] In a first aspect of this disclosure, a method is provided at a first device. The method includes: receiving at least one of the following: a first request for a conditional measurement report, wherein the condition for the measurement report is based on a first frequency hopping threshold for a successful measurement of a reference signal; a second request for a conditional failure report, wherein the condition for the failure report is based on a second frequency hopping threshold for a failed measurement of the reference signal; and in response to receiving at least one of the first request and the second request, sending at least one of the measurement report and the failure report.

[0004] In a second aspect of this disclosure, a method is provided at a second device. The method includes sending to a first device at least one of the following: a first request for a conditional measurement report, wherein the conditions for the measurement report are based on a first frequency hopping threshold for a successful measurement of a reference signal; and a second request for a conditional failure report, wherein the conditions for the failure report are based on a second frequency hopping threshold for a failed measurement of the reference signal.

[0005] In a third aspect of this disclosure, a first apparatus is provided. The first apparatus includes: components for receiving at least one of: a first request for a conditional measurement report, wherein the condition for the measurement report is based on a first frequency hopping threshold for a successful measurement of a reference signal; a second request for a conditional failure report, wherein the condition for the failure report is based on a second frequency hopping threshold for a failed measurement of the reference signal; and components for transmitting at least one of a measurement report and a failure report in response to receiving at least one of the first request and the second request.

[0006] In a fourth aspect of this disclosure, a second apparatus is provided. The second apparatus includes components for sending at least one of the following to a first device: a first request for a conditional measurement report, wherein the conditions for the measurement report are based on a first frequency hopping threshold for a successful measurement of a reference signal; and a second request for a conditional failure report, wherein the conditions for the failure report are based on a second frequency hopping threshold for a failed measurement of the reference signal.

[0007] In a fifth aspect of this disclosure, a computer-readable medium is provided. The computer-readable medium includes instructions stored thereon for causing a device to perform at least the method according to the first or second aspect.

[0008] It should be understood that the summary portion is not intended to identify key or essential features of the embodiments of this disclosure, nor is it intended to limit the scope of this disclosure. Other features of this disclosure will become readily apparent from the following description. Attached Figure Description

[0009] Some exemplary embodiments will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: Figure 1A An example frequency hopping method for receiving PRS over a wide bandwidth is shown; Figure 1B An example of overlap between two adjacent frequency hopping frequencies is shown; Figure 2 An example communication environment in which example embodiments of this disclosure may be implemented is shown; Figure 3 A signaling diagram of an example measurement reporting process according to some example embodiments of this disclosure is shown; Figure 4 An example failure reporting process according to some example embodiments of this disclosure is shown; Figure 5A and 5B The signaling flow for FH interruption is shown according to some example embodiments of this disclosure; Figure 6 A flowchart is shown illustrating an example method implemented at a first device according to some example embodiments of the present disclosure; Figure 7 A flowchart is shown illustrating an example method implemented at a second device according to some example embodiments of the present disclosure; Figure 8 A simplified block diagram of a device suitable for implementing example embodiments of the present disclosure is shown; and Figure 9 A block diagram of an example computer-readable medium according to some example embodiments of the present disclosure is shown.

[0010] In all the accompanying drawings, the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar elements. Detailed Implementation

[0011] The principles of this disclosure will now be described with reference to some exemplary embodiments. It should be understood that these embodiments are described for illustrative purposes only and to assist those skilled in the art in understanding and implementing this disclosure, and do not imply any limitation on the scope of this disclosure. The embodiments described herein can be implemented in various ways other than those described below.

[0012] In the following description and claims, unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this disclosure pertains.

[0013] References to "an embodiment," "embodiment," "example embodiment," etc., in this disclosure indicate that the described embodiment may include a particular feature, structure, or characteristic, but not every embodiment must include that particular feature, structure, or characteristic. Furthermore, such phrases do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment. Additionally, when a particular feature, structure, or characteristic is described in connection with an embodiment, it is believed that incorporating other embodiments, whether explicitly described or not, to affect such a feature, structure, or characteristic is within the knowledge of those skilled in the art.

[0014] It should be understood that although terms such as "first," "second," etc., preceding nouns may be used herein to describe various elements, these elements should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element from another, and they do not restrict the order of the nouns. For example, without departing from the scope of the exemplary embodiments, a first element may be referred to as a second element, and similarly, a second element may be referred to as a first element. As used herein, the term "and / or" includes any and all combinations of one or more of the listed terms.

[0015] As used herein, “at least one of the following: a list of two or more elements” and “at least one of the following: a list of two or more elements” and similar wording (where the list of two or more elements is connected by “and” or “or”) means at least any one of the elements, or at least any two or more of the elements, or at least all of the elements.

[0016] As used herein, unless explicitly stated otherwise, the execution step “in response to A” does not indicate that the step is performed immediately after “A” occurs, and may include one or more intermediate steps.

[0017] The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to limit the exemplary embodiments. As used herein, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that, when used herein, the terms “comprises,” “comprising,” “has,” “having,” “includes,” and / or “including” designate the presence of the stated features, elements, and / or components, but do not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, elements, components, and / or combinations thereof.

[0018] As used in this application, the term "circuit" may refer to one or more of the following: (a) Hardware circuit implementation only (such as implementation in analog and / or digital circuits only) and (b) A combination of hardware circuitry and software, such as (if applicable): (i) A combination of analog and / or digital hardware circuitry with software / firmware, and (ii) Any part of a hardware processor having software (including digital signal processors), software, and memory, which work together to enable a device such as a mobile phone or server to perform various functions, and (c) (Multiple) hardware circuits and / or (multiple) processors, such as (multiple) microprocessors or a portion thereof, which require software (e.g., firmware) to operate, but may not exist when the software is not required to operate.

[0019] This definition of "circuit" applies to all uses of the term in this application (including in any claim). As another example, as used herein, the term "circuit" also encompasses only hardware circuitry or a processor (or multiple processors) or a portion thereof and its accompanying software and / or firmware implementation. The term "circuit" also encompasses, for example and if applicable to a particular claim element, baseband integrated circuits or processor integrated circuits for mobile devices or similar integrated circuits in servers, cellular network devices, or other computing or network devices.

[0020] As used herein, the term "communication network" refers to a network that conforms to any suitable communication standard, such as New Radio (NR), Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-A Advanced (LTE-A), Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA), High-Speed ​​Packet Access (HSPA), Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT), etc. Furthermore, communication between terminal devices and network devices in a communication network can be performed according to any suitable generation of communication protocol, including but not limited to first-generation (1G), second-generation (2G), 2.5G, 2.75G, third-generation (3G), fourth-generation (4G), 4.5G, fifth-generation (5G), sixth-generation (6G) communication protocols and / or any other currently known or future-developed protocols. Embodiments of this disclosure can be applied to a variety of communication systems. Given the rapid development of communications, there will certainly be future types of communication technologies and systems that embody the future types of this disclosure. The scope of this disclosure should not be construed as limited to the aforementioned systems.

[0021] As used herein, the term "network device" refers to a node in a communications network through which terminal devices access the network and receive services. Depending on the terminology and technology applied, a network device can refer to a base station (BS) or access point (AP), such as a Node B (NodeB or NB), an evolved Node B (eNodeB or eNB), an NR NB (also known as a gNB), a Remote Radio Unit (RRU), a Radio Header (RH), a Remote Radio Header End (RRH), a relay, an Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) node, a low-power node (such as a femtosecond or picosecond), a non-terrestrial network (NTN) or non-terrestrial network equipment (such as satellite network equipment), low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites and geostationary Earth orbit (GEO) satellites, spacecraft network equipment, etc. In some example embodiments, the Radio Access Network (RAN) split architecture includes a centralized unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU) at the IAB donor node. The IAB node includes a mobile terminal (IAB-MT) portion that behaves as a UE toward the parent node, and the DU portion of the IAB node behaves as a base station toward the next-hop IAB node.

[0022] The term "terminal device" refers to any terminal device capable of wireless communication. By way of example and not limitation, a terminal device may also be referred to as a communication device, user equipment (UE), subscriber station (SS), portable subscriber station, mobile station (MS), or access terminal (AT). Terminal devices may include, but are not limited to, mobile phones, cellular phones, smartphones, Voice over IP (VoIP) phones, wireless local loop phones, tablets, wearable terminal devices, personal digital assistants (PDAs), portable computers, desktop computers, image capture terminal devices such as digital cameras, gaming terminal devices, music storage and recycle bins, in-vehicle wireless terminal devices, wireless endpoints, mobile stations, laptop embedded devices (LEEs), laptop mounted devices (LMEs), USB dongles, smart devices, wireless customer premises equipment (CPEs), Internet of Things (IoT) devices, watches or other wearable devices, head-mounted displays (HMDs), vehicles, drones, medical devices and applications (e.g., remote surgery), industrial devices and applications (e.g., robots and / or other wireless devices operating in the context of industrial and / or automated processing chains), consumer electronics devices, devices operating on commercial and / or industrial wireless networks, etc. The terminal equipment may also correspond to the mobile termination (MT) portion of an IAB node (e.g., a relay node). In the following description, the terms "terminal equipment," "communication equipment," "terminal," "user equipment," and "UE" are used interchangeably.

[0023] As used herein, the terms “resource,” “transmission resource,” “resource block,” “physical resource block” (PRB), “uplink resource,” or “downlink resource” can refer to any resource used to perform communication, such as communication between a terminal device and a network device, including resources in the time domain, frequency domain, spatial domain, code domain, or any other combination of time, frequency, spatial, and / or code domain resources used to enable communication. In the following, unless explicitly stated otherwise, resources in the frequency and time domains will be used as examples of transmission resources used to describe some exemplary embodiments of this disclosure. Note that the exemplary embodiments of this disclosure are equally applicable to other resources in other domains.

[0024] For downlink (DL) positioning reference signal (PRS) frequency hopping (FH) used for positioning of RedCap user equipment (UE), it is agreed that RedCap UEs support PRS reception (Rx) frequency hopping for Radio Resource Control Inactive (RRC_INACTIVE) and Radio Resource Control Idle (RRC_IDLE) states. However, PRS frequency hopping may not be used only for RedCap UEs; it may also apply to normal UEs.

[0025] When a RedCap UE is performing a location operation, the total PRS bandwidth (BW) is typically wider than the RedCap UE's BW. For example, as Figure 1A As shown, the RedCap UE can receive a hop 105 of a 20 MHz PRS transmission, and the five hops of this PRS transmission are transmitted consecutively. The RedCap UE can then combine the PRS received in the five hops. Furthermore, as... Figure 1B As shown, the RedCap UE receives the overlapping PRB 110 between two adjacent frequency hopping frequencies to measure the phase difference between the frequencies, as the phase difference may be unavoidable due to inherent equipment impairments. The maximum bandwidth supported by the RedCap UE is 20MHz for FR1 and 400MHz for FR2.

[0026] As stated above, regarding frequency hopping measurements and reporting, it is agreed that for DL ​​Rx hopping or UL Tx hopping, the UE or gNB may report a single measurement based on multiple hops received for positioning using DL PRS or UL SRS. The UE or gNB may also report a single measurement associated with a single received hop. For DL ​​PRS Rx hopping, a single instance of the measurement gap can be used for all frequency hopping received with DL PRS having an Rx hopping. However, the reported measurement may not be based on a single instance of the measurement gap. The UE is not forced to measure all frequency hopping, but may attempt to do so. Further investigation is needed regarding how many / which received hops are used in measurement reports.

[0027] When frequency hopping is used for PRS transmission in a RedCap UE, the RedCap UE needs to receive all frequency hops so that it can combine the received PRS signals. To maximize the benefits of frequency hopping, each hop needs to be transmitted on a different carrier / frequency. If the RedCap UE cannot receive the signal for a particular hop, combining all hops is impossible, thus reducing positioning accuracy. Therefore, it is difficult to perform RedCap positioning using frequency hopping when the RedCap UE fails to receive a signal in multiple hops. For Rx frequency hopping, there will be overlapping RBs (Resource Blocks) between different or adjacent hops. The UE receives PRS through multiple frequency hops and combines them into a wideband PRS. Based on the overlapping RBs, the UE estimates the phase difference between hops. When the UE combines multiple frequency hops into a wideband PRS, the UE uses the estimated phase difference between the frequency hops.

[0028] An example embodiment of this disclosure provides a measurement reporting scheme. Using this scheme, a first device (such as a UE) receives a first request for a measurement report from a second device (such as a location server), the measurement report being sent based on conditions related to a first frequency hopping threshold for a successful measurement of a reference signal. Alternatively or additionally, the first device receives a second request for a failure report, the failure report being sent based on conditions related to a second frequency hopping threshold for a failed measurement of the reference signal. Based on receiving at least one of the first and second requests, the first device sends at least one of the measurement report and the failure report.

[0029] In this way, the network can obtain information about successful and / or failed transmissions of the reference signal. The network can then take action. For example, if the initial transition fails to be delivered to the first device, frequency hopping can be stopped. The remaining frequency hopping transmissions can be rescheduled so that the first device can receive all transitions. Therefore, the transmission performance of the reference signal can be improved, and consequently, system performance and network capacity can be increased.

[0030] It should be noted that although this problem originates from the positioning of RedCap UEs, the solution proposed in this paper can be generally applied to any other use case and purpose. For example, the proposed solution can be applied to other devices, including terminal devices and network devices. Furthermore, the proposed solution can be applied to sounding reference signals (SRS) used for UL positioning and other reference signals for other purposes. Additionally, the proposed solution can be applied to sidelink positioning reference signals.

[0031] Figure 2 An example communication environment 200 in which example embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented is shown.

[0032] The communication environment 200 includes a terminal device 210, such as a UE. In an NR positioning scenario, the terminal device 210 can operate as a RedCap UE. The communication environment 200 also includes a base station 220, such as a gNB, that can communicate with the terminal device 210. The base station 220 can serve one or more cells and / or manage one or more Transmit / Receive Points (TRPs), where one or more cells or TRPs can enable one or more beams.

[0033] like Figure 2 As shown, the communication environment 200 includes a location server 230, such as a location management function (LMF). The location server 230 can provide location-related services to the terminal device 210. The location server 230 can be implemented by a physical or virtual device. The location server 230 can be implemented as a hardware-based, firmware, and / or algorithm-based software component within any network node (such as a terminal device, base station, etc.).

[0034] In some exemplary embodiments, the link from base station 220 or location server 230 to terminal device 210 may be referred to as a downlink, and the link from terminal device 210 to base station 220 or location server 230 may be referred to as an uplink. In DL, base station 220 or location server 230 is a transmitting (TX) device (or transmitter), and terminal device 210 is a receiving (RX) device (or receiver). In UL, terminal device 210 is a TX device (or transmitter), and base station 220 or location server 230 is an RX device (or receiver).

[0035] Communication in communication environment 200 can be implemented according to any suitable communication protocol, including but not limited to cellular communication protocols such as first-generation (1G), second-generation (2G), third-generation (3G), fourth-generation (4G), fifth-generation (5G), and sixth-generation (6G), wireless local network communication protocols such as IEEE 802.11, and / or any other currently known or future-developed protocols. Furthermore, communication can utilize any suitable wireless communication technology, including but not limited to: Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Duplex (FDD), Time Division Duplex (TDD), Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDM), Discrete Fourier Transform Extended OFDM (DFT-s-OFDM), and / or any other currently known or future-developed technologies.

[0036] It should be understood that, for the purpose of explanation, Figure 2 The number and type of devices are shown without implying any limitations. For example, location server 230 is shown as physically separate from base station 220 for illustration only. In some example embodiments, location server 230 may be co-located with base station 220, or physically integrated into or implemented as part of base station 220.

[0037] In the communication environment 200, the terminal device 210 can be configured with frequency hopping for a reference signal. In a positioning scenario, the reference signal can be a Positioning Reference Signal (PRS). For example, each hop with the PRS can be sent from the base station 220 to the terminal device 210. Multiple hops are sequentially used to transmit the PRS over a wide bandwidth (BW). The location server 230 can provide positioning assistance data to the terminal device 210 via the base station 220, which includes at least a configuration of frequency hopping for the DL PRS. In some embodiments, based on a request from the location server 230, the terminal device 210 can transmit a condition measurement report and / or a condition failure report to the location server 230.

[0038] In the following description, for illustrative purposes, some example embodiments are depicted in which terminal device 210 or UE sends a report to location server 230 or base station 220. However, in some example embodiments, the operations described with respect to the terminal device or UE can be implemented on the network side for UL positioning purposes. In this case, the operations described with respect to the network can be implemented at the terminal device.

[0039] Figure 3 A signaling diagram of an example measurement reporting process 300 between a first device 310 and a second device 320 according to some example embodiments of the present disclosure is shown. The first device 310 may operate as one of a terminal device and a base station or a location server, and the second device 320 may operate as the other of a terminal device and a base station or a location server. For purposes of discussion, the first device 310 will be referred to as... Figure 2 The terminal device 210 operates and the second device 320 acts as... Figure 2 Some embodiments are described in the case of operation of base station 220 or location server 230.

[0040] like Figure 3 As shown, the second device 320 can send (330) a first request for a conditional measurement report to the first device 310. The condition for the measurement report is based on a first frequency hopping threshold for a successful measurement of a reference signal. The reference signal may include the PRS in DL positioning. In some example embodiments, the first frequency hopping threshold may be the number of consecutive successful frequency hoppings, for example, X=3 [hops], where X represents any integer.

[0041] For example, in a DL positioning scenario where the second device 320 operates as an LMF 230 and the first device 310 operates as a terminal device 210, when the frequency hopping configuration for the DL PRS (as an example of a reference signal) is provided to the first device 310 as positioning assistance data, the second device 320 may request a report (also called a positioning measurement report) from the first device 310 regarding positioning measurements on a specific resource of the DL PRS only if the first device 310 successfully performs measurements from more than a predetermined number of consecutive frequency hoppings indicated by a first frequency hopping threshold. In other words, the first device 310 may send a positioning measurement report only if the number of successful measurements from consecutive DL PRS frequency hopping is greater than the configured threshold. In some example embodiments, the first frequency hopping threshold may be a percentage value of the number of successful frequency hoppings, such as Y% frequency hopping, where Y represents a positive number.

[0042] The first frequency hopping threshold can be configured by a second device 320 that can operate as a location server 230. In some example embodiments, a common value for the number of successful frequency hopping can be configured by the second device 320 (operating as a location server 230 for different base stations). In some other example embodiments, different values ​​for the number of successful frequency hopping can be configured by the second device 320 (operating as a location server 230) for the respective base stations. For example, the first frequency hopping threshold can be configured by the second device 320 to have a common value or to have different values ​​for each gNB / TRP.

[0043] In some example embodiments, the first frequency hopping threshold may include a common value for the number of successful frequency hoppings defined in the technical specification. For example, the first frequency hopping threshold may be a common value defined in the specification.

[0044] Alternatively or additionally, the first frequency hopping threshold may include a value of a threshold for the number of successful frequency hoppings set by the first device 310. In the example, if the first device 310 fails to obtain sufficient measurements, the first device 310 may report the suggested threshold value to the network (e.g., a location server or base station).

[0045] After receiving (335) the first request from the second device 320, the first device 310 sends (340) a measurement report to the second device 320. Accordingly, the second device 320 receives (345) the measurement report. In some example embodiments, the first device 310 may determine whether the value of a first number of frequency hopping corresponding to a successful measurement is equal to or greater than a first frequency hopping threshold. If the first device 310 determines that the value of the first number is equal to or greater than the first frequency hopping threshold, the first device 310 may send a measurement report based on a successful measurement.

[0046] In one example, in an embodiment where the first frequency hopping threshold includes the number of consecutive successful frequency hoppings, in a DL positioning scenario where the first device 310 operates as terminal device 210 and the reference signal is DL PRS, the first device 310 can perform DL PRS frequency hopping for a configured DL PRS resource. The first device 310 can report positioning measurements for a specific DL PRS resource configured for DL ​​PRS frequency hopping from more than a threshold number of consecutive DL PRS frequency hoppings for each DL PRS resource. Positioning measurements may include, for example, Reference Signal Time Difference (RSTD) or UE Rx-Tx time difference.

[0047] For example, the first device 310 can be configured to send 18 PRS from 18 TRPs for DL ​​PRS frequency hopping. Assume that positioning measurements require at least 4 out of 6 frequency hopping frequencies. If the first device 310 obtains 10 timing measurements from 10 TRPs based on more than 3 DL PRS frequency hopping frequencies, then the first device 310 will report these 10 timing measurements and discard the others. In this way, the second device 320 (e.g., location server 230) can filter out less accurate measurements to accurately estimate the location of the first device 310. Based on this feature, the first measurement filtering / selection process can be performed by the first device 310.

[0048] In some example embodiments, if the first device 310 determines that the value of the first number is less than the first frequency hopping threshold, the first device 310 may send one or more reference signal resource identifiers (IDs) associated with one or more failed frequency hopping, wherein the measurement failed on the one or more frequency hopping. The ID may include an ID identifying a resource of a reference signal or multiple IDs identifying the failed frequency hopping.

[0049] Alternatively or additionally, the first device 310 may send the number to indicate how many frequency hoppings were missed. In some example embodiments, the number may include the number of lost frequency hoppings that meet a first frequency hopping threshold. Alternatively, or as another alternative, the first device 310 may send a suggested first frequency hopping threshold for a successful measurement of the reference signal.

[0050] For example, in a DL positioning scenario where the first device 310 operates as terminal device 210 and the reference signal is DL PRS, the first device 310 can perform DL PRS reception using frequency hopping. If the first device 310 successfully performs a measurement, it can report the positioning measurement. Otherwise, if the first device 310 does not obtain a measurement that meets a first frequency hopping threshold—for example, if the first device 310 does not obtain a measurement based on the threshold number of DL PRS frequency hopping—it will not report the positioning measurement. Additionally, the first device 310 can report the DL PRS resource ID and how many DL PRS frequency hoppings it needs to receive to achieve the threshold number of hoppings for that DL PRS resource.

[0051] Therefore, the second device 320 can be rescheduled to transmit the reference signal. In some example embodiments, the second device 320 can transmit a configuration for the failed portion of the reference signal, where the failed portion corresponds to a failed frequency hopping. The second device 320 can then send the failed portion of the reference signal to the first device 310. For example, if the second device 320 operates as a location server 230, it can instruct the base station 220 to transmit the failed portion of the reference signal. If the second device 320 operates as a base station 220, it can send the failed portion of the reference signal to the first device 310. Alternatively or additionally, the second device 320 can transmit additional configuration for the reference signal. The reference signal can then be retransmitted.

[0052] In some example embodiments, the first device 310 may send an indication of whether the successful portion of the reference signal has been stored, where the successful portion of the reference signal has been successfully received by the first device. In the example, the rescheduling of the failed portion of the reference signal may depend on such an indication. For example, the first device 310 may indicate the ability to store and decode. If the first device 310 can store the normally received portion of the reference signal on the successful frequency hopping, then the first device 310 will indicate failed frequency hopping, and those failed frequency hoppings will be retransmitted. The first device 310 can then combine the signals from all the frequency hoppings. If the first device 310 is unlikely to store the normally received portion of the reference signal (e.g., due to the limited internal storage / buffer size of the first device 310), then the first device 310 will request the retransmission of all hops in future transmissions.

[0053] For example, a second device 320 (such as location server 230) can reschedule to transmit the failed portion of the reference signal. The second device 320 can indicate how to configure the next RS in one of the two options above: configure the failed portion of the reference signal, or reconfigure the reference signal. If the failed portion of the reference signal is configured, the first device 310 can (restart) receive the failed portion. This option can be enabled if the first device 310 is indicating that the successfully received portion of the RS corresponding to the successful frequency hopping is stored. The first device 310 can also (restart) receive retransmitted RSs.

[0054] Alternatively or additionally, the second device 320 may send (330) a second request to the first device 310 for a conditional failure report. The condition for the failure report is based on a second frequency hopping threshold for failed measurements of the reference signal. For example, if the first device 310 detects a certain number of failures in measuring frequency hopping, the second device 320 may request the first device 310 to send a failure report (or report reception failure). In some example embodiments, the first device 310 may be configured with conditions for determining RS FH failure.

[0055] The second frequency hopping threshold may include the number of consecutive failed frequency hoppings. Alternatively or additionally, the second frequency hopping threshold may include at least one of the following: a percentage value of the number of failed frequency hoppings, a threshold value of the number of failed frequency hoppings configured by the location server, a threshold value of the number of failed frequency hoppings defined in the technical specification, or a threshold value of the number of failed frequency hoppings set by the first device.

[0056] After receiving the second request (335) from the second device 320, the first device 310 sends a failure report to the second device 320. In some example embodiments, the first device 310 may stop receiving reference signals.

[0057] In some example embodiments, the first device 310 may determine whether the value of a second frequency hopping number corresponding to a failed measurement is equal to or greater than a second frequency hopping threshold. If it is determined that the value of the second number is equal to or greater than the second frequency hopping threshold, the first device 310 may send a failure report. The features associated with the first frequency hopping threshold also apply to the second frequency hopping threshold. For simplicity, details will be omitted.

[0058] In some example embodiments, measurements fail on a second number of frequency hopping events. In one example, the first device 310 may determine the expected failure of measurements on the second number of frequency hopping events based on conflicts between reference signal resources used for a reference signal and resources used for other signals or channels.

[0059] For example, the first device 310 can determine whether any conflict may occur between the reference signal resource and the synchronization signal block (SSB) resource based on the current scheduling information received from the base station 220 and / or the information provided regarding the SSB locations, including the serving cell and neighboring cells. Based on this determination / observation, the first device 310 makes a further decision regarding whether future reception of the reference signal with FH is successfully measured (i.e., the number of hops successfully measured is greater than the second frequency hopping threshold). If failure is expected, the first device 310 determines and reports a reception failure to the network. Therefore, the first device 310 can stop receiving the reference signal. For example, the first device 310 can calculate the number of frequency hopping steps for the receivable reference signal. Based on this calculation, the first device 310 will declare a reception failure.

[0060] For a specific cell, the first device 310 may be aware of a conflict between the reference signal resource and the SSB resource. If so, the first device 310 can report the failure to the second device 320 (which can be either the base station 220 or the location server 230), causing the base station 220 to cancel the reference signal transmission. If the second device 320 operates as the location server 230, it can notify the base station 220 of the report from the first device 310. The base station 220 then cancels the reference signal transmission. By doing so, the base station 220 can schedule other DL data, physical downlink shared channels, and physical downlink control channels instead of the reference signal.

[0061] In some example embodiments, there are cases where another signal or channel that conflicts with the reference signal has a higher priority than the reference signal. For example, for a serving cell, both data transmission and the reference signal can be scheduled simultaneously. Then, the first device 310 cannot receive both and needs to select one. As another example, when a neighboring cell transmits a reference signal, the neighboring cell can transmit both the SSB and RS simultaneously. Then, the first device 310 also needs to select which signal to receive. This selection can be based on its priority, which can be predefined or configured by the network. For example, the SSB can have a higher priority than the reference signal. As a result, the first device 310 can send a failure report regarding the reference signal to the second device 320.

[0062] In some example embodiments, the number of consecutive failure frequency hoppings can be the first Z frequency hoppings, where Z represents any integer. In this way, the first device 310 can initially indicate that FH can be stopped due to reception failure.

[0063] Failure reports can be sent by the first device 310 in Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling. For example, the first device 310 can use RRC signaling to send a failure indication. Alternatively or additionally, failure reports can be sent in physical control channels such as the Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) and / or physical shared channels such as the Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).

[0064] Alternatively or additionally, failure reports can be sent in resources indicated by the second device 320. For example, if the first device 310 is not configured with resources for reporting, the network can additionally indicate resources for reporting by the first device 310. As another example, failure reports can be sent in transmitted data. For example, the first device 310 in an RRC connection can use a payload to attach failure reports to outgoing data (or data transmission).

[0065] In some example embodiments, the first device 310 may indicate whether to store the received RS. The first device 310 may then resume receiving the failed portion or the net set of reference signals. The features and operations associated with the first device 310 in the failure case, as described above, also apply to failure reporting scenarios. Details will be omitted for simplicity.

[0066] Figure 4 An example failure reporting process according to some example embodiments of the present disclosure is illustrated. In this example, the first device 310 operates as the terminal device 210, and the reference signal is PRS.

[0067] like Figure 4 As shown, the first device 310 can determine that a conflict between the PRS transmission and other DL transmissions occurs at times 402, 404, and 406. The first device 310 can then report the failure of the DL PRS FH before the PRS transmission begins.

[0068] The following will refer to Figure 5A and 5B A detailed description of the example measurement reporting process is provided. In these examples, UE 502 serves as... Figure 3 The first device 310 is operated as an example implementation, and the LMF 504 is operated as an example implementation of the second device 320. The reference signal is DL PRS.

[0069] In such Figure 5A In the illustrated process 508, at 510, LMF 504 may send positioning assistance data including DL PRS configuration for PRS FH. At 512, LMF 504 may configure conditions, including the number of measurement thresholds that may depend on a first or second frequency hopping threshold. At 514, LMF 504 may request a positioning measurement report for a specific PRS resource (e.g., a first request, indicated by request "A"). At 516, LMF 504 may request a report regarding reception failure (e.g., a second request, indicated by request "B"). At 518, UE 502 may send an indication of its capabilities in storage and decoding.

[0070] In response to the second request, at 520, UE 502 can calculate the number of potential reception failures for the DL PRS transition. At 522, UE 502 can determine whether to declare a failure based on configured conditions. At 524, UE 502 can report the failure to LMF 504. At 526, LMF 504 can send an indication to gNB 506 regarding the failed UE report. At 528, gNB 506 can choose not to transmit the PRS with FH. At 530, gNB 506 can schedule and transmit additional DL data.

[0071] In response to the first request, at 532, gNB 506 can send a PRS to UE 502 on each hop. At 534, if the measurement requirements are not met, UE 502 can determine not to report. At 536, UE 502 can report the DL PRS resource ID and the required number of DL PRS hops to LMF 504 to ensure the threshold is met. At 538, LMF 504 can indicate whether to restart receiving the failed portion or receive a new set of PRS. At 540, LMF 504 can reschedule to send the PRS.

[0072] Figure 5B The process in 550 is similar to Figure 5A The process is as follows: 500. The only difference is that at 552, the failure report is sent by UE 502 to both gNB 506 and LMF 504. Therefore, LMF 504 does not need to instruct gNB 506 to report the failure.

[0073] Example Method Figure 6 A flowchart of an example method 600 implemented at a first device 310 according to some example embodiments of the present disclosure is shown. For the purposes of discussion, [the following will be discussed]. Figure 3 The angle description method of the first device 310 in the 600.

[0074] At block 610, the first device 310 receives at least one of the following: a first request for a conditional measurement report, wherein the conditions for the measurement report are based on a first frequency hopping threshold for a successful measurement of a reference signal; and a second request for a conditional failure report, wherein the conditions for the failure report are based on a second frequency hopping threshold for a failed measurement of the reference signal.

[0075] At box 620, in response to receiving at least one of the first request and the second request, the first device 310 sends at least one of the measurement report and the failure report.

[0076] In some example embodiments, the first frequency hopping threshold includes at least one of the following: the number of consecutive successful frequency hoppings, a percentage value of the number of successful frequency hoppings, a common value of the number of successful frequency hoppings configured by the location server for different base stations, a different value of the number of successful frequency hoppings configured by the location server for the corresponding base station, a common value of the number of successful frequency hoppings defined in the technical specification, and a value of the threshold for the number of successful frequency hoppings set by the first device.

[0077] In some example embodiments, the second frequency hopping threshold includes at least one of the following: the number of consecutive failed frequency hoppings, a percentage value of the number of failed frequency hoppings, a threshold value of the number of failed frequency hoppings configured by the location server, a threshold value of the number of failed frequency hoppings defined in the technical specification, or a threshold value of the number of failed frequency hoppings set by the first device.

[0078] In some example embodiments, in order to send at least one of a measurement report and a failure report, the first device 310, in response to receiving a first request, determines whether a value of a first frequency hopping number corresponding to a successful measurement is equal to or greater than a first frequency hopping threshold. Based on determining that the value of the first number is equal to or greater than the first frequency hopping threshold, the first device 310 sends a measurement report based on a successful measurement.

[0079] In some exemplary embodiments, based on determining that the value of the first number is less than a first frequency hopping threshold, the first device 310 sends at least one of the following: one or more reference signal resource identifiers associated with one or more failed frequency hopping, the number of missed frequency hoppings that meet the first frequency hopping threshold, and a first frequency hopping threshold for a recommended successful measurement of the reference signal.

[0080] In some example embodiments, in order to send at least one of a measurement report and a failure report, the first device 310, in response to receiving a second request, determines whether the value of a second frequency hopping number corresponding to the failed measurement is equal to or greater than a second frequency hopping threshold. Based on the determination that the value of the second number is equal to or greater than the second frequency hopping threshold, the first device 310 sends a failure report.

[0081] In some example embodiments, failed measurements are expected on a second number of frequency hopping frequencies.

[0082] In some example embodiments, based on a conflict between reference signal resources used for a reference signal and resources used for another signal or channel, the first device 310 determines a measurement expected to fail on a second number of frequency hopping frequencies.

[0083] In some example embodiments, additional signals or channels have a higher priority than the reference signal.

[0084] In some example embodiments, the first device 310 stops receiving reference signals.

[0085] In some example embodiments, the failure report is sent by the first device in at least one of the following: radio resource control signaling, physical control channel, physical shared channel, resources indicated by the second device, and transmitted data.

[0086] In some example embodiments, there is an indication of whether the successful portion of the reference signal transmitted by the first device 310 has been stored, wherein the successful portion of the reference signal has been successfully received by the first device.

[0087] In some example embodiments, the first device 310 receives at least one of the following: a configuration for a failed portion of a reference signal, wherein the failed portion of the reference signal corresponds to a failed frequency hopping, and an additional configuration for the reference signal. Based on at least one of the received configuration for the failed portion of the reference signal and the additional configuration for the reference signal, the first device 310 receives the failed portion of the reference signal and at least one of the reference signal.

[0088] In some example embodiments, the reference signal includes a downlink positioning reference signal.

[0089] Figure 7 A flowchart of an example method 700 implemented at a second device 320 according to some example embodiments of the present disclosure is shown. For the purposes of discussion, [the following will be discussed]. Figure 3 The angle description method of the second device 320 in 700.

[0090] At block 710, the second device 320 sends at least one of the following to the first device: a first request for a conditional measurement report, wherein the conditions for the measurement report are based on a first frequency hopping threshold for a successful measurement of a reference signal; and a second request for a conditional failure report, wherein the conditions for the failure report are based on a second frequency hopping threshold for a failed measurement of a reference signal.

[0091] In some example embodiments, the first frequency hopping threshold includes at least one of the following: the number of consecutive successful frequency hoppings, a percentage value of the number of successful frequency hoppings, a common value of the number of successful frequency hoppings configured by the location server for different base stations, a different value of the number of successful frequency hoppings configured by the location server for the corresponding base station, a common value of the number of successful frequency hoppings defined in the technical specification, and a value of the threshold for the number of successful frequency hoppings set by the first device.

[0092] In some example embodiments, the second frequency hopping threshold includes at least one of the following: the number of consecutive failed frequency hoppings, a percentage value of the number of failed frequency hoppings, a threshold value of the number of failed frequency hoppings configured by the location server, a threshold value of the number of failed frequency hoppings defined in the technical specification, and a threshold value of the number of failed frequency hoppings set by the first device.

[0093] In some example embodiments, the second device 320 receives at least one of a measurement report and a failure report from the first device in response to sending at least one of a first request and a second request.

[0094] In some example embodiments, in response to sending a first request, the second device 320 receives at least one of the following: one or more reference signal resource identifiers associated with one or more failed frequency hopping, the number of missed frequency hoppings that meet a first frequency hopping threshold, and a first frequency hopping threshold recommended for a successful measurement of the reference signal.

[0095] In some example embodiments, in response to receiving a failure report, the second device 320 stops the transmission of the reference signal.

[0096] In some example embodiments, a failure report is received from the first device in at least one of the following: radio resource control signaling, physical control channel, physical shared channel, resources indicated by the second device to the first device, and transmitted data.

[0097] In some example embodiments, the second device 320 receives an indication of whether the successful portion of the reference signal received from the first device has been stored, wherein the successful portion of the reference signal has been successfully sent to the first device.

[0098] In some example embodiments, the second device 320 sends at least one of the following to the first device: a configuration for a failed portion of a reference signal, wherein the failed portion of the reference signal corresponds to a failed frequency hopping, an additional configuration for the reference signal; and sends at least one of the failed portion of the reference signal and the reference signal to the first device.

[0099] In some example embodiments, the reference signal includes a downlink positioning reference signal.

[0100] In some example embodiments, the second device includes a location server or a base station.

[0101] All operations and features relating to the first device 310 and the second device 320 as described above with reference to Figures 1 to 5B are equally applicable to methods 600 and 700 and have similar effects. For the sake of simplicity, details will be omitted.

[0102] Example devices, equipment and media In some example embodiments, a first means capable of performing method 600 (e.g., Figure 3 The first device 310 may include components for performing the corresponding operations of method 600. The device may be implemented in any suitable form. For example, the device may be implemented in a circuit or software module. The first device may be implemented as or included in... Figure 3 The first device 310 in the middle.

[0103] In some example embodiments, the first device includes components for receiving at least one of the following: a first request for a conditional measurement report, wherein the condition for the measurement report is based on a first frequency hopping threshold for a successful measurement of a reference signal; a second request for a conditional failure report, wherein the condition for the failure report is based on a second frequency hopping threshold for a failed measurement of the reference signal; and components for sending at least one of the measurement report and the failure report in response to receiving at least one of the first request and the second request.

[0104] In some example embodiments, the second frequency hopping threshold includes at least one of the following: the number of consecutive failed frequency hoppings, a percentage value of the number of failed frequency hoppings, a threshold value of the number of failed frequency hoppings configured by the location server, a threshold value of the number of failed frequency hoppings defined in the technical specification, or a threshold value of the number of failed frequency hoppings set by the first device.

[0105] In some example embodiments, the components for sending at least one of a measurement report and a failure report include: components for determining, in response to receiving a first request, whether a value of a first frequency hopping number corresponding to a successful measurement is equal to or greater than a first frequency hopping threshold; and components for sending a measurement report based on a successful measurement based on determining that the value of the first number is equal to or greater than the first frequency hopping threshold.

[0106] In some example embodiments, the first apparatus further includes a component for transmitting at least one of the following based on determining that a first number is less than a first frequency hopping threshold: one or more reference signal resource identifiers associated with one or more failed frequency hopping, the number of missed frequency hoppings that meet the first frequency hopping threshold, and a first frequency hopping threshold for a proposed successful measurement of a reference signal.

[0107] In some example embodiments, the components for sending at least one of a measurement report and a failure report include: components for determining, in response to receiving a second request, whether a value of a second frequency hopping number corresponding to a failed measurement is equal to or greater than a second frequency hopping threshold; and components for sending a failure report based on determining that the value of the second number is equal to or greater than the second frequency hopping threshold.

[0108] In some example embodiments, failed measurements are expected on a second number of frequency hopping frequencies.

[0109] In some example embodiments, the first apparatus further includes components for determining expected failure measurements on a second number of frequency hopping operations based on conflicts between reference signal resources for the reference signal and resources for other signals or channels.

[0110] In some example embodiments, additional signals or channels have a higher priority than the reference signal.

[0111] In some example embodiments, the first device further includes a component for stopping the reception of a reference signal.

[0112] In some example embodiments, the failure report is sent by the first device in at least one of the following: radio resource control signaling, physical control channel, physical shared channel, resources indicated by the second device, and transmitted data.

[0113] In some example embodiments, the first device further includes a component for indicating whether a successful portion of the reference signal has been stored, wherein the successful portion of the reference signal has been successfully received by the first device.

[0114] In some example embodiments, the first apparatus further includes: a component for receiving at least one of: a configuration for a failed portion of the reference signal, wherein the failed portion of the reference signal corresponds to a failed frequency hopping; or an additional configuration for the reference signal; and a component for receiving the failed portion of the reference signal and the at least one of the received configurations for the failed portion of the reference signal and the additional configurations for the reference signal.

[0115] In some example embodiments, the reference signal includes a downlink positioning reference signal.

[0116] In some example embodiments, the first device further includes components for performing other operations in some example embodiments of method 600 or the first device 310. In some example embodiments, the components include: at least one processor; and at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the first device to perform.

[0117] In some example embodiments, a second means capable of performing any step of method 700 (e.g., Figure 3 The second device 320 may include components for performing the corresponding operations of method 700. This device can be implemented in any suitable form. For example, it can be implemented in a circuit or software module. The second device can be implemented as or included in... Figure 3 The second device 320 in the system.

[0118] In some example embodiments, the second device includes components for sending at least one of the following to the first device: a first request for a conditional measurement report, wherein the condition for the measurement report is based on a first frequency hopping threshold for a successful measurement of a reference signal; and a second request for a conditional failure report, wherein the condition for the failure report is based on a second frequency hopping threshold for a failed measurement of the reference signal.

[0119] In some example embodiments, the first frequency hopping threshold includes at least one of the following: the number of consecutive successful frequency hoppings, a percentage value of the number of successful frequency hoppings, a common value of the number of successful frequency hoppings configured by the location server for different base stations, a different value of the number of successful frequency hoppings configured by the location server for the corresponding base station, a common value of the number of successful frequency hoppings defined in the technical specification, and a value of the threshold for the number of successful frequency hoppings set by the first device.

[0120] In some example embodiments, the second frequency hopping threshold includes at least one of the following: the number of consecutive failed frequency hoppings, a percentage value of the number of failed frequency hoppings, a threshold value of the number of failed frequency hoppings configured by the location server, a threshold value of the number of failed frequency hoppings defined in the technical specification, or a threshold value of the number of failed frequency hoppings set by the first device.

[0121] In some example embodiments, the second device further includes a component for receiving at least one of a measurement report and a failure report from the first device in response to sending at least one of a first request and a second request.

[0122] In some example embodiments, the second apparatus further includes a component for receiving at least one of the following in response to sending a first request: one or more reference signal resource identifiers associated with one or more failed frequency hopping, the number of missed frequency hoppings that meet a first frequency hopping threshold, and a first frequency hopping threshold for a proposed successful measurement of the reference signal.

[0123] In some example embodiments, the second device further includes a component for stopping the transmission of a reference signal in response to receiving a failure report.

[0124] In some example embodiments, a failure report is received from the first device in at least one of the following: radio resource control signaling, physical control channel, physical shared channel, resources indicated by the second device to the first device, and transmitted data.

[0125] In some example embodiments, the second device further includes a component for indicating whether a successful portion of a reference signal received from the first device has been stored, wherein the successful portion of the reference signal has been successfully transmitted to the first device.

[0126] In some example embodiments, the second device further includes: a component for sending at least one of the following to the first device: a configuration for a failed portion of a reference signal, wherein the failed portion of the reference signal corresponds to a failed frequency hopping; or an additional configuration for the reference signal; and a component for sending at least one of the failed portion of the reference signal and the reference signal to the first device.

[0127] In some example embodiments, the reference signal includes a downlink positioning reference signal.

[0128] In some example embodiments, the second device includes a location server or a base station.

[0129] In some exemplary embodiments, the second device further includes means for performing other operations in some exemplary embodiments of method 700 or second means 320. In some exemplary embodiments, the component includes: at least one processor; and at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the second means to perform.

[0130] Figure 8 This is a simplified block diagram of a device 800 suitable for implementing exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure. The device 800 can be provided to implement a communication device, such as... Figure 2 The first device 310, the second device 320, or the third device 230 are shown. As shown, device 800 includes one or more processors 810, one or more memories 820 coupled to processor 810, and one or more communication modules 840 coupled to processor 810.

[0131] Communication module 840 is used for bidirectional communication. Communication module 840 has one or more communication interfaces to facilitate communication with one or more other modules or devices. The communication interface can represent any interface required for communication with other network elements. In some example embodiments, communication module 840 may include at least one antenna.

[0132] As a non-limiting example, processor 810 can be any type suitable for a local technology network and can include one or more of the following: general-purpose computer, special-purpose computer, microprocessor, digital signal processor (DSP), and processor based on a multi-core processor architecture. Device 800 can have multiple processors, such as application-specific integrated circuit chips that are time-dependent on a clock synchronized with a main processor.

[0133] Memory 820 may include one or more non-volatile memories and one or more volatile memories. Examples of non-volatile memories include, but are not limited to, read-only memory (ROM) 824, electrically programmable read-only memory (EPROM), flash memory, hard disk, optical disc (CD), digital video disc (DVD), optical disc, laser disc, and other magnetic and / or optical storage. Examples of volatile memories include, but are not limited to, random access memory (RAM) 822 and other volatile memories that will not persist for the duration of a power outage.

[0134] Computer program 830 includes computer-executable instructions that are executed by an associated processor 810. The instructions of program 830 may include instructions for performing operations / actions of some example embodiments of this disclosure. Program 830 may be stored in memory (e.g., ROM 824). Processor 810 can perform any suitable actions and processes by loading program 830 into RAM 822.

[0135] Example embodiments of this disclosure can be implemented by program 830, enabling device 800 to perform as described in the reference. Figures 2 to 9 Any process discussed in this disclosure. Exemplary embodiments of this disclosure may also be implemented by hardware or by a combination of software and hardware.

[0136] In some example embodiments, program 830 may be tangibly contained in a computer-readable medium, which may be included in device 800 (such as memory 820) or other storage devices accessible by device 800. Device 800 may load program 830 from the computer-readable medium into RAM 822 for execution. In some example embodiments, the computer-readable medium may include any type of non-transitory storage medium, such as ROM, EPROM, flash memory, hard disk, CD, DVD, etc. As used herein, the term "non-transitory" is a limitation on the medium itself (i.e., tangible, not tactile), rather than a limitation on the persistence of data storage (e.g., RAM and ROM).

[0137] Figure 9 An example of a computer-readable medium 900 is shown, which may be in the form of a CD, DVD, or other optical storage disc. A program 830 is stored on the computer-readable medium 900.

[0138] Generally, the various embodiments of this disclosure can be implemented in hardware or dedicated circuitry, software, logic, or any combination thereof. Some aspects can be implemented in hardware, while others can be implemented in firmware or software that can be executed by a controller, microprocessor, or other computing device. Although various aspects of the embodiments of this disclosure are illustrated and described as block diagrams, flowcharts, or using some other graphical representation, it should be understood that, as non-limiting examples, the blocks, apparatuses, systems, techniques, or methods described herein can be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, dedicated circuitry or logic, general-purpose hardware or controllers or other computing devices, or some combination thereof.

[0139] Some exemplary embodiments of this disclosure also provide at least one computer program product tangibly stored on a computer-readable medium, such as a non-transitory computer-readable medium. The computer program product includes computer-executable instructions that execute in a device on a target physical or virtual processor, such as those included in a program module, to perform any of the methods described above. Typically, a program module includes routines, programs, libraries, objects, classes, components, data structures, etc., that perform a particular task or implement a particular abstract data type. In various embodiments, the functionality of a program module can be combined or split among program modules as needed. The machine-executable instructions for a program module can execute within a local or distributed device. In a distributed device, the program module can reside in both local and remote storage media.

[0140] Program code used to perform the methods of this disclosure may be written in any combination of one or more programming languages. The program code may be provided to a processor or controller of a general-purpose computer, special-purpose computer, or other programmable data processing apparatus, such that when executed by the processor or controller, the program code causes the functions / operations specified in the flowcharts and / or block diagrams to be implemented. The program code may be executed entirely on a machine, partially on a machine, as a stand-alone software package, partially on a machine and partially on a remote machine, or entirely on a remote machine or server.

[0141] In the context of this disclosure, computer program code or related data may be carried by any suitable carrier to enable a device, apparatus, or processor to perform the various processes and operations described above. Examples of carriers include signals, computer-readable media, etc.

[0142] Computer-readable media can be computer-readable signal media or computer-readable storage media. Computer-readable media can include, but is not limited to, electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor systems, apparatuses, or devices, or any suitable combination thereof. More specific examples of computer-readable storage media will include electrical connections having one or more wires, portable computer disks, hard disks, random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), optical fibers, portable optical disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), optical storage devices, magnetic storage devices, or any suitable combination thereof.

[0143] Furthermore, although operations are described in a specific order, this should not be construed as requiring that such operations be performed in the specific order shown or sequentially, or that all shown operations be performed to achieve the desired result. In some cases, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous. Similarly, although several specific implementation details are included in the discussion above, these details should not be construed as limiting the scope of this disclosure, but rather as descriptions of features that may be specific to particular embodiments. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, certain features described in the context of a single embodiment may also be implemented in combination in a single embodiment. Conversely, unless explicitly stated otherwise, various features described in the context of a single embodiment may also be implemented individually or in any suitable sub-combination in multiple embodiments.

[0144] Although this disclosure has been described in language specific to structural features and / or methodological actions, it should be understood that the disclosure as defined in the appended claims is not necessarily limited to the specific features or actions described above. Rather, the specific features and actions described above are disclosed as exemplary forms for implementing the claims.

Claims

1. A method comprising: At the first device. Receive at least one of the following: In response to a first request for a conditional measurement report, wherein the conditions for the measurement report are based on a first frequency hopping threshold for a successful measurement of a reference signal, A second request for a conditional failure report, wherein the condition for the failure report is based on a second frequency hopping threshold for a failure measurement of the reference signal; as well as In response to receiving at least one of the first request and the second request, at least one of the measurement report and the failure report is sent.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first frequency hopping threshold comprises at least one of the following: Number of consecutive successful frequency hopping The percentage of successful frequency hopping. The common value of the number of successful frequency hopping configured by the location server for different base stations. The different values ​​of the number of successful frequency hopping configured by the location server for the corresponding base station. The common value for the number of successful frequency hopping as defined in the technical specifications. The value of the threshold for the number of successful frequency hopping, set by the first device.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the second frequency hopping threshold comprises at least one of the following: Number of consecutive failed frequency hopping attempts The percentage of failed frequency hopping. The value of the threshold for the number of failed frequency hopping, configured by the location server. The threshold value for the number of failed frequency hopping events as defined in the technical specifications. The value of the threshold for the number of failed frequency hopping, set by the first device.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein sending at least one of the measurement report and the failure report comprises: In response to receiving the first request, determine whether the value of the first frequency hopping number corresponding to the successful measurement is equal to or greater than the first frequency hopping threshold; as well as Based on determining that the value of the first number is equal to or greater than the first frequency hopping threshold, the measurement report is sent based on the successful measurement.

5. The method according to claim 4, further comprising: Based on the determination that the value of the first number is less than the first frequency hopping threshold, at least one of the following is transmitted: One or more reference signal resource identifiers associated with one or more failed frequency hopping attempts. The number of missed frequency hopping attempts that meet the first frequency hopping threshold. A recommended first frequency hopping threshold for successful measurement of the reference signal.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein sending at least one of the measurement report and the failure report comprises: In response to receiving the second request, determine whether the value of the second frequency hopping number corresponding to the failed measurement is equal to or greater than the second frequency hopping threshold; as well as The failure report is sent based on the determination that the value of the second number is equal to or greater than the second frequency hopping threshold.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the failure measurement is anticipated on the second number of frequency hopping frequencies.

8. The method according to claim 7, further comprising: Based on the conflict between the reference signal resources used for the reference signal and the resources used for other signals or channels, it is determined that the failed measurement is expected on the second number of frequency hopping frequencies.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the additional signal or channel has a higher priority than the reference signal.

10. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 9, further comprising: Stop receiving the reference signal.

11. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 10, wherein the failure report is sent by the first device in at least one of the following: Radio resource control signaling, Physical control channel, Physical shared channel, Resources indicated by the second device The data sent.

12. The method according to claims 5 to 11, further comprising: Send an indication as to whether the successful portion of the reference signal has been stored, wherein the successful portion of the reference signal has been successfully received by the first device.

13. The method according to any one of claims 5 to 12, further comprising: Receive at least one of the following: Configuration for the failed portion of the reference signal, wherein the failed portion of the reference signal corresponds to failed frequency hopping. Additional configuration for the reference signal; and The failed portion of the reference signal and the at least one of the reference signals are received based on at least one of the configurations for the failed portion of the reference signal and the additional configurations for the reference signal.

14. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein the reference signal includes a downlink positioning reference signal.

15. A method comprising: At the second device, Send at least one of the following to the first device: In response to a first request for a conditional measurement report, wherein the conditions for the measurement report are based on a first frequency hopping threshold for a successful measurement of a reference signal, A second request for a conditional failure report, wherein the condition for the failure report is based on a second frequency hopping threshold for a failure measurement of the reference signal.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the first frequency hopping threshold comprises at least one of the following: Number of consecutive successful frequency hopping The percentage of successful frequency hopping. The common value of the number of successful frequency hopping configured by the location server for different base stations. The different values ​​of the number of successful frequency hopping configured by the location server for the corresponding base station. The common value for the number of successful frequency hopping as defined in the technical specifications. The value of the threshold for the number of successful frequency hopping, set by the first device.

17. The method of claim 15 or 16, wherein the second frequency hopping threshold comprises at least one of the following: Number of consecutive failed frequency hopping attempts The percentage of failed frequency hopping. The value of the threshold for the number of failed frequency hopping, configured by the location server. The threshold value for the number of failed frequency hopping events as defined in the technical specifications. The value of the threshold for the number of failed frequency hopping, set by the first device.

18. The method according to any one of claims 15 to 17, further comprising: In response to sending at least one of the first request and the second request, at least one of the measurement report and the failure report is received from the first device.

19. The method according to any one of claims 15 to 17, further comprising: In response to sending the first request, receive at least one of the following: One or more reference signal resource identifiers associated with one or more failed frequency hopping attempts. The number of missed frequency hopping attempts that meet the first frequency hopping threshold. A recommended first frequency hopping threshold for successful measurement of the reference signal.

20. The method according to any one of claims 18 to 19, further comprising: In response to receiving the failure report, the transmission of the reference signal is stopped.

21. The method according to any one of claims 18 to 20, wherein the failure report is received from the first device in at least one of the following: Radio resource control signaling, Physical control channel, Physical shared channel, Resources indicated by the second device to the first device. The data sent.

22. The method according to claims 18 to 21, further comprising: The first device receives an indication of whether the successful portion of the reference signal has been stored, wherein the successful portion of the reference signal has been successfully sent to the first device.

23. The method according to any one of claims 19 to 22, further comprising: Send at least one of the following to the first device: Configuration for the failed portion of the reference signal, wherein the failed portion of the reference signal corresponds to failed frequency hopping. Additional configuration for the reference signal; and The first device is sent the failed portion of the reference signal and at least one of the reference signals.

24. The method according to any one of claims 15 to 23, wherein the reference signal includes a downlink positioning reference signal.

25. The method according to any one of claims 15 to 24, wherein the second device comprises a location server or a base station.

26. A first device, comprising: At least one processor; as well as At least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the first device to perform at least the method according to any one of claims 1 to 14.

27. A second device, comprising: At least one processor; as well as At least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the first device to perform at least the method according to any one of claims 15 to 25.

28. A first device, comprising: Components for receiving at least one of the following: In response to a first request for a conditional measurement report, wherein the conditions for the measurement report are based on a first frequency hopping threshold for a successful measurement of a reference signal, A second request for a conditional failure report, wherein the condition for the failure report is based on a second frequency hopping threshold for a failure measurement of the reference signal; as well as A component for sending at least one of the measurement report and the failure report in response to receiving at least one of the first request and the second request.

29. A second device, comprising: Components for sending at least one of the following to the first device: In response to a first request for a conditional measurement report, wherein the conditions for the measurement report are based on a first frequency hopping threshold for a successful measurement of a reference signal, A second request for a conditional failure report, wherein the condition for the failure report is based on a second frequency hopping threshold for a failure measurement of the reference signal.

30. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon for causing a device to perform at least the method according to any one of claims 1 to 14 or the method according to any one of claims 15 to 25.

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