Passive trigger-based ranging (tbr) based reporting

A method of reporting location-related information, performed by a passive station (PSTA), the method comprising:

• performing at least one positioning operation without transmitting radio frequency (RF) signals;
• determining location information of the PSTA based at least in part on the at least one positioning operation;
• subsequent to performing the at least one positioning operation, receiving a reporting trigger frame from a responding station (RSTA), the reporting trigger frame soliciting a location report from the PSTA;
• and
• responsive to receiving the reporting trigger frame, transmitting a location report, the location report comprising the determined location information of the PSTA.

A responding station (RSTA) comprising:

• at least one transceiver;
• at least one memory;
• and
• at least one processor communicatively coupled with the at least one transceiver and the at least one memory, the at least one processor configured to:
• transmit, via the at least one transceiver, a reporting trigger frame subsequent to at least one positioning operation performed by one or more passive stations (PSTAs), the reporting trigger frame soliciting location reports from the one or more PSTAs;
• and
• subsequent to transmitting the reporting trigger frame, receiving, via the at least one transceiver, from each respective PSTA of the one or more PSTAs, a respective location report comprising respective location information of the respective PSTA, wherein the respective location information is determined by the respective PSTA based at least in part on the at least one positioning operation performed by the one or more PSTAs.

A passive station (PSTA) comprising:

• at least one transceiver;
• at least one memory;
• and
• at least one processor communicatively coupled with the at least one transceiver and the at least one memory, the at least one processor configured to:
• perform at least one positioning operation without transmitting radio frequency (RF) signals;
• determine location information of the PSTA based at least in part on the at least one positioning operation;
• subsequent to performing the at least one positioning operation, receive a reporting trigger frame, via the at least one transceiver, from a responding station (RSTA), the reporting trigger frame soliciting a location report from the PSTA;
• and
• responsive to receiving the reporting trigger frame, transmit a location report via the at least one transceiver, the location report comprising the determined location information of the PSTA.