Slot format for reference radar signal and at least one target radar signal between base stations

A method of operating a first wireless network component, comprising:

• receiving, from a radar controller, a radar slot format that configures transmission of a reference radar signal on a first symbol over a first link from the first wireless network component to a second wireless network component followed by at least one target radar signal on at least one second symbol over at least one second link from the first wireless network component to the second wireless network component;
• transmitting the reference radar signal on the first symbol over the first link from the first wireless network component to the second wireless network component;
• and
• transmitting the at least one target radar signal on the at least one second symbol over the at least one second link from the first wireless network component to the second wireless network component,
• wherein the reference radar signal and the at least one target radar signal are time-division multiplexed (TDMed),
• wherein the reference radar signal and the at least one target radar signal are associated with a radio frequency (RF) sensing procedure to detect a location of at least one target object separate from the second wireless network component,
• wherein the first link corresponds to a line of sight (LOS) link from the first wireless network component to the second wireless network component, and
• wherein the at least one second link corresponds to at least one non-LOS (NLOS) link from the first wireless network component to the second wireless network component.

A method of operating a second wireless network component, comprising:

• receiving, from a radar controller, a radar slot format that configures transmission of a reference radar signal on a first symbol over a first link from a first wireless network component to the second wireless network component followed by at least one target radar signal on at least one second symbol over at least one second link from the first wireless network component to the second wireless network component;
• receiving the reference radar signal on the first symbol over the first link from the first wireless network component to the second wireless network component;
• and
• receiving the at least one target radar signal on the at least one second symbol over the at least one second link from the first wireless network component to the second wireless network component,
• wherein the reference radar signal and the at least one target radar signal are time-division multiplexed (TDMed),
• wherein the reference radar signal and the at least one target radar signal are associated with a radio frequency (RF) sensing procedure to detect a location of at least one target object separate from the second wireless network component,
• wherein the first link corresponds to a line of sight (LOS) link from the first wireless network component to the second wireless network component, and
• wherein the at least one second link corresponds to at least one non-LOS (NLOS) link from the first wireless network component to the second wireless network component.

A radar controller, comprising:

• one or more memories;
• one or more transceivers;
• and
• one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more memories and the one or more transceivers, the one or more processors, either alone or in combination, configured to:
• determine a radar slot format that configures transmission of a reference radar signal on a first symbol over a first link from a first wireless network component to a second wireless network component followed by at least one target radar signal on at least one second symbol over at least one second link from the first wireless network component to the second wireless network component;
• and
• transmit, via the one or more transceivers, an indication of the radar slot format to the first wireless network component and the second wireless network component,
• wherein the reference radar signal and the at least one target radar signal are time-division multiplexed (TDMed),
• wherein the reference radar signal and the at least one target radar signal are associated with a radio frequency (RF) sensing procedure to detect a location of at least one target object separate from the second wireless network component,
• wherein the first link corresponds to a line of sight (LOS) link from the first wireless network component to the second wireless network component, and
• wherein the at least one second link corresponds to at least one non-LOS (NLOS) link from the first wireless network component to the second wireless network component.