Proximity based positioning in a wireless communications network

1. A method performed by a network node for determining a reporting threshold related to proximity based positioning in a wireless communications network, the method comprising:

obtaining a propagation model, wherein the propagation model is a Received Signal Strength (RSS) model;

obtaining deployment information relating to deployment of reference network nodes serving as transmitters in the wireless communications network and comprising any one or more out of: a transmitter location, a transmitter power and a building information;

for each of a plurality of candidate reporting thresholds calculating a corresponding localization accuracy metric based on:

the deployment information related to a deployment of the wireless communications network;

an evaluation position related to the evaluation of a received signal;

a propagation model relating the evaluation position and the evaluation of the received signal; and

the respective candidate reporting threshold; and

determining the reporting threshold based on the plurality of corresponding localization accuracy metrics,

wherein determining the reporting threshold is further based on that the corresponding localization accuracy metric fulfils a requirement related to localization accuracy or an optimization of the localization accuracy metric with respect to the reporting threshold.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the corresponding localization accuracy metric is related to a plurality of evaluation positions.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the localization accuracy metric is a localization Root-Mean-Square-Error, RMSE.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the localization RMSE is calculated based on a Cramer-Rao Bound, CRB, analysis.

5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising: configuring a wireless communications device with the reporting threshold.

6. A network node for determining a reporting threshold related to proximity based positioning in a wireless communications network, the network node is being configured to:

obtain a propagation model, wherein the propagation model is a Received Signal Strength (RSS) model;

obtain deployment information relating to deployment of reference network nodes serving as transmitters in the wireless communications network and comprising any one or more out of: a transmitter location, a transmitter power and a building information;

for each of a plurality of candidate reporting thresholds calculate a corresponding localization accuracy metric based on:

the deployment information related to a deployment of the wireless communications network;

an evaluation position related to the evaluation of a received signal;

a propagation model relating the evaluation position and the evaluation of the received signal; and

the respective candidate reporting threshold; and

determine the reporting threshold based on the plurality of corresponding localization accuracy metrics,

wherein the reporting threshold based on that the corresponding localization accuracy metric fulfils a requirement related to localization accuracy or an optimization of the localization accuracy metric with respect to the reporting threshold.

7. The network node according to claim 6 , further configured to:

for each of the plurality of candidate reporting thresholds, calculate a corresponding localization accuracy metric for a plurality of evaluation positions.

8. The network node according to claim 6 , wherein the localization accuracy metric is a localization Root-Mean-Square-Error, RMSE.

9. The network node according to claim 6 , wherein the localization RMSE is calculated based on a Cramer-Rao Bound, CRB, analysis.

10. The network node according to claim 6 , further configured to:

configure a wireless communications device with the reporting threshold.

11. A method performed by a wireless communications device for determining a reporting threshold related to proximity based positioning in a wireless communications network, the method comprising:

obtaining a propagation model, wherein the propagation model is a Received Signal Strength (RSS) model;

obtaining deployment information relating to deployment of reference network nodes serving as transmitters in the wireless communications network and comprising any one or more out of: a transmitter location, a transmitter power and a building information;

for each of a plurality of candidate reporting thresholds calculating a corresponding localization accuracy metric based on:

the deployment information related to a deployment of the wireless communications network;

an evaluation position related to the evaluation of a received signal;

a propagation model relating the evaluation position and the evaluation of the received signal; and

the respective candidate reporting threshold; and

determining the reporting threshold based on the plurality of corresponding localization accuracy metrics,

wherein determining the reporting threshold is further based on that the corresponding localization accuracy metric fulfils a requirement related to localization accuracy or an optimization of the localization accuracy metric with respect to the reporting threshold.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the corresponding localization accuracy metric is related to a plurality of evaluation positions.

13. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the localization accuracy metric is a localization Root-Mean-Square-Error, RMSE.

14. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the localization RMSE is calculated based on a Cramer-Rao Bound, CRB, analysis.

15. The method according to claim 11 , further comprising:

configuring a second wireless communications device with the reporting threshold.

16. A wireless communications device for determining a reporting threshold related to proximity based positioning in a wireless communications network, the wireless communications device is being configured to:

obtain a propagation model, wherein the propagation model is a Received Signal Strength (RSS) model;

obtain deployment information relating to deployment of reference network nodes serving as transmitters in the wireless communications network and comprising any one or more out of: a transmitter location, a transmitter power and a building information;

for each of a plurality of candidate reporting thresholds calculate a corresponding localization accuracy metric based on:

the deployment information related to a deployment of the wireless communications network;

an evaluation position related to the evaluation of a received signal;

a propagation model relating the evaluation position and the evaluation of the received signal; and

the respective candidate reporting threshold; and

determine the reporting threshold based on the plurality of corresponding localization accuracy metrics,

wherein determine the reporting threshold based on that the corresponding localization accuracy metric fulfils a requirement related to localization accuracy or an optimization of the localization accuracy metric with respect to the reporting threshold.

17. The wireless communications device according to claim 16 , further configured to:

for each of the plurality of candidate reporting thresholds calculate a corresponding localization accuracy metric for a plurality of evaluation positions.

18. The wireless communications device according to claim 16 , wherein the localization accuracy metric is a localization Root-Mean-Square-Error, RMSE.

19. The wireless communications device according to claim 16 , wherein the localization RMSE is calculated based on a Cramer-Rao Bound, CRB, analysis.

20. The wireless communications device according to claim 16 , further configured to:

configure a second wireless communications device with the reporting threshold.