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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2022
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Oana-Elena Barbu, Aalborg, DK;
István Zsolt Kovács, Aalborg, DK;
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
An apparatus, computer program and method is described comprising: obtaining, at a receiver, during a first phase of operation, one or more first downlink positioning reference samples from each of a plurality of communication nodes of a mobile communication system, wherein the receiver operates in a wide-beam or omnidirectional mode during the first phase of operation; determining first response estimates of channels between the receiver and each of said each communication nodes, based on the positioning reference samples obtained for the respective communication node; selecting, for each communication node, a receiver beam for receiving positioning signals from the respective communication node, based, at least in part, on the respective first channel response estimate; and receiving, at the receiver, in a second phase of operation, one or more second downlink positioning reference samples from each of the plurality of communication nodes using the selected receiver beams.