A method for triggering location information reporting and apparatus thereof

Abstract

The method and device for triggering position information reporting are disclosed, which can be applied to the field of communication technology. The method performed by a network device comprises the following steps: when a triggering condition is met, a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) position information reporting instruction is sent to a terminal device to trigger the terminal device to report GNSS position information. Thus, the terminal device is triggered to report GNSS position information through the triggering condition, which not only ensures the accuracy of the time delay parameter determined by the network device according to the GNSS position information reported by the terminal device, but also avoids invalid GNSS position information reporting, reduces resource waste, and further ensures the reliability of uplink and downlink transmission.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a method and apparatus for triggering location information reporting. Background Technology

[0002] With the continuous development of IoT applications, the requirements for communication performance and accuracy are becoming increasingly stringent. However, due to the long signal transmission distance between the sending and receiving ends, data transmission experiences significant latency.

[0003] In related technologies, terminal devices can use the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) to locate themselves, determine their location information, and report the location information to the network device. The network device can then determine the latency parameters based on the location information reported by the terminal device to compensate for transmission latency and ensure the synchronization of uplink and downlink transmissions. Summary of the Invention

[0004] This disclosure provides a method and apparatus for triggering location information reporting, which can trigger a terminal device to report GNSS location information when the triggering conditions are met, thereby ensuring the reliability of uplink and downlink transmission.

[0005] In a first aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a method for triggering location information reporting, the method being executed by a network device, the method comprising: in response to a triggering condition being met, sending a Global Positioning System (GNSS) location information reporting instruction to a terminal device.

[0006] In this disclosure, when certain triggering conditions are met, the network device can send a GNSS location information reporting instruction to the terminal device, thereby triggering the terminal device to report GNSS location information. Thus, by triggering the terminal device to report GNSS location information based on the triggering conditions, the accuracy of the latency parameters determined by the network device based on the GNSS location information reported by the terminal device is ensured, invalid GNSS location information reports are avoided, resource waste is reduced, and the reliability of uplink and downlink transmission is further guaranteed.

[0007] Secondly, this disclosure provides another method for triggering location information reporting, which is executed by a terminal device. The method includes: receiving a Global Positioning System (GNSS) location information reporting instruction sent by a network device, wherein the reporting instruction is sent by the network device when it determines that the triggering conditions are met.

[0008] In this disclosure, the terminal device can receive a GNSS location information reporting instruction sent by the network device when a triggering condition is met. Thus, by triggering the terminal device to report GNSS location information based on the triggering condition, the accuracy of the delay parameters determined by the network device based on the GNSS location information reported by the terminal device is ensured, invalid GNSS location information reports are avoided, resource waste is reduced, and the reliability of uplink and downlink transmission is further guaranteed.

[0009] Thirdly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication device, on the network device side, comprising:

[0010] The transceiver module is used to send a GNSS location information reporting instruction to the terminal device in response to the fulfillment of trigger conditions.

[0011] Fourthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication device, which, on the terminal device side, includes:

[0012] The transceiver module is used to receive a GNSS location information reporting instruction sent by a network device, wherein the reporting instruction is sent by the network device when it determines that a trigger condition is met.

[0013] Fifthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication device including a processor that, when the processor invokes a computer program in memory, executes the method described in the first aspect.

[0014] In a sixth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication device including a processor that, when the processor invokes a computer program in memory, executes the method described in the second aspect above.

[0015] In a seventh aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication device including a processor and a memory, the memory storing a computer program; the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory to cause the communication device to perform the method described in the first aspect above.

[0016] Eighthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication device including a processor and a memory storing a computer program; the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory to cause the communication device to perform the method described in the second aspect above.

[0017] Ninthly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication device including a processor and an interface circuit. The interface circuit is configured to receive code instructions and transmit them to the processor, which is configured to execute the code instructions to cause the device to perform the method described in the first aspect above.

[0018] In a tenth aspect, embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication device including a processor and an interface circuit. The interface circuit is configured to receive code instructions and transmit them to the processor, which is configured to execute the code instructions to cause the device to perform the method described in the second aspect above.

[0019] Eleventhly, embodiments of this disclosure provide a system for triggering location information reporting, the system including the communication device described in the third aspect and the communication device described in the fourth aspect, or the system including the communication device described in the fifth aspect and the communication device described in the sixth aspect, or the system including the communication device described in the seventh aspect and the communication device described in the eighth aspect, or the system including the communication device described in the ninth aspect and the communication device described in the tenth aspect.

[0020] In a twelfth aspect, embodiments of the present invention provide a computer-readable storage medium for storing instructions for use by the aforementioned terminal device, which, when executed, cause the terminal device to perform the method described in the first aspect.

[0021] In a thirteenth aspect, embodiments of the present invention provide a readable storage medium for storing instructions for use by the network device described above, which, when executed, cause the network device to perform the method described in the second aspect above.

[0022] In a fourteenth aspect, this disclosure also provides a computer program product including a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method described in the first aspect above.

[0023] In a fifteenth aspect, this disclosure also provides a computer program product including a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method described in the second aspect above.

[0024] In a sixteenth aspect, this disclosure provides a chip system including at least one processor and an interface for supporting a terminal device in implementing the functions involved in the first aspect, such as determining or processing at least one of the data and information involved in the above methods. In one possible design, the chip system further includes a memory for storing computer programs and data necessary for the terminal device. The chip system may be composed of chips or may include chips and other discrete devices.

[0025] In a seventeenth aspect, this disclosure provides a chip system including at least one processor and an interface for supporting network devices in implementing the functions involved in the second aspect, such as determining or processing at least one of the data and information involved in the above methods. In one possible design, the chip system further includes a memory for storing computer programs and data necessary for the network device. The chip system may be composed of chips or may include chips and other discrete devices.

[0026] In an eighteenth aspect, this disclosure provides a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method described in the first aspect above.

[0027] In a nineteenth aspect, this disclosure provides a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method described in the second aspect above. Attached Figure Description

[0028] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments or background art of this disclosure, the accompanying drawings used in the embodiments or background art of this disclosure will be described below.

[0029] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0030] Figure 2 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for triggering location information reporting provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0031] Figure 3 This is a flowchart illustrating another method for triggering location information reporting provided in this embodiment of the disclosure;

[0032] Figure 4 This is a flowchart illustrating another method for triggering location information reporting provided in this embodiment of the disclosure;

[0033] Figure 5 This is a flowchart illustrating another method for triggering location information reporting provided in this embodiment of the disclosure;

[0034] Figure 6 This is a flowchart illustrating another method for triggering location information reporting provided in this embodiment of the disclosure;

[0035] Figure 7 This is a flowchart illustrating another method for triggering location information reporting provided in this embodiment of the disclosure;

[0036] Figure 8 This is a flowchart illustrating another method for triggering location information reporting provided in this embodiment of the disclosure;

[0037] Figure 9 This is a flowchart illustrating another method for triggering location information reporting provided in this embodiment of the disclosure;

[0038] Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0039] Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram of another communication device provided in an embodiment of this disclosure;

[0040] Figure 12 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0041] Exemplary embodiments will now be described in detail, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description relates to the drawings, unless otherwise indicated, the same numerals in different drawings denote the same or similar elements. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with this disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with some aspects of this disclosure as detailed in the appended claims.

[0042] To facilitate understanding, the terminology used in this disclosure will be introduced first.

[0043] 1. Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)

[0044] Global navigation satellite system (GNSS) refers to all satellite navigation systems, including global, regional, and augmented systems, such as the US GPS, Russia's GLONASS, Europe's Galileo, and China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System, as well as related augmentation systems, such as the US WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation System), Europe's EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay System), and Japan's MSAS (Multifunctional Transport Satellite Augmentation System), and also includes other satellite navigation systems under construction or planned for the future.

[0045] Please see Figure 1 , Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. The communication system may include, but is not limited to, a network device and a terminal device. Figure 1 The number and form of devices shown are for illustrative purposes only and do not constitute a limitation on the embodiments of this disclosure. In actual applications, two or more network devices and two or more terminal devices may be included. Figure 1The communication system shown is an example including a network device 11 and a terminal device 12.

[0046] It should be noted that the technical solutions of this disclosure can be applied to various communication systems. For example, Long Term Evolution (LTE) systems, 5th Generation (5G) mobile communication systems, 5G New Radio (NR) systems, or other future new mobile communication systems.

[0047] The network device 11 in this embodiment is a network-side entity used for transmitting or receiving signals. For example, the network device 11 can be an evolved NodeB (eNB), a transmission reception point (TRP), a next-generation NodeB (gNB) in an NR system, a base station in other future mobile communication systems, or an access node in a wireless fidelity (WiFi) system. This disclosure does not limit the specific technology or device form used in the network device. The network device provided in this disclosure can be composed of a central unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU). The CU can also be called a control unit. Using a CU-DU structure allows the protocol layer of a network device, such as a base station, to be separated. Some protocol layer functions are centrally controlled by the CU, while the remaining or all protocol layer functions are distributed in the DU, which is centrally controlled by the CU.

[0048] The terminal device 12 in this disclosure is a user-side entity used to receive or transmit signals, such as a mobile phone. The terminal device can also be referred to as a terminal, user equipment (UE), mobile station (MS), mobile terminal (MT), etc. The terminal device can be a car with communication capabilities, a smart car, a mobile phone, a wearable device, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver capabilities, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in a smart city, a wireless terminal device in a smart home, etc. The embodiments of this disclosure do not limit the specific technology or device form used in the terminal device.

[0049] It is understood that the communication system described in the embodiments of this disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solutions of the embodiments of this disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of this disclosure. As those skilled in the art will know, with the evolution of system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solutions provided in the embodiments of this disclosure are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0050] Typically, to ensure synchronization of uplink and downlink transmissions, terminal devices need to report location information to network devices. This allows the network devices to determine latency parameters based on the reported location information to compensate for transmission delays. However, the specific timing for terminal devices to report location information needs further clarification.

[0051] The following description, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, details a method and apparatus for triggering location information reporting provided in this disclosure.

[0052] Please see Figure 2 , Figure 2 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for triggering location information reporting according to an embodiment of this disclosure, which is executed by a network device. Figure 2 As shown, the method may include, but is not limited to, the following steps:

[0053] Step 201: In response to the fulfillment of the triggering condition, a GNSS location information reporting instruction is sent to the terminal device.

[0054] The triggering conditions can be pre-set in the system or agreed upon by the protocol, and this disclosure does not impose any restrictions on them.

[0055] Optionally, the triggering conditions may include any of the following: triggering period, confidence level of GNSS location information reported by the terminal device being less than a first threshold, interference on the first resource being greater than a second threshold, wherein the interval between the first resource and the resource used for transmission by the terminal device is less than a third threshold.

[0056] In this disclosure, the network device can periodically send a GNSS location information reporting instruction to the terminal device according to a preset triggering period. Thus, after receiving the GNSS location information reporting instruction, the terminal device can report the GNSS location information.

[0057] Optionally, the network device can also evaluate the location information reported by the terminal device to determine the confidence level of the GNSS location information reported by the terminal device. When the confidence level of the GNSS location information reported by the terminal device is less than a preset first threshold, it indicates that the GNSS location information reported by the terminal device is unreliable. Therefore, the network device can send a GNSS location information reporting instruction to the terminal device to trigger the terminal device to re-report the GNSS location information.

[0058] Optionally, the network device can also measure the signal on the first resource to determine the interference on the signal on the first resource. When the interference on the first resource exceeds a second threshold, it indicates that the signal on the resource allocated for transmission to the terminal device may have interfered with the transmission on the first resource. That is, the location information previously reported by the terminal device is unreliable, resulting in the transmission resources allocated to the terminal device based on the location information interfering with the first resource. In this case, the network device can send a GNSS location information reporting instruction to the terminal device to trigger the terminal device to re-report the GNSS location information. The interference on the first resource can be any information that can determine the communication quality of the resource, such as the signal-to-noise ratio, and this disclosure does not limit this.

[0059] Optionally, the reporting instruction may include at least one of the following: configuration information for determining the reported location information, the accuracy of the reported location information, and the transmission configuration for verifying the location information.

[0060] The configuration information used to determine the reporting location includes at least one of the following: reporting period, time-domain start position, number of reports, frequency-domain position, etc., so that the terminal device can report GNSS location information according to the configuration information. For example, the terminal device can periodically report GNSS location information at a specified time-frequency domain location according to the number of reports.

[0061] Furthermore, the accuracy of reported location information can be at the cell level, the kilometer (km) level, or the meter (m) level. Terminal devices can report location information according to the accuracy specified by the network device.

[0062] Optionally, the transmission configuration for verifying location information may include pilot configuration information, wherein the pilot configuration information may include pilot sequence information, configuration information for determining transmission resources, etc. The terminal device can determine the pilots used for transmitting GNSS location information based on the pilot sequence information, and determine the transmission resources used for transmitting GNSS location information based on the configuration information for determining transmission resources.

[0063] In this disclosure, when a triggering condition is met, the network device can send a GNSS location information reporting instruction to the terminal device to trigger the terminal device to report GNSS location information. Therefore, by triggering the terminal device to report GNSS location information based on the triggering condition, the accuracy of the delay parameters determined by the network device based on the GNSS location information reported by the terminal device is ensured, invalid GNSS location information reports are avoided, resource waste is reduced, and the reliability of uplink and downlink transmission is further guaranteed.

[0064] Please see Figure 3 , Figure 3 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for triggering location information reporting according to an embodiment of this disclosure, which is executed by a network device. Figure 3 As shown, the method may include, but is not limited to, the following steps:

[0065] Step 301: In response to the fulfillment of the triggering condition, a GNSS location information reporting instruction is sent to the terminal device via downlink control information (DCI).

[0066] For a detailed explanation of the triggering conditions and GNSS location information reporting instructions, please refer to the detailed description of any embodiment of this disclosure, which will not be repeated here.

[0067] In this disclosure, the network device can configure the GNSS location information reporting indication in the downlink control information (DCI) and send it to the terminal device. Thus, when the terminal device receives the DCI, it can determine that it has received the GNSS location information reporting indication.

[0068] Optionally, the network device can configure the configuration information used to determine the reported location in a fixed or configurable information field in the downlink control information (DCI). The network device can determine the information field value in the specified information field associated with the configuration information of the reported location in the DCI according to the mapping relationship between the configuration information and the information field value agreed upon by the protocol or preset. Then, the information field value can be sent to the terminal device.

[0069] Optionally, the network device can also send indication information to the terminal device to indicate the mapping relationship between configuration information and information field values. Thus, the terminal device can determine the configuration information of the reporting location associated with the information field value in the DCI based on this mapping relationship and the information field value received from the network device.

[0070] For example, assuming the mapping relationship between the configuration information of the reported location and the information field value is shown in Table 1, when the network device determines that the information field value of the specified information field associated with the configuration information of the reported location is 00 according to the mapping relationship between the configuration information and the information field value shown in Table 1, it can send the information field value 00 to the terminal device to instruct the terminal device to report the location information according to the configuration information 1 associated with the information field value 00.

[0071] Table 1

[0072] Information threshold Report location configuration information 00 Configuration Information 1 01 Configuration Information 2 10 Configuration Information 4 11 Configuration Information 4

[0073] It is understood that each element in Table 1 exists independently. These elements are listed in the same table as an example, but this does not mean that all elements in the table must exist simultaneously as shown in the table. The value of each element is independent of the values ​​of any other element in Table 1. Therefore, those skilled in the art will understand that the value of each element in Table 1 is an independent embodiment.

[0074] Optionally, the network device can configure the GNSS location information reporting indication in the radio resource control (RRC) message and send it to the terminal device. Thus, when the terminal device receives the RRC, it can determine the GNSS location information reporting indication.

[0075] Optionally, the network device can configure the GNSS location information reporting indication in the medium access control (MAC) control unit and send it to the terminal device. Thus, when the terminal device receives the MAC, it can determine the GNSS location information reporting indication.

[0076] In this disclosure, when a triggering condition is met, the network device can send a GNSS location information reporting instruction to the terminal device via downlink control information (DCI) to trigger the terminal device to report GNSS location information. Therefore, by triggering the terminal device to report GNSS location information based on the triggering condition, the accuracy of the delay parameters determined by the network device based on the GNSS location information reported by the terminal device is ensured, invalid GNSS location information reports are avoided, resource waste is reduced, and the reliability of uplink and downlink transmission is further guaranteed.

[0077] Please see Figure 4 , Figure 4 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for triggering location information reporting according to an embodiment of this disclosure, which is executed by a network device. Figure 4 As shown, the method may include, but is not limited to, the following steps:

[0078] Step 401: In response to the fulfillment of the triggering condition, a GNSS location information reporting instruction is sent to the terminal device.

[0079] The specific implementation process of step 401 in this disclosure can be found in the detailed description of any embodiment of this disclosure, and will not be repeated here.

[0080] Step 402: Send a GNSS location information reporting de-triggering instruction to the terminal device, wherein the de-triggering instruction is used to instruct the terminal device to stop reporting location information.

[0081] In this disclosure, after receiving GNSS location information sent by a terminal device, the network device can determine the reliability of the GNSS location information reported by the terminal. If it is determined that the GNSS location information reported by the terminal device is reliable within a preset time period, the network device can instruct the terminal device to stop reporting location information within that preset time period.

[0082] In this disclosure, when the triggering conditions are met, the network device can send a GNSS location information reporting instruction to the terminal device via downlink control information (DCI). Subsequently, it can also send a GNSS location information reporting trigger instruction to the terminal device to stop reporting location information. Thus, by triggering the terminal device to report GNSS location information based on the triggering conditions, the accuracy of the delay parameters determined by the network device based on the GNSS location information reported by the terminal device is ensured, invalid GNSS location information reporting is avoided, resource waste is reduced, and the reliability of uplink and downlink transmission is further guaranteed.

[0083] Please see Figure 5 , Figure 5 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for triggering location information reporting according to an embodiment of this disclosure, which is executed by a network device. Figure 5 As shown, the method may include, but is not limited to, the following steps:

[0084] Step 501: In response to the fulfillment of the triggering condition, a GNSS location information reporting instruction is sent to the terminal device.

[0085] The specific implementation process of step 501 in this disclosure can be found in the detailed description of any embodiment of this disclosure, and will not be repeated here.

[0086] Step 502: Receive GNSS location information reported by the terminal device.

[0087] Step 503: In response to determining that the confidence level of the GNSS location information is less than the first threshold, a GNSS location information re-reporting instruction is sent to the terminal device.

[0088] In this disclosure, the network device can evaluate the location information reported by the terminal device to determine the confidence level of the GNSS location information reported by the terminal device. When the confidence level of the GNSS location information reported by the terminal device is less than a preset first threshold, it indicates that the GNSS location information reported by the terminal device is unreliable. Therefore, a GNSS location information re-reporting instruction can be sent to the terminal device to instruct the terminal device to re-report the GNSS location information. The GNSS location information re-reporting instruction can be the same as or different from the GNSS location information reporting instruction; this disclosure does not impose any restrictions on this.

[0089] Optionally, when the confidence level of the determined GNSS location information is less than a first threshold, the network device can disconnect the wireless link connection with the terminal device, refuse the terminal device's access, and avoid wasting resources.

[0090] In this disclosure, when a triggering condition is met, the network device can send a GNSS location information reporting instruction to the terminal device via downlink control information (DCI). Subsequently, it can receive the GNSS location information reported by the terminal device. If the confidence level of the GNSS location information is less than a first threshold, the network device can send a GNSS location information re-reporting instruction to the terminal device. Therefore, by triggering the terminal device to report GNSS location information based on the triggering condition, the accuracy of the delay parameters determined by the network device based on the GNSS location information reported by the terminal device is ensured, invalid GNSS location information reporting is avoided, resource waste is reduced, and the reliability of uplink and downlink transmission is further guaranteed.

[0091] Please see Figure 6 , Figure 6 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for triggering location information reporting according to an embodiment of this disclosure. This method is executed by a terminal device. Figure 6 As shown, the method may include, but is not limited to, the following steps:

[0092] Step 601: Receive a GNSS location information reporting instruction sent by the network device, wherein the reporting instruction is sent by the network device when it determines that the triggering conditions are met.

[0093] The triggering conditions can be pre-set in the system or agreed upon by the protocol, and this disclosure does not impose any restrictions on them.

[0094] Optionally, the triggering conditions may include any of the following: triggering period, confidence level of GNSS location information reported by the terminal device being less than a first threshold, interference on the first resource being greater than a second threshold, wherein the interval between the first resource and the resource used for transmission by the terminal device is less than a third threshold.

[0095] In this disclosure, the network device can also periodically send a GNSS location information reporting instruction to the terminal device according to a preset triggering period. Thus, after receiving the GNSS location information reporting instruction, the terminal device can report the GNSS location information.

[0096] Optionally, the network device can evaluate the location information reported by the terminal device to determine the confidence level of the GNSS location information reported by the terminal device. When the confidence level of the GNSS location information reported by the terminal device is less than a preset first threshold, it indicates that the GNSS location information reported by the terminal device is unreliable. Therefore, the network device can send a GNSS location information reporting instruction to the terminal device to trigger the terminal device to re-report the GNSS location information.

[0097] Optionally, the network device can also measure the signal on the first resource to determine the interference on the signal on the first resource. When the interference on the first resource exceeds a second threshold, it indicates that the signal on the resource allocated for transmission to the terminal device may have interfered with the transmission on the first resource. That is, the location information previously reported by the terminal device is unreliable, resulting in the transmission resources allocated to the terminal device based on the location information interfering with the first resource. In this case, the network device can send a GNSS location information reporting instruction to the terminal device to trigger the terminal device to re-report the GNSS location information. The interference on the first resource can be any information that can determine the communication quality of the resource, such as the signal-to-noise ratio, and this disclosure does not limit this.

[0098] In this disclosure, the terminal device can receive a GNSS location information reporting instruction sent by the network device when a triggering condition is met. Thus, by triggering the terminal device to report GNSS location information based on the triggering condition, the accuracy of the delay parameters determined by the network device based on the GNSS location information reported by the terminal device is ensured, invalid GNSS location information reports are avoided, resource waste is reduced, and the reliability of uplink and downlink transmission is further guaranteed.

[0099] Please see Figure 7 , Figure 7 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for triggering location information reporting according to an embodiment of this disclosure. This method is executed by a terminal device. Figure 7 As shown, the method may include, but is not limited to, the following steps:

[0100] Step 701: Receive GNSS location information reporting indication sent by network device via downlink control information (DCI), wherein the reporting indication is sent by network device when it determines that the triggering conditions are met.

[0101] For a detailed explanation of the triggering conditions and GNSS location information reporting instructions, please refer to the detailed description of any embodiment of this disclosure, which will not be repeated here.

[0102] In this disclosure, the network device can configure the GNSS location information reporting instruction in the downlink control information (DCI) and send it to the terminal device. Thus, the terminal device can receive the GNSS location information reporting instruction sent by the network device through the DCI.

[0103] Optionally, the network device can configure the configuration information used to determine the reported location in a fixed or configurable information field in the downlink control information (DCI). The network device can determine the information field value in the specified information field associated with the configuration information of the reported location in the DCI according to the mapping relationship between the configuration information and the information field value agreed upon by the protocol or preset. Then, the information field value can be sent to the terminal device.

[0104] Optionally, the terminal device can also receive indication information sent by the network device, which indicates the mapping relationship between configuration information and information field values. Therefore, the terminal device can determine the configuration information of the reporting location associated with the information field value in the DCI based on the mapping relationship and the received information field value sent by the network device.

[0105] For example, the mapping relationship between the configuration information sent by the network device and the information field value received by the terminal device is shown in Table 1. If the received information field value is 00, the terminal device can determine to report location information based on the configuration information 1 associated with the information field value 00.

[0106] Optionally, the network device can configure the GNSS location information reporting indication in the radio resource control (RRC) message and send it to the terminal device. Thus, the terminal device receives the GNSS location information reporting indication sent by the network device through the RRC.

[0107] Optionally, the network device can configure the GNSS location information reporting instruction in the medium access control (MAC) control unit and send it to the terminal device. Thus, the terminal device receives the GNSS location information reporting instruction sent by the network device through the MAC.

[0108] In this disclosure, the terminal device can receive a GNSS location information reporting instruction sent by the network device when a triggering condition is met via downlink control information (DCI). Thus, by triggering the terminal device to report GNSS location information based on the triggering condition, the accuracy of the delay parameters determined by the network device based on the GNSS location information reported by the terminal device is ensured, invalid GNSS location information reports are avoided, resource waste is reduced, and the reliability of uplink and downlink transmission is further guaranteed.

[0109] Please see Figure 8 , Figure 8 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for triggering location information reporting according to an embodiment of this disclosure. This method is executed by a terminal device. Figure 8 As shown, the method may include, but is not limited to, the following steps:

[0110] Step 801: Receive a GNSS location information reporting instruction sent by the network device, wherein the reporting instruction is sent by the network device when it determines that the triggering conditions are met.

[0111] The specific implementation process of step 801 in this disclosure can be found in the detailed description of any embodiment of this disclosure, and will not be repeated here.

[0112] Step 802: Receive a GNSS location information reporting de-triggering instruction sent by the network device, wherein the de-triggering instruction is used to instruct the terminal device to stop reporting location information.

[0113] In this disclosure, after receiving GNSS location information from a terminal device, the network device can determine the reliability of the GNSS location information reported by the terminal. If it determines that the GNSS location information reported by the terminal device is reliable within a preset time period, it can instruct the terminal device to stop reporting location information within that preset time period. Therefore, when the terminal device receives a GNSS location information reporting trigger instruction from the network device, it can stop reporting location information.

[0114] In this disclosure, after receiving a GNSS location information reporting instruction sent by the network device when the triggering conditions are met, the terminal device can receive a GNSS location information reporting de-triggering instruction sent by the network device, instructing the terminal device to stop reporting location information. Thus, by triggering the terminal device to report GNSS location information based on the triggering conditions, the accuracy of the delay parameters determined by the network device based on the GNSS location information reported by the terminal device is ensured, invalid GNSS location information reporting is avoided, resource waste is reduced, and the reliability of uplink and downlink transmission is further guaranteed.

[0115] Please see Figure 9 , Figure 9 This is a flowchart illustrating a method for triggering location information reporting according to an embodiment of this disclosure. This method is executed by a terminal device. Figure 9 As shown, the method may include, but is not limited to, the following steps:

[0116] Step 901: Receive a GNSS location information reporting instruction sent by the network device, wherein the reporting instruction is sent by the network device when it determines that the triggering conditions are met.

[0117] The specific implementation process of step 901 in this disclosure can be found in the detailed description of any embodiment of this disclosure, and will not be repeated here.

[0118] Step 902: According to the reporting instructions, report the GNSS location information to the network device.

[0119] In this disclosure, the reporting instruction may include at least one of the following: configuration information for determining the reported location information, the accuracy of the reported location information, and the transmission configuration for verifying the location information.

[0120] The configuration information used to determine the reporting location includes at least one of the following: reporting period, time-domain start position, number of reports, frequency-domain position, etc., so that the terminal device can report GNSS location information according to the configuration information. For example, the terminal device can periodically report GNSS location information at a specified time-frequency domain location according to the number of reports.

[0121] Furthermore, the accuracy of reported location information can be at the cell level, the kilometer (km) level, or the meter (m) level. Terminal devices can report location information according to the accuracy specified by the network device.

[0122] Optionally, the transmission configuration for verifying location information may include pilot configuration information, wherein the pilot configuration information may include pilot sequence information, configuration information for determining transmission resources, etc. The terminal device can determine the pilots used for transmitting GNSS location information based on the pilot sequence information, and determine the transmission resources used for transmitting GNSS location information based on the configuration information for determining transmission resources.

[0123] In this disclosure, after receiving a GNSS location information reporting instruction sent by the network device when the triggering conditions are met, the terminal device can report its own GNSS location information according to the instruction. Thus, by triggering the terminal device to report GNSS location information based on the triggering conditions, the accuracy of the delay parameters determined by the network device based on the reported GNSS location information is ensured, invalid GNSS location information reports are avoided, resource waste is reduced, and the reliability of uplink and downlink transmission is further guaranteed.

[0124] Please see Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 1000 provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. Figure 10 The communication device 1000 shown may include a transceiver module 1001 and a processing module 1002. The transceiver module 1001 may include a sending module and / or a receiving module. The sending module is used to implement the sending function, and the receiving module is used to implement the receiving function. The transceiver module 1001 can implement the sending function and / or the receiving function.

[0125] It is understandable that the communication device 1000 can be a network device, a device within a network device, or a device that can be used in conjunction with a network device.

[0126] Communication device 1000 is located on the network equipment side, wherein:

[0127] The transceiver module 1001 is used to send a GNSS location information reporting instruction to the terminal device in response to the fulfillment of trigger conditions.

[0128] Optionally, the triggering condition includes any one of the following:

[0129] Trigger cycle;

[0130] The confidence level of the GNSS location information reported by the terminal device is less than a first threshold value; or

[0131] Interference on the first resource is greater than a second threshold, wherein the interval between the first resource and the resource used for transmission by the terminal device is less than a third threshold.

[0132] Optionally, the transceiver module 1001 described above is used for:

[0133] The GNSS location information reporting instruction is sent to the terminal device via downlink control information (DCI); or...

[0134] The GNSS location information reporting instruction is sent to the terminal device via a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message; or...

[0135] The MAC control unit sends a GNSS location information reporting instruction to the terminal device.

[0136] Optionally, the reporting instruction includes at least one of the following:

[0137] Configuration information used to determine the reported location information;

[0138] The accuracy of the reported location information; or

[0139] Transmission configuration used to verify location information.

[0140] Optionally, it is characterized by,

[0141] The configuration information used to determine the reporting location includes at least one of the following:

[0142] Reporting cycle;

[0143] Time domain start position;

[0144] Number of reports; or

[0145] Frequency domain location;

[0146] The transmission configuration used to verify location information includes pilot configuration information.

[0147] Optional, also includes:

[0148] The processing module 1002 is used to determine the information field value in the DCI that is associated with the configuration information of the reporting location, based on the mapping relationship between configuration information and information field values.

[0149] Optionally, the transceiver module 1002 described above is also used for:

[0150] Send indication information to the terminal device, wherein the indication information is used to indicate the mapping relationship between the configuration information and the information field value.

[0151] Optionally, the transceiver module 1001 described above is also used for:

[0152] Send a GNSS location information reporting de-triggering instruction to the terminal device, wherein the de-triggering instruction is used to instruct the terminal device to stop reporting location information.

[0153] Optionally, the transceiver module 1001 described above is also used for:

[0154] Receive GNSS location information reported by the terminal device;

[0155] The processing module is further configured to, in response to determining that the confidence level of the GNSS location information is less than a first threshold, perform at least one of the following:

[0156] Send a GNSS location information re-reporting instruction to the terminal device; or

[0157] Disconnect the wireless link connection with the terminal device.

[0158] In this disclosure, when a triggering condition is met, the network device can send a GNSS location information reporting instruction to the terminal device to trigger the terminal device to report GNSS location information. Therefore, by triggering the terminal device to report GNSS location information based on the triggering condition, the accuracy of the delay parameters determined by the network device based on the GNSS location information reported by the terminal device is ensured, invalid GNSS location information reports are avoided, resource waste is reduced, and the reliability of uplink and downlink transmission is further guaranteed.

[0159] It is understandable that the communication device 1000 can be a terminal device, a device within a terminal device, or a device that can be used in conjunction with a terminal device.

[0160] Communication device 1000, on the terminal equipment side, wherein:

[0161] The transceiver module 1001 is used to receive a GNSS location information reporting instruction sent by a network device, wherein the reporting instruction is sent by the network device when it determines that the triggering conditions are met.

[0162] Optionally, the triggering condition includes any one of the following:

[0163] Trigger cycle;

[0164] The confidence level of the GNSS location information reported by the terminal device is less than a first threshold value; or

[0165] Interference on the first resource is greater than a second threshold, wherein the interval between the first resource and the resource used for transmission by the terminal device is less than a third threshold.

[0166] Optionally, the transceiver module 1001 described above is used for:

[0167] The network device receives a GNSS location information reporting instruction via downlink control information (DCI); or...

[0168] The network device receives a GNSS location information reporting instruction via Radio Resource Control (RRC) messages; or...

[0169] The MAC control unit receives GNSS location information reporting instructions sent by the network device.

[0170] Optionally, the reporting instruction includes at least one of the following:

[0171] Configuration information used to determine the reported location information;

[0172] The accuracy of the reported location information; or

[0173] Transmission configuration used to verify location information.

[0174] Optional,

[0175] The configuration information used to determine the reporting location includes at least one of the following:

[0176] Reporting cycle;

[0177] Time domain start position;

[0178] Number of reports; or

[0179] Frequency domain location;

[0180] The transmission configuration used to verify location information includes pilot configuration information.

[0181] Optional, also includes:

[0182] The processing module 1002 is used to determine the configuration information of the reporting location associated with the information field value on the specified information field in the DCI, based on the mapping relationship between the configuration information and the information field value.

[0183] Optionally, the transceiver module 1002 described above is also used for:

[0184] The network device sends an indication message, wherein the indication message is used to indicate the mapping relationship between the configuration information and the information field value.

[0185] Optionally, the transceiver module 1001 described above is also used for:

[0186] The terminal device receives a GNSS location information reporting de-triggering instruction sent by the network device, wherein the de-triggering instruction is used to instruct the terminal device to stop reporting location information.

[0187] Optionally, the above-mentioned processing module 1002 is further used for:

[0188] According to the reporting instruction, GNSS location information is reported to the network device.

[0189] In this disclosure, the terminal device can receive a GNSS location information reporting instruction sent by the network device when a triggering condition is met. Thus, by triggering the terminal device to report GNSS location information based on the triggering condition, the accuracy of the delay parameters determined by the network device based on the GNSS location information reported by the terminal device is ensured, invalid GNSS location information reports are avoided, resource waste is reduced, and the reliability of uplink and downlink transmission is further guaranteed.

[0190] Please see Figure 11 , Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram of another communication device 1100 provided in this embodiment. The communication device 1100 can be a network device, a terminal device, a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the network device in implementing the above methods, or a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the terminal device in implementing the above methods. This device can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments; for details, please refer to the descriptions in the above method embodiments.

[0191] The communication device 1100 may include one or more processors 1101. The processor 1101 may be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, such as a baseband processor or a central processing unit (CPU). The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, while the CPU can be used to control the communication device (e.g., base station, baseband chip, terminal equipment, terminal equipment chip, DU or CU, etc.), execute computer programs, and process data from the computer programs.

[0192] Optionally, the communication device 1100 may further include one or more memories 1102, which may store a computer program 1104. The processor 1101 executes the computer program 1104 to cause the communication device 1100 to perform the method described in the above method embodiments. Optionally, the memory 1102 may also store data. The communication device 1100 and the memory 1102 may be provided separately or integrated together.

[0193] Optionally, the communication device 1100 may also include a transceiver 1105 and an antenna 1106. The transceiver 1105 may be referred to as a transceiver unit, transceiver, or transceiver circuit, etc., and is used to implement the transmission and reception functions. The transceiver 1105 may include a receiver and a transmitter. The receiver may be referred to as a receiver or receiving circuit, etc., and is used to implement the receiving function; the transmitter may be referred to as a transmitter or transmitting circuit, etc., and is used to implement the transmitting function.

[0194] Optionally, the communication device 1100 may further include one or more interface circuits 1107. The interface circuits 1107 are used to receive code instructions and transmit them to the processor 1101. The processor 1101 executes the code instructions to cause the communication device 1100 to perform the methods described in the above method embodiments.

[0195] Communication device 1100 is a network device: processor 1101 is used to execute Figure 5 Step 503, etc.

[0196] Communication device 1100 is a terminal device: transceiver 1105 is used to perform... Figure 6 Step 601 in the middle; Figure 7 Step 701 in the middle; Figure 8 Step 801 in the middle; Figure 9 Step 901, etc.

[0197] In one implementation, the processor 1101 may include a transceiver for implementing receiving and transmitting functions. For example, the transceiver may be a transceiver circuit, an interface, or an interface circuit. The transceiver circuit, interface, or interface circuit for implementing receiving and transmitting functions may be separate or integrated. The aforementioned transceiver circuit, interface, or interface circuit can be used for reading and writing code / data, or it can be used for transmitting or relaying signals.

[0198] In one implementation, processor 1101 may store computer program 1103, which runs on processor 1101 and causes communication device 1100 to execute the methods described in the above method embodiments. Computer program 1103 may be embedded in processor 1101, in which case processor 1101 may be implemented in hardware.

[0199] In one implementation, the communication device 1100 may include circuitry capable of performing the functions of transmitting, receiving, or communicating as described in the foregoing method embodiments. The processor and transceiver described in this disclosure can be implemented on integrated circuits (ICs), analog ICs, radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs), mixed-signal ICs, application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), printed circuit boards (PCBs), electronic devices, etc. The processor and transceiver can also be manufactured using various IC process technologies, such as complementary metal oxide semiconductors (CMOS), n-metal-oxide-semiconductor (NMOS), positive-channel metal oxide semiconductors (PMOS), bipolar junction transistors (BJTs), bipolar CMOS (BiCMOS), silicon germanium (SiGe), gallium arsenide (GaAs), etc.

[0200] The communication device described in the above embodiments may be a network device or an access network device (such as the terminal device in the foregoing method embodiments), but the scope of the communication device described in this disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device may vary. Figure 11 The communication device may be a standalone device or part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be:

[0201] (1) Independent integrated circuit IC, or chip, or chip system or subsystem;

[0202] (2) A collection of one or more ICs, optionally including storage components for storing data and computer programs;

[0203] (3) ASIC, such as modem;

[0204] (4) Modules that can be embedded in other devices;

[0205] (5) Receivers, terminal equipment, smart terminal equipment, cellular phones, wireless equipment, handheld devices, mobile units, vehicle-mounted equipment, network equipment, cloud equipment, artificial intelligence equipment, etc.

[0206] (6) Others, etc.

[0207] For cases where the communication device can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to [link / reference]. Figure 12 The diagram shows the structure of the chip. Figure 12 The chip shown includes a processor 1201 and an interface 1203. There can be one or more processors 1201, and multiple interfaces 1203.

[0208] For cases where the chip is used to implement the functions of the network device in the embodiments of this disclosure:

[0209] Interface 1203 is used for execution Figure 2 Step 201 in the middle; Figure 3 Step 301 in the middle; or Figure 4 Steps 401 and 402 in the text; or Figure 5 Steps 501 and 502, etc.

[0210] Regarding the case where the chip is used to implement the functions of the terminal device in the embodiments of this disclosure:

[0211] Interface 1203 is used for execution Figure 6 Step 601 in the middle; Figure 7 Step 701 in the middle; Figure 8 Step 801 in the middle; Figure 9 Step 901, etc.

[0212] Optionally, the chip also includes a memory 1203 for storing necessary computer programs and data.

[0213] Those skilled in the art will also understand that the various illustrative logical blocks and steps listed in the embodiments of this disclosure can be implemented by electronic hardware, computer software, or a combination of both. Whether such functionality is implemented in hardware or software depends on the specific application and the overall system design requirements. Those skilled in the art can implement the described functionality using various methods for each specific application, but such implementation should not be construed as exceeding the scope of protection of the embodiments of this disclosure.

[0214] This disclosure also provides a readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a computer, implement the functions of any of the above method embodiments.

[0215] This disclosure also provides a computer program product that, when executed by a computer, implements the functions of any of the above method embodiments.

[0216] In the above embodiments, implementation can be achieved, in whole or in part, through software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented in software, it can be implemented, in whole or in part, as a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer programs. When the computer program is loaded and executed on a computer, all or part of the processes or functions described in the embodiments of this disclosure are generated. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. The computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or transferred from one computer-readable storage medium to another. For example, the computer program can be transferred from one website, computer, server, or data center to another via wired (e.g., coaxial cable, fiber optic, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) means. The computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium accessible to a computer or a data storage device such as a server or data center that integrates one or more available media. The available media may be magnetic media (e.g., floppy disks, hard disks, magnetic tapes), optical media (e.g., high-density digital video discs (DVDs)), or semiconductor media (e.g., solid-state disks (SSDs)).

[0217] It is understood that in this disclosure, "multiple" refers to two or more, and other quantifiers are similar. "And / or" describes the relationship between related objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. For example, A and / or B can represent: A alone, A and B simultaneously, and B alone. The character " / " generally indicates that the preceding and following related objects are in an "or" relationship. The singular forms "a," "the," and "the" are also intended to include the plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

[0218] It is further understood that although operations are described in a specific order in the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of this disclosure, this should not be construed as requiring these operations to be performed in the specific order or serial order shown, or requiring all of the shown operations to be performed to obtain the desired result. In certain environments, multitasking and parallel processing may be advantageous.

[0219] Those skilled in the art will understand that the various numerical designations such as "first," "second," etc., used in this disclosure are merely for the convenience of description and are not intended to limit the scope of the embodiments of this disclosure, nor do they indicate the order of events.

[0220] At least one of the features described in this disclosure can also be described as one or more, and multiple features can be two, three, four or more, and this disclosure does not impose any limitations. In the embodiments of this disclosure, for a technical feature, the technical features in that technical feature are distinguished by "first", "second", "third", "A", "B", "C" and "D", etc., and there is no sequential order or size order among the technical features described by "first", "second", "third", "A", "B", "C" and "D".

[0221] The correspondences shown in the tables of this disclosure can be configured or predefined. The values ​​of the information in each table are merely examples and can be configured to other values; this disclosure is not limiting. When configuring the correspondences between information and parameters, it is not necessarily required to configure all the correspondences shown in each table. For example, the correspondences shown in some rows of the tables in this disclosure may not be configured. Furthermore, appropriate modifications and adjustments can be made based on the above tables, such as splitting, merging, etc. The names of the parameters shown in the headers of the above tables can also use other names that the communication device can understand, and the values ​​or representations of the parameters can also be other values ​​or representations that the communication device can understand. In the implementation of the above tables, other data structures can also be used, such as arrays, queues, containers, stacks, linear lists, pointers, linked lists, trees, graphs, structures, classes, heaps, hash tables, or hash tables, etc.

[0222] The predefined terms in this disclosure can be understood as defined, predefined, stored, pre-stored, pre-negotiated, pre-configured, solidified, or pre-burned.

[0223] Those skilled in the art will recognize that the units and algorithm steps of the various examples described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are implemented in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Those skilled in the art can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of this disclosure.

[0224] Those skilled in the art will clearly understand that, for the sake of convenience and brevity, the specific working processes of the systems, devices, and units described above can be referred to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0225] Other embodiments of this disclosure will readily occur to those skilled in the art upon consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of this disclosure that follow the general principles of this disclosure and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein. The specification and examples are to be considered exemplary only, and the true scope and spirit of this disclosure are indicated by the following claims.

[0226] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of this disclosure, but the scope of protection of this disclosure is not limited thereto. Any variations or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the scope of the technology disclosed in this disclosure should be included within the scope of protection of this disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of this disclosure should be determined by the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A method for triggering location information reporting, characterized in that, Performed by a network device, the method includes: In response to the fulfillment of the triggering conditions, a GNSS location information reporting instruction is sent to the terminal device; The triggering conditions include interference on a first resource exceeding a second threshold, wherein the interval between the first resource and the resource used for transmission by the terminal device is less than a third threshold, the interference on the first resource is caused by the signal on the resource allocated by the network device for transmission to the terminal device, and the resource used for transmission is determined by the network device based on the location information previously reported by the terminal device.

2. The method as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The step of sending the Global Positioning System (GNSS) location information reporting instruction to the terminal device includes: The GNSS location information reporting instruction is sent to the terminal device via downlink control information (DCI); or... The GNSS location information reporting instruction is sent to the terminal device via a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message; or... The MAC control unit sends a GNSS location information reporting instruction to the terminal device.

3. The method as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The reporting instruction includes at least one of the following: Configuration information used to determine the reported location information; The accuracy of the reported location information; or Transmission configuration used to verify location information.

4. The method as described in claim 3, characterized in that, The configuration information used to determine the reporting location includes at least one of the following: Reporting cycle; Time domain start position; Number of reports; or Frequency domain location; The transmission configuration used to verify location information includes pilot configuration information.

5. The method as described in claim 3, characterized in that, Also includes: Based on the mapping relationship between configuration information and information field values, determine the information field value in the specified information field in DCI that is associated with the configuration information of the reporting location.

6. The method as described in claim 5, characterized in that, Also includes: Send indication information to the terminal device, wherein the indication information is used to indicate the mapping relationship between the configuration information and the information field value.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1-6, characterized in that, Also includes: Send a GNSS location information reporting de-triggering instruction to the terminal device, wherein the de-triggering instruction is used to instruct the terminal device to stop reporting location information.

8. A method for triggering location information reporting, characterized in that, The method, executed by a terminal device, includes: The network device receives a GNSS location information reporting instruction from a network device, wherein the reporting instruction is sent by the network device when it determines that a trigger condition is met; The triggering conditions include interference on a first resource exceeding a second threshold, wherein the interval between the first resource and the resource used for transmission by the terminal device is less than a third threshold, the interference on the first resource is caused by the signal on the resource allocated by the network device for transmission to the terminal device, and the resource used for transmission is determined by the network device based on the location information previously reported by the terminal device.

9. The method as described in claim 8, characterized in that, The GNSS location information reporting instruction sent by the receiving network device includes: The network device receives a GNSS location information reporting instruction via downlink control information (DCI); or... The network device receives a GNSS location information reporting instruction via Radio Resource Control (RRC) messages; or... The MAC control unit receives GNSS location information reporting instructions sent by the network device.

10. The method as described in claim 8, characterized in that, The reporting instruction includes at least one of the following: Configuration information used to determine the reported location information; The accuracy of the reported location information; or Transmission configuration used to verify location information.

11. The method as described in claim 10, characterized in that, The configuration information used to determine the reporting location includes at least one of the following: Reporting cycle; Time domain start position; Number of reports; or Frequency domain location; The transmission configuration used to verify location information includes pilot configuration information.

12. The method as described in claim 10, characterized in that, Also includes: Based on the mapping relationship between configuration information and information field values, determine the configuration information of the reporting location associated with the information field value on the specified information field in DCI.

13. The method as described in claim 12, characterized in that, Also includes: The network device sends an indication message, wherein the indication message is used to indicate the mapping relationship between the configuration information and the information field value.

14. The method according to any one of claims 8-13, characterized in that, Also includes: The terminal device receives a GNSS location information reporting de-triggering instruction sent by the network device, wherein the de-triggering instruction is used to instruct the terminal device to stop reporting location information.

15. The method according to any one of claims 8-13, characterized in that, Also includes: According to the reporting instruction, GNSS location information is reported to the network device.

16. A communication device, characterized in that, Performed by a network device, the apparatus includes: The transceiver module is used to send a GNSS location information reporting instruction to the terminal device in response to the fulfillment of trigger conditions; The triggering conditions include interference on a first resource exceeding a second threshold, wherein the interval between the first resource and the resource used for transmission by the terminal device is less than a third threshold, the interference on the first resource is caused by the signal on the resource allocated by the network device for transmission to the terminal device, and the resource used for transmission is determined by the network device based on the location information previously reported by the terminal device.

17. The apparatus as claimed in claim 16, characterized in that, The transceiver module is used for: The GNSS location information reporting instruction is sent to the terminal device via downlink control information (DCI); or... The GNSS location information reporting instruction is sent to the terminal device via a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message; or... The MAC control unit sends a GNSS location information reporting instruction to the terminal device.

18. The apparatus as claimed in claim 17, characterized in that, The reporting instruction includes at least one of the following: Configuration information used to determine the reported location information; The accuracy of the reported location information; or Transmission configuration used to verify location information.

19. The apparatus as claimed in claim 18, characterized in that, The configuration information used to determine the reporting location includes at least one of the following: Reporting cycle; Time domain start position; Number of reports; or Frequency domain location; The transmission configuration used to verify location information includes pilot configuration information.

20. The apparatus as claimed in claim 18, characterized in that, Also includes: The processing module is used to determine the information field value in the DCI that is associated with the configuration information of the reporting location, based on the mapping relationship between configuration information and information field values.

21. The apparatus as claimed in claim 20, characterized in that, The transceiver module is also used for: Send indication information to the terminal device, wherein the indication information is used to indicate the mapping relationship between the configuration information and the information field value.

22. The apparatus according to any one of claims 16-21, characterized in that, The transceiver module is also used for: Send a GNSS location information reporting de-triggering instruction to the terminal device, wherein the de-triggering instruction is used to instruct the terminal device to stop reporting location information.

23. A communication device, characterized in that, Performed by a terminal device, the apparatus includes: The transceiver module is used to receive a GNSS location information reporting instruction sent by a network device, wherein the reporting instruction is sent by the network device when it determines that a trigger condition is met; The triggering conditions include interference on a first resource exceeding a second threshold, wherein the interval between the first resource and the resource used for transmission by the terminal device is less than a third threshold, the interference on the first resource is caused by the signal on the resource allocated by the network device for transmission to the terminal device, and the resource used for transmission is determined by the network device based on the location information previously reported by the terminal device.

24. The apparatus as claimed in claim 23, characterized in that, The transceiver module is used for: The network device receives a GNSS location information reporting instruction via downlink control information (DCI); or... The network device receives a GNSS location information reporting instruction via Radio Resource Control (RRC) messages; or... The MAC control unit receives GNSS location information reporting instructions sent by the network device.

25. The apparatus as claimed in claim 23, characterized in that, The reporting instruction includes at least one of the following: Configuration information used to determine the reported location information; The accuracy of the reported location information; or Transmission configuration used to verify location information.

26. The apparatus as claimed in claim 25, characterized in that, The configuration information used to determine the reporting location includes at least one of the following: Reporting cycle; Time domain start position; Number of reports; or, Frequency domain location; The transmission configuration used to verify location information includes pilot configuration information.

27. The apparatus as claimed in claim 25, characterized in that, Also includes: The processing module is used to determine the configuration information of the reporting location associated with the information field value on the specified information field in the DCI, based on the mapping relationship between configuration information and information field values.

28. The apparatus as claimed in claim 27, characterized in that, The transceiver module is also used for: The network device sends an indication message, wherein the indication message is used to indicate the mapping relationship between the configuration information and the information field value.

29. The apparatus according to any one of claims 23-28, characterized in that, The transceiver module is also used for: The terminal device receives a GNSS location information reporting de-triggering instruction sent by the network device, wherein the de-triggering instruction is used to instruct the terminal device to stop reporting location information.

30. The apparatus according to any one of claims 23-28, characterized in that, The processing module is further configured to: According to the reporting instruction, GNSS location information is reported to the network device.

31. A communication device, characterized in that, The device includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing a computer program, the processor executing the computer program stored in the memory to cause the device to perform the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 7.

32. A communication device, characterized in that, The device includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing a computer program, the processor executing the computer program stored in the memory to cause the device to perform the method as described in any one of claims 8 to 15.

33. A computer-readable storage medium for storing instructions that, when executed, cause the method as described in any one of claims 1 to 7 to be implemented.

34. A computer-readable storage medium for storing instructions that, when executed, cause the method of any one of claims 8 to 15 to be implemented.

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