Methods And Apparatus For Sensing Operation In Integrated Sensing And Communications System

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a processor of an apparatus operating as a sensing function (SF), a capability report from a sensing node, wherein the capability report indicates that the sensing node supports a sensing operation;
• and
• transmitting, by the processor, a sensing task configuration to the sensing node to enable the sensing node to perform the sensing operation based on the sensing task configuration, wherein the sensing operation comprises at least one of the following:
• receiving a downlink (DL) sensing signal according to the sensing task configuration;
• and
• transmitting an uplink (UL) sensing signal according to the sensing task configuration.

An apparatus, operating as a sensing node, comprising:

• a transceiver which, during operation, wirelessly communicates with a sensing function (SF);
• and
• a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver such that, during operation, the processor performs operations comprising:
• transmitting, via the transceiver, a capability report to the SF, wherein the capability report indicates that the apparatus supports a sensing operation;
• receiving, via the transceiver, a sensing task configuration from the SF;
• and
• performing the sensing operation based on the sensing task configuration, wherein the sensing operation comprises at least one of the following:
• receiving, via the transceiver, a downlink (DL) sensing signal according to the sensing task configuration;
• and
• transmitting, via the transceiver, an uplink (UL) sensing signal according to the sensing task configuration.