Methods to facilitate global navigation satellite system (gnss) enhancements for an internet of things (iot) non-terrestrial network (ntn) user equipment (ue)

A method in a user equipment, UE, configured to communicate with a network node, the method comprising:

• receiving, from the network node, Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) validity configuration information to enable the UE to transmit on an uplink channel to the network node when a GNSS validity duration has expired;
• transmitting signaling on the uplink channel to the network node after the expiration of the GNSS validity duration based on the GNSS validity configuration information;
• and
• transmitting the GNSS validity duration to the network node.

A method in a network node configured to communicate with a user equipment, UE, the method comprising:

• determining a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) validity configuration enabling the UE to conditionally transmit on an uplink channel to the network node when a GNSS validity duration has expired;
• transmitting the GNSS validity configuration information to the UE;
• receiving signaling on the uplink channel to the network node after the expiration of the GNSS validity duration based on the GNSS validity configuration information;
• and
• receiving the GNSS validity duration from the UE.

A user equipment, UE, configured to communicate with a network node, the UE configured to:

• receive, from the network node, Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) validity configuration information enabling the UE to conditionally transmit on an uplink channel to the network node when a GNSS validity duration has expired;
• transmit signaling on the uplink channel to the network node after the expiration of the GNSS validity duration based on the GNSS validity configuration information;
• and
• transmit the GNSS validity duration to the network node.

A network node configured to communicate with a user equipment, UE, the network node configured to:

• determine a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) validity configuration enabling the UE to conditionally transmit on an uplink channel to the network node when a GNSS validity duration has expired;
• transmit the GNSS validity configuration information to the UE;
• receive signaling on the uplink channel to the network node after the expiration of the GNSS validity duration based on the GNSS validity configuration information;
• and
• receive the GNSS validity duration from the UE.