Transmission of position reference signals within wireless telecommunication network
AssigneeNokia Technologies Oy
InventorZhilan Xiong
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Abstract
A method performed at a beacon for broadcasting position reference signals and a method performed at a network control node, a beacon, a network control node and a computer program are disclosed. The method performed at the beacon comprises: transmitting a network access signal indicative of a geographical location of the beacon; receiving a network control signal from a network control node, the network control signal comprising a configuration control signal indicative of configuration information for broadcast of the position reference signals; and broadcasting position reference signals in accordance with the configuration information.
Claims16
A method performed at a beacon for broadcasting position reference signals, said method comprising:
- transmitting a network access signal indicative of a geographical location of said beacon;
- generating position reference signal configuration information and transmitting said position reference signal configuration information as a configuration information signal to said network control node;
- receiving a network control signal from said network control node, said network control signal comprising a configuration control signal indicative of configuration information for broadcast of said position reference signals;
- wherein
- said network configuration control signal comprises one of a confirmation signal indicating said position reference signal configuration information generated by
- said beacon is to be used, or a configuration information signal indicating updated configuration information for broadcast of said position reference signal;
- broadcasting position reference signals in accordance with said configuration information.
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A beacon for broadcasting position reference signals, said beacon comprising:
- a transmitter for transmitting a network access signal indicating a geographical location of said beacon;
- a receiver for receiving a network control signal from a network control node, said network control signal comprising a configuration control signal indicative of configuration information for broadcast of said position reference signals;
- wherein
- control circuitry configured to control said transmitter to broadcast position reference signals in accordance with said received configuration information;
- said beacon further comprising a position reference signal configuration information generator operable to generate position signal configuration information, said transmitter being operable to transmit said position reference signal configuration information as a configuration information signal towards said network control node;
- wherein
- said network configuration control signal comprises one of a confirmation signal indicating said position reference signal configuration information generated by said beacon is to be used, or a configuration information signal indicating updated configuration information for broadcast of said position reference signal.
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A method performed at a network control node comprising:
- receiving a network access signal indicating a geographical location of a beacon;
- receiving a configuration information signal comprising position reference signal configuration information generated by said beacon;
- generating a configuration control signal wherein said configuration control signal comprises one of:
- a confirmation information signal indicating said received position reference signal configuration information is to be used;
- or
- a configuration information signal indicating updated configuration information for broadcast of said position reference signal is to be used;
- transmitting said configuration control signal towards said beacon, said configuration control signal being indicative of configuration information for broadcast of position reference signals;
- and
- receiving user equipment responses to said broadcast position reference signals.
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A network control node network control node comprising:
- a receiver configured to receive a network access signals indicating a geographical location of a beacon and to receive a configuration information signal comprising position reference signal configuration information generated by said beacon;
- a configuration control signal generator operable to generate a configuration control signal comprising one of:
- a confirmation information signal indicating said received position reference signal configuration information is to be used;
- or
- a configuration information signal indicating updated configuration information for broadcast of said position reference signal;
- and
- a transmitter operable to transmit said configuration control signal towards said beacon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.