Patent ID: 8594696
Filing Date: 2013-11-26
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method in a positioning node for enabling positioning of a user equipment, which user equipment is served in a first cell controlled by a radio network node, which positioning node and radio network node are comprised in a radio communications network, the method comprising; obtaining an indication indicating availability, at the user equipment, of timing information of at least one cell; and determining whether the timing information of the at least one cell is available at the user equipment based on the obtained indication, which timing information is enabling positioning of the user equipment; generating positioning assistance data, which positioning assistance data comprises information associated with the at least one cell; transmitting a message to the user equipment, which message comprises the positioning assistance data, which positioning assistance data and the timing information of the at least one cell available at the user equipment enables positioning of the user equipment; wherein the generated positioning assistance data comprises an indication of a reference cell and a list of neighbour cells and information regarding muting sequence of at least some of the cells.