The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IOT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. Disclosed is a method of configuring a positioning reference signal in a telecommunication system, comprising the step of distributing a plurality of positioning reference signal on a per-slot, per-mini slot or per-subframe basis. Also disclosed is a method of using a User Equipment, UE, in a telecommunications network, comprising the steps of configuring the simultaneous use of TD-OCC DMRS and PTRS in at least one of uplink and downlink.