Positioning method and apparatus, and device

Abstract

A positioning method (200) and apparatus (400, 500), and a device, relating to the field of communications. The positioning method (200) comprises: a terminal (11, 700) acquires A-IoT information, wherein the A-IoT information comprises at least one of the following: identification information of at least one A-IoT device (13), position information of the at least one A-IoT device (13), grid information of the at least one A-IoT device (13), and reflected signal strength information of the at least one A-IoT device (13) (S210); the terminal (11, 700) determines position information of the terminal (11, 700) on the basis of the A-IoT information (S220). The terminal (11, 700) can be positioned on the basis of the assistance of the A-IoT device (13), thereby reducing the power consumption of positioning of the terminal (11, 700) and improving the network energy-saving performance.

Description

Positioning method, device and equipment

[0001] CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0002] This application claims priority to the Chinese patent application filed with the China Patent Office on February 7, 2024, with application number 202410175382.5 and invention name “Positioning method, device and apparatus”, the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference into this application. Technical Field

[0003] The present application relates to the field of communications, and more specifically, to a positioning method, apparatus, and device. Background Art

[0004] Traditional terminal positioning methods include Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) positioning or New Radio (NR) positioning. For NR positioning, because the network needs to send positioning reference signals (PRS) and the terminal sends sounding reference signals (SRS), it consumes relatively high power and occupies the wireless resources of the connected terminal. GNSS-based positioning requires the terminal to use a GNSS module to receive satellite signals for positioning, which has the problem of high power consumption and high satellite system costs.

[0005] Therefore, how to reduce the power consumption of terminal positioning is a problem that needs to be solved. Summary of the Invention

[0006] The embodiments of the present application provide a positioning method, apparatus, and device that can perform terminal positioning with the assistance of A-IoT devices, reduce the power consumption of terminal positioning, improve network energy-saving performance, and solve the problem of high power consumption of terminal positioning.

[0007] In a first aspect, a positioning method is provided, comprising:

[0008] The terminal obtains A-IoT information of the ambient Internet of Things (A-IoT); wherein the A-IoT information includes at least one of the following: identification information of at least one A-IoT device, location information of at least one A-IoT device, grid information of at least one A-IoT device, and reflected signal strength information of at least one A-IoT device;

[0009] The terminal determines the location information of the terminal based on the A-IoT information.

[0010] A second aspect provides a positioning method, including:

[0011] The network side device receives the location information of the terminal from the terminal;

[0012] The location information of the terminal is determined based on the ambient Internet of Things (A-IoT) information, and the A-IoT information includes at least one of the following: identification information of at least one A-IoT device, location information of at least one A-IoT device, grid information of at least one A-IoT device, and reflected signal strength information of at least one A-IoT device.

[0013] In a third aspect, a positioning device is provided, comprising:

[0014] A processing unit, configured to obtain ambient Internet of Things (A-IoT) information; wherein the A-IoT information includes at least one of the following: identification information of at least one A-IoT device, location information of at least one A-IoT device, grid information of at least one A-IoT device, and reflected signal strength information of at least one A-IoT device;

[0015] The processing unit is further used to determine the location information of the positioning device based on the A-IoT information.

[0016] In a fourth aspect, a positioning device is provided, comprising:

[0017] a transceiver unit, configured to receive location information of a terminal from the terminal;

[0018] The location information of the terminal is determined based on the ambient Internet of Things (A-IoT) information, and the A-IoT information includes at least one of the following: identification information of at least one A-IoT device, location information of at least one A-IoT device, grid information of at least one A-IoT device, and reflected signal strength information of at least one A-IoT device.

[0019] In a fifth aspect, a terminal is provided, comprising a transceiver, a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores a program or instruction that can be run on the processor, and when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, the steps of the method described in the first aspect are implemented.

[0020] In a sixth aspect, a terminal is provided, comprising a processor and a communication interface;

[0021] The processor is configured to obtain A-IoT information of the ambient Internet of Things (A-IoT); wherein the A-IoT information includes at least one of the following: identification information of at least one A-IoT device, location information of at least one A-IoT device, grid information of at least one A-IoT device, and reflected signal strength information of at least one A-IoT device;

[0022] The processor is further configured to determine the location information of the positioning device based on the A-IoT information.

[0023] In the seventh aspect, a network side device is provided, which includes a transceiver, a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores programs or instructions that can be run on the processor, and when the program or instructions are executed by the processor, the steps of the method described in the second aspect are implemented.

[0024] In an eighth aspect, a network-side device is provided, including a processor and a communication interface;

[0025] Wherein, the communication interface is used to receive the location information of the terminal from the terminal;

[0026] The location information of the terminal is determined based on the ambient Internet of Things (A-IoT) information, and the A-IoT information includes at least one of the following: identification information of at least one A-IoT device, location information of at least one A-IoT device, grid information of at least one A-IoT device, and reflected signal strength information of at least one A-IoT device.

[0027] In the ninth aspect, a readable storage medium is provided, on which a program or instruction is stored. When the program or instruction is executed by a processor, the steps of the method described in the first aspect are implemented, or the steps of the method described in the second aspect are implemented.

[0028] In the tenth aspect, a wireless communication system is provided, including: a terminal and a network side device, wherein the terminal can be used to execute the steps of the method described in the first aspect, and the network side device can be used to execute the steps of the method described in the second aspect.

[0029] In the eleventh aspect, a chip is provided, which includes a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the method as described in the first aspect, or to implement the method as described in the second aspect.

[0030] In a twelfth aspect, a computer program / program product is provided, wherein the computer program / program product is stored in a storage medium, and the program / program product is executed by at least one processor to implement the steps of the positioning method as described in the first aspect or the second aspect.

[0031] In an embodiment of the present application, the terminal obtains A-IoT information, and the terminal determines its location information based on the A-IoT information, that is, the terminal can be positioned with the assistance of the A-IoT device. The A-IoT device has the advantages of low cost, low power consumption, low complexity, and maintenance-free, thereby reducing the power consumption of terminal positioning and improving network energy-saving performance. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0032] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without any creative work.

[0033] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of a communication system architecture provided in an embodiment of the present application.

[0034] FIG2 is a schematic diagram of an OOK-based backscatter transmission provided in the present application.

[0035] FIG3 is a schematic diagram of backscatter communication provided by the present application.

[0036] FIG4 is a schematic flowchart of a positioning method provided according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0037] FIG5 is a schematic diagram of a grid segmentation provided according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0038] FIG6 is a schematic flowchart of another positioning method provided according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0039] FIG7 is a schematic block diagram of a positioning device provided according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0040] FIG8 is a schematic block diagram of another positioning device provided according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0041] FIG9 is a schematic block diagram of a communication device provided according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0042] FIG10 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a terminal provided according to an embodiment of the present application.

[0043] FIG11 is a schematic block diagram of a network-side device provided according to an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0044] The following will be combined with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of this application to clearly describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application. Obviously, the embodiments described are part of the embodiments of this application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0045] The terms "first", "second", etc. in this application are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that the terms used in this way are interchangeable where appropriate, so that the embodiments of the present application can be implemented in an order other than those illustrated or described herein, and the objects distinguished by "first" and "second" are generally of the same type, and do not limit the number of objects, for example, the first object can be one or more. In addition, "or" in this application represents at least one of the connected objects. For example, "A or B" covers three options, namely, Option 1: including A but not including B; Option 2: including B but not including A; Option 3: including both A and B. The character " / " generally indicates that the objects associated before and after are in an "or" relationship.

[0046] The term "indication" in this application can be either a direct indication (or explicit indication) or an indirect indication (or implicit indication). A direct indication can be understood as the sender explicitly informing the receiver of specific information, the operation to be performed, or the requested result, etc. in the instruction sent; an indirect indication can be understood as the receiver determining the corresponding information based on the instruction sent by the sender, or making a judgment and determining the operation to be performed or the requested result, etc. based on the judgment result.

[0047] It is worth noting that the technology described in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to the Internet of Things (IoT) system, but can also be used in other wireless communication systems, such as Long Term Evolution (LTE) / LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) systems, Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Single-carrier Frequency-Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA), Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN), Wireless Fidelity (WiFi), Bluetooth systems, or other systems. In the embodiments of the present application, the terms "system" and "network" are often used interchangeably, and the technology described can be used for the systems and radio technologies mentioned above, as well as for other systems and radio technologies. The following description describes a New Radio (NR) system for example purposes, and NR terminology is used in most of the following description, but these techniques can also be applied to systems other than NR systems, such as 6G (6 th Generation, 6G) communication system.

[0048] FIG1 is a block diagram of a wireless communication system applicable to embodiments of the present application. The wireless communication system includes a terminal 11, a network-side device 12, and an A-IoT device 13.

[0049] The terminal 11 may be a mobile phone, tablet computer, laptop computer, notebook computer, personal digital assistant (PDA), handheld computer, netbook, ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), mobile internet device (MID), augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) device, robot, wearable device, flight vehicle, vehicle user equipment (VUE), shipborne equipment, pedestrian user equipment (PUE), smart home (home appliances with wireless communication functions, such as refrigerators, televisions, washing machines, or furniture), game console, personal computer (PC), ATM or self-service machine, etc. Wearable devices include: smart watches, smart bracelets, smart headphones, smart glasses, smart jewelry (smart bracelets, smart bracelets, smart rings, smart necklaces, smart anklets, smart anklets, etc.), smart wristbands, smart clothing, etc. The vehicle-mounted device may also be referred to as a vehicle-mounted terminal, a vehicle-mounted controller, a vehicle-mounted module, a vehicle-mounted component, a vehicle-mounted chip, or a vehicle-mounted unit, etc. It should be noted that the specific type of the terminal 11 is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0050] In some implementations, the network-side device 12 may include an access network device.

[0051] In some implementations, the network side device 12 may include an access network device or a core network device.

[0052] Access network equipment can also be referred to as radio access network (RAN) equipment, radio access network functions, or radio access network units. Access network equipment can include base stations, wireless local area network (WLAN) access points (AS), or wireless fidelity (WiFi) nodes. Among them, the base station can be referred to as Node B (NB), Evolved Node B (eNB), the next generation Node B (gNB), New Radio Node B (NR Node B), access point, Relay Base Station (RBS), Serving Base Station (SBS), Base Transceiver Station (BTS), radio base station, radio transceiver, Basic Service Set (BSS), Extended Service Set (ESS), Home Node B (HNB), Home evolved Node B (home evolved Node B), Transmission Reception Point (TRP) or other appropriate terms in the relevant field. As long as the same technical effect is achieved, the base station is not limited to specific technical vocabulary. It should be noted that in the embodiment of the present application, only the base station in the NR system is used as an example for introduction, and the specific type of the base station is not limited.

[0053] Among them, the core network equipment may include but is not limited to at least one of the following: core network node, core network function, mobility management entity (MME), access mobility management function (AMF), session management function (SMF), user plane function (UPF), policy control function (PCF), policy and charging rules function unit (PCRF), edge application service discovery function (EASDF), unified data management (UDM), unified data repository (UDR), home user server (HSS), centralized network configuration (CNC), network storage function (NRF), network exposure function (NEF), local NEF (L-NEF), binding support function (BSF), application function ( Function, AF), Network Data Analytics Function (NWDAF), Location Management Function (LMF), etc. It should be noted that in the embodiment of the present application, only the core network device in the NR system is introduced as an example, and the specific type of the core network device is not limited.

[0054] Among them, the A-IoT device 13 can also be called a passive Internet of Things (Passive-IoT) device, an AMP device, a zero-power device, a response device, a low-power IoT device, a tag, etc.

[0055] It should be noted that Figure 1 exemplarily shows a network side device, two terminals and two A-IoT devices. Optionally, the wireless communication system may include at least two network side devices and the coverage range of each network side device may include other numbers of terminals and A-IoT devices. This embodiment of the present application is not limited to this.

[0056] To facilitate a better understanding of the embodiments of the present application, the Ambient Internet of Things (A-IoT) is described.

[0057] A-IoT devices have ultra-low complexity and ultra-low power consumption.

[0058] A-IoT, also known as ambient power-enabled Internet of Things (Ambient Power-Enabled IoT), is a type of Internet of Things (IoT) service. A-IoT devices are powered by energy harvesting. A-IoT devices lack batteries or have limited energy storage capabilities (for example, using a capacitor). Energy harvesting can be done from radio waves, light, motion, heat, or other suitable energy sources.

[0059] A-IoT devices can also be referred to as A-IoT terminals, passive IoT devices, ambient power (AMP) devices, zero-power devices, low-power IoT devices, IoT devices, transponders, tags, and radio frequency identification (RFID) tags. These devices have low overall power consumption, including low-power signal reception and low-power signal transmission. Due to this low overall power consumption, communication energy can be derived from the environment, such as wind energy, kinetic energy, thermal energy, and radio frequency (RF) signals.

[0060] A-IoT devices can be classified based on energy source, energy storage capability, and passive or active emission. Specifically, they can include the following three types of devices:

[0061] Device Type A: A passive device with no independent signal generation or amplification, i.e., backscatter transmission.

[0062] Device Type B: A semi-passive device, also within the passive device category, with energy storage but no independent signal generation, i.e., backscatter transmission. The use of stored energy may include amplification of reflected signals.

[0063] Device Type C: Active device, with energy storage and independent signal generation, that is, active RF components for transmission.

[0064] To facilitate a better understanding of the embodiments of the present application, backscatter communication (BSC) is described.

[0065] Backscatter communication refers to the use of radio frequency signals from other devices or the environment to modulate the signal and transmit its own information. Backscatter technology, a passive or low-energy technology, is characterized by its ability to transmit its own signal by modifying the characteristics of the received ambient radio frequency signal, such as its phase or amplitude, achieving extremely low or zero power consumption.

[0066] For example, a backscatter transmission method based on binary on-off keying (OOK) can be shown in FIG2 . A simple implementation method is that when the tag needs to send '1', the tag reflects the incident carrier signal, and when the tag needs to send '0', it does not reflect.

[0067] Exemplarily, backscatter communication can be shown in Figure 3. The A-IoT device receives the wireless signal sent by the reading and writing device, modulates the wireless signal, loads the information to be sent, and radiates the modulated signal from the antenna. This information transmission process is called backscatter communication.

[0068] Backscatter communication devices (such as A-IoT) control the circuit's reflection coefficient Γ by adjusting its internal impedance, thereby changing the amplitude, frequency, phase, etc. of the incident signal to achieve signal modulation. The signal reflection coefficient can be expressed as:

[0069] Where Z0 is the antenna characteristic impedance and Z1 is the load impedance. Assume that the incident signal is S in (t), the output signal is Therefore, corresponding amplitude modulation, frequency modulation or phase modulation can be achieved by reasonably controlling the reflection coefficient.

[0070] Backscatter communication devices (such as A-IoT devices) typically use low-power reception, typically using low-power RF, IF, or baseband envelope detection. The waveform of the transmitted signal typically uses simple modulation methods such as on-off keying (OOK), amplitude shift keying (ASK), and frequency shift keying (FSK).

[0071] The device that communicates with such low-power devices (such as A-IoT devices) is called a read-write device or a first network element. For example, it can be a terminal or a relay device or a repeater, or a base station or TRP, or a device with read-write functions, such as a reader / writer. The specific details are not limited here.

[0072] To facilitate a better understanding of the embodiments of the present application, the A-IoT data / service types are explained.

[0073] Device-originating (DO) and device-terminating (DT) data indicate that the data flow originates from or is transmitted to an A-IoT device (similar to an RFID tag). Data flows originating from A-IoT devices, or DO data, can be further categorized as device-originating-autonomous (DO-A) and device-originating–device-terminated triggered (DO-DTT).

[0074] DO-A, which means devices autonomously initiate data transmission, such as connecting a large number of various sensors that collect and actively report information about the environment, equipment, and organisms when necessary.

[0075] DO-DTT refers to devices initiating data transmission after being triggered by the network. For example, asset identification, status reporting, and tracking are all downlink-triggered reports. Readers collect data from tags by triggering inventory processes. Because the data is generated / initiated in IoT devices, this service should be considered a DO service initiated by a tag, triggered by a command sent by the reader.

[0076] To facilitate a better understanding of the embodiments of the present application, the information transmission between the reader and the tag in the RFID is described.

[0077] RFID is a traditional backscatter communication system whose primary design goal is to identify and read data from BSC devices (i.e., tags) within the reader's coverage area. Because RFID was initially used for automated inventory counting of large quantities of goods, the process of identifying and reading tags is also known as inventorying. For example, after the reader sends a query command (Query), the tag responds (Reply). For example, if the Reply is RN16, the tag generates a 16-bit random number and sends it to the reader. The reader then sends this sequence to the tag via an ACK command. After the tag successfully verifies the RN16 in the ACK, it sends the subsequent data (such as PC / XPC, EPC, etc.) to the reader.

[0078] As shown in FIG4 , the command (Command) of the reader (Reader) operation may be as shown in Table 1 below, and the status of the tag (Tag) may be as shown in Table 2 below.

[0079] Table 1

[0080] Table 2

[0081] To facilitate a better understanding of the embodiments of the present application, NR positioning is explained.

[0082] The terminal's location can be supported by radio access technology (RAT)-dependent positioning methods, such as measurements of RAT signals from the access network by the target terminal or measurements of RAT signals from the access network by the target terminal. The terminal's location can also be supported by RAT-independent positioning methods, such as non-RAT measurements or other information to determine the terminal's location.

[0083] Taking NR as an example, in the Mobile Terminated Location Request (MT-LR) positioning, the Location Services (LCS) client initiates a location request to the 5GC Gateway Mobile Location Center (GMLC), and the GMLC initiates a service request to provide positioning information to the AMF. The AMF checks the UE status based on the UE's Subscription Permanent Identifier (SUPI). When the UE is in the Connection Management (CM) Idle (IDLE), it initiates a network-triggered service request, enabling the UE to establish a Non-Access Stratum (NAS) signaling connection with the AMF. Afterwards, the AMF initiates a request for the UE's current location to the LMF, which interacts with the UE through LTE Positioning Protocol (LPP) messages, or interacts with the UE's serving Next Generation Radio Access Network (NG-RAN) node (gNB or NG-eNB) through NR Positioning Protocol a (NRPPa) messages. After obtaining the UE location, LMF provides the UE location information to AMF, AMF then provides it to GMLC, and finally GMLC provides the UE location to the LCS client.

[0084] In NR positioning, the network needs to send a positioning reference signal (PRS) and the terminal sends a channel sounding reference signal (SRS).

[0085] To facilitate a better understanding of the embodiments of the present application, GNSS positioning is explained.

[0086] The UE receives satellite signals through the GNSS module for positioning. For example, the UE receives signals from multiple satellites on or near the Earth's surface and calculates the UE's position.

[0087] To facilitate understanding of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the technical solutions of the present application are described in detail below through specific embodiments. The above related technologies can be combined arbitrarily with the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application as optional solutions, and all of them fall within the scope of protection of the embodiments of the present application. The embodiments of the present application include at least part of the following contents.

[0088] FIG4 is a schematic flow chart of a positioning method 200 according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG4 , the positioning method 200 may include at least part of the following contents:

[0089] S210: The terminal obtains A-IoT information; wherein the A-IoT information includes at least one of the following: identification information of at least one A-IoT device, location information of at least one A-IoT device, grid information of at least one A-IoT device, and reflected signal strength information of at least one A-IoT device;

[0090] S220: The terminal determines the location information of the terminal according to the A-IoT information.

[0091] It should be understood that FIG4 shows the steps or operations of the positioning method 200 , but these steps or operations are merely examples, and the present application may also perform other operations or variations of the operations in FIG4 .

[0092] In an embodiment of the present application, the terminal obtains A-IoT information, and the terminal determines its location information based on the A-IoT information, that is, the terminal can be positioned with the assistance of the A-IoT device. The A-IoT device has the advantages of low cost, low power consumption, low complexity, and maintenance-free, thereby reducing the power consumption of terminal positioning and improving network energy-saving performance.

[0093] In the embodiment of the present application, the grid can also be understood as a network zone.

[0094] In some embodiments, cells in the network may be divided into at least two grids. For example, a schematic diagram of dividing cells in the network into grids may be shown in FIG5 .

[0095] In some embodiments, the network side may support at least one mesh segmentation scheme or granularity, for example, mesh segmentation according to the granularity of A-IoT devices.

[0096] For example, different cells in the network may use a unified grid segmentation scheme or granularity, and an A-IoT device may be located in at least two cells at the same time.

[0097] For example, an operator can deploy A-IoT devices in the network, and the cells in the network are divided into multiple grids. The terminal or A-IoT device can be in a specific grid, that is, the location information of the terminal or A-IoT device can be represented by the grid information.

[0098] In some embodiments, the A-IoT device may also be an A-IoT terminal, a passive Internet of Things (Passive-IoT) device, an ambient energy (AMP) device, a zero-power device, a low-power IoT device, an IoT device, a response device, a tag, an RFID tag, etc.

[0099] In some embodiments, the terminal obtains A-IoT information through an A-IoT device.

[0100] In some embodiments, the above S210 may specifically include:

[0101] The terminal obtains A-IoT information through at least one of the following:

[0102] Inventory, detection, and measurement of A-IoT devices.

[0103] It should be noted that, from the perspective of the terminal (UE), the UE has A-IoT capability (capable), which is called Ambient IoT capable UE, that is, the UE has 3GPP communication capability and Ambient IoT capability. Ambient IoT capable UE can take inventory of Ambient IoT devices. For example, the UE can take inventory of Ambient IoT devices under the control of the network, for example, the network configures wireless resources for the UE so that the UE performs Ambient IoT related operations on the wireless resources. In an embodiment of the present application, the terminal (UE) can take inventory or detect or measure these A-IoT devices. These operations of taking inventory or detecting or measuring A-IoT devices can be regarded as a background task in the 3GPP communication process.

[0104] For example, the terminal (UE) can inventory, detect, or measure these A-IoT devices to obtain UE location information. That is, with the assistance of A-IoT devices, the UE's location in the network can be determined.

[0105] In some embodiments, the location information of the terminal includes but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0106] The identifiers of A-IoT devices detected by the terminal, the identifiers of the A-IoT devices closest to the terminal, the identifiers of the A-IoT devices with the strongest reflected signal strength detected by the terminal, the identifiers of A-IoT devices whose reflected signal strength exceeds the reflected signal strength threshold detected by the terminal, the identifiers of A-IoT devices detected by the terminal within a specific range centered on the terminal, information about the grid in which the terminal is located, the absolute position of the terminal, the relative position of the terminal, and a proximity indicator.

[0107] The proximity indication is used to indicate that the terminal is approaching or leaving at least one specific A-IoT device.

[0108] Exemplarily, the location information of the terminal includes an identifier of an A-IoT device detected by the terminal. Since the location of an A-IoT device is fixed, the location of the terminal can be represented by the identifier of the detected A-IoT device.

[0109] In this embodiment, by determining the grid position of the terminal in the network cell, the location information of the terminal can potentially be further utilized to improve communication performance.

[0110] Optionally, a specific A-IoT device may be configured by the network side, or a specific A-IoT device may be agreed upon by a protocol.

[0111] Optionally, the specific range may be agreed upon by a protocol, or the specific range may be configured by the network side, or the specific range may be determined by negotiation between the terminal and the network side device.

[0112] In some embodiments, the grid in which the terminal is located includes but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0113] The grid where the A-IoT device closest to the terminal is located, as detected by the terminal;

[0114] The grid where the A-IoT device with the strongest reflected signal detected by the terminal is located;

[0115] The grid where the A-IoT device whose reflected signal strength detected by the terminal exceeds the reflected signal strength threshold is located;

[0116] The intersection of the grids where at least two A-IoT devices are located detected by the terminal;

[0117] The grid that appears most frequently among the grids where at least two A-IoT devices are located detected by the terminal;

[0118] The grid with the highest probability of appearing among the grids where at least two A-IoT devices detected by the terminal are located.

[0119] In some implementations, a terminal can determine its grid location based on the grid location of the A-IoT device. For example, if the terminal detects that the closest A-IoT device is located in grid A, the terminal can determine that it is in grid A. For another example, if the terminal detects that the A-IoT device with the highest reflected signal strength is located in grid A, the terminal can determine that it is in grid A. For another example, if the terminal detects that the A-IoT device with reflected signal strength exceeding a reflected signal strength threshold is located in grid A, the terminal can determine that it is in grid A.

[0120] Exemplarily, the grid information of the terminal includes the intersection of grids of at least two A-IoT devices detected by the terminal. For example, in the A-IoT information, A-IoT device A is in grid 1 of cell 1, A-IoT device B is in grid 1 of cell 1 and grid 2 of cell 2, and A-IoT device C is in grid 1 of cell 1 and grid 2 of cell 2. Then the grid where the terminal is located is grid 1 of cell 1.

[0121] Exemplarily, the grid in which the terminal is located includes the grid that appears most frequently among the grids in which at least two A-IoT devices are located detected by the terminal, or the grid with the highest probability of appearing among the grids in which at least two A-IoT devices are located detected by the terminal. In the A-IoT information, A-IoT device A is in grid 1 of cell 1, A-IoT device B is in grid 1 of cell 1 and grid 2 of cell 2, and A-IoT device C is in grid 3 of cell 1 and grid 3 of cell 2. Then the grid in which the terminal is located is grid 1 of cell 1.

[0122] In some embodiments, the absolute position of the terminal includes but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0123] The absolute location of the A-IoT device closest to the terminal detected by the terminal;

[0124] The absolute location of the A-IoT device with the largest reflected signal strength detected by the terminal;

[0125] The absolute location of the A-IoT device whose reflected signal strength detected by the terminal exceeds the reflected signal strength threshold;

[0126] The center position of the absolute positions of at least two A-IoT devices detected by the terminal.

[0127] For example, the absolute position of the terminal can be represented by longitude and latitude.

[0128] In some implementations, a terminal can determine its absolute position based on the absolute position of an A-IoT device. For example, if the terminal detects that the absolute position of the A-IoT device closest to it is P, then the terminal's absolute position is P. For another example, if the terminal detects that the absolute position of the A-IoT device with the highest reflected signal strength is P, then the terminal's absolute position is P. For another example, if the terminal detects that the absolute position of the A-IoT device with a reflected signal strength exceeding a reflected signal strength threshold is P, then the terminal's absolute position is P.

[0129] Exemplarily, the absolute position of the terminal includes the center position of the absolute positions of at least two A-IoT devices detected by the terminal, so that the distance between the terminal and the at least two A-IoT devices is equal or close.

[0130] For example, based on the absolute positions of two A-IoT devices, the midpoint is calculated to be the terminal location. Without loss of generality, expressing the position in coordinates, A-IoT device A is located at [X1, Y1], and A-IoT device B is located at [X2, Y2]. The UE location is then [(X1+X2) / 2, (Y1+Y2) / 2].

[0131] For another example, based on the absolute positions of three A-IoT devices, the center of the circumscribed circle of the triangle formed by the absolute positions of the three A-IoT devices is taken as the UE position.

[0132] In some embodiments, the relative position of the terminal includes but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0133] The relative position of the A-IoT device closest to the terminal detected by the terminal;

[0134] The relative position of the A-IoT device with the largest reflected signal strength detected by the terminal;

[0135] The relative position of the A-IoT device whose reflected signal strength detected by the terminal exceeds the reflected signal strength threshold;

[0136] The average of the relative positions of at least two A-IoT devices detected by the terminal.

[0137] It should be noted that the relative position of an A-IoT device is the position information of the A-IoT device relative to a reference point. For example, the reference point is a specific absolute position, a base station position, or a TRP position.

[0138] Exemplarily, the relative position of the terminal includes the average value of the relative positions of at least two A-IoT devices detected by the terminal. If the relative position is a distance, the average value calculated based on the distance of at least two A-IoT devices is the terminal position.

[0139] For example, the relative position of the terminal may include the relative position of a randomly selected A-IoT device from at least two A-IoT devices detected by the terminal, or the relative position of an A-IoT device selected according to a specific rule from at least two A-IoT devices detected by the terminal. Optionally, the specific rule may be agreed upon by a protocol, or may be configured by the network side.

[0140] In some embodiments, the proximity indication includes, but is not limited to, at least one of the following:

[0141] Information indicating at least one specific A-IoT device that the terminal approaches or leaves;

[0142] Information indicating that the terminal is approaching or leaving at least one specific A-IoT device;

[0143] Information indicating whether the terminal is approaching or leaving all specific A-IoT devices.

[0144] The proximity can be understood as that the reflected signal strength of the specific A-IoT device measured by the UE exceeds the reflected signal strength threshold; or the distance between the UE and the specific A-IoT device is lower than a certain configured or agreed distance threshold.

[0145] Similarly, the departure can be understood as that the reflected signal strength of the specific A-IoT device measured by the UE is lower than the reflected signal strength threshold; or, the distance between the UE and the specific A-IoT device is higher than the distance threshold.

[0146] In some embodiments, the positioning method 200 further includes:

[0147] The terminal sends the location information of the terminal to the network side device.

[0148] In this embodiment, the terminal reports its location information, so that the network side can perform corresponding operations based on the location information of the terminal, such as assisted handover or measurement configuration.

[0149] Exemplarily, the location information of the terminal may be carried by at least one of the following:

[0150] Measurement report, terminal assistance message.

[0151] In some embodiments, the positioning method 200 further includes:

[0152] The terminal receives first configuration information from the network side device;

[0153] The first configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0154] Cell grid information, grid segmentation granularity supported by the network, identification information of A-IoT devices deployed in the network, A-IoT device information associated with each grid, grid information associated with each A-IoT device, reference point information corresponding to the relative position of the A-IoT device, the terminal is configured to allow positioning based on the assistance of the A-IoT device, the terminal is configured to allow reporting of the terminal's location information to the network side device, identification information of at least one specific A-IoT device, the terminal is configured to allow reporting of proximity indications to the network side device, used to determine the reflected signal strength threshold for approaching or leaving;

[0155] The proximity indication is used to indicate that the terminal is approaching or leaving the at least one specific A-IoT device.

[0156] Exemplarily, the proximity indication can be determined based on a reflected signal strength threshold used to determine approach or departure. For example, if the terminal detects that the reflected signal strength of a specific A-IoT device is greater than or equal to the reflected signal strength threshold used to determine approach or departure, the terminal determines that it is approaching the specific A-IoT device; if the terminal detects that the reflected signal strength of a specific A-IoT device is less than the reflected signal strength threshold used to determine approach or departure, the terminal determines that it is moving away from the specific A-IoT device.

[0157] In one embodiment, the reflected signal strength threshold for determining approach or departure includes a reflected signal strength threshold for determining approach or departure from at least one specific A-IoT device, or includes a reflected signal strength threshold for determining approach or departure from all specific A-IoT devices. It will be understood that the reflected signal strength threshold for determining approach or departure is the reflected signal strength threshold for determining the proximity indication.

[0158] In one embodiment, the reflected signal strength threshold for determining approach or departure is a reflected signal strength threshold for determining whether to report an approach indication.

[0159] Exemplarily, the reference point information corresponding to the relative position of the A-IoT device may include at least one of the following: specific absolute position information, a specific base station identifier, a specific TRP identifier, and a specific cell identifier.

[0160] In the embodiment of the present application, the above S220 may specifically include:

[0161] The terminal determines the location information of the terminal based on the A-IoT information and the first configuration information.

[0162] In some embodiments, the first configuration information may be carried by at least one of the following:

[0163] System messages, reconfiguration messages.

[0164] In some embodiments, before the terminal obtains the A-IoT information, the positioning method 200 further includes:

[0165] The terminal receives second configuration information from the first entity;

[0166] The second configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0167] Identification information of at least one specific A-IoT device, reference point information corresponding to the relative position of the A-IoT device, and location information associated with the at least one specific A-IoT device.

[0168] In some embodiments, the first entity may be a third-party server or a third-party network element.

[0169] In some embodiments, the first entity may be a core network element, or the first entity may be an application function (AF).

[0170] In the embodiment of the present application, the above S220 may specifically include:

[0171] The terminal determines the location information of the terminal based on the A-IoT information and the second configuration information.

[0172] Therefore, in the embodiments of the present application, the terminal obtains A-IoT information and determines its location information based on the A-IoT information. This means that the terminal can be positioned with the assistance of an A-IoT device. A-IoT devices have advantages such as low cost, low power consumption, low complexity, and maintenance-free, thereby reducing power consumption for terminal positioning and improving network energy efficiency. In this embodiment, by determining the grid location of the terminal within the network cell, the terminal's location information can potentially be further utilized to improve communication performance.

[0173] The above-mentioned terminal side solution of the present application is detailed in Figures 4 and 5. The network side solution of the present application is described below through Figure 6. The same description can be applied to the above-mentioned terminal side. For the sake of brevity, it will not be repeated here.

[0174] FIG6 is a schematic flow chart of a positioning method 300 according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG6 , the positioning method 300 may include at least part of the following contents:

[0175] S310, the network side device receives the location information of the terminal from the terminal;

[0176] The location information of the terminal is determined based on the ambient Internet of Things (A-IoT) information, and the A-IoT information includes at least one of the following: identification information of at least one A-IoT device, location information of at least one A-IoT device, grid information of at least one A-IoT device, and reflected signal strength information of at least one A-IoT device.

[0177] It should be understood that FIG6 shows the steps or operations of the positioning method 300 , but these steps or operations are merely examples, and the present application may also perform other operations or variations of the operations in FIG6 .

[0178] In some embodiments, the location information of the terminal includes at least one of the following:

[0179] The identifiers of A-IoT devices detected by the terminal, the identifiers of the A-IoT devices closest to the terminal detected by the terminal, the identifiers of the A-IoT devices with the strongest reflected signal strength detected by the terminal, the identifiers of A-IoT devices whose reflected signal strength detected by the terminal exceeds the reflected signal strength threshold, the identifiers of A-IoT devices detected by the terminal within a specific range centered on the terminal, information about the grid in which the terminal is located, the absolute position of the terminal, the relative position of the terminal, and a proximity indication;

[0180] The proximity indication is used to indicate that the terminal is approaching or leaving at least one specific A-IoT device.

[0181] In some embodiments, the grid in which the terminal is located includes at least one of the following:

[0182] The grid where the A-IoT device closest to the terminal is located, as detected by the terminal;

[0183] The grid where the A-IoT device with the strongest reflected signal detected by the terminal is located;

[0184] The grid where the A-IoT device whose reflected signal strength detected by the terminal exceeds the reflected signal strength threshold is located;

[0185] The intersection of the grids where at least two A-IoT devices are located detected by the terminal;

[0186] The grid that appears most frequently among the grids where at least two A-IoT devices are located detected by the terminal;

[0187] The grid with the highest probability of appearing among the grids where at least two A-IoT devices detected by the terminal are located.

[0188] In some embodiments, the absolute position of the terminal includes at least one of the following:

[0189] The absolute location of the A-IoT device closest to the terminal detected by the terminal;

[0190] The absolute location of the A-IoT device with the largest reflected signal strength detected by the terminal;

[0191] The absolute location of the A-IoT device whose reflected signal strength detected by the terminal exceeds the reflected signal strength threshold;

[0192] The center position of the absolute positions of at least two A-IoT devices detected by the terminal.

[0193] In some embodiments, the relative position of the terminal includes at least one of the following:

[0194] The relative position of the A-IoT device closest to the terminal detected by the terminal;

[0195] The relative position of the A-IoT device with the largest reflected signal strength detected by the terminal;

[0196] The relative position of the A-IoT device whose reflected signal strength detected by the terminal exceeds the reflected signal strength threshold;

[0197] The average of the relative positions of at least two A-IoT devices detected by the terminal.

[0198] In some embodiments, the proximity indication includes at least one of the following:

[0199] Information indicating at least one specific A-IoT device that the terminal approaches or leaves;

[0200] Information indicating that the terminal is approaching or leaving at least one specific A-IoT device;

[0201] Information indicating whether the terminal is approaching or leaving all specific A-IoT devices.

[0202] In some embodiments, the positioning method 300 further includes:

[0203] The network side device sends first configuration information to the terminal;

[0204] The first configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0205] Cell grid information, grid segmentation granularity supported by the network, identification information of A-IoT devices deployed in the network, A-IoT device information associated with each grid, grid information associated with each A-IoT device, reference point information corresponding to the relative position of the A-IoT device, the terminal is configured to allow positioning based on the assistance of the A-IoT device, the terminal is configured to allow reporting of the terminal's location information to the network-side device, identification information of at least one specific A-IoT device, the terminal is configured to allow reporting of proximity indications to the network-side device, used to determine the reflected signal strength threshold for approaching or leaving;

[0206] The proximity indication is used to indicate that the terminal is approaching or leaving the at least one specific A-IoT device.

[0207] Exemplarily, the reference point information corresponding to the relative position of the A-IoT device may include at least one of the following: specific absolute position information, a specific base station identifier, a specific TRP identifier, and a specific cell identifier.

[0208] In some embodiments, the first configuration information may be carried by at least one of the following:

[0209] System messages, reconfiguration messages.

[0210] Therefore, in the embodiment of the present application, the terminal can determine its location information based on the A-IoT information, that is, the terminal positioning can be performed based on the assistance of the A-IoT device. The A-IoT device has the advantages of low cost, low power consumption, low complexity, and maintenance-free, thereby reducing the power consumption of the terminal positioning and improving the network energy-saving performance.

[0211] The positioning method provided in the embodiment of the present application can be executed by a positioning device or a processing unit in the positioning device for executing the positioning method. In the embodiment of the present application, the positioning device provided in the embodiment of the present application is described by taking the positioning method executed by the positioning device as an example.

[0212] FIG7 shows a schematic block diagram of a positioning device 400 according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG7 , the positioning device 400 includes:

[0213] The processing unit 410 is configured to obtain ambient Internet of Things (A-IoT) information, wherein the A-IoT information includes at least one of the following: identification information of at least one A-IoT device, location information of at least one A-IoT device, grid information of at least one A-IoT device, and reflected signal strength information of at least one A-IoT device.

[0214] The processing unit 410 is further configured to determine the location information of the positioning device based on the A-IoT information.

[0215] In some embodiments, the location information of the positioning device 400 includes at least one of the following:

[0216] The identifier of the A-IoT device detected by the positioning device 400, the identifier of the A-IoT device closest to the positioning device detected by the positioning device 400, the identifier of the A-IoT device with the largest reflected signal strength detected by the positioning device 400, the identifier of the A-IoT device whose reflected signal strength detected by the positioning device 400 exceeds the reflected signal strength threshold, the identifier of the A-IoT device detected by the positioning device 400 and located within a specific range centered on the positioning device, information about the grid in which the positioning device 400 is located, the absolute position of the positioning device 400, the relative position of the positioning device 400, and a proximity indication;

[0217] The proximity indication is used to indicate that the positioning device is approaching or leaving at least one specific A-IoT device.

[0218] In some embodiments, the grid in which the positioning device 400 is located includes at least one of the following:

[0219] The grid where the A-IoT device closest to the positioning device 400 is located, as detected by the positioning device 400;

[0220] The grid where the A-IoT device with the largest reflected signal strength detected by the positioning device 400 is located;

[0221] The grid where the A-IoT device whose reflected signal strength detected by the positioning device 400 exceeds the reflected signal strength threshold is located;

[0222] The intersection of the grids where at least two A-IoT devices are located detected by the positioning device 400;

[0223] The grid that appears the most times among the grids where at least two A-IoT devices are located detected by the positioning device 400;

[0224] The grid in which the at least two A-IoT devices detected by the positioning device 400 are located has the highest probability of appearing.

[0225] In some embodiments, the absolute position of the positioning device 400 includes at least one of the following:

[0226] The absolute position of the A-IoT device closest to the positioning device detected by the positioning device 400;

[0227] The absolute position of the A-IoT device whose reflected signal strength detected by the positioning device 400 exceeds the reflected signal strength threshold;

[0228] The absolute position of the A-IoT device with the maximum reflected signal intensity detected by the positioning device 400;

[0229] The center position of the absolute positions of at least two A-IoT devices detected by the positioning device 400.

[0230] In some embodiments, the relative position of the positioning device 400 includes at least one of the following:

[0231] The relative position of the A-IoT device closest to the positioning device 400 detected by the positioning device 400;

[0232] The relative position of the A-IoT device with the largest reflected signal intensity detected by the positioning device 400;

[0233] The relative position of the A-IoT device whose reflected signal strength detected by the positioning device 400 exceeds the reflected signal strength threshold;

[0234] The average value of the relative positions of at least two A-IoT devices detected by the positioning device 400.

[0235] In some embodiments, the proximity indication includes at least one of the following:

[0236] Information indicating at least one specific A-IoT device that the positioning device 400 approaches or leaves;

[0237] Information indicating that the positioning device 400 is approaching or leaving at least one specific A-IoT device;

[0238] Information indicating that the positioning device 400 is approaching or leaving all specific A-IoT devices.

[0239] In some embodiments, the positioning device 400 further includes:

[0240] The transceiver unit 420 is configured to send the location information of the positioning device to a network-side device.

[0241] In some embodiments, the positioning device 400 further includes:

[0242] The transceiver unit 420 is configured to receive first configuration information from a network-side device;

[0243] The first configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0244] Cell grid information, grid segmentation granularity supported by the network, identification information of A-IoT devices deployed in the network, A-IoT device information associated with each grid, grid information associated with each A-IoT device, reference point information corresponding to the relative position of the A-IoT device, the positioning device 400 is configured to allow positioning based on the assistance of the A-IoT device, the positioning device 400 is configured to allow reporting of the location information of the positioning device to the network side device, identification information of at least one specific A-IoT device, the positioning device 400 is configured to allow reporting of proximity indication to the network side device, used to determine the reflected signal strength threshold for approaching or leaving;

[0245] The proximity indication is used to indicate that the positioning device 400 is approaching or leaving the at least one specific A-IoT device.

[0246] In some embodiments, the positioning device 400 further includes:

[0247] The transceiver unit 420 is configured to receive second configuration information from the first entity;

[0248] The second configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0249] Identification information of at least one specific A-IoT device, reference point information corresponding to the relative position of the A-IoT device, and location information associated with the at least one specific A-IoT device.

[0250] In some embodiments, the processing unit 410 is specifically configured to:

[0251] The A-IoT information is obtained by at least one of the following:

[0252] Inventory, detection, and measurement of A-IoT devices.

[0253] In some embodiments, the transceiver unit 420 may be a communication interface or transceiver, or an input / output interface of a communication chip or a system on chip. The processing unit 410 may be embedded in or independent of a processor of the terminal in the form of hardware.

[0254] It should be understood that the positioning device 400 according to the embodiment of the present application may correspond to the terminal in the method embodiment of the present application, and the various units in the positioning device 400 are respectively for implementing the corresponding processes of the terminal in the method 200 shown in Figure 4. For the sake of brevity, they are not repeated here.

[0255] Therefore, in the embodiment of the present application, the terminal obtains A-IoT information, and the terminal determines its location information based on the A-IoT information, that is, the terminal can be positioned with the assistance of the A-IoT device. The A-IoT device has the advantages of low cost, low power consumption, low complexity, and maintenance-free, thereby reducing the power consumption of terminal positioning and improving network energy-saving performance.

[0256] FIG8 shows a schematic block diagram of a positioning device 500 according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG8 , the positioning device 500 includes:

[0257] The transceiver unit 510 is configured to receive location information of a terminal from the terminal;

[0258] The location information of the terminal is determined based on the ambient Internet of Things (A-IoT) information, and the A-IoT information includes at least one of the following: identification information of at least one A-IoT device, location information of at least one A-IoT device, grid information of at least one A-IoT device, and reflected signal strength information of at least one A-IoT device.

[0259] In some embodiments, the location information of the terminal includes at least one of the following:

[0260] The identifiers of A-IoT devices detected by the terminal, the identifiers of the A-IoT devices closest to the terminal detected by the terminal, the identifiers of the A-IoT devices with the greatest reflected signal strength detected by the terminal, the identifiers of A-IoT devices whose reflected signal strength detected by the terminal exceeds a reflected signal strength threshold, the identifiers of A-IoT devices detected by the terminal within a specific range centered on the terminal, information about the grid in which the terminal is located, the absolute position of the terminal, the relative position of the terminal, and a proximity indication;

[0261] The proximity indication is used to indicate that the terminal is approaching or leaving at least one specific A-IoT device.

[0262] In some embodiments, the grid information of the terminal includes at least one of the following:

[0263] The grid of the A-IoT device closest to the terminal detected by the terminal;

[0264] The grid where the A-IoT device with the largest reflected signal strength detected by the terminal is located;

[0265] The grid where the A-IoT device whose reflected signal strength detected by the terminal exceeds the reflected signal strength threshold is located;

[0266] The intersection of the grids where at least two A-IoT devices are located detected by the terminal;

[0267] The grid that appears most frequently among the grids in which at least two A-IoT devices are located detected by the terminal;

[0268] The grid with the highest probability of appearing among the grids where at least two A-IoT devices detected by the terminal are located.

[0269] In some embodiments, the absolute position of the terminal includes at least one of the following:

[0270] The absolute position of the A-IoT device closest to the terminal detected by the terminal;

[0271] The absolute position of the A-IoT device with the largest reflected signal strength detected by the terminal;

[0272] The absolute position of the A-IoT device whose reflected signal strength detected by the terminal exceeds the reflected signal strength threshold;

[0273] The center position of the absolute positions of at least two A-IoT devices detected by the terminal.

[0274] In some embodiments, the relative position of the terminal includes at least one of the following:

[0275] The relative position of the A-IoT device closest to the terminal detected by the terminal;

[0276] The relative position of the A-IoT device with the largest reflected signal strength detected by the terminal;

[0277] The relative position of the A-IoT device whose reflected signal strength detected by the terminal exceeds the reflected signal strength threshold;

[0278] The average value of the relative positions of at least two A-IoT devices detected by the terminal.

[0279] In some embodiments, the proximity indication includes at least one of the following:

[0280] Information indicating at least one specific A-IoT device that the terminal approaches or leaves;

[0281] Information indicating that the terminal is approaching or leaving at least one specific A-IoT device;

[0282] Information indicating that the terminal is approaching or leaving all specific A-IoT devices.

[0283] In some embodiments, the transceiver unit 510 is further configured to send first configuration information to the terminal;

[0284] The first configuration information includes at least one of the following:

[0285] Cell grid information, grid segmentation information supported by the network, identification information of A-IoT devices deployed in the network, A-IoT device information associated with each grid, grid information associated with each A-IoT device, reference point information corresponding to the relative position of the A-IoT device, the terminal is configured to allow positioning based on the assistance of the A-IoT device, the terminal is configured to allow reporting of the terminal's location information to the network-side device, identification information of at least one specific A-IoT device, the terminal is configured to allow reporting of proximity indications to the network-side device, used to determine the reflected signal strength threshold for approaching or leaving;

[0286] The proximity indication is used to indicate that the terminal is approaching or leaving the at least one specific A-IoT device.

[0287] In some embodiments, the transceiver unit 510 may be a communication interface or a transceiver, or an input / output interface of a communication chip or a system on chip.

[0288] It should be understood that the positioning device 500 according to the embodiment of the present application may correspond to the network side device in the method embodiment of the present application, and the various units in the positioning device 500 are respectively for implementing the corresponding processes of the network side device in the method 300 shown in Figure 6. For the sake of brevity, they will not be repeated here.

[0289] Therefore, in the embodiment of the present application, the terminal obtains A-IoT information, and the terminal determines its location information based on the A-IoT information, that is, the terminal can be positioned with the assistance of the A-IoT device. The A-IoT device has the advantages of low cost, low power consumption, low complexity, and maintenance-free, thereby reducing the power consumption of terminal positioning and improving network energy-saving performance.

[0290] The positioning device in the embodiment of the present application can be an electronic device, such as an electronic device with an operating system, or a component in an electronic device, such as an integrated circuit or chip. The electronic device can be a terminal or a network-side device, or it can be a device other than a terminal or a network-side device. For example, the terminal can include but is not limited to the types of terminals 11 listed above, the network-side device can include but is not limited to the types of network-side devices 12 listed above, and other devices can be servers, network attached storage (NAS), etc., which are not specifically limited in the embodiment of the present application.

[0291] The positioning device provided in the embodiment of the present application can implement each process implemented in the method embodiment of Figure 4 or Figure 6 and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described here.

[0292] As shown in FIG9 , an embodiment of the present application further provides a communication device 600 , including a processor 601 and a memory 602 , where the memory 602 stores programs or instructions that can be run on the processor 601 .

[0293] For example, when the communication device 600 is a terminal, the program or instruction is executed by the processor 601 to implement the various steps performed by the terminal in the above positioning method embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0294] For another example, when the communication device 600 is a network-side device, the program or instruction is executed by the processor 601 to implement the various steps performed by the network-side device in the above-mentioned positioning method embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0295] The present application also provides a terminal comprising a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is configured to execute a program or instruction to implement the steps performed by the terminal in the method embodiment shown in FIG4 . This terminal embodiment corresponds to the aforementioned terminal-side method embodiment, and each implementation process and implementation method of the aforementioned method embodiment is applicable to this terminal embodiment and can achieve the same technical effects. Specifically, FIG10 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a terminal implementing an embodiment of the present application.

[0296] The terminal 700 includes but is not limited to: a radio frequency unit 701, a network module 702, an audio output unit 703, an input unit 704, a sensor 705, a display unit 706, a user input unit 707, an interface unit 708, a memory 709 and at least some of the components of the processor 710.

[0297] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the terminal 700 may also include a power supply (such as a battery) to power various components. The power supply may be logically connected to the processor 710 through a power management system, thereby implementing functions such as charging, discharging, and power consumption management through the power management system. The terminal structure shown in Figure 10 does not constitute a limitation of the terminal. The terminal may include more or fewer components than shown, or combine certain components, or have different component arrangements, which will not be described in detail here.

[0298] It should be understood that in an embodiment of the present application, the input unit 704 may include a graphics processing unit (GPU) 7041 and a microphone 7042, and the graphics processor 7041 processes the image data of a static picture or video obtained by an image capture device (such as a camera) in a video capture mode or an image capture mode. The display unit 706 may include a display panel 7061, and the display panel 7061 may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light emitting diode, etc. The user input unit 707 includes a touch panel 7071 and at least one of other input devices 7072. The touch panel 7071 is also called a touch screen. The touch panel 7071 may include two parts: a touch detection device and a touch controller. Other input devices 7072 may include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (such as volume control keys, switch keys, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, and an operating stick, which will not be repeated here.

[0299] In the embodiment of the present application, after receiving downlink data from a network-side device, the RF unit 701 may transmit the data to the processor 710 for processing. Furthermore, the RF unit 701 may send uplink data to the network-side device. Typically, the RF unit 701 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, an amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low-noise amplifier, a duplexer, and the like.

[0300] The memory 709 can be used to store software programs or instructions and various data. The memory 709 may mainly include a first storage area for storing programs or instructions and a second storage area for storing data, wherein the first storage area may store an operating system, applications or instructions required for at least one function (such as a sound playback function, an image playback function, etc.). In addition, the memory 709 may include a volatile memory or a non-volatile memory. Among them, the non-volatile memory may be a read-only memory (ROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), or a flash memory. The volatile memory may be a random access memory (RAM), a static random access memory (SRAM), a dynamic random access memory (DRAM), a synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM), a double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDRSDRAM), an enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (ESDRAM), a synchronous link dynamic random access memory (SLDRAM), and a direct memory bus random access memory (DRRAM). The memory 709 in the embodiment of the present application includes but is not limited to these and any other suitable types of memory.

[0301] Processor 710 may include at least one processing unit. Optionally, processor 710 integrates an application processor and a modem processor. The application processor primarily handles operations related to the operating system, user interface, and application programs, while the modem processor primarily processes wireless communication signals, such as a baseband processor. It is understood that the modem processor may not be integrated into processor 710.

[0302] In some embodiments, the processor 710 is used to obtain A-IoT information; wherein the A-IoT information includes at least one of the following: identification information of at least one A-IoT device, location information of at least one A-IoT device, grid information of at least one A-IoT device, and reflected signal strength information of at least one A-IoT device; the processor 710 is also used to determine the location information of the terminal based on the A-IoT information.

[0303] It can be understood that the implementation process of each implementation method mentioned in this embodiment can refer to the relevant description of the method embodiment and achieve the same or corresponding technical effects. To avoid repetition, it will not be described here.

[0304] The present application also provides a network-side device, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is configured to execute a program or instruction to implement the steps performed by the network-side device in the method embodiment shown in FIG6 . This network-side device embodiment corresponds to the aforementioned network-side device method embodiment, and each implementation process and implementation method of the aforementioned method embodiment is applicable to this network-side device embodiment and can achieve the same technical effects. For the sake of brevity, they are not further described here.

[0305] Specifically, embodiments of the present application also provide a network-side device. As shown in Figure 11, the network-side device 800 includes an antenna 81, a radio frequency device 82, a baseband device 83, a processor 84, and a memory 85. Antenna 81 is connected to radio frequency device 82. In the uplink direction, radio frequency device 82 receives information via antenna 81 and sends the received information to baseband device 83 for processing. In the downlink direction, baseband device 83 processes the information to be transmitted and sends it to radio frequency device 82. Radio frequency device 82 processes the received information and then sends it through antenna 81.

[0306] The method executed by the network-side device in the above embodiment may be implemented in the baseband device 83 , which includes a baseband processor.

[0307] The baseband device 83 may include, for example, at least one baseband board, on which at least two chips are arranged, as shown in Figure 11, one of the chips is, for example, a baseband processor, which is connected to the memory 85 through a bus interface to call the program in the memory 85 and execute the network device operations shown in the above method embodiment.

[0308] The network side device may further include a network interface 86, which is, for example, a Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI).

[0309] Specifically, the network side device 800 of the embodiment of the present application also includes: instructions or programs stored in the memory 85 and can be run on the processor 84. The processor 84 calls the instructions or programs in the memory 85 to execute the method executed by each unit shown in Figure 8 and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0310] An embodiment of the present application further provides a readable storage medium, on which a program or instruction is stored. When the program or instruction is executed by a processor, each process of the above-mentioned positioning method embodiment is implemented and the same technical effect can be achieved. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0311] The processor is the processor in the terminal described in the above embodiment. The readable storage medium includes a computer-readable storage medium, such as a computer read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk. In some examples, the readable storage medium may be a non-transitory readable storage medium.

[0312] An embodiment of the present application further provides a chip, which includes a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the various processes of the above-mentioned positioning method embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0313] It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiments of the present application can also be called a system-level chip, a system chip, a chip system or a system-on-chip chip, etc.

[0314] An embodiment of the present application further provides a computer program / program product, which is stored in a storage medium and executed by at least one processor to implement the various processes of the above-mentioned positioning method embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it is not repeated here.

[0315] An embodiment of the present application also provides a communication system, including: a terminal and a network-side device, wherein the terminal can be used to execute the steps performed by the terminal in the positioning method as described above, and the network-side device can be used to execute the steps performed by the network-side device in the positioning method as described above.

[0316] It should be noted that, in this article, the terms "comprise", "include" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device comprising a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. In the absence of further restrictions, an element defined by the sentence "comprises a ..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article or device comprising the element. In addition, it should be pointed out that the scope of the methods and devices in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, and may also include performing functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in the opposite order according to the functions involved. For example, the described method may be performed in an order different from that described, and various steps may also be added, omitted or combined. In addition, the features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

[0317] Through the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the above-mentioned embodiment methods can be implemented by means of a computer software product plus a necessary general-purpose hardware platform, or of course, by hardware. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM, RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk, etc.) and includes a number of instructions for enabling a terminal or network-side device to execute the methods described in each embodiment of the present application.

[0318] The embodiments of the present application are described above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned specific implementation methods. The above-mentioned specific implementation methods are merely illustrative and not restrictive. Under the guidance of this application, ordinary technicians in this field can also make many forms of implementation methods without departing from the purpose of this application and the scope of protection of the claims. These implementation methods are all within the protection of this application.

Claims

1. A positioning method, comprising: The terminal obtains A-IoT information of the ambient Internet of Things (A-IoT); wherein the A-IoT information includes at least one of the following: identification information of at least one A-IoT device, location information of at least one A-IoT device, grid information of at least one A-IoT device, and reflected signal strength information of at least one A-IoT device; The terminal determines the location information of the terminal based on the A-IoT information.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein The location information of the terminal includes at least one of the following: The identifiers of the A-IoT devices detected by the terminal, the identifiers of the A-IoT devices closest to the terminal detected by the terminal, the identifiers of the A-IoT devices with the largest reflected signal strength detected by the terminal, the identifiers of A-IoT devices whose reflected signal strength detected by the terminal exceeds the reflected signal strength threshold, the identifiers of A-IoT devices detected by the terminal within a specific range centered on the terminal, information about the grid in which the terminal is located, the absolute position of the terminal, the relative position of the terminal, and a proximity indication; The proximity indication is used to indicate that the terminal is approaching or leaving at least one specific A-IoT device.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein: The grid where the terminal is located includes at least one of the following: The grid where the A-IoT device closest to the terminal is located, detected by the terminal; The grid where the A-IoT device with the largest reflected signal strength detected by the terminal is located; The grid where the A-IoT device whose reflected signal strength detected by the terminal exceeds the reflected signal strength threshold is located; The intersection of the grids where at least two A-IoT devices are located detected by the terminal; The grid that appears most frequently among the grids in which at least two A-IoT devices are located detected by the terminal; The grid with the highest probability of appearing among the grids where at least two A-IoT devices detected by the terminal are located.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein: The absolute position of the terminal includes at least one of the following: The absolute position of the A-IoT device closest to the terminal detected by the terminal; The absolute position of the A-IoT device with the largest reflected signal strength detected by the terminal; The absolute position of the A-IoT device whose reflected signal strength detected by the terminal exceeds the reflected signal strength threshold; The center position of the absolute positions of at least two A-IoT devices detected by the terminal.

5. The method according to claim 2, wherein: The relative position of the terminal includes at least one of the following: The relative position of the A-IoT device closest to the terminal detected by the terminal; The relative position of the A-IoT device with the largest reflected signal strength detected by the terminal; The relative position of the A-IoT device whose reflected signal strength detected by the terminal exceeds the reflected signal strength threshold; The average value of the relative positions of at least two A-IoT devices detected by the terminal.

6. The method according to claim 2, wherein: The proximity indication includes at least one of the following: Information indicating at least one specific A-IoT device that the terminal approaches or leaves; Information indicating that the terminal is approaching or leaving at least one specific A-IoT device; Information indicating that the terminal is approaching or leaving all specific A-IoT devices.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising: The terminal sends the location information of the terminal to the network side device.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising: The terminal receives first configuration information from the network side device; The first configuration information includes at least one of the following: Cell grid information, grid segmentation granularity supported by the network, identification information of A-IoT devices deployed in the network, A-IoT device information associated with each grid, grid information associated with each A-IoT device, reference point information corresponding to the relative position of the A-IoT device, the terminal is configured to allow positioning based on the assistance of the A-IoT device, the terminal is configured to allow reporting of the terminal's location information to the network-side device, identification information of at least one specific A-IoT device, the terminal is configured to allow reporting of proximity indications to the network-side device, used to determine the reflected signal strength threshold for approaching or leaving; The proximity indication is used to indicate that the terminal is approaching or leaving the at least one specific A-IoT device.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising: The terminal receives second configuration information from the first entity; The second configuration information includes at least one of the following: Identification information of at least one specific A-IoT device, reference point information corresponding to the relative position of the A-IoT device, and location information associated with the at least one specific A-IoT device.

10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein The terminal obtains A-IoT information, including: The terminal obtains the A-IoT information by at least one of the following: Inventory, detection, and measurement of A-IoT devices.

11. A positioning method, comprising: The network side device receives the location information of the terminal from the terminal; The location information of the terminal is determined based on the ambient Internet of Things (A-IoT) information, and the A-IoT information includes at least one of the following: identification information of at least one A-IoT device, location information of at least one A-IoT device, grid information of at least one A-IoT device, and reflected signal strength information of at least one A-IoT device.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein The location information of the terminal includes at least one of the following: The identifiers of the A-IoT devices detected by the terminal, the identifiers of the A-IoT devices closest to the terminal detected by the terminal, the identifiers of the A-IoT devices with the largest reflected signal strength detected by the terminal, the identifiers of A-IoT devices whose reflected signal strength detected by the terminal exceeds the reflected signal strength threshold, the identifiers of A-IoT devices detected by the terminal within a specific range centered on the terminal, information about the grid in which the terminal is located, the absolute position of the terminal, the relative position of the terminal, and a proximity indication; The proximity indication is used to indicate that the terminal is approaching or leaving at least one specific A-IoT device.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein: The grid where the terminal is located includes at least one of the following: The grid where the A-IoT device closest to the terminal is located, detected by the terminal; The grid where the A-IoT device with the largest reflected signal strength detected by the terminal is located; The grid where the A-IoT device whose reflected signal strength detected by the terminal exceeds the reflected signal strength threshold is located; The intersection of the grids where at least two A-IoT devices are located detected by the terminal; The grid that appears most frequently among the grids in which at least two A-IoT devices are located detected by the terminal; The grid with the highest probability of appearing among the grids where at least two A-IoT devices detected by the terminal are located.

14. The method according to claim 12, wherein: The absolute position of the terminal includes at least one of the following: The absolute position of the A-IoT device closest to the terminal detected by the terminal; The absolute position of the A-IoT device with the largest reflected signal strength detected by the terminal; The absolute position of the A-IoT device whose reflected signal strength detected by the terminal exceeds the reflected signal strength threshold; The center position of the absolute positions of at least two A-IoT devices detected by the terminal.

15. The method according to claim 12, wherein: The relative position of the terminal includes at least one of the following: The relative position of the A-IoT device closest to the terminal detected by the terminal; The relative position of the A-IoT device with the largest reflected signal strength detected by the terminal; The relative position of the A-IoT device whose reflected signal strength detected by the terminal exceeds the reflected signal strength threshold; The average value of the relative positions of at least two A-IoT devices detected by the terminal.

16. The method according to claim 12, wherein The proximity indication includes at least one of the following: Information indicating at least one specific A-IoT device that the terminal approaches or leaves; Information indicating that the terminal is approaching or leaving at least one specific A-IoT device; Information indicating that the terminal is approaching or leaving all specific A-IoT devices.

17. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 16, further comprising: The network side device sends first configuration information to the terminal; The first configuration information includes at least one of the following: Cell grid information, grid segmentation information supported by the network, identification information of A-IoT devices deployed in the network, A-IoT device information associated with each grid, grid information associated with each A-IoT device, reference point information corresponding to the relative position of the A-IoT device, the terminal is configured to allow positioning based on the assistance of the A-IoT device, the terminal is configured to allow reporting of the terminal's location information to the network-side device, identification information of at least one specific A-IoT device, the terminal is configured to allow reporting of proximity indications to the network-side device, used to determine the reflected signal strength threshold for approaching or leaving; The proximity indication is used to indicate that the terminal is approaching or leaving the at least one specific A-IoT device.

18. A positioning device comprising: A processing unit, configured to obtain ambient Internet of Things (A-IoT) information; wherein the A-IoT information includes at least one of the following: identification information of at least one A-IoT device, location information of at least one A-IoT device, grid information of at least one A-IoT device, and reflected signal strength information of at least one A-IoT device; The processing unit is further used to determine the location information of the positioning device based on the A-IoT information.

19. The device according to claim 18, wherein The location information of the positioning device includes at least one of the following: The identifier of the A-IoT device detected by the positioning device, the identifier of the A-IoT device closest to the positioning device detected by the positioning device, the identifier of the A-IoT device with the largest reflected signal strength detected by the positioning device, the identifier of the A-IoT device whose reflected signal strength detected by the positioning device exceeds the reflected signal strength threshold, the identifier of the A-IoT device detected by the positioning device within a specific range centered on the positioning device, information about the grid in which the positioning device is located, the absolute position of the positioning device, the relative position of the positioning device, and a proximity indication; The proximity indication is used to indicate that the positioning device is approaching or leaving at least one specific A-IoT device.

20. The device according to claim 19, wherein The grid information where the positioning device is located includes at least one of the following: The grid where the A-IoT device closest to the positioning device is located, detected by the positioning device; The grid where the A-IoT device with the largest reflected signal strength detected by the positioning device is located; The grid where the A-IoT device whose reflected signal strength detected by the positioning device exceeds the reflected signal strength threshold is located; The intersection of the grids where at least two A-IoT devices are located detected by the positioning device; The grid that appears most frequently among the grids where at least two A-IoT devices are located detected by the positioning device; The grid in which the at least two A-IoT devices detected by the positioning device are located has the highest probability of appearing.

21. The apparatus according to claim 19, wherein The absolute position of the positioning device includes at least one of the following: The absolute position of the A-IoT device closest to the positioning device detected by the positioning device; The absolute position of the A-IoT device with the largest reflected signal strength detected by the positioning device; The absolute position of the A-IoT device whose reflected signal strength detected by the positioning device exceeds the reflected signal strength threshold; The center position of the absolute positions of at least two A-IoT devices detected by the positioning device.

22. The apparatus according to claim 19, wherein The relative position of the positioning device includes at least one of the following: The relative position of the A-IoT device closest to the positioning device detected by the positioning device; The relative position of the A-IoT device whose reflected signal strength detected by the positioning device exceeds the reflected signal strength threshold; The relative position of the A-IoT device with the largest reflected signal intensity detected by the positioning device; The average value of the relative positions of at least two A-IoT devices detected by the positioning device.

23. The apparatus according to claim 19, wherein The proximity indication includes at least one of the following: Information indicating at least one specific A-IoT device that the positioning device approaches or leaves; Information indicating that the positioning device is approaching or leaving at least one specific A-IoT device; Information indicating that the positioning device is approaching or leaving all specific A-IoT devices.

24. The device according to any one of claims 18 to 23, wherein the positioning device further comprises: The transceiver unit is used to send the location information of the positioning device to the network side device.

25. The device according to any one of claims 18 to 24, wherein the positioning device further comprises: A transceiver unit, configured to receive first configuration information from a network-side device; The first configuration information includes at least one of the following: Cell grid information, grid segmentation granularity supported by the network, identification information of A-IoT devices deployed in the network, A-IoT device information associated with each grid, grid information associated with each A-IoT device, reference point information corresponding to the relative position of the A-IoT device, the positioning device is configured to allow positioning based on the assistance of the A-IoT device, the positioning device is configured to allow reporting of the location information of the positioning device to the network side device, identification information of at least one specific A-IoT device, the positioning device is configured to allow reporting of proximity indication to the network side device, used to determine the reflected signal strength threshold for approaching or leaving; The proximity indication is used to indicate that the positioning device is approaching or leaving the at least one specific A-IoT device.

26. The device according to any one of claims 18 to 24, wherein the positioning device further comprises: a transceiver unit, configured to receive second configuration information from the first entity; The second configuration information includes at least one of the following: Identification information of at least one specific A-IoT device, reference point information corresponding to the relative position of the A-IoT device, and location information associated with the at least one specific A-IoT device.

27. The device according to any one of claims 18 to 26, wherein The processing unit is specifically configured to: The A-IoT information is obtained by at least one of the following: Inventory, detection, and measurement of A-IoT devices.

28. A positioning device comprising: a transceiver unit, configured to receive location information of a terminal from the terminal; The location information of the terminal is determined based on the ambient Internet of Things (A-IoT) information, and the A-IoT information includes at least one of the following: identification information of at least one A-IoT device, location information of at least one A-IoT device, grid information of at least one A-IoT device, and reflected signal strength information of at least one A-IoT device.

29. The apparatus according to claim 28, wherein The location information of the terminal includes at least one of the following: The identifiers of the A-IoT devices detected by the terminal, the identifiers of the A-IoT devices closest to the terminal detected by the terminal, the identifiers of the A-IoT devices with the largest reflected signal strength detected by the terminal, the identifiers of A-IoT devices whose reflected signal strength detected by the terminal exceeds the reflected signal strength threshold, the identifiers of A-IoT devices detected by the terminal within a specific range centered on the terminal, information about the grid in which the terminal is located, the absolute position of the terminal, the relative position of the terminal, and a proximity indication; The proximity indication is used to indicate that the terminal is approaching or leaving at least one specific A-IoT device.

30. The apparatus according to claim 29, wherein The grid where the terminal is located includes at least one of the following: The grid where the A-IoT device closest to the terminal is located, detected by the terminal; The grid where the A-IoT device with the largest reflected signal strength detected by the terminal is located; The grid where the A-IoT device whose reflected signal strength detected by the terminal exceeds the reflected signal strength threshold is located; The intersection of the grids where at least two A-IoT devices are located detected by the terminal; The grid that appears most frequently among the grids in which at least two A-IoT devices are located detected by the terminal; The grid with the highest probability of appearing among the grids where at least two A-IoT devices detected by the terminal are located.

31. The apparatus according to claim 29, wherein The absolute position of the terminal includes at least one of the following: The absolute position of the A-IoT device closest to the terminal detected by the terminal; The absolute position of the A-IoT device with the largest reflected signal strength detected by the terminal; The absolute position of the A-IoT device whose reflected signal strength detected by the terminal exceeds the reflected signal strength threshold; The center position of the absolute positions of at least two A-IoT devices detected by the terminal.

32. The apparatus of claim 29, wherein: The relative position of the terminal includes at least one of the following: The relative position of the A-IoT device closest to the terminal detected by the terminal; The relative position of the A-IoT device with the largest reflected signal strength detected by the terminal; The relative position of the A-IoT device whose reflected signal strength detected by the terminal exceeds the reflected signal strength threshold; The average value of the relative positions of at least two A-IoT devices detected by the terminal.

33. The apparatus of claim 29, wherein: The proximity indication includes at least one of the following: Information indicating at least one specific A-IoT device that the terminal approaches or leaves; Information indicating that the terminal is approaching or leaving at least one specific A-IoT device; Information indicating that the terminal is approaching or leaving all specific A-IoT devices.

34. The device according to any one of claims 28 to 33, wherein The transceiver unit is further configured to send first configuration information to the terminal; The first configuration information includes at least one of the following: Cell grid information, grid segmentation granularity supported by the network, identification information of A-IoT devices deployed in the network, A-IoT device information associated with each grid, grid information associated with each A-IoT device, reference point information corresponding to the relative position of the A-IoT device, the terminal is configured to allow positioning based on the assistance of the A-IoT device, the terminal is configured to allow reporting of the terminal's location information to the network-side device, identification information of at least one specific A-IoT device, the terminal is configured to allow reporting of proximity indications to the network-side device, used to determine the reflected signal strength threshold for approaching or leaving; The proximity indication is used to indicate that the terminal is approaching or leaving the at least one specific A-IoT device.

35. A terminal comprising a transceiver, a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores a program or instruction that can be run on the processor, and when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, the steps of the positioning method according to any one of claims 1 to 10 are implemented.

36. A network-side device, comprising a transceiver, a processor and a memory, wherein the memory stores a program or instruction that can be run on the processor, and when the program or instruction is executed by the processor, the steps of the positioning method as described in any one of claims 11 to 17 are implemented.

37. A readable storage medium storing a program or instruction, wherein the program or instruction, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the positioning method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, or implements the steps of the positioning method according to any one of claims 11 to 17.

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