US 12,120,053 B2
Method and apparatus for muting signaling in a wireless communication network
Iana Siomina, Täby (SE); and Muhammad Ali Kazmi, Sundbyberg (SE)
Assigned to Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm (SE)
Filed by Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm (SE)
Filed on Apr. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/134,932.
Application 17/319,129 is a division of application No. 14/885,261, filed on Oct. 16, 2015, granted, now 11,018,820, issued on May 25, 2021.
Application 14/260,553 is a division of application No. 12/858,809, filed on Aug. 18, 2010, abandoned.
Application 18/134,932 is a continuation of application No. 17/319,129, filed on May 13, 2021, granted, now 11,632,211.
Application 14/885,261 is a continuation of application No. 14/260,553, filed on Apr. 24, 2014, granted, now 9,203,583, issued on Dec. 1, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/314,724, filed on Mar. 17, 2010.
Prior Publication US 2023/0254083 A1, Aug. 10, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 5/00 (2006.01); G01S 1/04 (2006.01); G01S 1/20 (2006.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01); H04W 74/00 (2009.01)
CPC H04L 5/0048 (2013.01) [G01S 1/042 (2013.01); G01S 1/20 (2013.01); H04L 5/0044 (2013.01); H04W 64/00 (2013.01); H04W 74/002 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of controlling positioning reference signal transmission in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
transmitting positioning reference signals at recurring positioning occasions for use in making positioning reference signal measurements at receiving radio equipment;
muting the positioning reference signals in certain ones of the positioning occasions according to a muting configuration; and
transmitting muting configuration information indicating the muting configuration to inform the receiving radio equipment of the muting configuration;
wherein the muting configuration information comprises a muting occasion parameter indicating positioning occasions to which muting applies, wherein each of the positioning occasions comprises two or more consecutive subframes and the positioning occasions recur at a pre-set periodicity.