Prs-based terrestrial beacon system (tbs) implementations

An apparatus to facilitate position determination operations, the apparatus comprising:

• means for producing, by a location transmission unit (LTU) configured for downlink-only communication, one or more subframes comprising one or more LTU broadcast positioning reference signals, wherein the LTU is detectable by at least one mobile wireless device based on LTU broadcast control signals, with at least some of the LTU broadcast control signals being transmittable by a different wireless node than the LTU;
• and
• means for transmitting, by the LTU, the one or more LTU broadcast positioning reference signals usable for determination of a position of the at least one mobile wireless device, the one or more LTU broadcast positioning reference signals being detectable by the at least one mobile wireless device.

A non-transitory computer readable media programmed with instructions, executable on a processor, to:

• produce, by a location transmission unit (LTU) configured for downlink-only communication, one or more subframes comprising one or more LTU broadcast positioning reference signals, wherein the LTU is detectable by at least one mobile wireless device based on LTU broadcast control signals, with at least some of the LTU broadcast control signals being transmittable by a different wireless node than the LTU;
• and
• transmit, by the LTU, the one or more LTU broadcast positioning reference signals usable for determination of a position of the at least one mobile wireless device, the one or more LTU broadcast positioning reference signals being detectable by the at least one mobile wireless device.