Measurement Interval Configuration Request Method, Apparatus, Terminal, and Network Side Device

Abstract

The present application discloses a method, apparatus, terminal and network-side device for configuring a measurement interval, belonging to the field of wireless communication technologies. Among them, a method for configuring a measurement interval includes: a base station receiving a measurement interval request sent by a terminal and / or a location server; and according to the measurement interval request, performing at least one of the following: configuring a measurement interval for downlink positioning reference signal measurement, and sending feedback information to the terminal and / or the location server, where the feedback information is used to indicate whether the base station configures a measurement interval for downlink positioning reference signal measurement.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application belongs to the field of wireless communication technologies, and particularly relates to a method, apparatus, terminal, and network-side device for configuring a measurement gap request. Background Art

[0002] Taking the NR positioning of a New Radio (NR) communication system as an example, positioning reference signals (PRS) are introduced for a user equipment (UE) to perform positioning measurements. During actual measurements, the UE needs to measure the PRS broadcast by multiple cells. However, in order to ensure high-precision positioning measurements, the network-side device configures a PRS with a large bandwidth, which may sometimes exceed the range of the active bandwidth part (BWP) where the UE is currently operating. Therefore, to enable the UE to measure the PRS outside the active BWP, the NR communication system allows the UE to use a measurement gap to measure the PRS outside the active BWP.

[0003] When the UE expects to measure the PRS outside the active BWP or the PRS with a different numerology from the active BWP parameter set, the UE can send a measurement gap request to the gNB to request the gNB to configure a measurement gap for it, and the gNB can determine whether to configure a measurement gap for the UE according to its own situation.

[0004] However, in the related art, the decision of whether to configure a measurement gap for the UE is the behavior of the gNB itself, and the UE does not know whether the gNB has configured a measurement gap, so it is impossible to determine the bandwidth for measuring the PRS. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The purpose of the embodiments of this application is to provide a method, apparatus, terminal, and network-side device for configuring a measurement gap request, which can solve the problem that the UE cannot determine the bandwidth for measuring the PRS.

[0006] To solve the above technical problems, this application is implemented as follows:

[0007] In a first aspect, a method for configuring a measurement gap request is provided, which is applied to a base station. The method includes: receiving a measurement gap request sent by a terminal and / or a location server; according to the measurement gap request, performing at least one of the following: configuring a measurement gap for downlink positioning reference signal measurement, and sending feedback information to the terminal and / or the location server, where the feedback information is used to indicate whether the base station configures a measurement gap for downlink positioning reference signal measurement.

[0008] In a second aspect, a method for configuring a measurement interval request is provided, which is applied to a location server. The method includes: sending a preset signaling to a terminal, where the preset signaling includes at least part of the information in the current downlink positioning reference signal configuration information; sending a measurement interval request to the base station of the terminal, where the measurement interval request is used to instruct the base station to configure a measurement interval for downlink positioning reference signal measurement.

[0009] In a third aspect, a measurement method is provided, which is applied to a terminal. The method includes: receiving a preset signaling sent by a location server, where the preset signaling includes at least part of the information in the current downlink positioning reference signal configuration information; according to the preset signaling, sending a measurement interval request to a base station, where the measurement interval request is used to instruct the base station to configure a measurement interval for downlink positioning reference signal measurement; performing measurement of the downlink positioning reference signal according to whether the measurement interval is configured and / or the preset signaling.

[0010] In a fourth aspect, a measurement interval configuration request device is provided, which is located in a base station. The device includes: a first receiving module, configured to receive a measurement interval request sent by a terminal and / or a location server; a first processing module, configured to perform at least one of the following according to the measurement interval request: configuring a measurement interval for downlink positioning reference signal measurement, and sending feedback information to the terminal and / or the location server, where the feedback information is used to indicate whether the base station configures a measurement interval for downlink positioning reference signal measurement.

[0011] In a fifth aspect, a measurement interval request device is provided. The device includes: a first sending module, configured to send a preset signaling to a terminal, where the preset signaling includes at least part of the information in the current downlink positioning reference signal configuration information; a second sending module, configured to send a measurement interval request to the base station of the terminal, where the measurement interval request is used to instruct the base station to configure a measurement interval for downlink positioning reference signal measurement.

[0012] In a sixth aspect, a measurement device is provided. The device includes: a fourth receiving module, configured to receive a preset signaling sent by a location server, where the preset signaling includes at least part of the information in the current downlink positioning reference signal configuration information; a third sending module, configured to send a measurement interval request to a base station according to the preset signaling, where the measurement interval request is used to instruct the base station to configure a measurement interval for downlink positioning reference signal measurement; a measurement module, configured to perform measurement of the downlink positioning reference signal according to whether the measurement interval is configured and / or the preset signaling.

[0013] In a seventh aspect, a network-side device is provided, including a processor, a memory, and a program or instructions stored on the memory and executable on the processor. When the program or instructions are executed by the processor, the steps of the measurement interval configuration request method described in the first aspect are implemented, or when the program or instructions are executed by the processor, the steps of the measurement interval configuration request method described in the second aspect are implemented.

[0014] In an eighth aspect, a terminal is provided, including a processor, a memory, and a program or instructions stored on the memory and executable on the processor. When the program or instructions are executed by the processor, the steps of the measurement method described in the third aspect as mentioned above are implemented.

[0015] In a ninth aspect, a readable storage medium is provided. A program or instructions are stored on the readable storage medium. When the program or instructions are executed by the processor, the steps of the measurement interval configuration request method described in claim 1 are implemented, or the steps of the measurement interval configuration request method described in claim 2 are implemented, or the steps of the measurement method described in claim 3 are implemented.

[0016] In a tenth aspect, a chip is provided. The chip includes a processor and a communication interface. The communication interface is coupled to the processor. The processor is configured to run a network-side device program or instructions to implement the method described in the first aspect, or the method described in the second aspect, or the method described in the third aspect.

[0017] In an embodiment of the present application, the base station receives a measurement interval request sent by a terminal or / and a location server. The measurement interval request is used to instruct the base station to feedback to the terminal and / or the location server whether it can configure measurements for downlink positioning reference signal measurement, and / or the base station sends feedback information indicating whether the base station configures the measurement interval to the terminal and / or the location server, so that the UE can know whether the base station configures the measurement interval, and then can perform positioning reference signal measurement on the corresponding bandwidth. Description of the Drawings

[0018] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication system provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0019] Figure 2 is a schematic flowchart of a measurement interval configuration request method applied to a base station provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0020] Figure 3 is a schematic flowchart of a measurement interval configuration request method applied to a base station provided by another exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0021] Figure 4 Schematic flow chart of a measurement interval configuration request method applied to a location server provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0022] Figure 5 Schematic flow chart of a measurement interval configuration request method applied to a location server provided by another exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0023] Figure 6 Schematic flow chart of a measurement interval configuration request method applied to a location server provided by yet another exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0024] Figure 7 Schematic flow chart of a measurement method applied to a terminal provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0025] Figure 8 Schematic flow chart of a measurement method applied to a terminal provided by another exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0026] Figure 9a Schematic interaction flow chart of a measurement method provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0027] Figure 9b Schematic interaction flow chart of a measurement method provided by another exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0028] Figure 10 Schematic block diagram of a measurement interval configuration request device provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0029] Figure 11a Schematic block diagram of a measurement interval configuration request device provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0030] Figure 11b Schematic block diagram of a measurement interval configuration request device provided by another exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0031] Figure 12 Schematic block diagram of a measurement device provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0032] Figure 13 Schematic block diagram of a terminal provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application;

[0033] Figure 14 Schematic block diagram of a network-side device provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application. Detailed implementation manners

[0034] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present application without creative efforts belong to the scope of protection of the present application.

[0035] The terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of the present application are used to distinguish similar objects, rather than to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that such data can be interchanged under appropriate circumstances so that the embodiments of the present application can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described herein, and the objects distinguished by "first" and "second" are usually of the same category, and do not limit the number of objects. For example, the first object can be one or multiple. In addition, "and / or" in the specification and claims means at least one of the connected objects, and the character " / " generally means that the related objects before and after are in an "or" relationship.

[0036] It should be noted that the technology described in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to Long Term Evolution (LTE) / LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) systems, and can also be used in other wireless communication systems, such as Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Single-carrier Frequency-Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA), and other systems. The terms "system" and "network" in the embodiments of the present application are often used interchangeably, and the described technology can be used in the above-mentioned systems and radio technologies, as well as in other systems and radio technologies. However, the following description describes the New Radio (NR) system for example purposes, and the NR term is used in most of the following descriptions, although these technologies can also be applied to applications other than NR system applications, such as 6th Generation (6G) communication systems. th Generation, 6G) communication systems.

[0037] Figure 1The block diagram of a wireless communication system to which the embodiments of the present application can be applied is shown. The wireless communication system includes a terminal 11 and a network-side device 12. Among them, the terminal 11 can also be called a terminal device or a user terminal. The terminal 11 can be a mobile phone, a tablet personal computer, a laptop computer or a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a handheld computer, a netbook, an ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), a mobile Internet device (MID), a wearable device or a vehicle-mounted device (VUE), a pedestrian terminal (PUE), etc. Terminal-side devices. Wearable devices include: bracelets, earphones, glasses, etc. It should be noted that the specific type of the terminal 11 is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0038] The network-side device 12 can be a base station, a core network or a positioning server, etc. Among them, the base station can be called a Node B, an evolved Node B, an access point, a base transceiver station (BTS), a radio base station, a radio transceiver, a basic service set (BSS), an extended service set (ESS), a B node, an evolved B node (eNB), a home B node, a home evolved B node, a WLAN access point, a WiFi node, a transmitting and receiving point (TRP), or some other suitable term in the field. As long as the same technical effect is achieved, the base station is not limited to a specific technical term. It should be noted that in the embodiments of the present application, only the base station gNB in the NR system is taken as an example, but the specific type of the base station is not limited. For example, the base station gNB can also be represented by a serving cell, etc.

[0039] Next, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present application will be described in detail through specific embodiments and their application scenarios.

[0040] As Figure 2 shown, it is a schematic flowchart of a measurement interval configuration request method 200 provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application. The method 200 can be applied to a base station and can be specifically executed by hardware or software in the base station. Referring again to Figure 2 , the method 200 may at least include the following steps.

[0041] S210, receive a measurement interval request sent by a terminal and / or a location server.

[0042] Wherein, the measurement interval request is used to instruct the base station to configure a measurement interval for downlink positioning reference signal measurement.

[0043] Optionally, the downlink positioning reference signal includes, but is not limited to, at least one of signals such as PRS, Synchronization Signal and PBCH block (SSB), Tracking Reference Signal (TRS), CSI Reference Signal (CSI-RS), etc.

[0044] In addition, the downlink positioning reference signal measurement can be a conventional measurement or an on-demand measurement. Correspondingly, the downlink positioning reference signal configuration mentioned in subsequent embodiments can be a conventional configuration or an on-demand configuration; the positioning base station participating in the positioning measurement can be the base station participating in the positioning in conventional positioning or the base station participating in the positioning in on-demand positioning; the location server can be a network node / device that determines the conventional downlink positioning reference signal configuration or a network node / device that determines the on-demand downlink positioning reference signal configuration, and this embodiment does not limit this.

[0045] In practical applications, when the location server sends the measurement interval request to the base station, it can be sent directly or indirectly. For example, the location server can directly transmit the measurement interval request to the base station only through one signaling, such as signaling LPPa, etc.; or for another example, the location server can also transmit the measurement interval request to the base station through multiple signaling between multiple nodes. For example, the location server can first send the measurement interval request to the terminal, and then the terminal forwards it to the base station, etc., and this embodiment does not limit this. Correspondingly, when the base station sends the feedback information described in S220 to the location server, it can also be sent directly or indirectly, etc., and specifically, it can refer to the process of the location server sending the measurement interval request to the base station.

[0046] It can be understood that in the embodiments given in this application, the location server is a network node that determines the downlink positioning reference signal configuration, and the base station refers to the base station that currently provides services for the terminal. In addition, the measurement interval request received by the base station from the terminal in S210 can be sent independently by the terminal or can be a forwarded measurement interval request corresponding to the location server, and this embodiment does not limit this.

[0047] S220, perform at least one of the following according to the measurement interval request: configure a measurement interval for downlink positioning reference signal measurement, and send feedback information to the terminal and / or the location server.

[0048] Wherein, the feedback information is used to indicate whether the base station configures a measurement interval for downlink positioning reference signal measurement. In practical applications, if the base station configures the measurement interval, the base station may, after configuring the measurement interval, send the measurement interval configuration to the terminal and / or the location server. Thus, the terminal can perform the measurement of the positioning reference signal according to the measurement interval, or the location server can confirm according to the feedback that the configuration of the positioning reference signal does not need to be adjusted to perform the next positioning step. Of course, the base station can also determine whether to send feedback information indicating that the base station configures the measurement interval to the terminal and / or the location server according to actual requirements. For example, if the configuration of the measurement interval is supported, no feedback information is sent, implicitly indicating that the measurement interval is supported / configured, etc.

[0049] In practical applications, the base station may configure the measurement interval after sending the feedback information; or configure the measurement interval after the start time of the measurement interval indicated by the measurement interval request, which can be specifically set according to actual requirements.

[0050] After the base station configures the measurement interval and under the condition of meeting a predetermined condition, stop the measurement interval; wherein, the predetermined condition may include at least one of the following:

[0051] (1) Receive a measurement interval stop signaling. Wherein, the measurement interval stop signaling may be sent by the terminal or the location server or other network nodes.

[0052] (2) When the measurement interval request includes the effective duration of the measurement interval, the current effective time of the measurement interval reaches the interval effective duration.

[0053] (3) When the measurement interval request includes the cut-off time of the measurement interval, the current time reaches the cut-off time of the measurement interval.

[0054] In this application, the measurement interval request may indicate that the base station feeds back to the terminal and / or the location server whether a measurement interval for downlink positioning reference signal measurement can be configured, so that when the base station determines whether to configure the measurement interval according to its own situation, it feeds back whether the measurement interval is configured.

[0055] Alternatively, the terminal and / or the location server may not indicate to the base station to feed back whether the measurement interval can be configured through the measurement interval request, but the base station actively feeds back whether the measurement interval is configured.

[0056] If the base station feeds back to the terminal whether the measurement interval can be configured, the terminal can, based on this feedback, determine whether to perform the measurement of the downlink positioning reference signal on the active DL BWP or perform the measurement of the downlink positioning reference signal during the measurement interval. If the base station feeds back to the location server whether the measurement interval can be configured, the location server can, based on this feedback, determine the configuration of the downlink positioning reference signal such as the bandwidth, and then notify other positioning base stations participating in the positioning to avoid multiple positioning base stations participating in the positioning from sending downlink positioning reference signals with a large bandwidth or overhead according to the previous configuration, thus causing the problem of waste of downlink positioning reference signal resources.

[0057] It should be noted that, similar to the foregoing S210, when the base station sends the feedback message and / or the measurement interval configuration to the location server, it can be sent directly or indirectly, and this embodiment does not limit this.

[0058] In the foregoing measurement interval configuration request method 200 given in this embodiment, by receiving the measurement interval request sent by the terminal or / and the location server, the base station can, while determining whether to configure the measurement interval, also feed back the feedback information indicating whether to configure the measurement interval to the terminal or / and the base station, and finally enable the location server to understand the configuration situation of the measurement interval by the base station, so as to avoid problems such as possible resource waste caused by multiple positioning base stations participating in the positioning still sending downlink positioning reference signals according to the previous configuration with a large bandwidth or overhead, and ensure the smooth progress of the measurement of the downlink positioning reference signal.

[0059] As Figure 3 shown, it is a schematic flowchart of a measurement interval configuration request method 300 provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application. This method 300 can be applied to a base station and can be specifically executed by hardware or software in the base station. Referring again to Figure 3 , method 300 may at least include the following steps.

[0060] S310, receive a measurement interval request sent by the terminal and / or the location server.

[0061] Among them, in addition to referring to the detailed description in the foregoing S210 for the relevant process of S310, in a possible implementation manner, the measurement interval request may include at least one of the following contents.

[0062] (1) Interval confirmation information: used to instruct the base station to confirm whether the measurement interval can be configured. In one implementation manner, the interval confirmation information can also be used to instruct the base station to feedback the confirmation result of whether the measurement interval can be configured, etc.

[0063] (2) Interval feedback information: used to indicate whether the base station can configure the measurement interval to the terminal and / or the location server. For example, the base station can feedback information to the terminal and / or the location server to indicate whether the base station configures the measurement interval.

[0064] (3) Interval request: used to indicate to the base station that the terminal will use the measurement interval to measure the downlink positioning reference signal.

[0065] (4) Measurement frequency point information: used to indicate the frequency point information when the terminal uses the measurement interval to perform downlink positioning reference signal measurement. For example, the measurement frequency point information can be but is not limited to absolute frequency point position information, etc.

[0066] (5) Requested measurement interval configuration information: used to implement the measurement of the downlink positioning reference signal. Optionally, the measurement interval configuration information can at least include at least one of gap pattern ID, gap offset, gap period, gap duration, gap TA.

[0067] Exemplarily, the measurement interval configuration information can be but is not limited to that shown in Table 1 below. For example, the gap period can be but is not limited to 20ms, 40ms, 80ms, 160ms, etc., and the gap duration can be 1.5ms, 3ms, 3.5ms, 4ms, 5.5ms, 6ms, etc.

[0068] (6) Start time of the measurement interval: The start time of the measurement interval refers to the time point at which the measurement interval becomes effective at or after a certain time point. For example, for on demand PRS configuration, the location server will configure the on demand PRS effective time. To match the on demand PRS effective time, the location server can indicate the effective time of the measurement interval to the base station, such as the start effective time of the measurement interval, the effective duration of the measurement interval, the cut-off time of the measurement interval, etc.

[0069] (7) Cut-off time of the measurement interval: The cut-off time of the measurement interval refers to the time point at which the measurement interval stops working / fails at or before a certain time point, which can be combined with the description in (6) above.

[0070] (8) Effective duration of the measurement interval: The effective duration of the measurement interval refers to the effective duration of the measurement interval, which can be combined with the description in (6) above.

[0071] (9) At least partial configuration information of the downlink positioning reference signal: The at least partial configuration information of the downlink positioning reference signal refers to the configuration information associated with the measurement interval, or the configuration information when the terminal expects to perform measurements during the measurement interval, which is used to assist the base station in determining how to configure the measurement interval.

[0072] In practical applications, according to the different types of the downlink positioning reference signal, the information included in the at least partial configuration information is different. For example, when the downlink positioning reference signal is PRS, the at least partial configuration information may include PRS frequency-domain position information (such as Frequency Layer information, band information, start position information, etc.), time-domain position information (such as PRS period, offset, duration, etc.), or the at least partial configuration information may further include the PRS identification information, etc.

[0073] Table 1

[0074]

[0075] Among them, the PRS identification (ID) information may include at least one of Positioning Frequency Layer ID, Transmission and Reception Point (TRP) ID, PRS resource set ID, PRS resource ID, band ID. Optionally, the Positioning Frequency Layer ID may be the Positioning Frequency Layer ID configured by the location server, or the ID of the terminal when sending the measurement interval request. For example, if the terminal requests a measurement interval for 4 Positioning Frequency Layers, the ID of the Positioning Frequency Layer may be 0, 1, 2, 3.

[0076] (10) Priority information (i.e., importance), which is used to indicate the priority of performing downlink positioning reference signal measurement or location service in the measurement interval, so as to assist the base station in confirming whether to configure the measurement interval and how to perform subsequent actions. For example, if the priority of performing downlink positioning reference signal measurement in the measurement interval is high, the base station will interrupt other services such as the physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) and configure the measurement interval for downlink positioning reference signal measurement. In actual applications, the priority (or importance) can be divided into multiple levels (such as 0, 1, 2, 3..., 0 represents the highest level), and the terminal or the location server can indicate the priority (or importance) as any one of the aforementioned multiple levels.

[0077] It should be noted that the priority (or importance) of performing downlink positioning reference signal measurement in the measurement interval can be indicated by the location server or determined by the terminal or pre-configured or agreed upon by protocol. For example, when determined by the terminal, the terminal can determine it based on the received positioning request information such as QoS, and this embodiment does not impose any restrictions on this.

[0078] (11) bandwidth part BWP activation information, used to instruct the base station to activate the BWP when it is determined that the measurement interval cannot be configured, so as to perform the measurement of the downlink positioning reference signal in the activated BWP. Optionally, the BWP activation information may also include at least BWP configuration information expected by the terminal, such as BWP identification information, BWP frequency domain location information, etc.

[0079] As an implementation manner, when the base station determines not to configure the measurement interval, the base station may switch the current active DL BWP of the terminal to a target BWP, such as a new BWP or a positioning BWP, or the base station directly activates the target BWP, such as a new BWP or a positioning BWP. The positioning BWP is a BWP dedicated to positioning.

[0080] It should be noted that the measurement interval request may include one or more combinations of the above, and may also include other information in addition to the above eleven types of information, etc., and this embodiment does not limit this.

[0081] In addition, since the terminal can request a corresponding measurement interval for each Frequency Layer, each Frequency Layer can correspond to a set of parameters. Each set of parameters can at least include interval confirmation information, interval feedback information, interval request, measurement frequency point information, requested measurement interval configuration information, start time of the measurement interval, cut-off time of the measurement interval, effective duration of the measurement interval, at least partial configuration information of the downlink positioning reference signal, priority information, bandwidth part BWP activation information, etc. Among them, the interval confirmation information, interval feedback information, interval request, start time of the measurement interval, cut-off time of the measurement interval, effective duration of the measurement interval, priority information, and bandwidth part BWP activation information can be configured for each Frequency Layer or can be common parameters for multiple Frequency Layers. This embodiment does not limit this.

[0082] In the above possible implementation, the terminal or the location server interacts more useful information with the base station, so that the base station can obtain more useful information, increasing the possibility of the base station configuring the measurement interval and avoiding the positioning service not meeting the requirements due to the configuration problem of the measurement interval.

[0083] S320. The feedback information is used to indicate whether the base station configures a measurement interval for downlink positioning reference signal measurement.

[0084] Among them, the relevant description in S320, in addition to referring to the detailed description in the foregoing S220, is again referred to Figure 3 As shown, as a possible implementation, sending the feedback information to the terminal and / or the location server in S320 includes the following steps.

[0085] S3201. If the measurement interval configuration is not configured, send the feedback information to the terminal and / or the location server. Among them, the feedback information indicates that the base station does not configure the measurement interval. In practical applications, the actual content of the feedback information can be set according to requirements. For example, the feedback information can include at least one of the following:

[0086] (1) Downlink positioning reference signal identifier for which the measurement interval is not configured: Among them, according to the differences in the downlink positioning reference signal, the downlink positioning reference signal identifier is different. For example, the downlink positioning reference signal identifier can include a positioning frequency layer identifier, used to indicate which measurement intervals associated with the positioning frequency layer are not configured, or can include at least one of the TRP ID, PRS resource set ID, and PRS resource ID, used to indicate which measurement intervals associated with the positioning reference signal are not configured.

[0087] (2) Do not configure the configuration information of the measurement interval, which is used to indicate which of the requested measurement intervals is / are not configured. Optionally, the configuration information at least includes at least one of the frequency point information for performing measurements, interval mode identifier, interval offset, interval period, interval duration, and interval timing advance.

[0088] (3) At least part of the downlink BWP configuration information: It is used to indicate the range within the current carrier of the location server or / and the terminal where the terminal can perform downlink positioning reference signal measurements, etc.

[0089] Optionally, at least part of the configuration information in the downlink BWP configuration information may include active and / or inactive DL BWP configuration information within one or more carriers (such as including but not limited to at least one of frequency domain position, bandwidth, BWP timer, BWP identifier, subcarrier spacing, etc.), and the configuration information of the carrier where the BWP is located (such as including but not limited to at least one of carrier frequency domain position, bandwidth, identifier, etc. information).

[0090] (4) Recommended measurement interval configuration information: It is used to indicate the measurement interval configuration that the base station recommends more to the location server or / and the terminal compared to the requested measurement interval. Optionally, the measurement interval configuration information can be determined by the base station by synthesizing the measurement interval requests of one or more of the location servers and / or terminals.

[0091] (5) Recommended downlink positioning reference signal configuration information: The recommended downlink positioning reference signal configuration information can be determined by the base station by synthesizing the measurement interval requests of one or more of the location servers and / or terminals.

[0092] (6) BWP activation request indication signaling, which is used to indicate or trigger the terminal to initiate the BWP activation process and perform downlink positioning reference signal measurements in the newly activated BWP. Among them, the BWP activation request indication signaling is also used to indicate the configuration information of the activated BWP.

[0093] (7) The reason for not configuring the measurement interval. Optionally, the reason for not configuring the measurement interval may include excessive overhead, time domain channel not available for occupancy, frequency domain channel not available for occupancy, the current serving cell interval not being supported, etc.

[0094] It should be noted that the non - support of the current serving cell interval mentioned above means that for multiple terminals belonging to the same base station, and when the measurement interval configurations requested by these multiple terminals are all rejected by the base station, then the base station can feedback to the location server or / and the terminal the information including that the current serving cell interval is not supported.

[0095] S3202, if the measurement interval is configured, send the feedback information to the terminal and / or the location server.

[0096] Wherein, the feedback information indicates that the base station configures the measurement interval. Optionally, the feedback information may include configuration information of the measurement interval configured by the base station, etc., and this embodiment does not limit this.

[0097] Further, as another possible implementation manner of this embodiment, if the base station does not configure the measurement interval, it triggers a BWP activation process and sends a target BWP activation signaling to the terminal.

[0098] Wherein, the target BWP may be a dedicated positioning BWP or a certain BWP other than the currently activated downlink BWP of the terminal, for the terminal to perform measurement of the downlink positioning reference signal in the target BWP.

[0099] In addition, the target BWP activation signaling may at least include configuration information for activating the BWP, such as BWP identification information, etc. When the measurement interval is unavailable, the terminal can switch to the target BWP to perform measurement of the downlink positioning reference signal. Wherein, the target BWP may be configured by the network, pre-configured or agreed upon by the protocol.

[0100] In the measurement interval configuration method 300 given in this embodiment, the base station determines how to configure the measurement interval and whether to configure the measurement interval according to the measurement interval request, which can effectively avoid the problem of not meeting the positioning requirements or resource waste caused by the configuration problem of the measurement interval, and can meet the different positioning requirements of different terminals.

[0101] It should be noted that for the measurement interval configuration request methods 200 and 300 provided in the embodiments of the present application, the execution subject may be a measurement interval configuration request device, or a control module in the measurement interval configuration request device for executing the measurement interval configuration request methods 200 or 300.

[0102] As Figure 4 shown, it is a flowchart of a measurement interval configuration request method 400 provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application. This method 400 can be applied to a location server and can be specifically executed by hardware or software in the location server. Referring again to Figure 4 , method 400 may at least include the following steps.

[0103] S410, send a preset signaling to the terminal.

[0104] Among them, the preset signaling includes at least part of the information in the current downlink positioning reference signal configuration information, so as to enable the terminal to determine whether a measurement interval is required according to the at least part of the information. The configuration information of the downlink positioning reference signal can also be expressed as the auxiliary information of the downlink positioning reference signal. In practical applications, the actual content included in the at least part of the information can be flexibly set according to requirements.

[0105] S420, send a measurement interval request to the base station of the terminal.

[0106] Among them, the measurement interval request is used to instruct the base station to configure a measurement interval for downlink positioning reference signal measurement, and / or the measurement interval request is used to instruct the base station to feedback to the terminal and / or the location server whether the measurement interval can be configured.

[0107] In practical applications, the location server may send the measurement interval request to the base station when the location server itself determines that the terminal needs measurement interval configuration, or when the location server sends the measurement interval request according to the information fed back by the terminal indicating the need for measurement interval configuration. This embodiment does not limit this.

[0108] In addition, the related descriptions of the downlink positioning reference signal and the data transmission method between the location server and the base station can refer to the detailed descriptions of the foregoing S210 and S220, and are not elaborated herein in this embodiment.

[0109] In the measurement interval configuration request method provided in this embodiment, the location server sends a measurement interval request to the base station of the terminal, so that the base station determines and feedbacks whether to configure the measurement interval, so that the location server and / or the terminal can understand the configuration of the measurement interval by the base station, thereby avoiding problems such as resource waste that may be caused by multiple positioning base stations participating in positioning still sending downlink positioning reference signals according to the previous configuration with a larger bandwidth or overhead.

[0110] As Figure 5 shown, it is a schematic flowchart of a measurement interval configuration request method 500 provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application. The method 500 can be applied to a location server and can be specifically executed by hardware or software in the location server. Referring again to Figure 5 , the method 500 may at least include the following steps.

[0111] S510, send a preset signaling to the terminal.

[0112] Among them, in addition to referring to the detailed description of S410 above, the preset signaling can also be used to request the terminal to determine whether to request the measurement interval, and / or, the preset signaling is used to request at least one of the configuration information of the measurement interval expected by the terminal, the frequency points for performing measurements, and the downlink positioning reference signal identification information associated with the measurement interval. Thus, it can be used to implement information exchange between the location server and the terminal, enabling the terminal and / or the location server to more accurately determine whether measurement interval configuration is required, and enabling the location server to determine how to perform subsequent operations.

[0113] S520, send a measurement interval request to the base station of the terminal.

[0114] Among them, in addition to referring to the relevant description in S420 above, as a possible implementation, the measurement interval request may include at least one of the following:

[0115] (1) Interval confirmation information, used to indicate whether the base station can configure the measurement interval.

[0116] (2) Interval feedback information, used to indicate whether the base station can configure the measurement interval and feedback it to the terminal and / or the location server.

[0117] (3) Interval request, used to indicate to the base station that the terminal will use the measurement interval to measure the downlink positioning reference signal.

[0118] (4) Measurement frequency point information, used to indicate the frequency point information when the terminal uses the measurement interval to perform measurements.

[0119] (5) Requested measurement interval configuration information.

[0120] (6) Start time of the measurement interval.

[0121] (7) Cut-off time of the measurement interval.

[0122] (8) Effective duration of the measurement interval.

[0123] (9) At least partial configuration information of the downlink positioning reference signal.

[0124] (10) Priority information, used to indicate the priority of measuring the downlink positioning reference signal or providing location services during the measurement interval.

[0125] (11) Bandwidth part BWP activation information, used to indicate that when the base station determines that it cannot configure the measurement interval, it activates the BWP to perform the measurement of the downlink positioning reference signal in the activated BWP.

[0126] It should be noted that for the detailed content of the foregoing information included in the measurement interval request, reference may be made to the detailed description in the foregoing S310, and details are not described herein again in this embodiment.

[0127] S530, receive the feedback information sent by the base station, and / or receive the feedback information forwarded by the terminal.

[0128] Wherein, the feedback information is used to indicate whether the base station configures the measurement interval. Optionally, if the feedback information received by the location server indicates that the base station does not configure the measurement interval, the feedback information may include at least one of the following:

[0129] (1) The identifier of the downlink positioning reference signal for which the measurement interval is not configured.

[0130] (2) The configuration information for which the measurement interval is not configured.

[0131] (3) At least part of the information in the downlink BWP configuration information.

[0132] (4) The recommended measurement interval configuration information.

[0133] (5) The recommended downlink positioning reference signal configuration information.

[0134] (6) The BWP activation request indication signaling, which is used to indicate or trigger the terminal to initiate the BWP activation process and perform the measurement of the downlink positioning reference signal in the newly activated BWP.

[0135] (7) The reason for not configuring the measurement interval.

[0136] It should be noted that for the detailed content of the foregoing information included in the feedback information, reference may be made to the detailed description in the foregoing S320, and details are not described herein again in this embodiment.

[0137] In addition, as a possible implementation manner, in order to determine the measurement parameters of the new downlink positioning reference signal for the terminal and ensure the smooth progress of the measurement, when the feedback information received by the location server indicates that the base station does not configure the measurement interval, the location server may also perform at least one of the following:

[0138] (1) Determine the new downlink positioning reference signal configuration information to match the requirements of the base station.

[0139] Wherein, the new downlink positioning reference signal configuration information includes: the downlink positioning reference signal configuration information before the current downlink positioning reference signal configuration information of the terminal, or the downlink positioning reference signal configuration information obtained by updating (or modifying) the current downlink positioning reference signal configuration information according to the feedback information, or restoring the current demand-based downlink reference signal configuration to a conventional downlink reference signal configuration, etc.

[0140] It should be noted that updating the downlink positioning reference signal configuration information may be to restore the configuration of the Positioning Frequency Layer before the recovery measurement interval request is rejected. Correspondingly, when the location server sends the PRS configuration to the terminal and / or the base station participating in the positioning service, it may be to send the restored previous configuration of the Frequency Layer.

[0141] In practical applications, taking the downlink positioning reference signal as PRS as an example, determining the new downlink positioning reference signal configuration information may include: increasing, decreasing, or changing the PRS configuration according to the feedback information, including but not limited to at least one of the PRS bandwidth, increasing the PRS period (duration), decreasing the PRS period, increasing the Frequency Layer, etc., so as to match the requirements of the base station. Or, determining the new downlink positioning reference signal configuration information may further include: restoring the current demand-based downlink reference signal configuration to a conventional downlink reference signal configuration, restoring the reference signal configuration modified for on demand positioning to the conventional configuration before modification (for example, if the on demand positioning increases the PRS bandwidth on the basis of the original PRS configuration, then the terminal needs to request a measurement interval to perform PRS measurement after the bandwidth is increased, but this measurement interval is rejected by the base station. At this time, the location server can restore the bandwidth modified by the on demand PRS to the conventional bandwidth before modification). This embodiment does not limit this. Here, the aforementioned new downlink positioning reference signal configuration can also be understood as updated, modified, restored, etc. Optionally, in some cases, the conventional configuration may mean not sending a positioning reference signal.

[0142] In addition, when determining the new downlink positioning reference signal configuration information, the location server may also determine one or more positioning base stations participating in the positioning service and located around the terminal.

[0143] (2) Send the new downlink positioning reference signal configuration information to the terminal and / or the positioning base station participating in the downlink positioning reference signal positioning service.

[0144] Among them, the new downlink positioning reference signal configuration information can be sent to the terminal through signaling such as LPP, and the new downlink positioning reference signal configuration information can be sent to each positioning base station through signaling such as LPPa. Correspondingly, each positioning base station sends a downlink positioning reference signal to the terminal according to the received new downlink positioning reference signal configuration information, and the terminal measures the downlink positioning reference signal according to the downlink positioning reference signals sent by each positioning base station received and the downlink positioning reference signal configuration information sent by the location server.

[0145] It should be noted that in the conventional downlink reference signal configuration scenario, the location server may not send the conventional downlink reference signal configuration to the terminal or the positioning base station.

[0146] (3) Adjust the preset positioning requirement and / or the performance index of the terminal, and send the adjusted positioning requirement and / or the performance index of the terminal to the upper-layer network node.

[0147] Among them, the upper-layer network node may be a core network node or the like, and this embodiment does not limit this.

[0148] (4) Send an indication information that the preset positioning requirement cannot be met and the reason why the preset positioning requirement cannot be met to the upper-layer network node.

[0149] Among them, the reason why the preset positioning requirement cannot be met can be set according to the actual situation. For example, it can be that the base station does not configure the measurement interval, does not receive the measurement interval configuration feedback from the base station, the positioning base station signal transmission fails, etc.

[0150] (5) Send a BWP activation request to the base station. Optionally, at least the BWP configuration information expected by the terminal is included in the BWP activation request, such as the BWP identifier expected by the terminal.

[0151] As another possible implementation manner, if the feedback information received by the location server indicates that the base station configures the measurement interval, the current downlink positioning reference signal configuration information or other information in the current downlink positioning reference signal configuration information except the at least partial information is sent to the terminal and / or the positioning base stations participating in the downlink positioning reference signal positioning service, so that the terminal performs corresponding measurements based on the received downlink positioning reference signals to ensure the smooth progress of the measurement process.

[0152] As Figure 6 shown, it is a flowchart of a measurement interval configuration request method 600 provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application. The method 600 can be applied to a location server and can be specifically executed by hardware or software in the location server. Referring again to Figure 6, Method 600 may at least include the following steps.

[0153] S610, Receive a demand-based positioning request for the terminal.

[0154] Among them, in this embodiment, a demand-based positioning request is adopted, which can flexibly increase or decrease the downlink positioning reference signal configuration according to the positioning requirements of one or more terminals. For example, if the pre-deployed downlink positioning reference signal is a downlink positioning reference signal with a small bandwidth, and for a terminal with a relatively high positioning accuracy requirement, a dedicated downlink positioning reference signal with a large bandwidth can be configured for this terminal through signaling. Thus, while meeting the requirements of terminals with high positioning accuracy, the problem of resource waste that may occur due to some terminals with low positioning accuracy requirements can be avoided, effectively meeting the positioning requirements of different terminals.

[0155] In practical applications, the positioning request may also be sent by a core network node or other network nodes. At the same time, in addition to the demand-based positioning request, it may also be a conventional positioning request. For specific details, reference may be made to the description in S210 above. This embodiment does not limit this.

[0156] S620, Obtain the capability information of the terminal.

[0157] Among them, when the location server obtains the capability information of the terminal, it can be realized by sending a capability information acquisition signaling to the terminal, etc. Optionally, the capability information of the terminal may be, but is not limited to, the maximum supported downlink positioning reference signal (such as PRS) configuration of the terminal, the capability of the terminal to process the downlink positioning reference signal, etc.

[0158] S630, Determine the current downlink positioning reference signal configuration information of the terminal based on the capability information of the terminal and / or the demand-based positioning request of the terminal.

[0159] S640, Determine the measurement interval configuration required for the terminal to measure the target positioning service.

[0160] Among them, the target positioning service is the positioning service corresponding to the current downlink positioning reference signal configuration information. There are various ways to determine the measurement interval configuration. For example, as a possible implementation, the implementation process of S640 may include: receiving the BWP configuration information (such as BWP frequency domain position information) of the terminal sent by the terminal and / or the base station; determining the measurement interval required for the terminal to measure the positioning service corresponding to the current downlink positioning reference signal configuration information according to the BWP configuration information and the current downlink positioning reference signal configuration information.

[0161] Optionally, the BWP configuration information at least includes the configuration information of active and / or inactive DL BWPs (which can also be understood as serving cells) within one or more carriers (for example, including but not limited to at least one of frequency domain position, bandwidth, BWP timer, BWP identifier, subcarrier spacing, etc.), and the configuration information of the carrier where the BWP is located (for example, including but not limited to at least one of carrier frequency domain position, bandwidth, identifier, etc.). This embodiment does not limit this.

[0162] S650, send a preset signaling to the terminal.

[0163] Among them, the relevant description of S650 can refer to the detailed description of the foregoing S510, and this embodiment will not repeat it here.

[0164] S660, receive the feedback indication returned by the terminal.

[0165] Among them, the feedback indication is used to indicate whether the terminal has requested the measurement interval and / or the reason why the terminal has requested the measurement interval. Optionally, the reason for requesting the measurement interval may be at least one of the preset positioning requirements not being met due to not performing positioning measurements in the measurement interval, the active BWP bandwidth being insufficient, the active BWP numerology being different from the PRS configuration, etc. The reason for not requesting the measurement interval may be that according to the current downlink positioning reference signal configuration information, even if the measurement interval is not requested, the preset positioning requirements can still be met, etc.

[0166] In practical applications, if the feedback indication indicates that the terminal has requested the measurement interval, the location server may wait for the feedback signaling from the terminal or the base station on whether the measurement interval has been configured, and determine to perform subsequent operations according to the feedback signaling. On the contrary, if the feedback indication indicates that the terminal has not requested the measurement interval, the location server can simply perform the subsequent positioning steps (in the case of not requesting the measurement interval, the location server can assume that based on the current PRS configuration, the terminal can meet the measurement accuracy requirements).

[0167] In addition, if the location server does not receive the feedback indication, it can be determined that the terminal has not requested the measurement interval, or the terminal does not require the measurement interval configuration, which can be specifically set according to actual requirements.

[0168] Optionally, the feedback indication may further include whether the terminal needs to request the measurement interval and / or the measurement interval configuration expected by the terminal. If the terminal feedbacks that it needs to request the measurement interval, the location server can execute the relevant steps in S670.

[0169] S670, send a measurement interval request to the base station of the terminal.

[0170] Among them, for the relevant description of S670, reference can be made to the detailed description of the foregoing S520, and this embodiment will not be elaborated herein.

[0171] It should be noted that in the measurement interval configuration request method 600 given above, the process of the location server executing the measurement interval configuration request may be, but is not limited to, the order in S610 - S670 above, and the process of executing the measurement interval configuration request may have more or fewer steps than the foregoing. For example, before the location server executes S650, it may execute at least one of the following:

[0172] (1) When receiving a demand - based positioning request for the terminal, obtain the capability information of the terminal.

[0173] (2) Based on the capability information of the terminal and / or the demand - based positioning request, determine the current downlink positioning reference signal configuration information of the terminal.

[0174] (3) Determine the measurement interval configuration required by the terminal to measure the target positioning service.

[0175] For the description of the relevant embodiments of (1) - (3), reference can be made to the embodiments of the foregoing base station, so it will not be elaborated herein.

[0176] In addition, for the measurement interval configuration request methods 400 - 600 provided in the embodiments of the present application, the execution subject may be a measurement interval configuration request device, or a control module in the measurement interval configuration request device for executing the measurement interval configuration request methods 400 - 600. In the embodiments of the present application, taking the measurement interval configuration request device as an example to execute the measurement interval configuration request method, the measurement interval configuration request device provided in the embodiments of the present application is described.

[0177] As Figure 7 shown, it is a schematic flowchart of a measurement interval configuration request method 700 provided in an exemplary embodiment of the present application. This method 700 can be applied to a terminal and can be specifically executed by hardware or software in the terminal. Referring again to Figure 7 , method 700 may at least include the following steps.

[0178] S710, receive a preset signaling sent by a location server.

[0179] Among them, the preset signaling includes at least part of the information in the current downlink positioning reference signal configuration information, and is used to determine whether a measurement interval configuration is required.

[0180] S720, according to the preset signaling, send a measurement interval gap request to a base station.

[0181] Among them, the measurement interval request is used to instruct the base station to configure the measurement interval for downlink positioning reference signal measurement.

[0182] S730. Perform the measurement of the downlink positioning reference signal according to whether the measurement interval is configured and / or the preset signaling.

[0183] Among them, when the terminal performs the measurement of the downlink positioning reference signal, each positioning base station participating in the positioning measurement determined by the location server can activate the UL BWP to send the downlink positioning reference signal to the terminal according to the received downlink positioning reference signal configuration information, so that the terminal can perform the positioning measurement based on the received downlink positioning reference signal.

[0184] In addition, it should be noted that the relevant processes in S710 - S730 can refer to the detailed description in the measurement interval configuration request 400 - 600. To avoid repetition, they will not be elaborated here.

[0185] In the foregoing measurement method provided in this embodiment, the terminal sends a measurement interval request to the location server, and then performs the measurement of the downlink positioning reference signal according to the measurement interval and / or the preset signaling, thereby avoiding problems such as possible resource waste caused by multiple positioning base stations participating in the positioning still sending downlink positioning reference signals according to the previous larger bandwidth or overhead configuration, and ensuring the smooth progress of the downlink positioning reference signal measurement.

[0186] As Figure 8 shown, it is a schematic flowchart of a measurement interval configuration request method 800 provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application. This method 800 can be applied to a terminal and can be specifically executed by hardware or software in the terminal. Referring again to Figure 8 , the method 800 may at least include the following steps.

[0187] S810. Receive the preset signaling sent by the location server.

[0188] As a possible implementation manner, the preset signaling is further used to request the terminal to feedback whether it requests the measurement interval, and / or, the preset signaling is used to request at least one of the configuration information of the measurement interval expected by the terminal, the frequency point information for performing the measurement, and the downlink positioning reference signal identification information associated with the measurement interval.

[0189] In practical applications, after the terminal receives the preset signaling from the location server, the terminal may send a feedback indication to the location server, where the feedback indication is used to indicate whether the terminal requests the measurement interval. In addition, according to the difference of the preset signaling, the feedback indication may further be used to indicate at least one of the following:

[0190] (1) Whether the terminal sends the measurement interval request to the base station.

[0191] (2) The reason why the terminal sends the measurement interval request to the base station.

[0192] Among them, the reason for sending the measurement interval request may be at least one of information such as the preset positioning requirement cannot be met, the active BWP bandwidth is insufficient, and the active BWP numerology is different from the PRS configuration. Correspondingly, the reason for not sending the measurement interval request may be that the preset positioning requirement can be met, etc.

[0193] (3) The downlink positioning reference signal identifier associated with the measurement interval request.

[0194] Among them, regarding the downlink positioning reference signal identifier, reference may be made to the detailed description in the foregoing S3201, and this embodiment will not elaborate here.

[0195] S820. Send a measurement interval request to the base station according to the preset signaling.

[0196] Among them, the measurement interval request includes at least one of the following:

[0197] (1) Interval confirmation information, used to indicate whether the base station can configure the measurement interval.

[0198] (2) Interval feedback information, used to indicate whether the base station can configure the measurement interval and feedback to the terminal and / or the location server.

[0199] (3) Interval request, used to indicate to the base station that the terminal will use the measurement interval to measure the downlink positioning reference signal.

[0200] (4) Measurement frequency point information, used to indicate the frequency point information when the terminal uses the measurement interval to perform measurements.

[0201] (5) Requested measurement interval configuration information.

[0202] (6) The start time of the measurement interval.

[0203] (7) The end time of the measurement interval.

[0204] (8) The effective duration of the measurement interval.

[0205] (9) At least partial configuration information of the downlink positioning reference signal.

[0206] (10) Priority information, used to indicate the priority of measuring the downlink positioning reference signal or providing location services during the measurement interval.

[0207] (11) Bandwidth Part (BWP) activation information, which is used to indicate that when the base station determines that the measurement interval cannot be configured, BWP activation is performed to execute the measurement of the downlink positioning reference signal in the activated BWP.

[0208] It should be noted that for the detailed content of the foregoing information included in the measurement interval request, reference may be made to the detailed description in the foregoing S310, and this embodiment will not elaborate herein.

[0209] S830: Receive the feedback information sent by the base station.

[0210] Among them, if the feedback information indicates that the base station configures the measurement interval, then S840 to S850 are executed; otherwise, the preset operation in S860 is executed.

[0211] In addition, as a possible implementation manner, if the feedback information indicates that the base station does not configure the measurement interval, then the feedback information may include at least one of the following:

[0212] (1) Downlink positioning reference signal identifier for which the measurement interval is not configured.

[0213] (2) Configuration information for which the measurement interval is not configured.

[0214] (3) At least partial information in the downlink BWP configuration information.

[0215] (4) Recommended measurement interval configuration information.

[0216] (5) Recommended downlink positioning reference signal configuration information.

[0217] (6) BWP activation request indication signaling, which is used to indicate or trigger the terminal to initiate a BWP activation process and execute the measurement of the downlink positioning reference signal in the newly activated BWP.

[0218] Among them, when the BWP activation request indication signaling indicates that the base station triggers a BWP handover, switch to the target BWP, where the target BWP is the positioning BWP or a new BWP other than the downlink BWP currently activated by the terminal.

[0219] (7) Reason for not configuring the measurement interval.

[0220] It should be noted that for the detailed content of the foregoing information included in the feedback information, reference may be made to the detailed description in the foregoing S320, and this embodiment will not elaborate herein.

[0221] S840. Perform the measurement of the downlink positioning reference signal according to whether the measurement interval is configured and / or the preset signaling.

[0222] S850. Send the measurement result of the downlink positioning reference signal to the location server.

[0223] Wherein, the measurement result of the downlink positioning reference signal includes at least one of the following information:

[0224] (1) The measurement result of the downlink positioning reference signal. Wherein, the measurement result is an estimated value of the positioning measurement result.

[0225] (2) Whether the measurement of the downlink positioning reference signal is performed during the measurement interval.

[0226] Optionally, performing the measurement of the downlink positioning reference signal during the measurement interval may implicitly indicate that the measurement interval request has been sent to the base station; conversely, not performing the measurement of the downlink positioning reference signal during the measurement interval may implicitly indicate that the measurement interval request has been sent to the base station, but the measurement interval is not configured.

[0227] In addition, if the measurement of the downlink positioning reference signal is performed during the measurement interval, the terminal may also send the specific information of the downlink positioning reference signal measured during the measurement interval. For example, the type of the downlink positioning reference signal, the measurement bandwidth, the measured Frequency Layer, the measured PRS resource, the measured PRS resourceset, the measured TRP identifier, etc. Or, the terminal may also send the identifiers corresponding to the foregoing information, such as FrequencyLayer id, trp id, PRS resource set id, resource id, band id, etc.

[0228] Of course, if the measurement of the positioning reference signal is not performed during the measurement interval, the specific information of the corresponding positioning reference signal may also be sent. Reference may be made to the above embodiments, and this embodiment will not be elaborated herein.

[0229] (3) Whether the measurement interval request has been sent to the base station. Optionally, the specific information of the corresponding positioning reference signal may also be sent in the information of whether to request the measurement interval. Reference may be made to the above.

[0230] Wherein, as a possible implementation manner, when implementing the sending of (1), the terminal may not send any information to implicitly indicate whether the terminal has sent the measurement interval request.

[0231] In addition, if the terminal sends a measurement interval request, then, which downlink positioning reference signals (such as PRS) has the terminal not requested measurement interval configuration, such as the identifier of the downlink positioning reference signal that does not request measurement interval configuration, can also be sent.

[0232] (4) Associated downlink positioning reference signal identifier.

[0233] As an implementation, when the terminal sends the information in the above (1)-(4), it can be sent in the form of 0 / 1 bits.

[0234] Optionally, whether the terminal performs PRS measurement through the measurement interval and / or whether it requests measurement interval configuration can also be in the following ways:

[0235] The terminal only sends which positioning reference signals request the measurement interval but do not perform measurements in the measurement interval. Among them, the specific information of the positioning reference signal can refer to the corresponding description in the foregoing embodiments. For example, for a certain measurement result, bit '1' indicates that the measurement result is after requesting the measurement interval but not performing measurements in the measurement interval, and bit '0' indicates that the measurement result is after requesting the measurement interval and performing measurements in the measurement interval or not requesting the measurement interval. Based on this information, the network device can expect which PRS measurement results can definitely meet the positioning requirements.

[0236] S860, perform a predetermined operation, and the predetermined operation includes at least one of the following:

[0237] (1) Send a BWP activation request to the base station for requesting to perform measurement of the downlink positioning reference signal in a newly activated BWP.

[0238] (2) Send a BWP activation request confirmation signaling to the location server, where the BWP activation request confirmation signaling is used to indicate whether the terminal sends the BWP activation request to the base station.

[0239] Among them, through the setting of S860, when the base station does not configure the measurement interval, the terminal can perform measurement of the downlink positioning reference signal in a newly activated BWP, so as to realize the normal measurement of the downlink positioning reference signal and ensure the accuracy of the measurement result.

[0240] It should be noted that in the above-mentioned measurement method, after sending a measurement interval gap request to the base station, if the measurement interval is not configured, the terminal is not required and / or expected to process the downlink positioning reference signal. Alternatively, only when the terminal requests the measurement interval request and the measurement interval is not configured, the terminal is not required / expected to process the downlink positioning reference signal. That is, when the terminal does not request the measurement interval, the terminal is required / expected to process the downlink positioning reference signal and / or when the terminal requests a measurement interval and the measurement interval is configured, the terminal is required / expected to process the downlink positioning reference signal. Optionally, in English, it can be expressed as "UE is not expected / required to process DL PRS only if the measurement gap requested by the UE and the gap is not configured".

[0241] It should be noted that for the measurements 700 and 800 provided in the embodiments of the present application, the execution entity can be a measurement device, or a control module in the measurement device for executing the measurement method 700 or 700. In the embodiments of the present application, taking the measurement device executing the measurement method as an example, the measurement device provided in the embodiments of the present application is described.

[0242] As Figure 9a and Figure 9b shown, it is a schematic flowchart of a measurement method provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application, and the method may include the following steps.

[0243] S901, a network node such as a terminal or a core network node sends a demand-based positioning request to a location server.

[0244] S902, the location server obtains the capability information of the terminal.

[0245] S903, the location server obtains the capability information of the terminal.

[0246] S904, the location server determines the current downlink positioning reference signal configuration information of the terminal based on the capability information of the terminal.

[0247] S905, the location server determines the measurement interval configuration required for the terminal to measure the target positioning service.

[0248] S906, the location server sends a preset signaling to the terminal.

[0249] S907, the terminal determines whether a measurement interval is required.

[0250] S908, the terminal sends a feedback indication to the location server.

[0251] S909, the location server sends a measurement interval request to the base station, and / or the terminal sends a measurement interval request to the base station.

[0252] S910, the base station determines whether to configure a measurement interval.

[0253] (1) Referring again to Figure 9a , in the case where the base station configures the measurement interval, the following process is executed:

[0254] S911, configure the measurement interval, and send the measurement interval configuration and feedback information to the terminal and / or the positioning server.

[0255] S912, the terminal performs downlink positioning reference signal measurement.

[0256] S913, the terminal sends the measurement result to the location server.

[0257] (2) Referring again to Figure 9b , in the case where the base station does not configure the measurement interval, the following process is executed:

[0258] S914, send feedback information indicating that the base station does not configure the measurement interval to the terminal and / or the location server.

[0259] S915, the base station triggers the target BWP activation process.

[0260] S916, the base station sends a target BWP activation signaling to the terminal; and / or sends the current downlink positioning reference signal configuration information to the terminal and / or the positioning base station participating in the downlink positioning reference signal positioning service.

[0261] S917, switch to the target BWP.

[0262] S918, the location server performs a predetermined operation, and this predetermined operation can refer to the relevant description in the foregoing S860.

[0263] S919, the terminal performs downlink positioning reference signal measurement.

[0264] S920, the terminal sends the measurement result to the location server.

[0265] It can be understood that the data interaction process between the terminal, the location server, the base station, and the positioning base station is not shown in the foregoing measurement process. For details, reference can be made to the description of the device in the foregoing method embodiments, and this embodiment will not be elaborated herein. In addition, when the terminal performs actual positioning measurement, its measurement process may include but is not limited to the foregoing steps. For example, it may have more or fewer steps than the foregoing process, etc.

[0266] Further, in the measurement interval configuration request method 200-600 or the measurement method 700-800 given in the foregoing embodiments, in addition to the base station and the location server acting as independent devices to execute the corresponding methods respectively, the location server may also be integrated with the base station, or the location server may be integrated in the base station, etc., to be used to execute one or more steps in the foregoing methods and achieve the corresponding technical effects.

[0267] For example, taking the location server integrated in the base station as an example, the measurement interval configuration request method may include the following implementation process.

[0268] (1) The base station receives a demand-based positioning request sent by a terminal or a core network node, etc.

[0269] (2) Optionally, the terminal may determine the configuration information of the desired downlink positioning reference signal and send it to the base station.

[0270] (3) Optionally, the terminal may also determine whether a measurement interval is required. If so, the terminal sends a measurement interval request to the base station.

[0271] (4) Optionally, the base station may determine whether to configure the measurement interval according to the received measurement interval request, and determine the new configuration information of the downlink positioning reference signal and the positioning base stations participating in the positioning according to the measurement interval request and the configuration information of the downlink positioning reference signal desired by the terminal. Or, if steps (2)-(3) are not executed, the base station may determine the configuration information of the downlink positioning reference signal and the positioning base stations participating in the positioning according to the received positioning request.

[0272] (5) The base station sends the determined configuration information of the downlink positioning reference signal to the terminal and the positioning base stations participating in the positioning.

[0273] (6) The terminal performs positioning measurement based on the received configuration information of the downlink positioning reference signal.

[0274] It can be understood that the relevant descriptions in the foregoing (1)-(6) can be referred to the detailed descriptions in the foregoing method embodiments, and will not be repeated herein. In addition, the method for configuring the measurement interval executed by the base station may include but is not limited to the processes described in the foregoing (1)-(6).

[0275] Further, in the foregoing embodiments, the signaling between the location server and the terminal may include at least one of LTE Positioning Protocol (LPP), NRPP, a combination of LPPa and (signaling between the base station and the terminal), and a combination of NRPPa and (signaling between the base station and the terminal).

[0276] The signaling between the base station and the terminal may include at least one of Radio Resource Control (RRC), Medium Access Control - Control Element (MACCE), Downlink Control Information (DCI), Message 1 (Msg1), Message 3 (Msg3), broadcast signaling, and Paging message (Paging).

[0277] The signaling between the base station and the location server may include at least one of LPPa and NRPPa.

[0278] It can be understood that the actual transceiver process of the foregoing signaling can refer to the related technologies, and will not be repeated herein.

[0279] As Figure 10 shown, it is a schematic block diagram of a measurement interval configuration device 1000 provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application. The device 1000 may be a base station or located in the base station. Referring again to Figure 10 , the device 1000 includes a first receiving module 1010 configured to receive a measurement interval request sent by a terminal and / or a location server; a first processing module 1020 configured to perform at least one of the following according to the measurement interval request: configure a measurement interval for downlink positioning reference signal measurement, and send feedback information to the terminal and / or the location server, where the feedback information is used to indicate whether the base station configures a measurement interval for downlink positioning reference signal measurement.

[0280] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the measurement interval request includes at least one of the following: interval confirmation information for instructing the base station to confirm whether the measurement interval can be configured; interval feedback information for instructing the base station to feedback to the terminal and / or the location server whether the measurement interval can be configured; interval request for instructing the base station that the terminal will use the measurement interval to measure the downlink positioning reference signal; measurement frequency point information for instructing the frequency point information when the terminal uses the measurement interval to perform the downlink positioning reference signal measurement; requested measurement interval configuration information; start time of the measurement interval; cut-off time of the measurement interval; effective duration of the measurement interval; at least partial configuration information of the downlink positioning reference signal; priority information for instructing the priority of measuring the downlink positioning reference signal or location service in the measurement interval; bandwidth part BWP activation request for instructing the base station to perform BWP activation in case it is determined that the measurement interval cannot be configured, so as to perform the measurement of the downlink positioning reference signal in the activated BWP.

[0281] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the processing module sends feedback information to the terminal and / or the location server, including: if the measurement interval configuration is not configured, sending the feedback information to the terminal and / or the location server, where the feedback information indicates that the measurement interval is not configured.

[0282] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the feedback information further includes at least one of the following: downlink positioning reference signal identifier of the non-configured measurement interval; configuration information of the non-configured measurement interval; at least partial information in the downlink BWP configuration information; recommended measurement interval configuration information; recommended downlink positioning reference signal configuration information; BWP activation request indication signaling for instructing or triggering the terminal to initiate a BWP activation process and perform the measurement of the downlink positioning reference signal in the newly activated BWP; reason for not configuring the measurement interval.

[0283] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the BWP activation request indication signaling is further used to indicate the configuration information of the activated BWP.

[0284] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the first processing module 1020 is used to trigger a target BWP activation process and send a target BWP activation signaling to the terminal if the measurement interval is not configured, where the target BWP is a positioning BWP or a new BWP other than the currently activated downlink BWP of the terminal, for the terminal to perform the measurement of the downlink positioning reference signal in the target BWP.

[0285] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the first processing module 1020 sends feedback information to the terminal and / or the location server, including: if the measurement interval is configured, sending the feedback information to the terminal and / or the location server, where the feedback information indicates that the measurement interval is configured.

[0286] As Figure 11a shown, it is a schematic block diagram of a measurement interval configuration device 1100 provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application. The device 1100 may be a location server or be located in the location server. Referring again to Figure 11a , the device 1100 includes a first sending module 1110, configured to send a preset signaling to a terminal, where the preset signaling includes at least part of the information in the current downlink positioning reference signal configuration information; and a second sending module 1120, configured to send a measurement interval request to a base station of the terminal, where the measurement interval request is used to instruct the base station to configure a measurement interval for downlink positioning reference signal measurement.

[0287] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the measurement interval request includes at least one of the following: interval confirmation information, used to instruct the base station to confirm whether it can configure the measurement interval; interval feedback information, used to instruct the base station to feedback to the terminal and / or the location server whether it can configure the measurement interval; interval request, used to instruct the base station that the terminal will use the measurement interval to perform downlink positioning reference signal measurement; measurement frequency point information, used to instruct the frequency point information when the terminal performs measurement using the measurement interval; requested measurement interval configuration information; start time of the measurement interval; cut-off time of the measurement interval; effective duration of the measurement interval; at least part of the configuration information of the downlink positioning reference signal; priority information, used to indicate the priority of performing downlink positioning reference signal measurement or location service in the measurement interval; bandwidth part BWP activation information, used to instruct the base station to activate BWP in the case of determining that the measurement interval cannot be configured, so as to perform downlink positioning reference signal measurement in the activated BWP.

[0288] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the preset signaling is further used to request the terminal to determine whether to request the measurement interval, and / or the preset signaling is used to request at least one of the configuration information of the measurement interval expected by the terminal, the frequency point information for performing measurement, and the downlink positioning reference signal identification information associated with the measurement interval.

[0289] In one or more embodiments of the present application, please refer to Figure 11b, the device further includes: a second receiving module 1130, configured to receive feedback information sent by the base station and / or receive feedback information forwarded by the terminal, where the feedback information is used to indicate whether the base station configures the measurement interval.

[0290] In one or more embodiments of the present application, please refer to Figure 11b , the device further includes a second processing module 1140, configured to, if the feedback information indicates that the base station does not configure the measurement interval, perform at least one of the following: determine new downlink positioning reference signal configuration information, where the new downlink positioning reference signal configuration information includes: downlink positioning reference signal configuration information before the current downlink positioning reference signal configuration information of the terminal, or downlink positioning reference signal configuration information obtained by updating the current downlink positioning reference signal configuration information according to the feedback information; send the new downlink positioning reference signal configuration information to the terminal and / or a positioning base station participating in the downlink positioning reference signal positioning service; adjust a preset positioning requirement and / or a performance indicator of the terminal, and send the adjusted positioning requirement and / or the performance indicator of the terminal to an upper network node; send an indication information that a preset positioning requirement cannot be met and a reason why the preset positioning requirement cannot be met to the upper network node; send a BWP activation request to the base station.

[0291] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the BWP activation request includes BWP configuration information desired by the terminal.

[0292] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the feedback information includes at least one of the following: an identifier of a downlink positioning reference signal for which the measurement interval is not configured; configuration information for which the measurement interval is not configured; at least partial information in downlink BWP configuration information; recommended measurement interval configuration information; recommended downlink positioning reference signal configuration information; a BWP activation request indication signaling, used to indicate or trigger the terminal to initiate a BWP activation process and perform measurement of a downlink positioning reference signal in a newly activated BWP; a reason for not configuring the measurement interval.

[0293] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the second processing module 1140 is further configured to, if the feedback information indicates that the base station does not configure the measurement interval, send the current downlink positioning reference signal configuration information to the terminal and / or a positioning base station participating in the downlink positioning reference signal positioning service.

[0294] In one or more embodiments of the present application, please refer to Figure 11b, the device further includes a third processing module 1150, configured to perform at least one of the following: obtain the capability information of the terminal when receiving a demand-based positioning request for the terminal; determine the current downlink positioning reference signal configuration information of the terminal based on the capability information of the terminal and / or the demand-based positioning request; determine the measurement interval configuration required for the terminal to measure a target positioning service, where the target positioning service is a positioning service corresponding to the current downlink positioning reference signal configuration information.

[0295] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the third processing module 1150 determines the measurement interval configuration required for the terminal to measure a target positioning service, including: receiving the BWP configuration information of the terminal sent by the terminal and / or the base station; determining, according to the BWP configuration information and the current downlink positioning reference signal configuration information, the measurement interval required for the terminal to measure the positioning service corresponding to the current downlink positioning reference signal configuration information.

[0296] In one or more embodiments of the present application, after sending a preset signaling to the terminal, please refer to Figure 11b , the device further includes a third receiving module 1160, configured to receive a feedback indication returned by the terminal, where the feedback indication is used to indicate whether the terminal has requested the measurement interval.

[0297] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the third receiving module is further configured to, if the feedback indication indicates that the terminal has requested the measurement interval, wait for a feedback signaling from the terminal or the base station indicating whether the measurement interval has been configured.

[0298] As Figure 12 shown, it is a block diagram of a measurement device 1200 provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application. The device 1200 may be a terminal or located in the terminal. Referring again to Figure 12 , the device includes a fourth receiving module 1210, configured to receive a preset signaling sent by a location server, where the preset signaling includes at least partial information in the current downlink positioning reference signal configuration information; a third sending module 1220, configured to send a measurement interval gap request to a base station according to the preset signaling, where the measurement interval request is used to instruct the base station to configure a measurement interval for downlink positioning reference signal measurement; and a measurement module 1230, configured to perform measurement of the downlink positioning reference signal according to whether the measurement interval is configured and / or the preset signaling.

[0299] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the measurement interval request includes at least one of the following: interval confirmation information for instructing the base station to confirm whether the measurement interval can be configured; interval feedback information for instructing the base station to feedback to the terminal and / or the location server whether the measurement interval can be configured; interval request for instructing the base station that the terminal will use the measurement interval to measure the downlink positioning reference signal; measurement frequency point information for instructing the frequency point information when the terminal performs measurements using the measurement interval; requested measurement interval configuration information; start time of the measurement interval; cut-off time of the measurement interval; effective duration of the measurement interval; at least partial configuration information of the downlink positioning reference signal; priority information for instructing the priority of measuring the downlink positioning reference signal or location service in the measurement interval; bandwidth part BWP activation request for instructing the base station to activate the BWP in case it is determined that the measurement interval cannot be configured, so as to perform the measurement of the downlink positioning reference signal in the activated BWP.

[0300] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the preset signaling is further used to request the terminal to feedback whether it requests the measurement interval, and / or, the preset signaling is used to request at least one of the configuration information of the measurement interval expected by the terminal, the frequency point information for performing measurements, and the downlink positioning reference signal identification information associated with the measurement interval.

[0301] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the fourth receiving module 1210 is further used to receive the feedback information sent by the base station, where the feedback information is used to indicate whether the base station configures the measurement interval.

[0302] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the third sending module 1220 is further used to, when it is monitored that the measurement interval configuration is not received or if the feedback information sent by the base station indicates that the measurement interval is not configured, perform at least one of the following: send a BWP activation request to the base station for requesting to perform the measurement of the downlink positioning reference signal in the newly activated BWP; send a BWP activation request confirmation signaling to the location server, where the BWP activation request confirmation signaling is used to indicate whether the terminal sends the BWP activation request to the base station.

[0303] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the feedback information further includes at least one of the following: a downlink positioning reference signal identifier without configuring the measurement interval; configuration information without configuring the measurement interval; at least partial information in the downlink BWP configuration information; recommended measurement interval configuration information; recommended downlink positioning reference signal configuration information; a BWP activation request indication signaling for indicating or triggering the terminal to initiate a BWP activation process and perform measurement of the downlink positioning reference signal in the newly activated BWP; a reason for not configuring the measurement interval.

[0304] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the measurement module 1230 is further configured to switch to a target BWP when the BWP activation request indication signaling indicates that the base station triggers a BWP handover, where the target BWP is a positioning BWP or a new BWP other than the downlink BWP currently activated by the terminal.

[0305] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the third sending module 1220 is further configured to send a feedback indication to the location server, where the feedback indication is used to indicate whether the terminal has requested the measurement interval.

[0306] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the feedback indication is used to indicate at least one of the following: whether the terminal has sent a measurement interval request to the base station; the reason why the terminal has sent a measurement interval request to the base station; a downlink positioning reference signal identifier associated with the measurement interval request.

[0307] In one or more embodiments of the present application, the third sending module 1220 is further configured to send a measurement result of the downlink positioning reference signal to the location server, where the measurement result of the downlink positioning reference signal includes at least one of the following information: a measurement result of the downlink positioning reference signal; whether to perform measurement of the downlink positioning reference signal in the measurement interval; whether to send a measurement interval request to the base station; an associated downlink positioning reference signal identifier.

[0308] In one or more embodiments of the present application, after sending a measurement interval gap request to the base station, if the measurement interval is not configured, the terminal is not required and / or expected to process the downlink positioning reference signal.

[0309] The measurement device 1300 in the embodiments of the present application may be a device, or a component, integrated circuit, or chip in a terminal. The device may be a mobile terminal or a non-mobile terminal. Exemplarily, the mobile terminal may include, but is not limited to, the types of the terminal 11 listed above, and the non-mobile terminal may be a server, a Network Attached Storage (NAS), a personal computer (PC), a television (TV), a teller machine, or a self-service machine, etc., and the embodiments of the present application do not make specific limitations.

[0310] The measurement device 1200 in the embodiments of the present application may be a device with an operating system. The operating system may be an Android operating system, an iOS operating system, or other possible operating systems, and the embodiments of the present application do not make specific limitations.

[0311] The measurement device 1200 provided in the embodiments of the present application can implement Figures 7 to 8 each process implemented by the method embodiments and achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, it will not be elaborated here.

[0312] Furthermore, the embodiments of the present application further provide a communication device, including a processor, a memory, and a program or instruction stored in the memory and executable on the processor. For example, when the communication device is a terminal, when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, it implements each process of the above measurement method embodiments and can achieve the same technical effects. When the communication device is a network-side device, when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, it implements each process of the above measurement interval configuration request method embodiments and can achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, it will not be elaborated here.

[0313] As a possible implementation manner, Figure 13 FIG. is a schematic hardware structure diagram of a terminal 1300 for implementing the embodiments of the present application. The terminal 1300 includes, but is not limited to: a radio frequency unit 1301, a network module 1302, an audio output unit 1303, an input unit 1304, a sensor 1305, a display unit 1306, a user input unit 1307, an interface unit 1308, a memory 1309, and a processor 1130, etc.

[0314] Those skilled in the art can understand that the terminal 1300 may further include a power source (such as a battery) for supplying power to each component. The power source may be logically connected to the processor 1310 through a power management system, so as to implement functions such as management of charging, discharging, and power consumption management through the power management system. Figure 13The terminal structure shown does not constitute a limitation on the terminal. The terminal may include more or fewer components than shown, or combine certain components, or have a different component arrangement, which will not be elaborated here.

[0315] It should be understood that in the embodiments of the present application, the input unit 1304 may include a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) 13041 and a microphone 13042. The GPU 13041 processes the image data of the static pictures or videos obtained by the image capture device (such as a camera) in the video capture mode or the image capture mode. The display unit 1306 may include a display panel 13061, and the display panel 13061 may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light emitting diode, etc. The user input unit 1307 includes a touch panel 13071 and other input devices 13072. The touch panel 13071 is also called a touch screen. The touch panel 13071 may include two parts: a touch detection device and a touch controller. The other input devices 13072 may include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (such as volume control keys, switch keys, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, and a joystick, which will not be elaborated here.

[0316] In the embodiments of the present application, after receiving the downlink data from the network-side device, the radio frequency unit 1301 sends it to the processor 1130 for processing; in addition, it sends the uplink data to the network-side device. Generally, the radio frequency unit 1301 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, at least one amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low-noise amplifier, a duplexer, etc.

[0317] The memory 1309 can be used to store software programs or instructions and various data. The memory 1309 mainly includes a storage program or instruction area and a storage data area. Among them, the storage program or instruction area can store an operating system, applications or instructions required for at least one function (such as a sound playback function, an image playback function, etc.). In addition, the memory 1309 may include a high-speed random access memory, and may also include a non-volatile memory. The non-volatile memory may be a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Programmable ROM (PROM), an Erasable PROM (EPROM), an Electrically EPROM (EEPROM), or a flash memory. For example, at least one disk storage device, a flash memory device, or other non-volatile solid-state storage devices.

[0318] The processor 1310 may include one or more processing units; alternatively, the processor 1310 may integrate an application processor and a modem processor. Among them, the application processor mainly processes the operating system, user interface, application programs or instructions, etc., and the modem processor mainly processes wireless communications, such as a baseband processor. It can be understood that the above-mentioned modem processor may not be integrated into the processor 1310 either.

[0319] Among them, the processor 1310 is used to execute any one of the measurement interval configuration request methods 200, 300, 400, 500, 600 described in the foregoing embodiments, or the processor 1310 is used to execute any one of the measurement methods 700, 800 described in the foregoing embodiments, and achieves the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, it will not be elaborated here.

[0320] As another possible implementation Figure 14 is a schematic structural diagram of a network-side device further provided in an embodiment of the present application. As Figure 14 shown, the network-side device 1400 includes: an antenna 1401, a radio frequency device 1402, and a baseband device 1403. The antenna 1401 is connected to the radio frequency device 1402. In the uplink direction, the radio frequency device 1402 receives information through the antenna 1401 and sends the received information to the baseband device 1403 for processing. In the downlink direction, the baseband device 1403 processes the information to be sent and sends it to the radio frequency device 1402. After the radio frequency device 1402 processes the received information, it is sent out through the antenna 1401.

[0321] The above-mentioned band processing device may be located in the baseband device 1403. The methods executed by the network-side device in the above embodiments may be implemented in the baseband device 1403. The baseband device 1403 includes a processor 1404 and a memory 1405.

[0322] The baseband device 1403 may include, for example, at least one baseband board. A plurality of chips are provided on the baseband board. As Figure 14 shown, one of the chips is, for example, a processor 1404, which is connected to the memory 1405 to call the program in the memory 1405 and execute the operations of the network-side device shown in the above method embodiments.

[0323] The baseband device 1403 may further include a network interface 1406 for interacting with the radio frequency device 1402. This interface is, for example, a common public radio interface (abbreviated as CPRI).

[0324] Specifically, the network-side device 1400 according to the embodiments of the present invention further includes instructions or programs stored on the memory 1405 and executable on the processor 1404. The processor 1404 invokes the instructions or programs in the memory 1405 to execute Figure 11a , 11b or Figure 12 the methods executed by the respective modules shown, and achieves the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, they are not elaborated herein.

[0325] It should be noted that the aforementioned network-side device 1400 may be the base station described in the present application, or a location server, or a network device integrating the corresponding functions of the server and the location server. This embodiment does not limit this.

[0326] The embodiments of the present application further provide a readable storage medium. Programs or instructions are stored on the readable storage medium. When the programs or instructions are executed by a processor, the various processes of the above-mentioned measurement interval configuration request method and / or measurement method embodiments are implemented, and the same technical effects can be achieved. To avoid repetition, they are not elaborated herein.

[0327] Wherein, the processor is the processor in the terminal described in the above embodiments. The readable storage medium includes computer-readable storage media, such as computer read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), magnetic disks, or optical discs, etc.

[0328] The embodiments of the present application further provide a chip. The chip includes a processor and a communication interface. The communication interface is coupled to the processor. The processor is used to run the network-side device program or instructions to implement the various processes of the above-mentioned measurement interval configuration request method and / or measurement method embodiments, and the same technical effects can be achieved. To avoid repetition, they are not elaborated herein.

[0329] It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiments of the present application may also be referred to as a system-on-chip, system chip, chip system, or system-on-chip.

[0330] It should be noted that, in this article, the term "including", "comprising", or any other variant thereof is intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or device that includes a series of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not explicitly listed, or elements that are inherent to such process, method, article, or device. Without further limitation, an element defined by the statement "including one..." does not exclude the existence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article, or device that includes such element. In addition, it should be pointed out that the scope of the methods and devices in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, and may also include performing functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in the reverse order according to the functions involved. For example, the described methods may be performed in an order different from that described, and various steps may be added, omitted, or combined. Additionally, the features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

[0331] Through the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the methods of the above embodiments can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform. Of course, it can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases, the former is a better implementation. Based on such an understanding, the technical solution of the present application, in essence, or the part that contributes to the prior art, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM / RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk) and includes several instructions for causing a terminal (which can be a mobile phone, computer, server, air conditioner, or network-side device, etc.) to execute the methods described in the various embodiments of the present application.

[0332] The embodiments of the present application have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present application is not limited to the above specific embodiments. The above specific embodiments are merely illustrative and not restrictive. Those of ordinary skill in the art, under the inspiration of the present application and without departing from the spirit and scope protected by the claims of the present application, can still make many forms, all of which fall within the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A method for configuring a measurement interval request, characterized in that Applied to a base station, the method includes: Receiving a measurement interval request sent by a location server through NRPPa signaling; Configuring a measurement interval for downlink positioning reference signal measurement according to the measurement interval request and sending it to the terminal, and Sending feedback information to the location server, where the feedback information is used to indicate whether the base station configures a measurement interval for downlink positioning reference signal measurement; Wherein, sending the feedback information to the location server includes: If the base station configures the measurement interval for the terminal, sending the feedback information to the location server, where the feedback information indicates that the measurement interval is configured.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The measurement interval request includes at least one of the following: At least partial configuration information of the downlink positioning reference signal; Interval confirmation information for indicating whether the base station can configure the measurement interval; Interval feedback information for indicating whether the base station can configure the measurement interval to feedback to the terminal and / or the location server; Interval request for indicating to the base station that the terminal will use the measurement interval to perform downlink positioning reference signal measurement; Measurement frequency point information for indicating the frequency point information when the terminal uses the measurement interval to perform downlink positioning reference signal measurement; Requested measurement interval configuration information; Start time of the measurement interval; Cut-off time of the measurement interval; Effective duration of the measurement interval; Priority information for indicating the priority of performing downlink positioning reference signal measurement or location service in the measurement interval; Bandwidth part BWP activation information for indicating that when the base station determines that it cannot configure the measurement interval, it activates the BWP to perform the downlink positioning reference signal measurement in the activated BWP.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, Sending the feedback information to the location server includes: If the base station does not configure the measurement interval for the terminal, sending the feedback information to the location server, where the feedback information indicates that the measurement interval is not configured.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein The feedback information further includes at least one of the following: Downlink positioning reference signal identifier for which the measurement interval is not configured; Configuration information for which the measurement interval is not configured; At least partial information in the downlink BWP configuration information; Recommended measurement interval configuration information; Recommended downlink positioning reference signal configuration information; Reason for not configuring the measurement interval.

5. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The method further includes: If the base station does not configure the measurement interval for the terminal, triggering a BWP activation process and sending a target BWP activation signaling to the terminal, where the target BWP is a positioning BWP or a new BWP other than the currently activated downlink BWP of the terminal.

6. A method for configuring a measurement interval request, characterized in that, Applied to a location server, the method includes: Sending a preset signaling to the terminal, where the preset signaling includes at least partial information in the current downlink positioning reference signal configuration information; Sending a measurement interval request to the base station of the terminal, where the measurement interval request is used to indicate that the base station configures a measurement interval for downlink positioning reference signal measurement; Receive the feedback information sent by the base station, where the feedback information is used to indicate whether the base station configures the measurement interval.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that, The measurement interval request includes at least one of the following: At least partial configuration information of the downlink positioning reference signal; Interval confirmation information, used to indicate whether the base station can configure the measurement interval; Interval feedback information, used to indicate whether the base station can configure the measurement interval and feedback it to the terminal and / or the location server; Interval request, used to indicate to the base station that the terminal will use the measurement interval to measure the downlink positioning reference signal; Measurement frequency point information, used to indicate the frequency point information when the terminal performs measurements using the measurement interval; Requested measurement interval configuration information; Start time of the measurement interval; Cut-off time of the measurement interval; Effective duration of the measurement interval; Priority information, used to indicate the priority of measuring the downlink positioning reference signal or location service in the measurement interval; Bandwidth part BWP activation information, used to indicate that when the base station determines that it cannot configure the measurement interval, perform BWP activation to perform the measurement of the downlink positioning reference signal in the activated BWP.

8. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that After receiving the feedback information sent by the base station or the terminal, the method further includes: If the feedback information indicates that the base station does not configure the measurement interval, perform at least one of the following: Determine new downlink positioning reference signal configuration information, where the new downlink positioning reference signal configuration information includes: the downlink positioning reference signal configuration information before the current downlink positioning reference signal configuration information of the terminal, or the downlink positioning reference signal configuration information obtained by updating the current downlink positioning reference signal configuration information according to the feedback information; Send the new downlink positioning reference signal configuration information to the terminal and / or the positioning base station participating in the downlink positioning reference signal positioning service; Adjust the preset positioning requirements and / or the performance indicators of the terminal, and send the adjusted positioning requirements and / or the performance indicators of the terminal to the upper network node; Send an indication information that the preset positioning requirements cannot be met and the reason why the preset positioning requirements cannot be met to the upper network node; Send a BWP activation request to the base station.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein The BWP activation request includes the BWP configuration information expected by the terminal.

10. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that, The feedback information includes at least one of the following: Downlink positioning reference signal identifier for which the measurement interval is not configured; Configuration information for which the measurement interval is not configured; At least partial information in the downlink BWP configuration information; Recommended measurement interval configuration information; Recommended downlink positioning reference signal configuration information; Reason for not configuring the measurement interval.

11. The method according to claim 8, wherein After receiving the feedback information sent by the base station, the method further includes: If the feedback information indicates that the base station does not configure the measurement interval, send the current downlink positioning reference signal configuration information to the terminal and / or the positioning base station participating in the downlink positioning reference signal positioning service.

12. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 11, characterized in that, Before sending a preset signaling to the terminal, the method further includes at least one of the following: Upon receiving a requirements-based positioning request for the terminal, obtain the capability information of the terminal; Based on the capability information of the terminal and / or the requirements-based positioning request, determine the current downlink positioning reference signal configuration information of the terminal; Determine the measurement interval configuration required by the terminal for the target positioning service, where the target positioning service is the positioning service corresponding to the current downlink positioning reference signal configuration information.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein Determining the measurement interval configuration required by the terminal for the target positioning service includes: Receive the BWP configuration information of the terminal sent by the terminal and / or the base station; Based on the BWP configuration information and the current downlink positioning reference signal configuration information, determine the measurement interval required by the terminal for measuring the positioning service corresponding to the current downlink positioning reference signal configuration information.

14. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that, The method further includes: Send a preset signaling to the terminal; Receive a feedback indication returned by the terminal, where the feedback indication is used to indicate whether the terminal has requested the measurement interval.

15. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that, The method further includes: If the feedback indication indicates that the terminal has requested the measurement interval, wait for a feedback signaling from the terminal or the base station indicating whether the measurement interval has been configured.

16. A measurement interval configuration request device, characterized in that, Located at the base station, the apparatus includes: A first receiving module, configured to receive a measurement interval request sent by a location server through an NRPPa signaling; A first processing module, configured to configure a measurement interval for downlink positioning reference signal measurement according to the measurement interval request and send it to the terminal, and send feedback information to the location server, where the feedback information is used to indicate whether the base station has configured a measurement interval for downlink positioning reference signal measurement; Wherein, the first processing module sending the feedback information to the location server includes: If the measurement interval is configured for the terminal, send the feedback information to the location server, where the feedback information indicates that the measurement interval is configured.

17. The device according to claim 16, characterized in that, The measurement interval request includes at least one of the following: At least partial configuration information of the downlink positioning reference signal; Interval confirmation information, used to indicate whether the base station can configure the measurement interval; Interval feedback information, used to indicate whether the base station can configure the measurement interval and feed it back to the terminal and / or the location server; Interval request, used to indicate to the base station that the terminal will use the measurement interval to measure the downlink positioning reference signal; Measurement frequency point information, used to indicate the frequency point information when the terminal uses the measurement interval to perform downlink positioning reference signal measurement; Requested measurement interval configuration information; The start time of the measurement interval; The end time of the measurement interval; The effective duration of the measurement interval; Priority information, used to indicate the priority of measuring the downlink positioning reference signal or the positioning service in the measurement interval; Bandwidth part BWP activation information, used to indicate that when the base station determines that the measurement interval cannot be configured, perform BWP activation to perform the downlink positioning reference signal measurement in the activated BWP.

18. A measurement interval request device, characterized in that, Located at a location server, the device includes: A first sending module, configured to send a preset signaling to a terminal, where the preset signaling includes at least part of the information in the current downlink positioning reference signal configuration information; A second sending module, configured to send a measurement interval request to a base station of the terminal, where the measurement interval request is used to instruct the base station to configure a measurement interval for downlink positioning reference signal measurement; A second receiving module, configured to receive feedback information sent by the base station, where the feedback information is used to indicate whether the base station configures the measurement interval.

19. The device according to claim 18, wherein The measurement interval request includes at least one of the following: At least part of the configuration information of the downlink positioning reference signal; Interval confirmation information, used to instruct the base station to confirm whether it can configure the measurement interval; Interval feedback information, used to instruct the base station to feedback to the terminal and / or the location server whether it can configure the measurement interval; Interval request, used to instruct the base station that the terminal will use the measurement interval to perform downlink positioning reference signal measurement; Measurement frequency point information, used to instruct the frequency point information when the terminal performs measurement using the measurement interval; Requested measurement interval configuration information; The start time of the measurement interval; The cut-off time of the measurement interval; The effective duration of the measurement interval; Priority information, used to indicate the priority of downlink positioning reference signal measurement or location service in the measurement interval; Bandwidth part BWP activation information, used to instruct the base station to activate BWP when it is determined that the measurement interval cannot be configured, so as to perform downlink positioning reference signal measurement in the activated BWP.

20. A network-side device, characterized in that, It includes a processor, a memory, and a program or instruction stored on the memory and executable on the processor. When the program or instruction is executed by the processor, the steps of the measurement interval configuration request method according to any one of claims 1 to 5 are implemented, or when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, the steps of the measurement interval configuration request method according to any one of claims 6 to 15 are implemented.

21. A readable storage medium, characterized in that, The program or instruction is stored on the readable storage medium. When the program or instruction is executed by the processor, the measurement interval configuration request method according to any one of claims 1-5 is implemented, or the measurement interval configuration request method according to any one of claims 6 to 15 is implemented.

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