EP-4735908-A1 - SEA STATE INFORMATION BASED ON RADIO FREQUENCY FOR SENSING PROCEDURE

Abstract

Disclosed are techniques for wireless signaling. In an aspect, a wireless sensing node receives a radio frequency for sensing (RF-S) configuration, performs one or more RF-S procedures based on the RF-S configuration, obtains sea state information based on the one or more RF-S procedures, and transmits the sea state information to a network component.

Inventors

• HIRZALLAH, Mohammed Ali Mohammed
• ZORGUI, MARWEN

Assignees

• Qualcomm Incorporated

Dates

Publication Date

20260506

Application Date

20240621

Claims (1)

1. Qualcomm Ref. No.2305273WO CLAIMS What is claimed is: 1. A method of operating a first wireless sensing node, comprising: receiving a radio frequency for sensing (RF-S) configuration; performing one or more RF-S procedures based on the RF-S configuration; obtaining sea state information based on the one or more RF-S procedures; and transmitting the sea state information to a network component. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first wireless sensing node is a user equipment (UE) or a wireless network component. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more RF-S procedures comprise one or more monostatic RF-S procedures. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more RF-S procedures comprise one or more bistatic RF-S procedures performed in coordination with a second wireless sensing node. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the first wireless sensing node is a first wireless network component and the second wireless sensing node is a second wireless network component. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the one or more RF-S procedures comprise transmission and/or measurement of synchronization signal block (SSB), channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), positioning reference signal (PRS), sounding reference signal (SRS), or sidelink positioning reference signal (SL-PRS). 7. The method of claim 4, wherein the first wireless sensing node is a wireless network component and the second wireless sensing node is a user equipment (UE), or 74 QC2305273WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2305273WO wherein the first wireless sensing node is the UE and the second wireless sensing node is the wireless network component. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the one or more RF-S procedures comprise transmission and/or measurement of a downlink positioning reference signal (DL-PRS) or an uplink sounding reference signal (UL-SRS) for positioning. 9. The method of claim 4, wherein the first wireless sensing node is a first user equipment (UE) and the second wireless sensing node is a second UE. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein the one or more RF-S procedures comprise transmission and/or measurement of a sidelink positioning reference signal (SL- PRS). 11. The method of claim 1, wherein the RF-S configuration includes: an indication of a sea state scale, a sea state indicator format, a set of sea state measurements, a measuring periodicity, a measuring condition, a reporting periodicity, a reporting condition, a downlink positioning reference signal (DL-PRS) configuration, an uplink sounding reference signal (UL-SRS-) for positioning configuration, a sidelink PRS (SL-PRS) configuration, or any combination thereof. 12. The method of claim 1, wherein the sea state information comprises: a sea state indication associated with a sea state scale, a set of sea state measurements, position, speed, trajectory and/or elevation information associated with the first wireless sensing node, 75 QC2305273WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2305273WO wind characteristics, wave characteristics, or any combination thereof. 13. The method of claim 1, further comprising: transmitting a sea state capability indication to a network component, wherein the RF-S configuration is based on the sea state capability indication. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the sea state capability indication comprises: a capability of the first wireless sensing node to sense sea states, a set of supported sea state scales, a set of supported sea state measurement types, a set of supported sea state measurement precisions, a set of secondary capabilities associated with sea states, or any combination thereof. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the set of secondary capabilities associated with sea states comprises a capability to measure wind speed, a capability to measure sea wave characteristics, or a combination thereof. 16. The method of claim 13, further comprising: receiving a sea state capability request from the network component, wherein the sea state capability indication is transmitted to the network component in response to the request. 17. The method of claim 1, further comprising: transmitting an RF-S configuration request, wherein the RF-S configuration is received in response to the RF-S configuration request. 76 QC2305273WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2305273WO 18. The method of claim 1, wherein the network component corresponds to a location management function (LMF) or a sensing management function (SnMF) or a combination thereof. 19. A method of operating a network component, comprising: determining a radio frequency for sensing (RF-S) configuration; transmitting the RF-S configuration to a first wireless sensing node; receiving sea state information based on one or more RF-S procedures performed in accordance with the RF-S configuration; and determining a sea state based on the sea state information. 20. The method of claim 19, wherein the first wireless sensing node is a user equipment (UE) or a wireless network component, or wherein the one or more RF-S procedures comprise one or more monostatic RF- S procedures, or wherein the one or more RF-S procedures comprise transmission and/or measurement of synchronization signal block (SSB), channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS), positioning reference signal (PRS), sounding reference signal (SRS), or sidelink positioning reference signal (SL-PRS), or wherein the network component corresponds to a location management function (LMF) or a sensing management function (SnMF) or a combination thereof, or any combination thereof. 21. The method of claim 19, wherein the one or more RF-S procedures comprise one or more bistatic RF-S procedures performed in coordination with a second wireless sensing node. 22. The method of claim 21, wherein the first wireless sensing node is a first wireless network component and the second wireless sensing node is a second wireless network component, or 77 QC2305273WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2305273WO wherein the first wireless sensing node is a wireless network component and the second wireless sensing node is a user equipment (UE), or wherein the first wireless sensing node is the UE and the second wireless sensing node is the wireless network component, wherein the first wireless sensing node is a first user equipment (UE) and the second wireless sensing node is a second UE. 23. The method of claim 19, wherein the RF-S configuration includes: an indication of a sea state scale, a sea state indicator format, a set of sea state measurements, a measuring periodicity, a measuring condition, a reporting periodicity, a reporting condition, a downlink positioning reference signal (DL-PRS) configuration, an uplink sounding reference signal (UL-SRS-) for positioning configuration, a sidelink PRS (SL-PRS) configuration, or any combination thereof. 24. The method of claim 19, wherein the sea state information comprises: a sea state indication associated with a sea state scale, a set of sea state measurements, position, speed, trajectory and/or elevation information associated with the first wireless sensing node, wind characteristics, wave characteristics, or any combination thereof. 25. The method of claim 19, further comprising: receiving a sea state capability indication from the first wireless sensing node, wherein the RF-S configuration is based on the sea state capability indication. 78 QC2305273WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2305273WO 26. The method of claim 25, wherein the set of secondary capabilities associated with sea states comprises a capability to measure wind speed, a capability to measure sea wave characteristics, or a combination thereof, or wherein the sea state capability indication comprises: a capability of the first wireless sensing node to sense sea states, a set of supported sea state scales, a set of supported sea state measurement types, a set of supported sea state measurement precisions, a set of secondary capabilities associated with sea states, or any combination thereof. 27. The method of claim 25, further comprising: transmitting a sea state capability request to the first wireless sensing node, wherein the sea state capability indication is received from the in response to the request. 28. The method of claim 19, further comprising: receiving an RF-S configuration request, wherein the RF-S configuration is transmitted in response to the RF-S configuration request. 29. A wireless sensing node, comprising: one or more memories; and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more processors, either alone or in combination, configured to: receive a radio frequency for sensing (RF-S) configuration; perform one or more RF-S procedures based on the RF-S configuration; obtain sea state information based on the one or more RF-S procedures; and transmit the sea state information to a network component. 79 QC2305273WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2305273WO 30. A network component, comprising: one or more memories; and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more processors, either alone or in combination, configured to: determine a radio frequency for sensing (RF-S) configuration; transmit the RF-S configuration to a wireless sensing node; receive sea state information based on one or more RF-S procedures performed in accordance with the RF-S configuration; and determine a sea state based on the sea state information. 80 QC2305273WO

Description

Qualcomm Ref. No.2305273WO SEA STATE INFORMATION BASED ON RADIO FREQUENCY FOR SENSING PROCEDURE BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE Field of the Disclosure [0001] Aspects of the disclosure relate generally to wireless technologies. 2. Description of the Related Art [0002] Wireless communication systems have developed through various generations, including a first-generation analog wireless phone service (1G), a second-generation (2G) digital wireless phone service (including interim 2.5G and 2.75G networks), a third-generation (3G) high speed data, Internet-capable wireless service and a fourth-generation (4G) service (e.g., Long Term Evolution (LTE) or WiMax). There are presently many different types of wireless communication systems in use, including cellular and personal communications service (PCS) systems. Examples of known cellular systems include the cellular analog advanced mobile phone system (AMPS), and digital cellular systems based on code division multiple access (CDMA), frequency division multiple access (FDMA), time division multiple access (TDMA), the Global System for Mobile communications (GSM), etc. [0003] A fifth generation (5G) wireless standard, referred to as New Radio (NR), enables higher data transfer speeds, greater numbers of connections, and better coverage, among other improvements. The 5G standard, according to the Next Generation Mobile Networks Alliance, is designed to provide higher data rates as compared to previous standards, more accurate positioning (e.g., based on reference signals for positioning (RS-P), such as downlink, uplink, or sidelink positioning reference signals (PRS)), and other technical enhancements. These enhancements, as well as the use of higher frequency bands, advances in PRS processes and technology, and high-density deployments for 5G, enable highly accurate 5G-based positioning. 1 QC2305273WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2305273WO SUMMARY [0004] The following presents a simplified summary relating to one or more aspects disclosed herein. Thus, the following summary should not be considered an extensive overview relating to all contemplated aspects, nor should the following summary be considered to identify key or critical elements relating to all contemplated aspects or to delineate the scope associated with any particular aspect. Accordingly, the following summary has the sole purpose to present certain concepts relating to one or more aspects relating to the mechanisms disclosed herein in a simplified form to precede the detailed description presented below. [0005] In an aspect, a method of operating a first wireless sensing node includes receiving a radio frequency for sensing (RF-S) configuration; performing one or more RF-S procedures based on the RF-S configuration; obtaining sea state information based on the one or more RF-S procedures; and transmitting the sea state information to a network component. [0006] In an aspect, a method of operating a network component includes determining a radio frequency for sensing (RF-S) configuration; transmitting the RF-S configuration to a first wireless sensing node; receiving sea state information based on one or more RF-S procedures performed in accordance with the RF-S configuration; and determining a sea state based on the sea state information. [0007] In an aspect, a first wireless sensing node includes one or more memories; and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more processors, either alone or in combination, configured to: receive a radio frequency for sensing (RF-S) configuration; perform one or more RF-S procedures based on the RF-S configuration; obtain sea state information based on the one or more RF-S procedures; and transmit the sea state information to a network component. [0008] In an aspect, a network component includes one or more memories; and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more memories, the one or more processors, either alone or in combination, configured to: determine a radio frequency for sensing (RF-S) configuration; transmit the RF-S configuration to a first wireless sensing node; receive sea state information based on one or more RF-S procedures performed in accordance with the RF-S configuration; and determine a sea state based on the sea state information. 2 QC2305273WO Qualcomm Ref. No.2305273WO [0009] In an aspect, a first wireless sensing node includes means for receiving a radio frequency for sensing (RF-S) configuration; means for performing one or more RF-S procedures based on the RF-S configuration; means for obtaining sea state information based on the one or more RF-S procedures; and means for transmitting the sea state information to a network component. [0010] In an aspect, a network component includes means for determining a radio frequency for sensing (RF-S) configuration; means for transmitting the RF-S configuration to a first wireless sensing node; means for receiving sea state information b