Abstract: A method of operating a communications device in a wireless communications network comprising determining first positioning signal resources, the first positioning signal resources comprising communication resources allocated for transmission or reception by the communications device of positioning signals associated with a positioning procedure, determining other communication resources allocated for transmission or reception by the communications device of other signals, determining that the communications device cannot use both the first positioning signal resources for the transmission or reception of the positioning signals and the other communication resources for the transmission or reception of the other signals, determining relative priorities of the first positioning signal resources and the other communication resources, and based on the relative priorities, controlling a transmitter or receiver of the communications device to transmit or receive the positioning signals using the first positioning

Abstract: A wireless communications device (100) includes a wireless interface (122) for conducting wireless communications with one or more network nodes (110) of a wireless communications network (102). The wireless communications device (100) further includes a control circuit (118) configured to receive a plurality of reference signals transmitted by the one or more network nodes (110), measure the plurality of reference signals to generate a plurality of positioning measurements, associate the plurality of positioning measurements with beam information, and select a set of positioning measurements with associated beam information for determining a positioning estimate of the wireless communications device (100).

Abstract: A terminal device for use with a wireless telecommunications network, the terminal device comprising: transceiver circuitry configured to receive data from the wireless telecommunications network, and a controller configured: to control the transceiver circuitry to receive control information, a control channel and a data channel wherein, the control information defines the period of time between the control channel and the data channel, and to ignore a subsequent control channel received during the period of time following the control channel.

Abstract: Transmission of at least one first wake-up signal to a communication device (103) is triggered on a direct link (181) between a network (100) and the communication device (103). Transmission of at least one second wake-up signal to the communication device (103) is triggered on a relaying link (182) between the network (100) and the communication device (103).

Abstract: A base station, a user equipment and methods are provided for establishing access in a base station for a user equipment and for performing measurement in a user equipment in a radio communication system. The method includes transmitting a plurality of synchronization signal blocks at different frequencies within a wideband carrier from the base station, wherein each synchronization signal block is associated with each one cell supported by the base station. An indication is received in the base station, that a user equipment supports wideband operation. A first cell signal is transmitted from the base station to the user equipment, which first cell signal provides information identifying the cells available within the wideband carrier.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for operating a base station (10) of a wireless communication network. Precoding information for concentrating a radio-frequency power of a transmitted radio-frequency signal to a group of terminal devices (41 to 43) arranged in a sub area (37) of a coverage area (30) of the base station (10) is determined and applied to an antenna array (11) of the base station (10). A synchronization signal is transmitted from the base station (10) to the group of terminal devices (41 to 43) using the precoding information.

Abstract: A method, performed by a network node, is disclosed, for configuring resources to be used for Wake-Up Signal, WUS, transmission to a plurality of wireless device groups in the communications network. The method comprises obtaining a number of wireless device groups supported by the communications network. The method comprises allocating, based on the obtained number of wireless device groups supported by the communications network, one or more active resources, out of a set of available resources, for WUS for the number of wireless device groups. The method comprises determining, based on a set of resource configuration criteria, a WUS resource configuration defining a mapping of the wireless device groups to the determined one or more active resources. The method comprises providing, to the wireless device, a set of resource configuration parameters indicative of the determined WUS configuration.

Abstract: A method of operating a wireless communication device (102) connectable to a communications network is provided. The communications network includes an access node (101, 101-1, 101-2, 101-3). The method includes: monitoring for a plurality of reference signals (121, 122, 123) of a transmission (351) in a plurality of resources, the transmission being provided by the access node (101, 101-1, 101-2, 101-3); and based on said monitoring: participating in positioning of the wireless communication device (102) depending on an indicator indicative of at least one of a magnitude or a phase of at least one first path component (810) of an impulse response (800, 801) of a radio channel, the at least one first path component being associated with at least one reference signal (121, 122, 123) of the plurality of reference signals (121, 122, 123) of the transmission (351).

Abstract: According to an aspect, a method is provided of operating a wireless communication device (UE) to provide positioning related data for determining a position estimate of the UE, the UE being connected to a communications network via a radio link, the method comprising: monitoring for a control channel associated with a positioning occasion in which the UE monitors for at least one positioning reference signal, wherein the control channel comprises an allocation configuration of resources for transmitting the positioning related data. According to further aspects, a method of operating a wireless communication device, a wireless communication device and an access node are provided.

Abstract: A method is disclosed, performed by a Radio Access Network, RAN, node, for paging one wireless device of one or more wireless devices monitoring paging in a cell controlled by the RAN node. The method comprises broadcasting RAN signaling for use in determining a paging group by the wireless device; receiving, from a core network, CN, node, a paging request to page the wireless device, wherein the paging request is indicative of assistance information for paging of the wireless device; and transmitting, to the wireless device, a paging indication indicative of a paging group determined based on the paging request.

Abstract: A method carried out in a user equipment (1) for generating positioning data for a location server (130) connected through an access network (120), the method comprising: negotiating positioning configuration data with the location server, the positioning configuration data comprising a determined trustworthiness requirement (600, 601) associated with the positioning; and scheduling (603) of a reference signal for positioning in said access network using a positioning technique dependent on Radio Access Technology, RAT; obtaining (604) a positioning request; generating (610), in response to the positioning request, positioning data by using at least one of: said RAT dependent positioning technique, and a RAT independent positioning technique satisfying said trustworthiness requirement.

Abstract: According to an aspect, a method is provided of operating a wireless communication device (UE) to provide positioning data for determining a position estimate of the UE, the UE being connected to a communications network via a radio link, the method comprising: receiving, from an access node, AN, of the communications network, an allocation configuration of one or more predetermined resources for transmitting the positioning data; obtaining, from a location server node (LS) a position request message to provide the positioning data; and transmitting the positioning data in response to the position request message on the radio link. According to further aspects, a method of operating an access node, a method of operating a location server node, a wireless communication device, an access node and a location server node are provided.

Abstract: A method, performed in a wireless device, for obtaining position information of user equipment, UE, in a wireless communication system is described. The method includes transmitting, to a network, an indication comprising beam information defining beams that are suitable to be used for transmitting Positioning Reference Signals, PRS, to the wireless device, receiving, from the network, control signaling comprising PRS scheduling information for upcoming transmission of the PRS in beams, performing measurements on the PRS based on the PRS scheduling information that was received, and providing the measurements to the network.

Abstract: A base station for transmitting system related information in a mobile telecommunications network. The base station is configured to transmit system information for the cell provided by the base station and to broadcast a version synchronisation signal, wherein the version synchronisation signal provides version information regarding the current version of the system information for the cell.

Abstract: A communication device includes a receiver, a transmitter and a control circuit. The receiver is configured to receive, from an infrastructure equipment of a mobile communications network, downlink signals on a downlink via a wireless access interface of the mobile communications network. The transmitter is configured to transmit, to the infrastructure equipment, uplink signals on an uplink via the wireless access interface. The control circuit is configured to control the receiver to receive the downlink signals and control the transmitter to transmit the uplink signals. The control circuit is further configured to delay a reception period for the receiver to receive the downlink signals after a transmission period in which the transmitter transmits the uplink signals when a duration of the transmission period exceeds a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A communications device transmits data in preconfigured resources of an uplink of a wireless communications network by performing a procedure to determine whether the communications device can transmit signals in the preconfigured resources of the uplink, and if the communications device determines that it can transmit signals in the preconfigured resources, transmitting signals representing the data in the preconfigured resources. The procedure to determine whether the communications device can transmit signals in the preconfigured resources of the uplink includes a transmission parameter confirmation procedure which confirms that a value of one or more transmission parameters to be used for transmitting the signals representing the data can be used for the signals representing the data to be detected by an infrastructure equipment of the wireless communications network.

Abstract: A method for operating a network node in a wireless communication network comprises determining whether a positioning process for positioning of a first communication device operated in the wireless communication network fulfils at least one predefined criterion; and, upon determining that the positioning process fulfils the at least one predefined criterion: triggering at least one second communication device operated in the wireless communication network and located within radio range of the first communication device to transmit a PRS associated with the positioning process, to thereby increase a positioning accuracy of the positioning of the first communication device provided by the positioning process.

Abstract: A position reference signal (PRS) to support observed time difference of arrival (OTDOA) position determination in an electronic device is generated and transmitted by a network node that has a unique identifier. Generating the PRS includes generating a first PRS sequence and generating a second PRS sequence by modifying the first PRS sequence with a modification function to generate the second PRS sequence. A sum of the first PRS sequence and the second PRS sequence is zero.

Abstract: A method of operating a location server node (85) to obtain positioning data (4030) from a wireless communication device (80), the positioning data (4030) being for determining a position estimate of the wireless communication device (80), the method comprising: providing a request (4015) to the wireless communication device (80) to provide the positioning data (4030) to be based on multiple positioning measurements, the request (4015) being indicative of the multiple positioning measurements to be executed within a predetermined time window, and obtaining the positioning data (4030) from the wireless communication device (80).

Abstract: A count of one or more subcarriers (811-818) of a carrier (370) is determined depending on a setting of an adaptive modulation numerology of the carrier (370). A wake-up signal (4003) is transmitted to a wireless communication device (101) on the one or more subcarriers (811-818).