Muting indication to enable improved time difference of arrival measurements
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1. A method for measuring a time difference of arrival measurement in a mobile network, comprising:
- receiving a muting status indication in at least one of a system information block and a positioning assistance data set of a radio resource control signal;
making a status determination of a muting status of a neighbor base station, where the status determination includes inferring that the muting status is inactive based on the received muting status indication;
receiving a positioning reference signal transmitted from the neighbor base station;
determining a time difference of arrival of the neighbor base station transmission based on the received positioning reference signal and based on the muting status; and
sending a time difference of arrival report to the serving base station based on the determined time difference of arrival,wherein receiving a muting status indication comprises receiving a positioning assistance data from a serving base station, wherein the positioning assistance data includes at least a physical cell identifier corresponding to a neighbor base station, a muting status applicable to a positioning reference signal transmission from the neighbor base station, and a neighbor cell search offset applicable to a positioning reference signal transmission from the neighbor base station, where the muting status applicable to the positioning reference signal transmission from the neighbor base station follows a scheduled pattern,wherein making a status determination comprises making a status determination of a muting status of the positioning reference signal transmission from the neighbor base station based on the positioning assistance data, where the status determination includes inferring that the muting of positioning reference signal transmission from the neighbor base station is inactive, andwherein determining a time difference of arrival comprises determining a time difference of arrival of the neighbor base station transmission based on the received positioning reference signal, the muting status, and the neighbor cell search offset.
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Abstract
A method, a user communication device, and a base station are disclosed. A transceiver 302 may receive a serving transmission from a serving base station. A processor 304 may make a status determination of a muting status of a neighbor base station based on the serving transmission.
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1. A method for measuring a time difference of arrival measurement in a mobile network, comprising:
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receiving a muting status indication in at least one of a system information block and a positioning assistance data set of a radio resource control signal; making a status determination of a muting status of a neighbor base station, where the status determination includes inferring that the muting status is inactive based on the received muting status indication; receiving a positioning reference signal transmitted from the neighbor base station; determining a time difference of arrival of the neighbor base station transmission based on the received positioning reference signal and based on the muting status; and sending a time difference of arrival report to the serving base station based on the determined time difference of arrival, wherein receiving a muting status indication comprises receiving a positioning assistance data from a serving base station, wherein the positioning assistance data includes at least a physical cell identifier corresponding to a neighbor base station, a muting status applicable to a positioning reference signal transmission from the neighbor base station, and a neighbor cell search offset applicable to a positioning reference signal transmission from the neighbor base station, where the muting status applicable to the positioning reference signal transmission from the neighbor base station follows a scheduled pattern, wherein making a status determination comprises making a status determination of a muting status of the positioning reference signal transmission from the neighbor base station based on the positioning assistance data, where the status determination includes inferring that the muting of positioning reference signal transmission from the neighbor base station is inactive, and wherein determining a time difference of arrival comprises determining a time difference of arrival of the neighbor base station transmission based on the received positioning reference signal, the muting status, and the neighbor cell search offset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 21, 22)
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11. A user communication device for measuring a time difference of arrival measurement in a mobile network, comprising:
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a transceiver that receives a muting status indication in at least one of a system information block and a positioning assistance data set of a radio resource control signal and receives a positioning reference signal transmitted from a neighbor base station; and a processor that makes a status determination of a muting status of a neighbor base station based on the received muting status indication, where the status determination includes inferring that the muting status is inactive, where the processor determines a time difference of arrival of the neighbor base station transmission based on the received positioning reference signal and based on the muting status, and where the processor sends a time difference of arrival report to the serving base station, wherein the transceiver receives a muting status indication by receiving a positioning assistance data from a serving base station, where the positioning assistance data includes at least a physical cell identifier corresponding to a neighbor base station, a muting status applicable to a positioning reference signal transmission from the neighbor base station, and a neighbor cell search offset applicable to a positioning reference signal transmission from the neighbor base station, where the muting status applicable to the positioning reference signal transmission from the neighbor base station follows a scheduled pattern, wherein the processor makes a status determination by making a status determination of a muting status of the positioning reference signal transmission from the neighbor base station based on the positioning assistance data, where the status determination includes inferring that the muting of positioning reference signal transmission from the neighbor base station is inactive, and wherein the processor determines a time difference of arrival by determining a time difference of arrival of the neighbor base station transmission based on the received positioning reference signal, the muting status, and the neighbor cell search offset. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A serving base station for measuring a time difference of arrival measurement in a mobile network, comprising:
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a transceiver that sends a position assistance data to a user communication device; and a processor processes the positioning assistance data for transmission by the transceiver, where the positioning assistance data includes at least a physical cell identifier corresponding to a neighbor base station, a muting status applicable to a positioning reference signal transmission from the neighbor base station, and a neighbor cell search offset applicable to a positioning reference signal transmission from the neighbor base station, where the muting status applicable to the positioning reference signal transmission from the neighbor base station follows a scheduled pattern, wherein the transceiver receives a time difference of arrival report from the user communication device, where the time difference of arrival report is based on a muting status, based on the neighbor cell search offset, and based on a positioning reference signal received at the user communication device from the neighbor base station, where the muting status is based on the positioning assistance data and based on an inferred muting of the positioning reference signal transmission, and wherein the processor encodes the muting status indication in at least one of a system information block and a positioning assistance data set of a radio resource control signal and the transceiver sends a serving transmission with the encoded muting status indication. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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