Sidelink ranging for positioning reference signal types

A method of a network device, the method comprising:

• receiving a positioning reference signal (“PRS”) configuration for at least one PRS type for transmitting a PRS to at least one second network device;
• receiving a resource pool configuration for transmitting the PRS associated with relative positioning measurements;
• receiving a multiplexing configuration for multiplexing a physical sidelink control channel (“PSCCH”) with the PRS;
• multiplexing the PSCCH with the PRS according to the multiplexing configuration;
• and
• transmitting the multiplexed PSCCH and PRS to the at least one second device according to the PRS configuration and the resource pool configuration.

A network device apparatus, the apparatus comprising:

• a transceiver that:
• receives a positioning reference signal (“PRS”) configuration for at least one PRS type for receiving a PRS from at least one second network device;
• receives a resource pool configuration for receiving a configured ranging signal type associated with relative positioning measurements;
• receives a multiplexing configuration associated with multiplexing a physical sidelink control channel (“PSCCH”) with the PRS;
• and
• receives a ranging signal from the at least one second network device according to the received PRS configuration, the resource pool configuration, and the multiplexing configuration.