Method and/or system for acquisition of a positioning signal

A storage medium comprising computer readable instructions stored thereon which are executable by one or more processors of a mobile device to:

• receive a first message from a location server comprising an offset parameter indicative of a difference in timing between transmission of a first Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) positioning occasion from a first eNodeB of a reference cell and transmission of a second PRS positioning occasion from a second eNodeB of a neighboring cell, wherein the second eNodeB transmits a plurality of two or more PRS configurations for the neighboring cell and wherein the second PRS positioning occasion is a PRS positioning occasion for a first PRS configuration for the neighboring cell, wherein the first PRS configuration has a longest periodicity;
• determine an expected timing of at least a third PRS positioning occasion for a second PRS configuration transmitted by the second eNodeB for the neighboring cell based on the offset parameter;
• and
• measure a Reference Signal Time Difference (RSTD) for the neighboring cell based at least in part on the expected timing.

A mobile device, comprising:

• means for receiving a first message from a location server comprising an offset parameter indicative of a difference in timing between transmission of a first Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) positioning occasion from a first eNodeB of a reference cell and transmission of a second PRS positioning occasion from a second eNodeB of a neighboring cell, wherein the second eNodeB transmits a plurality of two or more PRS configurations for the neighboring cell and wherein the second PRS positioning occasion is a PRS positioning occasion for a first PRS configuration for the neighboring cell, wherein the first PRS configuration has a longest periodicity;
• means for determining an expected timing of at least a third PRS positioning occasion for a second PRS configuration transmitted by the second eNodeB for the neighboring cell based on the offset parameter;
• and
• means for measuring a Reference Signal Time Difference (RSTD) for the neighboring cell based at least in part on the expected timing.

A mobile device, comprising:

• a transceiver for transmitting messages to and receiving messages from a communication network;
• and
• one or more processors configured to:
• receive a first message at the transceiver from a location server comprising an offset parameter indicative of a difference in timing between transmission of a first Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) positioning occasion from a first eNodeB of a reference cell and transmission of a second PRS positioning occasion from a second eNodeB of a neighboring cell, wherein the second eNodeB transmits a plurality of two or more PRS configurations for the neighboring cell and wherein the second PRS positioning occasion is a PRS positioning occasion for a first PRS configuration for the neighboring cell, wherein the first PRS configuration has a longest periodicity;
• determine an expected timing of at least a third PRS positioning occasion for a second PRS configuration transmitted by the second eNodeB for the neighboring cell based on the offset parameter;
• and
• measure a Reference Signal Time Difference (RSTD) for the neighboring cell based at least in part on the expected timing.