Systems and methods for uplink high efficiency location in a wireless network

A base station in a wireless network that supports location, comprising:

• an external interface capable of connecting to a user equipment (UE) and one or more network entities;
• at least one memory;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the external interface and the at least one memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
• receive, via the external interface, a first uplink positioning signal (UPS) in a first uplink positioning occasion (UPO) for a cell for the base station, the first UPS transmitted by a user equipment (UE), the first UPS comprising an identity (ID) for the UE and an ID for a network entity (NE) in the wireless network;
• determine location information for the UE based on the first UPS;
• and
• send, via the external interface, a first message to the NE comprising the location information for the UE.

A base station in a wireless network that supports location, comprising:

• means for receiving a first uplink positioning signal (UPS) in a first uplink positioning occasion (UPO) for a cell for the base station, the first UPS transmitted by a user equipment (UE), the first UPS comprising an identity (ID) for the UE and an ID for a network entity (NE) in the wireless network;
• means for determining location information for the UE based on the first UPS;
• and
• means for sending a first message to the NE comprising the location information for the UE.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium including program code stored thereon, the program code is operable to configure at least one processor in a base station in a wireless network to support location, the program code comprising instructions to:

• receive a first uplink positioning signal (UPS) in a first uplink positioning occasion (UPO) for a cell for the base station, the first UPS transmitted by a user equipment (UE), the first UPS comprising an identity (ID) for the UE and an ID for a network entity (NE) in the wireless network;
• determine location information for the UE based on the first UPS;
• and
• send a first message to the NE comprising the location information for the UE.