Method for assigning prs muting patterns for rstd measurement acquisition

A non-transitory computer-readable storage media comprising a plurality of instructions, which, when executed by a processor perform steps in a method of coordinating transmission of a plurality of positioning signals, the plurality of instructions comprising:

• first instructions to obtain a length and a duty cycle corresponding to a plurality of positioning occasions mutable in a transmission schedule of a positioning signal;
• second instructions to obtain a plurality of identities of a plurality of base stations available to transmit the plurality of positioning signals;
• third instructions to determine, one or more muting characteristics, based at least in part on the length, the duty cycle, and at least one identity in the plurality of identities;
• and
• fourth instructions to transmit the one or more muting characteristics at least to a base station identified by said at least one identity.

A device comprising:

• a wireless transceiver;
• a memory;
• a processor operatively connected to the memory to execute a plurality of instructions stored in the memory, configured to:
• obtain a length and a duty cycle corresponding to a plurality of positioning occasions mutable in a transmission schedule of a positioning signal;
• obtain a plurality of identities of a plurality of base stations available to transmit a plurality of positioning signals;
• determine, one or more muting characteristics, based at least in part on the length, the duty cycle, and at least one identity in the plurality of identities;
• and
• use the wireless transceiver to transmit the one or more muting characteristics at least to a base station identified by said at least one identity.

An apparatus for coordinating transmission of a plurality of positioning signals, the apparatus comprising:

• means for obtaining a length and a duty cycle corresponding to a plurality of positioning occasions mutable in a transmission schedule of a positioning signal;
• means for obtaining a plurality of identities of a plurality of base stations available to transmit the plurality of positioning signals;
• means for determining one or more muting characteristics, based at least in part on the length, the duty cycle, and at least one identity in the plurality of identities;
• and
• means for transmitting the one or more muting characteristics at least to a base station identified by said at least one identity.