UE receive-transmit time difference measurement reporting

A UE (user equipment) comprising:

• at least one transceiver;
• a memory;
• and
• at least one processor, communicatively coupled to the at least one transceiver and the memory, wherein the at least one processor is:
• configured to measure an inbound (IB) positioning reference signal (PRS) resource, on a first frequency band, received via the at least one transceiver;
• configured to transmit, via the at least one transceiver to a recipient device, an outbound (OB) PRS resource on a second frequency band;
• configured to transmit, based on the second frequency band being implicit, the receive-transmit time difference indication via the at least one transceiver without the band indication,
• and wherein:
• the first frequency band is different from the second frequency band;
• the at least one processor is further configured to transmit a capability report indicating that receive-transmit time difference indications transmitted by the UE corresponding to IB PRS, received by the UE on the first frequency band, will also correspond to OB PRS transmitted by the UE on the second frequency band;
• and
• the at least one processor is configured to transmit the receive-transmit time difference indication without the band indication based on the second frequency band being indicated in the capability report.

A UE (user equipment) comprising:

• at least one transceiver;
• a memory;
• and
• at least one processor, communicatively coupled to the at least one transceiver and the memory, wherein the at least one processor is:
• configured to measure an inbound (IB) positioning reference signal (PRS) resource, on a first frequency band, received via the at least one transceiver;
• configured to transmit, via the at least one transceiver to a recipient device, an outbound (OB) PRS resource on a second frequency band;
• and
• configured to transmit, based on the second frequency band being implicit, the receive-transmit time difference indication via the at least one transceiver without the band indication,
• wherein the first frequency band is different from the second frequency band, the OB PRS resource is a first OB PRS resource, and the at least one processor is configured to transmit the receive-transmit time difference indication without the band indication based on the at least one processor selecting, according to a protocol, the first OB PRS resource from among the first OB PRS resource and at least a second OB PRS resource on a third frequency band that is different from the first frequency band and the second frequency band.

A UE (user equipment) comprising:

• means for measuring an inbound (IB) positioning reference signal (PRS) resource on a first frequency band;
• means for transmitting, to a recipient device, an outbound (OB) PRS resource on a second frequency band;
• and
• means for transmitting, based on the second frequency band being different than the first frequency band, a receive-transmit time difference indication and a band indication indicative that the UE uses the second frequency band to transmit the OB PRS, the receive-transmit time difference indication being indicative of a difference between a time of arrival of the IB PRS resource and a time of departure of the OB PRS resource.

A UE (user equipment) comprising:

• means for measuring an inbound (IB) positioning reference signal (PRS) resource on a first frequency band;
• means for transmitting, to a recipient device, an outbound (OB) PRS resource on a second frequency band;
• and
• means for transmitting, based on the second frequency band being implicit, the receive-transmit time difference indication without the band indication, wherein:
• the first frequency band is different from the second frequency band;
• the UE further comprises means for transmitting a capability report indicating that receive-transmit time difference indications transmitted by the UE corresponding to IB PRS, received by the UE on the first frequency band, will also correspond to OB PRS transmitted by the UE on the second frequency band;
• and
• the UE comprises the means for transmitting the receive-transmit time difference indication without the band indication which comprise means for transmitting the receive-transmit time difference indication without the band indication based on the second frequency band being indicated in the capability report.

A UE (user equipment) comprising:

• means for measuring an inbound (IB) positioning reference signal (PRS) resource on a first frequency band;
• means for transmitting, to a recipient device, an outbound (OB) PRS resource on a second frequency band;
• and
• means for transmitting, based on the second frequency band being implicit, the receive-transmit time difference indication without the band indication,
• wherein the first frequency band is different from the second frequency band, the OB PRS resource is a first OB PRS resource, and the UE comprises the means for transmitting the receive-transmit time difference indication without the band indication which comprise means for transmitting the receive-transmit time difference indication without the band indication based on the UE selecting, according to a protocol, the first OB PRS resource from among the first OB PRS resource and at least a second OB PRS resource on a third frequency band that is different from the first frequency band and the second frequency band.

A positioning method comprising:

• measuring, at a UE (user equipment), an inbound (TB) positioning reference signal (PRS) resource on a first frequency band;
• transmitting, from the UE to a recipient device, an outbound (OB) PRS resource on a second frequency band;
• and
• transmitting, from the UE based on the second frequency band being different than the first frequency band, a receive-transmit time difference indication and a band indication indicative that the UE uses the second frequency band to transmit the OB PRS, the receive-transmit time difference indication being indicative of a difference between a time of arrival of the IB PRS resource and a time of departure of the OB PRS resource.

A positioning method comprising:

• measuring, at a UE (user equipment), an inbound (TB) positioning reference signal (PRS) resource on a first frequency band;
• transmitting, from the UE to a recipient device, an outbound (OB) PRS resource on a second frequency band;
• and
• transmitting, from the UE based on the second frequency band being implicit, the receive-transmit time difference indication without transmitting the band indication, and wherein:
• the first frequency band is different from the second frequency band;
• the method further comprises transmitting a capability report indicating that receive-transmit time difference indications transmitted by the UE corresponding to IB PRS, on the first frequency band, will also correspond to OB PRS transmitted by the UE on the second frequency band;
• and
• the method comprises transmitting the receive-transmit time difference indication without transmitting the band indication based on the second frequency band being indicated in the capability report.

A positioning method comprising:

• measuring, at a UE (user equipment), an inbound (IB) positioning reference signal (PRS) resource on a first frequency band;
• transmitting, from the UE to a recipient device, an outbound (OB) PRS resource on a second frequency band;
• and
• transmitting, from the UE based on the second frequency band being implicit, the receive-transmit time difference indication without transmitting the band indication,
• wherein the first frequency band is different from the second frequency band, the OB PRS resource is a first OB PRS resource, and the method comprises transmitting the receive-transmit time difference indication without transmitting the band indication based on the UE selecting, according to a protocol, the first OB PRS resource from among the first OB PRS resource and at least a second OB PRS resource on a third frequency band that is different from the first frequency band and the second frequency band.

A non-transitory, processor-readable storage medium comprising processor-readable instructions to cause one or more processors of a UE (user equipment) to:

• measure an inbound (IB) positioning reference signal (PRS) resource on a first frequency band;
• transmit, to a recipient device, an outbound (OB) PRS resource on a second frequency band;
• and
• transmit, based on the second frequency band being different than the first frequency band, a receive-transmit time difference indication and a band indication indicative that the UE uses the second frequency band to transmit the OB PRS, the receive-transmit time difference indication being indicative of a difference between a time of arrival of the IB PRS resource and a time of departure of the OB PRS resource.

A non-transitory, processor-readable storage medium comprising processor-readable instructions to cause one or more processors of a UE (user equipment) to:

• measure an inbound (IB) positioning reference signal (PRS) resource on a first frequency band;
• transmit, to a recipient device, an outbound (OB) PRS resource on a second frequency band;
• and
• transmit, based on the second frequency band being implicit, the receive-transmit time difference indication without the band indication, wherein:
• the first frequency band is different from the second frequency band;
• the storage medium further comprises processor-readable instructions to cause the one or more processors to transmit a capability report indicating that receive-transmit time difference indications transmitted by the UE corresponding to IB PRS, received by the UE on the first frequency band, will also correspond to OB PRS transmitted by the UE on the second frequency band;
• and
• the storage medium comprises the processor-readable instructions to cause the one or more processors to transmit the receive-transmit time difference indication without the band indication which comprise processor-readable instructions to cause the one or more processors to transmit the receive-transmit time difference indication without the band indication based on the second frequency band being indicated in the capability report.

A non-transitory, processor-readable storage medium comprising processor-readable instructions to cause one or more processors of a UE (user equipment) to:

• measure an inbound (IB) positioning reference signal (PRS) resource on a first frequency band;
• transmit, to a recipient device, an outbound (OB) PRS resource on a second frequency band;
• and
• transmit, based on the second frequency band being implicit, the receive-transmit time difference indication without the band indication,
• wherein the first frequency band is different from the second frequency band, the OB PRS resource is a first OB PRS resource, and the storage medium comprises the processor-readable instructions to cause the one or more processors to transmit the receive-transmit time difference indication without the band indication which comprise processor-readable instructions to cause the one or more processors to transmit the receive-transmit time difference indication without the band indication based on the one or more processors selecting, according to a protocol, the first OB PRS resource from among the first OB PRS resource and at least a second OB PRS resource on a third frequency band that is different from the first frequency band and the second frequency band.