Exemplary system, method and computer-accessible medium for selecting at least one location of (i) at least one receiver or transceiver or (ii) at least one transmitter or transceiver can be provided. For example, it is possible to facilitate a receipt, from the at least one transmitter or transceiver, of a plurality of signals by the receiver(s) or transceiver(s). Each of the signals has a multipath component. Then, it is possible to determine time of flight (ToF) information and angle of arrival (AoA) information of the multipath components present in the signals. Further, it is possible to determine one or more possible locations of (i) the receiver(s) or transceiver(s) or (ii) the transmitter(s) or transceiver(s) based on the ToF information, the AoA information, and a model of physical surroundings. The location(s) of (i) the receiver(s) or transceiver(s), or (ii) the transmitter(s) or transceiver(s) can be selected based on the one or more possible locations.

Inter-alia, a method is disclosed comprising: obtaining, for at least one reference position, an estimate of a representative direction from a node of a communication network to the at least one reference position based on information indicative of at least one directional measurement, the directional measurement being indicative at least of a propagation direction of a signal communicated between the at least one reference position and the node of the communication network; obtaining, for the at least one reference position, a weighted estimate of the representative direction based on at least an angular weighting function for the at least one reference position, the angular weighting function being representative at least of an aperture of at least one antenna of the node of the communication network; and obtaining information indicative at least of an orientation and/or position of the node of the communication network at least based on the weighted estimate of the representative direction obtained for the at least one reference position.

A wireless communications device (100) includes a wireless interface (122) for conducting wireless communications with one or more network nodes (110) of a wireless communications network (102). The wireless communications device (100) further includes a control circuit (118) configured to receive a plurality of reference signals transmitted by the one or more network nodes (110), measure the plurality of reference signals to generate a plurality of positioning measurements, associate the plurality of positioning measurements with beam information, and select a set of positioning measurements with associated beam information for determining a positioning estimate of the wireless communications device (100).

A method, apparatus, and system are provided for facilitating positioning based on signal correlation function characteristic feedback. In an embodiment, the method may involve steps performed by a network node in communication with a wireless communication device (WCD) and a plurality of base stations. The network node receives, from the WCD, location information including position reference signal (PRS) correlation function characteristics of a cross-correlation between a received downlink signal and a transmitted PRS for each base station from the plurality of base stations. The network node determines a position of the WCD using the PRS correlation function characteristics. The WCD may initiate the transmission of the PRS correlation function characteristics on its own, or in response to a request to do so from the network node.

A method of training an artificial neural network (ANN), receives, from a base station, signal information for a radio frequency signal between the base station and a user equipment (UE). The artificial neural network is trained to determine a location of the UE and to map the environment based on the received signal information and in the absence of labeled data.

Traditional “low-to-high waveform change” timing markers, in navigation or GPS signals, can be easily naturally or maliciously altered and require unshareable, high-resolution, high-capacity channels, often not government available. Whereas, message text format methods include proven error correction, redundancy, encryption, jam-resistance, concealability, spoof-resistance, multiuser, delayable messaging, channel efficiency, and downstream authentication. Herein, “virtual timing markers” exploit message format strengths and more. Because many navigating platforms also communicate voice, messages, or data, platforms and multiuser messages can simultaneously and unintrusively share the same transmission signal, which reduces onboard hardware, needed channel capacity, radio frequencies, costs, and infrastructure. FAA mandated, airliner collision avoidance broadcasts of their GPS location can unintrusively commingle navigation messages with aforementioned strengths as precise derivative GPS timing markers on existing, prolific broadcasts having 1000× greater power levels. “Relayed transmission pathways” can eliminate cumbersome traditional nanosecond synchronization of navigation transmitters or exploit inclusion of happenstance neighborhood transmitters. Additional features.

Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for improving positioning accuracy of user equipments (UEs) using non line-of-sight (NLOS) positioning reference signals (PRS) and map information. A method that may be performed by a UE includes obtaining map information regarding, at least, one or more reflectors in an environment including at least the UE and another node, detecting at least one positioning reference signal (PRS) transmission that travels one or more non line-of-sight (NLOS) transmission paths in the environment, and participating in a positioning procedure that estimates a position of the UE based, at least in part, on the at least one PRS transmission that travels the one or more NLOS transmission paths and the map information.

Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive, from a network node, such as a base station or another UE, one or more reference signals. The reference signals may be examples of sensing reference signals (SRSs) or positioning reference signals (PRSs). The UE may identify a time of arrival (TOA) parameter value associated with each of the one or more references signals, and the UE may prioritize each of the one or more reference signals based on the TOA parameter value associated with each of the one or more reference signals. In some cases, the UE may perform a channel measurement procedure, and may transmit a report including the results of the measurement, to the network node. The report may include TOA parameter values associated with each of the one or more reference signals received from the network node.

One embodiment relates to a method for measuring, by a first terminal, a distance between the first terminal and a second terminal and positions thereof in a wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps of: receiving, by a first terminal, a first signal and a second signal from a second terminal; and measuring, by the first terminal, a distance between the first terminal and the second terminal on the basis of the first signal and the second signal, wherein the distance is measured on the basis of a first transmitting angle, a second transmitting angle, a first receiving angle, a second receiving angle, and a difference between a first receiving time when the first terminal receives the first signal and a second receiving time when the first terminal receives the second signal.

A method is provided for determining a position of a mobile participant of a wireless communication network, wherein the method comprises: determining (102) a first distance between the mobile participant and a stationary participant of the wireless communication network depending on a location signal transmitted by the stationary participant or the mobile participant; determining (104) a second distance between a stationary replicator unit and the mobile participant depending on a replicated signal which is transmitted by means of the stationary replicator unit depending on the location signal, and depending on a further distance between the replicator unit and the stationary participant; and determining (106) a position of the mobile participant depending on the first distance and depending on the second distance.