Positioning reference signal processing

A user equipment (UE) comprising:

• means for receiving a plurality of requests to process a corresponding plurality of positioning reference signal (PRS) groups, each of the plurality of PRS groups having respective PRS characteristics;
• means for determining a priority for processing of the plurality of PRS groups according to at least one priority criterion;
• means for determining whether a total amount of the PRS characteristics of the plurality of PRS groups exceeds a PRS processing capability of the UE;
• selecting means for selecting, in response to the total amount of the PRS characteristics of the plurality of PRS groups exceeding the PRS processing capability of the UE, a subset of the plurality of PRS groups based on the priority for processing;
• and
• means for processing the subset of the plurality of PRS groups to determine position information.

A method of processing positioning reference signals, the method comprising:

• receiving, at a user equipment (UE), a plurality of requests to process a corresponding plurality of positioning reference signal (PRS) groups, each of the plurality of PRS groups having respective PRS characteristics;
• determining a priority for processing of the plurality of PRS groups according to at least one priority criterion;
• determining whether a total amount of the PRS characteristics of the plurality of PRS groups exceeds a PRS processing capability of the UE;
• selecting, in response to the total amount of the PRS characteristics of the plurality of PRS groups exceeding the PRS processing capability of the UE, a subset of the plurality of PRS groups based on the priority for processing;
• and
• processing the subset of the plurality of PRS groups to determine position information.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising processor-readable instructions configured to cause a processor to:

• receive a plurality of requests to process a corresponding plurality of positioning reference signal (PRS) groups, each of the plurality of PRS groups having respective PRS characteristics;
• determine a priority for processing of the plurality of PRS groups according to at least one priority criterion;
• determine whether a total amount of the PRS characteristics of the plurality of PRS groups exceeds a PRS processing capability of the processor;
• select, in response to the total amount of the PRS characteristics of the plurality of PRS groups exceeding the PRS processing capability of the processor, a subset of the plurality of PRS groups based on the priority for processing;
• and process the subset of the plurality of PRS groups to determine position information.