Coordination of crowd sensing using radio frequency sensing from multiple wireless nodes

A wireless device configured for crowdsourcing radio frequency (RF) sensing, comprising:

• a wireless transceiver configured to wirelessly communicate with network entities and transmit and receive RF sensing signals;
• at least one memory;
• at least one processor coupled to the wireless transceiver and the at least one memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
• obtain RF sensing coordination information, the RF sensing coordination information comprising orthogonality information for transmission and reception by the wireless device of RF sensing signals that are orthogonal to RF sensing signals transmitted and received by other nearby wireless devices used for the crowdsourcing RF sensing;
• perform RF sensing operations based at least in part on the RF sensing coordination information;
• and
• report RF sensing results.

A method at a coordinating device for crowdsourcing radio frequency (RF) sensing, comprising:

• determining a plurality of wireless devices for crowdsourcing RF sensing;
• generating RF sensing coordination information for each wireless device in the plurality of wireless devices, the RF sensing coordination information comprising orthogonality information for transmission and reception by the each wireless device of RF sensing signals that are orthogonal to RF sensing signals transmitted and received by other nearby wireless devices in the plurality of wireless devices;
• and
• sending the RF sensing coordination information to each wireless device for RF sensing operations by the each wireless device.

A coordinating device configured for crowdsourcing radio frequency (RF) sensing, comprising:

• a transceiver configured to wirelessly communicate with network entities;
• at least one memory;
• at least one processor coupled to the transceiver and the at least one memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
• determine a plurality of wireless devices for crowdsourcing RF sensing;
• generate RF sensing coordination information for each wireless device in the plurality of wireless devices, the RF sensing coordination information comprising orthogonality information for transmission and reception by the each wireless device of RF sensing signals that are orthogonal to RF sensing signals transmitted and received by other nearby wireless devices in the plurality of wireless devices;
• and
• send the RF sensing coordination information to each wireless device for RF sensing operations by the each wireless device.