Abstract: A user equipment (UE) configured for operating in a wireless communication network that supports a plurality of reference signals (RS) such as sounding reference signals, comprises a wireless interface configured for transceiving signals, comprising receiving a configuration signal having a configuration information indicating a reference spatial relation. The UE further comprises a controller for evaluating the configuration information and to determine the reference spatial relation. The UE is configured for using the reference spatial relation as a reference for an uplink RS (UL-RS) in the wireless communication network.

Abstract: Methods and systems related to neural networks or other function approximators operate for training a neural network is provided, or another function approximator, for inferring a predetermined time of arrival of a predetermined transmitted signal on the basis of channel-impulse-responses, CIRs, of transmitted signals between a mobile antenna and a fixed antenna, the method having: obtaining a channel impulse response condition characteristic, CIRCC, descriptive of channel impulse responses of transmitted signals associated with mobile antenna positions within a reach of the fixed antenna; generating, by simulation, a training set of simulated CIRs which are associated with different times of arrival in one or more simulated scenes, and which fit to the CIRCC; training the neural network, or other function approximator, using the simulated CIRs and the different associated times of arrivals to obtain a parametrization of the neural network, or other function approximator, associated with the CIRCC.

Abstract: An apparatus for a wireless communication system is provided. The apparatus is to transmit a reference signal on a common set of resource elements (REs), the common set of resource elements being used by one or more further apparatuses in the wireless communication system, so that the reference signal of the apparatus and one or more further reference signals of the one or more further apparatuses use the same resource elements. Moreover, the apparatus is to transmit the reference signal depending on a base sequence or a sequence derived from the base sequence and depending on a set of configuration parameters.

Abstract: A method for operating a wireless communication network that supports a plurality of reference signals such as sounding reference signals as provided. The method comprises analyzing a channel condition between a UE and TRPs, providing a measurement report to the wireless communication network and determining parameters of an uplink RS based on the measurement report. The method further comprises receiving, with the user equipment, at least one instruction signal comprising information indicating the determined parameters of the uplink RS, and transmitting the uplink RS within the UE so as to allow determining uplink transmission links for a UE multi-TRP communication or a position of the UE in the wireless communication network based on an evaluation of transmittal of the instructed uplink RS.

Abstract: An apparatus for a wireless communication system is provided. The apparatus is to transmit a reference signal on a common set of resource elements (REs), the common set of resource elements being used by one or more further apparatuses in the wireless communication system, so that the reference signal of the apparatus and one or more further reference signals of the one or more further apparatuses use the same resource elements. Moreover, the apparatus is to transmit the reference signal depending on a base sequence or a sequence derived from the base sequence and depending on a set of configuration parameters.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a transceiver, which is configured to receive a first reference signal to transmit a second reference signal. The first reference signal is received at a second point of time by the transceiver, wherein same reference signal is transmitted by another transceiver at a first point of time. The transceiver, also referred to as responder, transmits the second reference signal (e.g., as a response to the first reference signal), wherein the first sample of the second reference signal is transmitted at a third point of time, but modified by a cyclic shift defined by a cyclic shift value. The cyclic shift value is derived from the second point of time (measured time-of-arrival (ToA)) of the received first reference signal and a time information associated with a fifth point of time.

Abstract: An apparatus for a wireless communication system is to transmit a reference signal on a common set of resource elements, REs, the common set of REs used by one or more further apparatuses in the wireless communication system to transmit the reference signal so that the reference signals of the apparatus and of the one or more further apparatuses use the same REs. The reference signal is transmit using OFDM symbols and the same sequence having a zero auto correlation property is applied to each OFDM symbol. A phase correction is applied to an OFDM symbol before transmission, wherein a correction factor of the phase correction depends on a comb factor and a comb offset of the OFDM symbol and is independent of the resource element.

Abstract: A user equipment of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment is provided. The user equipment is configured to determine and/or to receive information on an applicability of a machine-learning model. And/or, the user equipment is configured to determine and/or to receive information that the user equipment is located in a machine-learning assisted area.

Abstract: An apparatus of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment is provided. For each frequency component of two or more frequency components, a transmitter of the wireless communication system is configured to transmit, within said frequency component, a transmit signal of said frequency component. A receiver of the wireless communication system is configured to receive, within said frequency component, the transmit signal of said frequency component, which has been transmitted by the transmitter, as a received signal of said frequency component. Each frequency component of the two or more frequency components represents a bandwidth limited signal, which comprises one or more signal portions, and which exhibits a center frequency, wherein the center frequency of each of the two or more frequency components is different from the center frequency of any other one of the two or more frequency components.

Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to a method for an RTT measurement procedure in a communication network, the method comprising: (701) setting a positioning mode; (702) identifying a number of neighboring radio base station, n-gNBs, based on at least one report from a at least one User Equipment, or from UE information based on at least one measurement performed by a serving radio base station, s-gNB, serving said UE; and (703) initiating configuration by: —acquiring capabilities of said at least one UE and capabilities from at said radio base stations, gNBs, —reporting by said at least one UE beam measurements for the n-gNBs from said at least one report; and setting resources for the s-gNB and the n-gNBs. There is also provided a system and apparatuses in the form of a UE, a gNB and a location server.

Abstract: A user equipment for transmitting and receiving data in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment is provided. At a point-in-time, the user equipment is in one of a plurality of radio resource control (RRC) states. For each radio resource control state of at least a first radio resource control state and a second radio resource control state of the plurality of radio resource control states, when the user equipment is in said radio resource control state, the user equipment is configured to transmit and/or to receive a reference signal for positioning depending on configuration information received from a network entity of the wireless communication system.

Abstract: Apparatus being a first or second apparatus comprising a transceiver and configured to communicate to a second apparatus; wherein the first apparatus is configured to transmit first and second reference signal also referred to as double burst forward link to the second apparatus so that the second apparatus receives the first and the second reference signal in order to calculate a first phase difference d?1 (d?1=angle(RS22,RX)?angle(RS21,RX)) between the first and the second reference signal and/or to report the first phase difference d?1; wherein the first apparatus is configured to receive from the second apparatus third and fourth reference signal also referred to as to double burst return link in response to the first and second reference signal in order to calculate a second phase difference d?2 (d?2=angle(RS12,RX)?angle(RS11,RX)) between the third and the fourth reference signal, and/or to report second phase difference d?2; wherein a distance and/or a distance change and/or a relative speed (v) of the

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for improving positioning of a device in a wireless communications network. An example method, performed by a measuring device configured to communicate with a positioning device, includes determining a cross-correlation between a received signal and a transmitted reference signal; determining a channel impulse response (CIR) of the cross-correlation related to a first lobe detected above a selected threshold in the CIR; analyzing a temporal behavior of reflecting clusters/objects based on determined CIR instances of a time-of-arrival (TOA); classifying the reflecting clusters/objects based at least on their temporal behavior; and reporting at least one classified reflecting cluster/object to the positioning device.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates methods and apparatuses (UE, scheduler, network node) for resource allocation in a network. According to embodiments herein there are provided a new resource allocation scheme for an UL-TDOA resource allocation scheme and the related UL-PRS signals. The procedure is also applicable for RTT uplink resource allocation. The main technical effects and advantages achieved by the embodiments herein include: A resource allocation concept offering a high flexibility. The positioning update rate is configurable for each UE allowing that for semi static objects a low update rate is selected whereas for moving devices a high update rate is feasible. The signalisation overhead is minimized. The UEs may be configured semi-persistent. Using different transmit periods for each UE results in random SINR (Signal to Interference Noise Ratio) values and ensures that UEs with high pathloss are also detected.

Abstract: An apparatus for transmitting and/or for receiving a signal in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment is provided. The signal is a data signal or is a positioning reference signal. The apparatus is configured to transmit and/or to receive the data signal or the positioning reference signal in a frame, wherein the frame comprises a plurality of OFDM symbols, wherein each of the plurality of OFDM symbols comprises a plurality of resource elements, wherein each of the plurality of resource elements of each of the plurality of OFDM symbols is assigned to one of a plurality of subcarriers. The plurality of OFDM symbols are arranged in the frame such that the frame comprises a plurality of groups, wherein each of the plurality of groups comprises two or more consecutive OFDM symbols of the plurality of OFDM symbols of the frame. No cyclic prefix is arranged between the two or more consecutive OFDM symbols of each of the plurality of groups.

Abstract: A user equipment for transmitting and receiving data in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment is provided. The user equipment is configured to receive, from a first network entity of the wireless communication system, assistance data comprising information on a plurality of resources of a wireless communication system. Moreover, the user equipment is configured to receive configuration information from the first network entity or from a second network entity of the wireless communication system; wherein the configuration information comprises information on one or more proper subsets of the plurality of resources, wherein each of the one or more proper subsets comprises at least one of the plurality of resources. Depending on the configuration information, the user equipment is configured to perform and/or to report one or more measurements on one or more of the plurality of resources.

Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to a method for an RTT measurement procedure in a communication network, the method comprising: (701) setting a positioning mode; (702) identifying a number of neighboring radio base station, n-gNBs, based on at least one report from a at least one User Equipment, or from UE information based on at least one measurement performed by a serving radio base station, s-gNB, serving said UE; and (703) initiating configuration by: —acquiring capabilities of said at least one UE and capabilities from at said radio base stations, gNBs, —reporting by said at least one UE beam measurements for the n-gNBs from said at least one report; and setting resources for the s-gNB and the n-gNBs. There is also provided a system and apparatuses in the form of a UE, a gNB and a location server.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for improving positioning of a device in a wireless communications network. In some embodiments, a method performed by a measuring device configured to communicate with a positioning device, comprises: determining a cross-correlation between a received signal and a transmitted reference signal; determining a channel impulse response (CIR) of the cross-correlation related to a first lobe detected above a selected threshold in said CIR; and reporting information on a truncated part of the CIR around the first lobe to the positioning device for enabling the positioning device to correct or estimate a measurement related to a distance between a transmitter and the measuring device and/or a distance between at least one reflecting cluster and the measuring device.

Abstract: A user equipment for transmitting and receiving data in a wireless communication system is configured to receive a configuration message over one or more first resources, wherein the configuration message has configuration information indicating one or more second resources. Moreover, the user equipment is configured to employ the configuration information for transmitting or for receiving a reference signal for positioning over the one or more second resources.

Abstract: Methods and systems related to neural networks or other function approximators operate for training a neural network is provided, or another function approximator, for inferring a predetermined time of arrival of a predetermined transmitted signal on the basis of channel-impulse-responses, CIRs, of transmitted signals between a mobile antenna and a fixed antenna, the method having: obtaining a channel impulse response condition characteristic, CIRCC, descriptive of channel impulse responses of transmitted signals associated with mobile antenna positions within a reach of the fixed antenna; generating, by simulation, a training set of simulated CIRs which are associated with different times of arrival in one or more simulated scenes, and which fit to the CIRCC; training the neural network, or other function approximator, using the simulated CIRs and the different associated times of arrivals to obtain a parametrization of the neural network, or other function approximator, associated with the CIRCC.