Sensing device registration method, device and equipment

Abstract

The present application discloses a method, apparatus and device for registering a perception device, which belongs to the field of communication technology. The perception device registration method of an embodiment of the present application includes: SF receives first perception device registration information sent by a first device, the first perception device registration information is used to register the first perception device, and the first perception device includes at least one of a perception UE and a perception RAN; SF registers the first perception device according to the first perception device registration information.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application belongs to the field of communication technology, and specifically relates to a method, device and equipment for registering a sensing device. Background Art

[0002] With the rapid development of communication technology, radar sensing technology has gradually developed towards wireless sensing. Wireless sensing refers to sensing technology and applications through radio signals, such as retrieving information from received radio signals instead of communication data modulated into the signal at the transmitter.

[0003] The sensing network side equipment can provide mobile communication and wireless sensing services at the same time, and due to its large broadband coverage and powerful infrastructure, it can be widely used in communication and sensing in the fields of transportation, communication, energy, precision agriculture and security.

[0004] In order to perform the sensing service, the network side device needs to perform the sensing configuration to the sensing device so that these sensing devices can perform the sensing service. Therefore, how to enable the network side device to discover the sensing device becomes an urgent problem to be solved. Summary of the invention

[0005] The embodiments of the present application provide a method, apparatus and device for registering a perception device, which can solve the problem of how to enable a network-side device to discover a perception device.

[0006] In a first aspect, a perception device registration method is provided, the method comprising: a perception function entity (sensing function, SF) receives first perception device registration information sent by a first device, the first perception device registration information is used to perform perception device registration on the first perception device, the first perception device includes at least one of a perception UE and a perception wireless RAN; the SF performs perception device registration on the first perception device according to the first perception device registration information.

[0007] The perception device registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application is that after the SF receives the registration information of the first perception device, it can register the first perception device, that is, the perception capability of the first perception device can be registered to the network side device, so that if a perception service is required, the network side device can select a suitable perception device from the registered perception devices to perform the perception service.

[0008] In a second aspect, a perception device registration method is provided, the method comprising: a perception user equipment (user equipment, UE) sends perception capability indication information of the perception UE to a perception radio access network device (radio access network, RAN), so that a network side device performs perception device registration for the perception UE, and the perception capability indication information of the perception UE is used to indicate that the perception UE has perception capability.

[0009] The perception device registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application, since the perception capability indication information is used to indicate that the perception UE has the perception capability, that is, to indicate that the perception UE is a perception device, after the perception UE sends the perception capability information to the perception RAN, if a perception service is required, the network side device can select a suitable perception device to perform the perception service according to the perception capability indication information.

[0010] In a third aspect, a perception device registration method is provided, the method comprising: the perception RAN sends first perception device registration information to the SF, the first perception device registration information is used to perform perception device registration on the first perception device, and the first perception device includes at least one of a perception UE and a perception RAN.

[0011] In the sensing device registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application, since the first sensing device registration information can be used to register the first sensing device, after the sensing RAN sends the first sensing device registration information to the SF, the SF can register the first sensing device according to the first sensing device registration information. In this way, after the sensing device is successfully registered, if a sensing service is required, the network side device can select a suitable sensing device from the registered sensing devices to perform the sensing service.

[0012] In a fourth aspect, a perception device registration method is provided, the method comprising: an access and mobility management function (AMF) entity sends first perception device registration information to an SF, the first perception device registration information being used to perform perception device registration on a first perception device, the first perception device comprising at least one of a perception UE and a perception RAN.

[0013] In the sensing device registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application, since the first sensing device registration information can be used to register the first sensing device, after the AMF sends the first sensing device registration information to the SF, the SF can register the first sensing device according to the first sensing device registration information. In this way, after the sensing device is successfully registered, if a sensing service is required, the network side device can select a suitable sensing device from the registered sensing devices to perform the sensing service.

[0014] In a fifth aspect, a perception device registration method is provided, the method comprising: the perception UE sends perception device registration information of the perception UE to the SF, and the perception device registration information of the perception UE is used to perform perception device registration on the perception UE.

[0015] In some embodiments, the perception device registration method of the fifth aspect may also include: the perception UE receives the channel establishment parameters of the second perception channel from the AMF; the perception UE establishes the second perception channel according to the channel establishment parameters of the second perception channel; the perception UE sends the second perception device registration information to the SF, including: the perception UE sends the second perception device registration information to the SF through the second perception channel.

[0016] In some embodiments, the second perception channel may include any one of the following: a perception bearer, a protocol data unit (PDU) session.

[0017] In some embodiments, the perception device registration method of the fifth aspect may also include: the perception UE sends a registration request message to the perception RAN; the perception UE receives a registration acceptance message, and the registration acceptance message includes information indicating that the perception UE is allowed to perform perception services.

[0018] In some embodiments, the perception device registration method of the fifth aspect may also include: the perception UE sends perception capability indication information to the perception RAN, where the perception capability indication information is used to indicate that the perception UE has perception capability.

[0019] In some embodiments, the perception device registration method of the fifth aspect may also include: the perception UE sends perception request indication information to the perception RAN, and the perception request indication information can be used to request the use of the perception capability of the perception UE.

[0020] In some embodiments, the perception device registration method of the fifth aspect may also include: the perception UE receives perception configuration information of the perception UE from the SF; the perception UE performs a first perception measurement according to the perception configuration information of the perception UE to obtain a first perception measurement result; and the perception UE reports the first perception measurement result.

[0021] In some embodiments, the perception UE reports the first perception measurement result, including: the perception UE sends a first message to the perception RAN, the first message carries the first perception measurement result, and the first message is a non-access stratum (NAS) message or an RRC message; or, the perception UE sends the first perception measurement result to the perception RAN through a first perception channel, and the first perception channel is a perception channel between the perception UE and the perception RAN; or the perception UE sends the first perception measurement result to the SF through a second perception channel, and the second perception channel is a perception channel between the perception UE and the SF.

[0022] In some embodiments, the perception device registration method of the fifth aspect may also include: the perception UE receives the channel establishment parameters of the first perception channel from the AMF; the perception UE establishes the first perception channel according to the channel establishment parameters of the first perception channel; wherein the first perception channel is a perception air interface bearer.

[0023] In some embodiments, the perception configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0024] Perceive business-related identification;

[0025] Perceive business description information;

[0026] Perceive device identification;

[0027] Perceived resources;

[0028] QoS registration information of perceived services;

[0029] Sense the triggering conditions of the service;

[0030] Reporting information of perception measurements.

[0031] In some embodiments, the sensory capabilities include at least one of the following:

[0032] Perception measurement methods;

[0033] Perceive the type of business;

[0034] Perceived purpose;

[0035] Perceiving measurement signals;

[0036] Perceived measurement accuracy.

[0037] The perception device registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application is that the perception UE can directly send the perception device registration information of the perception UE to the SF so that the SF can register the perception device for the perception UE. Therefore, after the perception device is successfully registered, if a perception service is required, the network side device can select a suitable perception device from the registered perception devices to perform the perception service.

[0038] In a sixth aspect, a perception device registration device is provided, which includes a sending module; the sending module is used to send perception capability indication information of the perception UE to the perception RAN, so that the network side device registers the perception UE as a perception device, and the perception capability indication information of the perception UE is used to indicate that the perception UE has perception capability.

[0039] In the seventh aspect, a perception device registration device is provided, which includes a receiving module and a registration module; the receiving module is used to receive first perception device registration information sent by a first device, the first perception device registration information is used to perform perception device registration on the first perception device, and the first perception device includes at least one of a perception UE and a perception RAN; the registration module is used to perform perception device registration on the first perception device according to the first perception device registration information.

[0040] In an eighth aspect, a perception device registration device is provided, which includes a sending module; the sending module is used to send first perception device registration information to the SF, the first perception device registration information is used to perform perception device registration on the first perception device, and the first perception device includes at least one of a perception UE and a perception RAN.

[0041] In a ninth aspect, a perception device registration device is provided, which includes a sending module; the sending module sends perception device registration information of the perception UE to the SF, and the perception device registration information of the perception UE is used to perform perception device registration on the perception UE.

[0042] In the tenth aspect, a UE is provided, which includes a processor, a memory, and a program or instruction stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the program or instruction, when executed by the processor, implements the steps of the method described in the first aspect.

[0043] In the eleventh aspect, a UE is provided, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is used to send perception capability indication information of the perception UE to the perception RAN, so that the network side device registers the perception UE as a perception device; or the communication interface is used to send perception device registration information of the perception UE to the SF.

[0044] In the eleventh aspect, a network side device is provided, which includes a processor, a memory, and a program or instruction stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the program or instruction, when executed by the processor, implements the steps of the method described in the second aspect, the third aspect, or the fourth aspect.

[0045] In a twelfth aspect, a network side device is provided, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is used to receive first perception device registration information sent by a first device, and the processor is used to register the first perception device according to the first perception device registration information. Alternatively, the communication interface is used to send the first perception device registration information to the SF.

[0046] In the thirteenth aspect, a readable storage medium is provided, on which a program or instruction is stored. When the program or instruction is executed by a processor, the steps of the method described in the first aspect, the second aspect, the third aspect, the fourth aspect or the fifth aspect are implemented.

[0047] In the fourteenth aspect, a chip is provided, comprising a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the steps of the method described in the first aspect, the second aspect, the third aspect, the fourth aspect or the fifth aspect.

[0048] In the fifteenth aspect, a computer program / program product is provided, wherein the computer program / program product is stored in a non-volatile storage medium, and the program / program product is executed by at least one processor to implement the steps of the method described in the first aspect, the second aspect, the third aspect, the fourth aspect or the fifth aspect. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0049] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of a wireless communication system provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0050] Figure 2 This is one of the flow charts of the sensing device registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application;

[0051] Figure 3 This is the second flowchart of the sensing device registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application;

[0052] Figure 4 This is the third flowchart of the sensing device registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application;

[0053] Figure 5 This is the fourth flowchart of the sensing device registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application;

[0054] Figure 6 This is the fifth flowchart of the sensing device registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application;

[0055] Figure 7 This is one of the flow charts of the application of the sensing device registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application;

[0056] Figure 8This is the second flowchart of the application of the sensing device registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application;

[0057] Fig. 9 This is the third flowchart of the application of the sensing device registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application;

[0058] Fig.10 This is the fourth flow chart of the application of the sensing device registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application;

[0059] Fig.11 It is one of the structural schematic diagrams of the sensing device registration device provided in the embodiment of the present application;

[0060] Fig.12 This is the second structural diagram of the sensing device registration device provided in the embodiment of the present application;

[0061] Fig.13 is a hardware schematic diagram of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0062] Fig.14 is a hardware schematic diagram of a UE provided in an embodiment of the present application;

[0063] Fig.15 It is a hardware schematic diagram of the network side device provided in the embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0064] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application to clearly describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field belong to the scope of protection of this application.

[0065] 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 are interchangeable under appropriate circumstances, so that the embodiments of the present application can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described here, and the objects distinguished by "first" and "second" are generally of the same type, and the number of objects is not limited. For example, the first object can be one or more. In addition, "and / or" in the specification and claims represents at least one of the connected objects, and the character " / " generally represents that the objects associated with each other are in an "or" relationship.

[0066] It is worth noting that the technology described in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to the Long Term Evolution (LTE) / LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) system, 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 for the above-mentioned systems and radio technologies as well as for other systems and radio technologies. The following description describes a new radio (NR) system for example purposes, and NR terms are used in most of the following descriptions, but these technologies can also be applied to applications other than NR system applications, such as the 6th Generation (6G) communication system.

[0067] The following first provides an illustrative explanation of the terms / nouns involved in the embodiments of the present application.

[0068] Perception device: refers to a device with perception capability, or a device serving a device with perception capability. For example, the perception UE in the embodiment of the present application refers to a UE with perception capability, and the perception RAN refers to a RAN with perception capability or a RAN serving the perception UE. The perception device can detect specific events in the surrounding environment by sending wireless signals or measuring received wireless signals, thereby completing perception tasks (services), such as map measurement, health monitoring, etc.

[0069] It should be noted that the RAN serving the aware UE may or may not have the awareness capability, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0070] Figure 1A block diagram of a wireless communication system applicable to an embodiment of the present application is shown. The wireless communication system includes UE11 and a network side device 12. Among them, UE 11 can be a mobile phone, a tablet computer (Tablet Personal Computer), a laptop computer (Laptop Computer) or a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant (Personal Digital Assistant, PDA), a handheld computer, a netbook, an ultra-mobile personal computer (ultra-mobile personal computer, UMPC), a mobile Internet device (Mobile Internet Device, MID), augmented reality (augmentedreality, AR) / virtual reality (virtual reality, VR) equipment, a robot, a wearable device (WearableDevice), a vehicle-mounted device (VUE), a pedestrian UE (PUE), a smart home (home equipment with wireless communication function, such as a refrigerator, a TV, a washing machine or furniture, etc.) and other UE side devices, and the wearable device includes: smart watches, smart bracelets, smart headphones, smart glasses, smart jewelry (smart bracelets, smart bracelets, smart rings, smart necklaces, smart anklets, smart anklets, etc.), smart wristbands, smart clothing, game consoles, etc. It should be noted that the specific type of UE 11 is not limited in the embodiment of the present application. The network side device 12 may include an access network (RAN, also referred to as a base station) and a core network. Among them, the base station may 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 B node, an evolved B node (eNB), a home B node, a home evolved B node, a WLAN access point, a WiFi node, a transmitting and receiving point (Transmitting Receiving Point, TRP) or other appropriate terms in the field, as long as the same technical effect is achieved, the base station is not limited to a specific technical vocabulary, it should be noted that in the embodiment of the present application, only the base station in the NR system is taken as an example, but the specific type of the base station is not limited. Among them, the core network may include an access and mobility management network element (Access and Mobility Management Function, AMF), which provides services such as mobility management and registration for the terminal. In an embodiment of the present application, the core network may further include a sensing function entity (Sensing Function, SF).

[0071] The following is an illustrative description of the sensing device registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application through some embodiments and their application scenarios in combination with the accompanying drawings.

[0072] like Figure 2 As shown, the embodiment of the present application provides a sensing device registration method, which can be applied to Figure 1 In the communication system shown, the method may include the following step 201.

[0073] Step 201: The perception UE sends the perception capability indication information of the perception UE to the perception RAN, so that the network side device registers the perception UE as a perception device.

[0074] Among them, the above-mentioned perception capability indication information of the perception UE can be used to indicate that the perception UE has the perception capability.

[0075] In an embodiment of the present application, the perception UE may send the perception capability indication information of the perception UE to the perception RAN, so that after the perception RAN receives the perception capability indication information of the perception UE, the perception RAN may send the perception capability indication information of the perception UE to the AMF. After the AMF receives the perception capability indication information of the perception UE, the AMF may determine whether the perception UE is allowed to perform the perception service. If the perception UE is allowed to perform the perception service, the AMF may send the first perception device registration information to the SF, thereby performing the perception device registration for the perception UE, so that the network side device performs the perception device registration for the perception UE.

[0076] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, the perception RAN may carry the perception capability indication information of the perception UE in an N2 message and send it to the AMF, so that the network side device registers the perception device with the perception RAN.

[0077] Optionally, the Aware RAN may also carry awareness capability indication information of the Aware RAN in the N2 message.

[0078] It should be noted that the above-mentioned perception RAN may be a RAN serving a perception UE. The RAN serving the perception UE may be a perception RAN, that is, it may have perception capability or may not have perception capability. The embodiment of the present application is described by taking the perception capability as an example. Optionally, if the RAN serving the perception UE has perception capability, then the perception capability indication information of the RAN may be carried in the N2 message; if it does not have perception capability, then its own perception capability indication information will not be carried in the N2 message.

[0079] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned perception capability indication information may also be used to indicate the perception capability of the perception device (for example, the perception UE and / or the perception RAN), and the perception capability may include at least one of the following:

[0080] A. Perception measurement mode: the perception measurement mode of the perception UE may include at least one of the following: the perception UE sends and receives by itself, other UE sends and the perception UE receives, the perception RAN sends and the perception UE receives, and the perception UE sends and the perception RAN receives. The perception measurement mode of the perception RAN may include at least one of the following: the perception RAN sends and receives by itself, other RAN sends and the perception RAN receives, the perception RAN sends and the perception UE receives, and the perception UE sends and the perception RAN receives.

[0081] Here, “send” refers to sending the measurement signal, and “receive” refers to receiving the measurement signal and performing measurement.

[0082] B. Types of perception services. The types of perception services may include at least one of the following: a large perception range and high real-time requirements; a large perception range and low real-time requirements; a small perception range and low real-time requirements; a small perception range and low real-time requirements.

[0083] Optionally, the type of the above-mentioned sensing service can be indicated by numbers, letters or other character strings, which can be specifically determined according to actual usage requirements and are not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0084] C. Perception purpose: Perception purpose refers to the application scenario of the perception device (such as perception UE and / or perception RAN) in the perception service, which may include one or more scenarios that require perception services supported by the perception device, such as respiratory monitoring, surrounding traffic environment monitoring, etc.

[0085] D. A sensing measurement signal, which is used to indicate a signal supported by the sensing device and used for sensing measurement. The signal may include at least one of the following: reference signal received power (RSRP), reference signal received quality (RSRQ), multipath arrival angle, multipath departure angle, multipath delay, and Doppler frequency.

[0086] E. Perceptual measurement accuracy, which may include at least one of perceptual resolution and perceptual error.

[0087] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present application, the above step 201 can be specifically implemented by the following step 201a or step 201b.

[0088] Step 201a: The sensing UE sends a registration request message to the sensing RAN, where the registration request message includes sensing capability indication information.

[0089] The registration request message refers to a message in which the UE requests to register with the network side device.

[0090] Step 201b: The sensing UE sends an RRC message to the sensing RAN, where the RRC message includes sensing capability indication information.

[0091] Optionally, the RRC message may further include a registration request message. Optionally, the registration request message may further include the above-mentioned sensing capability indication information of the sensing UE.

[0092] In an embodiment of the present application, after the perception UE sends the above-mentioned registration request message to the perception RAN, the perception RAN may forward the registration request message to the AMF, so that the perception UE is registered with the network side device. After the AMF receives the registration request message, the AMF may send a registration acceptance message to the perception RAN, and the perception RAN may forward the registration acceptance message to the perception UE, so that the perception UE receives the registration acceptance message sent by the AMF.

[0093] It should be noted that, after step 201a or 201b, the AMF receives the sensing capability indication information of the sensing UE, and the AMF can learn that the sensing UE has the sensing capability. After step 201b, the RAN can learn that the sensing UE has the sensing capability.

[0094] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, after the AMF receives the perception capability indication information of the above-mentioned perception UE, the AMF may determine whether the perception UE is allowed to perform the perception service, and indicate whether the perception UE is allowed to perform the perception service through the above-mentioned registration acceptance message.

[0095] It should be noted that the relevant description of how the AMF determines whether to allow the perception UE to perform the perception service will be described in the following embodiments and will not be repeated here.

[0096] Based on this, in the embodiment of the present application, after the above step 201a, the sensing device registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application may further include the following step 202.

[0097] Step 202: The sensing UE receives a registration acceptance message.

[0098] The registration acceptance message may include information indicating that the sensing UE is allowed to perform the sensing service.

[0099] Of course, in actual implementation, the above registration reception message may also include information indicating that the perception UE is not allowed to perform the perception service. If the perception UE is not allowed to perform the perception service, the network side device will not perform the perception device registration for the perception UE.

[0100] Optionally, the perception device registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application may further include the following step 203.

[0101] Step 203: The sensing UE sends sensing request indication information to the sensing RAN.

[0102] Among them, the above-mentioned perception request indication information can be used to request the use of the perception capability possessed by the perception UE.

[0103] In one possible implementation, after the network side device receives the perception capability indication information and the perception request indication information of the perception UE, if the perception UE is allowed to perform perception services, the network side device can register the perception UE as a perception device, that is, the network side device executes the perception device registration process of the perception UE.

[0104] It can be understood that in the above implementation, if the network side device does not receive the above perception request indication information, then the network side device can determine that the perception UE does not expect to perform perception services, so the network side device may not register the perception UE as a perception device.

[0105] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned perception request indication information can be carried together with the perception capability indication information of the perception UE in an RRC message or a registration request message and sent to the RAN. The RAN can carry the perception request indication information and the perception capability indication information of the perception UE in an N2 message and send it to the AMF.

[0106] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, after the network side device registers the perception UE, if a perception service needs to be performed, the network side device can send perception configuration information of the perception UE to the perception UE, so that the perception UE performs perception measurement and reports corresponding perception measurement results.

[0107] Based on this, the sensing device registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application may further include the following steps 204-206.

[0108] Step 204: The perception UE receives the perception configuration information of the perception UE from the perception RAN.

[0109] Step 205: The perceiving UE performs a first perceiving measurement according to the perceiving configuration information of the perceiving UE to obtain a first perceiving measurement result.

[0110] Step 206: The perceiving UE reports a first perceiving measurement result.

[0111] In the embodiment of the present application, the perception RAN may send the perception configuration information of the perception UE received from the network side device to the perception UE, so that after the perception UE receives the perception configuration information, the perception UE may perform the above-mentioned first perception measurement to obtain the above-mentioned first perception measurement result. Then the perception UE may report the first perception measurement result to the network side device.

[0112] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned perception configuration information may include at least one of the following:

[0113] Sensing service correlation ID: The sensing service correlation ID can be used to identify a sensing service session. The sensing service ID can be allocated by the SF.

[0114] Sensing service description information, where the sensing service description information may include the SF's policy and control information for the sensing service, and may include at least one of the following: sensing measurement mode, sensing service, sensing purpose, sensing measurement signal, and sensing measurement accuracy;

[0115] A perception device identifier, which may be used to indicate a perception device (e.g., a perception UE and / or a perception RAN) participating in the perception signal measurement. Optionally, the perception device identifier may include at least one of a perception RAN ID and a perception UE ID;

[0116] Perceived resources;

[0117] Quality of Service (QoS) registration information of the sensing service, where the QoS registration information of the sensing service may include at least one of bandwidth configuration, priority configuration, and accuracy configuration;

[0118] Sense the triggering conditions of the service;

[0119] Reporting information of perception measurements.

[0120] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present application, the sensing UE may report the first sensing measurement result in different ways. Thus, the step 206 may be implemented by the following step 206a, step 206b or step 206c.

[0121] Step 206a: The perception UE sends a first message to the perception RAN, where the first message carries a first perception measurement result.

[0122] The first message may be a non-access stratum (NAS) message or an RRC message.

[0123] As a possible implementation, the first message is a NAS message. The perception UE may send a NAS message (carrying the first perception measurement result) to the perception RAN. After the perception RAN receives the NAS message, the NAS message may be carried in an N2 message and sent to the AMF, so that the AMF may forward the first perception measurement result to the SF. In this way, the first perception measurement result obtained by the perception UE through the perception measurement is reported to the network side device.

[0124] As a possible implementation, the first message is an RRC message. The perception UE may send an RRC message (carrying the first perception measurement result) to the perception RAN. After the perception RAN receives the RRC message, the perception RAN may carry the first perception measurement result in the RRC message in an N2 message and send it to the AMF, so that the AMF may forward the first perception measurement result to the SF. In this way, the first perception measurement result obtained by the perception UE through the perception measurement is reported to the network side device.

[0125] Optionally, when the perception RAN sends the first perception measurement result to the AMF through the N2 message, the perception RAN may also carry the perception measurement result of the perception RAN in the N2 message and report it to the AMF. The AMF may then forward the received perception measurement result of the perception UE and / or the perception measurement result of the perception RAN to the SF.

[0126] Step 206b: The perception UE sends the first perception measurement result to the perception RAN through the first perception channel.

[0127] Among them, the first perception channel may be a perception channel between the perception UE and the perception RAN.

[0128] In the embodiment of the present application, the perception UE may send the first perception measurement result to the perception RAN through the first perception channel. After the RAN receives the first perception measurement result, the RAN may send the first perception measurement result to the SF.

[0129] It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present application, the perception RAN can transmit messages / information / data with the SF through the AMF. In addition, the interaction between the perception RAN and the SF can be described in detail in the following embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0130] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present application, before the above step 206b, the sensing device registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application may further include the following steps 207 and 208.

[0131] Step 207: The sensing UE receives channel establishment parameters of the first sensing channel from the AMF.

[0132] Step 208: The sensing UE establishes a first sensing channel according to the channel establishment parameters of the first sensing channel.

[0133] The first sensing channel is a sensing air interface bearer, and the channel establishment parameters of the first sensing channel may be parameters of the sensing air interface bearer.

[0134] Optionally, the channel establishment parameters of the first perception channel may include at least one of a data network name (DNN), a single network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAI), and a QoS parameter.

[0135] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, the AMF may carry the parameters of the above-mentioned perception air interface bearer in a registration acceptance message and send it to the perception RAN, which then forwards it to the perception UE. Thus, the perception UE may establish the perception air interface bearer according to the parameters of the perception air interface bearer. In this way, after the UE obtains the above-mentioned first perception measurement result, the perception UE may send the first perception measurement result to the perception RAN through the perception air interface bearer.

[0136] Step 206c: The sensing UE sends the first sensing measurement result to the SF through the second sensing channel.

[0137] Among them, the above-mentioned second perception channel can be a perception channel between the perception UE and the SF.

[0138] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present application, before the above step 206c, the sensing device registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application may further include the following steps 209 and 210.

[0139] Step 209: The sensing UE receives channel establishment parameters of the second sensing channel from the AMF.

[0140] Step 210: The sensing UE establishes a second sensing channel according to the channel establishment parameters of the second sensing channel.

[0141] Among them, the second perception channel includes any one of the following: perception bearer, perception PDU session.

[0142] It can be understood that the channel establishment parameters of the above-mentioned second perception channel can be parameters of the perception bearer or parameters of the perception PDU session.

[0143] Optionally, the parameters of the perception bearer or the parameters of the perception PDU session may include at least one of the data network name (DNN), single network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAI), QoS parameters, and the address of the SF.

[0144] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, the AMF may carry the parameters of the above-mentioned perception bearer or the parameters of the perception PDU session (i.e., the channel establishment parameters of the second perception channel) in the registration acceptance message and send it to the perception RAN, which then forwards it to the perception UE. Thus, the perception UE can establish a perception bearer or a perception PDU session according to the parameters of the perception bearer or the parameters of the perception PDU session. In this way, after the UE obtains the above-mentioned first perception measurement result, the perception UE can send the first perception measurement result to the SF through the perception bearer or the perception PDU session.

[0145] It is worth noting that in the embodiment of the present application, if the UE does not have the perception capability, the UE will not send the perception capability indication information to the RAN. If the RAN has the perception capability, the RAN can still send the perception capability indication information to the AMF through the N2 message in step 201 to indicate that the RAN has the perception capability. After receiving the perception capability indication information from the RAN, the AMF can send the first perception device registration information to the SF to register the perception RAN with the SF, so that when the perception service is required, the network side device can select the appropriate perception RAN to perform the perception service.

[0146] In the embodiment of the present application, since the perception capability indication information is used to indicate that the perception UE has the perception capability, that is, to indicate that the perception UE is a perception device, after the perception UE sends the perception capability information to the perception RAN, the network side device can register the perception UE as a perception device when it is determined that the perception UE is a perception device, so that when a perception service is needed, the network side device can select a suitable perception UE to perform the perception service.

[0147] like Figure 3 As shown, the embodiment of the present application provides a sensing device registration method, which can be applied to Figure 1 In the wireless communication system shown, the method may include the following steps 301 and 302.

[0148] Step 301: SF receives first sensing device registration information sent by a first device.

[0149] The first perception device registration information may be used to perform perception device registration on the first perception device, and the first perception device may include at least one of a perception UE and a perception RAN.

[0150] It can be understood that the above-mentioned first perception device registration information may include at least one of the perception device registration information of the perception UE and the perception device registration information of the perception RAN.

[0151] Step 302: SF registers the first sensing device according to the first sensing device registration information.

[0152] In an embodiment of the present application, after SF receives the first perception device registration information, SF may register the first perception device according to the first perception device registration information, so that after the perception device registration is completed, the first perception device can perform perception services.

[0153] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present application, the first sensing device registration information may include at least one of the following:

[0154] Perceiving the identity of the UE;

[0155] Perceive the perception capability of UE;

[0156] Perceive the location information of UE;

[0157] Perceive the identity of RAN;

[0158] Perception of RAN’s perception capabilities;

[0159] Sense the location information of RAN.

[0160] It should be noted that, in the case where the first perception device includes a perception UE, the first perception device registration information may include at least one of the identification, perception capability and location information of the perception UE, and the identification, perception capability and location information of the RAN serving the perception UE. In the case where the first perception device includes a perception RAN, the first perception device registration information may include at least one of the identification, perception capability and location information of the perception RAN.

[0161] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, the identification of the perceived UE may include at least one of the following: international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI), international mobile equipment identification (IMEI), medium access control (MAC) address, mobile phone number, subscription concealed identifier (SUCI); the identification of the perceived RAN may be at least one of the following: fully qualified domain name (FQDN), ID, MAC address, UE temporary identifier, identification information on the N2 interface used to identify the perceived UE, such as gNB next generation application protocol (NGAP) ID and AMF NGAP ID.

[0162] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned location information may include at least one of the following: tracking area identity (TAI), cell identity (cell ID), and geographic location. Of course, in actual implementation, the location information may also include any other possible information, which may be determined according to actual usage requirements and is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0163] Optionally, the sensing device registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application may further include the following steps 303-305.

[0164] Step 303: SF receives the perceived service information.

[0165] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present application, the manner in which the SF receives the sensing service information may include two possible implementation manners, namely, manner 1 and manner 2. The two manners are exemplarily described below.

[0166] Mode 1: The application function (AF) sends a service awareness request message to the SF. Optionally, the application function AF may send the service awareness request message to the SF via a network exposure function (NEF).

[0167] Method 2: The consumer UE (ie, the UE expecting to provide the perception service) directly sends the perception service request message to the SF.

[0168] It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present application, the perception service request message carries description information of the perception service (ie, the above-mentioned perception service information), so that the SF can receive the perception service information.

[0169] Step 304: The SF determines, based on the sensing service information, that the first sensing device is a sensing device participating in the sensing service indicated by the sensing service information.

[0170] Step 305: SF sends first perception configuration information to the first device.

[0171] Among them, the above-mentioned first perception configuration information may be perception configuration information of the first perception device.

[0172] It should be noted that for the relevant description of the perception configuration information, please refer to the detailed description of the perception configuration information in the above embodiment. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0173] In an embodiment of the present application, after SF receives the perception service information, SF can determine the perception device (i.e., the above-mentioned first perception device) of the perception service indicated by the parameters of the perception service information based on the perception service information, and then SF can send the first perception configuration information corresponding to the perception service to the first device, so that the first device forwards the first perception configuration information to the perception device participating in the perception service.

[0174] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned first device may be any one of the following: a perceptual UE, a perceptual RAN, or an AMF.

[0175] It should be noted that, in an embodiment of the present application, when the above-mentioned first perception device includes a perception UE, the SF can send the above-mentioned first perception configuration information to the perception UE, or send it to the perception UE through the AMF and the perception RAN. When the above-mentioned first perception device includes a perception RAN, the SF can send the first perception configuration information to the perception RAN or send it to the perception RAN through the AMF.

[0176] Exemplarily, in an embodiment of the present application, when the first sensing device includes a sensing UE and a sensing RAN, the first device may be an AMF, so that the SF may transmit the first sensing configuration information to the AMF by invoking a sensing configuration transfer service of the AMF; the AMF may carry the first sensing configuration information in an N2 message and send it to the sensing RAN. After the sensing RAN receives the N2 message, the sensing RAN may carry the sensing configuration information of the sensing UE in the first sensing configuration message in an RRC message and send it to the sensing UE.

[0177] Also exemplarily, in an embodiment of the present application, when the above-mentioned first perception device includes a perception UE and a perception RAN, the first device may be an AMF, so that the SF may transmit the above-mentioned first perception configuration information to the AMF by calling the sensing configuration transfer service of the AMF; the AMF may carry the perception configuration information of the perception RAN in the first perception configuration information in an N2 message and send it to the perception RAN, and carry the perception configuration information of the perception UE in the first perception configuration information in a NAS message and send it to the UE via the RAN.

[0178] As another example, in the case where the above-mentioned first perception device includes a perception UE, the first device may be an AMF. After the SF sends the above-mentioned first perception configuration information (i.e., the perception configuration information of the UE) to the AMF, the AMF may carry the first perception configuration information in a NAS message and send it to the perception RAN. The perception RAN may forward the NAS message to the perception UE, so that the perception UE can receive the perception configuration information of the perception UE.

[0179] As another example, in the case where the first perception device includes a perception UE, the first device may be a perception UE, and the SF may directly send the perception configuration information of the perception UE to the perception UE through a perception channel between the SF and the perception UE.

[0180] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present application, the above step 304 can be implemented by the following steps 304a-304d.

[0181] Step 304a: SF determines a sensing area for performing the sensing service according to the sensing service information.

[0182] Step 304b: SF sends an event open service request message to AMF.

[0183] The event open service request message may include indication information of the perception area.

[0184] Step 304c: SF receives an event open response message from AMF.

[0185] Step 304d: The SF determines, based on the event open response message, that the first perception device among the devices indicated by the event open response message is a perception device participating in the perception service indicated by the perception service information.

[0186] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present application, the device indicated by the event open response message may include at least one of the following:

[0187] Perceptual devices located in the perception area;

[0188] A sensing device capable of providing sensing services for a sensing area;

[0189] Devices located in the sensing area.

[0190] In an embodiment of the present application, when the device indicated by the event open response message includes a device located in the perception area, after the SF receives the event open response message, the SF can combine the perception capability indication information of the perception UE and / or perception RAN stored in the SF and the event open response message to determine that the above-mentioned first perception device is a perception device participating in the perception service indicated by the perception service information.

[0191] It can be understood that the first sensing device may be a sensing device located in the sensing area, or may be at least one of a sensing device capable of providing a sensing service for the sensing area.

[0192] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, when the device indicated by the above-mentioned event open response message includes a perception device located in a perception area (referred to as a target perception device for short), the above-mentioned event open response message may include an identifier of the target perception device, such as at least one of a perception UE ID and a perception RAN ID.

[0193] Among them, the perception UE ID may include identification information on the N2 interface for identifying the perception UE, such as at least one of the gNB Next Generation Application Protocol (NGAP) ID and the AMF NGAP ID.

[0194] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, after the first perception device receives its corresponding perception configuration information, the first perception device may perform perception measurement according to the perception configuration information, and after the perception measurement is completed, report the perception measurement result to the network side device.

[0195] Based on this, the perception device registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application may further include the following step 306.

[0196] Step 306: The SF receives a second perception measurement result from the second device.

[0197] Among them, the above-mentioned second perception measurement result may be a measurement result corresponding to the perception service indicated by the perception service information, and the second device may include at least one of the following: perception UE, perception RAN, AMF.

[0198] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, when the second device includes a perceptual UE and the first perceptual device includes a perceptual UE, the above step 306 may be performed through the following step 306a.

[0199] Step 306a: The SF receives a second sensing measurement result from the sensing UE through a second sensing channel.

[0200] Among them, the second perception channel is the perception bearer or perception PDU session of the perception UE.

[0201] In the embodiment of the present application, for the relevant description of the second perception channel, please refer to the relevant description of the second perception channel in the above embodiment. In addition, in step 306a, the second perception measurement result is equivalent to the first perception measurement result in the above embodiment, and please refer to the detailed description of the first perception measurement result. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0202] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present application, when the second device includes a perception RAN and the first perception device includes a perception UE, before the above step 306, the perception device registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application may further include the following step 307. Among them, step 306 may be implemented by the following step 306b.

[0203] Step 307: The SF establishes a third perception channel with the perception RAN.

[0204] Step 306b: The SF receives the second perception measurement result from the perception RAN through the third perception channel.

[0205] Among them, the third perception channel can be a Ny channel at the UE granularity. In this way, the SF and the perception RAN can perform message interaction or data interaction for the perception UE through the Ny channel. During the interaction, it is necessary to carry the identification information of the perception UE on the Ny channel, such as the identification information used to identify the perception UE on the N2 interface, SF NyAP ID, RAN NyAPID, RAN Ny channel endpoint identification (tunnel info), SF Ny tunnel info. At least one of.

[0206] In the embodiment of the present application, SF NyAP ID and SF Ny tunnel info may be identifiers assigned by SF to the perceiving UE during the process of establishing the Ny channel; RAN NyAP ID and RAN Ny tunnel info may be identifiers assigned by the perceiving RAN to the perceiving UE during the process of establishing the Ny channel.

[0207] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present application, the above step 307 can be implemented by the following steps 307a and 307b, or by the following steps 307c and 307d.

[0208] Step 307a: The SF receives a request message for establishing a third perception channel from the perception RAN.

[0209] In an embodiment of the present application, the establishment request message of the above-mentioned third perception channel (for example, a NyAP establishment request message) may include registration information of the perception UE, such as at least one of the identification, perception capability and location information of the perception UE.

[0210] Step 307b: The SF sends a third perception channel establishment response message to the perception RAN.

[0211] After SF receives the establishment request message of the third perception channel, SF may send an establishment response message of the third perception channel to the perception RAN (e.g., NyAP establishment response message). The establishment response message of the third perception channel may include the RAN NyAP ID, and may also include an identifier assigned by SF to the UE, such as SF NyAP ID.

[0212] Optionally, the establishment response message of the third perception channel may also include the channel endpoint identifier SF Nytunnel info on the SF side.

[0213] It should be noted that the SF can establish the third perception channel (eg, Ny channel at UE granularity) with the perception RAN through the AMF. That is, the establishment request message of the third perception channel and the establishment response message of the third perception channel can be forwarded through the AMF.

[0214] Step 307c: SF sends a request message for establishing a third perception channel to the perception RAN.

[0215] The establishment request message of the third perception channel may include the identifier of the UE identified by the RAN on the N2 interface. Optionally, it may also include the SF NyAP ID. Optionally, it may also include the channel endpoint identifier SF Ny tunnel info on the SF side. The identifier of the UE identified by the RAN on the N2 interface can be used by the RAN to determine the UE.

[0216] Step 307d: The SF receives a setup response message of the third perception channel from the perception RAN.

[0217] The establishment response message of the third perception channel may include at least one of SF NyAP ID and SF Ny tunnel info, and the establishment response message of the third perception channel may include at least one of the identifier of the RAN identifying the UE on the N2 interface and the SF NyAPID. Optionally, it may also include at least one of RAN NyAP ID and RAN Ny tunnel info.

[0218] It should be noted that the SF NyAP ID may be the same as or different from the RAN NyAP ID. When the SF NyAP ID may be the same as the RAN NyAP ID, it may appear only once in the establishment response message of the third perception channel (eg, the NyAP establishment response message).

[0219] In the embodiment of the present application, after receiving the registration information of the first perception device, SF can register the first perception device, that is, the perception capability of the first perception device can be registered to the network side device, so that if a perception service is required, the network side device can select a suitable perception device from the registered perception devices to perform the perception service.

[0220] like Figure 4 As shown, the embodiment of the present application provides a sensing device registration method, which can be applied to Figure 1 In the wireless communication system shown, the method may include the following step 401.

[0221] Step 401: The perception RAN sends first perception device registration information to the SF.

[0222] The first perception device registration information may be used to register the first perception device, and the first perception device may include at least one of a perception UE and a perception RAN.

[0223] It should be noted that, for the relevant description of the first perception device registration information, reference may be made to the detailed description of the first perception device registration information in the above embodiment, which will not be described again here to avoid repetition.

[0224] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present application, when the first perception device includes a perception UE, the perception device registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application may further include the following step 402.

[0225] Step 402: The perception RAN receives a first message from the AMF, where the first message includes information allowing the perception UE to perform a perception service.

[0226] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, before the perception RAN sends the first perception device registration information to the SF, if the perception RAN receives the first message, the perception RAN may send the perception device registration information of the UE to the SF. If the perception RAN receives a second message, and the second message includes information that does not allow the perception UE to perform a perception service, the perception RAN may not send the perception device registration information of the perception UE to the SF, for example, only send the perception device registration information of the perception RAN.

[0227] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, the above-mentioned first message can be a registration acceptance message or an N2 message, which can be determined according to actual usage requirements and is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0228] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present application, when the first perception device includes a perception UE, the perception device registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application may further include the following step 403.

[0229] Step 403: The perception RAN receives the perception capability indication information of the perception UE from the third device.

[0230] Among them, the above-mentioned perception capability indication information of the perception UE can be used to indicate that the perception UE has the perception capability, and the third device may include at least one of the AMF and the perception UE.

[0231] Exemplarily, the perception UE can directly send the perception capability indication information of the perception UE to the perception RAN through an RRC message; or, the perception UE can also carry the perception capability indication information of the perception UE in a registration request message and send it to the AMF, and the AMF receives the registration request message, confirms that the perception UE has the perception capability, and sends the perception capability indication information of the perception UE parsed from the registration request message to the perception RAN; or, the perception UE sends a registration request message to the AMF, which does not carry the perception capability indication information, and the AMF determines that the UE has the perception capability according to the UE's contract, and sends the perception capability indication information to the perception RAN, indicating that the UE has the perception capability. The specific information can be determined according to actual usage requirements, and the embodiments of the present application are not limited thereto.

[0232] It should be noted that, for the relevant description of the perception capability indication information of the perception UE, please refer to the detailed description in the above embodiment, and to avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0233] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, after the perception RAN sends the first perception device registration information to the SF, the SF may register the first perception device. In this way, when there is a perception service demand, the SF may send the perception configuration information of the first perception device to the perception RAN, so that the first perception device may perform perception measurement.

[0234] Based on this, the perception device registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application may further include the following step 404.

[0235] Step 404: The perception RAN receives first perception configuration information from the SF.

[0236] Among them, the above-mentioned first perception configuration information may be perception configuration information of the first perception device.

[0237] It should be noted that for the relevant description of the perception configuration information, please refer to the detailed description of the perception configuration information in the above embodiment. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0238] Optionally, in the case where the first sensing device includes a sensing UE, the sensing device registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application may further include the following steps 405-407.

[0239] Step 405: The awareness RAN sends awareness configuration information of the awareness UE to the awareness UE.

[0240] Step 406: The perception RAN receives a first perception measurement result from the perception UE.

[0241] Step 407: The sensing RAN sends a first sensing measurement result to the SF.

[0242] It should be noted that, for the relevant description of the above-mentioned perception configuration information of the perception UE and the first perception measurement result, please refer to the detailed description in the above-mentioned embodiment. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0243] Optionally, before the above step 407, the sensing device registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application may further include the following step 408. Among them, step 407 may be specifically implemented by the following step 407a.

[0244] Step 408: The sensing RAN establishes a third sensing channel with the SF.

[0245] Step 407a: RAN sends the first perception measurement result to SF through the third perception channel.

[0246] It should be noted that, for the implementation method of the above-mentioned "perceiving RAN establishes a third perception channel with SF", specific reference can be made to the implementation method of "SF establishes a third perception channel with RAN" in the above-mentioned embodiment. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0247] Optionally, before the above step 405, the sensing device registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application may further include the following step 409. Among them, step 405 can be specifically implemented by the following step 405a.

[0248] Step 409: The sensing RAN establishes a first sensing channel.

[0249] Among them, the first perception channel is the perception air interface bearer of the UE.

[0250] Step 405a: The perception RAN sends the perception configuration information of the perception UE to the perception UE through the first perception channel.

[0251] Optionally, in the case where the first perception device includes a perception RAN, after the perception RAN receives the above-mentioned first perception configuration information, the perception RAN may perform corresponding perception measurements according to the perception configuration information of the perception RAN, and report the corresponding perception measurement results to the SF.

[0252] Based on this, the perception device registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application may further include the following step 410 and may further include the following step 411 and step 412.

[0253] Step 411: The perception RAN performs a second perception measurement according to the perception configuration information of the perception RAN to obtain a third perception measurement result.

[0254] Step 412: RAN sends the third perception measurement result to SF.

[0255] In an embodiment of the present application, after the perception RAN receives the perception configuration information of the perception RAN, the perception RAN can perform the above-mentioned second perception measurement according to the perception configuration information, so as to obtain the above-mentioned third perception measurement result, and send the third perception measurement result to the SF, that is, report the third perception measurement result to the network side device.

[0256] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, the perception RAN may send the third perception measurement result to the SF through the AMF. For example, the perception RAN may carry the third perception measurement result in an N2 message and send it to the AMF, and then the AMF sends the third perception measurement result to the SF.

[0257] In the embodiment of the present application, since the first sensing device registration information can be used to register the first sensing device, after the sensing RAN sends the first sensing device registration information to the SF, the SF can register the first sensing device according to the first sensing device registration information. In this way, after the sensing device is successfully registered, if a sensing service is required, the network side device can select a suitable sensing device from the registered sensing devices to perform the sensing service.

[0258] like Figure 5 As shown, the embodiment of the present application provides a sensing device registration method, which can be applied to Figure 1 In a wireless communication system, the method may include the following step 501.

[0259] Step 501: AMF sends first sensing device registration information to SF.

[0260] The first perception device registration information may be used to register the first perception device, and the first perception device may include at least one of a perception UE and a perception RAN.

[0261] It should be noted that in the embodiments of the present application, for the relevant description of the registration information of the first sensing device, please refer to the detailed description in the above embodiments. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0262] Optionally, in the case where the first sensing device includes a sensing UE, the AMF may first determine whether the sensing UE is allowed to perform the sensing service. If the UE is allowed to perform the sensing service, the AMF may send the sensing device registration information of the sensing UE to the SF; if the UE is not allowed to perform the sensing service, the AMF does not send the sensing device registration information of the sensing UE to the SF, for example, only sends the sensing device registration information of the sensing RAN to the SF.

[0263] Based on this, the perception device registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application may further include the following step 502.

[0264] Step 502: The AMF determines, based on the first information, that the sensing UE is allowed to perform the sensing service.

[0265] Among them, the above-mentioned first information may include at least one of local configuration and subscription data of the perceived UE.

[0266] It should be noted that the above local configuration may be configuration information of an operator.

[0267] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, the AMF may obtain the contract data of the perception UE from a unified data management entity (UDM), and determine whether the perception UE can perform the perception service based on the contract data.

[0268] Optionally, the AMF may receive first perception capability indication information from the RAN. After the AMF receives the first perception capability indication information, the AMF may determine whether to send the UE's perception device registration information to the SF so that the network side device performs perception device registration for the first perception device.

[0269] Based on this, the perception registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application may further include the following step 503.

[0270] Step 503: AMF receives first perception capability indication information from the perception RAN.

[0271] The first perception capability indication information is used to indicate that the first perception device has perception capability.

[0272] It can be understood that the above-mentioned first perception capability indication information may include at least one of the perception capability indication information of the perception UE and the perception capability indication information of the perception RAN.

[0273] Optionally, the perception device registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application may further include the following step 504.

[0274] Step 504: AMF receives awareness request indication information from the awareness RAN.

[0275] The perception request indication information is used to request the use of the perception capability possessed by the perception UE.

[0276] It should be noted that for the relevant description of the first perception capability indication information, the perception request indication information, and how the AMF receives the first perception capability indication information and the perception request indication information from the perception RAN, please refer to the detailed description in steps 201 to 210 of the above embodiment. To avoid repetition, they will not be repeated here.

[0277] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, after the network side device registers the first perception device, if perception services are required, the SF can send the perception configuration information of the first perception device to the AMF, and the AMF can forward the perception configuration information of the first perception device to the perception RAN, so that the first perception device can perform perception measurements.

[0278] Based on this, the perception device registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application may also include the following steps 505 and 506.

[0279] Step 505: AMF receives first perception configuration information from SF.

[0280] Among them, the first perception configuration information may be perception configuration information of the first perception device.

[0281] Step 506: AMF sends first perception configuration information to the perception RAN.

[0282] It should be noted that for the relevant description of the perception configuration information, please refer to the detailed description of the perception configuration information in the above embodiment. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0283] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, after the AMF sends the above-mentioned first perception configuration information to the perception RAN, after the perception measurement of the first perception device is completed, the first perception device may send the perception measurement result (for example, the fourth perception measurement result) to the AMF through the perception RAN, so that the AMF can report the perception measurement result to the SF.

[0284] Based on this, the perception device registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application may also include the following steps 507 and 508.

[0285] Step 507: The AMF receives a fourth perception measurement result from the perception RAN.

[0286] Step 508: AMF sends the fourth perception measurement result to SF.

[0287] The fourth sensory measurement result may include at least one of the following:

[0288] The sensing RAN performs sensing measurement results of the sensing measurement according to the sensing configuration information of the sensing RAN;

[0289] The perceiving UE performs a perceiving measurement result of the perceiving measurement according to the perceiving configuration information of the perceiving UE.

[0290] In this embodiment of the present application, the RAN may carry the fourth perception measurement result in an N2 message and send it to the AMF.

[0291] In the embodiment of the present application, since the first sensing device registration information can be used to register the first sensing device, after the AMF sends the first sensing device registration information to the SF, the SF can register the first sensing device according to the first sensing device registration information. In this way, after the sensing device is successfully registered, if a sensing service is required, the network side device can select a suitable sensing device from the registered sensing devices to perform the sensing service.

[0292] like Figure 6 As shown, the embodiment of the present application provides a sensing device registration method, which can be applied to Figure 1 In a wireless communication system, the method may include the following step 601.

[0293] Step 601: The perception UE sends the perception device registration information of the perception UE to the perception SF.

[0294] Among them, the above-mentioned perception device registration information of the perception UE can be used to perform perception device registration for the perception UE.

[0295] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present application, the sensing device registration information of the sensing UE may include at least one of the following:

[0296] Perceiving the identity of the UE;

[0297] Perceive the perception capability of UE;

[0298] Perceive the location information of UE;

[0299] Perceive the identity of RAN;

[0300] Perception of RAN’s perception capabilities;

[0301] Sense the location information of RAN.

[0302] The perception RAN may specifically be a RAN serving the perception UE.

[0303] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present application, before the above step 601, the sensing device registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application may further include the following steps 602 and 603. Among them, step 601 may be specifically implemented by the following step 601a.

[0304] Step 602: The sensing UE receives channel establishment parameters of the second sensing channel from the AMF.

[0305] Step 603: The sensing UE establishes a second sensing channel according to the channel establishment parameters of the second sensing channel.

[0306] Step 601a: The sensing UE sends second sensing device registration information to the SF through the second sensing channel.

[0307] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, the second perception channel may include any one of the following: a perception bearer, a perception PDU session.

[0308] It should be noted that, for the relevant description of the perception UE establishing the second perception channel, please refer to the detailed description in steps 209 and 210 of the above embodiment. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0309] Optionally, before the above step 601, the perception device registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application may further include the following steps 604 and 605.

[0310] Step 604: The aware UE sends a registration request message to the aware RAN.

[0311] Step 605: The sensing UE receives a registration acceptance message.

[0312] The registration acceptance message may include information indicating that the sensing UE is allowed to perform the sensing service.

[0313] In the embodiment of the present application, for how the perception UE sends a registration request message to the perception RAN and how the perception UE receives a registration acceptance message, please refer to the detailed description in step 201 and step 202 in the above embodiment. To avoid repetition, they will not be repeated here.

[0314] Optionally, before the above step 601, the sensing device registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application may further include the following step 606.

[0315] Step 606: The perception UE sends the perception capability indication information of the perception UE to the perception RAN.

[0316] Among them, the perception capability indication information of the perception UE can be used to indicate that the perception UE has the perception capability.

[0317] In the embodiment of the present application, for the relevant description of step 606, please refer to the detailed description of step 201 in the above embodiment. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0318] Optionally, before the above step 601, the sensing device registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application may further include the following step 607.

[0319] Step 607: The sensing UE sends sensing request indication information to the sensing RAN.

[0320] Among them, the perception request indication information can be used to indicate that the perception UE requests to use the perception capability possessed by the perception UE.

[0321] It should be noted that in the embodiment of the present application, for the relevant description of step 607, please refer to the detailed description of step 203 in the above embodiment, and to avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0322] Optionally, in an embodiment of the present application, after the network side device registers the perception UE as a perception device, if there is a perception service demand, the SF can send the perception configuration information of the perception UE to the perception UE, so that the perception UE performs perception measurement according to the perception configuration information of the perception UE, and reports the measurement result of the perception measurement at the end of the perception measurement.

[0323] Based on this, the sensing device registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application may further include the following steps 608-610.

[0324] Step 608: The perceiving UE receives perceiving configuration information of the perceiving UE from the SF.

[0325] In this embodiment of the present application, the perception UE may receive the perception configuration information of the perception UE from the SF through the second perception channel.

[0326] Step 609: The perceiving UE performs a first perceiving measurement according to the perceiving configuration information of the perceiving UE to obtain a first perceiving measurement result.

[0327] Step 610: The perceiving UE reports a first perceiving measurement result.

[0328] It should be noted that for the relevant description of the above steps 609 and 610, please refer to the detailed description of steps 205 and 206 (specifically including steps 206a, 206b and 206c) in the above embodiment. To avoid repetition, they will not be repeated here.

[0329] In an embodiment of the present application, since the perception UE can directly send the perception device registration information of the perception UE to the SF so that the SF can register the perception device for the perception UE, after the perception device is successfully registered, if a perception service is required, the network side device can select a suitable perception device from the registered perception devices to perform the perception service.

[0330] The sensing device provided in the embodiment of the present application is explained exemplarily below with reference to a specific embodiment.

[0331] Example 1: AMF registers a sensing device with SF, such as Figure 7 As shown:

[0332] Step 1a. The UE sends the UE's perception capability indication information to the RAN. The perception capability indication information is used to indicate that the UE is a UE with perception capability.

[0333] Optionally, the perception capability indication information is also used to indicate the perception capability of the UE, and may include, for example, at least one of the following: a perception measurement method, a type of perception service, a perception purpose, a perception measurement signal, and a perception measurement accuracy.

[0334] The sensing measurement method may include at least one of the following methods: UE sends and receives by itself, other UE sends and the UE receives, RAN (such as base station) sends and the UE receives, UE sends and the RAN receives. "Sending" refers to sending the measurement signal, and "receiving" refers to receiving the measurement signal and performing measurement.

[0335] The type of the sensing service may include at least one of the following: a large sensing range and high real-time requirement; a large sensing range and low real-time requirement; a small sensing range and low real-time requirement; a small sensing range and low real-time requirement. The type of the sensing service may be represented by numbers, letters or other strings indicating these service types.

[0336] The sensing purpose may include one or more application scenarios that require sensing services supported by the sensing device, such as respiratory monitoring, surrounding traffic environment monitoring, etc.

[0337] The sensing measurement signal indicates a signal for sensing measurement supported by the sensing device (which can be sent or received, or both sent and received), and may include at least one of the following: RSRP, RSRQ, multipath arrival angle, multipath departure angle, multipath delay, and Doppler frequency.

[0338] Perceptual measurement accuracy may include at least one of the following: perceptual resolution and perceptual error.

[0339] Exemplarily, the UE sends a registration request message to the RAN, and the registration request message includes the UE's perception capability indication information. Alternatively, the UE sends an RRC message to the RAN, and the RRC message includes the registration request message and the UE's perception capability indication information. In the second case, optionally, the registration request message may also include the UE's perception capability indication information. Optionally, when sending the UE's perception capability indication information, the UE may also simultaneously send the UE's indication information requesting to use the perception capability.

[0340] Step 1b. RAN sends UE’s perception capability indication information to AMF.

[0341] For example, the RAN sends an N2 message to the AMF, which includes the UE's perception capability indication information. The UE's perception capability indication information may be included in the registration request message, or may be transmitted together with the registration request message in the N2 message. Optionally, the RAN also includes the RAN's perception capability indication information in the N2 message. The RAN's perception capability indication information is used to indicate that the RAN is a RAN with perception capability. Optionally, the RAN's perception capability indication information is also used to indicate the perception capability of the RAN, for example, may include at least one of the following: perception measurement method, type of perception service, perception purpose, perception measurement signal, and perception measurement accuracy. For the description of each item, please refer to the description in 1a.

[0342] Optionally, step 1c.AMF obtains the subscription data of the UE from the UDM. The subscription data of the UE indicates whether the UE can perform the perception service. For example, the subscription data of the UE includes a perception permission indication. The perception permission indication indicates whether the UE can perform the perception service. In this embodiment, permission is used as an example for explanation.

[0343] The AMF can determine whether the UE is allowed to perform the perception service based on the UE's subscription data and local configuration.

[0344] Step 2. The UE receives a registration acceptance message from the AMF, and the registration acceptance message includes an indication of whether the UE is allowed to perform the sensing service. This embodiment is described by taking permission as an example.

[0345] Optionally, the registration acceptance message may also include parameters for establishing a perception PDU session or a perception bearer, such as at least one of DNN, S-NSSAI, QoS parameters and the address of the SF. It is worth noting that the AMF may send the PDU session parameters used by the perception service to the UE during the UE registration process, and may also send the perception PDU session parameters or perception bearer parameters used by the perception service to the UE after the perception UE is registered. For example, when sent via a UE configuration update message or a UE parameter update message, the PDU session parameters or perception bearer parameters used by the perception service may be included in the UE policy in the UE configuration update message or the UE parameter update message (such as the UE routing policy URSP).

[0346] Step 3.AMF sends the sensing device registration information to SF.

[0347] The sensing device registration information may include the identification of the sensing UE and the sensing capability of the sensing UE. Optionally, it may also include the location information of the sensing UE. The location information may be represented by at least one of the following: TAI, Cell ID, and geographic location.

[0348] Optionally, the sensing device registration information may further include an identifier of a RAN serving the sensing UE. Optionally, it may further include at least one of sensing capability of the RAN serving the sensing UE and location information of the RAN serving the sensing UE.

[0349] Step 4. SF obtains the perception service request (ie, perception service information).

[0350] Mode 1: AF sends a perception service request message to SF, which carries description information of the perception service. Optionally, AF may send a perception service request message to SF via NEF.

[0351] Method 2: The consumer UE can also directly send a perception service request message to the SF. The consumer UE refers to the UE that requests the perception service from the network, which can be a perception UE or other UE.

[0352] Step 5. The SF determines the sensing device participating in the sensing signal measurement according to the received sensing service information. The sensing device may include at least one of the sensing UE, the sensing UE and the RAN serving the sensing UE, and the sensing RAN.

[0353] Optionally, the SF may obtain the sensing devices in the sensing service area from the AMF.

[0354] ①.SF determines the perception area based on the received perception service information.

[0355] ②.SF sends an event open service request message to AMF, which includes the indication information of the perception area.

[0356] ③a.SF receives the event open response message from AMF, which includes the identification information of the sensing device located in the sensing area.

[0357] Or, ③b.SF receives an event open response message from AMF, which includes the identification information of the sensing device that can provide sensing signal measurement for the sensing area.

[0358] Or ③c.SF receives an event open response message from AMF, which includes the identification information of the UE and / or RAN located in the perception area, and SF determines the perception devices participating in the perception signal measurement based on the perception capability information of the UE and / or RAN stored in itself.

[0359] The identification of the perception device in the event open response message may be at least one of a perception UE ID and a perception RAN ID. The perception UE ID includes identification information for identifying the UE on the N2 interface, such as at least one of a gNB NGAP ID and an AMF NGAP ID.

[0360] It should be noted that if step 3 includes the information required by the SF, step 5 may not be performed. For example, step 3 includes the identification of the perceived UE, the perceived capability of the perceived UE, the RAN to which it is connected, and its location information. Then step 5 may not be performed. If the SF considers that it is necessary to confirm or obtain part or all of the required information from the AMF, the SF performs step 5.

[0361] It should be noted that the SF may obtain multiple perception UE IDs and / or multiple perception RAN IDs from the AMF. The SF may also determine multiple perception UEs and / or perception RANs to perform perception services based on the response of the AMF. At this time, the following steps are performed for each perception UE or each perception RAN.

[0362] Step 6. SF sends the perception configuration information to AMF. The perception configuration information is the perception configuration information that needs to be sent to the perception UE through AMF.

[0363] The sensing configuration information may include at least one of a sensing service correlation ID, sensing service description information, and a sensing device identifier.

[0364] The Sensing service correlation ID is used to identify a sensing service session. The Sensingservice correlation ID may be allocated by the SF.

[0365] The perception device identifier is used to indicate a perception device participating in the perception signal measurement, and the perception device may include a perception UE and / or a perception RAN. The perception device identifier may include at least one of a perception RAN ID and a perception UE ID.

[0366] The sensing service description information may include strategies and control information formulated by the SF for the sensing service description information, for example, it may include at least one of the following: sensing measurement method, sensing service, sensing purpose, sensing measurement signal, and sensing measurement accuracy.

[0367] The awareness configuration information may include at least one of awareness configuration information of the awareness UE and awareness configuration information of the awareness RAN.

[0368] Exemplarily, SF may call the sensing configuration transfer service of AMF, in which the sensing configuration transfer service includes the sensing configuration information and sends it to AMF.

[0369] Step 7.AMF sends an N2 message to the RAN, which includes a NAS message containing the awareness configuration information.

[0370] Step 8. RAN forwards the above NAS message to UE.

[0371] Step 9. The UE and / or RAN perform perception measurement. The UE and the RAN may perform perception measurement according to the received perception configuration information.

[0372] Step 10. The UE sends the sensing measurement result to the SF.

[0373] Method 1: The UE sends a NAS message to the AMF, which includes the UE's perception measurement results. The RAN receives the NAS message and sends an N2 message to the AMF, which includes the NAS message. Optionally, it may also include the RAN's perception measurement results. The AMF forwards the received UE and / or RAN perception measurement results to the SF.

[0374] Mode 2: The UE sends an RRC message to the RAN, which includes the UE's perception measurement results. The RAN sends an N2 message to the AMF, which includes the UE's perception measurement results. Optionally, it may also include the RAN's perception measurement results. The AMF forwards the received UE and / or RAN perception measurement results to the SF.

[0375] Method 3: The UE sends the UE perception measurement result to the SF through a perception session or a perception bearer. For example, as in step 2, the UE obtains the perception PDU session parameter or the perception bearer parameter used by the perception service, and then the UE can establish a perception PDU session or a perception bearer. The UE can use the perception PDU session or the perception bearer to send the perception measurement result to the SF.

[0376] Example 2: RAN registers a sensing device with SF, such as Figure 8 As shown:

[0377] Step 1. The UE sends a registration request message to the AMF, which may optionally include the UE's perception capability indication information. For details, please refer to the description of step 1a, step 1b, and step 1c in Example 1.

[0378] It should also be noted that, optionally, the AMF may send an indication to the RAN whether the UE is allowed to perform the sensing service when sending the registration acceptance message to the RAN. Optionally, the AMF also sends the UE's sensing capability to the RAN.

[0379] Step 2. The UE receives a registration acceptance message from the AMF, which includes an indication of whether the UE is allowed to perform perception services. For details, please refer to the instructions in Example 1.

[0380] Step 3. RAN sends the sensing device registration information to SF.

[0381] The sensing device registration information may include at least one of the following: identification information of the sensing device (for example, when the sensing device is a UE, it may be IMSI, IMEI, MAC address, mobile phone number, SUCI, UE temporary identification, one of the identifications used to identify the UE on the N2 interface, and when the sensing device is a RAN, it may be one of FQDN, ID, and MAC address), and the sensing capability of the sensing device. Optionally, it may also include location information of the sensing device. The sensing device may include at least one of a sensing UE and a sensing RAN.

[0382] The RAN may send the awareness device registration information through a protocol (eg, the Next Generation Radio Awareness Protocol NRSPa) between the RAN and the SF.

[0383] The registration information of the UE and the registration information of the RAN may be combined and sent in one message, or may be sent separately in different messages.

[0384] Optionally, in step 3a, the RAN may establish a UE-granular Ny channel with the SF. For example, when the RAN acquires the sensing capability of the sensing UE, it may send a NyAP establishment request to the SF, which includes the registration information of the sensing UE. Optionally, it may also include the registration information of the sensing RAN.

[0385] The UE identifier may include, in addition to the above identifier, an identifier allocated by the RAN to the UE on the Ny interface, such as a RAN NyAP ID. Optionally, it may also include a tunnel endpoint identifier RAN Ny tunnel info on the RAN side.

[0386] The SF receives the NyAP setup request and sends a NyAP setup response message to the RAN. The NyAP setup response message includes the RAN NyAP ID and may optionally include an identifier assigned by the SF to the UE, such as the SF NyAP ID. The SF NyAP ID may be the same as or different from the RAN NyAP ID. When the SF NyAP ID may be the same as the RAN NyAP ID, it may only appear once in the NyAP setup response message. Optionally, the tunnel endpoint identifier SF Ny tunnel info on the SF side may also be included.

[0387] Optionally, RAN may establish a UE-granular channel on Ny with SF through AMF, that is, all messages in the above manner are transmitted through AMF.

[0388] When the UE-granular Ny channel between RAN and SF is established, the message interaction or data interaction between RAN and SF for the UE must carry the identification information of the UE on Ny, such as at least one of SF NyAP ID, RAN NyAP ID, RAN Ny tunnelinfo, and SF Ny tunnel info.

[0389] Step 4. SF obtains the perception service request. For details, please refer to the description in Example 1.

[0390] Step 5. Optionally, SF obtains the sensing devices (such as UE and / or RAN) in the sensing service area from AMF. For details, please refer to the description in Example 1.

[0391] Step 6. The SF sends the awareness configuration information to the RAN. The awareness configuration information may include the awareness configuration information that needs to be sent to the awareness UE, and optionally, may also include the awareness configuration information of the RAN. The awareness configuration information may refer to the description in step 6 of Example 1.

[0392] Optionally, the SF may first perform the UE-granular Ny channel establishment process (6a). Exemplarily, after the SF determines the sensing devices involved in the sensing signal measurement, if the sensing devices include UEs, the SF may trigger the UE-granular Ny channel establishment process.

[0393] For example: a. SF sends a NyAP establishment request message to RAN, which includes the identifier of RAN identifying UE on N2 interface. Optionally, it may also include SF NyAP ID. Optionally, it may also include the tunnel endpoint identifier SF Ny tunnelinfo on the SF side.

[0394] b. RAN determines the UE according to the identifier for identifying the UE on the N2 interface. Optionally, the RAN allocates a RAN NyAP ID to the UE. The RAN NyAP ID uniquely identifies a UE in the RAN and is used to identify the UE on the Ny interface.

[0395] c. RAN sends a NyAP setup response message to SF. SF receives the NyAP setup response message from RAN, which includes at least one of the identifier of RAN identifying UE on the N2 interface and SF NyAP ID. Optionally, it may also include the tunnel endpoint identifier RAN Ny tunnel info on the RAN side.

[0396] The SF NyAP ID may be the same as or different from the RAN NyAP ID. When the SF NyAP ID may be the same as the RAN NyAP ID, it may only appear once in the NyAP setup response message. The identifier used by the RAN to identify the UE on the N2 interface may be the same as or different from the SF NyAP ID.

[0397] As another possible way, SF can establish a UE-granular channel on Ny with RAN through AMF, that is, all messages in the above process are transmitted through AMF.

[0398] When the UE-granular Ny channel between RAN and SF is established, the message interaction or data interaction between RAN and SF for the UE must carry the identification information of the UE on Ny, such as at least one of SF NyAP ID, RAN NyAP ID, RAN Ny tunnelinfo, and SF Ny tunnel info.

[0399] Step 7. RAN sends awareness configuration information to UE.

[0400] Step 8. The UE and / or RAN performs perception measurement. For details, please refer to the description in Example 1.

[0401] Step 9. The UE sends the perception measurement result to the SF. For details, please refer to the description in Example 1.

[0402] Example 3: UE registers the SF with the perception UE through the PDU session, such as Fig. 9 As shown:

[0403] Step 1. The UE sends a registration request message to the AMF, which includes the UE's perception capability indication information. For details, please refer to the descriptions of steps 1a, 1b, and 1c in Example 1.

[0404] Step 2. The UE receives a registration acceptance message from the AMF, which includes an indication of whether the UE is allowed to perform perception services. For details, please refer to the instructions in Example 1.

[0405] Step 3. The UE sends the awareness device registration information to the SF through the awareness PDU session or awareness bearer.

[0406] Optionally, 3a. The UE establishes a perception PDU session or a perception bearer. For example, in step 2, the UE obtains a perception PDU session parameter or a perception bearer parameter used by the perception service, and the UE may establish a perception PDU session or a perception bearer. Exemplarily, the UE may use an NRSP message to send perception device registration information to the SF.

[0407] Step 4. SF obtains the perception service request. For details, please refer to the description in Example 1.

[0408] Step 5. Optionally, SF obtains the UE in the perceived service area from AMF. For details, please refer to the instructions in Example 1.

[0409] Step 6. The SF sends the perception configuration information to the UE through the UE's perception PDU session or perception bearer.

[0410] Step 7: The UE performs perception measurement. For details, please refer to the description in Example 1.

[0411] Step 8. The UE sends the perception measurement result to the SF through a perception PDU session or a perception bearer. For example, the UE may send the perception measurement result to the SF using an NRSP message.

[0412] Example 4: UE establishes a sensing air interface bearer, and RAN registers the sensing device with SF, such as Fig.10 As shown:

[0413] Step 1. The UE sends a registration request message to the AMF, which includes the UE's perception capability indication information. For details, please refer to the description of step 1a, step 1b, and step 1c in Example 1. In particular, the UE can carry the UE's perception capability indication information in the RRC message.

[0414] Step 2. The UE receives a registration acceptance message from the AMF, which includes an indication of whether the UE is allowed to perform perception services. For details, please refer to the instructions in Example 1.

[0415] Step 2a. The UE establishes an air interface awareness bearer. The UE may establish an awareness air interface bearer according to the received awareness bearer parameters.

[0416] Step 3. RAN sends the sensing device registration information to SF. For details, please refer to the description in Example 2.

[0417] Step 4. SF obtains the perception service request. For details, please refer to the description in Example 1.

[0418] Step 5. Optionally, SF obtains the UE in the perceived service area from AMF. For details, please refer to the instructions in Example 1.

[0419] Step 6. SF sends the perception configuration information to RAN. For details, please refer to the description in Example 2.

[0420] Step 7. RAN sends the awareness configuration information to the UE. RAN may send the awareness configuration information to the UE via an RRC message. Alternatively, RAN may send the awareness configuration information to the UE via a RAN awareness air interface bearer.

[0421] Step 8. The UE and / or RAN performs perception measurement. For details, please refer to the description in Example 1.

[0422] Step 9. The UE sends the perception measurement result to the SF. For details, please refer to the description in Example 1.

[0423] In addition, there may be another way for the UE to send the perception measurement results to the SF: the UE establishes a perception air interface bearer to send the UE perception measurement results to the SF. For example, in step 2, the UE obtains the perception bearer parameters used by the perception service, and the UE can establish a perception air interface bearer. The UE can use the perception air interface bearer to send the perception measurement results to the RAN. The RAN sends the UE's perception measurement results to the SF, and optionally also includes the RAN's perception measurement results. For example, the RAN can send the perception measurement results to the SF through the NRSPa protocol or through the UE-granular Ny channel.

[0424] It should be noted that the execution subject of the perception device registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application may be a perception device registration apparatus, or a control module in the perception device registration apparatus for executing the perception device registration method. In the embodiment of the present application, the perception device registration apparatus provided in the embodiment of the present application is described by taking the perception device registration apparatus executing the perception device registration method as an example.

[0425] like Fig.11As shown, an embodiment of the present application provides a perception device registration device 700, which includes a sending module 701. The sending module 701 is used to send perception capability indication information of a perception UE to a perception RAN, so that a network side device performs perception device registration for the perception UE, and the perception capability indication information of the perception UE is used to indicate that the perception UE has perception capability.

[0426] Optionally, the sending module is specifically configured to send a registration request message to the perception RAN, where the registration request message includes perception capability indication information of the perception UE.

[0427] Optionally, the sensing device registration apparatus further comprises a receiving module. The receiving module is configured to receive a registration acceptance message, wherein the registration acceptance message comprises information indicating that the sensing UE is allowed to perform the sensing service.

[0428] Optionally, the sending module is further used to send perception request indication information to the perception RAN, where the perception request indication information is used to request to use the perception capability of the perception UE.

[0429] Optionally, the perception device registration apparatus further includes a receiving module and an execution module. The receiving module is used to receive the perception configuration information of the perception UE from the perception RAN; the execution module is used to perform a first perception measurement according to the perception configuration information of the perception UE to obtain a first perception measurement result; and the sending module is also used to report the first perception measurement result.

[0430] Optionally, the sending module is specifically used to send a first message to the perception RAN, where the first message carries a first perception measurement result, and the first message is a NAS message or an RRC message; or, send the first perception measurement result to the perception RAN through a first perception channel, where the first perception channel is a perception channel between the perception UE and the perception RAN; or, send the first perception measurement result to the SF through a second perception channel, where the second perception channel is a perception channel between the perception UE and the SF.

[0431] Optionally, the receiving module is also used to receive channel establishment parameters of the first perception channel from the AMF; the execution module is also used to establish the first perception channel according to the channel establishment parameters of the first perception channel, and the first perception channel is a perception air interface bearer.

[0432] Optionally, the receiving module is also used to receive channel establishment parameters of the second perception channel from AMF; the execution module is also used to establish a second perception channel according to the channel establishment parameters of the second perception channel; wherein the second perception channel includes any one of the following: perception bearer, perception PDU session.

[0433] The perception device registration device provided in the embodiment of the present application has the perception capability indication information used to indicate that the perception UE has the perception capability, that is, to indicate that the perception UE is a perception device. Therefore, after the perception UE sends the perception capability information to the perception RAN, if a perception service is required, the network side device can select a suitable perception device to perform the perception service according to the perception capability indication information.

[0434] like Fig.12 As shown, an embodiment of the present application provides a perception device registration device 800, which includes a receiving module 801 and a registration module 802. The receiving module 801 is used to receive first perception device registration information sent by a first device, and the first perception device registration information is used to perform perception device registration on the first perception device, and the first perception device includes at least one of a perception UE and a perception RAN; the registration module 802 is used to perform perception device registration on the first perception device according to the first perception device registration information.

[0435] Optionally, the perception registration module further includes a determination module and a sending module. The receiving module is further used to receive perception service information; the determination module is used to determine, based on the perception service information, that the first perception device is a perception device participating in the perception service indicated by the perception service information; and the sending module is used to send first perception configuration information to the first device, where the first perception configuration information is perception configuration information of the first perception device.

[0436] Optionally, the first device is any one of the following: a perceptual UE, a perceptual RAN, or an AMF.

[0437] Optionally, the determination module includes a determination submodule, a sending submodule and a receiving submodule. The determination submodule is used to determine the perception area for executing the perception service according to the perception service information; the sending submodule is used to send an event open service request message to the AMF, and the event open service request message includes indication information of the perception area; the receiving submodule is used to receive an event open response message from the AMF; the determination submodule is used to determine, according to the event open response message, that the first perception device in the device indicated by the event open response message is a perception device participating in the perception service indicated by the perception service information.

[0438] Optionally, the device indicated by the event open response message includes at least one of the following:

[0439] Perceptual devices located in the perception area;

[0440] A sensing device capable of providing sensing services for a sensing area;

[0441] Devices located in the sensing area.

[0442] Optionally, the receiving module is also used to receive a second perception measurement result from a second device, where the second perception measurement result is a measurement result corresponding to the perception service indicated by the perception service information; wherein the second device includes at least one of the following: a perception UE, a perception RAN, and an AMF.

[0443] Optionally, the second device includes a perception UE, and the first perception device includes a perception UE; a receiving module is specifically used for SF to receive a second perception measurement result from the perception UE through a second perception channel; wherein the second perception channel is a perception bearer or a perception protocol data unit PDU session of the perception UE.

[0444] Optionally, the perception device registration apparatus further includes an establishment module. The second device includes a perception RAN, and the first perception device includes a perception UE. The establishment module is used to establish a third perception channel between the SF and the perception RAN; and the receiving module is specifically used to receive the second perception measurement result from the perception RAN through the third perception channel.

[0445] Optionally, the first sensing device registration information includes at least one of the following:

[0446] Perceiving the identity of the UE;

[0447] Perceive the perception capability of UE;

[0448] Perceive the location information of UE;

[0449] Perceive the identity of RAN;

[0450] Perception of RAN’s perception capabilities;

[0451] Sense the location information of RAN.

[0452] The perception device registration method provided in the embodiment of the present application is that after the SF receives the registration information of the first perception device, it can register the first perception device, that is, the perception capability of the first perception device can be registered to the network side device, so that if a perception service is required, the network side device can select a suitable perception device from the registered perception devices to perform the perception service.

[0453] like Fig.11 As shown, an embodiment of the present application provides a perception device registration device 700, which includes a sending module 701. The sending module 701 is used to send first perception device registration information to the SF, where the first perception device registration information is used to register the first perception device, and the first perception device includes at least one of a perception UE and a perception RAN.

[0454] Optionally, the sensing device registration apparatus further includes a receiving module. In the case where the first sensing device includes a sensing UE, the receiving module is configured to receive a first message from an AMF, where the first message includes information allowing the sensing UE to perform a sensing service.

[0455] Optionally, the sensing device registration apparatus further includes a receiving module. The first sensing device includes a sensing UE, and the receiving module is used to receive sensing capability indication information of the sensing UE from a third device, where the sensing capability indication information of the sensing UE is used to indicate that the sensing UE has sensing capability; wherein the third device includes at least one of an AMF and a sensing UE.

[0456] Optionally, the sensing device registration apparatus further includes a receiving module. The receiving module is configured to receive first sensing configuration information from the SF, where the first sensing configuration information is sensing configuration information of the first sensing device.

[0457] Optionally, the first perception device includes a perception UE, a sending module, and is also used to send perception configuration information of the perception UE to the perception UE; the receiving module is also used to receive the first perception measurement result from the perception UE; and the sending module is also used to send the first perception measurement result to the SF.

[0458] Optionally, the sensing device registration apparatus further includes an establishing module, which is used to establish a third sensing channel between the sensing RAN and the SF; and a sending module, which is specifically used to send the first sensing measurement result to the SF through the third sensing channel.

[0459] Optionally, the sensing device registration apparatus further includes an execution module. In the case where the first sensing device includes a sensing RAN, the execution module is configured to sense the RAN to perform the second sensing measurement according to the sensing configuration information of the sensing RAN to obtain a third sensing measurement result; and the sending module is further configured to send the third sensing measurement result to the SF.

[0460] Optionally, the first sensing device registration information includes at least one of the following:

[0461] Perceiving the identity of the UE;

[0462] Perceive the perception capability of UE;

[0463] Perceive the location information of UE;

[0464] Perceive the identity of RAN;

[0465] Perception of RAN’s perception capabilities;

[0466] Sense the location information of RAN.

[0467] In the sensing device registration device provided in the embodiment of the present application, since the first sensing device registration information can be used to register the first sensing device, after sending the first sensing device registration information to the SF, the SF can perform sensing registration on the first sensing device according to the first sensing device registration information. In this way, after the sensing device is successfully registered, if a sensing service is required, the network side device can select a suitable sensing device from the registered sensing devices to perform the sensing service.

[0468] like Fig.11 As shown, an embodiment of the present application provides a perception device registration device 700, which includes a sending module 701. The sending module 701 is used to send first perception device registration information to the SF, where the first perception device registration information is used to register the first perception device, and the first perception device includes at least one of a perception UE and a perception RAN.

[0469] Optionally, the sensing device registration apparatus further includes a determination module. In the case where the first sensing device includes a sensing UE, the determination module is used to determine, based on first information, whether the sensing UE is allowed to perform a sensing service, wherein the first information includes at least one of a local configuration and subscription data of the sensing UE.

[0470] Optionally, the sensing device registration apparatus further includes a receiving module. The receiving module is configured to receive first sensing capability indication information from the sensing RAN, where the first sensing capability indication information is used to indicate that the first sensing device has sensing capability.

[0471] Optionally, the sensing device registration apparatus further comprises a receiving module. The receiving module is used to receive sensing request indication information from the sensing RAN, where the sensing request indication information is used to request to use the sensing capability of the sensing UE.

[0472] Optionally, the perception device registration apparatus further includes a receiving module, which is used to receive first perception configuration information from the SF, where the first perception configuration information is perception configuration information of the first perception device; and the sending module is further used to send the first perception configuration information to the perception RAN.

[0473] Optionally, the receiving module is further used to receive a fourth perception measurement result from the perception RAN; the sending module is further used to send the fourth perception measurement result to the SF; wherein the fourth perception measurement result includes at least one of the following: the perception measurement result of the perception RAN performing the perception measurement according to the perception configuration information of the perception RAN; the perception measurement result of the perception UE performing the perception measurement according to the perception configuration information of the perception UE.

[0474] Optionally, the first sensing device registration information includes at least one of the following:

[0475] Perceiving the identity of the UE;

[0476] Perceive the perception capability of UE;

[0477] Perceive the location information of UE;

[0478] Perceive the identity of RAN;

[0479] Perception of RAN’s perception capabilities;

[0480] Sense the location information of RAN.

[0481] In the sensing device registration device provided in the embodiment of the present application, since the first sensing device registration information can be used to register the first sensing device, after sending the first sensing device registration information to the SF, the SF can perform sensing registration on the first sensing device according to the first sensing device registration information. In this way, after the sensing device is successfully registered, if a sensing service is required, the network side device can select a suitable sensing device from the registered sensing devices to perform the sensing service.

[0482] The sensing device registration device in the embodiment of the present application can be a device, a device or an electronic device with an operating system, or a component, an integrated circuit, or a chip in a UE. The device or electronic device can be a mobile UE, a non-mobile UE, or a network side device (such as an access network device, a core network device, etc.). Exemplarily, the mobile UE can include but is not limited to the types of UE11 listed above, and the non-mobile UE can be a server, a network attached storage (Network Attached Storage, NAS), a personal computer (personal computer, PC), a television (television, TV), a teller machine or a self-service machine, etc., which is not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0483] The perception device registration apparatus provided in the embodiment of the present application can implement each process implemented in the above method embodiment and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0484] Alternatively, if Fig.13As shown, the embodiment of the present application also provides a communication device m00, including a processor m01, a memory m02, and a program or instruction stored in the memory m02 and executable on the processor m01. For example, when the communication device m00 is a UE, the program or instruction is executed by the processor m01 to implement the various processes of the above-mentioned perception device registration method embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect. When the communication device m00 is a network side device, the program or instruction is executed by the processor m01 to implement the various processes of the above-mentioned perception device registration method embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0485] The embodiment of the present application also provides a UE, including a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface is used to send the perception capability indication information of the perception UE to the perception RAN, so that the network side device registers the perception UE as a perception device; or the communication interface is used to send the perception device registration information of the perception UE to the SF. This UE embodiment corresponds to the above-mentioned UE side method embodiment, and each implementation process and implementation method of the above-mentioned method embodiment can be applied to this UE embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect. Specifically, Fig.14 A schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a UE for implementing an embodiment of the present application.

[0486] The UE 100 (which may be a perception UE in an embodiment of the present application) includes but is not limited to: a radio frequency unit 101, a network module 102, an audio output unit 103, an input unit 104, a sensor 105, a display unit 106, a user input unit 107, an interface unit 108, a memory 109, and at least some of the components in the processor 110.

[0487] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that UE 100 may also include a power source (such as a battery) for supplying power to various components, and the power source may be logically connected to processor 110 through a power management system, thereby implementing functions such as managing charging, discharging, and power consumption management through the power management system. Fig.14 The UE structure shown in the figure does not constitute a limitation on the UE. The UE may include more or fewer components than shown in the figure, or combine certain components, or arrange the components differently, which will not be described in detail here.

[0488] It should be understood that in the embodiment of the present application, the input unit 104 may include a graphics processor (Graphics Processing Unit, GPU) 1041 and a microphone 1042, and the graphics processor 1041 processes the image data of a static picture or video obtained by an image capture device (such as a camera) in a video capture mode or an image capture mode. The display unit 106 may include a display panel 1061, and the display panel 1061 may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light emitting diode, etc. The user input unit 107 includes a touch panel 1071 and other input devices 1072. The touch panel 1071 is also called a touch screen. The touch panel 1071 may include two parts: a touch detection device and a touch controller. Other input devices 1072 may include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (such as volume control keys, switch keys, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, and a joystick, which will not be repeated here.

[0489] In the embodiment of the present application, the radio frequency unit 101 receives downlink data from the network side device and sends it to the processor 110 for processing; in addition, the uplink data is sent to the network side device. Generally, the radio frequency unit 101 includes but is not limited to an antenna, at least one amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low noise amplifier, a duplexer, etc.

[0490] The memory 109 can be used to store software programs or instructions and various data. The memory 109 may mainly include a program or instruction storage area and a data storage area, wherein the program or instruction storage area may store an operating system, an application program or instruction required for at least one function (such as a sound playback function, an image playback function, etc.), etc. In addition, the memory 109 may include a high-speed random access memory, and may also include a non-volatile memory, wherein the non-volatile memory may be a read-only memory (ROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), or a flash memory. For example, at least one disk storage device, a flash memory device, or other non-volatile solid-state storage device.

[0491] The processor 110 may include one or more processing units; optionally, the processor 110 may 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 communications, such as a baseband processor. It is understandable that the modem processor may not be integrated into the processor 110.

[0492] Among them, the radio frequency unit 101 is used to send the perception capability indication information of the perception UE to the perception wireless RAN, so that the network side device registers the perception UE as a perception device, and the perception capability indication information of the perception UE is used to indicate that the perception UE has the perception capability.

[0493] In an embodiment of the present application, since the perception capability indication information is used to indicate that the perception UE has perception capability, that is, to indicate that the perception UE is a perception device, after the perception UE sends the perception capability information to the perception RAN, if a perception service is required, the network side device can select a suitable perception device to perform the perception service according to the perception capability indication information.

[0494] The radio frequency unit 101 may also be used to send the perception device registration information of the perception UE to the SF, where the perception device registration information of the perception UE is used to perform perception device registration on the perception UE.

[0495] In an embodiment of the present application, since the perception UE can directly send the perception device registration information of the perception UE to the SF so that the SF can register the perception device for the perception UE, after the perception device is successfully registered, if a perception service is required, the network side device can select a suitable perception device from the registered perception devices to perform the perception service.

[0496] The embodiment of the present application also provides a network side device, including a processor and a communication interface. The network side device embodiment corresponds to the above-mentioned network side device (including RAN, AMF, SF) method embodiment, and each implementation process and implementation method of the above-mentioned method embodiment can be applied to the network side device embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect.

[0497] The present application embodiment also provides a network side device. Fig.15 As shown, the network side device y00 includes a processor y4 and a memory y5. The processor y4 can call the program in the memory y5 to execute the method of sensing the execution of RAN, AMF or SF in the embodiment of the present application.

[0498] Optionally, in the embodiment of the present application, when the network side device is a perception RAN, the network side device y00 provided in the embodiment of the present application may further include: an antenna y1, a radio frequency device y2, and a baseband device y3. Antenna y1 is connected to radio frequency device y2. In the uplink direction, radio frequency device y2 receives information through antenna y1 and sends the received information to baseband device y3 for processing. In the downlink direction, baseband device y3 processes the information to be sent and sends it to radio frequency device y2, and radio frequency device y2 processes the received information and sends it out through antenna y1.

[0499] Optionally, the network side device y00 may further include a network interface y6, and the network interface y6 may be used to interact with the radio frequency device y2. The interface may be, for example, a common public radio interface (CPRI for short).

[0500] The network side device of the embodiment of the present invention also includes: instructions or programs stored in the memory y5 and executable on the processor y4. The processor y4 calls the instructions or programs in the memory y5 to execute the method of perceiving the execution of RAN, AMF or SF in the above method embodiment and achieves the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described here.

[0501] An embodiment of the present application also provides a readable storage medium, on which a program or instruction is stored. When the program or instruction is executed by a processor, each process of the above-mentioned perception device registration method embodiment is implemented, and the same technical effect can be achieved. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0502] The processor is the processor in the UE in the above embodiment. The readable storage medium includes a computer readable storage medium, such as a computer read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk.

[0503] An embodiment of the present application further provides a chip, which includes a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface and the processor are coupled, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the various processes of the above-mentioned perception device registration method embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0504] It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiments of the present application can also be called a system-level chip, a system chip, a chip system or a system-on-chip chip, etc.

[0505] It should be noted that, in this article, the terms "comprise", "include" or any other variant thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that the process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also includes other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, the elements defined by the sentence "comprise one..." do not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device including the element. In addition, it should be pointed out that the scope of the methods and devices in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, and may also include performing functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in reverse order according to the functions involved, for example, the described method may be performed in an order different from that described, and various steps may also be added, omitted, or combined. In addition, the features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

[0506] Through the description of the above implementation methods, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the above-mentioned embodiment methods can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform, and of course by hardware, but in many cases the former is a better implementation method. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present application, or the part that contributes to the prior art, can be embodied in the form of a computer software product, which is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM / RAM, a disk, or an optical disk), and includes a number of instructions for a UE (which can be a mobile phone, a computer, a server, an air conditioner, or a network device, etc.) to execute the methods of each embodiment of the present application.

[0507] The embodiments of the present application are described above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned specific implementation methods. The above-mentioned specific implementation methods are merely illustrative and not restrictive. Under the guidance of the present application, ordinary technicians in this field can also make many forms without departing from the purpose of the present application and the scope of protection of the claims, all of which are within the protection of the present application.

Claims

1. A method for registering a sensing device, characterized in that: The method comprises: The perception function entity SF receives first perception device registration information sent by a first device, where the first perception device registration information is used by the SF to register the first perception device for the perception device, where the first perception device includes at least one of a perception user equipment UE and a perception radio access network device RAN, and the first device is any one of the following: the perception UE, the perception RAN, and an access and mobility management function entity AMF; The SF registers the first sensing device according to the first sensing device registration information.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The method further comprises: The SF receives the sensing service information; The SF determines, according to the perception service information, that the first perception device is a perception device participating in the perception service indicated by the perception service information; The SF sends first perception configuration information to the first device, where the first perception configuration information is perception configuration information of the first perception device.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The SF determines, according to the perception service information, that the first perception device is a perception device participating in the perception service indicated by the perception service information, including: The SF determines, according to the sensing service information, a sensing area for executing the sensing service; The SF sends an event open service request message to the AMF, where the event open service request message includes indication information of the perception area; The SF receives an event open response message from the AMF; The SF determines, according to the event open response message, that a first perception device among the devices indicated by the event open response message is a perception device participating in the perception service indicated by the perception service information.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that The device indicated by the event open response message includes at least one of the following: a sensing device located in the sensing area; A sensing device capable of providing sensing services for the sensing area; A device located within the sensing area.

5. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that: The method further comprises: The SF receives a second perception measurement result from the second device, where the second perception measurement result is a measurement result corresponding to the perception service indicated by the perception service information; The second device includes at least one of the following: the perceived UE, the perceived RAN, and AMF.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that The second device includes the perceiving UE, and the first perceiving device includes the perceiving UE; The SF receiving a second perception measurement result from a second device includes: Receiving, by the SF, the second sensing measurement result from the sensing UE through a second sensing channel; The second perception channel is a perception bearer or a perception protocol data unit PDU session of the perception UE.

7. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that The second device includes the perceptual RAN, the first perceptual device includes the perceptual UE, and the method further includes: The SF establishes a third perception channel with the perception RAN; The SF receiving a second perception measurement result from a second device includes: The SF receives the second perception measurement result from the perception RAN through the third perception channel.

8. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The first sensing device registration information includes at least one of the following: The identification of the perceiving UE; The sensing capability of the sensing UE; The sensing UE's location information; an identifier of the perception RAN; the sensing capability of the sensing RAN; The sensing RAN location information.

9. A method for registering a sensing device, characterized in that: The method comprises: The perception user equipment UE sends the perception capability indication information of the perception UE to the perception radio access network equipment RAN, so that the network side equipment registers the perception UE as a perception device, the perception capability indication information of the perception UE is used to indicate that the perception UE has perception capability, the network side equipment includes a core network equipment, and the core network equipment includes a perception function entity SF.

10. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that The sensing UE sends sensing capability indication information of the sensing UE to the sensing RAN, including: The aware UE sends a registration request message to the aware RAN, where the registration request message includes awareness capability indication information of the aware UE.

11. The method according to claim 10, characterized in that The method further comprises: The sensing UE receives a registration acceptance message, where the registration acceptance message includes information indicating that the sensing UE is allowed to perform a sensing service.

12. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that The method further comprises: The perception UE sends perception request indication information to the perception RAN, where the perception request indication information is used to request to use the perception capability of the perception UE.

13. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that The method further comprises: The perception UE receives the perception configuration information of the perception UE from the perception RAN; The perceiving UE performs a first perceiving measurement according to the perceiving configuration information of the perceiving UE to obtain a first perceiving measurement result; The perceiving UE reports the first perceiving measurement result.

14. The method according to claim 13, characterized in that The perceiving UE reporting the first perceiving measurement result includes: The perception UE sends a first message to the perception RAN, where the first message carries the first perception measurement result, and the first message is a non-access stratum NAS message or an RRC message; or, The perception UE sends the first perception measurement result to the perception RAN through a first perception channel, where the first perception channel is a perception channel between the perception UE and the perception RAN; or The sensing UE sends the first sensing measurement result to the SF through a second sensing channel, where the second sensing channel is a sensing channel between the sensing UE and the SF.

15. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that The method further comprises: The sensing UE receives a channel establishment parameter of a first sensing channel from an access and mobility management function entity AMF; The perceiving UE establishes the first perceiving channel according to the channel establishment parameter of the first perceiving channel, where the first perceiving channel is a perceiving air interface bearer.

16. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that The method further comprises: The perceiving UE receives a channel establishment parameter of a second perceiving channel from the AMF; The sensing UE establishes the second sensing channel according to the channel establishment parameters of the second sensing channel; The second perception channel includes any one of the following: a perception bearer, a perception protocol data unit PDU session.

17. A method for registering a sensing device, characterized in that: The method further comprises: The perception radio access network device RAN sends first perception device registration information to the perception function entity SF, where the first perception device registration information is used by the SF to perform perception device registration on the first perception device, where the first perception device includes at least one of a perception user equipment UE and the perception RAN.

18. The method according to claim 17, characterized in that The first sensing device includes the sensing UE, and the method further includes: The perception RAN receives a first message from an access and mobility management function entity AMF, where the first message includes information allowing the perception UE to perform a perception service.

19. The method according to claim 17, characterized in that The first sensing device includes the sensing UE, and the method further includes: The perception RAN receives perception capability indication information of the perception UE from a third device, where the perception capability indication information of the perception UE is used to indicate that the perception UE has perception capability; The third device includes at least one of the AMF and the perceiving UE.

20. The method according to claim 17, characterized in that The method further comprises: The perception RAN receives first perception configuration information from the SF, where the first perception configuration information is perception configuration information of the first perception device.

21. The method according to claim 20, characterized in that The first sensing device includes the sensing UE, and the method further includes: The perception RAN sends the perception configuration information of the perception UE to the perception UE; The perception RAN receives a first perception measurement result from the perception UE; The perception RAN sends the first perception measurement result to the SF.

22. The method according to claim 21, characterized in that The method further comprises: The perception RAN establishes a third perception channel with the SF; The sending, by the perception RAN, the first perception measurement result to the SF includes: The RAN sends the first perception measurement result to the SF through the third perception channel.

23. The method according to claim 21, characterized in that The first sensing device includes the sensing RAN, and the method further includes: The perception RAN performs a second perception measurement according to the perception configuration information of the perception RAN to obtain a third perception measurement result; The RAN sends the third perception measurement result to the SF.

24. The method according to any one of claims 17 to 23, characterized in that The first sensing device registration information includes at least one of the following: The identification of the perceiving UE; The sensing capability of the sensing UE; The sensing UE's location information; an identification of the perception RAN; the sensing capability of the sensing RAN; The sensing RAN location information.

25. A method for registering a sensing device, characterized in that: The method comprises: The access and mobility management function entity AMF sends first perception device registration information to the perception function entity SF, where the first perception device registration information is used by the SF to register the first perception device. The first perception device includes at least one of a perception user equipment UE and a perception radio access network device RAN.

26. The method according to claim 25, characterized in that The first sensing device includes the sensing UE, and the method further includes: The AMF determines, based on the first information, that the perception UE is allowed to perform the perception service, where the first information includes at least one of the local configuration and the subscription data of the perception UE.

27. The method according to claim 25, characterized in that The method further comprises: The AMF receives first perception capability indication information from the perception RAN, where the first perception capability indication information is used to indicate that the first perception device has perception capability.

28. The method according to claim 25, characterized in that The method further comprises: The AMF receives perception request indication information from the perception RAN, where the perception request indication information is used to request to use the perception capability of the perception UE.

29. The method according to claim 25, characterized in that The method further comprises: The AMF receives first perception configuration information from the SF, where the first perception configuration information is perception configuration information of the first perception device; The AMF sends the first perception configuration information to the perception RAN.

30. The method according to claim 29, characterized in that The method further comprises: The AMF receives a fourth perception measurement result from the perception RAN; The AMF sends the fourth perception measurement result to the SF; The fourth sensory measurement result includes at least one of the following: a perception measurement result of a perception measurement performed by the perception RAN according to the perception configuration information of the perception RAN; The perceiving UE obtains a perceiving measurement result by performing perceiving measurement according to the perceiving configuration information of the perceiving UE.

31. The method according to any one of claims 25 to 30, characterized in that The first sensing device registration information includes at least one of the following: The identification of the perceiving UE; The sensing capability of the sensing UE; The sensing UE's location information; an identification of the perception RAN; the sensing capability of the sensing RAN; The sensing RAN location information.

32. A sensing device registration device, characterized in that: Applied to a sensing function entity SF, the device comprises a receiving module and a registration module; The receiving module is used to receive first perception device registration information sent by a first device, where the first perception device registration information is used by the SF to register the first perception device, where the first perception device includes at least one of a perception user equipment UE and a perception radio access network device RAN, and the first device is any one of the following: the perception UE, the perception RAN, and an access and mobility management function entity AMF; The registration module is used to register the first perception device according to the first perception device registration information.

33. A sensing device registration device, characterized in that: The device comprises a sending module; The sending module is used to send perception capability indication information of a perception user equipment UE to a perception radio access network device RAN, so that a network side device registers the perception UE as a perception device. The perception capability indication information of the perception UE is used to indicate that the perception UE has perception capability. The network side device includes a core network device, and the core network device includes a perception function entity SF.

34. A sensing device registration device, characterized in that: The device comprises a sending module; The sending module is used to send first perception device registration information to the perception function entity SF, where the first perception device registration information is used by the SF to register the first perception device, where the first perception device includes at least one of a perception user equipment UE and a perception radio access network device RAN.

35. A user equipment UE, characterized in that: It includes a processor, a memory, and a program or instruction stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the program or instruction, when executed by the processor, implements the steps of the perception device registration method as described in any one of claims 9 to 16.

36. A network side device, characterized in that: It includes a processor, a memory, and a program or instruction stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the program or instruction, when executed by the processor, implements the steps of the perception device registration method as described in any one of claims 1 to 8, or the program or instruction, when executed by the processor, implements the steps of the perception device registration method as described in any one of claims 17 to 24, or the program or instruction, when executed by the processor, implements the steps of the perception device registration method as described in any one of claims 25 to 31.

37. A readable storage medium, characterized in that: The readable storage medium stores a program or instruction, and when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, the steps of the perception device registration method as described in any one of claims 1-31 are implemented.

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