Method and apparatus for obtaining location information by transitioning between modes of operation

A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:

• determining that a first mobile device is to transition to an anchor mode;
• determining anchor pairs from among a group of anchors and the first mobile device that is operating in the anchor mode, wherein the determining the anchor pairs is based at least in part on anchor locations, and wherein the anchor locations are known by the processing system for the group of anchors and for the first mobile device;
• deriving a schedule for communications between the anchor pairs and one or more second mobile devices;
• and
• causing the schedule to be provided to the anchor pairs, wherein the communications between the anchor pairs and the one or more second mobile devices enables each of the one or more second mobile devices to determine its respective device position.

A method comprising:

• determining, by a processing system including a processor, that a first mobile device is to transition to an anchor mode;
• determining, by the processing system, anchor pairs from among a group of anchors and the first mobile device that is operating in the anchor mode, wherein the determining the anchor pairs is based at least in part on anchor locations, and wherein the anchor locations are known by the processing system for the group of anchors and for the first mobile device;
• causing, by the processing system, a schedule to be generated for communications between the anchor pairs and one or more second mobile devices;
• and
• transmitting, by the processing system, the schedule to the anchor pairs, wherein the communications between the anchor pairs and the one or more second mobile devices enables each of the one or more second mobile devices to determine its respective device position.