Monitoring for control information in a positioning measurement gap

A terminal apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the terminal apparatus to:
• in accordance with a determination that a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) positioning measurement of the terminal apparatus is completed in a positioning measurement gap, determine a first time point for a transmission to a non-terrestrial network (NTN) apparatus, of first information indicating the completion of the global navigation satellite system positioning measurement;
• and
• determine whether to start monitoring for control information from the non-terrestrial network apparatus before an end of the global navigation satellite system positioning measurement gap based on at least one of the following:
• the first time point,
• a round-trip time (RTT) between the terminal apparatus and the non-terrestrial network apparatus,
• a processing time required by the non-terrestrial network apparatus for processing the first information, or
• an offset associated with monitoring the control information.

A non-terrestrial network apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the non-terrestrial network apparatus to:
• receive, from a terminal apparatus, first information indicating a completion of a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) positioning measurement during a positioning measurement gap;
• and
• determine whether to transmit control information to the terminal apparatus before an end of the positioning measurement gap based on at least one of the following:
• a first time point for a transmission of the first information,
• a third time point for a receipt of the first information,
• a round-trip time (RTT) between the terminal apparatus and the non-terrestrial network apparatus,
• a processing time required by the second apparatus for processing the first information, or
• an offset associated with monitoring the control information.