# US 2022/0046444 A1 · Measurement gap sharing between radio resource management and positioning reference signal measurements > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2022/0046444 A1 - Document ID: US20220046444A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/381,004 - Filed: 2021-07-20 - Published: 2022-02-10 - Earliest claimed: 2020-08-04 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Inventors: Alexandros MANOLAKOS; Arash MIRBAGHERI - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20220046444A1 ## CPC - H04W 24/08: Testing, {supervising or monitoring} using real traffic - H04L 5/0048: {Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver (allocation of control signalling H04L5/0053; use of control signalling H04L5/0091)} - H04L 5/0082: {at predetermined intervals} - H04L 5/0091: {Signalling for the administration of the divided path, e.g. signalling of configuration information} - H04W 64/00: Locating users or terminals {or network equipment} for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management - H04L 5/001: {the frequencies being arranged in component carriers} - H04L 5/0012: {Hopping in multicarrier systems} - H04L 5/0023: {Time-frequency-space} - H04L 5/0069: {Allocation based on distance or geographical location} - H04W 4/02: Services making use of location information - H04W 8/22: Processing or transfer of terminal data, e.g. status or physical capabilities - H04W 24/10: Scheduling measurement reports {; Arrangements for measurement reports} - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract Disclosed are techniques for wireless positioning. In an aspect, a user equipment (UE) receives a positioning reference signal (PRS) configuration, the PRS configuration indicating at least a muting bitmap, a muting type, a PRS periodicity, or any combination thereof, receives a measurement gap configuration, the measurement gap configuration indicating one or more measurement gaps and a measurement gap periodicity, and performs positioning measurements, mobility measurements, or both within the one or more measurement gaps based on a carrier-specific scaling factor (CSSF) for the one or more measurement gaps, the CSSF determined based on the PRS periodicity, the measurement gap periodicity, a size of the muting bitmap, the muting type, or any combination thereof. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of wireless positioning performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising: receiving a positioning reference signal (PRS) configuration, the PRS configuration indicating at least a muting bitmap, a muting type, a PRS periodicity, or any combination thereof; receiving a measurement gap configuration, the measurement gap configuration indicating one or more measurement gaps and a measurement gap periodicity; and performing positioning measurements, mobility measurements, or both within the one or more measurement gaps based on a carrier-specific scaling factor (CSSF) for the one or more measurement gaps, the CSSF determined based on the PRS periodicity, the measurement gap periodicity, a size of the muting bitmap, the muting type, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the CSSF is set to 1 based on the PRS periodicity being an integer multiple of 64. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the CSSF is set to 1 based on the PRS periodicity being an integer multiple of 32 and the muting type being Type 1. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the CSSF is set to 1 based on the PRS periodicity being an integer multiple of 16, the muting type being Type 1, and the size of the muting bitmap being greater than or equal to 4 bits. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the CSSF is set to 1 based on the PRS periodicity being an integer multiple of 8, the muting type being Type 1, and the size of the muting bitmap being greater than or equal to 8 bits. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the CSSF is set to 1 based on the PRS periodicity being an integer multiple of 32 and: the muting type being Type 1, the muting type being Type 1 and one or more bits of the muting bitmap being set to 1, or the muting type being Type 2 and less than 50% of bits of the muting bitmap being set to 1. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the CSSF is set to 1 based on the PRS periodicity being an integer multiple of 16 and: the muting type being Type 1 and the size of the muting bitmap being greater than or equal to 4 bits, or the muting type being Type 2 and less than 25% of bits of the muting bitmap being set to 1. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the CSSF is set to 1 based on the PRS periodicity being an integer multiple of 8 and: the muting type being Type 1 and the size of the muting bitmap being greater than or equal to 8 bits, or the muting type being Type 2 and less than 12.5% of bits of the muting bitmap being set to 1. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the CSSF is set to 1 based on the PRS periodicity being above a threshold. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the CSSF is set to 1 based on the PRS periodicity being above a threshold and the muting type being Type 1. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the CSSF is set to 1 based on the PRS periodicity being above a threshold, the muting type being Type 1, and the size of the muting bitmap being larger than a threshold. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the CSSF is set to 1 based on the muting type being Type 1 and an effective measurement periodicity being greater than a threshold. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the effective measurement periodicity is based at least on the PRS periodicity and the size of the muting bitmap. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the CSSF is set to 1 based on an effective measurement periodicity being greater than a threshold. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein: a muting type of Type 1 comprises inter-instance muting, and a muting type of Type 2 comprises intra-instance muting. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein: based on the PRS periodicity having a value greater than or equal to 320 ms, the measurement gap periodicity has a value equal to the value of the PRS periodicity, and based on the PRS periodicity having a value less than 320 ms, the measurement gap periodicity has a value selected from {20, 40, 80, 160, 320} ms or a value larger than the PRS periodicity. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein: performing the positioning measurements, the mobility measurements, or both comprises performing the positioning measurements, and the positioning measurements comprise: time of arrival (ToA) measurements, reference signal time difference (RSTD) measurements, UE reception to transmission (UE Rx-Tx) measurements, angle-based measurements, reference signal received power (RSRP) measurements, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein: performing the positioning measurements, the mobility measurements, or both comprises performing the mobility measurements, and the mobility measurements comprise: radio resource management (RRM) measurements, reference signal received power (RSRP) measurements, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) measurements, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 19 A user equipment (UE), comprising: a memory; at least one transceiver; and at least one processor communicatively coupled to the memory and the at least one transceiver, the at least one processor configured to: receive, via the at least one transceiver, a positioning reference signal (PRS) configuration, the PRS configuration indicating at least a muting bitmap, a muting type, a PRS periodicity, or any combination thereof; receive, via the at least one transceiver, a measurement gap configuration, the measurement gap configuration indicating one or more measurement gaps and a measurement gap periodicity; and perform positioning measurements, mobility measurements, or both within the one or more measurement gaps based on a carrier-specific scaling factor (CSSF) for the one or more measurement gaps, the CSSF determined based on the PRS periodicity, the measurement gap periodicity, a size of the muting bitmap, the muting type, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The UE of claim 19, wherein the CSSF is set to 1 based on the PRS periodicity being an integer multiple of 64. ### Claim 21 (depends on 19) The UE of claim 19, wherein the CSSF is set to 1 based on the PRS periodicity being an integer multiple of 32 and the muting type being Type 1. ### Claim 22 (depends on 19) The UE of claim 19, wherein the CSSF is set to 1 based on the PRS periodicity being an integer multiple of 16, the muting type being Type 1, and the size of the muting bitmap being greater than or equal to 4 bits. ### Claim 23 (depends on 19) The UE of claim 19, wherein the CSSF is set to 1 based on the PRS periodicity being an integer multiple of 8, the muting type being Type 1, and the size of the muting bitmap being greater than or equal to 8 bits. ### Claim 24 (depends on 19) The UE of claim 19, wherein the CSSF is set to 1 based on the PRS periodicity being an integer multiple of 32 and: the muting type being Type 1, the muting type being Type 1 and one or more bits of the muting bitmap being set to 1, or the muting type being Type 2 and less than 50% of bits of the muting bitmap being set to 1. ### Claim 25 (depends on 19) The UE of claim 19, wherein the CSSF is set to 1 based on the PRS periodicity being an integer multiple of 16 and: the muting type being Type 1 and the size of the muting bitmap being greater than or equal to 4 bits, or the muting type being Type 2 and less than 25% of bits of the muting bitmap being set to 1. ### Claim 26 (depends on 19) The UE of claim 19, wherein the CSSF is set to 1 based on the PRS periodicity being an integer multiple of 8 and: the muting type being Type 1 and the size of the muting bitmap being greater than or equal to 8 bits, or the muting type being Type 2 and less than 12.5% of bits of the muting bitmap being set to 1. ### Claim 27 (depends on 19) The UE of claim 19, wherein the CSSF is set to 1 based on the PRS periodicity being above a threshold, the muting type being Type 1, and the size of the muting bitmap being larger than a threshold. ### Claim 28 (depends on 19) The UE of claim 19, wherein the CSSF is set to 1 based on the muting type being Type 1 and an effective measurement periodicity being greater than a threshold. ### Claim 29 A user equipment (UE), comprising: means for receiving a positioning reference signal (PRS) configuration, the PRS configuration indicating at least a muting bitmap, a muting type, a PRS periodicity, or any combination thereof; means for receiving a measurement gap configuration, the measurement gap configuration indicating one or more measurement gaps and a measurement gap periodicity; and means for performing positioning measurements, mobility measurements, or both within the one or more measurement gaps based on a carrier-specific scaling factor (CSSF) for the one or more measurement gaps, the CSSF determined based on the PRS periodicity, the measurement gap periodicity, a size of the muting bitmap, the muting type, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 30 A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a user equipment (UE), cause the UE to: receive a positioning reference signal (PRS) configuration, the PRS configuration indicating at least a muting bitmap, a muting type, a PRS periodicity, or any combination thereof; receive a measurement gap configuration, the measurement gap configuration indicating one or more measurement gaps and a measurement gap periodicity; and perform positioning measurements, mobility measurements, or both within the one or more measurement gaps based on a carrier-specific scaling factor (CSSF) for the one or more measurement gaps, the CSSF determined based on the PRS periodicity, the measurement gap periodicity, a size of the muting bitmap, the muting type, or any combination thereof.