Sensing coordination

A method for a sensing receiver device, the method comprising:

• receiving, from a sensing coordination device, an instruction to perform sensing measurements during a time interval;
• and
• performing sensing measurements, during the time interval, on a communication packet transmitted between a radio access node and at least one wireless communication device which differs from the sensing receiver device;
• wherein the at least one wireless communication device comprises a plurality of the wireless communication devices, and wherein the communication packet is an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) packet, a preamble of the OFDM packet being common for the plurality of wireless communication devices and each wireless communication device of the plurality being associated with a respective frequency interval for the data part of the OFDM packet.

A sensing coordination device configured for association with one or more sensing receiver devices and with a radio access node that is configured for communication with one or more wireless communication devices, the sensing coordination device comprising:

• transceiver circuitry;
• and
• controlling circuitry operatively associated with the transceiver circuitry and configured to cause:
• selection of at least one of the sensing receiver devices in association with a time interval;
• instruction of the selected sensing receiver devices to perform sensing measurements during the time interval;
• and
• transmission, during the time interval, of a communication packet between the radio access node and at least one of the wireless communication devices which differs from the selected at least one sensing receiver device;
• wherein the at least one of the wireless communication devices comprises a plurality of the wireless communication devices, and wherein the communication packet is an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) packet, a preamble of the OFDM packet being common for the plurality of wireless communication devices and each wireless communication device of the plurality being associated with a respective frequency interval for the data part of the OFDM packet.

A sensing receiver device comprising:

• transceiver circuitry;
• and
• controlling circuitry operatively associated with the transceiver circuitry and configured to cause:
• reception, from a sensing coordination device, of an instruction to perform sensing measurements during a time interval;
• and
• performance of sensing measurements, during the time interval, on a communication packet transmitted between the sensing coordination device and at least one wireless communication device which differs from the sensing receiver device and is associated with the sensing coordination device;
• wherein the at least one wireless communication device comprises a plurality of the wireless communication devices, and wherein the communication packet is an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) packet, a preamble of the OFDM packet being common for the plurality of wireless communication devices and each wireless communication device of the plurality being associated with a respective frequency interval for the data part of the OFDM packet.

A method for a sensing coordination device, wherein the sensing coordination device is associated with one or more sensing receiver devices and a radio access node configured for communication with one or more wireless communication devices, the method comprising:

• selecting at least one of the sensing receiver devices in association with a time interval;
• instructing the selected sensing receiver devices to perform sensing measurements during the time interval;
• and
• causing transmission, during the time interval, of a communication packet between the radio access node and at least one of the wireless communication devices which differs from the selected at least one sensing receiver device;
• wherein instructing the selected sensing receiver devices to perform sensing measurements comprises:
• transmitting an explicit sensing instruction message to the selected sensing receiver devices before the time interval;
• or
• transmitting a scheduling grant for the time interval to the at least one of the wireless communication devices, wherein the scheduling grant comprises an implicit sensing instruction message to the selected sensing receiver devices;
• or
• transmitting a request-to-send (RTS) for the at least one of the wireless communication devices, wherein the RTS comprises an implicit sensing instruction message to the selected sensing receiver devices;
• and
• wherein the explicit sensing instruction message is a single instruction message indicative of a plurality of time intervals for sensing measurements.

A method for a sensing receiver device, the method comprising:

• receiving, from a sensing coordination device, an instruction to perform sensing measurements during a time interval;
• and
• performing sensing measurements, during the time interval, on a communication packet transmitted between a radio access node and at least one wireless communication device which differs from the sensing receiver device;
• wherein the instruction to perform sensing measurements comprises:
• an explicit sensing instruction message received before the time interval;
• or
• a scheduling grant for the time interval transmitted from the sensing coordination device to the at least one wireless communication device, wherein the scheduling grant comprises an implicit sensing instruction message to the sensing receiver device;
• or
• a request-to-send (RTS) transmitted from the sensing coordination device to the at least one wireless communication device, wherein the RTS comprises an implicit sensing instruction message to the sensing receiver device;
• and
• wherein the explicit sensing instruction message is a single instruction message indicative of a plurality of time intervals for sensing measurements, and wherein the method further comprises operating in accordance with a low power mode between time intervals of the plurality of time intervals.