Patent ID: 9279879
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: G01S,H04B,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of wireless communication, comprising: receiving, from an access point, assistance data indicating at least a first sequence of symbols of a subframe for a first positioning reference signal (PRS), a second sequence of symbols of the subframe for a second PRS, and at least one type of reference signal of a plurality of types of reference signals to be used for positioning; receiving, from the access point, the first PRS via the first sequence of symbols; receiving, from a passive distributed element coupled to the access point, the second PRS via the second sequence of symbols that are different from the first sequence of symbols, the second sequence of symbols being determined based at least in part on a function of an identifier of the passive distributed element that is assigned by the access point, and the second sequence of symbols being transmitted to the passive distributed element from the access point so that the passive distributed element uses the second sequence of symbols when transmitting the second PRS; and associating the first PRS with the access point and the second PRS with the passive distributed element.