US 11,856,548 B2
Location support for integrated access and backhaul nodes
Hem Agnihotri, Benares (IN); Stephen William Edge, Escondido, CA (US); and Bapineedu Chowdary Gummadi, Hyderabad (IN)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 6, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/223,978.
Prior Publication US 2022/0322273 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 64/00 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 64/00 (2013.01) [H04W 48/16 (2013.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A first network entity, comprising:
a memory;
a communication interface; and
at least one processor communicatively coupled to the memory and the communication interface, the at least one processor configured to:
receive, via the communication interface, an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node information message from a second network entity, the IAB node information message including one or more parameters for at least one transmission-reception point (TRP) of a base station, wherein the base station is configured to transmit one or more wireless reference signals to a target user equipment (UE) engaged in a positioning session with a location server, wherein the at least one TRP corresponds to an IAB node, and wherein the one or more parameters are related to the at least one TRP corresponding to the IAB node; and
perform one or more positioning operations based on the one or more parameters to locate the target UE, wherein:
(i) the first network entity is the target UE and the second network entity is the location server; or
(ii) the first network entity is the location server and the second network entity is the base station.