Data reporting method and device, first equipment, network side equipment and program product

Abstract

The invention relates to a data reporting method and device, first equipment, network side equipment and a program product, and relates to the technical field of wireless communication. The data reporting method is executed by a first device, and comprises: receiving a first signaling sent by a network side device, the first signaling comprising first configuration information; and according to the first configuration information, reporting the obtained first related information of a second device to a network side device, the second device being an Internet of Things device.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This disclosure relates to the field of wireless communication technology, and in particular to a data reporting method, a data reporting device, a first device, a network-side device, a computer-readable storage medium, and a computer program product. Background Technology

[0002] With the widespread application of IoT technology in the field of wireless communication, improving the performance of IoT devices in terms of size, complexity, and power consumption has become a major concern. Since most wireless communication devices require manual battery replacement or are powered by rechargeable batteries, this leads to high maintenance costs and even safety hazards. With the continuous introduction of demands in the digital age and the improvement of automation levels, there is an urgent need to introduce new IoT technologies to support devices without energy storage capabilities or those requiring no manual replacement or recharging. To this end, A-IoT (Ambient Internet of Things) technology, which supports higher-density connectivity, lower complexity, and lower power consumption, has been proposed. Currently, the 3GPP TSG RAN (Technical Specification Group for Radio Access Networks) has completed basic research on A-IoT in Rel-18, covering representative use cases, deployment scenarios, connection topologies, A-IoT devices, design goals, and required functions. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The inventors discovered that 3GPP currently proposes two deployment scenarios for A-IoT. In Topology 2, intermediate nodes can act as A-IoT readers, and the A-IoT reader and device support a unified new radio interface technology. However, no signaling procedures have been designed for how IoT data is transmitted to the network side in Topology 2.

[0004] According to some embodiments of the first aspect of this disclosure, a data reporting method is provided, executed by a first device, comprising: receiving a first signaling sent by a network-side device, wherein the first signaling includes first configuration information; and reporting to the network-side device first relevant information of a second device obtained according to the first configuration information, wherein the second device is an Internet of Things (IoT) device.

[0005] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes at least one of the following: a first information element: configuration information for indicating random access; a second information element: configuration information for indicating one or more first timers; and a third information element: configuration information for indicating the reporting method.

[0006] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes a second information element, the second information element including the duration of a first timer, and reporting the first related information of the second device to the network-side device according to the first configuration information includes: in response to the timer timeout, reporting the first related information of one or more second devices to the network-side device.

[0007] In some embodiments, the data reporting method further includes: obtaining first relevant information of one or more second devices through a random access procedure based on first configuration information.

[0008] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes a first information element, and the first information element includes an indication of the number of rounds of the random access procedure. Obtaining the first relevant information of one or more second devices through the random access procedure includes: obtaining the first relevant information of one or more second devices through a random access procedure of no more than the number of rounds of the random access procedure, based on the number of rounds of the random access procedure.

[0009] In some embodiments, the first configuration information further includes a second information element, the second information element including the duration of a first timer corresponding to each round of the random access procedure. Obtaining the first relevant information of one or more second devices through a random access procedure not exceeding the number of rounds of the random access procedure, based on the number of rounds of the random access procedure, includes: in response to the triggering of each round of the random access procedure, sending a zeroth message to one or more second devices and starting the first timer corresponding to the current round of the random access procedure; within the duration of the first timer corresponding to each round of the random access procedure, obtaining the first relevant information of one or more second devices through the current round of the random access procedure until the number of triggers of the current random access procedure meets the number of rounds of the random access procedure.

[0010] In some embodiments, the first configuration information further includes a third information element, which includes a first method for indicating reporting after each round of random access procedure. According to the first configuration information, reporting the first related information of the second device obtained in the first round of random access procedure to the network-side device includes: in response to the timeout of the first timer corresponding to each round of random access procedure, reporting the first related information of one or more second devices obtained in the current round of random access procedure to the network-side device.

[0011] In some embodiments, the first configuration information further includes a third information element, which includes a second method for indicating that the number of trigger rounds of the random access process meets the number of rounds of random access before reporting. According to the first configuration information, reporting the first related information of the second device obtained in one or more rounds of random access to the network-side device includes: in response to the number of trigger rounds of the random access process meeting the number of rounds of random access and the first timer corresponding to the random access process timing out, reporting the first related information of one or more second devices obtained in one or more rounds of random access to the network-side device.

[0012] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes a second information element, the second information element including the duration of a first timer, and obtaining the first relevant information of one or more second devices through a random access procedure includes: sending a zero message to one or more second devices and starting a first timer; within the duration of the first timer, obtaining the first relevant information of one or more second devices through a random access procedure.

[0013] In some embodiments, the first configuration information further includes a third information element, which includes a third method for indicating reporting after the random access procedure. According to the first configuration information, reporting the first related information of the second device obtained by the network side device includes: in response to the expiration of the first timer, reporting the first related information of one or more second devices obtained during the random access procedure to the network side device.

[0014] In some embodiments, the data reporting method further includes: obtaining a second signaling sent by a network-side device, wherein the second signaling includes second configuration information, the second configuration information including at least one of configuration information for indicating a second timer and configuration information for indicating a reporting method; and obtaining first relevant information of one or more second devices through a random access procedure based on the second configuration information.

[0015] In some embodiments, the second configuration information includes configuration information for indicating a second timer, the configuration information for indicating the second timer including the duration of the second timer, and obtaining the first relevant information of one or more second devices through a random access procedure according to the second configuration information includes: sending a zero message to one or more second devices and starting the second timer; and obtaining the first relevant information of one or more second devices through a random access procedure within the duration of the second timer.

[0016] In some embodiments, the second configuration information further includes configuration information for indicating the reporting method, the configuration information for indicating the reporting method includes a third method for indicating reporting after the random access procedure, and the data reporting method further includes: in response to the expiration of the second timer, reporting to the network-side device the first relevant information of one or more second devices obtained during the random access procedure.

[0017] In some embodiments, the first relevant information includes the identifier of the second device.

[0018] In some embodiments, the first signaling further includes third configuration information for indicating the transmission configuration corresponding to data from the first device to the second device and / or fourth configuration information for indicating the transmission configuration corresponding to data from the second device to the first device.

[0019] In some embodiments, reporting the first related information of the second device obtained from the first configuration information to the network-side device includes: performing data transmission with one or more second devices according to the third configuration information and / or the fourth configuration information to obtain the first related information of one or more second devices; and / or reporting the first related information of one or more second devices obtained from the first configuration information to the network-side device.

[0020] In some embodiments, the data reporting method further includes: receiving a third signaling sent by a network-side device, wherein the third signaling includes third configuration information for indicating the transmission configuration corresponding to data from the first device to the second device and / or fourth configuration information for indicating the transmission configuration corresponding to data from the second device to the first device; performing data transmission with one or more second devices according to the third configuration information and / or the fourth configuration information, obtaining first related information of one or more second devices; and / or reporting the obtained first related information of one or more second devices to the network-side device.

[0021] In some embodiments, the first relevant information includes at least one of the following: the identifier of the second device, the IoT data of the second device, and the response of the first device to the IoT data sent to the second device.

[0022] In some embodiments, the third configuration information includes radio resource configuration from the first device to the second device, and the fourth configuration information includes radio resource configuration from the second device to the first device.

[0023] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes the identifier of one or more specific second devices among one or more second devices, or the third signaling includes third configuration information, which includes the identifier of one or more specific second devices among one or more second devices. Data transmission with one or more second devices is performed according to the third configuration information and / or the fourth configuration information. Obtaining first related information of one or more second devices includes: performing data transmission with one or more specific second devices on resources of the radio resource configuration from the first device to the second device according to the identifier of one or more specific second devices, and obtaining first related information of one or more specific second devices on resources of the radio resource configuration from the second device to the first device. Reporting the obtained first related information of one or more specific second devices to the network-side device includes: reporting the first related information sent by one or more specific second devices to the network-side device in response to receiving first related information sent by one or more specific second devices.

[0024] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes the duration of the third timer, or the third signaling includes the third configuration information, which includes the duration of the third timer. Reporting the first related information of one or more second devices to the network-side device includes: transmitting IoT data to the second device on the resources configured for wireless resources from the first device to the second device, and starting the third timer; receiving the first related information sent by one or more second devices within the duration of the third timer; and reporting the first related information sent by one or more second devices to the network-side device in response to the timeout of the third timer.

[0025] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes a device quantity threshold, or the third signaling includes third configuration information, the third configuration information including a device quantity threshold, and reporting the first related information of one or more second devices to the network-side device includes: in response to the total number of devices receiving the first related information of one or more second devices meeting the device quantity threshold, reporting the first related information of one or more second devices to the network-side device.

[0026] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes a data volume threshold, or the third signaling includes third configuration information, the third configuration information including a data volume threshold, and reporting the first related information of the second device obtained to the network-side device includes: in response to the total data volume of the first related information of one or more second devices being received meeting the data volume threshold, reporting the first related information of one or more second devices obtained to the network-side device.

[0027] In some embodiments, reporting the first relevant information of the second device to the network-side device includes at least one of the following: reporting the first relevant information of the second device to the network-side device via Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling; reporting the first relevant information of the second device to the network-side device via Non-Access Stratum (NAS) signaling; reporting the first relevant information of the second device to the network-side device via a first type of Data Radio Bearer (DRB); and reporting the first relevant information of the second device to the network-side device via a second type of DRB.

[0028] In some embodiments, RRC signaling includes at least one of the following: the identifier of one or more second devices, the corresponding IoT data of the second devices, and the response of the first device to the IoT data sent to the second devices; and / or NAS signaling includes at least one of the following: the identifier of one or more second devices, the corresponding IoT data of the second devices, and the response of the first device to the IoT data sent to the second devices; and / or at least one of the following: the identifier of one or more second devices, the corresponding IoT data of the second devices, and the response of the first device to the second devices is reported through a first type DRB, wherein the identifier of the first type DRB is used by the network-side device to identify whether the first type DRB carries first related information of the second devices; and / or the second type DRB is the DRB of the first device, and at least one of the following: the identifier of the one or more second devices, the corresponding IoT data of the second devices, the response of the first device to the second devices, and the data of the first device is reported through the second type DRB.

[0029] According to some embodiments of the second aspect of this disclosure, a data reporting method is provided, executed by a network-side device, comprising: sending a first signaling to a first device, wherein the first signaling includes first configuration information; and receiving first related information of a second device reported by the first device according to the first configuration information, wherein the second device is an Internet of Things (IoT) device.

[0030] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes at least one of the following: a first information element: configuration information for indicating random access; a second information element: configuration information for indicating one or more first timers; and a third information element: configuration information for indicating the reporting method.

[0031] In some embodiments, the first signaling further includes third configuration information for indicating the transmission configuration corresponding to data from the first device to the second device and / or fourth configuration information for indicating the transmission configuration corresponding to data from the second device to the first device.

[0032] In some embodiments, the first relevant information includes the identifier of the second device and / or the IoT data of the second device.

[0033] In some embodiments, the network-side device is an access network device, and the data reporting method further includes: sending the first relevant information to the core network device.

[0034] According to some embodiments of the third aspect of this disclosure, a first device is provided, comprising: a receiving unit configured to receive first signaling sent by a network-side device, wherein the first signaling includes first configuration information; and a reporting unit configured to report first relevant information of a second device obtained from the first configuration information to the network-side device, wherein the second device is an Internet of Things (IoT) device.

[0035] According to some embodiments of the fourth aspect of this disclosure, a network-side device is provided, comprising: a sending unit configured to send a first signaling to a first device, wherein the first signaling includes first configuration information; and a receiving unit configured to receive first related information of a second device reported by the first device according to the first configuration information, wherein the second device is an Internet of Things (IoT) device.

[0036] According to some embodiments of the fifth aspect of this disclosure, a data reporting apparatus is provided, including: a memory and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to execute the data reporting method of any of the above embodiments based on instructions stored in the memory.

[0037] According to some embodiments of the sixth aspect of this disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium is provided having a computer program stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, implements the data reporting method of any of the above embodiments.

[0038] According to some embodiments of the seventh aspect of this disclosure, a computer program product is provided, including a computer program that, when executed by a processor, implements the data reporting method of any of the above embodiments.

[0039] In the above embodiments, the first device receives a first signaling message sent by the network-side device to obtain first configuration information, and then reports the first relevant information of the second device (an IoT device) to the network-side device based on the first configuration information. The second device can act as an intermediate node, enabling the reporting of IoT data from the IoT device to the network-side device through the intermediate node (i.e., the first device). Furthermore, the accuracy of IoT data reporting can be improved based on the network-side configuration. Attached Figure Description

[0040] The accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of this disclosure and, together with the specification, serve to explain the principles of this disclosure.

[0041] This disclosure can be more clearly understood with reference to the accompanying drawings and the following detailed description.

[0042] Figure 1 Schematic diagrams illustrating some embodiments of the A-IoT network topology of this disclosure are shown.

[0043] Figure 2 Schematic diagrams illustrating other embodiments of the A-IoT network topology of this disclosure

[0044] Figure 3 Schematic diagrams illustrating some embodiments of the first aspect of the data reporting method of this disclosure.

[0045] Figure 4 Schematic diagrams illustrating some embodiments of the second aspect of the data reporting method of this disclosure.

[0046] Figure 5 Schematic diagrams illustrating some embodiments of a third aspect of the data reporting method of this disclosure.

[0047] Figure 6 Schematic diagrams illustrating some embodiments of the fourth aspect of the data reporting method of this disclosure.

[0048] Figure 7 Schematic diagrams illustrating some embodiments of the fifth aspect of the data reporting method of this disclosure.

[0049] Figure 8 Schematic diagrams illustrating some embodiments of the sixth aspect of the data reporting method of this disclosure.

[0050] Figure 9 Schematic diagrams illustrating some embodiments of the first device of this disclosure are shown.

[0051] Figure 10 Schematic diagrams illustrating some embodiments of the network-side devices of this disclosure are shown.

[0052] Figure 11 Schematic diagrams illustrating some embodiments of the data reporting apparatus of this disclosure are shown. Detailed Implementation

[0053] Various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that, unless otherwise specifically stated, the relative arrangement, numerical expressions, and values ​​of the components and steps set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present disclosure.

[0054] At the same time, it should be understood that, for ease of description, the dimensions of the various parts shown in the accompanying drawings are not drawn according to actual scale.

[0055] The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is merely illustrative and is in no way intended to limit this disclosure or its application or use.

[0056] Techniques, methods, and equipment known to those skilled in the art may not be discussed in detail, but where appropriate, they should be considered part of the specification.

[0057] In all examples shown and discussed herein, any specific values ​​should be interpreted as merely exemplary and not as limitations. Therefore, other examples of exemplary embodiments may have different values.

[0058] It should be noted that similar labels and letters in the following figures indicate similar items; therefore, once an item is defined in one figure, it does not need to be discussed further in subsequent figures.

[0059] Figure 1 Schematic diagrams illustrating some embodiments of the A-IoT network topology of this disclosure are shown. Figure 2 Schematic diagrams illustrating other embodiments of the A-IoT network topology of this disclosure are shown.

[0060] Figure 1 and Figure 2 This illustrates two deployment scenarios for A-IoT proposed in 3GPP, demonstrating how these scenarios enable the transmission of IoT data. For example... Figure 1 As shown, the base station acts as an A-IoT reader / writer to receive IoT data from IoT devices (i.e., the second device). Figure 2 As shown, the IoT data of the IoT device (i.e., the second device) is transmitted to the network side through an intermediate node (i.e., the first device) as an A-IoT reader. The intermediate node is generally a user device.

[0061] exist Figure 2 In the illustrated topology, the intermediate node (A-IoT reader) and the base station still use the Uu interface of the NR (New Radio) system. For A-IoT air interface technology, two typical business scenarios need to be met: "Inventory" and "Command." "Inventory" generally refers to inventory management. Through inventory management, A-IoT devices (i.e., environmental IoT devices or IoT devices) report their identification (ID (permanent ID)) according to instructions from the network-side devices, thereby enabling automated warehousing and other businesses based on A-IoT technology. "Command" generally refers to commands. The network-side devices can send relevant instructions to specific A-IoT devices, such as reading information stored by the IoT device, writing information to the IoT device, or instructing the IoT device to shut down. Depending on the different businesses, the process between the A-IoT device and the A-IoT reader needs to consider various scenarios, such as "Inventory only," "Command only," and "Inventory + Command."

[0062] Currently, it has not yet been carried out. Figure 2 The technical discussion related to the illustrated topology highlights that, in NR systems, methods for collecting and reporting IoT data using user equipment as intermediate nodes are not supported. Figure 2The A-IoT network with the topology shown cannot directly use the current mechanism. How to transmit IoT data to the network side in the topology 2 scenario is a problem that needs to be solved.

[0063] To address the aforementioned issues, this disclosure proposes a data reporting method. A first device receives a first signaling message from a network-side device to obtain first configuration information. Based on this first configuration information, the first device reports the obtained first relevant information of a second device (an IoT device) to the network-side device. The first device can act as an intermediate node, enabling the reporting of IoT data from the IoT device to the network side via this intermediate node (i.e., the first device). Furthermore, the accuracy of IoT data reporting can be improved based on the network-side configuration, as detailed below.

[0064] Figure 3 Schematic diagrams illustrating some embodiments of the first aspect of the data reporting method of this disclosure.

[0065] like Figure 3 As shown, the data reporting method includes steps 310 to 320, and the data reporting method is executed by the first device.

[0066] For example, the first device could be a user device.

[0067] In step 310, a first signaling message sent by a network-side device is received, wherein the first signaling message includes first configuration information.

[0068] The first signaling is, for example, RRC signaling, which the network-side device sends to the first device via RRC signaling.

[0069] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes at least one of the following: a first information element: configuration information for indicating random access; a second information element: configuration information for indicating one or more first timers; and a third information element: configuration information for indicating the reporting method.

[0070] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes at least one of the following: the identifier of one or more specific second devices among one or more second devices, the duration of a third timer, a device quantity threshold, and a data volume threshold.

[0071] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes at least one of a first information element, a second information element, and a third information element, and also includes at least one of an identifier of one or more specific second devices, a third timer duration, a device quantity threshold, and a data volume threshold.

[0072] In some embodiments, after receiving the first related information of one or more second devices, the first device may save the received first related information of one or more second devices so as to report the first related information of one or more second devices to the second device in the future. The first related information of the second device includes at least one of the identifier of the second device and IoT data. The identifier of the second device and the IoT data of the second device may be reported to the network-side device together or reported separately.

[0073] In step 320, based on the first configuration information, the first relevant information of the second device is reported to the network-side device, wherein the second device is an Internet of Things (IoT) device.

[0074] For example, the first relevant information includes the identifier of the second device (Device ID).

[0075] For example, the first relevant information includes at least one of the IoT data of the second device and the response of the first device to the IoT data sent to the second device.

[0076] For example, the response of the first device to the second device when sending IoT data can be an indication that the second device has successfully received the IoT data (command) sent by the first device to the second device.

[0077] For example, the first relevant information includes the identifier of the second device, and also includes at least one of the IoT data of the second device and the response of the first device to the IoT data sent to the second device.

[0078] In the above embodiments, the first device receives first signaling sent by the network-side device to obtain first configuration information, and then reports the first relevant information of the second device (an IoT device) to the network-side device based on the first configuration information. The second device can act as an intermediate node, enabling the reporting of IoT data from the IoT device to the network side through the intermediate node (i.e., the first device). Furthermore, the accuracy of IoT data reporting can be improved based on the network-side configuration.

[0079] Regarding how the first device reports the first relevant information obtained from one or more second devices to the network-side device, it can be reported in the following four ways.

[0080] The first relevant information of the second device is reported to the network-side device through Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling.

[0081] The first device sends first-related information about the second device to a network-side device (e.g., a base station) via one or more RRC signaling messages. This first-related information includes at least one of the following: the identifier of the second device, IoT data of the second device, and a response from the first device to the IoT data sent to the second device. Specifically, the RRC signaling can be implemented by adding a new indication field to existing signaling (e.g., UE Assistance Information, Sidelink UE Information NR, UE Information Response, etc.), or by defining new dedicated RRC signaling for A-IoT services.

[0082] The first relevant information of the second device is reported to the network-side device through non-access stratum (NAS) signaling.

[0083] The first device sends first-related information of the second device to the network-side device through one or more NAS signaling messages. The first-related information of the second device includes at least one of the following: the identifier of the second device, the IoT data of the second device, and the response of the first device to the IoT data sent to the second device. Specifically, the first device can report the NAS signaling to the base station by adding a new indication field to the existing RRC signaling (Signaling Radio Bearer) 1 or SRB2 via a bearer SRB (e.g., UL Information Transfer message), or by carrying it in a new RRC signaling message to the base station, and then the base station forwards it to the core network.

[0084] The first relevant information of the second device is reported to the network-side device through the first type of DRB (Data Radio Bearer).

[0085] For example, a Type 1 DRB can be a dedicated DRB.

[0086] The network-side device configures one or more Data Representation Blocks (DRBs) for the first device to report first-related information of the second device. Based on the network-side device's configuration, the first device carries one or more first-related information of the second device in the relevant DRB. The network-side device can identify whether a DRB carries first-related information of the second device based on its identifier. This reporting signaling helps the network-side device identify the first-related information of the second device.

[0087] The second type of DRB reports the first relevant information of the second device to the network-side device.

[0088] For example, a second type of DRB could be a shared DRB.

[0089] Sharing refers to the second device's first-related information sharing a Data Repository (DRB) with the first device's own data. The network-side equipment does not configure a first-type DRB for reporting the second device's first-related information. Based on the network-side equipment's configuration, the first device autonomously selects a DRB to carry one or more of the second device's first-related information. In this method, the first device's uplink data and the second device's first-related data may be carried through the same DRB, effectively utilizing uplink radio resources and allowing the core network to identify the second device's first-related information. This method is suitable for scenarios where the first device reports the second device's first-related information to the core network via a base station.

[0090] Alternatively, it can be understood that the RRC signaling includes at least one of the following: the identifier of one or more second devices, the corresponding IoT data of the second devices, and the response of the first device to the IoT data sent to the second devices; and / or the NAS signaling includes at least one of the following: the identifier of one or more second devices, the corresponding IoT data of the second devices, and the response of the first device to the second devices; and / or at least one of the following: the identifier of one or more second devices, the corresponding IoT data of the second devices, and the response of the first device to the second devices is reported through a first type DRB, wherein the identifier of the first type DRB is used by the network-side device to identify whether the first type DRB carries first related information of the second devices; and / or the second type DRB is the DRB of the first device, and at least one of the following: the identifier of the one or more second devices, the corresponding IoT data of the second devices, the response of the first device to the second devices, and the data of the first device is reported through the second type DRB.

[0091] By using multiple methods to report the first relevant information of one or more second devices to the network-side device, the practicality of A-IoT technology is improved, which facilitates the standardization and industrial implementation of A-IoT technology in the future.

[0092] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes a second information element, the second information element including the duration of a first timer, and the first device may, in response to the timer expiring, report the first related information of one or more second devices to the network-side device.

[0093] If it is a multi-round process, the first timer duration is sent once in each round. Here, one or more second devices refer to some or all of the second devices that have successfully accessed the network.

[0094] Considering the large number of second devices (i.e., IoT devices), multiple rounds of triggering may be required to successfully collect the identifiers of the relevant IoT devices. The IoT devices can send a first signaling message to the first device, and then send first configuration information to the first device, configuring different reporting trigger conditions for the first device. The details are as follows.

[0095] In some embodiments, the first device may also obtain first relevant information of one or more second devices through a random access procedure based on the first configuration information.

[0096] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes a first information element, and the first information element includes an indication of the number of rounds of the random access procedure. The first device can obtain first related information of one or more second devices through a random access procedure that does not exceed the number of rounds of the random access procedure, based on the number of rounds of the random access procedure.

[0097] In the case where the first relevant information is an identifier for a second device, the one or more second devices referred to here are second devices that have successfully accessed the network.

[0098] By introducing the number of rounds in the random access process, network-side devices can transmit multiple rounds of related configurations through a single signaling interaction with the first device. This reduces the number of interactions between the first device and the network-side devices, saving operators the deployment and operation costs of A-IoT networks and promoting the standardization and industrial application of A-IoT technology.

[0099] In some embodiments, where the first configuration information includes a first information element and the first information element includes an indication of the number of rounds of the random access procedure, the first configuration information further includes a second information element, the second information element including the duration of a first timer corresponding to each round of the random access procedure. The first device may, in response to the triggering of each round of the random access procedure, send a zero message (Msg 0, also known as message zero) to one or more second devices and start the first timer corresponding to the current round of the random access procedure; then, within the duration of the first timer corresponding to each round of the random access procedure, obtain the first relevant information of one or more second devices through the current round of the random access procedure until the number of triggers of the current random access procedure satisfies the number of rounds of the random access procedure.

[0100] In some embodiments, where the first configuration information includes a first information element and the first information element includes an indication of the number of rounds of the random access procedure, and the first configuration information also includes a second information element and the second information element includes the duration of a first timer corresponding to each round of the random access procedure, the first configuration information further includes a third information element, the third information element including a first method for indicating reporting after each round of the random access procedure, and the first device can report the first related information of one or more second devices obtained in the current round of the random access procedure to the network-side device in response to the timeout of the first timer corresponding to each round of the random access procedure.

[0101] By responding to the timeout of the first timer corresponding to each round of random access, the network-side device is reported the first relevant information of one or more second devices obtained during the current round of random access, thereby reducing the risk of signaling congestion on the network-side device caused by unified reporting.

[0102] In some embodiments, when the first configuration information includes a first information element and the first information element includes an indication of the number of rounds of the random access procedure, and the first configuration information also includes a second information element and the second information element includes the duration of a first timer corresponding to each round of the random access procedure, the first configuration information further includes a third information element. The third information element includes a second method for indicating that the reporting is performed after the number of trigger rounds of the random access procedure meets the number of rounds of random access. The first device can report the first related information of one or more second devices obtained in one or more rounds of random access to the network-side device in response to the number of trigger rounds of the random access procedure meeting the number of rounds of random access and the first timer corresponding to the random access procedure timing out.

[0103] In other words, after multiple rounds of triggering, the first relevant information of one or more second devices is reported: The network-side device configures the duration of the first timer and the number of rounds of the random access process for each round for the first device. When the first device sends the zeroth message of the first round used to trigger the random access process (A-IoT random access process) to one or more second devices, the first timer corresponding to the first round is started, and the number of triggering rounds of the random access process is recorded as 1. When the first timer expires, the number of triggering rounds of the random access process is incremented by 1. Then, when the first device sends the zeroth message of the second round used to trigger the random access process to one or more second devices, the timer is restarted, and so on. When the first timer expires, and the number of triggering rounds of the random access process meets the number of rounds of random access, the first device will report the first relevant information of one or more second devices to the network-side device.

[0104] After multiple rounds of random access processes are triggered, the first device can uniformly report the first relevant information of the second device to the network-side device, which reduces the signaling interaction between the first device and the network-side device, saves signaling overhead and latency, saves operators' A-IoT network deployment and operation costs, and promotes the standardization and industrial application of A-IoT technology.

[0105] For example, the first relevant information for one or more second devices could be the identifier of the second device.

[0106] This configuration method is suitable for network-side devices to know the order of magnitude of the second device in advance, which can reduce signaling interaction between the first device and the network-side device, saving signaling overhead and latency.

[0107] The following example illustrates the concept of an A-IoT reader / writer as the first device, an IoT device as the second device, and a base station as the network-side device.

[0108] Figure 4 Schematic diagrams illustrating some embodiments of the second aspect of the data reporting method of this disclosure.

[0109] like Figure 4 As shown, after multiple rounds of random access, the first device uniformly reports the first-related information received from one or more second devices to the network side. The data reporting method includes steps 410 to 417.

[0110] In step 410, the core network sends an A-IoT service request to the base station (gNB).

[0111] In step 411, the base station (i.e., the network-side device) sends a first signaling message to the A-IoT reader (i.e., the first device) to trigger the A-IoT service. The first signaling message includes A-IoT service-related reporting configuration (i.e., first configuration information), which is a multi-round reporting configuration.

[0112] For example, the reporting configuration related to A-IoT services may include the number of rounds in the random access process, the duration of the timer, and the reporting method (e.g., reporting after each round or reporting after multiple rounds).

[0113] In step 412, the A-IoT reader generates the (first round) zero message according to the A-IoT service-related reporting configuration, and sends the (first round) zero message to one or more A-IoT devices (i.e., the second device).

[0114] In step 413, the A-IoT device triggers a random access process based on the information carried in the zeroth message (first round).

[0115] In step 414, the A-IoT reader generates the (second round) zero message according to the A-IoT service-related reporting configuration and sends the (second round) zero message to one or more A-IoT devices.

[0116] In step 415, the A-IoT device triggers a random access process for A-IoT devices that failed to access the network in the first round, based on the information carried in the zero message of the (second round).

[0117] In some embodiments, steps 412 to 415 may be executed in multiple rounds as needed, taking two rounds as an example, but not limited to two rounds.

[0118] In step 416, the A-IoT reader receives and saves the identification information of the A-IoT device that has successfully accessed the network, and then reports A-IoT service-related data (i.e., the first relevant information of the second device) to the base station when the reporting conditions are met. In this embodiment, the A-IoT service-related data includes the identification of the A-IoT device that has successfully accessed the network.

[0119] In step 417, the base station sends A-IoT service-related data to the core network.

[0120] In some embodiments, the base station can collect A-IoT service-related data from multiple A-IoT readers and then report it to the core network.

[0121] In some embodiments, where the first configuration information includes a second information element and the second information element includes the duration of a first timer, the first device may send a zero message to one or more second devices and start the first timer; within the duration of the first timer, the first relevant information of one or more second devices may be obtained through a random access procedure.

[0122] In some embodiments, where the first configuration information includes a second information element and the second information element includes the duration of a first timer, the first configuration information further includes a third information element. The third information element includes a third method for indicating reporting after the random access procedure. The first device may, in response to the timer expire, report the first relevant information of one or more second devices obtained during the random access procedure to the network-side device.

[0123] In other words, after a single round of triggering ends, the first relevant information of one or more second devices is reported: the network-side device configures the duration of the first timer for the current round for the first device. When the first device sends the zeroth message to one or more second devices to trigger the random access procedure (A-IoT random access procedure), the first timer is started. After the first timer expires, the first device will report the first relevant information of one or more second devices to the network-side device.

[0124] After a single round of triggering ends, once the first timer expires, the first relevant information of one or more second devices is reported. Because the first timer duration is waited for, the possibility of missing first relevant information is reduced. After a single round of triggering, no further round of triggering is performed, ensuring the validity of the first relevant information and reducing the risk of affecting the validity of the first relevant information due to the next round of triggering. At the same time, it helps the network side to quickly obtain the first relevant information of the second devices and reduce service latency.

[0125] For example, the first relevant information for one or more second devices could be the identifier of the second device.

[0126] This configuration method is suitable when the network side does not know the number of second devices in advance. After each round of triggering ends, the number of second devices reported by the first device can help the network side device reasonably set the number of rounds of random access during subsequent triggers.

[0127] In some embodiments, when the first configuration information includes a second information element and the second information element includes the duration of the first timer, the first device may also obtain a second signaling sent by the network-side device, wherein the second signaling includes second configuration information, and the second configuration information includes at least one of configuration information for indicating the second timer and configuration information for indicating the reporting method; and then, based on the second configuration information, obtain the first relevant information of one or more second devices through a random access procedure.

[0128] For example, the second signaling may contain the same information as the first signaling.

[0129] If the second configuration information includes configuration information for indicating the second timer, and the configuration information for indicating the second timer includes the duration of the second timer, the first device may send a zero message to one or more second devices and start the second timer; within the duration of the second timer, the first relevant information of one or more second devices may be obtained through a random access procedure.

[0130] If the second configuration information includes configuration information for indicating the second timer and the configuration information for indicating the second timer includes the duration of the second timer, and if the second configuration information also includes configuration information for indicating the reporting method, and the configuration information for indicating the reporting method includes a third method for indicating reporting after the random access procedure, the first device may, in response to the timeout of the second timer, report to the network-side device the first relevant information of one or more second devices obtained during the random access procedure.

[0131] In the case of single-round triggering, configuration information corresponding to that round (i.e., first configuration information, second configuration information, etc.) can be sent in each round. Here, we take sending two rounds of configuration information as an example, but it is not limited to sending only two rounds of configuration information. According to the needs of IoT business, more rounds of configuration information can be sent, that is, multiple rounds can be sent. Each round includes the configuration information corresponding to that round. The configuration information in each round can be the same or different.

[0132] The following example illustrates the concept of an A-IoT reader / writer as the first device, an IoT device as the second device, and a base station as the network-side device.

[0133] Figure 5 Schematic diagrams illustrating some embodiments of a third aspect of the data reporting method of this disclosure.

[0134] like Figure 5 As shown, after each round of random access, the first device reports the first relevant information received from one or more second devices to the network-side device. The data reporting method includes steps 510 to 519.

[0135] In step 510, the core network (CN) sends an A-IoT service request to the base station (i.e., network-side equipment).

[0136] In step 511, the base station (i.e., the network-side device) sends a first signaling message to the A-IoT reader (i.e., the first device, intermediate node, such as a user equipment) to trigger the A-IoT service. The first signaling message includes the A-IoT service-related reporting configuration (i.e., the first configuration information).

[0137] For example, the reporting configuration related to A-IoT services may include the number of rounds in the random access process, the duration of the timer, and the reporting method (e.g., reporting after each round or reporting after multiple rounds).

[0138] In step 512, the A-IoT reader generates a zero message according to the A-IoT service-related reporting configuration and sends the (first round) zero message (Msg 0) to one or more A-IoT devices (i.e., the second device).

[0139] In step 513, the A-IoT device triggers a random access process based on the information carried in the zeroth message (first round).

[0140] In step 514, the A-IoT reader receives and saves the identification information of the A-IoT device that has successfully accessed the network (i.e., the identification of the second device). Then, when the reporting conditions are met (i.e., at least one of the first information element, the second information element, and the third information element in the first configuration information), it reports A-IoT service-related data (i.e., the first relevant information of the second device) to the base station. In this embodiment, the A-IoT service-related data includes the identification of the A-IoT device that has successfully accessed the network.

[0141] In step 515, the base station triggers a new round of A-IoT services to the A-IoT reader via RRC signaling, wherein the RRC signaling carries the reporting configuration related to the A-IoT services.

[0142] In some embodiments, step 515, which sends RRC signaling to trigger a new round of A-IoT services, can be sent from the base station to the A-IoT reader in step 511. If the indication information and related configuration information for triggering a new round of A-IoT services are sent from the base station to the A-IoT reader in step 511, then step 515 is omitted.

[0143] In step 516, the A-IoT reader generates a zero message according to the A-IoT service-related reporting configuration and sends the (second round) zero message to one or more A-IoT devices (i.e., the second device).

[0144] In step 517, the A-IoT device triggers a random access process based on the information carried in the zeroth message (second round).

[0145] In step 518, the A-IoT reader reports A-IoT service-related data (i.e., the first relevant information of the second device) to the base station. In this embodiment, the A-IoT service-related data includes the identifier of the A-IoT device that has successfully accessed the network.

[0146] In some embodiments, steps 515 to 518 may be performed in multiple rounds as needed.

[0147] In step 519, the base station sends A-IoT service-related data to the core network.

[0148] In some embodiments, the base station can collect A-IoT service-related data from multiple A-IoT readers and then report it to the core network.

[0149] In some embodiments, where the first signaling includes first configuration information, the first signaling further includes third configuration information for indicating the transmission configuration corresponding to data from the first device to the second device and / or fourth configuration information for indicating the transmission configuration corresponding to data from the second device to the first device.

[0150] If the first signaling also includes third configuration information and / or fourth configuration information, the first device may also perform data transmission with one or more second devices based on the third configuration information and / or fourth configuration information, obtain first related information of one or more second devices, and / or report the obtained first related information of one or more second devices to the network-side device.

[0151] When the first relevant information is an identifier for a second device, "one or more second devices" refers to one or more second devices that have successfully accessed the network. When the first relevant information is IoT data, "one or more second devices" refers to one or more second devices that have successfully accessed the network and correspond to a response to IoT data (commands).

[0152] For example, the third configuration information refers to the transmission configuration corresponding to the data from the first device (A-IoT reader) to the second device (IoT device). Therefore, the data from the first device to the second device can be R2D (Reader to Device) data (such as A-IoT commands or IoT data sent by the first device to the second device). The fourth configuration information refers to the transmission configuration corresponding to the data from the second device (IoT device) to the first device (A-IoT reader). Therefore, the data from the second device to the first device can be D2R data.

[0153] The following example illustrates the concept of an A-IoT reader / writer as the first device, an IoT device as the second device, and a base station as the network-side device.

[0154] Figure 6 Schematic diagrams illustrating some embodiments of the fourth aspect of the data reporting method of this disclosure.

[0155] like Figure 6 As shown, the first device reports the collected A-IoT device access information and subsequent A-IoT D2R service data. The data reporting method includes steps 610 to 617.

[0156] In step 610, the core network sends an A-IoT service request to the base station (gNB).

[0157] In step 611, the base station (i.e., the network-side device) sends a first signaling to the A-IoT reader (i.e., the first device) to trigger the A-IoT service. The first channel includes A-IoT service-related reporting configurations (i.e., first configuration information, third configuration information, and / or fourth configuration information), which can be single-round or multi-round reporting configurations.

[0158] For example, the A-IoT service-related reporting configuration may include the number of rounds in the random access process, the duration of the timer, the reporting method (e.g., reporting after each round or reporting after multiple rounds), and also carry R2D transmission-related configuration information (i.e., the third configuration information), D2R transmission-related configuration information (i.e., the fourth configuration information), and reporting configuration, etc.

[0159] In step 612, the A-IoT reader generates (single-round or multi-round) zero message according to the A-IoT service-related reporting configuration, and sends (single-round or multi-round) zero message to one or more A-IoT devices.

[0160] In step 613, the A-IoT device triggers a random access process based on the information carried in the zeroth message (in a single round or multiple rounds).

[0161] In step 614, the A-IoT reader receives and saves the identification information of the A-IoT devices that have successfully accessed the network. Furthermore, according to the A-IoT service-related reporting configuration in step 611, the A-IoT reader sends A-IoT R2D data to the specific A-IoT devices. The A-IoT R2D data includes A-IoT commands.

[0162] In step 615, the A-IoT device sends A-IoT D2R data (i.e., IoT data or a response to IoT data sent by the first device to the second device or a response to an A-IoT command sent by the first device to the second device) to the A-IoT reader.

[0163] A-IoT devices send A-IoT D2R data to A-IoT readers based on the information carried in the A-IoT R2D data.

[0164] For example, A-IoT D2R data includes indications of successful reception and / or D2R data corresponding to IoT commands stored locally on the A-IoT device.

[0165] In step 616, the A-IoT reader receives and saves A-IoT D2R data, and reports A-IoT service-related data to the base station when the reporting configuration conditions are met.

[0166] In some embodiments, A-IoT service-related data includes identification information of A-IoT devices that have successfully accessed the network and A-IoT D2R data.

[0167] In step 617, the base station reports A-IoT service-related data to the core network.

[0168] In some embodiments, the base station can collect A-IoT service-related data from multiple A-IoT readers and then report it to the core network.

[0169] In some embodiments, if the first signaling does not include third configuration information and / or fourth configuration information, the first device may receive third signaling sent by the network-side device, wherein the third signaling includes third configuration information for indicating the transmission configuration corresponding to data from the first device to the second device and / or fourth configuration information for indicating the transmission configuration corresponding to data from the second device to the first device; then, based on the third configuration information and / or the fourth configuration information, perform data transmission with one or more second devices, obtain first related information of one or more second devices; and / or report the obtained first related information of one or more second devices to the network-side device.

[0170] Specifically, if the A-IoT command from the network-side device does not require a response from the second device, then the first device only needs to send the A-IoT command to the second device according to the third configuration information. If the A-IoT command from the network-side device requires a response from the second device, then the first device needs to send the A-IoT command and the fourth configuration information to the second device according to the third configuration information, and then the second device sends IoT data or the response of the A-IoT command to the first device according to the fourth configuration information.

[0171] For example, the first relevant information includes at least one of the following: the identifier of the second device, the IoT data of the second device, and the response of the first device to the IoT data sent to the second device.

[0172] For example, the third configuration information includes the wireless resource configuration from the first device to the second device, and the fourth configuration information includes the wireless resource configuration from the second device to the first device.

[0173] Depending on the specific A-IoT service, after triggering the random access process of the second device, there may be subsequent transmission of IoT data. For example, the second device may send an indication to the first device that it has successfully received IoT data, or the second device may report the IoT data stored in the second device based on the IoT data (commands) from the network-side device. Depending on the scenario of the different IoT services, the first device may send R2D data (carrying the identifiers of one or more second devices and IoT commands corresponding to one or more second devices) to the relevant second devices based on the A-IoT service and related configuration sent by the network-side device. The network-side device can configure different reporting trigger conditions for the first device. The first device determines whether to report the first relevant information of the second device to the network-side device when the reporting trigger conditions are met. Furthermore, the reporting trigger conditions can be configured in a hybrid manner, such as configuring timers for specific second devices, including multiple configuration methods. The reporting trigger conditions include the following four types, but are not limited to these.

[0174] The following example illustrates the concept of an A-IoT reader / writer as the first device, an IoT device as the second device, and a base station as the network-side device.

[0175] Figure 7 Schematic diagrams illustrating some embodiments of the fifth aspect of the data reporting method of this disclosure.

[0176] like Figure 7 As shown, the first device first reports the collected A-IoT device access information (i.e., the identifier of the second device that has successfully accessed the network), and then the first device reports subsequent IoT data according to the instructions of the network-side device. When reporting A-IoT device access information, the first device can use... Figure 4 or Figure 5 The data reporting can be done in multiple rounds or all at once. When reporting IoT data, the first device can also report in multiple rounds or all at once, depending on the configuration of the network-side devices. The data reporting method includes steps 710 to 719.

[0177] In step 710, the core network sends an A-IoT service request to the base station (gNB).

[0178] In step 711, the base station sends a first signaling message to the A-IoT reader / writer to trigger the A-IoT service. The first signaling message includes A-IoT service-related reporting configuration, which can be a single-round or multi-round reporting configuration.

[0179] For example, the reporting configuration related to A-IoT services may include the number of rounds in the random access process, the duration of the timer, and the reporting method (e.g., reporting after each round or reporting after multiple rounds).

[0180] In step 712, the A-IoT reader generates (single-round or multi-round) zero message according to the A-IoT service-related reporting configuration, and sends (single-round or multi-round) zero message to one or more A-IoT devices.

[0181] In step 713, the A-IoT device triggers a random access process based on the information carried in the zeroth message (in a single round or multiple rounds).

[0182] In step 714, the A-IoT reader receives and saves the identification information of the A-IoT device that has successfully accessed the network, and then reports A-IoT service-related data (i.e., the first relevant information of the second device) to the base station when the reporting conditions are met. The A-IoT service-related data includes the identification of the A-IoT device that has successfully accessed the network.

[0183] In step 715, the base station sends A-IoT service-related reporting configurations to the A-IoT reader via RRC signaling.

[0184] For example, the A-IoT service-related reporting configuration carries R2D transmission-related configuration information (i.e., the third configuration information), D2R transmission-related configuration information (i.e., the fourth configuration information), and reporting configuration, etc.

[0185] In some embodiments, the A-IoT service-related reporting configuration sent in step 715 can be sent from the base station to the A-IoT reader in step 711. In this case, step 715 can be omitted.

[0186] In step 716, the A-IoT reader sends A-IoT R2D data to a specific A-IoT device according to the A-IoT service-related reporting configuration in step 711 (if step 715 is omitted) or step 715 (if step 715 is not omitted). The A-IoT R2D data includes A-IoT commands.

[0187] In step 717, the A-IoT device sends A-IoT D2R data to the A-IoT reader / writer.

[0188] A-IoT devices send A-IoT D2R data to A-IoT readers based on the information carried in the A-IoT R2D data.

[0189] For example, A-IoT D2R data includes indications of successful reception and / or D2R data corresponding to IoT commands stored locally on the A-IoT device.

[0190] In step 718, the A-IoT reader receives and saves A-IoT R2D data and reports A-IoT service-related data to the base station.

[0191] In some embodiments, A-IoT business-related data includes A-IoT D2R data.

[0192] In step 719, the base station reports A-IoT service-related data to the core network.

[0193] In some embodiments, the base station can collect A-IoT service-related data from multiple A-IoT readers and then report it to the core network.

[0194] In some embodiments, where the first configuration information includes the identifier of one or more specific second devices among one or more second devices, or where the third signaling includes third configuration information and the third configuration information includes the identifier of one or more specific second devices among one or more second devices, the first device can perform data transmission with one or more specific second devices on the resources of the radio resource configuration from the first device to the second devices based on the identifier of one or more specific second devices, and obtain first related information of one or more specific second devices on the resources of the radio resource configuration from the second device to the first device. Furthermore, the first device can also report the first related information sent by one or more specific second devices to the network-side device in response to receiving the first related information sent by one or more specific second devices.

[0195] In other words, after receiving information related to one or more specific second devices, the first device directly reports this information to the network-side device. This reporting configuration method is applicable to IoT commands from the network-side device targeting one or more specific second devices, helping to reduce latency in A-IoT services.

[0196] By directly reporting the first relevant information of one or more specific second devices to the network-side device after receiving the first relevant information of one or more specific second devices, without an additional waiting process, it helps to save latency for A-IoT services.

[0197] In some embodiments, when the first configuration information includes the duration of the third timer, or when the third signaling includes the third configuration information and the third configuration information includes the duration of the third timer, the first device may transmit IoT data (commands) to the second device on the resources configured for the wireless resources from the first device to the second device, and start the third timer; within the duration of the third timer, receive first related information sent by one or more second devices; and in response to the timeout of the third timer, report the first related information sent by one or more second devices to the network-side device.

[0198] In other words, the network-side device configures a corresponding timer duration for the first device. When the first device sends relevant R2D data, the timer is started. After the timer expires, the first device reports the first-related information (D2R data) received from one or more second devices to the network side. This configuration of reporting trigger conditions can report all first-related information received by the first device from the second devices within a limited time period, and can realize the mixed reporting of first-related information from multiple second devices, which helps to reduce signaling interaction between the first device and the network-side device.

[0199] By limiting the timer duration, the first device can report all first-related information of the second device within the timer duration. This enables the mixed reporting of first-related information of multiple second devices, which helps reduce signaling interaction between the first device and network-side devices, saves signaling overhead and latency, and makes reasonable use of uplink radio resources.

[0200] In some embodiments, when the first configuration information includes a device quantity threshold, or when the third signaling includes third configuration information and the third configuration information includes a device quantity threshold, the first device may, in response to the total number of devices receiving the first related information of one or more second devices meeting the device quantity threshold, report the first related information of one or more second devices to the network-side device.

[0201] In other words, the network-side device configures a device quantity threshold for the first device. When the first device receives first-related information from a second device, and the number of second devices reaches the device quantity threshold, the first device reports the first-related information of one or more second devices to the network-side device. This configuration method of reporting trigger conditions can report a limited number of first-related information from second devices, and can realize the mixed reporting of first-related information from multiple second devices, which helps to reduce signaling interaction between the first device and the network-side device and makes reasonable use of uplink radio resources.

[0202] By limiting the number of devices, the first relevant information of multiple second devices can be reported in a mixed manner, which helps to reduce the signaling interaction between the first device and the network-side device and makes reasonable use of uplink radio resources.

[0203] In some embodiments, when the first configuration information includes a data volume threshold, or when the third signaling includes third configuration information and the third configuration information includes a data volume threshold, the first device may, in response to the total data volume of the first related information received from one or more second devices meeting the data volume threshold, report the first related information of one or more second devices to the network-side device.

[0204] In other words, the network-side device configures a data volume threshold for the first device. When the first device receives first-related information from the second device, and the quantity of first-related information from the second device reaches the data volume threshold, the first device reports one or more pieces of first-related information from the second device to the network-side device. This configuration method of reporting trigger conditions can report first-related information from the second device with a limited data volume, and can realize the mixed reporting of first-related information from multiple second devices. This helps to reduce signaling interaction between the first device and the network-side device, and makes reasonable use of uplink radio resources.

[0205] By limiting the data volume threshold, the first relevant information of multiple second devices can be reported in a mixed manner, which helps to reduce the signaling interaction between the first device and the network-side device and makes reasonable use of uplink radio resources.

[0206] In the above embodiments, first configuration information is obtained by receiving first signaling sent by the network-side device. Then, based on the first configuration information, the first relevant information of the second device (an IoT device) is reported to the network-side device. This enables the reporting of IoT data from the IoT device to the network-side device via an intermediate node (i.e., the first device). Extending the coverage of the A-IoT network through the intermediate node saves operators' A-IoT network deployment and operation costs, promoting the standardization and industrialization of A-IoT technology. Furthermore, by triggering the first device to report the first relevant information of the second device to the network-side device in different ways, and also by reporting the first relevant information of the second device to the network-side device in different ways, the problem of how the first device determines whether the triggering conditions for reporting the collected first relevant information of the second device to the network-side device are met, and how the first device reports the collected first relevant information of the second device when the reporting conditions are met, is solved. This enables the extension of A-IoT network coverage through the first device (intermediate node or A-IoT reader / writer) in different ways, thereby promoting the standardization and industrialization of A-IoT technology.

[0207] In the above embodiments, first configuration information is obtained by receiving first signaling sent by the network-side device. Then, based on the first configuration information, the first relevant information of the second device is reported to the network-side device. The second device is an IoT device, and the first device can act as an intermediate node. This enables the reporting of IoT data from the IoT device to the network-side device through the intermediate node (i.e., the first device). Furthermore, the accuracy of IoT data reporting can be improved based on the network-side configuration. Extending the coverage of the A-IoT network by leveraging intermediate nodes saves operators on A-IoT network deployment and operation costs, and promotes the standardization and industrial application of A-IoT technology.

[0208] Figure 8 Schematic diagrams illustrating some embodiments of the sixth aspect of the data reporting method of this disclosure.

[0209] like Figure 8 As shown, the data reporting method includes steps 810 to 820, and this data reporting method is executed by the network-side device.

[0210] In step 810, a first signaling message is sent to the first device, wherein the first signaling message includes first configuration information.

[0211] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes at least one of the following: a first information element: configuration information for indicating random access; a second information element: configuration information for indicating one or more first timers; and a third information element: configuration information for indicating the reporting method.

[0212] In some embodiments, the first signaling further includes third configuration information for indicating the transmission configuration corresponding to data from the first device to the second device and / or fourth configuration information for indicating the transmission configuration corresponding to data from the second device to the first device.

[0213] In step 820, the first relevant information of the second device reported by the first device according to the first configuration information is received, wherein the second device is an Internet of Things (IoT) device.

[0214] In some embodiments, the first relevant information includes the identifier of the second device and / or the IoT data of the second device.

[0215] In some embodiments, the network-side device is an access network device, and the data reporting method further includes: sending the first relevant information to the core network device.

[0216] In the above embodiments, by sending a first signaling message to the first device, the first device can obtain first configuration information, and then receive the first relevant information of the second device reported by the first device according to the first configuration information. The second device is an IoT device, and the first device can act as an intermediate node. This facilitates the reporting of IoT data from the IoT device to the network-side device through the intermediate node (i.e., the first device), and the accuracy of IoT data reporting can be improved based on the network-side configuration. Extending the coverage of the A-IoT network through the intermediate node saves operators' A-IoT network deployment and operation costs, promoting the standardization and industrialization of A-IoT technology. Furthermore, by sending the first signaling message and / or the third signaling message to the first device, the first device can be triggered to report the first relevant information of the second device to the network-side device in different ways. This also facilitates the first device reporting the first relevant information of the second device to the network-side device in different ways, enabling the extension of A-IoT network coverage through the first device (intermediate node or A-IoT reader / writer) in different ways, thereby promoting the standardization and industrialization of A-IoT technology.

[0217] The specific details of the data reporting method executed by the network-side device can be found in the data reporting method executed by the first device in the aforementioned embodiment, and will not be repeated here.

[0218] Figure 9 Schematic diagrams illustrating some embodiments of the first device of this disclosure are shown.

[0219] like Figure 9 As shown, the first device 90 includes a receiving unit 91 and a reporting unit 92.

[0220] The receiving unit 91 is configured to receive a first signaling sent by a network-side device, wherein the first signaling includes first configuration information.

[0221] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes at least one of the following: a first information element: configuration information for indicating random access; a second information element: configuration information for indicating one or more first timers; and a third information element: configuration information for indicating the reporting method.

[0222] In some embodiments, the receiving unit 91 is further configured to obtain first relevant information of one or more second devices through a random access procedure based on the first configuration information.

[0223] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes a first information element, and the first information element includes an indication of the number of rounds of the random access procedure. The receiving unit 91 is further configured to obtain first related information of one or more second devices through a random access procedure that does not exceed the number of rounds of the random access procedure, based on the number of rounds of the random access procedure.

[0224] In some embodiments, the first configuration information further includes a second information element, the second information element including the duration of a first timer corresponding to each round of random access procedure, and the receiving unit 91 is further configured to send a zero message to one or more second devices in response to the triggering of each round of random access procedure, and start the first timer corresponding to the current round of random access procedure; within the duration of the first timer corresponding to each round of random access procedure, the first relevant information of one or more second devices is obtained through the current round of random access procedure until the number of triggers of the current random access procedure meets the number of rounds of random access procedure.

[0225] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes a second information element, the second information element includes the duration of a first timer, and the receiving unit 91 is further configured to send a zero message to one or more second devices and start the first timer; within the duration of the first timer, the first relevant information of one or more second devices is obtained through a random access procedure.

[0226] In some embodiments, the receiving unit 91 is further configured to acquire second signaling sent by the network-side device, wherein the second signaling includes second configuration information, the second configuration information including at least one of configuration information for indicating a second timer and configuration information for indicating a reporting method; and acquire first relevant information of one or more second devices through a random access procedure based on the second configuration information.

[0227] In some embodiments, the second configuration information includes configuration information for indicating a second timer, the configuration information for indicating a second timer including the duration of the second timer, and the receiving unit 91 is further configured to send a zero message to one or more second devices and start the second timer; within the duration of the second timer, the first relevant information of one or more second devices is obtained through a random access procedure.

[0228] The reporting unit 92 is configured to report the first relevant information of the second device obtained from the first configuration information to the network-side device, wherein the second device is an Internet of Things (IoT) device.

[0229] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes a second information element, the second information element including the duration of a first timer, and the reporting unit 92 is further configured to report the first relevant information of one or more second devices to the network-side device in response to the timer expiring.

[0230] In some embodiments, the first configuration information further includes a third information element, which includes a first method for indicating reporting after each round of random access procedure. The reporting unit 92 is also configured to report to the network-side device first related information of one or more second devices obtained during the current round of random access procedure in response to the timeout of the first timer corresponding to each round of random access procedure.

[0231] In some embodiments, the first configuration information further includes a third information element, which includes a second method for indicating that the number of trigger rounds of the random access process meets the number of rounds of random access and then reporting. The reporting unit 92 is further configured to report to the network-side device the first relevant information of one or more second devices obtained in one or more rounds of random access process in response to the number of trigger rounds of the random access process meeting the number of rounds of random access and the first timer corresponding to the random access process timing out.

[0232] In some embodiments, the first configuration information further includes a third information element, which includes a third method for indicating reporting after the random access procedure. The reporting unit 92 is also configured to report to the network-side device first relevant information of one or more second devices obtained during the random access procedure in response to a first timer timeout.

[0233] In some embodiments, the second configuration information further includes configuration information for indicating the reporting method, which includes a third method for indicating reporting after the random access procedure. The reporting unit 92 is also configured to report the first relevant information of one or more second devices obtained during the random access procedure to the network-side device in response to the expiration of the second timer.

[0234] In some embodiments, the first relevant information includes the identifier of the second device.

[0235] In some embodiments, the first signaling further includes third configuration information for indicating the transmission configuration corresponding to data from the first device to the second device and / or fourth configuration information for indicating the transmission configuration corresponding to data from the second device to the first device.

[0236] In some embodiments, the reporting unit 92 is further configured to perform data transmission with one or more second devices based on third configuration information and / or fourth configuration information, to obtain first related information of one or more second devices; and / or to report the obtained first related information of one or more second devices to the network-side device.

[0237] In some embodiments, the receiving unit 91 is further configured to receive a third signaling sent by a network-side device, wherein the third signaling includes third configuration information for indicating the transmission configuration corresponding to data from the first device to the second device and / or fourth configuration information for indicating the transmission configuration corresponding to data from the second device to the first device; perform data transmission with one or more second devices according to the third configuration information and / or the fourth configuration information, and obtain first related information of one or more second devices; and / or the reporting unit 92 is further configured to report the obtained first related information of one or more second devices to the network-side device.

[0238] In some embodiments, the first relevant information includes at least one of the following: the identifier of the second device, the IoT data of the second device, and the response of the first device to the IoT data sent to the second device.

[0239] In some embodiments, the third configuration information includes radio resource configuration from the first device to the second device, and the fourth configuration information includes radio resource configuration from the second device to the first device.

[0240] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes the identifier of one or more specific second devices among one or more second devices, or the third signaling includes third configuration information, which includes the identifier of one or more specific second devices among one or more second devices. The receiving unit 91 is further configured to perform data transmission with one or more specific second devices on the resources of the radio resource configuration from the first device to the second device based on the identifier of one or more specific second devices, and to obtain the first related information of one or more specific second devices on the resources of the radio resource configuration from the second device to the first device. The reporting unit 92 is further configured to report the first related information sent by one or more specific second devices to the network-side device in response to receiving the first related information sent by one or more specific second devices.

[0241] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes the duration of the third timer, or the third signaling includes the third configuration information, the third configuration information including the duration of the third timer, the receiving unit 91 is further configured to transmit IoT data to the second device on the resources of the wireless resource configuration from the first device to the second device, start the third timer, and the reporting unit 92 is further configured to report the first relevant information obtained by one or more second devices to the network side device in response to the timeout of the third timer.

[0242] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes a device quantity threshold, or the third signaling includes third configuration information, the third configuration information including a device quantity threshold, and the reporting unit 92 is further configured to report the first related information of one or more second devices to the network-side device in response to the total number of devices receiving the first related information of one or more second devices meeting the device quantity threshold.

[0243] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes a data volume threshold, or the third signaling includes third configuration information, the third configuration information including a data volume threshold, and the reporting unit 92 is further configured to report the first related information of one or more second devices to the network-side device in response to the total data volume of the first related information received from one or more second devices meeting the data volume threshold.

[0244] In some embodiments, the reporting unit 92 is further configured to report the first relevant information of the second device to the network-side device via Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling; report the first relevant information of the second device to the network-side device via Non-Access Stratum (NAS) signaling; report the first relevant information of the second device to the network-side device via a first type of Data Radio Bearer (DRB); and report the first relevant information of the second device to the network-side device via a second type of DRB.

[0245] In some embodiments, RRC signaling includes at least one of the following: the identifier of one or more second devices, the corresponding IoT data of the second devices, and the response of the first device to the IoT data sent to the second devices; and / or NAS signaling includes at least one of the following: the identifier of one or more second devices, the corresponding IoT data of the second devices, and the response of the first device to the IoT data sent to the second devices; and / or at least one of the following: the identifier of one or more second devices, the corresponding IoT data of the second devices, and the response of the first device to the second devices is reported through a first type DRB, wherein the identifier of the first type DRB is used by the network-side device to identify whether the first type DRB carries first related information of the second devices; and / or the second type DRB is the DRB of the first device, and at least one of the following: the identifier of the one or more second devices, the corresponding IoT data of the second devices, the response of the first device to the second devices, and the data of the first device is reported through the second type DRB.

[0246] In the above embodiments, first configuration information is obtained by receiving first signaling sent by the network-side device. Then, based on the first configuration information, the first relevant information of the second device is reported to the network-side device. The second device is an IoT device, and the first device can act as an intermediate node. This enables the reporting of IoT data from the IoT device to the network-side device through the intermediate node (i.e., the first device). Furthermore, the accuracy of IoT data reporting can be improved based on the network-side configuration. Extending the coverage of the A-IoT network using intermediate nodes saves operators' A-IoT network deployment and operation costs, promoting the standardization and industrial application of A-IoT technology. In addition, by triggering the first device to report the first relevant information of the second device to the network-side device in different ways, and also by reporting the first relevant information of the second device to the network-side device in different ways, it is possible to extend the coverage of the A-IoT network through the first device (intermediate node or A-IoT reader / writer) in different ways, thereby promoting the standardization and industrial application of A-IoT technology.

[0247] Figure 10 Schematic diagrams illustrating some embodiments of the network-side devices of this disclosure are shown.

[0248] like Figure 10 As shown, the network-side device 100 includes a transmitting unit 101 and a receiving unit 102.

[0249] The sending unit 101 is configured to send a first signaling to a first device, wherein the first signaling includes first configuration information.

[0250] In some embodiments, the first configuration information includes at least one of the following: a first information element: configuration information for indicating random access; a second information element: configuration information for indicating one or more first timers; and a third information element: configuration information for indicating the reporting method.

[0251] In some embodiments, the first signaling further includes third configuration information for indicating the transmission configuration corresponding to data from the first device to the second device and / or fourth configuration information for indicating the transmission configuration corresponding to data from the second device to the first device.

[0252] The receiving unit 102 is configured to receive first relevant information of a second device reported by the first device according to the first configuration information, wherein the second device is an Internet of Things (IoT) device.

[0253] In some embodiments, the first relevant information includes the identifier of the second device and / or the IoT data of the second device.

[0254] In some embodiments, the network-side device 100 is an access network device, and the sending unit 101 is further configured to send the first relevant information to the core network device.

[0255] In the above embodiments, by sending a first signaling message to the first device, the first device can obtain first configuration information, and then receive the first relevant information of the second device reported by the first device according to the first configuration information. The second device is an IoT device, and the first device can act as an intermediate node. This facilitates the reporting of IoT data from the IoT device to the network-side device through the intermediate node (i.e., the first device), and the accuracy of IoT data reporting can be improved based on the network-side configuration. Extending the coverage of the A-IoT network through the intermediate node saves operators' A-IoT network deployment and operation costs, promoting the standardization and industrialization of A-IoT technology. Furthermore, by sending the first signaling message and / or the third signaling message to the first device, the first device can be triggered to report the first relevant information of the second device to the network-side device in different ways. This also facilitates the first device reporting the first relevant information of the second device to the network-side device in different ways, enabling the extension of A-IoT network coverage through the first device (intermediate node or A-IoT reader / writer) in different ways, thereby promoting the standardization and industrialization of A-IoT technology.

[0256] Figure 11Schematic diagrams illustrating some embodiments of the data reporting apparatus of this disclosure are shown.

[0257] like Figure 11 As shown, the data reporting device 110 of this embodiment includes: a memory 111 and a processor 112 coupled to the memory 111. The processor 112 is configured to execute the data reporting method of any of the foregoing embodiments based on instructions stored in the memory 111.

[0258] The memory 111 may include, for example, system memory, fixed non-volatile storage media, etc. The system memory stores, for example, the operating system, application programs, boot loader, and other programs.

[0259] The data reporting device 110 may also include an input / output interface 113, a network interface 114, and a storage interface 115. These interfaces 113, 114, and 115, as well as the memory 111 and processor 112, can be connected, for example, via a bus 116. The input / output interface 113 provides a connection interface for input / output devices such as monitors, mice, keyboards, touchscreens, microphones, and speakers. The network interface 114 provides a connection interface for various networked devices. The storage interface 115 provides a connection interface for external storage devices such as SD cards and USB flash drives.

[0260] In the above embodiments, first configuration information is obtained by receiving first signaling sent by the network-side device. Then, based on the first configuration information, the first relevant information of the second device is reported to the network-side device. The second device is an IoT device, and the first device can act as an intermediate node. This enables the reporting of IoT data from the IoT device to the network-side device through the intermediate node (i.e., the first device). Furthermore, the accuracy of IoT data reporting can be improved based on the network-side configuration. Extending the coverage of the A-IoT network using intermediate nodes saves operators' A-IoT network deployment and operation costs, promoting the standardization and industrial application of A-IoT technology. In addition, by triggering the first device to report the first relevant information of the second device to the network-side device in different ways, and also by reporting the first relevant information of the second device to the network-side device in different ways, it is possible to extend the coverage of the A-IoT network through the first device (intermediate node or A-IoT reader / writer) in different ways, thereby promoting the standardization and industrial application of A-IoT technology.

[0261] In some embodiments, a computer program product is protected, comprising a computer program or instructions that, when executed by a processor, implement the registration selection method described above. The computer program product includes a computer program carried on a computer-readable medium, the computer program containing program code for performing the methods shown in the flowchart. In such embodiments, the computer program can be downloaded and installed from a network via a communication device, or installed from a storage device, or installed from a ROM. When the computer program is executed by a CPU, it performs the functions defined in the methods of the embodiments of this disclosure.

[0262] Those skilled in the art will understand that embodiments of this disclosure can be provided as methods, systems, or computer program products. Therefore, this disclosure can take the form of a completely hardware embodiment, a completely software embodiment, or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, this disclosure can take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable non-transitory storage media (including, but not limited to, disk storage, CD-ROM, optical storage, etc.) containing computer-usable program code.

[0263] The data reporting method, apparatus, first device, network-side device, computer-readable storage medium, and computer program product of this disclosure have been described in detail above. To avoid obscuring the concept of this disclosure, some details known in the art have not been described. Those skilled in the art can fully understand how to implement the technical solutions disclosed herein based on the above description.

[0264] The methods and systems of this disclosure may be implemented in many ways. For example, they may be implemented by software, hardware, firmware, or any combination of software, hardware, and firmware. The above-described order of steps for the methods is for illustrative purposes only, and the steps of the methods of this disclosure are not limited to the order specifically described above unless otherwise specifically stated. Furthermore, in some embodiments, this disclosure may also be implemented as a program recorded on a recording medium, the program including machine-readable instructions for implementing the methods according to this disclosure. Thus, this disclosure also covers recording media storing programs for performing the methods according to this disclosure.

[0265] While specific embodiments of this disclosure have been described in detail by way of example, those skilled in the art should understand that the examples are for illustrative purposes only and not intended to limit the scope of this disclosure. Those skilled in the art should understand that modifications can be made to the above embodiments without departing from the scope and spirit of this disclosure. The scope of this disclosure is defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A data reporting method, executed by a first device, comprising: Receive a first signaling sent by a network-side device, wherein the first signaling includes first configuration information; Based on the first configuration information, the first relevant information of the second device is reported to the network-side device, wherein the second device is an Internet of Things (IoT) device.

2. The data reporting method according to claim 1, wherein, The first configuration information includes at least one of the following: First cell: Used to indicate configuration information for random access; Second cell: used to indicate configuration information for one or more first timers; Third information element: Configuration information used to indicate the reporting method.

3. The data reporting method according to claim 2, wherein, The first configuration information includes the second information element, the second information element includes the duration of the first timer, and the step of reporting the first relevant information of the second device obtained according to the first configuration information to the network-side device includes: In response to the expiration of the first timer, the network-side device reports the first relevant information of one or more of the second devices.

4. The data reporting method according to claim 2 further includes: Based on the first configuration information, one or more first related information of the second device are obtained through a random access procedure.

5. The data reporting method according to claim 4, wherein, The first configuration information includes the first information element, and the first information element includes an indication of the number of rounds in the random access procedure. The step of obtaining the first relevant information of one or more second devices through the random access procedure includes: Based on the number of rounds of the random access procedure, one or more first relevant information of the second device are obtained through a random access procedure that does not exceed the number of rounds of the random access procedure.

6. The data reporting method according to claim 5, wherein, The first configuration information also includes the second information element, which includes the duration of the first timer corresponding to each round of random access procedure. The step of obtaining the first relevant information of one or more second devices through a random access process not exceeding the number of rounds of the random access process, based on the number of rounds of the random access process, includes: In response to the triggering of each round of random access procedure, a zero message is sent to one or more of the second devices, and a first timer corresponding to the current round of random access procedure is started; Within the duration of the first timer corresponding to each round of the random access process, one or more first related information of the second device are obtained through the current round of the random access process until the number of triggers of the current random access process meets the number of rounds of the random access process.

7. The data reporting method according to claim 6, wherein, The first configuration information also includes the third information element, which includes a first method for indicating reporting after each round of random access procedure. The step of reporting the first relevant information of the second device obtained according to the first configuration information to the network-side device includes: In response to the timeout of the first timer corresponding to each round of random access, the network-side device reports the first relevant information of one or more of the second devices obtained during the current round of random access.

8. The data reporting method according to claim 6, wherein, The first configuration information also includes the third information element, which includes a second method for indicating that the reporting is performed after the number of trigger rounds of the random access procedure meets the number of rounds of the random access procedure. The step of reporting the first relevant information of the second device obtained according to the first configuration information to the network-side device includes: In response to the random access procedure's trigger round count satisfying the random access round count, and the first timer corresponding to the random access procedure timing out, the network-side device reports one or more first related information of the second device obtained during one or more rounds of random access.

9. The data reporting method according to claim 4, wherein, The first configuration information includes the second information element, the second information element includes the duration of the first timer, and the step of obtaining the first relevant information of one or more second devices through a random access procedure includes: Send the zeroth message to one or more of the second devices and start the first timer; Within the duration of the first timer, one or more first relevant information of the second device is obtained through the random access procedure.

10. The data reporting method according to claim 9, wherein, The first configuration information also includes the third information element, which includes a third method for instructing reporting after the random access procedure. The step of reporting the first relevant information of the second device obtained according to the first configuration information to the network-side device includes: In response to the expiration of the first timer, the network-side device reports one or more first-related information of the second device obtained during the random access process.

11. The data reporting method according to claim 9, further comprising: Obtain the second signaling sent by the network-side device, wherein the second signaling includes second configuration information, and the second configuration information includes at least one of configuration information for indicating the second timer and configuration information for indicating the reporting method; Based on the second configuration information, one or more first relevant information of the second device are obtained through a random access procedure.

12. The data reporting method according to claim 11, wherein, The second configuration information includes the configuration information for indicating the second timer, the configuration information for indicating the second timer including the duration of the second timer, and the step of obtaining the first relevant information of one or more of the second devices through a random access procedure based on the second configuration information includes: Send the zeroth message to one or more of the second devices and start the second timer; Within the duration of the second timer, one or more first relevant information of the second device are obtained through the random access procedure.

13. The data reporting method according to claim 11, wherein, The second configuration information also includes the configuration information for indicating the reporting method, which includes a third method for indicating reporting after the random access procedure, and further includes: In response to the expiration of the second timer, the network-side device reports one or more first-related information of the second device obtained during the random access process.

14. The data reporting method according to any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein, The first relevant information includes the identifier of the second device.

15. The data reporting method according to claim 1, wherein, The first signaling also includes third configuration information for indicating the transmission configuration corresponding to the data from the first device to the second device and / or fourth configuration information for indicating the transmission configuration corresponding to the data from the second device to the first device.

16. The data reporting method according to claim 15, wherein, The step of reporting the first relevant information of the second device obtained according to the first configuration information to the network-side device includes: Based on the third configuration information and / or the fourth configuration information, perform data transmission with one or more second devices to obtain first relevant information of one or more second devices; and / or Report one or more first-related information of the second device to the network-side device.

17. The data reporting method according to claim 1, further comprising: Receive a third signaling sent by the network-side device, wherein the third signaling includes third configuration information for indicating the transmission configuration corresponding to the data from the first device to the second device and / or fourth configuration information for indicating the transmission configuration corresponding to the data from the second device to the first device; Based on the third configuration information and / or the fourth configuration information, perform data transmission with one or more second devices to obtain first relevant information of one or more second devices; and / or Report one or more first-related information of the second device to the network-side device.

18. The data reporting method according to claim 16 or 17, wherein the first relevant information includes at least one of the identifier of the second device, the IoT data of the second device, and the response of the first device to the IoT data sent to the second device.

19. The data reporting method according to claim 16 or 17, wherein, The third configuration information includes the wireless resource configuration from the first device to the second device, and the fourth configuration information includes the wireless resource configuration from the second device to the first device.

20. The data reporting method according to claim 19, wherein, The first configuration information includes the identifier of one or more specific second devices among one or more second devices, or the third signaling includes third configuration information, which includes the identifier of one or more of the specific second devices among one or more second devices. The step of performing data transmission with one or more second devices based on the third configuration information and / or the fourth configuration information, and obtaining the first relevant information of one or more second devices, includes: Based on the identifiers of one or more of the specific second devices, data transmission is performed between the first device and one or more of the specific second devices on the resources of the wireless resource configuration from the first device to the second device, and first related information of one or more of the specific second devices is obtained on the resources of the wireless resource configuration from the second device to the first device. The first relevant information of one or more of the specific second devices reported to the network-side device includes: In response to receiving first related information sent by one or more of the specific second devices, the network-side device reports the first related information sent by one or more of the specific second devices to the network-side device.

21. The data reporting method according to claim 19, wherein, The first configuration information includes the duration of the third timer, or the third signaling includes the third configuration information, which includes the duration of the third timer. The first relevant information of one or more of the second devices reported to the network-side device includes: Transmit IoT data to the second device on the wireless resource configuration from the first device to the second device, and start the third timer; Within the duration of the third timer, the first relevant information sent by one or more of the second devices is received; In response to the expiration of the third timer, the network-side device reports the first relevant information received from one or more of the second devices.

22. The data reporting method according to claim 19, wherein, The first configuration information includes a device quantity threshold, or the third signaling includes third configuration information, wherein the third configuration information includes the device quantity threshold. The first relevant information of one or more of the second devices reported to the network-side device includes: In response to the total number of devices receiving the first relevant information of one or more of the second devices meeting the device number threshold, the first relevant information of one or more of the second devices is reported to the network-side device.

23. The data reporting method according to claim 19, wherein, The first configuration information includes a data volume threshold, or the third signaling includes third configuration information, wherein the third configuration information includes the data volume threshold. The first relevant information of the second device reported to the network-side device includes: In response to the total amount of first related information received from one or more of the second devices meeting the data amount threshold, the network-side device reports the acquired first related information of one or more of the second devices.

24. The data reporting method according to claim 1, wherein, The first relevant information of the second device reported to the network-side device includes at least one of the following: The first relevant information of the second device is reported to the network-side device via Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling. The first relevant information of the second device obtained is reported to the network-side device via non-access stratum NAS signaling; The first relevant information of the second device is reported to the network-side device through the first type of data radio bearer (DRB); The first relevant information of the second device is reported to the network-side device through the second type of DRB.

25. The data reporting method according to claim 24, wherein, The RRC signaling includes at least one of the following: the identifier of one or more second devices, the IoT data of the corresponding second devices, and the response of the first device to the IoT data sent to the second devices; and / or The NAS signaling includes at least one of the following: the identifier of one or more second devices, the IoT data of the corresponding second devices, and the response of the first device to the IoT data sent to the second devices; and / or The first type of DRB reports at least one of the identifiers of the one or more second devices, the corresponding IoT data of the second devices, and the response of the first device to the IoT data sent by the first device to the second device. The identifier of the first type of DRB is used by the network-side device to identify whether the first type of DRB carries first relevant information of the second device. and / or The second type DRB is the DRB of the first device, and reports at least one of the following through the second type DRB: the identifier of the one or more second devices, the corresponding IoT data of the second device, the response of the first device to the IoT data sent to the second device, and the data of the first device.

26. A data reporting method, executed by a network-side device, comprising: Send a first signaling message to a first device, wherein the first signaling message includes first configuration information; The system receives first relevant information about a second device reported by the first device based on the first configuration information, wherein the second device is an Internet of Things (IoT) device.

27. The data reporting method according to claim 26, wherein, The first configuration information includes at least one of the following: First cell: Used to indicate configuration information for random access; Second cell: used to indicate configuration information for one or more first timers; Third information element: Configuration information used to indicate the reporting method.

28. The data reporting method according to claim 26, wherein, The first signaling also includes third configuration information for indicating the transmission configuration corresponding to the data from the first device to the second device and / or fourth configuration information for indicating the transmission configuration corresponding to the data from the second device to the first device.

29. The data reporting method according to claim 26, wherein, The first relevant information includes the identifier of the second device and / or the IoT data of the second device.

30. The data reporting method according to claim 26, wherein the network-side device is an access network device, and the data reporting method further includes: The first relevant information is sent to the core network equipment.

31. A first device, comprising: The receiving unit is configured to receive a first signaling sent by a network-side device, wherein the first signaling includes first configuration information; The reporting unit is configured to report the first relevant information of the second device obtained from the first configuration information to the network-side device, wherein the second device is an Internet of Things (IoT) device.

32. A network-side device, comprising: The sending unit is configured to send a first signaling to a first device, wherein the first signaling includes first configuration information; The receiving unit is configured to receive first relevant information of a second device reported by the first device according to the first configuration information, wherein the second device is an Internet of Things (IoT) device.

33. A data reporting device, comprising: Memory; and A processor coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to execute the data reporting method of any one of claims 1 to 30 based on instructions stored in the memory.

34. A computer-readable storage medium having a computer program stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, implements the data reporting method of any one of claims 1 to 30.

35. A computer program product comprising a computer program that, when executed by a processor, implements the data reporting method according to any one of claims 1 to 30.

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