Method and apparatus for assisting positioning over sidelink
AssigneeHuawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
InventorsMate Boban, Xitao Gong
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a location reference device (LRD) for assisting positioning over sidelink. The LRD comprises a communication interface configured to: receive a location assistance request from a user device or a network element for positioning, wherein the location assistance request indicates a location reference for a positioning of the user device over a sidelink; and transmit a location message over the sidelink, wherein the location message indicates that the LRD is capable of serving as a location reference for the positioning of the user device over sidelink.
Claims18
A location reference device (LRD) for assisting positioning over sidelink, comprising:
- a processing circuitry, and
- a communication interface configured to:
- receive a location assistance request from a user device or a network element for positioning, wherein the location assistance request indicates a location reference for a positioning of the user device over a sidelink;
- and
- transmit a location message over the sidelink in response to the location assistance request, wherein the location message indicates that the LRD is capable of serving as a location reference for the positioning of the user device over sidelink,
- wherein the location assistance request comprises a move request instructing the LRD to move to a specific location or area for assisting one or more user devices to improve positioning accuracy.
A user device, comprising:
- a processing circuitry, and
- a communication interface, configured to:
- transmit a location assistance request, wherein the location assistance request indicates a location reference for a positioning of the user device over a sidelink;
- and
- receive a location message in response to the location assistance request over the sidelink, wherein the location message indicates a location reference device (LRD)-that is capable of serving as a location reference for a positioning of the user device over the sidelink,
- wherein the location assistance request comprises a move request instructing the LRD to move to a specific location or area for assisting one or more user devices to improve positioning accuracy.
A network element for positioning, comprising:
- a processing circuitry, and
- a communication interface, configured to:
- transmit a request to a location reference device (LRD) based on location data of the LRD stored in the network element, wherein the request instructs the LRD to transmit a location message, wherein the location message indicates that the LRD is capable of serving as a location reference for a positioning of a user device over sidelink;
- and
- receive a response on a request to a user device requesting the user device to transmit a location assistance request, wherein the location assistance request indicates a location reference for a positioning of the user device over a sidelink, and the location assistance request comprises a move request instructing the LRD to move to a specific location or area for assisting one or more user devices to improve positioning accuracy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.