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Indoor Positioning in 5G-Advanced: Challenges and Solution towards Centimeter-level Accuracy with Carrier Phase Enhancements

Jakub Nikonowicz, Aamir Mahmood, Muhammad Ikram Ashraf, Emil Björnson, Mikael Gidlund

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Abstract

After robust connectivity, precise positioning is evolving into an innovative component of 5G service offerings for industrial use-cases and verticals with challenging indoor radio environments. In this direction, the 3GPP Rel-16 standard has been a tipping point in specifying critical innovations, followed by enhancements in Rel-17 and Rel-18. In this article, we elaborate on the 5G positioning framework, measurements, and procedures before shifting the focus mainly to recently identified carrier-phase (CP) measurements in Rel-18 as a complementary measure for time- and angular-based positioning methods. We discuss the associated challenges and potential solutions for exploiting CP, including integer ambiguity, multipath sensitivity, and signaling aspects. Furthermore, we study how phase-continuous reference signaling can counter noisy phase measurements using realistic simulations to achieve centimeter-level accuracy in indoor factory (InF) scenarios.

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5 figures, 1 table, accepted for publication in IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine
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cs.ITInformation Theory

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    • The location metadata is just for me. They already know where you are at all times if you carry a cellular-networked device at all. Modern 5G tech enables them to track you with centimeter-level precision and in fact “““requires””” spying on your precise location to work at all…

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