Exchanging location information of a base station that is associated with a plurality of different transmission point locations
US11317414B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 14, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 14, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W72/23
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an embodiment, a network entity (e.g., a base station, a location server, etc.) transmits, to a user equipment (UE), at least one base station almanac (BSA) message that indicates (i) a set of transmission point locations associated with at least one base station, the set of transmission point locations including at least one transmission point location of a base station that is based upon a plurality of different transmission point locations associated with the base station, and (ii) a mapping of each of a plurality of beams to the at least one transmission point location. The UE receives the transmitted at least one BSA message.
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