Communications device, infrastructure equipment, location server and methods

A communications device for operating in a wireless communications network, the communications device comprising:

• a transmitter configured to transmit signals on a wireless access interface provided by an infrastructure equipment of the wireless communications network,
• a receiver configured to receive signals on the wireless access interface, and
• a controller configured to control the transmitter and the receiver so that the wireless communications device is operable:
• to determine first positioning signal resources, the first positioning signal resources comprising communication resources allocated for transmission or reception by the communications device of positioning signals associated with a positioning procedure,
• to determine other communication resources allocated for transmission or reception by the communications device of other signals,
• to determine that the communications device cannot use both the first positioning signal resources for the transmission or reception of the positioning signals and the other communication resources for the transmission or reception of the other signals,
• to determine relative priorities of the first positioning signal resources and the other communication resources, and
• based on the relative priorities, to transmit or receive the positioning signals using the first positioning signal resources or to transmit or receive the other signals using the other communication resources,
• wherein the relative priority of the first positioning signal resources is higher than the relative priority of the other communication resources, and
• transmit or receive the positioning signals using the first positioning signal resources and refrain from transmitting or receiving the other signals using the other communication resources.

Infrastructure equipment for use in a wireless communications network, the infrastructure equipment providing a wireless access interface, the infrastructure equipment comprising:

• a transmitter configured to transmit signals via the wireless access interface, a receiver configured to receive signals, and
• a controller configured to control the transmitter and the receiver so that the infrastructure equipment is operable
• to receive a positioning signal transmission/reception request to transmit or receive positioning signals, the positioning signal transmission/reception request comprising an indication of a priority associated with the positioning signals,
• based on relative priorities, to transmit or receive the positioning signals using the first positioning signal resources or to transmit or receive other signals using other communication resources,
• wherein the relative priority of the first positioning signal resources is higher than the relative priority of the other communication resources, and
• transmit or receive the positioning signals using the first positioning signal resources and refrain from transmitting or receiving the other signals using the other communication resources.