Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method (500) of obtaining location of a first user equipment (UE) wherein the method comprises, receiving (501), by a location management function (LMF), at least one location service (LCS) request from at least one second UE connected to the network, to estimate the location of the first UE. Further, the method includes identifying (502), by the LMF, at least one third UE participating in the positioning session, wherein the LMF communicates with the at least one third UE. Further the method includes, generating (503), by the LMF, at least one first sidelink positioning protocol data units (SLPP PDUs) for the at least one second UE and the at least one third UE, wherein the at least one first SLPP PDU includes at least one first session ID to the at least one LCS request.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of positioning a target node (102-4) in a side-link communication system in a wireless communication network (100). The method comprises establishing, by a first node (102-6), a communication link with a second node (102-1 to 102-3) and a third node (102-4). The first node (102-6) measures a relative Angle of Arrival (AoA) and a relative Angle of Departure (AoD) of the third node (102-4) with respect to the second node. The target node is one of the first node, the second node and the third node. The first node (102-6) estimates a position of the third node (102-4) based on at least one of the relative AoA and the relative AoD.

Abstract: A method of positioning a target node (204-5) in a side-link communication system in a wireless communication network (200) is described. The method comprises establishing a communication link with the target node (204-5), and a second node (204-3), for positioning the target node (204-5). The first node (204-1) transmits a capability request message to the target node (204-5) and the second node (204-3) and receives a feedback message comprising a capability reply message and an acceptance message. The first node (204-1) configures the second node (204-3) for transmitting and receiving a Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) to or from the target node (204-5), based on the feedback message. The PRS is utilized for determining position measurement of the target node (204-5). The first node (204-1) receives data related to the position measurement and estimated position of the target node (204-5), from the target node (204-5) and the second node (204-3).