Method and apparatus for improvements in and relating to localisation in a wireless communication system

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. Specifically, the disclosure relates to a method of conducting localisation based on ProSe for a set of UEs in a 5G network comprising the set of UEs, an AMF, LMF, and a ProSe AS by initiating a 5G ProSe direct communication between UEs of the set of UEs and a reference UE, to relay location information from a remote UE, included in the set of UEs, via the reference UE and a 5G core, 5GC, entity for example the LMF. The method includes registering, by the set of UEs, ProSe capabilities thereof with the AMF, wherein the role of the reference UE is fulfilled by a PRU. Further, the method includes starting, by the LMF, localisation procedures.

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