Positioning enhancement mechanism

A first device, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code;
• wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the first device to:
• determine that a third device is to transmit a positioning related message in a non-connected state;
• and
• transmit assistance information to a second device serving the third device, the assistance information comprising at least one of data size and a transmission periodicity for the positioning related message.

A second device, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code;
• wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the second device to:
• receive assistance information from a first device, the assistance information comprising at least one of a data size and a transmission periodicity for a positioning related message to be transmitted by a third device in an non-connected state;
• determine a configuration for the positioning related message based on the assistance information;
• and
• transmit the configuration to the third device.

A third device comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code;
• wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the third device to:
• receive, from a second device, a configuration for a positioning related message to be transmitted by the third device in a non-connected state, the configuration being determined at the second device based on assistance information received from a first device, the assistance information comprising at least one of a data size and a transmission periodicity for the positioning related message;
• and
• transmit, in the non-connected state and to the second device, the positioning related message based on the configuration.

A fourth device comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code;
• wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the fourth device to:
• receive assistance information from a first device, the assistance information comprising at least one of a data size and a transmission periodicity for a positioning related message to be transmitted by a third device in an non-connected state;
• and
• reserve a resource based on the assistance information.