User equipment (ue)-specific bandwidth part quantization

A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:

• determining that a first subset of positioning reference signals (PRSs) to be measured by the UE are outside of a first bandwidth part (BWP) comprising a currently active BWP;
• determining that the UE cannot support PRSs that are outside of the currently active BWP;
• sending, to a location server, an indication that the UE cannot support the PRSs that are outside of the currently active BWP;
• receiving, from a base station, information indicating a second BWP to be used by the UE as the active BWP;
• receiving, from the location server, a PRS configuration that specifies PRSs to be measured, wherein all of the PRSs to be measured are within the second BWP;
• changing the active BWP to the second BWP;
• and
• measuring the PRSs within the second BWP according to the PRS configuration.

A method of wireless communication performed by a network entity, the method comprising:

• receiving, from a user equipment (UE), an indication that the UE cannot support positioning reference signals (PRSs) that are outside of its currently active BWP defined by a first BWP configuration;
• communicating with a base station to determine a PRS configuration and a second BWP configuration wherein all PRSs defined by the PRS configuration are within a BWP defined by the second BWP configuration;
• and
• sending the PRS configuration to the UE.

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:
• determine a currently active bandwidth part (BWP);
• determine a positioning reference signal (PRS) configuration that specifies PRSs to be measured;
• determine that a first subset of the PRSs to be measured are within the currently active BWP and that a second subset of the PRSs to be measured are not within the currently active BWP;
• and
• upon determining that measuring the PRSs in the first subset but not measuring the PRSs in the second subset will not produce a measurement result that meets an accuracy requirement, extend the currently active BWP to include at least some of the PRSs in the second subset.

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:
• determine that a first subset of positioning reference signals (PRSs) to be measured by the UE are outside of a first bandwidth part (BWP) comprising a currently active BWP;
• determine that the UE cannot support PRSs that are outside of the currently active BWP;
• send, via the at least one transceiver, to a location server, an indication that the UE cannot support the PRSs that are outside of the currently active BWP;
• receive, via the at least one transceiver, from a base station, information indicating a second BWP to be used by the UE as the active BWP;
• receive, via the at least one transceiver, from the location server, a PRS configuration that specifies PRSs to be measured, wherein all of the PRSs to be measured are within the second BWP;
• change the active BWP to the second BWP;
• and
• measure the PRSs within the second BWP according to the PRS configuration.

A network entity, 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, from a user equipment (UE), an indication that the UE cannot support positioning reference signals (PRSs) that are outside of its currently active BWP defined by a first BWP configuration;
• communicate, via the at least one transceiver, with a base station to determine a PRS configuration and a second BWP configuration wherein all PRSs defined by the PRS configuration are within a BWP defined by the second BWP configuration;
• and
• send, via the at least one transceiver, the PRS configuration to the UE.