New radio (nr) downlink (dl) positioning reference signal (prs) design resource allocation and mapping in nr positioning

An apparatus for allocating resources for downlink (DL) positioning reference signals (PRSs) in a wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising:

• a baseband processor;
• and
• a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the baseband processor, configure the apparatus to:
• configure a DL PRS resource pool comprising a periodically repeated amount of resources dedicated for DL PRS transmission by a plurality of base stations in the wireless communication system;
• divide the DL PRS resource pool into a plurality of DL PRS resource sets corresponding to one or more base station of the plurality of base stations;
• and
• generate configured DL PRS resources within the plurality of DL PRS resource sets for transmission of the DL PRSs.