Apparatus and method for positioning signal control for a wireless network

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

• one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• determine a set of characteristics of a network,
• the set of characteristics relating to a set of wireless devices connected to the network,
• the set of wireless devices including a first type of wireless device and a second type of wireless device,
• the first type of wireless device being a different type of wireless device than the second type of wireless device;
• determine a ratio of the first type of wireless device of the set of wireless devices to the second type of wireless device of the set of wireless devices,
• the first type of wireless device being associated with a first location accuracy requirement,
• the second type of wireless device being associated with a second location accuracy requirement;
• determine an alteration to a network configuration associated with a set of positioning reference signals (PRS signals) transmitted via the network,
• the alteration relating to a characteristic of the set of PRS signals or a resource allocation for providing the set of PRS signals via the network, and
• the network configuration including a first network configuration and a second network configuration,
• the first network configuration being associated with the first type of wireless device of the set of wireless devices,
• the second network configuration being associated with the second type of wireless device of the set of wireless devices, and
• the first network configuration being different than the second network configuration;
• and
• transmit the set of PRS signals, using multiple carriers, based on the alteration to the network configuration to enable geolocation to be performed by the set of wireless devices connected to the network,
• a first portion of the set of PRS signals being transmitted using the first network configuration corresponding to the first location accuracy requirement for a first period of time of a time interval and a second portion of the set of PRS signals being transmitted using the second network configuration for a second period of time of the time interval,
• the first period of time and the second period of time corresponding to the ratio of the first type of wireless device to the second type of wireless device.

A method, comprising:

• determining, by a device, a set of characteristics of a network,
• the set of characteristics relating to a set of wireless devices connected to the network,
• the set of wireless devices including a first type of wireless device and a second type of wireless device,
• the first type of wireless device being a different type of wireless device than the second type of wireless device;
• determining, by the device, a ratio of the first type of wireless device of the set of wireless devices to the second type of wireless device of the set of wireless devices,
• the first type of wireless device being associated with a first location accuracy requirement,
• the second type of wireless device being associated with a second location accuracy requirement,
• altering, by the device, a network configuration associated with a set of positioning reference signals (PRS signals) transmitted via the network based on the set of characteristics of the network,
• the alteration relating to a characteristic of the set of PRS signals or a resource allocation for providing the set of PRS signals via the network, and
• the network configuration including a first network configuration and a second network configuration,
• the first network configuration being associated with the first type of wireless device of the set of wireless devices,
• the second network configuration being associated with the second type of wireless device of the set of wireless devices, and
• the first network configuration being different than the second network configuration;
• and
• transmitting, by the device, the set of PRS signals, using multiple carriers, based on altering the network configuration to enable geolocation to be performed by the set of wireless devices connected to the network,
• a first portion of the set of PRS signals being transmitted using the first network configuration corresponding to the first location accuracy requirement for a first period of time of a time interval and a second portion of the set of PRS signals being transmitted using the second network configuration for a second period of time of the time interval,
• the first period of time and the second period of time corresponding to the ratio of the first type of wireless device to the second type of wireless device.