Techniques are provided for handling positioning sessions in response to a timing source outage. An example method for configuring a positioning method based on a timing source outage includes receiving an indication of the timing source outage from a station, determining the positioning method based at least in part on the indication of the timing source outage, and sending an indication of the positioning method to one or more network entities.

The invention relates to a device (10) for a cellular communications network (1000), wherein said device (10) includes at least a processor (12), a memory (14) and a transceiver (16) and is configurable to: determine (300) a parameter (P) which characterizes a relative velocity (v_rel) of said device (10) with respect to a base station (110) of said cellular communications network (1000), and to modify (302) a timing of at least one uplink transmission (ul) from said device (10) to said base station (110) depending on said parameter (P).

The user devices in managed networks, such as 5G and 6G networks, are required to adapt their uplink transmissions to the base station’s resource grid, including the timing and frequency structure of the resource grid. Message-heavy legacy synchronization procedures can consume substantial resources. Therefore, a simpler, faster procedure is disclosed in which synchronization parameters are standardized where possible, timing signals are configured in minimal size where possible, and the user device collaborates with the base station to adjust the user device’s clock setting, clock rate, timing advance (to match the base station’s symbol boundaries), and Doppler correction (to match the base station’s subcarrier frequency), without exchanging data messages other than very brief timing signals. Such ultra-lean synchronization procedures may enable low-complexity synchronization in future high-frequency communications.

High-frequency communications in 5G and especially 6G will require precise synchronization of user devices with the base station, including periodically setting the user device clock time and clock rate to mitigate oscillator drift. The base station can assist user devices by periodically providing a timing signal containing a mid-symbol timestamp point, which is a signal that includes an abrupt change in phase or amplitude centered in the symbol-time. A receiver can analyze the timing signal and determine precisely the time of arrival of the timestamp point, and correct the receiver's clock to ensure that uplink messages will then arrive at the base station synchronized with the base station's resource grid. In addition, the base station can provide two timing signals in which the mid-symbol timestamp points are separated by a predetermined separation, thereby assisting the user devices in adjusting their clock rates.

A method of supporting latency monitoring in a network transporting traffic to and from a wireless base station. The method comprises, at a first node of the transport network determining a first timestamp representing a time at which a data element is received at the first node and adding information representative of the first timestamp to a communication signal which carries data for the wireless base station, the data including the data element. The method also comprises sending an indication of an association between the information representative of the first timestamp and the data element that the information representative of the first timestamp relates to. A method performed at a second node as well as apparatus for use at the first node and apparatus for use at the second node are also disclosed.

According to embodiments described herein, a long delay-detector improves delay estimation performance for PRACH for many practical deployment scenarios. This, for example, reduces the risk that the timing advance of the UE is set incorrectly and hence reduces the risk that subsequent communication fails and that the UE spreads unnecessary interference to other communication in the system.

A method of operating a user equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes receiving, from a second UE, a first sidelink (SL) positioning reference signal (PRS) in slot m; measuring a receive (Rx) timing of the first SL PRS in the slot m; and determining a reference transmit (Tx) timing of the slot m. The method further includes determining a first SL Rx - Tx time difference as a difference between the Rx timing of the first SL PRS in the slot m and the reference Tx timing of the slot m and determine information for a first report based on the first SL Rx - Tx time difference.

A specifying unit 51 of a flying body operation management device 50 specifies an airspace in which a propagation delay equal to or greater than a threshold value occurs in the uplink of a time-division duplex between a wireless communication terminal 30 and a wireless base station 41 to which wireless communication terminal 30 is wirelessly connected. Next, an assigning unit 52 of flying body operation management device 50 performs a process of assigning, with respect to each airspace, a flying body 10 having a wireless communication terminal 20. At this time, with respect to an airspace specified by specifying unit 51, assigning unit 52 limits the assigning of flying body 10 on which wireless communication terminal 20 is mounted.

A method for determining an effective time includes: UE determining a time with a preset time interval from a downlink slot at which the UE receives a MAC CE signaling as an effective time of a configuration carried in the MAC CE signaling, wherein the preset time interval comprises at least a compensation duration for the UE to switch to the configuration carried in the MAC CE signaling.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and devices for communication by a terminal. The method can include: sending, by the terminal, a first data frame to a relay device in a first mode, the first data frame comprising a first preamble and a first message information set, and the first preamble being used to wake up the relay device; sending, by the terminal, a second data frame to the relay device in the first mode, the second data frame comprising a second preamble and a second information set, the second data frame being sent after the terminal has sent the first data frame and a first time interval has elapsed, and the length of the second preamble being less than that of the first preamble; and receiving, by the terminal, a third data frame sent by the relay device in the first mode, the third data frame being sent to the terminal after being received from the base station by the relay device.