Network node, wireless device and methods performed therein for managing positioning of the wireless device
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorsFredrik Gunnarsson, Henrik Rydén, Sara Modarres Razavi
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Abstract
Embodiments herein disclose a method performed by a wireless device for managing positioning of the wireless device in the wireless communications network. The wireless device obtains, from a network node, assistance data or configuration data comprising two or more positioning reference signal, PRS, configurations associated with a radio network node or a service area of the radio network node. The wireless device further indicates, to the network node, a scope of usage of the two or more PRS configurations with an indication.
Claims5
A method performed by a network node for handling positioning of a wireless device in a wireless communications network, the method comprising:
- transmitting, to the wireless device, assistance data comprising two or more positioning reference signal, PRS, configurations associated with a radio network node or with a service area of the radio network node;
- receiving, from the wireless device, an indication indicating a scope of usage of the two or more PRS configurations at the wireless device, wherein the indication indicates that less than all PRS configurations have been used at the wireless device and/or how the PRS configurations are used at the wireless device;
- and
- using the indication in a positioning related process, the positioning related process comprising:
- compiling, based on the indication, statistics per region;
- and
- using the statistics from one region to decide whether to configure multiple PRS configurations in another region, or to decide to disable multiple PRS configurations based on at least one cost of transmitting multiple PRS configurations.
A network node for handling positioning of a wireless device in a wireless communications network, wherein the network node is configured to:
- transmit, to the wireless device, assistance data comprising two or more positioning reference signal, PRS, configurations associated with a radio network node or with a service area of the radio network node;
- receive from the wireless device, an indication indicating a scope of usage of the two or more PRS configurations at the wireless device, wherein the indication indicates that less than all PRS configurations have been used at the wireless device and/or how the PRS configurations are used at the wireless device;
- and
- use the indication in a positioning related process, the positioning related process comprising:
- compiling, based on the indication, statistics per region;
- and
- using the statistics from one region to decide whether to configure multiple PRS configurations in another region, or to decide to disable multiple PRS configurations based on at least one cost of transmitting multiple PRS configurations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.