US20210029665A1 - Terminal, radio communication system, and communication method - Google Patents

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US20210029665A1
US20210029665A1 US17/043,791 US201917043791A US2021029665A1 US 20210029665 A1 US20210029665 A1 US 20210029665A1 US 201917043791 A US201917043791 A US 201917043791A US 2021029665 A1 US2021029665 A1 US 2021029665A1
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  • the present disclosure relates to a terminal, a radio communication system, and a communication method.
  • NGP Next Generation Positioning 802.11az
  • TGaz e.g., Non Patent Literature 1 and 2.
  • 802.11az (NGP) is expected to be introduced into the next generation radio communication system using a wireless LAN in order to achieve high-precision positioning by wireless LAN without relying on GPS (Global Positioning System) satellites, etc.
  • the FTM (Fine Time Measurement) protocol is performed between an Initiator terminal and a Responder terminal, so that the Initiator terminal can acquire information used for estimating the position information of the Initiator terminal and estimate the position information of the Initiator terminal based on this information.
  • the Initiator terminal exchanges frames (exchange of one frame or exchange of a plurality of frames. The same shall apply hereinafter) with neighboring Responder terminals in order to acquire information used to estimate the position information of the Initiator terminal.
  • the Responder terminal exchanges frames with a neighboring Initiator terminal to thereby provide information used to estimate the position information of the Initiator terminal.
  • FTM is technology based on ToA (Time of Arrival) information.
  • ToA Time of Arrival
  • frames are exchanged between the Initiator terminal and the Responder terminal, so that the Initiator terminal can acquire, as the information used to estimate the position information of the Initiator terminal, the position information of the Responder terminal and time information (ToA Information) indicating the time when the frame exchange is performed with the Responder terminal.
  • ToA Information time information
  • the radio communication system includes an Initiator terminal 10 I (in FIG. 1 , one Initiator terminal 10 I 1 ) and Responder terminals 10 R (in FIG. 1 , four Responder terminals 10 R 1 to 10 R 4 ).
  • the number of Initiator terminals 10 I and the number of Responder terminals 10 R are not limited to those shown in FIG. 1 .
  • the Initiator terminal 10 I and the Responder terminal 10 R are simply referred to as a “terminal 10 ”.
  • FIG. 2 is a timing diagram
  • FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram.
  • the Initiator terminal 10 I transmits, to the Responder terminal 10 R, an NDPA (Null Data Packet) frame 901 announcing a transmission of an NDP (NDP Announce) frame, and then transmits the NDP frame 902 .
  • NDPA Null Data Packet
  • NDP NDP Announce
  • the Responder terminal 10 R transmits an NDP frame 903 to the Initiator terminal 10 I, and then transmits an LMR (Location Measurement Report) Feedback frame 904 .
  • the LMR feedback frame 904 includes time information about the time t 2 when the NDP frame 902 is received from the Initiator terminal 10 I and about the time t 3 when the NDP frame 903 is transmitted to the Initiator terminal 10 I, and the position information of the Responder terminal 10 R.
  • the Initiator terminal 10 I can acquire the time information about the times t 2 and t 3 by the LMR Feedback frame 904 received from the Responder terminal 10 R.
  • the Initiator terminal 10 I can also acquire by itself the time information about the time t 1 when the NDP frame 902 is transmitted to the Responder terminal 10 R and about the time t 4 when the NDP frame 903 is received from the Responder terminal 10 R. Therefore, the Initiator terminal 10 I can estimate an inter-terminal distance between the Initiator terminal 10 I and the Responder terminal 10 R based on the time information about the times t 1 , t 2 , t 3 , and t 4 .
  • the Initiator terminal 10 I can also acquire the position information of the Responder terminal 10 R by the LMR Feedback frame 904 .
  • the Initiator terminal 10 I performs the FTM protocol with a plurality of Responder terminals 10 R, and acquires the position information of each Responder terminal 10 R and the inter-terminal distance between the Initiator terminal 10 I and each Responder terminal 10 R, so that the position information of the Initiator terminal 10 I can be estimated.
  • Non Patent Literature 1 Chao-Chun Wang (MediaTek Inc), IEEE 802.11-17/0462r12, “Specification Framework for TGaz”, 2018 Jan. 16, [searched on Mar. 7, 2018], the Internet ⁇ https://mentorieee.org/802.11/dcn/17/11-17-0462-12-00az-11-az-tg-sfd.doc>
  • Non Patent Literature 2 Ganesh Venkatesan (Intel Corporation), IEEE 802.11-18/0215r2, “802.11[802.11az Negotiation Protocol] (relative to REVmd D0.4)”, Jan. 10, 2018, [searched on Mar. 7, 2018], the Internet ⁇ https://mentorieee.org/802.11/dcn/18/11-18-0215-02-00az-802-11az-negotiation-protocol-amendment-text.doc>
  • the positioning coverage which is a range in which positioning is available by the Initiator terminal 10 I, becomes narrower.
  • the user in order to prepare a sufficient number of Responder terminals 10 R to expand the positioning coverage, it is necessary for the user to manually configure the terminals 10 to function as the Responder terminals 10 R, thereby increasing the burden on the user.
  • one of objects of the present disclosure is to solve the above-described problem and provide a terminal, a radio communication system, and a communication method capable of preparing a sufficient number of Responder terminals without increasing a burden on a user.
  • An example aspect is a terminal including:
  • Initiator means for acquiring information to be used for estimating position information of the terminal by performing frame exchange with a neighboring Responder terminal;
  • control means for controlling the Initiator means and the Responder means.
  • the control means is configured to control the terminal to function as the Initiator terminal using the Initiator means, estimate the position information of the terminal based on the information acquired by controlling the terminal to exchange frames with the neighboring Responder terminal, and then control the terminal to function as the Responder terminal using the Responder means and the position information.
  • Another example aspect is a radio communication system including:
  • each terminal of the plurality of the terminals is configured to function as either an Initiator terminal configured to acquire information to be used for estimating position information of the each terminal by performing frame exchange with a neighboring Responder terminal or a Responder terminal configured to provide the information to be used for estimating the position information of a neighboring Initiator terminal by performing the frame exchange with the neighboring Initiator terminal.
  • the each terminal is configured to function as the Initiator terminal and estimate the position information of the each terminal based on the information acquired by performing the frame exchange with the neighboring Responder terminal and then function as the Responder terminal using the position information.
  • Another example aspect is a communication method performed by a terminal including:
  • controlling the terminal to function as an Initiator terminal by estimating position information of the terminal based on information acquired by performing frame exchange with a neighboring Responder terminal and then controlling the terminal to function as a Responder terminal by performing the frame exchange with a neighboring Initiator terminal to thereby provide information to be used for estimating the position information of the neighboring Initiator terminal.
  • FIG. 1 shows a configuration example of a radio communication system
  • FIG. 2 is a timing chart showing an operation example when an FTM protocol is performed between an Initiator terminal and a Responder terminal;
  • FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing an operation example when the FTM protocol is performed between the Initiator terminal and the Responder terminal;
  • FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a terminal according to an example embodiment
  • FIG. 5 shows an operation example of a terminal according to the example embodiment
  • FIG. 6 shows an operation example of the terminal according to the example embodiment
  • FIG. 7 shows an operation example of the terminal according to the example embodiment
  • FIG. 8 shows an operation example of the terminal according to the example embodiment
  • FIG. 9 shows an example of a frame structure of a beacon frame used for signaling a Responder information element by the terminal according to the example embodiment
  • FIG. 10 shows an example of a frame structure of a beacon frame used for signaling a Responder information element by the terminal according to the example embodiment
  • FIG. 11 shows an example of a frame structure of a beacon frame used for signaling a Responder information element by the terminal according to the example embodiment.
  • FIG. 12 shows an example of a frame structure of an iFTMR frame and an iFTM frame used for negotiation by the terminal according to the example embodiment.
  • a configuration of a terminal 10 according to this example embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 4 .
  • the terminal 10 according to a first example embodiment is, for example, one of a plurality of terminals 10 constituting a radio communication system of FIG. 1 , and serves as either an Initiator terminal 10 I or a Responder terminal 10 R.
  • the terminal 10 according to this example embodiment may be an access point terminal or a mobile terminal.
  • the terminal 10 includes a processor 11 and a memory 15 .
  • the processor 11 includes a control unit 12 , an Initiator functional unit 13 , and a Responder functional unit 14 .
  • the processor 11 may be, for example, a microprocessor, an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), or a CPU (Central Processing Unit).
  • the memory 15 is, for example, a combination of a volatile memory and a nonvolatile memory.
  • the processor 11 reads and executes a software module (computer program) including instructions and data stored in the memory 15 , so that the functions of the control unit 12 , the Initiator functional unit 13 , and the Responder functional unit 14 can be implemented.
  • the control unit 12 controls the Initiator functional unit 13 and the Responder functional unit 14 .
  • the control unit 12 uses the Initiator functional unit 13 when controlling the terminal 10 to function as the Initiator terminal 10 I, and uses the Responder functional unit 14 when controlling the terminal 10 to function as the Responder terminal 10 R.
  • the Responder functional unit 14 performs the following processing:
  • the Initiator functional unit 13 performs the following processing:
  • time information times t 1 , t 2 , t 3 , and t 4 in FIG. 3
  • position information of the Responder terminal 10 R can be acquired, as described above.
  • the control unit 12 estimates an inter-terminal distance between the terminal 10 and the Responder terminal 10 R based on the time information acquired by the Initiator functional unit 13 , and stores the estimated inter-terminal distance together with the position information of the Responder terminal 10 R in the memory 15 .
  • the control unit 12 estimates the position information of the terminal 10 based on the position information of the respective Responder terminals 10 R and the inter-terminal distances between the terminal 10 and each of the Responder terminals 10 R, and stores the estimated position information in the memory 15 .
  • the control unit 12 uses the Initiator functional unit 13 to control the terminal 10 to function as the Initiator terminal 10 I, and acquires the position information of each of the neighboring Responder terminals 10 R and the inter-terminal distance between the terminal 10 and each of the neighboring terminals 10 R to thereby estimate the position information of the terminal 10 .
  • the control unit 12 can use the position information of the terminal 10 and the Responder functional unit 14 to control the terminal 10 function as the Responder terminal 10 R.
  • a sufficient number of Responder terminals 10 R can be prepared in the entire radio communication system without increasing the burden on the user. Further, since a sufficient number of Responder terminals 10 R can be prepared, it is possible to expand the positioning coverage, which is a range in which positioning is available by the Initiator terminal 10 I.
  • control unit 12 uses the Initiator functional unit 13 to control the terminal 10 to function as the Initiator terminal 10 I, so that the position information of the terminal 10 can be re-estimated with the increased number of pieces of the position information of each of the neighboring Responder terminals 10 R and inter-terminal distances between the terminal 10 and each of the neighboring Responder terminals 10 R.
  • the positioning accuracy of the Responder terminal 10 R is more accurate by increasing the number of pieces of the position information of each of the neighboring Responder terminals 10 R and the inter-terminal distances between the terminal 10 and each of the neighboring Responder terminals 10 R, the positioning accuracy can be improved on the entire radio communication system.
  • the terminal 10 functions as the Initiator terminal 10 I to estimate (or re-estimate) the position information of the terminal 10 and then functions as the Responder terminal 10 R is described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8 .
  • control unit 12 uses the Initiator functional unit 13 to control the terminal 10 to function as the Initiator terminal 10 I.
  • the Initiator functional unit 13 discovers the neighboring Responder terminal 10 R.
  • the Responder terminal 10 R includes a Responder information element indicating that it is the Responder terminal 10 R in a frame such as a beacon frame and performs signaling. The details of this frame will be described later.
  • the Initiator functional unit 13 discovers the Responder terminal 10 R signaling a Responder information element. Here, it is assumed that the Initiator functional unit 13 has discovered two Responder terminals 10 R 1 and 10 R 2 .
  • the Initiator functional unit 13 first negotiates with the Responder terminal 10 R 1 regarding an allowance of frame exchange from among two of the Responder terminals 10 R 1 and 10 R 2 discovered as above.
  • the negotiation is conducted with the Responder terminal 10 R 1 first, this is only one example, and the Responder terminal 10 R that negotiates first is not particularly limited.
  • the Initiator functional unit 13 notifies the Responder terminal 10 R 1 of a negotiation request by including it in a frame such as a beacon frame.
  • the Responder terminal 10 R 1 notifies the terminal 10 of the result of the negotiation by including it in a frame such as a beacon frame. Details of these frames will be described later.
  • the Initiator functional unit 13 When the frame exchange is allowed, the Initiator functional unit 13 performs the FTM protocol with the Responder terminal 10 R 1 . By performing the FTM protocol, the Initiator functional unit 13 acquires time information (times t 1 , t 2 , t 3 , t 4 in FIG. 3 ) and position information of the Responder terminal 10 R 1 . The control unit 12 estimates the inter-terminal distance between the terminal 10 and the Responder terminal 10 R 1 based on the time information acquired by the Initiator functional unit 13 , and stores the estimated inter-terminal distance together with the position information of the Responder terminal 10 R 1 in the memory 15 .
  • the Initiator functional unit 13 negotiates with the other one of the Responder terminals, which is the Responder terminal 10 R 2 , regarding an allowance of frame exchange from among two of the Responder terminals 10 R 1 and 10 R 2 discovered as above. At this time, the Initiator functional unit 13 notifies the Responder terminal 10 R 2 of the negotiation request in the same manner as described above. The Responder terminal 10 R 2 notifies the terminal 10 of the result of the negotiation in the same manner as the Responder terminal 10 R 1 .
  • the Initiator functional unit 13 When the frame exchange is allowed, the Initiator functional unit 13 performs the FTM protocol with the Responder terminal 10 R 2 . By performing the FTM protocol, the Initiator functional unit 13 acquires the time information (times t 1 , t 2 , t 3 , t 4 in FIG. 3 ) and position information of the Responder terminal 10 R 2 . The control unit 12 estimates the inter-terminal distance between the terminal 10 and the Responder terminal 10 R 2 based on the time information acquired by the Initiator functional unit 13 , and stores the estimated inter-terminal distance together with the position information of the Responder terminal 10 R 2 in the memory 15 .
  • control unit 12 estimates the position information of the terminal 10 based on the position information of each of the Responder terminals 10 R 1 and 10 R 2 and the inter-terminal distances between the terminal 10 and each of the Responder terminals 10 R 1 and 10 R 2 , and stores the estimated position information in the memory 15 .
  • control unit 12 uses the position information of the terminal 10 estimated above and the Responder functional unit 14 to control the terminal 10 to function as the Responder terminal 10 R.
  • the Responder functional unit 14 includes a Responder information element indicating that the terminal 10 is the Responder terminal 10 R in a frame such as a beacon frame for signaling to neighboring terminals 10 .
  • a frame structure of a frame used in this example embodiment will be described.
  • a frame structure of a frame used for signaling the Responder information element indicative of the Responder terminal 10 R will be described with reference to FIG. 9 .
  • the Responder terminal 10 R can include the Responder information element in the beacon frame for signaling.
  • FIG. 9 shows the frame structure of the beacon frame at this time.
  • the beacon frame is composed of a MAC (Media Access Control) header, a frame body, and an FCS (Frame Check Sequence).
  • the frame body includes information in units of Elements (or Subelement).
  • an Element “New NGP Element” is added to the frame body of the beacon frame shown in FIG. 9 .
  • the “New NGP Element” includes “Element ID field”, “Length field”, “Status field”, “Start Time field”, “Motion field”, etc. Fields other than the “Status field” from among these fields may be optionally included in the “New NGP Element”.
  • the Responder terminal 10 R when the Responder terminal 10 R signals the Responder information element, it describes in the “Status field” a bit (or bit string) indicating the value “1” of the element.
  • the beacon frame used for signaling the Responder information element is not limited to that shown in FIG. 9 .
  • the information described in “Status field” and “QoS Field” of FIG. 9 may be replaced with beacon frames described in other Elements (or Subelements).
  • the information described in the “Status field” of FIG. 9 or the like may be replaced with the beacon frame described in “NGP Element” included in an “NGP Information field”.
  • the information described in the “Status field” in FIG. 9 or the like may be replaced with the beacon frame included in an “Optional Subelements” and described in the “NGP Information field”.
  • the beacon frame shown in FIG. 11 can be used, for example, when an access point makes the information of one or more other access points known.
  • a frame structure of a frame used for negotiation regarding an allowance of frame exchange performed between the Initiator terminal 10 I and the Responder terminal 10 R will be described with reference to FIG. 12 .
  • the Initiator terminal 10 I may include a negotiation request in an iFTMR (Initial Fine Timing Measurement Request) frame to notify the Responder terminal 10 R.
  • the Responder terminal 10 R can include the result of the negotiation in an iFTM (Initial FTM) frame and notify the Initiator terminal 10 I of the result.
  • FIG. 12 shows the frame structures of the iFTMR frame and the iFTM frame at this time.
  • the frame structure of the iFTMR frame and the iFTM frame is the same as the frame structure of the beacon frame shown in FIG. 10 .
  • the Initiator terminal 10 I describes a negotiation request in the “NGP Information field” and the Responder terminal 10 R describes a result of the negotiation in the “NGP Information field”.
  • the Responder terminal 10 R describes the result of the negotiation in the “NGP Information field” in the “Status field”. Examples of an element described in “Status field” is shown below.
  • the Responder terminal 10 R when the Responder terminal 10 R allows the exchange of frames, it describes in the “Status field” a bit (or bit string) indicating the value “1” of the element.
  • the terminal 10 stores the time information of the “Start Time field” in the beacon frame transmitted from the Responder terminal 10 R in the memory 15 in association with the position information. In a case where the position information is updated next time, the terminal 10 compares the time information stored by the terminal 10 in the memory 15 with the time information of the “Start Time field” in the beacon frame transmitted from the Responder terminal 10 R, and starts negotiation with the Responder terminal 10 R when the time information of the “Start Time field” is later. However, when the time information of the “Start Time field” is later, the terminal 10 does not need to negotiate immediately, and may determine whether to negotiate based on moving information (amount and speed of movement) of the terminal 10 or the frequency of negotiation.
  • a sequence number may be used instead of the time information of the “Start Time field”.
  • the terminal 10 updates the sequence number every time the position information is updated.
  • the sequence number may be included in an existing information element or may be a newly prepared information element.
  • the terminal 10 includes the Initiator functional unit 13 and the Responder functional unit 14 , and uses the Initiator functional unit 13 to function as the Initiator terminal 10 I, and estimates the position information of the terminal 10 based on the position information of each Responder terminal 10 R and the inter-terminal distance between the Initiator terminal 10 I and each Responder terminal 10 R acquired by performing the frame exchange with the neighboring Responder terminals 10 R. After that, the terminal 10 uses the estimated position information of the terminal 10 and the Responder functional unit 14 to function as the Responder terminal 10 R.
  • a sufficient number of Responder terminals 10 R can be prepared in the entire radio communication system without increasing the burden on the user. Further, since a sufficient number of Responder terminals 10 R can be prepared, it is possible to expand the positioning coverage, which is a range in which positioning is possible by the Initiator terminal 10 I.
  • the terminal 10 may use the Initiator functional unit 13 to function as the Initiator terminal 10 I, re-estimate the position information of the terminal 10 based on the position information of each of the Responder terminals 10 R and the inter-terminal distance between the Initiator terminal 10 and each of the Responder terminals 10 R acquired by performing the frame exchange with the neighboring Responder terminals 10 R, and then use the Responder functional unit 14 to function as the Responder terminal 10 R.
  • the positioning accuracy of the Responder terminal 10 R is more accurate by increasing the number of pieces of the position information of each of the neighboring Responder terminals 10 R and the inter-terminal distances between the Initiator terminal 10 and each of the neighboring Responder terminals 10 R, the positioning accuracy can be improved in the entire radio communication system.
  • the terminal 10 may signal the Responder information element indicative of the Responder terminal 10 R to the neighboring terminals 10 . Further, when the terminal 10 functions as the Initiator terminal 10 I using the Initiator functional unit 13 , the terminal 10 may discover the neighboring Responder terminals 10 R signaling the Responder information element, and may perform the frame exchange with the discovered Responder terminals 10 R.
  • the terminal 10 can efficiently discover the Responder terminal 10 R while the terminal 10 functions as the Initiator terminal 10 I. Further, while the terminal 10 functions as the Responder terminal 10 R, it can efficiently inform the neighboring terminals 10 that it is the Responder terminal 10 R.
  • beacon frames are used for signaling Responder information elements and iFTMR and iFTM frames are used for negotiation in the example embodiment, these frames are examples and the present disclosure is not limited to them.
  • the terminal has been described as performing the FTM protocol based on the time information (ToA Information) in the example embodiment, the present disclosure is not limited to them.
  • the present disclosure can also be applied to a radio communication system that uses AoA (Angle of Arrival) information (Angle Information) instead of the time information (ToA Information).
  • AoA Angle of Arrival
  • an Initiator terminal performs frame exchange with neighboring Responder terminals and acquires position information of each Responder terminal and AoA information (Angle Information) indicating an angle of each Responder terminal when frame exchange is performed.
  • the Initiator terminal estimates the position information of the Initiator terminal based on the position information of each Responder terminal and the AoA information (Angle Information) of each Responder terminal.
  • Non-transitory computer readable media include any type of tangible storage media.
  • Examples of non-transitory computer readable media include magnetic storage media (such as floppy disks, magnetic tapes, hard disk drives, etc.), optical magnetic storage media (e.g. magneto-optical disks), CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read Only Memory), CD-R (CD-Recordable), CD-R/W (CD-ReWritable), and semiconductor memories (such as mask ROM, PROM (Programmable ROM), EPROM (Erasable PROM), flash ROM, RAM (Random Access Memory), etc.).
  • magnetic storage media such as floppy disks, magnetic tapes, hard disk drives, etc.
  • optical magnetic storage media e.g. magneto-optical disks
  • CD-ROM Compact Disc-Read Only Memory
  • CD-R CD-Recordable
  • CD-R/W CD-ReWritable
  • semiconductor memories such as mask ROM, PROM (Programmable ROM), EPROM (Erasable PROM
  • the program may be provided to a computer using any type of transitory computer readable media.
  • Examples of transitory computer readable media include electric signals, optical signals, and electromagnetic waves.
  • Transitory computer readable media can provide the program to a computer via a wired communication line (e.g. electric wires, and optical fibers) or a wireless communication line.
  • a terminal comprising:
  • Initiator means for acquiring information to be used for estimating position information of the terminal by performing frame exchange with a neighboring Responder terminal;
  • control means for controlling the Initiator means and the Responder means, wherein
  • control means is configured to control the terminal to function as the Initiator terminal using the Initiator means, estimate the position information of the terminal based on the information acquired by controlling the terminal to exchange frames with the neighboring Responder terminal, and then control the terminal to function as the Responder terminal using the Responder means and the position information.
  • control means is configured to signal a Responder information element indicating that the terminal is the Responder terminal to a neighboring terminal
  • control means is configured to:
  • the information necessary for estimating the position information of the terminal includes the position information of the neighboring Responder terminal and ToA (Time of Arrival) information indicating a time when the frame exchange is performed with the neighboring Responder terminal.
  • ToA Time of Arrival
  • performing the frame exchange includes performing an FTM (Fine Time Measurement) protocol.
  • FTM Freine Time Measurement
  • the information necessary for estimating the position information of the terminal includes the position information of the neighboring Responder terminal and AoA (Angle of Arrival) information indicating an angle of the neighboring Responder terminal when the frame exchange is performed with the neighboring Responder terminal.
  • AoA Angle of Arrival
  • a radio communication system comprising:
  • each terminal of the plurality of the terminals is configured to function as either an Initiator terminal configured to acquire information to be used for estimating position information of the each terminal by performing frame exchange with a neighboring Responder terminal or a Responder terminal configured to provide the information to be used for estimating the position information of a neighboring Initiator terminal by performing the frame exchange with the neighboring Initiator terminal, wherein
  • the each terminal is configured to function as the Initiator terminal and estimate the position information of the each terminal based on the information acquired by performing the frame exchange with the neighboring Responder terminal and then function as the Responder terminal using the position information.
  • the each terminal in a case where the each terminal functions as the Responder terminal, the each terminal is configured to signal a Responder information element indicating that the terminal is the Responder terminal to a neighboring terminal, and
  • each terminal in a case where the each terminal functions as the Initiator terminal, the each terminal is configured to:
  • the information necessary for estimating the position information of the each terminal includes the position information of the neighboring Responder terminal and ToA (Time of Arrival) information indicating a time when the frame exchange is performed with the neighboring Responder terminal.
  • ToA Time of Arrival
  • performing the frame exchange includes performing an FTM (Fine Time Measurement) protocol.
  • FTM Freine Time Measurement
  • the information necessary for estimating the position information of the each terminal includes the position information of the neighboring Responder terminal and AoA (Angle of Arrival) information indicating an angle of the neighboring Responder terminal when the frame exchange is performed with the neighboring Responder terminal.
  • AoA Angle of Arrival
  • a communication method performed by a terminal comprising:
  • controlling the terminal to function as an Initiator terminal by estimating position information of the terminal based on information acquired by performing frame exchange with a neighboring Responder terminal and then controlling the terminal to function as a Responder terminal by performing the frame exchange with a neighboring Initiator terminal to thereby provide information to be used for estimating the position information of the neighboring Initiator terminal.
  • the terminal functions as the Initiator terminal, discovering the neighboring Responder terminal signaling the Responder information element, negotiating with the discovered neighboring Responder terminal regarding an allowance of the frame exchange, and when the allowance is acquired, acquiring the information to be used for estimating the position information of the terminal is acquired by performing the frame exchange with the discovered neighboring Responder terminal.
  • the information necessary for estimating the position information of the terminal includes the position information of the neighboring Responder terminal and ToA (Time of Arrival) information indicating a time when the frame exchange is performed with the neighboring Responder terminal.
  • ToA Time of Arrival
  • performing the frame exchange includes performing an FTM (Fine Time Measurement) protocol.
  • FTM Freine Time Measurement
  • the information necessary for estimating the position information of the terminal includes the position information of the neighboring Responder terminal and AoA (Angle of Arrival) information indicating an angle of the neighboring Responder terminal when the frame exchange is performed with the neighboring Responder terminal.
  • AoA Angle of Arrival
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