Processing of sidelink positioning reference signal measurements associated with the processing window

Abstract

In one embodiment, a user device (UE) receives a sidelink positioning reference signal (SL-PRS) processing window (SL-PPW) instruction for the UE's position estimation session. During the SL-PPW, the UE prioritizes processing one or more SL-PRS measurements associated with the SL-PRS received in the UE over receiving one or more downlink (DL) received (Rx) signals or channels or both, one or more other SL Rx signals or channels or both, or a combination thereof, according to one or more rules associated with the SL-PPW. In some designs, the SL-PPW instruction is received from a communication device such as an LMF or gNB or another UE.

Claims

1. A method for operating user equipment (UE), Receiving instructions for the Sidelink Positioning Reference Signal (SL-PRS) processing window (SL-PPW) for the UE's position estimation session, In the SL-PPW, the processing of one or more SL-PRS measurements associated with the SL-PRS received in the UE is prioritized over the reception of one or more downlink (DL) received (Rx) signals or channels or both, one or more other SL Rx signals or channels or both, or a combination thereof, according to one or more rules associated with the SL-PPW. Methods that include...

2. The aforementioned one or more rules, During the SL-PPW, without dropping any transmit (Tx) signals or channels, all bandwidths associated with component carriers (CC) having an active bandwidth portion (BWP), all bandwidths associated with a first RAT type different from a second radio access technology (RAT) type associated with the position estimation session of the UE, or both, drop all DL receive (Rx) signals and channels and all SL Rx signals and channels other than SL-PRS during the SL-PPW, or Without dropping any Tx signal or channel during the SL-PPW, drop all SL Rx signals and channels other than SL-PRS during the SL-PPW for a specified set of bandwidth associated with the active BWP, or To drop all SL Rx signals and channels other than SL-PRS in each SL-PRS scheduled slot of the SL-PPW without dropping any DL Rx signals or channels, or any Tx signals or channels, in the SL-PRS scheduled slot, or To drop all SL Rx signals and channels other than SL-PRS in each SL-PRS scheduled symbol of the SL-PPW without dropping any DL Rx signals or channels or any Tx signals or channels in the SL-PRS scheduled symbol, The method according to claim 1, including the method described in claim 1.

3. Transmitting a measurement report containing measurement information based on one or more processed SL-PRS measurements to a location estimation entity. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the one or more rules are based on priority information associated with the SL-PPW.

5. The priority information associated with the SL-PPW is shown to the UE by a wireless network component or another UE, or The priority information associated with the SL-PPW is preconfigured based on the resource pool associated with the SL-PRS, or The priority information associated with the SL-PPW is shown to the UE via Sidelink Location Positioning Protocol (SLPP) signaling, or Any combination of those, The method according to claim 4.

6. The aforementioned priority information, The reception of the SL-PRS has a higher priority than the reception of the first set of SL Rx signals or channels, or The reception of the SL-PRS has a lower priority than the reception of the SL Rx signal or the second set of channels, or The reception of the SL-PRS has a higher priority than the reception of the first set of SL Rx signals or channels, and the reception of the SL-PRS has a lower priority than the reception of the second set of SL Rx signals or channels. The method according to claim 4, which demonstrates the present.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the second set of SL Rx signals or channels includes SL synchronous signal block (SSB) signals or channels.

8. The priority information includes that the reception of the SL-PRS has a higher priority than the reception of the first set of SL Rx signals or channels. The first set of SL Rx signals or channels includes all signals and channels other than those associated with the SL-PRS. The method according to claim 6.

9. Further includes transmitting the SL-PRS priority capability instruction of the UE to the location estimation entity, The priority information associated with the SL-PPW is based on the instruction of the SL-PRS priority capability. The method according to claim 4.

10. Transmitting SL-PRS processing capabilities for SL-PPW to position estimation entities. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

11. The SL-PRS processing capability for SL-PPW is, SL-PRS processing type capability for one or more SL-PPW types, or SL-PRS buffering capability, or SL-PRS duration capability including the number of SL-PRS time domain units that the UE can process in a specified amount of time for a specified bandwidth, or SL-PRS parallel processing capacity including the maximum number of SL-PRS resources that the UE can process in a given amount of time, or The SL-PRS bandwidth capability, including the maximum SL-PRS bandwidth that the UE can process, or Any combination of those, The method according to claim 10, including the method described in claim 10.

12. The SL-PRS processing capability for SL-PPW includes the SL-PRS buffering capability, The SL-PRS buffering capability indicates whether the UE is capable of slot-level buffering, sub-level slot buffering, symbol-level buffering, or a combination thereof. The method according to claim 11.

13. The SL-PRS processing capability for SL-PPW includes the number of SL-PRS time-domain units that the UE can process in the specified amount of time for the specified bandwidth, The SL-PRS time domain unit is a symbol, the specified time amount is the number of milliseconds, and the specified bandwidth is the maximum SL-PRS bandwidth or the maximum downlink PRS (DL-PRS) bandwidth. The method according to claim 11.

14. The method according to claim 10, wherein the location estimation entity is a network component, the UE, or another UE.

15. Further including sending a request regarding the SL-PPW configuration, The SL-PPW for the position estimation session of the UE includes the requested SL-PPW configuration, The method according to claim 1.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein the request is transmitted to a serving network component or another UE.

17. The method according to claim 15, wherein the SL-PPW for the position estimation session of the UE comprises an SL-PPW configuration required by the position estimation entity.

18. A method for operating a communication device, Determining a sidelink positioning reference signal (SL-PRS) processing window (SL-PPW) for a position estimation session to a user device (UE), wherein the SL-PPW is associated with one or more rules configured to be implemented by the UE to prioritize the processing of one or more SL-PRS measurements associated with an SL-PRS received by the UE over the reception of one or more downlink (DL) received (Rx) signals or channels or both, one or more other SL Rx signals or channels or both, or a combination thereof. The SL-PPW instructions are transmitted to one or more devices, Methods that include...

19. The aforementioned communication device corresponds to a network component, The instruction is transmitted to the UE's serving wireless network component as a request for the serving wireless network component to configure the SL-PPW using the specified SL-PPW configuration. The method according to claim 18.

20. The aforementioned communication device corresponds to a serving wireless network component or another UE, The instruction is transmitted to the UE. The method according to claim 18.

21. The aforementioned one or more rules, During the SL-PPW, without dropping any transmit (Tx) signals or channels, all bandwidths associated with component carriers (CC) having an active bandwidth portion (BWP), all bandwidths associated with a first RAT type different from a second radio access technology (RAT) type associated with the position estimation session of the UE, or both, drop all DL receive (Rx) signals and channels and all SL Rx signals and channels other than SL-PRS during the SL-PPW, or Without dropping any Tx signal or channel during the SL-PPW, drop all SL Rx signals and channels other than SL-PRS during the SL-PPW for a specified set of bandwidth associated with the active BWP, or To drop all SL Rx signals and channels other than SL-PRS in each SL-PRS scheduled slot of the SL-PPW without dropping any DL Rx signals or channels, or any Tx signals or channels, in the SL-PRS scheduled slot, or To drop all SL Rx signals and channels other than SL-PRS in each SL-PRS scheduled symbol of the SL-PPW without dropping any DL Rx signals or channels or any Tx signals or channels in the SL-PRS scheduled symbol, The method according to claim 18, including the method described in claim 18.

22. The method according to claim 18, wherein the one or more rules are based on priority information associated with the SL-PPW.

23. The aforementioned priority information, The reception of the SL-PRS has a higher priority than the reception of the first set of SL Rx signals or channels, or The reception of the SL-PRS has a lower priority than the reception of the SL Rx signal or the second set of channels, or The reception of the SL-PRS has a higher priority than the reception of the first set of SL Rx signals or channels, and the reception of the SL-PRS has a lower priority than the reception of the second set of SL Rx signals or channels. The method according to claim 22, which demonstrates the present invention.

24. Receiving SL-PRS processing capability for SL-PPW from the aforementioned UE. The method according to claim 18, further comprising:

25. The SL-PRS processing capability for SL-PPW is, SL-PRS processing type capability for one or more SL-PPW types, or SL-PRS buffering capability, or SL-PRS duration capability including the number of SL-PRS time domain units that the UE can process in a specified amount of time for a specified bandwidth, or SL-PRS parallel processing capacity including the maximum number of SL-PRS resources that the UE can process in a given amount of time, or The SL-PRS bandwidth capability, including the maximum SL-PRS bandwidth that the UE can process, or Any combination of those, The method according to claim 24, including the method described in claim 24.

26. The SL-PRS processing capability for SL-PPW includes the SL-PRS buffering capability, and the SL-PRS buffering capability indicates whether the UE is capable of slot-level buffering, sub-level slot buffering, symbol-level buffering, or a combination thereof, or The SL-PRS processing capability for SL-PPW includes the number of SL-PRS time-domain units that the UE can process in a specified amount of time for the specified bandwidth, wherein the SL-PRS time-domain units are symbols, the specified amount of time is a number of milliseconds, and the specified bandwidth is the maximum SL-PRS bandwidth or the maximum downlink PRS (DL-PRS) bandwidth, or The combination of those, The method according to claim 25.

27. This further includes receiving requests regarding SL-PPW configurations, The SL-PPW for the position estimation session of the UE comprises the requested SL-PPW configuration. The method according to claim 18.

28. The method according to claim 27, wherein the request is received from the UE.

29. User equipment (UE), Memory and At least one transceiver, The system comprises the memory and at least one processor communicatively coupled to the at least one transceiver, wherein the at least one processor is Upon receiving instructions for the Sidelink Positioning Reference Signal (SL-PRS) processing window (SL-PPW) for the UE's position estimation session, In the SL-PPW, the processing of one or more SL-PRS measurements associated with the SL-PRS received in the UE is prioritized over the reception of one or more downlink (DL) received (Rx) signals or channels or both, one or more other SL Rx signals or channels or both, or a combination thereof, according to one or more rules associated with the SL-PPW. UE is structured in such a way.

30. The aforementioned one or more rules, During the SL-PPW, without dropping any transmit (Tx) signals or channels, all bandwidths associated with component carriers (CC) having an active bandwidth portion (BWP), all bandwidths associated with a first RAT type different from a second radio access technology (RAT) type associated with the position estimation session of the UE, or both, drop all DL receive (Rx) signals and channels and all SL Rx signals and channels other than SL-PRS during the SL-PPW, or Without dropping any Tx signal or channel during the SL-PPW, drop all SL Rx signals and channels other than SL-PRS during the SL-PPW for a specified set of bandwidth associated with the active BWP, or To drop all SL Rx signals and channels other than SL-PRS in each SL-PRS scheduled slot of the SL-PPW without dropping any DL Rx signals or channels, or any Tx signals or channels, in the SL-PRS scheduled slot, or To drop all SL Rx signals and channels other than SL-PRS in each SL-PRS scheduled symbol of the SL-PPW without dropping any DL Rx signals or channels or any Tx signals or channels in the SL-PRS scheduled symbol, The UE according to claim 29, including the following:

31. The aforementioned at least one processor, The transceiver is further configured to transmit a measurement report, including measurement information based on the one or more processed SL-PRS measurements, to a location estimation entity via the at least one transceiver. The UE according to claim 29.

32. The UE according to claim 29, wherein the one or more rules are based on priority information associated with the SL-PPW.

33. The priority information associated with the SL-PPW is shown to the UE by a wireless network component or another UE, or The priority information associated with the SL-PPW is preconfigured based on the resource pool associated with the SL-PRS, or The priority information associated with the SL-PPW is shown to the UE via Sidelink Location Positioning Protocol (SLPP) signaling, or Any combination of those, The UE according to claim 32.

34. The aforementioned priority information, The reception of the SL-PRS has a higher priority than the reception of the first set of SL Rx signals or channels, or The reception of the SL-PRS has a lower priority than the reception of the SL Rx signal or the second set of channels, or The reception of the SL-PRS has a higher priority than the reception of the first set of SL Rx signals or channels, and the reception of the SL-PRS has a lower priority than the reception of the second set of SL Rx signals or channels. The UE according to claim 32, which shows the above.

35. The UE according to claim 34, wherein the second set of SL Rx signals or channels includes SL synchronous signal block (SSB) signals or channels.

36. The priority information includes that the reception of the SL-PRS has a higher priority than the reception of the first set of SL Rx signals or channels. The first set of SL Rx signals or channels includes all signals and channels other than those associated with the SL-PRS. The UE described in claim 34.

37. The aforementioned at least one processor, The UE is further configured to transmit instructions for SL-PRS priority capability to a location estimation entity via at least one of the transceivers, The priority information associated with the SL-PPW is based on the instruction of the SL-PRS priority capability. The UE according to claim 32.

38. The aforementioned at least one processor, The transceiver is further configured to transmit SL-PRS processing capabilities for SL-PPW to a location estimation entity via at least one of the transceivers. The UE according to claim 29.

39. The SL-PRS processing capability for SL-PPW is, SL-PRS processing type capability for one or more SL-PPW types, or SL-PRS buffering capability, or SL-PRS duration capability including the number of SL-PRS time domain units that the UE can process in a specified amount of time for a specified bandwidth, or SL-PRS parallel processing capacity including the maximum number of SL-PRS resources that the UE can process in a given amount of time, or The SL-PRS bandwidth capability, including the maximum SL-PRS bandwidth that the UE can process, or Any combination of those, The UE according to claim 38, including the following:

40. The SL-PRS processing capability for SL-PPW includes the SL-PRS buffering capability, The SL-PRS buffering capability indicates whether the UE is capable of slot-level buffering, sub-level slot buffering, symbol-level buffering, or a combination thereof. The UE described in claim 39.

41. The SL-PRS processing capability for SL-PPW includes the number of SL-PRS time-domain units that the UE can process in the specified amount of time for the specified bandwidth, The SL-PRS time domain unit is a symbol, the specified time amount is the number of milliseconds, and the specified bandwidth is the maximum SL-PRS bandwidth or the maximum downlink PRS (DL-PRS) bandwidth. The UE described in claim 39.

42. The UE according to claim 38, wherein the position estimation entity is a network component, the UE, or another UE.

43. The aforementioned at least one processor, The transceiver is further configured to transmit requests for an SL-PPW configuration via at least one of the transceivers. The SL-PPW for the position estimation session of the UE comprises the requested SL-PPW configuration. The UE according to claim 29.

44. The UE according to claim 43, wherein the request is transmitted to a serving network component or another UE.

45. The UE according to claim 43, wherein the SL-PPW for the position estimation session of the UE comprises an SL-PPW configuration required by the position estimation entity.

46. A communication device, Memory and At least one transceiver, The system comprises the memory and at least one processor communicatively coupled to the at least one transceiver, wherein the at least one processor is Determine the sidelink positioning reference signal (SL-PRS) processing window (SL-PPW) for a position estimation session to the user equipment (UE), and determine if the SL-PPW is associated with one or more rules configured to be implemented by the UE to prioritize the processing of one or more SL-PRS measurements associated with the SL-PRS received at the UE over the reception of one or more downlink (DL) received (Rx) signals or channels or both, one or more other SL Rx signals or channels or both, or a combination thereof. The SL-PPW instructions are transmitted to one or more devices via the at least one transceiver. It is structured in such a way. Communication device.

47. The aforementioned communication device corresponds to a network component, The instruction is transmitted to the UE's serving wireless network component as a request for the serving wireless network component to configure the SL-PPW using the specified SL-PPW configuration. The communication device according to claim 46.

48. The aforementioned communication device corresponds to a serving wireless network component or another UE, The instruction is transmitted to the UE. The communication device according to claim 46.

49. The aforementioned one or more rules, During the SL-PPW, without dropping any transmit (Tx) signals or channels, all bandwidths associated with component carriers (CC) having an active bandwidth portion (BWP), all bandwidths associated with a first RAT type different from a second radio access technology (RAT) type associated with the position estimation session of the UE, or both, drop all DL receive (Rx) signals and channels and all SL Rx signals and channels other than SL-PRS during the SL-PPW, or Without dropping any Tx signal or channel during the SL-PPW, drop all SL Rx signals and channels other than SL-PRS during the SL-PPW for a specified set of bandwidth associated with the active BWP, or To drop all SL Rx signals and channels other than SL-PRS in each SL-PRS scheduled slot of the SL-PPW without dropping any DL Rx signals or channels, or any Tx signals or channels, in the SL-PRS scheduled slot, or To drop all SL Rx signals and channels other than SL-PRS in each SL-PRS scheduled symbol of the SL-PPW without dropping any DL Rx signals or channels or any Tx signals or channels in the SL-PRS scheduled symbol, A communication device according to claim 46, including the following:

50. The communication device according to claim 46, wherein the one or more rules are based on priority information associated with the SL-PPW.

51. The aforementioned priority information, The reception of the SL-PRS has a higher priority than the reception of the first set of SL Rx signals or channels, or The reception of the SL-PRS has a lower priority than the reception of the SL Rx signal or the second set of channels, or The reception of the SL-PRS has a higher priority than the reception of the first set of SL Rx signals or channels, and the reception of the SL-PRS has a lower priority than the reception of the second set of SL Rx signals or channels. A communication device according to claim 50, which shows the above.

52. The aforementioned at least one processor, The communication device according to claim 46, further configured to receive SL-PRS processing capability for SL-PPW from the UE via the at least one transceiver.

53. The SL-PRS processing capability for SL-PPW is, SL-PRS processing type capability for one or more SL-PPW types, or SL-PRS buffering capability, or SL-PRS duration capability including the number of SL-PRS time domain units that the UE can process in a specified amount of time for a specified bandwidth, or SL-PRS parallel processing capacity including the maximum number of SL-PRS resources that the UE can process in a given amount of time, or The SL-PRS bandwidth capability, including the maximum SL-PRS bandwidth that the UE can process, or Any combination of those, A communication device according to claim 52, including the following:

54. The SL-PRS processing capability for SL-PPW includes the SL-PRS buffering capability, and the SL-PRS buffering capability indicates whether the UE is capable of slot-level buffering, sub-level slot buffering, symbol-level buffering, or a combination thereof, or The SL-PRS processing capability for SL-PPW includes the number of SL-PRS time-domain units that the UE can process in a specified amount of time for the specified bandwidth, wherein the SL-PRS time-domain units are symbols, the specified amount of time is a number of milliseconds, and the specified bandwidth is the maximum SL-PRS bandwidth or the maximum downlink PRS (DL-PRS) bandwidth, or The combination of those, The communication device according to claim 53.

55. The aforementioned at least one processor, The transceiver is further configured to receive requests for an SL-PPW configuration via at least one of the transceivers, The SL-PPW for the position estimation session of the UE comprises the requested SL-PPW configuration. The communication device according to claim 46.

56. The communication device according to claim 55, wherein the request is received from the UE.

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