Systems and methods for device-to-device communications

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A wireless communication apparatus comprising at least one processor and a memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to read code from the memory and implement:

• performing, by a first wireless communication device, a channel access procedure for at least one channel;
• and
• communicating, by the first wireless communication device with the second wireless communication device, SL positioning-related transmission using the at least one channel, wherein the SL positioning-related transmission comprises at least one of a SL Positioning Reference Signal (SL-PRS) or a Physical Shared Control Channel (PSCCH) corresponding to the SL PRS.

A computer program product comprising a computer-readable program medium code stored thereupon, the code, when executed by at least one processor, causing the at least one processor to implement:

• performing, by a first wireless communication device, a channel access procedure for at least one channel;
• and
• communicating, by the first wireless communication device with the second wireless communication device, SL positioning-related transmission using the at least one channel, wherein the SL positioning-related transmission comprises at least one of a SL Positioning Reference Signal (SL-PRS) or a Physical Shared Control Channel (PSCCH) corresponding to the SL PRS.