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Downlink (DL) positioning reference signal (PRS) bandwidth part (BWP) configuration reference signal design and user equipment (UE) based positioning enhancements for new radio (NR) positioning

Grant US12580797B2 Kind: B2 Mar 17, 2026

Assignee

Apple Inc.

Inventors

Alexey Khoryaev, Sergey Sosnin, Mikhail Shilov, Sergey Panteleev, Seunghee Han

Abstract

Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for an access point (AP) for a wireless communication system. The AP includes processor circuitry configured to configure a bandwidth part (BWP) for downlink (DL) positioning reference signals (PRS) and a BWP for DL data transmission to a user equipment (UE), wherein the BWP for DL PRS provides DL PRS to the UE for a UE-based positioning operation. The processor circuitry is configured to select an action to be performed by the UE in response to receiving the configured BWP for DL PRS and the configured BWP for DL data transmission by the UE. The AP includes radio front end circuitry that is coupled to the processor circuitry and configured to transmit, to the UE, the configured BWP for DL PRS, the configured BWP for DL data transmission, and the selected action. The wireless communication is a 5G system or a 5G new radio (5G-NR) system.

CPC Classifications

H04L 5/0064 H04W 72/23 H04W 74/006 H04W 4/029 H04W 4/02 H04W 88/08 H04W 48/12 H04W 72/044 H04B 17/328

Filing Date

2020-02-14

Application No.

17428833

Claims

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