Positioning reference signal hopping for reduced capability user equipment

A method for providing a positioning reference signal (PRS) to a bandwidth limited user equipment, comprising:

• generating a PRS based on a first resource set;
• transmitting a first portion of the PRS in a first frequency range in a first slot of a radio frame;
• and
• transmitting a second portion of the PRS in a second frequency range in a second slot of the radio frame, wherein the second frequency range is different from the first frequency range.

A method for facilitating the positioning of a bandwidth limited user equipment with a positioning reference signal (PRS), comprising:

• receiving a first portion of the PRS in a first frequency range in a first slot of a radio frame;
• receiving a second portion of the PRS in a second frequency range in a second slot of the radio frame, wherein the second frequency range is different from the first frequency range;
• and
• obtaining measurement information based on the PRS.

An apparatus for facilitating the positioning of a bandwidth limited user equipment, comprising:

• a memory;
• at least one transceiver;
• at least one processor communicatively coupled to the memory and the at least one transceiver and configured to:
• receive a first set of symbols in a positioning reference signal (PRS), wherein the PRS comprises a plurality of symbols occupying a frequency range and the first set of symbols are in a first portion of the frequency range;
• receive a second set of symbols in the PRS in a second portion of the frequency range;
• and
• obtain measurement information based on the PRS.

An apparatus for facilitating the positioning of a bandwidth limited user equipment with a positioning reference signal (PRS), comprising:

• a memory;
• at least one transceiver;
• at least one processor communicatively coupled to the memory and the at least one transceiver and configured to:
• receive a first portion of the PRS in a first frequency range in a first slot of a radio frame;
• and
• receive a second portion of the PRS in a second frequency range in a second slot of the radio frame, wherein the second frequency range is different from the first frequency range;
• and
• obtain measurement information based on the PRS.