Positioning techniques in wireless communication systems

A method for wireless communication at a base station, comprising:

• transmitting a positioning reference signal (PRS) configuration to a user equipment (UE), the PRS configuration comprising a set of hopping frequencies for a plurality of PRS transmissions including at least one hopping frequency within a non-anchor frequency range;
• transmitting at least one of the plurality of PRS transmissions over the at least one hopping frequency within the non-anchor frequency range of a shared radio frequency spectrum, wherein at least one of the plurality of PRS transmissions is transmitted according to the PRS configuration;
• and
• receiving a measurement report of the plurality of PRS transmissions from the UE.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• a processor;
• memory in electronic communication with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and operable, when executed by the processor, to cause the apparatus to:
• receive, from a serving cell, a positioning reference signal (PRS) configuration, the PRS configuration comprising a set of hopping frequencies for a plurality of PRS transmissions including at least one hopping frequency within a non-anchor frequency range;
• receive, from a non-serving cell, at least one of the plurality of PRS transmissions over the at least one hopping frequency within the non-anchor frequency range of a shared radio frequency spectrum, wherein the plurality of PRS transmissions are received according to the PRS configuration;
• and
• transmit a measurement report of the plurality of PRS transmissions.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• a processor;
• memory in electronic communication with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and operable, when executed by the processor, to cause the apparatus to:
• transmit a positioning reference signal (PRS) configuration to a user equipment (UE), the PRS configuration comprising a set of hopping frequencies for a plurality of PRS transmissions including at least one hopping frequency within a non-anchor frequency range;
• transmit at least one of the plurality of PRS transmissions over the at least one hopping frequency within the non-anchor frequency range of a shared radio frequency spectrum, wherein the plurality of PRS transmissions are transmitted according to the PRS configuration;
• and
• receive a measurement report of the plurality of PRS transmissions from the UE.