AUDIBILITY IMPROVEMENT FOR REFERENCE SIGNALS Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC H04B7/26 

FIELD: radio engineering, communication.

SUBSTANCE: method of improving audibility of reference signals in a wireless network involves determining a positioning subframe configured for transmitting positioning reference signals (PRS), wherein access points in said wireless network suppress or reduce transmission of user plane data in said positioning subframe; selecting one or more resource elements in the positioning subframe for transmitting a PRS while avoiding resource elements in the positioning subframe configured for transmitting cell-specific reference signals (CRS); and transmitting a PRS in the one or more resource elements.

EFFECT: improved radio audibility of reference signals.

42 cl, 17 dwg