Reporting Method, Device, User Equipment, Network-Side Device, and Storage Medium

Abstract

The present disclosure proposes a reporting method, an apparatus, a user equipment, a network side device and a storage medium, belonging to the field of communication technology. The method includes a step of receiving parameter information reported from a communication device, the parameter information including indication information and / or capability information, and the indication information indicates that the communication device is a Positioning Reference Unit (PRU). The method provided by the present disclosure enables a network side device to know which communication devices in a network are PRUs and the PRU capabilities supported by the communication devices as PRUs, so as to ensure the normal operation of the subsequent positioning process based on PRUs and ensure the positioning accuracy.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technologies, and particularly to a reporting method, apparatus, user equipment, network-side device, and storage medium.

Background Art

[0002] In a communication system, in order to improve positioning accuracy, usually, a PRU (Positioning Reference Unit) reports information related to positioning (such as the known position of the PRU, the measurement result of the PRU, and the uplink positioning reference signal, etc.) to an LMF (Location Management Function), and then the LMF uses the information reported by the PRU to perform positioning, thereby improving the positioning accuracy.

[0003] In related technologies, "how the LMF knows which device is the PRU", "how the PRU reports information related to positioning to the LMF", and "how the LMF requests the PRU to report the known position of the PRU" are technical problems that need to be urgently solved.

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] The present disclosure proposes a reporting method, apparatus, user equipment, network-side device, and storage medium to provide a method for a communication device to report its capabilities related to the PRU to a network-side device.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0005] The reporting method proposed by an embodiment of one aspect of the present disclosure is applied to a network-side device, Receiving parameter information reported from a communication device, wherein the parameter information includes indication information and / or capability information, and the indication information indicates that the communication device is a positioning reference unit (PRU).

[0006] An example of a reporting method proposed by another embodiment of the present disclosure is applied to a communication device, Reporting parameter information to a network-side device, wherein the parameter information includes indication information and / or capability information, and the indication information indicates that the communication device is a PRU.

[0007] An example of a reporting device proposed by another embodiment of the present disclosure is, A receiving module for receiving parameter information reported from a communication device, wherein the parameter information includes indication information and / or capability information, and the indication information indicates that the communication device is a positioning reference unit (PRU).

[0008] An example of a reporting device proposed by another embodiment of the present disclosure is, A reporting module for reporting parameter information to a network-side device, wherein the parameter information includes indication information and / or capability information, and the indication information indicates that the communication device is a PRU.

[0009] An example of a communication device proposed by another embodiment of the present disclosure includes the device processor and a memory, wherein a computer program is stored in the memory, and the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory to cause the device to execute the method proposed by an example of the above aspect.

[0010] According to an embodiment of another aspect of the present disclosure, a communication device proposed includes the device processor and a memory, a computer program is stored in the memory, and the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory to cause the device to execute the method proposed by the embodiment of the above another aspect.

[0011] A communication device proposed according to an embodiment of another aspect of the present disclosure includes a processor and an interface circuit. The interface circuit receives code instructions and transmits them to the processor. The processor executes the code instructions to execute the method proposed by an embodiment of one aspect.

[0012] A communication device proposed according to an embodiment of another aspect of the present disclosure includes a processor and an interface circuit. The interface circuit receives code instructions and transmits them to the processor. The processor executes the code instructions to execute the method proposed by an embodiment of another aspect.

[0013] A computer-readable storage medium proposed according to an embodiment of another aspect of the present disclosure stores instructions, and when the instructions are executed, the method proposed by an embodiment of one aspect is realized.

[0014] A computer-readable storage medium proposed according to an embodiment of another aspect of the present disclosure stores instructions, and when the instructions are executed, the method proposed by an embodiment of another aspect is realized.

[0015] As described above, in the reporting method, apparatus, user equipment, base station, and storage medium provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, a network-side device receives parameter information reported by a communication device, where the parameter information includes indication information and / or capability information. Here, the indication information indicates that the communication device is a PRU, and the capability information indicates the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device. That is, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the communication device reports parameter information to the network-side device, and based on the parameter information reported by the communication device, the network-side device can determine whether the communication device is a PRU and, if so, the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device. Thus, the present disclosure proposes a reporting method that enables a network-side device to know which communication devices in the network are PRUs and the PRU capabilities supported by the communication devices acting as PRUs, ensuring the normal operation of subsequent PRU-based positioning processes and positioning accuracy.

Brief Description of the Drawings

[0016] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present disclosure will become apparent and be readily understood from the description of the embodiments in connection with the following drawings.

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[0017] Here, exemplary embodiments will be described, and the examples are shown in the drawings. In the following description, when it relates to the drawings, unless otherwise indicated, the same numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments that are consistent with the embodiments of the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods that are consistent with some aspects of the embodiments of the present disclosure, which are described in detail in the appended claims.

[0018] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and do not limit the embodiments of the present disclosure. Unless otherwise clearly indicated in the context, the singular forms "a" and "the" used in the embodiments of the present disclosure and the appended claims also include the plural forms. It should be noted that the term "and / or" used herein refers to and includes any or all possible combinations of one or more of the related and listed items.

[0019] It should be understood that in the embodiments of the present disclosure, although terms such as first, second, and third may be used to describe various information, these information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish the same type of information from each other. For example, unless departing from the scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the first information can also be called the second information, and similarly, the second information can also be called the first information. Depending on the context, the term "in the case of" used here can be interpreted as "when...", "when... is done", or "in response to determining...".

[0020] Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings, the reporting method, apparatus, user equipment, network-side device, and storage medium provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail.

[0021] FIG. 1 is a schematic flowchart of a reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method is executed by a network-side device. As shown in FIG. 1, the reporting method can include the following steps.

[0022] In step 101, receive parameter information reported from a communication device, where the parameter information includes indication information and / or capability information.

[0023] In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the network-side device may be an LMF.

[0024] Also, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device may be a UE (User Equipment) or a PRU.

[0025] Here, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the UE may refer to a device that provides voice and / or data connectivity to a user. The UE can communicate with one or more core networks via a RAN (Radio Access Network), and the UE may be an Internet of Things (IoT) user equipment such as, for example, a sensor device, a mobile phone (also called a “cellular” phone), and a computer having IoT user equipment, and may be, for example, a fixed, portable, pocket, handheld, computer-integrated or in-vehicle device. For example, it may be a Station (STA), a subscriber unit, a subscriber station, a mobile station, a mobile, a remote station, an access point, a remote terminal, an access terminal, a user terminal, a user agent, a user device, or a user equipment. Or, the UE may be a device of a drone. Or, the UE may be an in-vehicle device, for example, a trip computer having a wireless communication function, or may be a wireless user equipment of an external trip computer. Or, the UE may be a roadside device, for example, a street lamp, a traffic signal, or other roadside devices having a wireless communication function.

[0026] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the PRU may be one network element in the network or a specific UE. Also, for the PRU, its own location information is known, and it can support measurements related to positioning such as RSTD (Reference Signal Time Difference) measurement, RSRP (Reference Signal Received Power) measurement, Rx-Tx timing difference measurement, etc., and can transmit an uplink positioning reference signal.

[0027] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the indication information can indicate that the communication device is a PRU.

[0028] Also, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the above-mentioned capability information can indicate the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device. Also, the capability information can support the communication device to report the known location of the communication device, support the communication device to report the antenna information of the communication device, the change situation of the known location of the communication device, and the moving state of the communication device, and can include at least one of them.

[0029] Here, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the above-mentioned known location of the communication device is not the location calculated by the communication device based on its positioning function, but the location of the communication device that it already knows.

[0030] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the antenna information of the communication device includes at least one of the direction of the antenna of the communication device and the angle of the antenna of the communication device.

[0031] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the change situation of the known location of the communication device includes that the known location has not changed, It can include the periodic change of a known position and the change period.

[0032] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the moving state of a communication device is a stationary state, a semi-stationary state, and periodic movement and a movement period.

[0033] In addition, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, when a communication device is a PRU, the communication device notifies the network-side device of the fact that the communication device is a PRU and the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device by reporting parameter information to the network-side device.

[0034] Also, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device can report parameter information to the network-side device based on a request from the network-side device. In another embodiment of the present disclosure, without the need for a request from the network-side device, the communication device can directly report parameter information to the network-side device.

[0035] As described above, in the reporting method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, the network-side device receives parameter information reported by the communication device, and the parameter information includes indication information and / or capability information. Here, the indication information indicates that the communication device is a PRU, and the capability information indicates the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device. That is, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the communication device reports parameter information to the network-side device, and based on the parameter information reported by the communication device, the network-side device can know whether the communication device is a PRU and, if the communication device is a PRU, the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device. Thereby, the present disclosure proposes a reporting method that "enables the network-side device to know which communication devices in the network are PRUs and the PRU capabilities supported by the communication devices acting as PRUs", ensuring the normal operation of subsequent PRU-based positioning processes and ensuring positioning accuracy.

[0036] Figure 2 is a schematic flowchart of the reporting method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure. The method is executed by a network-side device. As shown in Figure 2, the reporting method can include the following steps.

[0037] In step 201, receive parameter information reported by the communication device via a MO-LR (Mobile Original-Location Request, a request message for the terminal to start a positioning request) Request message, where the parameter information includes indication information and / or capability information.

[0038] Here, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the indication information can indicate that the communication device is a PRU. The capability information can indicate the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device. For other introductions regarding the indication information and the capability information, reference can be made to the above embodiments, and the embodiments of the present disclosure will not be described here for brevity.

[0039] In addition, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device can directly report parameter information to the network-side device via an MO-LR Request message.

[0040] Also, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the method of receiving the parameter information reported via an MO-LR Request message by the communication device can include at least one of the following Method 1 and Method 2. In Method 1, receive the parameter information included in the MO-LR Request message, that is, the parameter information is directly included in the MO-LR request message. Exemplarily, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the parameter information can be indicated by defining a new location service type in the MO-LR request message. Here, the parameter information includes indication information indicating that the communication device is a PRU. In Method 2, receive the parameter information included in the LPP PDU (Long Term Evolution Positioning Protocol Packet Data Unit) of the MO-LR Request message.

[0041] As described above, in the reporting method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, the network-side device receives the parameter information reported by the communication device, and the parameter information includes indication information and / or capability information. Here, the indication information indicates that the communication device is a PRU, and the capability information indicates the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device. That is, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the communication device reports the parameter information to the network-side device, and the network-side device can know whether the communication device is a PRU and the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device based on the parameter information reported by the communication device. Thereby, the present disclosure proposes a reporting method that "enables the network-side device to know which communication device in the network is a PRU and the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device as a PRU", ensuring the normal operation of the subsequent positioning process based on PRU and ensuring the positioning accuracy.

[0042] Figure 3 is a schematic flowchart of the reporting method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure. The method is executed by the network-side device. As shown in Figure 3, the reporting method can include the following steps.

[0043] In step 301, an LPP (Long Term Evolution Positioning Protocol) request capabilities message is sent to the communication device. The LPP request capabilities message is for requesting the communication device to report parameter information.

[0044] Here, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the LPP request capabilities message may include one request instruction message, and the request instruction message can indicate that the LPP request capabilities message is for requesting the communication device to report parameter information.

[0045] Also, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the request instruction message can be indicated by adding one IE (Information Element) to the LPP request capabilities message, where the IE may be nr-PRU-Requestcapabilities.

[0046] In step 302, receive the parameter information reported by the communication device via an LPP Provide Capabilities (Long Term Evolution Positioning Protocol Capability Provision) message, where the parameter information includes indication information and / or capability information, and the indication information indicates that the communication device is a PRU.

[0047] Here, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device can include the parameter information in the LPP Provide Capabilities message and report it to the network-side device.

[0048] Also, for the introduction of the indication information and / or the capability information, reference can be made to the description of the above embodiments, and the description of the embodiments of the present disclosure is omitted here.

[0049] As described above, in the reporting method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, the network-side device receives parameter information reported by the communication device, where the parameter information includes indication information and / or capability information. Here, the indication information indicates that the communication device is a PRU, and the capability information indicates the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device. That is, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the communication device reports parameter information to the network-side device, and based on the parameter information reported by the communication device, the network-side device can know whether the communication device is a PRU and, if the communication device is a PRU, the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device. Thereby, the present disclosure proposes a reporting method that "enables the network-side device to know which communication devices in the network are PRUs and the PRU capabilities supported by the communication devices acting as PRUs", ensuring the normal operation of the subsequent positioning process based on PRUs and ensuring the positioning accuracy.

[0050] Figure 4 is a schematic flowchart of a reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method is executed by a network-side device. As shown in Figure 4, the reporting method can include the following steps.

[0051] In step 401, receive parameter information reported by the communication device, where the parameter information includes indication information and / or capability information.

[0052] In step 402, send a request message to the communication device, where the request message is for requesting the communication device to report the known location of the communication device and / or the antenna information of the communication device.

[0053] Here, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, when the network-side device determines that the communication device supports reporting of the known location of the communication device and supports reporting of the antenna information of the communication device, a request message may be sent to the communication device to request the known location and / or antenna information of the communication device.

[0054] Also, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the request message may be an LPP request location information (Long Term Evolution Positioning Protocol request location information) message. Further, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, by adding an IE to the LPP request location information, it is possible to request the communication device to report the known location of the communication device and / or the antenna information of the communication device.

[0055] Furthermore, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the method of sending the LPP request location information message to the communication device may include sending the LPP request location information message to the communication device in response to whether the known location of the communication device is periodically changing or not changing.

[0056] Specifically, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, when the known location change situation of the communication device is that the known location changes periodically, the network-side device may periodically send the LPP request location information message to the communication device based on the change period of the known location, so as to request the known location of the communication device and / or the antenna information of the communication device.

[0057] Exemplarily, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, it is assumed that the known position change situation of the communication device changes periodically, and the change period is 15 minutes (min). Then, the network-side device can send an LPP request location information message to the communication device every 15 minutes.

[0058] Also, in another embodiment of the present disclosure, when the known position change situation of the communication device is that the known position has not changed, the network-side device can request the known position of the communication device and / or the antenna information of the communication device by sending an LPP request location information message to the communication device only once.

[0059] In step 403, receive the known position of the communication device and / or the antenna information of the communication device reported by the communication device.

[0060] Here, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the network-side device can receive the known position of the communication device and / or the antenna information of the communication device reported by the communication device via an LPP provide location information (Long Term Evolution Positioning Protocol Location Information Provision) message.

[0061] As described above, in the reporting method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, the network-side device receives the parameter information reported by the communication device, and the parameter information includes indication information and / or capability information. Here, the indication information indicates that the communication device is a PRU, and the capability information indicates the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device. That is, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the communication device reports parameter information to the network-side device, and the network-side device can know whether the communication device is a PRU and the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device based on the parameter information reported by the communication device. Thereby, the present disclosure proposes a reporting method that "enables the network-side device to know which communication devices in the network are PRUs and the PRU capabilities supported by the communication devices acting as PRUs", ensuring the normal operation of the subsequent positioning process based on PRUs and ensuring the positioning accuracy.

[0062] FIG. 5 is provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure Reporting method is a schematic flowchart of, and the method is executed by a communication device. As shown in FIG. 5, the reporting method can include the following steps.

[0063] In step 501, report parameter information to the network-side device, where the parameter information includes indication information and / or capability information, and the indication information indicates that the communication device is a PRU.

[0064] Here, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the indication information can indicate that the communication device is a PRU.

[0065] Also, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the above capability information can indicate the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device. Also, the capability information is supporting the reporting of the known location of the communication device by the communication device, and A communication device supports reporting of antenna information of the communication device, and can include at least one of a change situation of a known position of the communication device, and a movement state of the communication device.

[0066] Here, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the known position of the communication device described above is its own position that the communication device already knows.

[0067] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the antenna information of the communication device is the direction of the antenna of the communication device, and the angle of the antenna of the communication device.

[0068] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the change situation of the known position of the communication device is that the known position has not changed, and that the known position changes periodically and the change period.

[0069] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the movement state of the communication device is a stationary state, a semi-stationary state, and periodic movement and the movement period.

[0070] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device is a UE or a PRU.

[0071] As described above, in the reporting method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, the network-side device receives parameter information reported by the communication device, and the parameter information includes indication information and / or capability information. Here, the indication information indicates that the communication device is a PRU, and the capability information indicates the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device. That is, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the communication device reports parameter information to the network-side device, and based on the parameter information reported by the communication device, the network-side device can know whether the communication device is a PRU and, if the communication device is a PRU, the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device. Thereby, the present disclosure proposes a reporting method that "enables the network-side device to know which communication device in the network is a PRU and the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device as a PRU", ensuring the normal operation of the subsequent positioning process based on the PRU and ensuring the positioning accuracy.

[0072] FIG. 6 is a schematic flowchart provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure Reporting method and the method is executed by a communication device. As shown in FIG. 6, the reporting method may include the following steps.

[0073] In step 601, report parameter information to the network-side device via an MO-LR Request message, where the parameter information includes indication information and / or capability information.

[0074] Here, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the indication information can indicate that the communication device is a PRU. The capability information can indicate the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device. For other introductions regarding the indication information and the capability information, reference can be made to the above embodiments, and the embodiments of the present disclosure will not be described herein for brevity.

[0075] In addition, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device can directly report parameter information to the network-side device via an MO-LR Request message.

[0076] Also, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the method of reporting parameter information to the network-side device via an MO-LR Request message can include at least one of the following Method 1 and Method 2. In Method 1, the parameter information is directly included in the MO-LR Request message, and the information is reported to the network-side device via the MO-LR Request message. Exemplarily, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the parameter information can be indicated by defining a new location service type in the MO-LR request message. Here, the parameter information includes indication information indicating that the communication device is a PRU. In Method 2, the parameter information is included in the LPP PDU of the MO-LR Request message, and the parameter information is reported to the network-side device via the MO-LR Request message.

[0077] For the introduction of step 601, reference can be made to the description of the above embodiments, and the description of the embodiments of the present disclosure is omitted here.

[0078] As described above, in the reporting method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, the network-side device receives parameter information reported by the communication device, where the parameter information includes indication information and / or capability information. Here, the indication information indicates that the communication device is a PRU, and the capability information indicates the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device. That is, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the communication device reports parameter information to the network-side device, and the network-side device can know whether the communication device is a PRU and, if the communication device is a PRU, the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device based on the parameter information reported by the communication device. Thereby, the present disclosure proposes a reporting method that "enables the network-side device to know which communication devices in the network are PRUs and the PRU capabilities supported by the communication devices acting as PRUs", ensuring the normal operation of the subsequent positioning process based on PRUs and ensuring the positioning accuracy.

[0079] FIG. 7 is a schematic flowchart provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure Reporting method and the method is executed by a communication device. As shown in FIG. 7, the reporting method may include the following steps.

[0080] In step 701, an LPP request capabilities message sent from the network-side device is received, and the LPP request capabilities message is for requesting the communication device to report parameter information.

[0081] In step 702, parameter information is reported to the network-side device via an LPP Provide Capabilities message, where the parameter information includes indication information and / or capability information, and the indication information indicates that the communication device is a PRU.

[0082] For the introduction of steps 701-702, reference can be made to the description of the above embodiments, and the description of the embodiments of the present disclosure is omitted here.

[0083] As described above, in the reporting method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, parameter information reported from a communication device is received, the parameter information includes indication information and / or capability information, and the indication information indicates that the communication device is a positioning reference unit (PRU). Here, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the capability information includes at least one of the following: the communication device supports reporting the known position of the communication device, the communication device supports reporting the antenna information of the communication device, the change situation of the known position of the communication device, and the movement state of the communication device. Thereby, when the network-side device receives the parameter information reported from the communication device, it can accurately perform positioning based on the indication information and / or capability information in the parameter information, ensuring an improvement in positioning accuracy.

[0084] FIG. 8 is a schematic flowchart of Reporting method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure. The method is executed by a communication device. As shown in FIG. 8, the reporting method can include the following steps.

[0085] In step 801, parameter information is reported to the network-side device, the parameter information includes indication information and / or capability information, and the indication information indicates that the communication device is a PRU.

[0086] In step 802, a request message sent from the network-side device is received, and the request message is for requesting the communication device to report the known position of the communication device and / or the antenna information of the communication device.

[0087] In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the request message may be an LPP request location information message. Also, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, by adding an IE to the LPP request location information, a communication device can be required to report the known location of the communication device and / or the antenna information of the communication device.

[0088] In step 803, report the known location of the communication device and / or the antenna information of the communication device to the network-side device.

[0089] Here, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the network-side device can receive the known location of the communication device and / or the antenna information of the communication device reported by the communication device via an LPP provide location information message.

[0090] For the introduction regarding steps 801 - 803, reference can be made to the description of the above embodiments, and the description of the embodiments of the present disclosure is omitted here.

[0091] As described above, in the reporting method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, the network-side device receives parameter information reported by the communication device, and the parameter information includes indication information and / or capability information. Here, the indication information indicates that the communication device is a PRU, and the capability information indicates the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device. That is, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the communication device reports parameter information to the network-side device, and the network-side device can know whether the communication device is a PRU and the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device based on the parameter information reported by the communication device. Thereby, the present disclosure proposes a reporting method that "enables the network-side device to know which communication device in the network is a PRU and the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device as a PRU", ensuring the normal operation of the subsequent positioning process based on the PRU and ensuring the positioning accuracy.

[0092] FIG. 9 is a schematic flowchart of a reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method is executed by a network-side device. As shown in FIG. 9, the reporting method can include the following steps.

[0093] In step 901, receive indication information reported by the communication device via an MO-LRRequest message, and the indication information can indicate that the communication device is a PRU.

[0094] In step 902, send an LPP request capabilities message to the communication device. The LPP request capabilities message is for requesting the communication device to report capability information indicating the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device.

[0095] Here, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the capability information is The communication device supports reporting of the known location of the communication device, and the communication device supports reporting of the antenna information of the communication device, and at least one of the change status of the known location of the communication device and the movement state of the communication device can be included.

[0096] In step 903, receive the capability information reported by the communication device via the LPP Provide Capabilities message.

[0097] For the introduction regarding steps 901-903, reference can be made to the description of the above embodiments, and the description of the embodiments of the present disclosure is omitted here.

[0098] As described above, in the reporting method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, the network-side device receives the parameter information reported by the communication device, and the parameter information includes indication information and / or capability information. Here, the indication information indicates that the communication device is a PRU, and the capability information indicates the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device. That is, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the communication device reports the parameter information to the network-side device, and based on the parameter information reported by the communication device, the network-side device can know whether the communication device is a PRU and the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device when the communication device is a PRU. Thereby, the present disclosure proposes a reporting method that "enables the network-side device to know which communication device in the network is a PRU and the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device as a PRU", ensuring the normal operation of the subsequent positioning process based on the PRU and ensuring the positioning accuracy.

[0099] FIG. 10 is a schematic flowchart of the reporting method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure. The method is executed by a network-side device. As shown in FIG. 10, the reporting method can include the following steps.

[0100] In step 1001, receive the parameter information reported to the network-side device by the communication device via the LPP Provide Capabilities message, where the parameter information includes indication information and / or capability information, and the indication information indicates that the communication device is a PRU.

[0101] Here, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, without requiring a request from the network-side device, the communication device can directly report the above parameter information by sending an LPP Provide Capabilities message to the network-side device.

[0102] For the introduction of step 1001, reference can be made to the description of the above embodiment, and the description of the embodiment of the present disclosure is omitted here.

[0103] As described above, in the reporting method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network-side device receives the parameter information reported by the communication device, and the parameter information includes indication information and / or capability information, where the indication information indicates that the communication device is a PRU, and the capability information indicates the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device. That is, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device reports the parameter information to the network-side device, and based on the parameter information reported by the communication device, the network-side device can know whether the communication device is a PRU and, if the communication device is a PRU, the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device. Thereby, the present disclosure proposes a reporting method that "enables the network-side device to know which communication devices in the network are PRUs and the PRU capabilities supported by the communication devices acting as PRUs", ensuring the normal operation of the subsequent positioning process based on PRUs and ensuring the positioning accuracy.

[0104] FIG. 11 is a schematic flowchart of a reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method is executed by a network-side device. As shown in FIG. 11, the reporting method can include the following steps.

[0105] In step 1101, a request message is sent to the communication device. The request message is for requesting the communication device to report the known location of the communication device and / or the antenna information of the communication device.

[0106] In step 1102, the known location of the communication device and / or the antenna information of the communication device reported by the communication device is received.

[0107] For other introductions regarding steps 1101-1102, reference can be made to the description of the above embodiments, and the description of the embodiments of the present disclosure is omitted here.

[0108] As described above, in the reporting method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network-side device receives the parameter information reported by the communication device. The parameter information includes indication information and / or capability information. Here, the indication information indicates that the communication device is a PRU, and the capability information indicates the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device. That is, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device reports the parameter information to the network-side device, and the network-side device can know whether the communication device is a PRU and the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device when the communication device is a PRU based on the parameter information reported by the communication device. Thereby, the present disclosure proposes a reporting method that "enables the network-side device to know which communication devices in the network are PRUs and the PRU capabilities supported by the communication devices acting as PRUs", ensuring the normal operation of the subsequent positioning process based on PRUs and ensuring the positioning accuracy.

[0109] FIG. 12 is a schematic flowchart of a reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method is executed by a communication device. As shown in FIG. 12, the reporting method can include the following steps.

[0110] In step 1201, report the indication information to the network-side device via an MO-LR Request message, and the indication information can indicate that the communication device is a PRU.

[0111] In step 1202, receive an LPP request capabilities message sent from the network-side device. The LPP request capabilities message is for requesting to report capability information indicating the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device by the communication device.

[0112] Here, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the capability information can include the communication device supports reporting the known location of the communication device, the communication device supports reporting the antenna information of the communication device, the change status of the known location of the communication device, the movement state of the communication device, and can include at least one of them.

[0113] In step 1203, report the capability information to the network-side device via an LPP Provide Capabilities message.

[0114] For the introduction of steps 1201-1202, reference can be made to the description of the above embodiments, and the embodiments of the present disclosure are omitted here.

[0115] As described above, in the reporting method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, the network-side device receives parameter information reported by the communication device, and the parameter information includes indication information and / or capability information. Here, the indication information indicates that the communication device is a PRU, and the capability information indicates the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device. That is, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the communication device reports parameter information to the network-side device, and the network-side device can know whether the communication device is a PRU and, if the communication device is a PRU, the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device based on the parameter information reported by the communication device. Thereby, the present disclosure proposes a reporting method that "enables the network-side device to know which communication device in the network is a PRU and the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device acting as a PRU", ensuring the normal operation of the subsequent positioning process based on the PRU and ensuring the positioning accuracy.

[0116] FIG. 13 is a schematic flowchart of a reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method is executed by a communication device. As shown in FIG. 13, the reporting method may include the following steps.

[0117] In step 1301, report parameter information to the network-side device via an LPP Provide Capabilities message. The parameter information includes indication information and / or capability information, and the indication information indicates that the communication device is a PRU.

[0118] For the introduction of step 1301, reference may be made to the description of the above embodiments, and the embodiments of the present disclosure are omitted here.

[0119] As described above, in the reporting method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, the network-side device receives parameter information reported by the communication device, where the parameter information includes indication information and / or capability information. Here, the indication information indicates that the communication device is a PRU, and the capability information indicates the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device. That is, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the communication device reports parameter information to the network-side device, and the network-side device can know whether the communication device is a PRU and the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device based on the parameter information reported by the communication device. Thereby, the present disclosure proposes a reporting method that "enables the network-side device to know which communication devices in the network are PRUs and the PRU capabilities supported by the communication devices acting as PRUs", ensuring the normal operation of subsequent PRU-based positioning processes and ensuring positioning accuracy.

[0120] FIG. 14 is a schematic flowchart of a reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method is executed by a communication device. As shown in FIG. 14, the reporting method may include the following steps.

[0121] In step 1401, a request message sent from the network-side device is received. The request message is for requesting the communication device to report the known location of the communication device and / or the antenna information of the communication device.

[0122] In step 1402, the known location of the communication device and / or the antenna information of the communication device is reported to the network-side device.

[0123] For the introduction of steps 1401-1402, reference may be made to the description of the above embodiments, and the embodiments of the present disclosure will not be described here.

[0124] As described above, in the reporting method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, the network-side device receives parameter information reported by the communication device, where the parameter information includes indication information and / or capability information. Here, the indication information indicates that the communication device is a positioning reference unit (PRU), and the capability information indicates the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device. That is, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the communication device reports parameter information to the network-side device, and the network-side device can determine whether the communication device is a PRU and, if so, the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device based on the parameter information reported by the communication device. Thereby, the present disclosure proposes a reporting method that "enables the network-side device to know which communication devices in the network are PRUs and the PRU capabilities supported by the communication devices acting as PRUs", ensuring the normal operation of subsequent positioning processes based on PRUs and ensuring positioning accuracy.

[0125] FIG. 15 is a schematic configuration diagram of a reporting apparatus 1500 provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, which is applicable to a network-side device. As shown in FIG. 15, the reporting apparatus 1500 includes a receiving module 1501 for receiving parameter information reported by a communication device, where the parameter information includes indication information and / or capability information, and the indication information indicates that the communication device is a positioning reference unit (PRU).

[0126] As described above, in the reporting device provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, the network-side device receives the parameter information reported by the communication device, and the parameter information includes indication information and / or capability information. Here, the indication information indicates that the communication device is a PRU, and the capability information indicates the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device. That is, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the communication device reports the parameter information to the network-side device, and the network-side device can know whether the communication device is a PRU and the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device based on the parameter information reported by the communication device. Thereby, the present disclosure proposes a reporting method that "enables the network-side device to know which communication device in the network is a PRU and the PRU capabilities supported by the communication device as a PRU", ensuring the normal operation of the subsequent positioning process based on the PRU and ensuring the positioning accuracy.

[0127] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the capability information includes the communication device supports reporting of the known position of the communication device, the communication device supports reporting of the antenna information of the communication device, the change situation of the known position of the communication device, the movement state of the communication device, and includes at least one of them.

[0128] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the receiving module further receives the parameter information reported by the communication device via a request message (MO-LR Request message) for the terminal to start a positioning request.

[0129] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the receiving module further receives the parameter information included in the MO-LR Request message, Receive the parameter information included in the long term evolution positioning protocol packet data unit (LPP PDU) of the MO-LR Request message.

[0130] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the apparatus further Sends a long term evolution positioning protocol capabilities request (LPP request capabilities) message to the communication device, and the LPP request capabilities message is for requesting the communication device to report the parameter information.

[0131] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the receiving module further Receives the parameter information reported by the communication device via a long term evolution positioning protocol provide capabilities (LPP Provide Capabilities) message.

[0132] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the apparatus further Sends a long term evolution positioning protocol request location information (LPP request location information) message to the communication device, and the LPP request location information message is for requesting the communication device to report the known location of the communication device and / or the antenna information of the communication device.

[0133] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the apparatus further Responds to whether the known location of the communication device is periodically changed or not, and sends an LPP request location information message to the communication device.

[0134] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the apparatus further Receive the known location of the communication device and / or the antenna information of the communication device reported via a Long-Term Evolution Positioning Protocol Provide Location Information (LPP provide location information) message by the communication device.

[0135] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device is a User Equipment (UE) or a PRU.

[0136] FIG. 16 is a schematic configuration diagram of a reporting device 1600 provided by one embodiment of the present disclosure, which is applied to a communication device. As shown in FIG. 16, the reporting device 1600 includes A reporting module 1601 for reporting parameter information to a network-side device, where the parameter information includes indication information and / or capability information, and the indication information can include the reporting module 1601 that indicates that the communication device is a PRU.

[0137] As described above, in the reporting device provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network-side device receives the parameter information reported by the communication device, and the parameter information includes indication information and / or capability information. Here, the indication information indicates that the communication device is a PRU, and the capability information indicates the PRU capability supported by the communication device. That is, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device reports parameter information to the network-side device, and the network-side device can know whether the communication device is a PRU and the PRU capability supported by the communication device when the communication device is a PRU based on the parameter information reported by the communication device. Thereby, the present disclosure proposes a reporting method that "enables the network-side device to know which communication device in the network is a PRU and the PRU capability supported by the communication device as a PRU", ensuring the normal operation of the subsequent positioning process based on the PRU and ensuring the positioning accuracy.

[0138] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the capability information is the communication device supporting reporting of the known location of the communication device, the communication device supporting reporting of the antenna information of the communication device, the change situation of the known location of the communication device, the movement state of the communication device, and includes at least one of them.

[0139] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the reporting module further reports the parameter information to the network-side device via an MO-LR Request message.

[0140] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the reporting module further includes the parameter information in the MO-LR Request message and sends the MO-LR Request message to the network-side device, includes the parameter information in the LPP PDU of the MO-LR Request message and sends the MO-LR Request message to the network-side device.

[0141] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the apparatus further receives an LPP request capabilities message sent from the network-side device, and the LPP request capabilities message is for requesting the communication device to report the parameter information.

[0142] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the reporting module further reports the parameter information to the network-side device via an LPP Provide Capabilities message.

[0143] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the apparatus further receives an LPP request location information message sent from the network-side device, where the LPP request location information message is for requesting the communication device to report the known location of the communication device and / or the antenna information of the communication device.

[0144] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the apparatus further reports the known location of the communication device and / or the antenna information of the communication device to the network-side device.

[0145] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the apparatus further reports the known location of the communication device and / or the antenna information of the communication device to the network-side device via an LPP provide location information message.

[0146] Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device is a UE or a PRU.

[0147] FIG. 17 is a block diagram of a user equipment (UE) 1700 provided by one embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, the UE 1700 may be a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcast terminal device, a message transceiver device, a game console, a tablet terminal, a medical device, a fitness device, a personal digital assistant, etc.

[0148] Referring to FIG. 17, the UE 1700 may include one or more of a processing component 1702, a memory 1704, a power component 1706, a multimedia component 1708, an audio component 1710, an input / output (I / O) interface 1712, a sensor component 1713, and a communication component 1716.

[0149] The processing component 1702 generally controls all operations of the UE 1700, such as operations related to display, phone calls, data communication, camera operations, and recording operations. The processing component 1702 can include one or more processors 1720 for executing instructions to complete all or some of the steps of the above method. Also, to facilitate interaction with other components, the processing component 1702 can include one or more modules. For example, the processing component 1702 can include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 1708 and the processing component 1702.

[0150] The memory 1704 is configured to store various types of data such as instructions of any application program or method, contact data, phone book data, messages, photos, videos, etc. that are operated on the UE 1700 to support operations on the UE 1700. The memory 1704 may be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile storage device such as static random access memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic disk, optical disk, or a combination thereof.

[0151] The power component 1706 provides power for various components of the UE 1700. The power component 1706 can include a power management system, at least one power source, and components related to the generation, management, and distribution of power for other UE 1700s.

[0152] The multimedia component 1708 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the UE 1700 and the user. In some embodiments, the screen can include a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a touch panel (TP). When the screen includes a touch panel, the screen can be implemented as a touch screen to receive input signals from the user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touches, slides, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor detects not only the boundaries of the touch or slide operation but also the duration and pressure associated with the touch or slide operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 1708 includes one front camera and / or one back camera. When the UE 1700 is in an operation mode such as a shooting mode or a video mode, the front camera and / or the back camera can receive external multimedia data. Each front camera and back camera may be a fixed optical lens system or may have a focal length and an optical zoom capability.

[0153] The audio component 1710 is configured to output and / or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 1710 includes one microphone (MIC). When the UE 1700 is in an operation mode such as a calling mode, a recording mode, or a voice recognition mode, the microphone is configured to receive external audio signals. The received audio signals can be further stored in the memory 1704 or transmitted via the communication component 1716. In some embodiments, the audio component 1710 further includes one speaker for outputting audio signals.

[0154] The I / O interface 1712 provides an interface between the processing component 1702 and a peripheral interface module, which may be a keyboard, click wheel, buttons, etc. These buttons can include, but are not limited to, a home button, volume buttons, start button, and lock button.

[0155] The sensor component 1713 includes at least one or a plurality of sensors to provide state evaluation in various manners for the UE 1700. For example, the sensor component 1713 can detect the on / off state of the UE 1700 and the relative positioning of components. For example, the components are the display and keypad of the UE 1700, and the sensor component 1713 can also detect position changes of the UE 1700 or components of the UE 1700, whether there is user contact with the UE 1700, the orientation or acceleration / deceleration of the UE 1700, and temperature changes of the UE 1700. The sensor component 1713 can also include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects when there is no physical contact. The sensor component 1713 can further include an optical sensor such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor component 1713 may also further include an acceleration sensor, gyro sensor, magnetic sensor, pressure sensor, or temperature sensor.

[0156] The communication component 1716 is configured to facilitate wired or wireless communication between the UE 1700 and other devices. The UE 1700 can access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi, 2G or 3G, or a combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 1716 receives a broadcast signal or broadcast-related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 1716 further includes a Near Field Communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communication. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, Infrared Data Association (IrDA) technology, Ultra Wide Band (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

[0157] In an exemplary embodiment, the UE 1700 may be implemented by an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), a Digital Signal Processing Device (DSPD), a Programmable Logic Device (PLD), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), a controller, a microcontroller, a microprocessor, or other electronic components, by one or more applications, to execute the above method.

[0158] FIG. 18 is a block diagram of a network-side device 1800 provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, the network-side device 1800 may be provided as one network-side device. Referring to FIG. 18, the network-side device 1800 includes a processing component 1811 including at least one processor and a memory resource represented by a memory 1832. The memory resource is used to store instructions executable by the processing component 1822, such as application programs. The application programs stored in the memory 1832 may each include one or more modules corresponding to a set of instructions. Further, the processing component 1815 is configured to execute instructions, thereby executing any method applicable to the network-side device of the above method, for example, the method shown in FIG. 1.

[0159] The network-side device 1800 may further include a power component 1826 configured to perform power management of the network-side device 1800, a wired or wireless network interface 1850 configured to connect the network-side device 1800 to a network, and an input / output (I / O) interface 1858. The network-side device 1800 can operate an operating system stored in the memory 1832, such as Windows Server TM, Mac OS XTM, UnixTM, LinuxTM, FreeBSDTM or the like.

[0160] In the embodiments provided by the present disclosure, the methods provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure are introduced from the perspectives of the network-side device and the UE respectively. To implement each function of the methods provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, the network-side device and the UE may include a hardware structure and software modules, and implement each of the above functions in the form of a hardware structure, a software module, or a combination of a hardware structure and a software module added thereto. Specific functions in each of the above functions can be executed in a manner of a hardware structure, a software module, or a combination of a hardware structure and a software module added thereto.

[0161] In the embodiments provided by the present disclosure, the methods provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure are introduced from the perspectives of the network-side device and the UE respectively. To implement each function of the methods provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, the network-side device and the UE may include a hardware structure and software modules, and implement each of the above functions in the form of a hardware structure, a software module, or a combination of a hardware structure and a software module added thereto. Specific functions in each of the above functions can be executed in a manner of a hardware structure, a software module, or a combination of a hardware structure and a software module added thereto.

[0162] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication device. The communication device may include a transceiver module and a processing module. The transceiver module may include a transmission module and / or a reception module. The transmission module is used to implement a transmission function, the reception module is used to implement a reception function, and the transceiver module can implement a transmission function and / or a reception function.

[0163] The communication device may be a terminal device (for example, the terminal device in the foregoing method embodiments), a device within the terminal device, or a device that can be used in combination with the terminal device. Alternatively, the communication device may be a network device, a device within the network device, or a device that can be used in combination with the network device.

[0164] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide another communication device. The communication device may be a network device, a terminal device (the terminal device in the foregoing method embodiments), a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a network device to implement the foregoing method, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a terminal device to implement the foregoing method. The device may be used to implement the method described in the foregoing method embodiments. Specifically, please refer to the description in the foregoing method embodiments.

[0165] The communication device may include one or more processors. The processor may be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, etc. For example, it may be a baseband processor or a central processor. The baseband processor may be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processor may be used to control a communication device (such as a baseband, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU, or a CU, etc.), execute a computer program, and process the data of the computer program.

[0166] Optionally, the communication device may further include one or more memories capable of storing a computer program, and the processor executes the computer program to cause the communication device to execute the method described in the foregoing method embodiments. Optionally, data may be stored in the memory. The communication device and the memory may be installed independently or integrated together.

[0167] Optionally, the communication device may further include a transceiver and an antenna. The transceiver may be referred to as a transceiver unit, transceiver, or transceiver circuit, etc., and is used to implement the transceiver function. The transceiver may include a receiver and a transmitter. The receiver may be referred to as a receiving device or receiving circuit, etc., and is used to implement the receiving function. The transmitter may be referred to as a transmitting device or transmitting circuit, etc., and is used to implement the transmitting function.

[0168] Optionally, the communication device may include one or more interface circuits. The interface circuit is used to receive code instructions and transmit them to the processor. The processor causes the communication device to execute the method described in the above method embodiments by executing the code instructions.

[0169] The communication device is a terminal device (such as the terminal device in the foregoing method embodiments). The processor is used to execute the method described in any one of FIGS. 1 to 4.

[0170] The communication device is a network device. The transceiver is used to execute the method described in any one of FIGS. 5 to 7.

[0171] In one implementation, the processor may include a transceiver for implementing reception and transmission functions. For example, the transceiver may be a transceiver circuit, or an interface, or an interface circuit. The transceiver circuit, interface, or interface circuit for implementing reception and transmission functions may be separate or integrated together. The above transceiver circuit, interface, or interface circuit can be used for reading and writing code / data, or the above transceiver circuit, interface, or interface circuit can be used for signal transmission or transfer.

[0172] In one implementation, the processor may store a computer program, and when the computer program is executed by the processor, the communication device can execute the method described in any of the above method embodiments. The computer program may be embedded in the processor, in which case the processor may be implemented by hardware.

[0173] In one implementation, the communication device may include a circuit, and the circuit can implement the functions of transmission, reception, or communication in the method embodiments described above. The processor and transceiver described in the present disclosure can be integrated into an integrated circuit (IC), an analog IC, a radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC), a mixed-signal IC, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a printed circuit board (PCB), an electronic device, and the like. The processor and transceiver can be manufactured by various IC process technologies, such as complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS), N-type metal-oxide-semiconductor (NMOS), P-type metal-oxide-semiconductor (PMOS), bipolar junction transistor (BJT), bipolar CMOS (BiCMOS), silicon germanium (SiGe), gallium arsenide (GaAs), and the like.

[0174] The communication device in the description of the above embodiments may be a network device or a terminal device (the terminal device in the method embodiments described above), however, the scope of the communication device described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device may not be limited. The communication device may be an independent device or a part of a large device. For example, the communication device may be as follows. (1) An independent integrated circuit IC, or chip, or chip system or subsystem, (2) A set having one or more ICs, optionally, the IC set may include a storage component for storing data and computer programs, (3) ASIC, such as a Modem, (4) A module that can be incorporated into other devices, (5) Receivers, terminal devices, intelligent terminal devices, cellular phones, wireless devices, handhelds, mobile units, in-vehicle devices, network devices, cloud devices, artificial intelligence devices, etc., (6) Others.

[0175] When the communication device is a chip or chip system, the chip includes a processor and an interface. Here, the number of processors may be one or more, and the number of interfaces may be more than one.

[0176] Optionally, the chip further includes a memory, which is used to store necessary computer programs and data.

[0177] As will be understood by those skilled in the art, the various illustrative logical blocks and steps listed in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be implemented by electronic hardware, computer software, or a combination of both. Whether such functions are implemented by hardware or software depends on the specific application and the overall design requirements of the system. Those skilled in the art can implement the above functions in various ways for each specific application, but such implementations should not be understood as exceeding the protection scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

[0178] Embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a system for determining sidelink duration, the system including a communication device as a terminal device (a first terminal device in the method embodiments described above) and a communication device as a network device in the embodiments described above, or the system including a communication device as a terminal device (a first terminal device in the method embodiments described above) and a communication device as a network device in the embodiments described above.

[0179] The present disclosure further provides a readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computer, implement the functions of any one of the above method embodiments.

[0180] The present disclosure further provides a computer program product that, when executed by a computer, implements the functions of any one of the above method embodiments.

[0181] In the above embodiments, all or part of them can be implemented by software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, all or part of them can be implemented in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer programs. When the computer program is loaded and executed on a computer, all or part of the flows or functions described in the embodiments of the present disclosure are generated. The computer may be a general-purpose computer, a dedicated computer, a computer network, or other programmable devices. The computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium, or can be transmitted from one computer-readable storage medium to another computer-readable storage medium. For example, the computer program can be transmitted from one website, computer, server, or data center to another website, computer, server, or data center by wire (such as coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (such as infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.). The computer-readable storage medium may be any available medium accessible to a computer, or a data storage device such as a server or a data center including one or more integrated available media. The available medium may be a magnetic medium (such as a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape), an optical medium (such as a high-density digital video disc (DVD)), or a semiconductor medium (such as a solid state disk (SSD)), etc.

[0182] As can be understood by those skilled in the art, various numerical numbers such as the first, second, etc. in the present disclosure are classifications made for ease of explanation, and do not limit the scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure, nor do they represent priorities.

[0183] "At least one" in the present disclosure may be described as "one or more", and the plurality may be two, three, four or more, and is not limited in the present disclosure. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, for one technical feature, technical features in this type of technical feature are distinguished by "first", "second", "third", "A", "B", "C", "D", etc., and there is no priority order or size order among the technical features described by the "first", "second", "third", "A", "B", "C", and "D".

[0184] After considering the specification and practicing the invention disclosed herein, those skilled in the art can easily imagine other embodiments of the present invention. The present disclosure intends to cover any variations, uses, or adaptive changes of the present invention, and these variations, uses, or adaptive changes include the general principles of the present invention and the common general knowledge or commonly used technical means in the art not disclosed in the present disclosure. The specification and examples are regarded as merely illustrative, and the true scope and spirit of the present disclosure are pointed out by the following claims.

[0185] It should be noted that the present disclosure is not limited to the exact structure described above and shown in the drawings, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from its scope. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A reporting method applied to a network-side device, comprising: receiving parameter information reported from a communication device, wherein the parameter information includes indication information and / or capability information, and the indication information indicates that the communication device is a positioning reference unit (PRU); The step of receiving the parameter information reported from the communication device includes: receiving the parameter information reported via a request message (MO-LR Request message) by which a terminal starts a positioning request from the communication device; A reporting method characterized by the above.

2. The capability information includes at least one of: the communication device supports reporting of a known position of the communication device; the communication device supports reporting of antenna information of the communication device; a change status of a known position of the communication device; a moving state of the communication device. The reporting method according to claim 1, characterized by the above.

3. Receiving the parameter information reported via an MO-LR Request message from the communication device includes at least one of: receiving the parameter information included in the MO-LR Request message; receiving the parameter information included in a long term evolution positioning protocol packet data unit (LPP PDU) of the MO-LR Request message. The reporting method according to claim 1, characterized by the above.

4. The method further includes: sending a long term evolution positioning protocol capabilities request (LPP request capabilities) message to the communication device, wherein the LPP request capabilities message is for requesting the communication device to report the parameter information. The reporting method according to claim 1, characterized by the above.

5. The step of receiving the parameter information reported from the communication device includes: receiving the parameter information reported via a long term evolution positioning protocol provide capabilities (LPP Provide Capabilities) message from the communication device. The reporting method according to claim 4, characterized by the above.

6. The method includes: Sending a Long-Term Evolution Positioning Protocol Request Location Information (LPP request location information) message to the communication device, the LPP request location information message further including a step of requesting the communication device to report a known location of the communication device and / or antenna information of the communication device. The reporting method according to claim 1, characterized in that.

7. The step of sending an LPP request location information message to the communication device is including a step of sending an LPP request location information message to the communication device in response to the known location of the communication device being periodically changed or not changed. The reporting method according to claim 6, characterized in that.

8. The method is further including a step of receiving the known location of the communication device and / or the antenna information of the communication device reported from the communication device. The reporting method according to claim 6, characterized in that.

9. The step of receiving the known location of the communication device and / or the antenna information of the communication device reported from the communication device is including a step of receiving the known location of the communication device and / or the antenna information of the communication device reported via a Long-Term Evolution Positioning Protocol Provide Location Information (LPP provide location information) message by the communication device. The reporting method according to claim 8, characterized in that.

10. The communication device is a User Equipment (UE) or a PRU. The reporting method according to claim 1, characterized in that.

11. A reporting method applied to a communication device, including a step of reporting parameter information to a network-side device, the parameter information including indication information and / or capability information, the indication information including a step of indicating that the communication device is a PRU. The step of reporting the parameter information to the network-side device is including a step of reporting the parameter information to the network-side device via an MO-LR Request message. Reporting method.

12. The ability information is the communication device supporting the reporting of the known location of the communication device, the communication device supporting the reporting of the antenna information of the communication device, the change status of the known location of the communication device, and at least one of the moving state of the communication device, The reporting method according to claim 11, characterized in that.

13. Reporting the parameter information to the network-side device via the MO-LR Request message includes including the parameter information in the MO-LR Request message and sending the MO-LR Request message to the network-side device, including the parameter information in the LPP PDU of the MO-LR Request message and sending the MO-LR Request message to the network-side device, and including at least one of them, The reporting method according to claim 11, characterized in that.

14. The method is a step of receiving an LPP request capabilities message sent from the network-side device, where the LPP request capabilities message is for requesting the communication device to report the parameter information, further including the step, The reporting method according to claim 11, characterized in that.

15. The step of reporting the parameter information to the network-side device includes a step of reporting the parameter information to the network-side device via an LPP Provide Capabilities message, The reporting method according to claim 14, characterized in that.

16. The method is a step of receiving an LPP request location information message sent from the network-side device, where the LPP request location information message is for requesting the communication device to report the known location of the communication device and / or the antenna information of the communication device, further including the step, The reporting method according to claim 11, characterized in that.

17. The method is further comprising the step of reporting the known location of the communication device and / or the antenna information of the communication device to the network-side device The reporting method according to claim 16, characterized in that

18. The step of reporting the known location of the communication device and / or the antenna information of the communication device to the network-side device is including the step of reporting the known location of the communication device and / or the antenna information of the communication device to the network-side device via an LPP provide location information message The reporting method according to claim 17, characterized in that

19. The communication device is a UE or a PRU The reporting method according to claim 11, characterized in that

20. An apparatus based on the reporting method, comprising a receiving module for receiving parameter information reported from a communication device, wherein the parameter information includes indication information and / or capability information, and the indication information indicates that the communication device is a positioning reference unit (PRU) Receiving the parameter information reported from the communication device is including receiving the parameter information reported via a request message (MO-LR Request message) for starting a positioning request by a terminal to the communication device An apparatus based on the reporting method, characterized in that

21. An apparatus based on the reporting method, wherein the apparatus is applied to a communication device a reporting module for reporting parameter information to a network-side device, wherein the parameter information includes indication information and / or capability information, and the indication information indicates that the communication device is a PRU Reporting the parameter information to the network-side device is including reporting the parameter information to the network-side device via an MO-LR Request message An apparatus based on the reporting method, characterized in that

22. A communication device, comprising including a processor and a memory a computer program is stored in the memory The processor executes the computer program stored in the memory to cause the apparatus to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 10 A communication device, characterized in that

23. A communication device, comprising comprising a processor and a memory, wherein a computer program is stored in the memory, and the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory to cause the apparatus to execute the method according to any one of claims 11 to 19, characterized in that it is a communication device.

24. A communication device, comprising a processor and an interface circuit, wherein the interface circuit receives code instructions and transmits them to the processor, and the processor executes the code instructions to execute the method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that it is a communication device.

25. A communication device, comprising a processor and an interface circuit, wherein the interface circuit receives code instructions and transmits them to the processor, and the processor executes the code instructions to execute the method according to any one of claims 11 to 19, characterized in that it is a communication device.

26. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions, wherein when the instructions are executed, the method according to any one of claims 1 to 10 is realized, characterized in that it is a computer-readable storage medium.

27. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions, wherein when the instructions are executed, the method according to any one of claims 11 to 19 is realized, characterized in that it is a computer-readable storage medium.

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