US 11,811,570 B2
Methods and apparatus for sounding reference signals for positioning
Seyong Park, San Diego, CA (US); Alexandros Manolakos, Escondido, CA (US); Weimin Duan, San Diego, CA (US); Jay Kumar Sundararajan, San Diego, CA (US); Wanshi Chen, San Diego, CA (US); Krishna Kiran Mukkavilli, San Diego, CA (US); Tingfang Ji, San Diego, CA (US); and Naga Bhushan, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/404,884.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/067,841, filed on Aug. 19, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/068,948, filed on Aug. 21, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0060359 A1, Feb. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. H04L 27/26 (2006.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC H04L 27/2607 (2013.01) [H04L 5/0051 (2013.01); H04L 27/2613 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) for supporting wireless transmissions by the UE in a wireless network, the method comprising:
receiving a configuration for sounding reference signals (SRS) from a base station, the configuration for the SRS comprising a symbol group level indicating a number of symbols associated with a cyclic shift structure, and an outer code indicating a multiplier applied to the SRS at a symbol level;
preparing the SRS according to the configuration for the SRS comprising the symbol group level and the outer code; and
transmitting the SRS to one or more base stations.