Information processing method and system, core network element and base station

Abstract

The invention relates to an information processing method and system, a core network element and a base station, and relates to the technical field of communication. The information processing method is executed by a network element of a core network and comprises the steps that information of a current coverage area corresponding to a base station is acquired, the ground is divided into different coverage areas, and each coverage area corresponds to a group of tracking areas; and determining a current tracking area corresponding to the base station according to the information of the current coverage area.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to an information processing method, system, core network element, and base station. Background Art

[0002] With the development of mobile communication technology, base stations can no longer be fixed. For example, base stations can be set on fast-moving satellites (such as medium and low orbit satellites). This method is called regenerative mode and will bring many advantages.

[0003] Currently, the core network implements location management of base stations and terminals through Tracking Area (TA). Summary of the invention

[0004] The inventors found that for a mobile base station, the corresponding TA will change continuously due to the continuous change of the coverage area. Therefore, the core network needs to continuously interact with the base station to obtain the TA corresponding to the base station, resulting in a large amount of signaling overhead.

[0005] A technical problem to be solved by the present disclosure is: for mobile base stations, how to reduce the signaling interaction between the core network and the base stations and save signaling resources.

[0006] According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, an information processing method is provided, which is executed by a core network element, including: obtaining information about a current coverage area corresponding to a base station, wherein the ground is divided into different coverage areas, and each coverage area corresponds to a group of tracking areas; determining the current tracking area corresponding to the base station based on the information about the current coverage area.

[0007] In some embodiments, acquiring information about a current coverage area corresponding to a base station includes: receiving information about the current coverage area sent by the base station.

[0008] In some embodiments, receiving information about the current coverage area sent by the base station includes: receiving connection establishment information or radio access network configuration update information sent by the base station, wherein the connection establishment information or radio access network configuration update information includes information about the current coverage area.

[0009] In some embodiments, determining the current tracking area corresponding to the base station based on the information of the current coverage area includes: determining the tracking area corresponding to the information of the current coverage area as the current tracking area corresponding to the base station based on the correspondence between the stored information of each coverage area and the tracking area; and / or querying other network elements for the tracking area corresponding to the information of the current coverage area as the current tracking area corresponding to the base station.

[0010] In some embodiments, the information of the current coverage area includes: an identifier of the current coverage area.

[0011] In some embodiments, obtaining information about a current coverage area corresponding to a base station includes: querying information about a current coverage area corresponding to the base station according to information about the base station.

[0012] In some embodiments, the method further includes: when the information of the current coverage area sent by the base station is not received, querying the information of the current coverage area corresponding to the base station according to the information of the base station.

[0013] In some embodiments, querying information about a current coverage area corresponding to a base station based on information about the base station includes: querying information about the coverage area corresponding to the base station at each time point stored based on the information about the base station, and determining information about the current coverage area corresponding to the base station at the current time point; and / or querying other network elements about the current coverage area corresponding to the base station based on the information about the base station.

[0014] In some embodiments, the base station is located on a satellite that moves relative to the ground, and / or the core network element is an access mobility management function.

[0015] According to some other embodiments of the present disclosure, an information processing method is provided, which is executed by a base station, including: sending information about a current coverage area to a core network network element, wherein the ground is divided into different coverage areas, each coverage area corresponds to a group of tracking areas, so that the core network network element determines the current tracking area corresponding to the base station based on the information about the current coverage area.

[0016] In some embodiments, sending information about the current coverage area to the core network element includes: sending connection establishment information or radio access network configuration update information to the core network element, wherein the connection establishment information or radio access network configuration update information includes information about the current coverage area.

[0017] In some embodiments, sending the information of the current coverage area to the core network element includes: sending the information of the current coverage area to the core network element when the base station moves to a range corresponding to the current coverage area.

[0018] In some embodiments, the information of the current coverage area includes: an identifier of the coverage area.

[0019] According to some other embodiments of the present disclosure, a core network network element is provided, including: an acquisition module, used to obtain information about a current coverage area corresponding to a base station, wherein the ground is divided into different coverage areas, and each coverage area corresponds to a group of tracking areas; a determination module, used to determine the current tracking area corresponding to the base station based on the information about the current coverage area.

[0020] According to some further embodiments of the present disclosure, a base station is provided, comprising: a sending module, used to send information of a current coverage area to a core network network element, wherein the ground is divided into different coverage areas, each coverage area corresponds to a group of tracking areas, so that the core network network element determines the current tracking area corresponding to the base station based on the information of the current coverage area.

[0021] According to some further embodiments of the present disclosure, an electronic device is provided, comprising: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, for storing instructions, wherein when the instructions are executed by the processor, the processor executes the information processing method as described in any of the aforementioned embodiments.

[0022] According to some further embodiments of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, on which a computer program is stored, wherein when the program is executed by a processor, the information processing method of any of the aforementioned embodiments is implemented.

[0023] According to some further embodiments of the present disclosure, an information processing system is provided, comprising: a core network element and a base station of any of the aforementioned embodiments.

[0024] In the solution disclosed in the present invention, the ground is divided into different coverage areas, each coverage area corresponds to a group of tracking areas, and the core network element only needs to obtain the information of the current coverage area corresponding to the base station after the coverage area corresponding to the base station changes, and the core network element determines the current tracking area corresponding to the base station based on the information of the current coverage area. Since the coverage area corresponds to a group of tracking areas, that is, the area of ​​the coverage area is larger, the signaling of the wireless network information update between the core network element and the base station caused by the movement of the base station is reduced, saving signaling resources.

[0025] Other features and advantages of the present disclosure will become apparent from the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure with reference to the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present disclosure 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 of the present disclosure. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative work.

[0027] Figure 1 A flowchart illustrating an information processing method according to some embodiments of the present disclosure is provided.

[0028] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of a scenario showing an information processing method according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0029] Figure 3A schematic flowchart showing information processing methods according to other embodiments of the present disclosure is provided.

[0030] Figure 4 A schematic diagram showing the structure of core network elements of some embodiments of the present disclosure is shown.

[0031] Figure 5 A schematic structural diagram of a base station according to some embodiments of the present disclosure is shown.

[0032] Figure 6 A schematic diagram showing the structure of an electronic device according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0033] Figure 7 A schematic diagram showing the structure of an electronic device according to some other embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0034] Figure 8 A schematic diagram showing the structure of an information processing system according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present disclosure, rather than all of the embodiments. The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is actually only illustrative and is by no means intended to limit the present disclosure and its application or use. Based on the embodiments in the present disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

[0036] For mobile base stations, especially mobile base stations with large coverage areas, such as satellite base stations, the present disclosure proposes an information processing method. Figures 1 to 3 Give a description.

[0037] Figure 1 Flowcharts of some embodiments of the information processing method disclosed in the present invention. Figure 1 As shown, the method of this embodiment includes: steps S102 to S104.

[0038] In step S102, the core network element obtains information about the current coverage area corresponding to the base station.

[0039] In some embodiments, the base station sends information about the current coverage area to the core network element, and correspondingly, the core network element receives the information about the current coverage area sent by the base station.

[0040] The coverage area is not necessarily the area covered by the signal of the base station, but a fixed area pre-divided on the ground, which can also be called a tracking area group, etc., and is named according to actual needs and is not limited to the examples given. In some embodiments, the ground is divided into different coverage areas, and each coverage area corresponds to a group (multiple) of tracking areas. Each coverage area can be configured with a unique identifier (for example, a code). For example, the information of the current coverage area includes the identifier of the current coverage area. Figure 2 As shown, the areas of the four TAs TA1, TA2, TA3, and TA4 are coded as coverage area a, and the areas of the four TAs TA5, TA6, TA7, and TA8 are coded as coverage area b.

[0041] In some embodiments, the ground tracking areas covered by the base station can be grouped and the corresponding identifiers can be determined according to the movement law of the base station. For example, the base station can be set on a satellite that moves relative to the ground (such as a medium- and low-orbit satellite). For example, according to the orbital characteristics and laws of the satellite (base station), the ground TAs covered by the satellite (base station) are grouped and encoded. For example, when the satellite (base station) moves to a position, the group of TAs covered corresponds to the encoding of a coverage area, and when the satellite (base station) moves to the next position, the group of TAs covered corresponds to the encoding of the next coverage area.

[0042] The number of tracking areas corresponding to each coverage area can be the same or different, and the number of tracking areas corresponding to each coverage area can be greater than or equal to the number of tracking areas actually physically covered by the base station. For example, the number of TAs contained in each coverage area can be greater than the number of TAs that the satellite (base station) can actually physically cover, that is, the area of ​​the coverage area is larger than the area covered by the satellite signal. This processing is applicable to the case where the satellite (base station) uses a dynamic scanning beam instead of a staring beam.

[0043] The tracking areas corresponding to different coverage areas may be completely different. Alternatively, the tracking areas corresponding to different coverage areas may be at least partially different. For example, the multiple TAs corresponding to coverage areas a and b may be partially overlapped / identical.

[0044] In some embodiments, when the base station moves to a range corresponding to the current coverage area, information about the current coverage area is sent to the core network element. Different coverage areas may correspond to different location points, and when the base station moves to the corresponding location point, information about the current coverage area is sent to the core network element.

[0045] For example, when the base station is moving, such as when the base station is located on a moving satellite, the base station sends the information (code) of the current coverage area to the core network element. When the base station moves to the next location and the coverage area changes, the base station sends the information (code) of the new coverage area to the core network element. Figure 2As shown, when the signal of the satellite (base station) covers the coverage area a, it sends its current coverage area a to the core network element; when the satellite (base station) moves, when the signal covers the coverage area b, it sends its current coverage area b to the core network element.

[0046] In some embodiments, the base station sends connection establishment information or radio access network configuration update information to the core network element, and correspondingly, the core network element receives the connection establishment information or radio access network configuration update information sent by the base station, wherein the connection establishment information or radio access network configuration update information includes information about the current coverage area. The base station can send the information about the current coverage area to the core network element during the connection establishment or RAN (Radio Access Network) configuration update process.

[0047] For example, when the satellite (base station) is turned on, or when the satellite (base station) needs to connect to a new core network due to large-scale movement, it initiates connection establishment to the core network element. When the current coverage area of ​​the satellite (base station) changes, it initiates RAN configuration update information to the core network element.

[0048] In some embodiments, in 5G (5th Generation Mobile Communication Technology), the core network element is AMF (Access and Mobility Management Function).

[0049] In some embodiments, the core network element queries the information of the current coverage area corresponding to the base station according to the information of the base station. The relevant embodiments will be described in detail later.

[0050] In step S104, the core network element determines the current tracking area corresponding to the base station according to the information of the current coverage area.

[0051] In some embodiments, the core network element determines the tracking area corresponding to the information of the current coverage area according to the correspondence between the information of each coverage area and the tracking area stored, as the current tracking area corresponding to the base station; and / or the core network element queries other network elements for the tracking area corresponding to the information of the current coverage area, as the current tracking area corresponding to the base station. The other network elements may be other network elements in the core network except the core network element.

[0052] For example, the core network element can query the obtained base station coverage area information based on the information of different coverage areas and the corresponding TA information table within itself, and query the specific TA corresponding to the base station. If the core network element does not store the coverage area information and the corresponding TA, it can query other network elements. Other network elements query based on the information of different coverage areas and the corresponding TA information table within themselves, and return to the core network element when multiple TAs corresponding to the current coverage area information are queried. For example, Figure 2 As shown, the current coverage area is a, then the TAs corresponding to the core network element query are TA1, TA2, TA3, and TA4. After the base station moves, the current coverage area is b, then the TAs corresponding to the core network element query are TA5, TA6, TA7, and TA8.

[0053] In some embodiments, the core network element determines a current tracking area corresponding to the base station from a group of tracking areas corresponding to the current coverage area according to the movement law of the base station. For example, for a satellite (base station), the position of the satellite at any time can be determined according to ephemeris information, thereby determining a current tracking area corresponding to the base station from a group of tracking areas corresponding to the current coverage area. It is more accurate to determine the current tracking area corresponding to the base station through the base station report and the core network element based on the movement law of the base station.

[0054] In some embodiments, the core network element performs mobility management according to the current tracking area corresponding to each base station.

[0055] In some embodiments, the core network element matches the tracking area to which the terminal belongs with the current tracking area corresponding to each base station to determine the target base station; and sends a paging indication to the target base station so that the target base station pages the terminal. For example, when there is a downlink service, the core network element initiates paging to one or more satellites (base stations) currently covering the TA according to the location of the terminal (indicated by a specific TA).

[0056] In the method of the above embodiment, the ground is divided into different coverage areas, each coverage area corresponds to a group of tracking areas, and the base station only needs to send the information of the current coverage area to the core network element after the corresponding coverage area changes. The core network element determines the current tracking area corresponding to the base station based on the information of the current coverage area. Since the coverage area corresponds to a group of tracking areas, that is, the area of ​​the coverage area is larger, the signaling of the wireless network information update between the core network element and the base station caused by the movement of the base station is reduced, saving signaling resources. The solution of the above embodiment is suitable for the scenario where the base station is set on a moving satellite, which improves the actual networking capability of a large-scale satellite constellation based on 3GPP mobile communication technology.

[0057] For base stations with regular movements, such as base stations installed on mobile satellites, the satellite's orbit is actually controlled and predictable. The signaling interaction between core network elements and base stations can be further reduced based on the movement patterns.

[0058] Combine the following Figure 3 Other embodiments of the information processing method disclosed herein are described.

[0059] Figure 3 Flowcharts of other embodiments of the information processing method disclosed in the present invention. Figure 3 As shown, the method of this embodiment includes: steps S302 to S304.

[0060] In step S302, the core network element queries the information of the current coverage area corresponding to the base station according to the information of the base station.

[0061] In some embodiments, when the information of the current coverage area sent by the base station is not received, the information of the current coverage area corresponding to the base station is queried according to the information of the base station, which can be used in parallel with step 102 as a processing method of the core network element in different situations.

[0062] The core network element actively queries the information of the current coverage area corresponding to the base station, which can be triggered periodically or after a long period (preset time) without receiving the information of the current coverage area sent by the base station, and is not limited to the examples given. For base stations that can determine the position at different times according to the law of movement, the signaling interaction process between the core network element and the base station can be completely omitted, and the core network element only queries the information of the current coverage area corresponding to the base station according to the information of the base station.

[0063] For example, if the IP of the satellite (base station) remains unchanged and the connection with the core network remains unchanged, the core network can obtain information about the coverage area corresponding to the satellite at different times based on the query.

[0064] In some embodiments, the core network network element queries the stored information of the coverage area corresponding to the base station at each time based on the information of the base station, and determines the information of the current coverage area corresponding to the base station at the current time; and / or queries other network elements for the information of the current coverage area corresponding to the base station based on the information of the base station.

[0065] For example, the core network element can store the correspondence between the information (identification) of each base station and the motion information (e.g., ephemeris information, etc.) of the base station to determine the information of the coverage area corresponding to the base station at different times. The core network element can also access other network elements to determine the information of the current coverage area corresponding to the base station.

[0066] In step S304, the core network element determines the current tracking area corresponding to the base station according to the information of the current coverage area.

[0067] In some embodiments, the core network element determines the tracking area corresponding to the information of the current coverage area according to the correspondence between the information of each coverage area and the tracking area stored, as the current tracking area corresponding to the base station; and / or queries other network elements for the tracking area corresponding to the information of the current coverage area, as the current tracking area corresponding to the base station. For details, please refer to the above embodiments, which will not be repeated here.

[0068] The core network element can query other network elements to obtain information about the coverage area covered by a certain base station at different times and the corresponding specific TA. After the core network element determines the current tracking area corresponding to the base station, it performs mobility management operations.

[0069] The method of the above embodiment can further reduce the signaling of wireless network information update between the core network element and the base station due to the movement of the base station, thereby saving signaling resources.

[0070] The present disclosure also provides a core network element, Figure 4 Give a description.

[0071] Figure 4 Figure 1 is a structural diagram of some embodiments of the core network element of the present disclosure. Figure 4 As shown, the core network element 40 of this embodiment includes: an acquisition module 410 and a determination module 420.

[0072] The acquisition module 410 is used to acquire information of a current coverage area corresponding to a base station, wherein the ground is divided into different coverage areas, and each coverage area corresponds to a group of tracking areas.

[0073] In some embodiments, the acquisition module 410 includes a receiving unit 412 and / or a query unit 414. The receiving unit 412 is used to receive the information of the current coverage area sent by the base station; the query unit 414 is used to query the information of the current coverage area corresponding to the base station according to the information of the base station.

[0074] In some embodiments, the acquisition module 410 is used to receive connection establishment information or radio access network configuration update information sent by a base station, wherein the connection establishment information or radio access network configuration update information includes information of a current coverage area.

[0075] In some embodiments, the information of the current coverage area includes: an identifier of the current coverage area.

[0076] The determination module 420 is used to determine the current tracking area corresponding to the base station according to the information of the current coverage area.

[0077] In some embodiments, the determination module 420 is used to determine the tracking area corresponding to the information of the current coverage area as the current tracking area corresponding to the base station based on the correspondence between the stored information of each coverage area and the tracking area; and / or query other network elements for the tracking area corresponding to the information of the current coverage area as the current tracking area corresponding to the base station.

[0078] In some embodiments, the query unit 414 is configured to query the information of the current coverage area corresponding to the base station according to the information of the base station when the information of the current coverage area sent by the base station is not received.

[0079] In some embodiments, the query unit 414 is used to query the stored information of the coverage area corresponding to the base station at each time according to the information of the base station, and determine the information of the current coverage area corresponding to the base station at the current time; and / or query other network elements for the information of the current coverage area corresponding to the base station according to the information of the base station.

[0080] In some embodiments, the base station is located on a satellite that moves relative to the ground, and / or the core network element is an access mobility management function.

[0081] The present disclosure also provides a base station, Figure 5 Give a description.

[0082] Figure 5 FIG. 1 is a structural diagram of some embodiments of the base station disclosed in the present invention. Figure 5 As shown, the base station 50 of this embodiment includes: a sending module 510.

[0083] The sending module 510 is used to send information about the current coverage area to the core network element, where the ground is divided into different coverage areas, each coverage area corresponds to a group of tracking areas, so that the core network element can determine the current tracking area corresponding to the base station based on the information about the current coverage area.

[0084] In some embodiments, the sending module 510 is used to send connection establishment information or radio access network configuration update information to a core network element, wherein the connection establishment information or radio access network configuration update information includes information of a current coverage area.

[0085] In some embodiments, the sending module 510 is used to send information about the current coverage area to the core network element when the base station moves to a range corresponding to the current coverage area.

[0086] In some embodiments, the information of the current coverage area includes: an identifier of the coverage area.

[0087] The electronic devices (eg, core network elements and / or base stations) in the embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented by various computing devices or computer systems. Figure 6 as well as Figure 8 Give a description.

[0088] Figure 6 FIG. 1 is a structural diagram of some embodiments of the electronic device disclosed in the present invention. Figure 6 As shown, the electronic device 60 of this embodiment includes: a memory 610 and a processor 620 coupled to the memory 610 , and the processor 620 is configured to execute the information processing method in any of the embodiments of the present disclosure based on the instructions stored in the memory 610 .

[0089] The memory 610 may include, for example, a system memory, a fixed non-volatile storage medium, etc. The system memory may store, for example, an operating system, an application program, a boot loader, a database, and other programs.

[0090] Figure 7 FIG. 1 is a structural diagram of some other embodiments of the electronic device disclosed in the present invention. Figure 7 As shown, the electronic device 70 of this embodiment includes: a memory 710 and a processor 720, which are similar to the memory 610 and the processor 620 respectively. It can also include an input and output interface 730, a network interface 740, a storage interface 750, etc. These interfaces 730, 740, 750 and the memory 710 and the processor 720 can be connected, for example, via a bus 760. Among them, the input and output interface 730 provides a connection interface for input and output devices such as a display, a mouse, a keyboard, and a touch screen. The network interface 740 provides a connection interface for various networked devices, for example, it can be connected to a database server or a cloud storage server. The storage interface 750 provides a connection interface for external storage devices such as SD cards and USB flash drives.

[0091] The present disclosure also provides an information processing system, Figure 8 describe.

[0092] Figure 8 FIG. 1 is a structural diagram of some embodiments of the information processing system disclosed in the present invention. Figure 8 As shown, the information processing system 8 of this embodiment includes: a core network element 40 and a base station 50.

[0093] In the case where the core network element 40 queries the information of the current coverage area corresponding to the base station according to the information of the base station 50, the base station 50 may not send the information of the current coverage area.

[0094] The core network element 40 may perform mobility management on the base station 60 according to the current tracking area corresponding to the base station 50 .

[0095] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the embodiments of the present disclosure may be provided as methods, systems, or computer program products. Therefore, the present disclosure may take the form of a complete hardware embodiment, a complete software embodiment, or an embodiment combining software and hardware. Moreover, the present disclosure may take the form of a computer program product implemented on one or more computer-usable non-transient storage media (including but not limited to disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, etc.) containing computer-usable program code.

[0096] The present disclosure 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 disclosure. 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 program instructions. These computer program 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.

[0097] These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable memory capable of directing a computer or other programmable data processing device to operate in a specific manner, so that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce an article of manufacture comprising 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.

[0098] These computer program instructions can also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing device so that a series of operating steps are executed on the computer or other programmable device to produce a computer-implemented process, thereby providing instructions for implementing the process. Figure 1 A process or multiple processes and / or boxes Figure 1 The steps for the functions specified in one or more boxes.

[0099] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure and is not intended to limit the present disclosure. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present disclosure should be included in the protection scope of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. An information processing method, executed by a core network element, comprising: Obtain information about a current coverage area corresponding to the base station, where the ground is divided into different coverage areas, and each coverage area corresponds to a set of tracking areas; A current tracking area corresponding to the base station is determined according to the information of the current coverage area.

2. The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein: The obtaining of information of the current coverage area corresponding to the base station includes: Receive the information of the current coverage area sent by the base station.

3. The information processing method according to claim 2, wherein: The information of the current coverage area sent by the receiving base station includes: Receive connection establishment information or radio access network configuration update information sent by the base station, wherein the connection establishment information or radio access network configuration update information includes information of the current coverage area.

4. The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein: The determining, according to the information of the current coverage area, the current tracking area corresponding to the base station comprises: Determine, according to the stored correspondence between the information of each coverage area and the tracking area, the tracking area corresponding to the information of the current coverage area as the current tracking area corresponding to the base station; and / or Query other network elements for the tracking area corresponding to the information of the current coverage area as the current tracking area corresponding to the base station.

5. The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein: The information of the current coverage area includes: an identifier of the current coverage area.

6. The information processing method according to claim 1, wherein: The obtaining of information of the current coverage area corresponding to the base station includes: The information of the current coverage area corresponding to the base station is queried according to the information of the base station.

7. The information processing method according to claim 2, further comprising: In the case that the information of the current coverage area sent by the base station is not received, the information of the current coverage area corresponding to the base station is queried according to the information of the base station.

8. The information processing method according to claim 6 or 7, wherein querying the information of the current coverage area corresponding to the base station according to the information of the base station comprises: Querying stored information about the coverage area corresponding to the base station at each time according to the information of the base station, and determining information about the current coverage area corresponding to the base station at the current time; and / or According to the information of the base station, query other network elements for information of the current coverage area corresponding to the base station.

9. The information processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein: The base station is arranged on a satellite moving relative to the ground, and / or the core network element is an access mobility management function.

10. An information processing method, executed by a base station, comprising: Information about the current coverage area is sent to a core network element, wherein the ground is divided into different coverage areas, each coverage area corresponds to a group of tracking areas, so that the core network element determines the current tracking area corresponding to the base station based on the information about the current coverage area.

11. The information processing method according to claim 10, wherein: The sending of information about the current coverage area to the core network element includes: Send connection establishment information or radio access network configuration update information to the core network element, wherein the connection establishment information or radio access network configuration update information includes information of the current coverage area.

12. The information processing method according to claim 10, wherein: The sending of information about the current coverage area to the core network element includes: When the base station moves into a range corresponding to the current coverage area, information about the current coverage area is sent to a core network element.

13. The information processing method according to claim 10, wherein: The information of the current coverage area includes: an identifier of the coverage area.

14. A core network element, comprising: An acquisition module, used to acquire information of a current coverage area corresponding to a base station, wherein the ground is divided into different coverage areas, and each coverage area corresponds to a group of tracking areas; The determination module is used to determine the current tracking area corresponding to the base station according to the information of the current coverage area.

15. A base station, comprising: A sending module is used to send information about the current coverage area to a core network element, wherein the ground is divided into different coverage areas, each coverage area corresponds to a group of tracking areas, so that the core network element determines the current tracking area corresponding to the base station based on the information about the current coverage area.

16. An electronic device comprising: processor; as well as A memory coupled to the processor, for storing instructions, wherein when the instructions are executed by the processor, the processor executes the information processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 13.

17. A computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, wherein: When the program is executed by a processor, the steps of the method according to any one of claims 1 to 13 are implemented.

18. An information processing system comprising: The core network element as described in claim 14, and the base station as described in claim 15.

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