Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a method of wireless communication performed by a transmission/reception point (TRP) includes transmitting, at a first time and to a receiving entity, a first beam response report that describes, using a first level of granularity, beam responses of a set of positioning resources, each positioning resource to be transmitted by the TRP at different times using different beams; transmitting, at a second time and to the receiving entity, a second beam response report that describes, using a second level of granularity different from the first level of granularity, beam responses of at least a portion of the set of positioning resources; and transmitting the set of positioning resources using the different beams. The TRP may receive positioning information from the receiving entity, the positioning information comprising measurements of at least some of the positioning resources, a positioning estimate, or combinations thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a network node, at least one positioning reference signal (PRS) configuration that defines or indicates a plurality of PRS resources having unique identifiers, the plurality of PRS resources comprising a first set of one or more PRS resources, wherein each of the one or more PRS resources in the first set is mapped to an associated identifier used by all UEs served by a location server to identify an associated PRS resource. The UE may perform a positioning operation according to the at least one PRS configuration.

Abstract: Antenna hopping techniques for Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) measurements in positioning of a user equipment (UE) include, for each of a plurality of successive measurement instances, taking a set of measurements of a respective set of PRS resources during the respective measurement instance using only one subset of a plurality of subsets of antennas of the UE, such that different subsets of the plurality of subsets of antennas of the UE are used for different measurement instances of the plurality of successive measurement instances. Each subset comprises one or more, but fewer than all, antennas of the UE. Techniques include sending one or more measurement reports from the UE to a location server. Each of the one or more measurement reports may comprise: information indicative of a respective set of measurements, and a timestamp corresponding to the respective measurement instance during which the respective set of measurements were taken.

Abstract: Man-in-the-middle attacks on reference signals used for positioning a mobile device in a wireless network can be detected through time and/or angle consistency checks. Time consistency checks may be based on a consistency of peak location and/or power delay profile across multiple reference signals and/or across different signal types, for example. Angle consistency checks may be based on a consistency of an angle at which a reference signal is received across multiple reference signals and/or in comparison with an expected angle, for example. Embodiments may further include reporting detected attacks.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication, and specifically for reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-aided positioning. An example method of wireless communication performed by a base station includes determining a capability of a RIS, determining configuration information for a positioning reference signal, wherein the configuration information is based at least in part on the capability of the RIS, and transmitting a positioning signal based on the configuration information in a direction of the RIS.

Abstract: A method of reporting positioning measurement reporting capability includes: establishing a positioning session between a telecommunication device and a network entity; and transmitting, from the telecommunication device to the network entity, a capability report indicating a measurement reporting capacity for a batch measurement report of measurements of a plurality of PRS instances.

Abstract: A method of measurement reporting for determination of a position of a UE includes: measuring, at the UE, a plurality of PRS resources; and transmitting, from the UE to a network entity, a PRS measurement report including one or more first measurements of one or more first PRS resources of the plurality of PRS resources and including an indication of one or more second PRS resources of the plurality of PRS resources corresponding to one or more second measurements made by the UE and omitted from the PRS measurement report.

Abstract: Disclosed are various techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a user equipment (UE) configured to operate in discontinuous reception (DRX) mode receives a configuration of a plurality of first positioning reference signal (PRS) resources, receives a configuration of a plurality of second PRS resources, selects one or more pairs of a first PRS resource of the plurality of first PRS resources and a second PRS resource of the plurality of second PRS resources, each pair of the one or more pairs satisfying one or more DRX pruning rules and one or more bundling conditions, and receives or transmitting the first PRS resource and transmitting or receiving the second PRS resource during one or more DRX cycles of the DRX mode.

Abstract: In some aspects, a base station may transmit, to a user equipment (UE), an instruction that triggers the UE to transmit an uplink random access channel (RACH) message, the instruction identifying a RACH preamble index corresponding to a RACH preamble to be used for the uplink RACH message; transmit, to a plurality of neighbor base stations, information that identifies the RACH preamble index; receive the uplink RACH message from the UE; receive, from the plurality of neighbor base stations, feedback that indicates respective timings with which the uplink RACH message was received by the plurality of neighbor base stations; and estimate a position of the UE based at least in part on a timing with which the uplink RACH message was received by the base station and at least two of the respective timings with which the uplink RACH message was received by the plurality of neighbor base stations.

Abstract: In an aspect, a relay UE transmits sidelink reference signals for positioning (SL-RS-P) off first and second reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RISs). The target UE measures the reflected SL-RS-Ps. In an aspect, the SL-RS-Ps may be associated with configurations that are configured by a base station. In an aspect, a position estimation entity may obtain measurement information associated with the reflected SL-RS-Ps and determine a position estimate of the target UE based at least in part upon the measurement information.

Abstract: Techniques for positioning assistance data (AD) delivery for reduced signaling overhead may comprise determining a combined positioning AD for a requesting user equipment (UE) based at least in part on the area ID in which the requesting UE is located. The combined positioning AD may include positioning AD for the first area and one or more additional areas. For each of the area, the positioning AD may comprise information regarding Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) resources, Base Station Almanac (BSA) information, or both, to be used for positioning the requesting UE within the respective area. The first area and the one or more additional areas may comprise cells of the wireless communication network or sidelink (SL) group zones.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive information indicating a plurality of resources for a resource pool associated with sidelink communication. The UE may identify a set of resources of the plurality of resources to be included in the resource pool, wherein identifying the set of resources is based at least in part on one or more resources of the plurality of resources being sub-band full duplex resources. The UE may communicate on the resource pool using at least part of the set of resources. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a relay user equipment (UE) receives, from a base station, a set of one or more resource pool for positioning (RPP) configurations, each RPP configuration defining one or more RPPs for use by remote UEs served by the relay UE, each RPP comprising resources for positioning, which may include for sidelink positioning. The relay UE assigns, to each of one or more remote UEs, an RPP or a portion thereof according to the RPP configuration. In some aspects, the assignments are orthogonal in time, frequency, or both, to reduce interference between remote UEs during sidelink positioning. In some aspects, the relay UE receives the RPP configuration(s) in response to sending a request for same to the base station, which the relay UE may send in response to receiving a request for positioning resources from one or more of the remote UEs.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a user equipment (UE) transmits, to a network entity, a Long-Term Evolution (LTE) positioning protocol (LPP) capabilities message, the LPP capabilities message including one or more capability parameters indicating capabilities of the UE to engage in a positioning session with at least one network node, the positioning session comprising an impulse radio ultra-wideband (IR-UWB) ranging procedure between the UE and the at least one network node, receives, from the network entity, an LPP assistance data message, the LPP assistance data message including one or more assistance parameters configuring the UE to perform at least the IR-UWB ranging procedure, and performs at least the IR-UWB ranging procedure based at least on the one or more assistance parameters.

Abstract: Aspects presented herein may enable a UE to indicate a list of PRS resources in which the UE plans to measure in a given occasion to a base station. In one aspect, a UE determines an association between one or more reception properties of one or more PRS resources and one or more transmission properties of one or more SRS resources. The UE transmits, to at least one serving BS, information indicating the one or more PRS resources that the UE is configured to measure in a future measurement occasion. The UE measures PRSs received from one or more BSs on the one or more PRS resources based on the one or more reception properties. The UE transmits, to the one or more BSs after measuring the PRSs, SRSs on the one or more SRS resources based on the one or more transmission properties.

Abstract: In an aspect, a network component (e.g., BS, LMF, etc.) determines a capability of the UE perform receive frequency hopping to measure a downlink positioning reference signal (DL-PRS) across a plurality of frequency hops, the DL-PRS transmitted over a plurality of orthogonal frequency division multiplex (OFDM) symbols on a same transmission bandwidth (e.g., without frequency hopping), and each of the plurality of frequency hops associated with a sub-band of the transmission bandwidth of the DL-PRS, and configures one or more parameters associated with positioning of the UE based at least in part on the capability. In some designs, the UE may send an indication of the capability to the network component to facilitate the determination, while in other designs the network component may determine the capability via another mechanism.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may partition a set of available sidelink feedback resources into a first set of sidelink feedback resources and a second set of sidelink feedback resources, wherein the partitioning comprises at least a set of gap resources in a frequency domain between the first set of sidelink feedback resources and the second set of sidelink feedback resources that satisfies a gap threshold. The UE may determine, for each of the first set of sidelink feedback resources and the second set of sidelink feedback resources, a set of sidelink feedback transmissions to perform or a set of sidelink feedback receptions to perform based at least in part on a priority level associated with each sidelink feedback message. The UE may perform the set of sidelink feedback transmissions, the set of sidelink feedback receptions, or both according to the determining.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide apparatus, methods, processing systems, and computer readable mediums for sidelink communication between wireless devices. In particular, certain aspects provide for sidelink reference signal (SL-RS) based procedures using an enhanced SL-RS request, such that SL-RS transmission parameters can be more efficiently and smartly signaled to an SL-RS transmitting or receiving UE.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a user equipment (UE) receives, from a serving base station, a medium access control control element (MAC-CE) indicating activation or deactivation of a semi-persistent (SP) sounding reference signal (SRS)-for-positioning, wherein a reserved bit in the MAC-CE or a logical channel identifier (LCID) of a MAC subheader of the MAC-CE indicates the activation or deactivation of the SP SRS-for-positioning, and transmits the SP SRS-for-positioning on one or more SRS resources configured for the UE, the SP SRS-for-positioning having transmission parameters adopted from a spatial relation reference signal for the SP SRS-for-positioning.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for configuring on-demand positioning reference signal (PRS) resources in double difference (DD) positioning methods. An example method for providing an on-demand positioning reference signal request includes receiving a plurality of positioning reference signal measurement values from a target user equipment and at least one reference node, determining one or more on-demand positioning reference signals based at least in part on signal identification information associated with each of the plurality of positioning reference signal measurement values, and sending an indication of the one or more on-demand positioning reference signals to either of the target user equipment, the at least one reference node, or both.