Configuration information receiving, transmitting method and apparatus, communication apparatus, and storage medium

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to configuration information receiving, sending method and device, communication device and storage medium, wherein the configuration information receiving method comprises: receiving configuration information sent by a network device, the configuration information being used for indicating that a terminal broadcasts identity information of the terminal through a sidelink. According to the present disclosure, the terminal can receive the configuration information sent by the network device, and then broadcast the identity information of the terminal through the sidelink according to the configuration information. Since the sidelink is a communication mode commonly supported by terminals such as unmanned aerial vehicles, and the frequency point is generally different from that of the mobile network, the network device sends the configuration information of broadcasting the identity information through the sidelink to the terminal, which is conducive to ensuring that the terminal can successfully broadcast the identity information of the terminal itself in the communication mode of the sidelink according to the configuration information, and is conducive to avoiding interference to the mobile network.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and more specifically, to a configuration information receiving method, a configuration information sending method, a configuration information receiving device, a configuration information sending device, a communication device, and a computer-readable storage medium. Background Technology

[0002] Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are unmanned aircraft controlled by radio remote control equipment and their own program control devices. The term "UAV" is actually a general term for unmanned aerial vehicles, which, from a technical perspective, can be categorized as: unmanned fixed-wing aircraft, unmanned vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, unmanned airships, unmanned helicopters, unmanned multi-rotor aircraft, and unmanned paragliders, among others.

[0003] Drones can communicate with controllers and network devices in cellular networks. To better manage drones, it is necessary to obtain their identity information. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In view of the above, embodiments of this disclosure provide a configuration information receiving method, a configuration information sending method, a configuration information receiving device, a configuration information sending device, a communication device, and a computer-readable storage medium to solve the technical problems in the related art.

[0005] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a configuration information receiving method is proposed, applicable to a terminal, the method comprising: receiving configuration information sent by a network device, the configuration information being used to instruct the terminal to broadcast the terminal's identity information via a sidelink.

[0006] According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a configuration information sending method is proposed, applicable to a network device. The method includes: determining that a terminal supports a direct link sidelink communication mode, and sending configuration information to the terminal, wherein the configuration information is used to configure the terminal to broadcast its identity information via the sidelink according to the configuration information.

[0007] According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, a configuration information receiving device is provided, applicable to a terminal. The device includes: a receiving module configured to receive configuration information sent by a network device, the configuration information being used to instruct the terminal to broadcast its identity information via a sidelink according to the configuration information.

[0008] According to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, a configuration information sending apparatus is provided, applicable to network devices. The apparatus includes: a sending module configured to determine that a terminal supports a direct link sidelink communication mode and send configuration information to the terminal, wherein the configuration information is used to configure the terminal to broadcast its identity information via the sidelink according to the configuration information.

[0009] According to a fifth aspect of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, comprising: a processor; a memory for storing a computer program; wherein, when the computer program is executed by the processor, the above-described configuration information receiving method is implemented.

[0010] According to a sixth aspect of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, comprising: a processor; a memory for storing a computer program; wherein, when the computer program is executed by the processor, the above-described configuration information transmission method is implemented.

[0011] According to a seventh aspect of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is provided for storing a computer program that, when executed by a processor, implements the steps in the configuration information receiving method described above.

[0012] According to an eighth aspect of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is provided for storing a computer program that, when executed by a processor, implements the steps in the configuration information sending method described above.

[0013] According to embodiments of this disclosure, a terminal can receive configuration information sent by a network device, and then broadcast its identity information via a direct link based on the configuration information. Since direct links are a common communication method supported by terminals such as drones, and generally operate on a different frequency than mobile networks, sending configuration information to the terminal for broadcasting identity information via a direct link helps ensure that the terminal can successfully broadcast its own identity information using the direct link communication method, and also helps avoid interference with the mobile network. Attached Figure Description

[0014] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this disclosure, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the accompanying drawings described below are only some embodiments of this disclosure. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0015] Figure 1 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating a configuration information receiving method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0016] Figure 2 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating another configuration information receiving method according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0017] Figure 3 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating another configuration information receiving method according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0018] Figure 4 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating a configuration information sending method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0019] Figure 5 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating another configuration information sending method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0020] Figure 6 This is a schematic block diagram of a configuration information receiving device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0021] Figure 7 This is a schematic block diagram of a configuration information sending device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0022] Figure 8 This is a schematic block diagram illustrating an apparatus for receiving configuration information according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0023] Figure 9 This is a schematic block diagram illustrating an apparatus for sending configuration information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Detailed Implementation

[0024] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this disclosure will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this disclosure, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this disclosure.

[0025] The terminology used in this disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure. The singular forms “a” and “the” as used in this disclosure and the appended claims are also intended to include the plural forms unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term “and / or” as used herein refers to and includes any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0026] It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc., may be used to describe various information in embodiments of this disclosure, such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish information of the same type from one another. For example, first information may also be referred to as second information without departing from the scope of embodiments of this disclosure, and similarly, second information may also be referred to as first information. Depending on the context, the word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "when," "when," or "in response to a determination."

[0027] For the sake of brevity and ease of understanding, this document uses the terms "greater than" or "less than", "higher than" or "lower than" to describe size relationships. However, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the term "greater than" also includes the meaning of "greater than or equal to", and "less than" also includes the meaning of "less than or equal to"; the term "higher than" also includes the meaning of "higher than or equal to", and "lower than" also includes the meaning of "lower than or equal to".

[0028] Figure 1 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating a configuration information receiving method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The configuration information receiving method shown in this embodiment can be applied to terminals, including but not limited to communication devices such as drones (e.g., cellular drones), mobile phones, tablets, wearable devices, sensors, and IoT devices. The terminal can communicate with network devices, including but not limited to network devices in 4G, 5G, and 6G communication systems, such as base stations and core networks.

[0029] like Figure 1 As shown, the configuration information receiving method may include the following steps:

[0030] In step S101, configuration information sent by the network device is received. The configuration information is used to instruct the terminal to broadcast its identity information through the direct link sidelink (corresponding to the PC5 interface).

[0031] In one embodiment, the network device can configure the terminal to broadcast identity information via a direct link. For example, it can send configuration information to the terminal, such as resources and power, to instruct the terminal to broadcast its identity information via a sidelink. Specific configuration information will be described in subsequent embodiments.

[0032] According to embodiments of this disclosure, a terminal can receive configuration information sent by a network device, and then broadcast its identity information via a direct link based on the configuration information. Since direct links are a common communication method supported by terminals such as drones, and generally operate on different frequencies than mobile networks (e.g., networks corresponding to 4G, 5G, and other wireless access technologies), sending configuration information to the terminal via a direct link helps ensure that the terminal can successfully broadcast its own identity information according to the configuration information, and also helps avoid interference with the mobile network.

[0033] Figure 2 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating another configuration information receiving method according to embodiments of the present disclosure. Figure 2 As shown, the method further includes:

[0034] In step S201, capability information is sent to the network device, wherein the capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports sidelink communication mode.

[0035] In one embodiment, the terminal can send its own capability information to the network device, indicating whether the terminal supports sidelink communication mode, so that the network device can accurately determine the terminal's support for sidelink communication mode based on the capability information.

[0036] In one embodiment, the capability information is carried in at least one of the following:

[0037] User equipment evolution UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) terrestrial radio access network capability information UE-EUTRA-Capability;

[0038] User Equipment Multiple Radio Technologies Dual Connectivity Capability Information (UE-MRDC-Capability);

[0039] User Equipment New Radio Capability (UE-NR-Capability) information.

[0040] In one embodiment, the method further includes: receiving capability query information sent by the network device; wherein, upon receiving the capability query information, the capability information is sent to the network device.

[0041] To obtain the capability information, the network device can first send a capability query message to the terminal. Upon receiving the capability query message, the terminal then sends the capability information to the network device. This ensures that the capability information is only sent to the network device when it is determined that the network device requires it, thus helping to conserve terminal battery power.

[0042] The capability information may include RRC (Radio Resource Control) signaling, such as UECapabilityEnquiry signaling.

[0043] Figure 3 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating another configuration information receiving method according to embodiments of the present disclosure. Figure 3 As shown, the configuration information sent by the receiving network device includes:

[0044] In step S301, if the terminal supports sidelink communication mode, the configuration information is received.

[0045] In one embodiment, the terminal can send capability information to the network device, which indicates whether the terminal supports sidelink communication mode. If the network device determines that the terminal supports sidelink communication mode based on the capability information, it can send the configuration information to the terminal. However, if the network device determines that the terminal does not support sidelink communication mode based on the capability information, even if it sends the configuration information to the terminal, the terminal cannot broadcast its identity information in sidelink communication mode based on the configuration information. Therefore, the network device can choose not to send the configuration information to the terminal to avoid wasting communication resources.

[0046] Correspondingly, the terminal can receive the configuration information only if it supports sidelink communication mode, and not receive the configuration information if it does not support sidelink communication mode, so as not to waste the terminal's power.

[0047] In one embodiment, if the terminal is a drone, and the drone is a cellular drone (i.e., the drone supports cellular network communication), then the drone can be forced to support sidelink communication mode, for example, by the drone manufacturer configuring it during manufacturing. Accordingly, it can be ensured that a drone capable of accessing the cellular network and communicating with network devices can broadcast its own identity information via sidelink communication mode. In this case, the network device can assume that a drone is a cellular drone if it is connected to the cellular network (e.g., establishing a communication connection with the network device), and therefore supports sidelink communication mode. Thus, the network device can choose not to determine whether the terminal supports sidelink communication mode based on capability information, but instead directly send the configuration information to the terminal.

[0048] In one embodiment, the method further includes: if the terminal does not support sidelink communication mode, determining that takeoff is not permitted when the configuration information is not received or when an instruction indicating that takeoff is not permitted is received.

[0049] Since the terminal cannot broadcast its own identity information in sidelink communication mode according to the configuration information if the terminal is not supported, some problems will occur if the terminal is flying in the air, because other devices (such as network devices, other terminals) cannot receive the identity information broadcast by the terminal through sidelink. For example, network devices will have difficulty controlling the terminal.

[0050] Therefore, in one embodiment, the terminal can send capability information to the network device, the capability information indicating whether the terminal supports sidelink communication mode. If the network device determines, based on the received capability information, that the terminal does not support sidelink communication mode, it can prevent the terminal from taking off to avoid the aforementioned problem.

[0051] For example, a network device can implicitly instruct a terminal not to take off. For instance, after receiving the capability information, it may not send the configuration information to the terminal. If the terminal does not receive the configuration information after sending the capability information, it can default to the network device instructing the terminal not to take off.

[0052] For example, network devices can indicate to the terminal that takeoff is not allowed through a display method. For instance, after receiving the capability information, the device can send an RRC configuration signaling message to the terminal to configure the terminal to not takeoff.

[0053] In one embodiment, the configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0054] Resources used to broadcast the identity information via sidelink;

[0055] The power used to broadcast the identity information via the sidelink;

[0056] The first correlation between the power and the speed of the terminal;

[0057] The second correlation between the power and the height of the terminal;

[0058] The frequency at which the identity information is broadcast via a sidelink;

[0059] The third correlation between the frequency and the speed of the terminal;

[0060] The fourth correlation between the frequency and the height of the terminal.

[0061] The configuration information sent by the network device to the terminal may include one or more types of information. For example, it may typically include the resources (e.g., time-domain resources and / or frequency-domain resources), and the terminal may broadcast the identity information via a sidelink on the resources. Of course, the configuration information may also include other information.

[0062] For example, the configuration information may include the power, and the terminal may broadcast the identity information via a sidelink according to the power, for example, broadcasting the identity information power as the power in the configuration information.

[0063] For example, the configuration information may include the frequency at which the identity information is broadcast via a sidelink. The terminal may broadcast the identity information via a sidelink at the specified frequency, for example, the frequency at which the identity information is broadcast is the frequency specified in the configuration information.

[0064] For example, the configuration information may include a first correlation between the power and the speed of the terminal. The terminal can broadcast the identity information via a sidelink according to the first correlation. For instance, the first correlation could be that when the speed is greater than a first preset speed threshold, the identity information is broadcast according to a first power; when the speed is less than or equal to the first preset speed threshold, the identity information is broadcast according to a second power. Therefore, the terminal can determine its own speed. If the speed is greater than the first preset speed threshold, it can broadcast the identity information according to the first power; if the speed is less than or equal to the first preset speed threshold, it can broadcast the identity information according to the second power. The first power can be greater than the second power.

[0065] For example, the configuration information may include a second association between the power and the height of the terminal. The terminal can broadcast the identity information via a sidelink according to the second association. For instance, the second association could be that when the height is greater than a first preset height threshold, the identity information is broadcast according to a first power; when the height is less than or equal to the first preset height threshold, the identity information is broadcast according to a second power. Thus, the terminal can determine its own height. If the height is greater than the first preset height threshold, it can broadcast the identity information according to the first power; if the height is less than or equal to the first preset height threshold, it can broadcast the identity information according to the second power. The first power can be greater than the second power.

[0066] For example, the configuration information may include a third association between the frequency and the terminal's speed. The terminal can broadcast the identity information via a sidelink according to this third association. For instance, the third association could be that when the speed is greater than a second preset speed threshold, the identity information is broadcast according to a first frequency; when the speed is less than or equal to the second preset speed threshold, the identity information is broadcast according to a second frequency. Therefore, the terminal can determine its own speed. If the speed is greater than the second preset speed threshold, it can broadcast the identity information according to the first frequency; if the speed is less than or equal to the second preset speed threshold, it can broadcast the identity information according to the second frequency. The first frequency can be greater than the second frequency.

[0067] For example, the configuration information may include a fourth association between the frequency and the height of the terminal. The terminal can broadcast the identity information via a sidelink according to this fourth association. For instance, the fourth association could be that when the height is greater than a second preset height threshold, the identity information is broadcast according to a first frequency; when the height is less than or equal to the second preset height threshold, the identity information is broadcast according to a second frequency. Therefore, the terminal can determine its own height. If the height is greater than the second preset height threshold, it can broadcast the identity information according to the first frequency; if the height is less than or equal to the second preset height threshold, it can broadcast the identity information according to the second frequency. The first frequency can be greater than the second frequency.

[0068] It should be noted that the speed can be the movement speed of the terminal. When the terminal is a flying device such as a drone, the speed can specifically be the flight speed of the terminal. The altitude can be the altitude of the terminal or the altitude of the terminal above the ground. When the terminal is a flying device such as a drone, the altitude can specifically be the flight altitude of the terminal.

[0069] Furthermore, the aforementioned speed threshold, altitude threshold, and other thresholds can be determined according to protocol agreements or configured by network devices. For example, network devices can configure them via RRC signaling. Specifically, for network devices in NR (New Radio) systems, the thresholds can be configured via RRC Reconfiguration signaling, specifically via OtherConfig signaling; for network devices in LTE (Long Term Evolution) systems, the thresholds can be configured via RRC Connection Reconfiguration signaling, specifically via OtherConfig signaling.

[0070] Figure 4 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating a configuration information sending method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The configuration information sending method shown in this embodiment can be applied to network devices that can communicate with terminals. The network devices include, but are not limited to, base stations in communication systems such as 4G base stations, 5G base stations, and 6G base stations. The terminals include, but are not limited to, communication devices such as mobile phones, tablets, wearable devices, sensors, and IoT devices.

[0071] like Figure 4 As shown, the configuration information sending method may include the following steps:

[0072] In step S401, it is determined that the terminal supports the direct link sidelink communication mode, and configuration information is sent to the terminal. The configuration information is used to configure the terminal to broadcast its identity information via the sidelink according to the configuration information.

[0073] In one embodiment, if the network device determines that the terminal supports the sidelink communication mode, it can configure the terminal to broadcast identity information via the sidelink. For example, it can send configuration information to the terminal, such as resources and power, to instruct the terminal to broadcast its identity information via the sidelink. Specific configuration information will be described in subsequent embodiments.

[0074] According to embodiments of this disclosure, a network device can send configuration information to a terminal. After receiving the configuration information sent by the network device, the terminal can broadcast its identity information via a direct link based on the configuration information. Since direct links are a common communication method supported by terminals such as drones, and generally operate on different frequencies than mobile networks (e.g., networks corresponding to 4G, 5G, and other wireless access technologies), sending configuration information to the terminal via a direct link helps ensure that the terminal can successfully broadcast its own identity information using the direct link communication method, and also helps avoid interference with the mobile network.

[0075] In one embodiment, if the terminal is a drone, and the drone is a cellular drone (i.e., the drone supports cellular network communication), then the drone can be forced to support sidelink communication mode, for example, by the drone manufacturer configuring it during manufacturing. Accordingly, it can be ensured that a drone capable of accessing the cellular network and communicating with network devices can broadcast its own identity information via sidelink communication mode. In this case, the network device can assume that a drone is a cellular drone if it is connected to the cellular network (e.g., establishing a communication connection with the network device), and therefore supports sidelink communication mode. Thus, the network device can choose not to determine whether the terminal supports sidelink communication mode based on capability information, but instead directly send the configuration information to the terminal.

[0076] Figure 5 This is a schematic flowchart illustrating another configuration information sending method according to embodiments of the present disclosure. Figure 5 As shown, the method further includes:

[0077] In step S501, capability information sent by the terminal is received;

[0078] In step S502, it is determined whether the terminal supports sidelink communication mode based on the capability information.

[0079] In one embodiment, the terminal can send its own capability information to the network device, indicating whether the terminal supports sidelink communication mode, so that the network device can accurately determine the terminal's support for sidelink communication mode based on the capability information.

[0080] If a network device determines that a terminal supports sidelink communication mode based on the capability information, it can send the configuration information to the terminal. However, if it determines that the terminal does not support sidelink communication mode based on the capability information, even if the network device sends the configuration information to the terminal, the terminal cannot broadcast its identity information in sidelink communication mode based on the configuration information. Therefore, the network device may choose not to send the configuration information to the terminal to avoid wasting communication resources.

[0081] In one embodiment, the capability information is carried in at least one of the following:

[0082] User Equipment Evolution (UE-EUTRA-Capability) UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network Capability Information;

[0083] User Equipment Multiple Radio Technologies Dual Connectivity Capability Information (UE-MRDC-Capability);

[0084] User Equipment New Radio Capability (UE-NR-Capability) information.

[0085] In one embodiment, the method further includes: sending capability query information to the terminal, wherein the capability query information is used to query whether the terminal supports sidelink communication mode.

[0086] To obtain the capability information, the network device can first send a capability query message to the terminal. Upon receiving the capability query message, the terminal then sends the capability information to the network device. This ensures that the capability information is only sent to the network device when it is determined that the network device requires it, thus helping to conserve terminal battery power.

[0087] The capability information may include RRC signaling, such as UECapabilityEnquiry signaling.

[0088] In one embodiment, the method further includes: if it is determined that the terminal does not support sidelink communication mode, not sending the configuration information to the terminal or sending an instruction message to the terminal indicating that takeoff is not permitted.

[0089] Since the terminal cannot broadcast its own identity information in sidelink communication mode according to the configuration information if the terminal is not supported, some problems will occur if the terminal is flying in the air, because other devices (such as network devices, other terminals) cannot receive the identity information broadcast by the terminal through sidelink. For example, network devices will have difficulty controlling the terminal.

[0090] Therefore, in one embodiment, the terminal can send capability information to the network device, the capability information indicating whether the terminal supports sidelink communication mode. If the network device determines, based on the received capability information, that the terminal does not support sidelink communication mode, it can prevent the terminal from taking off to avoid the aforementioned problem.

[0091] For example, a network device can implicitly instruct a terminal not to take off. For instance, after receiving the capability information, it may not send the configuration information to the terminal. If the terminal does not receive the configuration information after sending the capability information, it can default to the network device instructing the terminal not to take off.

[0092] For example, network devices can indicate to the terminal that takeoff is not allowed through a display method. For instance, after receiving the capability information, the device can send an RRC configuration signaling message to the terminal to configure the terminal to not takeoff.

[0093] In one embodiment, the configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0094] Resources used to broadcast the identity information via sidelink;

[0095] The power used to broadcast the identity information via the sidelink;

[0096] The first correlation between the power and the speed of the terminal;

[0097] The second correlation between the power and the height of the terminal;

[0098] The frequency at which the identity information is broadcast via a sidelink;

[0099] The third correlation between the frequency and the speed of the terminal;

[0100] The fourth correlation between the frequency and the height of the terminal.

[0101] The configuration information sent by the network device to the terminal may include one or more types of information. For example, it may typically include the resources (e.g., time-domain resources and / or frequency-domain resources), and the terminal may broadcast the identity information via a sidelink on the resources. Of course, the configuration information may also include other information.

[0102] For example, the configuration information may include the power, and the terminal may broadcast the identity information via a sidelink according to the power, for example, broadcasting the identity information power as the power in the configuration information.

[0103] For example, the configuration information may include the frequency at which the identity information is broadcast via a sidelink. The terminal may broadcast the identity information via a sidelink at the specified frequency, for example, the frequency at which the identity information is broadcast is the frequency specified in the configuration information.

[0104] For example, the configuration information may include a first correlation between the power and the speed of the terminal. The terminal can broadcast the identity information via a sidelink according to the first correlation. For instance, the first correlation could be that when the speed is greater than a first preset speed threshold, the identity information is broadcast according to a first power; when the speed is less than or equal to the first preset speed threshold, the identity information is broadcast according to a second power. Therefore, the terminal can determine its own speed. If the speed is greater than the first preset speed threshold, it can broadcast the identity information according to the first power; if the speed is less than or equal to the first preset speed threshold, it can broadcast the identity information according to the second power. The first power can be greater than the second power.

[0105] For example, the configuration information may include a second association between the power and the height of the terminal. The terminal can broadcast the identity information via a sidelink according to the second association. For instance, the second association could be that when the height is greater than a first preset height threshold, the identity information is broadcast according to a first power; when the height is less than or equal to the first preset height threshold, the identity information is broadcast according to a second power. Thus, the terminal can determine its own height. If the height is greater than the first preset height threshold, it can broadcast the identity information according to the first power; if the height is less than or equal to the first preset height threshold, it can broadcast the identity information according to the second power. The first power can be greater than the second power.

[0106] For example, the configuration information may include a third association between the frequency and the terminal's speed. The terminal can broadcast the identity information via a sidelink according to this third association. For instance, the third association could be that when the speed is greater than a second preset speed threshold, the identity information is broadcast according to a first frequency; when the speed is less than or equal to the second preset speed threshold, the identity information is broadcast according to a second frequency. Therefore, the terminal can determine its own speed. If the speed is greater than the second preset speed threshold, it can broadcast the identity information according to the first frequency; if the speed is less than or equal to the second preset speed threshold, it can broadcast the identity information according to the second frequency. The first frequency can be greater than the second frequency.

[0107] For example, the configuration information may include a fourth association between the frequency and the height of the terminal. The terminal can broadcast the identity information via a sidelink according to this fourth association. For instance, the fourth association could be that when the height is greater than a second preset height threshold, the identity information is broadcast according to a first frequency; when the height is less than or equal to the second preset height threshold, the identity information is broadcast according to a second frequency. Therefore, the terminal can determine its own height. If the height is greater than the second preset height threshold, it can broadcast the identity information according to the first frequency; if the height is less than or equal to the second preset height threshold, it can broadcast the identity information according to the second frequency. The first frequency can be greater than the second frequency.

[0108] It should be noted that the speed can be the movement speed of the terminal. When the terminal is a flying device such as a drone, the speed can specifically be the flight speed of the terminal. The altitude can be the altitude of the terminal or the altitude of the terminal above the ground. When the terminal is a flying device such as a drone, the altitude can specifically be the flight altitude of the terminal.

[0109] Furthermore, the aforementioned speed threshold, altitude threshold, and other thresholds can be determined according to protocol agreements or configured by network devices. For example, network devices can configure them via RRC signaling. Specifically, for network devices in NR (New Radio) systems, the thresholds can be configured via RRC Reconfiguration signaling, specifically via OtherConfig signaling; for network devices in LTE (Long Term Evolution) systems, the thresholds can be configured via RRC Connection Reconfiguration signaling, specifically via OtherConfig signaling.

[0110] Corresponding to the aforementioned embodiments of the configuration information receiving method and configuration information sending method, this disclosure also provides embodiments of the configuration information receiving device and the configuration information sending device.

[0111] Figure 6 This is a schematic block diagram illustrating a configuration information receiving device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The configuration information receiving device shown in this embodiment can be applied to terminals, including but not limited to communication devices such as drones (e.g., cellular drones), mobile phones, tablets, wearable devices, sensors, and IoT devices. The terminal can communicate with network devices, including but not limited to network devices in 4G, 5G, and 6G communication systems, such as base stations and core networks.

[0112] like Figure 6As shown, the configuration information receiving device may include:

[0113] The receiving module 601 is configured to receive configuration information sent by the network device, the configuration information being used to instruct the terminal to broadcast the terminal's identity information via a sidelink.

[0114] In one embodiment, the sending module is further configured to send capability information to the network device, wherein the capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports sidelink communication mode.

[0115] In one embodiment, the receiving module is configured to receive the configuration information if the terminal supports sidelink communication mode.

[0116] In one embodiment, the apparatus further includes a processing module configured to determine that takeoff is not permitted when the terminal does not support sidelink communication mode, either when the configuration information is not received or when an instruction indicating that takeoff is not permitted is received.

[0117] In one embodiment, the receiving module is further configured to receive capability query information sent by the network device;

[0118] The sending module is configured to send the capability information to the network device when the receiving module receives the capability query information.

[0119] In one embodiment, the capability information is carried in at least one of the following:

[0120] User Equipment Evolution (UE-EUTRA-Capability) UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network Capability Information;

[0121] User Equipment Multiple Radio Technologies Dual Connectivity Capability Information (UE-MRDC-Capability);

[0122] User Equipment New Radio Capability (UE-NR-Capability) information.

[0123] In one embodiment, the configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0124] Resources used to broadcast the identity information via sidelink;

[0125] The power used to broadcast the identity information via the sidelink;

[0126] The first correlation between the power and the speed of the terminal;

[0127] The second correlation between the power and the height of the terminal;

[0128] The frequency at which the identity information is broadcast via a sidelink;

[0129] The third correlation between the frequency and the speed of the terminal;

[0130] The fourth correlation between the frequency and the height of the terminal.

[0131] Figure 7 This is a schematic block diagram illustrating a configuration information sending device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The configuration information sending device shown in this embodiment can be applied to network devices that can communicate with terminals. The network devices include, but are not limited to, base stations in communication systems such as 4G base stations, 5G base stations, and 6G base stations. The terminals include, but are not limited to, communication devices such as mobile phones, tablets, wearable devices, sensors, and IoT devices.

[0132] like Figure 7 As shown, the configuration information sending device may include:

[0133] The sending module 701 is configured to determine that the terminal supports the direct link sidelink communication mode and send configuration information to the terminal, wherein the configuration information is used to configure the terminal to broadcast its identity information via the sidelink according to the configuration information.

[0134] In one embodiment, the apparatus further includes: a receiving module configured to receive capability information sent by the terminal; and a processing module configured to determine whether the terminal supports sidelink communication mode based on the capability information.

[0135] In one embodiment, the apparatus further includes: if it is determined that the terminal does not support sidelink communication mode, not sending the configuration information to the terminal or sending an instruction to the terminal indicating that takeoff is not permitted.

[0136] In one embodiment, the sending module is further configured to send capability query information to the terminal, wherein the capability query information is used to inquire whether the terminal supports sidelink communication mode.

[0137] In one embodiment, the capability information is carried in at least one of the following:

[0138] User Equipment Evolution (UE-EUTRA-Capability) UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network Capability Information;

[0139] User Equipment Multiple Radio Technologies Dual Connectivity Capability Information (UE-MRDC-Capability);

[0140] User Equipment New Radio Capability (UE-NR-Capability) information.

[0141] In one embodiment, the configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0142] Resources used to broadcast the identity information via sidelink;

[0143] The power used to broadcast the identity information via the sidelink;

[0144] The first correlation between the power and the speed of the terminal;

[0145] The second correlation between the power and the height of the terminal;

[0146] The frequency at which the identity information is broadcast via a sidelink;

[0147] The third correlation between the frequency and the speed of the terminal;

[0148] The fourth correlation between the frequency and the height of the terminal.

[0149] Regarding the apparatus in the above embodiments, the specific manner in which each module performs its operation has been described in detail in the embodiments of the relevant methods, and will not be elaborated upon here.

[0150] For the device embodiments, since they basically correspond to the method embodiments, the relevant parts can be referred to in the description of the method embodiments. The device embodiments described above are merely illustrative. The modules described as separate components may or may not be physically separate, and the components shown as modules may or may not be physical modules, that is, they may be located in one place or distributed across multiple network modules. Some or all of the modules can be selected to achieve the purpose of this embodiment according to actual needs. Those skilled in the art can understand and implement this without creative effort.

[0151] Embodiments of this disclosure also provide a communication device, including: a processor; a memory for storing a computer program; wherein, when the computer program is executed by the processor, the configuration information receiving method described in any of the above embodiments is implemented.

[0152] Embodiments of this disclosure also provide a communication device, including: a processor; a memory for storing a computer program; wherein, when the computer program is executed by the processor, it implements the configuration information sending method described in any of the above embodiments.

[0153] Embodiments of this disclosure also provide a computer-readable storage medium for storing a computer program that, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the configuration information receiving method described in any of the above embodiments.

[0154] Embodiments of this disclosure also provide a computer-readable storage medium for storing a computer program that, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the configuration information sending method described in any of the above embodiments.

[0155] like Figure 8 As shown, Figure 8 This is a schematic block diagram illustrating an apparatus 800 for transmitting configuration information according to embodiments of the present disclosure. The apparatus 800 can be provided as a base station. (Refer to...) Figure 8 The device 800 includes a processing component 822, a wireless transmitting / receiving component 824, an antenna component 826, and a signal processing section specific to the wireless interface. The processing component 822 may further include one or more processors. One of the processors in the processing component 822 may be configured to implement the configuration information transmission method described in any of the above embodiments.

[0156] Figure 9 This is a schematic block diagram illustrating an apparatus 900 for configuring information reception according to embodiments of the present disclosure. For example, apparatus 900 may be a mobile phone, computer, digital broadcast terminal, messaging device, game console, tablet device, medical device, fitness equipment, personal digital assistant, etc.

[0157] Reference Figure 9 The device 900 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 902, a memory 904, a power supply component 906, a multimedia component 908, an audio component 910, an input / output (I / O) interface 912, a sensor component 914, and a communication component 916.

[0158] Processing component 902 typically controls the overall operation of device 900, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communication, camera operation, and recording. Processing component 902 may include one or more processors 920 to execute instructions to complete all or part of the steps of the configuration information receiving method described above. Furthermore, processing component 902 may include one or more modules to facilitate interaction between processing component 902 and other components. For example, processing component 902 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between multimedia component 908 and processing component 902.

[0159] Memory 904 is configured to store various types of data to support the operation of device 900. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on device 900, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, etc. Memory 904 can be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device or a combination thereof, such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic storage, flash memory, magnetic disk, or optical disk.

[0160] Power supply component 906 provides power to various components of device 900. Power supply component 906 may include a power management system, one or more power sources, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power to device 900.

[0161] Multimedia component 908 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the device 900 and the user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touchscreen to receive input signals from the user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touches, swipes, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensors may sense not only the boundaries of the touch or swipe action but also the duration and pressure associated with the touch or swipe operation. In some embodiments, multimedia component 908 includes a front-facing camera and / or a rear-facing camera. When the device 900 is in an operating mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode, the front-facing camera and / or the rear-facing camera may receive external multimedia data. Each front-facing camera and rear-facing camera may be a fixed optical lens system or have focal length and optical zoom capabilities.

[0162] Audio component 910 is configured to output and / or input audio signals. For example, audio component 910 includes a microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when device 900 is in an operating mode, such as call mode, recording mode, and voice recognition mode. The received audio signals may be further stored in memory 904 or transmitted via communication component 916. In some embodiments, audio component 910 also includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

[0163] I / O interface 912 provides an interface between processing component 902 and peripheral interface modules, such as keyboards, click wheels, buttons, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to, home buttons, volume buttons, start buttons, and lock buttons.

[0164] Sensor assembly 914 includes one or more sensors for providing status assessments of various aspects of device 900. For example, sensor assembly 914 may detect the on / off state of device 900, the relative positioning of components such as the display and keypad of device 900, changes in position of device 900 or a component of device 900, the presence or absence of user contact with device 900, orientation or acceleration / deceleration of device 900, and temperature changes of device 900. Sensor assembly 914 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. Sensor assembly 914 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, sensor assembly 914 may also include an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a magnetometer, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

[0165] Communication component 916 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between device 900 and other devices. Device 900 can access wireless networks based on communication standards, such as WiFi, 2G, 3G, 4G LTE, 5G NR, or combinations thereof. In one exemplary embodiment, communication component 916 receives broadcast signals or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In one exemplary embodiment, communication component 916 also includes a near-field communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communication. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, Infrared Data Association (IrDA) technology, ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

[0166] In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus 900 may be implemented by one or more application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, or other electronic components to perform the configuration information receiving method described above.

[0167] In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions is also provided, such as a memory 904 including instructions, which can be executed by the processor 920 of the device 900 to complete the configuration information receiving method described above. For example, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may be a ROM, random access memory (RAM), CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, and optical data storage device, etc.

[0168] Other embodiments of this disclosure will readily occur to those skilled in the art upon consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure herein. This disclosure 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.

[0169] It should be understood that this disclosure is not limited to the precise structures described above and shown in the accompanying drawings, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from its scope. The scope of this disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

[0170] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. The terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes said element.

[0171] The methods and apparatus provided in the embodiments of this disclosure have been described in detail above. Specific examples have been used to illustrate the principles and implementation methods of this disclosure. The descriptions of the embodiments above are only for the purpose of helping to understand the methods and core ideas of this disclosure. At the same time, for those skilled in the art, there will be changes in the specific implementation methods and application scope based on the ideas of this disclosure. Therefore, the content of this specification should not be construed as a limitation of this disclosure.

Claims

1. A configuration information receiving method characterized by comprising: The method is suitable for a terminal, and the method comprises: sending capability information to a network device, wherein the capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports a sidelink communication mode; in a case where the terminal supports the sidelink communication mode, receiving configuration information sent by the network device, wherein the configuration information is used to instruct the terminal to broadcast identity information of the terminal through a sidelink; in a case where the terminal does not support the sidelink communication mode, determining that takeoff is not allowed when the configuration information is not received or when indication information used to indicate that takeoff is not allowed is received; wherein the configuration information comprises at least one of the following: a first association relationship between a power for broadcasting the identity information through the sidelink and a speed of the terminal, wherein the first association relationship is that when the speed is greater than a first preset speed threshold, the identity information is broadcast according to a first power, and when the speed is less than or equal to the first preset speed threshold, the identity information is broadcast according to a second power, and the first power is greater than the second power; a second association relationship between the power for broadcasting the identity information through the sidelink and an altitude of the terminal, wherein the second association relationship is that when the altitude is greater than a first preset altitude threshold, the identity information is broadcast according to the first power, and when the altitude is less than or equal to the first preset altitude threshold, the identity information is broadcast according to the second power, and the first power is greater than the second power.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, The method further comprises: receiving capability inquiry information sent by the network device; wherein in a case where the capability inquiry information is received, the capability information is sent to the network device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein, The capability information is carried in at least one of the following: user equipment evolved UMTS terrestrial radio access network capability information UE-EUTRA-Capability; user equipment multi-radio technology dual connectivity capability information UE-MRDC-Capability; user equipment new radio capability information UE-NR-Capability.

4. A configuration information transmission method characterized by comprising: The method is suitable for a network device, and the method comprises: receiving capability information sent by a terminal; determining whether the terminal supports a sidelink communication mode according to the capability information; in a case where it is determined that the terminal supports the sidelink communication mode, sending configuration information to the terminal, wherein the configuration information is used to configure the terminal to broadcast identity information of the terminal through a sidelink according to the configuration information; in a case where it is determined that the terminal does not support the sidelink communication mode, not sending the configuration information to the terminal or sending indication information used to indicate that takeoff is not allowed to the terminal; wherein the configuration information comprises at least one of the following: a first association relationship between a power of broadcasting the identity information through the sidelink and a speed of the terminal, wherein the first association relationship is that when the speed is greater than a first preset speed threshold, the identity information is broadcast according to a first power, and when the speed is less than or equal to the first preset speed threshold, the identity information is broadcast according to a second power, and the first power is greater than the second power; a second association relationship between a power of broadcasting the identity information through the sidelink and an altitude of the terminal, wherein the second association relationship is that when the altitude is greater than a first preset altitude threshold, the identity information is broadcast according to a first power, and when the altitude is less than or equal to the first preset altitude threshold, the identity information is broadcast according to a second power, and the first power is greater than the second power.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein, The method further comprises: sending, to the terminal, capability query information, wherein the capability query information is used to query whether the terminal supports a sidelink communication mode.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein, The capability information is carried in at least one of the following: user equipment evolved-UMTS terrestrial radio access network capability information UE-EUTRA-Capability; user equipment multi-radio dual connectivity capability information UE-MRDC-Capability; user equipment new radio capability information UE-NR-Capability.

7. A configuration information receiving apparatus characterized by comprising: The apparatus is suitable for a terminal, and the apparatus comprises: a sending module configured to send, to a network device, capability information, wherein the capability information is used to indicate whether the terminal supports a sidelink communication mode; a receiving module configured to, in a case where the terminal supports the sidelink communication mode, receive configuration information sent by the network device; the sending module is further configured to broadcast, according to the configuration information, identity information of the terminal through a sidelink; wherein, in a case where the terminal does not support the sidelink communication mode, it is determined that takeoff is not allowed when the configuration information is not received or when indication information used to indicate that takeoff is not allowed is received. The configuration information comprises at least one of the following: a first association relationship between a power of broadcasting the identity information through the sidelink and a speed of the terminal, wherein the first association relationship is that when the speed is greater than a first preset speed threshold, the identity information is broadcast according to a first power, and when the speed is less than or equal to the first preset speed threshold, the identity information is broadcast according to a second power, and the first power is greater than the second power; a second association relationship between a power of broadcasting the identity information through the sidelink and an altitude of the terminal, wherein the second association relationship is that when the altitude is greater than a first preset altitude threshold, the identity information is broadcast according to a first power, and when the altitude is less than or equal to the first preset altitude threshold, the identity information is broadcast according to a second power, and the first power is greater than the second power.

8. A configuration information transmitting device, characterized in that, The apparatus is suitable for a network device, and the apparatus comprises: a receiving module configured to receive capability information sent by a terminal; The processing module is configured to determine whether the terminal supports a sidelink communication mode according to the capability information. The sending module is configured to send configuration information to the terminal in a case where it is determined that the terminal supports the sidelink communication mode, wherein the configuration information is used to configure the terminal to broadcast identity information of the terminal through a sidelink according to the configuration information. In a case where it is determined that the terminal does not support the sidelink communication mode, the configuration information is not sent to the terminal or indication information indicating that takeoff is not allowed is sent to the terminal. The configuration information includes at least one of the following: A first association relationship between a power of broadcasting the identity information through the sidelink and a speed of the terminal, wherein the first association relationship is that, when the speed is greater than a first preset speed threshold, the identity information is broadcast according to a first power, and when the speed is less than or equal to the first preset speed threshold, the identity information is broadcast according to a second power, and the first power is greater than the second power. A second association relationship between a power of broadcasting the identity information through the sidelink and an altitude of the terminal, wherein the second association relationship is that, when the altitude is greater than a first preset altitude threshold, the identity information is broadcast according to a first power, and when the altitude is less than or equal to the first preset altitude threshold, the identity information is broadcast according to a second power, and the first power is greater than the second power.

9. A communications device, characterized by Comprise: A processor; A memory for storing a computer program; When the computer program is executed by the processor, the configuration information receiving method in any one of claims 1 to 3 is implemented.

10. A communications device, characterized by Comprise: A processor; A memory for storing a computer program; When the computer program is executed by the processor, the configuration information sending method in any one of claims 4 to 6 is implemented.

11. A computer readable storage medium for storing a computer program, characterized in that, When the computer program is executed by the processor, the steps in the configuration information receiving method in any one of claims 1 to 3 are implemented.

12. A computer readable storage medium for storing a computer program, characterized in that, When the computer program is executed by the processor, the steps in the configuration information sending method in any one of claims 4 to 6 are implemented.

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