Positioning measurement method, positioning configuration method, apparatuses, and communication devices

Abstract

The application discloses a positioning measurement method, a positioning configuration method, a device and communication equipment. The positioning measurement method comprises the following steps: a terminal receives preconfigured measurement interval information, wherein the preconfigured measurement interval information is used for indicating a preconfigured measurement interval for positioning measurement; and the terminal performs positioning measurement according to the preconfigured measurement interval.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of communication, in particular to a positioning measurement method, a positioning configuration method, a device and a communication equipment. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the related art, the configuration of a measurement gap (MG) for positioning measurement and the flow of positioning reference signal (PRS) measurement are as follows: a location management function (LMF) sends PRS configuration (such as positioning assistance data) to a user equipment (UE); the LMF sends a location measurement request message to the UE; after receiving the location measurement request message, the UE requests a serving base station to measure PRS in the MG; the serving base station configures a suitable MG for the UE; and the UE performs PRS measurement in the MG according to the MG configuration information.

[0003] It can be seen that the UE can request MG configuration and be configured with the MG by the base station only after receiving the PRS configuration and the positioning measurement request, and the time between sending the MG request and receiving the MG configuration is about 20 ms, which is a very large time delay. SUMMARY

[0004] Embodiments of the present application provide a positioning measurement method, a positioning configuration method, a device and a communication equipment, which can solve the problem of a large time delay between the terminal receiving a location measurement request and obtaining MG configuration.

[0005] In a first aspect, a positioning measurement method is provided, comprising:

[0006] A terminal receives preconfigured measurement gap information, the preconfigured measurement gap information indicating a preconfigured measurement gap for positioning measurement.

[0007] The terminal performs positioning measurement according to the preconfigured measurement gap.

[0008] In a second aspect, a positioning configuration method is provided, comprising:

[0009] A first network side device sends preconfigured measurement gap information, the preconfigured measurement gap information indicating a preconfigured measurement gap for positioning measurement.

[0010] In a third aspect, a positioning configuration method is provided, comprising:

[0011] A second network side device receives preconfigured measurement gap information, the preconfigured measurement gap information indicating a preconfigured measurement gap for positioning measurement.

[0012] In a fourth aspect, a positioning measurement apparatus is provided, comprising:

[0013] a first receiving module configured to receive preconfigured measurement interval information, the preconfigured measurement interval information indicating a preconfigured measurement interval for positioning measurement;

[0014] a first measurement module configured to perform positioning measurement according to the preconfigured measurement interval.

[0015] In a fifth aspect, a positioning configuration apparatus is provided, comprising:

[0016] a first sending module configured to send preconfigured measurement interval information, the preconfigured measurement interval information indicating a preconfigured measurement interval for positioning measurement.

[0017] In a sixth aspect, a positioning configuration apparatus is provided, comprising:

[0018] a second receiving module configured to receive preconfigured measurement interval information, the preconfigured measurement interval information indicating a preconfigured measurement interval for positioning measurement.

[0019] In a seventh aspect, a terminal is provided, comprising a processor, a memory, and a program or instructions stored in the memory and executable on the processor, the program or instructions, when executed by the processor, implementing the steps of the method according to the first aspect.

[0020] In an eighth aspect, a terminal is provided, comprising a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is configured to receive preconfigured measurement interval information, the preconfigured measurement interval information indicating a preconfigured measurement interval for positioning measurement; and the processor is configured to perform positioning measurement according to the preconfigured measurement interval.

[0021] In a ninth aspect, a network-side device is provided, comprising a processor, a memory, and a program or instructions stored in the memory and executable on the processor, the program or instructions, when executed by the processor, implementing the steps of the method according to the second aspect or the third aspect.

[0022] In a tenth aspect, a network-side device is provided, comprising a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is configured to send preconfigured measurement interval information, the preconfigured measurement interval information indicating a preconfigured measurement interval for positioning measurement; or the communication interface is configured to receive preconfigured measurement interval information, the preconfigured measurement interval information indicating a preconfigured measurement interval for positioning measurement.

[0023] In a eleventh aspect, a readable storage medium is provided, and the readable storage medium stores a program or instructions, and the program or instructions are executed by a processor to implement the steps of the method in the first aspect, or implement the steps of the method in the second aspect, or implement the steps of the method in the third aspect.

[0024] In a twelfth aspect, a chip is provided, and the chip includes a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface is coupled with the processor, and the processor is configured to run a program or instructions to implement the method in the first aspect, or implement the method in the second aspect, or implement the method in the third aspect.

[0025] In a thirteenth aspect, a computer program / program product is provided, and the computer program / program product is stored in a non-transitory storage medium, and the program / program product is executed by at least one processor to implement the steps of the method in the first aspect, the second aspect or the third aspect.

[0026] In the embodiments of the present application, the terminal receives preconfigured measurement interval information, and after receiving the positioning measurement request, the terminal can directly perform positioning measurement based on the preconfigured measurement interval indicated by the preconfigured measurement interval information, so that the time for sending the MG request to the base station for MG configuration after receiving the positioning measurement request is saved, and the corresponding time delay is reduced. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0027] Figure 1 A structural diagram of a communication system to which the embodiments of the present application can be applied is shown;

[0028] Figure 2 A flowchart of a positioning measurement method according to the embodiments of the present application is shown;

[0029] Figure 3 A flowchart of a positioning configuration method according to the embodiments of the present application is shown;

[0030] Figure 4 A flowchart of a positioning configuration method according to the embodiments of the present application is shown;

[0031] Figure 5 A module diagram of a positioning measurement device according to the embodiments of the present application is shown;

[0032] Figure 6 A structural block diagram of a communication device according to the embodiments of the present application is shown;

[0033] Figure 7 A structural block diagram of a terminal according to the embodiments of the present application is shown;

[0034] Figure 8 A module diagram of a positioning configuration device of a first network side device according to the embodiments of the present application is shown;

[0035] Figure 9 a module schematic diagram representing a positioning configuration device of a second network side device in the embodiment of the present application;

[0036] Figure 10 a structural block diagram of a first network side device in the embodiment of the present application;

[0037] Figure 11 a structural block diagram of a second network side device in the embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0038] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art belong to the scope of protection of the present application.

[0039] The terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of the present application are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the terms used in this way can be interchanged under appropriate circumstances, so that the embodiments of the present application can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described herein, and the objects distinguished by "first", "second" are generally of a kind, and are not limited to the number of objects, for example, the first object can be one or more. In addition, "and / or" in the specification and claims means at least one of the connected objects, and the character " / " generally represents an "or" relationship between the front and rear associated objects.

[0040] It is worth noting that the technology described in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to Long Term Evolution (LTE) / LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) systems, but can also be used in other wireless communication systems, such as Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Single-carrier Frequency-Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA) and other systems. The terms "system" and "network" in the embodiments of the present application are often used interchangeably, and the described technology can be used in the above-mentioned systems and radio technologies, as well as in other systems and radio technologies. The following description describes a New Radio (NR) system for example purposes, and NR terminology is used in most of the following description, and these technologies can also be applied outside the NR system application, such as 6th Generation (6G) communication systems. th

[0041] Figure 1 ​A structure diagram of a wireless communication system to which embodiments of the present application can be applied is shown. The wireless communication system includes a terminal 11 and a network side device 12. The terminal 11 can also be referred to as a terminal device or a user terminal (User Equipment, UE). The terminal 11 can be a terminal side device such as a mobile phone, a tablet personal computer (Tablet Personal Computer), a laptop computer (Laptop Computer), a personal digital assistant (Personal Digital Assistant, PDA), a palm computer, a netbook, an ultra-mobile personal computer (ultra-mobile personal computer, UMPC), a mobile Internet device (Mobile Internet Device, MID), an augmented reality (augmented reality, AR) / virtual reality (virtual reality, VR) device, a robot, a wearable device, a vehicle-mounted device (VUE), a pedestrian terminal (PUE), a smart home (a home device with wireless communication function, such as a refrigerator, a television, a washing machine, or furniture, etc.), and the like. The wearable device includes a smart watch, a smart bracelet, a smart earphone, smart glasses, smart jewelry (a smart bracelet, a smart necklace, a smart ring, a smart necklace, a smart ankle bracelet, a smart necklace, etc.), a smart wristband, smart clothing, a game machine, and the like. It should be noted that the specific type of the terminal 11 is not limited in the embodiments of the present application. The network side device 12 can be a base station or a core network device. The base station can be referred to as a node B, an evolved node B, an access point, a base transceiver station (Base Transceiver Station, BTS), a radio base station, a radio transceiver, a basic service set (Basic Service Set, BSS), an extended service set (Extended Service Set, ESS), a node B, an evolved node B (eNB), a home node B, a home evolved node B, a WLAN access point, a WiFi node, a transmitting receiving point (Transmitting Receiving Point, TRP), or some other appropriate term in the art, as long as the same technical effect is achieved. The base station is not limited to a specific technical term, and it should be noted that only the base station in the NR system is taken as an example in the embodiments of the present application, but the specific type of the base station is not limited.

[0042] The positioning measurement method provided by the embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below in combination with the drawings and some embodiments and application scenarios.

[0043] As shown in Figure 2 , the embodiments of the present application provide a positioning measurement method, comprising:

[0044] Step 201: The terminal receives preconfigured measurement gap information, wherein the preconfigured measurement gap information indicates a preconfigured measurement gap for positioning measurement.

[0045] In this step, the terminal receives preconfigured measurement gap (pre-MG) information sent by the first network side device, so as to perform positioning measurement based on the pre-MG indicated by the pre-MG information subsequently.

[0046] The positioning measurement includes, but is not limited to, measurement of PRS, Synchronization Signal and PBCH block (SSB), and CSI Reference Signal (CSI-RS).

[0047] Optionally, if the initial state of the pre-MG indicated by the pre-MG information is an active state, the UE assumes that the pre-MG takes effect immediately, that is, the UE assumes that the pre-MG takes effect immediately after the UE decodes the signaling (such as RRC) corresponding to the pre-MG; if the initial state of the pre-MG is an inactive state, the UE assumes that the pre-MG does not take effect immediately, and the UE determines that the pre-MG takes effect when an activation message is received or a preset event information is met.

[0048] Step 202: The terminal performs positioning measurement according to the preconfigured measurement gap.

[0049] Here, the preconfigured measurement gap can be activated at the same time or before the positioning measurement request is received, so that the time for sending an MG request to the base station for MG configuration after the positioning measurement request is received is saved, thereby reducing the corresponding time delay.

[0050] In the embodiment of the application, the terminal receives preconfigured measurement gap information, and after the terminal receives a positioning measurement request, the terminal can directly perform positioning measurement based on the preconfigured measurement gap indicated by the preconfigured measurement gap information, so that the time for sending an MG request to the base station for MG configuration after the positioning measurement request is received is saved, thereby reducing the corresponding time delay.

[0051] Optionally, the preconfigured measurement gap information includes at least one set of preconfigured measurement gap information, and each set of preconfigured measurement gap information includes at least one of the following:

[0052] A pre-configured measurement gap identification is used to indicate the type of measurement gap, which is used to distinguish whether the measurement gap is a pre-configured measurement gap or a regular measurement gap. The regular measurement gap refers to the measurement gap that takes effect immediately after being configured, and there is no active state or inactive state.

[0053] A pre-configured measurement gap configuration identification is used to indicate the corresponding identification of the pre-configured measurement gap configuration information. Optionally, the pre-configured measurement gap configuration identification can also be expressed as a pre-configured measurement gap configuration information group identification or a measurement gap identification (such as pre-MG ID).

[0054] The identification of the positioning frequency layer corresponding to the pre-configured measurement gap. For example, the identification of one or more positioning frequency layers corresponding to the pre-configured measurement gap.

[0055] The state of the pre-configured measurement gap, which includes active or inactive. Optionally, the initial state of the pre-configured measurement gap is inactive by default (as agreed by the protocol), so there is no need to specifically indicate active or inactive. For example, when the pre-configured measurement gap is used for positioning measurement, the initial state of the pre-configured measurement gap is inactive by default. Optionally, the state of the pre-configured measurement gap can be understood as the initial state of the pre-configured measurement gap.

[0056] Information indicating the activation mode of the pre-configured measurement gap, which includes explicit activation or implicit activation. Optionally, the activation mode can be agreed by the protocol, such as the default activation mode being explicit activation or implicit activation.

[0057] Information indicating the deactivation mode of the pre-configured measurement gap, and the deactivation mode can also be agreed by the protocol.

[0058] A validity time of the pre-configured measurement gap configuration (or a validity time of the pre-configured measurement gap); for example, the validity time of the pre-configured measurement gap configuration is T1, the pre-configured measurement gap configuration is valid within T1 after the UE receives the configuration, and the pre-configured measurement gap configuration is no longer valid after T1. For example, the pre-configured measurement gap state is inactive, and the validity time of the measurement gap configuration is T1. Within T1, the pre-configured measurement gap fails to activate, and after T1, the UE assumes that the pre-configured measurement gap configuration is invalid. Alternatively, T1 can also be used when the pre-configured measurement gap state changes from the active state to the inactive state. For example, when the pre-configured measurement gap state changes from the active state to the inactive state, the timer starts, and if the pre-configured measurement gap is still not activated within T1, the UE assumes that the pre-configured measurement gap configuration is invalid after T1. Alternatively, after the UE receives the pre-configured measurement gap information, the measurement gap is invalid after T1, regardless of whether the measurement gap is activated or not. Alternatively, the validity time of the pre-configured measurement gap configuration can be agreed by the protocol or indicated by the UE or the location server (for example, indicated in the measurement gap request). After the pre-configured measurement gap configuration is invalid, the UE can report the invalid information of the configuration to the serving gNB or the location server, such as reporting the invalid measurement gap configuration identifier, the invalid reason, and the like. After the pre-configured measurement gap configuration is invalid, the UE can use the regular measurement gap for positioning measurement (fallback behavior);

[0059] A validity area of the pre-configured measurement gap configuration (or a validity area of the pre-configured measurement gap), which indicates the validity area of the pre-configured measurement gap configuration, and the pre-configured measurement gap configuration is invalid beyond the validity area. The validity area includes but is not limited to at least one of the following: a cell list, which can be represented by a physical cell identification (PCI), an NR cell global identifier (NCGI), and the like; a specific area, such as a specific area in a cell; an area in which the change of a specific reference signal measurement does not exceed a threshold, such as an SSB RSRP change that does not exceed a certain threshold, and the UE assumes that the pre-configured measurement gap configuration is valid, otherwise it is invalid; an area of the current serving cell (or camped cell) of the UE. Alternatively, the validity area of the pre-configured measurement gap configuration can be agreed by the protocol or indicated by the UE or the location server (for example, indicated in the measurement gap request);

[0060] First configuration information of the pre-configured measurement gap, which can include a measurement gap period, an offset, a duration, and the like. Alternatively, the first configuration information can refer to the configuration of the regular (non-pre-configured) measurement gap.

[0061] In an embodiment of the present application, when the state of the preconfigured measurement interval is an inactive state, the preconfigured measurement interval information includes an activation mode of the preconfigured measurement interval; when the state of the preconfigured measurement interval is an active state, the preconfigured measurement interval information includes a deactivation mode of the preconfigured measurement interval. It should be noted that the activation mode and the deactivation mode can be the same mode, such as both being an implicit activation mode or both being an explicit activation mode. The explicit activation mode refers to activation through explicit signaling, such as activation through an activation message, which can be sent through at least one of the following signaling: Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling, Medium Access Control (MAC) element signaling, Downlink Control Information (DCI), LTE positioning protocol (LPP), and NR positioning protocol a (NRPPa). Optionally, the activation message is sent through an LPP message, i.e., sent by the second network side device (optionally, the activation message can be carried in a positioning measurement request); the activation message is sent through an NRPPa+RRC / MAC CE / DCI message, i.e., originated by the second network side device and then sent via the first network side device; the activation message is sent through an RRC / MAC CE / DCI message, i.e., sent by the first network side device.

[0062] The implicit activation mode refers to activation without explicit signaling, which can be triggered automatically based on the occurrence of certain events (such as receiving a positioning measurement request).

[0063] Optionally, the at least one set of preconfigured measurement interval configuration information corresponds to different measurement intervals. Further, each set of configuration information can correspond to different configurations of positioning reference signals (such as different positioning frequency layers, different positioning reference signal resource sets, different periods of positioning reference signals, etc.), or different effective areas, or different positioning reference signals (such as PRS or SSB), or different positioning requirements (such as low latency requirements or non-low latency requirements), different BWPs (such as the preconfigured information also including a BWP identifier), different carriers (such as the preconfigured information also including a carrier identifier or a serving cell identifier), etc.

[0064] Optionally, before the terminal receives the preconfigured measurement interval information, the method further includes:

[0065] The terminal sends measurement interval request information, which is used to request preconfigured measurement interval information.

[0066] Optionally, the measurement interval request information includes one of the following:

[0067] The type of the measurement interval. In the embodiments of the present application, the type of the measurement interval includes a preconfigured measurement interval or a regular measurement interval. Optionally, the type of the measurement interval is indicated by a flag. For example, when the flag is 1, the type of the measurement interval is a preconfigured measurement interval, and when the flag is 0, the type of the measurement interval is a regular measurement interval. The type of the measurement interval in the measurement interval request information can be specifically a preconfigured measurement interval. Optionally, the type of the measurement interval can be indicated by the preconfigured measurement interval identifier described above.

[0068] At least part of the positioning reference signal (PRS) configuration, which is used to assist the first network side device to configure the MG. The PRS configuration at least contains at least one of the following: PRS frequency domain position information (such as but not limited to positioning frequency domain layer configuration, bandwidth, starting frequency domain position, subcarrier spacing, etc.), time domain position information (such as but not limited to PRS period, offset, duration, etc.), and PRS identifier information (such as but not limited to at least one of positioning frequency layer identifier, TRP identifier (such as DL PRS ID), PRS resource set identifier, and PRS resource identifier). Optionally, the at least part of the PRS configuration corresponds to the configuration of one or more positioning frequency layers. The at least part of the PRS configuration is used to assist the first network side device to obtain the time-frequency position of the PRS and to assist the configuration of the measurement interval.

[0069] Subsequent preconfigured measurement interval activation request indication, which indicates that the first network side device will subsequently receive the activation request of the preconfigured measurement interval. The preconfigured measurement interval can be activated according to the activation request.

[0070] Configuration of the expected measurement interval.

[0071] Effective time indication of the preconfigured measurement interval configuration.

[0072] Effective area indication of the preconfigured measurement interval configuration.

[0073] Indication information of whether the feedback information of the first network side device is needed. Optionally, when the measurement interval request information contains the indication information of "feedback information is needed", the measurement interval request information also contains the content indication of the feedback information needed, such as pre-MG configuration, confirmation of pre-MG configuration, or rejection of pre-MG configuration.

[0074] Optionally, in the case that the type of the measurement interval is a preconfigured measurement interval, the measurement interval request information further comprises at least one of the following:

[0075] a state of the preconfigured measurement interval, the state of the preconfigured measurement interval comprising an activated state or a deactivated state, the first network side device configuring the UE with the activated or deactivated preconfigured measurement interval according to the state of the preconfigured measurement interval, optionally, the preconfigured measurement interval in an activated state is requested by default in the embodiment of the present application, and thus the state of the preconfigured measurement interval does not need to be included in the measurement interval request information; optionally, the state of the preconfigured measurement interval in the measurement interval request information can be understood as an initial state of the preconfigured measurement interval;

[0076] information indicating an activation mode of the preconfigured measurement interval, the activation mode comprising explicit activation or implicit activation. Here, in the case that the preconfigured measurement interval is in the deactivated state, the first network side device activates the preconfigured measurement interval in the explicit or implicit manner according to the activation mode of the preconfigured measurement interval, or the first network side device configures the UE with the corresponding activation mode according to the activation mode of the preconfigured measurement interval.

[0077] The configuration information of the preconfigured measurement interval included in the measurement interval request information is configuration information of the expected preconfigured measurement interval requested by the terminal or the second network side device.

[0078] Optionally, the terminal receives preconfigured measurement interval information, comprising:

[0079] The terminal receives first feedback information, the first feedback information comprising the at least one group of preconfigured measurement interval information, the first feedback information being sent by the first network side device according to the measurement interval request information.

[0080] Here, after the terminal sends the measurement interval request information, the first network side device sends the first feedback information comprising the preconfigured measurement interval information according to the measurement interval request information.

[0081] It should be noted that in the case that the state of the preconfigured measurement interval in the preconfigured measurement interval information included in the first feedback information is inconsistent with the state of the preconfigured measurement interval in the measurement interval request information, the reason for the inconsistency of the states is further included, for example, the state of the requested preconfigured measurement interval is deactivated, and the state of the preconfigured measurement interval configured by the first network side device is activated, and the reason for the inconsistency of the states is fed back, such as the state of the preconfigured measurement interval being activated due to other measurement requirements.

[0082] Optionally, the first feedback information further comprises at least one of the following:

[0083] a type of the measurement gap, the type of the measurement gap including a preconfigured measurement gap or a regular measurement gap;

[0084] confirmation information or rejection information of the preconfigured measurement gap, the confirmation information indicating that the requested preconfigured measurement gap can be configured, and the rejection information indicating that the requested preconfigured measurement gap cannot be configured. The confirmation information or the rejection information can be indicated by 1 bit, such as the confirmation information being indicated by ack and the rejection information being indicated by nack. Optionally, when the rejection information is included, a reason for rejecting the preconfigured measurement gap can be further included, such as no suitable resource.

[0085] Optionally, after the measurement gap request information is sent, the method further includes:

[0086] the terminal obtaining second feedback information sent by the first network-side device;

[0087] the second feedback information including at least one of the following:

[0088] a type of the measurement gap, the type of the measurement gap including a preconfigured measurement gap or a regular measurement gap;

[0089] confirmation information or rejection information of the preconfigured measurement gap.

[0090] The confirmation information or the rejection information in the second feedback information is the same as the confirmation information or the rejection information in the first feedback information, which will not be described herein again.

[0091] Optionally, the terminal performs positioning measurement according to the preconfigured measurement gap, including:

[0092] performing positioning measurement in the preconfigured measurement gap when a state of the preconfigured measurement gap is activated; or

[0093] performing positioning measurement in an activated bandwidth part (BWP) when the state of the preconfigured measurement gap is not activated.

[0094] Optionally, before the terminal performs positioning measurement according to the preconfigured measurement gap, the method further includes:

[0095] the terminal sending a measurement gap activation request, the measurement gap activation request being used to activate the preconfigured measurement gap.

[0096] Specifically, a message carrying the measurement gap activation request can be uplink control information (UCI), a MAC CE, or an RRC message.

[0097] Optionally, the measurement gap activation request includes at least one of the following:

[0098] Information indicating the activation mode of the pre-configured measurement interval, such as whether it is explicit or implicit activation;

[0099] An activation request identifier for a pre-configured measurement interval, which is used to request the first network-side device to activate the pre-configured measurement interval;

[0100] The first pre-configured measurement interval configuration identifier is used to activate a pre-configured measurement interval with a specific configuration. Optionally, the location server or UE obtains the pre-configured measurement interval information in advance and requests to activate the pre-configured measurement interval with a specific configuration in the activation request. Optionally, there may be one or more pre-configured measurement interval configuration identifiers (i.e., request to activate one or more pre-configured measurement intervals).

[0101] The identifier of the positioning frequency layer is used to request the activation of the pre-configured measurement interval corresponding to a certain positioning frequency layer;

[0102] Configuration information for pre-configured measurement intervals, used to request activation of a specific configuration of the pre-configured measurement interval; optionally, the configuration information includes at least one of the following: measurement interval period, offset, duration, etc.

[0103] The effective time of the pre-configured measurement interval includes at least one of the following: start effective time, end effective time, and effective duration. Optionally, the effective time of the pre-configured measurement interval can also be a periodic time window, and may further include at least one of the following: period, period offset, duration of each period, and number of periods (here, an effective time window may include at least one period of the pre-configured measurement interval). The effective time (window) of the pre-configured measurement interval can be equivalent to the measurement time (window) of the PRS. When sending a request, the terminal or the second network-side device may also use an indication of the positioning measurement time (window) instead of the indication of the effective time (window) of the pre-configured measurement interval. Optionally, the indication of the effective time of the pre-configured measurement interval can also be included in the pre-configured measurement interval request. Optionally, the indication of the effective time of the pre-configured measurement interval can also be sent to the terminal, for example, by the first network-side device (e.g., through pre-configured measurement interval configuration, or pre-configured measurement interval activation message) or by the second network-side device (e.g., through an LPP message, such as carried in a positioning measurement request). The first network-side device can activate the pre-configured measurement interval within the effective time period, that is, the pre-configured measurement interval is activated within the effective time period, and the pre-configured measurement interval is inactive outside the effective time period.

[0104] a time corresponding to a first PRS occasion after the preconfigured measurement interval takes effect and / or a time corresponding to a last PRS occasion, i.e., the preconfigured measurement interval starts to be used at the first PRS occasion and / or stops to be used at the last PRS occasion; optionally, the PRS occasion can also be expressed as a PRS sample, or a PRS period, or a PRS instance. Optionally, the "time corresponding to the first PRS occasion after the preconfigured measurement interval takes effect and / or the time corresponding to the last PRS occasion" can also be expressed by an indication of a positioning (PRS) measurement time window, where the indication of the positioning measurement time window includes at least one of a period of the measurement window, a period offset, a duration of each period (here, a period of the measurement window includes at least one PRS period). Optionally, the PRS occasion or the indication of the positioning measurement time window can also be included in the preconfigured measurement interval request. The first network device can activate the preconfigured measurement interval according to the PRS occasion or the indication of the positioning measurement time window.

[0105] a time requirement for the preconfigured measurement interval to take effect, i.e., requiring the first network device to activate the preconfigured measurement interval within T time after receiving the measurement interval activation request;

[0106] indication information of whether feedback information of the first network device is required.

[0107] Optionally, the method of the embodiments of the present application further includes:

[0108] receiving third feedback information sent by the first network device according to the measurement interval activation request;

[0109] wherein the third feedback information includes at least one of:

[0110] whether the preconfigured measurement interval is activated;

[0111] a first preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier, the first preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier being used to activate a preconfigured measurement interval of a specific configuration.

[0112] In the embodiments of the present application, the preconfigured measurement interval can be activated in an explicit manner or in an implicit manner.

[0113] wherein when the preconfigured measurement interval is activated in the explicit manner, the terminal, before performing the positioning measurement according to the preconfigured measurement interval, further includes:

[0114] receiving an activation message;

[0115] activating the preconfigured measurement interval according to the activation message;

[0116] The activation message includes at least one of the following:

[0117] An activation identifier;

[0118] A first preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier, which is used to activate a specific preconfigured measurement interval. Optionally, the first preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier can have one or more.

[0119] A positioning frequency layer identifier, which is used to activate a corresponding measurement interval of a specific positioning frequency layer. Optionally, the positioning frequency layer identifier can have one or more.

[0120] The above activation message can be sent by one of RRC, MAC CE and DCI, for example, sent by DCI signaling, and the domain of the DCI is "MG activation". Optionally, the deactivation message can also be sent by one of RRC, MAC CE and DCI, for example, sent by DCI signaling, and the domain of the DCI is "MG activation", for example, for preconfigured measurement interval deactivation, the domain of the DCI is "MG deactivation".

[0121] Optionally, the activation message can be included in a positioning measurement request. The UE activates a specific preconfigured measurement interval according to the preconfigured measurement interval activation information in the positioning measurement request.

[0122] When the preconfigured measurement interval is activated in an implicit manner, in the embodiment of the present application, before the terminal performs positioning measurement according to the preconfigured measurement interval, the method further includes:

[0123] activating the preconfigured measurement interval according to the first event information;

[0124] The first event information includes at least one of the following:

[0125] receiving a positioning measurement request;

[0126] The activated downlink bandwidth part (DL active BWP) of the terminal does not match the positioning reference signal (PRS).

[0127] In the embodiment of the present application, the activated downlink BWP matches the PRS means that the PRS frequency domain position is located in the frequency domain range of the activated downlink BWP, and the numerology of the PRS is the same as that of the activated downlink BWP; otherwise, it does not match.

[0128] Optionally, if the network side device instructs the terminal to measure the positioning reference signal in the positioning measurement time window, the first event information further comprises: an indication of the positioning measurement time window. The terminal can assume that the preconfigured measurement gap state within the positioning measurement time window is activated, and the preconfigured measurement gap outside the positioning measurement time window is not activated. Optionally, after receiving the positioning measurement request, the terminal can assume that the preconfigured measurement gap state within the positioning measurement time window is activated, and the preconfigured measurement gap outside the positioning measurement time window is not activated; or, after receiving the positioning measurement request, and if the active downlink bandwidth part (DL active BWP) of the terminal does not match the positioning reference signal (PRS), the terminal can assume that the preconfigured measurement gap state within the positioning measurement window is activated, and the preconfigured measurement gap outside the positioning measurement window is not activated. Optionally, the indication of the positioning measurement time window can be included in the positioning measurement request.

[0129] The first event information described above can be agreed by a protocol, or indicated by a network or indicated by a UE, the network indication can be a first network side device indication and / or a second network side device indication, and the network indication or the UE indication can be included in the measurement gap request information.

[0130] Optionally, when the first event occurs, the terminal assumes that the preconfigured measurement gap is activated.

[0131] Optionally, in the process of positioning measurement, the first event information can only include that the active downlink bandwidth part (DL active BWP) of the terminal does not match the positioning reference signal (PRS).

[0132] Optionally, when all the conditions in the first event information are met, the terminal assumes that the preconfigured measurement gap is activated.

[0133] The terminal activates the preconfigured measurement gap according to the first event information, which belongs to implicit activation.

[0134] Optionally, after receiving the positioning measurement request, the terminal assumes that the first measurement gap (first MG occasion) after the request signaling (or after a preset time after the request signaling) takes effect; the preset time can be obtained by at least one of protocol agreement, network indication, or terminal selection.

[0135] In addition, in the embodiments of the present application, the measurement interval activation request can be sent at the same time as the positioning measurement request, or sent earlier or later than the positioning measurement request. If the measurement interval activation request is sent at the same time as the positioning measurement request, the measurement interval activation request and the positioning measurement request can be sent using the same signaling. For example, the positioning measurement request can be sent to the serving gNB first, and then sent to the terminal by the serving gNB (or composed of two parts of signaling). The measurement interval activation request can be included in the signaling sent to the serving gNB, for requesting the serving gNB to activate the preconfigured measurement interval. The above-mentioned positioning measurement request is a request of the second network side device (positioning server) to the UE for positioning measurement or position estimate. In the LTE positioning protocol (LPP protocol), the information element (IE) is RequestLocationInformation.

[0136] It should be noted that when the preconfigured measurement interval needs to be converted from activated to inactivated, a deactivation request is sent. For example, the terminal occurs BWP switching, and the switched BWP matches the PRS, and then the deactivation request is sent.

[0137] In the embodiments of the present application, the various descriptions of activation also apply to deactivation, for example, there is a preconfigured measurement interval activation request, and there is also a preconfigured measurement interval deactivation request. Optionally, the content in the deactivation request has symmetry with the content in the activation request, for example, the deactivation request at least contains one of the following:

[0138] The deactivation request of the preconfigured measurement interval identifies that the signaling is used to request to deactivate the preconfigured measurement interval;

[0139] The preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier is used to deactivate the preconfigured measurement interval of a specific configuration;

[0140] The identification of the positioning frequency layer is used to deactivate the preconfigured measurement interval corresponding to a specific positioning frequency layer;

[0141] The configuration information of the preconfigured measurement interval is used to deactivate the preconfigured measurement interval of a specific configuration;

[0142] The deactivation time of the preconfigured measurement interval indicates the absolute or relative time of deactivating the preconfigured measurement interval;

[0143] The deactivation time requirement of the preconfigured measurement interval requires the first network device to deactivate the preconfigured measurement interval within T time after receiving the request;

[0144] The indication information of whether the feedback information of the first network side device is required.

[0145] Optionally, the deactivation mode of the preconfigured measurement gap can include explicit activation or implicit activation.

[0146] An embodiment of explicit deactivation is as follows: the terminal deactivates the preconfigured measurement gap according to a deactivation message / signaling. The deactivation message / signaling can be carried by at least one of RRC, MAC CE, DCI, NRPPa and LPP. The content of the deactivation message / signaling includes at least one of the following: deactivation identifier, preconfigured measurement gap preconfigured measurement gap configuration identifier (the preconfigured measurement gap configuration identifier is used to deactivate a specific configured preconfigured measurement gap. Optionally, the first preconfigured measurement gap configuration identifier can have one or more), positioning frequency layer identifier (used to deactivate the corresponding measurement gap of a specific positioning frequency layer. Optionally, the positioning frequency layer identifier can have one or more). Optionally, the deactivation message is sent by LPP message, i.e. sent by the second network side device; the deactivation message is sent by NRPPa+RRC / MAC CE / DCI message, i.e. originated by the second network side device and then sent via the first network side device; the deactivation message is sent by RRC / MAC CE / DCI message, i.e. sent by the first network side device.

[0147] An embodiment of implicit deactivation is as follows: the terminal deactivates the preconfigured measurement gap (or assumes that the preconfigured measurement gap is deactivated) according to event information. The event information includes at least one of the following: the current active DL BWP of the UE matches the PRS; the UE receives a positioning measurement termination request; the positioning measurement ends. Optionally, during the positioning measurement, the event information can only include that the active downlink bandwidth part BWP (DL active BWP) of the terminal matches the positioning reference signal PRS.

[0148] Of course, the first network side device can also deactivate the preconfigured measurement gap according to event information. The event information includes at least one of the following: the current active DL BWP of the UE matches the PRS; the preconfigured measurement gap deactivation request (or positioning measurement termination request) sent by the terminal or the second network device is received.

[0149] In the embodiment of the application, the terminal receives the preconfigured measurement gap information, and after receiving the positioning measurement request, the terminal can directly perform positioning measurement based on the preconfigured measurement gap indicated by the preconfigured measurement gap information, so that the time for sending the MG request and performing MG configuration with the base station after receiving the positioning measurement request is saved, thereby reducing the corresponding time delay.

[0150] As shown in Figure 3 The embodiment of the application also provides a positioning configuration method, which comprises:

[0151] Step 301: A first network side device sends preconfigured measurement gap information, the preconfigured measurement gap information indicating a preconfigured measurement gap used for positioning measurement. The preconfigured measurement gap information can be sent to a terminal and / or a second network side device.

[0152] The first network side device can be a base station. The positioning measurement includes, but is not limited to, measurement of PRS, SSB and / or CSI-RS.

[0153] The second network side device can be a location server. In NR, the location server is LMF (location management function).

[0154] Optionally, if the state of the pre-MG indicated by the pre-MG information is an active state, the UE assumes that the pre-MG takes effect immediately, that is, the UE decodes the signaling (such as RRC) corresponding to the pre-MG and takes effect immediately; if the state of the pre-MG is an inactive state, the UE assumes that the pre-MG does not take effect immediately, and can determine that the pre-MG takes effect when an activation message is received or a preset event information is met.

[0155] In the embodiments of the present application, the preconfigured measurement gap information is sent, and after the terminal receives a positioning measurement request, the preconfigured measurement gap indicated by the preconfigured measurement gap information can be directly used for positioning measurement. In this way, the time for sending an MG request and performing MG configuration with the base station after receiving the positioning measurement request is saved, thereby reducing the corresponding time delay.

[0156] Optionally, the preconfigured measurement gap information includes at least one set of preconfigured measurement gap information, and each set of preconfigured measurement gap information includes at least one of the following:

[0157] A preconfigured measurement gap identifier, the preconfigured measurement gap identifier being used for indicating the type of measurement gap;

[0158] A preconfigured measurement gap configuration identifier;

[0159] An identifier of a positioning frequency layer corresponding to the preconfigured measurement gap;

[0160] A state of the preconfigured measurement gap;

[0161] Information indicating an activation mode of the preconfigured measurement gap;

[0162] Information indicating a deactivation mode of the preconfigured measurement gap;

[0163] A valid time of the preconfigured measurement gap configuration;

[0164] An effective area of the preconfigured measurement gap configuration;

[0165] The first configuration information of the preconfigured measurement gap.

[0166] The preconfigured measurement gap information is the same as the preconfigured measurement gap information on the terminal side, which is not described herein.

[0167] Optionally, the method of the embodiment of the application further comprises:

[0168] Obtaining measurement gap request information sent by the second network side device or the terminal, the measurement gap request information being used for requesting preconfigured measurement gap information.

[0169] Optionally, the measurement gap request information comprises one of:

[0170] A type of measurement gap, the type of measurement gap comprising a preconfigured measurement gap or a regular measurement gap;

[0171] At least part of a positioning reference signal (PRS) configuration;

[0172] An activation request indication of a subsequent preconfigured measurement gap;

[0173] A configuration of an expected measurement gap;

[0174] An effective time indication of the preconfigured measurement gap configuration;

[0175] An effective area indication of the preconfigured measurement gap configuration;

[0176] Indication information of whether feedback information of the first network side device is needed.

[0177] Optionally, in the case where the type of the measurement gap is a preconfigured measurement gap, the measurement gap request information further comprises at least one of:

[0178] A state of the preconfigured measurement gap, the state of the preconfigured measurement gap comprising an activated state or an unactivated state;

[0179] Information indicating an activation mode of the preconfigured measurement gap, the activation mode comprising explicit activation or implicit activation.

[0180] The measurement gap request information in the embodiment of the application is the same as the measurement gap request information on the terminal side, which is not described herein.

[0181] Optionally, the first network side device sends preconfigured measurement gap information, comprising:

[0182] The first network-side device sends first feedback information to the second network-side device or the terminal according to the measurement interval request information, and the first feedback information comprises the preconfigured measurement interval information.

[0183] Optionally, the first feedback information further comprises at least one of:

[0184] a type of the measurement interval, the type of the measurement interval comprising a preconfigured measurement interval or a regular measurement interval;

[0185] confirmation information or rejection information of the preconfigured measurement interval.

[0186] The first feedback information is the same as the first feedback information of the terminal side, and details are not repeated here.

[0187] Optionally, the method of the embodiment of the application further comprises:

[0188] The first network-side device sends second feedback information to the second network-side device or the terminal according to the measurement interval request information.

[0189] The second feedback information comprises at least one of:

[0190] a type of the measurement interval, the type of the measurement interval comprising a preconfigured measurement interval or a regular measurement interval;

[0191] confirmation information or rejection information of the preconfigured measurement interval.

[0192] Optionally, after the preconfigured measurement interval information is sent, the method further comprises:

[0193] In a case where the state of the preconfigured measurement interval needs to be converted from inactivation to activation, the first network-side device sends an activation message, and the activation message is used to activate the preconfigured measurement interval.

[0194] For example, in a case where the initial state of the preconfigured measurement interval is inactivation, the activation message is sent after the preconfigured measurement interval signal is sent.

[0195] Optionally, the sending of the activation message comprises:

[0196] The first network-side device sends the activation message according to second event information.

[0197] The second event information comprises at least one of:

[0198] receiving a measurement interval activation request from the terminal or the second network-side device or receiving a positioning measurement request from the second network-side device;

[0199] The activated downlink bandwidth part (BWP) of the terminal does not match a positioning reference signal (PRS).

[0200] Optionally, in the case that the second event information is satisfied, it is determined that the state of the preconfigured measurement interval needs to be converted from inactive to active, and the first network side device sends an activation message.

[0201] Here, when the measurement interval activation request is sent by the second network side device (the location server), the message carrying the measurement interval activation request is NRPPa, and when the measurement interval activation request is sent by the terminal, the message carrying the measurement interval activation request can be UCI, MAC CE or RRC message.

[0202] Optionally, when all the conditions in the second event information are satisfied, the gNB activates the preconfigured measurement interval.

[0203] The activation of the preconfigured measurement interval by the first network device according to the second event information belongs to implicit activation.

[0204] In addition, in the embodiments of the present application, the measurement interval activation request can be sent simultaneously with the positioning measurement request, or can be sent earlier or later than the positioning measurement request. If the measurement interval activation request is sent simultaneously with the positioning measurement request, the measurement interval activation request and the positioning measurement request can be sent using the same signaling. The above-mentioned positioning measurement request is a request of the second network side device (the location server) to the UE for positioning measurement or position estimation. In the LTE positioning protocol (LPP protocol), the information element (Information Element, IE) is RequestLocationInformation.

[0205] The above-mentioned second event information can be agreed by protocol, or indicated by the network or indicated by the UE, the above-mentioned network indication can be indicated by the first network side device and / or the second network side device, and the indication of the network or the indication of the UE can be contained in the measurement interval request information.

[0206] In the embodiments of the present application, the activation of the downlink BWP matching the PRS means that the PRS frequency domain position is located within the frequency domain range of the activated downlink BWP, and the numerology of the PRS is the same as that of the activated downlink BWP; otherwise, it is not matched.

[0207] Optionally, the activation message comprises at least one of the following:

[0208] an activation identifier;

[0209] A first preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier, the first preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier being used for a certain specific configured preconfigured measurement interval; optionally, the first preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier has one or more.

[0210] A positioning frequency layer identifier.

[0211] The activation message has been described in detail at the terminal side, and will not be repeated here.

[0212] Optionally, the measurement interval activation request or the positioning measurement request comprises at least one of:

[0213] Information indicating an activation mode of the preconfigured measurement interval;

[0214] An activation request identifier of the preconfigured measurement interval;

[0215] A first preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier, the first preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier being used for activating a specific configured preconfigured measurement interval.

[0216] An effective time of the preconfigured measurement interval;

[0217] A time corresponding to a first PRS occasion and / or a last PRS occasion after the preconfigured measurement interval is effective;

[0218] An effective time requirement of the preconfigured measurement interval;

[0219] Indication information of whether feedback information of the first network side device is required.

[0220] Optionally, the method of the embodiments of the present application further comprises:

[0221] The first network side device sends third feedback information to the second network side device or the terminal according to the measurement interval activation request or the positioning measurement request;

[0222] The third feedback information comprises at least one of:

[0223] Whether the preconfigured measurement interval is activated;

[0224] A first preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier, the first preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier being used for activating a specific configured preconfigured measurement interval.

[0225] The first network side device sends the third feedback information to the terminal or the second network side device according to the measurement interval activation request or the positioning measurement request.

[0226] In the embodiment of the present application, the preconfigured measurement interval information is sent, and after the terminal receives the positioning measurement request, the terminal can directly perform positioning measurement based on the preconfigured measurement interval indicated by the preconfigured measurement interval information. In this way, the time for sending the MG request and performing MG configuration with the base station after receiving the positioning measurement request is saved, thereby reducing the corresponding time delay.

[0227] As shown in Figure 4 The embodiment of the present application also provides a positioning configuration method, which comprises the following steps:

[0228] Step 401: A second network side device receives preconfigured measurement interval information, wherein the preconfigured measurement interval indicated by the preconfigured measurement interval information is used for positioning measurement.

[0229] The second network side device can be specifically a location server.

[0230] In the embodiment of the present application, the second network side device receives the preconfigured measurement interval information, so as to activate the preconfigured measurement interval information subsequently, and then make the terminal perform positioning measurement based on the preconfigured measurement interval indicated by the activated preconfigured measurement interval information. In this way, the time for sending the MG request and performing MG configuration with the base station by the terminal after receiving the positioning measurement request is saved, thereby reducing the corresponding time delay.

[0231] Optionally, the preconfigured measurement interval information comprises at least one group of preconfigured measurement interval information, and each group of preconfigured measurement interval information comprises at least one of the following:

[0232] A preconfigured measurement interval identifier, wherein the preconfigured measurement interval identifier is used for indicating the type of the measurement interval;

[0233] A preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier;

[0234] An identifier of a positioning frequency layer corresponding to the preconfigured measurement interval;

[0235] The state of the preconfigured measurement interval;

[0236] Information indicating the activation mode of the preconfigured measurement interval;

[0237] Information indicating the deactivation mode of the preconfigured measurement interval;

[0238] The valid time of the preconfigured measurement interval configuration;

[0239] The valid area of the preconfigured measurement interval configuration;

[0240] The first configuration information of the preconfigured measurement interval.

[0241] The preconfigured measurement interval information has been described in detail on the terminal side, and will not be repeated here.

[0242] Optionally, before the second network-side device receives the preconfigured measurement gap information, the method further comprises:

[0243] The second network-side device sends measurement gap request information, the measurement gap request information being used to request the preconfigured measurement gap information.

[0244] Optionally, the measurement gap request information comprises one of:

[0245] a type of measurement gap, the type of measurement gap comprising a preconfigured measurement gap or a regular measurement gap;

[0246] at least part of a positioning reference signal (PRS) configuration;

[0247] an activation request indication of a subsequent preconfigured measurement gap;

[0248] a configuration of an expected measurement gap;

[0249] an effective time indication of the preconfigured measurement gap configuration;

[0250] an effective area indication of the preconfigured measurement gap configuration;

[0251] an indication information of whether feedback information of the first network-side device is needed.

[0252] Optionally, in the case that the type of measurement gap is a preconfigured measurement gap, the measurement gap request information further comprises at least one of:

[0253] a status of the preconfigured measurement gap, the status of the preconfigured measurement gap comprising an activated status or an inactivated status;

[0254] information indicating an activation mode of the preconfigured measurement gap, the activation mode comprising an explicit activation or an implicit activation.

[0255] The measurement gap request information has been described in detail in the method embodiment on the terminal side, and thus will not be described here again.

[0256] Optionally, the second network-side device receives the preconfigured measurement gap information, comprising:

[0257] The second network-side device receives first feedback information, the first feedback information comprising the preconfigured measurement gap information, the first feedback information being sent by the first network-side device according to the measurement gap request information.

[0258] Optionally, the first feedback information further comprises at least one of:

[0259] a type of measurement gap, the type of measurement gap comprising a preconfigured measurement gap or a regular measurement gap;

[0260] confirmation information or rejection information of the preconfigured measurement interval.

[0261] Optionally, after the second network-side device sends the measurement interval request information, the method further includes:

[0262] the terminal acquires second feedback information sent by the first network-side device;

[0263] The second feedback information includes at least one of the following:

[0264] a type of the measurement interval, the type of the measurement interval including a preconfigured measurement interval or a regular measurement interval;

[0265] confirmation information or rejection information of the preconfigured measurement interval.

[0266] Optionally, after the preconfigured measurement interval information is received, the method further includes:

[0267] the second network-side device sends a positioning measurement request or a measurement interval activation request, the measurement interval activation request or the positioning measurement request being used to activate the preconfigured measurement interval.

[0268] Optionally, the measurement interval activation request or the positioning measurement request includes at least one of the following:

[0269] information indicating an activation mode of the preconfigured measurement interval;

[0270] an activation request identifier of the preconfigured measurement interval;

[0271] a first preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier, the first preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier being used to activate a preconfigured measurement interval of a specific configuration;

[0272] an effective time of the preconfigured measurement interval;

[0273] a time corresponding to a first PRS occasion and / or a last PRS occasion after the preconfigured measurement interval is effective;

[0274] an effective time requirement of the preconfigured measurement interval;

[0275] indication information of whether feedback information of the first network-side device is required.

[0276] Optionally, the method of the embodiment of the application further includes:

[0277] receiving third feedback information sent by the first network-side device according to the measurement interval activation request or the positioning measurement request;

[0278] The third feedback information includes at least one of the following:

[0279] whether a preconfigured measurement interval is activated;

[0280] a first preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier, the first preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier being used to activate a specific configured preconfigured measurement interval.

[0281] The method provided by the embodiments of the present application is that the second network side device receives preconfigured measurement interval information, so as to activate the preconfigured measurement interval information subsequently, and then makes the terminal perform positioning measurement based on the preconfigured measurement interval indicated by the activated preconfigured measurement interval information. In this way, the time for the terminal to send an MG request to the base station for MG configuration after receiving a positioning measurement request is saved, and the corresponding time delay is reduced.

[0282] It should be noted that the positioning measurement method provided by the embodiments of the present application can be executed by a positioning measurement device, or a control module in the positioning measurement device for executing the positioning measurement method. The embodiments of the present application take the positioning measurement device for executing the positioning measurement method as an example to illustrate the positioning measurement device provided by the embodiments of the present application.

[0283] As shown in Figure 5 The embodiments of the present application provide a positioning measurement device 500, which comprises:

[0284] A first receiving module 501 is configured to receive, by a terminal, preconfigured measurement interval information, the preconfigured measurement interval information indicating a preconfigured measurement interval used for positioning measurement.

[0285] A first measurement module 502 is configured to perform positioning measurement according to the preconfigured measurement interval.

[0286] Optionally, the preconfigured measurement interval information comprises at least one group of preconfigured measurement interval information, and each group of preconfigured measurement interval information comprises at least one of the following:

[0287] a preconfigured measurement interval identifier, the preconfigured measurement interval identifier being used to indicate the type of a measurement interval;

[0288] a preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier;

[0289] an identifier of a positioning frequency layer corresponding to the preconfigured measurement interval;

[0290] a state of the preconfigured measurement interval;

[0291] information indicating an activation mode of the preconfigured measurement interval;

[0292] information indicating a deactivation mode of the preconfigured measurement interval;

[0293] a valid time of the preconfigured measurement interval configuration;

[0294] a valid area of the preconfigured measurement gap configuration;

[0295] first configuration information of the preconfigured measurement gap.

[0296] Optionally, the apparatus of the embodiment of the application further comprises:

[0297] The second sending module is configured to send measurement gap request information before the first receiving module receives the preconfigured measurement gap information, wherein the measurement gap request information is used to request the preconfigured measurement gap information.

[0298] Optionally, the measurement gap request information comprises one of the following:

[0299] a type of the measurement gap;

[0300] at least part of a positioning reference signal (PRS) configuration;

[0301] an activation request indication of a subsequent preconfigured measurement gap;

[0302] a configuration of an expected measurement gap;

[0303] a valid time indication of the preconfigured measurement gap configuration;

[0304] a valid area indication of the preconfigured measurement gap configuration;

[0305] indication information about whether feedback information of the first network side device is needed.

[0306] Optionally, the first receiving module is configured to receive first feedback information, wherein the first feedback information comprises the preconfigured measurement gap information, and the first feedback information is sent by the first network side device according to the measurement gap request information.

[0307] Optionally, the first feedback information further comprises at least one of the following:

[0308] a type of the measurement gap;

[0309] confirmation information or rejection information of the preconfigured measurement gap.

[0310] Optionally, the apparatus of the embodiment of the application further comprises:

[0311] The first obtaining module is configured to obtain second feedback information sent by the first network side device after the second sending module sends the measurement gap request information.

[0312] The second feedback information comprises at least one of the following:

[0313] a type of the measurement gap;

[0314] confirmation information or rejection information of the preconfigured measurement gap.

[0315] Optionally, the type of the measurement gap comprises: a preconfigured measurement gap or a regular measurement gap.

[0316] Optionally, in a case where the type of the measurement gap is the preconfigured measurement gap, the measurement gap request information further comprises at least one of:

[0317] a status of the preconfigured measurement gap;

[0318] information indicating an activation manner of the preconfigured measurement gap.

[0319] Optionally, the status of the preconfigured measurement gap comprises: activated or unactivated.

[0320] Optionally, the first measurement module is configured to: perform positioning measurement in the preconfigured measurement gap in a case where the status of the preconfigured measurement gap is activated; or,

[0321] perform positioning measurement in an activated bandwidth part (BWP) in a case where the status of the preconfigured measurement gap is unactivated.

[0322] Optionally, the apparatuses provided in the embodiments of the present application further comprise:

[0323] a third sending module configured to send a measurement gap activation request, the measurement gap activation request being used to activate a preconfigured measurement gap.

[0324] Optionally, the measurement gap activation request comprises at least one of:

[0325] information indicating an activation manner of the preconfigured measurement gap;

[0326] an activation request identifier of the preconfigured measurement gap;

[0327] a first preconfigured measurement gap configuration identifier, the first preconfigured measurement gap configuration identifier being used to activate a preconfigured measurement gap of a specific configuration;

[0328] an identifier of a positioning frequency layer;

[0329] configuration information of the preconfigured measurement gap;

[0330] an effective time of the preconfigured measurement gap;

[0331] a time corresponding to a first PRS occasion and / or a last PRS occasion after the preconfigured measurement gap is effective;

[0332] an effective time requirement of the preconfigured measurement gap;

[0333] Indication information of whether feedback information of the first network side device is needed.

[0334] Optionally, the activation manner includes explicit activation or implicit activation.

[0335] Optionally, the apparatus of the embodiment of the application further includes:

[0336] a third receiving module configured to receive third feedback information sent by the first network side device according to the measurement interval activation request;

[0337] The third feedback information includes at least one of the following:

[0338] whether a preconfigured measurement interval is activated;

[0339] a first preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier, the first preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier being used to activate a specific configured preconfigured measurement interval.

[0340] Optionally, the apparatus of the embodiment of the application further includes:

[0341] a third receiving module configured to receive an activation message before the first measurement module performs positioning measurement according to the preconfigured measurement interval;

[0342] a first activation module configured to activate the preconfigured measurement interval according to the activation message;

[0343] The activation message includes at least one of the following:

[0344] an activation identifier;

[0345] a first preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier, the first preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier being used to activate a specific configured preconfigured measurement interval;

[0346] a positioning frequency layer identifier.

[0347] Optionally, the apparatus of the embodiment of the application further includes:

[0348] a second activation module configured to activate the preconfigured measurement interval according to first event information before the first measurement module performs positioning measurement according to the preconfigured measurement interval;

[0349] The first event information includes at least one of the following:

[0350] receiving a positioning measurement request;

[0351] an activated downlink bandwidth part (BWP) of a terminal does not match a positioning reference signal (PRS).

[0352] In the embodiments of the present application, the preconfigured measurement interval information is received, and after the terminal receives the positioning measurement request, the positioning measurement can be directly performed based on the preconfigured measurement interval indicated by the preconfigured measurement interval information. In this way, the time for sending the MG request to the base station for MG configuration after receiving the positioning measurement request is saved, thereby reducing the corresponding time delay.

[0353] The positioning measurement device in the embodiments of the present application can be a device, a device with an operating system or an electronic device, and can also be a component in a terminal, an integrated circuit or a chip. The device or the electronic device can be a mobile terminal or a non-mobile terminal. Exemplarily, the mobile terminal can include, but is not limited to, the types of the terminal 11 listed above, and the non-mobile terminal can be a server, a network attached storage (NAS), a personal computer (PC), a television (TV), a teller machine or a self-service machine, etc., which are not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0354] The device provided by the embodiments of the present application can achieve Figure 2 The various processes achieved by the method embodiments and the same technical effects are not repeated here.

[0355] Optionally, as shown in Figure 6 The communication device 600 is a terminal, the program or instructions stored in the memory 602 and executable on the processor 601 implement the various processes of the positioning measurement method embodiments applied to the terminal described above when executed by the processor 601, and the same technical effects can be achieved. The communication device 600 is a network side device (a first network side device or a second network side device), the program or instructions stored in the memory 602 and executable on the processor 601 implement the various processes of the positioning configuration method embodiments described above when executed by the processor 601, and the same technical effects can be achieved. The various processes and implementation manners of the method embodiments are applicable to the terminal embodiments, and the same technical effects can be achieved. Specifically,

[0356] The embodiments of the present application also provide a terminal, which comprises a processor and a communication interface. The communication interface is configured to receive preconfigured measurement interval information, and the preconfigured measurement interval indicated by the preconfigured measurement interval information is used for positioning measurement. The processor is configured to perform positioning measurement according to the preconfigured measurement interval.

[0357] The terminal embodiments correspond to the terminal side method embodiments described above. The various implementation processes and implementation manners of the method embodiments are applicable to the terminal embodiments, and the same technical effects can be achieved. Specifically, Figure 7To realize the hardware structure diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of this application, the terminal 700 includes, but is not limited to, at least some of the following components: radio frequency unit 701, network module 702, audio output unit 703, input unit 704, sensor 705, display unit 706, user input unit 707, interface unit 708, memory 709, and processor 710.

[0358] Those skilled in the art will understand that the terminal 700 may also include a power supply (such as a battery) for supplying power to various components. The power supply may be logically connected to the processor 710 through a power management system, thereby enabling functions such as managing charging, discharging, and power consumption through the power management system. Figure 7 The terminal structure shown does not constitute a limitation on the terminal. The terminal may include more or fewer components than shown, or combine certain components, or have different component arrangements, which will not be elaborated here.

[0359] It should be understood that, in this embodiment, the input unit 704 may include a graphics processing unit (GPU) 7041 and a microphone 7042. The GPU 7041 processes image data of still images or videos obtained by an image capture device (such as a camera) in video capture mode or image capture mode. The display unit 706 may include a display panel 7061, which may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, or the like. The user input unit 707 includes a touch panel 7071 and other input devices 7072. The touch panel 7071 is also called a touch screen. The touch panel 7071 may include a touch detection device and a touch controller. Other input devices 7072 may include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (such as volume control buttons, power buttons, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, and a joystick, which will not be described in detail here.

[0360] In this embodiment, the radio frequency unit 701 receives downlink data from the network-side device and processes it for the processor 710; additionally, it sends uplink data to the network-side device. Typically, the radio frequency unit 701 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, at least one amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low-noise amplifier, a duplexer, etc.

[0361] The memory 709 can be used to store software programs or instructions and various data. The memory 709 can mainly include a storage program or instruction area and a storage data area, wherein the storage program or instruction area can store an operating system, application programs or instructions required by at least one function (such as a sound playing function, an image playing function, etc.), etc. In addition, the memory 709 can include a high-speed random access memory, and can also include a non-volatile memory, which can be a read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM), a programmable read-only memory (Programmable ROM, PROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (Erasable PROM, EPROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (Electrically EPROM, EEPROM), or a flash memory. For example, at least one magnetic disk storage device, a flash memory device, or other non-volatile solid-state memory device.

[0362] The processor 710 can include one or more processing units; optionally, the processor 710 can integrate an application processor and a modem processor, wherein the application processor mainly processes an operating system, a user interface, and application programs or instructions, etc., and the modem processor mainly processes wireless communication, such as a baseband processor. It can be understood that the above-mentioned modem processor can also not be integrated into the processor 710.

[0363] The radio frequency unit 701 is configured to receive preconfigured measurement interval information, wherein the preconfigured measurement interval information indicates a preconfigured measurement interval used for positioning measurement; and the processor 710 is configured to perform positioning measurement according to the preconfigured measurement interval.

[0364] Optionally, the preconfigured measurement interval information includes at least one set of preconfigured measurement interval information, and each set of preconfigured measurement interval information includes at least one of the following:

[0365] A preconfigured measurement interval identifier, wherein the preconfigured measurement interval identifier is used to indicate a type of measurement interval;

[0366] A preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier;

[0367] An identifier of a positioning frequency layer corresponding to the preconfigured measurement interval;

[0368] A state of the preconfigured measurement interval;

[0369] Information indicating an activation mode of the preconfigured measurement interval;

[0370] Information indicating a deactivation mode of the preconfigured measurement interval;

[0371] A valid time of the preconfigured measurement interval configuration;

[0372] An effective area of the preconfigured measurement gap configuration;

[0373] The first configuration information of the preconfigured measurement gap.

[0374] Optionally, before the radio frequency unit 701 receives the preconfigured measurement gap information, the radio frequency unit 701 is further configured to:

[0375] transmit measurement gap request information, the measurement gap request information being used to request the preconfigured measurement gap information.

[0376] Optionally, the measurement gap request information includes one of the following:

[0377] a type of measurement gap;

[0378] at least part of a positioning reference signal (PRS) configuration;

[0379] an activation request indication of a subsequent preconfigured measurement gap;

[0380] a configuration of an expected measurement gap;

[0381] an effective time indication of the preconfigured measurement gap configuration;

[0382] an effective area indication of the preconfigured measurement gap configuration;

[0383] indication information about whether feedback information of the first network side device is needed.

[0384] Optionally, the radio frequency unit 701 is configured to receive first feedback information, the first feedback information including the preconfigured measurement gap information, the first feedback information being transmitted by the first network side device according to the measurement gap request information.

[0385] Optionally, the first feedback information further includes at least one of the following:

[0386] a type of measurement gap;

[0387] confirmation information or rejection information of the preconfigured measurement gap.

[0388] Optionally, after the radio frequency unit 701 transmits the measurement gap request information, the radio frequency unit 701 is further configured to:

[0389] obtain second feedback information transmitted by the first network side device;

[0390] The second feedback information includes at least one of the following:

[0391] a type of measurement gap;

[0392] confirmation information or rejection information of the preconfigured measurement gap.

[0393] Optionally, the type of the measurement gap comprises: a preconfigured measurement gap or a regular measurement gap.

[0394] Optionally, in a case where the type of the measurement gap is the preconfigured measurement gap, the measurement gap request information further comprises at least one of:

[0395] a status of the preconfigured measurement gap;

[0396] information indicating an activation manner of the preconfigured measurement gap.

[0397] Optionally, the status of the preconfigured measurement gap comprises: activated or unactivated.

[0398] Optionally, the processor 710 is configured to perform positioning measurement in the preconfigured measurement gap in a case where the status of the preconfigured measurement gap is activated; or perform positioning measurement in an activated bandwidth part (BWP) in a case where the status of the preconfigured measurement gap is unactivated.

[0399] Optionally, the radio frequency unit 701 is further configured to send, before the processor 710 performs positioning measurement in the preconfigured measurement gap in a case where the status of the preconfigured measurement gap is activated, a measurement gap activation request for activating the preconfigured measurement gap.

[0400] Optionally, the measurement gap activation request comprises at least one of:

[0401] information indicating an activation manner of the preconfigured measurement gap;

[0402] an activation request identifier of the preconfigured measurement gap;

[0403] a first preconfigured measurement gap configuration identifier, the first preconfigured measurement gap configuration identifier being used for activating a preconfigured measurement gap of a specific configuration;

[0404] an identifier of a positioning frequency layer;

[0405] configuration information of the preconfigured measurement gap;

[0406] an effective time of the preconfigured measurement gap;

[0407] a time corresponding to a first PRS occasion and / or a last PRS occasion after the preconfigured measurement gap is effective;

[0408] an effective time requirement of the preconfigured measurement gap;

[0409] indication information of whether feedback information of the first network side device is required.

[0410] Optionally, the activation manner comprises: explicit activation or implicit activation.

[0411] Optionally, the radio frequency unit 701 is further configured to:

[0412] receive third feedback information sent by the first network side device according to the measurement interval activation request;

[0413] The third feedback information includes at least one of the following:

[0414] whether the preconfigured measurement interval is activated;

[0415] a first preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier, the first preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier being used to activate a preconfigured measurement interval of a specific configuration.

[0416] Optionally, the radio frequency unit 701 is further configured to: receive an activation message before performing the positioning measurement according to the preconfigured measurement interval; and the processor 710 is configured to activate the preconfigured measurement interval according to the activation message.

[0417] The activation message includes at least one of the following:

[0418] an activation identifier;

[0419] a first preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier, the first preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier being used to activate a preconfigured measurement interval of a specific configuration.

[0420] The processor 710 is further configured to activate the preconfigured measurement interval according to first event information before performing the positioning measurement according to the preconfigured measurement interval.

[0421] The first event information includes at least one of the following:

[0422] receiving a positioning measurement request;

[0423] an active downlink bandwidth part (BWP) of the terminal does not match a positioning reference signal (PRS).

[0424] In the embodiments of the present application, the preconfigured measurement interval information is received, and after the terminal receives the positioning measurement request, the positioning measurement can be directly performed based on the preconfigured measurement interval indicated by the preconfigured measurement interval information. In this way, the time for sending the MG request and performing the MG configuration with the base station after receiving the positioning measurement request is saved, thereby reducing the corresponding time delay.

[0425] It should be noted that the positioning configuration method provided in the embodiments of the present application can be executed by a positioning configuration device, or a control module in the positioning configuration device for executing the positioning configuration method. In the embodiments of the present application, the positioning configuration device executes the positioning configuration method as an example to illustrate the positioning configuration device provided in the embodiments of the present application.

[0426] As Figure 8 shown, an embodiment of the present application provides a positioning configuration apparatus 800, comprising:

[0427] A first sending module 801 is configured to send preconfigured measurement interval information, wherein the preconfigured measurement interval information is used for indicating a preconfigured measurement interval for positioning measurement.

[0428] Optionally, the positioning configuration apparatus of the embodiment of the present application further comprises:

[0429] A first determining apparatus is configured to determine the preconfigured measurement interval information.

[0430] Optionally, the preconfigured measurement interval information comprises at least one set of preconfigured measurement interval information, and each set of preconfigured measurement interval information comprises at least one of the following:

[0431] A preconfigured measurement interval identifier, wherein the preconfigured measurement interval identifier is used for indicating a type of measurement interval;

[0432] A preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier;

[0433] An identifier of a positioning frequency layer corresponding to the preconfigured measurement interval;

[0434] A state of the preconfigured measurement interval;

[0435] Information indicating an activation mode of the preconfigured measurement interval;

[0436] Information indicating a deactivation mode of the preconfigured measurement interval;

[0437] A valid time of the preconfigured measurement interval configuration;

[0438] A valid area of the preconfigured measurement interval configuration;

[0439] First configuration information of the preconfigured measurement interval.

[0440] Optionally, the apparatus of the embodiment of the present application further comprises:

[0441] A second obtaining module is configured to obtain measurement interval request information sent by a second network side device or a terminal, wherein the measurement interval request information is used for requesting the preconfigured measurement interval information.

[0442] Optionally, the measurement interval request information comprises one of the following:

[0443] A type of measurement interval, wherein the type of measurement interval comprises a preconfigured measurement interval or a regular measurement interval;

[0444] At least part of a positioning reference signal (PRS) configuration;

[0445] a subsequent preconfigured measurement interval activation request indication;

[0446] a desired measurement interval configuration;

[0447] a preconfigured measurement interval configuration validity time indication;

[0448] a preconfigured measurement interval configuration validity area indication;

[0449] an indication of whether feedback information of the first network side device is required.

[0450] Optionally, the first sending module is configured to send first feedback information to the second network side device or the terminal according to the measurement interval request information, the first feedback information comprising the preconfigured measurement interval information.

[0451] Optionally, the first feedback information further comprises at least one of:

[0452] a type of measurement interval;

[0453] confirmation information or rejection information of a preconfigured measurement interval.

[0454] Optionally, the apparatus of the embodiment of the present application further comprises:

[0455] a fourth sending module configured to send second feedback information to the second network side device or the terminal according to the measurement interval request information;

[0456] the second feedback information comprising at least one of:

[0457] a type of measurement interval;

[0458] confirmation information or rejection information of a preconfigured measurement interval.

[0459] Optionally, the type of measurement interval comprises a preconfigured measurement interval or a regular measurement interval.

[0460] Optionally, in the case where the type of measurement interval is a preconfigured measurement interval, the measurement interval request information further comprises at least one of:

[0461] a state of a preconfigured measurement interval;

[0462] information indicating an activation mode of a preconfigured measurement interval.

[0463] Optionally, the state of the preconfigured measurement interval comprises activation or inactivation.

[0464] Optionally, the apparatus of the embodiment of the present application further comprises:

[0465] The fifth sending module is configured to, after the first sending module sends the preconfigured measurement interval information, in a case where a state of the preconfigured measurement interval needs to be converted from inactive to active, the first network-side device sends an activation message, where the activation message is used to activate the preconfigured measurement interval.

[0466] Optionally, the fifth sending module is configured to send the activation message according to second event information.

[0467] The second event information includes at least one of the following:

[0468] Receiving a measurement interval activation request from a terminal or a second network-side device or receiving a positioning measurement request from the second network-side device.

[0469] An active downlink bandwidth part (BWP) of the terminal does not match a positioning reference signal (PRS).

[0470] Optionally, the activation message includes at least one of the following:

[0471] An activation identifier.

[0472] A first preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier, where the first preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier is used to activate a preconfigured measurement interval of a specific configuration.

[0473] A positioning frequency layer identifier.

[0474] Optionally, the measurement interval activation request or the positioning measurement request includes at least one of the following:

[0475] Information indicating an activation manner of the preconfigured measurement interval.

[0476] An activation request identifier of the preconfigured measurement interval.

[0477] A first preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier, where the first preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier is used to activate a preconfigured measurement interval of a specific configuration.

[0478] An effective time of the preconfigured measurement interval.

[0479] A time corresponding to a first PRS occasion and / or a last PRS occasion after the preconfigured measurement interval is effective.

[0480] An effective time requirement of the preconfigured measurement interval.

[0481] Indication information about whether feedback information of the first network-side device is needed.

[0482] Optionally, the apparatus of the embodiment of the present application further includes:

[0483] The sixth sending module is configured to send third feedback information to the second network side device or the terminal according to the measurement interval activation request or the positioning measurement request;

[0484] The third feedback information includes at least one of the following:

[0485] Whether the preconfigured measurement interval is activated;

[0486] The first preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier is used to activate a specific preconfigured measurement interval configuration.

[0487] The positioning configuration device provided in the embodiments of the present application sends preconfigured measurement interval information, and after receiving the positioning measurement request, the terminal can directly perform positioning measurement based on the preconfigured measurement interval indicated by the preconfigured measurement interval information. In this way, the time for sending an MG request to configure MG with the base station after receiving the positioning measurement request is saved, and the corresponding time delay is reduced.

[0488] It should be noted that the positioning configuration method provided in the embodiments of the present application can be executed by the positioning configuration device, or the control module in the positioning configuration device for executing the positioning configuration method. In the embodiments of the present application, the positioning configuration device executes the positioning configuration method as an example to illustrate the positioning configuration device provided in the embodiments of the present application.

[0489] As shown in FIG. 9, Figure 9 The embodiments of the present application also provide a positioning configuration device 900, which includes:

[0490] The second receiving module 901 is configured to receive preconfigured measurement interval information, and the preconfigured measurement interval indicated by the preconfigured measurement interval information is used for positioning measurement.

[0491] Optionally, the preconfigured measurement interval information includes at least one group of preconfigured measurement interval information, and each group of preconfigured measurement interval information includes at least one of the following:

[0492] The preconfigured measurement interval identifier is used to indicate the type of the measurement interval;

[0493] The preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier;

[0494] The identifier of the positioning frequency layer corresponding to the preconfigured measurement interval;

[0495] The state of the preconfigured measurement interval;

[0496] Information indicating the activation mode of the preconfigured measurement interval;

[0497] Information indicating the deactivation mode of the preconfigured measurement interval;

[0498] An effective time of the preconfigured measurement interval configuration;

[0499] An effective area of the preconfigured measurement interval configuration;

[0500] First configuration information of the preconfigured measurement interval.

[0501] Optionally, the apparatus of the embodiment of the application further comprises:

[0502] A seventh sending module, configured to send measurement interval request information before the second receiving module receives the preconfigured measurement interval information, the measurement interval request information being used to request the preconfigured measurement interval information.

[0503] Optionally, the measurement interval request information comprises one of the following:

[0504] A type of measurement interval, the type of measurement interval comprising a preconfigured measurement interval or a regular measurement interval;

[0505] At least part of a positioning reference signal (PRS) configuration;

[0506] An activation request indication of a subsequent preconfigured measurement interval;

[0507] A configuration of an expected measurement interval;

[0508] An effective time indication of the preconfigured measurement interval configuration;

[0509] An effective area indication of the preconfigured measurement interval configuration;

[0510] Indication information of whether feedback information of the first network side device is needed.

[0511] Optionally, the second receiving module is configured to receive first feedback information, the first feedback information comprising the preconfigured measurement interval information, the first feedback information being sent by the first network side device according to the measurement interval request information.

[0512] Optionally, the first feedback information further comprises at least one of the following:

[0513] A type of measurement interval;

[0514] Confirmation information or rejection information of the preconfigured measurement interval.

[0515] Optionally, the apparatus of the embodiment of the application further comprises:

[0516] A third obtaining module, configured to obtain second feedback information sent by the first network side device after the sixth sending module sends the measurement interval request information;

[0517] The second feedback information comprises at least one of the following:

[0518] a type of the measurement interval;

[0519] confirmation information or rejection information of the preconfigured measurement interval.

[0520] Optionally, the type of the measurement interval comprises: a preconfigured measurement interval or a regular measurement interval.

[0521] Optionally, in a case where the type of the measurement interval is the preconfigured measurement interval, the measurement interval request information further comprises at least one of:

[0522] a status of the preconfigured measurement interval;

[0523] information indicating an activation manner of the preconfigured measurement interval.

[0524] Optionally, the status of the preconfigured measurement interval comprises: activated or unactivated.

[0525] Optionally, the apparatus of the embodiment of the present application further comprises:

[0526] an eighth sending module, configured to, after the second receiving module receives the preconfigured measurement interval information, send a positioning measurement request or a measurement interval activation request, the positioning measurement request or the measurement interval activation request being used to activate the preconfigured measurement interval.

[0527] Optionally, the measurement interval activation request or the positioning measurement request comprises at least one of:

[0528] information indicating an activation manner of the preconfigured measurement interval;

[0529] an activation request identifier of the preconfigured measurement interval;

[0530] a first preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier, the first preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier being used to activate a preconfigured measurement interval of a specific configuration;

[0531] an effective time of the preconfigured measurement interval;

[0532] a time corresponding to a first PRS occasion and / or a last PRS occasion after the preconfigured measurement interval is effective;

[0533] an effective time requirement of the preconfigured measurement interval;

[0534] indication information indicating whether feedback information of the first network side device is required.

[0535] In the embodiments of the present application, the preconfigured measurement interval information is received, so as to subsequently activate the preconfigured measurement interval information, and then the terminal performs positioning measurement based on the preconfigured measurement interval indicated by the activated preconfigured measurement interval information. In this way, the time for the terminal to send an MG request to the base station for MG configuration after receiving the positioning measurement request is saved, thereby reducing the corresponding time delay.

[0536] The embodiments of the present application also provide a network side device, which can be the first network side device or the second network side device. The network side device comprises a processor and a communication interface. When the network side device is the first network side device, the communication interface is configured to send preconfigured measurement interval information, and the preconfigured measurement interval indicated by the preconfigured measurement interval information is used for positioning measurement. When the network side device is the second network side device, the communication interface is configured to receive preconfigured measurement interval information, and the preconfigured measurement interval indicated by the preconfigured measurement interval information is used for positioning measurement. The network side device embodiment corresponds to the network side device method embodiment. Each implementation process and implementation manner of the method embodiment can be applied to the network side device embodiment, and the same technical effects can be achieved.

[0537] Specifically, the embodiments of the present application also provide a network side device. Optionally, the network side device is the first network side device, as shown in Figure 10 The network side device 1000 comprises an antenna 1001, a radio frequency device 1002, and a baseband device 1003. The antenna 1001 is connected to the radio frequency device 1002. In the uplink direction, the radio frequency device 1002 receives information through the antenna 1001, and sends the received information to the baseband device 1003 for processing. In the downlink direction, the baseband device 1003 processes the information to be sent, and sends the information to the radio frequency device 1002. The radio frequency device 1002 processes the received information and sends the information out through the antenna 1001.

[0538] The above frequency band processing device can be located in the baseband device 1003. The method performed by the network side device in the above embodiments can be implemented in the baseband device 1003, which comprises a processor 1004 and a memory 1005.

[0539] The baseband device 1003 can comprise at least one baseband board, and a plurality of chips are arranged on the baseband board, as shown in Figure 10 One of the chips is, for example, the processor 1004, which is connected to the memory 1005 to call the program in the memory 1005 and perform the operation of the first network side device shown in the above method embodiments.

[0540] The baseband device 1003 can further include a network interface 1006 for interacting information with the radio frequency device 1002, for example, a common public radio interface (CPRI).

[0541] Specifically, the network side device (the first network side device) of the embodiment of the present application further includes instructions or programs stored in the memory 1005 and executable on the processor 1004, and the processor 1004 invokes the instructions or programs in the memory 1005 to execute the method shown in the above method embodiments and achieve the same technical effects. Figure 8 The method executed by each module shown above and the same technical effects are achieved, and thus are not described herein again.

[0542] The embodiment of the present application further provides a network side device, which can be specifically the second network side device as described above, for example, Figure 11 As shown, the network side device includes a baseband device 1103. The baseband device 1103 processes information to be transmitted.

[0543] The frequency band processing device can be located in the baseband device 1103, and the method executed by the network side device in the above embodiment can be implemented in the baseband device 1103, which includes a processor 1104 and a memory 1105.

[0544] The baseband device 1103 can include at least one baseband board, for example, on which a plurality of chips are arranged, for example, Figure 11 As shown, one of the chips is, for example, the processor 1104, which is connected with the memory 1105 to invoke the programs in the memory 1105 and execute the operations of the second network side device shown in the above method embodiments.

[0545] The baseband device 1103 can further include a network interface 1106 for interacting information with the radio frequency device 1102, for example, a common public radio interface (CPRI).

[0546] Specifically, the network side device (the second network side device) of the embodiment of the present application further includes instructions or programs stored in the memory 1105 and executable on the processor 1104, and the processor 1104 invokes the instructions or programs in the memory 1105 to execute the method shown in the above method embodiments and achieve the same technical effects. Figure 9 The method executed by each module shown above and the same technical effects are achieved, and thus are not described herein again.

[0547] The embodiment of the present application further provides a readable storage medium, which has a program or instructions stored thereon, and the program or instructions are executed by a processor to implement each process of the positioning measurement method and the positioning configuration method, and achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, details are not described herein.

[0548] The processor is the processor in the terminal in the above-described embodiments. The readable storage medium includes a computer readable storage medium, such as a computer readable only memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM), a random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk, and the like.

[0549] The embodiment of the present application further provides a chip, which includes a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface is coupled with the processor, and the processor is used to run a program or instructions to implement each process of the positioning measurement method and the positioning configuration method, and achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, details are not described herein.

[0550] It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiment of the present application can also be referred to as a system chip, a system chip, a chip system or a system on chip, and the like.

[0551] It should be noted that, in this document, the term "comprising" or "including" or any other variant thereof is intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements not only includes those elements, but also includes other elements not explicitly listed or inherent to such a process, method, article or device. Without more limitations, the element defined by the statement "comprising a" does not exclude the presence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the element. In addition, it should be pointed out that the scope of the method and device in the present application is not limited to the order of performing the functions shown or discussed, but can also include performing the functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in a reverse order, for example, the described method can be performed in an order different from that described, and various steps can also be added, omitted or combined. In addition, the features described with reference to some examples can be combined in other examples.

[0552] Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the above-mentioned example methods can be realized by means of software and a necessary general hardware platform, and of course, can also be realized by hardware, but in many cases, the former is a better embodiment. Based on such understanding, the technical solutions of the present application can be embodied in the form of a computer software product in essence or in the form of a part that contributes to the prior art, which is stored in a storage medium (such as a ROM / RAM, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk) and includes a plurality of instructions for causing a terminal (which can be a mobile phone, a computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in the various embodiments of the present application.

[0553] The embodiments of the present application are described above in combination with the drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned specific embodiments, and the above-mentioned specific embodiments are only illustrative and not restrictive. Those skilled in the art can make many forms under the inspiration of the present application without departing from the scope of the present application and the scope protected by the claims.

Claims

1. A method of positioning measurement, characterized by, The method comprises the following steps: The terminal receives preconfigured measurement interval information, wherein the preconfigured measurement interval information indicates preconfigured measurement intervals for positioning measurement; The terminal sends a measurement interval activation request, wherein the measurement interval activation request is used to activate the preconfigured measurement interval; The terminal receives an activation message, wherein the activation message comprises at least one of the following: an activation identifier; a first preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier; The terminal activates the preconfigured measurement interval corresponding to the first preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier in the preconfigured measurement interval indicated by the preconfigured measurement interval information according to the activation message; The terminal performs positioning measurement according to the activated preconfigured measurement interval.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, The preconfigured measurement interval information comprises at least one set of preconfigured measurement interval information, and each set of preconfigured measurement interval information comprises at least one of the following: A preconfigured measurement interval identifier, which is used to indicate the type of measurement interval; A preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier; An identifier of a positioning frequency layer corresponding to the preconfigured measurement interval; The state of the preconfigured measurement interval; Information indicating the activation mode of the preconfigured measurement interval; Information indicating the deactivation mode of the preconfigured measurement interval; The validity time of the preconfigured measurement interval configuration; The validity area of the preconfigured measurement interval configuration; First configuration information of the preconfigured measurement interval.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein, Before the terminal receives the preconfigured measurement interval information, the method further comprises the following steps: The terminal sends measurement interval request information, wherein the measurement interval request information is used to request preconfigured measurement interval information; The measurement interval request information comprises one of the following: The type of measurement interval; At least part of the positioning reference signal (PRS) configuration; The activation request indication of the subsequent preconfigured measurement interval; The configuration of the expected measurement interval; The validity time indication of the preconfigured measurement interval configuration; The validity area indication of the preconfigured measurement interval configuration; Indication information of whether the feedback information of the first network side device is needed.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein, The terminal receives the preconfigured measurement interval information, comprising: The terminal receives first feedback information, wherein the first feedback information comprises the preconfigured measurement interval information, and the first feedback information is sent by the first network side device according to the measurement interval request information.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein, The first feedback information further comprises at least one of the following: The type of measurement interval; The confirmation information or rejection information of the preconfigured measurement interval.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein, After the terminal sends the measurement interval request information, the method further comprises the following steps: The terminal obtains second feedback information sent by the first network side device; The second feedback information comprises at least one of the following: The type of measurement interval; The confirmation information or rejection information of the preconfigured measurement interval.

7. The method of claim 2, 3, 5, or 6, wherein, The type of measurement interval comprises a preconfigured measurement interval or a regular measurement interval.

8. The method of claim 3, wherein, In the case where the type of measurement interval is a preconfigured measurement interval, the measurement interval request information further comprises at least one of the following: The state of the preconfigured measurement interval; Information indicating the activation mode of the preconfigured measurement interval.

9. The method according to claim 2 or 8, characterized in that, The state of the preconfigured measurement interval comprises activation or inactivation.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein, The terminal performs positioning measurement according to the preconfigured measurement interval, comprising: performing the positioning measurement in the pre-configured measurement interval when the status of the pre-configured measurement interval is activated; or performing the positioning measurement in an active bandwidth part (BWP) when the status of the pre-configured measurement interval is not activated.

11. The method according to claim 1 or 10, characterized in that, The measurement interval activation request comprises at least one of: information indicating an activation manner of the pre-configured measurement interval; an activation request identifier of the pre-configured measurement interval; a first pre-configured measurement interval configuration identifier, the first pre-configured measurement interval configuration identifier being used for activating a specific configured pre-configured measurement interval; an identifier of a positioning frequency layer; configuration information of the pre-configured measurement interval; an effective time of the pre-configured measurement interval; a time corresponding to a first PRS occasion and / or a last PRS occasion after the pre-configured measurement interval is effective; an effective time requirement of the pre-configured measurement interval; indication information of whether feedback information of the first network side device is required.

12. The method of claim 2, 8, or 11, wherein, The activation manner comprises explicit activation or implicit activation.

13. The method of claim 1 or 10, wherein, Further comprising: receiving third feedback information sent by the first network side device according to the measurement interval activation request; wherein the third feedback information comprises at least one of: whether the pre-configured measurement interval is activated; a first pre-configured measurement interval configuration identifier, the first pre-configured measurement interval configuration identifier being used for activating a specific configured pre-configured measurement interval.

14. A positioning configuration method, characterized by, Comprising: the first network side device sending pre-configured measurement interval information, the pre-configured measurement interval information indicating a pre-configured measurement interval used for positioning measurement; the first network side device sending an activation message according to a measurement interval activation request from a terminal or a second network side device, the activation message comprising at least one of: an activation identifier; a first pre-configured measurement interval configuration identifier.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein, The pre-configured measurement interval information comprises at least one group of pre-configured measurement interval information, and each group of pre-configured measurement interval information comprises at least one of: a pre-configured measurement interval identifier, the pre-configured measurement interval identifier being used for indicating a type of measurement interval; a pre-configured measurement interval configuration identifier; an identifier of a positioning frequency layer corresponding to the pre-configured measurement interval; a status of the pre-configured measurement interval; information indicating an activation manner of the pre-configured measurement interval; information indicating a deactivation manner of the pre-configured measurement interval; an effective time of the pre-configured measurement interval configuration; an effective area of the pre-configured measurement interval configuration; first configuration information of the pre-configured measurement interval.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein, Further comprising: obtaining measurement interval request information sent by a second network side device or a terminal, the measurement interval request information being used for requesting pre-configured measurement interval information; the measurement interval request information comprising one of: a type of measurement interval; at least part of a positioning reference signal (PRS) configuration; an activation request indication of a subsequent pre-configured measurement interval; an expected configuration of measurement interval; an effective time indication of the pre-configured measurement interval configuration; an effective area indication of the pre-configured measurement interval configuration; indication information of whether feedback information of the first network side device is required.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein, The first network side device sends pre-configured measurement interval information, comprising: The first network side device sends first feedback information to the second network side device or terminal according to the measurement interval request information, and the first feedback information includes the preconfigured measurement interval information.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein, The first feedback information further includes at least one of the following: Type of measurement interval; Confirmation information or rejection information of preconfigured measurement interval.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein, Further comprising: The first network side device sends second feedback information to the second network side device or terminal according to the measurement interval request information; The second feedback information includes at least one of the following: Type of measurement interval; Confirmation information or rejection information of preconfigured measurement interval.

20. The method of claim 15, 16, 18, or 19, wherein, The type of measurement interval includes preconfigured measurement interval or regular measurement interval.

21. The method of claim 16, wherein, In the case that the type of measurement interval is preconfigured measurement interval, the measurement interval request information further includes at least one of the following: State of preconfigured measurement interval; Information indicating activation mode of preconfigured measurement interval.

22. The method of claim 15 or 21, wherein, The state of preconfigured measurement interval includes activation or inactivation.

23. The method of claim 14, wherein, The measurement interval activation request includes at least one of the following: Information indicating activation mode of preconfigured measurement interval; Activation request identifier of preconfigured measurement interval; First preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier, which is used to activate a specific configured preconfigured measurement interval; Effective time of preconfigured measurement interval; Time corresponding to the first PRS occasion and / or the last PRS occasion after the preconfigured measurement interval takes effect; Requirement of effective time of preconfigured measurement interval; Indication information of whether the feedback information of the first network side device is required.

24. The method of claim 14, wherein, Further comprising: The first network side device sends third feedback information to the second network side device or terminal according to the measurement interval activation request or the positioning measurement request; The third feedback information includes at least one of the following: Whether the preconfigured measurement interval is activated; First preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier, which is used to activate a specific configured preconfigured measurement interval.

25. A positioning configuration method, characterized by, Comprising: The second network side device sends measurement interval request information, which is used to request preconfigured measurement interval information; The second network side device receives second feedback information, which includes at least one of the following: type of measurement interval, confirmation information or rejection information of preconfigured measurement interval; The second network side device sends measurement interval activation request, which is used to request the first network side device to activate preconfigured measurement interval information.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein, The preconfigured measurement interval information includes at least one group of preconfigured measurement interval information, and each group of preconfigured measurement interval information includes at least one of the following: Preconfigured measurement interval identifier, which is used to indicate the type of measurement interval; Preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier; Identifier of positioning frequency layer corresponding to the preconfigured measurement interval; State of preconfigured measurement interval; Information indicating activation mode of preconfigured measurement interval; Information indicating deactivation mode of preconfigured measurement interval; Effective time of preconfigured measurement interval configuration; Effective area of preconfigured measurement interval configuration; First configuration information of preconfigured measurement interval. 27.The method of claim 25, wherein the measurement gap request information comprises one of: a type of the measurement gap; at least part of a positioning reference signal (PRS) configuration; an activation request indication of a subsequent preconfigured measurement gap; a configuration of an expected measurement gap; a validity time indication of a preconfigured measurement gap configuration; a validity area indication of the preconfigured measurement gap configuration; and an indication information of whether a feedback information of the first network side device is needed. Further comprising: receiving, by the second network side device, a first feedback information, wherein the first feedback information comprises the preconfigured measurement gap information, and the first feedback information is sent by the first network side device according to the measurement gap request information. The first feedback information further comprises at least one of: a type of the measurement gap; and an acknowledgement information or a rejection information of the preconfigured measurement gap. The type of the measurement gap comprises a preconfigured measurement gap or a regular measurement gap. In a case that the type of the measurement gap is the preconfigured measurement gap, the measurement gap request information further comprises at least one of: a status of the preconfigured measurement gap; and an information indicating an activation manner of the preconfigured measurement gap. The status of the preconfigured measurement gap comprises an activated or an unactivated. The measurement gap activation request comprises at least one of: an information indicating an activation manner of the preconfigured measurement gap; an activation request identification of the preconfigured measurement gap; a first preconfigured measurement gap configuration identification for activating a specific configured preconfigured measurement gap; a validity time of the preconfigured measurement gap; a time corresponding to a first PRS occasion and / or a last PRS occasion after the preconfigured measurement gap is valid; a validity time requirement of the preconfigured measurement gap; and an indication information of whether a feedback information of the first network side device is needed. Comprising: a first receiving module configured to receive preconfigured measurement gap information, wherein the preconfigured measurement gap information indicates a preconfigured measurement gap for positioning measurement; a third receiving module configured to receive an activation message, wherein the activation message comprises at least one of: an activation identification; and a first preconfigured measurement gap configuration identification; a first activating module configured to activate, according to the activation message, a preconfigured measurement gap corresponding to the first preconfigured measurement gap configuration identification in the preconfigured measurement gap indicated by the preconfigured measurement gap information; and a first measuring module configured to perform positioning measurement according to the activated preconfigured measurement gap. Comprising: a first sending module configured to send preconfigured measurement gap information, wherein the preconfigured measurement gap information indicates a preconfigured measurement gap for positioning measurement; and a fifth sending module configured to send, according to a measurement gap activation request from a terminal or a second network side device, an activation message, wherein the activation message comprises at least one of: an activation identification; and a first preconfigured measurement gap configuration identification.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein, Comprising: a seventh sending module configured to send measurement gap request information, wherein the measurement gap request information is used to request preconfigured measurement gap information; a second receiving module configured to receive preconfigured measurement gap information, wherein the preconfigured measurement gap information indicates a preconfigured measurement gap for positioning measurement; and a third sending module configured to send, according to a measurement gap activation request from a terminal or a second network side device, an activation message, wherein the activation message comprises at least one of: an activation identification; and a first preconfigured measurement gap configuration identification. ​ 29. The method of claim 28, wherein, ​ ​ ​ 30. The method of claim 26, 27, or 29, wherein, ​ 31. The method of claim 27, wherein, ​ ​ ​ 32. The method of claim 26 or 31, wherein, ​ 33. The method of claim 25, wherein, ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 34. A positioning measurement device, characterized by ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 35. A positioning configuration apparatus, characterized by ​ ​ ​ 36. A positioning configuration apparatus, characterized by ​ ​ ​ An eighth sending module, configured to send a measurement interval activation request, the measurement interval activation request being used to activate a preconfigured measurement interval corresponding to a first preconfigured measurement interval configuration identifier in the preconfigured measurement interval information indication.

37. A terminal, characterized by A computer program product, comprising a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a computer, for example, a processor of a positioning node, implement the steps of the positioning measurement method according to any one of claims 1 to 13.

38. A network-side device, comprising: A computer program product, comprising a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a computer, for example, a processor of a positioning node, implement the steps of the positioning configuration method according to any one of claims 14 to 24, or implement the steps of the positioning configuration method according to any one of claims 25 to 33.

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