G01S5/0215

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REALIZING UPLINK POSITIONING, AND STORAGE MEDIUM
20220210761 · 2022-06-30 · ·

Provided are a method and an apparatus for implementing uplink positioning and a storage medium. The method includes: sending a first positioning instruction to a first measurement node set, where the first measurement node set includes at least three measurement nodes and a target node is located within a coverage range of the measurement nodes; receiving first positioning attribute information fed back by each measurement node and corresponding to the first positioning instruction, where the first positioning attribute information includes a measurement node identity and random access information of a cell where the measurement node is located; and sending a random access instruction carrying the first positioning attribute information to the target node, where the random access instruction is configured to trigger the target node to send a random access signal to the each measurement node to determine a communication distance between the target node and the each measurement node.

METHOD OF CORRECTING TIME OF DEPARTURE IN OBSERVED TIME DIFFERENCE OF ARRIVAL POSITIONING
20220191817 · 2022-06-16 ·

A method, apparatus, and a computer-readable storage medium are provided for correcting time of departure of positioning reference signals (PRRs) used in estimating location of a user equipment in wireless networks. In one example implementation, the method may include receiving, by a user equipment (UE), one or more positioning reference signals (PRSs) from each cell of a plurality of cells. The example method may further include determining, by the user equipment (UE), arrival times of positioning reference signals (PRSs) from different cells of the plurality of cells; and transmitting, by the user equipment (UE), reference signal time difference (RSTD) values.

Crowd-sourcing of potentially manipulated radio signals and/or radio signal parameters

A method is disclosed that includes obtaining one or more pieces of spoofing information indicative of a data set enabling positioning based on radio signals sent by a respective radio node. The data set is further indicative of one or more parameters based on which said positioning is performed and/or controlled and which is considered to be at least partially unexpected. The method further includes aggregating spoofing information based on the one or more parameters of the respective data set of the one or more pieces of spoofing information; and providing at least a part of the aggregated spoofing information for usage in a positioning. A corresponding apparatus, computer-readable storage medium and system are also disclosed.

Loran device with interference cancellation and interference canceller device with related methods

A LORAN device may include a LORAN antenna, a LORAN receiver, an RF signal path extending between the LORAN antenna and the LORAN receiver and being subject to ambient RF interference, and an ambient RF interference canceller coupled in the RF signal path. The ambient RF interference canceller may include an ambient RF interference sensor configured to generate an estimated ambient RF interference signal based on the sensed ambient RF interference, and cancellation circuitry configured to cooperate with the ambient RF interference sensor to generate an ambient RF interference cancellation signal based upon the sensed ambient RF interference signal, and add the ambient RF interference cancellation signal to the RF signal path.

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING POSITIONING MEASUREMENT
20220155401 · 2022-05-19 ·

Disclosed in the present application is a method and device for determining a positioning measurement value, for use in obtaining optimal positioning measurement from positioning measurement values measured by multiple receiver units. The method for determining the positioning measurement value provided by the present application comprises: measuring, by receiver units in a receiver unit array, measurement values used for positioning; and determining, on the basis of the measurement values used for positioning measured by the receiver units in the receiver unit array, an optimal measurement value used for positioning.

METHOD TO IMPROVE DOWNLINK PRS POSITIONING PERFORMANCE IN PRESENCE OF SLOT MISALIGNMENT
20230269048 · 2023-08-24 ·

A method of user equipment (UE) positioning includes receiving positioning assistance data associated with a Transmission Reception Point (TRP), such as an expected Reference Signal Time difference (RSTD) between a reference cell and the TRP. The method also includes capturing, based on at least the expected RSTD, a first portion of reference signals from the TRP, where, at the UE, the first portion of the reference signals does not overlap in time with non-reference signals from the reference cell. The method further includes determining a first Time of Arrival (TOA) of the reference signals from the TRP based on the first portion of the reference signals.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING A SOURCE OF RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE IN A WIRELESS NETWORK

An interference detection system in a network identifies a first wireless station that has experienced radio frequency (RF) interference from an unknown source and identifies one or more second wireless stations that have experienced similar interference. A plurality of estimated interference source locations are scored based on a comparison of estimated interference to observed interference at the one or more second wireless stations. A predicted interference source location is identified based on the scored plurality of estimated interference source locations. It is determined whether the unknown interference source is a persistent interference source over a selected time period, wherein the predicted interference source location is identified for each interval in the selected time period. The predicted interference source locations for each interval in the selected time period are retrieved and an aggregated predicted interference source location is calculated based on the retrieved predicted interference source locations.

CROSS-LINK INTERFERENCE (CLI) MEASUREMENTS FOR RECEIVED SIGNAL STRENGTH INDICATOR (RSSI) BASED POSITIONING
20230266424 · 2023-08-24 ·

Aspects of the present disclosure are regarding cross-link interference (CLI) measurements for received signal strength indicator (RSSI) based positioning. An example method for wireless communication performed by a first user equipment (UE), comprising: receiving, from a base station, a first message comprising a cross-link interference (CLI) configuration; performing one or more CLI measurements associated with an uplink transmission of a second UE based on the CLI configuration; receiving a second message comprising an uplink transmission power measurement of the second UE; determining a pathloss associated with the second UE based on the one or more CLI measurements and the uplink transmission power measurement; and determining a range between a location of the first UE and a location of the second UE based on the pathloss.

Interference source searching method and interference source searching apparatus

An interference source hunting method of hunting for an interference source of electromagnetic waves while moving between multiple measurement points, includes the steps of acquiring strength information of electromagnetic waves, estimating a distance from the measurement point to the location of the interference source, based on the strength information, calculating a first presence probability that the interference source is present at each position, based on whether a distance from the measurement point to the position is within the distance, updating second presence probabilities acquired in hunting in the past, based on the first presence probabilities, determining a position obtained by moving, by a predetermined distance, the measurement point toward a position with the second presence probability higher than the second presence probability at the measurement point, as a new measurement point, and determining, in a case where a size of an area in which each of the second presence probabilities is greater than or equal to a predetermined value is less than a predetermined value, that the location of the interference source is within the area.

System And Method For Phase Manipulation Attack Protection And Detection In AoA and AoD
20220150705 · 2022-05-12 ·

Systems and methods for detecting and protecting against phase manipulation during AoA or AoD operations are disclosed. For AoA operations, the network device receiving the constant tone extension (CTE) generates an antenna switching pattern, which may be randomly generated. The network device then receives the CTE using a plurality of antenna elements. In one embodiment, the network device compares the phase of portions of the CTE signal received that utilize the same antenna element. If the phase of these portions differs by more than a threshold, the network device detects a malicious attack and acts accordingly. In another embodiment, if the AoA algorithm cannot determine the angle of arrival, the network device detects a malicious attack and acts accordingly. For angle of departure operations, the network device that transmits the CTE signal generates the antenna switching pattern and transmits it to the position engine, which performs the comparisons described above.