An information configuration method, a transmission method, an apparatus, a base station, an LMF, and a terminal

Abstract

This application provides an information configuration method, transmission method, apparatus, base station, LMF (Location Management Function), and terminal. The information configuration method is applied to a base station and includes: receiving positioning capability-related information from the terminal; receiving a third message from the Location Management Function (LMF) entity, the third message indicating PRS (Positioning Relationship) configuration information; and determining the configuration of the terminal's PRS processing window, or determining the configuration of the terminal's positioning measurement interval. This solution can assist the base station in configuring the PRS processing window or the positioning measurement interval.

Description

[0001] This application is a divisional application of the invention patent entitled "An Information Configuration Method, Transmission Method, Apparatus, Base Station, LMF and Terminal", with application number 202210016657.1, and the parent application date is January 7, 2022. Technical Field

[0002] This application relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to an information configuration method, transmission method, apparatus, base station, LMF and terminal. Background Technology

[0003] Currently, base stations cannot configure the Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) processing window and positioning measurement interval for target positioning terminals. In order for base stations to support the configuration of the PRS processing window and positioning measurement interval for target positioning terminals, a reasonable mechanism needs to be designed. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of this application is to provide an information configuration method, transmission method, apparatus, base station, LMF, and terminal to solve the problem in the prior art that the base station does not support the configuration of the PRS processing window and positioning measurement interval of the target positioning terminal.

[0005] In a first aspect, embodiments of this application provide an information configuration method applied to a base station, comprising:

[0006] The receiving terminal sends information related to the terminal's positioning capabilities;

[0007] Receive a third message sent by the Location Management Function (LMF) entity, the third message being used to indicate PRS configuration information;

[0008] Determine the configuration of the PRS processing window of the terminal, or determine the configuration of the positioning measurement interval of the terminal.

[0009] Optionally, the third message includes at least one of the following:

[0010] The terminal-related identifier;

[0011] The LMF-related identifier;

[0012] The identifier related to the base station;

[0013] The location capability-related information;

[0014] Used to request the base station to configure the measurement gap, and / or, to provide indication information for the processing window;

[0015] The PRS configuration information.

[0016] Optionally, the PRS configuration information includes: PRS configuration information of neighboring cells, and / or, PRS configuration information of the terminal.

[0017] Optionally, the information related to the positioning capability of the terminal includes at least one of the following:

[0018] Does the terminal support the ability to pre-configure positioning measurement gaps?

[0019] Does the terminal support PRS processing window-related capabilities?

[0020] Optionally, the terminal supports PRS processing window-related capabilities, including at least one of the following:

[0021] Does the terminal support the ability to pre-configure a PRS processing window?

[0022] Does the terminal support the ability to configure a PRS processing window?

[0023] The terminal supports the processing priority-related capabilities of PRS, synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window.

[0024] Optionally, the terminal supports processing priority-related capabilities for PRS, synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window, including at least one of the following:

[0025] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on each component carrier CC or partial bandwidth BWP is higher than that of SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0026] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on the preset CC or BWP is higher than that of SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0027] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on the preset CC or BWP is higher than the processing priority of CC or BWP corresponding to SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0028] Within the PRS symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS is higher than that of the synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0029] Optionally, after determining the configuration of the PRS processing window of the terminal, or the configuration of the positioning measurement interval of the terminal, the method further includes:

[0030] Send a fourth message to the LMF; wherein the fourth message includes at least one of the following:

[0031] The location capability-related information;

[0032] The terminal-related identifier;

[0033] The LMF-related identifier;

[0034] The identifier related to the base station;

[0035] The positioning measurement gap of the terminal;

[0036] Configuration information related to positioning and measuring gaps;

[0037] Configuration information related to the PRS processing window;

[0038] The system is configured with indication information for positioning and measuring gaps;

[0039] The PRS processing window is configured with instructions.

[0040] Optionally, before receiving the positioning capability-related information of the terminal from the receiving terminal, the method further includes:

[0041] A request message is sent to the terminal, the request message being used to request information related to the terminal's positioning capabilities.

[0042] Secondly, embodiments of this application provide an information transmission method applied to an LMF entity, comprising:

[0043] A third message is sent to the base station, the third message being used to indicate PRS configuration information.

[0044] Optionally, the third message includes at least one of the following:

[0045] Terminal-related identifiers;

[0046] The LMF-related identifier;

[0047] The identifier related to the base station;

[0048] The terminal's positioning capability information;

[0049] Used to request the base station to configure the measurement gap, and / or, to provide indication information for the processing window;

[0050] The PRS configuration information.

[0051] Optionally, the PRS configuration information includes: PRS configuration information of neighboring cells, and / or, PRS configuration information of the terminal.

[0052] Optionally, after sending the third message to the base station, the method further includes:

[0053] The receiver receives a fourth message sent by the base station, the fourth message including at least one of the following:

[0054] Information related to the terminal's positioning capabilities;

[0055] The terminal-related identifier;

[0056] The LMF-related identifier;

[0057] The identifier related to the base station;

[0058] The positioning measurement gap of the terminal;

[0059] Configuration information related to positioning and measuring gaps;

[0060] Configuration information related to the PRS processing window;

[0061] The system is configured with indication information for positioning and measuring gaps;

[0062] The PRS processing window is configured with instructions.

[0063] Thirdly, embodiments of this application provide an information transmission method applied to a terminal, comprising:

[0064] The terminal's positioning capability information is sent to the base station.

[0065] Optionally, the positioning capability-related information includes at least one of the following:

[0066] Does the terminal support the ability to pre-configure positioning measurement gaps?

[0067] Does the terminal support PRS processing window-related capabilities?

[0068] Optionally, the terminal supports PRS processing window-related capabilities, including at least one of the following:

[0069] Does the terminal support the ability to pre-configure a PRS processing window?

[0070] Does the terminal support the ability to configure a PRS processing window?

[0071] The terminal supports the processing priority-related capabilities of PRS, synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window.

[0072] Optionally, the terminal supports processing priority-related capabilities for PRS, synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window, including at least one of the following:

[0073] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on each component carrier CC or partial bandwidth BWP is higher than that of SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0074] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on the preset CC or BWP is higher than that of SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0075] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on the preset CC or BWP is higher than the processing priority of CC or BWP corresponding to SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0076] Within the PRS symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS is higher than that of the synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0077] Optionally, before sending the terminal's positioning capability-related information to the base station, the method further includes:

[0078] The terminal receives a request message sent by the base station, the request message being used to request information related to the terminal's positioning capabilities.

[0079] Fourthly, embodiments of this application provide a base station, including: a transceiver, a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor; the processor is configured to read the program from the memory and execute the following processes:

[0080] The receiving terminal sends information related to the terminal's positioning capabilities;

[0081] Receive a third message sent by the Location Management Function (LMF) entity, the third message being used to indicate PRS configuration information;

[0082] Determine the configuration of the PRS processing window of the terminal, or determine the configuration of the positioning measurement interval of the terminal.

[0083] Optionally, the third message includes at least one of the following:

[0084] The terminal-related identifier;

[0085] The LMF-related identifier;

[0086] The identifier related to the base station;

[0087] The location capability-related information;

[0088] Used to request the base station to configure the measurement gap, and / or, to provide indication information for the processing window;

[0089] The PRS configuration information.

[0090] Optionally, the PRS configuration information includes: PRS configuration information of neighboring cells, and / or, PRS configuration information of the terminal.

[0091] Optionally, the information related to the positioning capability of the terminal includes at least one of the following:

[0092] Does the terminal support the ability to pre-configure positioning measurement gaps?

[0093] Does the terminal support PRS processing window-related capabilities?

[0094] Optionally, the terminal supports PRS processing window-related capabilities, including at least one of the following:

[0095] Does the terminal support the ability to pre-configure a PRS processing window?

[0096] Does the terminal support the ability to configure a PRS processing window?

[0097] The terminal supports the processing priority-related capabilities of PRS, synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window.

[0098] Optionally, the terminal supports processing priority-related capabilities for PRS, synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window, including at least one of the following:

[0099] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on each component carrier CC or partial bandwidth BWP is higher than that of SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0100] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on the preset CC or BWP is higher than that of SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0101] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on the preset CC or BWP is higher than the processing priority of CC or BWP corresponding to SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0102] Within the PRS symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS is higher than that of the synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0103] Optionally, the processor is further configured to read a program from memory and execute the following processes:

[0104] Send a fourth message to the LMF; wherein the fourth message includes at least one of the following:

[0105] The location capability-related information;

[0106] The terminal-related identifier;

[0107] The LMF-related identifier;

[0108] The identifier related to the base station;

[0109] The positioning measurement gap of the terminal;

[0110] Configuration information related to positioning and measuring gaps;

[0111] Configuration information related to the PRS processing window;

[0112] The system is configured with indication information for positioning and measuring gaps;

[0113] The PRS processing window is configured with instructions.

[0114] Optionally, the processor is further configured to read a program from memory and execute the following processes:

[0115] A request message is sent to the terminal, the request message being used to request information related to the terminal's positioning capabilities.

[0116] Fifthly, embodiments of this application provide an LMF (Low-Level Function), comprising: a transceiver, a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor; the processor is configured to read the program from the memory and execute the following processes:

[0117] A third message is sent to the base station, the third message being used to indicate PRS configuration information.

[0118] Optionally, the third message includes at least one of the following:

[0119] Terminal-related identifiers;

[0120] The LMF-related identifier;

[0121] The identifier related to the base station;

[0122] The terminal's positioning capability information;

[0123] Used to request the base station to configure the measurement gap, and / or, to provide indication information for the processing window;

[0124] The PRS configuration information.

[0125] Optionally, the PRS configuration information includes: PRS configuration information of neighboring cells, and / or, PRS configuration information of the terminal.

[0126] Optionally, the processor is configured to read the program from the memory and execute the following processes:

[0127] The receiver receives a fourth message sent by the base station, the fourth message including at least one of the following:

[0128] Information related to the terminal's positioning capabilities;

[0129] The terminal-related identifier;

[0130] The LMF-related identifier;

[0131] The identifier related to the base station;

[0132] The positioning measurement gap of the terminal;

[0133] Configuration information related to positioning and measuring gaps;

[0134] Configuration information related to the PRS processing window;

[0135] The system is configured with indication information for positioning and measuring gaps;

[0136] The PRS processing window is configured with instructions.

[0137] Sixthly, embodiments of this application provide a terminal, including: a transceiver, a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor; the processor is configured to read the program from the memory and execute the following processes:

[0138] The terminal's positioning capability information is sent to the base station.

[0139] Optionally, the positioning capability-related information includes at least one of the following:

[0140] Does the terminal support the ability to pre-configure positioning measurement gaps?

[0141] Does the terminal support PRS processing window-related capabilities?

[0142] Optionally, the terminal supports PRS processing window-related capabilities, including at least one of the following:

[0143] Does the terminal support the ability to pre-configure a PRS processing window?

[0144] Does the terminal support the ability to configure a PRS processing window?

[0145] The terminal supports the processing priority-related capabilities of PRS, synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window.

[0146] Optionally, the terminal supports processing priority-related capabilities for PRS, synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window, including at least one of the following:

[0147] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on each component carrier CC or partial bandwidth BWP is higher than that of SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0148] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on the preset CC or BWP is higher than that of SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0149] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on the preset CC or BWP is higher than the processing priority of CC or BWP corresponding to SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0150] Within the PRS symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS is higher than that of the synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0151] Optionally, the processor is configured to read the program from the memory and execute the following processes:

[0152] The terminal receives a request message sent by the base station, the request message being used to request information related to the terminal's positioning capabilities.

[0153] Seventhly, embodiments of this application provide an information configuration device applied to a base station, comprising:

[0154] The first information receiving module is used to receive the positioning capability-related information of the terminal sent by the terminal;

[0155] The second information receiving module is used to receive a third message sent by the Location Management Function (LMF) entity, the third message being used to indicate PRS configuration information;

[0156] The configuration determination module is used to determine the configuration of the PRS processing window of the terminal, or to determine the configuration of the positioning measurement interval of the terminal.

[0157] Eighthly, embodiments of this application provide an information transmission apparatus applied to an LMF entity, comprising:

[0158] The third message sending module is used to send a third message to the base station, the third message being used to indicate PRS configuration information.

[0159] Ninthly, embodiments of this application provide an information transmission device applied to a terminal, comprising:

[0160] The fourth message sending module is used to send the terminal's positioning capability-related information to the base station.

[0161] In a tenth aspect, embodiments of this application provide a processor-readable storage medium storing a computer program for causing the processor to perform the methods described in the first, second, or third aspect.

[0162] The beneficial effects of the above technical solution in this application are as follows:

[0163] In the above scheme, the base station receives positioning capability-related information of the terminal sent by the terminal; receives a third message sent by the Location Management Function (LMF) entity, the third message being used to indicate PRS configuration information; and realizes the determination of the configuration of the PRS processing window of the terminal, or the determination of the configuration of the positioning measurement interval of the terminal, based on the positioning capability-related information; or, based on the positioning capability-related information and the PRS configuration information, enables the base station to support the precise configuration of the PRS processing window and positioning measurement interval of the target positioning terminal. Attached Figure Description

[0164] Figure 1 This is one of the schematic diagrams of the downlink PRS configuration process;

[0165] Figure 2 This is the second schematic diagram of the downlink PRS configuration process;

[0166] Figure 3 This is the third schematic diagram of the downlink PRS configuration process;

[0167] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the mechanism for obtaining positioning measurement intervals;

[0168] Figure 5 This is one of the schematic diagrams of the information configuration method on the base station side according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0169] Figure 6 This is one of the schematic diagrams of the information transmission method on the LMF entity side according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0170] Figure 7 This is one of the schematic diagrams of the terminal-side information configuration method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0171] Figure 8 This is one of the structural block diagrams of the information configuration device on the base station side according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0172] Figure 9 This is one of the structural block diagrams of the information transmission device on the physical side of the LMF according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0173] Figure 10 This is one of the structural block diagrams of the information configuration device on the terminal side according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0174] Figure 11 This is one of the hardware structure block diagrams of a base station according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0175] Figure 12 This is one of the hardware structure block diagrams of the LMF entity in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0176] Figure 13 This is one of the hardware structure block diagrams of the terminal station according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0177] Figure 14 This is a second schematic diagram of the information configuration method on the base station side according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0178] Figure 15 This is a second schematic diagram of the information transmission method on the LMF entity side according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0179] Figure 16 This is a second schematic diagram of the terminal-side information configuration method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0180] Figure 17 This is a second structural block diagram of the information configuration device on the base station side according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0181] Figure 18 This is the second structural block diagram of the information transmission device on the LMF entity side according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0182] Figure 19 This is a second structural block diagram of the information configuration device on the terminal side according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0183] Figure 20 This is a second hardware structure block diagram of a base station according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0184] Figure 21 This is the second hardware structure block diagram of the LMF entity in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0185] Figure 22 This is the second hardware structure block diagram of the terminal station according to an embodiment of the present invention; Detailed Implementation

[0186] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of this application, and not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0187] In the embodiments of this application, the term "and / or" describes the relationship between associated objects, indicating that three relationships can exist. For example, A and / or B can represent three cases: A alone, A and B simultaneously, and B alone. The character " / " generally indicates that the preceding and following associated objects have an "or" relationship.

[0188] The terminal devices involved in the embodiments of this application can be devices that provide voice and / or data connectivity to users, handheld devices with wireless connectivity, or other processing devices connected to a wireless modem. The names of the terminal devices may differ in different systems; for example, in a 5G system, a terminal device can be called User Equipment (UE). Wireless terminal devices can communicate with one or more core networks (CNs) via a Radio Access Network (RAN). Wireless terminal devices can be mobile terminal devices, such as mobile phones (or "cellular" phones) and computers with mobile terminal devices, for example, portable, pocket-sized, handheld, computer-embedded, or vehicle-mounted mobile devices that exchange voice and / or data with the RAN. Examples include Personal Communication Service (PCS) phones, cordless phones, Session Initiated Protocol (SIP) phones, Wireless Local Loop (WLL) stations, and Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs). Wireless terminal equipment can also be referred to as a system, subscriber unit, subscriber station, mobile station, mobile station, remote station, access point, remote terminal, access terminal, user terminal, user agent, or user device, but is not limited to these terms in the embodiments of this application.

[0189] Network devices and terminal devices can each use one or more antennas for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) transmission. MIMO transmission can be single-user MIMO (SU-MIMO) or multiple-user MIMO (MU-MIMO). Depending on the configuration and number of antenna combinations, MIMO transmission can be 2D-MIMO, 3D-MIMO, FD-MIMO, or massive-MIMO, and can also be diversity transmission, precoding transmission, or beamforming transmission, etc.

[0190] The following is a brief introduction to the content of this application.

[0191] I. Configuration process of downlink positioning reference signal (DL-PRS) in R16

[0192] (1) After the LMF obtains the DL-PRS resources pre-configured by the base station from the base station, it configures the corresponding DL-PRS resources for the UE based on these DL-PRS configuration information.

[0193] In R16 positioning technology, each TRP in the base station is configured with corresponding DL-PRS resources. When a positioning service arrives, the LMF obtains the pre-configured DL-PRS configuration information from the base station. After obtaining the base station's capability information, the LMF selects a portion of the DL-PRS resources from the DL-PRS configuration information and uses it as part of the positioning assistance data to send to the UE (e.g., Request Assistance Data) via a positioning assistance data (Request Assistance Data) message. Figure 1 Alternatively, after the LMF receives the UE's RequestAssistanceData message, the LMF selects a portion of the DL-PRS resources from the DL-PRS configuration information and sends it to the UE as part of the positioning assistance data via the RequestAssistanceData message (e.g., Figure 2 This includes the following two methods:

[0194] Method a. The LMF actively provides positioning assistance data information to the UE.

[0195] Step 1: The LMF actively sends a request message carrying DL-PRS configuration information to the UE to obtain location assistance data (ProvideAssistanceData).

[0196] Method b. The UE requests location assistance data from the LMF.

[0197] Step 1: The UE sends a RequestAssistanceData message to the LMF.

[0198] Step 2: After receiving the message, the LMF sends a ProvideAssistanceData message to the UE in response, which carries the configuration information of DL-PRS.

[0199] (2) The LMF obtains the DL-PRS resources pre-configured by the base station.

[0200] The base station is configured with corresponding DL-PRS resources. When the LMF needs to obtain the DL-PRS resources configured by the base station, the LMF sends a TRP Information Request message to request the DL-PRS resources configured by the base station's TRP.

[0201] Step 1: The LMF sends a TRP Information Request message to the base station to request the DL-PRS resources configured by the TRP under the base station.

[0202] Step 2: The base station sends a TRP information response message to the LMF, and carries the configuration information of the PRS resources of different TRP configurations under the base station in the response message.

[0203] II. Mechanism for Obtaining Positioning Measurement Intervals in R16

[0204] For PRS-related positioning methods, including OTDOA, DL-AOD, DL-TDOA, and Multi-RTT, the LMF obtains the base station's PRS configuration information. Then, based on this cell-level PRS configuration information and referencing location service quality (QoS) information, the LMF configures per-UE PRS configuration information and sends it to the UE via LPP dedicated signaling or positioning broadcast. The UE then uses this per-UE PRS configuration information configured by the LMF and the base station's configured RRM measurement interval to determine if the current positioning requirements are met. If not, the UE initiates a Location Measurement Indication message to the base station, carrying the requested PRS repetition time, offset, point A, and other relevant information to request the base station to configure the corresponding positioning measurement interval.

[0205] Currently, base stations cannot configure the Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) processing window and positioning measurement interval for target positioning terminals.

[0206] Based on the above, embodiments of this application provide an information configuration method, a transmission method, an apparatus, a base station, an LMF, and a terminal to solve the problem that existing base stations do not support the configuration of the PRS processing window and positioning measurement interval for the target positioning terminal.

[0207] The method and apparatus are based on the same concept of the application. Since the methods and apparatus solve problems in similar ways, the implementation of the apparatus and methods can refer to each other, and the repeated parts will not be described again.

[0208] See Figure 5 This application provides an information configuration method applied to a base station, comprising the following steps:

[0209] Step 101: Receive the terminal's location assistance information sent by the Location Management Function (LMF) entity;

[0210] The positioning assistance information includes: information related to the terminal's positioning capabilities; or, information related to the terminal's positioning capabilities and PRS configuration information.

[0211] The PRS configuration information includes: PRS configuration information of neighboring cells, and / or, PRS configuration information of the terminal. Neighboring cells refer to adjacent cells surrounding the base station.

[0212] The terminal's positioning capability information and PRS configuration information can be sent through the same message or through different messages. For example, the LMF can send the terminal's positioning capability information to the current serving base station via an NRPPa message; or, the LMF can send both the terminal's positioning capability information and PRS configuration information to the current serving base station via an NRPPa message. NRPPa refers to NR Positioning Protocol A.

[0213] Step 102: Based on the positioning assistance information, determine the configuration of the positioning reference signal (PRS) processing window of the terminal, or determine the configuration of the positioning measurement interval of the terminal.

[0214] When the positioning assistance information includes positioning capability-related information, the positioning capability-related information can assist the base station in configuring a more accurate positioning reference signal (PRS) processing window, or in configuring the terminal's positioning measurement interval. When the positioning assistance information includes both positioning capability-related information and PRS configuration information, it can assist the base station in configuring a more accurate positioning reference signal (PRS) processing window, or in configuring the terminal's positioning measurement interval.

[0215] It should be noted that the positioning assistance information is not limited to information related to the terminal's positioning capabilities and PRS configuration information. For example, it also includes at least one of the following: identification information related to the terminal; identification information related to the LMF; identification information related to the base station; an indication that the terminal requests to activate the measurement interval; and an indication that the LMF requests to activate the measurement interval.

[0216] In this embodiment, by ensuring that the current serving base station obtains the positioning assistance information of the target positioning terminal, it can assist the base station in configuring and / or activating the positioning measurement interval, or the configuration related to the PRS processing window.

[0217] See Figure 6This application provides an information transmission method applied to an LMF entity, comprising:

[0218] Step 201: Send the terminal's positioning assistance information to the base station. The positioning assistance information includes: information related to the terminal's positioning capabilities; or, information related to the terminal's positioning capabilities and PRS configuration information. Optionally, the PRS configuration information includes: PRS configuration information of neighboring cells, and / or, the terminal's PRS configuration information.

[0219] In this embodiment, by sending the terminal's positioning assistance information to the base station, the base station can determine the configuration of the terminal's positioning reference signal (PRS) processing window, or the configuration of the terminal's positioning measurement interval, based on the positioning assistance information.

[0220] In one embodiment, the method further includes receiving the positioning capability-related information sent by the terminal. In this embodiment, the positioning capability-related information acquired by the LMF is sent by the terminal to the LMF, so that the LMF sends the positioning capability-related information to the base station. The base station determines the configuration of the positioning reference signal (PRS) processing window of the terminal, or the configuration of the positioning measurement interval of the terminal, based on the positioning capability-related information.

[0221] See Figure 7 This application provides an information transmission method applied to a terminal, including:

[0222] Step 301: Send the positioning capability information of the terminal to the LMF entity; wherein the positioning capability information includes at least one of the following: whether the terminal supports the ability to pre-configure positioning measurement gaps; whether the terminal supports the capability related to PRS processing windows.

[0223] In this embodiment, by sending positioning capability-related information to the LMF, the LMF sends the positioning capability-related information to the base station. The base station determines the configuration of the positioning reference signal (PRS) processing window of the terminal or the configuration of the positioning measurement interval of the terminal based on the positioning capability-related information.

[0224] Specifically, whether the terminal supports PRS processing window-related capabilities includes at least one of the following:

[0225] Does the terminal support the ability to pre-configure a PRS processing window?

[0226] Does the terminal support the ability to configure a PRS processing window?

[0227] The terminal supports the processing priority-related capabilities of PRS, synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window.

[0228] Furthermore, the terminal supports processing priority-related capabilities for PRS, synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window, including at least one of the following:

[0229] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on each component carrier CC or partial bandwidth BWP is higher than that of SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0230] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on the preset CC or BWP is higher than that of SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0231] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on the preset CC or BWP is higher than the processing priority of CC or BWP corresponding to SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0232] Within the PRS symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS is higher than that of the synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0233] The embodiments of this application will be further described below with reference to the following examples.

[0234] This example addresses the PRS processing window and positioning measurement interval related capabilities, which are defined as positioning capabilities, i.e., those reported to the LMF in the LPP protocol. This may include the following steps:

[0235] Step 1: The LMF receives the LPP positioning capability message sent by the terminal (UE), which carries the UE's positioning measurement interval related capabilities and / or pre-configured PRS processing window related capabilities to the LMF;

[0236] The UE's positioning measurement interval related capability information refers to whether the terminal supports the capability of pre-configuring positioning measurement intervals; the UE's pre-configured PRS processing window related capability refers to whether the terminal supports the capability related to PRS processing windows, including at least one of the following:

[0237] Does the terminal support the ability to pre-configure a PRS processing window?

[0238] Does the terminal support the ability to configure a PRS processing window?

[0239] The terminal supports the processing priority-related capabilities of PRS, synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window.

[0240] Step 2 includes the following three methods:

[0241] Step 2a: The LMF determines the UE's PRS configuration information. Simultaneously, the LMF sends a first NRPPa message to the current serving base station and instructs the current serving base station to provide at least one of the following positioning assistance information: the UE's positioning measurement interval capability information, the UE's pre-configured PRS processing window capability information, and the UE's PRS configuration information. Alternatively,

[0242] Step 2b: The LMF obtains the PRS configuration information of the neighboring cells. Simultaneously, the LMF sends a first NRPPa message to the current serving base station, and instructs the current serving base station to provide at least one of the following positioning assistance information: the UE's positioning measurement interval capability information, the UE's pre-configured PRS processing window capability information, and the PRS configuration information of the neighboring cells of the UE's serving base station. Alternatively...

[0243] Step 2c: The LMF sends the first NRPPa message to the current serving base station and instructs the current serving base station to provide at least one of the following positioning assistance information: the UE's positioning measurement interval related capability information, and the UE's pre-configured PRS processing window related capability.

[0244] In steps 2a to 2c above, the first NRPPa message may also carry at least one of the following positioning assistance information: identification information related to the terminal; identification information related to the LMF; identification information related to the base station; an indication that the terminal requests activation of the measurement interval; and an indication that the LMF requests activation of the measurement interval.

[0245] Specifically, the terminal's capabilities related to the processing priorities of PRS, SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window include at least one of the following:

[0246] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on each component carrier CC or partial bandwidth BWP is higher than that of SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0247] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on the preset CC or BWP is higher than that of SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0248] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on the preset CC or BWP is higher than the processing priority of CC or BWP corresponding to SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0249] Within the PRS symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS is higher than that of the synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0250] Step 3: Includes the following two methods:

[0251] Step 3a: The current serving base station determines that a measurement interval needs to be configured for the UE; and determines the corresponding measurement interval configuration. Alternatively,

[0252] Step 3b: The current serving base station determines that a PRS processing window needs to be configured for the UE; and determines the configuration of the corresponding PRS processing window.

[0253] Step 4: Includes the following two methods:

[0254] Step 4a: Optionally, in relation to step 3a, the current serving base station sends a second NRPPa message (referring to the first message) to the LMF, the message indicating that the current serving base station has configured a positioning measurement interval for the UE, and / or the corresponding positioning measurement interval configuration information.

[0255] Step 4b: Optionally, for step 4b, the current serving base station sends a second NRPPa message to the LMF, the message indicating that the current serving base station has configured a PRS processing window for the UE, and / or the corresponding PRS processing window configuration information.

[0256] In steps 4a to 4b above, the second NRPPa message includes at least one of the following: the terminal-related identifier; the LMF-related identifier; the base station-related identifier; indication information for configuring the positioning measurement gap; indication information for configuring the PRS processing window; configuration of the positioning measurement gap; configuration of the PRS processing window.

[0257] The configuration of the positioning measurement gap includes, but is not limited to, measurement interval ID, measurement interval length, offset, and period. The configuration of the PRS processing window includes, but is not limited to, processing window ID, processing window type, processing window start time, period, length, and subcarrier spacing of the current cell.

[0258] See Figure 8 This application also provides an information configuration device 800, applied to a base station, comprising:

[0259] The first receiving module 801 is used to receive the terminal's positioning assistance information sent by the location management function (LMF) entity;

[0260] The determining module 802 is used to determine the configuration of the positioning reference signal (PRS) processing window of the terminal, or to determine the configuration of the positioning measurement interval of the terminal, based on the positioning assistance information.

[0261] Optionally, the positioning assistance information includes: information related to the terminal's positioning capabilities; or, information related to the terminal's positioning capabilities and PRS configuration information.

[0262] Optionally, the PRS configuration information includes: PRS configuration information of neighboring cells, and / or, PRS configuration information of the terminal.

[0263] Optionally, the positioning assistance information further includes at least one of the following:

[0264] The terminal-related identification information;

[0265] The LMF-related identification information;

[0266] The identification information related to the base station;

[0267] The terminal requests an instruction to activate the measurement interval;

[0268] The LMF requests an indication to activate the measurement interval.

[0269] Optionally, the information related to the positioning capability of the terminal includes at least one of the following:

[0270] Does the terminal support the ability to pre-configure positioning measurement gaps?

[0271] Does the terminal support PRS processing window-related capabilities?

[0272] Optionally, the terminal supports PRS processing window-related capabilities, including at least one of the following:

[0273] Does the terminal support the ability to pre-configure a PRS processing window?

[0274] Does the terminal support the ability to configure a PRS processing window?

[0275] The terminal supports the processing priority-related capabilities of PRS, synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window.

[0276] Optionally, the terminal supports processing priority-related capabilities for PRS, synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window, including at least one of the following:

[0277] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on each component carrier CC or partial bandwidth BWP is higher than that of SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0278] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on the preset CC or BWP is higher than that of SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0279] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on the preset CC or BWP is higher than the processing priority of CC or BWP corresponding to SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0280] Within the PRS symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS is higher than that of the synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0281] Optionally, the aforementioned device 800 further includes:

[0282] The configuration information sending module is used to send a first message to the LMF, the first message being used to indicate configuration information related to the positioning measurement gap, or configuration information related to the PRS processing window.

[0283] Optionally, the first message includes at least one of the following: the terminal-related identifier; the LMF-related identifier; the base station-related identifier; indication information for configuring the positioning measurement gap; indication information for configuring the PRS processing window; configuration of the positioning measurement gap; and configuration of the PRS processing window.

[0284] It should be noted that the device 800 provided in this application embodiment can implement all the method steps implemented in the above method embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect. Here, the parts that are the same as those in the method embodiment and the beneficial effects will not be described in detail.

[0285] See Figure 9 This application also provides an information transmission device 900, applied to an LMF entity, comprising:

[0286] The first sending module 901 is used to send the terminal's positioning assistance information to the base station. The positioning assistance information includes: information related to the terminal's positioning capability; or, information related to the terminal's positioning capability and PRS configuration information.

[0287] Optionally, the PRS configuration information includes: PRS configuration information of neighboring cells, and / or, PRS configuration information of the terminal.

[0288] Optionally, the positioning assistance information may further include at least one of the following: terminal-related identification information; LMF-related identification information; base station-related identification information; an indication that the terminal requests activation of the measurement interval; and an indication that the LMF requests activation of the measurement interval.

[0289] Optionally, the aforementioned device 900 further includes:

[0290] The second receiving module is used to receive the positioning capability-related information sent by the terminal.

[0291] Optionally, the positioning capability-related information includes at least one of the following:

[0292] Does the terminal support the ability to pre-configure positioning measurement gaps?

[0293] Does the terminal support PRS processing window-related capabilities?

[0294] Optionally, the terminal supports PRS processing window-related capabilities, including at least one of the following:

[0295] Does the terminal support the ability to pre-configure a PRS processing window?

[0296] Does the terminal support the ability to configure a PRS processing window?

[0297] The terminal supports the processing priority-related capabilities of PRS, synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window.

[0298] Optionally, the terminal supports processing priority-related capabilities for PRS, synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window, including at least one of the following:

[0299] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on each component carrier CC or partial bandwidth BWP is higher than that of SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0300] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the PRS on the preset CC or BWP has a higher processing priority than SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0301] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on the preset CC or BWP is higher than the processing priority of CC or BWP corresponding to SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0302] Within the PRS symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS is higher than that of the synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0303] Optionally, the aforementioned device 900 further includes:

[0304] The configuration information receiving module is used to receive a first message sent by the base station. The first message is used to indicate configuration information related to the positioning measurement gap, or configuration information related to the processing window.

[0305] Optionally, the first message includes at least one of the following: the terminal-related identifier; the LMF-related identifier; the base station-related identifier; indication information for configuring the positioning measurement gap; indication information for configuring the PRS processing window; configuration of the positioning measurement gap; and configuration of the PRS processing window.

[0306] It should be noted that the apparatus provided in this application embodiment can implement all the method steps implemented in the above method embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect. Here, the parts that are the same as those in the method embodiment and the beneficial effects will not be described in detail.

[0307] See Figure 10 This application also provides an information transmission device 1000, applied to a terminal, comprising:

[0308] The second sending module 1001 is used to send the positioning capability-related information of the terminal to the LMF entity; wherein the positioning capability-related information includes at least one of the following:

[0309] Does the terminal support the ability to pre-configure positioning measurement gaps?

[0310] Does the terminal support PRS processing window-related capabilities?

[0311] Optionally, the terminal supports PRS processing window-related capabilities, including at least one of the following:

[0312] Does the terminal support the ability to pre-configure a PRS processing window?

[0313] Does the terminal support the ability to configure a PRS processing window?

[0314] The terminal supports the processing priority-related capabilities of PRS, synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window.

[0315] Optionally, the terminal supports processing priority-related capabilities for PRS, synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window, including at least one of the following:

[0316] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on each component carrier CC or partial bandwidth BWP is higher than that of SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0317] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on the preset CC or BWP is higher than that of SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0318] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on the preset CC or BWP is higher than the processing priority of CC or BWP corresponding to SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0319] Within the PRS symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS is higher than that of the synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0320] It should be noted that the apparatus provided in this application embodiment can implement all the method steps implemented in the above method embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect. Here, the parts that are the same as those in the method embodiment and the beneficial effects will not be described in detail.

[0321] It should be noted that the division of units in the embodiments of this application is illustrative and only represents one logical functional division. In actual implementation, other division methods may be used. Furthermore, the functional units in the various embodiments of this application can be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit can exist physically separately, or two or more units can be integrated into one unit. The integrated units described above can be implemented in hardware or as software functional units.

[0322] If the integrated unit is implemented as a software functional unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a processor-readable storage medium. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of this application, in essence, or the part that contributes to the prior art, or all or part of the technical solution, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product is stored in a storage medium and includes several instructions to cause a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) or processor to execute all or part of the steps of the methods described in the various embodiments of this application. The aforementioned storage medium includes various media capable of storing program code, such as USB flash drives, portable hard drives, read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), magnetic disks, or optical disks.

[0323] See Figure 11 This application also provides a base station, including: a transceiver 1100, a memory 1120, a processor 1110, and a computer program stored in the memory 1120 and executable on the processor 1110; the processor 1110 is used to read the program in the memory and execute the following processes:

[0324] Receives location assistance information from the LMF (Location Management Function) entity of the terminal;

[0325] Based on the positioning assistance information, determine the configuration of the positioning reference signal (PRS) processing window of the terminal, or determine the configuration of the positioning measurement interval of the terminal.

[0326] Transceiver 1100 is used to receive and send data under the control of processor 1110.

[0327] Among them, Figure 11In this context, the bus architecture can include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, specifically linking various circuits together, represented by one or more processors (processor 1110) and memory (memory 1120). The bus architecture can also link together various other circuits such as peripheral devices, voltage regulators, and power management circuits, which are well known in the art and therefore will not be described further herein. The bus interface provides an interface. The transceiver 1100 can be multiple elements, including transmitters and receivers, providing units for communicating with various other devices over transmission media, including wireless channels, wired channels, optical fibers, etc. The processor 1110 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, and the memory 1120 can store data used by the processor 1110 during operation.

[0328] The processor 1110 can be a central processing unit (CPU), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), or a complex programmable logic device (CPLD). The processor can also adopt a multi-core architecture.

[0329] See Figure 12 This application also provides an LMF, including: a transceiver 1200, a memory 1220, a processor 1210, and a computer program stored in the memory 1220 and executable on the processor 1210; the processor 1210 is used to read the program in the memory and execute the following processes:

[0330] Sending terminal location assistance information to the base station, the location assistance information including:

[0331] Information related to the terminal's positioning capabilities; or,

[0332] Information related to the terminal's positioning capabilities and PRS configuration information.

[0333] Transceiver 1200 is used to receive and send data under the control of processor 1210.

[0334] Among them, Figure 12In this context, the bus architecture may include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, specifically linking various circuits together, represented by one or more processors (processor 1210) and memory (memory 1220). The bus architecture may also link together various other circuits such as peripheral devices, voltage regulators, and power management circuits, which are well known in the art and therefore will not be described further herein. The bus interface provides an interface. The transceiver 1200 may be multiple elements, including transmitters and receivers, providing units for communicating with various other devices over transmission media, including wireless channels, wired channels, optical fibers, etc. The processor 1210 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, and the memory 1220 may store data used by the processor 1210 during operation.

[0335] The processor 1210 can be a central processing unit (CPU), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), or a complex programmable logic device (CPLD). The processor can also adopt a multi-core architecture.

[0336] See Figure 13 This application also provides a terminal, including: a transceiver 1300, a memory 1320, a processor 1310, and a computer program stored in the memory 1320 and executable on the processor 1310; the processor 1310 is used to read the program in the memory and execute the following processes:

[0337] Send the terminal's positioning capability-related information to the LMF entity; wherein the positioning capability-related information includes at least one of the following:

[0338] Does the terminal support the ability to pre-configure positioning measurement gaps?

[0339] Does the terminal support PRS processing window-related capabilities?

[0340] Transceiver 1300 is used to receive and send data under the control of processor 1310.

[0341] Among them, Figure 13In this context, the bus architecture can include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, specifically linking various circuits of one or more processors represented by processor 1310 and memory represented by memory 1320 together. The bus architecture can also link various other circuits such as peripheral devices, voltage regulators, and power management circuits, which are well known in the art and therefore will not be described further herein. The bus interface provides an interface. The transceiver 1300 can be multiple components, including transmitters and receivers, providing a unit for communicating with various other devices over a transmission medium, including wireless channels, wired channels, optical fibers, etc. For different user equipment, the user interface 1330 can also be an interface capable of connecting external or internal devices, including but not limited to keypads, displays, speakers, microphones, joysticks, etc.

[0342] Processor 1310 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, while memory 1320 can store data used by processor 1300 when performing operations.

[0343] Optionally, the terminal supports PRS processing window-related capabilities, including at least one of the following:

[0344] Does the terminal support the ability to pre-configure a PRS processing window?

[0345] Does the terminal support the ability to configure a PRS processing window?

[0346] The terminal supports the processing priority-related capabilities of PRS, synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window.

[0347] Optionally, the terminal supports processing priority-related capabilities for PRS, synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window, including at least one of the following:

[0348] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on each component carrier CC or partial bandwidth BWP is higher than that of SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0349] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on the preset CC or BWP is higher than that of SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0350] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on the preset CC or BWP is higher than the processing priority of CC or BWP corresponding to SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0351] Within the PRS symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS is higher than that of the synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0352] Optionally, the processor 1310 can be a CPU (Central Processing Unit), ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array), or CPLD (Complex Programmable Logic Device), and the processor can also adopt a multi-core architecture.

[0353] The processor executes any of the methods described in the embodiments of this application according to the obtained executable instructions by calling a computer program stored in memory. The processor and memory may also be physically separated.

[0354] Furthermore, in order to address the problem of base stations not supporting the configuration of PRS processing windows and positioning measurement intervals for target positioning terminals, this application also provides the following embodiments for cases where the capabilities related to PRS processing windows and positioning measurement intervals are defined as wireless RAT capabilities.

[0355] See Figure 14 This application also provides an information configuration method applied to a base station, comprising:

[0356] Step 1401: Receive the positioning capability-related information sent by the terminal; and,

[0357] Step 1402: Receive a third message sent by the LMF entity, the third message being used to indicate PRS configuration information;

[0358] Step 1403: Based on the positioning capability-related information, determine the configuration of the terminal's PRS processing window, or determine the configuration of the terminal's positioning measurement interval; or...

[0359] Based on the positioning capability-related information and PRS configuration information, determine the configuration of the PRS processing window of the terminal, or determine the configuration of the positioning measurement interval of the terminal.

[0360] In this embodiment, by ensuring that the current serving base station obtains positioning capability-related information and PRS configuration information, it can assist the base station in configuring and / or activating the positioning measurement interval, or the configuration related to the PRS processing window.

[0361] Optionally, the PRS configuration information includes: PRS configuration information of neighboring cells, and / or, PRS configuration information of the terminal.

[0362] Optionally, the third message includes at least one of the following: the terminal-related identifier; the LMF-related identifier; the base station-related identifier; the positioning capability-related information; indication information for requesting the base station to provide feedback on a pre-configured measurement gap and / or processing window; and the PRS configuration information.

[0363] Optionally, after step 1403, the method further includes: sending a fourth message to the LMF, the fourth message including at least one of the following: positioning capability related information; terminal related identifier; LMF related identifier; base station related identifier; positioning measurement gap of the terminal; configuration information related to the positioning measurement gap; and configuration information related to the PRS processing window.

[0364] The configurations related to the positioning measurement gap include, but are not limited to, measurement interval ID, measurement interval length, offset, and period. The configurations related to the PRS processing window include, but are not limited to, processing window ID, processing window type, processing window start time, period, length, and subcarrier spacing of the current cell.

[0365] Optionally, the above method further includes: sending a request message to the terminal, the request message being used to request information related to the terminal's positioning capabilities.

[0366] For example, the base station sends an NRPPa message to the terminal to request information related to the terminal's positioning capabilities, and the terminal sends the positioning capability-related information back to the base station after receiving the NRPPa message.

[0367] Optionally, the positioning capability-related information includes at least one of the following:

[0368] Does the terminal support the ability to pre-configure positioning measurement gaps?

[0369] Does the terminal support PRS processing window-related capabilities?

[0370] Optionally, the terminal supports PRS processing window-related capabilities, including at least one of the following:

[0371] Does the terminal support the ability to pre-configure a PRS processing window?

[0372] Does the terminal support the ability to configure a PRS processing window?

[0373] The terminal supports the processing priority-related capabilities of PRS, synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window.

[0374] Optionally, the terminal supports processing priority-related capabilities for PRS, synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window, including at least one of the following:

[0375] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on each component carrier CC or partial bandwidth BWP is higher than that of SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0376] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the PRS on the preset CC or BWP has a higher processing priority than SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0377] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on the preset CC or BWP is higher than the processing priority of CC or BWP corresponding to SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0378] Within the PRS symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS is higher than that of the synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0379] See Figure 15 This application also provides an information transmission method applied to an LMF entity, comprising:

[0380] Step 1501: Send a third message to the base station. The third message is used to indicate PRS configuration information so that the base station can determine the configuration of the positioning reference signal PRS processing window of the terminal or the configuration of the positioning measurement interval of the terminal based on the PRS configuration information.

[0381] Optionally, the PRS configuration information includes: PRS configuration information of neighboring cells, and / or, PRS configuration information of the terminal.

[0382] Optionally, the third message includes at least one of the following: the terminal-related identifier; the LMF-related identifier; the base station-related identifier; the terminal's positioning capability-related information; an indication of a pre-configured measurement gap and / or processing window for requesting feedback from the base station; and the PRS configuration information.

[0383] See Figure 16 This application also provides an information transmission method applied to a terminal, comprising:

[0384] Step 1601: Send the positioning capability information of the terminal to the LMF entity so that the base station can determine the configuration of the positioning reference signal (PRS) processing window of the terminal, or determine the configuration of the positioning measurement interval of the terminal, based on the positioning capability information.

[0385] The above methods will be explained below with specific examples.

[0386] It should be noted that the following example, for the case where the PRS processing window and positioning measurement interval related capabilities are defined as wireless RAT capabilities, includes the following steps:

[0387] Step 1 (optional): The base station sends a Radio Resource Control (RRC) request message to the UE, instructing the UE to report its positioning measurement interval and / or capability information related to the pre-configured PRS processing window;

[0388] Step 2: The UE reports positioning capability-related information, including capability information related to the positioning measurement interval and / or capability information related to the pre-configured PRS processing window, to the current serving base station;

[0389] The positioning measurement interval related capability information of the UE refers to whether the terminal supports the capability of pre-configuring positioning measurement intervals.

[0390] The UE's pre-configured PRS processing window-related capabilities refer to whether the terminal supports PRS processing window-related capabilities, including at least one of the following:

[0391] Does the terminal support the ability to pre-configure a PRS processing window?

[0392] Does the terminal support the ability to configure a PRS processing window?

[0393] The terminal supports the processing priority-related capabilities of PRS, synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window.

[0394] Specifically, the terminal's capabilities related to the processing priorities of PRS, SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window include at least one of the following:

[0395] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on each component carrier CC or partial bandwidth BWP is higher than that of SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0396] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on the preset CC or BWP is higher than that of SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0397] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on the preset CC or BWP is higher than the processing priority of CC or BWP corresponding to SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0398] Within the PRS symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS is higher than that of the synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0399] Step 3: The current serving base station receives the third NRPPa message sent by the LMF. The third NRPPa message is used to provide the UE's PRS configuration to the current serving base station.

[0400] Optionally, the third NRPPa message is also used to request the current serving base station to provide the positioning measurement interval of the located terminal and / or positioning capability information related to the PRS processing window.

[0401] Step 4: The current serving base station determines, based on the UE's positioning measurement interval and / or the capability information related to the pre-configured PRS window, whether to configure a measurement interval or a processing window for the UE; and determines the configuration of the corresponding measurement interval (for the case where a measurement interval is configured for the UE) or the configuration of the corresponding PRS processing window (for the case where a measurement processing window mechanism is configured for the UE).

[0402] The configuration of the positioning measurement gap includes, but is not limited to, measurement interval ID, measurement interval length, offset, and period. The configuration of the PRS processing window includes, but is not limited to, processing window ID, processing window type, processing window start time, period, length, and subcarrier spacing of the current cell.

[0403] Step 5a: The current serving base station sends a fourth NRPPa message to the LMF, in which the current serving base station indicates that it has configured a PRS processing window for the UE and / or the corresponding PRS processing window configuration information.

[0404] Step 5b: The current serving base station sends a fourth NRPPa message to the LMF, in which the current serving base station indicates that the current serving base station has configured a positioning measurement interval for the UE, and / or the corresponding positioning measurement interval configuration information.

[0405] In steps 5a and 5b above, the fourth NRPPa message includes at least one of the following: positioning capability-related information of the terminal; identifier related to the terminal; identifier related to the LMF; identifier related to the base station; positioning measurement gap of the terminal; configuration information related to the positioning measurement gap; and configuration information related to the PRS processing window.

[0406] The configurations related to the positioning measurement gap include, but are not limited to, measurement interval ID, measurement interval length, offset, and period. The configurations related to the PRS processing window include, but are not limited to, processing window ID, processing window type, processing window start time, period, length, and subcarrier spacing of the current cell.

[0407] See Figure 17 This application also provides an information configuration device 1700, applied to a base station, comprising:

[0408] The first information receiving module 1701 is used to receive positioning capability-related information sent by the terminal; and,

[0409] The second information receiving module 1702 is used to receive a third message sent by the LMF entity, the third message being used to indicate PRS configuration information;

[0410] The configuration determination module 1703 is used to determine the configuration of the PRS processing window of the terminal, or the configuration of the positioning measurement interval of the terminal, based on the positioning capability-related information; or...

[0411] Based on the positioning capability-related information and PRS configuration information, determine the configuration of the PRS processing window of the terminal, or determine the configuration of the positioning measurement interval of the terminal.

[0412] Optionally, the PRS configuration information includes: PRS configuration information of neighboring cells, and / or, PRS configuration information of the terminal.

[0413] Optionally, the third message includes at least one of the following:

[0414] The terminal-related identifier;

[0415] The LMF-related identifier;

[0416] The identifier related to the base station;

[0417] The location capability-related information;

[0418] Used to request the base station to provide feedback on the pre-configured measurement gap, and / or, indication information for the processing window;

[0419] The PRS configuration information.

[0420] Optionally, device 1700 also includes:

[0421] The first message sending module is used to send a fourth message to the LMF, the fourth message including at least one of the following:

[0422] The location capability-related information;

[0423] The terminal-related identifier;

[0424] The LMF-related identifier;

[0425] The identifier related to the base station;

[0426] The positioning measurement gap of the terminal;

[0427] Configuration information related to positioning and measuring gaps;

[0428] Configuration information related to the PRS processing window.

[0429] Optionally, device 1700 also includes:

[0430] The second message sending module is used to send a request message to the terminal, the request message being used to request information related to the terminal's positioning capabilities.

[0431] Optionally, the positioning capability-related information includes at least one of the following:

[0432] Does the terminal support the ability to pre-configure positioning measurement gaps?

[0433] Does the terminal support PRS processing window-related capabilities?

[0434] Optionally, the terminal supports PRS processing window-related capabilities, including at least one of the following:

[0435] Does the terminal support the ability to pre-configure a PRS processing window?

[0436] Does the terminal support the ability to configure a PRS processing window?

[0437] The terminal supports the processing priority-related capabilities of PRS, synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window.

[0438] Optionally, the terminal supports processing priority-related capabilities for PRS, synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window, including at least one of the following:

[0439] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on each component carrier CC or partial bandwidth BWP is higher than that of SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0440] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the PRS on the preset CC or BWP has a higher processing priority than SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0441] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on the preset CC or BWP is higher than the processing priority of CC or BWP corresponding to SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0442] Within the PRS symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS is higher than that of the synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0443] It should be noted that the apparatus provided in this application embodiment can implement all the method steps implemented in the above method embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect. Here, the parts that are the same as those in the method embodiment and the beneficial effects will not be described in detail.

[0444] See Figure 18 This application also provides an information transmission device 1800, applied to an LMF entity, comprising:

[0445] The third message sending module 1801 is used to send a third message to the base station, the third message being used to indicate PRS configuration information.

[0446] Optionally, the PRS configuration information includes: PRS configuration information of neighboring cells, and / or, PRS configuration information of the terminal.

[0447] Optionally, the third message includes at least one of the following:

[0448] The terminal-related identifier;

[0449] The LMF-related identifier;

[0450] The identifier related to the base station;

[0451] The terminal's positioning capability information;

[0452] Used to request the base station to provide feedback on the pre-configured measurement gap, and / or, indication information for the processing window;

[0453] The PRS configuration information.

[0454] Optionally, the device 1800 also includes:

[0455] The third information receiving module is used to receive a fourth message sent by the base station. The fourth message includes at least one of the following: positioning capability-related information of the terminal; identifier related to the terminal; identifier related to the LMF; identifier related to the base station; positioning measurement gap of the terminal; configuration information related to the positioning measurement gap; and configuration information related to the PRS processing window.

[0456] Optionally, the positioning capability-related information includes at least one of the following:

[0457] Does the terminal support the ability to pre-configure positioning measurement gaps?

[0458] Does the terminal support PRS processing window-related capabilities?

[0459] Optionally, the terminal supports PRS processing window-related capabilities, including at least one of the following:

[0460] Does the terminal support the ability to pre-configure a PRS processing window?

[0461] Does the terminal support the ability to configure a PRS processing window?

[0462] The terminal supports the processing priority-related capabilities of PRS, synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window.

[0463] Optionally, the terminal supports processing priority-related capabilities for PRS, synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window, including at least one of the following:

[0464] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on each component carrier CC or partial bandwidth BWP is higher than that of SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0465] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the PRS on the preset CC or BWP has a higher processing priority than SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0466] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on the preset CC or BWP is higher than the processing priority of CC or BWP corresponding to SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0467] Within the PRS symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS is higher than that of the synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0468] It should be noted that the apparatus provided in this application embodiment can implement all the method steps implemented in the above method embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect. Here, the parts that are the same as those in the method embodiment and the beneficial effects will not be described in detail.

[0469] See Figure 19 This application also provides an information transmission device 1900, applied to a terminal, comprising:

[0470] The fourth message sending module 1901 is used to send the terminal's positioning capability-related information to the LMF entity.

[0471] Optionally, the positioning capability-related information includes at least one of the following:

[0472] Does the terminal support the ability to pre-configure positioning measurement gaps?

[0473] Does the terminal support PRS processing window-related capabilities?

[0474] Optionally, the terminal supports PRS processing window-related capabilities, including at least one of the following:

[0475] Does the terminal support the ability to pre-configure a PRS processing window?

[0476] Does the terminal support the ability to configure a PRS processing window?

[0477] The terminal supports the processing priority-related capabilities of PRS, synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window.

[0478] Optionally, the terminal supports processing priority-related capabilities for PRS, synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window, including at least one of the following:

[0479] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on each component carrier CC or partial bandwidth BWP is higher than that of SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0480] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the PRS on the preset CC or BWP has a higher processing priority than SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0481] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on the preset CC or BWP is higher than the processing priority of CC or BWP corresponding to SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0482] Within the PRS symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS is higher than that of the synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0483] It should be noted that the apparatus provided in this application embodiment can implement all the method steps implemented in the above method embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect. Here, the parts that are the same as those in the method embodiment and the beneficial effects will not be described in detail.

[0484] See Figure 20 This application also provides a base station, including: a transceiver 2000, a memory 2020, a processor 2010, and a computer program stored in the memory 2020 and executable on the processor 2010; the processor 2010 is used to read the program in the memory and execute the following processes:

[0485] The receiving terminal sends location capability-related information about the terminal; and,

[0486] Receive a third message sent by the LMF entity, the third message being used to indicate PRS configuration information;

[0487] Based on the positioning capability-related information, determine the configuration of the terminal's PRS processing window, or determine the configuration of the terminal's positioning measurement interval; or...

[0488] Based on the positioning capability-related information and PRS configuration information, determine the configuration of the PRS processing window of the terminal, or determine the configuration of the positioning measurement interval of the terminal.

[0489] Transceiver 2000 is used to receive and send data under the control of processor 2010.

[0490] Among them, Figure 20 In this context, the bus architecture can include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, specifically linking various circuits together, represented by one or more processors (processor 2010) and memory (memory 2020). The bus architecture can also link various other circuits such as peripheral devices, voltage regulators, and power management circuits, which are well known in the art and therefore will not be described further herein. The bus interface provides an interface. The transceiver 2000 can be multiple elements, including transmitters and receivers, providing units for communicating with various other devices over transmission media, including wireless channels, wired channels, optical fibers, etc. The processor 2010 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, and the memory 2020 can store data used by the processor 2010 during operation. The processor 2010 can be a central processing unit (CPU), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), or a complex programmable logic device (CPLD), and can also employ a multi-core architecture.

[0491] Optionally, the PRS configuration information includes: PRS configuration information of neighboring cells, and / or, PRS configuration information of the terminal.

[0492] Optionally, the third message includes at least one of the following: the terminal-related identifier; the LMF-related identifier; the base station-related identifier; the positioning capability-related information; indication information for requesting the base station to provide feedback on a pre-configured measurement gap and / or processing window; and the PRS configuration information.

[0493] Optionally, the processor 2010 is further configured to read a program from memory and execute the following processes:

[0494] A fourth message is sent to the LMF, the fourth message including at least one of the following: positioning capability related information; terminal related identifier; LMF related identifier; base station related identifier; positioning measurement gap of the terminal; configuration information related to positioning measurement gap; and configuration information related to PRS processing window.

[0495] Optionally, the processor 2010 is further configured to read a program from memory and execute the following processes:

[0496] A request message is sent to the terminal, the request message being used to request information related to the terminal's positioning capabilities.

[0497] Optionally, the positioning capability-related information includes at least one of the following:

[0498] Does the terminal support the ability to pre-configure positioning measurement gaps?

[0499] Does the terminal support PRS processing window-related capabilities?

[0500] Optionally, the terminal supports PRS processing window-related capabilities, including at least one of the following:

[0501] Does the terminal support the ability to pre-configure a PRS processing window?

[0502] Does the terminal support the ability to configure a PRS processing window?

[0503] The terminal supports the processing priority-related capabilities of PRS, synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window.

[0504] Optionally, the terminal supports processing priority-related capabilities for PRS, synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window, including at least one of the following:

[0505] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on each component carrier CC or partial bandwidth BWP is higher than that of SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0506] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the PRS on the preset CC or BWP has a higher processing priority than SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0507] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on the preset CC or BWP is higher than the processing priority of CC or BWP corresponding to SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0508] Within the PRS symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS is higher than that of the synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0509] See Figure 21 This application also provides an LMF, including: a transceiver 2100, a memory 2120, a processor 2110, and a computer program stored in the memory 2120 and executable on the processor 2110; the processor 2110 is used to read the program in the memory and execute the following processes:

[0510] A third message is sent to the base station, the third message being used to indicate PRS configuration information.

[0511] Transceiver 2100 is used to receive and send data under the control of processor 2110.

[0512] Among them, Figure 21 In this context, the bus architecture can include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, specifically linking various circuits together, represented by one or more processors (processor 2110) and memory (memory 2120). The bus architecture can also link various other circuits such as peripheral devices, voltage regulators, and power management circuits, which are well known in the art and therefore will not be described further herein. The bus interface provides an interface. The transceiver 2100 can be multiple elements, including transmitters and receivers, providing units for communicating with various other devices over transmission media, including wireless channels, wired channels, optical fibers, etc. The processor 2110 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, and the memory 2120 can store data used by the processor 2110 during operation. The processor 2110 can be a central processing unit (CPU), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field-programmable gate array (FPGA), or a complex programmable logic device (CPLD), and can also employ a multi-core architecture.

[0513] Optionally, the PRS configuration information includes: PRS configuration information of neighboring cells, and / or, PRS configuration information of the terminal.

[0514] Optionally, the third message includes at least one of the following:

[0515] The terminal-related identifier;

[0516] The LMF-related identifier;

[0517] The identifier related to the base station;

[0518] The terminal's positioning capability information;

[0519] Used to request the base station to provide feedback on the pre-configured measurement gap, and / or, indication information for the processing window;

[0520] The PRS configuration information.

[0521] Optionally, the processor 2110 is further configured to read a program from memory and execute the following processes:

[0522] The terminal receives a fourth message sent by the base station, the fourth message including at least one of the following: positioning capability-related information of the terminal; identifier related to the terminal; identifier related to the LMF; identifier related to the base station; positioning measurement gap of the terminal; configuration information related to the positioning measurement gap; and configuration information related to the PRS processing window.

[0523] Optionally, the positioning capability-related information includes at least one of the following:

[0524] Does the terminal support the ability to pre-configure positioning measurement gaps?

[0525] Does the terminal support PRS processing window-related capabilities?

[0526] Optionally, the terminal supports PRS processing window-related capabilities, including at least one of the following:

[0527] Does the terminal support the ability to pre-configure a PRS processing window?

[0528] Does the terminal support the ability to configure a PRS processing window?

[0529] The terminal supports the processing priority-related capabilities of PRS, synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window.

[0530] Optionally, the terminal supports processing priority-related capabilities for PRS, synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window, including at least one of the following:

[0531] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on each component carrier CC or partial bandwidth BWP is higher than that of SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0532] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the PRS on the preset CC or BWP has a higher processing priority than SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0533] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on the preset CC or BWP is higher than the processing priority of CC or BWP corresponding to SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0534] Within the PRS symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS is higher than that of the synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0535] See Figure 22 This application also provides a terminal, including: a transceiver 2200, a memory 2220, a processor 2210, and a computer program stored in the memory 2220 and executable on the processor 2210; the processor 2210 is used to read the program in the memory and execute the following processes:

[0536] Send the terminal's positioning capability-related information to the LMF entity.

[0537] Transceiver 2200 is used to receive and send data under the control of processor 2210.

[0538] Among them, Figure 22In this context, the bus architecture can include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, specifically linking various circuits of one or more processors represented by processor 2210 and memory represented by memory 2220 together. The bus architecture can also link various other circuits such as peripheral devices, voltage regulators, and power management circuits, which are well known in the art and therefore will not be described further herein. The bus interface provides an interface. The transceiver 2200 can be multiple components, including transmitters and receivers, providing a unit for communicating with various other devices over a transmission medium, including wireless channels, wired channels, optical fibers, etc. For different user equipment, the user interface 2230 can also be an interface capable of connecting external or internal devices, including but not limited to keypads, displays, speakers, microphones, joysticks, etc.

[0539] Processor 2210 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, while memory 2220 can store data used by processor 2200 during operation.

[0540] Optionally, the positioning capability-related information includes at least one of the following: whether the terminal supports the ability to pre-configure positioning measurement gaps; and whether the terminal supports capabilities related to PRS processing windows.

[0541] Optionally, the terminal supports PRS processing window-related capabilities, including at least one of the following:

[0542] Does the terminal support the ability to pre-configure a PRS processing window?

[0543] Does the terminal support the ability to configure a PRS processing window?

[0544] The terminal supports the processing priority-related capabilities of PRS, synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window.

[0545] Optionally, the terminal supports processing priority-related capabilities for PRS, synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window, including at least one of the following:

[0546] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on each component carrier CC or partial bandwidth BWP is higher than that of SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0547] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the PRS on the preset CC or BWP has a higher processing priority than SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0548] Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on the preset CC or BWP is higher than the processing priority of CC or BWP corresponding to SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0549] Within the PRS symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS is higher than that of the synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel.

[0550] Optionally, the processor 2210 can be a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array), or a CPLD (Complex Programmable Logic Device). The processor can also employ a multi-core architecture. The processor executes any of the methods described in the embodiments of this application according to the obtained executable instructions by calling a computer program stored in memory. The processor and memory can also be physically separated.

[0551] This application provides a processor-readable storage medium storing a computer program for causing the processor to perform the method described above.

[0552] The processor-readable storage medium can be any available medium or data storage device that the processor can access, including but not limited to magnetic memory (e.g., floppy disk, hard disk, magnetic tape, magneto-optical disk (MO)), optical memory (e.g., CD, DVD, BD, HVD), and semiconductor memory (e.g., ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, non-volatile memory (NAND FLASH), solid-state drive (SSD)).

[0553] The above-described implementation embodiments applied to the base station side, LMF side, and terminal side are all applicable to the embodiments of the processor-readable storage medium and can achieve the same technical effect.

[0554] Those skilled in the art will understand that embodiments of this application can be provided as methods, systems, or computer program products. Therefore, this application can take the form of a completely hardware embodiment, a completely software embodiment, or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, this application can take the form of a computer program product implemented on one or more computer-usable storage media (including, but not limited to, disk storage and optical storage) containing computer-usable program code.

[0555] Obviously, those skilled in the art can make various modifications and variations to this application without departing from the spirit and scope of this application. Therefore, if such modifications and variations fall within the scope of the claims of this application and their equivalents, this application also intends to include such modifications and variations.

Claims

1. An information configuration method, characterized in that, Applied to base stations, including: The receiving terminal sends information related to the terminal's positioning capabilities; Receive a third message sent by the Location Management Function (LMF) entity, the third message being used to indicate PRS configuration information; Determine the configuration of the PRS processing window of the terminal, or determine the configuration of the positioning measurement interval of the terminal; The positioning capability information of the terminal includes: whether the terminal supports capabilities related to the PRS processing window; whether the terminal supports capabilities related to the PRS processing window includes: the processing priority of PRS, synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window supported by the terminal. The terminal supports priority-related capabilities for processing PRS, SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window, including: Within the PRS symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS is higher than that of the synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel.

2. The information configuration method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The third message includes at least one of the following: The terminal-related identifier; The LMF-related identifier; The identifier related to the base station; Used to request the base station to configure the measurement gap, and / or, to provide indication information for the processing window; The PRS configuration information.

3. The information configuration method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The PRS configuration information includes: PRS configuration information of neighboring cells, and / or, PRS configuration information of the terminal.

4. The information configuration method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The information related to the positioning capability of the terminal also includes: Does the terminal support the ability to pre-configure positioning measurement gaps? 5. The information configuration method according to claim 1, characterized in that, Whether the terminal supports PRS processing window-related capabilities also includes at least one of the following: Does the terminal support the ability to pre-configure a PRS processing window? Does the terminal support the ability to configure a PRS processing window? 6. The information configuration method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The terminal's capabilities related to the processing priorities of PRS, SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window also include at least one of the following: Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on each component carrier CC or partial bandwidth BWP is higher than that of SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel. Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on the preset CC or BWP is higher than that of SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel. Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on the preset CC or BWP is higher than the processing priority of CC or BWP corresponding to SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

7. The information configuration method according to claim 1, characterized in that, After determining the configuration of the PRS processing window of the terminal, or the configuration of the positioning measurement interval of the terminal, the method further includes: Send a fourth message to the LMF; wherein the fourth message includes at least one of the following: The location capability related information; The terminal-related identifier; The LMF-related identifier; The identifier related to the base station; The positioning measurement gap of the terminal; Configuration information related to positioning and measuring gaps; Configuration information related to the PRS processing window; The system is configured with indication information for positioning and measuring gaps; The PRS processing window is configured with instructions.

8. The information configuration method according to claim 1, characterized in that, Before receiving the location capability-related information of the terminal from the receiving terminal, the method further includes: A request message is sent to the terminal, the request message being used to request information related to the terminal's positioning capabilities.

9. An information transmission method, characterized in that, Applied to terminals, including: The terminal's positioning capability information is sent to the base station. The positioning capability information includes whether the terminal supports capabilities related to the PRS processing window. Whether the terminal supports capabilities related to the PRS processing window includes: the processing priority of PRS, synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window supported by the terminal. The terminal supports priority-related capabilities for processing PRS, SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window, including: Within the PRS symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS is higher than that of the synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel.

10. The information transmission method according to claim 9, characterized in that, The location capability information also includes: Does the terminal support the ability to pre-configure positioning measurement gaps? 11. The information transmission method according to claim 9, characterized in that, Whether the terminal supports PRS processing window-related capabilities includes at least one of the following: Does the terminal support the ability to pre-configure a PRS processing window? Does the terminal support the ability to configure a PRS processing window? 12. The information transmission method according to claim 9, characterized in that, The terminal supports processing priority-related capabilities for PRS, synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window, including at least one of the following: Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on each component carrier CC or partial bandwidth BWP is higher than that of SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel. Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on the preset CC or BWP is higher than that of SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel. Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on the preset CC or BWP is higher than the processing priority of CC or BWP corresponding to SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

13. The information transmission method according to claim 9, characterized in that, Before sending the terminal's positioning capability-related information to the base station, the method further includes: The terminal receives a request message sent by the base station, the request message being used to request information related to the terminal's positioning capabilities.

14. A base station, comprising: A transceiver, a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor; characterized in that the processor is configured to read the program from the memory and perform the following processes: The receiving terminal sends information related to the terminal's positioning capabilities; Receive a third message sent by the Location Management Function (LMF) entity, the third message being used to indicate PRS configuration information; Determine the configuration of the PRS processing window of the terminal, or determine the configuration of the positioning measurement interval of the terminal; The positioning capability information of the terminal includes: whether the terminal supports capabilities related to the PRS processing window; whether the terminal supports capabilities related to the PRS processing window includes: the processing priority of PRS, synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window supported by the terminal. The terminal supports priority-related capabilities for processing PRS, SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window, including: Within the PRS symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS is higher than that of the synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel.

15. The base station according to claim 14, characterized in that, The third message includes at least one of the following: The terminal-related identifier; The LMF-related identifier; The identifier related to the base station; Used to request the base station to configure the measurement gap, and / or, to provide indication information for the processing window; The PRS configuration information.

16. The base station according to claim 14, characterized in that, The PRS configuration information includes: PRS configuration information of neighboring cells, and / or, PRS configuration information of the terminal.

17. The base station according to claim 14, characterized in that, The information related to the positioning capability of the terminal also includes: Does the terminal support the ability to pre-configure positioning measurement gaps? 18. The base station according to claim 14, characterized in that, Whether the terminal supports PRS processing window-related capabilities also includes at least one of the following: Does the terminal support the ability to pre-configure a PRS processing window? Does the terminal support the ability to configure a PRS processing window? 19. The base station according to claim 14, characterized in that, The terminal supports processing priority-related capabilities for PRS, synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window, including at least one of the following: Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on each component carrier CC or partial bandwidth BWP is higher than that of SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel. Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on the preset CC or BWP is higher than that of SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel. Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on the preset CC or BWP is higher than the processing priority of CC or BWP corresponding to SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

20. The base station according to claim 14, characterized in that, The processor is also used to read programs from memory and execute the following processes: Send a fourth message to the LMF; wherein the fourth message includes at least one of the following: The location capability related information; The terminal-related identifier; The LMF-related identifier; The identifier related to the base station; The positioning measurement gap of the terminal; Configuration information related to positioning and measuring gaps; Configuration information related to the PRS processing window; The system is configured with indication information for positioning and measuring gaps; The PRS processing window is configured with instructions.

21. The base station according to claim 14, characterized in that, The processor is also used to read programs from memory and execute the following processes: A request message is sent to the terminal, the request message being used to request information related to the terminal's positioning capabilities.

22. A terminal, comprising: A transceiver, a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor; characterized in that the processor is configured to read the program from the memory and perform the following processes: The terminal's positioning capability information is sent to the base station. The positioning capability information includes whether the terminal supports capabilities related to the PRS processing window. Whether the terminal supports capabilities related to the PRS processing window includes: the processing priority of PRS, synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window supported by the terminal. The terminal supports priority-related capabilities for processing PRS, SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window, including: Within the PRS symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS is higher than that of the synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel.

23. The terminal according to claim 22, characterized in that, The location capability information also includes: Does the terminal support the ability to pre-configure positioning measurement gaps? 24. The terminal according to claim 23, characterized in that, Whether the terminal supports PRS processing window-related capabilities also includes at least one of the following: Does the terminal support the ability to pre-configure a PRS processing window? Does the terminal support the ability to configure a PRS processing window? 25. The terminal according to claim 22, characterized in that, The terminal's capabilities related to the processing priorities of PRS, SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window also include at least one of the following: Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on each component carrier CC or partial bandwidth BWP is higher than that of SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel. Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on the preset CC or BWP is higher than that of SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel. Within each symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS on the preset CC or BWP is higher than the processing priority of CC or BWP corresponding to SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel.

26. The terminal according to claim 22, characterized in that, The processor is used to read the program from the memory and execute the following processes: The terminal receives a request message sent by the base station, the request message being used to request information related to the terminal's positioning capabilities.

27. An information configuration device, characterized in that, Applied to base stations, including: The first information receiving module is used to receive the positioning capability-related information of the terminal sent by the terminal; The second information receiving module is used to receive a third message sent by the Location Management Function (LMF) entity, the third message being used to indicate PRS configuration information; The configuration determination module is used to determine the configuration of the PRS processing window of the terminal, or to determine the configuration of the positioning measurement interval of the terminal. The positioning capability information of the terminal includes: whether the terminal supports capabilities related to the PRS processing window; whether the terminal supports capabilities related to the PRS processing window includes: the processing priority of PRS, synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window supported by the terminal. The terminal supports priority-related capabilities for processing PRS, SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window, including: Within the PRS symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS is higher than that of the synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel.

28. An information transmission device, characterized in that, Applied to terminals, including: The fourth message sending module is used to send the positioning capability information of the terminal to the base station. The positioning capability information of the terminal includes: whether the terminal supports the capability related to the PRS processing window; whether the terminal supports the capability related to the PRS processing window includes: the capability related to the processing priority of PRS, synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel and control channel within the PRS processing window supported by the terminal. The terminal supports priority-related capabilities for processing PRS, SSB, CSI-RS, TRS, data channel, and control channel within the PRS processing window, including: Within the PRS symbol in the PRS measurement window, the processing priority of PRS is higher than that of the synchronization signal SSB, channel state information reference signal CSI-RS, time reference signal TRS, data channel, and control channel.

29. A processor-readable storage medium, characterized in that, The processor-readable storage medium stores a computer program that causes the processor to execute the information configuration method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, or to execute the information transmission method according to any one of claims 9 to 13.

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