Operation method and communication equipment

Abstract

Provided in an embodiment of the present invention are an operation method and a communication device, the operation method applied to a first communication device comprising: the first communication device executing a first operation, the first operation comprising at least one of the following: determining that the operation device executing a first task comprises or does not comprise a second communication device; determining the second communication device as or not as an operating device; sending first inquiry information to a second communication device, wherein the first inquiry information is used for inquiring the second communication device to agree or disagree to execute the first task; and sending second inquiry information to a second communication device, wherein the second inquiry information is used for inquiring the second communication device to agree or disagree as the operation device.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] Embodiments of the present application relate to the technical field of wireless communication, and particularly relate to an operation method and a communication device. BACKGROUND

[0002] Ambient Internet of Things (AIoT), also known as Ambient power-enabled Internet of Things (Ambient power-enabled IoT), is a kind of IoT service. AIoT device is a kind of low-power IoT device, and the overall power consumption of such devices is low, including low-power signal reception and low-power signal transmission. Due to the low overall power consumption, the energy for communication can come from the environment, such as wind energy, kinetic energy, thermal energy, radio frequency (RF) signals, etc. AIoT device can also be described as a passive IoT device or a responding device.

[0003] Terminal devices (such as AIoT devices) need to be operated by an operating device. For example, in the case of passive devices, the operating device needs to trigger the terminal device to respond. However, the operating device can also initiate operations on active communication terminal devices, such as inventory, screening, paging, reading, writing, etc.

[0004] Communication devices (such as terminals or base stations) need to be configured and allocated resources by the network to serve as operating devices for terminal devices (such as AIoT devices). However, configuring a communication device as an operating device needs to consider many factors, especially the willingness of the terminal device. The operation tasks (inventory, screening, paging, reading, writing, etc.) on one or more terminal devices are often requested by a third party, so how to configure a communication device as an operating device for a terminal device is a problem to be solved. SUMMARY

[0005] Embodiments of the present application provide an operation method and a communication device for solving the problem of how to configure a communication device as an operating device for a terminal device.

[0006] To solve the above technical problems, the present application is implemented as follows:

[0007] In a first aspect, embodiments of the present application provide an operation method applied to a first communication device, comprising:

[0008] The first communication device performs a first operation, and the first operation includes at least one of the following:

[0009] Determining whether the operating device performing the first task includes or excludes a second communication device;

[0010] determining whether the second communication device is to operate as or not as the operating device;

[0011] sending first inquiry information to the second communication device, the first inquiry information being used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to perform a first task;

[0012] sending second inquiry information to the second communication device, the second inquiry information being used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to operate as the operating device.

[0013] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an operating method, applied to a second communication device, and including:

[0014] performing a second operation by the second communication device, the second operation including at least one of the following:

[0015] sending information used to require the second communication device to operate as the operating device;

[0016] sending at least one of the following: second information, information used to indicate that the second communication device disagrees to operate as the operating device;

[0017] receiving first inquiry information sent by a first communication device, the first inquiry information being used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to perform a first task;

[0018] receiving second inquiry information sent by the first communication device, the second inquiry information being used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to operate as the operating device;

[0019] wherein,

[0020] the second information includes at least one of the following:

[0021] information used to indicate that the second communication device agrees to operate as the operating device;

[0022] information of an agreement category;

[0023] category information of the operating device;

[0024] information of a time of operating as the operating device;

[0025] information of an area of operating as the operating device;

[0026] information of an operation type;

[0027] information of a customer;

[0028] information of a third operating device.

[0029] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an operating method, applied to a third communication device, and including:

[0030] transmitting, to the first communication device, at least one of the following: information of the first task, first requirement information, the first requirement information being used to require the second communication device to be activated as an operation device;

[0031] the information of the first task comprises at least one of the following:

[0032] information of an execution area of the first task;

[0033] information of an execution time of the first task;

[0034] an operation type of the first task;

[0035] information of a target operation device of the first task;

[0036] information of a customer triggering the first task;

[0037] an identifier of the first task.

[0038] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, the communication device being a first communication device, comprising:

[0039] a first processing module configured to perform a first operation, the first operation comprising at least one of the following:

[0040] determining whether an operation device performing a first task comprises or does not comprise a second communication device;

[0041] determining whether the second communication device is or is not an operation device;

[0042] transmitting, to the second communication device, first inquiry information, the first inquiry information being used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to perform the first task;

[0043] transmitting, to the second communication device, second inquiry information, the second inquiry information being used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to be an operation device.

[0044] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, the communication device being a second communication device, comprising:

[0045] a second processing module configured to perform a second operation, the second operation comprising at least one of the following:

[0046] transmitting information used to require the second communication device to be an operation device;

[0047] transmitting at least one of the following: second information, information used to indicate that the second communication device disagrees to be an operation device;

[0048] Receive a first query message sent by a first communication device, the first query message being used to ask the second communication device whether it agrees or disagrees to execute the first task;

[0049] The device receives a second query message from a first communication device, the second query message being used to ask the second communication device whether it agrees or disagrees to be used as an operating device;

[0050] in,

[0051] The second information includes at least one of the following:

[0052] Information used to instruct the second communication device to agree to be an operating device;

[0053] Consent category information;

[0054] Information on the category of the operating equipment;

[0055] Information about the time of operation of the equipment;

[0056] Information about the area where the operating equipment is located;

[0057] Information about the operation type;

[0058] Customer information;

[0059] Information about the third operating device.

[0060] Sixthly, embodiments of the present invention provide a communication device, which is a third communication device, comprising:

[0061] A first sending module is configured to send at least one of the following to a first communication device: information of a first task, and a first request information, wherein the first request information is used to request the activation of a second communication device as an operating device;

[0062] The information for the first task includes at least one of the following:

[0063] Information about the execution area of ​​the first task;

[0064] Information on the execution time of the first task;

[0065] The operation type of the first task;

[0066] Information about the target operating device for the first task;

[0067] Information about the customer who triggered the first task;

[0068] The identifier of the first task.

[0069] In a seventh aspect, embodiments of the present invention provide a communication device, including a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor. When the computer program is executed by the processor, it implements the steps of the operation method provided in the first aspect, or the steps of the operation method provided in the second aspect, or the steps of the operation method provided in the third aspect.

[0070] Eighthly, embodiments of the present invention provide a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, wherein when the computer program is executed by a processor, it implements the steps of the operation method provided in the first aspect, or implements the steps of the operation method provided in the second aspect, or implements the steps of the operation method provided in the third aspect.

[0071] In this embodiment of the invention, the first communication device can determine whether the second communication device can be used as the operating device for the first task, or the first communication device can determine whether it can be used as the operating device for the first task by querying the second communication device, thereby determining the specific device for performing the first task. Attached Figure Description

[0072] Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon reading the following detailed description of preferred embodiments. The accompanying drawings are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the invention. Furthermore, the same reference numerals denote the same parts throughout the drawings. In the drawings:

[0073] Figure 1A This is one of the schematic diagrams of a wireless communication system provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0074] Figure 1B This is a second schematic diagram of the architecture of a wireless communication system provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0075] Figure 1C This is a second schematic diagram of the architecture of a wireless communication system provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0076] Figure 1D This is a second schematic diagram of the architecture of a wireless communication system provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0077] Figure 1E This is a second schematic diagram of the architecture of a wireless communication system provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0078] Figure 1F This is a second schematic diagram of the architecture of a wireless communication system provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0079] Figure 1GThis is a second schematic diagram of the architecture of a wireless communication system provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0080] Figure 2 One of the flowcharts for the operation method provided in the embodiments of the present invention;

[0081] Figure 3 The second flowchart of the operation method provided in the embodiment of the present invention;

[0082] Figure 4 A flowchart of an information sending method provided in an embodiment of the present invention;

[0083] Figure 5 The third flowchart of the operation method provided in the embodiments of the present invention;

[0084] Figure 6 The fourth flowchart of the operation method provided in the embodiments of the present invention;

[0085] Figure 7 One of the structural diagrams of a communication device provided by the present invention;

[0086] Figure 8 A second structural diagram of a communication device provided by the present invention;

[0087] Figure 9 The third structural diagram of a communication device provided by the present invention;

[0088] Figure 10 The fourth structural diagram of a communication device provided by the present invention. Detailed Implementation

[0089] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, of the embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0090] The term "comprising," and any variations thereof, used in the specification and claims of this application, is intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion. For example, a process, method, system, product, or apparatus that includes a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to those explicitly listed, but may include other steps or units not explicitly listed or inherent to such process, method, product, or apparatus. Furthermore, the use of "and / or" in the specification and claims indicates at least one of the connected objects, such as A and / or B, indicating the inclusion of A alone, B alone, or both A and B.

[0091] In embodiments of the present invention, the terms "exemplary" or "for example" are used to indicate that something is an example, illustration, or description. Any embodiment or design described as "exemplary" or "for example" in embodiments of the present invention should not be construed as being more preferred or advantageous than other embodiments or designs. Specifically, the use of the terms "exemplary" or "for example" is intended to present the relevant concepts in a specific manner.

[0092] The technologies described in this article are not limited to 5th-generation (5G) mobile communication systems and their subsequent evolution, nor are they limited to LTE / LTE evolution (LTE-Advanced, LTE-A) systems. They can also be used in various wireless communication systems, such as Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Single-carrier Frequency-Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA), and other systems.

[0093] The terms "system" and "network" are often used interchangeably. CDMA systems implement radio technologies such as CDMA2000 and Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA). UTRA includes Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) and other CDMA variants. TDMA systems implement radio technologies such as the Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM). OFDMA systems implement radio technologies such as Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), Evolution-UTRA (E-UTRA), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), IEEE 802.20, and Flash-OFDM. UTRA and E-UTRA are part of the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS). LTE and more advanced LTE (such as LTE-A) are newer versions of UMTS that use E-UTRA. UTRA, E-UTRA, UMTS, LTE, LTE-A, and GSM are described in documents from an organization called the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). CDMA2000 and UMB are described in documents from an organization called 3rd Generation Partnership Project 2 (3GPP2). The technologies described herein can be used with the systems and radio technologies mentioned above, as well as with other systems and radio technologies.

[0094] To facilitate a better understanding of the embodiments of the present invention, the following technical points will be introduced first.

[0095] Question 1: AF can directly specify the target operating device and request a second communication device (such as UE) to perform AIoT tasks as the operating device.

[0096] However, how the UE determines whether to accept AIoT tasks and whether it is willing to become a UE-operated device is a problem that needs to be solved. This involves the UE's contract design.

[0097] For example, in scenario 1: the UE is an operational device deployed by the operator of the serving network. In this scenario, it can always be allowed to function as an operational device and perform various AIoT tasks undertaken by the operator.

[0098] Scenario 2: The UE is an operating device deployed by a third-party customer. In this scenario, it is allowed to act as the operating device for the third-party customer and execute the third-party customer's AIoT tasks. Other third-party customer AIoT tasks are not allowed to be executed.

[0099] Scenario 3: The UE is a UE capable of operating devices. Whether it is allowed to act as an operating device depends on the UE's willingness. For example, 3-1: the UE may be willing to act as an operating device during a certain time period, but not during other time periods. Or, the UE may be willing to act as an operating device in one area, but not in other areas.

[0100] For example, in 3-2: Each AIoT task requires a query to the UE. If the UE agrees, the task can be executed. If the UE disagrees, the UE will not execute the task.

[0101] Therefore, in one solution:

[0102] The UE's subscription information includes first information, which includes: information related to whether the UE is allowed to act as an operating device, or whether the UE is not allowed to act as an operating device. If the subscription information does not include the first information, it implicitly indicates that the UE is not allowed to act as an operating device.

[0103] The UE, as an operating device, can be further categorized into one of the following:

[0104] Always allowed;

[0105] Each AIoT task requires querying the UE for permission;

[0106] Allowed Client List;

[0107] Permitted scope information (including time period and area of ​​residence);

[0108] Permitted AIoT operations.

[0109] Generally, the UE's subscription information is stored on the network side, such as in a Unified Data Repository (UDR) or a Unified Data Management (UDM).

[0110] On the UE side, the UE can also proactively inform the network of primary information: whether it is allowed to become an operating device and information about allowed clients. The primary information provided by the UE can override the primary information already present on the network.

[0111] Figure 1AThis diagram illustrates a block diagram of a wireless communication system applicable to embodiments of this application. The wireless communication system includes a terminal 11 and a network-side device 12. The terminal 11 can be a mobile phone, tablet computer, laptop computer, notebook computer, personal digital assistant (PDA), handheld computer, netbook, ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), mobile internet device (MID), augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) device, robot, wearable device, flight vehicle, vehicle user equipment (VUE), shipboard equipment, pedestrian user equipment (PUE), smart home devices (home appliances with wireless communication capabilities, such as refrigerators, televisions, washing machines, or furniture), game consoles, personal computers (PCs), ATMs, or self-service machines, etc. Wearable devices include: smartwatches, smart bracelets, smart headphones, smart glasses, smart jewelry (smart bracelets, smart chains, smart rings, smart necklaces, smart anklets, smart anklets, etc.), smart wristbands, smart clothing, etc. Among these, in-vehicle devices can also be referred to as in-vehicle terminals, in-vehicle controllers, in-vehicle modules, in-vehicle components, in-vehicle chips, or in-vehicle units, etc. It should be noted that the specific type of terminal 11 is not limited in this application embodiment. Network-side equipment 12 may include access network equipment or core network equipment, wherein access network equipment may also be referred to as Radio Access Network (RAN) equipment, radio access network function, or radio access network unit. Access network equipment may include base stations, Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) access points (AS), or Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) nodes, etc.The term "base station" can be referred to as Node B (NB), Evolved Node B (eNB), Next Generation Node B (gNB), New Radio Node B (NR Node B), Access Point, Relay Base Station (RBS), Serving Base Station (SBS), Base Transceiver Station (BTS), Radio Base Station, Radio Transceiver, Basic Service Set (BSS), Extended Service Set (ESS), Home Node B (HNB), Home Evolved Node B, Transmit / Receive Point (TRP), or any other suitable term in the relevant field, as long as the same technical effect is achieved. The term "base station" is not limited to any specific technical terminology. It should be noted that this application embodiment only uses a base station in an NR system as an example for description and does not limit the specific type of base station.

[0112] Figure 1B This diagram illustrates a second block diagram of a wireless communication system applicable to embodiments of this application. In this scenario, the wireless communication system includes a core network device 1-1, an access network device 1-2, and an operating device (such as a reader / writer) 1-3; wherein, the core network device 1-1 and the access network device 1-2 can be referenced... Figure 1A Specific descriptions in the example. Operating devices (such as readers) 1-3 can also be called interrogator devices, such as terminals, relay devices, integrated access backhaul (IAB) devices, etc.

[0113] Figure 1C This is a third block diagram illustrating a wireless communication system applicable to embodiments of this application. In this scenario, the wireless communication system includes a core network device 2-1 and an operating device (such as a reader / writer) 2-2, wherein the core network device 2-1 can be a reference... Figure 1A The specific description in the example, the operating device (such as the reader / writer) 2-2, is specifically an access network device, which can be referenced. Figure 1A Specific descriptions in the example.

[0114] Figure 1DThis is a fourth block diagram illustrating a wireless communication system applicable to embodiments of this application. In this scenario, the wireless communication system includes a core network device 3-1 (optional), an operating device (such as a reader / writer) 3-2, an intermediate device 3-3, and an AIoT device 3-4. The core network device 3-1 can be a reference... Figure 1A The specific descriptions in the example will not be repeated here. Operating devices (such as readers / writers) 3-2 can also be called interrogator devices, such as terminals, relay devices, and Integrated Access Backhaul (IAB) devices. AIoT devices 3-4 refer to devices capable of responding to AIoT tasks. It should be noted that... Figure 1D As shown, there may be AIoT devices that are far away and cannot be covered by access network devices or operating devices (such as readers). In this case, an intermediate device can be used to extend the coverage area and communicate with the AIoT devices; or the intermediate device can assist the communication between the AIoT devices and other network devices (such as access network devices or operating devices (such as readers)).

[0115] Figure 1E This is a fifth block diagram illustrating a wireless communication system applicable to embodiments of this application. In this scenario, the wireless communication system includes a core network device 4-1 (optional), an access network device 4-2, an operating device (such as a reader / writer) 4-3, and an AIoT device 4-4. The core network device 4-1 and the access network device 4-2 can be referenced... Figure 1A Specific descriptions in the example. Operating devices (such as readers / writers) device 12 can also be called interrogator devices, such as terminals, relay devices, and Integrated Access Backhaul (IAB) devices. AIoT devices 4-4 refer to devices capable of responding to AIoT tasks. For example... Figure 1E As shown, operating devices (such as readers) can communicate directly with AIoT devices without the need for intermediary devices. Wireless access network devices can provide wireless resource control for operating devices (such as readers).

[0116] Taking the reader as an example, the reader relay method is as follows: Figure 1F As shown, the independent reader method is as follows: Figure 1G As shown.

[0117] Optionally, "acquiring" can be understood as obtaining from configuration, receiving, receiving after a request, obtaining through self-learning, inferring from unreceived information, or obtaining after processing received information. The specific method can be determined according to actual needs, and this embodiment of the invention does not limit this. For example, if a certain capability indication information sent by the device is not received, it can be inferred that the device does not support that capability.

[0118] Optionally, the message can include a broadcast, a system message, or a response to a request.

[0119] In one optional embodiment of the present invention, the communication device may include at least one of the following: a communication network element and a terminal.

[0120] In one embodiment of the present invention, the communication network element may include at least one of the following: a core network element and a radio access network element.

[0121] In this embodiment of the invention, the core network element (CN element) may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following: core network equipment, core network node, core network function, core network element, Mobility Management Entity (MME), Access Management Function (AMF), Session Management Function (SMF), User Plane Function (UPF), Serving Gateway (SGW), PDN Gateway (PDN Gateway), Policy Control Function (PCF), Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF), Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN), Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN), and Application Function.

[0122] In this embodiment of the invention, the RAN network element may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following: radio access network equipment, radio access network node, radio access network function, radio access network unit, 3GPP radio access network, non-3GPP radio access network, centralized unit (CU), distributed unit (DU), base station, evolved Node B (eNB), 5G base station (gNB), radio network controller (RNC), base station (NodeB), non-3GPP interworking function (N3IWF), access controller (AC) node, access point (AP) equipment or wireless local area network (WLAN) node, and N3IWF.

[0123] The base station can be a base station (BTS, Base Transceiver Station) in GSM or CDMA, a base station (NodeB) in WCDMA, an evolved NodeB (eNB or e-NodeB) in LTE, or a 5G base station (gNB). This embodiment of the invention is not limited to these types of base stations.

[0124] In one optional embodiment of the present invention, the UE may include one of the following: a terminal device, a terminal device and a card, or a card.

[0125] In one optional embodiment of the present invention, the card may include one of the following: a SIM card, a USIM card, or an eSIM.

[0126] In one optional embodiment of the present invention, the terminal may include a relay that supports terminal functions and / or a terminal that supports relay functions. The terminal may also be referred to as a terminal device or user equipment (UE). The terminal may be a mobile phone, tablet computer, laptop computer, personal digital assistant (PDA), mobile internet device (MID), wearable device, or in-vehicle device, etc. It should be noted that the specific type of terminal is not limited in this embodiment of the present invention.

[0127] In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the term "instruction" can be either a direct instruction (or explicit instruction) or an indirect instruction (or implicit instruction). A direct instruction can be understood as the sender explicitly informing the receiver of specific information, the operation to be performed, or the requested result in the instruction sent. An indirect instruction can be understood as the receiver determining the corresponding information based on the instruction sent by the sender, or making a judgment and determining the operation to be performed or the requested result based on the judgment result.

[0128] In one optional embodiment of this application, "determine" can be understood as "decide".

[0129] In one optional embodiment of this application, the traffic initiated by the terminal device is triggered by traffic, signaling, or data terminated at the terminal device, which can be referred to as DoDTT: Device-originated-device-terminated-triggered (DO-DTT). For example, the device-originating traffic is triggered by the device terminated traffic or signaling.

[0130] In one optional embodiment of this application, traffic terminated at the terminal device can be referred to as DT (Device-terminated (DT), e.g., The traffic is terminated at the AIoT device.)

[0131] In one optional embodiment of this application, the information includes at least one of the following: signaling (such as control plane data), data (such as user plane data), and traffic.

[0132] In one implementation, traffic includes at least one of the following: signaling and data. In another implementation, traffic includes data but excludes signaling.

[0133] It should be noted that, optionally, the first terminal device can be a single terminal device, as described in this application. The descriptions, definitions, and limitations of terminal devices also apply to the first terminal device. This first terminal device can be simply referred to as the first terminal.

[0134] In one embodiment, passive communication means that the terminal device cannot actively initiate communication with the first object or actively access the first object; it needs to be triggered by the first object to communicate with or access the first object. The first object may be, for example, an operating device (such as a reader / writer), a first communication device, or a network.

[0135] In one optional embodiment of this application, the terminal device includes one or more terminal devices. In another optional embodiment of this application, the AIoT function may also be referred to as a function of managing and / or controlling the operation of terminal devices (such as AIoT devices). The AIoT function includes, but is not limited to, at least one of the following:

[0136] 1) Responsible for the management and control of AIoT operations (i.e., operations on terminal devices; AIoT operations can also be referred to as one of the following AIoT tasks (e.g., AIoT tasks) or AIoT processes);

[0137] 2) Determine whether to authorize the customer's AIoT operation request;

[0138] 3) Distribute AIoT operations to operating devices (such as readers) or devices that communicate directly with terminal devices (either by sending directly or by forwarding through other network elements);

[0139] 4) Receive the results of AIoT operation execution;

[0140] 5) Summarize the AIoT operation execution results;

[0141] 6) Send the AIoT operation results to the customer.

[0142] Optionally, the AIoT functionality may further include at least one of the following: a first AIoT functionality, and a second AIoT functionality:

[0143] For example, the first AIoT function includes, but is not limited to, at least one of the following:

[0144] 1) Responsible for the management and control of AIoT operations (also referred to as one of the following AIoT tasks or AIoT processes);

[0145] 2) Authorize the corresponding AIoT operation based on the customer's AIoT operation request;

[0146] 3) Distribute AIoT operations to a second AIoT function (either by sending directly or by forwarding through other network elements);

[0147] 4) Receive the execution results of AIoT operation tasks;

[0148] 5) Summarize the execution results of AIoT operation tasks;

[0149] 6) Send the execution results of the AIoT task to the customer.

[0150] In one optional embodiment of this application, the AIoT function may also be referred to as a network function for AIoT management and / or control. The AIoT function includes, but is not limited to, at least one of the following:

[0151] 1) Receive AIoT operations;

[0152] 2) Distribute AIoT operations to operating devices (such as readers) or devices that communicate directly with terminal devices (either by sending directly or by forwarding through other network elements);

[0153] 3) Receive the results of AIoT operation execution;

[0154] 4) Summarize the AIoT operation execution results;

[0155] 5) Send the execution result of the AIoT task to the first AIoT function.

[0156] In one implementation, the AIoT operation request is used to request an AIoT operation.

[0157] In one implementation, the AIoT function can be a separate network function, or an existing network function (such as an AMF (e.g., an AMF that supports AIoT functions) or a NEF (e.g., a NEF that supports AIoT functions)).

[0158] In one implementation, NEF can support a first AIoT function, and AMF can support a second AIoT function or an AIoT function.

[0159] In one embodiment of this application, the first operation may also be referred to as an AIoT operation (operation on the terminal device).

[0160] In one implementation, the AIoT operation may also be referred to as one of the following: AIoT task, AIoT process, AIoT command, or AIoT service.

[0161] In one implementation, the first operation may also be referred to as one of the following: first task, first process, first command, first service.

[0162] Optionally, the source of the operation on the terminal device can be different, and may include at least one of the following:

[0163] 1) Operations on the terminal device requested by AF or a third party (such as an application server), such as inventorying the target terminal device, reading the target terminal device, writing to the target terminal device, enabling the target terminal device, or disabling the target terminal device;

[0164] 2) Operational requests to terminal devices generated by core network devices (such as AIoT functions), or operations to terminal devices generated by core network devices (such as AIoT functions); such as interacting with the target terminal device to obtain information from the terminal device, or configuring information to the target terminal device;

[0165] 3) Operation requests (such as operation commands) to the terminal device from the operating device (such as a reader), access network device (such as a RAN) or UE, or operations to the terminal device generated by the operating device (such as a reader), RAN or UE.

[0166] Optionally, the target terminal device includes one or more terminal devices. The target terminal device can be determined using information used to filter terminal devices. The target terminal device can be the object or target of the first operation (including related operations of the first operation). Alternatively, the target terminal device can refer to one or more terminal devices.

[0167] The first operation (also referred to as an AIoT operation) may include one or more operations on the terminal device; the terminal device may be one or more terminal devices.

[0168] In one implementation, the operation performed on the terminal device includes at least one of the following:

[0169] 1) Operations for inventorying terminal devices (such as filtering terminal devices, paging terminal devices, querying terminal devices, discovering terminal devices, identifying terminal devices, and obtaining the identifier of terminal devices, at least one of the following):

[0170] 2) At least one of the following: screening terminal devices, discovering terminal devices, identifying terminal devices, obtaining the identifier of terminal devices, authenticating terminal devices, and authorizing terminal devices (which can be referred to as the operation of inventorying terminal devices);

[0171] 3) Obtaining information from terminal devices (such as information stored in the terminal device or information sensed by sensors associated with AIoT, which can be simply referred to as a read operation or an information reading operation; in one implementation, simply obtaining the identifier of the terminal device may not be considered a read operation).

[0172] 4) Configure information to the terminal device (which can be simply referred to as a write operation, or the operation of writing information);

[0173] 5) Enable the RF capability of the terminal device (which can be referred to as activation or enable operation);

[0174] 6) Disable the RF capability of the terminal device (which can be simply referred to as deactivation or disabling operation);

[0175] 7) Controlling the terminal device to execute commands (e.g., sending commands to the terminal device to control the actuators associated with the terminal device or the terminal device to execute the commands. This can be referred to as a control operation).

[0176] 8) Positioning terminal equipment, etc.;

[0177] 9) The operation of transmitting information to the terminal device; (in one embodiment, the information may be transparent to at least one of the operating device (such as a reader / writer) and the CN device (such as an AIoT function))

[0178] 10) Operation of obtaining information from terminal devices (in one embodiment, the information may be transparent to at least one of the operating device (such as a reader / writer) and the CN device (such as an AIoT function).

[0179] In another implementation, the operation on the terminal device includes at least one of the following:

[0180] 1) Inventory operations (or other names may be used) include at least one of the following: filtering terminal devices, paging terminal devices, querying terminal devices, discovering terminal devices, identifying terminal devices, obtaining the identifier of terminal devices, authenticating terminal devices, and authorizing terminal devices;

[0181] 2) Positioning operations, including positioning terminal devices;

[0182] 3) Command operations.

[0183] Optionally, the command operation includes at least one of the following:

[0184] 1) Obtain information from the terminal device;

[0185] 2) Configure information for the terminal device;

[0186] 3) Enable the RF capability of the terminal device;

[0187] 4) Disable the RF capability of the terminal device;

[0188] 5) Control terminal equipment, etc.;

[0189] Optionally, the command operation (also referred to as the operation of interacting with information with the terminal device) includes at least one of the following:

[0190] 1) The operation of transmitting information to the terminal device; (in one embodiment, the information may be transparent to at least one of the operating device (such as a reader / writer) and the CN device (such as an AIoT function))

[0191] 2) Operation of obtaining information from terminal devices (in one embodiment, the information may be transparent to at least one of the operating device (such as a reader / writer) and the CN device (such as an AIoT function).

[0192] It is easy to understand that when the information is transparent to at least one of the operating device (such as a reader / writer) and the CN device (such as an AIoT function), the information transmitted to the terminal device does not need to be distinguished: configuration information sent to the terminal device and control commands sent to the terminal device. Similarly, the information obtained from the terminal device does not need to be distinguished: configuration information sent by the terminal device, responses to control commands sent to the terminal device, and information read from the terminal device.

[0193] However, it is not difficult to understand that the command operation, read operation, write operation, control operation, activation operation, and deactivation operation also need to perform at least one of the following: filtering terminal devices, paging terminal devices, querying terminal devices, discovering terminal devices, identifying terminal devices, authenticating terminal devices, and authorizing terminal devices.

[0194] It should be noted that the information used to request the execution of the first operation (which can be simply referred to as the information used to request the execution of the first operation) may include information about the related operations used to request the execution of the first operation.

[0195] The related operations of the first operation (also referred to as operations related to the first operation) include, but are not limited to, the first operation. For example, the related operations of the first operation can be determined based on the first operation (such as a command operation (such as a write operation)). The related operations of the first operation can be determined based on the requested first operation. In addition to the first operation, the related operations of the first operation may also include at least one of the following: filtering terminal devices, paging terminal devices, querying terminal devices, discovering terminal devices, identifying terminal devices, obtaining the identifier of terminal devices, authenticating terminal devices, and authorizing terminal devices. It is easy to understand that, in one embodiment, the first operation, such as a command operation (such as a write operation), can only be performed on the terminal device after filtering, paging, querying, discovering, identifying, and / or authenticating the terminal device.

[0196] Optionally, the first command includes one of the following: an AIoT command, a command that requires communication with the terminal device; the first command requires communication with the terminal device.

[0197] Optionally, the first operation command includes one of the following: an AIoT command, an operation command that requires communication with the terminal device; the first operation command requires communication with the terminal device.

[0198] Optionally, the first task includes one of the following: an AIoT task, a task that can only be accomplished by communicating with a terminal device; the first task requires communication with a terminal device.

[0199] Optionally, the first process includes one of the following: an AIoT process, a task that can only be performed by communicating with the terminal device; the first process requires communication with the terminal device.

[0200] Optionally, the first service includes one of the following: an AIoT service, a service that can only be implemented by communicating with the terminal device; or, the first service requires at least one of the following: communicating with the terminal device, or requiring the terminal device to respond.

[0201] In one optional embodiment of this application, the first communication device or operating device (such as a reader) may be a device having one of the following characteristics:

[0202] - Access devices that support at least one of the following: communicating with terminal devices, communicating with terminal devices via a second interface, and performing AIoT operations; (It is easy to understand that terminal devices need to communicate through operating devices (such as readers), so operating devices (such as readers) can be called access devices)

[0203] - A device that communicates with a terminal device (such as a device that communicates directly with a terminal device) or a device that communicates with a terminal device based on a second interface;

[0204] - As an access device for terminal devices to access wireless communication systems;

[0205] - Devices that support a second interface;

[0206] - Devices that support the first RAT.

[0207] - Devices that support at least one of the following operations: inventory, read, write, AIoT operation.

[0208] In one optional embodiment of this application, communicating with the terminal device includes performing an AIoT operation on the terminal device. The AIoT operation is also referred to as the first operation.

[0209] In one optional embodiment of this application, the first RAT may be a RAT for AIoT (such as providing AIoT services), and the first RAN may be different from existing RATs such as NB IoT, 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G.

[0210] In one embodiment of this application, the operating device (such as a reader / writer) may also be referred to as an interrogator device.

[0211] In one embodiment of this application, the operating device (such as a reader / writer) is a device for communication between intermediate devices and core network devices, such as a terminal (such as a UE), an IAB, a relay device, etc.

[0212] Optionally, the operating device (such as a reader / writer) can refer to a device (such as a UE, such as a base station) that supports the functions of an operating device (such as a reader / writer). That is, in one embodiment, the operating device (such as a reader / writer) may not only support the functions of an operating device (such as a reader / writer) but also support other functions; in another embodiment, the operating device (such as a reader / writer) only supports the functions of an operating device (such as a reader / writer).

[0213] In one optional embodiment of this application, the operating device (such as a reader) may also be referred to as one of the following: a reading and writing device, a terminal for an AIoT service, an interrogator, a reader, a queryer, a communicator, a scanner, a programmer, a standalone device, a portable reader, an automatic device identification device, etc. This application does not impose naming restrictions on the operating device (such as a reader).

[0214] In one optional embodiment of this application, the operating device (such as a reader / writer) can be a terminal (such as a UE), an access network device, or a device with read / write functionality. Devices with operating device (such as a reader / writer) functionality include, but are not limited to, one of the following: a UE with operating device (such as a reader / writer) functionality, or an access network device with operating device (such as a reader / writer) functionality.

[0215] In one implementation, the read / write device is a handheld or fixed device that reads (and sometimes writes) tag information, as defined in the original definition. It can also be understood as a device that communicates with the tag, such as a terminal (e.g., UE), a base station, or a device with read / write capabilities, such as an operating device (e.g., a reader / writer); the specifics are not limited here.

[0216] In one implementation, the first interface includes at least one of the following:

[0217] Unlike the existing NG interface between RAN and CN,

[0218] The interface between the first communication device (such as "device that supports communication with terminal devices", or operating device (such as a reader / writer)) and the AIoT function;

[0219] The interface between the first communication device (such as "device supporting communication with terminal devices", operating device (such as reader / writer)) and the AMF function;

[0220] The interface between the first communication device (such as "device that supports communication with terminal devices", or operating device (such as a reader / writer)) and the core network device.

[0221] In one implementation, the device that supports communication with the terminal device is one of the following:

[0222] 1) A device that supports communication with a terminal device through a second interface, wherein the second interface is an access layer of the air interface supported by the terminal device;

[0223] 2) Devices that support communication with terminal devices via wireless interfaces;

[0224] 3) Fourth communication device, such as UDM, UDR, NRF, AIoT function, second AIoT function;

[0225] 4) AIoT functionality, second AIoT functionality;

[0226] 5) First AIoT function: AIoT function part directly connected to RAN.

[0227] 6) AMF access management and / or mobility management functions.

[0228] In one implementation, a communication method that involves backscattering or lacks the ability to generate active signals is defined as backscattering on an externally provided carrier wave.

[0229] In one embodiment, the active signal generation refers to the terminal device generating a signal itself.

[0230] Optionally, the first interface can be implemented in the following manner:

[0231] Method 1: Reuse the NG interface. For example, if the base station supports both terminal device (new wireless interface) communication and UE (traditional UU interface) communication, add a new IE to the required information of the NG interface.

[0232] Method 2: Reuse the NG interface. However, if the base station only supports terminal devices (new wireless interface), an instruction can be added to ignore the required IE that already exists but is not applicable to terminal devices, such as Default Paging DRX.

[0233] Method 3: Introduce a new interface, such as the second NG interface.

[0234] In one optional embodiment of the present invention, the second interface is a wireless interface between the "first communication device or operating device (such as a reader / writer)" and the terminal device. In one embodiment, the second interface may be different from another air interface of the Uu interface or the PC5 interface. In another embodiment, the second interface may be an enhancement of the Uu interface or an enhancement of the PC5 interface.

[0235] In one embodiment of this application, information for filtering terminal devices (such as information for filtering AIoT devices) can be used to instruct and / or filter one or more terminal devices (such as AIoT devices).

[0236] The information used to filter terminal devices includes at least one of the following: the identifier of the terminal device, the identifier used to identify a group of terminal devices (referred to as group identifier), and matching information, which indicates the characteristics of the terminal devices.

[0237] 1. In one embodiment of this application, the information used for filtering terminal devices includes the identifier of the terminal device. Here, the identifier of a single terminal device can specifically refer to one terminal device. Multiple identifiers of different terminal devices can specifically refer to multiple terminal devices. It is easy to understand that the identifier of a terminal device can uniquely identify that terminal device and is not shared by other terminal devices.

[0238] 2. In one embodiment of this application, the information used for filtering terminal devices includes an identifier (referred to as a group identifier) ​​for identifying a group of terminal devices. In this case, a group identifier can specifically refer to a group of terminal devices. It is easy to understand that the group identifier of a terminal device can uniquely identify that terminal device group and is not shared by other terminal device groups.

[0239] 3. In one embodiment of this application, the information used for filtering terminal devices may not include the identifier of the terminal device. The information used for filtering terminal devices may include matching information (which may not include the identifier of the terminal device). The matching information may not be unique to each terminal device, but may apply to a group of terminal devices (i.e., one or more terminal devices). Moreover, the number of terminal devices in this group may be uncertain. For example, it may be necessary to determine the identifier of the terminal device after it has been fed back by the terminal device. When a terminal device has the matching information or has information corresponding to the matching information, the terminal device can be considered as the target terminal device (i.e., the terminal device that successfully matches the information used for filtering terminal devices, the terminal device of the first operation).

[0240] For example, in case 1, the terminal device stores matching information, such as "AAA". If the matching information is "AAA" and the terminal device also stores "AAA", then the match is successful. It is easy to understand that there may be multiple terminal devices storing "AAA".

[0241] For example, in case 2, the terminal device stores information corresponding to the matching information (this information may be different from the matching information, but it corresponds to it). For instance, if the matching information is "AAA" and the terminal device stores "BBB", since AAA and BBB have a corresponding relationship, it is considered a successful match. It is easy to understand that there may be multiple terminal devices storing "BBB".

[0242] In another implementation, the information used to filter terminal devices includes the identifier of the terminal device. In this case, a single terminal device identifier can specifically identify one terminal device. Multiple terminal device identifiers can specifically identify multiple terminal devices. It is easy to understand that the identifier of a terminal device uniquely identifies that terminal device and is not shared by other terminal devices.

[0243] 4. In one embodiment of this application, the information for filtering terminal devices includes information indicating the characteristics of the terminal devices. Since different terminal devices have different characteristics, the information indicating the characteristics of the terminal devices can serve to indicate and / or filter terminal devices.

[0244] Optionally, the object requesting the first operation refers to the requester (also known as the client). The requester can be a certificate holder (such as the certificate holder of an AIoT device). There can be one or more objects requesting the first operation.

[0245] In one implementation, the object may be referred to as one of the following: customer, owner, owner, certificate holder (such as the certificate holder of the terminal device).

[0246] In one embodiment of this application, the region (such as a first region, a second region, a third region, etc.) includes a service area.

[0247] The service area or supported service area is at least one of the following: an area that provides AIoT services, an area that communicates with terminal devices (such as an area that communicates directly), or an area that supports AIoT operations.

[0248] In one implementation, the AIoT service enables clients, networks, or operating devices (such as readers) to perform operations on terminal devices (such as a first operation).

[0249] In one implementation, the supported service areas differ from the existing TA (Target Area) list supported by the RAN equipment. Therefore, the supported service areas can be represented using different area information (i.e., area information different from the TAs). Alternatively, the currently supported TA list (e.g., the supported TA list in existing NG interface request messages) can be understood as the first TA, and the supported service areas as the second TA. When the RAN equipment simultaneously supports communication with the UE and communication with the terminal equipment, it can provide both the first TA list and the second TA list. The second TA list differs from the first TA list. When the RAN equipment supports communication with the terminal equipment, it can provide the second TA list. That is, the information used to indicate the supported service areas can be the second list.

[0250] The first communication device (such as an operating device, such as a reader / writer) can communicate directly with the terminal device or through an intermediate device. Sometimes, when the first communication device is far from the terminal device, it can extend the coverage of the operating device (such as a reader / writer) through an intermediate device. In this case, the intermediate device is also referred to as the operating device (such as a reader / writer) or as a component of the operating device (such as a reader / writer).

[0251] In one embodiment, the intermediate device may be an intermediate node located between the terminal device 11 and other devices (such as access network devices or operating devices (such as readers)), but is not limited thereto. The intermediate device may extend the coverage of the other devices, or assist communication between the terminal device 11 and other network devices (such as access network devices or operating devices (such as readers)), but is not limited thereto.

[0252] In one implementation, the intermediate device is the device that the terminal needs to communicate with the RAN. The intermediate device may be one of the following: terminal (such as UE), IAB, relay, etc.

[0253] In one optional embodiment of this application, the terminal device is also referred to as one of the following: a tag, a terminal device for AIoT services, a response device (such as a response device for AIoT tasks or operations), an ultra-low power terminal device, an ultra-low complexity terminal device, a zero-power terminal device, a zero-power terminal device, etc., and this application embodiment does not limit this. It should be understood that if the terminal device provided in this application embodiment adopts backscattering technology, then the terminal device can also be referred to as a backscattering communication device or a backscattering device.

[0254] In one implementation, the terminal device can be a tag, or an electronic tag (i.e., an RFID tag). A tag is a common name for RFID. RFID is an abbreviation for Radio Frequency Identification.

[0255] In one optional embodiment of this application, the terminal device can be classified based on energy source, backscattering technology, or the ability to generate active signals, energy storage capability, passive communication or active communication, and includes multiple types of devices.

[0256] In one implementation, the radio frequency identification (RFID) technology for terminal devices can be further divided into three types: active, passive, and semi-active. Passive terminal devices can also be referred to as Passive IoT, i.e., passive Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

[0257] In one embodiment, the communication method of the terminal device can be one of the following: signal transmission via backscattered RF signals, or having the ability to actively generate signals.

[0258] In one implementation, the power of the terminal device can be derived from the environment, such as RF energy, thermal energy, wind energy, or kinetic energy, which can also be referred to as Ambient IoT.

[0259] In one implementation, the terminal device can be viewed as a terminal device for AIoT services, and therefore can also be considered a type of terminal device. The terminal device can be referred to as a terminal device.

[0260] Terminal devices include, but are not limited to, one of the following:

[0261] (1) For example, it meets at least one of the following conditions: it is a passive device that has energy storage capability, no independent signal generation / amplification capability, and uses backscattering technology for data transmission.

[0262] (2) For example, it meets at least one of the following conditions: a semi-passive device, which also belongs to the category of passive devices. It has energy storage capability, no independent signal generation capability, and uses backscattering technology for data transmission. Among them, its stored energy can be used to amplify the reflected signal.

[0263] (3) An active device having energy storage capability and independent signal generation capability, i.e., having an active radio frequency component for data transmission.

[0264] (4) A passive device: without energy storage, using backscattering technology for data transmission.

[0265] In one embodiment, the terminal device may be a device having at least one of the following features: a first feature, a second feature, a third feature, and a fourth feature.

[0266] In one embodiment, the terminal device may be a device having one of the following characteristics:

[0267] - Devices that enable passive communication;

[0268] - IoT devices powered by energy harvesting;

[0269] - The initial sampling frequency offset is greater than or equal to a first value (e.g., the first value is 10X ppm, etc.);

[0270] - Has limited energy storage capacity;

[0271] - A device that communicates with an operating device (such as a reader / writer) (such as a device that communicates directly with an operating device (such as a reader / writer), or a device that communicates with an operating device (such as a reader / writer) based on a first interface;

[0272] - Devices capable of performing or responding to AIoT tasks or AIoT operations;

[0273] - Devices that can access wireless communication systems through operating devices (such as readers);

[0274] - Devices that support the first interface;

[0275] - Devices that support the first RAT.

[0276] In one implementation, the terminal device is an IoT device that is not a NB-IoT device. In another implementation, the NB-IoT device includes a terminal device (such as a terminal device that actively communicates).

[0277] In one embodiment, the terminal device includes: a low-cost, low-complexity, low-power, or low-energy-consumption Internet of Things (IoT) device.

[0278] In one optional embodiment of this application, the AIoT capability includes the ability to communicate with the terminal device (e.g., the ability to communicate directly with the terminal device via an air interface). The ability to communicate with the terminal device can also be referred to as the ability to communicate directly with the terminal device.

[0279] In one optional embodiment of this application, the first communication device or operating device (such as a reader) (which may be referred to as a reader) may be a device having one of the following characteristics:

[0280] 1) A device that communicates with a terminal device (such as an AIoT device) (such as a device that communicates directly with a terminal device) or a device that communicates with a terminal device based on a second interface;

[0281] 2) As an access device for terminal devices;

[0282] 3) Devices that support a second interface;

[0283] 4) Devices that support the first RAT;

[0284] 5) Devices that support at least one of the following functions: inventory, read, write, or perform AIoT operations.

[0285] In one optional embodiment of this application, communicating with the terminal device includes performing an AIoT operation on the terminal device (also referred to as a first action, second action, third action, fourth action, or third action).

[0286] In one embodiment of this application, the operating device (such as a reader / writer) can also be called an interrogator device. The operating device (such as a reader / writer) is a device for communication between intermediate devices and core network devices, such as terminal devices, IABs, relay devices, etc.

[0287] In one optional embodiment of this application, the operating device (such as a reader / writer) may also be referred to as one of the following: a reader / writer device, a terminal device providing AIoT services, an interrogator, a reader, a queryer, a communicator, a scanner, a programmer, a stand-alone device, a portable reader, an automatic device identification device, etc.

[0288] In one optional embodiment of this application, the operating device (such as a reader / writer) can be a terminal (such as a UE), an access network device (such as a base station), or a device having at least one of the following functions: inventory, reading, writing, and performing AIoT operations.

[0289] Operating devices (such as readers) may include, but are not limited to, one of the following: UE-type operating devices (such as readers), and base station-type operating devices (such as readers). UE-type operating devices (such as readers) refer to operating devices (such as readers) that access the network in a UE manner, while base station-type operating devices (such as readers) refer to operating devices (such as readers) that access the network in a base station manner.

[0290] Devices with operating device (such as reader) functions include, but are not limited to, one of the following: UE with operating device (such as reader) functions, and access network devices with operating device (such as reader) functions.

[0291] In one implementation, the read / write device is a handheld or fixed device that reads (and sometimes writes) tag information, as defined in the original definition. It can also be understood as a device that communicates with the tag, such as a terminal (e.g., UE), a base station, or a device with read / write capabilities, such as an operating device (e.g., a reader / writer); the specifics are not limited here.

[0292] In one embodiment of this application, information for screening terminal devices can be used to instruct and / or screen one or more terminal devices.

[0293] The supported service area matches the target area of ​​the first operation, including at least one of the following: the supported service area includes all or part of the target area of ​​the first operation.

[0294] AIoT Functions: Provides AIoT management and control (such as task distribution functions, selection of operating devices (such as readers and writers), etc.).

[0295] The operation is not only the task in the application, but also the interactive signaling generated by the core network itself, the interactive signaling generated by the UE and the RAN, etc.

[0296] The operation can be referred to as a task, service, function, etc.

[0297] In one embodiment, the operation on the terminal device includes at least one of the following:

[0298] 1) Operations for inventorying terminal devices (such as filtering one or more terminal devices, discovering one or more terminal devices, identifying one or more terminal devices, or obtaining the identifier of one or more terminal devices, at least one of the following:

[0299] 2) At least one of the following: filtering one or more terminal devices, discovering one or more terminal devices, identifying one or more terminal devices, or obtaining the identifier of one or more terminal devices (which can be simply referred to as the operation of inventorying terminal devices);

[0300] 3) Obtain information from one or more terminal devices (such as information stored in the terminal devices or information sensed by sensors associated with AIoT, which can be simply referred to as a read operation or an information reading operation; in one implementation, simply obtaining the identifiers of one or more terminal devices may not be considered a read operation).

[0301] 4) Configure information to one or more terminal devices (this can be simply referred to as a write operation, or the operation of writing information);

[0302] 5) Enable the RF capability of the terminal device (which can be referred to as activation or enable operation);

[0303] 6) Disable the RF capabilities of one or more terminal devices (this can be simply referred to as deactivation or disabling).

[0304] 7) Controlling one or more terminal devices (e.g., sending commands to terminal devices, controlling the actuators associated with the terminal devices, or the terminal devices themselves to execute the commands. This can be simply referred to as a control operation).

[0305] However, it is not difficult to understand that the command operation, read operation, write operation, control operation, activation operation, and deactivation operation also need to perform at least one of the following: filter terminal devices, discover terminal devices, and identify terminal devices.

[0306] The task includes one of the following: an AIoT task, a task that can only be accomplished by communicating with a terminal device; the task requires communication with a terminal device.

[0307] The service includes one of the following: AIoT service, a service that requires communication with a terminal device; the service requires communication with a terminal device.

[0308] The operation includes one of the following: AIoT operation, which is an operation that can only be performed by communicating with a terminal device; the operation requires communication with a terminal device.

[0309] The function includes one of the following: AIoT function, which is a function that can only be realized by communicating with a terminal device; the function requires communication with a terminal device.

[0310] The terminal device: a device with AIoT capabilities.

[0311] The session can also be referred to as an association or process; for example, the first session can be referred to as the first association or the first process.

[0312] In one optional embodiment of this application, the AIoT device is referred to as a terminal device for the AIoT service (which can be simply called an AIoT terminal device). In a broad sense, terminal devices also include AIoT devices. Or, in other words, AIoT devices include terminal devices. In a narrow sense, only UEs that support AIoT device functionality belong to the category of AIoT devices.

[0313] In one optional embodiment of this application, the AIoT device includes a device with AIoT device capability, such as a UE that supports AIoT device capability.

[0314] In one optional embodiment of this application, the AIoT device is also referred to as one of the following: a tag, a terminal device for an AIoT service, a response device (such as a response device for an AIoT task or operation), an ultra-low power terminal device, an ultra-low complexity terminal device, a zero-power terminal device, a zero-power terminal device, etc., and this application embodiment does not limit this. It should be understood that if the AIoT device provided in this application embodiment adopts backscattering technology, then the AIoT device can also be referred to as a backscattering communication device or a backscattering device.

[0315] In one implementation, the AIoT device can be a tag, or an electronic tag (i.e., an RFID tag). A tag is a common name for RFID. RFID is an abbreviation for Radio Frequency Identification.

[0316] In one optional embodiment of this application, AIoT devices can be classified based on energy source, backscattering technology or the ability to generate active signals, energy storage capability, passive communication or active communication, etc., and include multiple types of devices.

[0317] In one implementation, the radio frequency identification (RFID) technology for AIoT devices can be further divided into three types: active, passive, and semi-active. Passive AIoT devices can also be referred to as Passive IoT, meaning passive Internet of Things devices.

[0318] In one implementation, the communication method of the AIoT device can be one of the following: signal transmission via backscattered RF signals, or having the ability to actively generate signals.

[0319] In one implementation, the energy of the AIoT device can come from the environment, such as RF energy, thermal energy, wind energy, or kinetic energy, and can also be referred to as Ambient IoT.

[0320] In one implementation, an AIoT device can be viewed as a terminal device for AIoT services, and therefore can also be considered a type of terminal device. An AIoT device can be referred to as a terminal device.

[0321] AIoT devices include, but are not limited to, one of the following:

[0322] (1) For example, it meets at least one of the following conditions: Passive device, which has energy storage capability, no independent signal generation / amplification capability, and uses backscattering technology for data transmission.

[0323] (2) For example, it meets at least one of the following conditions: a semi-passive device, which also belongs to the category of passive devices. It has energy storage capability, no independent signal generation capability, and uses backscattering technology for data transmission. Among them, its stored energy can be used to amplify the reflected signal.

[0324] (3) An active device having energy storage capability and independent signal generation capability, i.e., having an active radio frequency component for data transmission.

[0325] (4) A passive device: without energy storage, using backscattering technology for data transmission.

[0326] In one implementation, the AIoT device can be a device having at least one of the following features: a first feature, a second feature, a third feature, and a fourth feature.

[0327] In one implementation, the AIoT device can be a device having one of the following characteristics:

[0328] - Devices that enable passive communication;

[0329] - IoT devices powered by energy harvesting;

[0330] - The initial sampling frequency offset is greater than or equal to a first value (e.g., the first value is 10X ppm, etc.);

[0331] - Has limited energy storage capacity;

[0332] - A device that communicates with an operating device (such as a reader / writer) (such as a device that communicates directly with an operating device (such as a reader / writer), or a device that communicates with an operating device (such as a reader / writer) based on a first interface;

[0333] - Devices capable of performing or responding to AIoT tasks or AIoT operations;

[0334] - Devices that can access wireless communication systems through operating devices (such as readers);

[0335] - Devices that support the first interface;

[0336] - Devices that support the first RAT.

[0337] In one implementation, the AIoT device is not an IoT device that is a NB-IoT device. In another implementation, the NB-IoT device includes an AIoT device (such as an AIoT device that actively communicates).

[0338] In one implementation, the AIoT device includes: a low-cost, low-complexity, low-power, or low-energy-consumption Internet of Things device.

[0339] In one optional embodiment of this application, the active communication is further divided into one of the following: 1) Active communication initiated autonomously by the device (DOADevice-originated–autonomous); 2) Active communication triggered by the device (DO-DTT Device-originated–device-terminated triggered). For example, the device only initiates active communication after receiving downlink triggering signaling.

[0340] In one embodiment of this application, authorization is permitted.

[0341] In one embodiment of this application, an authorized representative is permitted.

[0342] In one embodiment of this application, the anchor gateway is also called the gateway that terminates the N6 interface, which is the interface between the mobile communication network and the data network (DN).

[0343] In one optional embodiment of this application, the second communication device and the third communication device may be co-located.

[0344] In one optional embodiment of this application, the AIoT capability includes the ability to communicate with AIoT devices (e.g., the ability to communicate directly with AIoT devices via an air interface). The ability to communicate with AIoT devices can also be referred to as the ability to communicate directly with AIoT devices.

[0345] In one optional embodiment of this application, the first communication device or operating device (such as a reader) (which may be referred to as a reader) may be a device having one of the following characteristics:

[0346] 1) Devices that communicate with AIoT devices (such as devices that communicate directly with AIoT devices) or devices that communicate with AIoT devices via a second interface;

[0347] 2) As an access device for AIoT devices to connect to a wireless communication system;

[0348] 3) Devices that support a second interface;

[0349] 4) Devices that support the first RAT;

[0350] 5) Devices that support at least one of the following functions: inventory, read, write, or perform AIoT operations.

[0351] In one optional embodiment of this application, communicating with an AIoT device includes: performing AIoT operations on the AIoT device.

[0352] In one embodiment of this application, the operating device (such as a reader / writer) can also be called an interrogator device. The operating device (such as a reader / writer) is a device for communication between intermediate devices and core network devices, such as a terminal (such as a UE), an IAB, a relay device, etc.

[0353] In one optional embodiment of this application, the operating device (such as a reader / writer) may also be referred to as one of the following: a reader / writer device, a terminal (such as a UE) providing AIoT services, an interrogator, a reader, a queryer, a communicator, a scanner, a programmer, a stand-alone device, a portable reader, an automatic device identification device, etc.

[0354] In one optional embodiment of this application, the operating device (such as a reader / writer) can be a terminal (such as a UE), an access network device (such as a base station), or a device having at least one of the following functions: inventory, reading, writing, and performing AIoT operations.

[0355] Operating devices (such as readers) may include, but are not limited to, one of the following: UE-type operating devices (such as readers), and base station-type operating devices (such as readers). UE-type operating devices (such as readers) refer to operating devices (such as readers) that access the network in a UE manner, while base station-type operating devices (such as readers) refer to operating devices (such as readers) that access the network in a base station manner.

[0356] Devices with operating device (such as reader) functions include, but are not limited to, one of the following: UE with operating device (such as reader) functions, and access network devices with operating device (such as reader) functions.

[0357] In one implementation, the read / write device is a handheld or fixed device that reads (and sometimes writes) tag information, as defined in the original definition. It can also be understood as a device that communicates with the tag, such as a terminal (e.g., UE), a base station, or a device with read / write capabilities, such as an operating device (e.g., a reader / writer); the specifics are not limited here.

[0358] In one embodiment of this application, information for screening AIoT devices can be used to instruct and / or screen one or more AIoT devices.

[0359] The supported service area matches the target area of ​​the first operation, including at least one of the following: the supported service area includes all or part of the target area of ​​the first operation.

[0360] AIoT Functions: Provides AIoT management and control (such as task distribution functions, selection of operating devices (such as readers and writers), etc.).

[0361] The operation is not only the task in the application, but also the interactive signaling generated by the core network itself, the interactive signaling generated by the UE and the RAN, etc.

[0362] The operation can be referred to as a task, service, function, etc.

[0363] In one implementation, the operation on the AIoT device includes at least one of the following:

[0364] 1) Operations for inventorying AIoT devices (such as filtering one or more AIoT devices, discovering one or more AIoT devices, identifying one or more AIoT devices, or obtaining the identifiers of one or more AIoT devices, at least one of the following:

[0365] 2) At least one of the following: filtering one or more AIoT devices, discovering one or more AIoT devices, identifying one or more AIoT devices, or obtaining the identifier of one or more AIoT devices (which can be simply referred to as the operation of inventorying AIoT devices);

[0366] 3) Obtain information from one or more AIoT devices (such as information stored by AIoT devices or information sensed by AIoT-associated sensors, which can be simply referred to as a read operation or an information reading operation; in one implementation, simply obtaining the identifiers of one or more AIoT devices may not be considered a read operation).

[0367] 4) Configure information for one or more AIoT devices (this can be simply referred to as a write operation, or the operation of writing information);

[0368] 5) Enable the RF capability of the AIoT device (which can be referred to as activation or enable operation);

[0369] 6) Disable the RF capabilities of one or more AIoT devices (this can be simply referred to as deactivation or disabling).

[0370] 7) Controlling one or more AIoT devices (e.g., sending commands to AIoT devices, controlling the actuators associated with the AIoT devices, or the AIoT devices themselves to execute the commands. This can be referred to as a control operation).

[0371] However, it is not difficult to understand that the command operation, read operation, write operation, control operation, activation operation, and deactivation operation also need to perform at least one of the following: filter AIoT devices, discover AIoT devices, and identify AIoT devices.

[0372] The task includes one of the following: an AIoT task, a task that can only be accomplished by communicating with an AIoT device; the task requires communication with an AIoT device.

[0373] The service includes one of the following: an AIoT service, a service that requires communication with an AIoT device; the service requires communication with an AIoT device.

[0374] The operation includes one of the following: an AIoT operation, which is an operation that can only be performed by communicating with an AIoT device; the operation requires communication with an AIoT device.

[0375] The function includes one of the following: AIoT function, which is a function that can only be realized by communicating with AIoT devices; the function requires communication with AIoT devices.

[0376] The AIoT device: a device with AIoT capabilities.

[0377] The session can also be referred to as an association or process; for example, the first session can be referred to as the first association or the first process.

[0378] The information from the last destination to the first AIoT device is unidirectional; the uplink is the last one, and a downlink response may still be needed.

[0379] The last piece of information related to the first AIoT device refers to the last one in both the sending and receiving directions.

[0380] The first task is an operation task on one or more terminal devices that requires execution by one or more operating devices. The operation task may include one or more types of operations.

[0381] The consent to perform the first task includes consent to the operation of the device as the first task.

[0382] Base station-type operating equipment refers to operating equipment that accesses the core network via a base station.

[0383] Terminal-type operating devices refer to operating devices that access the network via a terminal.

[0384] Agree can be understood and replaced with one of the following: allow, authorize

[0385] Authorization can be understood and replaced by one of the following: allow, consent.

[0386] The message can be understood and replaced with one of the following: instruction, command, signaling.

[0387] Messages used for filtering, identifying, or paging terminal devices, such as messages used for filtering, identifying, or paging passive devices or AIoT devices.

[0388] Category can be understood and replaced with kind or type. For example, allow category, agree to kind.

[0389] Information on operating the equipment, including at least one of the following:

[0390] The operating devices include, for example, information about the first operating device, the second operating device, and the third operating device.

[0391] The information about the area includes: the area identifier; information about the area used as the operating device; for example, information about the area where the first task is executed, and information about the area used as the operating device.

[0392] Time or time information, including at least one of the following: start time, end time, duration, or time period. This time information may include, for example, the execution time of a first task, or information regarding the time of operation of the device.

[0393] Operation type or operation type information: including at least one of the following: inventory, location, command (including at least one of the following: read, write, disable, etc.). Operation type information, for example: the operation type information of the first task;

[0394] Information about the target operating device for the first task;

[0395] Information of the customer who triggered the first task

[0396] Customer information includes at least one of the following: customer identification, customer agent identification (such as NF ID (such as AF identification)), the customer being, for example: a customer requesting a second communication device as an operating device;

[0397] In one optional embodiment of the present invention, the information sent to the AIoT device is the information that needs to be sent to the AIoT device.

[0398] In one optional embodiment of the present invention, the information sent to the Xth communication device is the information that needs to be sent to the Xth communication device.

[0399] In one optional embodiment of the present invention, the information includes signaling and data.

[0400] In one optional embodiment of the present invention, the information used to identify the first session includes an identifier for the first session, which may include MNC, MCC NID and session identifier.

[0401] In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the information used to identify the first session includes a first identifier of the first session and a second identifier of the first session.

[0402] The second identifier of the first session includes at least one of the following: MNC, MCC, NID, and the first identifier of the first session.

[0403] In one optional embodiment of the present invention, the first session is one of the following:

[0404] The session can request one or more target operations to be performed on one or more AIoT devices;

[0405] A session of an AIoT service;

[0406] One or more target operations corresponding to a session;

[0407] A session corresponding to one or more target AIoT devices.

[0408] In one optional embodiment of the present invention, the first session is one of the following:

[0409] Relevant interactive information used to associate with target AIoT devices;

[0410] Used to associate and support the interactive information generated during the target AIoT device's target AIoT operation;

[0411] A session that operates one or more AIoT devices;

[0412] AIoT service sessions;

[0413] The session corresponding to the target operation;

[0414] The session corresponding to the target AIoT device.

[0415] In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the first session supports the control plane but not the user plane. The session can be understood as an association or process.

[0416] The operation can be understood as a task.

[0417] The operation execution method of the embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

[0418] Please refer to Figure 2 This invention provides an operating method applied to a first communication device. The first communication device includes, but is not limited to, one of the following: a core network device, an access network device, and a core network device such as one of the following: AMF, AIoT function (or AIoT management or control function) task control or management function, AMF (such as an AMF supporting AIoT function), NEF, a first AIoT function, a second AIoT function, and SMF (such as an SMF supporting AIoT function).

[0419] Access network equipment (such as an operating device of one of the following base station types, or a base station supporting the operating device), third-party applications, AF, NEF (such as a NEF supporting AIoT functionality). The method includes:

[0420] Step 201: The first communication device performs a first operation, the first operation including at least one of the following:

[0421] Determine whether the operating equipment performing the first task includes or excludes the second communication equipment;

[0422] Determine whether the second communication device should be used or not as an operating device;

[0423] Send a first query message to the second communication device, the first query message being used to ask the second communication device whether it agrees or disagrees to execute the first task;

[0424] Send a second query message to the second communication device, the second query message being used to ask the second communication device whether it agrees or disagrees to be used as an operating device.

[0425] As an optional embodiment, the first communication device may be a CN device or a RAN device. The first communication device supports AIoT functionality. The first communication device may be, for example, an AMF (Automatic Facilitator), or a function responsible for UE access and / or mobility management. The AMF may be, for example, an AMF that supports AIoT functionality.

[0426] As an optional embodiment, agreeing or disagreeing to perform the first task can mean agreeing or disagreeing to operate the device as the first task.

[0427] As an optional embodiment, determining whether the operating device performing the first task includes or does not include the second communication device can mean: determining whether the second communication device performs or does not perform the first task.

[0428] The second communication device is, for example, at least one of the following: a terminal, a base station, or an operating device (such as a reader).

[0429] In one embodiment, the operating device (reader) includes an operating device in the form of a base station or an operating device in the form of a terminal;

[0430] Base station-type operating equipment refers to operating equipment that accesses the core network via a base station.

[0431] Terminal-type operating devices refer to operating devices that access the network via a terminal.

[0432] In one implementation, the second communication device is already an operating device and needs to determine whether it agrees or disagrees to perform the first task.

[0433] In another implementation, the second communication device is not yet an operating device, and it needs to determine whether it agrees or disagrees to become an operating device to perform the first task.

[0434] In the embodiments of this application, "agree" means one of the following: permission, authorization.

[0435] As an optional embodiment, the first query information includes at least one of the following:

[0436] Instruction information used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to perform the first task;

[0437] Information on the first task;

[0438] The information of the first task includes at least one of the following:

[0439] Information about the execution area of ​​the first task;

[0440] Information on the execution time of the first task;

[0441] Information about the operation type of the first task;

[0442] Information about the target operating device for the first task;

[0443] Information about the customer who triggered the first task;

[0444] The identifier of the first task.

[0445] Information such as the execution time of the first task includes the duration and time period of execution.

[0446] The operation type of the first task is, for example, at least one of the following: inventory, location, command (such as at least one of the following: read, write, disable, etc.).

[0447] The customer, for example, is a third-party customer. The customer can also be understood and replaced with "consumer."

[0448] The information for the first task may be sent by a third communication device, which may be a client that triggers the first task.

[0449] As an optional embodiment, after sending the first query information to the second communication device, the method further includes:

[0450] Receive the first response information from the second communication device;

[0451] The first response information includes information indicating one of the following:

[0452] The second communication device may agree or disagree to perform the first task;

[0453] The second communication device may agree or disagree to be the operating device for the first task;

[0454] Information for the first task.

[0455] Optionally, the first response information is used to represent the query result of the first query information.

[0456] If the first response information indicates that the second communication device agrees to perform the first task, it is determined that the operating device for performing the first task includes the second communication device, and the second communication device is configured as the operating device for the first task.

[0457] The consent to perform the first task includes consent to the operation of the device as the first task.

[0458] The information about the first task in the first response information is used to indicate one of the following: the second communication device agrees to perform the first task, or the second communication device does not agree to perform the first task.

[0459] It is easy to understand that when the first query information is for querying multiple first tasks, the first response information may include all or part of the first tasks being queried, or the first response information may be used to indicate the first task to be agreed to or the first task to be disagreed with.

[0460] The first response information may implicitly or explicitly indicate agreement to the first task or disagreement with the first task:

[0461] For example, the information of the first task in the first response information is used to indicate that the second communication device agrees to perform the first task.

[0462] The displayed instructions are as follows: The first task in the first query message is A, B, C, D, E. The first task in the first response message is the agreed task A.

[0463] Implicit indications, for example: if the first task in the first response message is task B (which is disagreed with), and the first task in the first query message is A, B, C, D, or E, then the implicit indication is agreement with all other tasks B, C, D, and E except task B. It's easy to understand that implicit indications have the advantage of saving resources when the number of those agreeing outnumbers those disagreeing.

[0464] Configuring the second communication device as the operating device for the first task includes, for example, configuring an identifier for the operating device, configuring resources required to perform the first task (such as an access network device connecting to the second communication device), and requiring the configuration of resources required to perform the first task. These resources include radio resources, such as time-frequency resources.

[0465] As an optional embodiment, the second query information includes at least one of the following:

[0466] Information used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device;

[0467] The category information of the operating equipment includes information indicating at least one of the following: Class I operating equipment, Class II operating equipment;

[0468] Information about the time of operation of the equipment;

[0469] Information about the area where the operating equipment is located;

[0470] Information about the operation type;

[0471] Customer information;

[0472] Information about the third operating device;

[0473] Information on the first task;

[0474] The information of the first task includes at least one of the following:

[0475] Information about the execution area of ​​the first task;

[0476] Information on the execution time of the first task;

[0477] The operation type of the first task;

[0478] Information about the target operating device for the first task;

[0479] Information about the customer who triggered the first task;

[0480] The identifier of the first task.

[0481] In one embodiment, the information or time as the time of the operating device includes, for example, one of the following: the duration of the operating device, a time period, etc.

[0482] Information used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device includes at least one of the following:

[0483] Information used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to be a first-type operating device;

[0484] Information used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to be a second type of operating device;

[0485] Information used to inquire whether a second communication device agrees to be a relay for a third operating device, or a second type of operating device for a third operating device.

[0486] The information used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to act as a relay for the third operating device includes: information about the third operating device.

[0487] It is easy to understand that by providing information about the third operating device, the second communication device is asked whether it agrees to act as a relay for the third operating device.

[0488] It is easy to understand that the relay can be a second type of operating device.

[0489] Optionally, when the second communication device is used as a second type of operating device (a relay of operating devices), the information of the relayed operating device includes at least one of the following: the identifier of the relayed operating device, information on the coverage area of ​​the relayed operating device, etc.

[0490] The information of the coverage area includes the area identifier, and the coverage area represents the area that provides access for terminal devices.

[0491] The operating device can be understood and replaced as the access device of the terminal device.

[0492] As an optional embodiment, the category information of the operating device is used to query whether the second communication device agrees to be an operating device of the category, wherein the category is the category indicated by the category information of the operating device; or

[0493] Information regarding the time of operation of the device is used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device during the stated time, wherein the time is the time indicated by the information regarding the time of operation of the device; or

[0494] Information about the area as an operating device is used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device within that area, where the area is the region indicated by the information about the area as an operating device; or

[0495] The operation type information is used to query the second communication device whether it agrees to execute the operation type, where the operation type is the operation type indicated by the operation type information; or

[0496] The customer's information is used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to one of the following: perform a first task from the customer, acting as the customer's operating device, wherein the customer is indicated by the customer's information; or

[0497] Information from the third operating device is used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to act as a relay for the third operating device or as a second type of operating device for the third operating device; or

[0498] The information for the first task is used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to be the operating device for the first task.

[0499] As an optional embodiment, after sending the second query information to the second communication device, the method further includes: receiving second response information from the second communication device.

[0500] The second response information includes at least one of the following:

[0501] Information used to indicate whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to be used as an operating device;

[0502] Information on the category of the operating equipment;

[0503] Information about the time of operation of the equipment;

[0504] Information about the area where the operating equipment is located;

[0505] Information about the operation type;

[0506] Customer information;

[0507] Information about the third operating device;

[0508] Information for the first task.

[0509] Optionally, the second response information is used to represent the query result of the second query information.

[0510] Optionally, the information used to indicate whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to be an operating device includes at least one of the following:

[0511] Information used to indicate whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to be a first-type operating device;

[0512] Information used to indicate whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to be a second type of operating device;

[0513] Information used to indicate whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees as one of the following: relay of the third operating device, second type of operating device of the third operating device.

[0514] Optionally, the method further includes at least one of the following:

[0515] If the second response information indicates that the second communication device does not agree to perform the first task and / or does not agree to be the operating device for the first task, it is determined that the second communication device will not be the operating device.

[0516] If the second response information indicates that the second communication device agrees to perform the first task and / or agrees to be the operating device for the first task, the second communication device is determined to be the operating device and configured as the operating device.

[0517] Optionally, the second communication device is configured as an operating device for at least one of the following: assigning an identifier for the operating device (e.g., a Reader ID), allocating resources required for configuring the operating device (e.g., an access network device connecting to the second communication device) to require the resources needed to be configured as an operating device. These resources include radio resources, such as time-frequency resources.

[0518] As an optional embodiment, the category information of the operating device is used to indicate one of the following: the operating device category agreed upon by the second communication device, or the operating device category disagreed with by the second communication device; or

[0519] Information regarding the operating time of the device is used to indicate one of the following: the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device during the stated time, or the second communication device does not agree to act as an operating device during the stated time; or

[0520] Information regarding the area as an operating device is used to indicate one of the following: the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device in the area, or the second communication device does not agree to act as an operating device in the area; or

[0521] The operation type information indicates one of the following: the operation type that the second communication device agrees to perform, or the operation type that the second communication device does not agree to perform; or

[0522] The customer's information is used to instruct the second communication device to agree or disagree with one of the following: performing a first task from the customer, acting as the customer's operating device; or

[0523] Information from the third operating device is used to indicate one of the following: the second communication device agrees to act as a relay for the third operating device or as a second-type operating device of the third operating device; or the second communication device does not agree to act as a relay for the third operating device or as a second-type operating device of the third operating device; or

[0524] The information for the first task is used to indicate one of the following: the second communication device agrees to perform the first task, or the second communication device disagrees to perform the first task.

[0525] Optionally, the information of the first task is used to indicate one of the following: the second communication device agrees to perform the first task, or the second communication device disagrees to perform the first task; this can be an explicit or implicit indication:

[0526] For example, the information of the first task in the first response is used to instruct the second communication device to agree to perform the first task.

[0527] The displayed instructions are as follows: The first task in the first query message is A, B, C, D, E. The first task in the first response message is the agreed task A.

[0528] Implicit indications, for example: if the first task information in the first response message indicates disagreement with task B, and the first task information in the first query message is A, B, C, D, E, then the implicit indication is agreement with all other tasks A, C, D, and E except task B. It's easy to understand that implicit indications have the advantage of saving resources when the number of those agreeing outnumbers those disagreeing.

[0529] For example, the information of the first task in the first response is used to indicate that the second communication device does not agree to execute the first task.

[0530] The displayed instructions are as follows: The first task in the first query message is A, B, C, D, E. The first task in the first response message is task A, which is disagreed with.

[0531] Implicit indications, for example: if the first task in the first response message is task B (agreed upon), and the first task in the first query message is A, B, C, D, E, then the implicit indication is disagreement with all tasks A, C, D, and E except task B. It's easy to understand that implicit indications have the advantage of saving resources when the number of disagreements exceeds the number of agreements.

[0532] For example, the information of the first task in the second response is used to instruct the second communication device to agree to be the target operating device of the first task;

[0533] The displayed instructions are as follows: If the first task in the second query information is A, B, C, D, or E, and the first task information in the second response information is task A, then the second communication device agrees to be the target operating device for task A.

[0534] Implicitly, for example, if the first task information in the second response message is task B (which is disagreed with), and the first task in the second query message is A, B, C, D, or E, then the second communication device implicitly agrees to be the target operating device for tasks A, C, D, and E other than task B. It's easy to understand that implicit indications have the advantage of saving resources when the number of agreeing users exceeds the number of disagreeing users.

[0535] For example, the information of the first task in the second response is used to indicate that the second communication device does not agree to be the target operating device of the first task.

[0536] The displayed instructions are as follows: The first task in the second query information is A, B, C, D, E. The first task information in the second response information indicates disagreement with operating the device as the target of task A.

[0537] Implicitly indicating, for example: if the first task information in the second response message is agreed upon (task B), and the first task in the second query message is A, B, C, D, or E, then implicitly indicating disagreement is the target operating device for tasks A, C, D, and E other than task B. It's easy to understand that implicit indication has the advantage of saving resources when the number of disagreements exceeds the number of agreements.

[0538] As an optional embodiment, the first operation includes at least one of the following: determining whether the second communication device is an operating device or not, and determining whether the operating device performing the first task includes or does not include the second communication device. The first operation includes:

[0539] Obtain at least one of the following information: the subscription information of the second communication device, first information, second information, information indicating that the second communication device is not allowed to be used as an operating device, information indicating that the second communication device does not agree to be used as an operating device, information of the first task, first request information, first response information, and second response information; wherein, the first request information is used to request the activation of the second communication device as an operating device;

[0540] Based on the information obtained, perform at least one of the following:

[0541] Determine whether the second communication device should be used or not as an operating device;

[0542] Determine whether the operating equipment performing the first task includes or excludes the second communication equipment.

[0543] Optionally, determining whether the operating device performing the first task includes or excludes the second communication device can mean: determining whether or not the second communication device is required to perform the first task.

[0544] As an optional embodiment, the method further includes:

[0545] Obtain at least one of the following information: first information, second information, information indicating that the second communication device is not allowed to be used as an operating device, information indicating that the second communication device does not agree to be used as an operating device, information of the first task, and first request information; wherein, the first request information is used to request the activation of the second communication device as an operating device;

[0546] Based on the information obtained, perform at least one of the following:

[0547] Send the first query message to the second communication device;

[0548] Send a second query message to the second communication device;

[0549] Optionally, the first requirement information includes at least one of the following:

[0550] Instructions for requesting a second communication device to act as an operating device;

[0551] Customer information is used to indicate customers who request a second communication device as an operating device.

[0552] Information about the area used to indicate the area where the second communication device is required to act as an operating device;

[0553] Information on the time when the agreed area and the area requiring the second communication device to act as an operating device overlap are used to indicate the time when the second communication device is required to act as an operating device.

[0554] As an optional embodiment, the first information includes one of the following: first information from the second communication device, and first information in the subscription information of the second communication device;

[0555] or

[0556] Information used to indicate that the second communication device is not allowed to be used as an operating device includes one of the following: information from the subscription information of the second communication device indicating that the second communication device is not allowed to be used as an operating device;

[0557] or

[0558] Information used to indicate that the second communication device does not agree to be an operating device includes one of the following: information from the second communication device indicating that the second communication device does not agree to be an operating device, or information in the subscription information of the second communication device indicating that the second communication device does not agree to be an operating device;

[0559] or

[0560] The second information is second information from the second communication device.

[0561] or

[0562] The first response information is a first response information from the second communication device;

[0563] or

[0564] The second response information is the first response information from the second communication device.

[0565] As an optional embodiment, if the contract information does not include the first information, then the contract information indicates at least one of the following: the second communication device is not allowed to act as an operating device, or the second communication device does not agree to act as an operating device.

[0566] As an optional embodiment, the first information includes at least one of the following:

[0567] Information used to indicate permission for the second communication device to function as an operating device;

[0568] Allowed category information;

[0569] Information on the category of the operating equipment;

[0570] Information about the time of operation of the equipment;

[0571] Information about the area where the operating equipment is located;

[0572] Information about the operation type;

[0573] Customer information;

[0574] Information about the third operating device.

[0575] As one embodiment, information indicating permission for the second communication device to act as an operating device includes at least one of the following:

[0576] Information used to indicate permission for the second communication device to operate as a first type of device;

[0577] Information used to indicate permission for the second communication device to operate as a second type of device;

[0578] As an optional embodiment, the category information of the operating device is used to indicate the category of operating device that allows the second communication device to function as an operating device; or

[0579] Information about the operating time of the device is used to indicate the time during which the second communication device is permitted to operate; or

[0580] Information about the area where the device is operated is used to indicate the area where the second communication device is permitted to operate; or

[0581] Operation type information, used to indicate the type of operation that the second communication device is allowed to perform; or

[0582] Customer information is used to instruct the second communication device to perform a first task from the customer, or to act as an operating device for the customer; or

[0583] Information about the third operating device is used to indicate whether the second communication device is permitted to act as a relay for the third operating device or as a second type of operating device for the third operating device.

[0584] As an optional embodiment, the information for the permitted categories includes one of the following:

[0585] Always allow a second communication device to be used as an operating device;

[0586] If there is a need for a second communication device to perform the first task, inquire whether the second communication device agrees to perform the first task.

[0587] If there is a need for a second communication device to act as an operating device, inquire whether the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device.

[0588] As an optional embodiment, the second information includes at least one of the following:

[0589] Information used to instruct the second communication device to agree to be an operating device;

[0590] Consent category information;

[0591] Information on the category of the operating equipment;

[0592] Information about the time of operation of the equipment;

[0593] Information about the area where the operating equipment is located;

[0594] Information about the operation type;

[0595] Customer information;

[0596] Information about the third operating device.

[0597] Optionally, the information used to indicate that the second communication device agrees to be an operating device includes at least one of the following: information used to indicate that the second communication device agrees to be a first type of operating device;

[0598] Information used to instruct the second communication device to agree to be a second type of operating device

[0599] As an optional embodiment, the category information of the operating device is used to indicate that the second communication device agrees to be the category of the operating device; or

[0600] Information regarding the time of operation of the device is used to indicate to the second communication device that it agrees to act as the operating device; or

[0601] Information about the area of ​​the operating device is used to indicate that the second communication device agrees to be the area of ​​the operating device; or...

[0602] Operation type information, used to indicate the type of operation that the second communication device agrees to perform; or

[0603] The customer's information is used to instruct the second communication device to agree to one of the following: to perform a first task from the customer, acting as the customer's operating device;

[0604] Information about the third operating device is used to indicate that the second communication device agrees to act as a relay for the third operating device or as a second type of operating device for the third operating device.

[0605] In this context, "for indicating" can mean "for explicit or implicit indication".

[0606] For example, "operating device category information, used to indicate that the second communication device agrees to be the category of operating device" can be expressed as: operating device category information, used to explicitly or implicitly indicate that the second communication device agrees to be the category of operating device.

[0607] For example, the displayed indication: the category information of the operating device may include the agreed category A.

[0608] For example, an implicit indication: the category information of the operating device may disagree with category B, implicitly indicating agreement with other categories besides B. This implicitly indicates agreement with category A. Both have the same effect.

[0609] For example, information about the time of operation of the device can be used to indicate to the second communication device that it agrees to be the time of operation.

[0610] The information displayed indicates, for example, that the time information of the operating device includes: the time information of the second communication device agreeing to act as the operating device.

[0611] Implicitly, the information regarding the timing of the operation device includes information about the time when the second communication device does not agree to act as the operation device, and implicitly indicates that the second communication device agrees to act as the operation device at other times besides the time when the second communication device does not agree to act as the operation device.

[0612] For example, information about the region of the operating device is used to indicate that the second communication device agrees to be the region of the operating device.

[0613] -Displaying information, for example, that the area of ​​the operating device includes information that the second communication device agrees to be the area of ​​the operating device.

[0614] Implicitly indicating, for example, that the information about the area of ​​the operating device includes information about areas where the second communication device does not agree to be the operating device, implicitly indicating areas other than "areas where the second communication device does not agree to be the operating device" where the second communication device agrees to be the operating device.

[0615] For example, information about the operation type is used to indicate the type of operation that the second communication device agrees to perform;

[0616] - The information explicitly indicates, for example, that the operation type information includes the operation type that the second communication device agrees to perform.

[0617] Implicitly, the information on the operation type includes information on the operation type that the second communication device does not agree to execute, and implicitly indicates that the second communication device agrees to execute other operation types besides "the operation type that the second communication device does not agree to execute".

[0618] For example, customer information is used to instruct the second communication device to agree to one of the following: to perform a first task from the customer, as the customer's operating device.

[0619] -Displaying an indication, for example: The customer's information includes: The second communication device agrees to perform a task from the customer.

[0620] Implicitly, for example, the customer's information includes: the second communication device does not agree to execute the task from the customer, implicitly indicating that the second communication device agrees to execute the task triggered by other customers besides the "customer whose second communication device does not agree to execute the task".

[0621] For example, information about a third operating device is used to indicate that the second communication device agrees to act as a relay for the third operating device or as a second type of operating device for the third operating device.

[0622] -Displaying indications, for example: the information of the third operating device includes: the second communication device agrees to act as a relay for the third operating device or a second type of operating device for the third operating device.

[0623] Implicitly, for example, the information of the third operating device includes: the second communication device does not agree to act as a relay of the third operating device or a second type of operating device of the third operating device, and implicitly indicates that other operating devices besides "the second communication device does not agree to act as a relay of the third operating device or a second type of operating device of the third operating device" agree to act as a relay or a second type of operating device.

[0624] The customer information can be used to identify at least one of the following: the customer who triggered the first task, or the customer who requested the second communication device as its operating device. The customer information includes: a customer identifier. The customer can be one or more customers.

[0625] If there is no information indicating that the second communication device agrees to act as a customer of the operating device, then by default the second communication device allows all customer requests.

[0626] The second communication device agrees to act as an operating device for a period of time or time information, such as at least one of the following: the duration of time the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device, or the time period during which the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device.

[0627] If there is no information regarding the time when the second communication device agrees to act as the operating device, then by default, the second communication device agrees to act as the operating device in all time periods.

[0628] If there is no region where the second communication device agrees to be the operating device, then by default, the second communication device agrees to be the operating device in all regions.

[0629] If no information is available regarding the type of operation that the second communication device agrees to perform, then by default the second communication device agrees to perform all operations of the first task.

[0630] As an optional embodiment, the information of the consent category includes one of the following:

[0631] The second communication device agrees to be used as an operating device;

[0632] When there is a need for a second communication device to perform the first task, it is necessary to ask the second communication device whether it agrees to perform the first task;

[0633] When there is a need for a second communication device to act as an operating device, it is necessary to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device.

[0634] Optionally, the requirement for a second communication device to perform the first task means that the operating device for the first task includes the second communication device.

[0635] As an optional embodiment, sending the first query information to the second communication device includes at least one of the following:

[0636] If the first condition is met, send the first query message to the second communication device;

[0637] The first condition includes at least one of the following:

[0638] The consent category is: when there is a need for a second communication device to act as an operating device, it is necessary to ask the second communication device whether it consents to act as an operating device;

[0639] The consent category is: when there is a need for a second communication device to perform the first task, it is necessary to ask the second communication device whether it consents to be used as an operating device;

[0640] The permitted category is: when there is a need for a second communication device to perform the first task, inquire whether the second communication device agrees to perform the first task;

[0641] The permitted category is: when there is a need for a second communication device to act as an operating device, it is necessary to ask the second communication device whether it agrees to act as an operating device.

[0642] As an optional embodiment, sending the first query information to the second communication device includes at least one of the following:

[0643] If the second condition is met, send a first query message to the second communication device;

[0644] The second condition includes at least one of the following:

[0645] The consent category is: when there is a need for a second communication device to act as an operating device, it is necessary to ask the second communication device whether it consents to act as an operating device;

[0646] The permitted category is: when there is a need for a second communication device to act as an operating device, it is necessary to ask the second communication device whether it agrees to act as an operating device.

[0647] Optionally, the consent category is the consent category in the second information; the permission category is the permission category in the first information.

[0648] As an optional embodiment, the determination of the operating device for performing the first task may or may not include a second communication device, and includes at least one of the following:

[0649] If the first condition is met, it is determined that the operating device performing the first task includes the second communication device;

[0650] If the third condition is not met or the fourth condition is met, it is determined that the operating device performing the first task does not include the second communication device.

[0651] The third condition includes at least one of the following:

[0652] Allow a second communication device to be used as an operating device;

[0653] The second communication device agrees to be used as an operating device;

[0654] The second communication device agrees to perform the first task;

[0655] The first task satisfies the conditions that allow the second communication device to function as an operating device;

[0656] The first task satisfies the condition that the second communication device agrees to act as the operating device.

[0657] The target operating device for the first task includes a second communication device;

[0658] in,

[0659] The fourth condition includes at least one of the following:

[0660] Second communication devices are not permitted to be used as operating devices;

[0661] The second communication device does not agree to be used as an operating device.

[0662] Optionally, the second communication device agreeing to perform the first task includes: the first task agreed to by the second communication device.

[0663] The first condition is not met for example, for example, at least one of the following:

[0664] The subscription information of the second communication device does not include the first information;

[0665] The subscription information of the second communication device includes information indicating that the second communication device is not permitted to be used as an operating device;

[0666] Received information indicating that the second communication device does not agree to be an operating device;

[0667] The first task does not meet the conditions for allowing the second communication device to be used as an operating device;

[0668] The first task does not meet the conditions for the second communication device to agree to act as an operating device.

[0669] Wherein, the first task does not meet the conditions for the second communication device to agree to act as an operating device, including at least one of the following:

[0670] The customer who triggered the first task was not included in the list of customers for whom the second communication device agreed to be an operating device.

[0671] The second communication device is located outside the area where the second communication device agrees to be an operating device;

[0672] The area where the second communication device acts as the operating device does not overlap with the area where the first task is executed;

[0673] The area where the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device does not include the area where the first task is executed;

[0674] The second communication device agrees that the time information of the operating device does not overlap with the execution time of the first task;

[0675] The second communication device agrees that the time information for operating devices does not include the execution time of the first task;

[0676] The operations in the first task do not include operations that the second communication device agrees to perform;

[0677] The second communication device disagrees with performing the first task.

[0678] The first task does not meet the conditions in the first information that allow the second communication device to act as an operating device, including at least one of the following:

[0679] The customer who triggered the first task was not included in the list of customers who allowed the second communication device to be used as an operating device.

[0680] The second communication device is located outside the area where the second communication device is permitted to be used as an operating device;

[0681] The area where the second communication device is allowed to act as an operating device does not overlap with the execution area of ​​the first task;

[0682] The area where the second communication device is permitted to act as an operating device does not include the area where the first task is executed;

[0683] The timing information allowing the second communication device to act as an operating device does not overlap with the execution time of the first task;

[0684] The time information allowing the second communication device to act as an operating device does not include the execution time of the first task;

[0685] The operations in the first task do not include operations that are permitted to be performed by the second communication device;

[0686] The target operating device for the first task does not include the second communication device.

[0687] As an optional embodiment, the second communication device agrees to perform the first task, including at least one of the following:

[0688] The consent category is: the second communication device consents to be used as an operating device;

[0689] The consent category is: when there is a need for a second communication device to act as an operating device, it is necessary to ask the second communication device whether it consents to act as an operating device, and the result of the inquiry includes or indicates that the second communication device consents to act as an operating device;

[0690] When there is a need for a second communication device to perform a first task, it is necessary to ask the second communication device whether it agrees to perform the first task, and the result of the inquiry includes or indicates that the second communication device agrees to perform the first task.

[0691] The second communication device agrees to include customers who request the triggering of the first task;

[0692] The area agreed upon in the second communication device includes the area that requires the second communication device to act as an operating device;

[0693] The area agreed upon by the second communication device overlaps with the area where the second communication device is required to function as an operating device.

[0694] The time of consent in the second communication device includes the time when the second communication device is requested to act as an operating device.

[0695] The time when the second communication device agrees overlaps with the time when it requests the second communication device to act as an operating device.

[0696] The first task requires operation types that include operation types agreed upon by at least one second communication device.

[0697] The second communication device is located within the area where the second communication device agrees to be an operating device;

[0698] The current time is the time when the second communication device agreed to act as the operating device.

[0699] The customer agreed to by the second communication device is determined based on the customer information in the second information (e.g., implicitly or explicitly).

[0700] The display confirms, for example: the customer information includes customer information agreed upon by the second communication device.

[0701] Implicitly, for example, the customer information includes information about customers whom the second communication device does not agree with, which may indicate agreement with other customers besides the customers who do not agree.

[0702] The area agreed upon by the second communication device is determined based on the information in the second information regarding the area as the operating device (e.g., implicitly or explicitly determined);

[0703] The display specifies, for example: the area used as the operating device includes information about the area agreed upon by the second communication device;

[0704] Implicitly, for example, the area used as the operating device includes information about areas that the second communication device disagrees with, which may indicate agreement with other areas besides the areas that are disagreed with.

[0705] The time of consent of the second communication device is determined based on the time of operation of the device in the second information (e.g., implicitly or explicitly).

[0706] The display confirms, for example: the time as the operating device includes information about the time agreed upon by the second communication device;

[0707] Implicitly, for example, the time of operation of the device includes information about the time when the second communication device disagrees, which may indicate agreement to other times besides the time of disagreement.

[0708] The type of operation agreed upon by the second communication device is determined based on the information about the type of operation to be performed in the second information (e.g., implicitly or explicitly).

[0709] The information displayed indicates, for example, that the type of operation to be performed includes the type of operation agreed to be performed by the second communication device;

[0710] Implicitly, for example, the information about the type of operation to be performed includes the type of operation that the second communication device does not agree to be performed, which may indicate agreement to other types of operation besides the type of operation that is not agreed to.

[0711] As an optional embodiment, the first task satisfies the conditions that allow the second communication device to function as an operating device, including at least one of the following:

[0712] The first message allows for customers who trigger the first task;

[0713] The allowed area in the first information includes at least one execution area of ​​the first task, or the allowed area in the first information overlaps with the execution area of ​​the first task;

[0714] The allowed time in the first information includes the execution time of the first task, or the allowed time in the first information overlaps with the execution time of the first task;

[0715] The operation type required by the first task includes at least one operation type allowed in the first information. Optionally, the allowed client: used to indicate that the second communication device is allowed to perform the first task from the client, or, as the operating device of the client.

[0716] Permitted Area: This indicates the area where the second communication device is permitted to operate.

[0717] Permitted Time: Indicates the time information during which the second communication device is permitted to operate. Permitted Operation Type: Indicates the operation that the second communication device is permitted to perform.

[0718] The customers allowed in the first information are determined based on the customer information in the first information;

[0719] The permitted area in the first information is determined based on the information about the area that serves as the operating device in the first information; the permitted time in the first information is determined based on the information about the time that serves as the operating device in the first information.

[0720] The allowed operation types in the first information are determined based on the operation type information in the first information.

[0721] As an optional embodiment, the first task satisfies the condition that the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device, including at least one of the following:

[0722] The second communication device agrees to include the customer who triggered the first task;

[0723] The area agreed upon by the second communication device includes at least one execution area of ​​the first task, or the area agreed upon by the second communication device overlaps with the execution area of ​​the first task.

[0724] The time agreed upon by the second communication device includes the execution time of the first task, or the time agreed upon by the second communication device overlaps with the execution time of the first task;

[0725] The operation type required by the first task includes an operation type agreed to by at least one second communication device. Optionally, the agreeing client: used to instruct the second communication device to agree to one of the following: perform the first task from the client, as the operating device of the client.

[0726] Agreed area: The time period during which the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device.

[0727] Time of consent: Used to indicate the area where the second communication device consents to being an operating device.

[0728] Type of operation agreed upon: The operation used to indicate that the second communication device agrees to perform.

[0729] The client agreed to by the second communication device is determined based on the client information in the second information (e.g., implicitly or explicitly).

[0730] The display confirms, for example: the customer information includes customer information agreed upon by the second communication device.

[0731] Implicitly, for example, the customer information includes information about customers whom the second communication device does not agree with, which may indicate agreement with other customers besides the customers who do not agree.

[0732] The area agreed upon by the second communication device is determined based on the information in the second information regarding the area as the operating device (e.g., implicitly or explicitly determined);

[0733] The display specifies, for example, that the area used as the operating device includes information about the area agreed upon by the second communication device.

[0734] Implicitly, for example, the area used as the operating device includes information about areas that the second communication device disagrees with, which may indicate agreement with other areas besides the areas that are disagreed with.

[0735] The time of consent of the second communication device is determined based on the time of operation of the device in the second information (e.g., implicitly or explicitly).

[0736] The display confirms, for example, that the time used as the operating device includes information about the time agreed upon by the second communication device.

[0737] Implicitly, for example, the time of operation of the device includes information about the time when the second communication device disagrees, which may indicate agreement to other times besides the time of disagreement.

[0738] The type of operation agreed upon by the second communication device is determined based on the information about the type of operation to be performed in the second information (e.g., implicitly or explicitly).

[0739] The information displayed indicates, for example, that the type of operation to be performed includes the type of operation agreed to be performed by the second communication device;

[0740] Implicitly, for example, the information about the type of operation to be performed includes the type of operation that the second communication device does not agree to be performed, which may indicate agreement to other types of operation besides the type of operation that is not agreed to.

[0741] As an optional embodiment, determining whether the second communication device is an operating device or not includes at least one of the following:

[0742] If the fifth condition is met, the second communication device is determined as the operating device;

[0743] If the fifth condition is not met or the sixth condition is met, the second communication device shall not be used as an operating device.

[0744] The fifth condition includes at least one of the following:

[0745] Allow a second communication device to be used as an operating device;

[0746] The second communication device agrees to be used as an operating device;

[0747] The first task satisfies the conditions that allow the second communication device to function as an operating device;

[0748] in,

[0749] The sixth condition includes at least one of the following:

[0750] Second communication devices are not permitted to be used as operating devices;

[0751] The second communication device does not agree to be used as an operating device.

[0752] Among them, at least one of the following conditions is not met:

[0753] Second communication devices are not permitted to be used as operating devices;

[0754] The second communication device does not agree to be used as an operating device;

[0755] The first task does not meet the conditions for allowing the second communication device to be used as an operating device.

[0756] Wherein, the first task does not meet the conditions for allowing the second communication device to act as an operating device, including at least one of the following:

[0757] The customer who triggered the first task was not included in the list of customers who allowed the second communication device to be used as an operating device.

[0758] The second communication device is located outside the area where the second communication device is permitted to be used as an operating device;

[0759] The area where the second communication device is allowed to act as an operating device does not overlap with the execution area of ​​the first task;

[0760] The area where the second communication device is permitted to act as an operating device does not include the area where the first task is executed;

[0761] The timing information allowing the second communication device to act as an operating device does not overlap with the execution time of the first task;

[0762] The time information allowing the second communication device to act as an operating device does not include the execution time of the first task; the operations in the first task do not include operations that the second communication device is allowed to perform.

[0763] The target operating device for the first task does not include the second communication device.

[0764] Optionally, the second communication device agrees to act as the operating device. For example, the first communication device sends a message to the second communication device asking whether it agrees to act as the operating device, and the second communication device returns a response message to the first communication device, indicating that the second communication device agrees to act as the operating device.

[0765] As an optional embodiment, the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device, including at least one of the following:

[0766] The consent category is: the second communication device consents to be used as an operating device;

[0767] The consent category is: when there is a need for a second communication device to act as an operating device, it is necessary to ask the second communication device whether it agrees to act as an operating device, and the result of the inquiry includes or indicates that the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device;

[0768] The customers who agree to use the second communication device include those who request the second communication device as an operating device.

[0769] The area agreed to by the second communication device includes the area where the second communication device is required to act as an operating device.

[0770] The area agreed upon by the second communication device overlaps with the area where the second communication device is required to act as an operating device.

[0771] The time when the second communication device agrees includes the time when the second communication device is requested to act as an operating device.

[0772] The time when the second communication device agrees overlaps with the time when it requests the second communication device to act as an operating device.

[0773] The second communication device is located within the area where the second communication device agrees to be an operating device;

[0774] The current time is the time when the second communication device agreed to act as the operating device.

[0775] Optionally, the consenting customer: used to instruct the second communication device to consent to one of the following: performing a first task from the customer, as the operating device of the customer.

[0776] Agreed area: The area used to indicate that the second communication device agrees to be an operating device.

[0777] Time of consent: The time at which the second communication device consents to being operated.

[0778] The type of operation agreed upon: the type of operation that the second communication device agrees to perform (including at least one of the following: inventory, location, command (such as at least one of the following: read, write, disable, etc.)).

[0779] The client agreed to by the second communication device is determined based on the client information in the second information (e.g., implicitly or explicitly).

[0780] The display confirms, for example: the customer information includes customer information agreed upon by the second communication device.

[0781] Implicitly, for example, the customer information includes information about customers whom the second communication device does not agree with, which may indicate agreement with other customers besides the customers who do not agree.

[0782] The area agreed upon by the second communication device is determined based on the information in the second information regarding the area as the operating device (e.g., implicitly or explicitly determined);

[0783] The display specifies, for example: the area used as the operating device includes information about the area agreed upon by the second communication device;

[0784] Implicitly, for example, the area used as the operating device includes information about areas that the second communication device disagrees with, which may indicate agreement with other areas besides the areas that are disagreed with.

[0785] The time of consent of the second communication device is determined based on the time of operation of the device in the second information (e.g., implicitly or explicitly).

[0786] The display confirms, for example: the time as the operating device includes information about the time agreed upon by the second communication device;

[0787] Implicitly, for example, the time of operation of the device includes information about the time when the second communication device disagrees, which may indicate agreement to other times besides the time of disagreement.

[0788] The type of operation agreed upon by the second communication device is determined based on the information about the type of operation to be performed in the second information (e.g., implicitly or explicitly).

[0789] The information displayed indicates, for example, that the type of operation to be performed includes the type of operation agreed to be performed by the second communication device;

[0790] Implicitly, for example, the information about the type of operation to be performed includes the type of operation that the second communication device does not agree to be performed, which may indicate agreement to other types of operation besides the type of operation that is not agreed to.

[0791] As an optional embodiment, allowing the second communication device to function as an operating device includes at least one of the following:

[0792] The permitted category is: the second communication device is permitted to function as an operating device;

[0793] The permitted category is: when there is a need for a second communication device to act as an operating device, it is necessary to ask the second communication device whether it agrees to act as an operating device, and the result of the inquiry includes or indicates that the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device.

[0794] The first information allows customers to include those who request the second communication device as an operating device;

[0795] The permitted areas in the first information include areas that require the second communication device to act as an operating device;

[0796] The permitted area in the first information overlaps with the area where the second communication device is required to act as an operating device.

[0797] The permitted time in the first information includes the time during which the second communication device is required to act as an operating device;

[0798] The permitted time in the first information overlaps with the time when the second communication device is required to act as an operating device.

[0799] The second communication device is located in an area where the second communication device is permitted to function as an operating device;

[0800] The current time is the time during which the second communication device is allowed to operate.

[0801] Optionally, permitted customer: used to indicate that the second communication device is permitted to perform a first task from the customer, or to act as an operating device for the customer.

[0802] Permitted Area: This indicates the area where the second communication device is permitted to operate.

[0803] Permitted time: Indicates the time during which the second communication device is permitted to operate.

[0804] Permitted operation type: This indicates the type of operation that the second communication device is allowed to perform.

[0805] The customers allowed in the first information are determined based on the customer information in the first information (e.g., implicitly or explicitly).

[0806] The display confirms, for example, that the customer in the customer information is authorized to allow the second communication device to perform the first task from the customer;

[0807] Implicitly determining, for example, that the customer in the customer's information is not allowed to perform the first task from the customer, can indicate that the second communication device is allowed to perform the first task from other customers besides the customer.

[0808] The allowed areas in the first information are determined based on the information of the area as the operating device in the first information (e.g., implicitly or explicitly determined);

[0809] The display specifies, for example: the area designated as the operating device includes information about the area where the second communication device is permitted to operate;

[0810] Implicitly, for example, the area designated as the operating device includes information about areas where the second communication device is not permitted to operate, which may indicate that it is permitted to operate as an operating device in areas other than those where the second communication device is not permitted to operate.

[0811] The allowed time in the first information is determined based on the time as the operating device in the first information (e.g., implicitly or explicitly determined);

[0812] The display specifies, for example, that the time during which the device is operated includes information about the time during which the second communication device is permitted to operate.

[0813] Implicitly, for example, the time during which the second communication device is used as an operating device includes information about the time during which the second communication device is not allowed to be used as an operating device, which can indicate that it is allowed to be used as an operating device during other times besides the time during which the second communication device is not allowed to be used as an operating device.

[0814] The types of operations allowed in the first information are determined based on the information about the types of operations to be performed in the first information (e.g., implicitly or explicitly).

[0815] The information displayed determines, for example, that the type of operation to be performed includes the types of operations that the second communication device is allowed to perform;

[0816] Implicitly, for example, the information about the type of operation to be performed includes operation types that are not allowed to be performed by the second communication device, which may indicate that other operation types besides those not allowed to be performed by the second communication device are allowed.

[0817] In one embodiment, the second communication device is not permitted to be used as an operating device, including one of the following:

[0818] The permitted category is: when there is a need for the second communication device to perform the first task, the second communication device is asked whether it agrees to perform the first task, and the questioning result includes or indicates that the second communication device does not agree to perform the first task;

[0819] The permitted category is: when there is a need for a second communication device to act as an operating device, inquiring whether the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device; and the inquiry result includes or indicates that the second communication device does not agree to act as an operating device.

[0820] In one embodiment, the second communication device does not agree to be used as an operating device, including one of the following:

[0821] The consent category is as follows: when there is a need for the second communication device to perform the first task, it is necessary to ask the second communication device whether it agrees to perform the first task; and the result of the inquiry includes or indicates that the second communication device does not agree to perform the first task.

[0822] The consent category is as follows: when there is a need for a second communication device to act as an operating device, it is necessary to ask the second communication device whether it agrees to act as an operating device; and the result of the inquiry includes or indicates that the second communication device does not agree to act as an operating device.

[0823] As an optional embodiment, the first task is an operation task on one or more terminal devices that requires one or more operating devices to perform.

[0824] As an optional embodiment, the operating device includes at least one of the following: a first type of operating device, a second type of operating device, a relay operating device of a third operating device, or a second type of operating device of a third operating device.

[0825] in,

[0826] The first type of operating device satisfies at least one of the following:

[0827] Layer 3 relay operating equipment of the first communication equipment or base station operating equipment;

[0828] It has its own operating equipment information;

[0829] The messages used to filter, inventory, or page one or more terminal devices contain information about the device being operated.

[0830] Able to work independently;

[0831] The information received by the first type of operating device from the terminal device is not visible to the first communication device or the first operating device;

[0832] Controlled, configured, and managed by third-party communication equipment or core network equipment;

[0833] in,

[0834] The relay operating equipment or the second type of operating equipment meets at least one of the following:

[0835] Layer 2 relay operating equipment of the first communication equipment or base station operating equipment;

[0836] It is a relay operating device that is a Class I or Class III operating device;

[0837] It does not have independent operating equipment information, or information on relay third operating equipment;

[0838] Messages used for filtering, inventorying, or paging one or more terminal devices contain information about third-party operating devices or relay operating devices.

[0839] Use the information of the third operating device or the information of the relay operating device as its own operating device information;

[0840] Used to extend the coverage of a third operating device or the coverage of a relay operating device;

[0841] Unable to work independently;

[0842] It needs to work with the relayed operating equipment or with a third operating equipment;

[0843] Controlled, configured, and managed by the first communication device or the third operating device;

[0844] The information received by the second type of operating device from the terminal device is visible to the first communication device or the first operating device;

[0845] The second type of operating device is invisible to the third communication device;

[0846] in,

[0847] The relay operating equipment of the third operating equipment meets at least one of the following requirements:

[0848] Information about the third relay operating device;

[0849] Perform the first task of the third operating device;

[0850] Controlled by a third operating device.

[0851] Optionally, "not visible to the third communication device" can mean one of the following: the second type of operating device is not visible to the third communication device when it is activated or deactivated, or the second type of operating device is not visible to the third communication device when it performs or does not perform the first task.

[0852] It's easy to understand that the third communication device can still authorize the second communication device as an operating device or a second-type operating device, sending information indicating permission for the second communication device to act as an operating device or a second-type operating device to the first communication device. However, the subsequent activation of the second communication device as a second-type operating device by the first communication device can be invisible to the third communication device. Similarly, the subsequent setting of the second communication device as a non-second-type operating device can also be invisible to the third communication device.

[0853] Similarly, the first communication device can send a first task to the third operating device, requesting the third operating device to execute the first task. The first communication device can also activate a second type of operating device to execute the first task. This can also be invisible to the third communication device.

[0854] A Layer 3 relay operating device can also be called an operating device Layer 3 relay. A Layer 2 relay operating device can also be called an operating device Layer 2 relay. Both essentially function as relays. For example, in terms of communication distance, if a terminal device cannot reach a third operating device or a first communication device, it can indirectly access the third operating device or the first communication device through the relay.

[0855] In one embodiment, for a Layer 3 relay operating device, the information of the terminal device is not visible to the third operating device or the first communication device.

[0856] In one implementation, for a Layer 2 relay operating device, the information of the terminal device is visible to a second operating device or a first communication device.

[0857] In one embodiment, the operating device may be referred to as a reader (such as a UEreader);

[0858] The first type of operating equipment can be called independent operating equipment or layer three relay operating equipment.

[0859] The second type of operating device can be called an operating device relay (reader relay), or a relay operating device (relay reader), or a layer 2 relay operating device.

[0860] In one embodiment, the third operating device is, for example, an operating device in the form of a base station. In another embodiment, the third operating device may also be an operating device in the form of a terminal.

[0861] The third operating device is an operating device. In one embodiment, the third operating device is a first type of operating device.

[0862] As an optional embodiment, the terminal device satisfies at least one of the following:

[0863] No connection;

[0864] Stateless;

[0865] No RRC status;

[0866] No CM status;

[0867] No mobility management;

[0868] Active communication is not supported, or passive communication is supported;

[0869] Support for AIoT devices;

[0870] or,

[0871] The terminal device includes at least one of the following:

[0872] Environmental IoT (AIoT) devices;

[0873] Unconnected devices;

[0874] Stateless terminals;

[0875] Terminals without RRC status;

[0876] Terminals without CM status;

[0877] Terminals without mobility management;

[0878] Passive communication devices;

[0879] Response equipment;

[0880] A device that supports communication with a first communication device or operating device;

[0881] Devices capable of performing or responding to target operations;

[0882] A device capable of accessing a wireless communication system via a first communication device or operating device;

[0883] in,

[0884] The second interface is the wireless interface between the first communication device or operating device and the terminal device;

[0885] The first RAT is a RAT used to provide AIoT services.

[0886] The terminal device may include one or more terminals.

[0887] When the second communication device is a terminal (such as an operating device in the form of a terminal), it is a different terminal from the aforementioned terminal device (such as an AIoT device).

[0888] In one embodiment, the second interface may be different from another port of the Uu interface or the PC5 interface. In another embodiment, the second interface may be an enhancement of the Uu interface or an enhancement of the PC5 interface.

[0889] Passive communication means that information is only responded to or sent when triggered by downlink signaling or traffic. It's easy to understand that devices that only support passive communication can only be triggered by other devices; they will not actively select a network or actively camp on a cell.

[0890] Active communication is not supported, such as network selection, cell selection, initiating signaling, and actively sending data.

[0891] As an optional embodiment, the operating device satisfies at least one of the following:

[0892] For readers and writers;

[0893] Devices that support communication with terminal devices;

[0894] As an access device for terminal devices;

[0895] Supports triggering terminal devices to execute commands;

[0896] Devices that operate terminal devices or AIoT operations;

[0897] Operating devices that perform the primary task or AIoT task;

[0898] Supports communication devices at the access layer;

[0899] Supports wireless interfaces with terminal devices;

[0900] AIoT wireless access technology supporting environmental IoT

[0901] Supports at least one of the following operations on the terminal device: paging the terminal device, filtering the terminal device, discovering the terminal device, identifying the terminal device, obtaining the identifier of the terminal device, obtaining the information of the terminal device, configuring information to the terminal device, enabling the RF capability of the terminal device, disabling the RF capability of the terminal device, controlling the terminal device to execute commands, locating the terminal device, inventorying the terminal device, reading information from the terminal device, writing information to the terminal device, activating the terminal device, and deactivating the terminal device.

[0902] The paging process can be implemented by using paging information for screening terminal devices.

[0903] In one embodiment, the information for screening terminal devices includes at least one of the following: a terminal device identifier, used to identify a group of terminal devices (referred to as a group identifier), and matching information, used to indicate the characteristics of the terminal devices.

[0904] This embodiment addresses the question of how to determine whether a UE is permitted to perform AIoT tasks based on its participation and UE's contractual authorization. When there is no distinction between a BS reader and a UE reader, this method can be extended to a BS reader.

[0905] Through the embodiments of the present invention, the first communication device can determine whether the second communication device can be used as the operating device for the first task, or the first communication device can determine whether it can be used as the operating device for the first task by querying the second communication device, thereby determining the specific device for executing the first task and configuring the communication device as the operating device for the terminal device.

[0906] Please refer to Figure 3 This invention provides an operating method applied to a second communication device. The second communication device includes, but is not limited to, one of the following: a terminal, a base station, an operating device (such as a reader), an access network device (such as a RAN device); a communication device supporting an AIoT access system; an operating device (such as a UE-type operating device, a base station-type operating device); a reader (such as one of the following: a UE-type reader, a base station-type reader, a device that communicates with a terminal device via an air interface, a device that performs a target operation), a UE (including one of the following: a UE supporting reader functionality, an intermediate device, a UE-type reader), an access network device (such as one of the following: a base station supporting reader functionality, a base station-type reader), and an intermediate device. The method includes:

[0907] Step 301: The second communication device performs a second operation, which includes at least one of the following:

[0908] Send a message requesting the second communication device to act as the operating device;

[0909] Send at least one of the following: a second message indicating that the second communication device does not agree to be an operating device;

[0910] Receive a first query message sent by a first communication device, the first query message being used to ask the second communication device whether it agrees or disagrees to execute the first task;

[0911] The device receives a second query message from a first communication device, the second query message being used to ask the second communication device whether it agrees or disagrees to be used as an operating device;

[0912] in,

[0913] The second information includes at least one of the following:

[0914] Information used to instruct the second communication device to agree to be an operating device;

[0915] Consent category information;

[0916] Information on the category of the operating equipment;

[0917] Information about the time of operation of the equipment;

[0918] Information about the area where the operating equipment is located;

[0919] Information about the operation type;

[0920] Customer information;

[0921] Information about the third operating device.

[0922] The first communication device can be one of the following: access network equipment, core network equipment.

[0923] To indicate whether you agree or disagree to perform the first task, you can say: agree or disagree to be the operating device for the first task.

[0924] Determining whether the operating device performing the first task includes or excludes the second communication device can mean: determining whether the second communication device performs or does not perform the first task.

[0925] The second communication device includes at least one of the following: a terminal, a base station, and an operating device reader.

[0926] Information used to instruct the second communication device to agree to be an operating device includes at least one of the following: information used to instruct the second communication device to agree to be a first type of operating device; information used to instruct the second communication device to agree to be a second type of operating device.

[0927] In one embodiment, the operating device includes at least one of the following: an operating device in the form of a base station or an operating device in the form of a terminal (such as a UE).

[0928] Base station-type operating equipment refers to operating equipment that accesses the core network via a base station.

[0929] Terminal-type operating devices refer to operating devices that access the network via a terminal.

[0930] In one implementation, the second communication device is already an operating device and needs to determine whether it agrees or disagrees to perform the first task.

[0931] In another implementation, the second communication device is not yet an operating device, and it needs to determine whether it agrees or disagrees to become an operating device to perform the first task.

[0932] In the embodiments of this application, "agree" means one of the following: permission, authorization.

[0933] As an optional embodiment, the first query information includes at least one of the following:

[0934] Instruction information used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to perform the first task;

[0935] Information on the first task;

[0936] The information of the first task includes at least one of the following:

[0937] Information about the execution area of ​​the first task;

[0938] Information on the execution time of the first task;

[0939] Information about the operation type of the first task;

[0940] Information about the target operating device for the first task;

[0941] Information about the customer who triggered the first task;

[0942] The identifier of the first task.

[0943] Information such as the execution time of the first task includes the duration and time period of execution.

[0944] The operation type of the first task is, for example, at least one of the following: inventory, location, command (such as at least one of the following: read, write, disable, etc.).

[0945] The customer, for example, is a third-party customer. The customer can also be understood and replaced with "consumer."

[0946] The information for the first task may be sent by a third communication device, which may be a client that triggers the first task.

[0947] The information about the execution area of ​​the first task is used to indicate the execution area of ​​the first task;

[0948] The information regarding the execution time of the first task is used to indicate the execution time of the first task;

[0949] The operation type information of the first task is used to indicate the operation type required by the first task;

[0950] The information of the target operating device for the first task is used to indicate the target operating device for performing the first task;

[0951] The information about the customers who triggered the first task is used to indicate which customers triggered the first task.

[0952] As an optional embodiment, the second query information includes at least one of the following:

[0953] Information used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device;

[0954] The category information of the operating equipment includes information indicating at least one of the following: Class I operating equipment, Class II operating equipment;

[0955] Information about the time of operation of the equipment;

[0956] Information about the area where the operating equipment is located;

[0957] Information about the operation type;

[0958] Customer information;

[0959] Information about the third operating device;

[0960] Information on the first task;

[0961] The information of the first task includes at least one of the following:

[0962] Information about the execution area of ​​the first task;

[0963] Information on the execution time of the first task;

[0964] The operation type of the first task;

[0965] Information about the target operating device for the first task;

[0966] Information about the customer who triggered the first task;

[0967] The identifier of the first task.

[0968] Among them, the information or time of the time as the operating device is such as one of the following: the duration of the operating device, the time period, etc.

[0969] Information used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device includes at least one of the following:

[0970] Information used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to be a first-type operating device;

[0971] Information used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to be a second type of operating device;

[0972] Information used to inquire whether a second communication device agrees to be a relay for a third operating device, or a second type of operating device for a third operating device.

[0973] The information used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to act as a relay for the third operating device includes: information about the third operating device.

[0974] It is easy to understand that by providing information about the third operating device, the second communication device is asked whether it agrees to act as a relay for the third operating device.

[0975] It is easy to understand that the relay can be a second type of operating device.

[0976] The customer information in the second query can be used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to act as the customer's operating device or to execute the first task triggered by the customer. Information about the time of acting as the operating device includes, for example, the duration and time period of operation.

[0977] When the second communication device is used as a second type of operating device (a relay of operating devices), the information of the relayed operating device includes at least one of the following: the identifier of the relayed operating device, information about the coverage area of ​​the relayed operating device, etc.

[0978] The information about the coverage area includes an identifier for the area, which represents the area providing access for the terminal device. The operating device can be understood and replaced as the access device for the terminal device.

[0979] As an optional embodiment, the category information of the operating device is used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to be an operating device of the aforementioned category; or

[0980] Information regarding the operating time of the device is used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to act as the operating device during the stated time; or

[0981] Information about the area where the device is operating is used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to operate within that area; or

[0982] The operation type information is used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to execute the operation type; or

[0983] The customer's information is used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to one of the following: perform a first task from the customer, or act as the customer's operating device; or

[0984] Information from the third operating device is used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to act as a relay for the third operating device or as a second type of operating device for the third operating device; or

[0985] The information for the first task is used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to be the operating device for the first task.

[0986] As an optional embodiment, the second information includes at least one of the following:

[0987] Information used to instruct the second communication device to agree to be an operating device;

[0988] Consent category information;

[0989] Information on the category of the operating equipment;

[0990] Information about the time of operation of the equipment;

[0991] Information about the area where the operating equipment is located;

[0992] Information about the operation type;

[0993] Customer information;

[0994] Information about the third operating device.

[0995] The information used to instruct the second communication device to agree to act as an operating device includes at least one of the following: information used to instruct the second communication device to agree to act as a first type of operating device;

[0996] Information used to instruct the second communication device to agree to be a second type of operating device

[0997] As an optional embodiment, the category information of the operating device is used to indicate that the second communication device agrees to be the category of the operating device; or

[0998] Information regarding the time of operation of the device is used to indicate to the second communication device that it agrees to act as the operating device; or

[0999] Information about the area of ​​the operating device is used to indicate that the second communication device agrees to be the area of ​​the operating device; or...

[1000] Operation type information, used to indicate the type of operation that the second communication device agrees to perform; or

[1001] The customer's information is used to instruct the second communication device to agree to one of the following: perform a first task from the customer, acting as the customer's operating device; or

[1002] Information about the third operating device is used to indicate that the second communication device agrees to act as a relay for the third operating device or as a second type of operating device for the third operating device.

[1003] In this context, "for indicating" can mean "for explicit or implicit indication".

[1004] For example, "operating device category information, used to indicate that the second communication device agrees to be the category of operating device" can be expressed as: operating device category information, used to explicitly or implicitly indicate that the second communication device agrees to be the category of operating device.

[1005] For example, the displayed indication: the category information of the operating device may include the agreed category A.

[1006] For example, an implicit indication: the category information of the operating device may disagree with category B, implicitly indicating agreement with other categories besides B. This implicitly indicates agreement with category A. Both have the same effect.

[1007] For example, information about the time of operation of the device can be used to indicate to the second communication device that it agrees to be the time of operation.

[1008] The information displayed indicates, for example, that the time information of the operating device includes: the time information of the second communication device agreeing to act as the operating device.

[1009] Implicitly, the information regarding the timing of the operating device includes, for example, information about the time when the second communication device disagrees to act as the operating device, and implicitly indicates that the second communication device agrees to act as the operating device at times other than the time when the second communication device disagrees to act as the operating device.

[1010] For example, information about the region of the operating device is used to indicate that the second communication device agrees to be the region of the operating device.

[1011] The information displayed indicates, for example, that the area of ​​the operating device includes information that the second communication device agrees to be the area of ​​the operating device.

[1012] Implicitly indicating, for example, that the information about the area of ​​the operating device includes information about areas where the second communication device does not agree to be the operating device, implicitly indicating areas other than "areas where the second communication device does not agree to be the operating device" where the second communication device agrees to be the operating device.

[1013] For example, information about the operation type is used to indicate the type of operation that the second communication device agrees to perform;

[1014] The information displayed indicates, for example, that the operation type information includes the operation type that the second communication device agrees to perform.

[1015] Implicitly, the information on the operation type includes information on the operation type that the second communication device does not agree to execute, and implicitly indicates that the second communication device agrees to execute other operation types besides "the operation type that the second communication device does not agree to execute".

[1016] For example, customer information is used to instruct the second communication device to agree to one of the following: to perform a first task from the customer, as the customer's operating device.

[1017] The information displayed indicates, for example, that the customer's information includes: the second communication device agrees to perform a task from the customer.

[1018] Implicitly, for example, the customer's information includes: the second communication device does not agree to execute the task from the customer, implicitly indicating that the second communication device agrees to execute the task triggered by other customers besides the "customer whose second communication device does not agree to execute the task".

[1019] For example, information about a third operating device is used to indicate that the second communication device agrees to act as a relay for the third operating device or as a second type of operating device for the third operating device.

[1020] The information displayed indicates, for example, that the information of the third operating device includes: the second communication device agrees to act as a relay for the third operating device or as a second type of operating device of the third operating device.

[1021] Implicitly, for example, the information of the third operating device includes: the second communication device does not agree to act as a relay of the third operating device or a second type of operating device of the third operating device, and implicitly indicates that other operating devices besides "the second communication device does not agree to act as a relay of the third operating device or a second type of operating device of the third operating device" agree to act as a relay or a second type of operating device.

[1022] The customer information can be used to identify at least one of the following: the customer who triggered the first task, or the customer who requested the second communication device as its operating device. The customer information includes: a customer identifier. The customer can be one or more customers.

[1023] If there is no information indicating that the second communication device agrees to act as a customer of the operating device, then by default the second communication device allows all customer requests.

[1024] The second communication device agrees to act as an operating device for a period of time or time information, such as at least one of the following: the duration of time the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device, or the time period during which the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device.

[1025] If there is no information regarding the time when the second communication device agrees to act as the operating device, then by default, the second communication device agrees to act as the operating device in all time periods.

[1026] If there is no information on the region where the second communication device agrees to be the operating device, then by default, the second communication device agrees to be the operating device in all regions.

[1027] If no information is available regarding the type of operation that the second communication device agrees to perform, then by default the second communication device agrees to perform all operations of the first task.

[1028] As an optional embodiment, the information of the consent category includes one of the following:

[1029] The second communication device agrees to be used as an operating device;

[1030] When there is a need for a second communication device to perform the first task, it is necessary to ask the second communication device whether it agrees to perform the first task;

[1031] When there is a need for a second communication device to act as an operating device, it is necessary to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device.

[1032] The requirement that a second communication device performs the first task means that the operating device for the first task includes the second communication device.

[1033] As an optional embodiment, upon receiving a first query message sent by a first communication device, the method further includes:

[1034] Send a first response message to the first communication device, wherein the first response message includes information indicating one of the following:

[1035] Information indicating whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to perform the first task;

[1036] The second communication device may agree or disagree to be the operating device for the first task;

[1037] Information for the first task.

[1038] Optionally, the first response is used to represent the query result of the first query information.

[1039] If the first response information indicates that the second communication device agrees to perform the first task, it is determined that the operating device for performing the first task includes the second communication device, and the second communication device is configured as the operating device for the first task.

[1040] The consent to perform the first task includes consent to the operation of the device as the first task.

[1041] The information about the first task in the first response information is used to indicate one of the following: the second communication device agrees to perform the first task, or the second communication device does not agree to perform the first task.

[1042] It is easy to understand that when the first query information is for querying multiple first tasks, the first response information may include all or part of the first tasks that are being queried, and the first tasks used to indicate consent.

[1043] The indication can be explicit or implicit:

[1044] For example, the information of the first task in the first response information is used to indicate that the second communication device agrees to perform the first task.

[1045] The displayed instructions are as follows: The first task in the first query message is A, B, C, D, E. The first task in the first response message is the agreed task A.

[1046] Implicit indications, for example: if the first task in the first response message is task B (which is disagreed with), and the first task in the first query message is A, B, C, D, or E, then the implicit indication is agreement with all other tasks B, C, D, and E except task B. It's easy to understand that implicit indications have the advantage of saving resources when the number of those agreeing outnumbers those disagreeing.

[1047] Configuring the second communication device as the operating device for the first task includes, for example, configuring an identifier for the operating device, configuring resources required to perform the first task (such as an access network device connecting to the second communication device), and requiring the configuration of resources required to perform the first task. These resources include radio resources, such as time-frequency resources.

[1048] As an optional embodiment, upon receiving a second query message sent by the first communication device, the method further includes:

[1049] Send a second response message to the first communication device.

[1050] The second response information includes at least one of the following:

[1051] Information used to indicate whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to be used as an operating device;

[1052] Information on the category of the operating equipment;

[1053] Information about the time of operation of the equipment;

[1054] Information about the area where the operating equipment is located;

[1055] Information about the operation type;

[1056] Customer information;

[1057] Information about the third operating device;

[1058] Information for the first task.

[1059] As an optional embodiment, the second response information is used to represent the query result of the second query information.

[1060] Information used to indicate whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to act as an operating device includes at least one of the following:

[1061] Information used to indicate whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to be a first-type operating device;

[1062] Information used to indicate whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to be a second type of operating device;

[1063] Information used to indicate whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees as one of the following: relay of the third operating device, second type of operating device of the third operating device.

[1064] The method further includes at least one of the following:

[1065] If the second response information indicates that the second communication device does not agree to perform the first task and / or does not agree to be the operating device for the first task, it is determined that the second communication device will not be the operating device.

[1066] If the second response information indicates that the second communication device agrees to perform the first task and / or agrees to be the operating device for the first task, the second communication device is determined to be the operating device and configured as the operating device.

[1067] Configuring the second communication device as an operating device includes at least one of the following: assigning an identifier for the operating device (e.g., ReaderID), allocating resources required for configuring the operating device (e.g., access network devices connecting to the second communication device), and requiring the configuration of resources necessary for operating the device. These resources include radio resources, such as time-frequency resources.

[1068] As an optional embodiment, the category information of the operating device is used to indicate one of the following: the operating device category agreed upon by the second communication device, or the operating device category disagreed with by the second communication device; or

[1069] Information regarding the operating time of the device is used to indicate one of the following: the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device during the stated time, or the second communication device does not agree to act as an operating device during the stated time; or

[1070] Information regarding the area as an operating device is used to indicate one of the following: the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device in the area, or the second communication device does not agree to act as an operating device in the area; or

[1071] The operation type information indicates one of the following: the operation type that the second communication device agrees to perform, or the operation type that the second communication device does not agree to perform; or

[1072] The customer's information is used to instruct the second communication device to agree or disagree with one of the following: performing a first task from the customer, acting as the customer's operating device; or

[1073] Information from the third operating device is used to indicate one of the following: the second communication device agrees to act as a relay or a second-type operating device of the third operating device; or the second communication device does not agree to act as a relay or a second-type operating device of the third operating device.

[1074] The information for the first task is used to indicate one of the following: the second communication device agrees to perform the first task, or the second communication device disagrees to perform the first task.

[1075] The indication may be explicit or implicit:

[1076] For example, the information of the first task in the first response is used to instruct the second communication device to agree to perform the first task.

[1077] The displayed instructions are as follows: The first task in the first query message is A, B, C, D, E. The first task in the first response message is the agreed task A.

[1078] Implicit indications, for example: if the first task information in the first response message indicates disagreement with task B, and the first task information in the first query message is A, B, C, D, E, then the implicit indication is agreement with all other tasks A, C, D, and E except task B. It's easy to understand that implicit indications have the advantage of saving resources when the number of those agreeing outnumbers those disagreeing.

[1079] For example, the information of the first task in the first response is used to indicate that the second communication device does not agree to execute the first task.

[1080] The displayed instructions are as follows: The first task in the first query message is A, B, C, D, E. The first task in the first response message is task A, which is disagreed with.

[1081] Implicit indications, for example: if the first task in the first response message is task B (agreed upon), and the first task in the first query message is A, B, C, D, E, then the implicit indication is disagreement with all tasks A, C, D, and E except task B. It's easy to understand that implicit indications have the advantage of saving resources when the number of disagreements exceeds the number of agreements.

[1082] For example, the information of the first task in the second response is used to instruct the second communication device to agree to be the target operating device of the first task;

[1083] The displayed instructions are as follows: If the first task in the second query information is A, B, C, D, or E, and the first task information in the second response information is task A, then the second communication device agrees to be the target operating device for task A.

[1084] Implicitly, for example, if the first task information in the second response message is task B (which is disagreed with), and the first task in the second query message is A, B, C, D, or E, then the second communication device implicitly agrees to be the target operating device for tasks A, C, D, and E other than task B. It's easy to understand that implicit indications have the advantage of saving resources when the number of agreeing users exceeds the number of disagreeing users.

[1085] For example, the information of the first task in the second response is used to indicate that the second communication device does not agree to be the target operating device of the first task.

[1086] The displayed instructions are as follows: The first task in the second query information is A, B, C, D, E. The first task information in the second response information indicates disagreement with operating the device as the target of task A.

[1087] Implicitly indicating, for example: if the first task information in the second response message is agreed upon (task B), and the first task in the second query message is A, B, C, D, or E, then implicitly indicating disagreement is the target operating device for tasks A, C, D, and E other than task B. It's easy to understand that implicit indication has the advantage of saving resources when the number of disagreements exceeds the number of agreements.

[1088] As an optional embodiment, the operating device includes at least one of the following: a first type of operating device, a second type of operating device, a relay operating device of a third operating device, or a second type of operating device of a third operating device.

[1089] in,

[1090] The first type of operating device satisfies at least one of the following:

[1091] Layer 3 relay operating equipment of the first communication equipment or base station operating equipment;

[1092] It has its own operating equipment information;

[1093] The messages used to filter, inventory, or page one or more terminal devices contain information about the device being operated.

[1094] Able to work independently;

[1095] The information received by the first type of operating device from the terminal device is not visible to the first communication device or the first operating device;

[1096] Controlled, configured, and managed by third-party communication equipment or core network equipment;

[1097] in,

[1098] The relay operating equipment or the second type of operating equipment meets at least one of the following:

[1099] Layer 2 relay operating equipment of the first communication equipment or base station operating equipment;

[1100] It is a relay operating device that is a Class I or Class III operating device;

[1101] It does not have independent operating equipment information, or information on relay third operating equipment;

[1102] Messages used for filtering, inventorying, or paging one or more terminal devices contain information about third-party operating devices or relay operating devices.

[1103] Use the information of the third operating device or the information of the relay operating device as its own operating device information;

[1104] Used to extend the coverage of a third operating device or the coverage of a relay operating device;

[1105] Unable to work independently;

[1106] It needs to work with the relayed operating equipment or with a third operating equipment;

[1107] Controlled, configured, and managed by the first communication device or the third operating device;

[1108] The information received by the second type of operating device from the terminal device is visible to the first communication device or the first operating device;

[1109] The second type of operating device is invisible to the third communication device;

[1110] in,

[1111] The relay operating equipment of the third operating equipment meets at least one of the following requirements:

[1112] Information about the third relay operating device;

[1113] Perform the first task of the third operating device;

[1114] Controlled by a third operating device.

[1115] The phrase "invisible to the third communication device" can be interpreted in one of the following ways: the second type of operating device is not visible to the third communication device when it is activated or deactivated, or the second type of operating device is not visible to the third communication device when it performs or does not perform the first task.

[1116] It's easy to understand that the third communication device can still authorize the second communication device as an operating device or a second-type operating device, sending information indicating permission for the second communication device to act as an operating device or a second-type operating device to the first communication device. However, the subsequent activation of the second communication device as a second-type operating device by the first communication device can be invisible to the third communication device. Similarly, the subsequent setting of the second communication device as a non-second-type operating device can also be invisible to the third communication device.

[1117] Similarly, the first communication device can send a first task to the third operating device, requesting the third operating device to execute the first task. The first communication device can also activate a second type of operating device to execute the first task. This can also be invisible to the third communication device.

[1118] A Layer 3 relay operating device can also be called an operating device Layer 3 relay. A Layer 2 relay operating device can also be called an operating device Layer 2 relay. Both essentially function as relays. For example, in terms of communication distance, if a terminal device cannot reach a third operating device or a first communication device, it can indirectly access the third operating device or the first communication device through the relay.

[1119] In one embodiment, for a Layer 3 relay operating device, the information of the terminal device is not visible to the third operating device or the first communication device.

[1120] In one implementation, for a Layer 2 relay operating device, the information of the terminal device is visible to a second operating device or a first communication device.

[1121] In one embodiment, the operating device may be referred to as a reader (such as a UEreader);

[1122] The first type of operating equipment can be called independent operating equipment or layer three relay operating equipment.

[1123] The second type of operating device can be called an operating device relay (reader relay), or a relay operating device (relay reader), or a layer 2 relay operating device.

[1124] In one embodiment, the third operating device is, for example, an operating device in the form of a base station. In another embodiment, the third operating device may also be an operating device in the form of a terminal.

[1125] The third operating device is an operating device (which may be a first-class operating device).

[1126] Optionally, the second communication device may include at least one of the following: a terminal, a base station, or an operating device (reader).

[1127] When the second communication device is a terminal (such as an operating device in the form of a terminal),

[1128] The terminal device meets at least one of the following criteria:

[1129] No connection;

[1130] Stateless;

[1131] No RRC status;

[1132] No CM status;

[1133] No mobility management;

[1134] Active communication is not supported, or passive communication is supported;

[1135] Support for AIoT devices;

[1136] or,

[1137] The second communication device includes at least one of the following:

[1138] Environmental IoT (AIoT) devices;

[1139] Unconnected devices;

[1140] Stateless terminals;

[1141] Terminals without RRC status;

[1142] Terminals without CM status;

[1143] Terminals without mobility management;

[1144] Passive communication devices;

[1145] Response equipment;

[1146] A device that supports communication with a first communication device or operating device;

[1147] Devices capable of performing or responding to target operations;

[1148] A device capable of accessing a wireless communication system via a first communication device or operating device;

[1149] in,

[1150] The second interface is the wireless interface between the first communication device or operating device and the terminal device;

[1151] The first RAT is a RAT used to provide AIoT services.

[1152] As an optional embodiment, the operating device satisfies at least one of the following:

[1153] For readers and writers;

[1154] Devices that support communication with terminal devices;

[1155] As an access device for terminal devices;

[1156] Supports triggering terminal devices to execute commands;

[1157] Devices that operate terminal devices or AIoT operations;

[1158] Operating devices that perform the primary task or AIoT task;

[1159] Supports communication devices at the access layer;

[1160] Supports wireless interfaces with terminal devices;

[1161] AIoT wireless access technology supporting environmental IoT

[1162] Supports at least one of the following operations on the terminal device: paging the terminal device, filtering the terminal device, discovering the terminal device, identifying the terminal device, obtaining the identifier of the terminal device, obtaining the information of the terminal device, configuring information to the terminal device, enabling the RF capability of the terminal device, disabling the RF capability of the terminal device, controlling the terminal device to execute commands, locating the terminal device, inventorying the terminal device, reading information from the terminal device, writing information to the terminal device, activating the terminal device, and deactivating the terminal device.

[1163] The paging process can be implemented by using paging information for screening terminal devices.

[1164] In one embodiment, the information for screening terminal devices includes at least one of the following: a terminal device identifier, used to identify a group of terminal devices (referred to as a group identifier), and matching information, used to indicate the characteristics of the terminal devices.

[1165] Through the embodiments of the present invention, the second communication device can indicate whether it agrees to act as an operating device, or it can receive inquiry information from the first communication device, determine whether it agrees to act as an operating device based on the inquiry information, and then execute the first task triggered by the customer if it agrees to act as an operating device.

[1166] Please refer to Figure 4 This invention provides an information transmission method applied to a third communication device. The third communication device includes one of the following: a client for triggering a first task, and a core network device. The core network device includes, for example, one of the following: an AMF (Active Software Function), an AIoT function (or AIoT management or control function), a task control or management function, an AMF (such as an AMF supporting AIoT functions), a NEF (New Application Function), a first AIoT function, a second AIoT function, an SMF (such as an SMF supporting AIoT functions), an access network device (such as a reader / writer of one of the following base station types, or a base station supporting a reader / writer), a third-party application, an AF (Active Application Function), and a NEF (such as a NEF supporting AIoT functions). The method includes:

[1167] Step 401: Send at least one of the following to the first communication device: information of the first task, and information of the first request, wherein the information of the first request is used to request the activation of the second communication device as an operating device;

[1168] The information for the first task includes at least one of the following:

[1169] Information about the execution area of ​​the first task;

[1170] Information on the execution time of the first task;

[1171] The operation type of the first task;

[1172] Information about the target operating device for the first task;

[1173] Information about the customer who triggered the first task;

[1174] The identifier of the first task.

[1175] Optionally, the first requirement information includes at least one of the following:

[1176] Instructions for requesting a second communication device to act as an operating device;

[1177] Customer information is used to indicate customers who request a second communication device as an operating device.

[1178] Information about the area used to indicate the area where the second communication device is required to act as an operating device;

[1179] Information on the time when the agreed area and the area requiring the second communication device to act as an operating device overlap are used to indicate the time when the second communication device is required to act as an operating device.

[1180] Optionally, the first task is a task that requires one or more operating devices to perform an operation on one or more terminal devices.

[1181] Optionally, the terminal device satisfies at least one of the following:

[1182] No connection;

[1183] Stateless;

[1184] No RRC status;

[1185] No CM status;

[1186] No mobility management;

[1187] Active communication is not supported, or passive communication is supported;

[1188] Support for AIoT devices;

[1189] or,

[1190] The terminal device includes at least one of the following:

[1191] Environmental IoT (AIoT) devices;

[1192] Unconnected devices;

[1193] Stateless terminals;

[1194] Terminals without RRC status;

[1195] Terminals without CM status;

[1196] Terminals without mobility management;

[1197] Passive communication devices;

[1198] Response equipment;

[1199] A device that supports communication with a first communication device or operating device;

[1200] Devices capable of performing or responding to target operations;

[1201] A device capable of accessing a wireless communication system via a first communication device or operating device;

[1202] in,

[1203] The second interface is the wireless interface between the first communication device or operating device and the terminal device;

[1204] The first RAT is a RAT used to provide AIoT services.

[1205] Optionally, the operating device satisfies at least one of the following:

[1206] For readers and writers;

[1207] Devices that support communication with terminal devices;

[1208] As an access device for terminal devices;

[1209] Supports triggering terminal devices to execute commands;

[1210] Devices that operate terminal devices or AIoT operations;

[1211] Operating devices that perform the primary task or AIoT task;

[1212] Supports communication devices at the access layer;

[1213] Supports wireless interfaces with terminal devices;

[1214] AIoT wireless access technology supporting environmental IoT

[1215] Supports at least one of the following operations on the terminal device: paging the terminal device, filtering the terminal device, discovering the terminal device, identifying the terminal device, obtaining the identifier of the terminal device, obtaining the information of the terminal device, configuring information to the terminal device, enabling the RF capability of the terminal device, disabling the RF capability of the terminal device, controlling the terminal device to execute commands, locating the terminal device, inventorying the terminal device, reading information from the terminal device, writing information to the terminal device, activating the terminal device, and deactivating the terminal device.

[1216] The paging process can be implemented by using paging information for screening terminal devices.

[1217] In one embodiment, the information for screening terminal devices includes at least one of the following: a terminal device identifier, used to identify a group of terminal devices (referred to as a group identifier), and matching information, used to indicate the characteristics of the terminal devices.

[1218] Through the embodiments of the present invention, the third communication device can send one or more of the following information: information about the first task, information about the first requirement, etc., to the first communication device, so that the first communication device can determine whether the second communication device can perform the first task or whether it agrees to be the operating device for the first task.

[1219] Application scenario 1 of this invention mainly describes the execution process of the operation method. Please refer to... Figure 5 As shown, it includes the following steps:

[1220] Taking a first communication device as an example, where the second communication device is a CN device, and the second communication device is, for example, a terminal or an operating device, the operating method includes:

[1221] Step 51: The CN device obtains the first capability information of the access network device and the second capability information of the terminal.

[1222] Step 52: The CN device receives the first AIoT task;

[1223] Step 53: The CN device queries the terminal according to the UE's subscription requirements:

[1224] Agree or disagree to carry out the first task;

[1225] You may agree or disagree to use it as an operating device.

[1226] Step 54: The terminal provides feedback information, indicating whether the user agrees or disagrees.

[1227] Step 55: If the terminal does not agree, the operating device for executing the first AIoT task does not include the terminal;

[1228] When the terminal agrees, the UE is configured as the operating device for the first AIoT task, such as assigning an operating device identifier (e.g., Reader ID) and requesting the allocation of radio resources.

[1229] Application scenario 2 of this invention:

[1230] Application scenario 2 of this invention mainly describes the execution process of the operation method. Please refer to... Figure 6 As shown, it includes the following steps:

[1231] Taking a first communication device as an example, where the second communication device is a CN device, and the second communication device is, for example, a terminal or an operating device, the operating method includes:

[1232] Step 61: The CN device obtains the first capability information of the access network device and the second capability information and second information of the terminal.

[1233] Step 62: The CN device receives the first AIoT task;

[1234] Step 63: The CN device determines whether the operating device of the first AIoT task includes the terminal based on the second information.

[1235] like Figure 7 As shown, this application embodiment provides a communication device 700, which is a first communication device, including:

[1236] The first processing module 710 is configured to perform a first operation, the first operation including at least one of the following:

[1237] Determine whether the operating equipment performing the first task includes or excludes the second communication equipment;

[1238] Determine whether the second communication device should be used or not as an operating device;

[1239] Send a first query message to the second communication device, the first query message being used to ask the second communication device whether it agrees or disagrees to execute the first task;

[1240] Send a second query message to the second communication device, the second query message being used to ask the second communication device whether it agrees or disagrees to be used as an operating device.

[1241] Optionally, the first query information includes at least one of the following:

[1242] Instruction information used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to perform the first task;

[1243] Information on the first task;

[1244] The information of the first task includes at least one of the following:

[1245] Information about the execution area of ​​the first task;

[1246] Information on the execution time of the first task;

[1247] Information about the operation type of the first task;

[1248] Information about the target operating device for the first task;

[1249] Information about the customer who triggered the first task;

[1250] The identifier of the first task.

[1251] Optionally, after sending the first query information to the second communication device, the method further includes:

[1252] Receive the first response information from the second communication device;

[1253] The first response information includes information indicating one of the following:

[1254] The second communication device may agree or disagree to perform the first task;

[1255] The second communication device may agree or disagree to be the operating device for the first task;

[1256] Information for the first task.

[1257] Optionally, the second query information includes at least one of the following:

[1258] Information used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device;

[1259] The category information of the operating equipment includes information indicating at least one of the following: Class I operating equipment, Class II operating equipment;

[1260] Information about the time of operation of the equipment;

[1261] Information about the area where the operating equipment is located;

[1262] Information about the operation type;

[1263] Customer information;

[1264] Information about the third operating device;

[1265] Information on the first task;

[1266] The information of the first task includes at least one of the following:

[1267] Information about the execution area of ​​the first task;

[1268] Information on the execution time of the first task;

[1269] The operation type of the first task;

[1270] Information about the target operating device for the first task;

[1271] Information about the customer who triggered the first task;

[1272] The identifier of the first task.

[1273] Optionally, the category information of the operating device is used to query whether the second communication device agrees to be an operating device of the category, wherein the category is the category indicated by the category information of the operating device; or

[1274] Information regarding the time of operation of the device is used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device during the stated time, wherein the time is the time indicated by the information regarding the time of operation of the device; or

[1275] Information about the area as an operating device is used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device within that area, where the area is the region indicated by the information about the area as an operating device; or

[1276] The operation type information is used to query the second communication device whether it agrees to execute the operation type, where the operation type is the operation type indicated by the operation type information; or

[1277] The customer's information is used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to one of the following: perform a first task from the customer, acting as the customer's operating device, wherein the customer is indicated by the customer's information; or

[1278] Information from the third operating device is used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to act as a relay for the third operating device or as a second type of operating device for the third operating device; or

[1279] The information for the first task is used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to be the operating device for the first task.

[1280] Optionally, after sending the second query information to the second communication device, the method further includes: receiving a second response information from the second communication device.

[1281] The second response information includes at least one of the following:

[1282] Information used to indicate whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to be used as an operating device;

[1283] Information on the category of the operating equipment;

[1284] Information about the time of operation of the equipment;

[1285] Information about the area where the operating equipment is located;

[1286] Information about the operation type;

[1287] Customer information;

[1288] Information about the third operating device;

[1289] Information for the first task.

[1290] Optionally, the operating device category information is used to indicate one of the following: the operating device category agreed upon by the second communication device, or the operating device category not agreed upon by the second communication device; or

[1291] Information regarding the operating time of the device is used to indicate one of the following: the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device during the stated time, or the second communication device does not agree to act as an operating device during the stated time; or

[1292] Information regarding the area as an operating device is used to indicate one of the following: the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device in the area, or the second communication device does not agree to act as an operating device in the area; or

[1293] The operation type information indicates one of the following: the operation type that the second communication device agrees to perform, or the operation type that the second communication device does not agree to perform; or

[1294] The customer's information is used to instruct the second communication device to agree or disagree with one of the following: performing a first task from the customer, acting as the customer's operating device; or

[1295] Information from the third operating device is used to indicate one of the following: the second communication device agrees to act as a relay for the third operating device or as a second-type operating device of the third operating device; or the second communication device does not agree to act as a relay for the third operating device or as a second-type operating device of the third operating device; or

[1296] The information for the first task is used to indicate one of the following: the second communication device agrees to perform the first task, or the second communication device disagrees to perform the first task.

[1297] Optionally, the first operation includes at least one of the following: determining whether the second communication device is an operating device or not, and determining whether the operating device performing the first task includes or excludes the second communication device. The first operation includes:

[1298] Obtain at least one of the following information: the subscription information of the second communication device, first information, second information, information indicating that the second communication device is not allowed to be used as an operating device, information indicating that the second communication device does not agree to be used as an operating device, information of the first task, first request information, first response information, and second response information; wherein, the first request information is used to request the activation of the second communication device as an operating device;

[1299] Based on the information obtained, perform at least one of the following:

[1300] Determine whether the second communication device should be used or not as an operating device;

[1301] Determine whether the operating equipment performing the first task includes or excludes the second communication equipment.

[1302] Optionally, the device further includes:

[1303] Obtain at least one of the following information: first information, second information, information indicating that the second communication device is not allowed to be used as an operating device, information indicating that the second communication device does not agree to be used as an operating device, information of the first task, and first request information; wherein, the first request information is used to request the activation of the second communication device as an operating device;

[1304] Based on the information obtained, perform at least one of the following:

[1305] Send the first query message to the second communication device;

[1306] Send a second query message to the second communication device;

[1307] Optionally, the first information includes one of the following: first information from the second communication device, or first information in the subscription information of the second communication device;

[1308] or

[1309] Information used to indicate that the second communication device is not allowed to be used as an operating device includes one of the following: information from the subscription information of the second communication device indicating that the second communication device is not allowed to be used as an operating device;

[1310] or

[1311] Information used to indicate that the second communication device does not agree to be an operating device includes one of the following: information from the second communication device indicating that the second communication device does not agree to be an operating device, or information in the subscription information of the second communication device indicating that the second communication device does not agree to be an operating device;

[1312] or

[1313] The second information is second information from the second communication device.

[1314] or

[1315] The first response information is a first response information from the second communication device;

[1316] or

[1317] The second response information is the first response information from the second communication device.

[1318] Optionally, if the contract information does not include the first information, then the contract information indicates at least one of the following: the second communication device is not allowed to act as an operating device, or the second communication device does not agree to act as an operating device.

[1319] Optionally, the first information includes at least one of the following:

[1320] Information used to indicate permission for the second communication device to function as an operating device;

[1321] Allowed category information;

[1322] Information on the category of the operating equipment;

[1323] Information about the time of operation of the equipment;

[1324] Information about the area where the operating equipment is located;

[1325] Information about the operation type;

[1326] Customer information;

[1327] Information about the third operating device.

[1328] Optionally, the category information of the operating device is used to indicate the category of operating device that allows the second communication device to function as an operating device; or

[1329] Information about the operating time of the device is used to indicate the time during which the second communication device is permitted to operate; or

[1330] Information about the area where the device is operated is used to indicate the area where the second communication device is permitted to operate; or

[1331] Operation type information, used to indicate the type of operation that the second communication device is allowed to perform; or

[1332] Customer information is used to instruct the second communication device to perform a first task from the customer, or to act as an operating device for the customer; or

[1333] Information about the third operating device is used to indicate whether the second communication device is permitted to act as a relay for the third operating device or as a second type of operating device for the third operating device.

[1334] Optionally, the information for the allowed categories includes one of the following:

[1335] Always allow a second communication device to be used as an operating device;

[1336] If there is a need for a second communication device to perform the first task, inquire whether the second communication device agrees to perform the first task.

[1337] If there is a need for a second communication device to act as an operating device, inquire whether the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device.

[1338] Optionally, the second information includes at least one of the following:

[1339] Information used to instruct the second communication device to agree to be an operating device;

[1340] Consent category information;

[1341] Information on the category of the operating equipment;

[1342] Information about the time of operation of the equipment;

[1343] Information about the area where the operating equipment is located;

[1344] Information about the operation type;

[1345] Customer information;

[1346] Information about the third operating device.

[1347] Optionally, the category information of the operating device is used to indicate that the second communication device agrees to be the category of the operating device; or

[1348] Information regarding the time of operation of the device is used to indicate to the second communication device that it agrees to act as the operating device; or

[1349] Information about the area of ​​the operating device is used to indicate that the second communication device agrees to be the area of ​​the operating device; or...

[1350] Operation type information, used to indicate the type of operation that the second communication device agrees to perform; or

[1351] The customer's information is used to instruct the second communication device to agree to one of the following: to perform a first task from the customer, acting as the customer's operating device;

[1352] Information about the third operating device is used to indicate that the second communication device agrees to act as a relay for the third operating device or as a second type of operating device for the third operating device.

[1353] Optionally, the information for the consent category includes one of the following:

[1354] The second communication device agrees to be used as an operating device;

[1355] When there is a need for a second communication device to perform the first task, it is necessary to ask the second communication device whether it agrees to perform the first task;

[1356] When there is a need for a second communication device to act as an operating device, it is necessary to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device.

[1357] Optionally, sending the first query information to the second communication device includes at least one of the following:

[1358] If the first condition is met, send the first query message to the second communication device;

[1359] The first condition includes at least one of the following:

[1360] The consent category is: when there is a need for a second communication device to act as an operating device, it is necessary to ask the second communication device whether it consents to act as an operating device;

[1361] The consent category is: when there is a need for a second communication device to perform the first task, it is necessary to ask the second communication device whether it consents to be used as an operating device;

[1362] The permitted category is: when there is a need for a second communication device to perform the first task, inquire whether the second communication device agrees to perform the first task;

[1363] The permitted category is: when there is a need for a second communication device to act as an operating device, it is necessary to ask the second communication device whether it agrees to act as an operating device.

[1364] Optionally, sending the first query information to the second communication device includes at least one of the following:

[1365] If the first condition is met, send the first query message to the second communication device;

[1366] The first condition includes at least one of the following:

[1367] The consent category is: when there is a need for a second communication device to act as an operating device, it is necessary to ask the second communication device whether it consents to act as an operating device;

[1368] The consent category is: when there is a need for a second communication device to perform the first task, it is necessary to ask the second communication device whether it consents to be used as an operating device;

[1369] The permitted category is: when there is a need for a second communication device to perform the first task, inquire whether the second communication device agrees to perform the first task;

[1370] The permitted category is: when there is a need for a second communication device to act as an operating device, it is necessary to ask the second communication device whether it agrees to act as an operating device.

[1371] Optionally, the operating device for determining the execution of the first task may or may not include a second communication device, and may include at least one of the following:

[1372] If the first condition is met, it is determined that the operating device performing the first task includes the second communication device;

[1373] If the third condition is not met or the fourth condition is met, it is determined that the operating device performing the first task does not include the second communication device.

[1374] The third condition includes at least one of the following:

[1375] Allow a second communication device to be used as an operating device;

[1376] The second communication device agrees to be used as an operating device;

[1377] The second communication device agrees to perform the first task;

[1378] The first task satisfies the conditions that allow the second communication device to function as an operating device;

[1379] The first task satisfies the condition that the second communication device agrees to act as the operating device.

[1380] The target operating device for the first task includes a second communication device;

[1381] in,

[1382] The fourth condition includes at least one of the following:

[1383] Second communication devices are not permitted to be used as operating devices;

[1384] The second communication device does not agree to be used as an operating device.

[1385] Optionally, the second communication device agrees to perform the first task, including at least one of the following:

[1386] The consent category is: the second communication device consents to be used as an operating device;

[1387] The consent category is: when there is a need for a second communication device to act as an operating device, it is necessary to ask the second communication device whether it consents to act as an operating device, and the result of the inquiry includes or indicates that the second communication device consents to act as an operating device;

[1388] When there is a need for a second communication device to perform a first task, it is necessary to ask the second communication device whether it agrees to perform the first task, and the result of the inquiry includes or indicates that the second communication device agrees to perform the first task.

[1389] The second communication device agrees to include customers who request the triggering of the first task;

[1390] The area agreed upon in the second communication device includes the area that requires the second communication device to act as an operating device;

[1391] The area agreed upon by the second communication device overlaps with the area where the second communication device is required to function as an operating device.

[1392] The time of consent in the second communication device includes the time when the second communication device is requested to act as an operating device.

[1393] The time when the second communication device agrees overlaps with the time when it requests the second communication device to act as an operating device.

[1394] The first task requires operation types that include operation types agreed upon by at least one second communication device.

[1395] The second communication device is located within the area where the second communication device agrees to be an operating device;

[1396] The current time is the time when the second communication device agreed to act as the operating device.

[1397] Optionally, the first task satisfies the conditions that allow the second communication device to function as an operating device, including at least one of the following:

[1398] The first message allows for customers who trigger the first task;

[1399] The allowed area in the first information includes at least one execution area of ​​the first task, or the allowed area in the first information overlaps with the execution area of ​​the first task;

[1400] The allowed time in the first information includes the execution time of the first task, or the allowed time in the first information overlaps with the execution time of the first task;

[1401] The first task requires operation types that include at least one operation type permitted in the first information.

[1402] Optionally, the first task satisfies the condition that the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device, including at least one of the following:

[1403] The second communication device agrees to include the customer who triggered the first task;

[1404] The area agreed upon by the second communication device includes at least one execution area of ​​the first task, or the area agreed upon by the second communication device overlaps with the execution area of ​​the first task.

[1405] The time agreed upon by the second communication device includes the execution time of the first task, or the time agreed upon by the second communication device overlaps with the execution time of the first task;

[1406] The first task requires operation types that include operation types agreed upon by at least one second communication device.

[1407] Optionally, determining whether the second communication device is an operating device or not includes at least one of the following:

[1408] If the fifth condition is met, the second communication device is determined as the operating device;

[1409] If the fifth condition is not met or the sixth condition is met, the second communication device shall not be used as an operating device.

[1410] The fifth condition includes at least one of the following:

[1411] Allow a second communication device to be used as an operating device;

[1412] The second communication device agrees to be used as an operating device;

[1413] The first task satisfies the conditions that allow the second communication device to function as an operating device;

[1414] in,

[1415] The sixth condition includes at least one of the following:

[1416] Second communication devices are not permitted to be used as operating devices;

[1417] The second communication device does not agree to be used as an operating device.

[1418] Optionally, the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device, including at least one of the following:

[1419] The consent category is: the second communication device consents to be used as an operating device;

[1420] The consent category is: when there is a need for a second communication device to act as an operating device, it is necessary to ask the second communication device whether it agrees to act as an operating device, and the result of the inquiry includes or indicates that the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device;

[1421] The customers who agree to use the second communication device include those who request the second communication device as an operating device.

[1422] The area agreed to by the second communication device includes the area where the second communication device is required to act as an operating device.

[1423] The area agreed upon by the second communication device overlaps with the area where the second communication device is required to act as an operating device.

[1424] The time when the second communication device agrees includes the time when the second communication device is requested to act as an operating device.

[1425] The time when the second communication device agrees overlaps with the time when it requests the second communication device to act as an operating device.

[1426] The second communication device is located within the area where the second communication device agrees to be an operating device;

[1427] The current time is the time when the second communication device agreed to act as the operating device.

[1428] Optionally, allowing the second communication device to function as an operating device includes at least one of the following:

[1429] The permitted category is: the second communication device is permitted to function as an operating device;

[1430] The permitted category is: when there is a need for a second communication device to act as an operating device, it is necessary to ask the second communication device whether it agrees to act as an operating device, and the result of the inquiry includes or indicates that the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device.

[1431] The first information allows customers to include those who request the second communication device as an operating device;

[1432] The permitted areas in the first information include areas that require the second communication device to act as an operating device;

[1433] The permitted area in the first information overlaps with the area where the second communication device is required to act as an operating device.

[1434] The permitted time in the first information includes the time during which the second communication device is required to act as an operating device;

[1435] The permitted time in the first information overlaps with the time when the second communication device is required to act as an operating device.

[1436] The second communication device is located in an area where the second communication device is permitted to function as an operating device;

[1437] The current time is the time during which the second communication device is allowed to operate.

[1438] Optionally, the first task is an operation task on one or more terminal devices that requires one or more operating devices to perform.

[1439] Optional,

[1440] The operating device includes at least one of the following: a first type of operating device, a second type of operating device, a relay operating device of a third operating device, or a second type of operating device of a third operating device.

[1441] in,

[1442] The first type of operating device satisfies at least one of the following:

[1443] Layer 3 relay operating equipment of the first communication equipment or base station operating equipment;

[1444] It has its own operating equipment information;

[1445] The messages used to filter, inventory, or page one or more terminal devices contain information about the device being operated.

[1446] Able to work independently;

[1447] The information received by the first type of operating device from the terminal device is not visible to the first communication device or the first operating device;

[1448] Controlled, configured, and managed by third-party communication equipment or core network equipment;

[1449] in,

[1450] The relay operating equipment or the second type of operating equipment meets at least one of the following:

[1451] Layer 2 relay operating equipment of the first communication equipment or base station operating equipment;

[1452] It is a relay operating device that is a Class I or Class III operating device;

[1453] It does not have independent operating equipment information, or information on relay third operating equipment;

[1454] Messages used for filtering, inventorying, or paging one or more terminal devices contain information about third-party operating devices or relay operating devices.

[1455] Use the information of the third operating device or the information of the relay operating device as its own operating device information;

[1456] Used to extend the coverage of a third operating device or the coverage of a relay operating device;

[1457] Unable to work independently;

[1458] It needs to work with the relayed operating equipment or with a third operating equipment;

[1459] Controlled, configured, and managed by the first communication device or the third operating device;

[1460] The information received by the second type of operating device from the terminal device is visible to the first communication device or the first operating device;

[1461] The second type of operating device is invisible to the third communication device;

[1462] in,

[1463] The relay operating equipment of the third operating equipment meets at least one of the following requirements:

[1464] Information about the third relay operating device;

[1465] Perform the first task of the third operating device;

[1466] Controlled by a third operating device.

[1467] Optionally, the terminal device satisfies at least one of the following:

[1468] No connection;

[1469] Stateless;

[1470] No RRC status;

[1471] No CM status;

[1472] No mobility management;

[1473] Active communication is not supported, or passive communication is supported;

[1474] Support for AIoT devices;

[1475] or,

[1476] The terminal device includes at least one of the following:

[1477] Environmental IoT (AIoT) devices;

[1478] Unconnected devices;

[1479] Stateless terminals;

[1480] Terminals without RRC status;

[1481] Terminals without CM status;

[1482] Terminals without mobility management;

[1483] Passive communication devices;

[1484] Response equipment;

[1485] A device that supports communication with a first communication device or operating device;

[1486] Devices capable of performing or responding to target operations;

[1487] A device capable of accessing a wireless communication system via a first communication device or operating device;

[1488] in,

[1489] The second interface is the wireless interface between the first communication device or operating device and the terminal device; the first RAT is a RAT used to provide AIoT services.

[1490] Optionally, the operating device satisfies at least one of the following:

[1491] For readers and writers;

[1492] Devices that support communication with terminal devices;

[1493] As an access device for terminal devices;

[1494] Supports triggering terminal devices to execute commands;

[1495] Devices that operate terminal devices or AIoT operations;

[1496] Operating devices that perform the primary task or AIoT task;

[1497] Supports communication devices at the access layer;

[1498] Supports wireless interfaces with terminal devices;

[1499] AIoT wireless access technology supporting environmental IoT

[1500] Supports at least one of the following operations on the terminal device: paging the terminal device, filtering the terminal device, discovering the terminal device, identifying the terminal device, obtaining the identifier of the terminal device, obtaining the information of the terminal device, configuring information to the terminal device, enabling the RF capability of the terminal device, disabling the RF capability of the terminal device, controlling the terminal device to execute commands, locating the terminal device, inventorying the terminal device, reading information from the terminal device, writing information to the terminal device, activating the terminal device, and deactivating the terminal device.

[1501] like Figure 8 As shown, this application embodiment provides a communication device 800, which is a second communication device, including:

[1502] The second processing module 810 is configured to perform a second operation, the second operation including at least one of the following:

[1503] Send a message requesting the second communication device to act as the operating device;

[1504] Send at least one of the following: a second message indicating that the second communication device does not agree to be an operating device;

[1505] Receive a first query message sent by a first communication device, the first query message being used to ask the second communication device whether it agrees or disagrees to execute the first task;

[1506] The device receives a second query message from a first communication device, the second query message being used to ask the second communication device whether it agrees or disagrees to be used as an operating device;

[1507] in,

[1508] The second information includes at least one of the following:

[1509] Information used to instruct the second communication device to agree to be an operating device;

[1510] Consent category information;

[1511] Information on the category of the operating equipment;

[1512] Information about the time of operation of the equipment;

[1513] Information about the area where the operating equipment is located;

[1514] Information about the operation type;

[1515] Customer information;

[1516] Information about the third operating device.

[1517] Optionally, the first query information includes at least one of the following:

[1518] Instruction information used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to perform the first task;

[1519] Information on the first task;

[1520] The information of the first task includes at least one of the following:

[1521] Information about the execution area of ​​the first task;

[1522] Information on the execution time of the first task;

[1523] Information about the operation type of the first task;

[1524] Information about the target operating device for the first task;

[1525] Information about the customer who triggered the first task;

[1526] The identifier of the first task.

[1527] Optionally, the second query information includes at least one of the following:

[1528] Information used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device;

[1529] The category information of the operating equipment includes information indicating at least one of the following: Class I operating equipment, Class II operating equipment;

[1530] Information about the time of operation of the equipment;

[1531] Information about the area where the operating equipment is located;

[1532] Information about the operation type;

[1533] Customer information;

[1534] Information about the third operating device;

[1535] Information on the first task;

[1536] The information of the first task includes at least one of the following:

[1537] Information about the execution area of ​​the first task;

[1538] Information on the execution time of the first task;

[1539] The operation type of the first task;

[1540] Information about the target operating device for the first task;

[1541] Information about the customer who triggered the first task;

[1542] The identifier of the first task.

[1543] Optionally, the category information of the operating device is used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to be an operating device of the aforementioned category; or

[1544] Information regarding the operating time of the device is used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to act as the operating device during the stated time; or

[1545] Information about the area where the device is operating is used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to operate within that area; or

[1546] The operation type information is used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to execute the operation type; or

[1547] The customer's information is used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to one of the following: perform a first task from the customer, or act as the customer's operating device; or

[1548] Information from the third operating device is used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to act as a relay for the third operating device or as a second type of operating device for the third operating device; or

[1549] The information for the first task is used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to be the operating device for the first task.

[1550] Optionally, the second information includes at least one of the following:

[1551] Information used to instruct the second communication device to agree to be an operating device;

[1552] Consent category information;

[1553] Information on the category of the operating equipment;

[1554] Information about the time of operation of the equipment;

[1555] Information about the area where the operating equipment is located;

[1556] Information about the operation type;

[1557] Customer information;

[1558] Information about the third operating device.

[1559] Optionally, the category information of the operating device is used to indicate that the second communication device agrees to be the category of the operating device; or

[1560] Information regarding the time of operation of the device is used to indicate to the second communication device that it agrees to act as the operating device; or

[1561] Information about the area of ​​the operating device is used to indicate that the second communication device agrees to be the area of ​​the operating device; or...

[1562] Operation type information, used to indicate the type of operation that the second communication device agrees to perform; or

[1563] The customer's information is used to instruct the second communication device to agree to one of the following: perform a first task from the customer, acting as the customer's operating device; or

[1564] Information about the third operating device is used to indicate that the second communication device agrees to act as a relay for the third operating device or as a second type of operating device for the third operating device.

[1565] Optionally, upon receiving a first query message from a first communication device, the method further includes:

[1566] Send a first response message to the first communication device, wherein the first response message includes information indicating one of the following:

[1567] Information indicating whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to perform the first task;

[1568] The second communication device may agree or disagree to be the operating device for the first task;

[1569] Information for the first task.

[1570] like Figure 9 As shown, this application embodiment provides a communication device 900, which is a third communication device, including:

[1571] The first sending module 910 is configured to send at least one of the following to the first communication device: information of a first task, and first request information, wherein the first request information is used to request the activation of the second communication device as an operating device;

[1572] The information for the first task includes at least one of the following:

[1573] Information about the execution area of ​​the first task;

[1574] Information on the execution time of the first task;

[1575] The operation type of the first task;

[1576] Information about the target operating device for the first task;

[1577] Information about the customer who triggered the first task;

[1578] The identifier of the first task.

[1579] Optionally, the first requirement information includes at least one of the following:

[1580] Instructions for requesting a second communication device to act as an operating device;

[1581] Customer information is used to indicate customers who request a second communication device as an operating device.

[1582] Information about the area used to indicate the area where the second communication device is required to act as an operating device;

[1583] Information on the time when the agreed area and the area requiring the second communication device to act as an operating device overlap are used to indicate the time when the second communication device is required to act as an operating device.

[1584] Optionally, the first task is a task that requires one or more operating devices to perform an operation on one or more terminal devices.

[1585] Optionally, the operating device satisfies at least one of the following:

[1586] For readers and writers;

[1587] Devices that support communication with terminal devices;

[1588] As an access device for terminal devices;

[1589] Supports triggering terminal devices to execute commands;

[1590] Devices that operate terminal devices or AIoT operations;

[1591] Operating devices that perform the primary task or AIoT task;

[1592] Supports communication devices at the access layer;

[1593] Supports wireless interfaces with terminal devices;

[1594] AIoT wireless access technology supporting environmental IoT

[1595] Supports at least one of the following operations on the terminal device: paging the terminal device, filtering the terminal device, discovering the terminal device, identifying the terminal device, obtaining the identifier of the terminal device, obtaining the information of the terminal device, configuring information to the terminal device, enabling the RF capability of the terminal device, disabling the RF capability of the terminal device, controlling the terminal device to execute commands, locating the terminal device, inventorying the terminal device, reading information from the terminal device, writing information to the terminal device, activating the terminal device, and deactivating the terminal device.

[1596] It should be noted that the above-mentioned communication device applies the corresponding method, and the implementation of the operation method embodiment is applicable to the corresponding device and can achieve the same technical effect.

[1597] like Figure 10As shown, this application embodiment also provides a communication device 1000, including a processor 1002, a memory 1001, and a computer program 10011 stored in the memory 1001 and executable on the processor 1001. When the computer program 10011 is executed by the processor, it implements the steps of the operation method or the steps of the transmission method as described above, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

[1598] This invention also provides a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program. When executed by a processor, this computer program implements the various processes of any of the above-described operation methods or information transmission methods, achieving the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, further details are omitted here. The computer-readable storage medium may be a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

[1599] It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Unless otherwise specified, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes that element.

[1600] Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the methods of the above embodiments can be implemented by means of software plus necessary general-purpose hardware platforms. Of course, they can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases the former is a better implementation method. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the present invention, in essence, or the part that contributes to the prior art, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM / RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk), and includes several instructions to cause a terminal (which may be a mobile phone, computer, server, air conditioner, or network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in the various embodiments of the present invention.

[1601] The embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above. The specific embodiments described above are merely illustrative and not restrictive. Those skilled in the art can make many other forms under the guidance of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the claims, and all of these forms are within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An operating method applied to a first communication device, characterized in that, include: A first communication device performs a first operation, the first operation including at least one of the following: Determine whether the operating equipment performing the first task includes or excludes the second communication equipment; Determine whether the second communication device should be used or not as an operating device; Send a first query message to the second communication device, the first query message being used to ask the second communication device whether it agrees or disagrees to execute the first task; Send a second query message to the second communication device, the second query message being used to ask the second communication device whether it agrees or disagrees to be used as an operating device.

2. The method as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The first query information includes at least one of the following: Instruction information used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to perform the first task; Information on the first task; The information of the first task includes at least one of the following: Information about the execution area of ​​the first task; Information on the execution time of the first task; Information about the operation type of the first task; Information about the target operating device for the first task; Information about the customer who triggered the first task; The identifier of the first task.

3. The method as described in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that, After sending the first query information to the second communication device, the method further includes: Receive the first response information from the second communication device; The first response information includes information indicating one of the following: The second communication device may agree or disagree to perform the first task; The second communication device may agree or disagree to be the operating device for the first task; Information for the first task.

4. The method as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The second query information includes at least one of the following: Information used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device; The category information of the operating equipment includes information indicating at least one of the following: Class I operating equipment, Class II operating equipment; Information about the time of operation of the equipment; Information about the area where the operating equipment is located; Information about the operation type; Customer information; Information about the third operating device; Information on the first task; The information of the first task includes at least one of the following: Information about the execution area of ​​the first task; Information on the execution time of the first task; The operation type of the first task; Information about the target operating device for the first task; Information about the customer who triggered the first task; The identifier of the first task.

5. The method as described in claim 2 or 4, characterized in that, The category information of the operating device is used to query whether the second communication device agrees to be an operating device of the category, wherein the category is the category indicated by the category information of the operating device; or Information on the time of operation is used to query whether the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device during the time specified in the information on the time of operation. or Information about the area as an operating device is used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device in the area, wherein the area is the area indicated by the information about the area as an operating device. or The operation type information is used to query the second communication device whether it agrees to execute the operation type, where the operation type is the operation type indicated by the operation type information; or The customer's information is used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to one of the following: perform a first task from the customer, acting as the customer's operating device, wherein the customer is indicated by the customer's information; or Information from the third operating device is used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to act as a relay for the third operating device or as a second type of operating device for the third operating device; or The information for the first task is used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to be the operating device for the first task.

6. The method as described in claims 1, 4, and 5, characterized in that, After sending the second query information to the second communication device, the method further includes: receiving a second response information from the second communication device. The second response information includes at least one of the following: Information used to indicate whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to be used as an operating device; Information on the category of the operating equipment; Information about the time of operation of the equipment; Information about the area where the operating equipment is located; Information about the operation type; Customer information; Information about the third operating device; Information for the first task.

7. The method as described in claim 3 or 6, characterized in that, Operating device category information, used to indicate one of the following: an operating device category agreed upon by the second communication device, or an operating device category not agreed upon by the second communication device; or Information regarding the operating time of the device is used to indicate one of the following: the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device during the stated time, or the second communication device does not agree to act as an operating device during the stated time; or Information regarding the area as an operating device is used to indicate one of the following: the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device in the area, or the second communication device does not agree to act as an operating device in the area; or The operation type information indicates one of the following: the operation type that the second communication device agrees to perform, or the operation type that the second communication device does not agree to perform; or The customer's information is used to instruct the second communication device to agree or disagree with one of the following: performing a first task from the customer, acting as the customer's operating device; or Information from the third operating device is used to indicate one of the following: the second communication device agrees to act as a relay for the third operating device or as a second-type operating device of the third operating device; or the second communication device does not agree to act as a relay for the third operating device or as a second-type operating device of the third operating device; or The information for the first task is used to indicate one of the following: the second communication device agrees to perform the first task, or the second communication device disagrees to perform the first task.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that, The first operation includes at least one of the following: determining whether the second communication device is an operating device or not, and determining whether the operating device performing the first task includes or excludes the second communication device. Obtain at least one of the following information: the subscription information of the second communication device, first information, second information, information indicating that the second communication device is not allowed to be used as an operating device, information indicating that the second communication device does not agree to be used as an operating device, information of the first task, first request information, first response information, and second response information; wherein, the first request information is used to request the activation of the second communication device as an operating device; Based on the information obtained, perform at least one of the following: Determine whether the second communication device should be used or not as an operating device; Determine whether the operating equipment performing the first task includes or excludes the second communication equipment.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that, The method further includes: Obtain at least one of the following information: first information, second information, information indicating that the second communication device is not allowed to be used as an operating device, information indicating that the second communication device does not agree to be used as an operating device, information of the first task, and first request information; wherein, the first request information is used to request the activation of the second communication device as an operating device; Based on the information obtained, perform at least one of the following: Send the first query message to the second communication device; Send a second query message to the second communication device.

10. The method as described in claim 9, characterized in that, The first information includes one of the following: first information from the second communication device, or first information in the subscription information of the second communication device; or Information used to indicate that the second communication device is not allowed to be used as an operating device includes one of the following: information from the subscription information of the second communication device indicating that the second communication device is not allowed to be used as an operating device; or Information used to indicate that the second communication device does not agree to be an operating device includes one of the following: information from the second communication device indicating that the second communication device does not agree to be an operating device, or information in the subscription information of the second communication device indicating that the second communication device does not agree to be an operating device; or The second information is second information from the second communication device. or The first response information is a first response information from the second communication device; or The second response information is the first response information from the second communication device.

11. The method as described in claim 8 or 10, characterized in that, If the contract information does not include the first information, then the contract information indicates at least one of the following: the second communication device is not allowed to be used as an operating device, or the second communication device does not agree to be used as an operating device.

12. The method as described in claim 9, characterized in that, The first information includes at least one of the following: Information used to indicate permission for the second communication device to function as an operating device; Allowed category information; Information on the category of the operating equipment; Information about the time of operation of the equipment; Information about the area where the operating equipment is located; Information about the operation type; Customer information; Information about the third operating device.

13. The method as described in claim 12, characterized in that, Operating device category information, used to indicate the category of operating device that allows the second communication device to function as an operating device; or Information about the operating time of the device is used to indicate the time during which the second communication device is permitted to operate; or Information about the area where the operating device is located is used to indicate the area where the second communication device is permitted to operate as an operating device. or Operation type information, used to indicate the type of operation that the second communication device is allowed to perform; or The customer's information is used to instruct the second communication device to perform a first task from the customer, or to act as the customer's operating device; or Information about the third operating device is used to indicate whether the second communication device is permitted to act as a relay for the third operating device or as a second type of operating device for the third operating device.

14. The method as described in claim 12, characterized in that, The information for the permitted categories includes one of the following: Always allow a second communication device to be used as an operating device; If there is a need for a second communication device to perform the first task, inquire whether the second communication device agrees to perform the first task. If there is a need for a second communication device to act as an operating device, inquire whether the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device.

15. The method as described in claim 9, characterized in that, The second information includes at least one of the following: Information used to instruct the second communication device to agree to be an operating device; Consent category information; Information on the category of the operating equipment; Information about the time of operation of the equipment; Information about the area where the operating equipment is located; Information about the operation type; Customer information; Information about the third operating device.

16. The method as described in claim 15, characterized in that, Operating device category information, used to indicate that the second communication device agrees to be classified as an operating device; or Information regarding the time of operation of the device is used to indicate to the second communication device that it agrees to act as the operating device; or Information about the area of ​​the operating device is used to indicate that the second communication device agrees to be the area of ​​the operating device. or, Operation type information, used to indicate the type of operation that the second communication device agrees to perform; or The customer's information is used to instruct the second communication device to agree to one of the following: to perform a first task from the customer, acting as the customer's operating device; Information about the third operating device is used to indicate that the second communication device agrees to act as a relay for the third operating device or as a second type of operating device for the third operating device.

17. The method as described in claim 15, characterized in that, The information for the consent category includes one of the following: The second communication device agrees to be used as an operating device; When there is a need for a second communication device to perform the first task, it is necessary to ask the second communication device whether it agrees to perform the first task; When there is a need for a second communication device to act as an operating device, it is necessary to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device.

18. The method as described in claim 1, characterized in that, Sending the first query information to the second communication device includes at least one of the following: If the first condition is met, send the first query message to the second communication device; The first condition includes at least one of the following: The consent category is: when there is a need for a second communication device to act as an operating device, it is necessary to ask the second communication device whether it consents to act as an operating device; The consent category is: when there is a need for a second communication device to perform the first task, it is necessary to ask the second communication device whether it consents to be used as an operating device; The permitted category is: when there is a need for a second communication device to perform the first task, inquire whether the second communication device agrees to perform the first task; The permitted category is: when there is a need for a second communication device to act as an operating device, it is necessary to ask the second communication device whether it agrees to act as an operating device.

19. The method as described in claim 1, characterized in that, Sending the first query information to the second communication device includes at least one of the following: If the second condition is met, send a first query message to the second communication device; The second condition includes at least one of the following: The consent category is: when there is a need for a second communication device to act as an operating device, it is necessary to ask the second communication device whether it consents to act as an operating device; The permitted category is: when there is a need for a second communication device to act as an operating device, it is necessary to ask the second communication device whether it agrees to act as an operating device.

20. The method as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The determination of the operating device for performing the first task may or may not include a second communication device, and includes at least one of the following: If the first condition is met, it is determined that the operating device performing the first task includes the second communication device; If the third condition is not met or the fourth condition is met, it is determined that the operating device performing the first task does not include the second communication device. The third condition includes at least one of the following: Allow a second communication device to be used as an operating device; The second communication device agrees to be used as an operating device; The second communication device agrees to perform the first task; The first task satisfies the conditions that allow the second communication device to function as an operating device; The first task satisfies the condition that the second communication device agrees to act as the operating device. The target operating device for the first task includes a second communication device; in, The fourth condition includes at least one of the following: Second communication devices are not permitted to be used as operating devices; The second communication device does not agree to be used as an operating device.

21. The method according to any one of claims 15 to 18, 20, characterized in that, The second communication device agrees to perform the first task, including at least one of the following: The consent category is: the second communication device consents to be used as an operating device; The consent category is: when there is a need for a second communication device to act as an operating device, it is necessary to ask the second communication device whether it consents to act as an operating device, and the result of the inquiry includes or indicates that the second communication device consents to act as an operating device; When there is a need for a second communication device to perform a first task, it is necessary to ask the second communication device whether it agrees to perform the first task, and the result of the inquiry includes or indicates that the second communication device agrees to perform the first task. The second communication device agrees to include customers who request the triggering of the first task; The area agreed upon in the second communication device includes the area that requires the second communication device to act as an operating device; The area agreed upon by the second communication device overlaps with the area where the second communication device is required to function as an operating device. The time of consent in the second communication device includes the time when the second communication device is requested to act as an operating device. The time when the second communication device agrees overlaps with the time when it requests the second communication device to act as an operating device. The first task requires operation types that include operation types agreed upon by at least one second communication device. The second communication device is located within the area where the second communication device agrees to be an operating device; The current time is the time when the second communication device agreed to act as the operating device.

22. The method as described in claim 20, characterized in that, The first task satisfies the conditions that allow the second communication device to function as an operating device, including at least one of the following: The first message allows for customers who trigger the first task; The allowed area in the first information includes at least one execution area of ​​the first task, or the allowed area in the first information overlaps with the execution area of ​​the first task; The allowed time in the first information includes the execution time of the first task, or the allowed time in the first information overlaps with the execution time of the first task; The first task requires operation types that include at least one operation type permitted in the first information.

23. The method as described in claim 20, characterized in that, The first task satisfies the conditions for the second communication device to agree to act as an operating device, including at least one of the following: The second communication device agrees to include the customer who triggered the first task; The area agreed upon by the second communication device includes at least one execution area of ​​the first task, or the area agreed upon by the second communication device overlaps with the execution area of ​​the first task. The time agreed upon by the second communication device includes the execution time of the first task, or the time agreed upon by the second communication device overlaps with the execution time of the first task; The first task requires operation types that include operation types agreed upon by at least one second communication device.

24. The method as described in claim 1, characterized in that, Determining whether the second communication device is an operating device or not includes at least one of the following: If the fifth condition is met, the second communication device is determined as the operating device; If the fifth condition is not met or the sixth condition is met, the second communication device shall not be used as an operating device. The fifth condition includes at least one of the following: Allow a second communication device to be used as an operating device; The second communication device agrees to be used as an operating device; The first task satisfies the conditions that allow the second communication device to function as an operating device; in, The sixth condition includes at least one of the following: Second communication devices are not permitted to be used as operating devices; The second communication device does not agree to be used as an operating device.

25. The method as described in claim 20 or 24, characterized in that, The second communication device agrees to be an operating device, including at least one of the following: The consent category is: the second communication device consents to be used as an operating device; The consent category is: when there is a need for a second communication device to act as an operating device, it is necessary to ask the second communication device whether it agrees to act as an operating device, and the result of the inquiry includes or indicates that the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device; The customers who agree to use the second communication device include those who request the second communication device as an operating device. The area agreed to by the second communication device includes the area where the second communication device is required to act as an operating device. The area agreed upon by the second communication device overlaps with the area where the second communication device is required to act as an operating device. The time when the second communication device agrees includes the time when the second communication device is requested to act as an operating device. The time when the second communication device agrees overlaps with the time when it requests the second communication device to act as an operating device. The second communication device is located within the area where the second communication device agrees to be an operating device; The current time is the time when the second communication device agreed to act as the operating device.

26. The method as described in claim 20 or 24, characterized in that, The permission for the second communication device to function as an operating device includes at least one of the following: The permitted category is: the second communication device is permitted to function as an operating device; The permitted category is: when there is a need for a second communication device to act as an operating device, it is necessary to ask the second communication device whether it agrees to act as an operating device, and the result of the inquiry includes or indicates that the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device. The first information allows customers to include those who request the second communication device as an operating device; The permitted areas in the first information include areas that require the second communication device to act as an operating device; The permitted area in the first information overlaps with the area where the second communication device is required to act as an operating device. The permitted time in the first information includes the time during which the second communication device is required to act as an operating device; The permitted time in the first information overlaps with the time when the second communication device is required to act as an operating device. The second communication device is located in an area where the second communication device is permitted to function as an operating device; The current time is the time during which the second communication device is allowed to operate.

27. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 26, characterized in that, The first task is an operation task on one or more terminal devices that requires one or more operating devices to perform.

28. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 26, characterized in that, The operating device includes at least one of the following: a first type of operating device, a second type of operating device, a relay operating device of a third operating device, or a second type of operating device of a third operating device. in, The first type of operating device satisfies at least one of the following: Layer 3 relay operating equipment of the first communication equipment or base station operating equipment; It has its own operating equipment information; The messages used to filter, inventory, or page one or more terminal devices contain information about the device being operated. Able to work independently; The information received by the first type of operating device from the terminal device is not visible to the first communication device or the first operating device; Controlled, configured, and managed by third-party communication equipment or core network equipment; in, The relay operating equipment or the second type of operating equipment meets at least one of the following: Layer 2 relay operating equipment of the first communication equipment or base station operating equipment; It is a relay operating device that is a Class I or Class III operating device; It does not have independent operating equipment information, or information on relay third operating equipment; Messages used for filtering, inventorying, or paging one or more terminal devices contain information about third-party operating devices or relay operating devices. Use the information of the third operating device or the information of the relay operating device as its own operating device information; Used to extend the coverage of a third operating device or the coverage of a relay operating device; Unable to work independently; It needs to work with the relayed operating equipment or with a third operating equipment; Controlled, configured, and managed by the first communication device or the third operating device; The information received by the second type of operating device from the terminal device is visible to the first communication device or the first operating device; The second type of operating device is invisible to the third communication device; in, The relay operating equipment of the third operating equipment meets at least one of the following requirements: Information about the third relay operating device; Perform the first task of the third operating device; Controlled by a third operating device.

29. The method according to claim 27 or 28, characterized in that, The terminal device satisfies at least one of the following: No connection; Stateless; No RRC status; No CM status; No mobility management; Active communication is not supported, or passive communication is supported; Support for AIoT devices; or, The terminal device includes at least one of the following: Environmental IoT (AIoT) devices; Unconnected devices; Stateless terminals; Terminals without RRC status; Terminals without CM status; Terminals without mobility management; Passive communication devices; Response equipment; A device that supports communication with a first communication device or operating device; Devices capable of performing or responding to target operations; A device capable of accessing a wireless communication system via a first communication device or operating device; in, The second interface is the wireless interface between the first communication device or operating device and the terminal device; The first RAT is a RAT used to provide AIoT services.

30. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 29, characterized in that, The operating device satisfies at least one of the following: For readers and writers; Devices that support communication with terminal devices; As an access device for terminal devices; Supports triggering terminal devices to execute commands; Devices that operate terminal devices or AIoT operations; Operating devices that perform the primary task or AIoT task; Supports communication devices at the access layer; Supports wireless interfaces with terminal devices; AIoT wireless access technology supporting environmental IoT Supports at least one of the following operations on the terminal device: paging the terminal device, filtering the terminal device, discovering the terminal device, identifying the terminal device, obtaining the identifier of the terminal device, obtaining the information of the terminal device, configuring information to the terminal device, enabling the RF capability of the terminal device, disabling the RF capability of the terminal device, controlling the terminal device to execute commands, locating the terminal device, inventorying the terminal device, reading information from the terminal device, writing information to the terminal device, activating the terminal device, and deactivating the terminal device.

31. An operating method applied to a second communication device, characterized in that, include: The second communication device performs a second operation, the second operation including at least one of the following: Send a message requesting the second communication device to act as the operating device; Send at least one of the following: a second message indicating that the second communication device does not agree to be an operating device; Receive a first query message sent by a first communication device, the first query message being used to ask the second communication device whether it agrees or disagrees to execute the first task; The device receives a second query message from a first communication device, the second query message being used to ask the second communication device whether it agrees or disagrees to be used as an operating device; in, The second information includes at least one of the following: Information used to instruct the second communication device to agree to be an operating device; Consent category information; Information on the category of the operating equipment; Information about the time of operation of the equipment; Information about the area where the operating equipment is located; Information about the operation type; Customer information; Information about the third operating device.

32. The method as described in claim 31, characterized in that, The first query information includes at least one of the following: Instruction information used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to perform the first task; Information on the first task; The information of the first task includes at least one of the following: Information about the execution area of ​​the first task; Information on the execution time of the first task; Information about the operation type of the first task; Information about the target operating device for the first task; Information about the customer who triggered the first task; The identifier of the first task.

33. The method as described in claim 31, characterized in that, The second query information includes at least one of the following: Information used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device; The category information of the operating equipment includes information indicating at least one of the following: Class I operating equipment, Class II operating equipment; Information about the time of operation of the equipment; Information about the area where the operating equipment is located; Information about the operation type; Customer information; Information about the third operating device; Information on the first task; The information of the first task includes at least one of the following: Information about the execution area of ​​the first task; Information on the execution time of the first task; The operation type of the first task; Information about the target operating device for the first task; Information about the customer who triggered the first task; The identifier of the first task.

34. The method as described in claim 32 or 33, characterized in that, The category information of the operating device is used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to be an operating device of the aforementioned category; or Information about the time of operation is used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to act as the operating device during the said time. or Information about the area where the device is operating is used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to operate within that area; or The operation type information is used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to execute the operation type; or The customer's information is used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to one of the following: perform a first task from the customer, or act as the customer's operating device; or Information from the third operating device is used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to act as a relay for the third operating device or as a second type of operating device for the third operating device; or The information for the first task is used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to be the operating device for the first task.

35. The method as described in claim 31, characterized in that, The second information includes at least one of the following: Information used to instruct the second communication device to agree to be an operating device; Consent category information; Information on the category of the operating equipment; Information about the time of operation of the equipment; Information about the area where the operating equipment is located; Information about the operation type; Customer information; Information about the third operating device.

36. The method as described in claim 35, characterized in that, Operating device category information, used to indicate that the second communication device agrees to be classified as an operating device; or Information regarding the time of operation of the device is used to indicate to the second communication device that it agrees to act as the operating device; or Information about the area of ​​the operating device is used to indicate that the second communication device agrees to be the area of ​​the operating device. or, Operation type information, used to indicate the type of operation that the second communication device agrees to perform; or The customer's information is used to instruct the second communication device to agree to one of the following: perform a first task from the customer, acting as the customer's operating device; or Information about the third operating device is used to indicate that the second communication device agrees to act as a relay for the third operating device or as a second type of operating device for the third operating device.

37. The method as described in claim 35, characterized in that, The information for the consent category includes one of the following: The second communication device agrees to be used as an operating device; When there is a need for a second communication device to perform the first task, it is necessary to ask the second communication device whether it agrees to perform the first task; When there is a need for a second communication device to act as an operating device, it is necessary to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device.

38. The method as described in claim 31, characterized in that, Upon receiving a first query message from a first communication device, the method further includes: Send a first response message to the first communication device, wherein the first response message includes information indicating one of the following: Information indicating whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to perform the first task; The second communication device may agree or disagree to be the operating device for the first task; Information for the first task.

39. The method as described in claim 31, characterized in that, Upon receiving a second query message from the first communication device, the method further includes: Send a second response message to the first communication device. The second response information includes at least one of the following: Information used to indicate whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to be used as an operating device; Information on the category of the operating equipment; Information about the time of operation of the equipment; Information about the area where the operating equipment is located; Information about the operation type; Customer information; Information about the third operating device; Information for the first task.

40. The method as described in claim 38 or 39, characterized in that, Operating device category information, used to indicate one of the following: an operating device category agreed upon by the second communication device, or an operating device category not agreed upon by the second communication device; or Information regarding the operating time of the device is used to indicate one of the following: the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device during the stated time, or the second communication device does not agree to act as an operating device during the stated time; or Information regarding the area as an operating device is used to indicate one of the following: the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device in the area, or the second communication device does not agree to act as an operating device in the area; or The operation type information indicates one of the following: the operation type that the second communication device agrees to perform, or the operation type that the second communication device does not agree to perform; or The customer's information is used to instruct the second communication device to agree or disagree with one of the following: performing a first task from the customer, acting as the customer's operating device; or Information from the third operating device is used to indicate one of the following: the second communication device agrees to act as a relay or a second-type operating device of the third operating device; or the second communication device does not agree to act as a relay or a second-type operating device of the third operating device. The information for the first task is used to indicate one of the following: the second communication device agrees to perform the first task, or the second communication device disagrees to perform the first task.

41. The method according to any one of claims 31 to 40, characterized in that, The operating device includes at least one of the following: a first type of operating device, a second type of operating device, a relay operating device of a third operating device, or a second type of operating device of a third operating device. in, The first type of operating device satisfies at least one of the following: Layer 3 relay operating equipment of the first communication equipment or base station operating equipment; It has its own operating equipment information; The messages used to filter, inventory, or page one or more terminal devices contain information about the device being operated. Able to work independently; The information received by the first type of operating device from the terminal device is not visible to the first communication device or the first operating device; Controlled, configured, and managed by third-party communication equipment or core network equipment; in, The relay operating equipment or the second type of operating equipment meets at least one of the following: Layer 2 relay operating equipment of the first communication equipment or base station operating equipment; It is a relay operating device that is a Class I or Class III operating device; It does not have independent operating equipment information, or information on relay third operating equipment; Messages used for filtering, inventorying, or paging one or more terminal devices contain information about third-party operating devices or relay operating devices. Use the information of the third operating device or the information of the relay operating device as its own operating device information; Used to extend the coverage of a third operating device or the coverage of a relay operating device; Unable to work independently; It needs to work with the relayed operating equipment or with a third operating equipment; Controlled, configured, and managed by the first communication device or the third operating device; The information received by the second type of operating device from the terminal device is visible to the first communication device or the first operating device; The second type of operating device is invisible to the third communication device; in, The relay operating equipment of the third operating equipment meets at least one of the following requirements: Information about the third relay operating device; Perform the first task of the third operating device; Controlled by a third operating device.

42. The method according to claims 31 to 41, characterized in that, The operating device satisfies at least one of the following: For readers and writers; Devices that support communication with terminal devices; As an access device for terminal devices; Supports triggering terminal devices to execute commands; Devices that operate terminal devices or AIoT operations; Operating devices that perform the primary task or AIoT task; Supports communication devices at the access layer; Supports wireless interfaces with terminal devices; AIoT wireless access technology supporting environmental IoT Supports at least one of the following operations on the terminal device: paging the terminal device, filtering the terminal device, discovering the terminal device, identifying the terminal device, obtaining the identifier of the terminal device, obtaining the information of the terminal device, configuring information to the terminal device, enabling the RF capability of the terminal device, disabling the RF capability of the terminal device, controlling the terminal device to execute commands, locating the terminal device, inventorying the terminal device, reading information from the terminal device, writing information to the terminal device, activating the terminal device, and deactivating the terminal device.

43. An information transmission method, applied to a third communication device, characterized in that, include: Send at least one of the following to the first communication device: information about a first task, and a first request information, wherein the first request information is used to request the activation of the second communication device as an operating device; The information for the first task includes at least one of the following: Information about the execution area of ​​the first task; Information on the execution time of the first task; The operation type of the first task; Information about the target operating device for the first task; Information about the customer who triggered the first task; The identifier of the first task.

44. The method as described in claim 43, characterized in that, The first requirement information includes at least one of the following: Instructions for requesting a second communication device to act as an operating device; Customer information is used to indicate customers who request a second communication device as an operating device. Information about the area used to indicate the area where the second communication device is required to act as an operating device; Information on the time when the agreed area and the area requiring the second communication device to act as an operating device overlap are used to indicate the time when the second communication device is required to act as an operating device.

45. The method as described in claim 43, characterized in that, The first task is a task that requires one or more operating devices to perform an operation on one or more terminal devices.

46. ​​The method according to claim 43, characterized in that, The operating device satisfies at least one of the following: For readers and writers; Devices that support communication with terminal devices; As an access device for terminal devices; Supports triggering terminal devices to execute commands; Devices that operate terminal devices or AIoT operations; Operating devices that perform the primary task or AIoT task; Supports communication devices at the access layer; Supports wireless interfaces with terminal devices; AIoT wireless access technology supporting environmental IoT Supports at least one of the following operations on the terminal device: paging the terminal device, filtering the terminal device, discovering the terminal device, identifying the terminal device, obtaining the identifier of the terminal device, obtaining the information of the terminal device, configuring information to the terminal device, enabling the RF capability of the terminal device, disabling the RF capability of the terminal device, controlling the terminal device to execute commands, locating the terminal device, inventorying the terminal device, reading information from the terminal device, writing information to the terminal device, activating the terminal device, and deactivating the terminal device.

47. A communication device, wherein the communication device is a first communication device, characterized in that, include: A first processing module is configured to perform a first operation, the first operation including at least one of the following: Determine whether the operating equipment performing the first task includes or excludes the second communication equipment; Determine whether the second communication device should be used or not as an operating device; Send a first query message to the second communication device, the first query message being used to ask the second communication device whether it agrees or disagrees to execute the first task; Send a second query message to the second communication device, the second query message being used to ask the second communication device whether it agrees or disagrees to be used as an operating device.

48. A communication device, wherein the communication device is a second communication device, characterized in that, include: A second processing module is configured to perform a second operation, the second operation including at least one of the following: Send a message requesting the second communication device to act as the operating device; Send at least one of the following: a second message indicating that the second communication device does not agree to be an operating device; Receive a first query message sent by a first communication device, the first query message being used to ask the second communication device whether it agrees or disagrees to execute the first task; The device receives a second query message from a first communication device, the second query message being used to ask the second communication device whether it agrees or disagrees to be used as an operating device; in, The second information includes at least one of the following: Information used to instruct the second communication device to agree to be an operating device; Consent category information; Information on the category of the operating equipment; Information about the time of operation of the equipment; Information about the area where the operating equipment is located; Information about the operation type; Customer information; Information about the third operating device.

49. A communication device, wherein the communication device is a third communication device, characterized in that, include: A first sending module is configured to send at least one of the following to a first communication device: information of a first task, and a first request information, wherein the first request information is used to request the activation of a second communication device as an operating device; The information for the first task includes at least one of the following: Information about the execution area of ​​the first task; Information on the execution time of the first task; The operation type of the first task; Information about the target operating device for the first task; Information about the customer who triggered the first task; The identifier of the first task.

50. A communication device, characterized in that, It includes a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the computer program, when executed by the processor, implements the steps of the operating method as described in any one of claims 1 to 46.

51. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that, The computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program that, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the operation method as described in any one of claims 1 to 46.

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