KR20240101989A - Method and apparatus for muting for sidelink positioning in wireless communication system - Google Patents

Abstract

In a method of configuring resources for sidelink positioning in a wireless communication system according to an aspect of the present disclosure, the first terminal determines a first sidelink positioning transmission resource, the first terminal determines a first sidelink positioning transmission resource, the first terminal transmits to the second terminals. determining second sidelink positioning transmission resources, the first terminal transmitting information about the second sidelink positioning transmission resources to the second terminals, and the first terminal transmitting information about the second sidelink positioning transmission resources to the second terminals. It may include transmitting a sidelink positioning reference signal based on link positioning transmission resources.

Description

Muting method and device for sidelink positioning in a wireless communication system {METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MUTING FOR SIDELINK POSITIONING IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM}

This disclosure relates to a muting method and device for sidelink positioning in a wireless communication system.

Device-to-Device (D2D) communication refers to one terminal communicating directly with another terminal. Direct communication means that one terminal communicates with another terminal through network control or through the terminal's own judgment without going through another network device. Such terminal-to-device communication can be applied to vehicle communication, and is collectively referred to as V2X (vehicle-to-everything). V2X communication refers to a communication method that exchanges or shares information such as traffic conditions while communicating with road infrastructure and other vehicles while driving. V2X-based services may include, for example, autonomous driving services, car remote control services, interactive services such as games, and high-capacity short-distance audio/video services such as AR or VR. Based on the performance requirements to support various V2X-based services through the 5G system, specific technologies additionally required for LTE (Long Term Evolution) and NR (New Radio) systems, which are radio access technologies (RATs) within the 5G system, are discussed. It is under discussion.

The technical problem of the present disclosure relates to a muting method and device for sidelink positioning in a wireless communication system.

An additional technical problem of the present disclosure relates to a method and device for allocating sidelink positioning reference signal (SL PRS) resources.

An additional technical problem of the present disclosure concerns a method and device for configuring muting for sidelink positioning by the terminal itself.

An additional technical problem of the present disclosure relates to a method and device for a terminal to allocate muting configuration information for sidelink positioning to another terminal.

The technical problems to be achieved by this disclosure are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below. You will be able to.

In a method of configuring muting for sidelink positioning in a wireless communication system according to an aspect of the present disclosure, the first terminal determines a first sidelink positioning muting resource, the first terminal determines the muting resource for the second terminals. determining second sidelink positioning muting resources to be used, the first terminal transmitting information about the second sidelink positioning muting resources to the second terminals, and the first terminal transmitting information about the second sidelink positioning muting resources to the first terminal. It may include transmitting a sidelink positioning reference signal based on sidelink positioning muting resources.

According to the present disclosure, a method of performing sidelink positioning in a wireless communication system can be provided.

According to the present disclosure, a method for allocating sidelink positioning reference signal (SL PRS) resources can be provided.

According to the present disclosure, a method of configuring muting for sidelink positioning by the terminal itself can be provided.

According to the present disclosure, a method can be provided for a terminal to allocate muting information for sidelink positioning to another terminal.

The effects that can be obtained from the present disclosure are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below. will be.

Figure 1 is a diagram showing examples of V2X scenarios to which this disclosure can be applied.
Figure 2 is a diagram showing examples of V2X scenarios to which this disclosure can be applied.
Figure 3 is a diagram showing examples of V2X scenarios to which this disclosure can be applied.
Figure 4 is a diagram showing examples of services provided based on sidelinks to which the present disclosure can be applied.
FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an NR frame structure to which the present disclosure can be applied.
Figure 6 is a diagram showing an NR resource structure to which the present disclosure can be applied.
Figure 7 shows an example of a V2X resource pool setting to which this disclosure can be applied.
Figure 8 shows an example of a V2X resource pool setting to which this disclosure can be applied.
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a method of performing location measurement based on OTDOA (Observed Time Difference Of Arrival) to which the present disclosure can be applied.
Figure 10 shows a control plane and user plane configuration diagram for NRPP (NR positioning protocol) related to the present invention to which the present disclosure can be applied.
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a method of performing positioning based on a sidelink reference signal to which the present disclosure can be applied.
FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a method of performing positioning based on a sidelink reference signal based on request information to which the present disclosure can be applied.
FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a method of performing positioning based on a sidelink reference signal to which the present disclosure can be applied.
FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating a method of performing positioning based on a sidelink reference signal based on request information to which the present disclosure can be applied.
FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating a method of performing positioning based on a sidelink reference signal to which the present disclosure can be applied.
FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating a method of performing positioning based on a sidelink reference signal based on request information to which the present disclosure can be applied.
Figure 17 is a diagram showing a comb pattern applicable to the present disclosure.
FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating a method of performing cyclic prefix based on a sidelink reference signal allocation pattern applicable to the present disclosure.
FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating a method of performing cyclic prefix based on a sidelink reference signal allocation pattern applicable to the present disclosure.
Figure 20 is a diagram showing a sidelink reference signal resource allocation method applicable to the present disclosure.
FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing a method of configuring muting for sidelink positioning to which the present disclosure is applicable.
Figure 22 is a diagram showing a base station device and a terminal device to which the present disclosure can be applied.

Hereinafter, with reference to the attached drawings, embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail so that those skilled in the art can easily practice them. However, the present disclosure may be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein.

In describing embodiments of the present disclosure, if it is determined that detailed descriptions of known configurations or functions may obscure the gist of the present disclosure, detailed descriptions thereof will be omitted. In addition, in the drawings, parts that are not related to the description of the present disclosure are omitted, and similar parts are given similar reference numerals.

In the present disclosure, when a component is said to be “connected,” “coupled,” or “connected” to another component, this is not only a direct connection relationship, but also an indirect connection relationship where another component exists in between. It may also be included. In addition, when a component is said to “include” or “have” another component, this does not mean excluding the other component, but may further include another component, unless specifically stated to the contrary. .

In the present disclosure, terms such as first and second are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from other components, and do not limit the order or importance of the components unless specifically mentioned. Accordingly, within the scope of the present disclosure, a first component in one embodiment may be referred to as a second component in another embodiment, and similarly, the second component in one embodiment may be referred to as a first component in another embodiment. It may also be called.

In the present disclosure, distinct components are intended to clearly explain each feature, and do not necessarily mean that the components are separated. That is, a plurality of components may be integrated to form one hardware or software unit, or one component may be distributed to form a plurality of hardware or software units. Accordingly, even if not specifically mentioned, such integrated or distributed embodiments are also included in the scope of the present disclosure.

In the present disclosure, components described in various embodiments do not necessarily mean essential components, and some may be optional components. Accordingly, embodiments consisting of a subset of the elements described in one embodiment are also included in the scope of the present disclosure. Additionally, embodiments that include other components in addition to the components described in the various embodiments are also included in the scope of the present disclosure.

This disclosure describes a wireless communication network, and operations performed in the wireless communication network are performed in the process of controlling the network and transmitting or receiving signals in a system (e.g., a base station) in charge of the wireless communication network, or This can be done in the process of transmitting or receiving a signal from a terminal connected to a wireless network.

It is obvious that in a network comprised of a plurality of network nodes including a base station, various operations performed for communication with a terminal may be performed by the base station or other network nodes other than the base station. 'Base Station (BS)' can be replaced by terms such as fixed station, Node B, eNodeB (eNB), ng-eNB, gNodeB (gNB), and Access Point (AP). . In addition, 'terminal' can be replaced by terms such as UE (User Equipment), MS (Mobile Station), MSS (Mobile Subscriber Station), SS (Subscriber Station), and non-AP station (non-AP STA). You can.

In the present disclosure, transmitting or receiving a channel includes transmitting or receiving information or signals through the channel. For example, transmitting a control channel means transmitting control information or signals through the control channel. Similarly, transmitting a data channel means transmitting data information or signals through a data channel.

The definitions of abbreviations used in this disclosure are as follows.

D2D: Device to Device (communication)

DCI: Downlink Control Information

V2X: Vehicle to X(everything)

V2V: Vehicle to Vehicle

V2P: Vehicle to Pedestrian

V2I/N: Vehicle to Infrastructure/Network

SL:Sidelink

SCI: Sidelink Control Information

SFCI: Sidelink Feedback Control Information

PSSCH: Physical Sidelink Shared Channel

PSBCH: Physical Sidelink Broadcast Channel

PSCCH: Physical Sidelink Control Channel

PSDCH: Physical Sidelink Discovery Channel

PSFICH: Physical Sidelink Feedback Indication Channel

ProSe: (Device to Device) Proximity Services

SLSS: Sidelink Synchronization Signal

PSSID: Physical Sidelink Synchronization Identity

n ^SA _ID : Sidelink group destination identity

N ^SL _ID : Physical sidelink synchronization identity

SA: Scheduling assignment

TB: Transport Block

TTI: Transmission Time Interval

RB: Resource Block

In the following description, the term NR system is used for the purpose of distinguishing the system to which various examples of the present disclosure are applied from existing systems, but the scope of the present disclosure is not limited by this term.

For example, the NR system supports various subcarrier spacing (SCS) considering various scenarios, service requirements, and potential system compatibility. In addition, the NR system uses multiple channels to overcome unfavorable channel environments such as high path-loss, phase-noise, and frequency offset that occur at high carrier frequencies. Can support transmission of physical signals/channels through beams. Through this, the NR system can support applications such as enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB), massive Machine Type Communications (mMTC)/ultra Machine Type Communications (uMTC), and Ultra Reliable and Low Latency Communications (URLLC). However, in this disclosure, the term NR system is used as an example of a wireless communication system, but the term NR system itself is not limited to these features.

For example, 5G mobile communication technology may be defined. Here, 5G mobile communication technology can be defined to include not only the NR system but also the existing Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A) system. In other words, 5G mobile communication may be a technology that operates by considering not only the newly defined NR system but also backward compatibility with previous systems.

For example, the sidelink field of 5G may include both sidelink technology in the LTE system and sidelink technology in the NR system. Here, the sidelink field may be an essential field for improving performance through ultra-high reliability and ultra-low latency and incorporating new and diverse services.

Below, for convenience of explanation, operations and related information for V2X will be described based on the NR system. However, the features of the embodiments of the present disclosure may not be limited to a specific system, and may be equally applied to other similarly implemented systems, and are not limited to exemplary systems to which the embodiments of the present disclosure are applied. No.

Next, V2X may be vehicle-based communication. Here, the concept of a vehicle is changing from a simple means of transportation to a new platform. For example, IT technologies are being incorporated into vehicles, and various V2X services are being provided based on this. For example, services such as traffic accident prevention, traffic environment improvement, autonomous driving, and remote driving are being provided. To this end, in relation to V2X, the need for development and application of sidelink-related technologies is increasing.

More specifically, with respect to existing communication technology, communication from a base station to a terminal may be downlink, and communication from a terminal to a base station may be uplink. Communication between the terminals as well as communication between the base station and the terminal may be required, and communication from the terminal to the terminal may be a side link. For example, in relation to V2X, vehicle-to-vehicle communication or entities other than vehicles (entities that are not base stations, such as pedestrian UE (P-UE) or UE-type roadside unit (RSU)) Communication with may be a side link. In other words, when performing vehicle-based communication, sidelink technology can be developed and applied beyond the limitations of communication between a terminal and a base station.

Figures 1 to 3 are diagrams showing examples of V2X scenarios to which this disclosure can be applied.

Figure 1 may be a scenario in which communication is performed based on a sidelink. Figure 2 may be a V2X operation scenario using communication with a terminal (or vehicle) and a base station. Figure 3 may be a scenario in which V2X operation is performed using both sidelink and communication with the base station.

For example, in descriptions related to V2X, the terminal may be a vehicle. In descriptions related to V2X, terminals and vehicles are collectively referred to as terminals. For example, a terminal may refer to a device capable of performing communication with a sidelink and a base station, and may include a vehicle for V2X.

Additionally, in relation to V2X, D2D (Device to Device) may mean communication between devices. Additionally, ProSe may refer to a proximity service for a terminal performing D2D communication. Additionally, SL (sidelink) may be a sidelink, and SCI (Sidelink Control Information) may refer to control information related to the sidelink. Additionally, PSSCH (Physical Sidelink Shared Channel) may be a channel through which data is transmitted through a sidelink, and PSCCH (Physical Sidelink Control Channel) may be a channel through which control information is transmitted through a sidelink. Additionally, PSBCH (Physical Sidelink Broadcast Channel) is a channel that transmits signals in a broadcast manner through a sidelink, and system information can be transmitted. Additionally, PSFICH (Physical Sidelink Feedback Indication Channel) is a sidelink feedback channel and may be a channel used to indicate feedback information. Additionally, SLSS (Sidelink Synchronization Signal) may be a synchronization signal for sidelink, and PSSID (Physical Sidelink Synchronization Identity) may be ID information for sidelink synchronization. Additionally, n ^SA _ID (Sidelink group destination identity) may be ID information for distinguishing a sidelink group, and N ^SL _ID (Physical sidelink synchronization identity) may be ID information for sidelink synchronization. V2V can mean communication between vehicles, V2P can mean communication between vehicles and pedestrians, and V2I/N can mean communication between vehicles and infrastructure/networks.

SA, TB, TTI, and RB may be terms used the same as existing LTE. For example, in V2X communication, control information transmitted from a terminal to another terminal may be SA. When used in sidelink communications, this control information may be SCI. Here, SCI may be transmitted through PSCCH. Additionally, part of the SCI may be transmitted through PSCCH, and another part may be transmitted through PSSCH.

In V2X communication, data transmitted from one terminal to another terminal can be set in TB units. Here, sidelink data can be transmitted through PSSCH.

Next, in this disclosure, the operation mode may be defined according to the resource allocation method for control information and data transmission for V2X communication or direct link (e.g., D2D, ProSe, or SL) communication.

For example, the base station resource scheduling mode refers to the resources used by the terminal to transmit V2X (or direct link) control information and/or data to a base station (e.g., gNodeB, eNodeB) or relay. This may be a resource allocation mode in which a node (relay node) schedules. On the indicated resource, the terminal may transmit V2X (or direct link) control information and/or data.

As a specific example, the base station or relay node provides sidelink (or direct link) control information and/or scheduling information for resources to be used for data transmission through downlink control information (DCI). ) can be provided to the transmitting terminal. Accordingly, the sidelink (or direct link) transmitting terminal transmits sidelink (or direct link) control information and data to the sidelink (or direct link) receiving terminal, and the sidelink (or direct link) receiving terminal transmits sidelink (or direct link) receiving terminal to the sidelink (or direct link) receiving terminal. (or direct link) side link (or direct link) data may be received based on control information.

Additionally, the UE autonomous resource selection mode may be a resource allocation mode in which the UE independently selects resources used by the UE to transmit control information and data. The terminal's resource selection may be determined by the terminal's sensing in a resource pool (i.e., a set of resource candidates). On the selected resource, the terminal can transmit V2X (or direct link) control information and/or data.

As a specific example, the sidelink (or direct link) transmitting terminal transmits sidelink (or direct link) control information and data to the sidelink (or direct link) receiving terminal from the resource selected by the sidelink (or direct link). ) The receiving terminal can receive sidelink (or direct link) data based on sidelink (or direct link) control information.

The above-described base station resource scheduling mode may be referred to as Mode 1 in sidelink (or direct link) communication for D2D, etc. Additionally, the base station resource scheduling mode may be referred to as Mode 3 in sidelink communication for V2X, etc. Additionally, the above-described terminal autonomous resource selection mode may be referred to as Mode 2 in sidelink (or direct link) communication for D2D, etc. Additionally, the terminal autonomous resource selection mode may be referred to as Mode 4 in sidelink communication for V2X, etc. However, this is only one embodiment, and the scope of the present disclosure is not limited to the name of the resource allocation mode. That is, in the resource allocation mode to which the present disclosure is applicable, the same object and the same operation can be viewed as the same resource allocation mode even if the names are different.

For example, in NR V2X, the base station resource scheduling mode may be referred to as Mode 1 and the UE autonomous resource selection mode may be referred to as Mode 2.

Embodiments of the present disclosure are described based on V2X communication for convenience of explanation, but are not limited thereto. For example, the present invention can be equally applied to communication based on a direct link, such as D2D, ProSe, etc.

Additionally, V2X may be a collective term for V2V, V2P, and V2I/N. Here, each of V2V, V2P, and V2I/N can be defined as shown in Table 1, but is not limited thereto. That is, Table 1 below is only an example and is not limited thereto.

[Table 1]

Additionally, V2X communication may include PC5-based communication, which is an interface for sidelink communication.

Table 2 and Figure 1 may be a scenario supporting V2X operation based only on the PC5 interface (or SL). Here, (a) in Figure 1 may be a V2V operation, (b) may be a V2I operation, and (c) may be a V2P operation. That is, in Figure 1, communication may be performed based on a sidelink, and communication may be performed without a base station.

[Table 2]

Table 3 and Figure 2 may be a scenario supporting V2X operation based only on the Uu interface (i.e., the interface between the UE and the base station). For example, (a) in Figure 2 may represent a V2V operation, (b) may represent a V2I operation, and (c) may represent a V2P operation. In other words, V2X operation can be supported using communication between the terminal and the base station.

[Table 3]

Table 4 and Figure 3 may be a scenario supporting V2X operation using both the Uu interface and the PC5 interface (or SL). Here, FIG. 3(a) may represent scenario 3A in Table 4, and FIG. 3(b) may represent scenario 3B in Table 4.

Referring to Figure 3(a), the terminal can transmit a V2X message to other terminals through a sidelink. Any one of the terminals that received this can transmit a V2X message through the uplink to the base station. The base station can receive the V2X message and transmit a message based on it through the downlink to other nearby terminals. For example, downlink may be performed through a broadcast method.

Referring to FIG. 3(b), the terminal transmits a V2X message to the base station through the uplink, and the base station can transmit it to at least one terminal or RSU. Afterwards, the terminal or RSU that received this can transmit the message to a plurality of nearby terminals through the side link.

Both Figures 3(a) and 3(b) can support V2X operation using both communication and sidelink between the base station and the terminal.

[Table 4]

As described above, V2X communication may be accomplished through a base station, or may be accomplished through direct communication between terminals. When passing through a base station, in LTE-based V2X communication, transmission and reception can be performed through the Uu link, which is a communication interface between the LTE base station and the terminal. Additionally, when using a sidelink as direct communication between terminals, in LTE-based V2X communication, transmission and reception can be performed through the PC5 link, which is the communication interface between LTE terminals.

For example, even in the NR system, V2X communication can be performed using communication between a terminal and a base station and a side link between terminals. Here, there may be a difference in the communication method between the base station and the terminal in the NR system (uplink/downlink) and the communication method between the base station and the terminal in the existing system (uplink/downlink). For example, some features may be similar, and there may be changes based on the NR system, which is a new system. Additionally, there may be differences in sidelinks between the sidelinks in the existing system and the sidelinks in the NR system. That is, considering the differences in communication between the base station and the terminal described above, there may also be changes in the sidelink in the NR system, which is a new system.

Figure 4 is a diagram showing examples of services provided based on sidelinks to which the present disclosure can be applied.

Referring to FIG. 4, V2X-related services or IoT (Internet of Things) services may be provided based on 5G sidelink. Here, the 5G sidelink may be a concept that includes both a sidelink based on the existing LTE system and a sidelink considering the NR system. That is, the 5G sidelink service may include a service provided in consideration of one or more of the sidelinks applied in each LTE and NR system.

For example, referring to Figure 4, in relation to V2X services, platooning, automatic driving, advanced sensor, and remote driving services may be provided. Here, platooning may be a technology in which a plurality of vehicles dynamically form a group and operate similarly. Additionally, autonomous driving may be a technology for driving a vehicle based on full automation or semi-automation. Additionally, an advanced sensor may be a technology that collects and exchanges data obtained from sensors or video images. Additionally, remote driving may be a technology and application for remote control of a vehicle. In other words, the above-described services can be provided as V2X-based services. However, these services are only examples, and the services to which this disclosure is applicable are not limited to the specific services described above. Here, requirements such as ultra-low latency, hyper-connectivity, low power, and high reliability may be necessary to provide various V2X services. Therefore, a 5G sidelink may require a V2X service and an operation method to satisfy its requirements, and examples of the present disclosure are described below in consideration of these requirements.

Below, the physical resource structure of the NR system is described.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining an NR frame structure to which the present disclosure can be applied.

The basic unit of time domain in NR is It can be, ego, It can be. Meanwhile, in LTE, the basic unit of time domain is It can be, It can be. The constant for the multiplier relationship between the NR time base unit and the LTE time base unit is It can be defined as:

Referring to FIG. 5, the time structure of the frame for downlink/uplink (DL/UL) transmission is You can have Here, one frame is It consists of 10 subframes corresponding to time. The number of consecutive OFDM symbols per subframe is It can be. Additionally, each frame is divided into two half frames of the same size, where half frame 1 may be composed of subframes 0-4, and half frame 2 may be composed of subframes 5-9.

Referring to FIG. 5, NTA represents timing advance (TA) between downlink (DL) and uplink (UL). Here, the transmission timing of the uplink transmission frame i is determined based on Equation 1 below based on the downlink reception timing at the terminal.

[Equation 1]

In equation 1 may be a TA offset value that occurs due to duplex mode differences, etc. Basically in FDD (Frequency Division Duplex) has a value of 0, but in TDD (Time Division Duplex), considering the margin for DL-UL switching time, It can be defined as a fixed value of .

Figure 6 is a diagram showing an NR resource structure to which the present disclosure can be applied.

Resource Element (RE) in the resource grid may be indexed according to each subcarrier spacing. Here, one resource grid can be created per antenna port and per subcarrier spacing. Uplink and downlink transmission and reception can be performed based on the corresponding resource grid.

In the frequency domain, one resource block (RB) consists of 12 REs, and an index (nPRB) for one RB can be configured for each 12 REs. The index for RB can be utilized within a specific frequency band or system bandwidth. The index for RB can be defined as Equation 2 below. here, It means the number of subcarriers per one RB, and k means the subcarrier index.

[Equation 2]

Numerology can be set in various ways to meet the various services and requirements of the NR system. For example, unlike existing LTE/LTE-A systems that support one subcarrier spacing (SCS), NR systems can support multiple SCSs.

The new numerology for the NR system, which includes supporting multiple SCS, is to solve the problem of not being able to use a wide bandwidth in the existing frequency range or carrier such as 700MHz or 2GHz. , can operate in frequency ranges or carriers such as 3GHz-6GHz or 6GHZ-52.6GHz. However, the scope of the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

Table 5 below shows examples of numerology supported by the NR system.

[Table 5]

Referring to Table 5, the numerology can be defined based on the subcarrier spacing (SCS), Cyclic Prefix (CP) length, and number of OFDM symbols per slot used in the Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) system. The above-mentioned values can be provided to the terminal through upper layer parameters DL-BWP-mu and DL-BWP-cp for downlink, and through higher layer parameters UL-BWP-mu and UL-BWP-cp for uplink. there is.

For example, in Table 5, when the subcarrier spacing setting index (u) is 2, the subcarrier spacing (Δf) is 60 kHz, and normal CP and extended CP can be applied. For other numerology indices, only normal CP can be applied.

A normal slot can be defined as a basic time unit used to transmit one piece of data and control information in the NR system. The length of the normal slot can be basically set to the number of 14 OFDM symbols. Additionally, unlike slots, subframes have an absolute time length equivalent to 1 ms in the NR system and can be used as a reference time for the length of other time sections. Here, for coexistence or backward compatibility of LTE and NR systems, a time interval such as a subframe of LTE may be required in the NR standard.

For example, in LTE, data may be transmitted based on a unit of time, Transmission Time Interval (TTI), and the TTI may be set in units of one or more subframes. Here, even in LTE, one subframe may be set to 1ms and may include 14 OFDM symbols (or 12 OFDM symbols).

Additionally, non-slots may be defined in NR. A non-slot may mean a slot with a number that is at least one symbol smaller than a normal slot. For example, when providing low latency such as URLLC service, latency can be reduced through non-slots with a smaller number of symbols than normal slots. Here, the number of OFDM symbols included in the non-slot can be determined considering the frequency range. For example, in frequency ranges above 6 GHz, non-slots of 1 OFDM symbol length may be considered. As a further example, the number of OFDM symbols defining a non-slot may include at least two OFDM symbols. Here, the range of the number of OFDM symbols included in the non-slot can be set as the length of the mini slot up to a predetermined length (for example, normal slot length - 1). However, as a non-slot standard, the number of OFDM symbols may be limited to 2, 4, or 7 symbols, but is not limited thereto.

Additionally, for example, in the unlicensed band below 6 GHz, subcarrier spacing with u equal to 1 and 2 may be used, and in the unlicensed band above 6 GHz, subcarrier spacing with u equal to 3 and 4 may be used. For example, if u is 4, it may be used for SSB (Synchronization Signal Block).

[Table 6]

Table 6 shows the number of OFDM symbols per slot for normal CP for each subcarrier spacing setting (u) ( ), number of slots per frame ( ), number of slots per subframe ( ). Table 6 shows the above-described values based on a normal slot with 14 OFDM symbols.

[Table 7]

Table 7 shows the number of slots per frame and slots per subframe based on a normal slot with 12 OFDM symbols per slot when the extended CP is applied (i.e., when u is 2 and subcarrier spacing is 60kHz) indicates the number of

Additionally, as described above, one subframe may correspond to 1 ms on the time axis. Additionally, one slot may correspond to 14 symbols on the time axis. For example, one slot may correspond to 7 symbols on the time axis. Accordingly, the number of slots and symbols that can be considered within 10 ms corresponding to one wireless frame may be set differently. Table 8 can show the number of slots and symbols for each SCS. In Table 8, the SCS at 480 kHz may not be considered, but these examples are not limited.

[Table 8]

Figures 7 and 8 show examples of V2X resource pool settings to which this disclosure can be applied.

Referring to Figures 7 and 8, about the method of setting a resource pool for the control channel (PSCCH) through which SA (Scheduling Assignment) is transmitted in V2X and the data channel (PSSCH) through which data related thereto is transmitted. Explain. Here, the resource pool may be a set of resource candidates available for transmission of SA and/or data. Each resource pool may be called a slot pool in the time domain and a resource block pool in the frequency domain. Here, the resource pool as shown in the examples of FIGS. 7 and 8 may be a resource pool for V (Vehicle)-UE in V2X. In addition, the resource pool setting method as shown in the examples of FIGS. 7 and 8 is only an example, and the resource pool may be set in other ways.

Resource pools such as the examples in FIGS. 7 and 8 may be defined in UE autonomous resource selection mode (or mode 2).

Meanwhile, in the base station resource scheduling mode (or mode 1), all sidelink slots in the time domain (e.g., corresponding to all uplink slots in NR), and a V2X carrier or band in the frequency domain Resources corresponding to all resource blocks (RBs) within the band may be a set of resource candidates available for transmission of SA and/or data. Additionally, in the base station resource scheduling mode (or mode 1), a resource pool may be separately defined as in the terminal autonomous resource selection mode (or mode 2) to set a set of resource candidates available for transmission of the SA and/or data. .

That is, the resource pool according to the present disclosure described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8 may be defined in the UE autonomous resource selection mode (or mode 2) and/or the base station resource scheduling mode (or mode 1).

Below, the slot pool corresponding to the resource pool in the time domain will be described in detail.

Regarding the resource pool, the slots in which the resource pool is set in the time domain are shown in FIG. 7. As shown in FIG. 7, slots for a resource pool for V2X can be defined by indicating a bitmap that is repeated for all slots except specific slots. Slots for the resource pool for V2X may be slots that allow transmission and/or reception of SA and/or data for the resource pool in V2X.

Here, slots excluded from bitmap repetition application are used for transmission of sidelink SSB (Sidelink Signal Block) including PSSS (Primary Sidelink Synchronization Signal), SSSS (Secondary Sidelink Synchronization Signal), and PSBCH (Physical Sidelink Broadcast Channel). May include slots. In addition, the excluded slots may further include downlink (DL) slots or flexible slots rather than uplink (UL) slots that can be used as sidelink (SL) slots in TDD. Here, the excluded slots are not limited to the above-described examples.

For example, slots excluded within the System Frame Number (SFN) or D2D Frame Number (DFN) period may include d non-uplink slots and slots for SSB. Additionally, in the excluded slots, the length within the SFN or DFN cycle is In order for the bitmap to be repeatedly applied an integer multiple, d' slots may be additionally excluded. Here, the excluded slots are not limited to the above-described examples.

Additionally, the repeatedly applied bitmap may be indicated by higher layer signaling such as RRC (“slot indication of resource pool” signaling field shown in FIG. 7). If the bitmap value is 1, it may indicate a slot for a resource pool, and if it is 0, it may indicate a slot that does not belong to the resource pool. Here, the u value in FIG. 7 is a value according to SCS (Subcarrier Spacing) and can follow the values defined in Tables 5 to 7.

Next, the resource block pool corresponding to the resource pool in the frequency domain will be described in detail.

Regarding the resource pool, the slots in which the resource pool is set in the frequency domain are shown in FIG. 8. As shown in Figure 8, the PSCCH transmitting SA within the resource pool and the PSSCH transmitting data can be transmitted simultaneously within one sub-channel, and the PSSCH is transmitted across the entire sub-channel. On the other hand, PSCCH may be transmitted in part of the sub-channel.

As shown in Figure 8, in a slot where a resource pool is set up in the time domain for V2X, all RBs (RB#0 to RB#( )), “Starting RB of sub-channels” can be defined in one RB unit (here, is the total number of RBs corresponding to the system bandwidth for uplink (UL), and since V2X for sidelink is defined in the UL band, UL is replaced with SL (i.e. Instead of can also be applied). The “Starting RB of sub-channels” signaling field may be indicated by higher layer signaling such as RRC. From the RB indicated by “Starting RB of sub-channels,” consecutive RBs corresponding to a total of K sub-channels belong to the resource pool. Here, the number of RBs forming one sub-channel is the "Sub-channel size" signaling field, the number of the K sub-channels is the "Number of sub-channels" signaling field, and RRC It can be indicated through higher layer signaling, such as:

For example, "Sub-channel size" may be 10, 15, 20, 25, 50, 75 or 100 RBs, but is not limited thereto, and 4, 5 or 6 RBs may be used. In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, the PSCCH for SA allocated to a part of the sub-channel may be allocated to X RBs in the sub-channel, where am.

The positioning technology applied below is being further improved by using NR (New Radio) wireless technology based on LTE (Long Term Evolution). When used for commercial purposes, it includes technologies to satisfy an error of up to 3m indoors and up to 10m outdoors for 80% of users within coverage. To this end, the following various technologies are being considered, such as technology based on arrival time and technology based on departure/arrival angle for downlink and/or uplink.

As a downlink-based method, a time-based technology includes DL-TDOA (Time Difference of Arrival), and an angle-based technology includes DL-AoD ( There is an Angle of Departure method. For example, when estimating the location of a terminal based on DL-TDOA, the arrival time difference between signals transmitted from different transmission points is calculated, and the location of the terminal is determined through the arrival time difference value and each location information of the transmission point. Estimation may be possible. Additionally, as an example, when estimating the location of a terminal based on DL-AoD, the angle of departure of the signal transmitted to the terminal is checked, and the direction in which the signal is transmitted is checked based on the location of the transmission point. It may be possible to estimate the location of the terminal.

In addition, as an uplink-based method, a time-based technology includes the UL-TDOA (Time Difference of Arrival) method, and an angle-based technology includes the DL-TDOA (Time Difference of Arrival) method. There is an AoA (Angle of Arrival) method. For example, when estimating the location of a terminal based on UL-TDOA, the time difference at which a signal transmitted from the terminal arrives at each transmission point is calculated, and the arrival time difference value and each location information of the transmission point are calculated. It may be possible to estimate the location of the terminal. Additionally, as an example, when estimating the location of a terminal based on DL-AoA, check the angle of arrival of the signal transmitted from the terminal and check the direction in which the signal is transmitted based on the location of the transmission point. Thus, it may be possible to estimate the location of the terminal.

In addition, it is a downlink and uplink based method, multi-cell RTT (Round-Trip Time) method, between one or more adjacent gNodeBs and/or TRP (Transmission Reception Point) for NR downlink and uplink positioning. There are RTT method and E-CID (Enhanced Cell ID) method. For example, when estimating the location of a terminal by multi-cell RTT, the time (i.e. RTT) for a signal to be transmitted from multiple cells and a response is received is measured to determine the location of the terminal through the location information of multiple cells. Estimation may be possible. Additionally, it may be possible to estimate the location of the terminal by checking the RTT signal from gNodeBs and/or TRPs. Additionally, when estimating the location of the terminal based on the E-CID, it may be possible to estimate the location of the terminal through cell location information by measuring the angle of arrival and reception strength to check each cell ID.

In order to realize the above-mentioned technologies, the LTE downlink-based PRS (Positioning Reference Signal) is being newly discussed as “DL PRS”, which has been changed according to the NR downlink structure. Additionally, for uplink, SRS (Sounding Reference Signal), an NR-based uplink reference signal considering MIMO, etc., is being developed into "SRS for positioning," an improved reference signal that takes positioning into consideration.

In addition, to provide improved solutions related to positioning operations, high accuracy, low latency, network efficiency (e.g., scalability, RS overhead, etc) and terminal efficiency for horizontal and vertical position measurement Requirements for (e.g., power consumption, complexity, etc) are being additionally considered.

As an example, positioning operations may be required to have high accuracy considering IIoT scenarios. To this end, downlink/uplink (DL/UL) location reference signals, signaling/procedures to improve accuracy, reduced delay, and ways to improve network efficiency and terminal efficiency can be considered.

Accordingly, in commercial use cases such as IoT devices for smart homes and wearables, and IIoT (Industrial IoT (Inter of Things)) use cases such as IoT devices in smart factories, higher accuracy and lower delay ( Work is being applied to improve the performance of NR-based positioning technologies for latency and network/terminal efficiency.

In this regard, the goal is to increase accuracy with an error of up to 1m for commercial use cases and up to 0.2m for IIoT use cases, and to further reduce delay time from within 100ms to less than 10ms.

Here, the IIoT scenario considering indoor smart factory devices, etc. may be as shown in Table 9 below. Additionally, as an example, Table 10 below may indicate settings for simulation considering IIoT scenarios. Specifically, in Table 10, hall size, BS locations, and room height are set considering IIoT scenarios such as smart factories, and based on this, the transmission and reception operations of the base station can be checked. there is. However, this is only an example and may not be limited to the above-mentioned settings.

Specifically, the IIoT scenario can consider cases where clusters (clutter) are dense in the internal environment (dense) and cases where clusters are not dense (sparse). In other words, it can be distinguished depending on how many clusters exist in the internal environment. Additionally, as an IIoT scenario, cases where the antenna height is higher or lower than the average height of the cluster can be considered. That is, the IIoT scenario may be as shown in Table 9 below, considering the above-mentioned cases.

In other words, InF-SL is a scenario that considers the case where clusters are not densely clustered in an indoor factory environment such as a smart factory and both the transmit and receive antennas of the base station are lower than the average antenna height of the cluster. In addition, InF-DL is a scenario that considers the case where clusters are dense in an indoor factory environment such as a smart factory and both the transmit and receive antennas of the base station are lower than the average antenna height of the cluster.

Meanwhile, InF-SH is a scenario that considers the case where clusters are not dense in an indoor factory environment such as a smart factory and the transmitting or receiving antenna of the base station is higher than the average antenna height of the cluster. In addition, InF-DH is a scenario that considers cases where clusters are dense in an indoor factory environment such as a smart factory and the transmitting or receiving antenna of the base station is higher than the average antenna height of the cluster.

Additionally, InF-HH is a scenario that considers the case where both the transmitting and receiving antennas of the base station are higher than the average antenna height of the cluster, regardless of whether the cluster is dense in an indoor factory environment such as a smart factory.

Here, a cluster (clutter) refers to a form in which base stations are intensively arranged at regular intervals in a certain space. As an example, a cluster may be implemented with 18 base stations as shown in Table 10 in an internal environment, but this is only an example and is not limited to this.

In addition, as mentioned above, the density of clusters and the antenna height between the base station and the cluster are considered in the scenario because the characteristics and interference of radio waves vary accordingly, and various performance requirements (accuracy, delay time, network/ This is because the positioning technology to satisfy (terminal efficiency, etc.) may vary slightly.

However, in actual application, a common positioning technology that can cover all the requirements in the above five scenarios can be applied, and the positioning technology to be mentioned in the present invention below can also be applied to all of the five scenarios. In other words, positioning is possible by applying the positioning technology described in the present invention to all IIoT devices operating based on NR in an indoor factory environment such as a smart factory.

[Table 9]

[Table 10]

In the following, a method for creating a PRS is described taking into account the positioning requirements required in consideration of the above-described IIoT scenario and new applications.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a method of performing location measurement based on OTDOA (Observed Time Difference Of Arrival) to which the present disclosure can be applied.

OTDOA may be a method of measuring location by tracking a signal transmitted from an LTE and/or NR system to a ground station through a communication satellite. In other words, OTDOA is based on measuring the difference in arrival time of wireless signals transmitted from various locations. As an example, a plurality of cells may transmit a reference signal (RS) and the terminal may receive it. Since the distance between each of the plurality of cells and the location of the terminal is different, the arrival time at which the reference signal transmitted from each of the plurality of cells is received by the terminal may be different. Here, the terminal can calculate the time difference for signals received from each cell and transmit the calculated information to the network. The network can combine the time difference with each cell's antenna location information to calculate the terminal's location. Here, at least three cells can be used to measure the location of the terminal.

Additionally, as an example, the difference in time when a terminal receives a reference signal from each of a pair of base stations (gNodeBs/eNodeBs) is defined as a reference signal time difference (RSTD). Here, location measurement by RSTD may be performed based on a downlink signal. The terminal can estimate its location based on TDOA (Time Difference Of Arrival) measurement of a special reference signal received from other base stations (gNodeBs/eNodeBs).

Figure 10 shows a control plane and user plane configuration diagram for NRPP (NR positioning protocol) related to the present invention to which the present disclosure can be applied. As an example, positioning technology may be defined as at least one of Enhanced Cell ID (E-CID), Observed Time Difference of Arrival (OTDOA), and Global Navigation Satellite System (A-GNSS). At this time, the above-described positioning technology can simultaneously support positioning solutions in the control plane and user plane. LTE and/or NR network-based positioning functions can be managed and controlled by LMF (Location Management Function). Here, control plane positioning and user plane positioning can be performed through LMF. LMF can be controlled at the network level and linked to a base station and a mobility entity (e.g., Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF)). As an example, the LMF may correspond to a location server, which will be described later in this patent.

As another example, the LTE and/or NR network-based positioning function is hosted by E-SMLC (Evolved-Serving Mobile Location Center)/SLP (SUPL (Secure User Plane Location) Location Platform) based on LPP (LTE positioning protocol). It can also be controlled. Here, positioning can be performed in the control plane through E-SMLC, and positioning can be performed in the user plane through SLP, and each is controlled at the network level to manage the base station and mobility entity (e.g., Mobility Management Entity (MME)). It can be linked through.

For example, in the LTE system, positioning is performed through position estimation based on downlink based on time difference, or positioning is performed through position estimation based on cell ID. In the NR system, positioning can be performed by considering position estimation based on downlink (e.g., PRS) and position estimation based on uplink (e.g., SRS for positioning). Additionally, the positioning may be performed based on signal exchange time for multiple cells in a round trip time (RTT), or may be performed based on a cell ID. Additionally, the positioning operation may be performed based on the difference in signal reception time. Additionally, since communication is performed based on beams in the new communication system, positioning operations can be performed based on angle differences for each beam. Downlink/uplink reference signals and terminal/base station operations based on the above may be as shown in Table 11 and Table 12 below.

[Table 11]

[Table 12]

Here, the terms in Tables 11 and 12 may be as follows.

- RSTD (Reference Signal Time Difference)

- RSRP (Reference Signal Received Power)

- RTOA (Relative Time Of Arrival)

- RSRQ (Reference Signal Received Quality)

- RSRPB (Reference Signal Received Power per Branch)

- RRM (Radio Resource Management)

- CSI-RS (Channel State Information Reference Signal)

Here, RSTD may be the transmission time difference of the reference signal, and RTOA may be the relative time value at which the signal arrived. Positioning may be performed based on the location information of the transmission point by calculating a relative time difference value based on the location and transmission time difference of the transmission point that transmitted the reference signal. Additionally, RSRP is the strength of the received reference signal, and RSRPB is the strength of the reference signal measured at each branch. RSRQ is the quality of the received reference signal. You can check whether positioning operation is possible by checking the strength and quality of the reference signal received through RSRP and RSRQ. RRM can also perform resource management and identify resources for positioning.

Additionally, as an example, the uplink reference signal for positioning may be set to SRS for positioning. However, this is only a name for convenience of explanation and is not limited to the above-described embodiment. In addition, it can be changed to a different name and applied to a newly proposed communication system, and can be applied in a form that changes according to the new communication system.

As a specific example, an SRS for positioning operation may be generated in an NR system. Here, the number of SRS symbols may be 1, 2, or 4 for “SRS for MIMO (Multi Input Multi Output)”. At this time, in the case of SRS for positioning, more SRS may be needed, so the number of SRS symbols may be 1, 2, 4, 8, or 12. Additionally, the position of the SRS symbol can be used up to the Nth symbol (N=0,1??13) from the very end of the slot. That is, the SRS symbol can be allocated based on the end of the slot. Additionally, as an example, the SRS comb number may be 2, 4, or 8, which will be described later. Additionally, as an example, an offset may be applied in SRS mapping, and may be as shown in Table 13 below.

[Table 13]

는 순환 전치(Cyclic Shift, CS) 값일 수 있으며,

는 하기 수학식 4 및 수학식 5와 같을 수 있으며, 이에 기초하여 SRS 시퀀스가 생성될 수 있다. 이때, 수학식 5에서 일 수 있다. 여기서, SRS 시퀀스는 하기 수학식 4 및 5에 기초하여 위상(phase)을 전치(shift)시켜 직교성을 유지할 수 있다.The sequence of SRS may be a sequence based on Zadoff-chu. As an example, the SRS sequence can be generated based on Equation 3 below. At this time, n may be a subcarrier index, and l' may be a symbol. At this time, , and l'∈ It can be. pi may be an antenna port. For example, since SRS for positioning uses only one antenna port, the pi value may be 1.

may be a Cyclic Shift (CS) value,

may be the same as Equation 4 and Equation 5 below, and an SRS sequence may be generated based on this. At this time, in Equation 5 It can be. Here, the SRS sequence can maintain orthogonality by shifting the phase based on Equations 4 and 5 below.

[Equation 3]

[Equation 4]

[Equation 5]

According to the present invention, the number of combs in the SRS can be variously set to 2, 4, or 8. For example, in the case of an LTE system, the number of combs is 4, and based on this, 12 CSs can be used. The number of combs according to the present invention can be set to different numbers depending on the system to which it is applied.

Considering SRS for positioning in the new communication system according to the present invention, when the comb size is 2, the maximum number of CSs may be 8. Additionally, if the comb size is 4, the maximum number of CSs may be 12. Additionally, since SRS can be used for positioning, a comb size of 8 can also be considered.

As an example, SRS for positioning may support only one antenna port. SRS for positioning does not support frequency hopping, and frequency axis allocation can support 4PRB to 272PRB in 4PRB units. Additionally, in the case of SRS for positioning, aperiodic can be supported in the same way as aperiodic SRS. Information about the antenna port, frequency hopping, frequency allocation, and period can be indicated through higher-level signaling.

In the case of SRS for positioning, requirements must be met by considering IIoT scenarios or use cases, and to this end, ways to increase orthogonality or reduce overhead may be necessary.

For this purpose, the number of symbols of SRS for positioning can be 1, 2, 4, 8 or 12. Additionally, the comb size for the positioning may be 2, 4, or 8. Here, SRS is a Zadoff Chu sequence, which may be a sequence based on phase transposition. At this time, CS may be a value for phase shift, and each value phase-shifted based on the CS value can maintain orthogonality.

Additionally, as an example, the UE may set parameters for SRS for positioning based on higher layer signaling. Specifically, the UE can set SRS through an SRS resource set for positioning (e.g., "SRS-PosResourceSet-r16") as an upper layer parameter. Here, the SRS resource set parameter for positioning may include an SRS resource set ID parameter for positioning (e.g., srs-PosResourceSetId-r16). At this time, the SRS resource set ID parameter (e.g., srs-PosResourceSetId-r16) may include the resource set ID. Additionally, the SRS resource set parameter for positioning may include an SRS resource list parameter for positioning (e.g., srs-PosResourceIdList-r16). At this time, the SRS resource list parameter for positioning may include a list of resource IDs in the SRS resource set. Additionally, the SRS resource set parameter for positioning may include a resource type parameter (e.g., resourceType-r16). At this time, the SRS resource set parameter for positioning may include information on whether the resource is aperiodic, semi-persistent, or periodic. Additionally, the SRS resource set parameters for positioning may include pathloss-related parameters (e.g., pathlossReferenceRS-Pos-r16) for positioning. Here, the path loss-related parameters for positioning may include information about reference signals that are referenced in relation to path loss. As an example, the reference signal may be at least one of the SSB of the serving cell, the SSB of the neighboring cell, and the DL PRS, and information about this may be included in the pass-loss related parameters for positioning.

Additionally, the UE can configure SRS resources based on the SRS resource parameter for positioning (e.g., SRS-PosResource-r16) as an upper layer parameter. Here, the SRS resource parameter for positioning may include an SRS resource ID parameter for positioning (e.g., srs-PosResourceId-r16). At this time, the SRS resource ID parameter for positioning may include an SRS resource set. Additionally, SRS resource parameters for positioning may include transmission comb parameters (e.g., transmissionComb-r16). At this time, the transmission comb parameter may include information related to the transmitted comb. As an example, the comb size may be any of 2, 4, and 8. Additionally, as a specific example, the transmission comb parameter may indicate the comb offset (combOffset) and cyclic prefix (combOffset) values when the comb size is 2. Additionally, as an example, the transmission comb parameter may indicate the comb offset (combOffset) and cyclic prefix (combOffset) values when the comb size is 4. Additionally, as an example, the transmission comb parameter may indicate the comb offset (combOffset) and cyclic prefix (combOffset) values when the comb size is 8.

Additionally, SRS resource parameters for positioning may include resource mapping parameters (e.g., resourceMapping-r16). Here, the resource mapping parameter may indicate the SRS transmission start symbol within the slot. At this time, the transmission start symbol may be 0 to 13. Additionally, the resource mapping parameter may indicate the number of symbols. As an example, the number of symbols may be any of 1, 2, 4, 8, and 12.

SRS resource parameters for positioning may include frequency domain shift parameters (e.g., freqDomainShift-r16). At this time, the frequency domain shift parameter may be information related to the starting RB (Resource Block) in the frequency domain. As an example, RB may be 0 to 268.

Additionally, SRS resource parameters for positioning may include group or sequence hopping parameters (e.g., groupOrSequenceHopping-r16). At this time, the group or sequence hopping parameter may include information on whether group hopping is performed for the SRS sequence, sequence hopping is performed, both hopping is performed, or both hopping is not performed. there is.

Additionally, SRS resource parameters for positioning may include a resource type parameter (e.g., resourceType-r16). At this time, the resource type parameter may include information about whether the resource is aperiodic, semi-persistent, or periodic. As an example, if the resource is non-periodic, the resource type parameter may include slot offset information. As another example, if the resource is semi-static or periodic, the resource type parameter may include period and offset information.

Additionally, SRS resource parameters for positioning may include a sequence ID parameter (e.g., sequenceId-r16). At this time, the sequence ID parameter may include SRS sequence ID information.

Additionally, SRS resource parameters for positioning may include SRS spatial relationship parameters (e.g., SRS-SpatialRelationInfoPos-r16). At this time, the SRS spatial relationship parameter may include information about a reference signal that is referenced in relation to the spatial relationship. As an example, the reference signal may be at least one of the SSB of the serving cell, the SSB of the neighboring cell, and the DL PRS. Additionally, when SSB is a reference signal, the SRS spatial relationship parameter may further include cell ID and SSB index information.

As an example, a method and device for performing location determination using a side link in a new communication system (e.g. NR) may be provided. As an example, a terminal performing sidelink communication performs sidelink communication based on at least one of in-coverage, out-of-coverage, and partial coverage. It can be done. Additionally, as an example, sidelink communication can support V2X (vehicle to everything), public safety, commercial service, and IIoT (Industrial Internet of things), as described above.

Additionally, as an example, positioning based on sidelinks may be performed. At this time, positioning may be performed based on at least one of TDOA (time difference of arrival), RTT (round trip time), AOA (angle of arrival), AOD (angle of departure), and RSTD (reference signal time difference). However, it may not be limited to this. As another example, measurement for sidelink positioning may be used in combination with measurement for other RAT-based positioning (e.g. Uu based measurement), and is not limited to a specific embodiment.

In addition, as an example, when performing sidelink positioning based on a new system, signal design, resource allocation, measurement, related procedures and other matters need to be determined from the physical layer perspective for the reference signal for sidelink positioning. , This will be described later. Additionally, as an example, it may be possible to recycle existing reference signals or procedures related to reference signals for sidelink positioning, which will be described later. In the following, a method of performing sidelink-based positioning will be described based on the above.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a method of performing sidelink-based positioning applicable to the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 11, sidelink-based positioning may be performed. As a specific example, in FIG. 11, terminal A (1120), terminal B (1130), and terminal C (1140) may exist within the coverage of the base station 1110. As an example, each of terminal A (1120), terminal B (1130), and terminal C (1140) may be in an RRC-connected state with the base station 1110, but may not be limited thereto. At this time, the location of terminal D (1150) can be measured based on sidelink-based positioning.

Here, as an example, sidelink communication may be possible between terminal A (1120) and terminal D (1150). As another example, terminal A (1120), terminal B (1130), terminal C (1140), and terminal D (1150) may perform group communication-based sidelink communication based on group cast. As an example, terminal A (1120) may be a master terminal in group communication, but is not limited to the above-described embodiment.

Additionally, as an example, the description below is based on the above-described situation for convenience of explanation, but may not be limited thereto. Referring to FIG. 11, the base station 1110 may transmit allocation information to terminal A (1120), terminal B (1130), and terminal C (1140), respectively. At this time, the allocation information may be information necessary for terminal D (1150), which requires location determination, to transmit a sidelink sounding reference signal (SL SRS). As an example, the allocation information may include at least one of resource and sequence information required for UE D (1150) to transmit the SL SRS, but may further include other information.

At this time, as an example, allocation information may be transmitted from the base station 1110 to each terminal A (1120), terminal B (1130), and terminal C (1140) by higher layer signaling (e.g. RRC). Here, as an example, allocation information may be allocated by a location server, and the allocated information may be transmitted to each terminal through the base station 1110, and may not be limited to a specific embodiment.

Afterwards, terminal A (1120) can transmit allocation information to terminal D (1150). Here, the allocation information may be information necessary for terminal D (1150) to transmit SL SRS. At this time, as an example, terminal A (1120), terminal B (1130), and terminal C (1140) may each receive the SL SRS transmitted by terminal D (1150). At this time, as an example, terminal A (1120) may transmit allocation information to terminal D (1150) through at least one of a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) and a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH), and is limited to a specific embodiment. It doesn't work. Afterwards, terminal D (1150) can transmit the SL SRS, and each of terminal A (1120), terminal B (1130), and terminal C (1140) can receive the SL SRS transmitted by terminal D (1150). .

Afterwards, each of terminal A (1120), terminal B (1130), and terminal C (1140) can perform measurement based on the SL SRS and obtain measurement information. Afterwards, each of terminal A (1120), terminal B (1130), and terminal C (1140) can transmit measurement information to the base station (1110). At this time, the measurement information is a value measured at each terminal based on SL SRS and may be at least one of TDOA (time difference of arrival) and RSTD (reference signal time difference), but may not be limited thereto. As an example, measurement values of terminal A (1120), terminal B (1130), and terminal C (1140) may be transmitted to the base station 1110, respectively. Thereafter, the base station 1110 may obtain the location value of terminal D (1150) based on the measurement values received from each terminal. As another example, the measurement information may be the location value of terminal D (1150) calculated based on the SL SRS transmitted by terminal D (1150). That is, the measurement information may be the measurement value itself or the location value of terminal D (1150) derived based on the measurement value, and may not be limited to a specific form. Additionally, as an example, the base station 1110 may further transmit measurement information to a location server, but may not be limited thereto. Through the above-described information, positioning can be performed.

Figure 12 is a diagram showing a method of performing sidelink-based positioning applicable to the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 12, sidelink-based positioning may be performed. As a specific example, in FIG. 12, terminal A (1220), terminal B (1230), and terminal C (1240) may exist within the coverage of the base station 1210. As an example, each of terminal A (1220), terminal B (1230), and terminal C (1240) may be in an RRC-connected state with the base station 1210, but may not be limited thereto. At this time, the location of terminal D (1250) can be measured based on sidelink-based positioning.

Here, as an example, sidelink communication may be possible between terminal A (1220) and terminal D (1250). As another example, terminal A (1220), terminal B (1230), terminal C (1240), and terminal D (1250) may perform group communication-based sidelink communication based on group cast. As an example, terminal A (1220) may be a master terminal in group communication, but is not limited to the above-described embodiment.

Additionally, as an example, the description below is based on the above-described situation for convenience of explanation, but may not be limited thereto. Referring to FIG. 12, terminal D (1250) can transmit request information to terminal A (1220). At this time, the request information may be information requesting location determination of terminal D (1250). Afterwards, terminal A (1220) may transmit request information to the base station (1210) based on the request information obtained from terminal D (1220). Here, as an example, the base station 1210 may transmit the received request information to the location server, but is not limited to the above-described embodiment.

Thereafter, the base station 1210 may transmit allocation information for the SL SRS to each terminal based on the request information. As another example, the base station 1210 may receive allocation information for SL SRS from a location server based on request information and transmit allocation information based on this, but is not limited to the above-described embodiment.

Afterwards, the base station 1210 can transmit allocation information to terminal A (1220), terminal B (1230), and terminal C (1240), respectively. At this time, the allocation information may be information needed for terminal D (1250), which requires location determination, to transmit the SL SRS. As an example, the allocation information may include at least one of resource and sequence information required for UE D (1250) to transmit the SL SRS, but may further include other information.

At this time, as an example, allocation information may be transmitted from the base station 1210 to each terminal A (1220), terminal B (1230), and terminal C (1240) by higher layer signaling (e.g. RRC). Here, as an example, allocation information may be allocated by a location server, and the allocated information may be transmitted to each terminal through the base station 1210, and may not be limited to a specific embodiment.

Afterwards, terminal A (1220) can transmit allocation information to terminal D (1250). Here, the allocation information may be information necessary for terminal D (1250) to transmit SL SRS. At this time, as an example, terminal A (1220), terminal B (1230), and terminal C (1240) may each receive the SL SRS transmitted by terminal D (1250). At this time, as an example, terminal A (1220) may transmit allocation information to terminal D (1250) through at least one of a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) and a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH), and is limited to a specific embodiment. It doesn't work. Afterwards, terminal D (1250) can transmit the SL SRS, and each of terminal A (1220), terminal B (1230), and terminal C (1240) can receive the SL SRS transmitted by terminal D (1250). .

Afterwards, each of terminal A (1220), terminal B (1230), and terminal C (1240) can perform measurement based on the SL SRS and obtain measurement information. Afterwards, each of terminal A (1220), terminal B (1230), and terminal C (1240) can transmit measurement information to the base station (1210). At this time, the measurement information is a value measured at each terminal based on SL SRS and may be at least one of TDOA and RSTD, but may not be limited thereto. As an example, measurement values of terminal A (1220), terminal B (1230), and terminal C (1240) may be transmitted to the base station 1210, respectively. Thereafter, the base station 1210 may obtain the location value of terminal D (1250) based on the measurement values received from each terminal. As another example, the measurement information may be the location value of terminal D (1250) calculated based on the SL SRS transmitted by terminal D (1250). That is, the measurement information may be the measurement value itself or the location value of terminal D (1250) derived based on the measurement value, and may not be limited to a specific form. Additionally, as an example, the base station 1210 may further transmit measurement information to a location server, but may not be limited thereto. Through the above-described information, positioning can be performed.

Figure 13 is a diagram showing a method of performing sidelink-based positioning applicable to the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 13, sidelink-based positioning may be performed. As a specific example, in FIG. 13, terminal A (1320) may exist within the coverage of the base station (1310). As an example, terminal A (1320) may be in an RRC-connected state with the base station (1310), but may not be limited thereto. At this time, the location of terminal D (1350) can be measured based on sidelink-based positioning.

Here, as an example, sidelink communication may be possible between terminal A (1320) and terminal B (1330), sidelink communication may be possible between terminal A (1320) and terminal C (1340), and terminal A ( Sidelink communication may be possible between 1320) and terminal D (1350). As another example, terminal A (1320), terminal B (1330), terminal C (1340), and terminal D (1350) may perform group communication-based sidelink communication based on group cast. As an example, terminal A (1320) may be a master terminal in group communication, but is not limited to the above-described embodiment.

Additionally, as an example, the description below is based on the above-described situation for convenience of explanation, but may not be limited thereto. Referring to FIG. 13, the base station 1310 may transmit allocation information to terminal A (1320). At this time, the allocation information may be information needed for terminal D (1350), which requires location determination, to transmit the SL SRS. As an example, the allocation information may include at least one of resource and sequence information required for UE D (1350) to transmit the SL SRS, but may further include other information.

At this time, as an example, allocation information may be transmitted from the base station 1310 to terminal A 1320 by higher layer signaling (e.g. RRC). At this time, terminal A (1320) exists within the coverage of the base station (1310) and is in an RRC connection state, so terminal A (1320) can receive allocation information from the base station (1310). Additionally, as an example, allocation information may be allocated by a location server, and the allocated information may be transmitted to each terminal through the base station 1310, and may not be limited to a specific embodiment.

Afterwards, terminal A (1320) can transmit allocation information to terminal B (1330) and terminal C (1340), respectively. At this time, the allocation information may be information needed for terminal D (1350), which requires location determination, to transmit the SL SRS. As an example, the allocation information may include at least one of resource and sequence information required for UE D (1350) to transmit the SL SRS, but may further include other information. That is, each of terminal B (1330) and terminal C (1340) can receive the above-described allocation information from terminal A (1350) in order to receive the SL SRS from terminal D (1350). At this time, as an example, terminal A (1320) may transmit allocation information to terminal B (1330) and terminal C (1340) through at least one of PSCCH and PSSCH, respectively, and is not limited to a specific embodiment. Additionally, terminal A (1330) can transmit allocation information to terminal D (1350). That is, terminal A (1330) can transmit allocation information as information necessary for terminal D (1350) to transmit the SL SRS. At this time, as an example, terminal A (1320) may transmit allocation information to terminal D (1350) through at least one of PSCCH and PSSCH, and is not limited to a specific embodiment. Based on the above, terminal D (1350) can transmit SL SRS, and terminal A (1320), terminal B (1330), and terminal C (1340) each receive the SL SRS transmitted by terminal D (1350). can do.

Afterwards, each of terminal A (1320), terminal B (1330), and terminal C (1340) can perform measurement based on the SL SRS and obtain measurement information. At this time, terminal B (1330) and terminal C (1340) can each transmit measurement information to terminal A (1320). At this time, the measurement information is a value measured at each terminal based on SL SRS and may be at least one of TDOA and RSTD, but may not be limited thereto. As an example, the measurement information may be the measurement value itself or a location value of terminal D (1350) derived based on the measurement value, and may not be limited to a specific form. More specifically, terminal A (1320) can obtain measurement values measured based on SL SRS from terminal B (1330) and terminal C (1340) as measurement information. At this time, terminal A (1320) may obtain the location value of terminal D (1350) based on measurement values obtained from terminal B (1330) and terminal C (1340). At this time, terminal A (1330) may transmit the location value of terminal D (1350) to the base station 1310 as measurement information. At this time, the base station 1310 may report measurement information as the location value of terminal D (1350) to the location server, and may not be limited to a specific embodiment.

As another example, terminal A (1320) may obtain measurement values measured based on SL SRS from terminal B (1330) and terminal C (1340) as measurement information. At this time, terminal A (1320) can transmit the measurement values obtained from terminal B (1330) and terminal C (1340) along with the measurement values measured based on the SL SRS at terminal A (1320) to the base station 1310. . At this time, the base station 1310 may obtain the location value of terminal D (1350) based on the measurement values of terminal A (1320), terminal B (1330), and terminal C (1340). As an example, the base station 1310 may report measurement information as the location value of terminal D (1350) to a location server, and may not be limited to a specific embodiment.

As another example, terminal A (1320) can obtain the location value of terminal D (1350) derived from measurement values based on SL SRS from terminal B (1330) and terminal C (1340) as measurement information. And it may also be possible to transmit this to the base station 1310. As an example, the base station 1310 may report measurement information as the location value of terminal D (1350) to a location server, and may not be limited to a specific embodiment. Through the above-described information, positioning can be performed.

Figure 14 is a diagram showing a method of performing sidelink-based positioning applicable to the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 14, sidelink-based positioning may be performed. As a specific example, in FIG. 14, terminal A (1420) may exist within the coverage of the base station (1410). As an example, terminal A (1420) may be in an RRC-connected state with the base station (1410), but may not be limited thereto. At this time, the location of terminal D (1450) can be measured based on sidelink-based positioning.

Here, as an example, sidelink communication may be possible between terminal A (1420) and terminal B (1430), sidelink communication may be possible between terminal A (1420) and terminal C (1440), and terminal A ( Sidelink communication may be possible between 1420) and terminal D (1450). As another example, terminal A (1420), terminal B (1430), terminal C (1440), and terminal D (1450) may perform group communication-based sidelink communication based on group cast. As an example, terminal A (1420) may be a master terminal in group communication, but is not limited to the above-described embodiment.

Additionally, as an example, the description below is based on the above-described situation for convenience of explanation, but may not be limited thereto. Referring to FIG. 14, terminal D (1450) can transmit request information to terminal A (1420). At this time, the request information may be information requesting location determination of terminal D (1450). Afterwards, terminal A (1420) may transmit request information to the base station (1410) based on the request information obtained from terminal D (1420). Here, as an example, the base station 1410 may transmit the received request information to the location server, but is not limited to the above-described embodiment.

Thereafter, the base station 1410 may transmit allocation information for the SL SRS to each terminal based on the request information. As another example, the base station 1410 may receive allocation information for SL SRS from a location server based on request information and transmit allocation information based on this, but is not limited to the above-described embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 14, the base station 1410 may transmit allocation information to terminal A (1420). At this time, the allocation information may be information needed for terminal D (1450), which requires location determination, to transmit the SL SRS. As an example, the allocation information may include at least one of resource and sequence information required for UE D (1450) to transmit the SL SRS, but may further include other information.

At this time, as an example, allocation information may be transmitted from the base station 1410 to terminal A 1420 by higher layer signaling (e.g. RRC). At this time, terminal A (1420) exists within the coverage of the base station (1410) and is in an RRC connection state, so terminal A (1420) can receive allocation information from the base station (1410). Additionally, as an example, allocation information may be allocated by a location server, and the allocated information may be transmitted to each terminal through the base station 1410, and may not be limited to a specific embodiment.

Afterwards, terminal A (1420) can transmit allocation information to terminal B (1430) and terminal C (1440), respectively. At this time, the allocation information may be information needed for terminal D (1450), which requires location determination, to transmit the SL SRS. As an example, the allocation information may include at least one of resource and sequence information required for UE D (1450) to transmit the SL SRS, but may further include other information. That is, each of terminal B (1430) and terminal C (1440) can receive the above-described allocation information from terminal A (1450) in order to receive the SL SRS from terminal D (1450). At this time, as an example, terminal A (1420) may transmit allocation information to terminal B (1430) and terminal C (1440) through at least one of PSCCH and PSSCH, respectively, and is not limited to a specific embodiment. Additionally, terminal A (1430) can transmit allocation information to terminal D (1450). In other words, terminal A (1430) can transmit allocation information as information necessary for terminal D (1450) to transmit the SL SRS. At this time, as an example, terminal A (1420) may transmit allocation information to terminal D (1450) through at least one of PSCCH and PSSCH, and is not limited to a specific embodiment. Based on the above, terminal D (1450) can transmit SL SRS, and terminal A (1420), terminal B (1430), and terminal C (1440) each receive the SL SRS transmitted by terminal D (1450). can do.

Afterwards, each of terminal A (1420), terminal B (1430), and terminal C (1440) can perform measurement based on the SL SRS and obtain measurement information. At this time, terminal B (1430) and terminal C (1440) can each transmit measurement information to terminal A (4320). At this time, the measurement information is a value measured at each terminal based on SL SRS and may be at least one of TDOA and RSTD, but may not be limited thereto. As an example, the measurement information may be the measurement value itself or a location value of terminal D (1450) derived based on the measurement value, and may not be limited to a specific form. More specifically, terminal A (1420) can obtain measurement values measured based on SL SRS from terminal B (1430) and terminal C (1440) as measurement information. At this time, terminal A (1420) may obtain the location value of terminal D (1450) based on measurement values obtained from terminal B (1430) and terminal C (1440). At this time, terminal A (1430) may transmit the location value of terminal D (1450) to the base station 1410 as measurement information. At this time, the base station 1410 may report measurement information as the location value of terminal D (1450) to the location server, and may not be limited to a specific embodiment.

As another example, terminal A (1420) may obtain measurement values measured based on SL SRS from terminal B (1430) and terminal C (1440) as measurement information. At this time, terminal A (1420) can transmit the measurement values obtained from terminal B (1430) and terminal C (1440) along with the measurement values measured based on the SL SRS at terminal A (1420) to the base station 1410. . At this time, the base station 1410 may obtain the location value of terminal D (1450) based on the measurement values of terminal A (1420), terminal B (1430), and terminal C (1440). As an example, the base station 1410 may report measurement information as the location value of terminal D (1450) to a location server, and may not be limited to a specific embodiment.

As another example, terminal A (1420) may obtain the location value of terminal D (1450) derived from measurement values based on SL SRS from terminal B (1430) and terminal C (1440) as measurement information. And it may also be possible to transmit this to the base station 1410. As an example, the base station 1410 may report measurement information as the location value of terminal D (1450) to a location server, and may not be limited to a specific embodiment. Through the above-described information, positioning can be performed.

Figure 15 is a diagram showing a method of performing sidelink-based positioning applicable to the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 15, sidelink-based positioning may be performed. As a specific example, in FIG. 15, positioning may be performed based on sidelink communication between terminals without base station control. As an example, the location of terminal D (1540) may be measured based on sidelink-based positioning. Here, as an example, sidelink communication is possible between terminal A (1510) and terminal B (1520), sidelink communication is possible between terminal A (1510) and terminal C (1530), and terminal A (1510) Sidelink communication may be possible between and terminal D (1540). As another example, terminal A (1510) may perform group communication-based sidelink communication based on group cast. As an example, terminal A (1510) may be a master terminal in group communication, but is not limited to the above-described embodiment. Additionally, as an example, the description below is based on the above-described situation for convenience of explanation, but may not be limited thereto. Referring to FIG. 15, terminal A (1510) can generate allocation information. At this time, the allocation information may be information needed for terminal D (1540), which needs location determination, to transmit the SL SRS. As an example, the allocation information may include at least one of resource and sequence information required for UE D (1540) to transmit the SL SRS, but may further include other information.

At this time, as an example, terminal A (1510) may transmit allocation information to terminal B (1520) and terminal C (1530), respectively. At this time, the allocation information may be information needed for terminal D (1540), which needs location determination, to transmit the SL SRS. As an example, the allocation information may include at least one of resource and sequence information required for UE D (1540) to transmit the SL SRS, but may further include other information. That is, each of terminal B (1520) and terminal C (1530) can receive the above-described allocation information from terminal A (1510) in order to receive the SL SRS from terminal D (1540). At this time, as an example, terminal A (1510) may transmit allocation information to terminal B (1520) and terminal C (1530) through at least one of PSCCH and PSSCH, respectively, and is not limited to a specific embodiment. Additionally, terminal A (1510) can transmit allocation information to terminal D (1540). That is, terminal A (1510) can transmit allocation information as information necessary for terminal D (1540) to transmit the SL SRS. At this time, as an example, terminal A (1510) may transmit allocation information to terminal D (1540) through at least one of PSCCH and PSSCH, and is not limited to a specific embodiment. Based on the above, terminal D (1540) can transmit SL SRS, and terminal A (1510), terminal B (1520), and terminal C (1530) each receive the SL SRS transmitted by terminal D (1540). can do.

Afterwards, each of terminal A (1510), terminal B (1520), and terminal C (1530) can perform measurement based on the SL SRS and obtain measurement information. At this time, terminal B (1520) and terminal C (1520) can each transmit measurement information to terminal A (1510). At this time, the measurement information is a value measured at each terminal based on SL SRS and may be at least one of TDOA and RSTD, but may not be limited thereto. As an example, the measurement information may be the measurement value itself or a location value of terminal D (1540) derived based on the measurement value, and may not be limited to a specific form. More specifically, terminal A (1510) can obtain measurement values measured based on SL SRS from terminal B (1520) and terminal C (1530) as measurement information. At this time, terminal A (1510) may obtain the location value of terminal D (1540) based on measurement values obtained from terminal B (1520) and terminal C (1530).

As another example, terminal A (1510) may obtain the location value of terminal D (1540) derived from measurement values based on SL SRS from terminal B (1520) and terminal C (1530) as measurement information. and may not be limited to specific examples. Through the above-described information, positioning can be performed.

Figure 16 is a diagram showing a method of performing sidelink-based positioning applicable to the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 16, sidelink-based positioning may be performed. As a specific example, in FIG. 16, positioning may be performed based on sidelink communication between terminals without base station control. As an example, the location of terminal D (1640) may be measured based on sidelink-based positioning. Here, as an example, sidelink communication is possible between terminal A (1610) and terminal B (1620), sidelink communication is possible between terminal A (1610) and terminal C (1630), and terminal A (1610) Sidelink communication may be possible between and terminal D (1640). As another example, terminal A (1610) may perform group communication-based sidelink communication based on group cast. As an example, terminal A (1610) may be a master terminal in group communication, but is not limited to the above-described embodiment. Additionally, as an example, the description below is based on the above-described situation for convenience of explanation, but may not be limited thereto. Referring to FIG. 16, terminal D (1640) can transmit request information to terminal A (1610). At this time, the request information may be information requesting location determination of terminal D (1640), but is not limited to the above-described embodiment.

Afterwards, terminal A (1610) can generate allocation information. At this time, the allocation information may be information needed for terminal D (1640), which requires location determination, to transmit the SL SRS. As an example, the allocation information may include at least one of resource and sequence information required for UE D (1640) to transmit the SL SRS, but may further include other information.

At this time, as an example, terminal A (1610) may transmit allocation information to terminal B (1620) and terminal C (1630), respectively. At this time, the allocation information may be information needed for terminal D (1640), which requires location determination, to transmit the SL SRS. As an example, the allocation information may include at least one of resource and sequence information required for UE D (1640) to transmit the SL SRS, but may further include other information. That is, each of terminal B (1620) and terminal C (1630) can receive the above-described allocation information from terminal A (1610) in order to receive the SL SRS from terminal D (1640). At this time, as an example, terminal A (1610) may transmit allocation information to terminal B (1620) and terminal C (1630) through at least one of PSCCH and PSSCH, respectively, and is not limited to a specific embodiment. Additionally, terminal A (1610) can transmit allocation information to terminal D (1640). That is, terminal A (1610) can transmit allocation information as information necessary for terminal D (1640) to transmit SL SRS. At this time, as an example, terminal A (1610) may transmit allocation information to terminal D (1640) through at least one of PSCCH and PSSCH, and is not limited to a specific embodiment. Based on the above, terminal D (1640) can transmit SL SRS, and terminal A (1610), terminal B (1620), and terminal C (1630) each receive the SL SRS transmitted by terminal D (1640). can do.

Afterwards, each of terminal A (1610), terminal B (1620), and terminal C (1630) can perform measurement based on the SL SRS and obtain measurement information. At this time, terminal B (1620) and terminal C (1620) can each transmit measurement information to terminal A (1610). At this time, the measurement information is a value measured at each terminal based on SL SRS and may be at least one of TDOA and RSTD, but may not be limited thereto. As an example, the measurement information may be the measurement value itself or a location value of terminal D (1640) derived based on the measurement value, and may not be limited to a specific form. More specifically, terminal A (1610) can obtain measurement values measured based on SL SRS from terminal B (1620) and terminal C (1630) as measurement information. At this time, terminal A (1610) may obtain the location value of terminal D (1640) based on measurement values obtained from terminal B (1620) and terminal C (1630).

As another example, terminal A (1610) may obtain the location value of terminal D (1640) derived from measurement values based on SL SRS from terminal B (1620) and terminal C (1630) as measurement information. and may not be limited to specific examples. Through the above-described information, positioning can be performed.

As another example, based on FIGS. 11 to 16, the allocation information may include at least one of sequence information and resource information for the SL SRS transmitted by UE D, as described above. At this time, as an example, the existing SRS sequence can be considered in relation to generating the SL SRS sequence, and the existing SRS sequence can be derived based on Equation 3 and Equation 4 described above.

Additionally, as an example, the sequence group u for the SRS sequence may be expressed as Equation 6 below. At this time, the sequence group u and sequence number v are upper layer parameters and can be determined based on groupOrSequenceHopping. At this time, as an example, l' is the OFDM symbol number included in the SRS resource. It can be.

[Equation 6]

Additionally, as an example, when the groupOrSequenceHopping parameter is set to “neither”, the sequence group and sequence number can be set as in Equation 7 below. That is, both the sequence group and the sequence number may not be used. On the other hand, if the groupOrSequenceHopping parameter is set to “groupHopping”, group hopping may be applied but sequence hopping may not be applied, and Equation 8 may be shown below. At this time, the initial value of the pseudo-random sequence c(i) At the start point of each radio frame It can be.

[Equation 7]

[Equation 8]

Additionally, as an example, when the groupOrSequenceHopping parameter is “sequenceHopping”, only sequence hopping may be applied and group hopping may not be applied, and Equation 9 may be shown below. At this time, the initial value of the pseudo-random sequence c(i) At the start point of each radio frame It can be.

[Equation 9]

At this time, as an example, the above-described groupOrSequenceHopping parameter may be included in SRS-Resource IE or SRS-PosResource IE. Additionally, as an example, the SRS sequence ID is an upper layer parameter and can be determined based on sequenceID. Here, if the sequenceID parameter is included in SRS-Reosource IE, ∈{0,1,… ,1023}. On the other hand, if the sequenceID parameter is SRS-PosResource IE, ∈{0,1,… ,65535}. That is, when generating an SRS sequence for positioning, the SRS sequence ID range may be wider.

For example, as described above in FIGS. 11 to 16, the SRS sequence ID of the SL SRS used for sidelink positioning is the same as the SRS for existing positioning, and is transmitted to the base station by upper layer signaling such as upper layer signaling (eg RRC). It can be transmitted from to the terminal. At this time, the SRS sequence ID of SL SRS is the same as before. ∈{0,1,… ,65535}, which can be 16 bits. At this time, as sequence information for the SL SRS transmitted for location determination of terminal D in FIGS. 11 to 16, the sequence ID information of the SL SRS may be included in the allocation information. However, as an example, the sequence ID of the SL SRS may be assigned from the remaining sequence IDs excluding the SRS ID assigned for the UL SRS in order to distinguish it from the existing SRS for positioning.

As another example, the above-described SRS sequence ID information may be provided to the terminal from the base station through higher layer signaling (e.g. RRC). Accordingly, in FIGS. 11 to 14 described above, the terminal can obtain sequence ID information, but in FIGS. 15 and 16, a terminal that performs sidelink communication without base station control may not be able to obtain SRS ID information. Therefore, in Figures 15 and 16 described above, the terminal needs to determine the SRS ID itself.

는 각각의 패리티 비트일 수 있으며, L은 패리티 비트의 수일 수 있다.At this time, as an example, the SRS ID of terminal D is It can be decided based on . As an example, as described above, terminal A receives information from terminal D based on sidelink communication between terminal A and terminal D. You can configure the SRS ID based on . At this time, as an example, is the decimal number of the CRC of the PSCCH associated with the PSSCH and may be the same as Equation 10 below, but may not be limited thereto. here,

may be each parity bit, and L may be the number of parity bits.

[Equation 10]

Here, for terminal D is a modular function and is calculated based on modular 216, so an SRS ID consisting of 16 bits can be used.

As another example, The SRS ID can be configured based on bits. As an example, since the SRS ID is applied based on the modular function in Equation 6, It may be composed of bits.

As another example, the case of using the ID of terminal A can be considered. At this time, the ID of terminal A is the ID indicated in the sidelink assignment (SA). (sidelink group destination identity)', but may not be limited thereto. At this time, if the SRS ID is configured based on 16 bits, It can be configured as 16 bits by adding 0 to it. As another example, the SRS ID It can be configured based on , and the SRS ID is applied based on the modular function. It may be composed of bits.

As another example, based on FIGS. 11 to 16, the allocation information may include at least one of sequence information and resource information for the SL SRS transmitted by UE D, as described above. At this time, as an example, in relation to SL SRS resource allocation information, existing SRS resource allocation parameters may be considered. More specifically, resource allocation parameters for SL SRS included in allocation information may be created based on the SRS-PosResourceSet and SRS-PosResource described above. As an example, parameters in SL-SRS-PosResourceSet as a resource set for SL SRS for positioning may include parameters based on parameters in SRS-PosResourceSet. Additionally, as an example, parameters in “SL-SRS-PosResource” as a resource for SL SRS for positioning may include parameters based on parameters in SRS-PosResource.

However, SL-SRS PosResourceSet and SL-SRS PosResource need to be distinguished from SRS PosResourceSet and SRS-PosResource targeting transmission to existing base stations. Considering the above, the SL-SRS PosResourceSet can be configured separately so that it can be distinguished from the SRS PosResourceSet. At this time, SL-SRS PosResourceSet can use resources other than those used by SRS PosResourceSets (SRS-PosResource). As an example, the SRS PosResourceSet is composed of Set A, Set B, and Set C, and the resources (SRS-PosResource) in each SRS PosResourceSet are {A-1, A -2, A-3, … , A-KA}, {B-1, B-2, B-3, … , B-KB}, {C-1, C-2, C-3, … , C-KC}, SL-SRS PosResourceSet is a separate set that does not contain any of the resources (SRS-PosResource) included in Set A, Set B, and Set C. It must be composed of Set D.

At this time, as an example, when sidelink-based positioning is performed based on the base station under the control of the base station as shown in FIGS. 11 to 14, the SRS resource for the sidelink and the SRS resource for the base station transmission can be allocated separately. . However, as an example, when the terminal generates allocation information without base station control as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the terminal has available resources (SL-SRS-PosResourceSet) used in a resource (SL-SRS-PosResourceSet) configured separately from the SRS resource targeted for transmission by the base station. SL-SRS-PosResource) may be pre-defined. At this time, the terminal can select a resource for SL SRS transmission from available resources (SL-SRS-PosResource) based on preset settings.

In a new communication system, positioning may be performed based on at least one of downlink/uplink, time difference/angle difference, RTT, and cell ID. Here, looking at the downlink PRS (DL PRS) for positioning, a DL PRS resource set may be set in one base station (or transmission reception point, TRP). At this time, the DL PRS resource set may be a set of DL PRS resources. Each DL PRS resource in the DL PRS resource set may have a respective DL PRS resource ID (DL PRS resource ID). For example, in a new communication system (e.g., NR), each base station (or TRP) can perform communication using a plurality of beams. At this time, each DL PRS resource ID may correspond to each beam transmitted from one base station (or TRP). That is, each DL PRS resource in the DL PRS resource set may correspond to each beam.

Here, DL PRS configuration may include a DL PRS transmission schedule. This allows the base station (or TRP) to instruct the UE to set the DL PRS. Therefore, the terminal can check the DL PRS based on the indicated DL PRS setting without performing blind detection. The numerologies for DL PRS may be the same as the numerologies for data transmission. As an example, the CP length and subcarrier spacing (SCS) for DL PRS may be the same as the CP length and SCS for data transmission.

Additionally, DL PRS resource sets from one or more base stations (or TRPs) may be transmitted through a positioning frequency layer. At this time, since the DL PRS resource sets are transmitted through the same positioning frequency layer, the SCS, CP type, center frequency, point A, bandwidth, and start PRB (Physical Resource Block) and Comb size are set to be the same. It can be. Here, the point A may be a value indicating the location of resource block 0 (Resource Block, RB 0). And, DL PRS resource sets can be transmitted through the same frequency layer. Here, the DL PRS sequence is a gold sequence and may be a binary sequence. This may be the same as the DL PRS of the existing system. The DL PRS sequence ID may be 4096. This may be more than the sequence 1024 for the cell ID in NR. Additionally, the DL PRS may be modulated based on Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (QPSK) and transmitted based on Cyclic-Prefix Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (CP-OFDM). Additionally, the time axis resource for DL PRS can be set to 12 symbols within one slot, and the comb size can also be supported up to comb-12.

More specific details may be as shown in Table 14 below. That is, the interval at which PRS is allocated on the frequency axis may vary based on the comb size. In an LTE system, DL PRS can be transmitted using all symbols within one slot. However, in the NR system, a new communication system, DL PRS can be transmitted based on different numbers of symbols as shown in Table 14 below.

[Table 14]

The DL PRS transmission period can be set for each DL PRS resource set. As an example, each base station (or TRP) may configure multiple DL PRS resource sets. There may be multiple DL PRS resource sets with different periods in the same base station (or TRP), and the periods may be set in various ways.

Resources allocated for transmission of DL PRS (hereinafter referred to as DL PRS resources) may be repeated 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 16, or 32 times. The interval between each repeated DL PRS resource can be set to any of 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, and 32 slots, but is not limited to the above-described embodiment.

Regarding frequency allocation for the DL PRS resources, the granularity of the DL PRS bandwidth may be 4PRB. The starting PRB may be indicated to the terminal as a parameter, and the terminal may determine the starting PRB based on the indicated parameter. As an example, the minimum bandwidth for DL PRS may be 24 PRBs, and the maximum bandwidth may be 272 PRBs.

In relation to the DL PRS, an RE (Resource Element) offset may be set on the frequency axis. At this time, the RE offset can be set to have a constant offset on the frequency axis based on the comb pattern based on the first symbol of the DL PRS resource. The first symbol can be set in the terminal. Afterwards, the remaining symbols can be determined based on the RE offset with respect to the first symbol.

Figure 17 is a diagram showing a comb pattern applicable to the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 17, the DL PRS RE pattern when the comb size and number of symbols are the same will be described as an example.

More specifically, it can be considered that the comb size is 2 (Comb-2), which is assigned to two symbols (0,1). At this time, the RE offset may be {0,1}. That is, the DL PRS may be allocated to the first symbol and the second symbol according to the RE offset {0,1}, and the frequency axis may be allocated based on the comb size 2. When the comb size is 4 (Comb-4), it can be considered that it is assigned to four symbols (0, 1, 2, 3). At this time, the RE offset may be {0,2,1,3}. That is, DL PRS from the first symbol to the fourth symbol may be allocated according to RE offset {0,2,1,3}, and the frequency axis may be allocated based on comb size 4. When the comb size is 6 (Comb-6), it can be considered that it is assigned to six symbols (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5). At this time, the RE offset may be {0,3,1,4,2,5}. That is, DL PRS from the first symbol to the sixth symbol may be allocated according to RE offset {0,3,1,4,2,5}, and the frequency axis may be allocated based on comb size 6.

The present invention can support DL PRS muting. When the terminal is instructed to mute the DL PRS, the terminal can mute the corresponding DL PRS. Here, a DL PRS muting bitmap for the DL PRS resource set can be set, and based on this, the DL PRS to be muted to the UE can be indicated. At this time, each bit of the DL PRS muting bitmap (hereinafter referred to as option 1 bitmap) may correspond to each occurrence or consecutive instance in the DL PRS resource set. At this time, when a specific bit indicates muting, all DL PRSs in the occurrence or consecutive instances corresponding to the specific bit may be muted.

Additionally, a bitmap indicating muting (hereinafter referred to as option 2 bitmap) may indicate muting for each DL PRS resource within an event or instance for one period. Each bit of the bitmap may correspond to the repetition index of each DL PRS resource within an occasion or instance for one cycle, i.e., each bit may correspond to one occurrence of a DL PRS within each one DL PRS cycle. It may correspond to repetition of , and muting may be indicated by each bit. As an example, the bitmap can be set to any of 2, 4, 8, 16, or 32 bits.

In relation to the muting option, at least one of an option 1 bitmap and an option 2 bitmap may be set. As an example, only option 1 bitmap may be set. Additionally, as an example, only option 2 bitmap may be set. Additionally, as an example, both Option 1 bitmap and Option 2 bitmap may be set. At this time, when both the Option 1 bitmap and the Option 2 bitmap are set, all DL PRS resources in the occasions for which muting is indicated based on Option 1 are muted, and among the occasions for which muting is not indicated by the Option 1 bitmap, all DL PRS resources are muted. Option 2 DL PRS resources for which muting is indicated by the bitmap may be muted.

In new communication systems (e.g., NR), a DL PRS can be created and position measurement can be performed. At this time, referring to Table 14 above, there may be 12 fully orthogonal resources within one slot. At this time, when the comb size is 2 (comb-2) and DL PRS are allocated to two symbols, there are two orthogonal resources, and six additional resources can be distinguished based on the symbol offset. In addition, when the comb size is 4 (comb-4) and DL PRS are allocated to two symbols, there are four orthogonal resources, and three additional resources can be distinguished based on the symbol offset. In addition, when the comb size is 6 (comb-6) and the DL PRS is allocated to six symbols, there are six orthogonal resources, and two additional resources can be distinguished based on the symbol offset. In addition, when the comb size is 12 (comb-12) and the DL PRS is allocated to twelve symbols, there are twelve orthogonal resources, and only one can be distinguished based on the symbol offset.

Regarding the DL PRS, in the new communication system, up to 64 TRPs can be supported in one frequency layer, and 64 resources can be allocated for each TRP. Considering this, the DL PRS ID may be 4096 (64*64).

As an example, when a terminal operates based on an IIoT scenario in the 120 kHz band, 18 TRPs can be supported considering the scenarios in Table 9 and Table 10 described above. At this time, considering that 64 beams are supported per TRP, each of the 64 resources can be supported for DL PRS. Therefore, the total required resources may be 1152 (18*64). Here, fully orthogonal resources in one slot are 12 symbols, so considering 1152 resources, 96 (1152/12=96) slots may be required. At this time, 96 slots may correspond to 12ms at 120Khz.

Meanwhile, considering IIoT scenarios, positioning-related delay requirements can be set to 10ms or less as mentioned earlier. Therefore, if the slots (96) corresponding to the 12ms are used, the delay requirement (10ms) may not be satisfied. In other words, a method for efficiently allocating DL PRS resources may be needed.

Figures 18 and 19 are diagrams showing a method of performing cyclic prefix based on a DL PRS allocation pattern applicable to the present disclosure. The orthogonality of the DL PRS allocation pattern may be broken due to collision when both frequency axis cyclic transposition and time axis cyclic transposition are performed. Therefore, when performing cyclic prefix based on the DL PRS allocation pattern, only frequency axis cyclic prefix may be possible.

Referring to FIG. 18, in the case of comb size 6, the DL PRS is assigned to 6 symbols. In the case of {0,3,1,4,2,5}, 6 patterns may be possible with frequency axis cyclic transposition. , FIG. 18 may be a resource allocation method for the case of f=0 and the case of f=2.

Referring to FIG. 19, in the case of a comb size of 12, a DL PRS pattern of {0,6,3,9,1,7,4,10,2,8,5,11} is assigned to 12 symbols. Twelve patterns may be possible with frequency axis cyclic transposition, and Figure 7 may be a resource allocation method for the case of f=0 and the case of f=2.

Figure 20 is a diagram showing a DL PRS resource allocation method applicable to this disclosure.

DL PRS muting may be supported in the communication system according to the present invention. When the terminal is instructed to mute the DL PRS, the terminal can mute the corresponding DL PRS. Here, a DL PRS muting bitmap for the DL PRS resource set can be set, and based on this, the DL PRS to be muted to the UE can be indicated. At this time, each bit of the DL PRS muting bitmap (hereinafter referred to as option 1 bitmap) may correspond to each occurrence or consecutive instance in the DL PRS resource set. Here, each DL PRS occurrence may correspond to all DL PRS resources (including repetitive transmission) within each DL PRS period. That is, one DL PRS occurrence may correspond to one DL PRS cycle.

At this time, when a specific bit indicates muting, all DL PRSs in the occurrence or consecutive instances corresponding to the specific bit may be muted. As an example, the DL PRS of the existing system (LTE) can also be muted on a per-occupation basis as described above. As another example, a bitmap indicating muting (hereinafter referred to as option 2 bitmap) may indicate muting for each DL PRS resource within an event or instance for one period. Here, each bit of the bitmap may correspond to a repetition index of each DL PRS resource within an occasion or instance for one cycle (i.e., each bit may correspond to a DL PRS resource within each one DL PRS cycle). (corresponds to one repetition of ), muting can be indicated by each bit. At this time, the bitmap can be set to any one of 2, 4, 8, 16, or 32 bits.

For example, in relation to muting options, at least one of an option 1 bitmap and an option 2 bitmap may be set. As an example, only option 1 bitmap may be set. Additionally, only option 2 bitmap can be set. As an example, both Option 1 bitmap and Option 2 bitmap may be set. At this time, when both the Option 1 bitmap and the Option 2 bitmap are set, all DL PRS resources in the purposes for which muting is indicated based on Option 1 are muted, and among the occasions for which muting is not indicated, all DL PRS resources are muted by the Option 2 bitmap. DL PRS resources for which muting is indicated may be muted.

Referring to (a) of FIG. 20, the terminal can check the DL PRS period and offset indicated based on the DL PRS settings. In (a) of FIG. 20, the period is set to 10 slots and the offset is set to 2 slots, but this is only an example and is not limited to the above-described embodiment. Additionally, the UE can check the repetition pattern of the DL PRS resource within the cycle through “DL-PRS-ResourceRepetitionFactor” indicated based on the DL PRS settings. In addition, “DL-PRS-ResourceRepetitionFactor” is set to indicate repetition twice, but this is only one example and is not limited to the above-described embodiment. The UE can check the time interval between DL PRS resources within one period through “DL-PRS-ResourceTimeGap” indicated based on the DL PRS settings. For example, in (a) of FIG. 20, “DL-PRS-ResourceTimeGap” is set to 1 slot, but this is only an example and is not limited to the above-described embodiment.

Referring to (b) of FIG. 20, the terminal can perform muting based on the option 1 bitmap. As an example, the option 1 bitmap may be a muting bitmap for two cycles with 2 bits, and each bit corresponds to one application corresponding to one cycle. At this time, muting for the corresponding occasion can be performed based on each bit. Additionally, as an example, the Option 2 bitmap is 2 bits, and each DL PRS repetition within one period may correspond to each bit.

When muting is instructed to the terminal based on the Option 1 bitmap, the terminal can recognize that all DL PRSs in the corresponding location are muted and perform positioning. On the other hand, in the case of the Option 2 bitmap, the DL PRS for which muting is instructed through the Option 2 bitmap may be muted among the occasions for which muting is not instructed to the terminal based on the Option 1 bitmap. That is, the terminal can perform positioning only targeting DL PRS resources where both the option 1 bitmap and the option 2 bitmap among the DL PRS are indicated as not being muted. As a specific embodiment, in (b) of FIG. 20, each DL PRS occasion (2010-1, 2010-2, 2010-3, 2010-4) may correspond to each PRS period. Here, the first DL PRS Occupation (2010-1) is in “period #0”, the second DL PRS Occupation (2010-2) is in “period #1”, and the third DL PRS Occupation (2010-3) is in “period #1”. ) may correspond to “period #2”, and the fourth DL PRS Occasion (2010-4) may correspond to “period #3”.

Since each bit of the Option 1 bitmap corresponds to a DL PRS occurrence, the Option 1 bitmap may be 2 bits. Here, of the 2-bit Option 1 bitmap corresponding to the first DL PRS Occasion (2010-1) and the second DL PRS Occasion (2010-2), the one corresponding to the first DL PRS Occasion (2010-1) When the bit indicates muting, all DL PRS resources (2020-1, 2020-2) within the first DL PRS occurrence (2010-1) are muted. In addition, if the bit corresponding to the second DL PRS Occasion (2010-2) among the 2-bit Option 1 bitmap indicates muting, the DL PRS resource (2020-3) in the second DL PRS Occasion (2010-2) , 2020-4) are all muted.

Meanwhile, of the 2-bit Option 1 bitmap corresponding to the third DL PRS Occasion (2010-3) and fourth DL PRS Occasion (2010-4), the one corresponding to the third DL PRS Occasion (2010-3) If the bit indicates muting, all DL PRS resources (2020-5, 2020-6) in the third DL PRS occasion (2010-3) are muted. In addition, if the bit corresponding to the fourth DL PRS Occasion (2010-4) among the 2-bit Option 1 bitmap indicates muting, the DL PRS resource (2020-7) in the fourth DL PRS Occasion (2010-4) , 2020-8) are all muted.

Additionally, repetitions of DL PRS resources may be included within each DL PRS occasion (2010-1, 2010-2, 2010-3, 2010-4). For example, the first DL PRS Occasion (2010-1) includes two iterations of DL PRS resources (2020-1, 2020-2). The second DL PRS Occasion (2010-2) also includes two iterations (2020-3, 2020-4) of DL PRS resources. The third DL PRS occasion (2010-3) also includes two iterations of DL PRS resources (2020-5, 2020-6), and the fourth DL PRS occurrence (2010-4) also includes two iterations of DL PRS resources. Includes repetitions (2020-7, 2020-8).

At this time, each bit of the Option 2 bitmap may correspond to a repetition of each DL PRS resource. Therefore, within the first DL PRS occasion (2010-1), the option 2 bitmap is set to 2 bits by two repetitions (2020-1, 2020-2) of the DL PRS resource.

Here, if the Option 1 bitmap indicates that the first DL PRS occurrence (2010-1) is muted, the two repetitions (2020-1, 2020-2) of the DL PRS resource are muted regardless of the Option 2 bitmap. do. On the other hand, if the Option 1 bitmap indicates that the first DL PRS occurrence (2010-1) is not muted, the two repetitions (2020-1, 2020-2) of the DL PRS resource are muted by the Option 2 bitmap. Muting is indicated. Here, if the bit corresponding to the first repetition (2020-1) of the DL PRS resource among the 2-bit option 2 bitmap indicates muting, the corresponding DL PRS resource (2020-1) is muted. Additionally, if the bit corresponding to the second repetition (2020-2) of the DL PRS resource among the 2-bit Option 2 bitmap indicates muting, the corresponding DL PRS resource (2020-2) is muted. Option 2 bitmap can be applied when Option 1 bitmap indicates not to be muted.

Figure 21 is a flowchart showing a muting method for sidelink positioning to which the present disclosure is applicable.

Referring to FIG. 21, the first terminal determines the first sidelink positioning muting resource (S2110). Additionally, the first terminal determines the second sidelink positioning muting resources to be muted by the second terminals (S2120). Thereafter, the first terminal transmits information about the second sidelink positioning muting resources to the second terminals (S2130). Additionally, the first terminal transmits a sidelink positioning reference signal based on the first sidelink positioning muting resource (S2140).

Here, the first terminal may be a terminal that becomes the leader within terminal groups consisting of a plurality of anchor terminals that transmit a sidelink positioning reference signal to one target terminal.

More specifically, the step (S2110) in which the first terminal determines the first sidelink positioning muting resource is as follows. As previously seen through FIG. 20, in the case of PRS-based reference signal transmission, each bit of the muting bitmap (option 1 bitmap) corresponds to each occurrence or consecutive instance within the DL PRS resource set. instances). Additionally, a bitmap indicating muting (option 2 bitmap) may indicate muting for each DL PRS resource within an event or instance for one period. At this time, the bitmap can be set to any of 2, 4, 8, 16, or 32 bits.

In contrast, in the case of sidelink positioning, the muting bitmap can be selected from one of specific muting patterns. For example, in the case of a 2-bit configuration, it can be configured as either [1 0] or [0 1], and can be defined as muting pattern #0 and muting pattern #1, respectively. Also, as another example, in the case of a 4-bit configuration, it can be configured as one of four [1 0 0 0], [0 1 0 0], [0 0 1 0], and [0 0 0 1], each of which has a muting pattern. It can be defined as #0, muting pattern #1, muting pattern #2, and muting pattern #3.

Here, muting pattern #0 and muting pattern #1 in the 2-bit configuration, muting pattern #0, muting pattern #1, muting pattern #2, and muting pattern #3 in the 4-bit configuration are of the first terminal. It can be decided based on. At this time, as an example, is the decimal number of the CRC of the PSCCH associated with the PSSCH and may be the same as Equation 11 below, but may not be limited thereto. here, may be each parity bit, and L may be the number of parity bits.

[Equation 11]

remind Based on this, the value taken as modular N becomes the muting pattern used by the first terminal, where N is N = 2 when the aforementioned muting bitmap has a 2-bit configuration, and the muting bitmap is 4 bits. In case of configuration, N=4.

For a more specific example, if the muting bitmap is a 2-bit configuration, ( If mod 2)=0, muting pattern #0 i.e. [1 0] is used, ( If mod 2)=1, use muting pattern #1, i.e. [0 1].

For another more specific example, if the muting bitmap is a 4-bit configuration, ( If mod 4)=0, muting pattern #0 i.e. [1 0 0 0] is used, ( If mod 4)=1, use muting pattern #1, i.e. [0 1 0 0]. In the same way, if the muting bitmap is composed of 4 bits, ( If mod 4)=2, muting pattern #2 i.e. [0 0 1 0] is used, ( If mod 4)=3, use muting pattern #3, that is, [0 0 0 1].

here, Even if the first terminal's unique ID value is It can be coped with, and the value obtained by taking the ID value as modular N (where N is a comb value) can be the RE offset used by the first terminal.

Regarding the muting option, at least one of the option 1 bitmap and the option 2 bitmap may be set. As an example, only the option 1 bitmap can be fixedly set and used. Additionally, only the option 2 bitmap can be set and used permanently. As an example, both Option 1 bitmap and Option 2 bitmap may be set. At this time, when both the Option 1 bitmap and the Option 2 bitmap are set, all DL PRS resources in the purposes for which muting is indicated based on Option 1 are muted, and among the occasions for which muting is not indicated, all DL PRS resources are muted by the Option 2 bitmap. DL PRS resources for which muting is indicated may be muted.

Next, the step (S2120) in which the first terminal determines the second sidelink positioning muting resources to be muted by the second terminals is as follows.

When the muting bitmap is composed of 2 bits, the first terminal divides the second terminals into two sub-groups, and for each terminal belonging to the first sub-group, the previously mentioned muting pattern #0, that is, [1 0] It is decided to use , and for each terminal belonging to the second sub-group, it is decided to use the previously mentioned muting pattern #1, that is, [0 1].

When the muting bitmap is composed of 4 bits, the first terminal divides the second terminals into four sub-groups, and for each terminal belonging to the first sub-group, the previously mentioned muting pattern #0, that is, [1 0 0 0], and for each terminal belonging to the second sub-group, it is decided to use the previously mentioned muting pattern #1, that is, [0 1 0 0]. In the same way, for each of the terminals belonging to the third sub-group, it is decided to use the previously mentioned muting pattern #2, that is, [0 0 1 0], and for each of the terminals belonging to the fourth sub-group, as mentioned above Decide to use muting pattern #3, i.e. [0 0 0 1].

Thereafter, the first terminal transmits to each of the second terminals information about the second sidelink positioning muting resources including the muting pattern determined to be used for each of the aforementioned terminals (S2130).

Additionally, based on the first sidelink positioning muting resource, the first terminal transmits a sidelink positioning reference signal for the remaining resources excluding the muted resources (S2140).

Figure 22 is a diagram showing a base station device and a terminal device to which the present disclosure can be applied.

The base station device 2200 may include a processor 2220, an antenna unit 2212, a transceiver 2214, and a memory 2216.

The processor 2220 performs baseband-related signal processing and may include an upper layer processing unit 2230 and a physical layer processing unit 2240. The upper layer processing unit 2230 may process operations of a MAC (Medium Access Control) layer, RRC (Radio Resource Control) layer, or higher layers. The physical layer processing unit 2240 may process physical (PHY) layer operations (e.g., uplink reception signal processing, downlink transmission signal processing). In addition to performing baseband-related signal processing, the processor 2220 may also control the overall operation of the base station device 2200.

The antenna unit 2212 may include one or more physical antennas, and when it includes multiple antennas, it may support Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) transmission and reception. Transceiver 2214 may include a radio frequency (RF) transmitter and an RF receiver. The memory 2216 may store information processed by the processor 2220, software related to the operation of the base station device 2200, an operating system, applications, etc., and may also include components such as buffers.

The processor 2220 of the base station 2200 may be configured to implement the operations of the base station in the embodiments described in the present invention.

The terminal device 2250 may include a processor 2270, an antenna unit 2262, a transceiver 2264, and a memory 2266. As an example, in the present invention, the terminal device 2250 can communicate with the base station device 2200. As another example, in the present invention, the terminal device 2250 can perform sidelink communication with another terminal device. That is, the terminal device 2250 of the present invention refers to a device that can communicate with at least one of the base station device 2200 and other terminal devices, and is not limited to communication with a specific device.

The processor 2270 performs baseband-related signal processing and may include an upper layer processing unit 2280 and a physical layer processing unit 2290. The upper layer processing unit 2280 can process operations of the MAC layer, RRC layer, or higher layers. The physical layer processing unit 2290 may process PHY layer operations (e.g., downlink received signal processing, uplink transmitted signal processing). In addition to performing baseband-related signal processing, the processor 2270 may also control the overall operation of the terminal device 2250.

The antenna unit 2262 may include one or more physical antennas, and may support MIMO transmission and reception when it includes a plurality of antennas. Transceiver 2264 may include an RF transmitter and an RF receiver. The memory 2266 may store information processed by the processor 2270, software related to the operation of the terminal device 2250, an operating system, applications, etc., and may also include components such as buffers. As an example, the operations of FIGS. 1 to 21 described above may be performed based on the base station 2200 and the terminal device 2250, and may not be limited to a specific embodiment.

The various embodiments of the present disclosure do not list all possible combinations but are intended to explain representative aspects of the present disclosure, and matters described in the various embodiments may be applied independently or in combination of two or more.

Additionally, various embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented by hardware, firmware, software, or a combination thereof. For hardware implementation, one or more ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits), DSPs (Digital Signal Processors), DSPDs (Digital Signal Processing Devices), PLDs (Programmable Logic Devices), FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Arrays), general purpose It can be implemented by a processor (general processor), controller, microcontroller, microprocessor, etc.

The scope of the present disclosure is software or machine-executable instructions (e.g., operating system, application, firmware, program, etc.) that cause operations according to the methods of various embodiments to be executed on a device or computer, and such software or It includes non-transitory computer-readable medium in which instructions, etc. are stored and can be executed on a device or computer.

2200: base station 2212: antenna of the base station
2220: Processor of base station 2214: Transceiver of base station
2230: Upper layer processing unit of the base station 2216: Memory of the base station
2230: Base station physical layer processing unit
2250: Terminal 2262: Antenna of the terminal
2270: Processor of terminal 2264: Transceiver of terminal
2280: upper layer processing unit of the terminal 2266: memory of the terminal
2290: Physical layer processing unit of the terminal

Claims (1)

In a method of configuring resources for sidelink positioning in a wireless communication system,
A first terminal determining a first sidelink positioning transmission resource;
determining, by the first terminal, second sidelink positioning transmission resources to be transmitted by the second terminals;
The first terminal transmitting information about the second sidelink positioning transmission resources to the second terminals; and
A method of configuring resources for positioning, including the step of the first terminal transmitting a sidelink positioning reference signal based on the first sidelink positioning transmission resource.

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