Method for transmitting and receiving uplink reference signal for positioning, and device therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12022406-B2
Application number	US-201917427767-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 28, 2019
Priority date	Feb 11, 2019
Publication date	Jun 25, 2024
Grant date	Jun 25, 2024

Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a method for transmitting, by a terminal, an uplink reference signal for positioning in a wireless communication system. In particular, the above disclosure comprises: determining a first power value for a first uplink reference signal and a second power value for a second uplink reference signal; transmitting the first uplink reference signal through a first resource on the basis of the first power value; and transmitting the second uplink reference signal through a second resource on the basis of the second power value, wherein the first power value and the second power value may be different from each other, and the first resource and the second resource may be different from each other.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for transmitting an uplink (UL) reference signal for positioning by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system comprising:
determining a first power value for a first UL reference signal and a second power value for a second UL reference signal;
transmitting the first UL reference signal through a first resource based on the first power value; and
transmitting the second UL reference signal through a second resource based on the second power value,
wherein,
the first power value and the second power value are different from each other;
the first resource and the second resource are different from each other; and
UL signals other than the second UL reference signal are muted in the second resource.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first power value is determined based on a pathloss value of a serving cell; and
the second power value is maximum power of the UE.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first power value is determined based on a pathloss value of a serving cell; and
the second power value is determined based on a pathloss value of a base station (BS) located farthest from the UE.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first power value is determined based on a pathloss value of a base station (BS) located closest to the UE; and
the second power value is maximum power of the UE.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first power value is determined based on a pathloss value of a base station (BS) located closest to the UE; and
the second power value is determined based on a pathloss value of a base station (BS) located farthest from the UE.

6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
determining a third power value for a third UL reference signal,
wherein the third power value is different from the first power value and the second power value; and
a third resource for the third UL reference signal is different from the first resource and the second resource.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein:
the first power value is determined based on a pathloss value of a base station (BS) located closest to the UE;
the second power value is determined based on a pathloss value of a serving cell; and
the third power value is maximum power of the UE.

8. The method according to claim 6 , wherein:
the first power value is determined based on a pathloss value of a base station (BS) located closest to the UE;
the second power value is determined based on a pathloss value of a serving cell; and
the third power value is determined based on a pathloss value of a base station (BS) located farthest from the UE.

9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first UL reference signal is used for at least one first base station (BS) located within a predetermined distance from the UE; and
the second UL reference signal is used for at least one second base station (BS) located outside the predetermined distance from the UE.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:
the first UL reference signal and the second UL reference signal are an Uplink Positioning Reference Signal (UL-PRS) or a Sounding Reference Signal (SRS).

11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:
the UE is configured to communicate with at least one of another UE other than the UE, a network, a base station (BS), and an autonomous vehicle.

12. A device for transmitting an uplink (UL) reference signal for positioning in a wireless communication system comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one computer memory operably connectable to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
determining a first power value for a first UL reference signal and a second power value for a second UL reference signal;
transmitting the first UL reference signal through a first resource based on the first power value; and
transmitting the second UL reference signal through a second resource based on the second power value,
wherein,
the first power value and the second power value are different from each other;
the first resource and the second resource are different from each other; and
UL signals other than the second UL reference signal are muted in the second resource.

13. A user equipment (UE) for transmitting an uplink (UL) reference signal for positioning in a wireless communication system comprising:
at least one transceiver;
at least one processor; and
at least one computer memory operably connectable to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
determining a first power value for a first UL reference signal and a second power value for a second UL reference signal;
transmitting, by the at least one transceiver, the first UL reference signal through a first resource based on the first power value; and
transmitting, by the at least one transceiver, the second UL reference signal through a second resource based on the second power value,
wherein,
the first power value and the second power value are different from each other;
the first resource and the second resource are different from each other; and
UL signals other than the second UL reference signal are muted in the second resource.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Kim Youngsub
• Kim Kijun
• Cha Hyunsu
• Yoon Sukhyon
• Ko Hyunsoo

Classifications

• H04W64/00

  Locating users or terminals {or network equipment} for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management · CPC title

• H04W52/24

  using SIR [Signal to Interference Ratio] or other wireless path parameters · CPC title

• H04W52/14

  Separate analysis of uplink or downlink · CPC title

• H04W52/367

  Power values between minimum and maximum limits, e.g. dynamic range · CPC title

• H04W52/242

  taking into account path loss · CPC title