System and method for selecting a transceiver for performing a positioning reference signal measurement

A user equipment (UE), comprising:

• a plurality of transceivers, wherein:
• at least one of the plurality of transceivers is configured to receive an instruction to perform a Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) measurement on a target band, wherein the PRS measurement is an inter-frequency PRS measurement associated with a PRS measurement occasion;
• and
• a selected transceiver of the plurality of transceivers is configured to perform an inter-frequency PRS measurement;
• memory configured to store data, instructions, or a combination thereof;
• and
• a processing system, coupled to the memory and the plurality of transceivers, that is configured to:
• estimate, for each transceiver of a plurality of transceivers associated with the UE, and based on one or more transmit frequency bands thereof, an interference with the inter-frequency PRS measurement;
• identify a primary aggressor transceiver from among the plurality of transceivers, wherein the primary aggressor transceiver has a highest estimated interference;
• identify an uplink transmission window associated with the primary aggressor transceiver;
• compare the uplink transmission window to the PRS measurement occasion;
• select the identified primary aggressor transceiver as the selected transceiver in response to a determination that there is complete overlap between the uplink transmission window and the PRS measurement occasion;
• and
• tune the selected transceiver to the target band.

An apparatus, comprising:

• means for receiving an instruction to perform a Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) measurement on a target band, wherein the PRS measurement is an inter-frequency PRS measurement associated with a PRS measurement occasion;
• means for estimating, for each transceiver of a plurality of transceivers associated with a UE, and based on one or more transmit frequency bands thereof, an interference with the inter-frequency PRS measurement;
• means for identifying a primary aggressor transceiver from among the plurality of transceivers, wherein the primary aggressor transceiver has a highest estimated interference;
• means for identifying an uplink transmission window associated with the primary aggressor transceiver;
• means for comparing the uplink transmission window to the PRS measurement occasion;
• means for selecting the identified primary aggressor transceiver as a selected transceiver in response to a determination that there is complete overlap between the uplink transmission window and the PRS measurement occasion;
• means for tuning the selected transceiver to the target band;
• and
• means for performing the inter-frequency PRS measurement with the selected transceiver.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising at least one instruction for a processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• processing the reception of an instruction to perform a Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) measurement on a target band, wherein the PRS measurement is an inter-frequency PRS measurement associated with a PRS measurement occasion;
• estimating, for each transceiver of a plurality of transceivers associated with a UE, and based on one or more transmit frequency bands thereof, an interference with the inter-frequency PRS measurement;
• identifying a primary aggressor transceiver from among the plurality of transceivers, wherein the primary aggressor transceiver has a highest estimated interference;
• identifying an uplink transmission window associated with the primary aggressor transceiver;
• comparing the uplink transmission window to the PRS measurement occasion;
• selecting the identified primary aggressor transceiver as a selected transceiver in response to a determination that there is complete overlap between the uplink transmission window and the PRS measurement occasion;
• controlling the tuning of the selected transceiver to the target band;
• and
• performing the inter-frequency PRS measurement with the selected transceiver.