Communication method, network element, terminal, system, medium and computer program product

Abstract

A communication method, a network element, a terminal, a system, a medium and a computer program product. The method executed by the first network element comprises the following steps: receiving a first request sent by an application function AF, wherein the first request comprises perception service request information; and distributing a sensing task to the service entity according to the sensing service request information and the capability information of the service entity. Therefore, the service capability of each service entity can be fully utilized, and the execution efficiency of the perception service can be improved.

Description

Communication method, network element, terminal, system, medium and computer program product TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of communication, and particularly relates to a communication method, a network element, a terminal, a system, a medium and a computer program product. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the fusion of perception and communication, perception technology will give birth to more industry applications. At the same time, the 6th Generation Mobile Communication System (6G) network will carry more types and larger amounts of perception data. The traditional 5th Generation Mobile Communication System (5G) network only includes a user plane and a control plane, and cannot transmit and compute large-scale perception data.

[0003] SUMMARY

[0004] The present disclosure provides a communication method, a network element, a terminal, a system, a medium and a computer program product.

[0005] According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, which is performed by a first network element, the first network element being a network element with a perception control function, and the method comprising: receiving a first request sent by an application function (AF), the first request comprising perception service request information; and allocating a perception task for a service entity according to the perception service request information and capability information of the service entity.

[0006] According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, which is performed by a second network element, the second network element being a network element with a perception computing function, and the method comprising: receiving perception data sent by a user plane function (UPF) through an access network device, the perception data being obtained after a terminal and the access network device respectively perform a perception task allocated by a first network element, wherein the first network element is a network element with a perception control function; performing a perception task allocated to the second network element by the first network element according to the perception data, to obtain a perception result corresponding to a perception service; and sending the perception result to an application function (AF) requesting the perception service through a network exposure function (NEF).

[0007] According to a third aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, which is performed by an access network device, and includes: sending, by the access network device, sensing data to a second network element through a user plane function (UPF), the sensing data being obtained after a terminal and the access network device respectively perform a sensing task allocated by a first network element, and the sensing data being used by the second network element to perform a sensing task allocated by the first network element to the second network element, to obtain a sensing result of a sensing service requested by an application function (AF), wherein the first network element is a network element with a sensing control function, and the second network element is a network element with a sensing calculation function.

[0008] According to a fourth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, which is performed by a terminal, and includes: performing a first data measurement task allocated by a first network element, to obtain first measurement data; and sending, by the terminal, the first measurement data to an access network device, the first measurement data being used by the access network device to send sensing data to a second network element, the sensing data being used by the second network element to perform a sensing task allocated by the first network element to the second network element, to obtain a sensing result of a sensing service requested by an application function (AF), wherein the first network element is a network element with a sensing control function, and the second network element is a network element with a sensing calculation function.

[0009] According to a fifth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication method is provided, which is performed by a core network device including a first network element and a second network element, and includes: receiving, by the first network element, a first request sent by an application function (AF), the first request including sensing service request information; allocating, by the first network element, a sensing task for a service entity according to the sensing service request information and capability information of the service entity, wherein the service entity includes a terminal, an access network device, and the second network element; receiving, by the second network element, sensing data sent by the access network device through a user plane function (UPF), the sensing data being obtained after the terminal and the access network device respectively perform the sensing task allocated by the first network element; performing, by the second network element, the sensing task allocated by the first network element to the second network element according to the sensing data, to obtain a sensing result corresponding to the sensing service; and sending, by the second network element, the sensing result to the AF through a network exposure function (NEF).

[0010] According to a sixth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a first network element is provided, which includes: a transceiver module, configured to receive a first request sent by an application function (AF), the first request including sensing service request information; and a processing module, configured to allocate a sensing task for a service entity according to the sensing service request information and capability information of the service entity.

[0011] According to a seventh aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a second network element is provided, comprising: a transceiver configured to receive sensing data transmitted by an access network device through a user plane function (UPF), the sensing data being obtained after a terminal and the access network device respectively perform a sensing task allocated by a first network element, wherein the first network element is a network element having a sensing control function; a processor configured to perform a sensing task allocated to the second network element by the first network element according to the sensing data, to obtain a sensing result corresponding to a sensing service; and the transceiver is configured to transmit the sensing result to an application function (AF) requesting the sensing service through a network exposure function (NEF).

[0012] According to an eighth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, an access network device is provided, comprising: a transceiver configured to transmit sensing data to a second network element through a user plane function (UPF), the sensing data being obtained after a terminal and the access network device respectively perform a sensing task allocated by a first network element, wherein the sensing data is used by the second network element to perform a sensing task allocated to the second network element by the first network element, to obtain a sensing result of a sensing service requested by an application function (AF), wherein the first network element is a network element having a sensing control function, and the second network element is a network element having a sensing calculation function.

[0013] According to a ninth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, comprising: a processor configured to perform a first data measurement task allocated by a first network element, to obtain first measurement data; and a transceiver configured to transmit the first measurement data to an access network device, wherein the first measurement data is used by the access network device to transmit sensing data to a second network element, and the sensing data is used by the second network element to perform a sensing task allocated to the second network element by the first network element, to obtain a sensing result of a sensing service requested by an application function (AF), wherein the first network element is a network element having a sensing control function, and the second network element is a network element having a sensing calculation function.

[0014] According to a tenth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, comprising: one or more processors; and a memory coupled to the processors and storing executable instructions, when the executable instructions are executed by the processors, causing the network device to perform the communication method of the first aspect, or the second aspect, or the third aspect, or the fifth aspect.

[0015] According to an eleventh aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, comprising: one or more processors; and a memory coupled to the processors and storing executable instructions, when the executable instructions are executed by the processors, causing the terminal to perform the communication method of the fourth aspect.

[0016] According to a twelfth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a core network device is provided, including a first network element and a second network element, wherein the first network element is configured to implement the communication method of the first aspect; and the second network element is configured to implement the communication method of the second aspect.

[0017] According to a thirteenth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication system is provided, including a terminal, an access network device, and a core network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the communication method of the fourth aspect, the access network device is configured to implement the communication method of the third aspect, and the core network device is configured to implement the communication method of the first aspect, or the second aspect, or the fifth aspect.

[0018] According to a fourteenth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a storage medium is provided, which stores instructions, when the instructions are executed on a communication device, causing the communication device to perform the communication method of the first aspect, or the second aspect, or the third aspect, or the fourth aspect, or the fifth aspect.

[0019] According to a fifteenth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a computer program product is provided, including a computer program and / or instructions, when the computer program and / or instructions are executed by a communication device, implementing the communication method of the first aspect, or the second aspect, or the third aspect, or the fourth aspect, or the fifth aspect.

[0020] By using the above technical solutions of the present disclosure, at least the following beneficial technical effects can be achieved:

[0021] The first network element allocates the perception tasks for each service entity according to the capability information of the service entity and the perception service request information carried in the first request sent by the AF, so that the service capabilities of each service entity can be fully utilized, and the execution efficiency of the perception service can be improved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0022] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following describes the drawings required for the embodiments, and the following drawings are only some embodiments of the present disclosure, and do not specifically limit the protection scope of the present disclosure.

[0023] FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram of an architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0024] FIG. 1B is a schematic diagram of a network architecture according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0025] FIG. 1C is a schematic diagram of a data storage architecture according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0026] FIG. 1D is a schematic diagram of a data storage architecture according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0027] FIG. 1E is a schematic diagram illustrating a data collection architecture, according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0028] FIG. 1F is a schematic diagram illustrating a data collection architecture, according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0029] FIG. 1G is a schematic diagram illustrating a network architecture, according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0030] FIG. 2 is an interaction diagram illustrating a communication method, according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0031] FIG. 3A is a flow diagram illustrating a communication method, according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0032] FIG. 3B is a flow diagram illustrating a communication method, according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0033] FIG. 3C is a flow diagram illustrating a communication method, according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0034] FIG. 4A is a flow diagram illustrating a communication method, according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0035] FIG. 4B is a flow diagram illustrating a communication method, according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0036] FIG. 5A is a flow diagram illustrating a communication method, according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0037] FIG. 5B is a flow diagram illustrating a communication method, according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0038] FIG. 6A is a flow diagram illustrating a communication method, according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0039] FIG. 6B is a flow diagram illustrating a communication method, according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0040] FIG. 7A is an interaction diagram illustrating a communication method, according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0041] FIG. 7B is an interaction diagram illustrating a communication method, according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0042] FIG. 8 is a structural diagram of a communication apparatus, according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0043] FIG. 9A is a structural diagram of a communication device, according to embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0044] FIG. 9B is a structural diagram of a chip, according to embodiments of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0045] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, a network element, a terminal, a system, a medium and a computer program product.

[0046] In a first aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, performed by a first network element, the first network element being a network element with a sensing control function, the method comprising: receiving a first request sent by an application function (AF), the first request comprising sensing service request information; and allocating a sensing task to a service entity according to the sensing service request information and capability information of the service entity.

[0047] In the above embodiments, the first network element allocates appropriate sensing tasks to each service entity according to the capability information of the service entity and the sensing service request information carried in the first request sent by the AF, so that the service capabilities of each service entity can be fully utilized, and the execution efficiency of the sensing service can be improved.

[0048] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further comprises: sending, to the service entity through a first communication path, a second request, the second request being used to request the capability information from the service entity; and receiving a first message sent by the service entity through a second communication path, the first message comprising the capability information.

[0049] Optionally, the first communication path is a control plane communication path. Optionally, the second communication path is a user plane communication path.

[0050] In the above embodiments, the first network element can obtain the capability information of the service entity from the service entity through the first communication path and the second communication path, so as to facilitate the allocation of appropriate sensing tasks to each service entity and improve the execution efficiency and accuracy of the sensing service. Moreover, the first network element sends the second request to the service entity through the first communication path, and the service entity sends the capability information to the first network element through the second communication path, so as to effectively reduce the data transmission pressure of the communication path.

[0051] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the method further comprises: determining a sensing area corresponding to the sensing service requested by the AF according to the sensing service request information; and determining the service entity according to the sensing area.

[0052] In the above embodiments, the sensing area corresponding to the sensing service requested by the AF is determined according to the sensing service request information, and a suitable service entity can be selected to perform the sensing task according to the sensing area, which can avoid allocating the sensing task to an entity that cannot sense the sensing area, reduce invalid operations, and improve efficiency.

[0053] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the service entity comprises a sensing entity, the capability information comprises sensing capability information, and the assigning the sensing task to the service entity according to the sensing service request information and the capability information of the service entity comprises: determining a sensing measurement item according to the sensing service request information; and assigning a data measurement task to the sensing entity according to the sensing measurement item and the sensing capability information of the sensing entity, the sensing task comprising the data measurement task.

[0054] In the above embodiments, the first network element determines a sensing measurement item according to the sensing service request information, and assigns a data measurement task to the sensing entity according to the sensing measurement item and the sensing capability information of the sensing entity, so that the sensing capability of the sensing entity can be fully utilized, and the efficiency of data measurement can be improved.

[0055] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the service entity comprises a computing entity, the capability information comprises computing capability information, and the assigning the sensing task to the service entity according to the sensing service request information and the capability information of the service entity comprises: determining a sensing computation item according to the sensing service request information; and assigning a data computation task to the computing entity according to the sensing computation item and the computing capability information of the computing entity, the sensing task comprising the data computation task.

[0056] In the above embodiments, the first network element determines a sensing computation item according to the sensing service request information, and assigns a data computation task to the computing entity according to the sensing computation item and the computing capability information of the computing entity, so that the computing capability of the computing entity can be fully utilized, and the efficiency of data computation can be improved.

[0057] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the sensing entity comprises at least one of:

[0058] a terminal;

[0059] an access network device.

[0060] In the above embodiments, the terminal and / or the access network device can be used as the sensing entity, which not only improves the utilization of the terminal and / or the access network device, but also improves the performance of the network, for example, enables the network to have sensing capability to provide more abundant and complex services.

[0061] In some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the computing entity comprises at least one of:

[0062] an access network device;

[0063] a second network element, the second network element being a network element having a sensing computation function.

[0064] In the above embodiments, the access network device and / or the second network element can be used as a computing entity, which not only improves the utilization of the access network device and / or the second network element, but also improves the performance of the network, for example, the computing resources of the access network device can be fully utilized, the computing pressure of the core network such as the second network element is reduced, and the network computing efficiency is improved.

[0065] In combination with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the first request is sent by the AF to the first network element in a case where the AF determines that a network exposure function (NEF) authorizes the sensing service requested by the first request.

[0066] In the above embodiments, the network security can be improved.

[0067] In the second aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, executed by a second network element, the second network element being a network element with a sensing computing function, the method comprising: receiving sensing data sent by an access network device through a user plane function (UPF), the sensing data being obtained after a terminal and the access network device respectively perform a sensing task allocated by a first network element, wherein the first network element is a network element with a sensing control function; performing a sensing task allocated to the second network element by the first network element according to the sensing data, to obtain a sensing result corresponding to a sensing service; and sending the sensing result to an application function (AF) requesting the sensing service through a network exposure function (NEF).

[0068] In the above embodiments, the sensing task can be efficiently completed through the division of labor and cooperation of the terminal, the access network device, and the second network element, so as to quickly respond to the sensing service request of the AF.

[0069] In combination with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the sensing data comprises at least one of the following:

[0070] first measurement data, the first measurement data being sent by the terminal to the access network device, the first measurement data being an execution result of the terminal performing a first data measurement task allocated by the first network element;

[0071] second measurement data, the second measurement data being an execution result of the access network device performing a second data measurement task allocated by the first network element;

[0072] first calculation data, the first calculation data being an execution result of the access network device performing a first data calculation task allocated by the first network element.

[0073] In the above embodiments, the data collection capability and / or the data calculation capability of the terminal and the access network device are fully utilized, the data processing pressure of the core network such as the second network element is reduced, and the performance of the sensing service of the network is improved.

[0074] In some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the performing, by the second network element, the perception task assigned to the second network element by the first network element according to the perception data to obtain a perception result corresponding to a perception service comprises: performing a second data calculation task according to the perception data to obtain second calculation data, wherein the second data calculation task comprises model training and / or model inference; and determining the perception result according to the second calculation data.

[0075] In the above embodiments, the big data processing capability of the core network, for example, the second network element, is fully utilized, real-time intelligent processing of large amount of perception data is achieved, and high-quality, real-time perception data analysis services are provided for application requirements.

[0076] In a third aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, performed by an access network device, the method comprising: sending, by the access network device, perception data to a second network element through a user plane function (UPF), the perception data being obtained by a terminal and the access network device after performing a perception task assigned by a first network element, and the perception data being used by the second network element to perform a perception task assigned by the first network element to the second network element to obtain a perception result of a perception service requested by an application function (AF), wherein the first network element is a network element with a perception control function, and the second network element is a network element with a perception calculation function.

[0077] In some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the perception data comprises first measurement data, and the method further comprises: receiving the first measurement data sent by the terminal, the first measurement data being an execution result of a first data measurement task assigned by the first network element and performed by the terminal.

[0078] In some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the perception data comprises second measurement data, and the method further comprises: performing a second data measurement task assigned by the first network element to obtain the second measurement data.

[0079] In some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the perception data comprises first calculation data, and the method further comprises: performing a first data calculation task assigned by the first network element to obtain the first calculation data.

[0080] Optionally, the first data calculation task is performed according to the first measurement data and / or the second measurement data.

[0081] In some embodiments of the third aspect, in some embodiments, the method further comprises: receiving a second request sent by the first network element, the second request being used to request capability information of the access network device; and sending a first message to the first network element, the first message comprising the capability information of the access network device.

[0082] In the fourth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, executed by a terminal, the method comprising: performing a first data measurement task allocated by a first network element to obtain first measurement data; and sending the first measurement data to an access network device, the first measurement data being used by the access network device to send sensing data to a second network element, the sensing data being used by the second network element to perform a sensing task allocated by the first network element to the second network element to obtain a sensing result of a sensing service requested by an application function (AF), wherein the first network element is a network element with a sensing control function, and the second network element is a network element with a sensing calculation function.

[0083] In some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the method further comprises: receiving a second request sent by the first network element through the access network device, the second request being used to request capability information of the terminal; and sending the capability information of the terminal to the access network device, the capability information of the terminal being used by the access network device to send a first message to the first network element, the first message comprising the capability information of the terminal.

[0084] In some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the sending the first measurement data to the access network device comprises: pre-processing the first measurement data, and sending the pre-processed first measurement data to the access network device.

[0085] In the above embodiments, if the terminal has certain calculation capability, the terminal can perform data preprocessing operations, including data cropping, normalization, standardization and other preprocessing, to filter noise, invalid data, and standardize data, so as to facilitate subsequent data processing.

[0086] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication method, performed by a core network device, the core network device comprising a first network element and a second network element, the method comprising: receiving, by the first network element, a first request sent by an application function (AF), the first request comprising sensing service request information; allocating, by the first network element, a sensing task for a service entity according to the sensing service request information and capability information of the service entity, wherein the service entity comprises a terminal, an access network device, and the second network element; receiving, by the second network element, sensing data sent by the access network device through a user plane function (UPF), the sensing data being obtained by the terminal and the access network device after performing the sensing task allocated by the first network element; performing, by the second network element, the sensing task allocated by the first network element to the second network element according to the sensing data, to obtain a sensing result corresponding to the sensing service; and sending, by the second network element, the sensing result to the AF through a network exposure function (NEF).

[0087] In the above embodiment, it is specified that one core network device can simultaneously have the functions of the first network element and the second network element.

[0088] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a first network element, comprising at least one of a transceiver module and a processing module, wherein the first network element is configured to perform the optional implementation manner of the first aspect.

[0089] In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a second network element, comprising at least one of a transceiver module and a processing module, wherein the second network element is configured to perform the optional implementation manner of the second aspect.

[0090] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an access network device, comprising at least one of a transceiver module and a processing module, wherein the access network device is configured to perform the optional implementation manner of the third aspect.

[0091] In a ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a terminal, comprising at least one of a transceiver module and a processing module, wherein the terminal is configured to perform the optional implementation manner of the fourth aspect.

[0092] In a tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a network device, comprising one or more processors, wherein the network device is configured to perform the optional implementation manners of the first aspect, the second aspect, the third aspect, and the fifth aspect.

[0093] In an eleventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a terminal, comprising one or more processors, wherein the terminal is configured to perform the optional implementation manner of the fourth aspect.

[0094] In a twelfth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a core network device, which comprises a first network element and a second network element, wherein the first network element is configured to implement the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect; and the second network element is configured to implement the method described in the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0095] In a thirteenth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication system, which comprises a terminal, an access network device and a core network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the method described in the optional implementation of the fourth aspect, the access network device is configured to implement the method described in the optional implementation of the third aspect, and the core network device is configured to implement the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect and the fifth aspect.

[0096] In a fourteenth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a storage medium, which stores instructions, when the instructions are executed on a communication device, causing the communication device to perform the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, the third aspect, the fourth aspect and the fifth aspect.

[0097] In a fifteenth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a computer program product, which, when executed by a communication device, causes the communication device to perform the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, the third aspect, the fourth aspect and the fifth aspect.

[0098] In a sixteenth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, the third aspect, the fourth aspect and the fifth aspect.

[0099] In a seventeenth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a chip or a chip system. The chip or the chip system comprises processing circuitry configured to perform the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, the third aspect, the fourth aspect and the fifth aspect.

[0100] It can be understood that the terminal, the access network device, the first network element, the second network element, the core network device, the communication system, the storage medium, the computer program product, the computer program, the chip or the chip system are all used to perform the method proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved are referred to the beneficial effects in the corresponding method, which will not be described here.

[0101] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, a network element, a terminal, a system, a medium and a computer program product. In some embodiments, the communication method and the information processing method, the 6G network perception control and calculation method, and the like can be replaced with each other. The communication device and the information processing device, the 6G network perception control and calculation device, and the like can be replaced with each other. The communication system and the information processing system, the 6G network perception control and calculation system, and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0102] The embodiments of the present disclosure are not exhaustive, but only illustrate some embodiments, and are not specific limitations on the protection scope of the present disclosure. In the case of no contradiction, each step in an embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be combined arbitrarily, for example, the scheme after removing some steps in an embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in an embodiment can be exchanged arbitrarily, in addition, the optional implementation manners in an embodiment can be combined arbitrarily; in addition, the embodiments can be combined arbitrarily, for example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be combined arbitrarily, an embodiment can be combined with the optional implementation manners of other embodiments.

[0103] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the terms and / or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent if there is no special description and logical conflict, and can be referred to each other. The technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form new embodiments according to their inherent logical relationship.

[0104] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing the specific embodiments, and not as a limitation on the present disclosure.

[0105] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, the elements expressed in singular form, such as "one", "one", "the", "the above", "the", "the above", "this" and the like, can represent "one and only one", and can also represent "one or more", "at least one" and the like. For example, in the case of using articles such as "a", "an", "the" and the like in English, the noun after the article can be understood as singular expression, and can also be understood as plural expression.

[0106] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, "a plurality of" means two or more.

[0107] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one of", "one or more", "a plurality of", "multiple" and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0108] In some embodiments, the description of "at least one of A, B", "A and / or B", "in a case A, in another case B", "in response to a case A, in response to a case B", and the like, can include the following technical solutions according to the case: in some embodiments, A (A is executed regardless of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed regardless of A); in some embodiments, A and B are selectively executed (A and B are selected from A and B); in some embodiments, A and B (A and B are executed). When there are more branches such as A, B, C, and the like, the above is similar.

[0109] In some embodiments, the description of "A or B" and the like can include the following technical solutions according to the case: in some embodiments, A (A is executed regardless of B); in some embodiments, B (B is executed regardless of A); in some embodiments, A and B are selectively executed (A and B are selected from A and B). When there are more branches such as A, B, C, and the like, the above is similar.

[0110] The prefix words "first", "second", and the like in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only used to distinguish different description objects, and do not constitute a limitation on the position, order, priority, quantity, or content of the description objects. The description of the description objects should refer to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and should not be limited by the prefix words. For example, the description object is "field", and the ordinal words before "field" in "first field" and "second field" do not limit the position or order between "fields". "First" and "second" do not limit whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they limit the order of "first field" and "second field". For another example, the description object is "level", and the ordinal words before "level" in "first level" and "second level" do not limit the priority between "levels". For another example, the quantity of the description object is not limited by the ordinal words, and can be one or more. For example, "first device", where the quantity of "device" can be one or more. In addition, the objects modified by different prefix words can be the same or different, for example, the description object is "device", and "first device" and "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different; for another example, the description object is "information", and "first information" and "second information" can be the same information or different information, and their contents can be the same or different.

[0111] In some embodiments, "including A", "containing A", "for indicating A", "carrying A" can be interpreted as directly carrying A, or indirectly indicating A.

[0112] In some embodiments, the terms "time / frequency", "time / frequency domain", and the like refer to the time domain and / or the frequency domain.

[0113] In some embodiments, the terms “in response to,” “in response to determining,” “in the event that,” “when,” “if,” “upon,” and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0114] In some embodiments, the terms “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 lower than,” “above,” and the like can be replaced with each other, and the terms “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,” “below,” and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0115] In some embodiments, an apparatus and the like can be interpreted as an entity, and can also be interpreted as virtual, and the name thereof is not limited to the name described in the embodiments, and the terms “apparatus,” “equipment,” “device,” “circuit,” “network element,” “node,” “function,” “unit,” “section,” “system,” “network,” “chip,” “chip system,” “entity,” “subject,” and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0116] In some embodiments, “network” can be interpreted as an apparatus (for example, an access network device, a core network device, and the like) included in the network.

[0117] In some embodiments, the terms “access network device (AN device),” “radio access network device (RAN device),” “base station (BS),” “radio base station,” “fixed station,” “node,” “access point,” “transmission point (TP),” “reception point (RP),” “transmission / reception point (TRP),” “panel,” “antenna panel,” “antenna array,” “cell,” “macro cell,” “small cell,” “femto cell,” “pico cell,” “sector,” “cell group,” “serving cell,” “carrier,” “component carrier,” “bandwidth part (BWP),” and the like can be used interchangeably.

[0118] 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," and so on can be replaced with each other.

[0119] In some embodiments, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device can be replaced with a terminal. For example, the embodiments of the present disclosure can also be applied to a structure in which communication between the access network device, the core network device, or the network device and the terminal is replaced with communication between a plurality of terminals (e.g., device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, the terminal can also be configured to have all or part of the functions of the access network device. In addition, the terms "uplink," "downlink," and the like can also be replaced with terms corresponding to the inter-terminal communication (e.g., "side"). For example, the uplink channel, the downlink channel, and the like can be replaced with the side channel, and the uplink, the downlink, and the like can be replaced with the sidelink.

[0120] In some embodiments, the terminal can be replaced with the access network device, the core network device, or the network device. In this case, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device can also be configured to have all or part of the functions of the terminal.

[0121] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, and the like can comply with laws and regulations of the country in which the location is situated.

[0122] In some embodiments, data, information, and the like can be obtained after obtaining consent from a user.

[0123] In addition, each element, each row, or each column in the table of the embodiments of the present disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and any combination of any element, any row, or any column can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0124] Although the operations are described in a particular order in the drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure, it should not be understood as requiring the operations to be performed in the particular order or in a serial order, or requiring all of the operations to be performed to obtain a desired result. In a particular environment, multi-tasking and parallel processing can be advantageous. In addition, it is also advantageous to send multiple information through the same message.

[0125] FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram of an architecture of a communication system 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 1A, the communication system 100 includes a terminal 101, an access network device 102, and a core network device 103.

[0126] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 includes at least one of a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a car with communication function, a smart car, a Pad, 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 smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in smart city, a wireless terminal device in smart home, and the like, but is not limited thereto.

[0127] In some embodiments, the access network device 102 is, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network, and the access network device can include at least one of an evolved NodeB (eNB) in a 5G communication system, a next generation eNB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved node B (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 RAN, a Cloud RAN, a Next Generation Radio Access Network (NG-RAN), a base station in other communication systems, an access node in a Wi-Fi system, a satellite, a Transmitting and Receiving Point (TRP), a Transmitting Point (TP), a mobile switching center, or other devices that perform a base station function in a communication system, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0128] Optionally, the base station is, for example, a macro base station, a micro base station (also referred to as a small station), a relay station, an access point, a 5G base station or a future base station, a satellite, a Transmitting and Receiving Point (TRP), a Transmitting Point (TP), a mobile switching center, or other devices that perform a base station function in a communication system, etc., and the present disclosure embodiments are not limited thereto. For convenience of description, in all embodiments of the present disclosure, the apparatuses that provide wireless communication functions for terminal devices are collectively referred to as network devices or base stations.

[0129] In some embodiments, the technical solutions of the present disclosure can be applied to an Open RAN architecture, at this time, the interfaces between or within the access network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can become internal interfaces of the Open RAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be realized through software or programs.

[0130] In some embodiments, the access network device can be composed of a central unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), where the CU can also be referred to as a control unit. The CU-DU structure can split the protocol layers of the access network device, with some of the protocol layers being controlled by the CU and the rest or all of the protocol layers being distributed in the DU and controlled by the CU, but the present application is not limited thereto.

[0131] In some embodiments, the core network device 103 can be one device including the first network element 1031, the second network element 1032, a network exposure function (NEF), etc., or can be multiple devices or device groups including all or part of the first network element 1031, the second network element 1032, the NEF, etc., respectively. The network element can be virtual or physical. The core network includes at least one of an evolved packet core (EPC), a 5G core network (5GCN), a next generation core (NGC), etc.

[0132] In some embodiments, the terms “network element”, “function”, “unit”, “entity”, “device”, “apparatus”, “element”, “node”, etc., can be replaced by each other.

[0133] In some embodiments, the first network element 1031 is, for example, a sensing control function (SCTF). The name is not limited thereto.

[0134] In some embodiments, the second network element 1032 is, for example, a sensing computing function (SCPF). The name is not limited thereto.

[0135] In some embodiments, the core network device 103 includes a network intelligent computing function (NICF), and the NICF includes the first network element 1031 and / or the second network element 1032.

[0136] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiments of the present disclosure is for more clearly illustrating the technical solutions of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions proposed by the present disclosure. Those skilled in the art can know that, with the evolution of system architecture and the appearance of new business scenarios, the technical solutions proposed by the present disclosure are also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0137] The following embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to the communication system 100 shown in FIG. 1A or part of the subjects, but are not limited thereto. The subjects shown in FIG. 1A are illustrative, and the communication system can include all or part of the subjects in FIG. 1A, or other subjects other than those in FIG. 1A. The number and form of each subject is arbitrary, each subject can be physical or virtual, the connection relationship between each subject is illustrative, each subject can not be connected or can be connected, the connection can be in any way, can be direct connection or indirect connection, can be wired connection or wireless connection.

[0138] 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 (Bluetooth (registered trademark)), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) network, Device-to-Device (D2D) system, Machine to Machine (M2M) system, Internet of Things (IoT) system, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), system using other communication methods, next-generation system expanded based thereon, and the like. Further, a plurality of systems can be applied in combination (for example, combination of LTE or LTE-A and 5G, and the like).

[0139] In some embodiments, the traditional 5G network only includes a user plane and a control plane, and not only cannot transmit and calculate massive perception data, but also cannot form a complete communication perception fusion architecture. Therefore, the 6G network can need to realize real-time intelligent processing of perception data based on a cloud edge collaborative architecture to provide high-quality, real-time perception data analysis for application requirements.

[0140] In some embodiments, referring to the 5G network architecture shown in FIG. IB, the 5G network adopts a service-based architecture (SBA) that defines network functions as various service network element modules that can be flexibly adjusted. Meanwhile, a dual-bus design form of a control plane and a user plane is adopted to control the transmission of control signaling and session data packets between various network functions. The 5G network architecture contains service-based interfaces (such as N1, N2, etc.) and reference points (such as the service interface Namf provided by the AMF). The reference points show the interaction between various network functions, and how the network functions (NFs) in the control plane transmit data / information to other NFs through the control bus. As shown in FIG. IB, the 5G network includes network slice selection function (NSSF), network exposure function (NEF), network repository function (NRF), policy control function (PCF), unified data management (UDM), application layer function (AF), network slice specific authentication and authorization function (NSSAAF), authentication server function / authorization service function (AUSF), access and mobility management function (AMF), session management function (SMF), service communication proxy (SCP), network slice admission control function (NSACF), (R)AN, user plane function (UPF), data network (DN), and the like network element modules.

[0141] In some embodiments, referring to FIG. 1C, the 5G system architecture can allow any NF to store its unstructured data (such as UE context) into or retrieve its unstructured data from an unstructured data storage function (UDSF). CP NFs (network functions of the control plane) can share one UDSF to store their respective unstructured data, or each can have its own UDSF (e.g., a UDSF can be located close to each NF).

[0142] In some embodiments, referring to FIG. 1D, the 5G system architecture allows the unified data management (UDM), policy control function (PCF), and network exposure function (NEF) to store data in a unified data repository (UDR), including the UDM’s and PCF’s subscription data and policy data, structured data for exposure, and the NEF’s application data (including data packet flow descriptions for application detection, AF request information for multiple UEs).

[0143] In some embodiments, for network data analytics, a network data analytic function (NWDAF) is used for data analytics. Referring to FIG. 1E, the 5G system architecture allows the NWDAF to collect data from any 5GC NF.

[0144] In some embodiments, referring to FIG. 1F, the 5G system architecture allows the NWDAF to collect data from any 5GC NF or OAM using a data collection coordination function (DCCF) with an associated Ndccf service.

[0145] In some embodiments, the service-based interface / service interface (Service-Based Interface, SBI interface) of the 5G core network control plane can only transmit a small amount of perception measurement data. When the amount of sensing data sent by the base station side is large, it is easy to cause network congestion and affect the normal operation of other core network services. For example, for an ordinary car, the high-resolution video frame data scanned during driving can exceed several gigabytes. At present, the HyperText Transfer Protocol Bis (HTTP / 2) information between 5G core network elements based on the SBA architecture, the Protocol For Next Generation Interface (NG-AP) information between the core network element and the access network, and the Non-Access-Stratum (NAS) information between the UE and the core network element are difficult to transmit data packets containing large perception data; based on user plane session data, although large data packets can be transmitted, they are only used for terminal-related user plane data, and therefore are not suitable for scenarios with perception data.

[0146] In some embodiments, the embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to the problems existing in the 5G-A perception architecture, and provide a brand-new 6G communication and perception integrated architecture, and design a layered calculation and processing method for perception data based on the architecture. The purpose is to adopt appropriate UEs / RANs as perception entities as needed to reduce the calculation burden of perception data in the core network.

[0147] In some embodiments, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a new 6G network architecture, which establishes data and information collection functions, information storage functions, information calculation and processing functions, as shown in FIG. 1G, including:

[0148] 1. Network Intelligent Computing Function (NICF), which includes the following multiple functional modules:

[0149] (1) Task computing function. It can retrieve data collected by the Network Data Collection Function (NDCF) and stored by the Network Data Repository Function (NDRF), and then provide model training and inference decision-making in the whole artificial intelligence life cycle. The NICF acts as a scheduler and cooperates with the gNB / UE to split data and models.

[0150] (2) Task scheduling function. It is responsible for controlling and scheduling the execution phase of artificial intelligence tasks, including control information collection and scheduling resource management.

[0151] 2. Network data collection function (NDCF). The NDCF can obtain real-time network information from different NFs, and can also collect data transmitted by NFs and gNBs.

[0152] 3. Network data storage function (NDRF). The NDRF integrates all storage-related functions, such as network repository function (NRF), UDR, UDSF, and analytics data repository function (ADRF). It can store information including user data (user registration data, service-related data), NF configuration files, network data (service level agreement (SLA) data of network services, network node load), and computing-related data (artificial intelligence AI training data, computing resource status, location information).

[0153] In some embodiments, the 6G network architecture also adds a dual-bus solution, namely a control plane service bus and a data plane channel bus. The control plane bus is used to transmit control signals and other information, while the data plane bus combines the user plane and is connected to the base station through the UPF, and is used to transmit a large amount of raw data such as perception data and AI training data.

[0154] In some embodiments, in the perception scenario, the perception function is divided into a sensing control function (SCTF) and a sensing computing function (SCPF). The perception function presents a distributed structure, in which the SCTF is widely distributed in intelligent terminals, base stations and core networks, including perception service management, perception registration and perception authentication. First, during the operation of the perception mode, the system needs to perform a perception registration step, that is, the base station or terminal with perception capability periodically registers its perception capability, perception area information and load situation information to the SCTF entity. In this way, when the SCTF performs a perception task, it can select appropriate base stations or terminals for perception according to the type of perception demand and the registration information of the base station, issue a perception request, and simplify the interaction process.

[0155] In some embodiments, these perception receiving nodes (such as UEs and RANs) can preprocess the received perception signals, including but not limited to Fourier transform, standardization and signal weighting aggregation, to obtain perception measurement values such as delay, Doppler shift, angle and intensity.

[0156] In some embodiments, the functional entities of the SCPF are deployed in the core network or at the edge side, wherein the SCPF is contained in the NICF of the core network and is responsible for computing the perception data. At the same time, due to the service-oriented characteristics of the 6G base station, they have computing capabilities. Therefore, the SCPF tested at the edge can be deployed on the base station, thereby simplifying the network design. The SCPF can aggregate and superimpose the perception data transmitted by the respective perception nodes through the data plane, obtain effective perception information after optimization, and then perform perception computing to obtain the perception result. The SCPF can also use artificial intelligence technology to train and infer the perception data after preprocessing and optimization. This method not only improves the computing and processing speed of the perception data, but also obtains more intelligent processing results, and solves complex and comprehensive problems.

[0157] In some embodiments, the perception computing tasks can be allocated according to the task type and requirements to realize hierarchical perception processing and computing of the RAN and the CN.

[0158] In some embodiments, the perception data can be divided into different levels according to the content, that is, including:

[0159] 1. Perception raw data, including the phase and amplitude of the received signal, etc.

[0160] 2. Perception measurement items, including time delay, Doppler, angle, intensity, etc.

[0161] 3. Perception results, including whether the target exists, distance, speed, range, breathing rate, imaging results, etc.

[0162] The technical solutions of the present disclosure will be described in detail in the following embodiments.

[0163] FIG. 2 is an interaction schematic diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 2, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is performed by the communication system 100, and the method comprises the following steps:

[0164] Step S201, the AF sends a perception service request to the NEF.

[0165] In some embodiments, the AF is a third-party application layer function (Application Function, AF).

[0166] In some embodiments, the NEF receives the perception service request. For example, the NEF receives the perception service request sent by the third-party AF.

[0167] In some embodiments, the perception service request is used to request a perception service. The perception service can also be referred to as a perception business, a perception function,

[0168] In some embodiments, the name of the perception service request is not limited, which is, for example, a service request, a business request, etc. In summary, the AF sends a perception service request to the NFF to request a perception service. After receiving the perception service request, the NEF can authenticate and authorize the perception service, which will be described in detail later.

[0169] In some embodiments, the perception service request includes perception service request information. Optionally, the perception service request information can include at least one of the name, the identifier ID, the perception service type (also referred to as the perception type, the business type or the service type) corresponding to the perception service, the perception service requirement (also referred to as the perception requirement or the perception QoS requirement) of the requested perception service, etc. The perception service type can include, but is not limited to, at least one of vehicle speed detection, intrusion detection, environment monitoring, safety detection, etc., and the perception service requirement can include, but is not limited to, at least one of the perception resolution, the perception accuracy, the perception distance, the perception speed, the perception angle, the perception time delay, the perception area information, the perception target information, etc.

[0170] Step S202, the NEF authenticates / authorizes the perception service.

[0171] In some embodiments, after receiving the perception service request, the NEF can perform the operation of authenticating / authorizing the perception service, which can be understood as the operation of the NEF performing authorization check on the perception service request of the third-party AF. The authorization information of the related UE / RAN can be registered in the first network element 1031, which can be, for example, a perception control function SCTF.

[0172] In some embodiments, the NEF can authenticate / authorize the perception service requested by the AF according to the perception service request and the authorization information, wherein the NEF can obtain the authorization information involved, for example, from the first network element 1031, and of course, it is also possible that the authorization information is agreed through a protocol or the NEF obtains the authorization information from other network elements.

[0173] Step S203, the NEF sends a response message to the AF.

[0174] In some embodiments, the AF receives the response message. For example, the AF receives the response message sent by the NEF.

[0175] In some embodiments, the NEF can send a corresponding response message to the AF in response to the authentication of the NEF, for example, the response message can include rejection information or permission information. For example, if the NEF determines that at least one of the terminal, the access network device, the first network element, and the second network element is not authorized for the awareness service requested by the AF, it can be determined that the authentication / verification fails, and the NEF can send response information indicating rejection of the request of the AF to the AF. If the authentication is passed, the NEF can send response information indicating permission of the request of the AF to the AF.

[0176] In some embodiments, one or more of steps S201-S203 is an optional step.

[0177] In step S204, the AF sends a first request to the first network element 1031.

[0178] In some embodiments, the AF interacts with the core network through the NEF. For example, the AF sends a first request to the first network element through the NEF, for requesting a corresponding service or service. Optionally, the first network element is a core network element with awareness control function, for example, it can be an SCTF.

[0179] In some embodiments, the first network element receives the first request. For example, the first network element receives the first request sent by the AF through the NEF.

[0180] In some embodiments, if the AF receives the response information sent by the NEF indicating permission of the request of the AF, the AF sends a first request to the first network element. For example, the AF sends a first request to the first network element in the case of determining that the NEF is authorized for the awareness service requested by the first request.

[0181] In some embodiments, the first request is used to request an awareness service.

[0182] In some embodiments, the first request is used to subscribe to an awareness service.

[0183] In some embodiments, the name of the first request is not limited, for example, it is a service request, a service request, etc.

[0184] Optionally, the first request comprises perception service request information. The perception service request information can comprise at least one of a name of a requested perception service, an identification ID, a perception service type (also referred to as a perception type, a service type, or a service type) corresponding to the perception service, a perception service requirement (also referred to as a perception requirement, a perception QoS requirement), and the like. The perception service type can comprise at least one of vehicle speed detection, intrusion detection, environment monitoring, safety detection, and the like, and the perception service requirement can comprise at least one of perception resolution, perception accuracy, perception distance, perception speed, perception angle, perception time delay, perception target area information, perception target information, and the like. That is, the first request can comprise all or part of the contents of the perception service request involved in step S201.

[0185] In step S205, the first network element 1031 determines a service entity.

[0186] In some embodiments, the first network element determines the service entity according to the received first request. For example, the perception service request information carried by the first request can comprise perception area information corresponding to the perception service. According to the perception area information, a specific perception area can be determined. For example, the perception area information is center coordinate information of the perception area, perception distance information from the center coordinate, and the like.

[0187] In some embodiments, the first network element can determine the perception area corresponding to the perception service requested by the AF according to the perception service request information, and select and determine a suitable service entity according to the perception area. That is, the first network element determines the service entity matching / suitable for the perception area through the area information of the perception area.

[0188] In some embodiments, the service entity is used to provide perception data and / or calculation data related to the perception service requested by the AF, and its name is not limited, which is, for example, a service device, a perception device, a measurement device, a calculation device, and the like.

[0189] In some embodiments, the service entity comprises a perception entity and / or a calculation entity. Optionally, the perception entity comprises one of a terminal and an access network device. Optionally, the perception entity comprises at least one of a terminal and an access network device. Optionally, the calculation entity comprises an access network device and / or a second network element, and the second network element is a core network element with a perception calculation function. Optionally, the calculation entity comprises at least one of an access network device and a second network element.

[0190] Optionally, the first network element can determine the terminal 101 as the service entity. Optionally, the first network element can determine the access network device 102 as the service entity. Optionally, the first network element can determine the second network element 1032 as the service entity. The first network element can determine one or more service entities according to the first request, and the types of the one or more service entities can be the same or can be different.

[0191] For example, the specified area including the perception area can be determined according to the perception area, and the terminal and / or the access network device in the specified area are determined as the service entity.

[0192] For example, the specified area including the perception area can be determined according to the perception area, the terminal in the specified area is determined as the service entity, and the access network device in the specified area and the access network device connected by the terminal in the specified area are determined as the service entity.

[0193] For example, the specified area including the perception area can be determined according to the perception area, the terminal in the specified area is determined as the service entity, and the access network device in the specified area and the access network device deployed on the edge side are determined as the service entity.

[0194] In step S206, the first network element 1031 sends a second request to the service entity.

[0195] In some embodiments, the second request is used to request the capability information of the service entity, and the name of the second request is not limited, for example, capability request, capability reporting instruction, instruction for obtaining capability information, etc. The first network element can send the second request to the service entity after determining the service entity, or the first network element can also send the second request to one or more possible / potential service entities to determine whether to determine the possible / potential service entity as the service entity of the first network element according to the capability information fed back by the possible service entity. In some embodiments, the first network element sends the second request to the service entity, wherein the service entity includes the terminal 101 and / or the access network device 102.

[0196] Optionally, the first network element sends the second request to the terminal and the access network device. For example, the first network element sends the second request to the terminal and the access network device through the first communication path. The first communication path is a communication path of a control plane, and the nodes of the first communication path include the AMF.

[0197] For example, the first network element sends the second request to the access network device through the first communication path, and the second request instructs the terminal and the access network device to report the capability information. The access network device receives the second request and sends the second request to the terminal. The terminal receives the second request, and the terminal performs step S207, and the access network device performs step S208 to send the capability information of the terminal and the access network device to the first network element.

[0198] Optionally, the first network element sends the second request to the terminal via the access network device.

[0199] For example, the first network element sends the second request to the access network device via the first communication path, the second request indicating the terminal to report the capability information. The access network device receives the second request and forwards the second request to the terminal. The terminal receives the second request, and the terminal performs step S207, and the access network device performs step S208 to forward the capability information of the terminal to the first network element.

[0200] Optionally, the first network element sends the second request to the access network device, for example, the first network element sends the second request to the access network device via the first communication path.

[0201] For example, the first network element sends the second request to the access network device via the first communication path, the second request indicating the access network device to report the capability information. The access network device receives the second request and performs step S208 to send the capability information of the access network device to the first network element.

[0202] In step S207, the terminal 101 sends the capability information of the terminal 101 to the access network device 102.

[0203] In some embodiments, the access network device receives the capability information of the terminal.

[0204] In some embodiments, the capability information of the terminal includes but is not limited to the sensing capability information of the terminal. The sensing capability information of the terminal is, for example, sensing item, sensing range, sensing accuracy, sensing frequency, sensing time delay, etc.

[0205] In some embodiments, the terminal can determine the sensing capability information of the terminal according to the sensors possessed by the terminal and the sensing performance of the sensors. The sensors include but are not limited to camera, positioning device, temperature sensor, etc.

[0206] In step S208, the access network device 102 sends the first message to the first network element 1031.

[0207] In some embodiments, the access network device sends the first message to the first network element via the second communication path, wherein the second communication path is a communication path of a user plane, and the nodes of the second communication path include a UPF.

[0208] In some embodiments, the first network element receives the first message.

[0209] In some embodiments, the first message is used to report the capability information of the service entity, and the name of the first message is not limited, for example, capability information, capability report, etc.

[0210] In some embodiments, the first message comprises at least one of the following:

[0211] capability information of the terminal;

[0212] capability information of the access network device.

[0213] The capability information of the access network device comprises, but is not limited to, sensing capability information of the access network device and computing capability information of the access network device.

[0214] In some embodiments, the sensing capability information of the access network device is, for example, sensing items, sensing range, sensing accuracy, sensing frequency, sensing latency, etc.

[0215] In some embodiments, the access network device can determine the sensing capability information of the access network device according to sensors possessed by the access network device and sensing performance of the sensors. The sensors comprise, but are not limited to, cameras, positioning devices, temperature sensors, humidity sensors, etc.

[0216] In some embodiments, the access network device can determine the computing capability information possessed by the access network device according to computing-related devices possessed by the access network device and performance of the computing-related devices. The computing-related devices comprise, but are not limited to, processors, memories, etc.

[0217] In some embodiments, the computing capability of the access network device is, for example, model training capability, model inference capability, data computing capability, etc.

[0218] Step S209: The first network element 1031 determines sensing measurement items and sensing calculation items.

[0219] In some embodiments, the first network element determines the sensing measurement items and the sensing calculation items according to sensing service request information carried in the first request. The sensing measurement items are, for example, latency, Doppler, angle, intensity, position, etc. The sensing calculation items are, for example, whether a target exists, distance, speed, range, breathing rate, imaging result, etc.

[0220] In some embodiments, a mapping relationship between sensing services and sensing measurement items / sensing calculation items can be pre-set in the first network element. Thus, the sensing measurement items / sensing calculation items can be determined according to the sensing service requested by the first request and the mapping relationship.

[0221] In some embodiments, after determining the sensing measurement items and the sensing calculation items, the first network element can assign sensing tasks to each service entity according to the sensing measurement items, the sensing calculation items, and the capability information of the service entity. The sensing tasks comprise data measurement tasks and / or data calculation tasks.

[0222] Step S210: The first network element 1031 assigns a first data measurement task to the terminal 101.

[0223] In some embodiments, the first network element allocates the first data measurement task for the terminal according to the perception measurement item and the perception capability information of the terminal (and the perception capability information of the access network device). For example, the first data measurement task for measuring the position of vehicle A is allocated for the terminal.

[0224] In some embodiments, the first network element indicates the first data measurement task to the terminal through the access network device.

[0225] In step S211, the first network element 1031 allocates the second data measurement task and the first data calculation task for the access network device 102.

[0226] In some embodiments, the first network element allocates the second data measurement task for the access network device according to the perception measurement item and the perception capability information of the access network device (and the perception capability information of the terminal). For example, the first data measurement task for measuring the position of the pedestrian crossing is allocated for the access network device.

[0227] In some embodiments, the first network element allocates the first data calculation task for the access network device according to the perception calculation item and the calculation capability information of the access network device. For example, the calculation task for calculating the distance between vehicle A and the pedestrian crossing is allocated for the access network device.

[0228] In some embodiments, the first network element indicates the second data measurement task and / or the first data calculation task to the access network device.

[0229] In step S212, the terminal 101 executes the first data measurement task and sends the first measurement data to the access network device 102.

[0230] In some embodiments, before the terminal executes the first data measurement task, the terminal can initialize the perception service process. The initialization of the perception service process includes, for example, clearing the cache, releasing the calculation or storage resources, etc.

[0231] In some embodiments, the terminal executes the first data measurement task, and the raw data can be measured, which includes the signal-related information measured, such as the phase and amplitude of the signal, etc.

[0232] In some embodiments, the terminal processes the raw data, and the first measurement data can be obtained, which is the measurement value of the perception measurement item indicated by the first data measurement task.

[0233] In some embodiments, the terminal can pre-process the first measurement data, which includes but is not limited to Fourier transform, standardization, signal weighted aggregation, data cropping, normalization, etc.

[0234] At step S213, the access network device 102 performs the second data measurement task and the first data calculation task, to obtain second measurement data and first calculation data.

[0235] In some embodiments, before the access network device performs the second data measurement task or the first data calculation task, the terminal can initialize the awareness service process. The initialization of the awareness service process is, for example, cleaning up the cache, releasing the calculation or storage resources, and the like.

[0236] In some embodiments, when the access network device performs the second data measurement task, the original data can be measured, and the original data includes the measured signal-related information, such as the phase and amplitude of the signal, and the like.

[0237] In some embodiments, the access network device processes the original data to obtain the second measurement data, which is the measurement value of the awareness measurement item indicated by the second data measurement task.

[0238] In some embodiments, the first network element performs the first data calculation task according to part or all of the first measurement data and the second measurement data, to obtain the first calculation data. For example, it is assumed that the first measurement data includes the position data of vehicle A measured by the terminal, and the second measurement data includes the position data of the pedestrian crossing measured by the access network device. Then, the access network device can calculate whether the vehicle A approaches the pedestrian crossing according to the position data of the vehicle A and the position data of the pedestrian crossing, to obtain the first calculation data.

[0239] At step S214, the access network device 102 sends the awareness data to the second network element 1032.

[0240] In some embodiments, the access network device sends the awareness data to the second network element through the UPF. Optionally, the second network element receives the awareness data sent by the access network device through the UPF.

[0241] In some embodiments, the awareness data includes at least one of the following:

[0242] The first measurement data, which is sent by the terminal to the access network device, is the execution result of the terminal performing the first data measurement task allocated by the first network element;

[0243] The second measurement data, which is the execution result of the access network device performing the second data measurement task allocated by the first network element;

[0244] The first calculation data, which is the execution result of the access network device performing the first data calculation task allocated by the first network element.

[0245] At step S215, the second network element 1032 performs a second data calculation task according to the sensing data, to obtain second calculation data.

[0246] In some embodiments, the computing entity includes the access network device and the second network element. The first network element allocates the data calculation task to the access network device and / or the second network element.

[0247] In some embodiments, the second data calculation task includes model training and / or model inference.

[0248] For example, when the analysis of the sensing data only relies on numerical calculation methods, the access network device performs the first data calculation task involving a data volume of less than N GB, and the second network element performs the second data calculation task involving a data volume of more than N GB. N is a value pre-set based on experience or demand.

[0249] For example, when the analysis of the sensing data needs to rely on deep learning methods for training and inference, the sensing data needs to be divided into multiple sub-tasks according to the data packet size, the neural network model matched with the sensing task, and the computing capability resources of the RAN / CN. When the first data calculation task involves a data volume of less than M GB and can be trained using a simple CNN neural network, the access network device performs the first data calculation task. In other cases, the related sensing data needs to be transmitted to the core network, and the second network element performs model training and inference. M is a value pre-set based on experience or demand.

[0250] For example, it is assumed that the first measurement data includes the position data of vehicle A measured by a terminal, and the second measurement data includes the position data of a pedestrian crossing measured by an access network device and the information of pedestrians on the pedestrian crossing. The first calculation data includes the calculation result of the access network device that vehicle A is driving towards the pedestrian crossing. It is assumed that the second data calculation task is to predict the driving risk level of vehicle A near the pedestrian crossing. Then, the second network element can perform model inference according to the first measurement data, the second measurement data, and the first calculation data, to obtain second calculation data representing the driving risk level of vehicle A near the pedestrian crossing.

[0251] At step S216, the second network element 1032 determines the sensing result according to the second calculation data.

[0252] In some embodiments, the second calculation data can be directly determined as the sensing result. For example, the driving risk level of vehicle A near the pedestrian crossing is determined as the sensing result.

[0253] In some embodiments, the mapping relationship between the second calculation data and the perception result can be pre-configured on the second network element, and the perception result can be determined according to the mapping relationship. For example, according to the driving risk level of vehicle A near the pedestrian crossing and the mapping relationship, the perception result that vehicle A needs to make an emergency brake can be determined.

[0254] In step S217, the second network element 1032 sends the perception result to the AF.

[0255] In some embodiments, the second network element sends the perception result to the AF through the NEF. Optionally, the AF receives the perception result sent by the second network element through the NEF.

[0256] In some embodiments, the names of information and the like are not limited to the names described in the embodiments, and the terms such as “information”, “message”, “signal”, “signaling”, “report”, “configuration”, “indication”, “instruction”, “command”, “channel”, “parameter”, “domain”, “field”, “symbol”, “symbol”, “codebook”, “codeword”, “code point”, “bit”, “data”, “program”, “chip”, and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0257] In some embodiments, the terms such as “radio”, “wireless”, “radio access network (RAN)”, “access network (AN)”, “RAN-based”, and the like can be replaced with each other.

[0258] In some embodiments, “acquire”, “obtain”, “get”, “receive”, “transmit”, “bidirectional transmission”, “send and / or receive” can be replaced with each other, which can be interpreted as receiving from other subjects, obtaining from protocols, obtaining from higher layers, obtaining by self-processing, and various meanings such as autonomous implementation.

[0259] In some embodiments, the terms such as “send”, “transmit”, “report”, “issue”, “transmit”, “bidirectional transmission”, “send and / or receive” can be replaced with each other.

[0260] In some embodiments, the terms "certain", "preset", "pre-set", "set", "indicated", "a certain", "any", "first", and the like can be replaced with each other, "certain A", "preset A", "pre-set A", "set A", "indicated A", "a certain A", "any A", "first A" can be interpreted as A predetermined in a protocol or the like, can be interpreted as A obtained by setting, configuring, or indicating, or the like, can be interpreted as certain A, a certain A, any A, or first A, and the like, but are not limited thereto.

[0261] In some embodiments, the determination or judgment can be made by a value represented by 1 bit (0 or 1), can be made by a true or false value (Boolean value) represented by true or false, can be made by comparison of numerical values (for example, comparison with a predetermined value), but is not limited thereto.

[0262] The communication method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of steps S201 to S217. For example, step S205 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S206 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S209 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S210 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S211 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S210 and S211 can be implemented as independent embodiments, steps S204, S209, and S211 can be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0263] In some embodiments, any two steps among steps S201 to S217 can be exchanged in order or executed simultaneously. For example, step S206 and step S209 can be exchanged in order or executed simultaneously.

[0264] In some embodiments, steps S201 to S203, steps S205 to S208, step S210, and step S212 are optional, and one or more of these steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0265] In some embodiments, steps S201 to S203, steps S205 to S208, step S211, and step S213 are optional, and one or more of these steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0266] In some embodiments, other optional implementations described before or after the description corresponding to FIG. 2 can be referred to.

[0267] FIG. 3A is a flow diagram illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 3A, the present embodiment relates to a communication method, which is performed by a first network element, and the method comprises the following steps:

[0268] Step S3101: receiving a first request.

[0269] The optional implementation of step S3101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S204 in FIG. 2 and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0270] In some embodiments, the first network element 1031 receives the first request sent by the AF, but is not limited thereto, and can also receive the first request sent by other subjects.

[0271] In some embodiments, the first network element 1031 obtains the first request specified by a protocol.

[0272] In some embodiments, the first network element 1031 obtains the first request from upper layer(s).

[0273] In some embodiments, the first network element 1031 processes to obtain the first request.

[0274] In some embodiments, step S3101 is omitted, and the first network element 1031 autonomously implements the function indicated by the first request, or the above function is default.

[0275] Step S3102: determining a service entity.

[0276] The optional implementation of step S3102 can refer to the optional implementation of step S205 in FIG. 2 and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0277] Step S3103: sending a second request.

[0278] The optional implementation of step S3103 can refer to the optional implementation of step S206 in FIG. 2 and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0279] In some embodiments, the first network element 1031 sends the second request to the service entity, but is not limited thereto, and can also send the second request to other subjects.

[0280] Step S3104: receiving capability information of the service entity.

[0281] The optional implementation of step S3104 can refer to the optional implementation of step S208 in FIG. 2 and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0282] In some embodiments, the first network element 1031 receives the capability information of the service entity sent by the access network device, but is not limited thereto, and can also receive the capability information of the service entity sent by other subjects.

[0283] In some embodiments, the first network element 1031 acquires the capability information of the service entity specified by a protocol.

[0284] In some embodiments, the first network element 1031 acquires the capability information of the service entity from upper layer(s).

[0285] In some embodiments, the first network element 1031 processes to obtain the capability information of the service entity.

[0286] In some embodiments, step S3104 is omitted, and the first network element 1031 autonomously implements the function indicated by the capability information of the service entity, or the above function is default or default.

[0287] Step S3105, determining the awareness measurement item and the awareness calculation item.

[0288] The optional implementation of step S3105 can refer to the optional implementation of step S209 of FIG. 2 and other associated parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2, which will not be described here.

[0289] Step S3106, allocating the data measurement task and the data calculation task.

[0290] The optional implementation of step S3106 can refer to the optional implementation of step S210, step S211 of FIG. 2 and other associated parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2, which will not be described here.

[0291] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of steps S3101 to S3106. For example, step S3106 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, steps S3101 and S3106 can be implemented as independent embodiments, steps S3101, S3104 and S3106 can be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0292] In some embodiments, the order of any two steps among steps S3101 to S3106 can be exchanged or executed simultaneously. For example, the order of steps S3104 and S3105 can be exchanged or executed simultaneously.

[0293] In some embodiments, steps S3101 to S3105 are optional, and one or more of these steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0294] FIG. 3B is a flow diagram illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 3B, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is performed by a first network element, and the method comprises the following steps:

[0295] In step S3201, a first request is received.

[0296] The optional implementation of step S3201 can refer to step S204 of FIG. 2, the optional implementation of step S3101 of FIG. 3A, and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3A, which will not be repeated here.

[0297] In step S3202, a perception measurement item and a perception calculation item are determined.

[0298] The optional implementation of step S3202 can refer to step S209 of FIG. 2, the optional implementation of step S3105 of FIG. 3A, and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0299] In step S3203, a data measurement task and a data calculation task are allocated.

[0300] The optional implementation of step S3203 can refer to step S210 and step S211 of FIG. 2, the optional implementation of step S3106 of FIG. 3A, and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3A, which will not be repeated here.

[0301] The communication method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure can comprise at least one of steps S3201 to S3203. For example, step S3202 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3203 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S3201 and step S3203 can be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0302] In some embodiments, the order of any two of steps S3201 to S3203 can be exchanged or performed simultaneously. For example, the order of step S3201 and step S3202 can be exchanged or performed simultaneously.

[0303] In some embodiments, steps S3201 and S3202 are optional, and one or more of these steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0304] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, step S3203 can be combined with step S3102 of FIG. 3A, and step S3203 can be combined with step S3104 of FIG. 3A.

[0305] FIG. 3C is a flow diagram illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 3C, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is performed by a first network element, and the above method comprises the following steps:

[0306] In step S3301, a first request sent by an application function (AF) is received, and the first request comprises sensing service request information.

[0307] The optional implementation of step S3301 can refer to step S204 of FIG. 2, the optional implementation of step S3101 of FIG. 3A, and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3A, which will not be repeated here.

[0308] In step S3302, sensing tasks are allocated to each service entity according to the sensing service request information and the capability information of the service entity.

[0309] The optional implementation of step S3302 can refer to steps S205 to S211 of FIG. 2, the optional implementation of steps S3102 to S3106 of FIG. 3A, and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3A, which will not be repeated here.

[0310] The communication method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure can comprise at least one of step S3301 and step S3302. For example, step S3302 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

[0311] In some embodiments, step S3301 and step S3302 can be exchanged in order or executed simultaneously.

[0312] In some embodiments, step S3301 is optional, and can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0313] In some embodiments, step S3302 is optional, and can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0314] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, step S3302 can be combined with step S3102 of FIG. 3A, and step S3302 can be combined with step S3104 of FIG. 3A.

[0315] FIG. 4A is a flow diagram illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 4A, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, which is performed by a second network element, and the above method comprises the following steps:

[0316] In step S4101, sensing data is received.

[0317] The optional implementation of step S4101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S214 in FIG. 2, and other associated parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0318] In some embodiments, the second network element 1032 receives the sensing data sent by the access network device, but is not limited thereto, and can also receive the sensing data sent by other subjects.

[0319] In some embodiments, the second network element 1032 obtains the sensing data specified by a protocol.

[0320] In some embodiments, the second network element 1032 obtains the sensing data from an upper layer.

[0321] In some embodiments, the second network element 1032 processes to obtain the sensing data.

[0322] In some embodiments, step S4101 is omitted, and the second network element 1032 autonomously implements the function indicated by the sensing data, or the above function is default or default.

[0323] Step S4102, model training and / or model inference are performed according to the sensing data to obtain a sensing result.

[0324] The optional implementation of step S4102 can refer to the optional implementation of steps S215 and S216 in FIG. 2, and other associated parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0325] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of step S4101 and step S4102. For example, step S4101 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S4102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but is not limited thereto.

[0326] In some embodiments, step S4101 and step S4102 can be executed simultaneously.

[0327] In some embodiments, step S4101 is optional, and this step can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0328] In some embodiments, step S4102 is optional, and this step can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0329] FIG. 4B is a flow diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 4B, the embodiments of the present disclosure involve a communication method, which is performed by a second network element, and the above method includes:

[0330] Step S4201. Receive the perception data sent by the access network device through a user plane function (UPF).

[0331] The optional implementation of step S4201 can refer to the optional implementation of step S214 in FIG. 2, the optional implementation of step S4101 in FIG. 4A, and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2 and FIG. 4A, which are not described here again.

[0332] Step S4202. Perform a perception task of a first network element assigned to a second network element according to the perception data, to obtain a perception result corresponding to a perception service.

[0333] The optional implementation of step S4202 can refer to step S215 and step S216 in FIG. 2, the optional implementation of step S4102 in FIG. 4A, and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2 and FIG. 4A, which are not described here again.

[0334] Step S4203. Send the perception result to an application function (AF) requesting the perception service through a network exposure function (NEF).

[0335] The optional implementation of step S4203 can refer to the optional implementation of step S217 in FIG. 2, and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2, which are not described here again.

[0336] The communication method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of steps S4201 to S4203. For example, step S4202 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S4203 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps S4201 and S4203 can be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0337] In some embodiments, the order of any two of steps S4201 to S4203 can be exchanged or executed simultaneously. For example, the order of steps S4201 and S4202 can be exchanged or executed simultaneously.

[0338] In some embodiments, steps S4201 and S4202 are optional, and one or more of these steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0339] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, step S4203 can be combined with step S4102 in FIG. 4A.

[0340] FIG. 5A is a flow diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 5A, the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a communication method, which is performed by an access network device, and the above method includes:

[0341] Step S5101. Receive a second request.

[0342] The optional implementation of step S5101 can refer to the optional implementation of step S206 in FIG. 2 and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0343] In some embodiments, the access network device 102 receives the second request sent by the first network element 1031, but is not limited thereto, and can also receive the second request sent by other subjects.

[0344] In some embodiments, the access network device 102 acquires the second request specified by a protocol.

[0345] In some embodiments, the access network device 102 acquires the second request from upper layer(s).

[0346] In some embodiments, the access network device 102 processes to obtain the second request.

[0347] In some embodiments, step S5101 is omitted, and the access network device 102 autonomously implements the function indicated by the second request, or the above function is default or default.

[0348] Step S5102, forwarding the second request.

[0349] The optional implementation of step S5102 can refer to the optional implementation of step S206 in FIG. 2 and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0350] In some embodiments, the access network device 102 forwards the second request to the terminal 101, but is not limited thereto, and can also forward the second request to other subjects.

[0351] Step S5103, receiving the capability information.

[0352] The optional implementation of step S5103 can refer to the optional implementation of step S207 in FIG. 2 and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0353] In some embodiments, the access network device 102 receives the capability information sent by the terminal 101, but is not limited thereto, and can also receive the capability information sent by other subjects.

[0354] Step S5104, sending the first message.

[0355] The optional implementation of step S5104 can refer to the optional implementation of step S208 in FIG. 2 and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0356] In some embodiments, the access network device 102 sends the first message to the first network element 1031, but is not limited thereto, and can send the first message to other subjects.

[0357] Step S5105: receiving and forwarding the first data measurement task.

[0358] The optional implementation of step S5105 can refer to the optional implementation of step S210 of FIG. 2 and other associated parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0359] In some embodiments, the access network device 102 receives the first data measurement task sent by the first network element 1031, but is not limited thereto, and can receive the first data measurement task sent by other subjects.

[0360] In some embodiments, the access network device 102 forwards the first data measurement task to the terminal 101, but is not limited thereto, and can forward the first data measurement task to other subjects.

[0361] Step S5106: receiving the first measurement data.

[0362] The optional implementation of step S5106 can refer to the optional implementation of step S212 of FIG. 2 and other associated parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0363] In some embodiments, the access network device 102 receives the first measurement data sent by the terminal 101, but is not limited thereto, and can receive the first measurement data sent by other subjects.

[0364] In some embodiments, the access network device 102 obtains the first measurement data as specified by a protocol.

[0365] In some embodiments, the access network device 102 obtains the first measurement data from upper layer(s).

[0366] In some embodiments, the access network device 102 processes to obtain the first measurement data.

[0367] In some embodiments, step S5106 is omitted, and the access network device 102 autonomously implements the function indicated by the first measurement data, or the above function is default or default.

[0368] Step S5107: receiving and executing the second data measurement task and the first data calculation task to obtain the second measurement data and the first calculation data.

[0369] The optional implementation of step S5107 can refer to the optional implementation of step S211, step S213 of FIG. 2, and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2, which are not described here again.

[0370] In some embodiments, the access network device 102 receives the second data measurement task and the first data calculation task sent by the first network element 1031, but is not limited thereto, and can also receive the second data measurement task and the first data calculation task sent by other subjects.

[0371] Step S5108, sending the awareness data.

[0372] The optional implementation of step S5108 can refer to the optional implementation of step S214 of FIG. 2, and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2, which are not described here again.

[0373] In some embodiments, the access network device 102 sends the awareness data to the second network element 1032, but is not limited thereto, and can also send the awareness data to other subjects.

[0374] The communication method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of steps S5101-S5108. For example, step S5108 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps S5107 and S5108 can be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0375] In some embodiments, the order of any two of steps S5101-S5108 can be exchanged or executed simultaneously. For example, steps S5105 and S5107 can be exchanged or executed simultaneously.

[0376] In some embodiments, steps S5101-S5107 are optional, and one or more of these steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0377] FIG. 5B is a flow diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 5B, the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a communication method, which is performed by an access network device, and the above method includes:

[0378] Step S5201, sending awareness data to a second network element through a user plane function, the awareness data including at least one of first measurement data, second measurement data, and first calculation data.

[0379] The optional implementation of step S5201 can refer to the optional implementation of step S214 of FIG. 2, the optional implementation of step S5108 of FIG. 5A, and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2 and FIG. 5A, which are not described here again.

[0380] In embodiments of the present disclosure, step S5201 can be combined with step S5106 of FIG. 5A, and step S5201 can be combined with step S5107 of FIG. 5A.

[0381] FIG. 6A is a flow diagram illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 6A, embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a communication method, performed by a terminal, comprising:

[0382] Step S6101, receiving a second request.

[0383] Optional implementation of step S6101 can refer to optional implementation of step S206 of FIG. 2 and other associated parts in embodiments related by FIG. 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0384] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 receives the second request sent by the first network element 1031, but is not limited thereto, and can also receive the second request sent / forwarded by other subjects.

[0385] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 obtains the second request specified by a protocol.

[0386] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 obtains the second request from upper layer(s).

[0387] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 processes to obtain the second request.

[0388] In some embodiments, step S6101 is omitted, and the terminal 101 autonomously implements the function indicated by the second request, or the above function is default or default.

[0389] Step S6102, sending capability information.

[0390] Optional implementation of step S6102 can refer to optional implementation of step S207 of FIG. 2 and other associated parts in embodiments related by FIG. 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0391] In some embodiments, the terminal 101 sends the capability information to the first network element 1031, but is not limited thereto, and can also send the capability information to other subjects.

[0392] Step S6103, receiving and executing a first data measurement task allocated by the first network element to obtain first measurement data.

[0393] Optional implementation of step S6103 can refer to optional implementation of step S210 of FIG. 2 and other associated parts in embodiments related by FIG. 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0394] Step S6104, sending the first measurement data.

[0395] The optional implementation of step S6104 can refer to the optional implementation of step S212 of FIG. 2 and other associated parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2, which will not be repeated here.

[0396] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of steps S6101 to S6104. For example, step S6104 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps S6103 and S6104 can be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0397] In some embodiments, the order of any two of steps S6101 to S6104 can be exchanged or executed simultaneously. For example, steps S6101 and S6103 can be exchanged or executed simultaneously.

[0398] In some embodiments, steps S6101 to S6103 are optional, and one or more of these steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0399] FIG. 6B is a flow diagram illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 6B, the embodiments of the present disclosure involve a communication method performed by a terminal, and the above method includes:

[0400] Step S6201: performing a first data measurement task allocated by a first network element to obtain first measurement data.

[0401] The optional implementation of step S6201 can refer to the optional implementation of step S212 of FIG. 2, the optional implementation of step S6103 of FIG. 6A, and other associated parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2 and FIG. 6A, which will not be repeated here.

[0402] Step S6202: sending the first measurement data to an access network device.

[0403] The optional implementation of step S6202 can refer to the optional implementation of step S212 of FIG. 2, the optional implementation of step S6104 of FIG. 6A, and other associated parts in the embodiments involved in FIG. 2 and FIG. 6A, which will not be repeated here.

[0404] The communication method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of steps S6201 and S6202. For example, step S6201 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S6202 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, but are not limited thereto.

[0405] In some embodiments, steps S6201 and S6202 can be executed simultaneously.

[0406] In some embodiments, step S6201 is optional, which can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0407] In some embodiments, step S6202 is optional, which can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0408] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, step S6202 can be combined with step S6101 in FIG. 6A, and step S6202 can be combined with step S6102 in FIG. 3A.

[0409] FIG. 7A is an interaction schematic diagram of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 7A, the embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a communication method, and the method comprises:

[0410] In step S701, the first network element receives a first request sent by an application function.

[0411] The optional implementation of step S701 can refer to the optional implementation of step S204 in FIG. 2, step S3101 in FIG. 3A, and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3A, which will not be described here.

[0412] In step S702, the first network element allocates a sensing task for each service entity according to the sensing service request information and the capability information of the service entity.

[0413] The optional implementation of step S702 can refer to steps S210 and S211 in FIG. 2, the optional implementation of step S3106 in FIG. 3A, and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3A, which will not be described here.

[0414] In step S703, the terminal performs a first data measurement task allocated by the first network element, and obtains first measurement data.

[0415] The optional implementation of step S703 can refer to step S212 in FIG. 2, the optional implementation of step S6103 in FIG. 6A, and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2 and FIG. 6A, which will not be described here.

[0416] In step S704, the terminal sends the first measurement data to the access network device.

[0417] The optional implementation of step S704 can refer to step S212 in FIG. 2, the optional implementation of step S6104 in FIG. 6A, and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2 and FIG. 6A, which will not be described here.

[0418] In step S705, the access network device performs a second data measurement task allocated by the first network element, and obtains second measurement data.

[0419] The optional implementation of step S705 can refer to step S213 of FIG. 2, the optional implementation of step S5107 of FIG. 5A, and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2 and FIG. 5A, which will not be repeated here.

[0420] In step S706, the access network device performs a first data calculation task allocated by the first network element, to obtain first calculation data.

[0421] The optional implementation of step S706 can refer to step S213 of FIG. 2, the optional implementation of step S5107 of FIG. 5A, and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2 and FIG. 5A, which will not be repeated here.

[0422] In step S707, the access network device sends the perception data to the second network element through a user plane function.

[0423] The optional implementation of step S707 can refer to step S214 of FIG. 2, the optional implementation of step S5108 of FIG. 5A, and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2 and FIG. 5A, which will not be repeated here.

[0424] In step S708, the second network element performs a perception task allocated by the first network element according to the perception data, to obtain a perception result corresponding to the perception service.

[0425] The optional implementation of step S708 can refer to step S215 and step S216 of FIG. 2, the optional implementation of step S4102 of FIG. 4A, and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2 and FIG. 4A, which will not be repeated here.

[0426] In step S709, the second network element sends the perception result to an application function through a network exposure function.

[0427] The optional implementation of step S709 can refer to step S217 of FIG. 2, the optional implementation of step S4203 of FIG. 4B, and other associated parts in the embodiments related to FIG. 2 and FIG. 4B, which will not be repeated here.

[0428] In some embodiments, the above method can include the method described in the embodiments of the first network element side, the second network element side, the terminal side, the access network device side, and the like, which will not be repeated here.

[0429] FIG. 7B is an interaction diagram illustrating a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 7B, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a communication method, the flow of which starts from a task request on an application layer function (AF), then collects sensing data on the terminal / base station side, and is scheduled by a sensing calculation task of the SCPF. The calculation is performed by the SCPF deployed on the edge side and in the core network, and finally the sensing calculation result is aggregated in the core network and output to the AF. As shown in FIG. 7B, it includes the following steps:

[0430] Step 1: The third-party AF sends a sensing service request to the NEF, including service type, service requirement (sensing resolution, sensing accuracy), etc.

[0431] Step 2: The NEF performs authorization check on the sensing service request of the third-party AF, and the authorization information of the UE / RAN is registered in the SCTF.

[0432] Step 3: After the NEF authorizes, the NEF sends a sensing service request response to the AF, and the AF allows the sensing request.

[0433] Step 4: The AF sends a sensing service requirement to the SCTF to subscribe to the sensing service of the SCTF.

[0434] Step 5: The SCTF analyzes the sensing service requirement, including sensing area and sensing item.

[0435] Step 6: The SCTF sends a sensing capability report request to the UE and the RAN.

[0436] Step 7: The UE reports its current sensing capability and range (radius / m) to the RAN.

[0437] Step 8: The RAN collects all sensing capability information of the UE. Since the 6G RAN is a service-based RAN, it has the ability to provide calculation and artificial intelligence training services. Then, the RAN uploads the sensing capability information of the UE and its own calculation and sensing capability to the SCTF.

[0438] Step 9, SCTF classifies the sensing tasks and decides to allocate these tasks according to the sensing computing capability of SCPF and RAN. For example, when the analysis of sensing data only relies on numerical calculation method, RAN performs the computing task within 1 GB, while the computing task above N GB needs to be sent to the core network through the data plane for calculation; when the analysis of sensing data needs to rely on deep learning method for training and inference, it needs to be divided into multiple sub-tasks according to the data packet size, the neural network model matched with the sensing task and the computing capability resources of RAN / CN. When the data is less than M GB and can use a simple CNN neural network for training, the RAN performs the training task. In other cases, the data needs to be transmitted to the core network for model training and inference by SCPF.

[0439] Step 10, SCTF allocates the sensing data collection and computing tasks to UE, RAN and SCPF respectively.

[0440] Step 11, UE and RAN initialize the sensing service process and perform data collection operation from antennas, cameras and non-3GPP sensors. If the UE has certain computing capability, they will also perform data preprocessing operation, including data cropping, normalization and standardization.

[0441] Step 12, NG-RAN periodically collects data from UE and performs sensing data computing or training task allocated by SCTF.

[0442] Step 13, NG-RAN transmits the sensing data that needs to be forwarded by UPF to SCPF through the data plane.

[0443] Step 14, SCPF performs sensing data computing or artificial intelligence training / inference, and then obtains data analysis result.

[0444] Step 15, SCPF outputs the analysis result to the third party AF through NEF.

[0445] The communication method related to the embodiments of the present disclosure can include at least one of steps 1-15. For example, step 9 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 10 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, step 14 can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps 4 and 10-15 can be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0446] In some embodiments, the order of steps 5 and 6 can be exchanged or performed simultaneously.

[0447] In some embodiments, steps 1-8, 10-15 are optional, and one or more of these steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0448] In some embodiments, steps 1-9, 11-15 are optional, and one or more of these steps can be omitted or replaced in different embodiments.

[0449] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, part or all of the steps, or optional implementation manners thereof, can be combined with part or all of the steps in other embodiments, or combined with optional implementation manners of other embodiments.

[0450] The embodiments of the present disclosure also propose a device for implementing any of the above methods, for example, a device comprising units or modules for implementing the steps performed by a terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another device is proposed, comprising units or modules for implementing the steps performed by a network device (such as an access network device, a core network function node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0451] It should be understood that the division of each unit or module in the above apparatus is only a logical function division, and all or part of them can be integrated into a physical entity or physically separated in actual implementation. In addition, the units or modules in the apparatus can be implemented in the form of processor calling software: for example, the apparatus includes a processor, the processor is connected with a memory, the memory stores instructions, and the processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to realize the functions of any of the above methods or the units or modules of the above apparatus, wherein the processor is a general processor such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory in the apparatus or a memory outside the apparatus. Alternatively, the units or modules in the apparatus can be implemented in the form of hardware circuit, and the functions of part or all of the units or modules can be realized by the design of the hardware circuit. The above hardware circuit can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the above hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), and the functions of part or all of the units or modules are realized by the design of the logical relationship between the elements in the circuit; for another example, in another implementation, the above hardware circuit is a programmable logic device (PLD), and a field programmable gate array (FPGA) is taken as an example, which can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by a configuration file, so as to realize the functions of part or all of the units or modules. All units or modules of the above apparatus can be all implemented in the form of processor calling software, or all implemented in the form of hardware circuit, or part implemented in the form of processor calling software and the remaining part implemented in the form of hardware circuit.

[0452] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capability. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and running capability, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), a digital signal processor (DSP), and the like. In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through a logical relationship of hardware circuit, and the logical relationship of the 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 the reconfigurable hardware circuit, the processor loads a configuration document to implement the configuration of the hardware circuit. It can be understood that the processor loads instructions to implement the functions of the above part or all units or modules. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), and the like.

[0453] FIG. 8 is a structural schematic diagram of a communication apparatus according to the embodiments of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 8, the communication apparatus 800 can include at least one of a transceiver module 801, a processing module 802, and the like.

[0454] In some embodiments, the communication apparatus 800 can be any one of the terminal 101, the access network device 102, the first network element 1031, the second network element 1032, the AF, and the NEF.

[0455] In some embodiments, the communication apparatus 800 can be an integrated apparatus of at least two of the terminal 101, the access network device 102, the first network element 1031, the second network element 1032, the AF, and the NEF. For example, the communication apparatus 800 can be an integrated apparatus NICF of the first network element 1031 and the second network element 1032.

[0456] Optionally, the transceiver module 801 is configured to perform at least one of the communication steps (for example, steps S201, S203, S204, S206, S207, S208, S210, S211, S212, S214, S217, but not limited to) performed by the communication device in any of the above methods. Details are not described herein again.

[0457] Optionally, the processing module 802 is configured to perform at least one of the other steps (for example, steps S202, S205, S209, S213, S215, S216, but not limited to) performed by the communication device in any of the above methods. Details are not described herein again.

[0458] In some embodiments, the transceiver module can include a sending module and / or a receiving module, which can be separate or integrated together. Optionally, the transceiver module can be mutually replaced with a transceiver.

[0459] In some embodiments, the processing module can be one module or can include multiple sub-modules. Optionally, the multiple sub-modules perform all or part of the steps required to be performed by the processing module. Optionally, the processing module can be mutually replaced with a processor.

[0460] FIG. 9A is a structural schematic diagram of a communication device 9100 according to embodiments of the present disclosure. The communication device 9100 can be a network device (for example, an access network device, a core network device, etc.), a terminal (for example, a user equipment, etc.), a chip, a chip system, or a processor supporting the network device to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor supporting the terminal to implement any of the above methods. The communication device 9100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments, and details can be referred to the descriptions in the above method embodiments.

[0461] As shown in FIG. 9A, the communication device 9100 includes one or more processors 9101. The processor 9101 can be a general-purpose processor or a special-purpose processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control the communication device (for example, a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or a CU, etc.), execute programs, and process data of the programs. Optionally, the communication device 9100 is configured to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the one or more processors 9101 are configured to invoke instructions to cause the communication device 9100 to perform any of the above methods.

[0462] In some embodiments, the communication device 9100 further includes one or more transceivers 9102. When the communication device 9100 includes one or more transceivers 9102, the transceiver 9102 performs at least one of the communication steps (e.g., steps S201, S203, S204, S206, S207, S208, S210, S211, S212, S214, S217, but not limited to) in the above-described methods, and the processor 9101 performs at least one of the other steps (e.g., steps S202, S205, S209, S213, S215, S216, but not limited to). In optional embodiments, the transceiver can include a receiver and / or a transmitter, which can be separate or integrated together. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiving unit, transceiver, transceiving circuit, interface circuit, interface, etc. can be replaced with each other, and the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, transmitting circuit, etc. can be replaced with each other, and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, receiving circuit, etc. can be replaced with each other.

[0463] In some embodiments, the communication device 9100 further includes one or more memories 9103 for storing data. Optionally, all or part of the memory 9103 can also be outside the communication device 9100. In optional embodiments, the communication device 9100 can include one or more interface circuits 9104. Optionally, the interface circuit 9104 is connected to the transceiver 9102, and the interface circuit 9104 can be used to receive data from the transceiver 9102 or other devices, and can be used to send data to the memory 9103 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 9104 can read the data stored in the memory 9103 and send the data to the processor 9101.

[0464] The communication device 9100 described in the above embodiments can be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 9100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 9100 can not be limited by FIG. 9A. The communication device can be a standalone device or can be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device can be: (1) a standalone integrated circuit (IC), or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a set of one or more ICs, which can optionally include storage components for storing data, programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, a smart terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handset, a mobile unit, a vehicle-mounted device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0465] FIG. 9B is a structural schematic diagram of a chip 9200 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. For the case where the communication device 9100 can be a chip or a chip system, reference can be made to the structural schematic diagram of the chip 9200 shown in FIG. 9B, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0466] The chip 9200 comprises one or more processors 9201. The chip 9200 is configured to execute any of the above methods.

[0467] In some embodiments, the chip 9200 further comprises one or more interface circuits 9202. Optionally, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, etc. can be replaced by each other. In some embodiments, the chip 9200 further comprises one or more memories 9203 for storing data. Optionally, all or part of the memory 9203 can be outside the chip 9200. Optionally, the interface circuit 9202 is connected with the memory 9203, the interface circuit 9202 can be configured to receive data from the memory 9203 or other devices, and the interface circuit 9202 can be configured to send data to the memory 9203 or other devices. For example, the interface circuit 9202 can read the data stored in the memory 9203 and send the data to the processor 9201.

[0468] In some embodiments, the interface circuit 9202 performs at least one of the communication steps (such as step S201, step S203, step S204, step S206, step S207, step S208, step S210, step S211, step S212, step S214, step S217, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto) of transmitting and / or receiving in the above methods. The interface circuit 9202 performing the communication steps such as transmitting and / or receiving in the above methods means that the interface circuit 9202 performs data interaction between the processor 9201, the chip 9200, the memory 9203 or the transceiver device. In some embodiments, the processor 9201 performs at least one of the other steps (such as step S202, step S205, step S209, step S213, step S215, step S216, but the present disclosure is not limited thereto).

[0469] The modules and / or devices described in each of the embodiments of the virtual device, the physical device, the chip, etc. can be combined or separated as appropriate. Optionally, part or all of the steps can also be performed by a plurality of modules and / or devices in cooperation, which is not limited herein.

[0470] The present disclosure further provides a storage medium having stored instructions which, when executed on the communication device 9100, cause the communication device 9100 to perform 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 can also be a storage medium readable by other apparatuses. Optionally, the storage medium can be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited thereto and can also be a transitory storage medium.

[0471] The present disclosure further provides a program product which, when executed by the communication device 9100, causes the communication device 9100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0472] The present disclosure further provides a computer program which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform any of the above methods.

Claims

1. A communication method characterized by comprising: The method is performed by a first network element, the first network element being a network element with a perception control function, and the method comprises: receiving a first request sent by an application function (AF), the first request comprising perception service request information; allocating a perception task for a service entity according to the perception service request information and capability information of the service entity.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, The method further comprises: sending a second request to the service entity through a first communication path, the second request being used to request the capability information from the service entity; receiving a first message sent by the service entity through a second communication path, the first message comprising the capability information.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein, The method further comprises: determining a perception area corresponding to a perception service requested by the AF according to the perception service request information; determining the service entity according to the perception area.

4. The method according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that, The service entity comprises a perception entity, and the capability information comprises perception capability information, and the allocating of the perception task for the service entity according to the perception service request information and the capability information of the service entity comprises: determining a perception measurement item according to the perception service request information; allocating a data measurement task for the perception entity according to the perception measurement item and the perception capability information of the perception entity, the perception task comprising the data measurement task.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1-4, characterized in that, The service entity comprises a computing entity, and the capability information comprises computing capability information, and the allocating of the perception task for the service entity according to the perception service request information and the capability information of the service entity comprises: determining a perception computing item according to the perception service request information; allocating a data computing task for the computing entity according to the perception computing item and the computing capability information of the computing entity, the perception task comprising the data computing task.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein, The perception entity comprises at least one of: a terminal; an access network device.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein, The computing entity comprises at least one of: an access network device; a second network element, the second network element being a network element with a perception computing function.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that, The first request is sent by the AF to the first network element in a case where the AF determines that a network exposure function (NEF) authorizes a perception service requested by the first request.

9. A communication method characterized by comprising: The method is performed by a second network element, the second network element being a network element with a perception computing function, and the method comprises: receiving perception data sent by an access network device through a user plane function (UPF), the perception data being obtained by a terminal and the access network device after performing a perception task allocated by a first network element, wherein the first network element is a network element with a perception control function; performing a perception task allocated by the first network element to the second network element according to the perception data, to obtain a perception result corresponding to a perception service; sending the perception result to an application function (AF) requesting the perception service through a network exposure function (NEF).

10. The method of claim 9, wherein, The perception data comprises at least one of: first measurement data, the first measurement data being sent by the terminal to the access network device, the first measurement data being an execution result of a first data measurement task performed by the terminal according to the first network element; Second measurement data, which is an execution result of a second data measurement task assigned by the first network element and executed by the access network device; First calculation data, which is an execution result of a first data calculation task assigned by the first network element and executed by the access network device.

11. The method according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that, The execution of the perception task assigned by the first network element to the second network element according to the perception data comprises: performing a second data calculation task according to the perception data to obtain second calculation data, wherein the second data calculation task comprises model training and / or model inference; determining the perception result according to the second calculation data.

12. A communication method, comprising: The method is executed by an access network device, and the method comprises: sending, by a user plane function (UPF), perception data to a second network element, the perception data being obtained after a terminal and the access network device respectively execute a perception task assigned by a first network element, and the perception data being used for the second network element to execute a perception task assigned by the first network element to the second network element to obtain a perception result of a perception service requested by an application function (AF), wherein the first network element is a network element with a perception control function, and the second network element is a network element with a perception calculation function.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein, The perception data comprises first measurement data, and the method further comprises: receiving the first measurement data sent by the terminal, the first measurement data being an execution result of a first data measurement task assigned by the first network element and executed by the terminal.

14. The method according to claim 12 or 13, characterized in that, The perception data comprises second measurement data, and the method further comprises: executing a second data measurement task assigned by the first network element to obtain the second measurement data.

15. The method according to any one of claims 12-14, characterized in that, The perception data comprises first calculation data, and the method further comprises: executing a first data calculation task assigned by the first network element to obtain the first calculation data.

16. The method according to any one of claims 12-15, characterized in that, The method further comprises: receiving a second request sent by the first network element, the second request being used for requesting capability information of the access network device; sending, to the first network element, a first message comprising the capability information of the access network device.

17. A method of communication, comprising: The method is executed by a terminal, and the method comprises: executing a first data measurement task assigned by a first network element to obtain first measurement data; sending, to an access network device, the first measurement data, the first measurement data being used for the access network device to send, to a second network element, perception data, the perception data being used for the second network element to execute a perception task assigned by the first network element to the second network element to obtain a perception result of a perception service requested by an application function (AF), wherein the first network element is a network element with a perception control function, and the second network element is a network element with a perception calculation function.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein, The method further comprises: receiving a second request sent by the first network element through the access network device, the second request being used for requesting capability information of the terminal; sending, to the access network device, the capability information of the terminal, the capability information of the terminal being used for the access network device to send, to the first network element, a first message comprising the capability information of the terminal.

19. The method of claim 17 or 18, wherein, The sending, to the access network device, of the first measurement data comprises: Preprocess the first measurement data, and send the preprocessed first measurement data to the access network device.

20. A method of communication, comprising: The method is performed by a core network device, and the core network device includes a first network element and a second network element, and the method includes: The first network element receives a first request sent by an application function (AF), and the first request includes sensing service request information; The first network element allocates a sensing task for a service entity according to the sensing service request information and capability information of the service entity, wherein the service entity includes a terminal, an access network device, and the second network element; The second network element receives sensing data sent by a user plane function (UPF) from the access network device, and the sensing data is obtained after the terminal and the access network device respectively perform the sensing task allocated by the first network element; The second network element performs the sensing task allocated by the first network element to the second network element according to the sensing data, and obtains a sensing result corresponding to the sensing service; The second network element sends the sensing result to the AF through a network exposure function (NEF).

21. A first network element, characterized by, The method includes: The transceiver module receives a first request sent by an application function (AF), and the first request includes sensing service request information; The processing module allocates a sensing task for a service entity according to the sensing service request information and capability information of the service entity.

22. A second network element, characterized by The method includes: The transceiver module receives sensing data sent by a user plane function (UPF) from an access network device, and the sensing data is obtained after a terminal and the access network device respectively perform a sensing task allocated by a first network element, wherein the first network element is a network element with a sensing control function; The processing module performs the sensing task allocated by the first network element to the second network element according to the sensing data, and obtains a sensing result corresponding to the sensing service; The transceiver module sends the sensing result to an application function (AF) requesting the sensing service through a network exposure function (NEF).

23. An access network device, comprising: The method includes: The transceiver module sends sensing data to a second network element through a user plane function (UPF), and the sensing data is obtained after a terminal and the access network device respectively perform a sensing task allocated by a first network element, wherein the sensing data is used for the second network element to perform the sensing task allocated by the first network element to the second network element to obtain a sensing result of a sensing service requested by an application function (AF), wherein the first network element is a network element with a sensing control function, and the second network element is a network element with a sensing calculation function.

24. A terminal, characterized by The method includes: The processing module performs a first data measurement task allocated by a first network element, and obtains first measurement data; The transceiver module sends the first measurement data to an access network device, and the first measurement data is used for the access network device to send sensing data to a second network element, and the sensing data is used for the second network element to perform a sensing task allocated by the first network element to the second network element to obtain a sensing result of a sensing service requested by an application function (AF), wherein the first network element is a network element with a sensing control function, and the second network element is a network element with a sensing calculation function.

25. A network device, comprising: The method includes: One or more processors; a memory coupled to the processors, the memory storing executable instructions thereon that when executed by the processors cause the network device to perform the communication method of any of claims 1-8, or the communication method of any of claims 9-11, or the communication method of any of claims 12-16, or the communication method of claim 20.

26. A terminal, characterized by comprising: one or more processors; a memory coupled to the processors, the memory storing executable instructions thereon that when executed by the processors cause the terminal to perform the communication method of any of claims 17-19.

27. A core network device, comprising: comprising a first network element and a second network element, wherein the first network element is configured to implement the communication method of any of claims 1-8; and the second network element is configured to implement the communication method of any of claims 9-11.

28. A communication system, characterized by comprising a terminal, an access network device, and a core network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the communication method of any of claims 17-19, the access network device is configured to implement the communication method of any of claims 12-16, and the core network device is configured to implement the communication method of any of claims 1-11 and 20.

29. A storage medium, the storage medium storing instructions, wherein, the instructions, when executed on the communication device, cause the communication device to perform the communication method of any of claims 1-20.

30. A computer program product comprising computer programs and / or instructions, characterized in that, the computer program and / or instructions, when executed by the communication device, implement the communication method of any of claims 1-20.

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