Control method and device, communication equipment and processor readable storage medium

Abstract

The invention provides a control method and device, communication equipment and a processor readable storage medium, and relates to the technical field of communication. The information processing method comprises: receiving a first message sent by a first core network element, the first message carrying control information of an Ambient IoT device; according to the control information, data of the Ambient IoT device is acquired; and sending the data of the Ambient IoT device to a second core network element, so that a wireless access network element as a reader can read the data from the Ambient IoT device and report the data to a network or an Ambient IoT application.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a control method, apparatus, communication equipment, and processor-readable storage medium. Background Art

[0002] Ambient IoT is a newly emerging IoT technology. Ambient IoT devices refer to devices that have no energy or only very limited energy and communicate by obtaining energy from the external environment, such as radio frequency identification (RFID) devices. Ambient IoT devices can be widely used in scenarios such as automated logistics, smart grids, internal factory logistics in manufacturing, and sensor data reporting in smart homes. For example, in automated warehousing scenarios, Ambient IoT technology can be used to count goods when they enter and leave the warehouse.

[0003] Ambient IoT devices can be divided into the following three types: (a) Device A: no energy storage, no independent signal generation, that is, backscatter transmission. (b) Device B: with energy storage, no independent signal generation, that is, backscatter transmission. The use of stored energy may include amplifying reflected signals. (c) Device C: with energy storage, with independent signal generation, that is, active radio frequency (RF) components used for transmission. Among them, device A or device B relies on backscatter transmission to transmit data, and it is difficult to achieve Radio Resource Control (RRC) or non-access stratum (NAS) connection between the Ambient IoT device and the network.

[0004] For Ambient IoT devices that rely on backscatter transmission to transmit data, how the network side collects the data of the Ambient IoT devices is an urgent problem to be solved. Summary of the invention

[0005] The embodiments of the present application provide a control method, an apparatus, a communication device, and a processor-readable storage medium to solve the problem of how the network side collects data of Ambient IoT devices that rely on backscatter transmission to transmit data.

[0006] In a first aspect, a control method is provided, which is performed by a wireless access network element, and includes:

[0007] Receiving a first message sent by a first core network network element, where the first message carries control information of an AmbientIoT device;

[0008] Acquire data of the Ambient IoT device according to the control information;

[0009] Send the data of the Ambient IoT device to the second core network element.

[0010] Optionally, before receiving the first message sent by the first core network element, the method further includes:

[0011] A second message is sent to the first core network network element, where the second message carries a first indication, where the first indication is used to indicate that the wireless access network element supports communication with the Ambient IoT device.

[0012] Optionally, the second message is an NG establishment request message, and the first message is an NG establishment response message, or the second message is a radio access network configuration update message, and the first message is a radio access network configuration update confirmation message.

[0013] Optionally, the second message is an NG establishment request message, and the first message is a first core network network element configuration update message.

[0014] Optionally, the second message is an NG establishment request message, and the first message is a data collection message of the Ambient IoT device.

[0015] Optionally, the control information of the Ambient IoT device is configured in the first core network element, or the control information of the Ambient IoT device is obtained by the first core network element from a third core network element.

[0016] Optionally, the first core network network element is an access and mobility management function (Access and MobilityManagement Function, AMF), and the third core network network element includes at least one of the following: an Ambient IoT management function, a unified data management function (Unified Data Management, UDM), a policy control function (Policy Control Function, PCF), a network exposure function (Network Exposure Function, NEF), and an Ambient IoT application server.

[0017] Optionally, the control information of the Ambient IoT device includes at least one of the following: a second indication that there is no core network authorization for the wireless access network element to communicate with the Ambient IoT device, service quality parameters, security parameters, communication duration, reporting period, Ambient IoT device identification, and an address for data reporting of the Ambient IoT device for communication between the wireless access network element and the Ambient IoT device.

[0018] Optionally, the second core network network element is an Ambient IoT application server, and sending the data of the Ambient IoT device to the second core network network element includes:

[0019] The data of the AmbientIoT device is reported to the AmbientIoT application server through at least one of the user plane functions UPF, NEF, and Ambient IoT management functions.

[0020] In a second aspect, a control method is provided, which is executed by a first core network element and includes:

[0021] A first message is sent to a wireless access network element, where the first message carries control information of an Ambient IoT device, and the control information of the Ambient IoT device is used by the wireless access network element to obtain data of the Ambient IoT device.

[0022] Optionally, before sending the first message to the wireless access network element, the method further includes:

[0023] A second message sent by a wireless access network element is received, where the second message carries a first indication, where the first indication is used to indicate that the wireless access network element supports communication with the Ambient IoT device.

[0024] Optionally, the second message is an NG establishment request message, and the first message is an NG establishment response message, or the second message is a radio access network configuration update message, and the first message is a radio access network configuration update confirmation message.

[0025] Optionally, the second message is an NG establishment request message, and the first message is a first core network network element configuration update message.

[0026] Optionally, the second message is an NG establishment request message, and the first message is a data collection message of the Ambient IoT device.

[0027] Optionally, the control information of the Ambient IoT device is configured in the first core network element, or the control information of the Ambient IoT device is obtained by the first core network element from a third core network element.

[0028] Optionally, the first core network element is AMF.

[0029] Optionally, the third core network network element includes at least one of the following: Ambient IoT management function, UDM, PCF, NEF, and Ambient IoT application server.

[0030] Optionally, the control information of the Ambient IoT device includes at least one of the following: a second indication of the core network authorizing the wireless access network element to communicate with the Ambient IoT device, service quality parameters, security parameters, communication duration, reporting period, Ambient IoT device identification, and data reporting address of the Ambient IoT device for communication between the wireless access network element and the Ambient IoT device.

[0031] In a third aspect, a wireless access network element is provided, comprising: a first memory, a first transceiver, and a first processor;

[0032] The first memory is used to store computer programs; the first transceiver is used to receive a first message sent by a first core network network element under the control of the first processor, the first message carrying control information of an Ambient IoT device, and send data of the Ambient IoT device to a second core network network element;

[0033] The first processor is used to read the computer program in the first memory and perform the following operations: acquiring data of the Ambient IoT device according to the control information.

[0034] Optionally, the first transceiver is also used to send a second message to the first core network network element before receiving the first message sent by the first core network network element, the second message carrying a first indication, and the first indication is used to indicate that the wireless access network network element supports communication with the Ambient IoT device.

[0035] Optionally, the first transceiver is further used to report the data of the Ambient IoT device to the Ambient IoT application server through at least one of the user plane functions UPF, NEF, and Ambient IoT management functions.

[0036] In a fourth aspect, a core network element is provided, where the core network element is a first core network element, including: a second memory, a second transceiver, and a second processor:

[0037] The second memory is used to store computer programs; the second transceiver is used to send a first message to a wireless access network element under the control of the second processor, wherein the first message carries control information of the Ambient IoT device, and the control information of the Ambient IoT device is used by the wireless access network element to obtain data of the Ambient IoT device.

[0038] Optionally, the second transceiver is also used to receive a second message sent by the wireless access network element before sending the first message to the wireless access network element, the second message carrying a first indication, and the first indication is used to indicate that the wireless access network element supports communication with the Ambient IoT device.

[0039] In a fifth aspect, a control device is provided, which is applied to a network element of a wireless access network, including:

[0040] A first receiving unit, configured to receive a first message sent by a first core network element, where the first message carries control information of an Ambient IoT device;

[0041] A first acquisition unit, configured to acquire data of the Ambient IoT device according to the control information;

[0042] The first sending unit is used to send the data of the Ambient IoT device to the second core network network element.

[0043] Optionally, the device further comprises:

[0044] A second sending unit is used to send a second message to the first core network network element before receiving the first message sent by the first core network network element, wherein the second message carries a first indication, and the first indication is used to indicate that the wireless access network element supports communication with the Ambient IoT device.

[0045] Optionally, the first sending unit is further used to: report the data of the Ambient IoT device to the Ambient IoT application server through at least one of UPF, NEF, and Ambient IoT management functions.

[0046] In a sixth aspect, a control device is provided, which is applied to a first core network element, including:

[0047] The third sending unit is used to send a first message to a wireless access network element, where the first message carries control information of an Ambient IoT device, and the control information of the Ambient IoT device is used by the wireless access network element to obtain data of the Ambient IoT device.

[0048] Optionally, the device further comprises:

[0049] The second receiving unit is used to receive a second message sent by the wireless access network element before sending the first message to the wireless access network element, where the second message carries a first indication, and the first indication is used to indicate that the wireless access network element supports communication with the Ambient IoT device.

[0050] In a seventh aspect, a processor-readable storage medium is provided, wherein the processor-readable storage medium stores a computer program, wherein the computer program is used to enable a processor to execute the method described in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0051] An embodiment of the present application further provides a processor-readable storage medium, wherein the processor-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and the computer program is used to enable a processor to execute the method described in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0052] The beneficial effects of the present application are: a wireless access network element receives control information of an Ambient IoT device sent by a first core network element; then the wireless access network element obtains data of the Ambient IoT device based on the control information, and sends the data of the Ambient IoT device to a second core network element, so that the wireless access network element can act as a reader to read data from the Ambient IoT device and report it to the network or the Ambient IoT application. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0053] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments recorded in the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative labor.

[0054] Figure 1 A structural diagram showing a network system applicable to an embodiment of the present application;

[0055] Figure 2 One of the flowcharts of the control method of the embodiment of the present application is shown;

[0056] Figure 3A second flowchart diagram showing the control method of an embodiment of the present application;

[0057] Figure 4 A third flowchart diagram showing the control method of an embodiment of the present application;

[0058] Figure 5 A fourth flowchart diagram showing the control method of an embodiment of the present application;

[0059] Figure 6 A fifth flowchart diagram showing a control method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0060] Figure 7 A sixth flowchart diagram showing a control method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0061] Figure 8 One of the schematic diagrams showing the control device of an embodiment of the present application;

[0062] Fig. 9 A second schematic diagram showing a control device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0063] Fig.10 A structural diagram showing a wireless access network element according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0064] Fig.11 A structural diagram showing a core network element of an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0065] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0066] The terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of the present application are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequential order. It should be understood that the data used in this way can be interchanged where appropriate, so that the embodiments of the present application described herein, for example, are implemented in a sequence other than those illustrated or described herein. In addition, the terms "including" and "having" and any of their variations are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions, for example, the process, method, system, product or equipment comprising a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those steps or units clearly listed, but may include other steps or units that are not clearly listed or inherent to these processes, methods, products or equipment.

[0067] In the embodiments of the present application, the term "and / or" describes the association relationship of associated objects, indicating that three relationships may exist. For example, A and / or B can represent three situations: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone. The character " / " generally indicates that the associated objects before and after are in an "or" relationship. In the embodiments of the present application, the term "plurality" refers to two or more than two, and other quantifiers are similar.

[0068] In the embodiments of the present application, words such as "exemplary" or "for example" are used to indicate examples, illustrations or descriptions. Any embodiment or design described as "exemplary" or "for example" in the embodiments of the present application should not be interpreted as being more preferred or more advantageous than other embodiments or designs. Specifically, the use of words such as "exemplary" or "for example" is intended to present related concepts in a specific way.

[0069] The following is an introduction to the embodiments of the present application in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The information processing method, device, and communication node provided in the embodiments of the present application can be applied to a wireless communication system. The wireless communication system can be a system using the fifth generation (5th Generation, 5G) mobile communication technology (hereinafter referred to as a 5G system). Those skilled in the art can understand that the 5G NR system is only an example and is not a limitation.

[0070] See also Figure 1 , Figure 1 is a structural diagram of a network system to which the embodiments of the present application can be applied, such as Figure 1 As shown, it includes a user terminal 11 and a base station 12, wherein the user terminal 11 may be a user equipment (User Equipment, UE), for example: it may be a terminal side device such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer (Tablet Personal Computer), a laptop computer (Laptop Computer), a personal digital assistant (Personal Digital Assistant, referred to as PDA), a mobile Internet device (Mobile Internet Device, MID) or a wearable device (Wearable Device). It should be noted that the specific type of the user terminal 11 is not limited in the embodiment of the present application. The above-mentioned base station 12 may be a base station of 5G and later versions (for example: gNB, 5G NR NB), or a base station in other communication systems, or referred to as a node B. It should be noted that in the embodiment of the present application, only a 5G base station is taken as an example, but the specific type of the base station 12 is not limited.

[0071] See also Figure 2 , an embodiment of the present application provides a control method, which is executed by a wireless access network element, including:

[0072] Step 201: receiving a first message sent by a first core network element, where the first message carries control information of an Ambient IoT device;

[0073] Among them, Ambient IoT relies on backscatter transmission to transmit data.

[0074] Optionally, the control information of the Ambient IoT device includes at least one of the following: a second indication of the core network authorizing the wireless access network element to communicate with the Ambient IoT device, quality of service parameters (QoS parameters) for communication between the wireless access network element and the Ambient IoT device, security parameters, communication duration, reporting period, Ambient IoT device identification, and an address for data reporting of the Ambient IoT device.

[0075] Optionally, the data reporting address of the Ambient IoT device includes at least one of the following: a user plane function (UPF) address, a NEF address, and an Ambient IoT management function address.

[0076] Step 202: Acquire data of the Ambient IoT device according to the control information;

[0077] Optionally, the control information of the Ambient IoT device is obtained from at least one of the following network nodes: AMF, Ambient IoT management function, UDM, PCF, NEF, Ambient IoT application server.

[0078] Step 203: Send the data of the Ambient IoT device to the second core network element.

[0079] In this embodiment, the wireless access network network element receives control information of the Ambient IoT device sent by the first core network network element; then the wireless access network network element obtains the data of the Ambient IoT device based on the control information, and sends the data of the Ambient IoT device to the second core network network element, so that the wireless access network network element can act as a reader to read data from the Ambient IoT device and report it to the network or the Ambient IoT application.

[0080] In one implementation of the present application, before receiving the first message sent by the first core network element, the method further includes:

[0081] A second message is sent to the first core network network element, where the second message carries a first indication, where the first indication is used to indicate that the wireless access network element supports communication with the Ambient IoT device.

[0082] In one embodiment of the present application, the second message is an NG setup request message (NG SETUPREQUEST), the first message is an NG setup response message (NG SETUP RESPONSE), or the second message is a wireless access network configuration update message, and the first message is a wireless access network configuration update confirmation message.

[0083] In one implementation of the present application, the second message is an NG establishment request message, and the first message is a first core network network element configuration update message.

[0084] For example, the first core network element is AMF, and the first core network element configuration update message is represented by AMFCONFIGURATION UPDATE.

[0085] In one implementation of the present application, the second message is an NG establishment request message, and the first message is a data collection message of an Ambient IoT device.

[0086] In one implementation of the present application, the control information of the Ambient IoT device is configured in the first core network element, or the control information of the Ambient IoT device is obtained by the first core network element from a third core network element.

[0087] Optionally, the third core network network element includes at least one of the following: Ambient IoT management function, UDM, PCF, NEF, and Ambient IoT application server.

[0088] In one implementation manner of the present application, the second core network element is an Ambient IoT application server, and sending the data of the Ambient IoT device to the second core network element includes:

[0089] The data of the Ambient IoT device is reported to the Ambient IoT application server through at least one of a user plane function (UPF), a NEF, and an Ambient IoT management function.

[0090] In this embodiment, the wireless access network element receives control information of the Ambient IoT device sent by the first core network element; then the wireless access network element obtains the data of the Ambient IoT device according to the control information, and sends the data of the Ambient IoT device to the second core network element, so that the wireless access network element can act as a reader to read data from the Ambient IoT device and report it to the network or the Ambient IoT application.

[0091] See also Figure 3 , an embodiment of the present application provides a control method, which is executed by a first core network element, including:

[0092] Step 301: Send a first message to a wireless access network element, where the first message carries control information of an Ambient IoT device, and the control information of the Ambient IoT device is used by the wireless access network element to obtain data of the Ambient IoT device.

[0093] In one implementation of the present application, before sending the first message to the wireless access network element, the method further includes:

[0094] A second message sent by a wireless access network element is received, where the second message carries a first indication, where the first indication is used to indicate that the wireless access network element supports communication with the Ambient IoT device.

[0095] In one implementation of the present application, the second message is an NG establishment request message, the first message is an NG establishment response message, or the second message is a wireless access network configuration update message, and the first message is a wireless access network configuration update confirmation message.

[0096] In one implementation of the present application, the second message is an NG establishment request message, and the first message is a first core network network element configuration update message.

[0097] In one implementation of the present application, the second message is an NG establishment request message, and the first message is a data collection message of an Ambient IoT device.

[0098] In one implementation of the present application, the control information of the Ambient IoT device is configured in the first core network element, or the control information of the Ambient IoT device is obtained by the first core network element from a third core network element.

[0099] In one embodiment of the present application, the first core network element is AMF.

[0100] In one embodiment of the present application, the third core network element includes at least one of the following: Ambient IoT management function, UDM, PCF, NEF, Ambient IoT application server.

[0101] In one embodiment of the present application, the control information of the Ambient IoT device includes at least one of the following: a second indication of the core network authorizing the wireless access network element to communicate with the Ambient IoT device, quality of service parameters, security parameters, communication duration, reporting period, Ambient IoT device identification, and data reporting address of the Ambient IoT device for communication between the wireless access network element and the Ambient IoT device.

[0102] In this embodiment, the first core network element sends control information of the Ambient IoT device to the wireless access network element, so that the wireless access network element can act as a reader to read data from the Ambient IoT device according to the control information and report it to the network or the Ambient IoT application.

[0103] The implementation methods of the present application are introduced below through Example 1, Example 2, Example 3 and Example 4, wherein the wireless access network element is a NG-RAN node and the first core network element is an AMF.

[0104] Embodiment 1: NG-RAN obtains control information of Ambient IoT devices from AMF during NG Setup or RAN Configuration Update.

[0105] See also Figure 4 , the specific steps are as follows:

[0106] Step 401: The NG-RAN node (e.g., gNB) sends a second message to the AMF. If the NG-RAN node supports communication with the Ambient IoT device, the second message includes a first indication, where the first indication is used to indicate that the NG-RAN node supports communication with the Ambient IoT device. For example, the first indication may be an Ambient IoT supported indication.

[0107] For example, the second message may be an NG SETUP REQUEST message or a RAN CONFIGURATION UPDATE message.

[0108] Step 402: The AMF returns a first message to the NG-RAN node, the first message including a second indication, the second indication being used to indicate that the core network authorizes the NG-RAN node to communicate with the Ambient IoT device. For example, the second indication may be an Ambient IoT authorized indication.

[0109] For example, the first message may be an NG SETUP RESPONSE or a RAN CONFIGURATION UPDATE ACKNOWLEDGE message.

[0110] Furthermore, the first message may also include control information of the Ambient IoT device, for example, the control information of the Ambient IoT device includes at least one of the following: a second indication that the core network authorizes the wireless access network element to communicate with the Ambient IoT device, quality of service (QoS) parameters, security parameters, communication duration, reporting cycle, Ambient IoT device identification, data reporting address of the Ambient IoT device (for example, UPF address and / or NEF address and / or Ambient IoT management function address), etc. Optionally, the control information of the Ambient IoT device may be configured in the AMF by the network management.

[0111] Step 403: The NG-RAN node communicates with the Ambient IoT device and collects data of the Ambient IoT device.

[0112] Step 404: The NG-RAN node reports the data of the Ambient IoT device to the Ambient IoT application server (App Server) through at least one of the UPF, NEF, and Ambient IoT management functions.

[0113] Embodiment 2: NG-RAN obtains control information of Ambient IoT devices from the Ambient IoT management function during NG Setup or RAN Configuration Update.

[0114] See also Figure 5 , the specific steps are as follows:

[0115] Step 501: The NG-RAN node (gNB) sends a second message to the AMF.

[0116] Optionally, if the NG-RAN node supports communication with the Ambient IoT device, a first indication may be included in the second message, where the first indication is used to indicate that the NG-RAN node supports communication with the Ambient IoT device. For example, the first indication may be an Ambient IoT supported indication.

[0117] For example, the second message may be a NG SETUP REQUEST or a RAN CONFIGURATION UPDATE message.

[0118] Step 502: AMF sends a third message to the Ambient IoT management function.

[0119] Optionally, the third message includes NG-RAN node information (e.g., a supported tracking area list (TA list)) and a first indication.

[0120] For example, the third message may be a management request (Mngt Request) message.

[0121] Step 503: The Ambient IoT management function sends a fourth message to the AMF in response to the third message. The fourth message may include a second indication, and the second indication is used to instruct the core network to authorize the NG-RAN node to communicate with the Ambient IoT device.

[0122] For example, the second indication may be an Ambient IoT authorized indication.

[0123] Furthermore, the fourth message may also include control information of the Ambient IoT device, for example, the control information of the Ambient IoT device includes at least one of the following: a second indication of the core network authorizing the wireless access network element to communicate with the Ambient IoT device, QoS parameters for communication between the NG-RAN node and the Ambient IoT device, security parameters, communication duration, reporting period, Ambient IoT device identification, data reporting address of the Ambient IoT device (for example, UPF address, NEF address and / or Ambient IoT management function address), and other information.

[0124] For example, the fourth message may be a management response (Mngt Response) message.

[0125] Step 504: The AMF returns a first message to the NG-RAN node, where the first message may include control information of the Ambient IoT device returned by the Ambient IoT management function.

[0126] For example, the first message may be an NG SETUP RESPONSE or a RAN CONFIGURATION UPDATE ACKNOWLEDGE message.

[0127] Step 505: The NG-RAN node communicates with the Ambient IoT device and collects data of the Ambient IoT device.

[0128] Step 506: The NG-RAN node reports the data of the Ambient IoT device to the Ambient IoT application server through at least one of the UPF, NEF, and Ambient IoT management function.

[0129] Embodiment 3: NG-RAN obtains control information of Ambient IoT devices from the Ambient IoT management function during the AMF CONFIGURATION UPDATE process.

[0130] See also Figure 6 , the specific steps are as follows:

[0131] Step 601: The NG-RAN node (gNB) sends a second message to the AMF.

[0132] Optionally, if the NG-RAN node supports communication with the Ambient IoT device, a first indication may be included in the second message, where the first indication is used to indicate that the NG-RAN node supports communication with the Ambient IoT device. For example, the first indication may be an Ambient IoT supported indication.

[0133] For example, the second message may be a NG SETUP REQUEST message.

[0134] Step 602: The AMF returns a fifth message in response to the second message to the NG-RAN node. For example, the fifth message may be an NG SETUP RESPONSE message.

[0135] Step 603: AMF sends a third message to the Ambient IoT management function.

[0136] Optionally, the third message may include NG-RAN node information (e.g., a supported tracking area list (TAlist)) and the first indication.

[0137] For example, the third message may be a management request (Mngt Request) message.

[0138] Step 604: The Ambient IoT management function sends a fourth message to the AMF in response to the third message. The fourth message may include a second indication, and the second indication is used to instruct the core network to authorize the NG-RAN node to communicate with the Ambient IoT device.

[0139] For example, the second indication may be an Ambient IoT authorized indication.

[0140] Furthermore, the fourth message may also include control information of the Ambient IoT device, for example, the control information of the Ambient IoT device includes at least one of the following: a second indication of the core network authorizing the wireless access network element to communicate with the Ambient IoT device, QoS parameters for communication between the NG-RAN node and the Ambient IoT device, security parameters, communication duration, reporting period, Ambient IoT device identification, data reporting address of the Ambient IoT device (for example, UPF address, NEF address and / or Ambient IoT management function address), and other information.

[0141] For example, the fourth message may be a management response (Mngt Response) message.

[0142] Step 605: The AMF sends a first message to the NG-RAN node, where the first message includes control information of the Ambient IoT device returned by the Ambient IoT management function.

[0143] For example, the first message may be an AMF configuration update (CONFIGURATION UPDATE) message.

[0144] Step 606: The NG-RAN node sends a sixth message to the AMF in response to the first message.

[0145] For example, the sixth message may be an AMF CONFIGURATION UPDATE ACK message.

[0146] Step 607: The NG-RAN node communicates with the Ambient IoT device and collects data of the Ambient IoT device.

[0147] Step 608: The NG-RAN node reports the data of the Ambient IoT device to the Ambient IoT application server through at least one of the UPF, NEF, and Ambient IoT management function.

[0148] Embodiment 4: NG-RAN obtains control information of the Ambient IoT device from the Ambient IoT management function or NEF during the process of the Ambient IoT Server requesting data.

[0149] See also Figure 7 , the specific steps are as follows:

[0150] Step 701: The NG-RAN node (gNB) sends a second message to the AMF.

[0151] Optionally, if the NG-RAN node supports communication with the Ambient IoT device, a first indication may be included in the second message, where the first indication is used to indicate that the NG-RAN node supports communication with the Ambient IoT device. For example, the first indication may be an Ambient IoT supported indication.

[0152] For example, the second message may be a NG SETUP REQUEST message.

[0153] Step 702: The AMF returns a fifth message to the NG-RAN node.

[0154] Optionally, the fifth message may include a second indication, where the second indication is used to indicate that the core network authorizes the NG-RAN node to communicate with the Ambient IoT device. For example, the second indication may be an Ambient IoT authorized indication.

[0155] For example, the fifth message may be a NG SETUP RESPONSE message.

[0156] Step 703: The Ambient IoT application server sends a seventh message to the Ambient IoT management function and / or the NEF.

[0157] Optionally, the seventh message may include an Ambient IoT service parameter. For example, the Ambient IoT service parameter includes at least one of the following: location information, duration, and reporting period of data collection of the Ambient IoT device.

[0158] For example, the seventh message may be a data collection request message of the Ambient IoT device.

[0159] Step 704a: The Ambient IoT management function and / or NEF sends a fourth message to the AMF.

[0160] Optionally, the fourth message may include control information of the Ambient IoT device, for example, the control information of the Ambient IoT device includes at least one of the following: a second indication of the core network authorizing the wireless access network element to communicate with the Ambient IoT device, QoS parameters for communication between the NG-RAN node and the Ambient IoT device, security parameters, communication duration, reporting cycle, Ambient IoT device identification, data reporting address of the Ambient IoT device (for example, UPF address, NEF address and / or Ambient IoT management function address), etc. The control information of the Ambient IoT device may be determined by the Ambient IoT management function and / or NEF according to the Ambient IoT service parameters in step 703.

[0161] For example, the fourth message may be a data collection request message of the Ambient IoT device.

[0162] Step 704b: AMF sends an eighth message in response to the fourth message to the Ambient IoT management function and / or NEF.

[0163] For example, the eighth message may be a data collection response message of the Ambient IoT device.

[0164] Step 705a: The AMF sends a first message to the NG-RAN node.

[0165] Optionally, the first message may include control information of the Ambient IoT device sent by at least one of the Ambient IoT management function, UDM, PCF, NEF, and Ambient IoT application server.

[0166] For example, the first message may be a data collection message of an Ambient IoT device.

[0167] Step 705b: The NG-RAN node sends a ninth message to the AMF in response to the first message. For example, the ninth message may be a data response message of the Ambient IoT device.

[0168] Step 706: The NG-RAN node communicates with the Ambient IoT device and collects data of the Ambient IoT device.

[0169] Step 707: The NG-RAN node reports the data of the Ambient IoT device to the Ambient IoT application server through at least one of the UPF, NEF, and Ambient IoT management function.

[0170] The technical solution provided in the embodiment of the present application can be applicable to a variety of systems, especially 5G systems. For example, the applicable system can be a global system of mobile communication (GSM) system, a code division multiple access (CDMA) system, a wideband code division multiple access (WCDMA) general packet radio service (GPRS) system, a long term evolution (LTE) system, a LTE frequency division duplex (FDD) system, a LTE time division duplex (TDD) system, an advanced long term evolution (LTE-A) system, a universal mobile telecommunication system (UMTS), a world-wide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) system, a 5G new radio (NR) system, etc. These various systems include terminals and network equipment. The system may also include a core network part, such as an evolved packet system (EPS), a 5G system (5GS), etc.

[0171] The terminal involved in the embodiment of the present application may be a device that provides voice and / or data connectivity to a user, a handheld device with a wireless connection function, or other processing devices connected to a wireless modem. In different systems, the name of the terminal may also be different. For example, in a 5G system, the terminal may be called a user equipment (UE). A wireless terminal can communicate with one or more core networks (CN) via a radio access network (RAN). The wireless terminal may be a mobile terminal, such as a mobile phone (or a "cellular" phone) and a computer with a mobile terminal. For example, it may be a portable, pocket-sized, handheld, computer-built-in or vehicle-mounted mobile device that exchanges language and / or data with a radio access network. For example, personal communication service (PCS) phones, cordless phones, session initiation protocol (SIP) phones, wireless local loop (WLL) stations, personal digital assistants (PDAs) and other devices. A wireless terminal may also be referred to as a system, a subscriber unit, a subscriber station, a mobile station, a mobile station, a remote station, an access point, a remote terminal, an access terminal, a user terminal, a user agent, and a user device, but is not limited thereto in the embodiments of the present application.

[0172] The wireless access network element involved in the embodiments of the present application may be a base station, which may include multiple cells providing services for the terminal. Depending on the specific application scenario, the base station may also be called an access point, or may be a device in the access network that communicates with the wireless terminal through one or more sectors on the air interface, or other names. The wireless access network element may be used to interchange received air frames with Internet Protocol (IP) packets, and serve as a router between the wireless terminal and the rest of the access network, wherein the rest of the access network may include an Internet Protocol (IP) communication network. The wireless access network element may also coordinate the attribute management of the air interface. For example, the wireless access network element involved in the embodiments of the present application may be a base transceiver station (BTS) in the Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) or Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), or a base station (NodeB) in Wide-band Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA), or an evolutionary Node B (eNB or e-NodeB) in the long term evolution (LTE) system, or a 5G base station (gNB) in the 5G network architecture (next generation system), or a home evolved Node B (HeNB), a relay node, a home base station (femto), a pico base station (pico), etc., which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application. In some network structures, the wireless access network element may include a centralized unit (CU) node and a distributed unit (DU) node, and the centralized unit and the distributed unit may also be arranged geographically separately.

[0173] The wireless access network element and the terminal can each use one or more antennas for multiple input multiple output (MIMO) transmission. MIMO transmission can be single user MIMO (SU-MIMO) or multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO). Depending on the form and number of antenna combinations, MIMO transmission can be 2D-MIMO, 3D-MIMO, FD-MIMO or massive-MIMO, or it can be diversity transmission, precoded transmission or beamforming transmission, etc.

[0174] See also Figure 8 The embodiment of the present application provides a control device, which is applied to a network element of a wireless access network. The device 800 includes:

[0175] The first receiving unit 801 is configured to receive a first message sent by a first core network element, where the first message carries control information of an Ambient IoT device;

[0176] Optionally, the control information of the Ambient IoT device includes at least one of the following: a second indication of the core network authorizing the wireless access network element to communicate with the Ambient IoT device, service quality parameters, security parameters, communication duration, reporting period, Ambient IoT device identification, and data reporting address of the Ambient IoT device for communication between the wireless access network element and the Ambient IoT device.

[0177] A first acquisition unit 802 is used to acquire data of the Ambient IoT device according to the control information;

[0178] Optionally, the control information of the Ambient IoT device is obtained from at least one of the following network nodes: AMF, Ambient IoT management function, UDM, PCF, NEF, Ambient IoT application server.

[0179] The first sending unit 803 is used to send the data of the Ambient IoT device to the second core network element.

[0180] In one embodiment of the present application, the device further includes:

[0181] A second sending unit is used to send a second message to the first core network network element before receiving the first message sent by the first core network network element, wherein the second message carries a first indication, and the first indication is used to indicate that the wireless access network element supports communication with the Ambient IoT device.

[0182] In one embodiment of the present application, the second message is an NG setup request message (NG SETUPREQUEST), the first message is an NG setup response message (NG SETUP RESPONSE), or the second message is a wireless access network configuration update message, and the first message is a wireless access network configuration update confirmation message.

[0183] In one implementation of the present application, the second message is an NG establishment request message, and the first message is a first core network network element configuration update message.

[0184] For example, the first core network element is AMF.

[0185] In one implementation of the present application, the first core network element configuration update message is represented by AMFCONFIGURATION UPDATE.

[0186] In one implementation of the present application, the second message is an NG establishment request message, and the first message is a data collection message of an Ambient IoT device.

[0187] In one implementation of the present application, the control information of the Ambient IoT device is configured in the first core network element, or the control information of the Ambient IoT device is obtained by the first core network element from a third core network element.

[0188] In one embodiment of the present application, the first core network element is AMF.

[0189] In one embodiment of the present application, the third core network element includes at least one of the following: Ambient IoT management function, UDM, PCF, NEF, Ambient IoT application server.

[0190] In one implementation manner of the present application, the first sending unit 803 is further used to: report the data of the Ambient IoT device to the Ambient IoT application server through at least one of UPF, NEF, and Ambient IoT management functions.

[0191] It should be noted that the device embodiment is the same as the above Figure 2 The method embodiments shown correspond one to one with the device, and all implementation methods in the above method embodiments are applicable to the embodiments of the device and can achieve the same technical effects.

[0192] See also Fig. 9 , an embodiment of the present application provides a control device, applied to a first core network element, the device 900 includes:

[0193] The third sending unit 901 is used to send a first message to a wireless access network element, where the first message carries control information of an Ambient IoT device, and the control information of the Ambient IoT device is used by the wireless access network element to obtain data of the Ambient IoT device.

[0194] In one embodiment of the present application, the device further comprises:

[0195] The second receiving unit is used to receive a second message sent by the wireless access network element before sending the first message to the wireless access network element, where the second message carries a first indication, and the first indication is used to indicate that the wireless access network element supports communication with the Ambient IoT device.

[0196] In one implementation of the present application, the second message is an NG establishment request message, the first message is an NG establishment response message, or the second message is a wireless access network configuration update message, and the first message is a wireless access network configuration update confirmation message.

[0197] In one implementation of the present application, the second message is an NG establishment request message, and the first message is a first core network network element configuration update message.

[0198] In one implementation of the present application, the second message is an NG establishment request message, and the first message is a data collection message of an Ambient IoT device.

[0199] In one implementation of the present application, the control information of the Ambient IoT device is configured in the first core network element, or the control information of the Ambient IoT device is obtained by the first core network element from a third core network element.

[0200] In one embodiment of the present application, the first core network network element is AMF, and the third core network network element includes at least one of the following: Ambient IoT management function, UDM, PCF, NEF, Ambient IoT application server.

[0201] In one embodiment of the present application, the control information of the Ambient IoT device includes at least one of the following: a second indication of the core network authorizing the wireless access network element to communicate with the Ambient IoT device, quality of service parameters, security parameters, communication duration, reporting period, Ambient IoT device identification, and data reporting address of the Ambient IoT device for communication between the wireless access network element and the Ambient IoT device.

[0202] It should be noted that the device embodiment is the same as the above Figure 3 The method embodiments shown correspond one to one with the device, and all implementation methods in the above method embodiments are applicable to the embodiments of the device and can achieve the same technical effects.

[0203] It should be noted that the division of units in the embodiments of the present application is schematic and is only a logical function division. There may be other division methods in actual implementation. In addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the present application may be integrated into a processing unit, or each unit may exist physically separately, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit. The above-mentioned integrated unit may be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of software functional units.

[0204] If the integrated unit is implemented in the form of 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 the present application is essentially 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, and the computer software product is stored in a storage medium, including a number of instructions to enable a computer device (which can be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) or a processor (processor) to perform all or part of the steps of the method described in each embodiment of the present application. The aforementioned storage medium includes: U disk, mobile hard disk, read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM), random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), disk or optical disk and other media that can store program codes.

[0205] like Fig.10 As shown, an embodiment of the present application also provides a wireless access network network element, including a first processor 1000, a first transceiver 1010, a first memory 1020, and a program stored on the first memory 1020 and executable on the first processor 1000; wherein the first transceiver 1010 is connected to the first processor 1000 and the first memory 1020 through a bus interface, wherein the first transceiver 1010 is used to receive a first message sent by a first core network network element under the control of the first processor 1000, wherein the first message carries control information of an Ambient IoT device, and sends data of the Ambient IoT device to a second core network network element.

[0206] The first processor 1000 is used to read the program in the first memory 1020 and execute the following process: acquiring the data of the Ambient IoT device according to the control information.

[0207] Optionally, the control information of the Ambient IoT device is obtained from at least one of the following network nodes: AMF, Ambient IoT management function, UDM, PCF, NEF, Ambient IoT application server.

[0208] Among them, Fig.10 In the embodiment, the bus architecture may include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, specifically linking various circuits of one or more processors represented by the first processor 1000 and the memory represented by the first memory 1020. The bus architecture may also link various other circuits such as peripherals, voltage regulators, and power management circuits, which are well known in the art and are therefore not further described herein. The bus interface provides an interface. The first transceiver 1010 may be a plurality of components, namely, a transmitter and a receiver, providing a unit for communicating with various other devices on a transmission medium, which transmission medium includes, these transmission media include transmission media such as wireless channels, wired channels, optical cables, etc.

[0209] The first processor 1000 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, and the first memory 1020 can store data used by the first processor 1000 when performing operations.

[0210] Optionally, the first processor 1000 may 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), and the first processor 1000 may also adopt a multi-core architecture.

[0211] The first processor 1000 calls the computer program stored in the first memory 1020 to execute the computer program according to the obtained executable instructions. Figure 2 The first processor 1000 and the first memory 1020 may also be arranged physically separately.

[0212] In one embodiment of the present application, the first transceiver 1010 is also used to: before receiving a first message sent by a first core network network element, send a second message to the first core network network element, the second message carrying a first indication, and the first indication is used to indicate that the wireless access network element supports communication with the Ambient IoT device.

[0213] In one embodiment of the present application, the second message is an NG setup request message (NG SETUPREQUEST), the first message is an NG setup response message (NG SETUP RESPONSE), or the second message is a wireless access network configuration update message, and the first message is a wireless access network configuration update confirmation message.

[0214] In one implementation of the present application, the second message is an NG establishment request message, and the first message is a first core network network element configuration update message.

[0215] In one implementation of the present application, the second message is an NG establishment request message, and the first message is a data collection message of an Ambient IoT device.

[0216] In one implementation of the present application, the control information of the Ambient IoT device is configured in the first core network element, or the control information of the Ambient IoT device is obtained by the first core network element from a third core network element.

[0217] In one embodiment of the present application, the third core network element includes at least one of the following: Ambient IoT management function, UDM, PCF, NEF, Ambient IoT application server.

[0218] In one embodiment of the present application, the first transceiver 1010 is further used to: report the data of the Ambient IoT device to the Ambient IoT application server through at least one of UPF, NEF, and Ambient IoT management functions.

[0219] It should be noted that the wireless access network element provided in the embodiment of the present application can achieve the above Figure 2 All the method steps implemented in the method embodiment shown can achieve the same technical effect, and the parts and beneficial effects of this embodiment that are the same as those in the method embodiment will not be described in detail here.

[0220] like Fig.11As shown, an embodiment of the present application also provides a core network network element, including a second processor 1100, a second transceiver 1110, a second memory 1120, and a program stored on the second memory 1120 and executable on the second processor 1100; wherein the second transceiver 1110 is connected to the second processor 1100 and the second memory 1120 via a bus interface, wherein the second transceiver 1110 is used to send a first message to a wireless access network network element, wherein the first message carries control information of an Ambient IoT device, and the control information of the Ambient IoT device is used by the wireless access network element to obtain data of the Ambient IoT device.

[0221] Among them, Fig.11 In the embodiment, the bus architecture may include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, specifically linking together various circuits of one or more processors represented by the second processor 1100 and the memory represented by the second memory 1120. 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 are therefore not further described herein. The bus interface provides an interface. The second transceiver 1110 may be a plurality of components, namely, a transmitter and a receiver, providing a unit for communicating with various other devices on a transmission medium, which transmission medium includes transmission media such as wireless channels, wired channels, optical cables, etc.

[0222] The second processor 1100 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, and the second memory 1120 can store data used by the second processor 1100 when performing operations.

[0223] Optionally, the second processor 1100 may 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), and the second processor 1100 may also adopt a multi-core architecture.

[0224] The second processor 1100 calls the computer program stored in the second memory 1120 to execute the program according to the obtained executable instructions provided in the embodiment of the present application. Figure 3 The second processor 1100 and the second memory 1120 may also be arranged physically separately.

[0225] Optionally, the second transceiver 1110 is further used to receive a second message sent by a wireless access network element, where the second message carries a first indication, and the first indication is used to indicate that the wireless access network element supports communication with the Ambient IoT device.

[0226] In one implementation of the present application, the second message is an NG establishment request message, the first message is an NG establishment response message, or the second message is a wireless access network configuration update message, and the first message is a wireless access network configuration update confirmation message.

[0227] In one implementation of the present application, the second message is an NG establishment request message, and the first message is a first core network network element configuration update message.

[0228] In one implementation of the present application, the second message is an NG establishment request message, and the first message is a data collection message of an Ambient IoT device.

[0229] In one implementation of the present application, the control information of the Ambient IoT device is configured in the first core network element, or the control information of the Ambient IoT device is obtained by the first core network element from a third core network element.

[0230] In one embodiment of the present application, the first core network network element is AMF, and the third core network network element includes at least one of the following: Ambient IoT management function, UDM, PCF, NEF, Ambient IoT application server.

[0231] In one embodiment of the present application, the control information of the Ambient IoT device includes at least one of the following: a second indication of the core network authorizing the wireless access network element to communicate with the Ambient IoT device, quality of service parameters, security parameters, communication duration, reporting period, Ambient IoT device identification, and data reporting address of the Ambient IoT device for communication between the wireless access network element and the Ambient IoT device.

[0232] It should be noted that the core network element provided in the embodiment of the present application can achieve the above Figure 3 All the method steps implemented in the method embodiment shown can achieve the same technical effect, and the parts and beneficial effects of this embodiment that are the same as those in the method embodiment will not be described in detail here.

[0233] The embodiment of the present application also provides a computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, wherein the computer program, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of an information processing method applied to a communication node. The processor-readable storage medium may be any available medium or data storage device that can be accessed by the processor, including but not limited to magnetic storage (e.g., floppy disk, hard disk, magnetic tape, magneto-optical disk (MO), etc.), optical storage (e.g., CD, DVD, BD, HVD, etc.), and semiconductor storage (e.g., ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, non-volatile memory (NAND FLASH), solid-state drive (SSD)), etc.

[0234] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the embodiments of the present application may be provided as methods, systems, or computer program products. Therefore, the present application may adopt the form of a complete hardware embodiment, a complete software embodiment, or an embodiment in combination with software and hardware. Moreover, the present application may adopt 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, etc.) that contain computer-usable program code.

[0235] The present application is described with reference to the flowcharts and / or block diagrams of the methods, devices (systems), and computer program products according to the embodiments of the present application. It should be understood that each process and / or box in the flowchart and / or block diagram, as well as the combination of the processes and / or boxes in the flowchart and / or block diagram, can be implemented by computer executable instructions. These computer executable instructions can be provided to a processor of a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, an embedded processor, or other programmable data processing device to generate a machine, so that the instructions executed by the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing device generate instructions for implementing the processes in the flowchart and / or block diagram. Figure 1 A process or multiple processes and / or boxes Figure 1 A device that provides the functions specified in a block or multiple blocks.

[0236] These processor executable instructions may also be stored in a processor readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing device to operate in a specific manner, so that the instructions stored in the processor readable memory produce an article of manufacture including an instruction device, which implements the process Figure 1 A process or multiple processes and / or boxes Figure 1 A function specified in one or more boxes.

[0237] These processor-executable instructions may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing device so that a series of operational steps are executed on the computer or other programmable device to produce a computer-implemented process, thereby providing instructions for executing on the computer or other programmable device to implement the process. Figure 1A process or multiple processes and / or boxes Figure 1 The steps for the functions specified in one or more boxes.

[0238] Obviously, those skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications to the present application without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application. Thus, if these modifications and variations of the present application fall within the scope of the claims of the present application and their equivalents, the present application is also intended to include these modifications and variations.

Claims

1. A control method, characterized in that: Executed by the radio access network element, including: receiving a first message sent by a first core network network element, where the first message carries control information of an Ambient IoT device; Acquire data of the Ambient IoT device according to the control information; Send the data of the Ambient IoT device to the second core network element.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that Before receiving the first message sent by the first core network element, the method further includes: A second message is sent to the first core network network element, where the second message carries a first indication, where the first indication is used to indicate that the wireless access network element supports communication with the Ambient IoT device.

3. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that The second message is an NG setup request message, and the first message is an NG setup response message, or the second message is a radio access network configuration update message, and the first message is a radio access network configuration update confirmation message.

4. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that: The second message is an NG establishment request message, and the first message is a first core network network element configuration update message.

5. The method according to claim 2, characterized in that: The second message is an NG establishment request message, and the first message is a data collection message of an Ambient IoT device.

6. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The control information of the Ambient IoT device is configured in the first core network element, or the control information of the Ambient IoT device is obtained by the first core network element from a third core network element.

7. The method according to claim 6, characterized in that The first core network network element is an access and mobility management function AMF, and the third core network network element includes at least one of the following: an Ambient IoT management function, a unified data management function UDM, a policy control function PCF, a network open function NEF, and an Ambient IoT application server.

8. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The control information of the Ambient IoT device includes at least one of the following: a second indication of the core network authorizing the wireless access network element to communicate with the Ambient IoT device, quality of service parameters, security parameters, communication duration, reporting period, Ambient IoT device identification, and data reporting address of the Ambient IoT device for communication between the wireless access network element and the Ambient IoT device.

9. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second core network network element is an Ambient IoT application server, and sending the data of the Ambient IoT device to the second core network network element includes: The data of the Ambient IoT device is reported to the Ambient IoT application server through at least one of the user plane functions UPF, NEF, and Ambient IoT management functions.

10. A control method, characterized in that: The process is executed by the first core network element and includes: A first message is sent to a wireless access network element, where the first message carries control information of an Ambient IoT device, and the control information of the Ambient IoT device is used by the wireless access network element to obtain data of the Ambient IoT device.

11. The method according to claim 10, characterized in that Before sending the first message to the wireless access network element, the method further includes: A second message sent by a wireless access network element is received, where the second message carries a first indication, where the first indication is used to indicate that the wireless access network element supports communication with the Ambient IoT device.

12. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that The second message is an NG setup request message, and the first message is an NG setup response message, or the second message is a radio access network configuration update message, and the first message is a radio access network configuration update confirmation message.

13. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that The second message is an NG establishment request message, and the first message is a first core network network element configuration update message.

14. The method according to claim 11, characterized in that The second message is an NG establishment request message, and the first message is a data collection message of an Ambient IoT device.

15. The method according to claim 10, characterized in that The control information of the Ambient IoT device is configured in the first core network element, or the control information of the Ambient IoT device is obtained by the first core network element from a third core network element.

16. The method according to claim 15, characterized in that The first core network network element is AMF, and the third core network network element includes at least one of the following: Ambient IoT management function, UDM, PCF, NEF, and Ambient IoT application server.

17. The method according to claim 10, characterized in that The control information of the Ambient IoT device includes at least one of the following: a second indication of the core network authorizing the wireless access network element to communicate with the Ambient IoT device, quality of service parameters, security parameters, communication duration, reporting period, Ambient IoT device identification, and data reporting address of the Ambient IoT device for communication between the wireless access network element and the Ambient IoT device.

18. A wireless access network element, characterized in that: include: a first memory, a first transceiver, and a first processor; The first memory is used to store a computer program; The first transceiver is configured to receive a first message sent by a first core network element under the control of the first processor, where the first message carries control information of an Ambient IoT device, and send data of the Ambient IoT device to a second core network element; The first processor is used to read the computer program in the first memory and perform the following operations: acquiring data of the Ambient IoT device according to the control information.

19. The wireless access network element according to claim 18, characterized in that: The first transceiver is also used to send a second message to the first core network network element before receiving the first message sent by the first core network network element, the second message carries a first indication, and the first indication is used to indicate that the wireless access network network element supports communication with the AmbientIoT device.

20. The wireless access network element according to claim 18, characterized in that: The first transceiver is further used to report the data of the Ambient IoT device to the Ambient IoT application server through at least one of the user plane functions UPF, NEF, and Ambient IoT management functions.

21. A core network element, the core network element being a first core network element, characterized in that: include: Second memory, second transceiver, second processor: The second memory is used to store a computer program; The second transceiver is used to send a first message to a wireless access network element under the control of the second processor, where the first message carries control information of an Ambient IoT device, and the control information of the Ambient IoT device is used by the wireless access network element to obtain data of the Ambient IoT device.

22. The core network element according to claim 21, characterized in that: The second transceiver is also used to receive a second message sent by the wireless access network element before sending the first message to the wireless access network element, the second message carrying a first indication, and the first indication is used to indicate that the wireless access network element supports communication with the Ambient IoT device.

23. A control device, applied to a wireless access network element, characterized in that: include: A first receiving unit, configured to receive a first message sent by a first core network element, where the first message carries control information of an AmbientIoT device; A first acquisition unit, configured to acquire data of the Ambient IoT device according to the control information; The first sending unit is used to send the data of the Ambient IoT device to the second core network network element.

24. The device according to claim 23, characterized in that The device also includes: The second sending unit is used to send a second message to the first core network network element before receiving the first message sent by the first core network network element, the second message carries a first indication, and the first indication is used to indicate that the wireless access network element supports communication with the AmbientIoT device.

25. The device according to claim 23, characterized in that The first sending unit is further used to report the data of the Ambient IoT device to the Ambient IoT application server through at least one of UPF, NEF, and Ambient IoT management functions.

26. A control device, applied to a first core network element, characterized in that: include: The third sending unit is used to send a first message to a wireless access network element, where the first message carries control information of an Ambient IoT device, and the control information of the Ambient IoT device is used by the wireless access network element to obtain data of the Ambient IoT device.

27. The device according to claim 26, characterized in that The device also includes: The second receiving unit is used to receive a second message sent by the wireless access network element before sending the first message to the wireless access network element, where the second message carries a first indication, and the first indication is used to indicate that the wireless access network element supports communication with the Ambient IoT device.

28. A processor-readable storage medium, characterized in that: The processor-readable storage medium stores a computer program, and the computer program is used to enable a processor to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 17.

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