Communication method, communication device, communication system, storage medium, and program product

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention relates to a communication method, communication equipment, a communication system, a storage medium and a program product. The communication method can be executed by a first device, and the method comprises the steps that first information sent by a second device is received, the first information is used for requesting a third device to provide a sensing result of a first area for a fourth device, and the third device serves the first area and is authorized by the second device to provide sensing data for the fourth device. In the embodiment of the invention, the third equipment authorized by the second equipment provides the sensing data for the fourth equipment, so that the privacy security problem caused by the fact that the sensing data is directly exposed to the fourth equipment is avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a communication method, communication equipment, communication system, storage medium, and program product. Background Art

[0002] Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) involves the simultaneous use of radio frequency signals for both sensing and communication. An ISAC system can include a measured object, a transmitter, a receiver, a processor, and a consumer. The transmitter transmits radio signals to the measured object. The receiver detects sensing data based on the reflection of the radio signal from the measured object. The processor collects and processes the sensing data to generate sensing result information. The consumer requests or subscribes to sensing data or sensing result information. Summary of the Invention

[0003] Directly exposing perception data or perception result information to consumers will involve privacy and security issues. Therefore, only authorized perception service providers can provide it to consumers. Therefore, how consumers obtain perception data or perception result information from perception service providers that are not owned by operators is an urgent problem that needs to be solved.

[0004] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, a communication device, a communication system, a storage medium, and a program product.

[0005] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method is proposed, which is executed by a first device. The method includes: receiving first information sent by a second device, the first information being used to request a third device to provide perception results of the first area to a fourth device, the third device serving the first area and being authorized by the second device to provide perception data to the fourth device.

[0006] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method is proposed, which is executed by a second device, and the method includes: receiving third information sent by a fourth device, the third information being used to request perception results of a first area; determining one or more third devices from a plurality of devices used to collect perception data based on the third information, the third devices serving the first area and being authorized to provide perception data to the fourth device; and sending first information to the third device, the first information being used to request the third device to provide perception results of the first area to the fourth device.

[0007] According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication method is proposed, which is executed by a third device. The method includes: receiving second information sent by a first device, the second information being used by the first device to instruct the third device to provide a perception result of the first area to a fourth device; the third device serves the first area and is authorized by the second device to provide perception data to the fourth device; performing perception based on the second information to obtain first perception data; and sending the first perception data, the first perception data being used to determine the perception result of the first area.

[0008] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication device, such as a first device, is proposed, comprising: a transceiver module configured to receive first information sent by a second device, the first information being used to request a third device to provide a perception result of the first area to a fourth device, the third device serving the first area and being authorized by the second device to provide perception data to the fourth device.

[0009] According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication device is proposed, such as a second device including: a transceiver module, configured to receive third information sent by a fourth device, the third information being used to request a perception result of a first area; a processing module, configured to determine one or more third devices from a plurality of devices for collecting perception data based on the third information, the third device serving the first area and being authorized to provide perception data to the fourth device; the transceiver module is further configured to send first information to the third device, the first information being used to request the third device to provide the perception result of the first area to the fourth device.

[0010] According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication device, such as a third device, is proposed, including: a transceiver module, configured to receive second information sent by a first device, the second information being used by the first device to instruct the third device to provide a perception result of the first area to a fourth device, the third device serving the first area and being authorized by the second device to provide perception data to the fourth device; a processing module, configured to perform perception based on the second information to obtain first perception data; the transceiver module is also configured to send the first perception data, and the first perception data is used to determine the perception result of the first area.

[0011] According to a seventh aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication device is proposed, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the communication device is used to execute the communication method of the first aspect, the second aspect, or the third aspect.

[0012] According to an eighth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication system is proposed, comprising a first device, a second device, a third device, and a fourth device, wherein the first device is configured to implement the communication method of the first aspect; the second device is configured to implement the communication method of the second aspect; the third device is configured to implement the communication method of the third aspect; the fourth device is configured to send third information to the second device for requesting a perception result of the first area; and, receive the perception result of the first area provided by the third device and / or the second device.

[0013] According to a ninth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium is proposed, which stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the communication method of the first aspect, the second aspect or the third aspect.

[0014] According to an eighth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a computer program product is proposed, including a computer program, which implements the communication method described in the first aspect, the second aspect or the third aspect when executed by a processor.

[0015] According to a ninth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a computer program is proposed, which includes codes, and when the codes are executed by a processor, they implement the communication method described in the first aspect, the second aspect, or the third aspect.

[0016] According to a tenth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a chip or chip system is provided. The chip or chip system includes a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to execute the communication method described in the first aspect, the second aspect, or the third aspect.

[0017] According to the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first device requests the third device to provide the fourth device with the perception result of the first area based on the first information sent by the second device, so that the fourth device can obtain the perception result of the first area through the second device. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following drawings required for describing the embodiments are introduced. The following drawings are merely some embodiments of the present disclosure and do not impose specific limitations on the protection scope of the present disclosure.

[0019] Figure 1A is a schematic diagram of an architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0020] Figure 1B is a schematic diagram illustrating a perception data management process according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0021] Figure 2 This is one of the exemplary interactions of the communication method according to the embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0022] Figure 3A This is one of the flowcharts of a communication method executed by a first device side according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0023] Figure 3B This is one of the flowcharts of the communication method performed by the second device side according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0024] Figure 3C This is one of the flowcharts of the communication method executed by the third device side according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0025] Figure 4A This is a second flow chart of a communication method executed by a first device side according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0026] Figure 4B This is a second flow chart of a communication method executed by a second device side according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0027] Figure 5 This is the second exemplary interaction of the communication method according to the embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0028] Figure 6A This is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0029] Figure 6B is another structural diagram of a communication device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0030] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the chip proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0031] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, a terminal, a network device, a communication system, and a storage medium.

[0032] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication method, which is executed by a first device, and the method includes: receiving first information sent by a second device, the first information being used to request a third device to provide perception results of the first area to a fourth device, the third device serving the first area and being authorized by the second device to provide perception data to the fourth device.

[0033] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first device requests the third device authorized by the second device to provide the perception results of the first area to the fourth device based on the first information sent by the second device. In this way, the third device authorized by the second device can directly provide the perception data to the fourth device, thereby avoiding privacy and security issues caused by directly exposing the perception data to the fourth device.

[0034] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the perception result of the first area includes at least one of the following: perception data of the first area; perception result information of the first area, and the perception result information of the first area is obtained after processing the perception data of the first area.

[0035] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first device can provide the second device with first perception data and / or first perception result information obtained by processing the first perception data based on its own capabilities, the capabilities of the second device or data privacy and security requirements, so as to flexibly and diversely implement perception services.

[0036] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following: first indication information, used to indicate the fourth device; second indication information, used to indicate the first area associated with the fourth device; third indication information, used to indicate the business associated with the perception result of the first area; fourth indication information, used to indicate the third device; device type information, used to indicate the device type of the third device; data format information, used to indicate the format of the perception data collected by the third device; first time information, used to indicate the time requirement of the second device for collecting perception data.

[0037] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second indication information includes at least one of the following: first location information, used to indicate the location of the fourth device; first range information, used to indicate the perception range requested by the fourth device.

[0038] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first location information is obtained by positioning the fourth device by the second device.

[0039] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the third indication information includes at least one of the following: service type information, used to indicate the service type of the service; service quality requirement information, used to indicate the quality requirement of the service.

[0040] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first time information includes at least one of the following: time interval information, used to indicate the interval between two consecutive collections of perception data by the fourth device when performing periodic perception; time length information, used to indicate the duration of the collection of perception data by the third device.

[0041] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the above method also includes: sending second information to the third device, where the second information is used to trigger the third device to provide the perception result to the fourth device.

[0042] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, sending the second information to the third device includes: locally querying the perception results of the first area based on the first information; and sending the second information to the third device if no perception results of the first area are queried.

[0043] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the second information includes at least one of the following: first indication information, used to indicate the fourth device; second indication information, used to indicate the first area associated with the fourth device; third indication information, used to indicate the business associated with the perception result of the first area; device type information, used to indicate the device type of the third device; data format information, used to indicate the format of the perception data collected by the third device; first time information, used to indicate the time requirement of the second device for collecting perception data.

[0044] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the above method further includes: sending the locally stored perception result of the first area to a fourth device based on the first information.

[0045] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the above method also includes: receiving first perception data sent by a third device based on the second information; processing the first perception data to obtain first perception result information; and sending the first perception result information to a fourth device.

[0046] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first device is an access network device and / or a core network device.

[0047] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication method, which is executed by a second device, and the method includes: receiving third information sent by a fourth device, the third information being used to request the perception results of the first area; determining one or more third devices from multiple devices used to collect perception data based on the third information, the third device serving the first area and being authorized to provide perception data to the fourth device; and sending first information to the third device, the first information being used to request the third device to provide the perception results of the first area to the fourth device.

[0048] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the perception result of the first area includes at least one of the following: perception data of the first area; perception result information of the first area, and the perception result information of the first area is obtained after processing the perception data of the first area.

[0049] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the third information includes at least one of the following: first indication information, used to indicate the fourth device; second indication information, used to indicate the first area associated with the fourth device; third indication information, used to indicate the business associated with the perception result of the first area; device type information, used to indicate the device type of the third device; data format information, used to indicate the format of the perception data collected by the third device; second time information, used to indicate the time requirement of the fourth device for collecting perception data.

[0050] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the second indication information includes at least one of the following: first location information, used to indicate the location of the fourth device; first range information, used to indicate the perception range requested by the fourth device.

[0051] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the above method further includes: when the third information does not include the first location information, positioning the fourth device to obtain the first location information.

[0052] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the third indication information includes at least one of the following: service type information, used to indicate the service type of the service; service quality requirement information, used to indicate the service quality requirement of the service.

[0053] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the second time information includes at least one of the following: time interval information, used to indicate the interval between two consecutive collections of perception data by the third device when performing periodic perception; time length information, used to indicate the duration of the fourth device collecting perception data; planned perception time information, used to indicate the planned collection time of the perception data.

[0054] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, one or more third devices are determined from multiple devices for collecting perception data based on third information, including at least one of the following: determining a device among multiple devices whose perception service area matches the first area as a third device; determining a device among multiple devices whose service quality matches the service quality requirements of the service as a third device, and the service quality is determined based on the device type and / or the service type supported by the device.

[0055] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following: first indication information, used to indicate the fourth device; second indication information, used to indicate the first area associated with the fourth device; third indication information, used to indicate the business associated with the perception result of the first area; fourth indication information, used to indicate the third device; device type information, used to indicate the device type of the third device; data format information, used to indicate the format of the perception data collected by the third device; first time information, used to indicate the time requirement of the second device for collecting perception data.

[0056] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the first time information includes at least one of the following: time interval information, used to indicate the interval between two consecutive collections of perception data by the third device when performing periodic perception; time length information, used to indicate the duration of the collection of perception data by the third device.

[0057] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication method, which is executed by a third device, and the method includes: receiving second information sent by a first device, the second information being used by the first device to instruct the third device to provide the perception results of the first area to the fourth device; the third device serves the first area and is authorized by the second device to provide perception data to the fourth device; performing perception based on the second information to obtain first perception data; and sending the first perception data, which is used to determine the perception results of the first area.

[0058] In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the third device authorized by the second device directly provides the perception data to the fourth device after performing perception, which can improve data transmission efficiency.

[0059] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the perception result of the first area includes at least one of the following: perception data of the first area; perception result information of the first area, and the perception result information of the first area is obtained after processing the perception data of the first area.

[0060] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, sending the first perception data includes at least one of the following: sending the first perception data to the fourth device; sending the first perception data to the first device, and the first perception data is used by the first device to obtain first perception result information.

[0061] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the second information includes at least one of the following: first indication information, used to indicate the fourth device; second indication information, used to indicate the first area associated with the fourth device; third indication information, used to indicate the business associated with the perception result of the first area; device type information, used to indicate the device type of the third device; data format information, used to indicate the format of the perception data collected by the third device; first time information, used to indicate the time requirement of the second device for collecting perception data.

[0062] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the second indication information includes at least one of the following: first location information, used to indicate the location of the fourth device; first range information, used to indicate the perception range requested by the fourth device.

[0063] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the first location information is obtained by positioning the fourth device by the second device.

[0064] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the third indication information includes at least one of the following: service type information, used to indicate the service type of the service; service quality requirement information, used to indicate the quality requirement of the service.

[0065] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the first time information includes at least one of the following: time interval information, used to indicate the interval between two consecutive collections of perception data by the fourth device when performing periodic perception; time length information, used to indicate the duration of the collection of perception data by the third device.

[0066] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the third device is a device that obtains perception data through 3GPP technology and / or a device that obtains perception data through non-3GPP technology.

[0067] In combination with some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the third device is a terminal and / or an access network device.

[0068] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication device, such as a first device, comprising: a transceiver module, configured to receive first information sent by a second device, the first information being used to request a third device to provide perception results of the first area to a fourth device, the third device serving the first area and being authorized by the second device to provide perception data to the fourth device.

[0069] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the perception result of the first area includes at least one of the following: perception data of the first area; perception result information of the first area, and the perception result information of the first area is obtained after processing the perception data of the first area.

[0070] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following: first indication information, used to indicate the fourth device; second indication information, used to indicate the first area associated with the fourth device; third indication information, used to indicate the business associated with the perception result of the first area; fourth indication information, used to indicate the third device; device type information, used to indicate the device type of the third device; data format information, used to indicate the format of the perception data collected by the third device; first time information, used to indicate the time requirement of the second device for collecting perception data.

[0071] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the second indication information includes at least one of the following: first location information, used to indicate the location of the fourth device; first range information, used to indicate the perception range requested by the fourth device.

[0072] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first location information is obtained by positioning the fourth device by the second device.

[0073] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the third indication information includes at least one of the following: service type information, used to indicate the service type of the service; service quality requirement information, used to indicate the quality requirement of the service.

[0074] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the first time information includes at least one of the following: time interval information, used to indicate the interval between two consecutive collections of perception data by the fourth device when performing periodic perception; time length information, used to indicate the duration of the collection of perception data by the third device.

[0075] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the transceiver module is configured to send second information to the third device, and the second information is used to trigger the third device to provide perception results to the fourth device.

[0076] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the above-mentioned communication device also includes: a processing module; the processing module is configured to locally query the perception results of the first area based on the first information; and the transceiver module is configured to send the second information to the third device if the perception results of the first area are not queried.

[0077] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the second information includes at least one of the following: first indication information, used to indicate the fourth device; second indication information, used to indicate the first area associated with the fourth device; third indication information, used to indicate the business associated with the perception result of the first area; device type information, used to indicate the device type of the third device; data format information, used to indicate the format of the perception data collected by the third device; first time information, used to indicate the time requirement of the second device for collecting perception data.

[0078] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the above-mentioned communication device further includes: a processing module; the processing module is configured to send the locally stored perception result of the first area to the fourth device based on the first information.

[0079] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the transceiver module is configured to receive first perception data sent by a third device based on the second information; the processing module is configured to process the first perception data to obtain first perception result information; the transceiver module is also configured to send the first perception result information to the fourth device.

[0080] In combination with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the communication device is an access network device and / or a core network device.

[0081] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication device, such as a second device, which includes: a transceiver module, configured to receive third information sent by a fourth device, the third information being used to request the perception results of the first area; a processing module, configured to determine one or more third devices from multiple devices for collecting perception data based on the third information, the third device serving the first area and being authorized to provide perception data to the fourth device; the transceiver module is also configured to send first information to the third device, the first information being used to request the third device to provide the perception results of the first area to the fourth device.

[0082] In combination with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the perception result of the first area includes at least one of the following: perception data of the first area; perception result information of the first area, and the perception result information of the first area is obtained after processing the perception data of the first area.

[0083] In combination with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the third information includes at least one of the following: first indication information, used to indicate the fourth device; second indication information, used to indicate the first area associated with the fourth device; third indication information, used to indicate the business associated with the perception result of the first area; device type information, used to indicate the device type of the third device; data format information, used to indicate the format of the perception data collected by the third device; second time information, used to indicate the time requirement of the fourth device for collecting perception data.

[0084] In combination with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the second indication information includes at least one of the following: first location information, used to indicate the location of the fourth device; first range information, used to indicate the perception range requested by the fourth device.

[0085] In combination with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the processing module is further configured to locate the fourth device to obtain the first location information when the third information does not contain the first location information.

[0086] In combination with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the third indication information includes at least one of the following: business type information, used to indicate the business type of the business; business quality requirement information, used to indicate the service quality requirement of the business.

[0087] In combination with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the second time information includes at least one of the following: time interval information, used to indicate the interval between two consecutive collections of perception data by the third device when performing periodic perception; time length information, used to indicate the duration of the fourth device collecting perception data; planned perception time information, used to indicate the planned collection time of the perception data.

[0088] In combination with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the processing module is configured to perform at least one of the following: determining a device among multiple devices whose perceived service area matches the first area as a third device; determining a device among multiple devices whose service quality matches the service quality requirements of the service as a third device, wherein the service quality is determined based on the device type and / or the service type supported by the device.

[0089] In combination with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following: first indication information, used to indicate the fourth device; second indication information, used to indicate the first area associated with the fourth device; third indication information, used to indicate the business associated with the perception result of the first area; fourth indication information, used to indicate the third device; device type information, used to indicate the device type of the third device; data format information, used to indicate the format of the perception data collected by the third device; first time information, used to indicate the time requirement of the second device for collecting perception data.

[0090] In combination with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the first time information includes at least one of the following: time interval information, used to indicate the interval between two consecutive collections of perception data by the third device when performing periodic perception; time length information, used to indicate the duration of the collection of perception data by the third device.

[0091] In the sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication device, such as a third device, which includes: a transceiver module, configured to receive second information sent by a first device, the second information being used by the first device to instruct the third device to provide the fourth device with the perception result of the first area; the third device serves the first area and is authorized by the second device to provide perception data to the fourth device; a processing module, configured to perform perception based on the second information to obtain first perception data; the transceiver module is also configured to send the first perception data, and the first perception data is used to determine the perception result of the first area.

[0092] In combination with some embodiments of the sixth aspect, in some embodiments, the perception result of the first area includes at least one of the following: perception data of the first area; perception result information of the first area, and the perception result information of the first area is obtained after processing the perception data of the first area.

[0093] In combination with some embodiments of the sixth aspect, in some embodiments, sending the first perception data includes at least one of the following: sending the first perception data to the fourth device; sending the first perception data to the first device, and the first perception data is used by the first device to obtain first perception result information.

[0094] In combination with some embodiments of the sixth aspect, in some embodiments, the second information includes at least one of the following: first indication information, used to indicate the fourth device; second indication information, used to indicate the first area associated with the fourth device; third indication information, used to indicate the business associated with the perception result of the first area; device type information, used to indicate the device type of the third device; data format information, used to indicate the format of the perception data collected by the third device; first time information, used to indicate the time requirement of the second device for collecting perception data.

[0095] In combination with some embodiments of the sixth aspect, in some embodiments, the second indication information includes at least one of the following: first location information, used to indicate the location of the fourth device; first range information, used to indicate the perception range requested by the fourth device.

[0096] In combination with some embodiments of the sixth aspect, in some embodiments, the first location information is obtained by positioning the fourth device by the second device.

[0097] In combination with some embodiments of the sixth aspect, in some embodiments, the third indication information includes at least one of the following: service type information, used to indicate the service type of the service; service quality requirement information, used to indicate the quality requirement of the service.

[0098] In combination with some embodiments of the sixth aspect, in some embodiments, the first time information includes at least one of the following: time interval information, used to indicate the interval between two consecutive collections of perception data by the fourth device when performing periodic perception; time length information, used to indicate the duration of the collection of perception data by the third device.

[0099] In combination with some embodiments of the sixth aspect, in some embodiments, the communication device is a device that obtains perception data through 3GPP technology and / or a device that obtains perception data through non-3GPP technology.

[0100] In combination with some embodiments of the sixth aspect, in some embodiments, the communication device is a terminal and / or an access network device.

[0101] In the seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication device, comprising: one or more processors; wherein the communication device is used to execute the communication method described in any one of the first aspect, the second aspect, the third aspect and their embodiments.

[0102] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication system, comprising: a first device, a second device, a third device, and a fourth device; wherein the first device is configured to implement the communication method of the first aspect; the second device is configured to implement the communication method of the second aspect; the third device is configured to implement the communication method of the third aspect; the fourth device is configured to send third information to the second device for requesting the perception result of the first area; and, receive the perception result of the first area provided by the third device and / or the second device.

[0103] In the ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a storage medium, which stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the terminal or network device executes a communication method as described in any one of the first aspect, the second aspect, the third aspect and their embodiments.

[0104] In the tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a computer program product. When the computer program product is executed by a communication device, the communication device executes the communication method as described in any one of the first aspect, the second aspect, the third aspect and their embodiments.

[0105] In an eleventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute a communication method as described in any one of the first aspect, the second aspect, the third aspect, and their embodiments.

[0106] In a twelfth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a chip or a chip system, wherein the chip or chip system includes a processing circuit configured to execute the communication method as described in any one of the first aspect, the second aspect, the third aspect, and the embodiments thereof.

[0107] It is understandable that the above-mentioned communication devices, communication systems, storage media, program products, computer programs, chips, or chip systems are all used to perform the methods proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects of the corresponding methods and will not be repeated here.

[0108] The present disclosure provides a communication method, communication device, communication system, storage medium, and program product. In some embodiments, the terms "communication method" and "information transmission method," "information processing method," and "perception result transmission method" are interchangeable, and the terms "information processing system" and "communication system" are interchangeable.

[0109] The embodiments of the present disclosure are not exhaustive and are merely illustrative of some embodiments, and are not intended to be a specific limitation on the scope of protection of the present disclosure. In the absence of contradiction, each step in a certain embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, a solution after removing some steps in a certain embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily exchanged. In addition, the optional implementation methods in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; in addition, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined. For example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.

[0110] In each embodiment of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified or provided for by logic, the terms and / or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent and can be referenced by each other. The technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form a new embodiment based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0111] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present disclosure.

[0112] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular, such as "a", "an", "the", "above", "the", "the", etc., may mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc. For example, when articles such as "a", "an", "the" in English are used in translation, the noun following the article may be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0113] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0114] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one," "one or more," "a plurality of," "multiple," etc. may be used interchangeably.

[0115] In some embodiments, descriptions such as "at least one of A and B," "A and / or B," "A in one case, B in another case," or "in response to one case A, in response to another case B" may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); and in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, and C.

[0116] In some embodiments, "A or B" and other descriptions may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (A is executed independently of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed independently of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed). The above is also applicable when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.

[0117] The prefixes such as "first" and "second" in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only used to distinguish different description objects and do not constitute any restriction on the position, order, priority, quantity or content of the description objects. For the statement of the description object, please refer to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and no unnecessary restriction should be constituted due to the use of prefixes. For example, if the description object is a "field", the ordinal number before the "field" in the "first field" and the "second field" does not limit the position or order between the "fields". "First" and "second" do not limit whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they limit the order of the "first field" and the "second field". For another example, if the description object is a "level", the ordinal number before the "level" in the "first level" and the "second level" does not limit the priority between the "levels". For another example, the number of description objects is not limited by the ordinal number and can be one or more. Taking "first device" as an example, the number of "devices" can be one or more. In addition, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the description object is "device", then the "first device" and the "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different; for another example, if the description object is "information", then the "first information" and the "second information" can be the same information or different information, and their contents can be the same or different.

[0118] In some embodiments, “including A,” “comprising A,” “used to indicate A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

[0119] In some embodiments, terms such as "in response to...", "in response to determining...", "in the case of...", "at the time of...", "when...", "if...", "if...", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0120] In some embodiments, terms such as "greater than", "greater than or equal to", "not less than", "more than", "more than or equal to", "not less than", "higher than", "higher than or equal to", "not less than", and "above" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "less than", "less than or equal to", "not greater than", "less than", "less than or equal to", "not more than", "lower than", "lower than or equal to", "not higher than", and "below" can be replaced with each other.

[0121] In some embodiments, devices, etc. can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. Terms such as "device", "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", and "subject" can be used interchangeably.

[0122] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network (eg, access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.).

[0123] In some embodiments, the terms "network devices", "access network device (AN device)", "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station" "fixed station", "node", "access network node", "access point", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission and / or reception point (TRP)" "panel", "antenna panel", "antenna array", "cell", "macro cell", "small cell", "femtocell", "picocell", "sector", "cell group", "serving cell", "carrier", "component carrier", "bandwidth part (BWP)" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0124] In some embodiments, the terms "terminal", "terminal device", "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal", "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0125] In some embodiments, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device can be replaced by a terminal. For example, the various embodiments of the present disclosure can also be applied to a structure in which the communication between the access network device, the core network device, or the network device and the terminal is replaced by communication between multiple terminals (for example, device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, it is also possible to set the structure in which the terminal has all or part of the functions of the access network device. In addition, terms such as "uplink" and "downlink" can also be replaced by terms corresponding to communication between terminals (for example, "side"). For example, uplink channels, downlink channels, etc. can be replaced by side channels, and uplinks, downlinks, etc. can be replaced by side links.

[0126] In some embodiments, the terminal may be replaced by an access network device, a core network device, or a network device. In this case, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device may have a structure that has all or part of the functions of the terminal.

[0127] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0128] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0129] In addition, each element, each row, or each column in the table of the embodiment of the present disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the combination of any elements, any rows, and any columns can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0130] Figure 1A FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 1A As shown, the communication system 100 includes a first device 101 , a second device 102 , a third device 103 and a fourth device 104 .

[0131] In some embodiments, the first device 101 is a sensing network entity (SNE) deployed by an operator. For example, the first device 101 may be at least one of a core network node and a radio access network node. In some embodiments, the first device 101 is configured to perform at least one of the following functions: receiving first information (e.g., a sensing service request) sent by the second device 102 and triggering the third device 103 to perform sensing based on the first information; storing sensing data collected by the third device 103 and / or sensing result information obtained after processing the sensing data; and performing local querying of the sensing data / sensing result information.

[0132] In some embodiments, the second device 102 is a sensing service provider, such as an application server, a sensing server, a sensing management server, or an application management server. In some embodiments, the second device 102 is configured to perform at least one of the following functions: receiving third information (e.g., a sensing service request) sent by a fourth device; maintaining a sensing service area associated with a sensing device (e.g., a sensor); selecting and authorizing a device to perform sensing based on the sensing service area of ​​the sensing device; and interacting with the SNE to provide the selected and authorized device (i.e., the third device 103) with the first information to trigger sensing.

[0133] In some embodiments, the third device 103 is one or more of a plurality of fifth devices. The fifth device is a device for sensing (also referred to as a sensing device). The third device 103 is a device selected and authorized by the second device 102 from among the plurality of fifth devices to provide sensing results to the fourth device 104. The third device 103 serves the first area (i.e., the target sensing area). In some embodiments, the third device 103 is a terminal or a network device that collects sensing data, which is provided to the first device 101 to determine sensing result information and / or provided to the fourth device 104.

[0134] In some embodiments, the third device 103 may be a device that performs sensing based on 3GPP technologies. In some embodiments, the third device 103 may be a device that performs sensing based on non-3GPP technologies. In one example, the third device 103 may be a lidar. In another example, the third device 103 may be a millimeter-wave radar. In another example, the third device 103 may be an industrial RGB camera. In another example, the third device 103 may be a camera on a smartphone.

[0135] In some embodiments, the fourth device 104 is a terminal, configured to receive the sensing result, thereby obtaining the sensing service provided by the sensing network. In one example, the fourth device is a consumer terminal (UE).

[0136] In some embodiments, the terminal includes, for example, a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a car with communication function, a smart car, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in a smart city, and at least one of a wireless terminal device in a smart home, but is not limited thereto.

[0137] In some embodiments, the network device may include an access network device and / or a core network device. The access network device is, for example, a node or device that connects a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include at least one of an evolved NodeB (eNB), a next generation evolved NodeB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a next generation radio access network (NG-RAN) node, a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved nodeB (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an open base station (Open RAN), a cloud base station (Cloud RAN), a base station in other communication systems, and an access node in a Wi-Fi system, but is not limited thereto.

[0138] In some embodiments, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure may be applicable to the open radio access network (OpenRAN) architecture. In this case, the interfaces between access network devices or within access network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may become internal interfaces of Open RAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces may be implemented through software or programs.

[0139] In some embodiments, the access network device can be composed of a centralized unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), where the CU can also be called a control unit. The CU-DU structure can be used to split the protocol layer of the access network device, with the functions of some protocol layers centrally controlled by the CU, and the functions of the remaining part or all of the protocol layers distributed in the DU, which is centrally controlled by the CU, but is not limited to this.

[0140] In some embodiments, the core network device may be a single device including a first network element, the first network element being configured to provide positioning management functions, etc., or may be a plurality of devices or a group of devices, each including a first network element. The network element may be virtual or physical. The core network may include, for example, at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), and a Next Generation Core (NGC).

[0141] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiment of the present disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure. Ordinary technicians in this field can know that with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure is also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0142] The following embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to Figure 1A The communication system 100, or a portion thereof, is shown but is not limited thereto. Figure 1A The various entities shown are examples, and the communication system may include Figure 1A All or part of the subject, and may also include Figure 1A For other entities other than the above, the number and form of each entity are arbitrary, and the connection relationship between each entity is an example. The entities may be connected or not connected, and the connection may be in any way, which may be direct or indirect, and may be wired or wireless.

[0143] The embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to long term evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G new radio (NR), future radio access (FRA), new radio access technology (RAT), new radio (NR), new radio access (NX), future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, ultra mobile broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, ultra-wideband (UWB), Bluetooth (registered trademark), public land mobile network (PLMN) networks, device-to-device (D2D) systems, machine-to-machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, vehicle-to-everything (V2X), systems utilizing other communication methods, and next-generation systems based on and extending these methods. Furthermore, multiple systems may be combined (for example, a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G).

[0144] The following is an introduction to the perception data management process involved in the embodiments of this application.

[0145] Figure 1B is a schematic diagram showing a perception data management process according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, such as Figure 1BAs shown, the sensing data management process includes the following steps: (1) The sensing transmitter 111 transmits a radio signal to the object under test 20. (2) The sensing receiver 112 detects the reflection of the radio signal from the object under test 20 and obtains raw sensing data. (3) The sensing receiver 112 can pre-process the raw sensing data to obtain sensing data and send the sensing data to the processor 113. (4) The processor 113 processes the sensing data to obtain sensing result information and sends the sensing result information to the consumer 114. (5) The processor 113 can also store the sensing result information in a database for subsequent use.

[0146] In some embodiments, the sensing transmitter 111 may be a UE or a gNB.

[0147] In some embodiments, the sensing receiver 112 may be a UE or a gNB.

[0148] In some embodiments, the sensor includes a sensing transmitter 111 and a sensing receiver 112 .

[0149] In some embodiments, the sensor is an entity deployed by a sensing service provider to perform sensing. The sensor can be a device that does not sense via 3GPP technology or a 3GPP sensing transmitter / receiver that performs UE monostatic sensing.

[0150] In some embodiments, the sensors may be associated with road side units (RSUs) deployed by awareness service providers.

[0151] In some embodiments, the sensor may be mounted on the RSU.

[0152] In some embodiments, the sensor may be connected to the RSU. In one example, the sensor may be directly connected to the RSU. In one example, the sensor may be indirectly connected to the RSU. In one example, the sensor may be remotely connected to the RSU.

[0153] In some embodiments, the processor may be a UE, a gNB, a network node, or an application server.

[0154] In some embodiments, the consumer may be a UE application, an ISAC application server, or a network node.

[0155] In some embodiments, the sensing data may include parameters related to the transmitted radio signal and / or the received radio signal, such as signal strength, signal frequency, transmission angle, reception angle, arrival angle, arrival time, etc. After being processed, the sensing data can be used to determine sensing result information.

[0156] In some embodiments, the perception result information may include information indicating the perception result obtained after processing the perception data, such as the shape, size, orientation, speed, position, distance, etc. of the object being measured.

[0157] In some embodiments, the perception result information may be partially processed data rather than a final result.

[0158] In some embodiments, due to privacy and security issues, perception data or perception result information is not allowed to be directly exposed to consumers. Only authorized (e.g., holding relevant licenses) perception service providers can provide perception data or perception result information to consumers. Therefore, how consumers request and obtain perception data or perception result information from perception service providers that are not owned by operators is an urgent problem that needs to be solved.

[0159] Figure 2 This is one of the exemplary interaction diagrams of the communication method provided according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 2 As shown, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which can be executed by the above communication system. The communication method includes steps S2101 to S2110.

[0160] In step S2101, the fourth device sends third information.

[0161] In some embodiments, the second device receives third information.

[0162] In some embodiments, the third information is used to request provision of a perception result of a first region. Here, the first region is the region for which the fourth device requests the perception result. In some embodiments, the perception result of the first region may include at least one of perception data of the first region and perception result information of the first region.

[0163] In some embodiments, the fourth device may be capable of processing the sensing data, in which case the fourth device may send the third message to request the sensing data of the first area. In some embodiments, the fourth device may need to directly use the sensing data, in which case the fourth device may send the third message to request the sensing data of the first area.

[0164] In some embodiments, the fourth device may be capable of processing the perception result information. In this case, the fourth device may send the third information to request the provision of the perception result information of the first area. In some embodiments, the fourth device may need to directly use the perception result information. In this case, the fourth device may send the third information to request the provision of the perception result information of the first area.

[0165] In some embodiments, the third information is carried in the first message and sent. In one example, the first message may be a sensing service request message. In another example, the first message may be an ISAC service request message.

[0166] In some embodiments, the third information is further used to indicate the fourth device's requirement for the perception result, so that the perception network can provide the perception data of the first area according to the requirement.

[0167] In some embodiments, the fourth device's requirements for perception data may include at least one of the following aspects: the area where the perception data is collected (for example, the first area), the business associated with the perception data, the device type of the device that collects the perception data, the data format of the perception data, and the time requirement for collecting the perception data.

[0168] In some embodiments, the third information may include at least one of the following: first indication information, second indication information, third indication information, device type information, data format information, and second time information.

[0169] In some embodiments, the first indication information is used to indicate a fourth device. In one example, the first indication information may be identification information of the fourth device. In one example, the fourth device is a consumer UE, and the first indication information is a consumer UE ID. In another example, the first indication information is a subscription permanent identity (SUPI) of the fourth device.

[0170] In some embodiments, the second indication information is used to indicate the first area associated with the fourth device. In some embodiments, the fourth device may be located within the first area. For example, the sensing range is based on the location of the fourth device as a reference point. In some embodiments, the fourth device may also be located outside the first area. For example, the sensing range is based on the specified location of the fourth device as a reference point.

[0171] In some embodiments, the second indication information includes at least one of the following: first location information, first range information, and first identification information.

[0172] In some embodiments, the first location information is used to indicate a reference point. The reference point can be used to determine the first area. In some embodiments, the reference point can be the location of the fourth device. In one example, the reference point is a point located in the first area. For example, the first area is a circular area, and the reference point is the center of the circle. For example, the first area is a polygonal area, and the reference points are multiple vertices of the polygon. For example, the first area is an elliptical area, and the reference point is the focus of the ellipse. In one example, the reference point is a point outside the first area. For example, the first area is a ring area, and the reference point is the center of the ring. For example, the first area is a sector ring area, and the reference point is the vertex of the central angle corresponding to the sector ring. In one example, the first location information is the coordinate information of the reference point.

[0173] In some embodiments, the first range information is used to indicate the perception range requested by the fourth device. The perception range can be used to determine the first area. In one example, the first range information is at least one of shape information, perimeter information, and area information of the perception range. In one example, the first range information is at least one of position information and length information of a boundary line of the perception range. In one example, the first range information is angle information of an angle formed by adjacent boundary lines of the perception range. In one example, the first range information is distance information of the distance from the center point of the perception range to a boundary point of the perception range.

[0174] In some embodiments, the second device may determine the first area based on the first location information and the first range information. In one example, the first area may be determined based on coordinate information of a reference point, a shape of the perception range, and perimeter information of the perception range. In another example, the first area may be determined based on coordinate information of the reference point, location information of a boundary line of the perception range, and length information of the boundary line of the perception range.

[0175] In some embodiments, the first identification information is used to indicate an identification of the first region. In one example, the first identification information is a mobile country code (MCC), a city code, a postal code, a telephone area code, or the like.

[0176] In some embodiments, the device type information is used to indicate the device type of the third device. That is, the fourth device can request sensing data collected by a fifth device of a specific type.

[0177] In one example, the device type includes at least one of the following: a laser radar, a millimeter-wave radar, and a camera. Generally speaking, the detection range of a millimeter-wave radar is greater than that of a laser radar.

[0178] In some embodiments, the device type information is associated with the first range information. The first range information can be determined by the device type information, and the device type information can also be determined by the first range information. It is understood that since different device types correspond to different perception ranges, and the device type information represents the fourth device's requirement for the device type used to collect perception data, the second device can determine the perception range requested by the fourth device based on the device type required by the fourth device.

[0179] In some embodiments, the first area may also be determined by the first location information and the device type information.

[0180] In some embodiments, the third indication information is used to indicate a service associated with the perception result of the first area.

[0181] In some embodiments, the third indication information includes at least one of the following: service type information, service quality requirement information.

[0182] In some embodiments, the service type information is used to indicate the service type of the service associated with the perception result of the first area. In one example, the service type includes at least one of the following: high-precision map service, environment reconstruction service, and extended reality (XR) service.

[0183] In some embodiments, the service type information is associated with the first range information. The first range information can be determined by the service type information, and the service type information can also be determined by the first range information. Since the service type is the type of service associated with the perception result subscribed by the fourth device, the fourth device has different requirements for the perception result for services of different service types. In this way, the corresponding perception range can be determined based on the different requirements for the perception result for different services.

[0184] In some embodiments, the first area may also be determined by the first location information and the service type information.

[0185] In some embodiments, the service quality requirement information is used to indicate the quality of service (QoS) requirement of the service.

[0186] In some embodiments, the service quality requirement information is associated with the first range information. The first range information can be determined by the service quality requirement information. The service quality requirement information can also be determined by the first range information. The first area can also be determined by the first location information and the service quality requirement information. In one example, the higher the service quality requirement, the larger the perception range.

[0187] In some embodiments, the data format information is used to indicate the format of the perception data collected by the third device. In other words, the fourth device can specify the format of the perception data.

[0188] In some embodiments, the second time information is used to indicate the time requirement of the fourth device for collecting the sensing data.

[0189] In some embodiments, the second time information includes: time interval information, scheduled sensing time information, and time length information. That is, the fourth device can specify the above time information.

[0190] In some embodiments, the time interval information is used to indicate the duration between two consecutive times the third device collects perception data when performing periodic sensing. In some embodiments, the time interval information can also be used to indicate the period during which the third device collects perception data. In some embodiments, the time interval information can also be used to indicate the frequency at which the third device collects perception data. In other words, the fourth device can specify the frequency and / or period at which the perception data is collected.

[0191] In some embodiments, the planned sensing time information is used to indicate a planned collection time of the sensing data. That is, the fourth device may specify a future time for acquiring the sensing data.

[0192] In some embodiments, the time length information is used to indicate the duration of the third device collecting the perception data. That is, the fourth device can specify the duration of collecting the perception data.

[0193] In some embodiments, when the second indication information does not include the second location information, step S2102 is performed.

[0194] In some embodiments, when the second indication information includes second location information, step S2102 may be omitted.

[0195] In some embodiments, the third information includes at least one of the following: first indication information, second indication information, third indication information, device type information, data format information, second time information, first location information, first range information, service type information, service quality requirement information, time interval information, planned perception time information, and time length information.

[0196] In step S2102, the second device triggers positioning of the fourth device.

[0197] In some embodiments, when the fourth device sends its own location, step S2102 can be omitted.

[0198] In some embodiments, if the fourth device does not send its own location, step S2102 is executed.

[0199] In some embodiments, the second device may trigger an application layer-based positioning process for the fourth device to obtain location information of the fourth device.

[0200] In some embodiments, the second device may trigger an enhanced location services (eLCS) process on the fourth device to obtain location information of the fourth device.

[0201] In step S2103 , the second device determines a third device from a plurality of fifth devices.

[0202] In some embodiments, the first area is the area where the fourth device requests the perception result. Then, the fifth device serving the first area can be used to collect perception data of the first area. At this time, these fifth devices can be determined as third devices.

[0203] In some embodiments, the perceived service area of ​​the third device may include the first area.

[0204] In some embodiments, the number of the third device may be one or more. When there is one third device, the sensing service area of ​​the third device includes the first area. When there are multiple third devices, the area formed by the multiple sensing service areas of the multiple third devices includes the first area.

[0205] In some embodiments, the second device stores fourth information indicating sensing service areas of a plurality of fifth devices. The second device may determine, based on the fourth information, a third device serving the first area from among the plurality of fifth devices. In some embodiments, the second device may determine, as the third device, a device among the plurality of fifth devices whose sensing service area matches the first area.

[0206] In some embodiments, when multiple fifth devices are determined based on the perceived service area, the second device may further consider the QoS requirements of the fourth device for the service, thereby further determining a third device whose QoS matches the QoS requirements from the multiple determined fifth devices. In some embodiments, the second device may determine the device whose QoS matches the QoS requirements among the multiple fifth devices as the third device. In some embodiments, the QoS of the fifth device may be determined based on at least one of the device type of the fifth device and the type of service supported.

[0207] In some embodiments, the third device determined by the second device may be understood as a fifth device authorized by the second device to provide sensing data to the fourth device.

[0208] In step S2104, the second device sends the first information.

[0209] In some embodiments, the first device receives the first information.

[0210] In some embodiments, the first information is used to request the third device to provide the fourth device with a perception result of the first region. Here, the first region is the region for which the fourth device requests the perception result. In some embodiments, the perception result of the first region may include at least one of perception data of the first region and perception result information of the first region.

[0211] In some embodiments, the fourth device may be capable of processing the perception data, in which case the first information is used to request the third device to provide the perception data of the first area to the fourth device. In some embodiments, the fourth device may need to directly use the perception data, in which case the first information is used to request the third device to provide the perception data of the first area to the fourth device.

[0212] In some embodiments, the fourth device may be capable of processing the perception result information. In this case, the first information is used to request the third device to provide the perception result information of the first area to the fourth device. In some embodiments, the fourth device needs to directly use the perception result information. In this case, the first information is used to request the third device to provide the perception result information of the first area to the fourth device.

[0213] In some embodiments, the first information is carried in a second message and sent. In one example, the second message may be a sensing service request message. In another example, the second message may be an ISAC service request message.

[0214] In some embodiments, the first information may indicate the requirements of the second device for the perception result and the third device. In some embodiments, the requirements of the second device for the perception result may be completely or partially the same as the requirements of the fourth device for the perception result.

[0215] In some embodiments, the first information may include at least one of the following: first indication information, second indication information, third indication information, fourth indication information, device type information, data format information, and first time information.

[0216] In some embodiments, the fourth device's requirements for the perception result can be described in detail in step S2101 and are not described in detail here. In some embodiments, the first indication information, the second indication information, the third indication information, the device type information, and the data format information can be described in detail in step S2101 and are not described in detail here.

[0217] In some embodiments, the fourth indication information is used to indicate a third device. In some embodiments, the fourth indication information may be identification information of the third device. For example, if the third device is a UE, the fourth indication information may be a UE ID. For example, if the third device is an access network device, the fourth indication information may be an access network device ID (e.g., a gNB ID).

[0218] In some embodiments, the first time information is used to indicate the time requirement of the second device for collecting the sensing data.

[0219] In some embodiments, the first time information includes: time interval information (time interval) and time length information (time length). That is, the second device can specify the above time information.

[0220] In some embodiments, the description of the time interval information and the time length information can be found in the specific description of step S2101 and will not be repeated here.

[0221] In some embodiments, the first information includes at least one of the following: first indication information, second indication information, third indication information, fourth indication information, device type information, data format information, first time information, first location information, first range information, identification information, service type information, service quality requirement information, time interval information, planned perception time information, time length information, and time tag information.

[0222] In step S2105, the first device locally queries the perception result of the first area according to the first information.

[0223] In some embodiments, the perception results of the first area may be stored in the local database of the first device. In this case, the first device queries the perception results of the first area. At this time, steps S2106 to S2109 are omitted, and the first device can obtain the perception results of the first area from the local database and execute step S2110.

[0224] In some embodiments, when the perception result of the first area can be found in a local database of the first device, the first device can send the perception result of the first area to the fourth device.

[0225] In some embodiments, the first device does not store the perception results of the first area in the local database. In this case, the first device does not query the perception results of the first area. At this time, the first device executes steps S2106 to S2110.

[0226] In some embodiments, when only a portion of the perception results of the first area requested by the fourth device is stored in the local database of the first device, the first device can execute steps S2106 to S2110 to request the third device to provide the fourth device with all the perception results of the first area or another portion of the perception results not stored in the first device.

[0227] In step S2106, the first device sends second information.

[0228] In some embodiments, the third device receives the second information.

[0229] In some embodiments, the second information is used to trigger the third device to provide the fourth device with the perception result of the first area. Here, the first area is the area for which the fourth device requests the perception result. In some embodiments, the perception result of the first area may include at least one of the perception data of the first area and the perception result information of the first area.

[0230] In some embodiments, the fourth device may be capable of processing the perception data, in which case the second information is used to request the third device to provide the perception data of the first area to the fourth device. In some embodiments, the fourth device may need to directly use the perception data, in which case the first information is used to request the third device to provide the perception data of the first area to the fourth device.

[0231] In some embodiments, the fourth device may be capable of processing the perception result information. In this case, the second information is used to request the third device to provide the perception result information of the first area to the fourth device. In some embodiments, the fourth device needs to directly use the perception result information. In this case, the first information is used to request the third device to provide the perception result information of the first area to the fourth device.

[0232] In some embodiments, the second information is carried in a third message. In one example, the third message may be a sensing service request message. In another example, the third message may be an ISAC service request message.

[0233] In some embodiments, the second information may indicate a requirement of the second device for the perception result.

[0234] In some embodiments, the first information may include at least one of the following: first indication information, second indication information, third indication information, device type information, data format information, and first time information.

[0235] In some embodiments, the description of the first indication information, the second indication information, the third indication information, the device type information, and the data format information can be found in the specific description of step S2101 and are not repeated here. In some embodiments, the description of the first time information can be found in the specific description of step S2104 and are not repeated here.

[0236] In some embodiments, the second information includes at least one of the following: first indication information, second indication information, third indication information, device type information, data format information, first time information, first location information, first range information, service type information, service quality requirement information, time interval information, and time length information.

[0237] In step S2107, the third device collects perception data of the first area based on the second information.

[0238] In some embodiments, when the second information includes second indication information, the third device determines the first area for collecting perception data based on the second indication information.

[0239] In some embodiments, when the second information includes second indication information and third indication information, and the first area cannot be determined based on the second indication information, the third device determines the first area based on the second indication information and the third indication information.

[0240] In some embodiments, when the second information includes second indication information and device type information and the first area cannot be determined based on the second indication information, the third device determines the first area based on the second indication information and the device type information.

[0241] In some embodiments, when the second information includes first time information, and the first time information includes time interval information, the third device determines the interval between two consecutive collections of perception data based on the time interval information.

[0242] In some embodiments, when the second information includes first time information, and the first time information includes time length information, the third device determines the duration of collecting the perception data based on the time length information.

[0243] In some embodiments, when the third device is a 3GPP device, the third device collects the sensing data of the first area through 3GPP technology.

[0244] In some embodiments, when the third device is a non-3GPP device, the third device may also collect the sensing data of the first area through a non-3GPP technology.

[0245] In some embodiments, when there are multiple third devices, some of the multiple third devices are 3GPP devices and the other part are non-3GPP devices. At this time, the multiple third devices can collect perception data of the first area through 3GPP technology and non-3GPP technology.

[0246] In some embodiments, when the fourth device requests the sensing data of the first area, the third device performs step S2108.

[0247] In step S2108, the third device sends the sensing data of the first area to the fourth device.

[0248] In some embodiments, the fourth device receives sensing data of the first area.

[0249] In some embodiments, the third device sends the perception data of the first area to the fourth device through a user plane connection or a data plane connection. In some embodiments, if there is no user plane connection or data plane connection between the third device and the fourth device, the third device first establishes a user plane connection or a data plane connection with the fourth device, and then sends the perception data of the first area to the fourth device through the established user plane connection or data plane connection.

[0250] In some embodiments, when the third device sends the perception data of the first area, it may also send timestamp information, where the timestamp information is used to indicate the time instance at which the third device collected the perception data of the first area. In other words, the timestamp information is used to provide the actual time at which the third device collected the perception data.

[0251] In some embodiments, when the fourth device requests the perception result information of the first area, the third device executes steps S2109 to S2110.

[0252] In step S2109, the third device sends the sensing data of the first area to the first device.

[0253] In some embodiments, the first device receives sensing data of the first area.

[0254] In some embodiments, the first device may process the received perception data of the first area to obtain perception result information of the first area.

[0255] In some embodiments, the first device may store at least one of the perception data of the first area and the perception result information of the first area, for subsequent provision to the fourth device.

[0256] In some embodiments, the third device sends the perception data of the first area to the first device via a user plane connection or a data plane connection. In some embodiments, if there is no user plane connection or data plane connection between the third device and the first device, the third device first establishes a user plane connection or a data plane connection with the first device, and then sends the perception data of the first area to the first device via the established user plane connection or data plane connection.

[0257] In step S2110, the first device sends a sensing result of the first area.

[0258] In some embodiments, the fourth device receives the sensing result of the first area.

[0259] In some embodiments, the perception result of the first area may include at least one of perception data of the first area and perception result information of the first area.

[0260] In some embodiments, the fourth device may be capable of processing the perception data, in which case the first device sends the perception data of the first area provided by the third device to the fourth device. In some embodiments, the fourth device may need to directly use the perception data, in which case the first device sends the perception data of the first area provided by the third device to the fourth device.

[0261] In some embodiments, the fourth device may be capable of processing perception result information. In this case, the first device transmits perception result information determined based on the perception data of the first area provided by the third device to the fourth device. In some embodiments, the first device transmits perception result information determined based on the perception data of the first area provided by the third device to the fourth device.

[0262] In some embodiments, the first device may send the perception result of the first area to the fourth device through a user plane connection or a data plane connection between the first device and the fourth device.

[0263] In some embodiments, when no user plane connection or data plane connection is established between the first device and the fourth device, the first device needs to first establish a user plane connection or data plane connection with the fourth device, and then send the perception result of the first area to the fourth device through the established user plane connection or data plane connection.

[0264] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S2101 to S2110. For example, step S2101 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, step S2102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, step S2103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, step S2104 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, step S2105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, step S2106 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, step S2107 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, step S2108 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, step S2109 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, step S2110 can be implemented as an independent embodiment. For example, step S2101, steps S2103 to S2105, and step S2100 can be combined and implemented as one embodiment. For example, steps S2101, S2103 to S2105, and S2108 can be combined and implemented as one embodiment. For example, steps S2101, S2103 to S2108 can be combined and implemented as one embodiment. For example, steps S2101 to S2105 and S2108 can be combined and implemented as one embodiment. For example, steps S2101 to S2107 and steps S2109 to S2110 can be combined and implemented as one embodiment.

[0265] In some embodiments, step S2102 may be omitted.

[0266] In some embodiments, steps S2106 to S2109 may be omitted.

[0267] In some embodiments, step S2108 may be omitted.

[0268] In some embodiments, steps S2109 to S2110 may be omitted.

[0269] In some embodiments, terms such as "quality of service" and "quality of service" can be used interchangeably.

[0270] In some embodiments, terms such as "service type" and "business type" can be used interchangeably.

[0271] In some embodiments, terms such as "perception range", "sensing detection range", and "sensing range" can be used interchangeably.

[0272] In some embodiments, the names of information, etc. are not limited to the names described in the embodiments, and terms such as "information", "message", "signal", "signaling", "report", "configuration", "indication", "instruction", "command", "channel", "parameter", "domain", "field", "symbol", "symbol", "codeword", "codebook", "codeword", "codepoint", "bit", "data", "program", and "chip" can be used interchangeably.

[0273] In some embodiments, the terms "carry", "include", "contain", "encapsulate", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0274] In some embodiments, the terms "radio", "wireless", "radio access network (RAN)", "access network (AN)", "RAN-based" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0275] In some embodiments, "obtain", "get", "get", "receive", "transmit", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" can be interchangeable, and can be interpreted as receiving from other entities, obtaining from protocols, obtaining from higher layers, obtaining by self-processing, autonomous implementation, etc.

[0276] In some embodiments, terms such as "send", "transmit", "report", "transmit", "request", "bidirectional transmission", "send and / or receive" and the like can be used interchangeably.

[0277] In some embodiments, terms such as "send", "return", "feedback", "response", and "answer" can be used interchangeably.

[0278] In some embodiments, terms such as "certain", "preset", "preset", "setting", "indicated", "a certain", "any", and "first" can be interchangeable. "Specific A", "preset A", "preset A", "setting A", "indicated A", "a certain A", "any A", and "first A" can be interpreted as A pre-specified in a protocol, etc., or as A obtained through setting, configuration, or indication, etc., or as specific A, a certain A, any A, or first A, etc., but not limited to this.

[0279] In some embodiments, the determination or judgment can be performed by a value represented by 1 bit (0 or 1), or by a true or false value (Boolean value) represented by true or false, or by comparison of numerical values ​​(for example, comparison with a predetermined value), but is not limited thereto.

[0280] Figure 3A This is one of the flow charts of the communication method performed by the first device side according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 3A As shown, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is executed by a first device. The communication method includes steps S3101 to S3105.

[0281] In step S3101, first information is received.

[0282] Optional implementations of step S3101 can be found in Figure 2 Optional implementation of step S2104, Figure 2 Other related parts in the embodiments involved will not be described in detail here.

[0283] In step S3102, the perception result of the first area is queried locally according to the first information.

[0284] Optional implementations of step S3102 can be found in Figure 2 Optional implementation of step S2105, Figure 2 Other related parts in the embodiments involved will not be described in detail here.

[0285] In step S3103, the second information is sent.

[0286] Optional implementations of step S3103 can be found in Figure 2 Optional implementation of step S2106, Figure 2 Other related parts in the embodiments involved will not be described in detail here.

[0287] In step S3104, sensing data of the first area is received.

[0288] Optional implementations of step S3104 can be found in Figure 2 Optional implementation of step S2109, Figure 2 Other related parts in the embodiments involved will not be described in detail here.

[0289] In step S3105, the perception result of the first area is sent.

[0290] Optional implementations of step S3105 can be found in Figure 2 Optional implementation of step S2110, Figure 2 Other related parts in the embodiments involved will not be described in detail here.

[0291] Figure 3B This is one of the flow charts of the second device side executing the communication method according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 3B As shown, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is executed by a second device. The above communication method includes steps S3201 to S3204.

[0292] In step S3201, third information is received.

[0293] Optional implementations of step S3201 can be found in Figure 2 Optional implementation of step S2101, Figure 2 Other related parts in the embodiments involved will not be described in detail here.

[0294] In step S3202, positioning of the fourth device is triggered.

[0295] Optional implementations of step S3202 can be found in Figure 2 Optional implementation of step S2102, Figure 2 Other related parts in the embodiments involved will not be described in detail here.

[0296] In step S3203, a third device is determined from a plurality of fifth devices.

[0297] Optional implementations of step S3203 can be found in Figure 2 Optional implementation of step S2103, Figure 2 Other related parts in the embodiments involved will not be described in detail here.

[0298] In step S3204, the first information is sent.

[0299] Optional implementations of step S3204 can be found in Figure 2 Optional implementation of step S2104, Figure 2Other related parts in the embodiments involved will not be described in detail here.

[0300] Figure 3C This is one of the flow charts of the third device side executing the communication method according to the embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 3C As shown, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is executed by a third device. The above communication method includes steps S3301 to S3303.

[0301] In step S3301, second information is received.

[0302] Optional implementations of step S3301 can be found in Figure 2 Optional implementation of step S2106, Figure 2 Other related parts in the embodiments involved will not be described in detail here.

[0303] In step S3302, perception data of the first area is collected based on the second information.

[0304] Optional implementations of step S3302 can be found in Figure 2 Optional implementation of step S2107, Figure 2 Other related parts in the embodiments involved will not be described in detail here.

[0305] In step S3303, the sensing data of the first area is sent.

[0306] Optional implementations of step S3303 can be found in Figure 2 Optional implementation of step S2108 and step S2109, Figure 2 Other related parts in the embodiments involved will not be described in detail here.

[0307] Figure 4A This is a second flow chart of the communication method executed by the first device side according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 4A As shown, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is executed by a first device. The communication method includes step S4101.

[0308] In step S4101, first information is received.

[0309] Optional implementations of step S4101 can be found in Figure 2 Optional implementation of step S2104, Figure 2 Other related parts in the embodiments involved will not be described in detail here.

[0310] Figure 4B This is a second flow chart of the communication method executed by the second device side according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 4BAs shown, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is executed by a second device. The above communication method includes steps S4201 to S4203.

[0311] In step S4201, third information is received.

[0312] Optional implementations of step S4201 can be found in Figure 2 Optional implementation of step S2101, Figure 2 Other related parts in the embodiments involved will not be described in detail here.

[0313] In step S4202, a third device is determined from a plurality of fifth devices.

[0314] Optional implementations of step S4202 can be found in Figure 2 Optional implementation of step S2103, Figure 2 Other related parts in the embodiments involved will not be described in detail here.

[0315] In step S4203, the first information is sent.

[0316] Optional implementations of step S4203 can be found in Figure 2 Optional implementation of step S2104, Figure 2 Other related parts in the embodiments involved will not be described in detail here.

[0317] In the following, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure are exemplarily described through specific implementation methods.

[0318] like Figure 5 As shown, Figure 5 This is the second exemplary interaction of the communication method shown in the embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0319] Under the control of the perception service provider, the architecture for exposing perception result information includes: the perception service provider, perception network entities, sensors (including non-3GPP sensors or 3GPP transmitters / receivers), and consumer UEs.

[0320] In some embodiments, when a sensing service provider receives a service request from a consumer UE, the sensing service provider may select and authorize sensors to perform sensing. The service request is sent to the sensing network entity (SNE), including the selected and authorized sensors. The SNE triggers the selected and authorized sensors to perform sensing and provides sensing data / perception result information to the consumer UE and the SNE.

[0321] In some embodiments, the perception service provider is an entity that holds a perception data service license, so that the perception service provider is authorized or permitted to conduct perception data services, i.e., to expose perception data / perception result information. The perception service provider may include the following functions:

[0322] Receive a sensing service request from a consumer UE;

[0323] maintaining a sensing service area associated with the sensor;

[0324] Based on the sensor's sensing service area, select and authorize sensors to perform sensing;

[0325] Interacts with the SNE to trigger the perception process by providing selected and authorized sensors.

[0326] In some embodiments, the SNE is deployed by the operator. The SNE can be a CN node, a RAN node, or a combination of a CN node and a RAN node. The SNE can include the following functions:

[0327] receiving a sensing service request from a sensing service provider, wherein the sensing service request includes a selected and authorized sensor;

[0328] Triggering selected and authorized sensors to perform sensing;

[0329] Store perception data / perception result information;

[0330] Perform local queries on perception data / perception result information;

[0331] Control the sensor to transmit the sensing data to the consumer: (1) When the sensor is a RAN node, the sensing data is transmitted from the RAN node to the consumer UE; (2) When the sensor is a UE, the sensing data is transmitted from the UE to the consumer UE.

[0332] In some embodiments, sensors are deployed by a sensing service provider or operator to perform sensing. The sensor can be a non-3GPP sensor for performing non-3GPP sensing, or a 3GPP sensing transmitter / receiver for performing 3GPP single-station sensing. In the case where the sensor is a 3GPP sensor, the sensor can be a UE or a RAN node. In the case where the sensor is a non-3GPP sensor, the sensor can be a radar, a lidar, a camera, etc. The non-3GPP sensor can be installed on the UE or the RAN node. The sensor can include the following functions:

[0333] Receive sensing service requests from SNE;

[0334] Performing sensing based on a sensing service request received from the SNE;

[0335] Delivering sensing data to consumers: (1) When the sensor is a RAN node, the sensing data is delivered from the RAN node to the consumer UE; (2) When the sensor is a UR, the sensing data is delivered from the UE to the consumer UE.

[0336] In some embodiments, a consumer UE is a UE that uses sensing data or sensing result information. The consumer UE may request sensing data or sensing result information from a sensing service provider based on its own capabilities and needs.

[0337] If the consumer is capable of processing the sensed data, the consumer requests the sensed data.

[0338] If the consumer is capable of processing the perception result information, the consumer requests the perception result information.

[0339] If the consumer directly uses the perception result information, the consumer requests the perception result information.

[0340] In step S501, the consumer UE provides an ISAC service request to the awareness service provider. The ISAC service request may include the following information:

[0341] The location of the consumer: If the location is known to the consumer, it can be represented by [X, Y, Z];

[0342] Perception detection range: If no range value is provided, the range value can be obtained based on the device type or service type;

[0343] QoS requirements: If QoS requirements are not provided, QoS requirements can be obtained based on device type or service type;

[0344] Device type: Device type can be associated with range values ​​and QoS requirements;

[0345] Service Type: Service Type can be associated with range values ​​and QoS requirements;

[0346] Perceive data formats;

[0347] Consumer ID (UE's SUPI or application layer ID);

[0348] time interval;

[0349] duration;

[0350] The perceived time of scheduling.

[0351] In step S502, if the consumer UE does not include its own location in the service request, the awareness service provider triggers the consumer UE to perform a positioning procedure to obtain the location of the consumer UE. If the consumer UE provides its own SUPI in the service request, the awareness service provider may also trigger the SNE and GMLC / LMF / AMF / SMF to perform a 3GPPeLCS procedure to obtain the location of the consumer UE.

[0352] In step S503, the sensing service provider performs sensor selection based on the requirements received from the service request (i.e., UE location, range, QoS requirements, default range based on device type or service type, default QoS value based on device type or service type, and locally configured RSU service area information).

[0353] In step S504, the awareness service provider sends an ISAC service request to the SNE. The ISAC service request may include the following information:

[0354] The location of the consumer: This location can be represented by [X, Y, Z];

[0355] Perception detection range: If no range value is provided, the range value can be obtained based on the device type or service type;

[0356] QoS requirements: If QoS requirements are not provided, QoS requirements can be obtained based on device type or service type;

[0357] Device type: Device type can be associated with range values ​​and QoS requirements;

[0358] Service Type: Service Type can be associated with range values ​​and QoS requirements;

[0359] Perceive data formats;

[0360] Consumer ID (UE's SUPI or application layer ID);

[0361] Time interval: the time interval between consecutive sensing result information for periodic sensing;

[0362] Time length: the length of time it takes to receive the perception result information;

[0363] Time tag: the latest time of receiving the perception result information;

[0364] The selected and authorized sensors.

[0365] In step S505 , the SNE checks in the database whether the requested perception result information is locally available; if so, steps S508 to S513 are skipped; if not, steps S506 and S507 are skipped.

[0366] In step S506, if no available user plane / data plane connection exists between the UE and the SNE, a user plane / data plane connection is established.

[0367] In step S507 , the SNE transmits the requested sensing data / sensing result information to the consumer UE through the user plane / data plane connection between the UE and the SNE.

[0368] In step S508, the SNE sends an ISAC service request to the selected and authorized sensor. The ISAC service request may include the following information:

[0369] The location of the consumer: This location can be represented by [X, Y, Z];

[0370] Perception detection range: If no range value is provided, the range value can be obtained based on the device type or service type;

[0371] QoS requirements: If QoS requirements are not provided, QoS requirements can be obtained based on device type or service type;

[0372] Device type: Device type can be associated with range values ​​and QoS requirements;

[0373] Service Type: Service Type can be associated with range values ​​and QoS requirements;

[0374] Perceive data formats;

[0375] Consumer ID (UE's SUPI or application layer ID);

[0376] Time interval: the time interval between consecutive sensing result information for periodic sensing;

[0377] Time length: the duration of receiving the perception result information.

[0378] In step S509 , the SNE triggers the selected and authorized sensors to perform sensing based on the parameters received in the service request.

[0379] In step S510 , if there is no available user plane / data plane connection between the sensor and the consumer UE, a user plane / data plane connection is established.

[0380] In step S511, the sensor transmits the requested sensing data to the consumer UE via the user plane / data plane connection between the sensor and the UE. The consumer UE may process the sensing data.

[0381] In step S512 , if no available user plane / data plane connection exists between the sensor and the SNE, a user plane / data plane connection is established.

[0382] In step S513 , the sensor transmits the requested sensing data to the SNE via the user plane / data plane connection between the sensor and the SNE.

[0383] In step S514, the SNE processes the sensing data to obtain sensing result information. The SNE transmits the sensing result information to the consumer UE via the user plane / data plane connection between the SNE and the consumer UE. The consumer UE may process the sensing result information or directly use the sensing result information.

[0384] In step S515 , if no available user plane / data plane connection exists between the SNE and the consumer UE, a user plane / data plane connection is established.

[0385] In step S516 , the SNE transmits the sensing result information to the consumer UE through the user plane / data plane connection between the SNE and the consumer UE.

[0386] In some embodiments, under the control of the awareness service provider, the consumer UE can obtain awareness data or awareness result information and improve awareness applications in the network.

[0387] The present disclosure also provides a device for implementing any of the above methods. For example, a terminal is provided, which includes units or modules for implementing each step performed by the terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another access network device is provided, which includes units or modules for implementing each step performed by the access network device in any of the above methods.

[0388] It should be understood that the division of the various units or modules in the above device is only a division of logical functions. In actual implementation, they can be fully or partially integrated into a physical entity, or they can be physically separated. In addition, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor, the processor is connected to a memory, and the memory stores instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or implement the functions of the various units or modules of the above device, wherein the processor is, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory within the device or a memory outside the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits, and the functions of some or all of the units or modules can be realized by designing the hardware circuits. The above-mentioned hardware circuits can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), and the functions of some or all of the above units or modules are realized by designing the logical relationship of the components in the circuit; for example, in another implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit can be realized by a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by a configuration file, thereby realizing the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above devices can be realized in the form of software called by the processor, or in the form of hardware circuits, or in part by software called by the processor, and the rest by hardware circuits.

[0389] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and execution capabilities, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationship of a hardware circuit. The logical relationship of the above-mentioned hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document to implement the hardware circuit configuration can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), etc.

[0390] Figure 6A Schematic diagram of the structure of the communication device proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 6A As shown, the communication device 6100 may include: at least one of a transceiver module 6101 and a processing module 6102 .

[0391] In some embodiments, communication device 6100 is a first device, and transceiver module 6101 is configured to receive first information sent by a second device, the first information being used to request a third device to provide perception results of the first area to a fourth device. The third device serves the first area and is authorized by the second device to provide perception data to the fourth device. In some embodiments, transceiver module 6101 is configured to perform at least one of the communication steps, such as sending and / or receiving, performed by the first device in any of the above methods, and is not further described herein.

[0392] In some embodiments, the communication device 6100 is a second device, and the transceiver module 6101 is configured to receive third information sent by a fourth device, the third information being used to request the perception results of the first area, and to send first information to the third device, the first information being used to request the third device to provide the perception results of the first area to the fourth device; the processing module 6102 is configured to determine one or more third devices from multiple devices used to collect perception data based on the third information, the third devices serving the first area and authorized to provide perception data to the fourth device. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 6101 is also used to execute at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving executed by the second device in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here. In some embodiments, the processing module 6102 is also used to execute at least one of the steps other than the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving executed by the second device in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

[0393] In some embodiments, the communication device 6100 is a third device, and the transceiver module 6101 is configured to receive second information sent by the first device, where the second information is used by the first device to instruct the third device to provide the perception results of the first area to the fourth device; the third device serves the first area and is authorized by the second device to provide perception data to the fourth device, and sends first perception data, where the first perception data is used to determine the perception results of the first area; the processing module 6102 is configured to perform perception based on the second information to obtain the first perception data. In some embodiments, the transceiver module 6101 is also used to perform at least one of the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving performed by the third device in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here. In some embodiments, the processing module 6102 is also used to perform at least one of the steps other than the communication steps such as sending and / or receiving performed by the third device in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

[0394] In some embodiments, the transceiver module may include a transmitting module and / or a receiving module. The transmitting module and the receiving module may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the transceiver module may be interchangeable with the transceiver.

[0395] Figure 6B 6 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 6200 may be a first device, a second device, or a third device, or may be a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports the first device, the second device, or the third device in implementing any of the above methods. Communication device 6200 may be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments. For details, please refer to the description of the above method embodiments.

[0396] like Figure 6BAs shown, the communication device 6200 includes one or more processors 6201. The processor 6201 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process the communication protocol and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control the communication device (such as a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or a CU, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. Optionally, the communication device 6200 is used to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, one or more processors 6201 are used to call instructions to enable the communication device 6200 to perform any of the above methods.

[0397] In some embodiments, the communication device 6200 further includes one or more transceivers 6202. When the communication device 6200 includes one or more transceivers 6202, the transceiver 6202 performs at least one of the communication steps, such as sending and / or receiving, in the above-described method, and the processor 6201 performs at least one of the other steps. In an optional embodiment, the transceiver 6202 may include a receiver and / or a transmitter, and the receiver and transmitter may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, transceiver circuit, interface circuit, and interface may be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, and transmitting circuit may be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, and receiving circuit may be used interchangeably.

[0398] In some embodiments, the communication device 6200 further includes one or more memories 6203 for storing data. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 6203 may be located outside the communication device 6200. In alternative embodiments, the communication device 6200 may include one or more interface circuits 6204. Optionally, the interface circuits 6204 are connected to the memories 6203 and may be configured to receive data from the memories 6203 or other devices, or to send data to the memories 6203 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 6204 may read data stored in the memories 6203 and send the data to the processor 6201.

[0399] The communication device 6200 described in the above embodiment may be an access network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 6200 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 6200 may not be limited thereto. Figure 6BThe communication device may be an independent device or a part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: 1) an independent integrated circuit IC, or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the above IC collection may also include a storage component for storing data and programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, an intelligent terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handheld device, a mobile unit, an in-vehicle device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0400] Figure 7 6100 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 7 The structure diagram of the chip 7100 shown is, but not limited to, this.

[0401] The chip 7100 includes one or more processors 7101. The chip 7100 is configured to execute any of the above methods.

[0402] In some embodiments, chip 7100 further includes one or more interface circuits 7102. Terms such as interface circuit, interface, and transceiver pins may be used interchangeably. In some embodiments, chip 7100 further includes one or more memories 7103 for storing data. Alternatively, all or part of memory 7103 may be located external to chip 7100. Optionally, interface circuit 7102 is connected to memory 7103 and may be used to receive data from memory 7103 or other devices, or may be used to send data to memory 7103 or other devices. For example, interface circuit 7102 may read data stored in memory 7103 and send the data to processor 7101.

[0403] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 7102 performs at least one of the communication steps, such as sending and / or receiving, in the above-described method. For example, the interface circuit 7102 performing the communication steps, such as sending and / or receiving, in the above-described method means that the interface circuit 7102 performs data exchange between the processor 7101, the chip 7100, the memory 7103, or the transceiver device. In some embodiments, the processor 7101 performs at least one of the other steps.

[0404] The modules and / or devices described in various embodiments, such as virtual devices, physical devices, and chips, can be arbitrarily combined or separated according to circumstances. Optionally, some or all steps can also be performed collaboratively by multiple modules and / or devices, which is not limited here.

[0405] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a storage medium having instructions stored thereon. When the instructions are executed on the communication device 6100, the communication device 6100 executes any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a temporary storage medium.

[0406] The present disclosure also provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 6100, enables the communication device 6100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0407] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, enables the computer to execute any of the above methods.

[0408] Other embodiments of the present invention will readily occur to those skilled in the art after considering the specification and practicing the invention disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention that follow from the general principles of the invention and include common knowledge or customary techniques in the art not disclosed herein. The description and examples are to be considered as exemplary only, with the true scope and spirit of the invention being indicated by the following claims.

[0409] It should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the exact construction described above and shown in the drawings, and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present invention is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A communication method, performed by a first device, comprising: First information sent by a second device is received, where the first information is used to request a third device to provide a fourth device with a perception result of a first area, where the third device serves the first area and is authorized by the second device to provide perception data to the fourth device.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein The perception result of the first area includes at least one of the following: sensory data of the first area; The perception result information of the first area is obtained after processing the perception data of the first area.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: The first information includes at least one of the following: first indication information, used to indicate the fourth device; second indication information, used to indicate the first area associated with the fourth device; third indication information, used to indicate a service associated with the sensing result of the first area; Fourth indication information, used to indicate the third device; Device type information, used to indicate the device type of the third device; Data format information, used to indicate the format of the perception data collected by the third device; The first time information is used to indicate the time requirement of the second device for collecting perception data.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein: The second indication information includes at least one of the following: first location information, used to indicate the location of the fourth device; The first range information is used to indicate the perception range requested by the fourth device.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein The first location information is obtained by positioning the fourth device by the second device.

6. The method according to any one of claims 3 to 5, wherein: The third indication information includes at least one of the following: Business type information, used to indicate the business type of the business; The service quality requirement information is used to indicate the quality requirement of the service.

7. The method according to any one of claims 3 to 6, wherein: The first time information includes at least one of the following: Time interval information, used to indicate the interval between two consecutive collections of sensing data by the fourth device when performing periodic sensing; The time length information is used to indicate the duration for which the third device collects the perception data.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein: The method further comprises: Second information is sent to the third device, where the second information is used to trigger the third device to provide the perception result to the fourth device.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein The sending the second information to the third device includes: querying locally for a perception result of the first area based on the first information; If no perception result of the first area is found, the second information is sent to the third device.

10. The method according to claim 8 or 9, wherein: The second information includes at least one of the following: first indication information, used to indicate the fourth device; second indication information, used to indicate the first area associated with the fourth device; third indication information, used to indicate a service associated with the sensing result of the first area; Device type information, used to indicate the device type of the third device; Data format information, used to indicate the format of the perception data collected by the third device; The first time information is used to indicate the time requirement of the second device for collecting perception data.

11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein: The method further comprises: The locally stored perception result of the first area is sent to the fourth device according to the first information.

12. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein: The method further comprises: receiving first perception data sent by the third device according to the second information; Processing the first perception data to obtain first perception result information; Send the first perception result information to the fourth device.

13. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein: The first device is an access network device and / or a core network device.

14. A communication method, performed by a second device, the method comprising: receiving third information sent by a fourth device, where the third information is used to request a perception result of the first area; determining, according to the third information, one or more third devices from a plurality of devices for collecting perception data, where the third devices serve the first area and are authorized to provide perception data to the fourth device; First information is sent to the third device, where the first information is used to request the third device to provide a perception result of the first area to the fourth device.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein The perception result of the first area includes at least one of the following: sensory data of the first area; The perception result information of the first area is obtained after processing the perception data of the first area.

16. The method according to claim 14 or 15, wherein: The third information includes at least one of the following: first indication information, used to indicate the fourth device; second indication information, used to indicate the first area associated with the fourth device; third indication information, used to indicate a service associated with the sensing result of the first area; Device type information, used to indicate the device type of the third device; Data format information, used to indicate the format of the perception data collected by the third device; The second time information is used to indicate the time requirement of the fourth device for collecting perception data.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein The second indication information includes at least one of the following: first location information, used to indicate the location of the fourth device; The first range information is used to indicate the perception range requested by the fourth device.

18. The method according to claim 17, wherein The method further comprises: When the third information does not include the first location information, the fourth device is positioned to obtain the first location information.

19. The method according to any one of claims 16 to 18, wherein: The third indication information includes at least one of the following: Business type information, used to indicate the business type of the business; The service quality requirement information is used to indicate the service quality requirement of the service.

20. The method according to any one of claims 16 to 19, wherein The second time information includes at least one of the following: Time interval information, used to indicate the interval between two consecutive collections of sensing data by the third device when performing periodic sensing; Time length information, used to indicate the duration of time for the fourth device to collect the perception data; Planned sensing time information is used to indicate the planned collection time of sensing data.

21. The method according to any one of claims 14 to 20, wherein: The determining, based on the third information, one or more third devices from a plurality of devices for collecting perception data includes at least one of the following: Determine a device among the multiple devices whose perceived service area matches the first area as the third device; A device among the multiple devices whose quality of service matches the quality of service requirement of the service is determined as the third device, where the quality of service is determined based on the device type and / or the service type supported by the device.

22. The method according to any one of claims 14 to 21, wherein: The first information includes at least one of the following: first indication information, used to indicate the fourth device; second indication information, used to indicate the first area associated with the fourth device; third indication information, used to indicate a service associated with the sensing result of the first area; Fourth indication information, used to indicate the third device; Device type information, used to indicate the device type of the third device; Data format information, used to indicate the format of the perception data collected by the third device; The first time information is used to indicate the time requirement of the second device for collecting perception data.

23. The method according to claim 22, wherein The first time information includes at least one of the following: Time interval information, used to indicate the interval between two consecutive collections of sensing data by the third device when performing periodic sensing; The time length information is used to indicate the duration for which the third device collects the perception data.

24. A communication method, performed by a third device, the method comprising: receiving second information sent by the first device, where the second information is used by the first device to instruct the third device to provide a perception result of the first area to the fourth device; The third device serves the first area and is authorized by the second device to provide sensing data to the fourth device; performing sensing according to the second information to obtain first sensing data; The first perception data is sent, where the first perception data is used to determine a perception result of the first area.

25. The method according to claim 24, wherein The perception result of the first area includes at least one of the following: sensory data of the first area; The perception result information of the first area is obtained after processing the perception data of the first area.

26. The method according to claim 24 or 25, wherein The sending of the first perception data includes at least one of the following: Sending the first perception data to the fourth device; The first perception data is sent to the first device, where the first perception data is used by the first device to obtain first perception result information.

27. The method according to any one of claims 24 to 26, wherein The second information includes at least one of the following: first indication information, used to indicate the fourth device; second indication information, used to indicate the first area associated with the fourth device; third indication information, used to indicate a service associated with the sensing result of the first area; Device type information, used to indicate the device type of the third device; Data format information, used to indicate the format of the perception data collected by the third device; The first time information is used to indicate the time requirement of the second device for collecting perception data.

28. The method according to claim 27, wherein The second indication information includes at least one of the following: first location information, used to indicate the location of the fourth device; The first range information is used to indicate the perception range requested by the fourth device.

29. The method according to claim 28, wherein The first location information is obtained by positioning the fourth device by the second device.

30. The method according to any one of claims 27 to 29, wherein The third indication information includes at least one of the following: Business type information, used to indicate the business type of the business; The service quality requirement information is used to indicate the quality requirement of the service.

31. The method according to any one of claims 27 to 30, wherein: The first time information includes at least one of the following: Time interval information, used to indicate the interval between two consecutive collections of sensing data by the fourth device when performing periodic sensing; The time length information is used to indicate the duration for which the third device collects the perception data.

32. The method according to any one of claims 24 to 31, wherein The third device is a device that obtains perception data through 3GPP technology and / or a device that obtains perception data through non-3GPP technology.

33. The method according to any one of claims 24 to 32, wherein: The third device is a terminal and / or an access network device.

34. A communication device comprising: The transceiver module is configured to receive first information sent by a second device, where the first information is used to request a third device to provide a perception result of a first area to a fourth device, and the third device serves the first area and is authorized by the second device to provide perception data to the fourth device.

35. A communication device comprising: a transceiver module, configured to receive third information sent by a fourth device, where the third information is used to request a perception result of the first area; a processing module configured to determine, based on the third information, one or more third devices from a plurality of devices for collecting perception data, where the third devices serve the first area and are authorized to provide perception data to the fourth device; The transceiver module is further configured to send first information to the third device, where the first information is used to request the third device to provide a perception result of the first area to the fourth device.

36. A communication device comprising: a transceiver module configured to receive second information sent by a first device, where the second information is used by the first device to instruct the third device to provide a perception result of the first area to the fourth device, where the third device serves the first area and is authorized by the second device to provide perception data to the fourth device; a processing module configured to perform sensing according to the second information to obtain first sensing data; The transceiver module is further configured to send the first perception data, where the first perception data is used to determine a perception result of the first area.

37. A communication device comprising: one or more processors; The communication device is used to execute the communication method described in any one of claims 1 to 33.

38. A communication system comprising a first device, a second device, a third device, and a fourth device; wherein: The first device is configured to implement the communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 13; The second device is configured to implement the communication method according to any one of claims 14 to 23; The third device is configured to implement the communication method according to any one of claims 24 to 33; The fourth device is configured to send third information to the second device, where the third information is used to request a perception result of the first area; and receive the perception result of the first area provided by the third device and / or the second device.

39. A computer storage medium storing instructions, wherein when the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 33.

40. A computer program product, comprising a computer program, wherein when the computer program is executed by a processor, the computer program implements the communication method according to any one of claims 1 to 33.

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