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Positioning in 5G networks

Satyam Dwivedi, Ritesh Shreevastav, Florent Munier, Johannes Nygren, Iana Siomina, Yazid Lyazidi, Deep Shrestha, Gustav Lindmark, Per Ernström, Erik Stare, Sara M. Razavi, Siva Muruganathan, Gino Masini, Åke Busin, Fredrik Gunnarsson

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In this paper we describe the recent 3GPP Release 16 specification for positioning in 5G networks. It specifies positioning signals, measurements, procedures, and architecture to meet requirements from a plethora of regulatory, commercial and industrial use cases. 5G thereby significantly extends positioning capabilities compared to what was possible with LTE. The indicative positioning performance is evaluated in agreed representative 3GPP simulation scenarios, showing a 90 percentile accuracy of a few meters down to a few decimeters depending on scenarios and assumptions.

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  1. Mobile carriers can get your GPS location 1 comment

    • This is not true, 5G has multiple positioning improvements that are not related to higher frequencies. 5G has something called LMF (Location Management Function) that handles positioning of user clients through multiple means, like round trip time, angle of arrival, and…

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