Telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ) (20250008582). LOCATING REMOTE USER EQUIPMENT (UE) OUT OF CELLULAR COVERAGE
LOCATING REMOTE USER EQUIPMENT (UE) OUT OF CELLULAR COVERAGE
Organization Name
telefonaktiebolaget lm ericsson (publ)
Inventor(s)
Ritesh Shreevastav of Upplands Väsby SE
Antonino Orsino of Kirkkonummi FI
LOCATING REMOTE USER EQUIPMENT (UE) OUT OF CELLULAR COVERAGE
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250008582 titled 'LOCATING REMOTE USER EQUIPMENT (UE) OUT OF CELLULAR COVERAGE
Original Abstract Submitted
embodiments include methods for a positioning node associated with a radio access network (ran). such methods include receiving, from a core network node (cnn) associated with the ran, a request for a position of a target ue that is present but out-of-coverage with respect to the ran. the request includes an identifier of a reference ue for communication between the target ue and the ran. such methods include obtaining from the reference ue positioning measurements performed on a sidelink between the reference ue and the target ue, and determining the position of the target ue based on the obtained positioning measurements. such methods include sending the position of the target ue to the cnn, in accordance with the request. other embodiments include complementary methods for a cnn, as well as cnns and positioning nodes configured to perform such methods.