Interaction of uplink and downlink positioning reference signals (PRS) with respect to discontinuous reception (DRX)

A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE) configured to operate in discontinuous reception (DRX) mode, comprising:

• receiving a configuration of a plurality of first positioning reference signal (PRS) resources;
• receiving a configuration of a plurality of second PRS resources;
• selecting one or more pairs of PRS resources based on one or more DRX pruning rules, one or more bundling conditions, or both, wherein each pair of PRS resources comprises a first PRS resource of the plurality of first PRS resources and a second PRS resource of the plurality of second PRS resources;
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• receiving the first PRS resource and transmitting the second PRS resource of each pair of PRS resources, or transmitting the first PRS resource and receiving the second PRS resource of each pair of PRS resources, during one or more DRX cycles of the DRX mode.

A user equipment (UE), comprising:

• means for receiving a configuration of a plurality of first positioning reference signal (PRS) resources;
• means for receiving a configuration of a plurality of second PRS resources;
• means for selecting one or more pairs of PRS resources based on one or more DRX pruning rules, one or more bundling conditions, or both, wherein each pair of PRS resources comprises a first PRS resource of the plurality of first PRS resources and a second PRS resource of the plurality of second PRS resources;
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• means for receiving the first PRS resource and transmitting the second PRS resource of each pair of PRS resources, or transmitting the first PRS resource and receiving the second PRS resource of each pair of PRS resources, during one or more DRX cycles of the DRX mode.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a user equipment (UE), cause the UE to:

• receive a configuration of a plurality of first positioning reference signal (PRS) resources;
• receive a configuration of a plurality of second PRS resources;
• select one or more pairs of PRS resources based on one or more DRX pruning rules, one or more bundling conditions, or both, wherein each pair of PRS resources comprises a first PRS resource of the plurality of first PRS resources and a second PRS resource of the plurality of second PRS resources;
• and
• receive the first PRS resource and transmitting the second PRS resource of each pair of PRS resources, or transmitting the first PRS resource and receiving the second PRS resource of each pair of PRS resources, during one or more DRX cycles of the DRX mode.