Method and apparatus for communication and sensing in wireless communication network operating in half-duplex mode

An apparatus comprising:

• an electronic device configured to generate a radio frequency (RF) sensing signal comprising a plurality of sensing cycles, each sensing cycle of the plurality of sensing cycles comprising a first sensing subcycle and a second sensing subcycle, the first sensing subcycle comprising a first active phase and a first passive phase, and the second sensing subcycle comprising a second active phase and a second passive phase.

A method comprising:

• receiving, by a second electronic device, a radio frequency (RF) sensing signal comprising a plurality of sensing cycles, each sensing cycle of the plurality of sensing cycles comprising a first sensing subcycle and a second sensing subcycle, the first sensing subcycle comprising a first active phase and a first passive phase, and the second sensing subcycle comprising a second active phase and a second passive phase.

An apparatus comprising:

• an electronic device configured to receive a radio frequency (RF) sensing signal comprising a plurality of sensing cycles, each sensing cycle of the plurality of sensing cycles comprising a first sensing subcycle and a second sensing subcycle, the first sensing subcycle comprising a first active phase and a first passive phase, and the second sensing subcycle comprising a second active phase and a second passive phase.