Status indication method, device, network-side equipment and readable storage medium

Abstract

This application discloses a status indication method, apparatus, network-side device, and readable storage medium, belonging to the field of communication technology. The status indication method of this application includes: a first network-side device determining the transmission status of the uplink positioning reference signal of a terminal, the transmission status including suspending transmission or resuming transmission; sending first indication information to a second network-side device; the first indication information is used to indicate the transmission status of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application belongs to the technical field of communication, and particularly relates to a state indication method and device, a network side equipment and a readable storage medium. BACKGROUND

[0002] In the prior art, a terminal in an inactive state such as an RRC_INACTIVE state can be configured to send an uplink positioning reference signal on a non-initial bandwidth of a current camped cell. However, after entering the inactive state, the terminal may need to send uplink data on the initial bandwidth of the current camped cell. If the terminal sends the uplink positioning reference signal on the non-initial bandwidth and needs to send uplink data, in order to guarantee uplink data transmission, the terminal will suspend the sending of the uplink positioning reference signal and switch to the initial bandwidth to send the uplink data.

[0003] However, the network side equipment such as a location management function (LMF) cannot perceive the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal at present. If the terminal suspends the sending of the uplink positioning reference signal, the LMF may send new measurement configuration information to a related base station, thereby causing the uplink positioning reference signal measurement of the related base station to fail. Therefore, how to make the network side equipment know the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is a problem that needs to be solved at present. SUMMARY

[0004] Embodiments of the present application provide a state indication method and device, a network side equipment and a readable storage medium, which can solve the problem of how to make the network side equipment know the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal.

[0005] In a first aspect, a state indication method is provided, comprising:

[0006] A first network side equipment determines a sending state of an uplink positioning reference signal of a terminal; wherein the sending state comprises suspending sending or resuming sending.

[0007] The first network side equipment sends first indication information to a second network side equipment; wherein the first indication information is used to indicate the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal.

[0008] In a second aspect, a state indication method is provided, comprising:

[0009] A second network side equipment receives first indication information from a first network side equipment.

[0010] The first indication information is used to indicate the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal; and the sending state comprises suspending sending or resuming sending.

[0011] In a third aspect, a state indication apparatus is provided, which is applied to a first network side device, and includes:

[0012] a determining module, configured to determine a sending state of uplink positioning reference signals of a terminal; wherein the sending state includes pausing sending or resuming sending;

[0013] a first sending module, configured to send first indication information to a second network side device; wherein the first indication information is used to indicate the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signals of the terminal.

[0014] In a fourth aspect, a state indication apparatus is provided, which is applied to a second network side device, and includes:

[0015] a third receiving module, configured to receive first indication information from a first network side device;

[0016] wherein the first indication information is used to indicate the sending state of uplink positioning reference signals of a terminal; and the sending state includes pausing sending or resuming sending.

[0017] In a fifth aspect, a network side device is provided, which includes a processor and a memory, the memory stores programs or instructions which can be run on the processor, and the programs or instructions are executed by the processor to implement the steps of the method according to the first aspect, or the steps of the method according to the second aspect.

[0018] In a sixth aspect, a network side device is provided, which includes a processor and a communication interface, wherein when the network side device is a first network side device, the processor is configured to determine a sending state of uplink positioning reference signals of a terminal, and the sending state includes pausing sending or resuming sending; and the communication interface is configured to send first indication information to a second network side device, and the first indication information is used to indicate the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signals of the terminal; or when the network side device is a second network side device, the communication interface is configured to receive first indication information from a first network side device, and the first indication information is used to indicate the sending state of uplink positioning reference signals of a terminal.

[0019] In a seventh aspect, a communication system is provided, which includes a terminal, a first network side device and a second network side device, the first network side device is configured to implement the steps of the state indication method according to the first aspect, and the second network side device is configured to implement the steps of the state indication method according to the second aspect.

[0020] In an eighth aspect, a readable storage medium is provided, which stores programs or instructions, and the programs or instructions are executed by a processor to implement the steps of the method according to the first aspect, or the steps of the method according to the second aspect.

[0021] In a ninth aspect, a chip is provided, the chip comprising a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface and the processor being coupled, the processor being configured to run a program or an instruction to implement the steps of the method according to the first aspect, or to implement the steps of the method according to the second aspect.

[0022] In a tenth aspect, a computer program / program product is provided, the computer program / program product being stored in a storage medium, the computer program / program product being executed by at least one processor to implement the steps of the method according to the first aspect, or to implement the steps of the method according to the second aspect.

[0023] In the embodiments of the present application, after determining the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal, the first network side device can send first indication information to the second network side device, the first indication information being used to indicate the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal, the sending state including pausing sending or resuming sending. In this way, the relevant network side device can be informed of the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal, so that the uplink positioning reference signal measurement failure caused by the second network side device sending a new measurement configuration when the terminal pauses sending the uplink positioning reference signal can be avoided, and the uplink positioning reference signal reconfiguration caused by the uplink positioning reference signal measurement failure can also be avoided, reducing the signaling overhead. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0024] Figure 1 is a block diagram of a wireless communication system to which the embodiments of the present application can be applied;

[0025] Figure 2 is a flowchart of a state indication method provided by the embodiments of the present application;

[0026] Figure 3 is a flowchart of another state indication method provided by the embodiments of the present application;

[0027] Figure 4 is a flowchart of a state indication process in the first embodiment of the present application;

[0028] Figure 5 is a flowchart of a state indication process in the second embodiment of the present application;

[0029] Figure 6 is a structural schematic diagram of a state indication apparatus provided by the embodiments of the present application;

[0030] Figure 7 is a structural schematic diagram of another state indication apparatus provided by the embodiments of the present application;

[0031] Figure 8is a structural schematic diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present application.

[0032] Figure 9 is a structural schematic diagram of a network side device provided by an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art belong to the scope of protection of the present application.

[0034] The terms "first", "second", and the like in the specification and claims of the present application are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the terms used in this way can be interchanged under appropriate circumstances, so that the embodiments of the present application can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described herein, and the objects distinguished by "first", "second" are generally of a kind, and are not limited to the number of objects, for example, the first object can be one or more. In addition, "and / or" in the specification and claims indicates at least one of the connected objects, and the character " / " generally indicates that the front and rear associated objects are in an "or" relationship.

[0035] It is worth noting that the technology described in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to Long Term Evolution (LTE) / LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) systems, but can also be used in other wireless communication systems, such as Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Single-carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA), and other systems. The terms "system" and "network" in the embodiments of the present application are often used interchangeably, and the described technology can be used in the above-mentioned systems and radio technologies, as well as in other systems and radio technologies. The following description describes a New Radio (NR) system for example purposes, and NR terminology is used in most of the following description, but these technologies can also be applied outside the NR system application, such as in a 6th Generation (6G) communication system. th

[0036] Figure 1 ​A block diagram of a wireless communication system to which embodiments of the present application can be applied is shown. The wireless communication system includes a terminal 11 and a network side device 12. The terminal 11 can be a terminal side device such as a mobile phone, a tablet personal computer, a laptop computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a palm computer, a netbook, an ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), a mobile Internet device (MID), an augmented reality (AR) / virtual reality (VR) device, a robot, a wearable device, a vehicle-mounted device (VUE), a pedestrian terminal (PUE), a smart home (a home device with a wireless communication function such as a refrigerator, a television, a washing machine, or furniture), a game console, a personal computer (PC), a kiosk, or a self-service machine. The wearable device includes a smart watch, a smart bracelet, a smart earphone, smart glasses, smart jewelry (a smart bracelet, a smart necklace, a smart ring, a smart necklace, a smart anklet, a smart necklace, etc.), a smart wristband, and smart clothing. It should be noted that the specific type of the terminal 11 is not limited in the embodiments of the present application. The network side device 12 can include an access network device or a core network device. The access network device 12 can also be referred to as a radio access network device, a radio access network (RAN), a radio access network function, or a radio access network unit. The access network device 12 can include a base station, a WLAN access point, or a WiFi node. The base station can be referred to as a node B, an evolved node B (eNB), an access point, a base transceiver station (BTS), a radio base station, a radio transceiver, a basic service set (BSS), an extended service set (ESS), a home node B, a home evolved node B, a transmitting receiving point (TRP), or some other appropriate terminology in the art, as long as the same technical effects are achieved. The base station is not limited to a specific technical term, and it should be noted that only a base station in an NR system is taken as an example for description in the embodiments of the present application, and the specific type of the base station is not limited.The core network device can include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following: a core network node, a core network function, a location management function (LMF), a mobility management entity (MME), an access and mobility management function (AMF), a session management function (SMF), a user plane function (UPF), a policy control function (PCF), a policy and charging rules function (PCRF), an edge application server discovery function (EASDF), a unified data management (UDM), a unified data repository (UDR), a home subscriber server (HSS), a centralized network configuration (CNC), a network repository function (NRF), a network exposure function (NEF), a local NEF (L-NEF), a binding support function (BSF), an application function (AF), and the like. It should be noted that only the core network device in the NR system is taken as an example for introduction in the embodiments of the present application, and the specific type of the core network device is not limited.

[0037] The state indication method, apparatus, network side device and readable storage medium provided in the embodiments of the present application will be described in detail in combination with some embodiments and application scenarios thereof, with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0038] Please refer to Figure 2 , Figure 2is a flowchart of a state indication method provided by an embodiment of the present application. The method is executed by a first network side device, which can be an access network device such as a serving base station, a serving Transmission-Reception Point (TRP), etc. As shown in Figure 2 the method includes the following steps:

[0039] Step 21: The first network side device determines the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal.

[0040] Optionally, the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal can include pausing sending or resuming sending.

[0041] In some embodiments, the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal can include but is not limited to a Sounding Reference Signal (SRS), etc.

[0042] Step 22: The first network side device sends first indication information to a second network side device.

[0043] The first indication information is used to indicate the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal. For example, the first indication information can indicate that the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is pausing sending, or the first indication information can indicate that the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is resuming sending.

[0044] In some embodiments, the second network side device can be a core network device such as a Location Management Function (LMF), etc. For example, after determining that the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is pausing sending or resuming sending, the serving base station / TRP can send the first indication information to the LMF to indicate the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal.

[0045] The state indication method of the embodiments of the present application can make the second network side device know the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal after the first network side device determines the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal, and the sending state includes pausing sending or resuming sending. Therefore, the second network side device can avoid sending a new measurement configuration when the terminal pauses sending the uplink positioning reference signal, so as to avoid uplink positioning reference signal measurement failure, and also avoid uplink positioning reference signal reconfiguration due to uplink positioning reference signal measurement failure, thereby reducing signaling overhead.

[0046] In the embodiments of the present application, the first network side device can determine the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal according to the configuration of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal and the uplink service state of the terminal.

[0047] Optionally, the first network side device can determine that the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is suspended sending in the case that the configuration of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is that the uplink positioning reference signal is sent on the non-initial bandwidth, and the uplink service state of the terminal is that the terminal initiates uplink data transmission. Alternatively, the first network side device can determine that the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is resumed sending in the case that the configuration of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is that the uplink positioning reference signal is sent on the non-initial bandwidth, and the uplink service state of the terminal is that the terminal completes the initiated uplink data transmission. In this way, since the terminal suspends the sending of the uplink positioning reference signal on the non-initial bandwidth when it needs to initiate uplink data transmission to ensure uplink data transmission, and resumes the sending of the uplink positioning reference signal on the non-initial bandwidth after the completion of the uplink data transmission, the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal can be accurately determined by means of the configuration of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal and the uplink service state of the terminal.

[0048] In some embodiments, if the terminal is configured with initial resources for uplink data transmission, the terminal can directly send uplink data on the initial resources. In this case, after receiving the uplink data, the first network side device can know that the uplink service state of the terminal is that the uplink data transmission is initiated, and further determine that the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is suspended sending.

[0049] In other embodiments, if the terminal is not configured with initial resources for uplink data transmission, the terminal can request resources through a random access (RA) process and send uplink data based on the requested resources. In this case, after receiving the resource request, the first network side device can know that the uplink service state of the terminal is that the uplink data transmission is initiated, and further determine that the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is suspended sending.

[0050] Optionally, since the terminal usually needs a period of time to resume the sending of the uplink positioning reference signal after completing the initiated uplink data transmission, the above determining that the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is resuming sending can include: the first network side device determines that the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is resuming sending at a first time in a case that the configuration of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is that the uplink positioning reference signal is sent on the non-initial bandwidth, and the uplink service state of the terminal is that the terminal completes the initiated uplink data transmission. The first time is spaced apart from the second time by a preset length of time window, and the second time is the time when the terminal completes the initiated uplink data transmission. The preset length of time window can be set based on actual needs, and is not limited.

[0051] Optionally, the above uplink data transmission can include but is not limited to small data transmission (SDT) and the like. For example, if the terminal sends uplink data through configured grant (CG) SDT, the uplink data can be sent through preconfigured CG-SDT resources, and the end of CG can be regarded as the completion of SDT transmission. Or, if the terminal sends uplink data through RA-SDT, the terminal can initiate SDT by sending a random access request message such as Msg1 on a preconfigured random access resource, and the base station can regard the sending of RRC_INACTIVE configuration (such as SuspendConfig) to the UE through the RRCRelease message as the completion of SDT transmission.

[0052] In some embodiments, a terminal in an RRC_INACTIVE state can be configured to send an uplink positioning reference signal on a non-initial bandwidth of a currently camped cell, such as a non-initial bandwidth part (BWP). After entering the RRC_INACTIVE state, if the terminal sends the uplink positioning reference signal on the non-initial BWP, the terminal needs to initiate an uplink service of SDT, so as to guarantee uplink data transmission. The terminal will suspend the sending of the uplink positioning reference signal and switch to the initial BWP to initiate the SDT. After the uplink data transmission is completed, the terminal will resume the sending of the uplink positioning reference signal on the non-initial BWP.

[0053] In some embodiments, if the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is configured to be transmitted on a non-initial BWP, and the base station determines that the terminal initiates an SDT on the initial BWP, the base station can determine that the transmission state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is suspended. Further, if the base station determines that the terminal completes the initiated SDT, the base station can determine that the transmission state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is resumed, or, after a preset length of time window, determine that the transmission state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is resumed. The length of the time window can be set to the time required for switching BWP (BWPswitch time).

[0054] It should be noted that the timing of determining the transmission state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal and indicating described above is real-time, that is, the transmission state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is determined in real time, and the indication is performed after determining that the transmission state is suspended or resumed. However, in addition thereto, the transmission state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal can also be determined upon receiving a measurement request, and the indication is performed after determining that the transmission state is suspended or resumed.

[0055] Optionally, before determining the transmission state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal, the first network side device can receive a measurement request of the uplink positioning reference signal from the second network side device, to determine the transmission state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal based on the measurement request, and perform the indication after determining that the transmission state is suspended or resumed.

[0056] Optionally, after sending the first indication information to the second network side device, the first network side device can receive second indication information from the second network side device, the second indication information being used to indicate the first network side device to suspend measuring the uplink positioning reference signal, or to indicate the first network side device to resume measuring the uplink positioning reference signal, so as to perform a measurement operation in the case that the terminal transmits the uplink positioning reference signal. Wherein, if the first indication information indicates that the transmission state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is suspended, the corresponding second indication information indicates the first network side device to suspend measuring the uplink positioning reference signal; and if the first indication information indicates that the transmission state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is resumed, the corresponding second indication information indicates the first network side device to resume measuring the uplink positioning reference signal.

[0057] Optionally, in the case that the transmission state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is suspended, the first indication information can indicate that the transmission state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is suspended, or the first indication information can indicate that the suspension of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is true.

[0058] Optionally, in the case that the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is suspended sending and the first indication information is sent through the first message, the first indication information can be carried in the Message Type field of the first message. The first message can be a new message introduced in the embodiment.

[0059] Optionally, in the case that the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is resumed sending, the first indication information can indicate that the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is resumed sending, or the first indication information can indicate that the resumed sending of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is true.

[0060] Optionally, in the case that the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is resumed sending and the first indication information is sent through the second message, the first indication information can be carried in the Message Type field of the second message. The second message can be a new message introduced in the embodiment.

[0061] In the embodiment, the first network side device can send the first indication information by multiplexing an existing message or introducing a new message such as an NRPPa message, and the method is not limited.

[0062] Optionally, in the case that the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is suspended sending, the first network side device can send the first indication information to the second network side device through at least one of the following messages:

[0063] a positioning information failure (POSITIONING INFORMATION FAILURE) message;

[0064] a positioning information update (POSITIONING INFORMATION UPDATE) message;

[0065] a positioning information paused (POSITIONING INFORMATION PAUSED) message.

[0066] In some embodiments, the POSITIONING INFORMATION FAILURE / UPDATE message can be reused, and a first indication information indicating that the uplink positioning reference signal transmission of the terminal is paused, such as SRS transmission paused, can be introduced. The first indication information can indicate that the uplink positioning reference signal transmission state of the terminal is paused, such as SRS transmission state: paused. Alternatively, the first indication information can indicate that the uplink positioning reference signal transmission of the terminal is paused, such as SRS transmission paused: TRUE.

[0067] In some embodiments, a new POSITIONING INFORMATION PAUSED message can be introduced to send the first indication information. The first indication information can be carried in the Message Type field of the POSITIONING INFORMATION PAUSED message, that is, the uplink positioning reference signal transmission state of the terminal is indicated as paused by means of the Message Type field in the POSITIONING INFORMATION PAUSED message. In addition, the NRPPa Transaction ID field can also be included in the POSITIONING INFORMATION PAUSED message to indicate the configuration information of the corresponding uplink positioning reference signal.

[0068] Optionally, in the case that the uplink positioning reference signal transmission state of the terminal is resumed, the first network side device can send the first indication information to the second network side device through at least one of the following messages:

[0069] Positioning information update (POSITIONING INFORMATION UPDATE) message;

[0070] Positioning information resume (POSITIONING INFORMATION RESUMED) message.

[0071] In some embodiments, the POSITIONING INFORMATION UPDATE message can be reused, and a first indication information indicating that the terminal resumes the uplink positioning reference signal transmission, such as SRS transmission resumed, can be introduced. The first indication information can indicate that the uplink positioning reference signal transmission state of the terminal is resumed, such as SRS transmission state: resumed. Alternatively, the first indication information can indicate that the uplink positioning reference signal transmission of the terminal is resumed: TRUE.

[0072] In some embodiments, a new POSITIONING INFORMATION RESUMED message can be introduced to send the first indication information. The first indication information can be carried in the Message Type field of the POSITIONING INFORMATION RESUMED message, that is, the Message Type field in the POSITIONING INFORMATION RESUMED message is used to indicate that the uplink positioning reference signal transmission state of the terminal is resumed. In addition, the NRPPa Transaction ID field can also be included in the POSITIONING INFORMATION RESUMED message to indicate the configuration information of the corresponding uplink positioning reference signal.

[0073] Please refer to Figure 3 , Figure 3 is a flowchart of a state indication method provided by the embodiments of the present application. The method is executed by a second network side device, which can be a core network device such as LMF, etc. As shown in Figure 3 , the method comprises the following steps:

[0074] Step 31: The second network side device receives the first indication information from the first network side device.

[0075] The first indication information is used to indicate the uplink positioning reference signal transmission state of the terminal, and the transmission state includes suspended transmission or resumed transmission.

[0076] The state indication method of the embodiments of the present application, the second network side device can receive first indication information from the first network side device, the first indication information is used to indicate the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal, the sending state includes pausing sending, or resuming sending. Thereby, the related network side device can be informed of the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal, so as to avoid the uplink positioning reference signal measurement failure caused by the second network side device sending new measurement configuration when the terminal pauses sending the uplink positioning reference signal, and also can avoid the uplink positioning reference signal reconfiguration caused by the uplink positioning reference signal measurement failure, and reduce the signaling overhead.

[0077] Optionally, after receiving the first indication information from the first network side device, the second network side device can perform a first operation, the first operation can include at least one of the following:

[0078] sending the measurement configuration information of the uplink positioning reference signal to the third network side device;

[0079] not sending the measurement configuration information of the uplink positioning reference signal to the third network side device;

[0080] sending second indication information to the third network side device; wherein the second indication information is used to indicate that the third network side device pauses measuring the uplink positioning reference signal, or indicates that the third network side device resumes measuring the uplink positioning reference signal.

[0081] It should be pointed out that the third network side device is a related network side device for measuring the uplink positioning reference signal, such as a related base station / TRP for measuring the uplink positioning reference signal. The third network side device can include the first network side device, such as the first network side device being a serving base station / TRP, and the third network side device including the serving base station / TRP and a neighbor base station / TRP for measuring the uplink positioning reference signal.

[0082] Optionally, before receiving the first indication information from the first network side device, the second network side device can send a measurement request of the uplink positioning reference signal to the third network side device, the third network side device includes the first network side device, so that the first network side device determines the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal based on the measurement request, and indicates after determining that the sending state is pausing sending or resuming sending.

[0083] Optionally, in the case that the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is pausing sending, the second indication information can indicate that the measurement state of the third network side device is pausing measurement, or the second indication information can indicate that the pausing measurement of the third network side device is true.

[0084] Optionally, in the case that the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is suspended sending, and the second indication information is sent through the third message, the second indication information can be carried in the Message Type field of the third message. The third message can be a new message introduced in the embodiment.

[0085] Optionally, in the case that the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is resumed sending, the second indication information can indicate that the measurement state of the third network side device is resumed measurement, or the second indication information can indicate that the resumed measurement of the third network side device is true.

[0086] Optionally, in the case that the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is resumed sending, and the second indication information is sent through the fourth message, the second indication information can be carried in the Message Type field of the fourth message. The fourth message can be a new message introduced in the embodiment.

[0087] In the embodiment, the second network side device can multiplex the existing message or introduce a new message such as the NRPPa message to send the second indication information, and the application is not limited in this regard.

[0088] Optionally, in the case that the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is suspended sending, the second network side device can send the second indication information to the third network side device through at least one of the following messages:

[0089] Measurement Update (MEASUREMENT UPDATE) message;

[0090] Measurement Paused (MEASUREMENT PAUSED) message.

[0091] In some embodiments, the MEASUREMENT UPDATE message can be multiplexed to introduce the second indication information indicating measurement suspension such as Measurement paused. The second indication information can indicate that the measurement state of the third network side device is suspended measurement, such as Measurement state: paused. Or, the second indication information can indicate that the suspended measurement of the third network side device is true, such as Measurement paused: TRUE.

[0092] In some embodiments, a new MEASUREMENT PAUSED message can be introduced to send the second indication information. In this case, the second indication information can be carried in the Message Type field of the MEASUREMENT PAUSED message, i.e. the Message Type field of the MEASUREMENT PAUSED message indicates the measurement pause. In addition, the MEASUREMENT PAUSED message can also include an NRPPa Transaction ID field and an LMF Measurement ID field, the NRPPa Transaction ID indicates the configuration information of the corresponding uplink positioning reference signal, and the LMF Measurement ID field indicates the corresponding measurement request.

[0093] Optionally, in the case where the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is resumed, the second network side device can send the second indication information to the third network side device through at least one of the following messages:

[0094] a measurement update (MEASUREMENT UPDATE) message;

[0095] a measurement request (MEASUREMENT REQUEST) message;

[0096] a measurement resume (MEASUREMENT RESUMED) message.

[0097] In some embodiments, the MEASUREMENT UPDATE / REQUEST message can be multiplexed to introduce the second indication information indicating the measurement resume, such as Measurement resume. In this case, the second indication information can indicate that the measurement state of the third network side device is resumed measurement, such as Measurement state: resumed. Alternatively, the second indication information can indicate that the third network side device resumes measurement, such as Measurement resumed: TRUE.

[0098] In some embodiments, a new MEASUREMENT RESUMED message can be introduced to send the second indication information. Among them, the second indication information can be carried in the Message Type field of the MEASUREMENT RESUMED message, that is, the Message Type field of the MEASUREMENT RESUMED message is used to indicate the measurement resumption. In addition, the MEASUREMENT RESUMED message can also include an NRPPa Transaction ID field and an LMF Measurement ID field, the NRPPa Transaction ID indicates the configuration information of the corresponding uplink positioning reference signal, and the LMF Measurement ID field indicates the corresponding measurement request.

[0099] The following describes the state indication process in the embodiments of the present application. Figure 4 And Figure 5 The state indication process in the embodiments of the present application is described.

[0100] Embodiment one

[0101] In this embodiment one, the first network side device is a serving gNB / TRP, the second network side device is an LMF, and the third network side device includes a serving gNB / TRP and a neighboring gNB / TRP. For example, as shown in Figure 4 The corresponding state indication process can include:

[0102] Step 401: The LMF obtains the related information of the serving gNB / TRP and the neighboring gNB / TRP, and obtains the UE positioning capability, and sends an NRPPa message such as a positioning information request (such as POSITIONING INFORMATION REQUEST) to the serving gNB / TRP to request the SRS configuration information of the UE.

[0103] Step 402: The serving gNB / TRP determines the SRS configuration information.

[0104] Step 403: The serving gNB / TRP sends the SRS configuration information to the UE.

[0105] Step 404: The serving gNB / TRP sends the SRS configuration information to the LMF through an NRPPa message such as a positioning information response (such as POSITIONING INFORMATION RESPONSE).

[0106] Step 405: The UE enters the RRC_INACTIVE state. Among them, based on the UE capability, the serving gNB / TRP can configure the uplink positioning reference signal such as SRS to be sent on the non-initial bandwidth Non-initial BWP.

[0107] Step 406: The UE initiates SDT in the RRC_INACTIVE state. If the UE transmits uplink data through CG-SDT, the uplink data can be transmitted through the preconfigured CG-SDT resource; if the UE transmits uplink data through RA-SDT, Msg1 can be transmitted through the preconfigured random access resource to initiate SDT.

[0108] Step 407: If the serving gNB / TRP configures the UE to transmit the uplink positioning reference signal such as SRS on the non-initial bandwidth Non-initial BWP, the UE can determine that the transmission state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the UE is temporarily suspended after the UE initiates SDT, and send first indication information to the LMF to indicate that the transmission state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the UE is temporarily suspended. The transmission mode of the first indication information can be seen from the above content, and will not be described here.

[0109] Step 408: If the LMF has sent the measurement configuration information and has not received the measurement report, the second indication information is sent to the related gNB / TRP, i.e., the serving gNB / TRP and the adjacent gNB / TRP, to indicate that the uplink positioning reference signal is temporarily suspended, and the measurement is performed after the first indication information indicating that the transmission state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the UE is resumed. The transmission mode of the second indication information can be seen from the above content, and will not be described here.

[0110] If the LMF does not send the measurement configuration information, no new measurement configuration information is issued before the first indication information indicating that the transmission state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the UE is resumed.

[0111] Step 409: The serving gNB / TRP determines that the UE completes SDT and resumes the transmission of the uplink positioning reference signal. If the UE transmits uplink data through CG-SDT, the end of CG can be regarded as the completion of SDT transmission; or if the UE transmits uplink data through RA-SDT, the RRC_INACTIVE configuration (such as SuspendConfig) sent to the UE by the base station through the RRCRelease message can be regarded as the completion of SDT transmission.

[0112] Step 410: After the completion of SDT transmission, the serving gNB / TRP can determine that the transmission state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the UE is resumed, and send the first indication information to the LMF to indicate that the transmission state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the UE is resumed. The transmission mode of the first indication information can be seen from the above content, and will not be described here.

[0113] Step 411: The LMF sends second indication information to the relevant gNB / TRP, i.e., the serving gNB / TRP and the neighboring gNB / TRP, for indicating to resume the measurement of the uplink positioning reference signal. Wherein, the sending mode of the second indication information can refer to the above content, which will not be repeated here.

[0114] Wherein, if the LMF does not send the measurement configuration information, after receiving the first indication information indicating that the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the UE is resumed, new measurement configuration information can be issued.

[0115] Embodiment Two

[0116] In this embodiment two, the first network side device is the serving gNB / TRP, the second network side device is the LMF, and the third network side device includes the serving gNB / TRP and the neighboring gNB / TRP, for example, as shown in the following figure: Figure 5 The corresponding state indication process can include:

[0117] Step 501: The LMF obtains the relevant information of the serving gNB / TRP and the neighboring gNB / TRP, and obtains the UE positioning capability, and sends an NRPPa message such as POSITIONING INFORMATION REQUEST to the serving gNB / TRP to request the SRS configuration information of the UE.

[0118] Step 502: The serving gNB / TRP determines the SRS configuration information.

[0119] Step 503: The serving gNB / TRP sends the SRS configuration information to the UE.

[0120] Step 504: The serving gNB / TRP sends the SRS configuration information to the LMF through an NRPPa message such as POSITIONING INFORMATION RESPONSE.

[0121] Step 505: The UE enters the RRC_INACTIVE state. Wherein, based on the UE capability, the serving gNB / TRP can configure the uplink positioning reference signal such as SRS to be sent on the non-initial bandwidth Non-initial BWP.

[0122] Step 506: The UE initiates SDT in the RRC_INACTIVE state. Wherein, if the UE sends uplink data through CG-SDT, the uplink data can be sent through the preconfigured CG-SDT resource; and if the UE sends uplink data through RA-SDT, Msg1 can be sent on the preconfigured random access resource to initiate SDT.

[0123] Step 507: The LMF sends an NRPPa message such as a MEASUREMENT REQUEST message to the relevant gNBs / TRPs, i.e., the serving gNB / TRP and the neighboring gNB / TRPs, which includes SRS configuration information, etc.

[0124] Step 508: If the serving gNB / TRP configures the UE to send the uplink positioning reference signal such as SRS on the non-initial bandwidth (Non-initial BWP), it can be determined that the current UE uplink positioning reference signal transmission state is suspended, and the first indication information is sent to the LMF to indicate that the current UE uplink positioning reference signal transmission state is suspended. The sending method of the first indication information can be seen from the above content, which will not be repeated here.

[0125] Step 509: The LMF sends the second indication information to the relevant gNBs / TRPs, i.e., the serving gNB / TRP and the neighboring gNB / TRPs, to indicate that the uplink positioning reference signal is suspended and the measurement is performed after receiving the first indication information indicating that the UE uplink positioning reference signal transmission state is resumed. The sending method of the second indication information can be seen from the above content, which will not be repeated here.

[0126] Step 510: The serving gNB / TRP determines that the UE completes the SDT and resumes the uplink positioning reference signal transmission. If the UE transmits uplink data through CG-SDT, the CG end can be regarded as the completion of SDT transmission; or if the UE transmits uplink data through RA-SDT, the base station sends the RRC_INACTIVE configuration (such as SuspendConfig) to the UE through the RRCRelease message, which can be regarded as the completion of SDT transmission.

[0127] Step 511: After the completion of SDT transmission, the serving gNB / TRP can determine that the current UE uplink positioning reference signal transmission state is resumed, and the first indication information is sent to the LMF to indicate that the current UE uplink positioning reference signal transmission state is resumed. The sending method of the first indication information can be seen from the above content, which will not be repeated here.

[0128] Step 512: The LMF sends the second indication information to the relevant gNBs / TRPs, i.e., the serving gNB / TRP and the neighboring gNB / TRPs, to indicate that the uplink positioning reference signal is resumed. The sending method of the second indication information can be seen from the above content, which will not be repeated here.

[0129] The status indication method provided in this application can be executed by a status indication device. This application uses the execution of the status indication method by a status indication device as an example to illustrate the status indication device provided in this application.

[0130] Please see Figure 6 , Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of a status indication device provided in an embodiment of this application. The device is applied to a first network-side device, such as... Figure 6 As shown, the status indication device 60 includes:

[0131] The determining module 61 is used to determine the transmission status of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal; wherein, the transmission status includes pausing transmission or resuming transmission;

[0132] The first sending module 62 is used to send first indication information to the second network-side device; wherein the first indication information is used to indicate the transmission status of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal.

[0133] Optionally, the determining module 61 is specifically used to: determine the transmission status of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal based on the configuration of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal and the uplink service status of the terminal.

[0134] Optionally, the determining module 61 is specifically configured to: determine that the uplink positioning reference signal transmission status of the terminal is paused transmission when the configuration is that the uplink positioning reference signal is transmitted on a non-initial bandwidth and the uplink service status is that uplink data transmission has been initiated; or, determine that the uplink positioning reference signal transmission status of the terminal is resumed transmission when the configuration is that the uplink positioning reference signal is transmitted on a non-initial bandwidth and the uplink service status is that the initiated uplink data transmission has been completed.

[0135] Optionally, the determining module 61 is specifically used to: when the configuration is that the uplink positioning reference signal is transmitted on a non-initial bandwidth and the uplink service status is that the initiated uplink data transmission has been completed, determine at a first moment that the transmission status of the terminal's uplink positioning reference signal is resumed transmission; wherein, the first moment and the second moment are separated by a preset time window, and the second moment is the moment when the terminal completes the initiated uplink data transmission.

[0136] Optionally, the uplink data transmission includes: Small Data Transmission (SDT).

[0137] Optionally, the status indication device 60 further includes:

[0138] The first receiving module is used to receive a measurement request for the uplink positioning reference signal from the second network-side device.

[0139] Optionally, the status indication device 60 further includes:

[0140] A first receiving module is configured to receive second indication information from the second network-side device; wherein the second indication information is configured to instruct the first network-side device to suspend the measurement of the uplink positioning reference signal, or to instruct the first network-side device to resume the measurement of the uplink positioning reference signal.

[0141] Optionally, the first sending module 62 is specifically configured to: when the uplink positioning reference signal transmission status of the terminal is paused, send first indication information to the second network-side device through at least one of the following messages:

[0142] Location information failure message;

[0143] Location information update message;

[0144] Location information paused message.

[0145] Optionally, the first sending module 62 is specifically configured to: when the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is in the state of resumed transmission, send first indication information to the second network-side device through at least one of the following messages:

[0146] Location information update message;

[0147] Location information recovery message.

[0148] Optionally, when the uplink positioning reference signal transmission status of the terminal is suspended and the first indication information is sent through the positioning information failure message or the positioning information update message, the first indication information indicates that the uplink positioning reference signal transmission status of the terminal is suspended, or the first indication information indicates that the uplink positioning reference signal transmission suspension status of the terminal is true.

[0149] Alternatively, if the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is in a paused transmission state and the first indication information is sent through the positioning information pause message, the first indication information is carried in the Message Type field of the positioning information pause message.

[0150] Optionally, when the uplink positioning reference signal transmission status of the terminal is resumed transmission and the first indication information is sent through the positioning information update message, the first indication information indicates that the uplink positioning reference signal transmission status of the terminal is resumed transmission, or the first indication information indicates that the uplink positioning reference signal resumption transmission of the terminal is true; or, when the uplink positioning reference signal transmission status of the terminal is resumed transmission and the first indication information is sent through the positioning information recovery message, the first indication information is carried in the Message Type field of the positioning information recovery message.

[0151] The status indication device 60 provided in this application embodiment can realize Figure 2 The various processes implemented in the method embodiments achieve the same technical effect, and will not be described again here to avoid repetition.

[0152] Please see Figure 7 , Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of a status indication device provided in an embodiment of this application. The device is applied to a second network-side device, such as... Figure 7 As shown, the status indication device 70 includes:

[0153] The third receiving module 71 is used to receive first indication information from the first network-side device;

[0154] The first indication information is used to indicate the transmission status of the terminal's uplink positioning reference signal; the transmission status includes pausing transmission or resuming transmission.

[0155] Optionally, the status indication device 70 further includes:

[0156] An execution module is configured to perform a first operation; the first operation includes at least one of the following:

[0157] The measurement configuration information of the uplink positioning reference signal is sent to the third network-side device;

[0158] The measurement configuration information of the uplink positioning reference signal is not sent to the third network-side device;

[0159] Send a second indication message to a third network-side device; wherein the second indication message is used to instruct the third network-side device to suspend the measurement of the uplink positioning reference signal, or to instruct the third network-side device to resume the measurement of the uplink positioning reference signal.

[0160] Optionally, the status indication device 70 further includes:

[0161] The second transmitting module is used to send a measurement request for the uplink positioning reference signal to the third network-side device; wherein the third network-side device includes the first network-side device.

[0162] Optionally, the execution module is specifically configured to: when the uplink positioning reference signal transmission status of the terminal is paused, send second indication information to the third network-side device through at least one of the following messages:

[0163] Measurement update message;

[0164] Measurement paused.

[0165] Optionally, the execution module is specifically configured to: when the uplink positioning reference signal transmission status of the terminal is resumed transmission, send second indication information to the third network-side device through at least one of the following messages:

[0166] Measurement update message;

[0167] Measurement request message;

[0168] Measurement recovery message.

[0169] Optionally, when the uplink positioning reference signal transmission status of the terminal is suspended and the second indication information is sent through the measurement update message, the second indication information indicates that the measurement status of the third network-side device is suspended, or the second indication information indicates that the suspension of measurement of the third network-side device is true.

[0170] Alternatively, if the uplink positioning reference signal transmission status of the terminal is paused and the second indication information is sent through the measurement pause message, the second indication information is carried in the Message Type field of the measurement pause message.

[0171] Optionally, when the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is in the state of resumed transmission and the second indication information is sent through the measurement update message or the measurement request message, the second indication information indicates that the measurement state of the third network-side device is resumed measurement, or the second indication information indicates that the resumed measurement of the third network-side device is true;

[0172] Alternatively, if the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is in the state of resumed transmission and the second indication information is sent through the measurement recovery message, the second indication information is carried in the Message Type field of the measurement recovery message.

[0173] The status indication device 70 provided in this application embodiment can achieve...Figure 3 The various processes implemented in the method embodiments achieve the same technical effect, and will not be described again here to avoid repetition.

[0174] Optional, such as Figure 8 As shown, this application embodiment also provides a communication device 80, including a processor 81 and a memory 82. The memory 82 stores a program or instructions that can run on the processor 81. For example, when the communication device 80 is a first network-side device, the program or instructions executed by the processor 81 implement the above-mentioned... Figure 2 The various steps of the status indication method embodiment shown can achieve the same technical effect. When the communication device 80 is a second network-side device, the program or instruction executed by the processor 81 implements the above. Figure 3 The steps of the status indication method embodiment shown are the same and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, they will not be described again here.

[0175] This application embodiment also provides a network-side device, including a processor and a communication interface. When the network-side device is a first network-side device, the processor is used to determine the transmission status of the uplink positioning reference signal of a terminal, the transmission status including paused transmission or resumed transmission. The communication interface is used to send first indication information to a second network-side device, the first indication information indicating the transmission status of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal. Alternatively, when the network-side device is a second network-side device, the communication interface is used to receive first indication information from the first network-side device, the first indication information indicating the transmission status of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal. This network-side device embodiment can achieve the above-described... Figure 2 or Figure 3 The steps of the status indication method embodiment shown are the same and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, they will not be described again here.

[0176] Specifically, embodiments of this application also provide a network-side device. For example... Figure 9 As shown, the network-side device 90 includes a processor 91, a network interface 92, and a memory 93. The network interface 92 is, for example, a common public radio interface (CPRI).

[0177] Specifically, the network-side device 90 of this embodiment further includes: instructions or programs stored in memory 93 and executable on processor 91, wherein processor 91 calls the instructions or programs in memory 93 to execute. Figure 6 or Figure 7 The methods executed by each module shown achieve the same technical effect, and to avoid repetition, they will not be described in detail here.

[0178] This application also provides a readable storage medium storing a program or instructions. When the program or instructions are executed by a processor, they implement the various processes of the above-described state indication method embodiments and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, they will not be described again here.

[0179] The processor is the processor in the network-side device of the above embodiment. The readable storage medium includes a computer-readable storage medium, such as a computer read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

[0180] This application embodiment also provides a chip, which includes a processor and a communication interface. The communication interface is coupled to the processor. The processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the various processes of the above-described state indication method embodiments and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

[0181] It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiments of this application may also be referred to as a system-on-a-chip, system chip, chip system, or system-on-a-chip, etc.

[0182] This application also provides a computer program / program product, which is stored in a storage medium and executed by at least one processor to implement the various processes of the above-described state indication method embodiments, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

[0183] This application also provides a communication system, including a terminal, a first network-side device, and a second network-side device, wherein the first network-side device can be used to perform, for example... Figure 2 The second network-side device can be used to perform the steps of the aforementioned status indication method, such as... Figure 3 The steps of the aforementioned status indication method.

[0184] It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes that element. Furthermore, it should be noted that the scope of the methods and apparatuses in the embodiments of this application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, but may also include performing functions substantially simultaneously or in the reverse order, depending on the functions involved. For example, the described methods may be performed in a different order than described, and various steps may be added, omitted, or combined. Additionally, features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

[0185] Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the methods of the above embodiments can be implemented by means of software plus necessary general-purpose hardware platforms. Of course, they can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases the former is a better implementation method. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of this application, in essence, or the part that contributes to the prior art, can be embodied in the form of a computer software product. This computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM / RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk) and includes several instructions to cause a terminal (which may be a mobile phone, computer, server, air conditioner, or network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in the various embodiments of this application.

[0186] The embodiments of this application have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, this application is not limited to the specific embodiments described above. The specific embodiments described above are merely illustrative and not restrictive. Those skilled in the art can make many other forms under the guidance of this application without departing from the spirit and scope of the claims, and all of these forms are within the protection scope of this application.

Claims

1. A state indicating method, characterized by, The method comprises: A first network side device determines a sending state of uplink positioning reference signals of a terminal; wherein the sending state comprises pausing sending or resuming sending; The first network side device sends first indication information to a second network side device; wherein the first indication information is used to indicate the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signals of the terminal; The method further comprises: The first network side device determines the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signals of the terminal according to configuration of the uplink positioning reference signals of the terminal and uplink service state of the terminal; The method further comprises: The first network side device determines the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signals of the terminal as pausing sending in a case where the configuration is sending the uplink positioning reference signals on a non-initial bandwidth and the uplink service state is initiating uplink data transmission; Or, The first network side device determines the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signals of the terminal as resuming sending in a case where the configuration is sending the uplink positioning reference signals on a non-initial bandwidth and the uplink service state is completing the initiated uplink data transmission.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, The method further comprises: The first network side device determines the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signals of the terminal as resuming sending at a first time in a case where the configuration is sending the uplink positioning reference signals on a non-initial bandwidth and the uplink service state is completing the initiated uplink data transmission; wherein the first time and a second time are separated by a preset length of time window, and the second time is the time when the terminal completes the initiated uplink data transmission.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The uplink data transmission comprises small data transmission (SDT).

4. The method according to any of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that, The method further comprises: The first network side device receives a measurement request of the uplink positioning reference signals from the second network side device before determining the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signals of the terminal.

5. The method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, The method further comprises: The first network side device receives second indication information from the second network side device after sending the first indication information to the second network side device; The second indication information is used to indicate the first network side device to pause measuring the uplink positioning reference signals or to indicate the first network side device to resume measuring the uplink positioning reference signals.

6. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein, The method further comprises: The first network side device sends the first indication information to the second network side device through at least one of the following messages in a case where the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signals of the terminal is pausing sending: a positioning information failure message; a positioning information update message; a positioning information pause message; Or, In a case where the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is resuming sending, the sending, by the terminal, of the first indication information to the second network side device comprises: The first network side device sends the first indication information to the second network side device through at least one of the following messages: A positioning information update message; A positioning information resuming message.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that, In a case where the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is pausing sending, the first indication information indicates that the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is pausing sending, or the first indication information indicates that the pausing sending of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is true. Or, In a case where the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is pausing sending and the first indication information is sent through the first message, the first indication information is carried in a message type Message Type field of the first message.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that, In a case where the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is resuming sending, the first indication information indicates that the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is resuming sending, or the first indication information indicates that the resuming sending of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is true. Or, In a case where the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is resuming sending and the first indication information is sent through the second message, the first indication information is carried in a Message Type field of the second message.

9. A state indicating method, characterized by, Comprise: The second network side device receives the first indication information from the first network side device; Wherein, the first indication information is used to indicate the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal; the sending state comprises pausing sending or resuming sending; Wherein, the sending state is determined by one of the following: In a case where the configuration of the uplink positioning reference signal is that the uplink positioning reference signal is sent on a non-initial bandwidth and the uplink service state of the terminal is that the uplink data transmission is initiated, it is determined that the sending state is pausing sending; In a case where the configuration of the uplink positioning reference signal is that the uplink positioning reference signal is sent on a non-initial bandwidth and the uplink service state of the terminal is that the initiated uplink data transmission is completed, it is determined that the sending state is resuming sending.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein, After the first network side device receives the first indication information, the method further comprises: The second network side device performs a first operation; Wherein, the first operation comprises at least one of the following: Sending the measurement configuration information of the uplink positioning reference signal to a third network side device; Not sending the measurement configuration information of the uplink positioning reference signal to a third network side device; Sending second indication information to a third network side device; wherein, the second indication information is used to indicate that the third network side device pauses measuring the uplink positioning reference signal, or indicates that the third network side device resumes measuring the uplink positioning reference signal.

11. The method according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that, Before the first network side device receives the first indication information, the method further comprises: The second network side device sends a measurement request of the uplink positioning reference signal to a third network side device; wherein the third network side device comprises the first network side device.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein, In a case where the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is suspended sending, the sending of the second indication information to the third network side device comprises: The second network side device sends second indication information to the third network side device through at least one of the following messages: a measurement update message; a measurement suspension message; Or, In a case where the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is resumed sending, the sending of the second indication information to the third network side device comprises: The second network side device sends second indication information to the third network side device through at least one of the following messages: a measurement update message; a measurement request message; a measurement resumption message.

13. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 12, characterized in that, In a case where the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is suspended sending, the second indication information indicates that the measurement state of the third network side device is suspended measurement, or the second indication information indicates that the suspended measurement of the third network side device is true; Or, In a case where the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is suspended sending and the second indication information is sent through a third message, the second indication information is carried in a Message Type field of the third message.

14. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 12, characterized in that, In a case where the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is resumed sending, the second indication information indicates that the measurement state of the third network side device is resumed measurement, or the second indication information indicates that the resumed measurement of the third network side device is true; Or, In a case where the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal is resumed sending and the second indication information is sent through a fourth message, the second indication information is carried in a Message Type field of the fourth message.

15. A state indicating device, characterized by Comprise: A determination module configured to determine a sending state of uplink positioning reference signal of a terminal; wherein the sending state comprises suspended sending or resumed sending; A first sending module configured to send first indication information to a second network side device; wherein the first indication information is used to indicate the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of the terminal; Wherein the determination module is specifically configured to: in a case where the configuration of the uplink positioning reference signal is that the uplink positioning reference signal is sent on a non-initial bandwidth and the uplink service state of the terminal is that uplink data transmission is initiated, determine that the sending state is suspended sending; or in a case where the configuration of the uplink positioning reference signal is that the uplink positioning reference signal is sent on a non-initial bandwidth and the uplink service state of the terminal is that the initiated uplink data transmission is completed, determine that the sending state is resumed sending.

16. A state indicating device, characterized by Comprise: A third receiving module configured to receive first indication information from a first network side device; Wherein the first indication information is used to indicate the sending state of the uplink positioning reference signal of a terminal; the sending state comprises suspended sending or resumed sending; The sending state is determined by one of the following: In a case where the configuration of the uplink positioning reference signal is that the uplink positioning reference signal is sent on a non-initial bandwidth, and the uplink service state of the terminal is that the uplink data transmission is initiated, the sending state is determined as suspended sending. In a case where the configuration of the uplink positioning reference signal is that the uplink positioning reference signal is sent on a non-initial bandwidth, and the uplink service state of the terminal is that the initiated uplink data transmission is completed, the sending state is determined as resuming sending.

17. A network-side device, comprising: A processor and a memory are included, the memory stores programs or instructions executable on the processor, and the programs or instructions are executed by the processor to implement the steps of the state indication method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, or to implement the steps of the state indication method according to any one of claims 9 to 14.

18. A readable storage medium, characterized by, The readable storage medium stores programs or instructions, and the programs or instructions are executed by the processor to implement the steps of the state indication method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, or to implement the steps of the state indication method according to any one of claims 9 to 14.

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