Reporting method and apparatus, communication device, communication system and storage medium

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a reporting method and apparatus, a device and a storage medium. The method comprises: a terminal receives configuration information sent by a network device, the configuration information being used for configuring a report resolution stride corresponding to carrier phase measurement; and the terminal reports a measurement report to the network device on the basis of the report resolution stride, the measurement report being used for indicating a measurement result corresponding to the carrier phase measurement of the terminal. According to the method of the present disclosure, a carrier phase measurement result can be successfully reported, and smooth execution of the carrier phase positioning process is ensured.

Description

Reporting method and device, communication equipment, communication system, and storage medium Technical Field

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

[0002] In new radio (NR) systems, in order to improve the accuracy of positioning methods, a carrier phase positioning (CPP) method is usually used to locate devices.

[0003] Summary of the Invention

[0004] The present disclosure provides a reporting method and apparatus, communication equipment, a communication system, and a storage medium.

[0005] According to a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a reporting method is proposed, including:

[0006] The terminal receives configuration information sent by the network device, where the configuration information is used to configure a report resolution step corresponding to the carrier phase measurement;

[0007] The terminal reports a measurement report to the network device based on the report resolution step, where the measurement report is used to indicate a measurement result corresponding to the carrier phase measurement of the terminal.

[0008] According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a reporting method is proposed, including:

[0009] The network device sends configuration information to the terminal, where the configuration information is used to configure a report resolution step corresponding to the carrier phase measurement;

[0010] The network device receives a measurement report reported by the terminal based on the reporting resolution step, where the measurement report is used to indicate a measurement result corresponding to a carrier phase measurement of the terminal.

[0011] According to a third aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a reporting method is provided for a communication system, the communication system including a network device and a terminal, the method including at least one of the following:

[0012] The network device sends configuration information to the terminal, where the configuration information is used to configure a reporting resolution step corresponding to carrier phase measurement;

[0013] The terminal reports a measurement report to the network device based on the report resolution step, where the measurement report is used to indicate a measurement result corresponding to the carrier phase measurement of the terminal.

[0014] According to a fourth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal is provided, including:

[0015] A receiving module, configured to receive configuration information sent by a network device, wherein the configuration information is used to configure a reporting resolution step corresponding to a carrier phase measurement;

[0016] A sending module is used to report a measurement report to the network device based on the report resolution step, where the measurement report is used to indicate a measurement result corresponding to the carrier phase measurement of the terminal.

[0017] According to a fifth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a network device is provided, including:

[0018] A sending module, configured to send configuration information to the terminal, where the configuration information is used to configure a report resolution step size corresponding to the carrier phase measurement;

[0019] The receiving module is configured to receive a measurement report reported by the terminal based on the reporting resolution step, where the measurement report is used to indicate a measurement result corresponding to the carrier phase measurement of the terminal.

[0020] According to a sixth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication device is provided, including:

[0021] one or more processors;

[0022] The processor is used to call instructions to enable the communication device to execute the reporting method described in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0023] According to the seventh aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication system is proposed, characterized in that it includes a terminal and a network device, wherein the terminal is configured to implement the reporting method described in the first aspect, and the network device is configured to implement the reporting method described in the second aspect.

[0024] According to an eighth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium is proposed, which stores instructions, and is characterized in that when the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the reporting method described in the first aspect or the second aspect. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the present disclosure will become apparent and readily understood from the following description of the embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0026] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of some communication systems provided by embodiments of the present disclosure;

[0027] 2A-2B are interactive diagrams of a reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0028] 3A-3C are flowcharts of a reporting method provided in yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0029] 4A-4C are flowcharts of a reporting method provided in yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0030] FIG5A is a flowchart of a reporting method provided in yet another embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0031] FIG6A is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0032] FIG6B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0033] FIG7A is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0034] FIG7B is a schematic structural diagram of a chip provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a reporting method and apparatus, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium.

[0036] In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a reporting method, which is executed by a terminal. The method includes:

[0037] The terminal receives configuration information sent by the network device, where the configuration information is used to configure a report resolution step corresponding to the carrier phase measurement;

[0038] The terminal reports a measurement report to the network device based on the report resolution step, where the measurement report is used to indicate a measurement result corresponding to the carrier phase measurement of the terminal.

[0039] In the above embodiment, the network device will configure the reporting resolution step corresponding to the carrier phase measurement to the terminal, so that the terminal can successfully report the measurement results corresponding to the carrier phase measurement based on the reporting resolution step, thereby achieving successful reporting of the carrier phase measurement results and ensuring the smooth execution of the carrier phase positioning process.

[0040] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, receiving configuration information sent by a network device includes:

[0041] Reporting first information to the network device, where the first information is used to indicate the best measurement quality that can be achieved by the terminal when performing carrier phase measurement;

[0042] receiving configuration information sent by the network device based on the first information; wherein the report resolution step configured by the configuration information is related to the measurement quality indicated by the first information.

[0043] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, receiving configuration information sent by a network device includes:

[0044] reporting the terminal's capabilities to the network device;

[0045] Receive configuration information sent by the network device based on the capabilities of the terminal.

[0046] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the capabilities of the terminal include at least one of the following:

[0047] A sampling rate of the terminal for the reference signal;

[0048] The FFT size corresponding to the terminal;

[0049] A subcarrier width of a reference signal supported by the terminal;

[0050] The reference signal bandwidth supported by the terminal.

[0051] In the above embodiment, the network device can update the report resolution step corresponding to the carrier phase measurement configured for the terminal based on the best measurement quality that can be achieved by the terminal's carrier phase measurement and / or the terminal's capabilities, thereby ensuring that the report resolution step configured by the network device to the terminal always matches the terminal's measurement quality and / or the terminal's capabilities. When the network device reports based on the report resolution step, it can ensure reporting accuracy, and thus ensure the accuracy of carrier phase positioning. In addition, since the terminal's reporting overhead will also be different under different report resolution steps, by ensuring that the report resolution step configured by the network device to the terminal always matches the terminal's measurement quality and / or the terminal's capabilities, additional reporting overhead can be avoided and resources can be saved.

[0052] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, different types of measurement results correspond to different value ranges, and different types of measurement results correspond to at least one first list, where different first lists correspond to different reporting resolution steps, and the first list includes at least one of the following:

[0053] At least one subset is formed by dividing the value range of the measurement results corresponding to the first list according to the reporting resolution step corresponding to the first list;

[0054] The index number corresponding to each subset.

[0055] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, reporting the measurement report to the network device based on the report resolution step size includes:

[0056] Determining a measurement result corresponding to a carrier phase measurement of the terminal;

[0057] Determine a first list of targets corresponding to the reporting resolution step configured in the configuration information;

[0058] Determine the target subset to which the measurement result corresponding to the carrier phase measurement of the terminal belongs in the first target list;

[0059] The measurement report is generated based on the index number corresponding to the target subset and reported to the network device.

[0060] In conjunction with some embodiments of the first aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement result includes at least one of the following:

[0061] Reference signal carrier phase RSCP;

[0062] Reference signal carrier phase difference RSCPD.

[0063] In the above embodiment, a method is provided for how a terminal reports the measurement results corresponding to the carrier phase measurement to the network device based on the reporting resolution step, so that the terminal can successfully report the measurement results corresponding to the carrier phase measurement based on this method, thereby ensuring the smooth execution of the carrier phase positioning process.

[0064] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a reporting method, which is performed by a network device. The method includes at least one of the following:

[0065] The network device sends configuration information to the terminal, where the configuration information is used to configure a report resolution step corresponding to the carrier phase measurement;

[0066] The network device receives a measurement report reported by the terminal based on the reporting resolution step, where the measurement report is used to indicate a measurement result corresponding to a carrier phase measurement of the terminal.

[0067] In the above embodiment, the network device will configure the reporting resolution step corresponding to the carrier phase measurement to the terminal, so that the terminal can successfully report the measurement results corresponding to the carrier phase measurement based on the reporting resolution step, thereby achieving successful reporting of the carrier phase measurement results and ensuring the smooth execution of the carrier phase positioning process.

[0068] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, sending configuration information to the terminal includes:

[0069] receiving first information reported by the terminal, where the first information is used to indicate the best measurement quality that can be achieved by the terminal when performing carrier phase measurement;

[0070] Configuration information is sent to the terminal based on the first information; wherein the reporting resolution step configured by the configuration information is related to the measurement quality indicated by the first information.

[0071] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, sending configuration information to the terminal includes:

[0072] receiving the capabilities of the terminal reported by the terminal;

[0073] Configuration information is sent to the terminal based on the capabilities of the terminal.

[0074] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the capabilities of the terminal include at least one of the following:

[0075] A sampling rate of the terminal for the reference signal;

[0076] The FFT size corresponding to the terminal;

[0077] A subcarrier width of a reference signal supported by the terminal;

[0078] The reference signal bandwidth supported by the terminal.

[0079] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, different types of measurement results correspond to different value ranges, and different types of measurement results correspond to at least one first list, where different first lists correspond to different reporting resolution steps, and the first list includes at least one of the following:

[0080] At least one subset is formed by dividing the value range of the measurement results corresponding to the first list according to the reporting resolution step corresponding to the first list;

[0081] The index number corresponding to each subset.

[0082] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, reporting the measurement report to the network device based on the report resolution step size includes:

[0083] Determining a measurement result corresponding to a carrier phase measurement of the terminal;

[0084] Determine a first list of targets corresponding to the reporting resolution step configured in the configuration information;

[0085] Determine the target subset to which the measurement result corresponding to the carrier phase measurement of the terminal belongs in the first target list;

[0086] The measurement report is generated based on the index number corresponding to the target subset and reported to the network device.

[0087] In conjunction with some embodiments of the second aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement result includes at least one of the following:

[0088] RSCP;

[0089] RSCPD.

[0090] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a reporting method for a communication system, wherein the communication system includes a terminal and a network device, and the method includes at least one of the following:

[0091] The communication system includes a network device and a terminal, and the method includes at least one of the following:

[0092] The network device sends configuration information to the terminal, where the configuration information is used to configure a reporting resolution step corresponding to carrier phase measurement;

[0093] The terminal reports a measurement report to the network device based on the report resolution step, where the measurement report is used to indicate a measurement result corresponding to the carrier phase measurement of the terminal.

[0094] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a terminal, including:

[0095] A receiving module, configured to receive configuration information sent by a network device, wherein the configuration information is used to configure a reporting resolution step corresponding to a carrier phase measurement;

[0096] A sending module is used to report a measurement report to the network device based on the report resolution step, where the measurement report is used to indicate a measurement result corresponding to the carrier phase measurement of the terminal.

[0097] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the receiving module is further configured to:

[0098] Reporting first information to the network device, where the first information is used to indicate the best measurement quality that can be achieved by the terminal when performing carrier phase measurement;

[0099] receiving configuration information sent by the network device based on the first information; wherein the report resolution step configured by the configuration information is related to the measurement quality indicated by the first information.

[0100] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the receiving module is further configured to:

[0101] reporting the terminal's capabilities to the network device;

[0102] Receive configuration information sent by the network device based on the capabilities of the terminal.

[0103] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the capabilities of the terminal include at least one of the following:

[0104] A sampling rate of the terminal for the reference signal;

[0105] The FFT size corresponding to the terminal;

[0106] A subcarrier width of a reference signal supported by the terminal;

[0107] The reference signal bandwidth supported by the terminal.

[0108] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, different types of measurement results correspond to different value ranges, and different types of measurement results correspond to at least one first list, where different first lists correspond to different reporting resolution steps, and the first list includes at least one of the following:

[0109] At least one subset is formed by dividing the value range of the measurement results corresponding to the first list according to the reporting resolution step corresponding to the first list;

[0110] The index number corresponding to each subset.

[0111] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the sending module is further configured to:

[0112] Determining a measurement result corresponding to a carrier phase measurement of the terminal;

[0113] Determine a first list of targets corresponding to the reporting resolution step configured in the configuration information;

[0114] Determine the target subset to which the measurement result corresponding to the carrier phase measurement of the terminal belongs in the first target list;

[0115] The measurement report is generated based on the index number corresponding to the target subset and reported to the network device.

[0116] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fourth aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement result includes at least one of the following:

[0117] Reference signal carrier phase RSCP;

[0118] Reference signal carrier phase difference RSCPD.

[0119] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a network device, including:

[0120] A sending module, configured to send configuration information to the terminal, where the configuration information is used to configure a report resolution step size corresponding to the carrier phase measurement;

[0121] The receiving module is configured to receive a measurement report reported by the terminal based on the reporting resolution step, where the measurement report is used to indicate a measurement result corresponding to the carrier phase measurement of the terminal.

[0122] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the sending module is further configured to:

[0123] receiving first information reported by the terminal, where the first information is used to indicate the best measurement quality that can be achieved by the terminal when performing carrier phase measurement;

[0124] Configuration information is sent to the terminal based on the first information; wherein the reporting resolution step configured by the configuration information is related to the measurement quality indicated by the first information.

[0125] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the sending module is further configured to:

[0126] receiving the capabilities of the terminal reported by the terminal;

[0127] Configuration information is sent to the terminal based on the capabilities of the terminal.

[0128] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the capabilities of the terminal include at least one of the following:

[0129] A sampling rate of the terminal for the reference signal;

[0130] The FFT size corresponding to the terminal;

[0131] A subcarrier width of a reference signal supported by the terminal;

[0132] The reference signal bandwidth supported by the terminal.

[0133] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, different types of measurement results correspond to different value ranges, and different types of measurement results correspond to at least one first list, wherein different first lists correspond to different reporting resolution steps, and the first list includes at least one of the following:

[0134] At least one subset is formed by dividing the value range of the measurement results corresponding to the first list according to the reporting resolution step corresponding to the first list;

[0135] The index number corresponding to each subset.

[0136] In conjunction with some embodiments of the fifth aspect, in some embodiments, the measurement result includes at least one of the following:

[0137] RSCP;

[0138] RSCPD.

[0139] In the sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication device, which includes: one or more processors; one or more memories for storing instructions; wherein the processor is used to call the instructions so that the communication device executes the reporting method described in the first aspect, the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0140] In the seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a communication system, which includes: a terminal and a network device; wherein the terminal is configured to execute the method described in the first aspect and the optional implementation of the first aspect, and the network device is configured to execute the method described in the second aspect and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0141] In the eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a storage medium, which stores instructions. When the instructions are executed on a communication device, the communication device executes the reporting method described in the first aspect, the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0142] In the ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a program product. When the program product is executed by a communication device, the communication device executes the reporting method described in the first aspect, the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0143] In a tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure proposes a computer program, which, when running on a computer, enables the computer to execute the reporting method described in the first aspect, the optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, and the optional implementation of the second aspect.

[0144] It is understandable that the above-mentioned terminals, network devices, communication devices, communication systems, storage media, program products, and computer programs are all used to execute the methods proposed in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore, the beneficial effects that can be achieved can refer to the beneficial effects of the corresponding methods and will not be repeated here.

[0145] The present disclosure provides invention titles. In some embodiments, the terms "reporting method" and "information processing method," "information sending method," and "information receiving method" are interchangeable; the terms "communication device" and "information processing device," "information sending device," and "information receiving device" are interchangeable; and the terms "information processing system," "communication system," "information sending system," and "information receiving system" are interchangeable.

[0146] The embodiments of the present disclosure are not exhaustive and are merely illustrative of some embodiments, and are not intended to be a specific limitation on the scope of protection of the present disclosure. In the absence of contradiction, each step in a certain embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined. For example, a solution after removing some steps in a certain embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily exchanged. In addition, the optional implementation methods in a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; in addition, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined. For example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a certain embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.

[0147] In each embodiment of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified or provided for by logic, the terms and / or descriptions between the embodiments are consistent and can be referenced by each other. The technical features in different embodiments can be combined to form a new embodiment based on their inherent logical relationships.

[0148] The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present disclosure.

[0149] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, unless otherwise specified, elements expressed in the singular, such as "a", "an", "the", "above", "said", "the", "the", etc., may mean "one and only one", or "one or more", "at least one", etc. For example, when using articles such as "a", "an", "the" in English in translation, the noun following the article may be understood as a singular expression or a plural expression.

[0150] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, “plurality” refers to two or more.

[0151] In some embodiments, the terms "at least one of", "at least one of", "at least one of", "one or more", "a plurality of", "multiple", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0152] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, descriptions such as “at least one of A, B, C…”, “A and / or B and / or C…”, etc. include the situation where any one of A, B, C… exists alone, and also include any combination of any multiple of A, B, C…, and each situation can exist alone; for example, “at least one of A, B, C” includes the situation where A exists alone, B exists alone, C exists alone, the combination of A and B, the combination of A and C, the combination of B and C, and the combination of A, B, and C; for example, A and / or B includes the situation where A exists alone, B exists alone, and the combination of A and B.

[0153] In some embodiments, descriptions such as "in one case A, in another case B," or "in response to one case A, in response to another case B," may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: executing A independently of B (in some embodiments, A); executing B independently of A (in some embodiments, B); selectively executing A and B (in some embodiments, selecting between A and B); and executing both A and B (in some embodiments, A and B). The same applies when there are more branches, such as A, B, and C.

[0154] The prefixes such as "first" and "second" in the embodiments of the present disclosure are only used to distinguish different description objects and do not constitute any restriction on the position, order, priority, quantity or content of the description objects. For the statement of the description object, please refer to the description in the context of the claims or embodiments, and no unnecessary restriction should be constituted due to the use of prefixes. For example, if the description object is a "field", the ordinal number before the "field" in the "first field" and the "second field" does not limit the position or order between the "fields". "First" and "second" do not limit whether the "fields" they modify are in the same message, nor do they limit the order of the "first field" and the "second field". For another example, if the description object is a "level", the ordinal number before the "level" in the "first level" and the "second level" does not limit the priority between the "levels". For another example, the number of description objects is not limited by the ordinal number and can be one or more. Taking "first device" as an example, the number of "devices" can be one or more. In addition, the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different. For example, if the description object is "device", then the "first device" and the "second device" can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different; for another example, if the description object is "information", then the "first information" and the "second information" can be the same information or different information, and their contents can be the same or different.

[0155] In some embodiments, “including A,” “comprising A,” “used to indicate A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.

[0156] In some embodiments, terms such as "in response to...", "in response to determining...", "in the case of...", "at the time of...", "when...", "if...", "if...", etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0157] In some embodiments, terms such as "greater than", "greater than or equal to", "not less than", "more than", "more than or equal to", "not less than", "higher than", "higher than or equal to", "not less than", and "above" can be replaced with each other, and terms such as "less than", "less than or equal to", "not greater than", "less than", "less than or equal to", "not more than", "lower than", "lower than or equal to", "not higher than", and "below" can be replaced with each other.

[0158] In some embodiments, devices, etc. can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments. Terms such as "device", "equipment", "device", "circuit", "network element", "node", "function", "unit", "section", "system", "network", "chip", "chip system", "entity", and "subject" can be used interchangeably.

[0159] In some embodiments, "network" can be interpreted as devices included in the network (eg, access network equipment, core network equipment, etc.).

[0160] In some embodiments, the terms "access network device (AN device)", "radio access network device (RAN device)", "base station (BS)", "radio base station" "fixed station", "node", "access point", "transmission point (TP)", "reception point (RP)", "transmission / reception point (TRP)", "panel", "antenna panel", "antenna array", "cell", "macro cell", "small cell", "femto cell", "pico cell", "sector", "cell group", "carrier", "component carrier", "bandwidth part (BWP)" and the like may be used interchangeably.

[0161] In some embodiments, the terms "terminal", "terminal device", "user equipment (UE)", "user terminal", "mobile station (MS)", "mobile terminal (MT)", subscriber station, mobile unit, subscriber unit, wireless unit, remote unit, mobile device, wireless device, wireless communication device, remote device, mobile subscriber station, access terminal, mobile terminal, wireless terminal, remote terminal, handset, user agent, mobile client, client, etc. can be used interchangeably.

[0162] In some embodiments, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device can be replaced by a terminal. For example, the various embodiments of the present disclosure can also be applied to a structure in which the communication between the access network device, the core network device, or the network device and the terminal is replaced by communication between multiple terminals (for example, it can also be called device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.). In this case, it can also be set as a structure in which the terminal has all or part of the functions of the access network device. In addition, language such as "uplink" and "downlink" can also be replaced by language corresponding to communication between terminals (for example, "side"). For example, uplink channels, downlink channels, etc. can be replaced by side channels, and uplinks, downlinks, etc. can be replaced by side links.

[0163] In some embodiments, the terminal may be replaced by an access network device, a core network device, or a network device. In this case, the access network device, the core network device, or the network device may have a structure that has all or part of the functions of the terminal.

[0164] In some embodiments, obtaining data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the data is obtained.

[0165] In some embodiments, data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.

[0166] In addition, each element, each row, or each column in the table of the embodiment of the present disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the combination of any elements, any rows, and any columns can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.

[0167] The correspondences shown in the tables of the present disclosure can be configured or predefined. The values ​​of the information in each table are merely examples and can be configured to other values, which are not limited by the present disclosure. When configuring the correspondences between information and parameters, it is not necessarily required to configure all the correspondences shown in each table. For example, in the tables of the present disclosure, the correspondences shown in certain rows may not be configured. For another example, appropriate deformation adjustments can be made based on the above tables, such as splitting, merging, etc. The names of the parameters shown in the titles of the above tables may also adopt other names that can be understood by the communication device, and the values ​​or representations of the parameters may also adopt other values ​​or representations that can be understood by the communication device. When implementing the above tables, other data structures may also be used, such as arrays, queues, containers, stacks, linear lists, pointers, linked lists, trees, graphs, structures, classes, heaps, hash tables or hash tables, etc.

[0168] The predefined in the present disclosure may be understood as defined, predefined, stored, pre-stored, pre-negotiated, pre-configured, solidified, or pre-burned.

[0169] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the architecture of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 1, the communication system 100 may include at least one of a network device and a terminal. The network device may include at least one of an access network device and a core network device.

[0170] In some embodiments, the terminal includes, for example, a mobile phone, a wearable device, an Internet of Things device, a car with communication function, a smart car, a tablet computer, a computer with wireless transceiver function, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality (AR) terminal device, a wireless terminal device in industrial control, a wireless terminal device in self-driving, a wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, a wireless terminal device in a smart grid, a wireless terminal device in transportation safety, a wireless terminal device in a smart city, and at least one of a wireless terminal device in a smart home, but is not limited thereto.

[0171] In some embodiments, the access network device is, for example, a node or device that accesses a terminal to a wireless network. The access network device may include an evolved NodeB (eNB), a next generation evolved NodeB (ng-eNB), a next generation NodeB (gNB), a node B (NB), a home node B (HNB), a home evolved nodeB (HeNB), a wireless backhaul device, a radio network controller (RNC), a base station controller (BSC), a base transceiver station (BTS), a base band unit (BBU), a mobile switching center, a base station in a 6G communication system, an open base station (Open RAN), a cloud base station (Cloud RAN), a base station in other communication systems, and at least one of an access node in a wireless fidelity (WiFi) system, but is not limited thereto.

[0172] In some embodiments, the technical solution of the present disclosure can be applied to the Open RAN architecture. In this case, the interfaces between or within the access network devices involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be transformed into internal interfaces of the Open RAN, and the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented through software or programs.

[0173] In some embodiments, the access network device can be composed of a centralized unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU), where the CU can also be called a control unit. The CU-DU structure can be used to split the protocol layer of the access network device, with the functions of some protocol layers centrally controlled by the CU, and the functions of the remaining part or all of the protocol layers distributed in the DU, which is centrally controlled by the CU, but is not limited to this.

[0174] In some embodiments, the core network device may be a device including one or more network elements, or may be multiple devices or a group of devices, each including all or part of one or more network elements. The network element may be virtual or physical. The core network, for example, includes at least one of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC), a 5G Core Network (5GCN), and a Next Generation Core (NGC). Alternatively, the core network device may also be a location management function network element. Exemplarily, the location management function network element includes a location server (location server), which may be implemented as any one of the following: Location Management Function (LMF), Enhanced Serving Mobile Location Centre (E-SMLC), Secure User Plane Location (SUPL), and Secure User Plane Location Platform (SUPLLP).

[0175] It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiment of the present disclosure is for the purpose of more clearly illustrating the technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure. Ordinary technicians in this field can know that with the evolution of the system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solution proposed in the embodiment of the present disclosure is also applicable to similar technical problems.

[0176] The following embodiments of the present disclosure may be applied to the communication system 100 shown in Figure 1, or a portion thereof, but are not limited thereto. The entities shown in Figure 1 are illustrative only. The communication system may include all or part of the entities shown in Figure 1, or may include other entities outside of Figure 1. The number and form of the entities may be arbitrary. The connection relationship between the entities is illustrative only. The entities may be connected or disconnected, and the connection may be in any manner, including direct or indirect, wired or wireless.

[0177] The embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to Long Term Evolution (LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), LTE-Beyond (LTE-B), SUPER 3G, IMT-Advanced, 4th generation mobile communication system (4G), 5th generation mobile communication system (5G), 5G new radio (NR), future radio access (FRA), new radio access technology (RAT), new radio (NR), new radio access (NX), future generation radio access (FX), Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM (registered trademark)), CDMA2000, Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX (registered trademark)), IEEE 802.20, Ultra-WideBand (UWB), Bluetooth (registered trademark), Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) networks, Device-to-Device (D2D) systems, Machine-to-Machine (M2M) systems, Internet of Things (IoT) systems, Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X), systems utilizing other reporting methods, and next-generation systems based on and extending these systems. Furthermore, multiple systems may be combined (for example, a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G).

[0178] Optionally, the CPP method may mainly include: the transmitting end sends a reference signal (for example, a downlink positioning reference signal (Downlink Positioning Reference Signal, DL PRS) or an uplink sounding reference signal (Uplink Sounding Reference Signal, UL SRS)) to the receiving end, and the receiving end performs a carrier phase measurement on the reference signal to obtain a carrier phase measurement result (or a measurement result corresponding to the carrier phase measurement), and reports the carrier phase measurement result to the transmitting end. Thereafter, the transmitting end performs positioning based on the carrier phase measurement result. When the receiving end is a terminal, when the terminal reports the carrier phase measurement result to the network device, it is generally necessary to report based on a reporting resolution step. The reporting resolution step is described in detail below:

[0179] Optionally, different types of measurement results correspond to at least one different reporting resolution step size, where different types of measurement results correspond to different value ranges. Based on the value ranges of the measurement results and the different reporting resolution step sizes, at least one mapping table corresponding to the measurement results can be obtained, where different mapping tables correspond to different reporting resolution step sizes. The mapping table includes: at least one subset divided by the value range of the measurement result corresponding to the mapping table according to the reporting resolution step size corresponding to the mapping table, and an index number corresponding to each subset.

[0180] For example, different types of measurement results may include: Reference Signal Carrier Phase (RSCP), Reference Signal Carrier Phase Difference (RSCPD), etc. RSCP is taken as an example to introduce the above mapping table and reporting resolution step.

[0181] Optionally, for RSCP, for example, its value range is [0°, 360°]. Assuming that the RSCP corresponds to two reporting resolution steps of 1° and 10°, the RSCP may correspond to two mapping tables, which correspond to a reporting resolution step of 1° and a reporting resolution step of 10°, respectively. The mapping table corresponding to the reporting resolution step of 1° may include: at least one subset obtained by dividing the RSCP value range [0°, 360°] according to the reporting resolution step of 1°, and an index number corresponding to each subset. Optionally, the at least one subset into which the RSCP value range [0°, 360°] is divided according to the reporting resolution step of 1° may, for example, include [0°, 1°], (1°, 2°], (2°, 3°], .... (359°, 360°], where the index number corresponding to [0°, 1°] may, for example, be: RSCP_0; the index number corresponding to (1°, 2°] may, for example, be: RSCP_1; the index number corresponding to (2°, 3°] may, for example, be: RSCP_2, and so on.

[0182] Optionally, the mapping table corresponding to the reporting resolution step of 10° may include: at least one subset divided by the RSCP value range [0°, 360°] according to the reporting resolution step of 10°, and an index number corresponding to each subset. Optionally, the at least one subset divided by the RSCP value range [0°, 360°] according to the reporting resolution step of 10° may include, for example, [0°, 10°], (10°, 20°], (20°, 30°], ... (350°, 360°], where the index number corresponding to [0°, 10°] may be, for example, RSCP_0; the index number corresponding to (10°, 20°] may be, for example, RSCP_1; the index number corresponding to (20°, 30°] may be, for example, RSCP_2, and so on.

[0183] Optionally, for RSCPD, for example, its value range is [-180°, 180°], and a method similar to the above RSCP can be used to set at least one mapping table for RSCPD, wherein different mapping tables correspond to different reporting resolution step sizes, which will not be repeated here.

[0184] Optionally, when at least one mapping table is set for each type of measurement result, when reporting the actual measurement result, the terminal can report the actual measurement result based on the mapping table corresponding to the measurement result and the reporting resolution step. For example, one of the reporting resolution steps corresponding to the measurement result can be selected, and the subset to which the actual measurement result belongs in the mapping table corresponding to the reporting resolution step can be determined, and the actual measurement result is reported based on the index number corresponding to the subset.

[0185] For example, assuming that the terminal currently needs to report the RSCP, and the RSCP actually measured is 25°, assuming that the currently selected reporting resolution step is 10°, it can be determined that the RSCP actual measurement result 25° in the mapping table corresponding to the reporting resolution step of 10° belongs to the subset (20°, 30°], and the corresponding index number is, for example, RSCP_2. At this time, the terminal can report the reporting resolution of 10° and the index number RSCP_2 to the network device. The network device can determine the actual RSCP measurement result of the terminal by querying the corresponding mapping table based on the reporting resolution 10° and the index number RSCP_2.

[0186] However, currently, for carrier phase positioning, a method for how a terminal determines a reporting resolution step size when reporting has not yet been defined.

[0187] FIG2A is an interactive diagram of a reporting method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2A , the present disclosure embodiment relates to a reporting method for a communication system 100, the method comprising:

[0188] Step 2101: The terminal reports first information to the network device.

[0189] Optionally, the network device may receive the first information. The first information may be used to indicate the best measurement quality (phase quality) that can be achieved by the terminal when performing carrier phase measurement. Optionally, the measurement quality may be autonomously determined by the terminal. The terminal may determine the best measurement quality that can be achieved by the terminal when performing carrier phase measurement based on the carrier width of the reference signal, channel quality, etc.

[0190] Step 2102: The network device sends configuration information to the terminal. The configuration information is used to configure a reporting resolution step corresponding to the carrier phase measurement.

[0191] Optionally, the terminal may receive the report resolution step sent by the network device. For a detailed introduction to the report resolution step, please refer to the description before the embodiment of FIG. 2A .

[0192] Optionally, in some embodiments, the network device may send the configuration information to the terminal based on the first information reported by the terminal. Optionally, the report resolution step configured by the configuration information may be related to the measurement quality indicated by the first information. Optionally, the report resolution step configured by the configuration information may be negatively correlated with the measurement quality indicated by the first information. For example, when the measurement quality indicated by the first information is higher, the report resolution step configured by the network device through the configuration information may be smaller; when the measurement quality indicated by the first information is lower, the report resolution step configured by the network device through the configuration information may be larger.

[0193] Optionally, in some embodiments, the method of using the above configuration information to configure the reporting resolution step size corresponding to the carrier phase measurement may include at least one of the following:

[0194] The first type: The configuration information is used to configure a first parameter, which is used to calculate the report resolution step size corresponding to the carrier phase measurement. That is, the configuration information includes a first parameter for calculating the report resolution step size. For example, the first parameter can be k, where the report resolution step size corresponding to the carrier phase measurement = k × 0.1 or = 10 k ×0.1;

[0195] The second type: the configuration information is directly used to configure the reporting resolution step corresponding to the carrier phase measurement, that is, the configuration information directly includes the reporting resolution step corresponding to the carrier phase measurement.

[0196] Step 2103: The terminal determines a measurement result corresponding to the carrier phase measurement of the terminal.

[0197] Optionally, the measurement result corresponding to the carrier phase measurement may be understood as, for example, an actual measurement result obtained after the terminal performs carrier phase measurement on a reference signal (such as a DL PRS).

[0198] Optionally, the measurement result may include at least one of the following: RSCP, RSCPD.

[0199] Step 2104: The terminal determines the first list of targets corresponding to the reporting resolution step configured in the configuration information.

[0200] Optionally, different types of measurement results correspond to different value ranges, respectively, and different types of measurement results correspond to at least one first list, wherein different first lists correspond to different reporting resolution step sizes, and the first list may include at least one of the following:

[0201] At least one subset is formed by dividing the value range of the measurement results corresponding to the first list according to the reporting resolution step corresponding to the first list;

[0202] The index number corresponding to each subset.

[0203] Optionally, the first list here can be understood as the mapping table in the aforementioned content. The first list and the report resolution step are introduced by taking RSCP as an example.

[0204] Optionally, for RSCP, for example, its value range is [0°, 360°]. Assuming that the RSCP corresponds to two reporting resolution steps, namely 1° and 10°, the RSCP may correspond to two first lists, the two first lists corresponding to the reporting resolution step of 1° and the reporting resolution step of 10°, respectively; wherein the reporting resolution step of 1° corresponds to first list #1, and the reporting resolution step of 10° corresponds to first list #2; then first list #1 may include: at least one subset obtained by dividing the RSCP value range [0°, 360°] according to the reporting resolution step of 1°, and the index number corresponding to each subset. Optionally, the at least one subset into which the RSCP value range [0°, 360°] is divided according to the reporting resolution step of 1° may, for example, include [0°, 1°], (1°, 2°], (2°, 3°], .... (359°, 360°], where the index number corresponding to [0°, 1°] may, for example, be: RSCP_0; the index number corresponding to (1°, 2°] may, for example, be: RSCP_1; the index number corresponding to (2°, 3°] may, for example, be: RSCP_2, and so on.

[0205] Optionally, first list #2 may include: at least one subset divided by the RSCP value range [0°, 360°] according to a reporting resolution step of 10°, and an index number corresponding to each subset. Optionally, the at least one subset divided by the RSCP value range [0°, 360°] according to a reporting resolution step of 10° may include, for example, [0°, 10°], (10°, 20°], (20°, 30°], ... (350°, 360°], where the index number corresponding to [0°, 10°] may be, for example, RSCP_0; the index number corresponding to (10°, 20°] may be, for example, RSCP_1; the index number corresponding to (20°, 30°] may be, for example, RSCP_2, and so on.

[0206] For example, assuming that the reporting resolution step configured in the configuration information is 10°, the target first list determined in step 2104 is the above-mentioned first list #2.

[0207] Optionally, the at least one first list corresponding to the different types of measurement results may be pre-agreed based on a protocol.

[0208] Step 2105: The terminal determines the target subset to which the measurement result corresponding to the carrier phase measurement of the terminal belongs in the first target list.

[0209] For example, assuming that the reporting resolution step configured in the configuration information is 10°, and the RSCP measurement result corresponding to the terminal carrier phase measurement is 25°, it can be determined that the target subset is (20°, 30°) in the first list #2 above.

[0210] Step 2106: The terminal generates a measurement report based on the index number corresponding to the target subset and reports it to the network device.

[0211] Optionally, the terminal may directly include the index number corresponding to the target subset in a measurement report and report it to the network device.

[0212] For example, when the target subset is (20°, 30°] in the first list #2, the terminal may directly include RSCP_2 in the measurement report and report it to the network device.

[0213] Step 2107: The network device performs positioning based on the measurement report.

[0214] Optionally, the network device can query the first list corresponding to the measurement results based on the index number in the measurement report and the report resolution step configured by the network device through configuration information, thereby knowing the measurement results corresponding to the carrier phase measurement of the terminal and performing positioning based on the measurement results.

[0215] Optionally, the method for the network device to query the first list based on the index number and the report resolution step in the measurement report may include: the network device locates the index number in which specific first list based on the report resolution step, and then determines the subset corresponding to the index number in the located first list (such as any value in the subset) as the measurement result corresponding to the carrier phase measurement of the terminal.

[0216] The reporting method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S2101 to S2107. For example, step S2101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps S2101+S2102 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0217] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

[0218] FIG2B is an interactive diagram of a reporting method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG2B , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a reporting method for a communication system 100, the method comprising:

[0219] Step 2201: The terminal reports the terminal's capability and implementation to the network device.

[0220] Optionally, the capabilities of the terminal may include at least one of the following:

[0221] The terminal's sampling rate for the reference signal;

[0222] The FFT size corresponding to the terminal;

[0223] The subcarrier width of the reference signal supported by the terminal;

[0224] Reference signal bandwidth supported by the terminal.

[0225] Step 2202: The network device sends configuration information to the terminal. The configuration information is used to configure a reporting resolution step corresponding to carrier phase measurement.

[0226] Optionally, in some embodiments, the network device may send the configuration information to the terminal based on the terminal's capabilities, thereby ensuring that the report resolution step configured by the network device to the terminal always matches the terminal's capabilities. When the network device reports based on the report resolution step, it can ensure reporting accuracy, thereby ensuring the accuracy of carrier phase positioning. Furthermore, since the terminal's reporting overhead will be different under different report resolution step sizes, by ensuring that the report resolution step configured by the network device to the terminal always matches the terminal's capabilities, additional reporting overhead can be avoided, saving resources.

[0227] For further detailed description of this part, please refer to the aforementioned embodiment description.

[0228] Step 2203: The terminal determines a measurement result corresponding to the carrier phase measurement of the terminal.

[0229] Step 2204: The terminal determines the first list of targets corresponding to the reporting resolution step configured in the configuration information.

[0230] Step 2205: The terminal determines the target subset to which the measurement result corresponding to the carrier phase measurement of the terminal belongs in the first target list.

[0231] Step 2206: The terminal generates a measurement report based on the index number corresponding to the target subset and reports it to the network device.

[0232] Step 2207: The network device performs positioning based on the measurement report.

[0233] For a detailed description of steps 2203 - 2207 , please refer to the above embodiment description.

[0234] The reporting method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S2201 and S2202. For example, step S2201 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S2202 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps S2201+S2202 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0235] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

[0236] FIG3A is an interactive diagram of a reporting method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3A , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a reporting method for a terminal, the method comprising:

[0237] Step 3101: The terminal reports first information to the network device.

[0238] Step 3102: The terminal receives configuration information sent by the network device, where the configuration information is used to configure a reporting resolution step corresponding to carrier phase measurement.

[0239] Step 3103: The terminal determines a measurement result corresponding to the carrier phase measurement of the terminal.

[0240] Step 3104: The terminal determines the first list of targets corresponding to the reporting resolution step configured in the configuration information.

[0241] Step 3105: The terminal determines the target subset to which the measurement result corresponding to the carrier phase measurement of the terminal belongs in the first target list.

[0242] Step 3106: The terminal generates a measurement report based on the index number corresponding to the target subset and reports it to the network device.

[0243] For a detailed description of steps 3101 - 3106 , please refer to the above embodiment description.

[0244] The reporting method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S3101 to S3106. For example, step S3101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps S3101+S3102 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0245] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

[0246] FIG3B is an interactive diagram of a reporting method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3B , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a reporting method for a terminal, the method comprising:

[0247] Step 3201: The terminal reports its capabilities to the network device.

[0248] Step 3202: The terminal receives configuration information sent by the network device, where the configuration information is used to configure a reporting resolution step corresponding to carrier phase measurement.

[0249] Step 3203: The terminal determines a measurement result corresponding to the carrier phase measurement of the terminal.

[0250] Step 3204: The terminal determines the first list of targets corresponding to the reporting resolution step configured in the configuration information.

[0251] Step 3205: The terminal determines the target subset to which the measurement result corresponding to the carrier phase measurement of the terminal belongs in the first target list.

[0252] Step 3206: The terminal generates a measurement report based on the index number corresponding to the target subset and reports it to the network device.

[0253] For a detailed description of steps 3201 - 3206 , please refer to the above embodiment description.

[0254] The reporting method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S3201 to S3206. For example, step S3201 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3202 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps S3201+S3202 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0255] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

[0256] FIG3C is an interactive diagram of a reporting method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG3C , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a reporting method for a terminal, the method comprising:

[0257] Step 3301: The terminal receives configuration information sent by the network device;

[0258] Step 3302: The terminal reports a measurement report to the network device based on the report resolution step.

[0259] Optionally, the configuration information is used to configure a reporting resolution step corresponding to carrier phase measurement.

[0260] Optionally, the measurement report is used to indicate a measurement result corresponding to a carrier phase measurement of the terminal.

[0261] The receiving configuration information sent by the network device includes:

[0262] Reporting first information to the network device, where the first information is used to indicate the best measurement quality that can be achieved by the terminal when performing carrier phase measurement;

[0263] receiving configuration information sent by the network device based on the first information; wherein the report resolution step configured by the configuration information is related to the measurement quality indicated by the first information.

[0264] Optionally, the receiving configuration information sent by the network device includes:

[0265] reporting the terminal's capabilities to the network device;

[0266] Receive configuration information sent by the network device based on the capabilities of the terminal.

[0267] Optionally, the capabilities of the terminal include at least one of the following:

[0268] A sampling rate of the terminal for the reference signal;

[0269] The FFT size corresponding to the terminal;

[0270] A subcarrier width of a reference signal supported by the terminal;

[0271] The reference signal bandwidth supported by the terminal.

[0272] Optionally, different types of measurement results correspond to different value ranges, respectively, and different types of measurement results correspond to at least one first list, wherein different first lists correspond to different reporting resolution step sizes, and the first list includes at least one of the following:

[0273] At least one subset is formed by dividing the value range of the measurement results corresponding to the first list according to the reporting resolution step corresponding to the first list;

[0274] The index number corresponding to each subset.

[0275] Optionally, reporting a measurement report to the network device based on the report resolution step size includes:

[0276] Determining a measurement result corresponding to a carrier phase measurement of the terminal;

[0277] Determine a first list of targets corresponding to the reporting resolution step configured in the configuration information;

[0278] Determine the target subset to which the measurement result corresponding to the carrier phase measurement of the terminal belongs in the first target list;

[0279] The measurement report is generated based on the index number corresponding to the target subset and reported to the network device.

[0280] Optionally, the measurement result includes at least one of the following:

[0281] Reference signal carrier phase RSCP;

[0282] Reference signal carrier phase difference RSCPD.

[0283] For a detailed description of steps 3301 - 3302 , please refer to the above embodiment description.

[0284] The reporting method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S3301 and S3302. For example, step S3301 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S3302 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps S3301+S3302 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0285] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

[0286] FIG4A is an interactive diagram of a reporting method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4A , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a reporting method for a network device, the method comprising:

[0287] Step 4101: The network device receives the first information reported by the terminal.

[0288] Step 4102: The network device sends configuration information to the terminal.

[0289] Step 4103: The network device receives the measurement report based on the reporting by the terminal.

[0290] For a detailed description of steps 4101-4103, please refer to the above embodiment description.

[0291] The reporting method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S4101 to S4103. For example, step S4101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S4102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps S4101+S4102 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0292] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

[0293] FIG4B is an interactive diagram of a reporting method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4B , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a reporting method for a network device, the method comprising:

[0294] Step 4201: The network device receives the terminal capabilities reported by the terminal.

[0295] Step 4202: The network device sends configuration information to the terminal.

[0296] Step 4203: The network device receives the measurement report based on the reporting by the terminal.

[0297] For a detailed description of steps 4201-4203, please refer to the above embodiment description.

[0298] The reporting method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S4201 to S4203. For example, step S4201 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S4202 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps S4201+S4202 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0299] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

[0300] FIG4C is an interactive diagram of a reporting method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG4C , the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a reporting method for a network device, the method comprising:

[0301] Step 4201: The network device sends configuration information to the terminal.

[0302] Step 4202: The network device receives the measurement report reported by the terminal based on the reporting resolution step.

[0303] Optionally, the configuration information is used to configure a reporting resolution step corresponding to carrier phase measurement.

[0304] Optionally, the measurement report is used to indicate a measurement result corresponding to a carrier phase measurement of the terminal.

[0305] Optionally, the sending configuration information to the terminal includes:

[0306] receiving first information reported by the terminal, where the first information is used to indicate the best measurement quality that can be achieved by the terminal when performing carrier phase measurement;

[0307] Configuration information is sent to the terminal based on the first information; wherein the reporting resolution step configured by the configuration information is related to the measurement quality indicated by the first information.

[0308] Optionally, the sending configuration information to the terminal includes:

[0309] receiving the capabilities of the terminal reported by the terminal;

[0310] Configuration information is sent to the terminal based on the capabilities of the terminal.

[0311] Optionally, the capabilities of the terminal include at least one of the following:

[0312] A sampling rate of the terminal for the reference signal;

[0313] The FFT size corresponding to the terminal;

[0314] A subcarrier width of a reference signal supported by the terminal;

[0315] The reference signal bandwidth supported by the terminal.

[0316] Optionally, different types of measurement results correspond to different value ranges, respectively, and different types of measurement results correspond to at least one first list, wherein different first lists correspond to different reporting resolution step sizes, and the first list includes at least one of the following:

[0317] At least one subset is formed by dividing the value range of the measurement results corresponding to the first list according to the reporting resolution step corresponding to the first list;

[0318] The index number corresponding to each subset.

[0319] Optionally, the measurement result includes at least one of the following:

[0320] RSCP;

[0321] RSCPD.

[0322] For a detailed description of steps 4201-4202, please refer to the above embodiment description.

[0323] The reporting method involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S4201 and S4202. For example, step S4201 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, step S4202 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and steps S4201+S4202 may be implemented as independent embodiments, but are not limited thereto.

[0324] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

[0325] Figure 5A is an interactive diagram of a reporting method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5A, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a reporting method for a communication system including a terminal and a network device, wherein the method includes at least one of the following:

[0326] Step 5101: The network device sends configuration information to the terminal, where the configuration information is used to configure a report resolution step corresponding to carrier phase measurement.

[0327] Step 5102: The terminal reports a measurement report to the network device based on the report resolution step size, where the measurement report indicates a measurement result corresponding to the carrier phase measurement of the terminal.

[0328] Optional implementations of steps 5101 and 5102 may refer to the description of the above embodiments.

[0329] In some embodiments, the above method may include the method described in the above embodiments of the communication system side, terminal side, network device side, etc., which will not be repeated here.

[0330] The reporting method involved in the embodiment of the present disclosure may include at least one of steps S5101 and S5102. For example, step S5101 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, and step S5102 may be implemented as an independent embodiment, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

[0331] In this embodiment or example, unless there is any contradiction, each step can be independent, arbitrarily combined or exchanged in order, the optional methods or optional examples can be arbitrarily combined, and can be arbitrarily combined with any steps of other embodiments or other examples.

[0332] The following is an exemplary introduction to the above method.

[0333] Optionally, a fundamental issue for RAN4 is to define the measurement reporting mapping, including reporting granularity and range. In addition, at a recent RAN1 meeting, the following agreement was reached:

[0334] Supports UE / TRP reporting of phase quality indication of RSCP / RSCPD measurements. Phase quality indication includes the following fields:

[0335] Phase quality index;

[0336] Phase quality resolution;

[0337] For RAN4, the values ​​of Phase Quality Number and Phase Quality Resolution are retained.

[0338] According to the RAN1 protocol, the phase quality will be indicated to the NW. That is, the best measurement quality that the UE can achieve is variable for different UEs / TRPs. At the same time, from the perspective of report mapping, the minimum reporting resolution can also be dynamically changed according to the UE's capabilities and implementation (e.g., oversampling rate or other).

[0339] Observation: If the phase quality is indicated to the NW, it is beneficial to report the measurements at different resolutions based on the best quality that can be achieved by the UE. For example, the total reporting overhead can be reduced without any additional cost to the UE.

[0340] Therefore, we can also recommend:

[0341] The reporting granularity of RSCP / RSCPD can be configured based on the phase quality of the UE.

[0342] Embodiment 1: UE performs CPP measurement based on a single sample;

[0343] RSCP measurement report

[0344] The reporting range of DL RSCP measurement is defined as starting from [0, 360] degrees with a resolution step of k × 0.1, where k min ≤k≤k max ,

[0345] When the PRS resources of at least one of the reference cell and the neighboring cell measured by RSCP are in FR1, k is configured. min =[first value]and k max =[second value].

[0346] When the PRS resources of at least one of the reference cell and the neighboring cell measured by RSCP are in FR2, k is configured. min =[third value]and k max =[fourth value].

[0347] When LMF configures CPPReportingGranularityFactor for RSTD measurement through LPP, configure k ≥ the fifth value.

[0348] The reporting range of DL RSCPD measurement is defined as [-180, 180] degrees with a resolution step of k×0.1, where k min ≤k≤k max ,

[0349] When the PRS resources of at least one of the reference cell and the neighboring cell measured by RSCP are in FR1, k is configured. min =[first value]and k max =[second value].

[0350] When the PRS resources of at least one of the reference cell and the neighboring cell measured by RSCP are in FR2, k is configured. min =[third value]and k max =[fourth value].

[0351] Optionally, the present disclosure provides a method for UE carrier phase positioning (CPP), wherein CPP measurement report mapping can be configured for different UEs / TRPs.

[0352] Optionally, the UE may indicate the measurement phase quality to the NW.

[0353] Optionally, the measurement report granularity may be configured according to the capabilities and implementations of different UEs (eg, oversampling, FFT size, PRS bandwidth).

[0354] The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods. For example, an apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a terminal in any of the above methods. For another example, another apparatus is provided, comprising units or modules for implementing each step performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network function node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.

[0355] It should be understood that the division of the various units or modules in the above device is merely a division of logical functions. In actual implementation, they may be fully or partially integrated into a physical entity, or they may be physically separated. In addition, the units or modules in the device may be implemented in the form of a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor, the processor is connected to a memory, and the memory stores instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or implement the functions of the various units or modules of the above device, wherein the processor is, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory is a memory within the device or a memory outside the device. Alternatively, the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits, and the functions of some or all of the units or modules can be realized by designing the hardware circuits. The above-mentioned hardware circuits can be understood as one or more processors; for example, in one implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit is an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), which realizes the functions of some or all of the above units or modules by designing the logical relationship of the components in the circuit; for example, in another implementation, the above-mentioned hardware circuit can be realized by a programmable logic device (PLD). Taking a field programmable gate array (FPGA) as an example, it can include a large number of logic gate circuits, and the connection relationship between the logic gate circuits is configured by configuring the configuration file, thereby realizing the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. All units or modules of the above devices can be realized in the form of software called by the processor, or in the form of hardware circuits, or in part by the form of software called by the processor, and the rest by hardware circuits.

[0356] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities. In one implementation, the processor can be a circuit with instruction reading and execution capabilities, such as a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a digital signal processor (DSP). In another implementation, the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationship of the hardware circuit. The logical relationship of the above-mentioned hardware circuit is fixed or reconfigurable. For example, the processor is a hardware circuit implemented by an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a programmable logic device (PLD), such as an FPGA. In a reconfigurable hardware circuit, the process of the processor loading a configuration document and implementing the hardware circuit configuration can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules. In addition, it can also be a hardware circuit designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as an ASIC, such as a neural network processing unit (NPU), a tensor processing unit (TPU), a deep learning processing unit (DPU), etc.

[0357] FIG6A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG6A , it includes:

[0358] A receiving module, configured to receive configuration information sent by a network device, wherein the configuration information is used to configure a reporting resolution step corresponding to a carrier phase measurement;

[0359] A sending module is used to report a measurement report to the network device based on the report resolution step, where the measurement report is used to indicate a measurement result corresponding to the carrier phase measurement of the terminal.

[0360] Optionally, the above-mentioned receiving module is used to execute the steps related to "receiving" performed by the terminal in any of the above methods, and the above-mentioned sending module is used to execute the steps related to "sending" performed by the terminal in any of the above methods. Optionally, the terminal also includes a processing module, and the above-mentioned processing module is used to execute the steps related to processing performed by the terminal in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

[0361] FIG6B is a schematic diagram of the structure of the network device proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG6B , it includes:

[0362] A sending module, configured to send configuration information to the terminal, where the configuration information is used to configure a report resolution step size corresponding to the carrier phase measurement;

[0363] The receiving module is configured to receive a measurement report reported by the terminal based on the reporting resolution step, where the measurement report is used to indicate a measurement result corresponding to the carrier phase measurement of the terminal.

[0364] Optionally, the above-mentioned sending module is used to execute the steps related to "sending" performed by the network device in any of the above methods, and the above-mentioned receiving module is used to execute the steps related to receiving performed by the network device in any of the above methods. Optionally, the network device also includes a processing module, and the above-mentioned processing module is used to execute the steps related to "processing" performed by the network device in any of the above methods, which will not be repeated here.

[0365] Figure 7A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device 7100 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Communication device 7100 can be a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network device, etc.), a terminal (e.g., a user equipment, etc.), a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a network device to implement any of the above methods, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a terminal to implement any of the above methods. Communication device 7100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments. For details, please refer to the description of the above method embodiments.

[0366] As shown in Figure 7A, the communication device 7100 includes one or more processors 7101. The processor 7101 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, for example, a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processing unit can be used to control the communication device (such as a base station, a baseband chip, a terminal device, a terminal device chip, a DU or a CU, etc.), execute programs, and process program data. The processor 7101 is used to call instructions to enable the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods.

[0367] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more memories 7102 for storing instructions. Optionally, all or part of the memories 7102 may be located outside the communication device 7100.

[0368] In some embodiments, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more transceivers 7103. When the communication device 7100 includes one or more transceivers 7103, the communication steps such as sending and receiving in the above method are performed by the transceiver 7103, and the other steps are performed by the processor 7101.

[0369] In some embodiments, a transceiver may include a receiver and a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated. Optionally, the terms transceiver, transceiver unit, transceiver, and transceiver circuit may be used interchangeably; the terms transmitter, transmitting unit, transmitter, and transmitting circuit may be used interchangeably; and the terms receiver, receiving unit, receiver, and receiving circuit may be used interchangeably.

[0370] Optionally, the communication device 7100 further includes one or more interface circuits 7104, which are connected to the memory 7102. The interface circuits 7104 may be configured to receive signals from the memory 7102 or other devices, and may be configured to send signals to the memory 7102 or other devices. For example, the interface circuits 7104 may read instructions stored in the memory 7102 and send the instructions to the processor 7101.

[0371] The communication device 7100 described in the above embodiment may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 7100 described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 7100 may not be limited by FIG. 7a. The communication device may be an independent device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be: 1) an independent integrated circuit IC, or a chip, or a chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the above IC collection may also include a storage component for storing data or programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, a terminal device, an intelligent terminal device, a cellular phone, a wireless device, a handheld device, a mobile unit, an in-vehicle device, a network device, a cloud device, an artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.

[0372] 7B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip 7200 proposed in an embodiment of the present disclosure. If the communication device 7100 can be a chip or a chip system, please refer to the schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 7200 shown in FIG7B , but the present disclosure is not limited thereto.

[0373] The chip 7200 includes one or more processors 7201 , and the processor 7201 is used to call instructions so that the chip 7200 executes any of the above methods.

[0374] In some embodiments, chip 7200 further includes one or more interface circuits 7202, which are connected to memory 7203. Interface circuit 7202 can be used to receive signals from memory 7203 or other devices, and can be used to send signals to memory 7203 or other devices. For example, interface circuit 7202 can read instructions stored in memory 7203 and send the instructions to processor 7201. Optionally, the terms interface circuit, interface, transceiver pin, and transceiver are interchangeable.

[0375] In some embodiments, the chip 7200 further includes one or more memories 7203 for storing instructions. Alternatively, all or part of the memories 7203 may be located outside the chip 7200.

[0376] The present disclosure also proposes a storage medium having instructions stored thereon. When the instructions are executed on the communication device 7100, the communication device 7100 executes any of the above methods. Optionally, the storage medium is an electronic storage medium. Optionally, the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a storage medium readable by other devices. Optionally, the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but is not limited thereto and may also be a temporary storage medium.

[0377] The present disclosure also provides a program product, which, when executed by the communication device 7100, enables the communication device 7100 to perform any of the above methods. Optionally, the program product is a computer program product.

[0378] The present disclosure also proposes a computer program, which, when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform any one of the above methods.

[0379] In the above embodiments, all or part of the embodiments can be implemented by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, all or part of the embodiments 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 processes or functions described in the embodiments of the present disclosure are generated. The computer can be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. The computer program can be stored in a computer-readable storage medium or 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 via a wired (e.g., coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) method. The computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device such as a server or data center that includes one or more available media integrated therein. The available medium may be a magnetic medium (eg, a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape), an optical medium (eg, a high-density digital video disc (DVD)), or a semiconductor medium (eg, a solid state disk (SSD)).

[0380] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the units and algorithm steps of each example described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are performed in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Professionals and technicians can use different methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be considered beyond the scope of this disclosure.

[0381] Those skilled in the art will clearly understand that, for the convenience and brevity of description, the specific working processes of the systems, devices and units described above can refer to the corresponding processes in the aforementioned method embodiments and will not be repeated here.

[0382] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of the present disclosure, but the scope of protection of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that can be easily conceived by a person skilled in the art within the technical scope disclosed in this disclosure should be included in the scope of protection of the present disclosure. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present disclosure should be based on the scope of protection of the claims.

Claims

1. A reporting method, characterized in that: The method comprises: The terminal receives configuration information sent by the network device, where the configuration information is used to configure a report resolution step corresponding to the carrier phase measurement; The terminal reports a measurement report to the network device based on the report resolution step, where the measurement report is used to indicate a measurement result corresponding to the carrier phase measurement of the terminal.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The receiving of configuration information sent by the network device includes: Reporting first information to the network device, where the first information is used to indicate the best measurement quality that can be achieved by the terminal when performing carrier phase measurement; receiving configuration information sent by the network device based on the first information; wherein the report resolution step configured by the configuration information is related to the measurement quality indicated by the first information.

3. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that The receiving of configuration information sent by the network device includes: Reporting the capabilities of the terminal to the network device; The configuration information sent by the network device based on the capability of the terminal is received.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that The capabilities of the terminal include at least one of the following: A sampling rate of the terminal for a reference signal; The FFT size corresponding to the terminal; A subcarrier width of a reference signal supported by the terminal; The reference signal bandwidth supported by the terminal.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: Different types of measurement results correspond to different value ranges, respectively, and different types of measurement results correspond to at least one first list, wherein different first lists correspond to different report resolution steps, and the first list includes at least one of the following: At least one subset is formed by dividing the value range of the measurement results corresponding to the first list according to the report resolution step corresponding to the first list; The index number corresponding to each subset.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that The reporting the measurement report to the network device based on the report resolution step size includes: Determining a measurement result corresponding to a carrier phase measurement of the terminal; Determine a first list of targets corresponding to the report resolution step configured by the configuration information; Determine the target subset to which the measurement result corresponding to the carrier phase measurement of the terminal belongs in the first target list; The measurement report is generated based on the index number corresponding to the target subset and reported to the network device.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: The measurement result includes at least one of the following: Reference signal carrier phase RSCP; Reference signal carrier phase difference RSCPD.

8. A reporting method, characterized in that: The method comprises: The network device sends configuration information to the terminal, where the configuration information is used to configure a report resolution step corresponding to the carrier phase measurement; The network device receives a measurement report reported by the terminal based on the report resolution step, where the measurement report is used to indicate a measurement result corresponding to a carrier phase measurement of the terminal.

9. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that The sending of configuration information to the terminal includes: receiving first information reported by the terminal, where the first information is used to indicate the best measurement quality that can be achieved by the terminal when performing carrier phase measurement; Sending configuration information to the terminal based on the first information; wherein the report resolution step configured by the configuration information is related to the measurement quality indicated by the first information.

10. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that The sending of configuration information to the terminal includes: receiving the capability of the terminal reported by the terminal; Configuration information is sent to the terminal based on the capabilities of the terminal.

11. The method according to claim 10, characterized in that The capabilities of the terminal include at least one of the following: A sampling rate of the terminal for a reference signal; The FFT size corresponding to the terminal; A subcarrier width of a reference signal supported by the terminal; The reference signal bandwidth supported by the terminal.

12. The method according to any one of claims 8 to 11, characterized in that: Different types of measurement results correspond to different value ranges, respectively, and different types of measurement results correspond to at least one first list, wherein different first lists correspond to different report resolution steps, and the first list includes at least one of the following: At least one subset is formed by dividing the value range of the measurement results corresponding to the first list according to the report resolution step corresponding to the first list; The index number corresponding to each subset.

13. The method according to any one of claims 8 to 12, characterized in that: The measurement result includes at least one of the following: RSCP; RSCPD.

14. A reporting method, characterized in that: Used in a communication system, the communication system includes a network device and a terminal, and the method includes at least one of the following: The network device sends configuration information to the terminal, where the configuration information is used to configure a report resolution step corresponding to a carrier phase measurement; The terminal reports a measurement report to the network device based on the report resolution step, where the measurement report is used to indicate a measurement result corresponding to the carrier phase measurement of the terminal.

15. A terminal, comprising: A receiving module, used to receive configuration information sent by a network device, where the configuration information is used to configure a report resolution step corresponding to a carrier phase measurement; A sending module is used to report a measurement report to the network device based on the report resolution step, where the measurement report is used to indicate a measurement result corresponding to the carrier phase measurement of the terminal.

16. A network device comprising: A sending module, used to send configuration information to the terminal, where the configuration information is used to configure a report resolution step corresponding to the carrier phase measurement; The receiving module is used to receive a measurement report reported by the terminal based on the report resolution step, where the measurement report is used to indicate a measurement result corresponding to the carrier phase measurement of the terminal.

17. A communication device, characterized in that: include: one or more processors; The one or more processors are used to call instructions so that the communication device executes the reporting method described in any one of claims 1-7 and 8-13.

18. [Corrected 03.11.2023 in accordance with Rule 26] A storage medium storing instructions, characterized in that: When the instruction is executed on the communication device, the communication device executes the reporting method as described in any one of claims 1-7 and 8-13.

19. [Corrected 03.11.2023 in accordance with Rule 26] [Deleted]

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