Coordinating transmission of positioning reference signals and non-reference signals
AssigneeAlcatel-Lucent USA Inc.
InventorsNancy Y. Lee, Ruth S. Gayde
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Abstract
A base station coordinates transmission of positioning reference signals and non-reference signals. The base station includes a transceiver to detect a reference signal transmitted by one or more other base stations in one or more physical resource blocks. The base station also includes a processor to identify a pattern of resources allocated to the one or more other base stations based on the one or more physical resource blocks including the reference signal. The transceiver is to bypass transmission of non-reference signals in physical resource blocks indicated by the pattern.
Claims18
A method comprising:
- detecting, at a first base station, a reference signal transmitted by a second base station in a plurality of physical resource blocks transmitted in at least one transmission time interval (TTI) during a monitoring time interval;
- identifying a pattern of resources allocated to the second base station based on the plurality of physical resource blocks including the reference signal transmitted in the at least one TTI;
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- bypassing transmission of non-reference signals from the first base station in physical resource blocks indicated by the pattern.
An apparatus comprising:
- a transceiver to detect a reference signal transmitted by at least one base station in a plurality of physical resource blocks transmitted in at least one transmission time interval (TTI) during a monitoring time interval;
- and
- a processor to identify a pattern of resources allocated to the at least one base station based on the plurality of physical resource blocks including the reference signal transmitted in the at least one TTI, wherein the transceiver is to bypass transmission of non-reference signals in physical resource blocks indicated by the pattern.
A non-transitory computer readable medium embodying a set of executable instructions, the set of executable instructions to manipulate at least one processor to:
- detect a reference signal transmitted by a base station in a plurality of physical resource blocks transmitted in at least one transmission time interval (TTI) during a monitoring time interval;
- identify a pattern of resources allocated to the base station based on the plurality of physical resource blocks including the reference signal transmitted in the at least one TTI;
- and
- bypass transmission of non-reference signals in physical resource blocks indicated by the pattern.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.