Prs-based terrestrial beacon system (tbs) implementations

A mobile wireless device comprising:

• a transceiver configured to:
• receive broadcast control signals for a location transmission unit (LTU) configured for downlink-only communication, with at least some of the broadcast control signals being transmittable by a different wireless node than the LTU;
• and
• detect, upon detection of the LTU based on the broadcast control signals, one or more LTU broadcast positioning reference signals transmitted by the LTU;
• and
• one or more processors, coupled to the transceiver, configured to:
• determine position information for the mobile wireless device based on the one or more LTU broadcast positioning reference signals detected by mobile wireless device.

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

• means for receiving, at a mobile wireless device, broadcast control signals for a location transmission unit (LTU) configured for downlink-only communication, with at least some of the broadcast control signals being transmittable by a different wireless node than the LTU;
• means for detecting, by the mobile wireless device, the LTU based on the broadcast control signals;
• means for detecting, by the mobile wireless device, upon detection of the LTU based on the broadcast control signals, one or more LTU broadcast positioning reference signals transmitted by the LTU;
• and
• means for determining position information for the mobile wireless device based on the one or more LTU broadcast positioning reference signals detected by mobile wireless device.

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

• receive, at a mobile wireless device, broadcast control signals for a location transmission unit (LTU) configured for downlink-only communication, with at least some of the broadcast control signals being transmittable by a different wireless node than the LTU;
• detect, by the mobile wireless device, the LTU based on the broadcast control signals;
• detect, by the mobile wireless device, upon detection of the LTU based on the broadcast control signals, one or more LTU broadcast positioning reference signals transmitted by the LTU;
• and
• determine position information for the mobile wireless device based on the one or more LTU broadcast positioning reference signals detected by mobile wireless device.