NETWORK-SIDE POSITIONING OCCASION ADJUSTMENT VIA ASSISTANCE DATA ADJUSTMENT
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Abstract
A network node (44) herein advantageously eliminates or at least mitigates timing ambiguities associated with when a user equipment (36) is to perform assisted positioning measurements. To do so, the network node (44) generates assistance data to indicate that a first cell for the measurements (e.g., a reference cell) has a greater positioning occasion periodicity than it actually has. This greater periodicity may be, for example, a multiple of the first cell'"'"'s actual positioning occasion periodicity. Regardless, the node (44) also generates the assistance data to indicate positioning occasion timing for at least a second cell relative to positioning occasion timing for the first cell that is based on this greater periodicity. Finally, the node (44) sends this generated assistance data to the user equipment to assist with the positioning measurements.
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46 Claims
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21. A method implemented by a network node in a wireless communication network for assisting a user equipment to perform positioning measurements on positioning signals periodically transmitted by one or more cells during respective positioning occasions of those cells, the method comprising:
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generating assistance data that indicates a first cell has a positioning occasion periodicity that is greater than the actual positioning occasion periodicity of the first cell, and that indicates positioning occasion timing for at least a second cell relative to positioning occasion timing for the first cell that is based on said greater periodicity; and sending the generated assistance data to the user equipment to assist with said positioning measurements. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A network node in a wireless communication network configured to assist a user equipment to perform positioning measurements on positioning signals periodically transmitted from one or more cells during respective positioning occasions of those cells, the network node comprising:
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one or more processing circuits configured to generate assistance data that indicates a first cell has a positioning occasion periodicity that is greater than the actual positioning occasion periodicity of the first cell, and that indicates positioning occasion timing for at least a second cell relative to positioning occasion timing for the first cell that is based on said greater periodicity; and a network interface for sending the generated assistance data to the user equipment to assist with said positioning measurements. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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