Methods and apparatuses for reduction of interference during positioning measurements

摘要

The exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and apparatuses enabling reduction of interference in a wireless system in order to assist a user equipment in performing positioning measurements. According to exemplary embodiments of the present invention, a radio network node is configured to: receive a measurement report from the UE comprising signal quality measurements related to interfering cells; to select a set of most interfering cells and to determine a level of reduction of transmission activity to be executed at specific time for a determined duration.

主权项

1. A method in a user equipment, for performing positioning measurements using a signal received from an interfering cell, the method comprising:
measuring positioning information using a first occasion of a positioning reference signal (PRS) received from a cell; attempting to measure a second occasion of the PRS; detecting an absence of the second occasion of the PRS, the absence of the second occasion of the PRS indicative of a reduction in transmission activity from the cell; and in response to detecting the absence of the PRS, measuring positioning information using a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) before a next occasion of the PRS.