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Methods and nodes for managing RSTD reports

US10045324B2 · kind B2 · utility

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23Claims

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Assignee

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) · SE

Inventors

Ali Zaidi · Järfälla, SE
Sara Modarres Razavi · Linköping, SE
Fredrik Gunnarsson · Linköping, SE
Meng Wang · Sundbyberg, SE
Yufei Blankenship · Kildeer, US
Henrik Rydén · Solna, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 3, 2016
Grant date	Aug 7, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 3, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W84/042
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The disclosed embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a UE; a UE, a method performed by a location server and a location server and computer programs respectively. The method performed by the UE comprises: receiving from a location server NetWork assisted Reference Signal Time Difference, RSTD, Quantization Information, NW-QI; performing RSTD measurements by measuring or estimating a Time Of Arrival, TOA, of a Positioning Reference Signal, PRS, from respective base station of a plurality of base stations; encoding the RSTD measurements by employing a Enhanced RSTD Quantization Method, E-QM, or by using the NW-QI while encoding the RSTD measurements; and sending UE assisted RSTD Quantization Information, UE-QI, to the location server, the UE-QI including the encoded RSTD measurements.

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