Signaling associated with cellular positioning protocol for light-based positioning

A method performed by a second entity supporting light-based positioning (LBP) of a user equipment (UE), comprising:

• transmitting, to a first entity, a request for location information of the UE, the request for location information defined and transferred using a positioning protocol for at least one of 4G, 5G or 6G cellular communication;
• transmitting, to a third entity, a request to transmit a light-based signal from the third entity to the first entity;
• and
• receiving, from the first entity, the location information,
• wherein the location information is based on at least one measurement of the light-based signal, and
• wherein the location information is received using the positioning protocol.

A first entity supporting light-based positioning (LBP) of a user equipment (UE), 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, being configured to:
• receive, via the one or more transceivers, from a second entity, a request for location information of the UE, the request for location information defined and transferred using a positioning protocol for at least one of 4G, 5G or 6G cellular communication;
• obtain at least one measurement of a light-based signal based on the light-based signal received from a third entity;
• and
• send, via the one or more transceivers, the location information to the second entity,
• wherein the location information is based on the at least one measurement, and
• wherein the location information is sent using the positioning protocol.

A second entity supporting light-based positioning (LBP) of a user equipment (UE), 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, being configured to:
• transmit, via the one or more transceivers, to a first entity, a request for location information of the UE, the request for location information defined and transferred using a positioning protocol for at least one of 4G, 5G or 6G cellular communication;
• transmit, via the one or more transceivers, to a third entity, a request to transmit a light-based signal from the third entity to the first entity;
• and
• receive, via the one or more transceivers, from the first entity, the location information,
• wherein the location information is based on at least one measurement of the light-based signal, and
• wherein the location information is received using the positioning protocol.

A third entity supporting light-based positioning (LBP) of a user equipment (UE), 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, being configured to:
• receive, via the one or more transceivers, from a second entity, a request to transmit a light-based signal to a first entity, the request defined and transferred using a positioning protocol for at least one of 4G, 5G or 6G cellular communication;
• and
• transmit, via the one or more transceivers, the light-based signal to the first entity based on the request.