Radio (NR) positioning measurement with reduced latency

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions for execution by one or more processors of a user equipment (UE), the instructions to configure the UE for positioning measurements in a New Radio (NR) network, and to cause the UE to perform operations comprising:

• encoding notification signaling for transmission to a location server of the NR network, the notification signaling to indicate a UE capability for support of a reduced number of positioning reference signal (PRS) samples;
• decoding configuration signaling from the location server, the configuration signaling requesting location measurements from the UE, and the configuration signaling further indicating the UE to perform the location measurements using the reduced number of PRS samples;
• decoding a PRS received from a base station;
• performing the positioning measurements based on the reduced number of PRS samples selected from the PRS;
• and
• encoding the positioning measurements for transmission to the location server.

A user equipment (UE) configured for operation in a New Radio (NR) network, the UE comprising:

• front-end circuitry coupled to one or more antennas;
• processing circuitry coupled to the front-end circuitry, the processing circuitry is to:
• encode notification signaling for transmission to a location server of the NR network, the notification signaling to indicate a UE capability for support of a reduced number of positioning reference signal (PRS) samples;
• decode configuration signaling from the location server, the configuration signaling requesting location measurements from the UE, and the configuration signaling further indicating the UE to perform the location measurements using the reduced number of PRS samples;
• decode a PRS received from a base station;
• perform positioning measurements based on the reduced number of PRS samples selected from the PRS;
• and
• encode the positioning measurements for transmission to the location server.