The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services.

A communication method operated by a terminal includes receiving, from a base station, control information for configuring the terminal to interwork with a WLAN in a cellular connection state, communicating at least one traffic with a first WLAN based on the control information in the cellular connection state, and communicating the at least one traffic with the first WLAN based on the control information, if the cellular connection state is released. A terminal includes a controller configured to receive, from a base station, control information for configuring the terminal to interwork with a WLAN in a cellular connection state, communicate at least one traffic with a first WLAN based on the control information in the cellular connection state, and communicate the at least one traffic with the first WLAN based on the control information, if the cellular connection state is released.

A positioning system operates by first determining that a user is pedestrian, and then estimating a speed of the user. Having tracked a first signal from one radio transmitter whose position is known, the system attempts to detect additional signals from the one transmitter, in a search space such that the first signal and the or each additional signal are consistent with the estimated speed of the user and with one or more of the signals having been reflected off a reflector in the vicinity of the user. One or more detected additional signals from the one transmitter are then tracked, and candidate measurements, derived from the first signal and the one or more detected additional signals, are provided for use when estimating the position and/or velocity of the user.

Disclosed is a method for performing positioning by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system including: receiving first assistance data including first reference cell information and first neighbor cell information from a first base station (BS) through a first frequency; receiving second assistance data including second reference cell information and second neighbor cell information from a second base station through a second frequency; receiving a positioning reference signal (PRS) on the basis of the first assistance data and receiving a discovery reference signal (DRS) on the basis of the second assistance data; performing measurement using the received PRS and the DRS; and reporting a measurement result to a serving BS.

A positioning and tracking system is disclosed. The positioning and tracking system includes positioning sensors disposed in a space, wherein the positioning sensors are all movable and all have functions of sensing distance, angle and time, and the positioning sensors communicate with each other to sense relative distances, relative angles and relative times between every two positioning sensors of the positioning sensors. when at least one of the positioning sensors moves in the space, the positioning sensors re-communicate with each other to instantly update the relative distances, the relative angles and the relative times between every two positioning sensors of the positioning sensors.

Methods and apparatus relating to use of actual and/or virtual beacons are described. Virtual beacons are virtual in that an actual beacon need not be transmitted but a rather a virtual beacon transmitter at a desired location maybe considered to transmit virtual beacons. In some embodiments a set of beacon transmitter information for one or more beacons is supplied to devices in a communications system. The beacon transmitter information indicates transmission power and location of actual and virtual beacon transmitters as well as information to be communicated by virtual beacons. Devices with access to beacon information can determine based on the location of a wireless terminal whether the wireless terminal is within coverage area of a virtual beacon and report reception of the virtual beacon to the wireless terminal or a component of the wireless terminal which acts upon receiving an indication of beacon reception.

A method and device for estimating the time of arrival (ToA) of a radio signal are proposed. The radio signal comprises M subsignals carried on M subcarriers, where M is an integer ≥2. The number of propagation paths and the time of arrival associated with a first path are estimated. The technique can improve ToA estimation accuracy, especially in a multipath fading channel, and reduce the need for channel information.

According to various, but not necessarily all, embodiments there is provided an apparatus comprising means for: obtaining a position of a user device; locating one or more surfaces providing one or more putative reflection points for a non-line-of-sight (NLOS) path between the user device and a wearable device; conditional upon locating the one or more surfaces, causing ranging signals to be exchanged between the user device and the wearable device to determine a relative position of the wearable device with respect to the user device; determining, from at least the relative position and position of the user device, data that enables calibration of one or more sensors of the wearable device; and causing transmission of the data to the wearable device.

Systems, methods, and circuitries are disclosed for determining a position of a wireless device. In one example, an apparatus for a first wireless communication device including baseband circuitry having a radio frequency (RF) interface configured to transmit and receive RF signals is provided. The apparatus includes one or more processors configured to process a signal received from a second wireless communication device to identify at least first arrival path and a different arrival path between the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device; and determine a location of the second wireless communication device based on the first arrival path and the different arrival path.

A method for locating an interferer is provided. The method includes determining, from one of a time difference of arrival (TDOA) signature and a frequency difference of arrival (FDOA) signature between a first signal received at a satellite at a first location and a second signal received at the same satellite at a second location, a first curve on which the interferer lies, determining, from direction of arrival information generated using signals received from the interferer at a plurality of elements of a linear array on the satellite, a second curve on which the interferer lies, and determining, based on an intersection between the first and second curves, the location of the interferer.

Inter-alia, a method is disclosed comprising: obtaining at least two sets of sample measurements, wherein a respective set of sample measurements thereof is indicative of one or more signals that are observable by an antenna, wherein a respective set of sample measurements of the at least two sets of sample measurements is measured with a respective antenna of at least two antennas, and wherein the two antennas have a distance from one another and are comprised by or connectable to an apparatus; determining time-of-arrival, TOA, difference information indicative of a TOA difference between the at least two sets of sample measurements, wherein the TOA difference information is determined based, at least in part, on at least two sets of sample measurements, the determining comprising checking whether the TOA difference reflects said distance between the at least two antennas. Corresponding apparatus, computer program and system are further disclosed.