Positioning assistance data request method and apparatus, positioning assistance data sending method and apparatus, terminal, network side device, medium, and computer program product

Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of communications, and discloses a positioning assistance data request method and apparatus, a positioning assistance data sending method and apparatus, a terminal, a network side device, a medium, and a computer program product. The positioning assistance data request method in embodiments of the present application comprises: the terminal sends a first request message, the first request message being used for requesting positioning assistance data for assisting AI-based positioning; and the terminal acquires first positioning assistance data from the network side device.

Description

Positioning assistance data request, transmission method, device, terminal, network-side equipment, medium and computer program products

[0001] Cross-references to related applications

[0002] This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202410968260.1, filed in China on July 18, 2024, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. Technical Field

[0003] This application belongs to the field of communication technology, specifically relating to a positioning assistance data request, transmission method, device, terminal, network-side equipment, medium, and computer program product. Background Technology

[0004] A Positioning Reference Unit (PRU) is a device whose location is known in advance or can be accurately measured. This device can be a terminal or a network-side device. A PRU can be used to assist in improving the positioning accuracy of a terminal device. Typically, the network-side device can send positioning assistance data related to the PRU to the terminal to help the terminal determine its location using this data.

[0005] However, during the terminal's positioning process, since the positioning auxiliary data used for each positioning is independent of each other, the positioning accuracy may be low. Summary of the Invention

[0006] This application provides a positioning assistance data request, sending method, device, terminal, network-side equipment, medium, and computer program product that can improve the accuracy of terminal positioning.

[0007] In a first aspect, a method for requesting location assistance data is provided, executed by a terminal. The method includes: the terminal sending a first request message, the first request message being used to request location assistance data for AI-assisted positioning; and the terminal obtaining the first location assistance data from a network-side device.

[0008] Secondly, a method for transmitting positioning assistance data is provided, which is executed by a network-side device. The method includes: the network-side device receiving a first request message, the first request message being used to request positioning assistance data for AI-assisted positioning; and the network-side device transmitting the first positioning assistance data to a terminal.

[0009] Thirdly, a positioning assistance data request device is provided, the device comprising: a sending module and a receiving module; the sending module is used to send a first request message, the first request message being used to request positioning assistance data for AI-assisted positioning; the receiving module is used to obtain the first positioning assistance data from a network-side device.

[0010] Fourthly, a positioning assistance data transmission device is provided, the device comprising: a receiving module and a transmitting module; the receiving module is configured to receive a first request message, the first request message being used to request positioning assistance data for AI-assisted positioning; the transmitting module is configured to transmit the first positioning assistance data to a terminal.

[0011] Fifthly, a positioning assistance data request and transmission device is provided, the device being configured to perform the steps of the method described in the first aspect, or to implement the steps of the method described in the second aspect.

[0012] In a sixth aspect, a terminal is provided, the terminal including a processor and a memory, the memory storing a program or instructions executable on the processor, the program or instructions, when executed by the processor, implementing the steps of the method as described in the first aspect.

[0013] In a seventh aspect, a terminal is provided, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is used to send a first request message and obtain first positioning assistance data from a network-side device.

[0014] Eighthly, a network-side device is provided, the network-side device including a processor and a memory, the memory storing a program or instructions executable on the processor, the program or instructions, when executed by the processor, implementing the steps of the method as described in the first aspect.

[0015] In a ninth aspect, a network-side device is provided, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is used to receive a first request message and send first positioning assistance data to a terminal.

[0016] In a tenth aspect, a readable storage medium is provided, on which a program or instructions are stored, which, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the method described in the first aspect, or implement the steps of the method described in the second aspect.

[0017] Eleventhly, a wireless communication system is provided, comprising: a terminal and a network-side device, wherein the terminal can be used to perform the steps of the method as described in the first aspect, and the network-side device can be used to perform the steps of the method as described in the second aspect.

[0018] In a twelfth aspect, a chip is provided, the chip including a processor and a communication interface coupled to the processor, the processor being configured 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.

[0019] In a thirteenth aspect, a computer program / program product is provided, the computer program / program product being stored in a storage medium, the computer program / program product being executed by at least one processor to implement the method as described in the first aspect, or to implement the steps of the method as described in the second aspect.

[0020] In this embodiment, the terminal sends a first request message to request location assistance data for AI-assisted positioning; the terminal obtains the first location assistance data from the network-side device. Through this scheme, since the terminal can use the requested first location assistance data to assist AI positioning, the AI ​​unit can correlate multiple location assistance data sets for positioning, resulting in more accurate positioning data and thus improving the accuracy of terminal positioning. Attached Figure Description

[0021] Figure 1 is a possible structural diagram of the communication system involved in an embodiment of this application;

[0022] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of a neural network structure provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0023] Figure 3 is a flowchart illustrating a positioning assistance data request method provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0024] Figure 4 is a flowchart illustrating a positioning-assisted data transmission method provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0025] Figure 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for requesting and sending location-assisted data according to an embodiment of this application;

[0026] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of an example of a positioning assistance data request and sending method provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0027] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of a positioning auxiliary data request device provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0028] Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of a positioning-assisted data transmission device provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0029] Figure 9 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a communication device provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0030] Figure 10 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a terminal provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0031] Figure 11 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a network-side device provided in an embodiment of this application. Detailed Implementation

[0032] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will be clearly described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, of the embodiments of this application. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of this application are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0033] The terms "first," "second," etc., used in this application are used to distinguish similar objects and not to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be understood that such terms can be used interchangeably where appropriate so that embodiments of this application can be implemented in orders other than those illustrated or described herein, and the objects distinguished by "first" and "second" are generally of the same class, not limited in number; for example, the first object can be one or more. Furthermore, "or" in this application indicates at least one of the connected objects. For example, the scope of protection for "A or B" covers at least three scenarios: Scenario 1: including A but not B; Scenario 2: including B but not A; Scenario 3: including both A and B. In addition, the terms "A and / or B," "at least one of A and B," and "at least one of A or B" also cover at least the above three scenarios. The character " / " generally indicates that the preceding and following objects are in an "or" relationship.

[0034] The term "instruction" in this application can be either a direct instruction (or explicit instruction) or an indirect instruction (or implicit instruction). A direct instruction can be understood as one in which the sender explicitly informs the receiver of specific information, the operation to be performed, or the requested result, etc., in the instruction sent. An indirect instruction can be understood as one in which the receiver determines the corresponding information based on the instruction sent by the sender, or makes a judgment and determines the operation to be performed or the requested result, etc., based on the judgment result.

[0035] It is worth noting that the technologies described in this application are not limited to Long Term Evolution (LTE) / LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) systems, but can also be used in other wireless communication systems, such as Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA), Single-carrier Frequency-Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA), or other systems. The terms "system" and "network" in this application are often used interchangeably, and the described technologies can be used with the systems and radio technologies mentioned above, as well as with other systems and radio technologies. The following description describes New Radio (NR) systems for illustrative purposes, and the term NR is used in most of the following description; however, these technologies can also be applied to systems other than NR systems, such as 6th generation (6G) radio systems. th Generation 6G communication system.

[0036] Figure 1 shows a block diagram of a wireless communication system applicable to an embodiment of this application. The wireless communication system includes a terminal 11 and a network-side device 12. The terminal 11 can be a mobile phone, tablet computer, laptop computer, notebook computer, personal digital assistant (PDA), handheld computer, netbook, ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), mobile internet device (MID), augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) device, robot, wearable device, flight vehicle, vehicle user equipment (VUE), shipboard equipment, pedestrian user equipment (PUE), smart home (home devices with wireless communication capabilities, such as refrigerators, televisions, washing machines, or furniture), game console, personal computer (PC), ATM, or self-service machine, etc. Wearable devices include: smartwatches, smart bracelets, smart headphones, smart glasses, smart jewelry (smart bracelets, smart chains, smart rings, smart necklaces, smart anklets, smart anklets, etc.), smart wristbands, smart clothing, etc. Among these, in-vehicle devices can also be referred to as in-vehicle terminals, in-vehicle controllers, in-vehicle modules, in-vehicle components, in-vehicle chips, or in-vehicle units, etc. It should be noted that the specific type of terminal 11 is not limited in this application embodiment. Network-side equipment 12 may include access network equipment or core network equipment, wherein access network equipment may also be referred to as Radio Access Network (RAN) equipment, radio access network function, or radio access network unit. Access network equipment may include base stations, Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) access points (AS), or Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) nodes, etc.The term "base station" can be referred to as Node B (NB), Evolved Node B (eNB), Next Generation Node B (gNB), New Radio Node B (NR Node B), Access Point, Relay Base Station (RBS), Serving Base Station (SBS), Base Transceiver Station (BTS), Radio Base Station, Radio Transceiver, Basic Service Set (BSS), Extended Service Set (ESS), Home Node B (HNB), Home Evolved Node B, Transmit / Receive Point (TRP), or any other suitable term in the relevant field, as long as the same technical effect is achieved. The term "base station" is not limited to specific technical terms. It should be noted that the embodiments in this application only use base stations in NR systems as examples for description and do not limit the specific type of base station.

[0037] Core network equipment, also known as core network nodes, core network functions, or core network elements, includes, but is not limited to, at least one of the following: Mobility Management Entity (MME), Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF), Session Management Function (SMF), User Plane Function (UPF), Policy Control Function (PCF), Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF), Edge Application Server Discovery Function (EASDF), Unified Data Management (UDM), Unified Data Repository (UDR), Home Subscriber Server (HSS), Centralized network configuration (CNC), Network Repository Function (NRF), Network Exposure Function (NEF), Local NEF (or L-NEF), and Binding Support. The core network functions include: BSF (Block Network Function), Application Function (AF), Location Management Function (LMF), Gateway Mobile Location Centre (GMLC), and Network Data Analytics Function (NWDAF). It should be noted that this application embodiment only uses core network equipment in the NR system as an example and does not limit the specific type of core network equipment. If the name of the core network equipment mentioned in this application embodiment changes in subsequent protocol versions (e.g., 6G), it will still be within the scope of protection of this application.

[0038] Optionally, the core network equipment can be implemented by one or more functional modules in a single device, or by multiple devices working together; this application does not specifically limit this. It is understood that the aforementioned functional modules can be network elements in hardware devices, software functional modules running on dedicated hardware, or virtualized functional modules instantiated on a platform (e.g., a cloud platform).

[0039] It should be noted that the aforementioned wireless communication system may also include a PRU. During the terminal positioning process, the terminal can send a positioning assistance data request message to the network-side device. After receiving the positioning assistance data request message, the network-side device can instruct the PRU located at a known position to perform positioning measurements, receive the measurement reports sent by the PRU, and return these measurement reports to the terminal to achieve terminal positioning.

[0040] The positioning measurements performed by the aforementioned PRU may include, but are not limited to: Reference Signal Time Difference (RSTD) measurement, Reference Signal Receiving Power (RSRP) measurement, Receiver (Rx) to Transmitter (Tx) time difference measurement, Down Link (DL) to Reference Signal Carrier Phase Difference (RSCPD), and DL to Received Signal Code Power (RSCP).

[0041] In addition, the PRU can send SRS to enable the Transmission and Reception Point (TRP) to measure and report UL positioning measurements of the PRU from a known location, such as Relative Time of Arrival (RTOA), Uplink (UL) Angle of Arrival (AOA) measurement, Base Station Rx-Tx Time Difference measurement, UL-RSCP measurement, etc.

[0042] The following description, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, details the positioning assistance data request, transmission method, apparatus, terminal, network-side device, medium, and computer program products provided in this application through some embodiments and application scenarios.

[0043] The positioning assistance data request, sending method, device, terminal, network-side equipment, medium, and computer program products provided in this application embodiment can be applied to NR positioning scenarios, especially NR positioning scenarios combined with artificial intelligence (AI).

[0044] The aforementioned NR positioning can be performed via the UU port, based on signal measurements between network-side devices and terminals.

[0045] Currently, AI has been widely applied in various fields. AI units can be implemented in various ways, such as neural networks, decision trees, support vector machines, and Bayesian classifiers. Taking neural networks as an example, as shown in Figure 2, Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of a neural network structure. n represents the number of inputs to the neural network, X1, X2, ..., Xn are n inputs, which are processed through the input layer and hidden layer to obtain the output result Y.

[0046] In a neural network, the input is weighted and summed with a bias, then processed by an activation function to obtain the output. Typically, optimization algorithms are used to optimize the parameters of the neural network. An optimization algorithm is a class of algorithms that minimizes or maximizes an objective function (i.e., a loss function). By using optimization algorithms, the value of the loss function can be minimized; the smaller the loss value, the closer the network model is to reality.

[0047] Most common optimization algorithms are based on the error back propagation (BP) algorithm. The basic idea of ​​the BP algorithm is that the learning process consists of two parts: forward propagation of the signal and backward propagation of the error. During forward propagation, the input sample is introduced from the input layer, processed layer by layer by the hidden layers, and then propagated to the output layer. If the actual output of the output layer does not match the expected output, the process transitions to the error back propagation stage. Error back propagation involves propagating the output error back to the input layer layer by layer through the hidden layers, distributing the error to all units in each layer, thus obtaining the error signal of each unit. This error signal serves as the basis for adjusting the weights of each unit. This process of adjusting the weights through forward and backward propagation is cyclical. This continuous adjustment of weights is the learning and training process of the network. This process continues until the error of the network output is reduced to an acceptable level, or until the predetermined number of learning iterations is reached. Common optimization algorithms include gradient descent, stochastic gradient descent (SGD), mini-batch gradient descent, momentum method, Adadelta, root mean square prop (RMSprop), and adaptive momentum estimation (Adam).

[0048] It should be noted that the AI ​​unit in this application embodiment is described using a neural network as an example. In actual implementation, the specific type of AI unit is not limited.

[0049] The positioning assistance data request and sending method provided in this application embodiment allows the terminal to use the requested first positioning assistance data to assist AI positioning. Therefore, through the AI ​​unit, multiple positioning assistance data can be associated to perform positioning, resulting in more accurate positioning data and thus improving the accuracy of terminal positioning.

[0050] The following description, in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, details the positioning assistance data request, transmission method, apparatus, terminal, network-side device, medium, and computer program products provided in this application through some embodiments and application scenarios.

[0051] Figure 3 shows a flowchart of a positioning assistance data request method provided in an embodiment of this application. As shown in Figure 3, the positioning assistance data request method may include the following steps 301 and 302.

[0052] Step 301: The terminal sends a first request message, which is used to request location assistance data for AI-assisted positioning.

[0053] Step 302: The terminal obtains the first positioning assistance data from the network-side device.

[0054] In some embodiments of this application, the first request message may include at least one of the following: cell information where the terminal is located, area information where the terminal is located, PRU identifier, dataset identifier, first time information, and first time window information.

[0055] In some embodiments of this application, the cell information where the terminal is located can be understood as the cell information of the cell where the terminal is located.

[0056] In some embodiments of this application, the cell information where the terminal is located can be understood as the cell information of the serving cell where the terminal is located.

[0057] In some embodiments of this application, the cell information where the terminal is located can also be understood as the TRP information associated with the serving cell where the terminal is located.

[0058] In some embodiments of this application, the cell information where the terminal is located may include, but is not limited to: NR Cell Global Identity (NCGI) information, cell identity (cell ID) information, and TRP ID information.

[0059] For example, the cell information where the terminal is located can be target NCGI information. The terminal can send the target NCGI information to the network-side device, and after receiving the target NCGI information, the network-side device can send the positioning assistance data under the target NCGI information, i.e., the first positioning assistance data, to the terminal based on the target NCGI information.

[0060] For example, the cell information where the terminal is located can be target NCGI information. The terminal can send the target NCGI information to the network-side device, and after receiving the target NCGI information, the network-side device can send PRU auxiliary data, i.e., first positioning auxiliary data, to the terminal based on the target NCGI information.

[0061] In some embodiments of this application, the aforementioned TRP ID can be used to identify network-side devices associated with a specific location. The specific information of the TRP ID can be local identification information or network-side device identification information. This application does not impose specific limitations on these embodiments.

[0062] In some embodiments of this application, the aforementioned regional information of the terminal can be understood as the regional information of the area where the terminal is located.

[0063] In some embodiments of this application, the area information where the terminal is located can be understood as the terminal's approximate location information.

[0064] For example, the terminal can send the area information where the terminal is located to the network-side device. After receiving the area information where the terminal is located, the network-side device can send the location assistance data associated with the area indicated by the area information, i.e., the first location assistance data, to the terminal.

[0065] For example, the terminal can send the area information where the terminal is located to the network-side device. After receiving the area information where the terminal is located, the network-side device can send PRU auxiliary data, i.e., first positioning auxiliary data, to the terminal according to the area information where the terminal is located, in the area indicated by the area ID.

[0066] It is understood that the area indicated by the area ID where the terminal is located may include at least one TRP, or the area indicated by the area ID where the terminal is located may include a TRP associated with at least one cell. This application does not impose specific limitations.

[0067] It is understood that the region indicated by the region ID where the terminal is located may include a set of TRPs, and the set of TRPs associated with the positioning assistance data can be determined based on the region ID.

[0068] In some embodiments of this application, the aforementioned area information can be used to indicate the area associated with the AI ​​unit used for AI positioning, that is, the area information associated with training the AI ​​unit, so that the positioning assistance data provided by the network-side device is expected to also belong to the area, or to provide positioning assistance data associated with the area information.

[0069] In some embodiments of this application, the above-mentioned PRU identifier can be used to indicate at least one PRU, which is a PRU that the terminal expects to use to obtain positioning assistance data.

[0070] In some embodiments of this application, the aforementioned PRU identifier can be used to indicate a PRU set, which can assist the terminal in determining the terminal's location-related information.

[0071] It is understood that the aforementioned PRU identifier can be used to indicate the PRU associated with the AI ​​unit used for AI positioning, and the set of TRPs associated in the positioning assistance data can be determined based on the region ID.

[0072] In some embodiments of this application, the aforementioned dataset identifier may be used to indicate the dataset associated with the AI ​​unit used for AI localization, or the dataset identifier may be used to indicate the PRU associated with the dataset.

[0073] In some embodiments of this application, the aforementioned dataset identifier can be used to indicate the acquisition of the dataset associated with the AI ​​unit used for AI positioning, that is, the dataset associated with training the AI ​​unit, so that the network-side device can determine the positioning assistance data based on the dataset identifier. For example, the aforementioned dataset identifier can be used to determine the data format or the auxiliary information associated with the data, so that the network-side device can determine the format or content of some data in the positioning assistance data based on the dataset identifier. It is understood that the positioning assistance data includes the aforementioned first positioning assistance data.

[0074] Understandably, through the aforementioned PRU identifier or dataset identifier, the terminal can request the PRU or dataset that it wishes to use to obtain positioning assistance data in order to accurately perform AI positioning.

[0075] In some embodiments of this application, the aforementioned first time information can be used to indicate at least one of a first time and a first period.

[0076] In some embodiments of this application, the first time mentioned above can be the start time or end time of the terminal performing the first operation, and the first period mentioned above can be the execution period of the terminal performing the first operation.

[0077] In some embodiments of this application, the aforementioned first time, which is the start or end time of the terminal performing the first operation, can be understood as: the effective time information of the aforementioned AI unit in the terminal.

[0078] In some embodiments of this application, the aforementioned first time, which is the start or end time of the terminal performing the first operation, can also be understood as: the terminal obtaining the time information of the aforementioned AI unit.

[0079] In some embodiments of this application, the aforementioned first time, which is the start or end time of the terminal performing the first operation, can also be understood as: the time information of the last time the terminal used the aforementioned AI unit.

[0080] In some embodiments of this application, the first request message includes first time information and area information where the terminal is located, which can be used to instruct the network-side device to provide positioning assistance data consistent with the positioning assistance data of the area under the first time information.

[0081] In some embodiments of this application, the first request message may further include first time information and location request information associated with the first time.

[0082] In some embodiments of this application, the first request message may include at least two of the following: cell information where the terminal is located, area information where the terminal is located, first time information, and first time window information.

[0083] In some embodiments of this application, the first request message may include: a dataset identifier and cell information where the terminal is located; or, the first request message may include: a dataset identifier and area information where the terminal is located. It is understood that the first request message can be used to identify the dataset within the cell or area.

[0084] In some embodiments of this application, the first request message may further include: first time information and cell information where the terminal is located; or, the first request message may further include: first time information and area information where the terminal is located. It is understood that the first request information can be used to request location assistance data related to the first time within that cell or area.

[0085] In some embodiments of this application, the first operation described above may include at least one of the following: locating the terminal, monitoring the performance of the AI ​​unit, and acquiring the AI ​​unit.

[0086] In some embodiments of this application, the above-described positioning of the terminal can be understood as positioning the terminal based on an AI unit.

[0087] In some embodiments of this application, the performance of the aforementioned monitoring AI unit can be understood as the accuracy of the predictions made by the terminal monitoring AI unit.

[0088] It should be noted that a detailed description of the performance of the terminal monitoring AI unit can be found in the relevant description in step 304 below. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0089] In some embodiments of this application, the above-mentioned acquisition of AI units can be understood as the process by which the terminal trains AI units based on a dataset to obtain trained AI units.

[0090] In some embodiments of this application, the aforementioned first time window information can be used to request a Positioning Reference Signal (PRS) located within the first time window, or to request PRU measurement information within the first time window.

[0091] In some embodiments of this application, the aforementioned first time window information may be determined based on the time of AI monitoring. This allows the terminal to determine whether the AI ​​unit is effective at that time based on the PRU measurement information within the first time window.

[0092] In some embodiments of this application, the aforementioned first request message may include: first time window information and identification information related to the positioning reference signal. It is understood that the first request message is used to request the transmission or measurement of positioning reference information related to the first time window information.

[0093] In some embodiments of this application, the first request message may further include: first time window information and cell information where the terminal is located; or, the first request message may further include: first time window information and area information where the terminal is located. It is understood that the first request message can be used to request location assistance data related to the first time window information within that cell or area.

[0094] In some embodiments of this application, the aforementioned first time window may be a time window indicated by first time window information.

[0095] In some embodiments of this application, the first time window information may include at least one of the following: window length information of the first time window; window period information of the first time window; start time information of the first time window; time slot offset of the first time window relative to the window period; symbol start position of the first time window; symbol offset of the first time window.

[0096] In some embodiments of this application, the first request message can be used to indicate that the PRU measurement information is expected to include the positioning reference signal of a specified area or a specified cell; or, the first request message can be used to indicate that the positioning assistance data sent by the network-side device is expected to include the positioning reference signal of a specified area or a specified cell.

[0097] It is understandable that when the first request message indicates that the PRU measurement information is expected to include the location reference signal of a specified area or a specified cell, it means that the terminal expects the received PRU measurement information to include the location reference signal of the specified area or a specified cell. Similarly, when the first request message indicates that the location assistance data sent by the network-side device is expected to include the location reference signal of a specified area or a specified cell, it means that the terminal expects the location assistance data sent by the network-side device to include the location reference signal of the specified area or a specified cell.

[0098] For example, the terminal may add specified area information or specified cell information to the first request message to indicate that the PRU measurement information is expected to include the location reference signal of the specified area or the specified cell, or to indicate that the location assistance data sent by the network-side device is expected to include the location reference signal of the specified area or the specified cell.

[0099] In some embodiments of this application, the first request message may include: first time window information, PRU measurement request information, and cell information where the terminal is located; or, the first request message may include: first time window information, PRU measurement request information, and area information where the terminal is located. It is understood that the first request message can be used to request positioning assistance data related to PRU measurements within the cell or area, which is associated with the first time window information.

[0100] In some embodiments of this application, the first request message can be used to indicate that the PRU measurement information is expected to include measurement information associated with a specified location reference signal resource set; or, the first request message can be used to indicate that the positioning assistance data sent by the network-side device is expected to include positioning assistance data associated with a specified location reference signal resource set.

[0101] It is understandable that when the first request message indicates that the PRU measurement information is expected to include measurement information associated with a specified positioning reference signal resource set, it can be said that the terminal expects the received PRU measurement information to include measurement information associated with the specified positioning reference signal resource set. Similarly, when the first request message indicates that the positioning assistance data sent by the network-side device is expected to include positioning assistance data associated with a specified positioning reference signal resource set, it can be said that the terminal expects the positioning assistance data sent by the network-side device to include positioning assistance data associated with the specified positioning reference signal resource set.

[0102] For example, the terminal may add specified area information or specified cell information to the first request message to indicate that the PRU measurement information is expected to include measurement information associated with a specified location reference signal resource set, or that the positioning assistance data sent by the network-side device is expected to include positioning assistance data associated with a specified location reference signal resource set.

[0103] In some embodiments of this application, during data acquisition, the network-side device can directly obtain the measurement information of the PRU. For example, the PRU can measure the positioning reference signal, and the terminal can also measure the positioning reference signal. The AI ​​unit is obtained based on the measurement information of the PRU and the terminal and / or the location-related information of the PRU and the terminal. Thus, if the terminal needs to perform positioning through the AI ​​unit, the measurement configuration of the positioning reference signal supported by the terminal needs to be aligned with the measurement configuration during the training period. Therefore, during the AI ​​unit inference process on the terminal side, the network-side device and the terminal can agree on at least one set of configurations. Thus, during the acquisition of positioning auxiliary data, the terminal can report the supported configuration information so that the network-side device can directly configure the terminal with the corresponding configuration, or the terminal can directly report the configuration information it uses to the network-side device.

[0104] Understandably, if the AI ​​unit was trained on data in region A during data acquisition, it may not be able to perform inference when the terminal switches to region B. Therefore, the terminal needs to carry information about region A associated with the AI ​​unit to request location-aided data associated with region A.

[0105] It is understood that during data acquisition, the aforementioned AI unit is associated with the first TRP set. Therefore, if the positioning assistance data does not include the first TRP set, the terminal cannot perform AI positioning based on that positioning assistance data and the AI ​​unit. The terminal needs to request the positioning assistance data that includes the first TRP set. Therefore, the first request message includes indication information related to the first TRP set.

[0106] It is understood that during data acquisition, the aforementioned AI unit is associated with the first positioning reference signal set. Therefore, if the positioning assistance data does not include the first positioning reference signal set, the terminal cannot perform AI positioning based on that positioning assistance data and the AI ​​unit. The terminal needs to request the positioning assistance data that includes the first positioning reference signal set. Therefore, the first request message includes indication information related to the first positioning reference signal set.

[0107] Thus, through the first request message, the terminal can request specified location assistance data from the network-side device, thereby enabling the terminal to perform AI positioning based on the specified location assistance data, thereby improving the accuracy of terminal positioning.

[0108] In some embodiments of this application, the first positioning assistance data may include at least one of the following: measurement information of at least one PRU; location-related information of at least one PRU; cell information associated with the first positioning assistance data; area information associated with the first positioning assistance data; first indication information; auxiliary data for positioning reference signals; auxiliary data required by the terminal to perform location calculation; area ID; cell list ID.

[0109] In some embodiments of this application, the measurement information of the PRU may include at least one of the following: measurement unit information associated with the first path detected by the terminal in the time domain; M first measurement unit information; N second measurement unit information; measurement information type information; and PRU identification information.

[0110] In this context, each of the first measurement unit information can be the measurement information corresponding to a path, and each of the second measurement unit information can be the measurement information corresponding to a sampling point, where M and N are both positive integers.

[0111] It is understandable that the above M first measurement unit information can be the measurement information corresponding to M diameters, and the above N second measurement unit information can be the measurement information corresponding to N sampling points.

[0112] In some embodiments of this application, the measurement information corresponding to the first diameter may differ from the measurement information corresponding to other diameters. That is, the measurement information of the PRU includes the measurement information corresponding to M+1 diameters. The measurement information for the first diameter is indicated separately.

[0113] In some embodiments of this application, the measurement information corresponding to the first sampling point may differ from the measurement information corresponding to the M diameters. That is, the measurement information of the PRU includes the measurement information corresponding to the first sampling point and information about the M first measurement units.

[0114] In some embodiments of this application, the measurement information of the PRU includes one first measurement unit and N first and second measurement units. The first measurement unit information includes measurement information corresponding to the first diameter.

[0115] In some embodiments of this application, the measurement information corresponding to the M diameters mentioned above does not include the measurement information corresponding to the first diameter. That is, the measurement information of the PRU mentioned above includes the measurement information corresponding to the M+1 diameters. The measurement information of the first diameter is indicated separately.

[0116] The measurement information corresponding to the first diameter may differ from the measurement information corresponding to the other diameters among the M diameters mentioned above.

[0117] In some embodiments of this application, the measurement information corresponding to the first diameter is not included in the aforementioned N second measurement unit information. That is, the measurement information of the aforementioned PRU includes N+1 measurement information items. Among them, the measurement information of the first diameter is indicated separately.

[0118] In some embodiments of this application, the first positioning request includes request information related to the measurement information of the PRU, such as type information for requesting the measurement information of the PRU, thereby determining the content of the measurement information of the PRU.

[0119] In some embodiments of this application, the measurement information of the PRU includes measurement information associated with multiple TRPs, and each TRP may be associated with at least one first measurement unit information.

[0120] In some embodiments of this application, the measurement information of the PRU includes measurement information associated with multiple TRPs, and each TRP may be associated with at least one second measurement unit information.

[0121] In some embodiments of this application, the measurement information of the PRU includes measurement information associated with multiple TRPs, and each TRP can be associated with up to M first measurement unit information.

[0122] In some embodiments of this application, the measurement information of the PRU includes measurement information associated with multiple TRPs, and each TRP can be associated with up to N second measurement unit information.

[0123] In some embodiments of this application, the measurement information of the PRU includes measurement information associated with multiple TRPs, and each TRP can be associated with up to M+1 first measurement unit information.

[0124] In some embodiments of this application, the measurement information of the PRU includes measurement information associated with multiple TRPs, and each TRP can be associated with up to N+1 second measurement unit information.

[0125] In some embodiments of this application, the measurement information of the PRU includes measurement information associated with multiple TRPs, and each TRP can be associated with up to M first measurement unit information and first stripe-related measurement unit information.

[0126] In some embodiments of this application, the measurement information of the PRU includes measurement information associated with multiple TRPs, and each TRP can be associated with up to N second measurement unit information and measurement unit information associated with the first path.

[0127] In some embodiments of this application, the measurement information associated with the multiple TRPs can be of the same type. For example, if the measurement information associated with TRP1 is first measurement unit information, the measurement information associated with TRP2 and TRP3 can also be first measurement unit information.

[0128] In some embodiments of this application, the first measurement unit information mentioned above may include at least one of the following: time information, energy information, angle information, phase information, time delay power combination information, and channel response information.

[0129] In some embodiments of this application, the second measurement unit information described above may include at least one of the following: time information, energy information, angle information, phase information, time delay power combination information, and channel response information.

[0130] In some embodiments of this application, the aforementioned time information may include, but is not limited to, path delay and sampling point delay.

[0131] In some embodiments of this application, the aforementioned path delay can be the delay information of different transmission paths, such as the TOA of each path.

[0132] In some embodiments of this application, the sampling point delay can be the delay information corresponding to different sampling points. For example, if a signal measurement includes c, the sampling point delay can be the delay information corresponding to N sampling points out of 4096 sampling points.

[0133] Here, M or N can be indicated by the network side or specified by the protocol.

[0134] There are various methods for selecting N sampling points from multiple sampling points, such as determining them based on the power information of different sampling points or based on the time delay information of the first path. This application does not impose specific limitations on these methods in its embodiments.

[0135] In some embodiments of this application, the aforementioned time delay power combination information may include a power delay profile (PDP).

[0136] In some embodiments of this application, the aforementioned channel response information may include a channel impulse response.

[0137] Response (CIR) can be understood as response information determined based on the channel.

[0138] In some embodiments of this application, the type information of the above measurement information may include at least one of the following: PRU measurement information based on diameter, and PRU measurement information based on sampling points.

[0139] In some embodiments of this application, the PRU identification information may include PRU identification information.

[0140] In some embodiments of this application, the location-related information of the PRU mentioned above may include at least one of the following: absolute location information of the PRU; relative location information of the PRU; second time information; and first phase information.

[0141] In some embodiments of this application, the absolute location information of the terminal may include the terminal's absolute longitude and absolute latitude information.

[0142] In some embodiments of this application, the relative position information of the terminal can be the position information of the terminal relative to a reference position.

[0143] In some embodiments of this application, the second time information may include arrival time information between the PRU and at least one TRP, or the second time information may include arrival time difference information between the PRU and at least one TRP pair.

[0144] In some embodiments of this application, the arrival time information is calculated based on the location information of the terminal and the location information of at least one TRP, and the arrival time difference information is calculated based on the location information of the terminal and the location information of at least one TRP pair.

[0145] In some embodiments of this application, the second time information may include at least one of the following: arrival time of transmission between the PRU and at least one TRP; reference signal time difference (RSTD) information between the PRU and at least one TRP pair; and receive Rx-transmit Tx time difference information between the terminal and at least one TRP.

[0146] In some embodiments of this application, the first phase information includes arrival phase information between the PRU and at least one TRP, or the first phase information includes arrival phase difference information between the PRU and at least one TRP pair.

[0147] In some embodiments of this application, the location-related information of the PRU mentioned above may include at least one of the following: absolute location information of the PRU; relative location information of the PRU; second time information; and first phase information.

[0148] In some embodiments of this application, the absolute location information of the PRU may include the absolute longitude and absolute latitude information of the terminal.

[0149] In some embodiments of this application, the relative position information of the PRU can be the position information of the PRU relative to a reference position.

[0150] In some embodiments of this application, the second time information may include arrival time information between the PRU and at least one TRP, or the second time information may include arrival time difference information between the final PRU and at least one TRP pair.

[0151] In some embodiments of this application, the arrival time information is calculated based on the location information of the PRU and the location information of at least one TRP, and the arrival time difference information is calculated based on the location information of the PRU and the location information of at least one TRP pair.

[0152] In some embodiments of this application, the second time information may include at least one of the following: arrival time of transmission between the PRU and at least one TRP; reference signal time difference (RSTD) information between the PRU and at least one TRP pair; and receive Rx-transmit Tx time difference information between the PRU and at least one TRP.

[0153] In some embodiments of this application, the first phase information includes arrival phase information between the PRU and at least one TRP, or the first phase information includes arrival phase difference information between the PRU and at least one TRP pair.

[0154] In some embodiments of this application, the first request carries indication information to indicate that the location-related information of the PRU specifically includes one or more of the absolute location information of the PRU, the relative location information of the PRU, the second time information, and the first phase information.

[0155] In some embodiments of this application, the cell information associated with the first positioning assistance data may include, but is not limited to: NCGI information, cell ID information, and TRP ID information.

[0156] Understandably, the cell information associated with the first positioning assistance data includes the cell information in the first request message. Therefore, if the cell information associated with the first positioning assistance data does not include the cell information in the first request message, then the first positioning assistance data indicates that it cannot respond to the first request message.

[0157] In some embodiments of this application, the area information associated with the first positioning assistance data may include information about the area where the first positioning assistance data is obtained.

[0158] For example, the area information associated with the first positioning assistance data can be an area ID.

[0159] Understandably, the area information associated with the aforementioned first positioning assistance data includes the area information in the first request message. Therefore, if the area information associated with the first positioning assistance data cannot include the area information in the first request, then the first positioning assistance data indicates that it cannot respond to the first request.

[0160] In some embodiments of this application, the first indication information described above can be used to indicate at least one of the following: the data indicated by the dataset identifier has changed, the area associated with the first positioning assistance data has changed, the cell associated with the first positioning assistance data has changed, the TRP environment associated with the first positioning assistance data has changed, the PRU in the first positioning assistance data has changed, and the positioning reference signal in the first positioning assistance data has changed.

[0161] It is understood that the first indication information indicating a change in at least one of the above can be interpreted as: a change in the data indicated by the dataset identifier, the area associated with the first positioning assistance data, the cell associated with the first positioning assistance data, the TRP associated with the first positioning assistance data, the PRU in the first positioning assistance data, or the positioning reference signal in the first positioning assistance data relative to the transmission of the first positioning assistance data. In other words, at least one of the above has changed relative to the current positioning assistance data transmission.

[0162] In some embodiments of this application, the first indication information may include at least one of the following: PRU update indication information; TRP update indication information; dataset update indication information; positioning reference signal update indication information.

[0163] It is understood that the aforementioned first indication information can indicate each TRP, each PRS resource set, or each PRS resource in the first positioning assistance information, specifically indicating which TRP, PRS resource set, or PRS resource has changed.

[0164] It is understood that the area information associated with the aforementioned first positioning assistance data can include the area information in the first request message. However, if some information in the specific information associated with the first positioning assistance data changes, the network-side device needs to notify the terminal that the corresponding information has changed. For example, if the first positioning assistance data is still associated with area A, but cell 1 under area A has changed, the network-side device needs to indicate that cell 1 has changed. As another example, if the first positioning assistance data is still associated with area A, but the positioning reference signal of cell 1 under area A has changed, the first positioning assistance data can indicate that the positioning reference signal has changed.

[0165] In some embodiments of this application, after the terminal receives the first positioning assistance data, if the data indicated by the dataset identifier changes, the area associated with the first positioning assistance data changes, the cell associated with the first positioning assistance data changes, the TRP environment associated with the first positioning assistance data changes, the PRU in the first positioning assistance data changes, or the positioning reference signal in the first positioning assistance data changes, the terminal may request updated PRU data or dataset from the network-side device. Alternatively, the network-side device may directly carry at least one of the above-mentioned update indication information in the first indication information, so that the terminal can accurately locate itself by combining the latest positioning assistance data.

[0166] In some embodiments of this application, the aforementioned region ID can be the region ID of the region where the terminal is located.

[0167] In some embodiments of this application, the aforementioned cell list ID can be the cell list ID associated with the cell where the terminal is located.

[0168] In some embodiments of this application, the first positioning assistance data may further include at least one of the following: the location information of the TRP, and the beam-related information of the TRP.

[0169] It is understandable that, typically, only UE-based positioning can obtain the TRP's location information and beam-related information; while in UE-assisted positioning, since positioning is performed by network-side devices, this information is not needed. However, in the positioning assistance data request method provided in this application embodiment, even for UE-assisted AI positioning, it is necessary to combine the TRP's location information and / or the TRP's beam-related information to assist the terminal in performing AI positioning, such as monitoring the performance of the AI ​​unit. Therefore, the aforementioned first positioning assistance data may further include at least one of the TRP's location information and the TRP's beam-related information.

[0170] In this way, the terminal can combine at least one of the TRP's location information and beam-related information to more accurately monitor the performance of the AI ​​unit.

[0171] The positioning assistance data request method provided in this application embodiment allows the terminal to use the requested first positioning assistance data to assist AI positioning. Therefore, through the AI ​​unit, multiple positioning assistance data can be associated to perform positioning, resulting in more accurate positioning data and thus improving the accuracy of terminal positioning.

[0172] In some embodiments of this application, the positioning assistance data request method provided in this application may further include the following step 303.

[0173] Step 303: Based on the first positioning assistance data and the AI ​​unit, the terminal locates itself and outputs the terminal's location-related information.

[0174] In some embodiments of this application, after receiving first positioning assistance data sent by a network-side device, the terminal can determine its measurement information based on the first positioning assistance data, and input the terminal's measurement information into an AI unit to obtain estimated location-related information of the terminal. The estimated location-related information of the terminal includes at least one of the following: estimated absolute location information of the terminal; estimated relative location information of the terminal; estimated arrival time information between the terminal and at least one TRP; and estimated arrival time difference information between the terminal and at least one TRP pair.

[0175] In some embodiments of this application, the AI ​​unit described above can be an AI unit trained by a network-side device. The terminal can receive configuration information of the AI ​​unit sent by the network-side device, and obtain the AI ​​unit based on the configuration information.

[0176] In some embodiments of this application, the location-related information of the terminal may include at least one of the following: absolute location information of the terminal; relative location information of the terminal; third time information; and second phase information.

[0177] In some embodiments of this application, the aforementioned third time information may include arrival time information between the terminal and at least one TRP, or the third time information may include arrival time difference information between the terminal and at least one TRP pair.

[0178] In some embodiments of this application, the second phase information may include arrival phase information between the terminal and at least one TRP, or the second phase information may include arrival phase difference information between the terminal and at least one TRP pair.

[0179] It should be noted that for a detailed description of the location-related information of the aforementioned terminals, please refer to the above description of the location-related information of the PRU. To avoid repetition, it will not be repeated here.

[0180] In some embodiments of this application, each AI unit has its applicable area, time, scene, or measurement type. Therefore, the first positioning assistance data needs to be adapted to the applicable conditions of the AI ​​unit being used. In this way, through the AI ​​unit and the first positioning assistance data adapted to that AI unit, more accurate terminal location information can be obtained, improving the terminal positioning accuracy.

[0181] In some embodiments of this application, after receiving the first positioning assistance data sent by the network-side device, the terminal can input the first positioning assistance data into the AI ​​unit to monitor the AI ​​unit.

[0182] In some embodiments of this application, where the first positioning assistance data includes: measurement information of at least one PRU and location-related information of at least one PRU, the positioning assistance data request method provided in this application embodiment may further include the following step 304.

[0183] Step 304: The terminal monitors the AI ​​unit based on the measurement information of at least one PRU and the location-related information of at least one PRU to obtain the monitoring information of the AI ​​unit, which is used to indicate the performance of the AI ​​unit.

[0184] In some embodiments of this application, the monitoring information of the AI ​​unit may be the validity information of the AI ​​unit or the KPI information related to the AI ​​unit. Optionally, the monitoring information of the AI ​​unit may be obtained based on the difference information between the location-related information of at least one PRU of the AI ​​unit and the estimated location-related information of at least one PRU.

[0185] In some embodiments of this application, the monitoring information of the AI ​​unit may be the validity information of the AI ​​unit or the key performance indicator (KPI) information related to the AI ​​unit.

[0186] In some embodiments of this application, the monitoring information of the AI ​​unit can be obtained based on the difference information between the location-related information of at least one PRU of the AI ​​unit and the estimated location-related information of at least one PRU.

[0187] Understandably, the smaller the difference between the location-related information of at least one PRU and the estimated location-related information of at least one PRU, the higher the accuracy of the AI ​​unit's predictions and the better its performance. Conversely, the larger the difference between the location-related information of at least one PRU and the estimated location-related information of at least one PRU, the lower the accuracy of the AI ​​unit's predictions and the worse its performance.

[0188] In some embodiments of this application, step 304 may include step 304a as described below.

[0189] Step 304a: Based on the measurement information of at least one PRU and the AI ​​unit, the terminal estimates the estimated location-related information of at least one PRU, and compares the location-related information of at least one PRU with the estimated location-related information of at least one PRU to obtain the monitoring information of the AI ​​unit.

[0190] In some embodiments of this application, the terminal can input measurement information of at least one PRU into the AI ​​unit to estimate the estimated location-related information of at least one PRU. Then, the location-related information of the at least one PRU and the estimated location-related information of the at least one PRU are compared to obtain the monitoring information of the AI ​​unit.

[0191] In this way, by monitoring the performance of the AI ​​unit, adjustments can be made in a timely manner when the performance of the AI ​​unit deteriorates, such as replacing the AI ​​unit or retraining the AI ​​unit to maintain its performance.

[0192] It should be noted that, by comparing cases 303 and 304, it can be found that the PRU's measurement information replaces the terminal's measurement information, but the same AI unit is used. Therefore, the PRU's measurement information should be consistent with the terminal's measurement information in order to determine whether the AI ​​unit can be used to determine the terminal's location-related information.

[0193] Understandably, the distance between the location of the PRU and the location of the terminal should not be too far; for example, the PRU and the terminal can be located in the same area.

[0194] It is understandable that the TRP set associated with the PRU's measurement information should not differ too much from the TRP set associated with the terminal's measurement information. For example, the TRP set associated with the PRU's measurement information can be consistent with or partially consistent with the TRP set associated with the terminal's measurement information.

[0195] In some embodiments of this application, the first request message may further include at least one of the following: identification information of the positioning reference signal; associated ID information of the network-side device; measurement indication information of the terminal; type of positioning auxiliary data; second request message; pre-configured positioning auxiliary data request; periodic dataset request; periodic positioning auxiliary data request; positioning auxiliary information and dataset update indication request; frequency point that the terminal expects to measure; frequency layer that the terminal expects to measure; bandwidth that the terminal expects to measure; sampling point granularity that the terminal expects; number of sampling points that the terminal expects; type of measurement information that the terminal expects.

[0196] In some embodiments of this application, the identification information of the positioning reference signal may include at least one of the following: frequency layer information of the positioning reference signal; identification information of the TRP transmitting the positioning reference signal; resource set ID of the positioning reference signal; resource ID of the positioning reference signal.

[0197] The first request message mentioned above includes frequency layer information of the positioning reference signal, which can be used to indicate the frequency layer that the terminal expects to measure.

[0198] The first request message mentioned above includes bandwidth information of the positioning reference signal, which can be used to indicate the bandwidth information that the terminal expects to measure.

[0199] In some embodiments of this application, the terminal may perform a measurement of the indicated positioning reference signal within a first time window and send the obtained identification information of the indicated positioning reference signal to the network-side device in a first request message. Therefore, the first request message may include the first time window information and the identification information of the positioning reference signal.

[0200] In some embodiments of this application, the identification information of the TRP may include at least one of the following: the cell ID associated with the TRP, GCI.

[0201] In some embodiments of this application, the terminal can perform the measurement of the indicated TRP within a first time window and send the obtained identification information of the indicated TRP to the network-side device in a first request message. Therefore, the first request message may include the first time window information and the TRP identification information.

[0202] In some embodiments of this application, the first request message may include identification information of the positioning reference signal and first time window information. The first request information may be used to request the positioning assistance data sent by the network-side device to include the specified positioning reference signal located within the first time window. The first time window may be the time window indicated by the first time window information.

[0203] In some embodiments of this application, the same related ID information may indicate that at least one of the following configurations is the same: configuration information of the positioning reference signal, dataset information, beam configuration information, TRP configuration information, and positioning assistance information.

[0204] It is understandable that if an AI unit is associated with relevant ID information, the terminal expects the relevant ID information during the AI ​​unit's inference phase to be consistent with the relevant ID information associated with the AI ​​unit, wherein the same relevant ID information should indicate the same information. Therefore, the aforementioned first request information may include relevant ID information in order to expect the positioning assistance data to include positioning assistance data associated with the relevant ID information.

[0205] In other words, the first request message can be used to instruct network-side devices or terminals to obtain the relevant ID information of the network-side devices associated with the AI ​​unit when performing AI unit inference, training, and monitoring. This ensures that the relevant ID information of the network-side devices is consistent with the desired training and inference phases.

[0206] In some embodiments of this application, the aforementioned related ID information may be associated with at least one of the following: cell ID; cell list ID; area ID; TRP ID; configuration information for on-demand request for location reference signal.

[0207] In some embodiments of this application, the aforementioned related ID information can be used to identify at least one of the following under cell ID, cell list ID, area ID, or TRP ID: configuration information of positioning reference signals; dataset information for AI positioning; beam configuration information; positioning assistance information; and identification information of on-demand positioning reference signals.

[0208] It is understood that, when the relevant ID information is associated with the configuration information of the on-demand location reference signal, the same relevant ID information in AI unit training and inference can indicate at least one of the following: the configuration information of the same on-demand location reference signal in the location assistance data, and the identification information of the same on-demand location reference signal.

[0209] In some embodiments of this application, the aforementioned related ID information is associated with the cell ID. Under the same cell ID, the same related ID information indicates that at least one of the following configurations is the same: the configuration information of the positioning reference signal, the dataset information, the beam configuration information, the TRP configuration information, and the positioning assistance information.

[0210] It is understandable that, when related ID information is associated with cell ID, under the same cell ID, the same related ID information can indicate that at least one of the following is the same: the configuration information of the positioning reference signal, the dataset information, the beam configuration information, the TRP configuration information, and the positioning assistance information.

[0211] In some embodiments of this application, the aforementioned related ID information is associated with the TRP ID, and the same related ID information indicates at least one of the following: the same TRP ID in the positioning assistance data, the same TRP location, and the same positioning reference signal configuration information.

[0212] In some embodiments of this application, the aforementioned related ID information is associated with a cell list ID, and the same related ID information indicates at least one of the following: the same cell list ID in the location assistance data, and the same TRP set.

[0213] In some embodiments of this application, the aforementioned related ID information is associated with a region ID, and the same related ID information indicates at least one of the following: the same region ID in the location assistance data, and the same TRP set.

[0214] In some embodiments of this application, the aforementioned related ID information is associated with the configuration information of the on-demand request positioning reference signal, and the same related ID information indicates at least one of the following: the configuration information of the same on-demand request positioning reference signal in the positioning assistance data, and the identification information of the same on-demand request positioning reference signal.

[0215] In some embodiments of this application, the configuration information of the on-demand request positioning reference signal can be pre-configured, and the relevant ID information can correspond to the pre-configured configuration information of the on-demand request positioning reference signal.

[0216] In some embodiments of this application, the aforementioned related ID information is also used to identify target positioning assistance information from K groups of positioning assistance information under cell ID, cell list ID, area ID or TRP ID, where K is a positive integer.

[0217] In some embodiments of this application, the first request message may include cell information and related ID information.

[0218] In some embodiments of this application, the first request message may also include region information and related ID information.

[0219] In some embodiments of this application, the first request message may also include region information, related ID information, and first time information.

[0220] In some embodiments of this application, the first request message may also include region information, related ID information, and first time window information.

[0221] In some embodiments of this application, the auxiliary data for the positioning reference signal sent by the network-side device may include auxiliary data for multiple sets of positioning reference signals. Auxiliary data for different sets of positioning reference signals may be associated with different IDs. Thus, the terminal can identify the target positioning auxiliary information from K sets of positioning auxiliary information based on the relevant ID information, under the cell ID, cell list ID, area ID, or TRP ID.

[0222] In some embodiments of this application, the above-mentioned measurement indication information can be used to indicate at least one of the measurement method and the type of measurement quantity used by the terminal, so that the measurement information of the PRU issued by the network-side device corresponds to the measurement indication information in the first request message.

[0223] In some embodiments of this application, the second request message may include at least one of the following: PRU information request, line-of-sight (LOS) information request, non-line-of-sight (NLOS) information request, environmental information request, TRP location information request, and beam information request.

[0224] In some embodiments of this application, the above-mentioned PRU information request may include at least one of the following: indication information requesting measurement information of the PRU, and indication information requesting location-related information of the PRU.

[0225] In some embodiments of this application, the aforementioned indication information requesting PRU measurement information can be used to indicate that the PRU measurement information includes first measurement unit information or second measurement unit information.

[0226] In some embodiments of this application, the aforementioned indication information requesting the location-related information of the PRU can be used to indicate that the location-related information of the PRU includes at least one of the following: absolute location information of the PRU, relative location information of the PRU, second time information, and first phase information.

[0227] In some embodiments of this application, some AI units may only achieve high positioning accuracy in LOS scenarios, while others may only achieve high positioning accuracy in NLOS scenarios. Therefore, the AI ​​unit can be selected based on the environment in which the terminal is located.

[0228] For example, when the terminal is in a LOS scenario, an AI unit that can achieve high positioning accuracy in a LOS scenario is selected for positioning; when the terminal is in an NLOS scenario, an AI unit that can achieve high positioning accuracy in an NLOS scenario is selected for positioning.

[0229] In this way, by combining relevant information from the AI ​​unit and requesting location assistance data to aid AI positioning, more accurate positioning data can be obtained, thereby improving the accuracy of terminal positioning.

[0230] Figure 4 shows a flowchart of a positioning assistance data transmission method provided in an embodiment of this application. As shown in Figure 4, the positioning assistance data transmission method may include the following steps 401 and 402.

[0231] Step 401: The network-side device receives a first request message, which is used to request positioning assistance data for AI-assisted positioning.

[0232] Step 402: The network-side device sends the first positioning assistance data to the terminal.

[0233] In this application, the network-side equipment can be a base station device, a core network device, or a server. Optionally, the core network device can be a location server or a data server. The location server can be a location management function, such as an LMF (Location Management Function). The data server can be a unit with data storage capabilities, such as an NWDAF (Non-Depth Data Assistance Assist).

[0234] In an optional embodiment, the network-side devices in steps 401 and 402 may include multiple network-side devices.

[0235] In some embodiments of this application, the aforementioned first positioning assistance data may include at least one of the following: measurement information of at least one PRU; location-related information of at least one PRU; cell information associated with the first positioning assistance data; area information associated with the first positioning assistance data; first indication information, which is used to indicate at least one of the following: a change in the data indicated by the dataset identifier, a change in the area associated with the first positioning assistance data, a change in the cell associated with the first positioning assistance data, a change in the TRP environment associated with the first positioning assistance data, a change in the PRU in the first positioning assistance data, a change in the positioning reference signal in the first positioning assistance data; auxiliary data for the positioning reference signal; auxiliary data required by the terminal to perform location calculation; area ID; cell list ID.

[0236] It should be noted that for a detailed description of steps 401 and 402 above, please refer to the relevant descriptions of steps 301 to 304 above. To avoid repetition, they will not be repeated here.

[0237] In some embodiments of this application, the positioning assistance data transmission method provided in this application may further include the following step 403.

[0238] Step 403: The network-side device obtains first positioning assistance data from at least one PRU.

[0239] Among them, the above-mentioned at least one PRU is the PRU that the terminal expects to use to obtain positioning assistance data among multiple PRUs associated with the network-side device.

[0240] In some embodiments of this application, after receiving the first request message sent by the terminal, the network-side device may send PRU measurement request information or obtain PRU measurement information.

[0241] In some embodiments of this application, the PRU measurement request information described above may include at least one of the fourth time information and the second time window information.

[0242] In some embodiments of this application, the aforementioned fourth time information is obtained by the network-side device based on the first time information. It is understood that the fourth time information and the first time information may be the same or different.

[0243] In some embodiments of this application, the aforementioned second time window information is obtained by the network-side device based on the first time window information. It is understood that the second time window information and the first time window information may be the same or different.

[0244] It is understandable that the first location assistance data obtained by the network-side device from at least one PRU is location assistance data that satisfies the terminal's request.

[0245] The positioning assistance data transmission method provided in this application embodiment allows the terminal to use the requested first positioning assistance data to assist AI positioning. Therefore, through the AI ​​unit, multiple positioning assistance data can be associated to perform positioning, resulting in more accurate positioning data and thus improving the accuracy of terminal positioning.

[0246] Figure 5 shows a flowchart of a positioning assistance data request and transmission method provided in an embodiment of this application. As shown in Figure 5, the positioning assistance data transmission method may include the following steps 501 to 504.

[0247] Step 501: The terminal sends a first request message, which is used to request location assistance data for AI-assisted positioning.

[0248] Step 502: The network-side device receives the first request message.

[0249] Step 503: The network-side device sends the first positioning assistance data to the terminal.

[0250] Step 504: The terminal obtains the first positioning assistance data from the network-side device.

[0251] The positioning assistance data request and sending method provided in this application embodiment allows the terminal to use the requested first positioning assistance data to assist AI positioning. Therefore, through the AI ​​unit, multiple positioning assistance data can be associated to perform positioning, resulting in more accurate positioning data and thus improving the accuracy of terminal positioning.

[0252] The following example, using the first request message including first time information and first time window information, illustrates the location assistance data request and sending method provided in this application embodiment.

[0253] As shown in Figure 6, the positioning assistance data request and sending method provided in this application embodiment may include the following steps 601 to 605.

[0254] Step 601: The terminal sends the first request message.

[0255] The first request message is used to request location assistance data for AI-assisted positioning, and the first request message includes first time information and first time window information.

[0256] Step 602: The network-side device receives the first request message and obtains the PRU measurement information corresponding to the first time information and the first time window.

[0257] The PRU measurement request information includes first-time information and first-time window information.

[0258] Step 603: The network-side device sends the first time information and the PRU measurement information corresponding to the first time window.

[0259] Step 604: The terminal receives the PRU measurement information corresponding to the first time information and the first time window.

[0260] Step 605: The terminal performs AI-based positioning to obtain at least one of the terminal's measurement information and location information, or the terminal performs AI-based monitoring.

[0261] Thus, since the terminal can use the requested first location assistance data to assist AI positioning, the AI ​​unit can associate multiple location assistance data to obtain more accurate positioning data, thereby improving the accuracy of terminal positioning.

[0262] The positioning assistance data request method and positioning assistance data transmission method provided in this application can be executed by a positioning assistance data request device and a positioning assistance data transmission device. This application uses the positioning assistance data request device and positioning assistance data transmission device executing the positioning assistance data request method and positioning assistance data transmission method as examples to illustrate the positioning assistance data request device and positioning assistance data transmission device provided in this application.

[0263] This application provides a location-assisted data request device. As an example, the location-assisted data request device can be a communication device or a component within a communication device, such as a chip. The communication device can be a terminal, a network-side device, or a server, etc. Exemplarily, the terminal can be, but is not limited to, the type of terminal 11 listed above, and the network-side device can be, but is not limited to, the type of network-side device 12 listed above. This application does not impose specific limitations.

[0264] The positioning-assisted data request device includes a receiving module, a transmitting module, and a processing module. These modules can be implemented in software or hardware. When implemented in hardware, the processing module can be implemented by a processor. For example, the processor can include general-purpose processors, special-purpose processors, such as a Central Processing Unit (CPU), microprocessor, Digital Signal Processor (DSP), Artificial Intelligence (AI) processor, Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), Network Processor (NP), Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), or other programmable logic devices, gate circuits, transistors, discrete hardware components, etc. The receiving and transmitting modules can be implemented by a communication interface, which can include one or more of the following: transceiver, pins, circuits, bus, radio frequency unit, etc.

[0265] Specifically, referring to Figure 7, when the positioning assistance data request device is a terminal or a component in the terminal, the positioning assistance data request device 700 includes a sending module 701, used to send a first request message, the first request message being used to request positioning assistance data for AI positioning; and a receiving module 702, used to obtain the first positioning assistance data from a network-side device.

[0266] In one possible implementation, the first request message mentioned above includes at least one of the following: cell information where the terminal is located, area information where the terminal is located, PRU identifier, dataset identifier, first time information, and first time window information;

[0267] The PRU identifier is used to indicate at least one PRU, which is the PRU that the terminal expects to use to obtain positioning assistance data;

[0268] Dataset identifiers are used to indicate the dataset associated with an AI unit used for AI localization, or dataset identifiers are used to indicate the PRU associated with a dataset;

[0269] First-time information is used to indicate at least one of the first time and the first period;

[0270] The first time window information is used to request the positioning reference signal located within the first time window, or to request the PRU measurement information within the first time window;

[0271] Wherein, the first time is the start time or end time of the terminal executing the first operation, the first cycle is the execution cycle of the terminal executing the first operation, and the first operation includes at least one of the following: locating the terminal, monitoring the performance of the AI ​​unit, and acquiring the AI ​​unit.

[0272] In one possible implementation, the aforementioned first time window information includes at least one of the following:

[0273] Information on the length of the first window;

[0274] Window cycle information for the first time window;

[0275] The start time information of the first time window;

[0276] The time slot offset of the first time window relative to the window period;

[0277] The starting position of the symbol for the first time window;

[0278] The sign offset of the first time window.

[0279] In one possible implementation, the first request message is used to indicate that the PRU measurement information is expected to include the positioning reference signal of a specified area or a specified cell; or,

[0280] The first request message is used to indicate that the positioning assistance data sent by the network-side device is expected to include positioning reference signals for a specified area or a specified cell.

[0281] In one possible implementation, the first request message is used to indicate that the PRU measurement information is expected to include measurement information associated with a specified location reference signal resource set; or,

[0282] The first request message is used to indicate that the positioning assistance data sent by the network-side device is expected to include positioning assistance data associated with a specified positioning reference signal resource set.

[0283] In one possible implementation, the aforementioned first positioning assistance data includes at least one of the following:

[0284] Measurement information for at least one PRU;

[0285] Location-related information for at least one PRU;

[0286] The first location-aided data is associated with the cell information;

[0287] The area information associated with the first positioning auxiliary data;

[0288] The first indication information is used to indicate at least one of the following: the data indicated by the dataset identifier has changed, the area associated with the first positioning assistance data has changed, the cell associated with the first positioning assistance data has changed, the TRP environment associated with the first positioning assistance data has changed, the PRU in the first positioning assistance data has changed, or the positioning reference signal in the first positioning assistance data has changed.

[0289] Auxiliary data for positioning reference signals;

[0290] Auxiliary data required for the terminal to perform location calculations;

[0291] Region ID;

[0292] Community list ID.

[0293] In one possible implementation, the measurement information of the aforementioned PRU includes at least one of the following:

[0294] The terminal detects the first path-related measurement unit information in the time domain;

[0295] M first measurement unit information, where M is a positive integer;

[0296] N second measurement unit information, where N is a positive integer;

[0297] Type information of measurement information;

[0298] PRU identification information;

[0299] Among them, each first measurement unit information is the measurement information corresponding to a path, and each second measurement unit information is the measurement information corresponding to a sampling point;

[0300] The first measurement unit information includes at least one of the following: time information, energy information, angle information, phase information, time delay power combination information, and channel response information;

[0301] The second measurement unit information includes at least one of the following: time information, energy information, angle information, phase information, time delay power combination information, and channel response information.

[0302] In one possible implementation, the location-related information of the aforementioned PRU includes at least one of the following:

[0303] The absolute location information of the PRU;

[0304] The relative location information of the PRU;

[0305] The second time information includes arrival time information between the PRU and at least one TRP, or the second time information includes arrival time difference information between the PRU and at least one TRP pair.

[0306] The first phase information includes arrival phase information between the PRU and at least one TRP, or the first phase information includes arrival phase difference information between the PRU and at least one TRP pair.

[0307] In one possible implementation, the aforementioned first instruction information includes at least one of the following:

[0308] PRU update instruction information;

[0309] TRP update instruction information;

[0310] Dataset update indication information;

[0311] The positioning reference signal updates the indication information.

[0312] In one possible implementation, the aforementioned first positioning assistance data further includes at least one of the following: the location information of the TRP, and the beam-related information of the TRP.

[0313] In one possible implementation, the above processing module;

[0314] The aforementioned processing module is used to locate the terminal based on the first positioning assistance data and the AI ​​unit, and output the terminal's location-related information.

[0315] In one possible implementation, the location-related information of the aforementioned terminal includes at least one of the following:

[0316] The terminal's absolute location information;

[0317] The relative location information of the terminal;

[0318] The third time information includes arrival time information between the terminal and at least one TRP, or the third time information includes arrival time difference information between the terminal and at least one TRP pair.

[0319] The second phase information includes arrival phase information between the terminal and at least one TRP, or the second phase information includes arrival phase difference information between the terminal and at least one TRP pair.

[0320] In one possible implementation, the aforementioned first positioning assistance data includes: measurement information of at least one PRU, and location-related information of at least one PRU;

[0321] The device also includes: a processing module;

[0322] The processing module is used to monitor the AI ​​unit based on the measurement information of at least one PRU and the location-related information of at least one PRU to obtain monitoring information of the AI ​​unit, which is used to indicate the performance of the AI ​​unit.

[0323] In one possible implementation, the aforementioned processing module is specifically used to estimate the estimated location-related information of at least one PRU based on the measurement information of at least one PRU and the AI ​​unit, and compare the location-related information of at least one PRU with the estimated location-related information of at least one PRU to obtain the monitoring information of the AI ​​unit.

[0324] In one possible implementation, the aforementioned first request message further includes at least one of the following:

[0325] Identification information for positioning reference signals;

[0326] The relevant ID information of the network-side device indicates that at least one of the following configurations is the same: the configuration information of the positioning reference signal, the data set information, the beam configuration information, the TRP configuration information, and the positioning assistance information;

[0327] The measurement indication information of the terminal is used to indicate at least one of the measurement method and the type of measurement quantity used by the terminal;

[0328] Locate the type of auxiliary data;

[0329] The second request message includes at least one of the following: PRU information request, line-of-sight information request, non-line-of-sight information request, environmental information request, TRP location information request, and beam information request.

[0330] Pre-configured location assistance data request;

[0331] Periodic dataset requests;

[0332] Periodically locate auxiliary data requests;

[0333] Location assistance information and dataset update instruction requests;

[0334] The frequency point that the terminal expects to measure;

[0335] The frequency layer that the terminal expects to measure;

[0336] The bandwidth that the terminal expects to measure;

[0337] The desired sampling point granularity of the terminal;

[0338] The number of sampling points expected by the terminal;

[0339] The type of measurement information the terminal expects.

[0340] In one possible implementation, the identification information of the aforementioned positioning reference signal includes at least one of the following:

[0341] Frequency layer information for locating reference signals;

[0342] Identification information of the TRP transmitting positioning reference signals;

[0343] The resource set ID for locating reference signals;

[0344] The resource ID for locating the reference signal.

[0345] In one possible implementation, the first request message includes identification information of the positioning reference signal and first time window information. The first request message is used to request the positioning assistance data sent by the network-side device to include the specified positioning reference signal located within the first time window. The first time window is the time window indicated by the first time window information.

[0346] In one possible implementation, the above-mentioned PRU information request includes at least one of the following: indication information requesting measurement information of the PRU, and indication information requesting location-related information of the PRU;

[0347] The indication information requesting PRU measurement information is used to indicate the measurement information of the PRU, including first measurement unit information or second measurement unit information;

[0348] The indication information for requesting location-related information of the PRU includes at least one of the following: absolute location information of the PRU, relative location information of the PRU, second time information, and first phase information;

[0349] Among them, the first measurement unit information is the measurement information corresponding to a path, and the second measurement unit information is the measurement information corresponding to a sampling point;

[0350] The second time information includes arrival time information between the PRU and at least one TRP, or the second time information includes arrival time difference information between the PRU and at least one TRP pair.

[0351] The first phase information includes arrival phase information between the PRU and at least one TRP, or the first phase information includes arrival phase difference information between the PRU and at least one TRP pair.

[0352] In one possible implementation, the aforementioned related ID information is associated with at least one of the following:

[0353] Community ID;

[0354] Community list ID;

[0355] Region ID;

[0356] TRP ID;

[0357] Request the configuration information of the positioning reference signal on demand;

[0358] The relevant ID information is used to identify at least one of the following under the cell ID, cell list ID, area ID, or TRP ID:

[0359] Configuration information for the positioning reference signal;

[0360] Dataset information used for AI positioning;

[0361] Beam configuration information;

[0362] Location assistance information;

[0363] On-demand request for identification information of the reference signal.

[0364] In one possible implementation, the aforementioned related ID information is also used to identify target positioning assistance information from K sets of positioning assistance information under cell ID, cell list ID, area ID, or TRP ID, where K is a positive integer.

[0365] In one possible implementation, the aforementioned related ID information is associated with the configuration information of the on-demand request positioning reference signal, and the same related ID information indicates at least one of the following: the configuration information of the same on-demand request positioning reference signal in the positioning assistance data, and the identification information of the same on-demand request positioning reference signal.

[0366] In one possible implementation, the aforementioned related ID information is associated with the cell ID. Under the same cell ID, the same related ID information indicates that at least one of the following configurations is the same: the configuration information of the positioning reference signal, the dataset information, the beam configuration information, the TRP configuration information, and the positioning assistance information.

[0367] In one possible implementation, the aforementioned related ID information is associated with the TRP ID, and the same related ID information indicates at least one of the following: the same TRP ID in the positioning assistance data, the same TRP location, and the same positioning reference signal configuration information.

[0368] In one possible implementation, the aforementioned related ID information is associated with a cell list ID, and the same related ID information indicates at least one of the following: the same cell list ID in the location auxiliary data, and the same TRP set.

[0369] In one possible implementation, the aforementioned related ID information is associated with a region ID, and the same related ID information indicates at least one of the following: the same region ID in the location assistance data, or the same TRP set.

[0370] This application provides a positioning assistance data request device. Since the positioning assistance data request device can use the requested first positioning assistance data to assist AI positioning, the AI ​​unit can associate multiple positioning assistance data to perform positioning, thereby obtaining more accurate positioning data and improving the positioning accuracy of the positioning assistance data request device.

[0371] This application provides a positioning-assisted data transmission device. As an example, the positioning-assisted data transmission device can be a communication device or a component within a communication device, such as a chip. The communication device can be a terminal, a network-side device, or a server, etc. Exemplarily, the terminal can be, but is not limited to, the type of terminal 11 listed above, and the network-side device can be, but is not limited to, the type of network-side device 12 listed above. This application does not impose specific limitations. Other descriptions of the transmission device can be found in the above description of the positioning-assisted data request device, and will not be repeated here to avoid repetition.

[0372] Referring to Figure 8, when the positioning assistance data transmission device is a network-side device or a component of a network-side device, the positioning assistance data transmission device 800 includes a receiving module 801 for receiving a first request message, the first request message being used to request positioning assistance data for AI positioning; and a sending module 802 for sending the first positioning assistance data to the terminal.

[0373] In one possible implementation, the aforementioned first positioning assistance data includes at least one of the following:

[0374] Measurement information for at least one PRU;

[0375] Location-related information for at least one PRU;

[0376] The first location-aided data is associated with the cell information;

[0377] The area information associated with the first positioning auxiliary data;

[0378] The first indication information is used to indicate at least one of the following: the data indicated by the dataset identifier has changed, the area associated with the first positioning assistance data has changed, the cell associated with the first positioning assistance data has changed, the TRP environment associated with the first positioning assistance data has changed, the PRU in the first positioning assistance data has changed, or the positioning reference signal in the first positioning assistance data has changed.

[0379] Auxiliary data for positioning reference signals;

[0380] Auxiliary data required for the terminal to perform location calculations;

[0381] Region ID;

[0382] Community list ID.

[0383] In one possible implementation, the receiving module 801 is further configured to acquire first positioning assistance data from at least one PRU;

[0384] Among them, at least one PRU is the PRU that the terminal expects to use to obtain location assistance data from among multiple PRUs associated with the network-side device.

[0385] This application provides a positioning assistance data transmission device. Since the terminal can use the requested first positioning assistance data to assist AI positioning, the AI ​​unit can correlate multiple positioning assistance data sets for positioning, resulting in more accurate positioning data and thus improving the accuracy of terminal positioning.

[0386] The positioning auxiliary data request device and positioning auxiliary data transmission device provided in this application can implement the various processes implemented in the above-described positioning auxiliary data request method and positioning auxiliary data transmission method embodiments, and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, they will not be described again here.

[0387] As shown in Figure 9, this application embodiment also provides a communication device 900, including a processor 901 and a memory 902. The memory 902 stores a program or instructions that can run on the processor 901. For example, when the communication device 900 is a terminal, when the program or instructions are executed by the processor 901, they implement the various steps of the above-described embodiments of the positioning assistance data request method and the positioning assistance data transmission method, and achieve the same technical effect. When the communication device 900 is a network-side device, when the program or instructions are executed by the processor 901, they implement the various steps of the above-described embodiments of the positioning assistance data request method and the positioning assistance data transmission method, and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, further details are omitted here.

[0388] This application also provides a terminal, including 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 steps in the above-described location-assisted data request method embodiment. This terminal embodiment corresponds to the above-described terminal-side method embodiment, and all implementation processes and methods of the above-described method embodiments can be applied to this terminal embodiment and can achieve the same technical effect. The terminal can be the location-assisted data request device shown in FIG7. Specifically, FIG10 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of a terminal implementing an embodiment of this application.

[0389] The terminal 1000 includes, but is not limited to, at least some of the following components: radio frequency unit 1001, network module 1002, audio output unit 1003, input unit 1004, sensor 1005, display unit 1006, user input unit 1007, interface unit 1008, memory 1009, and processor 1010.

[0390] Those skilled in the art will understand that the terminal 1000 may also include a power supply (such as a battery) for powering various components. The power supply can be logically connected to the processor 1010 through a power management system, thereby enabling 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 on 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 elaborated here.

[0391] It should be understood that, in this embodiment, the input unit 1004 may include a graphics processor 10041 and a microphone 10042. The graphics processor 10041 processes image data of still images or videos obtained by an image capture device (such as a camera) in video capture mode or image capture mode. The display unit 1006 may include a display panel 10061, which may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light-emitting diode, or the like. The user input unit 1007 includes a touch panel 10071 and at least one of other input devices 10072. The touch panel 10071 is also called a touch screen. The touch panel 10071 may include a touch detection device and a touch controller. Other input devices 10072 may include, but are not limited to, physical keyboards, function keys (such as volume control buttons, power buttons, etc.), trackballs, mice, and joysticks, which will not be described in detail here.

[0392] In this embodiment, after receiving downlink data from the network-side device, the radio frequency unit 1001 can transmit it to the processor 1010 for processing; in addition, the radio frequency unit 1001 can send uplink data to the network-side device. Typically, the radio frequency unit 1001 includes, but is not limited to, antennas, amplifiers, transceivers, couplers, low-noise amplifiers, duplexers, etc.

[0393] The memory 1009 can be used to store software programs or instructions, as well as various data. The memory 1009 may primarily include a first storage area for storing programs or instructions and a second storage area for storing data. The first storage area may store the operating system, application programs or instructions required for at least one function (such as sound playback, image playback, etc.). Furthermore, the memory 1009 may include volatile memory or non-volatile memory. The non-volatile memory may be read-only memory (ROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), or flash memory. Volatile memory can be random access memory (RAM), static random access memory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM), double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDRSDRAM), enhanced synchronous dynamic random access memory (ESDRAM), synchronous link dynamic random access memory (SLDRAM), and direct memory bus RAM (DRRAM). The memory 1009 in this embodiment includes, but is not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

[0394] The processor 1010 may include one or more processing units; optionally, the processor 1010 integrates an application processor and a modem processor, wherein the application processor mainly handles operations involving the operating system, user interface, and applications, and the modem processor mainly handles wireless communication signals, such as a baseband processor. It is understood that the aforementioned modem processor may also not be integrated into the processor 1010.

[0395] The radio frequency unit 1001 is used to send a first request message, which requests positioning assistance data for AI-assisted positioning; and to obtain the first positioning assistance data from the network-side device.

[0396] In one possible implementation, the first request message mentioned above includes at least one of the following: cell information where the terminal is located, area information where the terminal is located, PRU identifier, dataset identifier, first time information, and first time window information;

[0397] The PRU identifier is used to indicate at least one PRU, which is the PRU that the terminal expects to use to obtain positioning assistance data;

[0398] Dataset identifiers are used to indicate the dataset associated with an AI unit used for AI localization, or dataset identifiers are used to indicate the PRU associated with a dataset;

[0399] First-time information is used to indicate at least one of the first time and the first period;

[0400] The first time window information is used to request the positioning reference signal located within the first time window, or to request the PRU measurement information within the first time window;

[0401] Wherein, the first time is the start time or end time of the terminal executing the first operation, the first cycle is the execution cycle of the terminal executing the first operation, and the first operation includes at least one of the following: locating the terminal, monitoring the performance of the AI ​​unit, and acquiring the AI ​​unit.

[0402] In one possible implementation, the aforementioned first time window information includes at least one of the following:

[0403] Information on the length of the first window;

[0404] Window cycle information for the first time window;

[0405] The start time information of the first time window;

[0406] The time slot offset of the first time window relative to the window period;

[0407] The starting position of the symbol for the first time window;

[0408] The sign offset of the first time window.

[0409] In one possible implementation, the first request message is used to indicate that the PRU measurement information is expected to include the positioning reference signal of a specified area or a specified cell; or,

[0410] The first request message is used to indicate that the positioning assistance data sent by the network-side device is expected to include positioning reference signals for a specified area or a specified cell.

[0411] In one possible implementation, the first request message is used to indicate that the PRU measurement information is expected to include measurement information associated with a specified location reference signal resource set; or,

[0412] The first request message is used to indicate that the positioning assistance data sent by the network-side device is expected to include positioning assistance data associated with a specified positioning reference signal resource set.

[0413] In one possible implementation, the aforementioned first positioning assistance data includes at least one of the following:

[0414] Measurement information for at least one PRU;

[0415] Location-related information for at least one PRU;

[0416] The first location-aided data is associated with the cell information;

[0417] The area information associated with the first positioning auxiliary data;

[0418] The first indication information is used to indicate at least one of the following: the data indicated by the dataset identifier has changed, the area associated with the first positioning assistance data has changed, the cell associated with the first positioning assistance data has changed, the TRP environment associated with the first positioning assistance data has changed, the PRU in the first positioning assistance data has changed, or the positioning reference signal in the first positioning assistance data has changed.

[0419] Auxiliary data for positioning reference signals;

[0420] Auxiliary data required for the terminal to perform location calculations;

[0421] Region ID;

[0422] Community list ID.

[0423] In one possible implementation, the measurement information of the aforementioned PRU includes at least one of the following:

[0424] The terminal detects the first path-related measurement unit information in the time domain;

[0425] M first measurement unit information, where M is a positive integer;

[0426] N second measurement unit information, where N is a positive integer;

[0427] Type information of measurement information;

[0428] PRU identification information;

[0429] Among them, each first measurement unit information is the measurement information corresponding to a path, and each second measurement unit information is the measurement information corresponding to a sampling point;

[0430] The first measurement unit information includes at least one of the following: time information, energy information, angle information, phase information, time delay power combination information, and channel response information;

[0431] The second measurement unit information includes at least one of the following: time information, energy information, angle information, phase information, time delay power combination information, and channel response information.

[0432] In one possible implementation, the location-related information of the aforementioned PRU includes at least one of the following:

[0433] The absolute location information of the PRU;

[0434] The relative location information of the PRU;

[0435] The second time information includes arrival time information between the PRU and at least one TRP, or the second time information includes arrival time difference information between the PRU and at least one TRP pair.

[0436] The first phase information includes arrival phase information between the PRU and at least one TRP, or the first phase information includes arrival phase difference information between the PRU and at least one TRP pair.

[0437] In one possible implementation, the aforementioned first instruction information includes at least one of the following:

[0438] PRU update instruction information;

[0439] TRP update instruction information;

[0440] Dataset update indication information;

[0441] The positioning reference signal updates the indication information.

[0442] In one possible implementation, the aforementioned first positioning assistance data further includes at least one of the following: the location information of the TRP, and the beam-related information of the TRP.

[0443] In one possible implementation, the processor 1010 described above;

[0444] The aforementioned processor 1010 is used to locate the terminal based on the first positioning assistance data and the AI ​​unit, and output the terminal's location-related information.

[0445] In one possible implementation, the location-related information of the aforementioned terminal includes at least one of the following:

[0446] The terminal's absolute location information;

[0447] The relative location information of the terminal;

[0448] The third time information includes arrival time information between the terminal and at least one TRP, or the third time information includes arrival time difference information between the terminal and at least one TRP pair.

[0449] The second phase information includes arrival phase information between the terminal and at least one TRP, or the second phase information includes arrival phase difference information between the terminal and at least one TRP pair.

[0450] In one possible implementation, the aforementioned first positioning assistance data includes: measurement information of at least one PRU, and location-related information of at least one PRU;

[0451] The processor 1010 is configured to monitor the AI ​​unit based on measurement information of at least one PRU and location-related information of at least one PRU to obtain monitoring information of the AI ​​unit, the monitoring information being used to indicate the performance of the AI ​​unit.

[0452] In one possible implementation, the processor 1010 is specifically configured to estimate the estimated location-related information of at least one PRU based on the measurement information of at least one PRU and the AI ​​unit, and compare the location-related information of at least one PRU with the estimated location-related information of at least one PRU to obtain the monitoring information of the AI ​​unit.

[0453] In one possible implementation, the aforementioned first request message further includes at least one of the following:

[0454] Identification information for positioning reference signals;

[0455] The relevant ID information of the network-side device indicates that at least one of the following configurations is the same: the configuration information of the positioning reference signal, the data set information, the beam configuration information, the TRP configuration information, and the positioning assistance information;

[0456] The measurement indication information of the terminal is used to indicate at least one of the measurement method and the type of measurement quantity used by the terminal;

[0457] Locate the type of auxiliary data;

[0458] The second request message includes at least one of the following: PRU information request, line-of-sight information request, non-line-of-sight information request, environmental information request, TRP location information request, and beam information request.

[0459] Pre-configured location assistance data request;

[0460] Periodic dataset requests;

[0461] Periodically locate auxiliary data requests;

[0462] Location assistance information and dataset update instruction requests;

[0463] The frequency point that the terminal expects to measure;

[0464] The frequency layer that the terminal expects to measure;

[0465] The bandwidth that the terminal expects to measure;

[0466] The desired sampling point granularity of the terminal;

[0467] The number of sampling points expected by the terminal;

[0468] The type of measurement information the terminal expects.

[0469] In one possible implementation, the identification information of the aforementioned positioning reference signal includes at least one of the following:

[0470] Frequency layer information for locating reference signals;

[0471] Identification information of the TRP transmitting positioning reference signals;

[0472] The resource set ID for locating reference signals;

[0473] The resource ID for locating the reference signal.

[0474] In one possible implementation, the first request message includes identification information of the positioning reference signal and first time window information. The first request message is used to request the positioning assistance data sent by the network-side device to include the specified positioning reference signal located within the first time window. The first time window is the time window indicated by the first time window information.

[0475] In one possible implementation, the above-mentioned PRU information request includes at least one of the following: indication information requesting measurement information of the PRU, and indication information requesting location-related information of the PRU;

[0476] The indication information requesting PRU measurement information is used to indicate the measurement information of the PRU, including first measurement unit information or second measurement unit information;

[0477] The indication information for requesting location-related information of the PRU includes at least one of the following: absolute location information of the PRU, relative location information of the PRU, second time information, and first phase information;

[0478] Among them, the first measurement unit information is the measurement information corresponding to a path, and the second measurement unit information is the measurement information corresponding to a sampling point;

[0479] The second time information includes arrival time information between the PRU and at least one TRP, or the second time information includes arrival time difference information between the PRU and at least one TRP pair.

[0480] The first phase information includes arrival phase information between the PRU and at least one TRP, or the first phase information includes arrival phase difference information between the PRU and at least one TRP pair.

[0481] In one possible implementation, the aforementioned related ID information is associated with at least one of the following:

[0482] Community ID;

[0483] Community list ID;

[0484] Region ID;

[0485] TRP ID;

[0486] Request the configuration information of the positioning reference signal on demand;

[0487] The relevant ID information is used to identify at least one of the following under the cell ID, cell list ID, area ID, or TRP ID:

[0488] Configuration information for the positioning reference signal;

[0489] Dataset information used for AI positioning;

[0490] Beam configuration information;

[0491] Location assistance information;

[0492] On-demand request for identification information of the reference signal.

[0493] In one possible implementation, the aforementioned related ID information is also used to identify target positioning assistance information from K sets of positioning assistance information under cell ID, cell list ID, area ID, or TRP ID, where K is a positive integer.

[0494] In one possible implementation, the aforementioned related ID information is associated with the configuration information of the on-demand request positioning reference signal, and the same related ID information indicates at least one of the following: the configuration information of the same on-demand request positioning reference signal in the positioning assistance data, and the identification information of the same on-demand request positioning reference signal.

[0495] In one possible implementation, the aforementioned related ID information is associated with the cell ID. Under the same cell ID, the same related ID information indicates that at least one of the following configurations is the same: the configuration information of the positioning reference signal, the dataset information, the beam configuration information, the TRP configuration information, and the positioning assistance information.

[0496] In one possible implementation, the aforementioned related ID information is associated with the TRP ID, and the same related ID information indicates at least one of the following: the same TRP ID in the positioning assistance data, the same TRP location, and the same positioning reference signal configuration information.

[0497] In one possible implementation, the aforementioned related ID information is associated with a cell list ID, and the same related ID information indicates at least one of the following: the same cell list ID in the location auxiliary data, and the same TRP set.

[0498] In one possible implementation, the aforementioned related ID information is associated with a region ID, and the same related ID information indicates at least one of the following: the same region ID in the location assistance data, or the same TRP set.

[0499] This application provides a terminal that can use the requested first positioning assistance data to assist AI positioning. Therefore, through the AI ​​unit, multiple positioning assistance data can be associated to perform positioning, resulting in more accurate positioning data and thus improving the positioning accuracy of the terminal.

[0500] It is 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 effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

[0501] This application also provides a network-side device, including a processor and a communication interface. The communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the steps of the positioning assistance data transmission method embodiment described above. This network-side device embodiment corresponds to the network-side device method embodiment described above. All implementation processes and methods of the above method embodiments can be applied to this network-side device embodiment and achieve the same technical effects.

[0502] Specifically, this application embodiment also provides a network-side device, which may be the positioning-assisted data transmission device shown in FIG8. As shown in FIG11, the network-side device 1100 includes: an antenna 111, a radio frequency device 112, a baseband device 113, a processor 114, and a memory 115. The antenna 111 is connected to the radio frequency device 112. In the uplink direction, the radio frequency device 112 receives information through the antenna 111 and sends the received information to the baseband device 113 for processing. In the downlink direction, the baseband device 113 processes the information to be transmitted and sends it to the radio frequency device 112. The radio frequency device 112 processes the received information and transmits it through the antenna 111.

[0503] The method executed by the network-side device in the above embodiments can be implemented in the baseband device 113, which includes a baseband processor.

[0504] The baseband device 113 may include at least one baseband board, on which multiple chips are disposed, as shown in FIG11. One of the chips is, for example, a baseband processor, which is connected to the memory 115 via a bus interface to call the program in the memory 115 and execute the network device operation shown in the above method embodiment.

[0505] The network-side device may also include a network interface 116, such as a Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI).

[0506] Specifically, the network-side device 1100 in this application embodiment further includes: instructions or programs stored in memory 115 and executable on processor 114. Processor 114 calls the instructions or programs in memory 115 to execute the methods executed by each module shown in FIG8 and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described in detail here.

[0507] This application also provides a readable storage medium storing a program or instructions. When the program or instructions are executed by a processor, they implement the various processes of the above-described embodiments of the positioning assistance data request method and the positioning assistance data transmission method, and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, they will not be described again here.

[0508] The processor mentioned above is the processor in the terminal described in the above embodiments. The readable storage medium includes computer-readable storage media, such as computer read-only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), magnetic disk, or optical disk. In some examples, the readable storage medium may be a non-transient readable storage medium.

[0509] This application embodiment also provides a chip, which includes a processor and a communication interface. The communication interface is coupled to the processor. The processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the various processes of the above-described embodiments of the positioning auxiliary data request method and the positioning auxiliary data transmission method, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

[0510] It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiments of this application may also be referred to as a system-on-a-chip, system chip, chip system, or system-on-a-chip, etc.

[0511] This application also 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-described embodiments of the positioning assistance data request method and positioning assistance data transmission method, and can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, it will not be described again here.

[0512] This application also provides a communication system, including: a terminal and a network-side device, wherein the terminal can be used to execute the steps of the positioning assistance data request method as described above, and the network-side device can be used to execute the steps of the positioning assistance data transmission method as described above.

[0513] It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes that element. Furthermore, it should be noted that the scope of the methods and apparatuses in the embodiments of this application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, but may also include performing functions substantially simultaneously or in the reverse order, depending on the functions involved. For example, the described methods may be performed in a different order than described, and various steps may be added, omitted, or combined. Additionally, features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

[0514] From the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the methods of the above embodiments can be implemented by means of computer software products plus necessary general-purpose hardware platforms, and of course, they can also be implemented by hardware. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM, RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk, etc.) and includes several instructions to cause the terminal or network-side device to execute the methods described in the various embodiments of this application.

[0515] The embodiments of this application have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, this application is not limited to the specific embodiments described above. The specific embodiments described above are merely illustrative and not restrictive. Those skilled in the art can make many other implementations under the guidance of this application without departing from the spirit and scope of the claims. All of these implementations are within the protection scope of this application.

Claims

1. A positioning assistance data request method, comprising: sending, by a terminal, a first request message, the first request message being used for requesting positioning assistance data for an artificial intelligence (AI) positioning; obtaining, by the terminal, first positioning assistance data from a network side device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, The first request message comprises at least one of the following: cell information in which the terminal is located, area information in which the terminal is located, a positioning reference unit (PRU) identifier, a data set identifier, first time information, and first time window information. The PRU identifier is used to indicate at least one PRU, and the at least one PRU is a PRU expected by the terminal to be used to obtain the positioning assistance data. The data set identifier is used to indicate a data set associated with an AI unit for AI positioning, or the data set identifier is used to indicate a PRU associated with the data set. The first time information is used to indicate at least one of a first time and a first period. The first time window information is used to request a positioning reference signal located in a first time window, or is used to request PRU measurement information in the first time window. The first time is a start time or an end time of a first operation performed by the terminal, and the first period is an execution period of the first operation performed by the terminal, and the first operation comprises at least one of the following: positioning the terminal, monitoring AI unit performance, and obtaining the AI unit.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein, The first time window information comprises at least one of the following: window length information of the first time window; window period information of the first time window; start time information of the first time window; time slot offset of the first time window relative to a window period; symbol start position of the first time window; and symbol offset of the first time window.

4. The method of claim 2 or 3, wherein, The first request message is used to indicate that the PRU measurement information is expected to include a positioning reference signal of a specified area or a specified cell; or The first request message is used to indicate that the positioning assistance data expected to be sent by the network side device includes a positioning reference signal of a specified area or a specified cell.

5. The method of claim 2 or 3, wherein, The first request message is used to indicate that the PRU measurement information is expected to include measurement information associated with a specified positioning reference signal resource set; or The first request message is used to indicate that the positioning assistance data expected to be sent by the network side device includes positioning assistance data associated with a specified positioning reference signal resource set.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein, The first positioning assistance data comprises at least one of the following: measurement information of the at least one PRU; position related information of the at least one PRU; cell information associated with the first positioning assistance data; area information associated with the first positioning assistance data; first indication information, the first indication information being used to indicate at least one of the following: the data set identifier indicates that data has changed, the area associated with the first positioning assistance data has changed, the cell associated with the first positioning assistance data has changed, a transmission and reception point (TRP) environment associated with the first positioning assistance data has changed, a PRU in the first positioning assistance data has changed, and a positioning reference signal in the first positioning assistance data has changed. Auxiliary data of the positioning reference signal; Auxiliary data required by the terminal for position calculation; Area identification code ID; Cell list ID.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein, The measurement information of the PRU includes at least one of: The first path-related measurement unit information detected by the terminal in the time domain; M first measurement unit information, M being a positive integer; N second measurement unit information, N being a positive integer; Type information of the measurement information; PRU identification information; Each of the first measurement unit information is the measurement information corresponding to a path, and each of the second measurement unit information is the measurement information corresponding to a sampling point. The first measurement unit information includes at least one of: time information, energy information, angle information, phase information, time delay power combination information, and channel response information. The second measurement unit information includes at least one of: time information, energy information, angle information, phase information, time delay power combination information, and channel response information.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein, The position-related information of the PRU includes at least one of: Absolute position information of the PRU; Relative position information of the PRU; Second time information, the second time information includes arrival time information between the PRU and at least one TRP, or the second time information includes arrival time difference information between the PRU and at least one TRP pair. First phase information, the first phase information includes arrival phase information between the PRU and at least one TRP, or the first phase information includes arrival phase difference information between the PRU and at least one TRP pair.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein, The first indication information includes at least one of: PRU update indication information; TRP update indication information; Data set update indication information; Positioning reference signal update indication information.

10. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 9, wherein, The first positioning assistance data further includes at least one of: position information of the TRP and beam-related information of the TRP.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein, The method further includes: The terminal performs positioning based on the first positioning assistance data and the AI unit, and outputs position-related information of the terminal.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein, The position-related information of the terminal includes at least one of: Absolute position information of the terminal; Relative position information of the terminal; Third time information, the third time information includes arrival time information between the terminal and at least one TRP, or the third time information includes arrival time difference information between the terminal and at least one TRP pair. Second phase information, the second phase information includes arrival phase information between the terminal and at least one TRP, or the second phase information includes arrival phase difference information between the terminal and at least one TRP pair.

13. The method of claim 6, wherein, The first positioning assistance data includes: measurement information of the at least one PRU and position-related information of the at least one PRU; The method further includes: The terminal monitors the AI unit based on the measurement information of the at least one PRU and the position-related information of the at least one PRU to obtain monitoring information of the AI unit, and the monitoring information is used to indicate the performance of the AI unit.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein, The terminal monitors the AI unit based on the measurement information of the at least one PRU and the position-related information of the at least one PRU to obtain monitoring information of the AI unit, and the monitoring information is used to indicate the performance of the AI unit. The terminal estimates the estimated position-related information of the at least one PRU based on the measurement information of the at least one PRU and the AI unit, and compares the position-related information of the at least one PRU with the estimated position-related information of the at least one PRU to obtain the monitoring information of the AI unit.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein, The first request message further includes at least one of the following: identification information of the positioning reference signal; related ID information of the network side device, and the same related ID information indicates that at least one of the following configurations is the same: configuration information of the positioning reference signal, data set information, beam configuration information, configuration information of the TRP, and positioning assistance information; measurement indication information of the terminal, the measurement indication information being used to indicate at least one of a measurement method and a type of a measurement quantity used by the terminal; a type of the positioning assistance data; a second request message, the second request message including at least one of the following: PRU information request, line-of-sight information request, non-line-of-sight information request, environment information request, TRP position information request, beam information request; preconfigured positioning assistance data request; periodic data set request; periodic positioning assistance data request; positioning assistance information and data set update indication request; a frequency point expected to be measured by the terminal; a frequency layer expected to be measured by the terminal; a bandwidth expected to be measured by the terminal; a sampling point granularity expected by the terminal; a number of sampling points expected by the terminal; a measurement information type expected by the terminal.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein, The identification information of the positioning reference signal includes at least one of the following: frequency layer information of the positioning reference signal; identification information of a TRP transmitting the positioning reference signal; resource set identification code ID of the positioning reference signal; resource ID of the positioning reference signal.

17. The method of claim 15 or 16, wherein, The first request message includes the identification information of the positioning reference signal and first time window information, and the first request information is used to request the positioning assistance data issued by the network side device to include specified positioning reference signals located in the first time window, and the first time window is a time window indicated by the first time window information.

18. The method of any one of claims 15 to 17, wherein, The PRU information request includes at least one of the following: indication information for requesting measurement information of the PRU, and indication information for requesting position-related information of the PRU; The indication information for requesting the measurement information of the PRU is used to indicate that the measurement information of the PRU includes first measurement unit information or second measurement unit information; The indication information for requesting the position-related information of the PRU is used to indicate that the position-related information of the PRU includes at least one of the following: absolute position information of the PRU, relative position information of the PRU, second time information, and first phase information; The first measurement unit information is measurement information corresponding to a path, and the second measurement unit information is measurement information corresponding to a sampling point. The second time information includes time of arrival information between the PRU and at least one TRP, or the second time information includes time of arrival difference information between the PRU and at least one TRP pair. The first phase information includes phase of arrival information between the PRU and at least one TRP, or the second time information includes phase of arrival difference information between the PRU and at least one TRP pair.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein, The related ID information is associated with at least one of the following: a cell ID; a cell list ID; a region ID; a TRP ID; configuration information of a positioning reference signal requested on demand; The related ID information is used to identify at least one of the following under the cell ID, the cell list ID, the region ID, or the TRP ID: configuration information of a positioning reference signal; dataset information for AI positioning; beam configuration information; positioning assistance information; identification information of a positioning reference signal requested on demand.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein, The related ID information is also used to identify target positioning assistance information from K groups of positioning assistance information under the cell ID, the cell list ID, the region ID, or the TRP ID, where K is a positive integer.

21. The method of claim 19, wherein, The related ID information is associated with configuration information of a positioning reference signal requested on demand, and the same related ID information indicates at least one of the following: the same configuration information of a positioning reference signal requested on demand in the positioning assistance data, and the same identification information of a positioning reference signal requested on demand.

22. The method of claim 19, wherein, The related ID information is associated with the cell ID, and the same related ID information indicates that at least one of the following is the same under the same cell ID: configuration information of a positioning reference signal, dataset information, beam configuration information, configuration information of a TRP, and positioning assistance information.

23. The method of claim 19, wherein, The related ID information is associated with the TRP ID, and the same related ID information indicates at least one of the following: the same TRP ID in the positioning assistance data, the same TRP position, and the same configuration information of a positioning reference signal.

24. The method of claim 19, wherein, The related ID information is associated with the cell list ID, and the same related ID information indicates at least one of the following: the same cell list ID in the positioning assistance data and the same set of TRPs.

25. The method of claim 19, wherein, The related ID information is associated with the region ID, and the same related ID information indicates at least one of the following: the same region ID in the positioning assistance data and the same set of TRPs.

26. A positioning assistance data sending method, comprising: a network side device receiving a first request message, the first request message being used to request positioning assistance data for assisting AI positioning; the network side device sending first positioning assistance data to a terminal.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein, The first positioning assistance data includes at least one of the following: measurement information of the at least one PRU; position related information of the at least one PRU; cell information associated with the first positioning assistance data; region information associated with the first positioning assistance data; The first indication information is used for indicating at least one of the following: the data set identification indicated data changes, the first positioning assistance data associated area changes, the first positioning assistance data associated cell changes, the first positioning assistance data associated TRP environment changes, the first positioning assistance data PRU changes, and the first positioning assistance data positioning reference signal changes; The assistance data of the positioning reference signal; The assistance data required by the terminal for position calculation; The area ID; The cell list ID.

28. The method of claim 26 or 27, wherein, The method further comprises: The network side device acquires the first positioning assistance data from at least one PRU; The at least one PRU is a PRU expected by the terminal to be used for acquiring the positioning assistance data in a plurality of PRUs associated with the network side device.

29. A positioning assistance data request apparatus comprising: The sending module and the receiving module; The sending module is used for sending a first request message used for requesting the positioning assistance data of the AI positioning assistance; The receiving module is used for acquiring the first positioning assistance data from the network side device.

30. The apparatus of claim 29, wherein, The first request message comprises at least one of the following: cell information where the terminal is located, area information where the terminal is located, PRU identification, data set identification, first time information, and first time window information; The PRU identification is used for indicating at least one PRU, which is a PRU expected by the terminal to be used for acquiring the positioning assistance data; The data set identification is used for indicating a data set associated with an AI unit for AI positioning, or the data set identification is used for indicating a PRU associated with the data set; The first time information is used for indicating at least one of a first time and a first period; The first time window information is used for requesting a positioning reference signal located in a first time window, or used for requesting PRU measurement information in the first time window; The first time is a start time or an end time of a first operation performed by the terminal, and the first period is an execution period of the first operation performed by the terminal, and the first operation comprises at least one of the following: positioning the terminal, monitoring AI unit performance, and acquiring the AI unit.

31. The apparatus of claim 30, wherein, The first time window information comprises at least one of the following: Window length information of the first time window; Window period information of the first time window; Start time information of the first time window; Time slot offset of the first time window relative to the window period; Symbol start position of the first time window; Symbol offset of the first time window.

32. The apparatus of claim 30 or 31, wherein, The first request message is used for indicating that the PRU measurement information comprises a specified area or a specified cell positioning reference signal; or The first request message is used for indicating that the positioning reference signal in the positioning assistance data issued by the network side device comprises a specified area or a specified cell.

33. The apparatus of claim 30 or 31, wherein, The first request message is used for indicating that the PRU measurement information comprises measurement information associated with a specified positioning reference signal resource set; or The first request message is used for indicating that the positioning reference signal in the positioning assistance data issued by the network side device comprises a specified positioning reference signal resource set. The first request message is used to indicate that the specified positioning reference signal resource set associated positioning assistance data is expected to be included in the positioning assistance data issued by the network side device.

34. The apparatus of any one of claims 29 to 33, wherein, The first positioning assistance data includes at least one of the following: Measurement information of the at least one PRU; Position related information of the at least one PRU; Cell information associated with the first positioning assistance data; Region information associated with the first positioning assistance data; First indication information, the first indication information is used to indicate at least one of the following: data set identification indication data changes, the region associated with the first positioning assistance data changes, the cell associated with the first positioning assistance data changes, the TRP environment associated with the first positioning assistance data changes, the PRU in the first positioning assistance data changes, the positioning reference signal in the first positioning assistance data changes; Auxiliary data of the positioning reference signal; Auxiliary data required by the terminal for position calculation; Region ID; Cell list ID.

35. The apparatus of claim 34, wherein, The measurement information of the PRU includes at least one of the following: Measurement unit information associated with the first path detected by the terminal in the time domain; M first measurement unit information, M is a positive integer; N second measurement unit information, N is a positive integer; Type information of the measurement information; PRU identification information; Wherein, each first measurement unit information is the measurement information corresponding to a path, and each second measurement unit information is the measurement information corresponding to a sampling point; The first measurement unit information includes at least one of the following: time information, energy information, angle information, phase information, time delay power combination information, channel response information; The second measurement unit information includes at least one of the following: time information, energy information, angle information, phase information, time delay power combination information, channel response information.

36. The apparatus of claim 34, wherein, The position related information of the PRU includes at least one of the following: Absolute position information of the PRU; Relative position information of the PRU; Second time information, the second time information includes the arrival time information between the PRU and at least one TRP, or the second time information includes the arrival time difference information between the PRU and at least one TRP pair; First phase information, the first phase information includes the arrival phase information between the PRU and at least one TRP, or the first phase information includes the arrival phase difference information between the PRU and at least one TRP pair.

37. The apparatus of claim 34, wherein, The first indication information includes at least one of the following: PRU update indication information; TRP update indication information; Data set update indication information; Positioning reference signal update indication information.

38. The apparatus of any one of claims 34 to 37, wherein, The first positioning assistance data further includes at least one of the following: position information of the TRP, beam related information of the TRP.

39. The apparatus of claim 29, wherein, The device further includes a processing module; The processing module is used to position the terminal based on the first positioning assistance data and the AI unit, and output the position related information of the terminal.

40. The apparatus of claim 39, wherein, The position related information of the terminal includes at least one of the following: Absolute position information of the terminal; Relative position information of the terminal; Third time information, the third time information comprising time of arrival information between the terminal and at least one TRP, or the third time information comprising time of arrival difference information between the terminal and at least one TRP pair; Second phase information, the second phase information comprising phase of arrival information between the terminal and at least one TRP, or the second phase information comprising phase of arrival difference information between the terminal and at least one TRP pair.

41. The apparatus of claim 34, wherein, The first positioning assistance data comprises: measurement information of the at least one PRU, and position-related information of the at least one PRU; The apparatus further comprises a processing module; The processing module is configured to monitor the AI unit based on the measurement information of the at least one PRU and the position-related information of the at least one PRU, to obtain monitoring information of the AI unit, the monitoring information being used to indicate performance of the AI unit.

42. The device of claim 41, wherein, The processing module is specifically configured to estimate estimated position-related information of the at least one PRU based on the measurement information of the at least one PRU and the AI unit, and compare the position-related information of the at least one PRU with the estimated position-related information of the at least one PRU, to obtain the monitoring information of the AI unit.

43. The apparatus of claim 29, wherein, The first request message further comprises at least one of: Identification information of the positioning reference signal; Related ID information of the network-side device, the same related ID information indicating that at least one of the following configurations is the same: configuration information of the positioning reference signal, data set information, beam configuration information, configuration information of the TRP, and positioning assistance information; Measurement indication information of the terminal, the measurement indication information being used to indicate at least one of a measurement manner and a type of a measurement quantity used by the terminal; Type of the positioning assistance data; Second request message, the second request message comprising at least one of: PRU information request, line-of-sight information request, non-line-of-sight information request, environment information request, TRP position information request, and beam information request; Preconfigured positioning assistance data request; Periodic data set request; Periodic positioning assistance data request; Positioning assistance information and data set update indication request; Frequency point expected to be measured by the terminal; Frequency layer expected to be measured by the terminal; Bandwidth expected to be measured by the terminal; Sampling point granularity expected by the terminal; Number of sampling points expected by the terminal; Measurement information type expected by the terminal.

44. The device of claim 43, wherein, The first request message comprises identification information of the positioning reference signal and first time window information, the first request information being used to request positioning assistance data issued by the network-side device to comprise specified positioning reference signals located in a first time window, the first time window being a time window indicated by the first time window information.

45. The device of claim 43 or 44, wherein, The PRU information request comprises at least one of: indication information for requesting measurement information of a PRU, and indication information for requesting position-related information of a PRU. The indication information for requesting PRU measurement information is used to indicate that the measurement information of the PRU includes first measurement unit information or second measurement unit information. The indication information for requesting PRU position-related information is used to indicate that the position-related information of the PRU includes at least one of the following: absolute position information of the PRU, relative position information of the PRU, second time information, and first phase information. The first measurement unit information is measurement information corresponding to a path, and the second measurement unit information is measurement information corresponding to a sampling point. The second time information includes arrival time information between the PRU and at least one TRP, or the second time information includes arrival time difference information between the PRU and at least one TRP pair. The first phase information includes arrival phase information between the PRU and at least one TRP, or the first phase information includes arrival phase difference information between the PRU and at least one TRP pair.

46. The device of claim 43, wherein, The related ID information is associated with at least one of the following: A cell ID; A cell list ID; A region ID; A TRP ID; Configuration information of a positioning reference signal requested on demand; The related ID information is used to identify at least one of the following under the cell ID, the cell list ID, the region ID, or the TRP ID: Configuration information of a positioning reference signal; Dataset information for AI positioning; Beam configuration information; Positioning assistance information; Identification information of a positioning reference signal requested on demand.

47. The device of claim 46, wherein, The related ID information is also used to identify target positioning assistance information from K groups of positioning assistance information under the cell ID, the cell list ID, the region ID, or the TRP ID, where K is a positive integer.

48. The device of claim 46, wherein, The related ID information is associated with configuration information of a positioning reference signal requested on demand, and the same related ID information indicates at least one of the following: the same configuration information of a positioning reference signal requested on demand in positioning assistance data, and the same identification information of a positioning reference signal requested on demand.

49. The device of claim 46, wherein, The related ID information is associated with the cell ID, and the same related ID information indicates that at least one of the following configurations is the same under the same cell ID: configuration information of a positioning reference signal, dataset information, beam configuration information, configuration information of a TRP, and positioning assistance information.

50. The device of claim 46, wherein, The related ID information is associated with a TRP ID, and the same related ID information indicates at least one of the following: the same TRP ID in positioning assistance data, the same TRP position, and the same configuration information of a positioning reference signal.

51. The device of claim 46, wherein, The related ID information is associated with the cell list ID, and the same related ID information indicates at least one of the following: the same cell list ID in positioning assistance data and the same TRP set.

52. The device of claim 46, wherein, The related ID information is associated with the region ID, and the same related ID information indicates at least one of the following: the same region ID in positioning assistance data and the same TRP set.

53. A positioning assistance data transmitting apparatus comprising: A receiving module and a sending module; The receiving module is configured to receive a first request message, where the first request message is used to request positioning assistance data for assisted AI positioning. The sending module is configured to send first positioning assistance data to a terminal.

54. The device of claim 53, wherein, The first positioning assistance data comprises at least one of the following: measurement information of the at least one PRU; position-related information of the at least one PRU; cell information associated with the first positioning assistance data; area information associated with the first positioning assistance data; first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate at least one of the following: data indicated by the data set identifier changes, an area associated with the first positioning assistance data changes, a cell associated with the first positioning assistance data changes, a TRP environment associated with the first positioning assistance data changes, a PRU in the first positioning assistance data changes, or a positioning reference signal in the first positioning assistance data changes; auxiliary data of a positioning reference signal; auxiliary data required by the terminal for position calculation; area ID; cell list ID.

55. The device of claim 53 or 54, wherein, The receiving module is further configured to acquire the first positioning assistance data from at least one PRU. The at least one PRU is a PRU expected by the terminal to acquire positioning assistance data from a plurality of PRUs associated with the network-side device. 56.A terminal comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing programs or instructions executable on the processor, and the programs or instructions, when executed by the processor, implement steps of the positioning assistance data request method according to any one of claims 1 to 25. 57.A network-side device comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing programs or instructions executable on the processor, and the programs or instructions, when executed by the processor, implement steps of the positioning assistance data sending method according to any one of claims 26 to 28. 58.A readable storage medium, the readable storage medium storing programs or instructions, and the programs or instructions, when executed by a processor, implement steps of the positioning assistance data request method according to any one of claims 1 to 25, or implement steps of the positioning assistance data sending method according to any one of claims 26 to 28. 59.A computer program product stored in a storage medium, the computer program product is executed by at least one processor to implement steps of the positioning assistance data request method according to any one of claims 1 to 25, or implement steps of the positioning assistance data sending method according to any one of claims 26 to 28.

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