Information processing method, processing apparatus, communication device, and readable storage medium

Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of wireless communications, and discloses an information processing method, a processing apparatus, a communication device, and a readable storage medium. The information processing method in embodiments of the present application comprises: performing a first behavior, the first behavior comprising at least one of a first operation and a second operation. The first operation comprises sending fifth information to a third communication device, the fifth information comprising at least one of the following: information about one or more operation devices, and information about one or more areas. The second operation comprises at least one of the following: receiving sixth information, the sixth information comprising at least one of the following: first information or a first container, information about a first operation device, and information about a first area; sending the first information or the first container to the third communication device; determining the first operation device or the first area; and sending second information to the third communication device, the second information comprising at least one of the information about the first operation device and the information about the first area.

Description

Information processing method, processing apparatus, communication device, and readable storage medium

[0001] Cross-reference to Related Applications

[0002] The present application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202411087144.5, filed on August 08, 2024, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD

[0003] The present application belongs to the technical field of wireless communication, and particularly relates to an information processing method, a processing apparatus, a communication device, and a readable storage medium. BACKGROUND

[0004] Ambient IoT (AIoT) is a new 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) IoT technology to be studied. An AIoT Radio Access System (RAS) can include one or more operating devices (such as readers) for terminal devices (such as AIoT devices). Based on the paging scheme in the related art, the core network device can only know the base station to which the terminal device (such as an AIoT device) responds, and cannot identify the operating device (such as a reader) that is the latest operating device (such as a reader) for the terminal device (such as an AIoT device) among one or more operating devices (such as readers) of the base station, which is not conducive to the core network device to narrow the scope of subsequent paging of the terminal device (such as an AIoT device). How to determine the operating device (such as a reader) for operating the terminal device (such as an AIoT device) still needs to be solved. SUMMARY

[0005] Embodiments of the present application provide an information processing method, a processing apparatus, a communication device, and a readable storage medium, which can solve the problem of how to determine the operating device (such as a reader) for operating the terminal device (such as an AIoT device).

[0006] In a first aspect, an information processing method is provided, which is performed by a first communication device, and the method comprises:

[0007] The first communication device performs a first behavior, and the first behavior comprises at least one of a first operation and a second operation;

[0008] In the first behavior, the first communication device performs the first operation, and the first operation comprises:

[0009] The first operation includes sending fifth information to the third communication device, and the fifth information includes at least one of the following: information of one or more operation devices, information of one or more areas; the operation device is an operation device supported or controlled by the first communication device; the area includes one of the following: an area of the operation device, an area of the first communication device;

[0010] Among them,

[0011] The second operation includes at least one of the following:

[0012] Receiving sixth information, the sixth information includes at least one of the following: first information or first container, information of first operation device, information of first area, wherein the first information satisfies at least one of the following: the first information includes information that needs to be sent to the third communication device; the first information is carried by the first container; wherein the first container carries the first information;

[0013] Sending the first information or the first container to the third communication device;

[0014] Determining the first operation device or the first area;

[0015] Sending second information to the third communication device, the second information includes at least one of the following: information of the first operation device and information of the first area;

[0016] Among them,

[0017] The first operation device includes one of the following: an operation device that receives the sixth information, an operation device that receives information from the second communication device, an operation device selected or accessed by the second communication device;

[0018] The first area includes one of the following: an area that receives the sixth information, an area that receives information from the second communication device, an area selected or accessed by the second communication device, an area of the first operation device.

[0019] The second aspect provides an information processing method, which is executed by a second communication device, and the method includes:

[0020] The second communication device receives a first message;

[0021] The second communication device executes at least one of the following according to the first message:

[0022] Determining an operation device that sends the first message;

[0023] Determining whether to respond to the first message;

[0024] In the case of determining to respond to the first message, performing a third operation;

[0025] wherein,

[0026] the third operation comprises at least one of:

[0027] selecting or accessing an operation device;

[0028] selecting or accessing an area;

[0029] sending sixth information, the sixth information comprising at least one of: the first information or the first container, information of the first operation device, information of the first area information;

[0030] the first information satisfies at least one of: the first information is information required to be sent to the third communication device; the first information is carried by the first container;

[0031] wherein,

[0032] the first operation device comprises one of: a sending destination operation device of the sixth information, an operation device selected or accessed.

[0033] the first area comprises one of: a sending destination area of the sixth information, an area of the operation device selected or accessed, an area of the first operation device.

[0034] In a third aspect, an information processing method is provided, executed by a third communication device, comprising:

[0035] the third communication device performs a second behavior; the second behavior comprises at least one of a fourth operation and a fifth operation;

[0036] wherein,

[0037] the fourth operation comprises obtaining fifth information, the fifth information comprising at least one of: information of one or more operation devices, information of one or more areas; the operation device is an operation device supported or controlled by the first communication device; the area comprises one of: an area of the operation device, an area of the first communication device;

[0038] performing at least one of the following according to the obtained information:

[0039] saving the fifth information;

[0040] setting an operation device of the third communication device to comprise the operation device;

[0041] setting an area of the third communication device to comprise the area;

[0042] sending a configuration file of the third communication device to a fourth communication device, the configuration file comprising at least one of: information of an operation device of the third communication device, information of an area of the third communication device.

[0043] According to the requirement of the first task, a third communication device selects an operating device of the third communication device or a region of the third communication device to perform the first task;

[0044] Among them,

[0045] The fifth operation includes:

[0046] Obtain seventh information, the seventh information includes at least one of the information of the first operating device and the information of the first region;

[0047] According to the seventh information, at least one of the following is performed:

[0048] Save the information of the first operating device and the information of the first region;

[0049] Determine or update the latest operating device of the second communication device as the first operating device;

[0050] Determine or update the latest region of the second communication device as the first region;

[0051] Determine the latest access operating device or the latest access region of the terminal device;

[0052] Select the latest operating device of the second communication device to perform the first task related to the second communication device;

[0053] Select the latest region of the second communication device to perform the first task related to the second communication device.

[0054] In a fifth aspect, an information processing apparatus is provided, comprising:

[0055] A first processing module is configured to perform a first behavior, the first behavior including at least one of a first operation and a second operation;

[0056] Among them,

[0057] The first operation includes sending fifth information to a third communication device, the fifth information including at least one of the following: information of one or more operating devices, information of one or more regions; The operating device is an operating device supported or controlled by the first communication device; The region includes one of the following: the region of the operating device, the region of the first communication device;

[0058] Among them,

[0059] The second operation includes at least one of the following:

[0060] receive sixth information, the sixth information comprising at least one of: the first information or the first container, information of the first operating device, information of the first area, wherein the first information satisfies at least one of: the first information comprises information required to be sent to the third communication device; the first information is carried by the first container; wherein the first container carries the first information;

[0061] send the first information or the first container to the third communication device;

[0062] determine the first operating device or the first area;

[0063] send second information to the third communication device, the second information comprising at least one of: information of the first operating device, information of the first area;

[0064] wherein,

[0065] the first operating device comprises one of: an operating device receiving the sixth information, an operating device receiving information from the second communication device, an operating device selected or accessed by the second communication device;

[0066] the first area comprises one of: an area receiving the sixth information, an area receiving information from the second communication device, an area selected or accessed by the second communication device, an area of the first operating device.

[0067] In a sixth aspect, an information processing apparatus is provided, comprising:

[0068] a first receiving module for receiving a first message;

[0069] a second processing module for performing at least one of the following according to the first message:

[0070] determining an operating device sending the first message;

[0071] determining whether to respond to the first message;

[0072] in a case of determining to respond to the first message, performing a third operation;

[0073] wherein,

[0074] the third operation comprises at least one of:

[0075] selecting or accessing an operating device;

[0076] selecting or accessing an area;

[0077] sending sixth information, the sixth information comprising at least one of: the first information or the first container, information of the first operating device, information of the first area information;

[0078] The first information satisfies at least one of the following: the first information is information that needs to be sent to a third communication device; the first information is carried by a first container;

[0079] in,

[0080] The first operating device includes one of the following: the operating device for sending the sixth information, or the operating device for selection or access.

[0081] The first area includes one of the following: the destination area for sending the sixth information, the area of ​​the selected or accessed operating device, and the area of ​​the first operating device.

[0082] In a seventh aspect, a communication device 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, second, or third aspect.

[0083] Eighthly, a communication device is provided, including a processor and a communication interface, wherein the processor is configured to perform a first action, the first action including at least one of a first operation and a second operation;

[0084] in,

[0085] The first operation includes sending fifth information to a third communication device, the fifth information including at least one of the following: information of one or more operating devices, information of one or more regions; the operating device is an operating device supported or controlled by the first communication device; the region includes one of the following: the region of the operating device, the region of the first communication device;

[0086] in,

[0087] The second operation includes at least one of the following:

[0088] Receive sixth information, the sixth information including at least one of the following: first information or a first container, information of a first operating device, information of a first area, wherein the first information satisfies at least one of the following: the first information includes information to be sent to a third communication device; the first information is carried through a first container; wherein the first container carries the first information;

[0089] Send the first information or the first container to the third communication device;

[0090] Determine the first operating device or the first area;

[0091] Send second information to a third communication device, the second information including at least one of information about the first operating device and information about the first area;

[0092] wherein,

[0093] the first operation device comprises one of the following: an operation device receiving the sixth information, an operation device receiving information from the second communication device, an operation device selected or accessed by the second communication device;

[0094] the first area comprises one of the following: an area receiving the sixth information, an area receiving information from the second communication device, an area selected or accessed by the second communication device, an area of the first operation device.

[0095] In a ninth aspect, a communication device is provided, comprising a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is configured to receive a first message; and the processor is configured to perform at least one of the following according to the first message:

[0096] determining an operation device sending the first message;

[0097] determining whether to respond to the first message;

[0098] in a case where it is determined to respond to the first message, performing a third operation;

[0099] wherein,

[0100] the third operation comprises at least one of the following:

[0101] selecting or accessing an operation device;

[0102] selecting or accessing an area;

[0103] sending sixth information, the sixth information comprising at least one of the following: the first information or a first container, information of the first operation device, information of the first area;

[0104] the first information satisfies at least one of the following: the first information is information that needs to be sent to a third communication device; the first information is carried by a first container;

[0105] wherein,

[0106] the first operation device comprises one of the following: a sending destination operation device of the sixth information, an operation device selected or accessed.

[0107] the first area comprises one of the following: a sending destination area of the sixth information, an area of the operation device selected or accessed, an area of the first operation device.

[0108] In a tenth aspect, a communication device is provided, comprising a processor and a communication interface, wherein the processor is configured to perform a second behavior; and the second behavior comprises at least one of the following: a fourth operation and a fifth operation.

[0109] wherein,

[0110] the fourth operation comprises obtaining fifth information, the fifth information comprising at least one of: information of one or more operation devices, information of one or more areas; the operation device being an operation device supported or controlled by the first communication device; the area comprising one of: an area of the operation device, an area of the first communication device;

[0111] performing at least one of:

[0112] saving the fifth information;

[0113] setting the operation device of the third communication device to comprise the operation device;

[0114] setting the area of the third communication device to comprise the area;

[0115] sending a configuration file of the third communication device to a fourth communication device, the configuration file comprising at least one of: information of the operation device of the third communication device, information of the area of the third communication device;

[0116] selecting the operation device of the third communication device or the area of the third communication device to perform the first task according to a requirement of the first task;

[0117] wherein,

[0118] the fifth operation comprises:

[0119] obtaining seventh information, the seventh information comprising at least one of: information of the first operation device, information of the first area;

[0120] performing at least one of:

[0121] saving the information of the first operation device and the information of the first area;

[0122] determining or updating a latest operation device of the second communication device to be the first operation device;

[0123] determining or updating a latest area of the second communication device to be the first area;

[0124] determining a latest access operation device or a latest access area of the terminal device;

[0125] selecting the latest operation device of the second communication device to perform a first task related to the second communication device;

[0126] selecting the latest area of the second communication device to perform the first task related to the second communication device.

[0127] In an eleventh aspect, a readable storage medium is provided, and the readable storage medium stores a program or instructions, and the program or instructions are executed by a processor to implement steps of the method in the first aspect, the second aspect, or the third aspect.

[0128] In a twelfth aspect, a wireless communication system is provided, and the wireless communication system includes a first communication device, a second communication device, and a third communication device, the first communication device is configured to implement steps of the method in the first aspect, the second communication device is configured to implement steps of the method in the second aspect, and the third communication device is configured to implement steps of the method in the third aspect.

[0129] In a thirteenth aspect, a chip is provided, and the chip includes a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is configured to run a program or instructions to implement the method in the first aspect, the second aspect, or the third aspect.

[0130] In a fourteenth aspect, a computer program / program product is provided, and the computer program / program product is stored in a storage medium, and the program / program product is executed by at least one processor to implement steps of the method in the first aspect, the second aspect, or the third aspect.

[0131] In the embodiments of the present application, the first communication device sends at least one of operation device information of an operation device supported or controlled by the first communication device and supported area information to the third communication device by performing a first operation; and the first communication device sends the first operation device or the first area to the third communication device by performing a second operation, so that the third communication device can determine an operation device or an area to which the second communication device responds, based on the first operation device or the first area, in the operation device or the area supported or controlled by the first communication device, thereby helping the third communication device to narrow the paging range. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0132] FIG. 1 is a connection diagram of an AIoT wireless access system in embodiments of the present application;

[0133] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a base station operation device in embodiments of the present application;

[0134] FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a base station operation device in embodiments of the present application;

[0135] FIG. 4A is a block diagram of a wireless communication system applicable in embodiments of the present application;

[0136] FIG. 4B is a block diagram of a wireless communication system applicable in embodiments of the present application;

[0137] FIG. 4C is a block diagram of a wireless communication system applicable in embodiments of the present application;

[0138] Figure 4D is a block diagram of a wireless communication system to which embodiments of the application can be applied;

[0139] Figure 4E is a block diagram of a wireless communication system to which embodiments of the application can be applied;

[0140] Figure 5 is a flow diagram of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the application;

[0141] Figure 6 is a flow diagram of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the application;

[0142] Figure 7 is a flow diagram of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the application;

[0143] Figure 8 is an interaction diagram of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the application;

[0144] Figure 9 is an interaction diagram of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the application;

[0145] Figure 10 is an interaction diagram of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the application;

[0146] Figure 11 is a connection diagram of a first communication device and a third communication device according to an embodiment of the application;

[0147] Figure 12 is a structural diagram of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the application;

[0148] Figure 13 is a structural diagram of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the application;

[0149] Figure 14 is a structural diagram of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the application;

[0150] Figure 15 is a structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the application;

[0151] Figure 16 is a hardware structural diagram of a network-side device according to an embodiment of the application;

[0152] Figure 17 is a hardware structural diagram of a network-side device according to an embodiment of the application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0153] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the application will be clearly described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the application. Obviously, the described embodiments are some but not all of the embodiments of the application. Based on the embodiments in the application, all other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art belong to the scope of protection of the application.

[0154] The terms "first", "second", and the like in the specification are used to distinguish between similar objects, and are not used to describe a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that such terms are used interchangeably and that "first", "second", and the like can refer to one or more objects without regard to the order of reference. For example, a first object and a second object can be either one or more objects, and the first object can be the same as the second object or different from the second object. Further, the term "or" as used in the specification is to be interpreted as inclusive, meaning at least one. For example, "A or B" covers the scenarios where at least one of A is included, or B is included, or both A and B are included. The character " / " is generally used to represent an "or" relationship between the associated objects before and after the character " / ".

[0155] The term "indicate" in the specification can be a direct indication (or explicit indication) or an indirect indication (or implicit indication). The direct indication can be understood as the sender explicitly informing the receiver of specific information, operations to be performed, or requested results, etc. in the indication sent by the sender. The indirect indication can be understood as the receiver determining the corresponding information according to the indication sent by the sender, or making a judgment and determining the operations to be performed or the requested results, etc. according to the judgment result.

[0156] It is worth noting that the techniques described in the embodiments of the present 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 the embodiments of the present application are often used interchangeably, and the described techniques can be used in the above-mentioned systems and radio technologies, as well as in other systems and radio technologies. The following description describes a New Radio (NR) system for example purposes, and NR terminology is used in most of the following description, but these techniques can also be applied to systems other than the NR system, such as a 6th Generation (6G) communication system.

[0157] Problem 1: The base station operation device (reader) can be a reader system, and one base station can support multiple readers. Since there is a one-to-many relationship between the base station and the reader, the core network device cannot derive the actual responding reader of the AIoT device according to the base station. For example, a base station supports reader A and reader B. The tag responds to reader A at the base station. When the base station sends the tag information to the core network (CN) device, the core network device can know the last serving base station, but does not know the last serving reader or the last serving area. Knowing the last serving reader or area helps to narrow the paging range.

[0158] When the base station supporting multiple readers is associated with the core network, the core network cannot derive how many readers the base station includes according to the base station.

[0159] As shown in FIG. 1, the base station operation device can be an AIoT radio access system (RAS), which includes a common reader function and an AIoT radio access network node function. The AIoT RAS carries some functions of AIoT as part of the functional division between the radio access network (RAN) and the CN.

[0160] For example, the forms of the base station operation device are shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, respectively.

[0161] To solve the above problems, one solution is that when the AIoT RAS and the CN establish an interface association, the reader information in the RAS is sent, including at least one of the following: reader ID, service area. The reader in the RAS is at least one. The service area can be one reader corresponding to one service area, and the service area provides the area for the AIoT device to access.

[0162] In a case that the AIoT device responds to a reader in RAS, the RAS sends the information of the AIoT device to the CN while sending the reader ID of the reader or the information of the area where the response occurs.

[0163] Problem 2: UE supporting active communication, first resides in a cell (has read the cell system broadcast, which contains the identification of the cell), and then listens to the paging of the cell, therefore, the cell identification does not need to be carried in the paging, the UE naturally knows the source of the paging. But the passive communication device (AIoT device) does not reside in the cell before receiving the paging, therefore does not know the source of the paging.

[0164] When multiple readers perform the same inventory task, a paging is sent. At the coverage boundary of the reader and the reader, the AIoT device may receive the same paging of multiple readers. The AIoT device is a passive device, unlike the UE supporting active communication, does not reside in the cell in advance, and only after being paged by the reader, decides whether to access the random access resource of the reader. The random access resources of different readers are different. In order to determine which reader's paging to respond to, and which random access resource of the reader to obtain, the reader's paging needs to carry the reader ID that can distinguish different readers.

[0165] One solution is that the paging sent by the reader carries the reader ID.

[0166] Further, if the reader performs multiple tasks at the same time, the random access resource may be per task.

[0167] FIG. 4A shows a block diagram of a wireless communication system to which embodiments of the present application can be applied. The wireless communication system includes a terminal 11 and a network-side device 12. The terminal 11 can be a terminal-side device such as a mobile phone, a Tablet Personal Computer, a Laptop Computer, a notebook computer, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a palmtop computer, a netbook, an Ultra-mobile Personal Computer (UMPC), a Mobile Internet Device (MID), an Augmented Reality (AR) device, a Virtual Reality (VR) device, a robot, a wearable device, a flight vehicle, a Vehicle User Equipment (VUE), a shipboard device, a Pedestrian User Equipment (PUE), a smart home (a home device with a wireless communication function such as a refrigerator, a television, a washing machine, or furniture), a game console, a Personal Computer (PC), a kiosk, or a self-service machine. The wearable device includes a smart watch, a smart bracelet, a smart earphone, smart glasses, smart jewelry (a smart bracelet, a smart necklace, a smart ring, a smart necklace, a smart anklet, a smart necklace, etc.), a smart wristband, smart clothes, etc. The vehicle-mounted device can also be referred to as a vehicle-mounted terminal, a vehicle-mounted controller, a vehicle-mounted module, a vehicle-mounted component, a vehicle-mounted chip, or a vehicle-mounted unit, etc. It should be noted that the specific type of the terminal 11 is not limited in the embodiments of the present application. The network-side device 12 can include an access network device or a core network device. The access network device can also be referred to as a Radio Access Network (RAN) device, a radio access network function, or a radio access network unit. The access network device can include a base station, a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Access Point (AP), or a Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) node, etc.The base station can be referred to as a Node B (NB), an evolved Node B (eNB), a next generation Node B (gNB), a New Radio Node B (NR Node B), an access point, a relay station (RBS), a serving base station (SBS), a base transceiver station (BTS), a radio base station, a radio transceiver, a basic service set (BSS), an extended service set (ESS), a home Node B (HNB), a home evolved Node B, a transmission reception point (TRP), or some other suitable terminology in the art, and is not limited to a particular technical terminology, provided that the same technical effect is achieved. It should be noted that in the embodiments of the present application, only the base station in the NR system is taken as an example for introduction, and the specific type of the base station is not limited.

[0168] The core network device can include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following: a core network node, a core network function, a Mobility Management Entity (MME), an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF), a Session Management Function (SMF), a User Plane Function (UPF), a Policy Control Function (PCF), a Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF), an Edge Application Server Discovery Function (EASDF), a Unified Data Management (UDM), a Unified Data Repository (UDR), a Home Subscriber Server (HSS), a Centralized network configuration (CNC), a Network Repository Function (NRF), a Network Exposure Function (NEF), a Local NEF (or L-NEF), a Binding Support Function (BSF), an Application Function (AF), and the like. It should be noted that only the core network device in the NR system is taken as an example for introduction in the embodiments of the present application, and the specific type of the core network device is not limited.But not limited to at least one of the following: core network node, core network function, 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), binding support function (BSF), application function (AF), etc. It should be noted that in the embodiments of the present application, only the core network equipment in the NR system is taken as an example for description, and the specific type of the core network equipment is not limited.

[0169] Figure 4B shows a block diagram of a wireless communication system to which the embodiments of the present application can be applied. In this scenario, the wireless communication system includes core network equipment 1-1, access network equipment 1-2 and operating equipment (such as a reader) 1-3; wherein the core network equipment 1-1 and the access network equipment 1-2 can be the specific description in the example in Figure 4A. The operating equipment (such as a reader) 1-3 can also be referred to as an interrogator device, such as a terminal, a relay device, an integrated access backhaul (IAB) device, etc.

[0170] FIG. 4C shows a third block diagram of a wireless communication system to which embodiments of the present application can be applied. In this scenario, the wireless communication system includes a core network device 2-1 and an operating device (e.g., a reader) 2-2. The core network device 2-1 can be specifically described with reference to the example in FIG. 4A. The operating device (e.g., a reader) 2-2 is specifically an access network device, which can be specifically described with reference to the example in FIG. 4A.

[0171] FIG. 4D shows a fourth block diagram of a wireless communication system to which embodiments of the present application can be applied. In this scenario, the wireless communication system includes a core network device 3-1 (optional), an operating device (e.g., a reader) 3-2, an intermediate device 3-3, and an AIoT device 3-4. The core network device 3-1 can be specifically described with reference to the example in FIG. 4A, which will not be described herein again. The operating device (e.g., a reader) 3-2 can also be referred to as an interrogator device, such as a terminal, a relay device, an integrated access backhaul (IAB) device, and the like. The AIoT device 3-4 refers to a device capable of responding to an AIoT task. It should be noted that, as shown in FIG. 4D, there can be AIoT devices that are far away and cannot be covered by the access network device or the operating device (e.g., a reader). In this case, the coverage can be expanded by means of the intermediate device to communicate with the AIoT device, or the intermediate device assists the communication between the AIoT device and other network devices (e.g., the access network device or the operating device (e.g., a reader)).

[0172] FIG. 4E shows a fifth block diagram of a wireless communication system to which embodiments of the present application can be applied. In this scenario, the wireless communication system includes a core network device 4-1 (optional), an access network device 4-2, an operating device (e.g., a reader) 4-3, and an AIoT device 4-4. The core network device 4-1 and the access network device 4-2 can be specifically described with reference to the example in FIG. 4A. The operating device (e.g., a reader) 12 can also be referred to as an interrogator device, such as a terminal, a relay device, an integrated access backhaul (IAB) device, and the like. The AIoT device 4-4 refers to a device capable of responding to an AIoT task. As shown in FIG. 4E, the operating device (e.g., a reader) can directly communicate with the AIoT device without the aid of an intermediate device. The wireless access network device can perform radio resource control for the operating device (e.g., a reader).

[0173] Optionally, obtaining can be understood as obtaining from configuration, receiving, receiving after requesting, obtaining through self-learning, obtaining according to un-received information, or obtaining after processing received information. The specific method can be determined according to actual needs, and the embodiments of the present application do not limit the same. For example, when a certain capability indication information sent by a device is not received, it can be inferred that the device does not support the capability.

[0174] Optionally, the sending can include broadcasting, broadcasting in a system message, and returning after a request is responded to.

[0175] In an optional embodiment of the present application, the communication device can include at least one of a communication network element and a terminal.

[0176] In an embodiment of the present application, the communication network element can include at least one of a core network element and a radio access network element.

[0177] In an embodiment of the present application, the core network element (core network element) can include, but is not limited to, at least one of a core network device, a core network node, a core network function, a core network element, a mobility management entity (MME), an access management function (AMF), a session management function (SMF), a user plane function (UPF), a serving GW (SGW), a PDN gateway (PDN gateway), a policy control function (PCF), a policy and charging rules function unit (PCRF), a GPRS service support node (SGSN), a gateway GPRS support node (GGSN), and an application function (Application Function).

[0178] In an embodiment of the present application, the RAN network element can include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following: a radio access network device, a radio access network node, a radio access network function, a radio access network unit, a 3GPP radio access network, a non-3GPP radio access network, a centralized unit (CU), a distributed unit (DU), a base station, an evolved Node B (eNB), a 5G base station (gNB), a radio network controller (RNC), a base station (NodeB), a non-3GPP interworking function (N3IWF), an access controller (AC) node, an access point (AP) device or a wireless local area network (WLAN) node, and the N3IWF.

[0179] The base station can be a base station (BTS, Base Transceiver Station) in GSM or CDMA, a base station (NodeB) in WCDMA, an evolved Node B (eNB or e-NodeB, evolutional Node B) in LTE, and a 5G base station (gNB). Embodiments of the present application are not limited.

[0180] In an embodiment of the present application, the UE can include one of the following: a terminal device, a terminal device and a card, and a card.

[0181] In an embodiment of the present application, the card can include one of the following: a SIM card, a USIM card, and an eSIM.

[0182] In an embodiment of the present application, the terminal can include at least one of the following: a terminal function supporting relay and a relay function supporting terminal. The terminal can also be referred to as a terminal device or a user equipment (UE). The terminal can be a terminal side device such as a mobile phone, a tablet personal computer (Tablet Personal Computer), a laptop computer (Laptop Computer), a personal digital assistant (Personal Digital Assistant, PDA), a mobile Internet device (Mobile Internet Device, MID), a wearable device, or a vehicle-mounted device. It should be noted that the specific type of terminal is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0183] In an optional embodiment of the application, determining can be understood as deciding.

[0184] In an optional embodiment of the application, the traffic originated by the terminal device can be triggered by the traffic, signaling or data terminated at the terminal device, which can be referred to as DO-DTT: Device-originated-device-terminated triggered (DO-DTT), such as The device originated traffic is triggered by the device terminated traffic or signaling.

[0185] In an optional embodiment of the application, the traffic terminated at the terminal device can be referred to as DT (Device-terminated (DT), such as The traffic is terminated at the AIoT device.).

[0186] In an optional embodiment of the application, the information includes at least one of the following: signaling (such as control plane data), data (such as user plane data), and at least one of traffic.

[0187] In an embodiment, the traffic includes at least one of the following: signaling, data. In another embodiment, the traffic includes data but does not include signaling.

[0188] It should be noted that, optionally, the first terminal device can be one terminal device, which is described in the application. The description, description and limitation of the terminal device can also be applied to the first terminal device. The first terminal device can be referred to as the first terminal.

[0189] In an embodiment, the passive communication means that the terminal device cannot actively initiate communication with the first object or cannot actively access the first object; it needs to be triggered by the first object to communicate with the first object or to access the first object. The first object is, for example, an operating device (such as a reader / writer), a first communication device or a network.

[0190] In an optional embodiment of the application, the terminal device includes one or more terminal devices. In an optional embodiment of the application, the AIoT function can also be referred to as a function of managing and / or controlling the operation of the terminal device (such as the AIoT device). The AIoT function includes but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0191] 1) responsible for the management and control of AIoT operations (i.e. operations on terminal devices, which can also be referred to as one of the following: AIoT tasks (first tasks such as AIoT tasks), AIoT processes);

[0192] 2) determining whether to authorize the customer's AIoT operation request;

[0193] 3) distributing AIoT operations to operating devices (such as readers) or devices in direct communication with terminal devices (directly sent or forwarded through other network elements);

[0194] 4) receiving AIoT operation execution results;

[0195] 5) aggregating AIoT operation execution results;

[0196] 6) sending AIoT operation results to customers.

[0197] Optionally, the AIoT function can further include at least one of the following: a first AIoT function, a second AIoT function:

[0198] For example, the first AIoT function includes but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0199] 1) responsible for the management and control of AIoT operations (also referred to as one of the following: AIoT tasks, AIoT processes);

[0200] 2) authorizing corresponding AIoT operations according to the customer's AIoT operation request;

[0201] 3) distributing AIoT operations to the second AIoT function (directly sent or forwarded through other network elements);

[0202] 4) receiving AIoT operation task execution results;

[0203] 5) aggregating AIoT operation task execution results;

[0204] 6) sending AIoT task execution results to customers.

[0205] In an optional embodiment of the present application, the AIoT function can also be referred to as an AIoT management and / or control network function. The AIoT function includes but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0206] 1) receiving AIoT operations;

[0207] 2) distributing AIoT operations to operating devices (such as readers) or devices in direct communication with terminal devices (directly sent or forwarded through other network elements);

[0208] 3) receiving AIoT operation execution results;

[0209] 4) aggregate the AIoT operation execution result;

[0210] 5) send the AIoT task execution result to the first AIoT function.

[0211] In an implementation, the AIoT operation request is used to request an AIoT operation.

[0212] In an implementation, the AIoT function can be a single network function, or a network function in the related art (such as an AMF (such as an AMF supporting an AIoT function) or an NEF (such as an NEF supporting an AIoT function)).

[0213] In an implementation, the NEF can support a first AIoT function, and the AMF can support a second AIoT function or an AIoT function.

[0214] In an implementation of the present application, the first operation can also be referred to as an AIoT operation (operation on a terminal device).

[0215] In an implementation, the AIoT operation can also be referred to as one of the following: AIoT task, AIoT process, AIoT command, AIoT service.

[0216] In an implementation, the first operation can also be referred to as one of the following: first task, first process, first command, first service.

[0217] Optionally, the source of the operation on the terminal device can be different, such as including at least one of the following:

[0218] 1) an operation on a terminal device requested by an AF or a third party (such as an application server), such as inventorying a target terminal device, reading a target terminal device, writing a target terminal device, enabling a target terminal device, disabling a target terminal device, etc.

[0219] 2) an operation requirement on a terminal device from a core network device (such as an AIoT function), or an operation on a terminal device generated by a core network device (such as an AIoT function); such as interacting with a target terminal device, obtaining information of a terminal device, or configuring information to a target terminal device;

[0220] 3) an operation requirement (such as an operation command) on a terminal device from an operation device (such as a reader / writer), an access network device (such as a RAN), or a UE, or an operation on a terminal device generated by an operation device (such as a reader / writer), a RAN, or a UE.

[0221] Optionally, the target terminal device includes one or more terminal devices. The target terminal device can be determined by information for screening terminal devices. The target terminal device can be an operation object or an operation target (terminal device) of the first operation (including related operations of the first operation). Or the target terminal device refers to one or more terminal devices.

[0222] The first operation (also referred to as an AIoT operation) can include one or more operations on terminal devices; the terminal device can be one or more terminal devices.

[0223] In an implementation, the operation performed on the terminal device is at least one of the following:

[0224] 1) inventory operation of terminal devices (such as at least one of screening terminal devices, paging terminal devices, querying terminal devices, discovering terminal devices, identifying terminal devices, and obtaining an identifier of a terminal device);

[0225] 2) at least one of screening terminal devices, discovering terminal devices, identifying terminal devices, obtaining an identifier of a terminal device, authenticating terminal devices, and authorizing terminal devices (which can be referred to as an inventory operation of terminal devices);

[0226] 3) obtaining information of a terminal device (such as information stored by a terminal device, information sensed by an AIoT-associated sensor, which can be referred to as a read operation or an operation of reading information; in an implementation, only obtaining an identifier of a terminal device does not belong to a read operation);

[0227] 4) configuring information to a terminal device (which can be referred to as a write operation or an operation of writing information);

[0228] 5) enabling an RF capability of a terminal device (which can be referred to as an activation operation or an enabling operation);

[0229] 6) disabling an RF capability of a terminal device (which can be referred to as a deactivation operation or a disabling operation);

[0230] 7) controlling a terminal device to execute a command (such as issuing a command to a terminal device, controlling an executor associated with a terminal device or the terminal device to execute the command, which can be referred to as a control operation)

[0231] 8) positioning a terminal device, etc.

[0232] 9) an operation of delivering information to a terminal device; (in an implementation, the information can be transparent to at least one of an operation device (such as a reader) and a CN device (such as an AIoT function))

[0233] 10) an operation of obtaining information from the terminal device (in an embodiment, the information can be transparent to at least one of the operation device (e.g., a reader) and the CN device (e.g., an AIoT function)).

[0234] In another embodiment, the operation on the terminal device is at least one of the following:

[0235] 1) an inventory operation (may also be named otherwise), including at least one of the following: screening the terminal device, paging the terminal device, querying the terminal device, discovering the terminal device, identifying the terminal device, obtaining the identity of the terminal device, authenticating the terminal device, authorizing the terminal device;

[0236] 2) a positioning operation, including positioning the terminal device;

[0237] 3) a command operation.

[0238] Optionally, the command operation includes at least one of the following:

[0239] 1) obtaining information of the terminal device;

[0240] 2) configuring information to the terminal device;

[0241] 3) starting the RF capability of the terminal device;

[0242] 4) stopping the RF capability of the terminal device;

[0243] 5) controlling the terminal device, etc.

[0244] Optionally, the command operation (may also be referred to as an operation of interacting information with the terminal device) includes at least one of the following:

[0245] 1) an operation of delivering information to the terminal device; (in an embodiment, the information can be transparent to at least one of the operation device (e.g., a reader) and the CN device (e.g., an AIoT function)

[0246] 2) an operation of obtaining information from the terminal device (in an embodiment, the information can be transparent to at least one of the operation device (e.g., a reader) and the CN device (e.g., an AIoT function).

[0247] It is not difficult to understand that, when the information can be transparent to at least one of the operation device (e.g., a reader) and the CN device (e.g., an AIoT function), the operation of delivering information to the terminal device does not need to distinguish between the configuration information sent to the terminal device and the control command sent to the terminal device. The operation of obtaining information from the terminal device does not need to distinguish between the configuration information sent by the terminal device, the response of the control command to the terminal device, and the information read from the terminal device.

[0248] But it is not difficult to understand that the command operation, read operation, write operation, control operation, activation operation, deactivation operation also need to perform at least one of the following: screening terminal device, paging terminal device, querying terminal device, discovering terminal device, identifying terminal device, authenticating terminal device, authorizing terminal device.

[0249] It should be noted that the information for requesting the execution of the first operation (which can be referred to as information for requesting the first operation) can include information for requesting the execution of the related operation of the first operation.

[0250] The related operation of the first operation (which can also be referred to as the operation related to the first operation) includes but is not limited to the first operation, such as: according to the first operation (such as the command operation (such as the write operation)), the related operation of the first operation can be determined: according to the requested first operation, the related operation of the first operation can be determined, and the related operation of the first operation includes at least one of the following in addition to the first operation: screening terminal device, paging terminal device, querying terminal device, discovering terminal device, identifying terminal device, obtaining the identity of the terminal device, authenticating terminal device, and authorizing terminal device. It is not difficult to understand that in an embodiment, on the basis of screening, paging, querying, discovering, identifying, and / or authenticating the terminal device, the first operation such as the command operation (such as the write operation) can be performed on the terminal device.

[0251] Optionally, the first command includes one of the following: an AIoT command, a command that can be implemented by communicating with the terminal device; the first command requires communication with the terminal device.

[0252] Optionally, the first operation command includes one of the following: an AIoT command, an operation command that can be implemented by communicating with the terminal device; the first operation command requires communication with the terminal device.

[0253] Optionally, the first task includes one of the following: an AIoT task, a task that can be implemented by communicating with the terminal device; the first task requires communication with the terminal device.

[0254] Optionally, the first process includes one of the following: an AIoT process, a process that can be implemented by communicating with the terminal device; the first process requires communication with the terminal device.

[0255] Optionally, the first service includes one of the following: an AIoT service, a service that can be implemented by communicating with the terminal device; or the first service requires at least one of the following: communication with the terminal device and requiring the terminal device to respond.

[0256] In an optional embodiment of the present application, the first communication device or operation device (such as a reader) can be a device with one of the following characteristics:

[0257] - an access device supporting at least one of: communicating with a terminal device, communicating with a terminal device based on a second interface, performing an AIoT operation; (it is not difficult to understand that the terminal device needs to communicate through an operation device (such as a reader), so the operation device (such as a reader) can be referred to as an access device)

[0258] - a device (such as a device directly communicating with a terminal device) communicating with a terminal device or a device communicating with a terminal device based on a second interface;

[0259] - an access device accessing a wireless communication system as a terminal device;

[0260] - a device supporting a second interface;

[0261] - a device supporting a first RAT.

[0262] - a device supporting at least one of the following operations: inventory, reading, writing, AIoT operation.

[0263] In an optional embodiment of the present application, communicating with a terminal device includes performing an AIoT operation on the terminal device. The AIoT operation is also referred to as a first operation.

[0264] In an optional embodiment of the present application, the first RAT can be a RAT for AIoT (such as providing an AIoT service), and the first RAN can be different from the RAT in related technologies such as NB IOT, 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G.

[0265] In an embodiment of the present application, the operation device (such as a reader) device can also be referred to as an interrogator device.

[0266] In an embodiment of the present application, the operation device (such as a reader) device is a device for communication between an intermediate device and a core network device, such as a terminal (such as a UE), an IAB, a relay device, etc.

[0267] Optionally, the operation device (such as a reader) device can refer to a device (such as a UE, such as a base station) supporting the function of the operation device (such as a reader). That is, in an embodiment, the operation device (such as a reader) device can not only support the function of the operation device (such as a reader), but also support other functions; in another embodiment, the operation device (such as a reader) device only supports the function of the operation device (such as a reader).

[0268] In an optional embodiment of the present application, the operation device (such as a reader) can also be referred to as one of the following: a read-write device, a terminal of an AIoT service, an interrogator, a reader, a query device, a communicator, a scanner, a programmer, a lone device, a portable reader, an automatic device identification device, etc. The present application does not limit the naming of the operation device (such as a reader).

[0269] In an optional embodiment of the present application, the operating device (such as a reader / writer) can be a terminal (such as a UE), an access network device, or a device with reading and writing functions. The device with operating device (such as a reader / writer) functions includes but is not limited to one of the following: a UE with operating device (such as a reader / writer) functions, an access network device with operating device (such as a reader / writer) functions.

[0270] In an embodiment, the reading and writing device is a device that reads (and sometimes writes) tag information, which is the original definition. It can also be understood as a device that communicates with a tag, such as a terminal (such as a UE), a base station, or a device with reading and writing functions, such as an operating device (such as a reader / writer), which is not limited here.

[0271] In an embodiment, the first interface includes at least one of the following:

[0272] Unlike the NG interface between the RAN and the CN in the related art,

[0273] The first communication device (such as a device that supports communication with a terminal device, an operating device (such as a reader / writer)) and the AIoT function interface;

[0274] The first communication device (such as a device that supports communication with a terminal device, an operating device (such as a reader / writer)) and the AMF function interface;

[0275] The first communication device (such as a device that supports communication with a terminal device, an operating device (such as a reader / writer)) and the core network device interface.

[0276] In an embodiment, the device that supports communication with a terminal device is one of the following:

[0277] 1) A device that supports communication with a terminal device through a second interface, wherein the second interface is an access layer of an air interface supported by the terminal device;

[0278] 2) A device that supports communication with a terminal device through a wireless interface;

[0279] 3) A fourth communication device, such as a UDM, a UDR, an NRF, an AIoT function, a second AIoT function;

[0280] 4) An AIoT function, a second AIoT function;

[0281] 5) A first AIoT function: an AIoT function part directly connected to the RAN.

[0282] 6) An AMF access management and / or mobility management function.

[0283] In an embodiment, the communication mode without the ability of active signal generation or backscattering means backscattering on an externally provided carrier.

[0284] In an embodiment, the active signal generation means that the terminal device generates signals by itself.

[0285] Optionally, the first interface can be in the following way:

[0286] Option 1: Reuse the NG interface, such as a base station supporting terminal device (new radio interface) communication and UE (legacy uu interface) communication at the same time, and adding new IE on the mandatory information of the NG interface;

[0287] Option 2: Reuse the NG interface, but such as a base station only supports terminal device (new radio interface), at this time, new indication can be added to ignore the mandatory IE that already exists but is not applicable to terminal device, such as Default Paging DRX;

[0288] Option 3: Introduce a new interface, such as a second NG interface.

[0289] In an optional embodiment of the present application, the second interface is a wireless interface between the first communication device or operating device (such as a reader / writer) and the terminal device. In an embodiment, the second interface can be different from another air interface of the Uu interface or the PC5 interface. In another embodiment, the second interface can be an enhancement of the Uu interface or an enhancement of the PC5 interface.

[0290] In an embodiment of the present application, the information for screening terminal devices (such as information for screening AIoT devices) can be used to indicate and / or screen one or more terminal devices (such as AIoT devices).

[0291] The information for screening terminal devices includes at least one of the following: an identifier of a terminal device, an identifier for identifying a group of terminal devices (referred to as group identifier), matching information, and information for indicating the characteristics of a terminal device.

[0292] 1. In an embodiment of the present application, the information for screening terminal devices includes an identifier of a terminal device. At this time, through an identifier of a terminal device, one terminal device can be specified. Through identifiers of multiple terminal devices, multiple terminal devices can be specified. It is not difficult to understand that the identifier of the terminal device can be a unique identifier of the terminal device, which is not shared by other terminal devices.

[0293] 2. In an embodiment of the present application, the information used for screening terminal devices comprises an identifier (referred to as group identifier for short) used for identifying a group of terminal devices. In this case, one group identifier can specify a group of terminal devices. It can be understood that the group identifier of the terminal devices can be unique to the group of terminal devices and not shared by other groups of terminal devices.

[0294] 3. In an embodiment of the present application, the information used for screening terminal devices can not comprise an identifier of a terminal device. The information used for screening terminal devices can comprise matching information (which can not comprise an identifier of a terminal device). The matching information can not be unique to each terminal device, but can be applicable to a group of terminal devices (i.e. one or more terminal devices). Moreover, the number of the group of terminal devices can be indefinite. For example, the identifier of a terminal device can be determined after the terminal device feeds back the identifier of the terminal device. When the terminal device has the matching information or has information corresponding to the matching information, the terminal device can be considered as a target terminal device (i.e. a terminal device that successfully matches the information used for screening terminal devices, a terminal device of the first operation).

[0295] For example 1, the terminal device stores the matching information, for example, the matching information is "AAA", and the terminal device also stores "AAA", which is considered as a successful match. It can be understood that there can be multiple terminal devices that store "AAA".

[0296] For example 2, the terminal device stores information corresponding to the matching information (which can be different from the matching information but corresponds to the matching information), for example, the matching information is "AAA", and the terminal device stores "BBB". Since AAA and BBB have a corresponding relationship, it is also considered as a successful match. It can be understood that there can be multiple terminal devices that store "BBB".

[0297] In another embodiment, the information used for screening terminal devices comprises an identifier of a terminal device. In this case, one identifier of a terminal device can specify one terminal device. Multiple identifiers of terminal devices can specify multiple terminal devices. It can be understood that the identifier of a terminal device is unique to the terminal device and not shared by other terminal devices.

[0298] 4. In an embodiment of the present application, the information used for screening terminal devices comprises information used for indicating a feature of a terminal device. Since different terminal devices have different features, the information used for indicating a feature of a terminal device can be used for indicating and / or screening terminal devices.

[0299] Optionally, the object requesting the first operation refers to a requestor (also referred to as a client) requesting the first operation. The requestor can be a certificate holder (e.g., a certificate holder of an AIoT device). The object requesting the first operation can be one or more.

[0300] In an embodiment, the object can be referred to as one of the following: a client, an owner, a holder, a certificate holder (e.g., a certificate holder of a terminal device).

[0301] In an embodiment of the present application, the area (e.g., the first area, the second area, the third area, etc.) includes a service area.

[0302] The service area or the supported service area is at least one of the following: an area providing an AIoT service, an area communicating with a terminal device (e.g., an area of direct communication), and an area supporting an AIoT operation.

[0303] In an embodiment, the AIoT service can meet the operation requirement (e.g., the first operation) of a client, a network, or an operation device (e.g., a reader) on a terminal device.

[0304] In an embodiment, the supported service area is different from the TA list supported by the RAN device in the related art. Therefore, the supported service area can be represented by another area information (i.e., area information different from TA). Alternatively, the supported TA list (e.g., the supported TA List in the NG interface request message in the related art) is understood as a first TA, and the supported service area is understood as a second TA. When the RAN device supports communication with both a UE and a terminal device, the first TA list and the second TA list can be provided at the same time. The second TA list is different from the first TA list. When the RAN device supports communication with a terminal device, the second TA list can be provided. That is, the information for indicating the supported service area can be a second list.

[0305] The first communication device (e.g., an operation device (e.g., a reader)) can directly communicate with the terminal device or communicate with the terminal device through an intermediate device. Sometimes, the first communication device is far away from the terminal device, and the first communication device can expand the coverage of the operation device (e.g., a reader) through the intermediate device. At this time, the intermediate device is also referred to as the operation device (e.g., a reader) or as a component of the operation device (e.g., a reader).

[0306] In an embodiment, the intermediate device can be an intermediate node between the terminal device 11 and other devices (e.g., an access network device or an operation device (e.g., a reader)), but is not limited thereto. The intermediate device can expand the coverage of the other devices or assist the communication between the terminal device 11 and other network devices (e.g., an access network device or an operation device (e.g., a reader)), but is not limited thereto.

[0307] In an implementation, the intermediate device is a device that the terminal needs to pass through for communication with the RAN, and the intermediate device can be one of the following: a terminal (such as a UE), an IAB, a relay, and the like.

[0308] In an optional embodiment of the present application, the terminal device is also referred to as one of the following: a tag, a terminal device of an AIoT service, a responding device (such as a responding device of an AIoT task or operation), an ultra-low-power terminal device, an ultra-low-complexity terminal device, a zero-power terminal device, a zero-power terminal device, and the like. The embodiments of the present application do not limit this. It should be understood that if the terminal device provided by the embodiments of the present application adopts backscatter technology, the terminal device can also be referred to as a backscatter communication device or a backscatter device.

[0309] In an implementation, the terminal device can be a tag or an electronic tag (that is, an RFID tag). The tag is a common name of RFID. RFID is the abbreviation of Radio Frequency Identification.

[0310] In an optional embodiment of the present application, the terminal device can be classified based on an energy source (energy source), backscatter technology or the ability to generate an active signal, energy storage capability, passive (Passive) communication or active (Active) communication, and the like, and contains multiple types of devices.

[0311] In an implementation, the radio frequency identification technology of the terminal device can be divided into active, passive, and semi-active. The passive terminal device can also be referred to as Passive IOT, that is, a passive Internet of Things device.

[0312] In an implementation, the communication mode of the terminal device can be one of the following: backscatter RF signal for signal transmission, or the ability to generate an active signal.

[0313] In an implementation, the energy of the terminal device can come from the environment, such as RF energy, thermal energy, wind energy, or kinetic energy, and can also be referred to as Ambient IoT.

[0314] In an implementation, the terminal device can be regarded as a terminal device of an AIoT service, and thus can also be regarded as a terminal device. The terminal device can be referred to as a terminal device.

[0315] The terminal device is, for example, but not limited to, one of the following:

[0316] (1) such as satisfying at least one of the following: a passive device with energy storage capability, without independent signal generation / amplification capability, using backscatter technology for data transmission.

[0317] (2) such as satisfying at least one of the following: a semi-passive device, also belonging to the large category of passive devices. It has energy storage capability, without independent signal generation capability, using backscatter technology for data transmission. Among them, the stored energy can be used for amplification of reflected signals.

[0318] (3) an active device with energy storage capability, with independent signal generation capability, i.e. with active radio frequency components for data transmission.

[0319] (4) a passive device: without energy storage, using backscatter technology for data transmission.

[0320] In an embodiment, the terminal device can be a device with at least one of the following characteristics: a first characteristic, a second characteristic, a third characteristic, and a fourth characteristic.

[0321] In an embodiment, the terminal device can be a device with the following characteristic:

[0322] - a device for passive communication;

[0323] - an Internet of Things device powered by energy harvesting;

[0324] - the initial sampling frequency offset is greater than or equal to a first value (such as 10X ppm, etc.);

[0325] - with limited energy storage capability;

[0326] - a device that communicates with an operating device (such as a reader), or a device that communicates with an operating device (such as a reader) based on a first interface;

[0327] - a device capable of performing or responding to an AIoT task or AIoT operation;

[0328] - a device capable of accessing a wireless communication system through an operating device (such as a reader);

[0329] - a device supporting a first interface;

[0330] - a device supporting a first RAT.

[0331] In an embodiment, the terminal device is not an NB IOT device. In another embodiment, the NB IOT device comprises the terminal device (e.g., an actively communicating terminal device)

[0332] In an embodiment, the terminal device comprises a low-cost, low-complexity, low-power, or low-power-consumption IoT device.

[0333] In an optional embodiment of the present application, the AIoT capability comprises a capability of communicating with the terminal device (e.g., a capability of directly communicating with the terminal device via an air interface). The capability of communicating with the terminal device can also be referred to as a capability of directly communicating with the terminal device.

[0334] In an optional embodiment of the present application, the first communication device or operating device (e.g., a reader) can be a device having one of the following features:

[0335] 1) a device that communicates with the terminal device (e.g., a device that directly communicates with the terminal device) or a device that communicates with the terminal device based on a second interface;

[0336] 2) an access device for the terminal device;

[0337] 3) a device that supports the second interface;

[0338] 4) a device that supports the first RAT;

[0339] 5) a device that supports at least one of the following functions: inventory, read, write, and performing an AIoT operation.

[0340] In an optional embodiment of the present application, communicating with the terminal device comprises performing an AIoT operation (also referred to as a first behavior, a second behavior, a second behavior, a fourth operation, or a third behavior) on the terminal device.

[0341] In an embodiment of the present application, the operating device (e.g., a reader) can also be referred to as an interrogator device, and the operating device (e.g., a reader) is a device that communicates between an intermediate device and a core network device, such as a terminal device, an IAB, a relay device, etc.

[0342] In an optional embodiment of the present application, the operating device (e.g., a reader) can also be referred to as one of the following: a read-write device, a terminal device that provides an AIoT service, an interrogator, a reader, a query device, a communicator, a scanner, a programmer, a lone device, a portable reader, an automatic device identification device, etc.

[0343] In an optional embodiment of the present application, the operation device (such as a reader / writer) can be a terminal (such as a UE), an access network device (such as a base station), or a device having at least one of the following functions: inventory, reading, writing, and performing an AIoT operation.

[0344] The operation device (such as a reader / writer) can include, but is not limited to, one of the following: a UE-type operation device (such as a reader / writer) and a base station-type operation device (such as a reader / writer). The UE-type operation device (such as a reader / writer) refers to an operation device (such as a reader / writer) that accesses a network in a UE manner, and the base station-type operation device (such as a reader / writer) refers to an operation device (such as a reader / writer) that accesses a network in a base station manner.

[0345] The device having the function of the operation device (such as a reader / writer) includes, but is not limited to, one of the following: a UE having the function of the operation device (such as a reader / writer) and an access network device having the function of the operation device (such as a reader / writer).

[0346] In an embodiment, the reader / writer device is a device that reads (and sometimes writes) tag information, which is the original definition. It can also be understood as a device that communicates with a tag, which can be a terminal (such as a UE), a base station, or a device having a reading and writing function, such as an operation device (such as a reader / writer), without limitation.

[0347] In an embodiment of the present application, the information used for screening terminal devices can be used to indicate and / or screen one or more terminal devices.

[0348] The supported service area matches the target area of the first operation, including at least one of the following: the supported service area includes all or part of the target area of the first operation.

[0349] AIoT function: providing AIoT management and control (such as task distribution function, operation device (such as a reader / writer) selection, etc.).

[0350] The operation is not only a task in an application, but also interactive signaling generated by the core network itself, interactive signaling generated by a UE and a RAN, etc.

[0351] The operation can be referred to as a task, a service, a function, etc.

[0352] In an embodiment, the operation on the terminal device includes at least one of the following:

[0353] 1) an operation of inventorying terminal devices (such as at least one of screening one or more terminal devices, discovering one or more terminal devices, identifying one or more terminal devices, and obtaining an identifier of one or more terminal devices);

[0354] 2) at least one of screening one or more terminal devices, discovering one or more terminal devices, identifying one or more terminal devices, and obtaining an identity of one or more terminal devices (which can be referred to as an operation of inventorying terminal devices);

[0355] 3) obtaining information of one or more terminal devices (such as information stored by a terminal device, information sensed by an AIoT-associated sensor, which can be referred to as a read operation or an operation of reading information; in an implementation, only obtaining an identity of one or more terminal devices can not belong to a read operation);

[0356] 4) configuring information to one or more terminal devices (which can be referred to as a write operation or an operation of writing information);

[0357] 5) enabling an RF capability of a terminal device (which can be referred to as an activation operation or an enabling operation);

[0358] 6) disabling an RF capability of one or more terminal devices (which can be referred to as a deactivation operation or a disabling operation);

[0359] 7) controlling one or more terminal devices (such as sending a command to a terminal device, controlling an actuator associated with a terminal device or the terminal device to execute the command, which can be referred to as a control operation), and the like.

[0360] However, it is not difficult to understand that the command operation, the read operation, the write operation, the control operation, the activation operation, and the deactivation operation also need to perform at least one of the following: screening a terminal device, discovering a terminal device, and identifying a terminal device.

[0361] The task includes one of the following: an AIoT task, a task that can be implemented by communicating with a terminal device; the task requires communication with the terminal device.

[0362] The service includes one of the following: an AIoT service, a service that can be implemented by communicating with a terminal device; the service requires communication with the terminal device.

[0363] The operation includes one of the following: an AIoT operation, an operation that can be implemented by communicating with a terminal device; the operation requires communication with the terminal device.

[0364] The function includes one of the following: an AIoT function, a function that can be implemented by communicating with a terminal device; the function requires communication with the terminal device.

[0365] The terminal device: a device with AIoT capability.

[0366] The session can also be referred to as an association or a process, such as a first session can be referred to as a first association or a first process.

[0367] In an optional embodiment of the present application, the AIoT device is referred to as a terminal device of an AIoT service (which can be referred to as an AIoT terminal device for short). Broadly speaking, the terminal device also includes the AIoT device. Alternatively, the AIoT device includes the terminal device. In a narrow sense, only the UE supporting the AIoT device function belongs to the AIoT device.

[0368] In an optional embodiment of the present application, the AIoT device includes a device with AIoT device capability, such as a UE with AIoT device capability.

[0369] In an optional embodiment of the present application, the AIoT device is also referred to as one of the following: a tag, a terminal device of an AIoT service, a responding device (such as a responding device of an AIoT task or operation), an ultra-low-power terminal device, an ultra-low-complexity terminal device, a zero-power terminal device, a zero-power terminal device, and the like, which are not limited in the embodiments of the present application. It should be understood that if the AIoT device provided by the embodiments of the present application adopts backscatter technology, the AIoT device can also be referred to as a backscatter communication device or a backscatter device.

[0370] In an embodiment, the AIoT device can be a tag or an electronic tag (i.e. an RFID tag). The tag is a common name of RFID. RFID is the abbreviation of Radio Frequency Identification.

[0371] In an optional embodiment of the present application, the AIoT device can be classified based on energy sources, backscatter technology or the ability to generate active signals, energy storage capability, passive communication or active communication, etc., and contains multiple types of devices.

[0372] In an embodiment, the radio frequency identification technology of the AIoT device can be divided into active, passive and semi-active. The passive AIoT device can also be referred to as Passive IOT, i.e. a passive Internet of Things device.

[0373] In an embodiment, the communication method of the AIoT device can be one of the following: backscatter RF signal for signal transmission, or the ability to generate active signals.

[0374] In an embodiment, the energy of the AIoT device can come from the environment, such as RF energy, thermal energy, wind energy, or kinetic energy, which can also be referred to as Ambient IoT.

[0375] In an implementation, an AIoT device can be regarded as a terminal device of an AIoT service, and thus can also be regarded as a kind of terminal device. An AIoT device can be referred to as a terminal device.

[0376] An AIoT device is, for example, but not limited to, one of the following:

[0377] (1) For example, at least one of the following is satisfied: a passive device (Passive Device) with energy storage capability, without independent signal generation / amplification capability, using backscatter technology for data transmission.

[0378] (2) For example, at least one of the following is satisfied: a semi-passive device (semi-passive Device), which also belongs to the large category of passive devices (Passive Device). It has energy storage capability, without independent signal generation capability, using backscatter technology for data transmission. Among them, the stored energy can be used for amplification of reflected signals.

[0379] (3) An active device (Active Device) with energy storage capability, with independent signal generation capability, i.e. with active radio frequency components for data transmission.

[0380] (4) A passive device: without energy storage, using backscatter technology for data transmission.

[0381] In an implementation, an AIoT device can be a device with at least one of the following characteristics: a first characteristic, a second characteristic, a third characteristic, and a fourth characteristic.

[0382] In an implementation, an AIoT device can be a device with at least one of the following characteristics:

[0383] - a device for passive communication;

[0384] - an Internet of Things device powered by energy harvesting;

[0385] - the initial sampling frequency offset is greater than or equal to a first value (for example, the first value is 10X ppm, etc.);

[0386] - with limited energy storage capability;

[0387] - a device that communicates with an operating device (such as a reader), or a device that communicates with an operating device (such as a reader) based on a first interface;

[0388] - a device capable of performing or responding to an AIoT task or AIoT operation;

[0389] - a device capable of accessing the wireless communication system by operating a device (e.g., a reader);

[0390] - a device supporting the first interface;

[0391] - a device supporting the first RAT.

[0392] In an implementation, the AIoT device is not an NB IOT device.

[0393] In an implementation, the AIoT device comprises a low-cost, low-complexity, low-power, or low-power-consumption IoT device.

[0394] In an optional embodiment of the present application, the active communication is further distinguished as one of the following: 1) DOA Device-originated - autonomous active communication; 2) DO-DTT Device-originated - device-terminated triggered active communication. For example, only when a downlink triggering signaling is received, the device initiates the active communication.

[0395] In an implementation of the present application, the permission includes authorization.

[0396] In an implementation of the present application, the permission to be authorized is allowed.

[0397] In an implementation of the present application, the anchor gateway is also referred to as a gateway that terminates the N6 interface, which is an interface between a mobile communication network and a data network (Date Network, DN).

[0398] In an optional embodiment of the present application, the second communication device and the third communication device can be combined.

[0399] In an optional embodiment of the present application, the AIoT capability includes a capability of communicating with an AIoT device (e.g., a capability of directly communicating with an AIoT device through an air interface). The capability of communicating with an AIoT device can also be referred to as a capability of directly communicating with an AIoT device.

[0400] In an optional embodiment of the present application, the first communication device or the operating device (e.g., a reader) can be a device with one of the following features:

[0401] 1) a device that communicates with an AIoT device (e.g., a device that directly communicates with an AIoT device) or a device that communicates with an AIoT device based on a second interface;

[0402] 2) an access device for AIoT devices to access a wireless communication system;

[0403] 3) a device supporting a second interface;

[0404] 4) a device supporting a first RAT;

[0405] 5) a device supporting at least one of the following functions: inventory, read, write, and performing AIoT operations.

[0406] In an optional embodiment of the present application, communicating with an AIoT device includes performing an AIoT operation on the AIoT device

[0407] In an embodiment of the present application, the operating device (such as a reader / writer) can also be referred to as an interrogator device, and the operating device (such as a reader / writer) is a device for communication between an intermediate device and a core network device, such as a terminal (such as a UE), an IAB, a relay device, etc.

[0408] In an optional embodiment of the present application, the operating device (such as a reader / writer) can also be referred to as one of the following: a reader / writer device, a terminal (such as a UE) providing an AIoT service, an interrogator, a reader, a query device, a communicator, a scanner, a programmer, a lone device, a portable reader, an automatic device identification device, etc.

[0409] In an optional embodiment of the present application, the operating device (such as a reader / writer) can be a terminal (such as a UE), or an access network device (such as a base station), or a device having at least one of the following functions: inventory, read, write, and performing AIoT operations.

[0410] The operating device (such as a reader / writer) can include, but is not limited to, one of the following: a UE type operating device (such as a reader / writer), and a base station type operating device (such as a reader / writer). The UE type operating device (such as a reader / writer) refers to an operating device (such as a reader / writer) accessing the network in the UE mode, and the base station type operating device (such as a reader / writer) refers to an operating device (such as a reader / writer) accessing the network in the base station type.

[0411] The device having the operating device (such as a reader / writer) function includes, but is not limited to, one of the following: a UE having the operating device (such as a reader / writer) function, and an access network device having the operating device (such as a reader / writer) function.

[0412] In an embodiment, the reader / writer device is a device that reads (and sometimes writes) tag information, which is the original definition. It can also be understood as a device that communicates with a tag, which can be a terminal (such as a UE), a base station, or a device having a read / write function, such as an operating device (such as a reader / writer), without limitation.

[0413] In an embodiment of the application, the information for screening the AIoT device can be used to indicate and / or screen one or more AIoT devices.

[0414] The supported service area matches the target area of the first operation, including at least one of the following: the supported service area includes all or part of the target area of the first operation.

[0415] AIoT function: providing AIoT management, control (such as the function of task distribution, the selection of operating devices (such as readers), etc.).

[0416] The operation is not only a task in the application, but also interactive signaling generated by the core network itself, interactive signaling generated by the UE and the RAN, etc.

[0417] The operation can be referred to as a task, a service, a function, etc.

[0418] In an embodiment, the operation on the AIoT device includes at least one of the following:

[0419] 1) an operation of inventorying the AIoT device (such as at least one of screening one or more AIoT devices, discovering one or more AIoT devices, identifying one or more AIoT devices, and obtaining the identification of one or more AIoT devices);

[0420] 2) at least one of screening one or more AIoT devices, discovering one or more AIoT devices, identifying one or more AIoT devices, and obtaining the identification of one or more AIoT devices (which can be referred to as an operation of inventorying the AIoT device);

[0421] 3) obtaining the information of one or more AIoT devices (such as the information stored by the AIoT device, the information perceived by the AIoT associated sensor, which can be referred to as a read operation or an operation of reading information; in an embodiment, only obtaining the identification of one or more AIoT devices can not belong to the read operation);

[0422] 4) configuring information to one or more AIoT devices (which can be referred to as a write operation or an operation of writing information);

[0423] 5) starting the RF capability of the AIoT device (which can be referred to as an activation operation or an enabling operation);

[0424] 6) turning off the RF capability of one or more AIoT devices (which can be referred to as a deactivation operation or a disabling operation);

[0425] 7) controlling one or more AIoT devices (such as issuing a command to an AIoT device, controlling an actuator associated with an AIoT device or the AIoT device executing the command. Can be referred to as a control operation in short).

[0426] But it is not difficult to understand that the command operation, read operation, write operation, control operation, activation operation, deactivation operation also need to perform at least one of the following: screening AIoT devices, discovering AIoT devices, identifying AIoT devices.

[0427] The task includes one of the following: an AIoT task, a task that can be implemented by communicating with an AIoT device; the task requires communication with the AIoT device.

[0428] The service includes one of the following: an AIoT service, a service that can be implemented by communicating with an AIoT device; the service requires communication with the AIoT device.

[0429] The operation includes one of the following: an AIoT operation, an operation that can be implemented by communicating with an AIoT device; the operation requires communication with the AIoT device.

[0430] The function includes one of the following: an AIoT function, a function that can be implemented by communicating with an AIoT device; the function requires communication with the AIoT device.

[0431] The AIoT device: a device with AIoT capability.

[0432] The session can also be referred to as an association or a process, such as the first session can be referred to as the first association or the first process.

[0433] The last destination information for the first AIoT device is unidirectional, and the uplink is the last one, which may also require a downlink response;

[0434] The last information related to the first AIoT device means that it is the last one from both the sending and receiving directions.

[0435] In an embodiment of the present application, the latest (such as lastest) can be understood and replaced by one of the following: last, recent, previous (last time).

[0436] In an embodiment of the present application, the control includes management.

[0437] The information of the operating device can be abbreviated as operating device information.

[0438] The access can be understood as access; since the terminal device can also be a passive device, the access can also be understood as a response;

[0439] Therefore, the accessed operation device or area can be understood or replaced as: the accessed operation device or area, the target operation device or area sending the response.

[0440] The area of the operation device (such as the area of the first operation device, the area of the second operation device, the area of the third operation device) can be understood as the coverage area of the operation device.

[0441] The area of the operation device can be understood as at least one of the following: the area providing the AIoT service, the coverage area of the operation device, the area receiving information from the terminal device, the area providing access for the terminal device, the area operating the terminal device, the area inventorying, screening or paging the terminal device.

[0442] The area (such as the first area, the second area, the third area, the area of the operation device, the access area, or the coverage area) represents one of the following: the area receiving information from the terminal device (the information can be used to respond to the information sent by the operation device), the area providing access for the terminal device, the area providing the AIoT service, the area operating the terminal device, the area inventorying, screening or paging the terminal device.

[0443] It is not difficult to understand that the terminal device can be a terminal device supporting passive communication, which needs the trigger of the operation device (such as by sending signaling or data) to respond to the operation device (equivalent to accessing the operation device).

[0444] Therefore, it is not difficult to understand that the operation device accessed by the terminal device can be understood as the operation device receiving information from the terminal device. The area accessed by the terminal device can be understood as the area receiving information from the terminal device. The information of the terminal device can be used to respond to one of the following: the information (such as message, signaling, data) sent by the operation device.

[0445] The operation (such as the operation of operating the terminal device) includes at least one of the following: inventorying, command (such as at least one of the following: read, write, disable, positioning, etc.), read, write, disable, positioning, etc. It is not difficult to understand that in an embodiment, read, write, disable, positioning are in the command operation, or are independent operations.

[0446] In an embodiment of the present application, the first task includes one of the following: an AIoT task, a task that can be implemented by communicating with the terminal device; the first task requires communication with the terminal device.

[0447] In an embodiment of the present application, the AIoT function includes: providing AIoT management, control (such as the function of task distribution, selection of operation device (such as reader), etc.).

[0448] In an embodiment of the present application, the first session identifier is information for identifying the first session, and the first session identifier comprises an MNC, an MCC, an NID, and a session identifier.

[0449] In an embodiment of the present application, the information for identifying the first session comprises a first identifier of the first session and a second identifier of the first session.

[0450] Optionally, the second identifier of the first session comprises at least one of a mobile network code (MNC), an MNC, a mobile country code (MCC), an NID, and the first identifier of the first session.

[0451] In an embodiment of the present application, the first session is one of:

[0452] a session in which one or more AIoT devices are required to perform one or more target operations;

[0453] a session of an AIoT service;

[0454] a session corresponding to one or more target operations;

[0455] a session corresponding to one or more target AIoT devices;

[0456] or

[0457] the first session is one of:

[0458] interaction information associated with the target AIoT device;

[0459] interaction information associated with supporting the target AIoT device in performing the target AIoT operation;

[0460] a session in which one or more AIoT devices are operated;

[0461] a session of an AIoT service;

[0462] a session corresponding to a target operation;

[0463] a session corresponding to a target AIoT device;

[0464] Optionally, the first session supports a control plane and does not support a user plane.

[0465] Optionally, the session can be understood as an association or a process, and the operation can be understood as a task.

[0466] The information processing method, processing device, communication device, and readable storage medium provided by the embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below in combination with the drawings and some embodiments and application scenarios.

[0467] Referring to FIG. 5, the present application provides an information processing method applied to a first communication device. The first communication device includes but is not limited to one of the following: an access network device (such as a RAN device); a communication device supporting an AIoT access system; an operating device (such as an operating device in the form of a UE, an operating device in the form of a base station); a reader / writer (such as one of the following: a reader / writer in the form of a UE, a reader / writer in the form of a base station, a device communicating with a terminal device through an air interface, a device performing a target operation), a UE (including one of the following: a UE supporting a reader / writer function, an intermediate device, a reader / writer in the form of a UE), an access network device (such as one of the following: a base station supporting a reader / writer function, a reader / writer in the form of a base station), an intermediate device; the method includes:

[0468] Step 51: The first communication device performs a first behavior, the first behavior including at least one of a first operation and a second operation;

[0469] Wherein,

[0470] The first operation includes sending fifth information to a third communication device, the fifth information including at least one of the following: information of one or more operating devices, information of one or more areas; the operating device is an operating device supported or controlled by the first communication device; the area includes one of the following: an area of the operating device, an area of the first communication device;

[0471] Wherein,

[0472] The second operation includes at least one of the following:

[0473] Receiving sixth information, the sixth information including at least one of the following: first information or a first container, information of a first operating device, information of a first area, wherein the first information satisfies at least one of the following: the first information includes information that needs to be sent to the third communication device; the first information is carried by the first container; wherein the first container carries the first information;

[0474] Sending the first information or the first container to the third communication device;

[0475] Determining a first operating device or a first area;

[0476] Sending second information to the third communication device, the second information including at least one of the following: information of the first operating device, information of the first area;

[0477] Wherein,

[0478] The first operation device comprises one of the following: an operation device receiving the sixth information, an operation device receiving information from the second communication device, an operation device selected or accessed by the second communication device;

[0479] The first area comprises one of the following: an area receiving the sixth information, an area receiving information from the second communication device, an area selected or accessed by the second communication device, an area of the first operation device.

[0480] In an implementation, at least one of the following is sent to the third communication device: information of the first operation device, information of the first area; comprising, sending a first interface establishment request message to the third communication device, the first interface establishment request message comprising at least one of the following: information of the first operation device, information of the first area.

[0481] The first interface is one of the following: an interface between the access network and the core network, an interface between the first communication device and the third communication device.

[0482] The area receiving the sixth information means that the sixth information is received in the area;

[0483] The area receiving information from the second communication device means that information from the second communication device is received in the area.

[0484] In an implementation, the first operation occurs before the second operation. It is not difficult to understand that after the connection between the first communication device and the core network device (such as the third communication device) is established, the terminal device is operated together with the third communication device.

[0485] The area of the operation device (which can be understood as the coverage area or service area of the operation device) or the area of the first communication device (which can be understood as the coverage area or service area of the first communication device) can be understood as at least one of the following:

[0486] An area providing a service (AIoT service),

[0487] An area receiving information from a terminal device,

[0488] An area providing access for a terminal device,

[0489] An area operating a terminal device,

[0490] An area inventorying, screening or paging a terminal device.

[0491] The service comprises an AIoT service, such as a service operating an AIoT device.

[0492] It is appreciated that the first region is one of the regions supported or controlled by the first communication device. It is appreciated that the first operating device is one of the operating devices supported or controlled by the first communication device.

[0493] In an implementation, the source device of the first information or the first container is the second communication device. The destination device of the first information or the first container is the third communication device.

[0494] In an implementation, the source device of the second information is the first communication device. The destination device of the second information is the third communication device.

[0495] In an implementation, the sixth information from the second communication device does not include information of the first operating device, or the sixth information from the second communication device includes information of the first operating device but is invisible to the first communication device. The first operating device is determined by the first communication device itself.

[0496] In another implementation, the sixth information from the second communication device includes information of the first operating device and is visible to the first communication device. The first communication device can forward the first operating device to the third communication device.

[0497] In an implementation, the sixth information from the second communication device does not include information of the first region, or the sixth information from the second communication device includes information of the first region but is invisible to the first communication device. The first region is determined by the first communication device itself.

[0498] In another implementation, the sixth information from the second communication device includes information of the first region and is visible to the first communication device. The first communication device can forward the first region to the third communication device.

[0499] Optionally, in the case that the first communication device supports or controls at least one operating device, the fifth information includes information of the at least one operating device.

[0500] Or

[0501] In the case that the first communication device supports or controls at least one region, the fifth information includes information of the at least one region.

[0502] Optionally, the region of the operating device satisfies at least one of the following:

[0503] The coverage area of the operating device;

[0504] The region in which the operating device provides services;

[0505] The region in which information from a terminal device is received;

[0506] a region providing access for the terminal device;

[0507] a region operating the terminal device;

[0508] a region inventorying, screening or paging the terminal device;

[0509] wherein,

[0510] the region of the first communication device satisfies at least one of:

[0511] a coverage region of the first communication device;

[0512] a region served by the first communication device;

[0513] a region receiving information from the terminal device;

[0514] a region providing access for the terminal device;

[0515] a region operating the terminal device;

[0516] a region inventorying, screening or paging the terminal device.

[0517] the service comprises an AIoT service, such as a service operating AIoT devices.

[0518] the region operating the device can be understood as a coverage region or a service region of the operating device.

[0519] the region of the first communication device can be understood as a coverage region or a service region of the first communication device.

[0520] the terminal device is specifically defined as described in the embodiments of the second communication device, which will not be repeated here.

[0521] Optionally, determining the first operating device or the first region comprises:

[0522] determining the first operating device or the first region according to the wireless resource corresponding to the first information or the first container.

[0523] In an embodiment, the wireless resources (such as time-frequency resources) corresponding to different operating devices are different, so that the operating device accessed by the second communication device, i.e. the first operating device, can be determined through the wireless resources.

[0524] In an embodiment, the wireless resources (such as time-frequency resources) corresponding to different regions are different, so that the region accessed by the second communication device, i.e. the first region, can be determined through the wireless resources.

[0525] The wireless resource corresponding to the first information or the first container can represent the wireless resource carrying the first information or the first container.

[0526] Optionally, the second information is sent to the third communication device, comprising:

[0527] The second information is sent to the third communication device in the case that the first condition is met.

[0528] The first condition comprises at least one of the following:

[0529] The first condition comprises at least one of the following:

[0530] It is determined that the first information or the first container is sent to the third communication device or the first information or the first container to be sent to the third communication device exists.

[0531] The second communication device initially accesses the first operation device or the first region.

[0532] The operation device or the region accessed by the second communication device is changed.

[0533] The first communication device receives the first information or the first container.

[0534] The first communication device receives the first information or the first container from the second communication device through the first operation device or the first region.

[0535] Optionally, the first information or the first container is the first information from the second communication device and needs to be sent to the third communication device.

[0536] The second communication device initially accesses the first operation device or the first region, which can be determined by the wireless resource (such as time-frequency resource) occupied by the second communication device.

[0537] In an embodiment, the first information comprises at least one of the information of the first operation device and the information of the first region.

[0538] In another embodiment, the first information does not comprise at least one of the information of the first operation device and the information of the first region. The first communication device sends a message to the third communication device, and in the case that the message comprises the first information, the message further comprises at least one of the second information (such as the information of the first operation device and the information of the first region).

[0539] In an embodiment, the first information can not be visible to the first communication device.

[0540] In an embodiment, the first information is non-access layer information, such as one of the following: interaction information between a terminal device and a CN device; information of interaction between a terminal device and a server through a CN device.

[0541] It is appreciated that the information is transparent to the first communication device and is not processed by the first communication device. Therefore, the first communication device is responsible for forwarding the information to the CN device (e.g., the third communication device).

[0542] In an implementation, the interaction information between the terminal device and the CN device can be at least one of the following: an identifier of the terminal device in the non-access stratum, information for authentication, a command in the non-access stratum, and the like.

[0543] In an implementation, the interaction information between the terminal device and the server can be at least one of the following: information of an operation (e.g., inventory, command (e.g., read, write, disable) such as at least one of the following: read, write, disable, and the like), content of the operation such as at least one of the following: content of read, content of write, and the like.

[0544] In an implementation, in the case that the first communication device is a terminal, the first communication device is different from the terminal device of the second communication device. The first communication device can be an access device of the second communication device, such as the first communication device supporting or controlling at least one of the following: triggering access of the second communication device, providing access resources, and the like.

[0545] Optionally, the sending the second information to the third communication device comprises one of the following:

[0546] sending the second information together with the first information or the first container to the third communication device;

[0547] sending the second information to the third communication device, and sending the first information or the first container;

[0548] sending a message to the third communication device, the message comprising the second information and comprising the first information or the first container.

[0549] In an implementation, the message is an initial message or a first message between the first communication device and the third communication device regarding the second communication device.

[0550] In an embodiment, the second information is sent together with the first information or the first container, such as the second information and the first information or the first container being sent through the same message.

[0551] It is appreciated that there can be multiple interactions of the first information or the first container, and when the second information does not change, the second information can be sent together with the first information or the first container in the first time.

[0552] Optionally, the first information comprises at least one of the following: information of the first operation device; information of the first area;

[0553] or

[0554] The first container satisfies at least one of the following:

[0555] The first container is one of the following: a container of an upper layer of an access layer; a container of a non-access layer;

[0556] The first container is invisible to the first communication device.

[0557] In an embodiment, the first operation device is an operation device accessed by the second communication device, and the first area is an area accessed by the second communication device or a corresponding area of the first operation device.

[0558] Optionally, before receiving the information from the second communication device, the method further comprises:

[0559] sending a first message to the second communication device, the first message satisfying at least one of the following:

[0560] for screening, inventorying, or paging one or more terminal devices;

[0561] The first message includes at least one of the following: information for screening one or more terminal devices; signaling or data sent to the terminal device; information of a second operation device; information of a second area;

[0562] wherein,

[0563] The second operation device includes an operation device that sends the first message.

[0564] The second area includes one of the following: an area where the first message is sent; a corresponding area of an operation device that sends the first message.

[0565] Optionally, the information for screening one or more terminal devices indicates that the terminal device is a target terminal device of the first message. The terminal device should respond to the first message after receiving the first message.

[0566] In an embodiment, the first message can also be understood or replaced by a first command, a first instruction, or a first signaling.

[0567] In an embodiment, the first information is for responding to the first message or information in the first message.

[0568] In an embodiment, the second operation device includes the first operation device. It can be understood that the first operation device is one of the second operation devices. For example, there are three operation devices sending the first message, and the second communication device only responds to the first information under one operation device and sends the first message.

[0569] In an embodiment, the second region comprises the first region. It can be understood that the first region is one of the second regions. For example, there are three regions corresponding to the operating devices sending the first message, and the second communication device only responds to the first message in the region corresponding to one of the operating devices and sends the first message.

[0570] Optionally, the sixth information is received, comprising:

[0571] The second message from the second communication device is received, and the second message comprises the sixth information.

[0572] Optionally, the sixth information or the second message is used to respond to the first message.

[0573] In an embodiment, the second message can be understood as one of the following: the first response information, the first response message (the message can be understood or replaced as one of the following: instruction, command, signaling).

[0574] In an embodiment, the second communication device carries the first information or the first container in the second message sent for the first time in the case of initial access to the first operating device or the first region.

[0575] In an embodiment, when the second communication device has multiple interactions with the third communication device through the first information, the second communication device sends the second information to the third communication device in the case that the first communication device receives the first information or the first container through the first operating device or the first region for the first time.

[0576] In an embodiment, when the first operating device does not change, the first communication device sends the above-mentioned second information in the case that the first communication device sends the first information or the first container to the third communication device for the first time, without the need to send the second information every time, so as to save interface resources.

[0577] Optionally, the second communication device satisfies at least one of the following:

[0578] No connection;

[0579] No state;

[0580] No radio resource control (RRC) state;

[0581] No connection management (CM) state;

[0582] No mobility management;

[0583] Cannot actively communicate, or supports passive communication;

[0584] Supports the capability of an ambient Internet of Things (AIoT) device;

[0585] Or,

[0586] The second communication device comprises at least one of:

[0587] An environmental AIoT device;

[0588] A connectionless device;

[0589] A stateless terminal;

[0590] An RRC stateless terminal;

[0591] A CM stateless terminal;

[0592] A mobility management terminal;

[0593] A passive communication device;

[0594] A responding device;

[0595] A device supporting communication with the first communication device or the operating device;

[0596] A device capable of performing or responding to a target operation;

[0597] A device capable of accessing a wireless communication system through the first communication device or the operating device.

[0598] In an implementation, passive communication means responding to information or sending information only in the case of triggering of downlink signaling or traffic. It is not difficult to understand that a device supporting only passive communication can only be triggered by an operating device and cannot actively select a network or actively camp on a cell.

[0599] Optionally, the information of the operating device comprises at least one of: an identifier of the operating device, an identifier of an area of the operating device;

[0600] Or

[0601] The information of the area comprises an identifier of the area;

[0602] Or

[0603] The information of the first operating device comprises at least one of: an identifier of the first operating device, an identifier of an area of the first operating device;

[0604] Or

[0605] The information of the first area comprises an identifier of the first area;

[0606] Or

[0607] The information of the second operating device comprises at least one of: an identifier of the second operating device, an identifier of an area of the second operating device;

[0608] Or

[0609] The information in the second region includes the identifier of the second region.

[0610] Optionally, the operating device may include at least one of the following: a first type of operating device, a second type of operating device; the specific definitions are as described in the embodiments of the third communication device, and will not be repeated here.

[0611] Optionally, the operating device satisfies at least one of the following:

[0612] For readers and writers;

[0613] Devices that support communication with terminal devices;

[0614] As an access device for terminal devices;

[0615] Supports triggering terminal devices to execute commands;

[0616] Devices that operate terminal devices or AIoT operations;

[0617] Operating devices that perform the primary task or AIoT task;

[0618] Supports communication devices at the access layer;

[0619] Supports wireless interfaces with terminal devices;

[0620] AIoT wireless access technology that supports environmental IoT;

[0621] Supports at least one of the following operations on the terminal device: paging the terminal device, filtering the terminal device, discovering the terminal device, identifying the terminal device, obtaining the identifier of the terminal device, obtaining the information of the terminal device, configuring information to the terminal device, enabling the RF capability of the terminal device, disabling the RF capability of the terminal device, controlling the terminal device to execute commands, locating the terminal device, inventorying the terminal device, reading information from the terminal device, writing information to the terminal device, activating the terminal device, and deactivating the terminal device.

[0622] The paging can be performed by using paging information for screening terminal devices.

[0623] In one embodiment, the information for screening terminal devices includes at least one of the following: a terminal device identifier, used to identify a group of terminal devices (referred to as a group identifier), and matching information, used to indicate the characteristics of the terminal devices.

[0624] Through the embodiment of the present application, the first communication device sends at least one of the operation device information of the operation device supported or controlled by the first communication device and the supported area information to the third communication device by performing a first operation; the first communication device sends the first operation device or the first area to the third communication device by performing a second operation, so that the third communication device can determine the operation device or the area to which the second communication device responds among the operation devices or the areas supported or controlled by the first communication device based on the first operation device or the first area, thereby helping the third communication device to narrow the paging range.

[0625] Please refer to FIG. 6, the embodiment of the present application provides an information processing method, applied to a second communication device. The second communication device includes but is not limited to a terminal device, in an embodiment, the terminal device can be a passive device, the signaling or data sent to the terminal device can be used to trigger the response of the terminal device, in another embodiment, the terminal device supports active communication, and the method comprises:

[0626] Step 61: the second communication device receives a first message;

[0627] Step 62: the second communication device performs at least one of the following according to the first message:

[0628] determining the operation device that sends the first message;

[0629] determining whether to respond to the first message;

[0630] in the case of determining to respond to the first message, performing a third operation;

[0631] wherein,

[0632] the third operation comprises at least one of the following:

[0633] selecting or accessing an operation device;

[0634] selecting or accessing an area;

[0635] sending sixth information, the sixth information comprising at least one of the following: the first information or the first container, the information of the first operation device, the information of the first area information;

[0636] the first information satisfies at least one of the following: the first information is information that needs to be sent to the third communication device; the first information is carried through the first container;

[0637] wherein,

[0638] the first operation device comprises one of the following: the sending destination operation device of the sixth information, the selected or accessed operation device.

[0639] The first region comprises one of the following: a region for sending the sixth information, a region for the selected or accessed operating device, a region for the first operating device.

[0640] Optionally, the first operating device is an operating device to which the sixth information is sent.

[0641] The region for sending the sixth information is a region to which the sixth information is sent or within which the sixth information is sent.

[0642] In one embodiment, the sixth information is sent by a second message, and the sixth information or the second message is used to respond to the first message.

[0643] In one embodiment, the second message can be understood as one of the following: first response information, a first response message (the message can be understood or replaced by one of the following: instruction, command, signaling).

[0644] In one embodiment, the source device of the above-mentioned first message is a first communication device, and the destination device of the sending is a second communication device.

[0645] In one embodiment, the source device of the above-mentioned sixth information is a second communication device, and the destination device of the sending is a first communication device.

[0646] Optionally, the first message satisfies at least one of the following:

[0647] For screening, inventory, or paging one or more terminal devices;

[0648] The first message comprises at least one of the following: information for screening one or more terminal devices; signaling or data sent to the terminal device; information of a second operating device; information of a second region.

[0649] In one embodiment, the terminal device is a passive device, and the signaling or data sent to the terminal device can be used to trigger a response of the terminal device.

[0650] The operating device sending the first message, such as a second operating device. It can be understood that the second communication device can receive the first message sent by at least one second operating device. In one embodiment, the second communication device only responds to the first message of one of the second operating devices. Therefore, it can be understood that the first operating device is an operating device sending the sixth information. The first operating device can be one of the second operating devices. It can be understood as an operating device selected or accessed by the second communication device.

[0651] Optionally, the first information comprises at least one of the following: information of the first operating device; information of the first region;

[0652] or

[0653] The first container satisfies at least one of the following:

[0654] The first container is one of the following: a container of an upper layer of an access layer; a container of a non-access layer;

[0655] The first container is not visible to the first communication device.

[0656] Optionally, the first operation device satisfies at least one of the following:

[0657] One of the second operation devices;

[0658] An operation device selected or accessed by the second communication device;

[0659] A destination operation device of the sixth information;

[0660] or

[0661] The first area satisfies at least one of the following:

[0662] One of the second areas;

[0663] An area selected or accessed by the second communication device;

[0664] A destination area of the sixth information;

[0665] or

[0666] The second operation device is an operation device that sends the first message;

[0667] or

[0668] The second area satisfies at least one of the following:

[0669] An area of an operation device that sends the first message;

[0670] An area that sends the first message.

[0671] In an implementation, selecting or accessing one operation device can be accessing by acquiring a random access resource of the operation device.

[0672] In an implementation, selecting or accessing one area can be accessing by acquiring a random access resource of the selected area.

[0673] In an implementation, the second communication device receiving the first message includes receiving the first message from the second operation device.

[0674] In an implementation, the second operation device can be one or more, but the second communication device only responds to the first message of one of the operation devices, or sends the sixth information to one of the operation devices.

[0675] In an implementation, the sending the sixth information comprises sending the sixth information to the selected or accessed operation device.

[0676] The selected or accessed operation device is one of the second operation devices, also referred to as the first operation device.

[0677] In an implementation, the sending the sixth information comprises sending the sixth information to the region corresponding to the selected or accessed operation device.

[0678] The region corresponding to the selected or accessed operation device is one of the second regions, also referred to as the first region.

[0679] Optionally, the terminal device or the second communication device satisfies at least one of the following:

[0680] Connectionless;

[0681] Stateless;

[0682] No RRC state;

[0683] No CM state;

[0684] No mobility management;

[0685] Does not support active communication, or supports passive communication;

[0686] Supports the capability of an AIoT device;

[0687] Or,

[0688] The terminal device or the second communication device comprises at least one of the following:

[0689] An environmental AIoT device;

[0690] A connectionless device;

[0691] A stateless terminal;

[0692] A terminal without RRC state;

[0693] A terminal without CM state;

[0694] A terminal without mobility management;

[0695] A passive communication device;

[0696] A responding device;

[0697] supporting communication with the first communication device or the operating device;

[0698] capable of performing or responding to the target operation;

[0699] capable of accessing the wireless communication system through the first communication device or the operating device;

[0700] wherein,

[0701] the second interface is a wireless interface between the first communication device or the operating device and the terminal device;

[0702] the first RAT is a RAT for providing AIoT services.

[0703] The terminal device or the second communication device can include one or more terminals.

[0704] In an embodiment, the second interface can be another air interface different from the Uu interface or the PC5 interface. In another embodiment, the second interface can be an enhancement of the Uu interface or an enhancement of the PC5 interface.

[0705] Passive communication means that information is only responded to or sent in the case of triggering of downlink signaling or traffic. It is not difficult to understand that a device that only supports passive communication can only respond to the operating device when triggered, and will not actively select a network or actively camp on a cell.

[0706] Not supporting active communication, such as one of the following: network selection, cell selection, initiating signaling, actively sending data, etc.

[0707] In another embodiment, the terminal device can be an actively communicating terminal device. That is, the operating device is not excluded from performing operations such as inventory, reading, writing, disabling, or positioning on the actively communicating terminal device.

[0708] Optionally, the information of the first operating device includes at least one of the following: an identifier of the first operating device, an identifier of a region of the first operating device;

[0709] or

[0710] The information of the first region includes an identifier of the first region.

[0711] or

[0712] The information of the second operating device includes at least one of the following: an identifier of the second operating device, an identifier of a region of the second operating device;

[0713] or

[0714] The information of the second region includes an identifier of the second region.

[0715] The operation device can include at least one of the following: a first type of operation device, a second type of operation device; and is specifically defined as described in the embodiment of the third communication device, which will not be repeated here.

[0716] In the embodiment of the present application, the second communication device receives the first message; and performs at least one of the following according to the first message: determining the operation device that sends the first message; determining whether to respond to the first message; and performing a third operation in the case of determining to respond to the first message; wherein the third operation includes at least one of the following: selecting or accessing an operation device; selecting or accessing an area; and sending sixth information, the sixth information including at least one of the following: the first information or the first container, the information of the first operation device, and the information of the first area information. In an implementation, since the sixth information includes the information of the first operation device and / or the information of the first area, the third communication device can determine the operation device or the area to which the second communication device responds based on the first operation device or the first area in the operation device or the area supported or controlled by the first communication device, thereby helping the third communication device to narrow the paging range, and by carrying the information of the second operation device and / or the information of the second area in the first message, the second communication device can determine the paging source.

[0717] Please refer to FIG. 7, the embodiment of the present application provides an information processing method applied to a third communication device. The third communication device includes: a core network device, for example, one of the following: an AMF, an AIoT function (or an AIoT management or control function) task control or management function, an AMF (such as an AMF supporting an AIoT function), an NEF, a first AIoT function, a second AIoT function, an SMF (such as an SMF supporting an AIoT function), an access network device (such as one of the following: a base station type reader, or a base station supporting a reader), a third party application, an AF, and an NEF (such as an NEF supporting an AIoT function). The method includes:

[0718] Step 71: the third communication device performs a second behavior; the second behavior includes at least one of the following: a fourth operation and a fifth operation;

[0719] Among them,

[0720] The fourth operation includes obtaining fifth information, the fifth information including at least one of the following: information of one or more operation devices, and information of one or more areas; the operation device is an operation device supported or controlled by the first communication device; and the area includes one of the following: an area of the operation device, and an area of the first communication device;

[0721] According to the obtained information, at least one of the following is performed:

[0722] Saving the fifth information;

[0723] The operation device of the third communication device includes the operation device;

[0724] The region of the third communication device includes the region;

[0725] The configuration file of the third communication device is sent to the fourth communication device, and the configuration file includes at least one of the information of the operation device of the third communication device and the information of the region of the third communication device;

[0726] According to the requirements of the first task, the operation device of the third communication device or the region of the third communication device is selected to perform the first task;

[0727] Among them,

[0728] The fifth operation includes:

[0729] The seventh information is obtained, and the seventh information includes at least one of the information of the first operation device and the information of the first region;

[0730] According to the seventh information, at least one of the following is performed:

[0731] Save the information of the first operation device and the information of the first region;

[0732] Determine or update the latest operation device of the second communication device as the first operation device;

[0733] Determine or update the latest region of the second communication device as the first region;

[0734] Determine the latest access operation device or the latest access region of the terminal device;

[0735] Select the latest operation device of the second communication device to perform the first task related to the second communication device;

[0736] Select the latest region of the second communication device to perform the first task related to the second communication device.

[0737] Optionally, the fourth communication device includes a core network device, such as NRF

[0738] Optionally, the third communication device includes a core network device, such as AIoT function or task control or management function.

[0739] The seventh information further includes the information of the second communication device.

[0740] According to the information of the second communication device and the information of the first operation device, the latest operation device of the second communication device can be determined or updated as the first operation device;

[0741] According to the information of the second communication device and the information of the first region, it can be determined or updated that the latest region of the second communication device is the first region.

[0742] The operation device of the third communication device refers to an operation device supported, controlled or managed by the third communication device.

[0743] The region of the third communication device refers to a region supported, controlled or managed by the third communication device.

[0744] The information of the operation device in the configuration file of the third communication device indicates the operation device of the third communication device.

[0745] The information of the region in the configuration file of the third communication device indicates the region of the third communication device.

[0746] According to the requirements of the first task, the operation device of the third communication device or the region of the third communication device is selected to perform the first task. For example, at least one operation device of the third communication device meets the target region or target operation device required by the first task, and the operation device can be selected to perform the first operation.

[0747] For example, at least one region of the third communication device meets the target region required by the first task, and the region can be selected to perform the first operation.

[0748] After selecting the operation device or the region to perform the first task, the information of the first task is sent to the first communication device supporting or controlling the operation device or the region.

[0749] In an embodiment, the source device of the above-mentioned information of the third operation device or the information of the third region is the first communication device, and the destination device of the sending is the third communication device.

[0750] In an embodiment, the source device of the seventh information is the first communication device or the second communication device, and the destination device of the sending is the third communication device.

[0751] Optionally, the latest operation device of the second communication device meets at least one of the following conditions:

[0752] It is the latest operation device serving the second communication device;

[0753] It is the operation device receiving the information sent by the second communication device;

[0754] It is the operation device selected or accessed by the second communication device;

[0755] It is the target operation device of the second communication device sending information;

[0756] Or Or

[0757] The latest area of the second communication device satisfies at least one of the following:

[0758] The latest area is an area accessed by the second communication device;

[0759] The latest area is an area corresponding to an operation device receiving information sent by the second communication device;

[0760] The latest area is an area selected or accessed by the second communication device;

[0761] The latest area is a target area of information sent by the second communication device.

[0762] In an embodiment, at least one of the following is received from the first communication device: information of a first operation device, information of a first area; including, a first interface establishment request message is received from the first communication device, and the first interface establishment request message includes at least one of the following: information of a first operation device, information of a first area.

[0763] The first interface is one of the following: an interface between an access network and a core network, an interface between the first communication device and a third communication device.

[0764] In an embodiment, the fourth operation occurs before the fifth operation. It is not difficult to understand that after the first communication device and the core network device (such as the third communication device) establish a connection, the terminal device is operated together with the third communication device.

[0765] In an embodiment, multiple first communication devices establish interface associations with the third communication device.

[0766] The operation device or area in the configuration file of the third communication device is an operation device or area supported or controlled by the multiple first communication devices.

[0767] The operation device information in the configuration file can be operation device information supported or controlled by the multiple first communication devices. The first communication device is a communication device (such as an access network device) that establishes an interface association with the third communication device.

[0768] Optionally, the identifier of the operation device includes third information and fourth information;

[0769] The third information includes at least one of the following:

[0770] Session identifier;

[0771] Identifier of a first network, the first network including a service network of the first communication device;

[0772] Mobile network operator MNO;

[0773] Mobile country code MCC;

[0774] a network identity NID;

[0775] category information of the operating device, the category information of the operating device comprising one of: a terminal operating device, a base station operating device, a relay operating device, a first type operating device, a second type operating device;

[0776] wherein the fourth information is used to distinguish different operating devices under the operating device range indicated by the third information. In an embodiment, the identity of the first network comprises at least one of: MNO, MCC, NID.

[0777] The first network can be a home network or a serving network of the operating device.

[0778] The relay operating device can become a relay of the operating device.

[0779] Optionally, the operating device comprises at least one of: a first type operating device, a second type operating device, a relay of a third operating device or a second type operating device of a third operating device;

[0780] wherein,

[0781] The first type operating device satisfies at least one of:

[0782] a layer three relay of the first communication device or the base station operating device;

[0783] has its own operating device information;

[0784] The information of its own operating device is contained in the message used for screening, inventorying, or paging one or more device terminal devices;

[0785] is capable of independent operation;

[0786] The information from the terminal device received by the first type operating device is invisible to the first communication device or the first operating device;

[0787] is controlled, configured, and managed by a third communication device or a core network device;

[0788] wherein,

[0789] The relay operating device or the second type operating device satisfies at least one of:

[0790] a layer two relay of the first communication device or the base station operating device;

[0791] is a first type operating device or a relay of a third operating device;

[0792] does not have independent operating device information, or relays information of a third operating device;

[0793] The message for screening, inventory, or paging one or more device terminals contains information of the third operating device or the relayed operating device;

[0794] The information of the third operating device or the relayed operating device is taken as the operating device information of itself;

[0795] The coverage of the third operating device or the relayed operating device is extended;

[0796] Cannot work independently;

[0797] Need to work with the relayed operating device or the third operating device;

[0798] Controlled, configured, and managed by the first communication device or the third operating device;

[0799] The information received by the second type of operating device from the terminal device is visible to the first communication device or the first operating device;

[0800] The second type of operating device is invisible to the third communication device.

[0801] The third operating device satisfies at least one of the following:

[0802] The relayed operating device of the second type of operating device,

[0803] The first type of operating device;

[0804] The operating device in the form of a base station.

[0805] The terminal device is specifically defined as described in the embodiments of the second communication device, which will not be repeated here.

[0806] Optionally, the invisibility to the third communication device can mean that the second type of operating device is activated or deactivated, or the second type of operating device performs or does not perform the first task, which is invisible to the third communication device.

[0807] It is not difficult to understand that the third communication device can still authorize the second communication device as an operating device or a second type of operating device, and send information for indicating that the second communication device is allowed to be an operating device or a second type of operating device to the first communication device. However, the first communication device can subsequently activate the second communication device as a second type of operating device, which can be invisible to the third communication device. Subsequently, the second communication device is not set as a second type of operating device, which can also be invisible to the third communication device.

[0808] Similarly, the first communication device can send a first task to the first communication device, asking the third operation device to perform the first task. The first communication device can activate the second type of operation device to also perform the first task. This can also be invisible to the third communication device.

[0809] The layer three relay operation device can also be referred to as an operation device layer three relay. The layer two relay operation device can also be referred to as an operation device layer two relay. Both of them are in effect a relay. The relay is, for example, in terms of communication distance, the terminal device cannot reach the third operation device or the first communication device. Through the relay, the terminal device indirectly accesses the third operation device or the first communication device.

[0810] In an embodiment, for the layer three relay, the information of the terminal device is invisible to the third operation device or the first communication device.

[0811] In an embodiment, for the layer two relay, the information of the terminal device is visible to the second operation device or the first communication device.

[0812] The operation device can be referred to as a reader.

[0813] The first type of operation device can be referred to as an independent operation device, a layer three relay operation device,

[0814] The second type of operation device can be referred to as an operation device relay (reader relay) or a relay operation device (relay reader), a layer two relay operation device.

[0815] In an embodiment, the third operation device is an operation device in the form of a base station. In another embodiment, the third operation device can also be an operation device in the form of a terminal.

[0816] The third operation device is an operation device. In an embodiment, the third operation device is a first type of operation device.

[0817] Optionally, the first task is an operation task performed by one or more operation devices on one or more terminal devices.

[0818] Optionally, the operation device satisfies at least one of the following:

[0819] As a reader;

[0820] Supporting a device that communicates with a terminal device;

[0821] As an access device of a terminal device;

[0822] Supporting triggering a terminal device to execute a command;

[0823] terminal device or an AIoT operation device;

[0824] an operation device performing a first task or an AIoT task;

[0825] a communication device supporting an access layer;

[0826] supporting a wireless interface with a terminal device;

[0827] an AIoT wireless access technology supporting an environment Internet of Things

[0828] supporting at least one operation on a terminal device: paging a terminal device, screening a terminal device, discovering a terminal device, identifying a terminal device, obtaining an identifier of a terminal device, obtaining information of a terminal device, configuring information to a terminal device, turning on RF capability of a terminal device, turning off RF capability of a terminal device, controlling a terminal device to execute a command, positioning a terminal device, inventorying a terminal device, reading information on a terminal device, writing information to a terminal device, activating a terminal device, deactivating a terminal device.

[0829] The paging can be through a paging using information for screening a terminal device.

[0830] In an implementation form, the information for screening a terminal device includes at least one of the following: an identifier of a terminal device, an identifier for identifying a group of terminal devices (referred to as a group identifier), matching information, and information for indicating a feature of a terminal device.

[0831] In the embodiments of the present application, the third communication device can obtain operation device information of an operation device supported or controlled by the first communication device and / or supported area information by performing the second action, and can determine an operation device or an area to which the second communication device responds in the operation device or the area supported or controlled by the first communication device, thereby helping the third communication device to narrow the paging range.

[0832] Embodiment one of the present application

[0833] Please refer to FIG. 8, embodiment one of the present application includes the following steps:

[0834] Step 1: the first communication device sends a first message.

[0835] The first message satisfies at least one of the following:

[0836] for screening, inventorying, or paging one or more terminal devices;

[0837] The first message includes at least one of the following: information for screening one or more terminal devices; signaling or data sent to the terminal device; information of a second operation device; information of a second area;

[0838] wherein,

[0839] the second operation device comprises an operation device sending the first message;

[0840] the second area comprises one of the following: an area where the first message is sent, an area corresponding to the operation device sending the first message.

[0841] Step 2: The second communication device performs a third action according to the first message, and the third action comprises at least one of the following:

[0842] determining an operation device sending the first message, which can also be described as a source operation device;

[0843] determining whether to respond to the first message;

[0844] in the case of determining to respond to the first message, performing a third operation;

[0845] the third operation comprises at least one of the following: selecting or accessing an operation device; selecting or accessing an area; sending a second message, the second message being a response message to the first message, the second message comprising at least one of the following: first information or a first container, information of the first operation device, information of the first area.

[0846] Step 3: According to the second message, sending second information to the CN device, the second information comprising at least one of the following: information of the first operation device and information of the first area.

[0847] Step 4: The third communication device performs a second action, and the second action comprises at least one of the following: a fourth operation and a fifth operation;

[0848] wherein,

[0849] the fourth operation comprises: obtaining fifth information, the fifth information comprising at least one of the following: information of one or more operation devices, information of one or more areas; the operation device is an operation device supported or controlled by the first communication device; the area comprises one of the following: an area of the operation device, an area of the first communication device; and performing at least one of the following according to the obtained information:

[0850] saving the fifth information;

[0851] setting an operation device of the third communication device to comprise the operation device;

[0852] setting an area of the third communication device to comprise the area;

[0853] sending a configuration file of the third communication device to a fourth communication device, the configuration file comprising at least one of information of an operating device of the third communication device and information of a region of the third communication device;

[0854] selecting the operating device of the third communication device or the region of the third communication device to perform the first task according to a requirement of the first task.

[0855] Embodiment two of the present application

[0856] Please refer to FIG. 9, embodiment two of the present application comprises the following steps:

[0857] Step 1: the first communication device sends a first message.

[0858] The first message satisfies at least one of the following conditions:

[0859] for screening, inventorying, or paging one or more terminal devices;

[0860] The first message comprises at least one of the following: information for screening one or more terminal devices; signaling or data sent to the terminal devices; information of a second operating device; information of a second region.

[0861] wherein,

[0862] The second operating device comprises: an operating device that sends the first message.

[0863] The second region comprises one of the following: a region that sends the first message, a region corresponding to the operating device that sends the first message.

[0864] Step 2: the second communication device performs a third action according to the first message, the third action comprising at least one of the following:

[0865] determining the operating device that sends the first message, which can also be described as the source operating device;

[0866] determining whether to respond to the first message;

[0867] in the case of determining to respond to the first message, performing a third operation;

[0868] The third operation comprises at least one of the following: selecting or accessing an operating device; selecting or accessing a region; sending a second message, the second message being a response message to the first message, the second message comprising at least one of the following: first information or a first container, information of a first operating device, information of a first region.

[0869] Step 3: sending second information and first information to the CN device; the first information comprises information sent by the terminal device to the CN device, and the second information comprises at least one of the following: information of the first operation device and information of the first region.

[0870] Optionally, the first information is carried by a first container.

[0871] Step 4: the third communication device performs a second action.

[0872] The second action comprises at least one of the following: a fourth operation and a fifth operation.

[0873] Wherein,

[0874] The fourth operation comprises: obtaining fifth information, the fifth information comprising at least one of the following: information of one or more operation devices and information of one or more regions; the operation device is an operation device supported or controlled by the first communication device; the region comprises one of the following: a region of the operation device and a region of the first communication device; and performing at least one of the following according to the obtained information:

[0875] Saving the fifth information.

[0876] Setting the operation device of the third communication device to comprise the operation device.

[0877] Setting the region of the third communication device to comprise the region.

[0878] Sending a configuration file of the third communication device to the fourth communication device, the configuration file comprising at least one of the following: information of the operation device of the third communication device and information of the region of the third communication device.

[0879] According to the requirements of the first task, selecting the operation device of the third communication device or the region of the third communication device to perform the first task.

[0880] Embodiment three of the present application

[0881] Please refer to FIG. 10, embodiment three of the present application comprises the following steps:

[0882] Step 1: the first communication device sends an interface establishment request to the third communication device, the interface establishment request comprising information of an operation device supported or controlled by the first communication device or information of a region; the supported operation device comprises one or more, and the supported region comprises one or more.

[0883] Step 2: the third communication device sends an interface establishment response to the first communication device.

[0884] Step 3: According to the received information, the third communication device sends a configuration file of the third communication device to the fourth communication device, the configuration file including the ID of the operating device or area.

[0885] Optionally, the fourth communication device is a core network device, for example, a network repository function (NRF).

[0886] As shown in FIG. 11, it can be understood that there can be multiple first communication devices establishing an interface association with the third communication device.

[0887] The operating device or area in the configuration file of the third communication device is an operating device or area supported or controlled by the multiple first communication devices.

[0888] The information processing method provided in the embodiments of the present application can be executed by an information processing device. In the embodiments of the present application, the information processing device is taken as an example to illustrate the information processing device provided in the embodiments of the present application.

[0889] Referring to FIG. 12, the embodiments of the present application further provide an information processing device 120, which includes:

[0890] The first processing module 121 is configured to execute a first behavior, the first behavior including at least one of a first operation and a second operation.

[0891] The first operation includes sending fifth information to a third communication device, the fifth information including at least one of the following: information of one or more operating devices, information of one or more areas; the operating device being an operating device supported or controlled by the first communication device; the area including one of the following: an area of the operating device, an area of the first communication device.

[0892] The second operation includes at least one of the following:

[0893] The second operation includes at least one of the following:

[0894] The second operation includes at least one of the following:

[0895] The second operation includes at least one of the following:

[0896] The second operation includes at least one of the following:

[0897] The second operation includes at least one of the following:

[0897]

[0897] The second operation includes at least one of the following:

[0898] sending second information to the third communication device, the second information including at least one of information of the first operation device and information of the first area;

[0899] wherein,

[0900] the first operation device includes one of the following: an operation device receiving the sixth information, an operation device receiving information from the second communication device, an operation device selected or accessed by the second communication device;

[0901] the first area includes one of the following: an area receiving the sixth information, an area receiving information from the second communication device, an area selected or accessed by the second communication device, an area of the first operation device.

[0902] Optionally, in the case that the first communication device supports or controls at least one operation device, the fifth information includes information of the at least one operation device;

[0903] or

[0904] in the case that the first communication device supports or controls at least one area, the fifth information includes information of the at least one area.

[0905] Optionally, the area of the operation device satisfies at least one of the following:

[0906] a coverage area of the operation device;

[0907] an area in which the operation device provides services;

[0908] an area in which information from a terminal device is received;

[0909] an area in which access is provided for a terminal device;

[0910] an area in which a terminal device is operated;

[0911] an area in which a terminal device is inventoried, screened or paged;

[0912] wherein,

[0913] the area of the first communication device satisfies at least one of the following:

[0914] a coverage area of the first communication device;

[0915] an area in which the first communication device provides services;

[0916] an area in which information from a terminal device is received;

[0917] an area in which access is provided for a terminal device;

[0918] a region of the terminal device;

[0919] a region of the terminal device.

[0920] Optionally, the first processing module is configured to:

[0921] determine the first operation device or the first region according to the first information or the wireless resource corresponding to the first container.

[0922] Optionally, the first processing module is configured to:

[0923] send the second information to the third communication device in the case that the first condition is met;

[0924] wherein,

[0925] the first condition comprises at least one of the following:

[0926] determine that the first information or the first container is to be sent to the third communication device or that the first information or the first container to be sent to the third communication device exists;

[0927] the second communication device initially accesses the first operation device or the first region;

[0928] the operation device accessed by the second communication device or the region accessed by the second communication device has been changed;

[0929] the first communication device receives the first information or the first container;

[0930] the first communication device receives the first information or the first container from the second communication device through the first operation device or the first region.

[0931] Optionally, the first information or the first container is the first information from the second communication device and to be sent to the third communication device.

[0932] Optionally, the first processing module is configured to perform one of the following:

[0933] send the second information to the third communication device together with the first information or the first container;

[0934] send the second information to the third communication device, and send the first information or the first container;

[0935] send a message to the third communication device, the message comprising the second information and comprising the first information or the first container.

[0936] Optionally, the first information comprises at least one of the following: information of the first operation device; information of the first region.

[0937] or

[0938] The first container satisfies at least one of the following:

[0939] The first container is one of the following: a container of an upper layer of an access layer; a container of a non-access layer;

[0940] The first container is invisible to the first communication device.

[0941] Optionally, the apparatus of the embodiments of the present application further comprises:

[0942] The first sending module is configured to send a first message to the second communication device, and the first message satisfies at least one of the following:

[0943] For screening, inventory, or paging one or more terminal devices;

[0944] The first message includes at least one of the following: information for screening one or more terminal devices; signaling or data sent to the terminal device; information of a second operation device; information of a second area;

[0945] Wherein,

[0946] The second operation device includes: an operation device that sends the first message;

[0947] The second area includes one of the following: an area that sends the first message, an area corresponding to an operation device that sends the first message.

[0948] Optionally, the first processing module is configured to:

[0949] Receive a second message from the second communication device, and the second message includes the sixth information.

[0950] Optionally, the second communication device satisfies at least one of the following:

[0951] No connection;

[0952] No state;

[0953] No radio resource control (RRC) state;

[0954] No connection management (CM) state;

[0955] No mobility management;

[0956] Cannot actively communicate, or supports passive communication;

[0957] Supports the capability of an ambient Internet of Things (AIoT) device;

[0958] Or,

[0959] The second communication device comprises at least one of:

[0960] An environmental AIoT device;

[0961] A connectionless device;

[0962] A stateless terminal;

[0963] An RRC stateless terminal;

[0964] A CM stateless terminal;

[0965] A mobility managementless terminal;

[0966] A passive communication device;

[0967] A responding device;

[0968] A device supporting communication with the first communication device or the operating device;

[0969] A device capable of performing or responding to a target operation;

[0970] A device capable of accessing a wireless communication system through the first communication device or the operating device.

[0971] Optionally, the information of the operating device comprises at least one of: an identifier of the operating device, an identifier of an area of the operating device;

[0972] Or

[0973] The information of the area comprises an identifier of the area;

[0974] Or

[0975] The information of the first operating device comprises at least one of: an identifier of the first operating device, an identifier of an area of the first operating device;

[0976] Or

[0977] The information of the first area comprises an identifier of the first area;

[0978] Or

[0979] The information of the second operating device comprises at least one of: an identifier of the second operating device, an identifier of an area of the second operating device;

[0980] Or

[0981] The information of the second area comprises an identifier of the second area.

[0982] Optionally, the operating device satisfies at least one of:

[0983] A reader-writer;

[0984] A device supporting communication with a terminal device;

[0985] An access device as a terminal device;

[0986] Supporting triggering a terminal device to execute a command;

[0987] A device performing an operation or an AIoT operation on a terminal device;

[0988] An operation device executing a first task or an AIoT task;

[0989] A communication device supporting an access layer;

[0990] Supporting a wireless interface between a terminal device;

[0991] An AIoT wireless access technology supporting an environmental Internet of Things;

[0992] Supporting at least one operation on a terminal device: paging a terminal device, screening a terminal device, discovering a terminal device, identifying a terminal device, obtaining an identifier of a terminal device, obtaining information of a terminal device, configuring information to a terminal device, opening RF capability of a terminal device, closing RF capability of a terminal device, controlling a terminal device to execute a command, positioning a terminal device, inventorying a terminal device, reading information on a terminal device, writing information to a terminal device, activating a terminal device, deactivating a terminal device.

[0993] Through the embodiments of the present application, the first communication device sends at least one of operation device information of an operation device supported or controlled by the first communication device and supported area information to the third communication device by executing a first operation; the first communication device sends the first operation device or the first area to the third communication device by executing a second operation, so that the third communication device can determine an operation device or an area responded by a second communication device in the operation device or the area supported or controlled by the first communication device based on the first operation device or the first area, and further helps the third communication device to narrow the paging range.

[0994] The information processing apparatus provided by the embodiments of the present application can realize each process realized by the method embodiment of FIG. 5 and achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, details are not repeated here.

[0995] The information processing apparatus in the embodiments of the present application can be an electronic device, for example, an electronic device with an operating system, or a component in an electronic device, for example, an integrated circuit or a chip. The electronic device can be a terminal or other device than a terminal. For example, the terminal can include, but is not limited to, the types of the terminal 11 listed above, and the other device can be a server, a network attached storage (NAS), or the like, which is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0996] The information processing apparatus provided in the embodiments of the present application can implement each process implemented by the method embodiment of FIG. 6 and achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, details are not described herein.

[0997] Referring to FIG. 13, the embodiments of the present application further provide an information processing apparatus 130, comprising:

[0998] The first receiving module 131 is configured to receive a first message.

[0999] The second processing module 132 is configured to perform at least one of the following according to the first message:

[1000] determining an operation device that sends the first message;

[1001] determining whether to respond to the first message;

[1002] in a case where it is determined to respond to the first message, performing a third operation;

[1003] wherein,

[1004] the third operation includes at least one of the following:

[1005] selecting or accessing an operation device;

[1006] selecting or accessing a region;

[1007] sending sixth information, the sixth information including at least one of the following: the first information or a first container, information of the first operation device, information of the first region information;

[1008] the first information satisfies at least one of the following: the first information is information that needs to be sent to a third communication device; the first information is carried by a first container;

[1009] wherein,

[1010] the first operation device includes one of the following: a sending destination operation device of the sixth information, the selected or accessed operation device.

[1011] The first region includes one of the following: a region of a transmission destination of the sixth information, a region of an operating device selected or accessed by the second communication device, a region of the first operating device.

[1012] Optionally, the first message satisfies at least one of the following:

[1013] for screening, inventorying, or paging one or more terminal devices;

[1014] The first message includes at least one of the following: information for screening one or more terminal devices; signaling or data transmitted to a terminal device; information of a second operating device; information of a second region.

[1015] Optionally, the first information includes at least one of the following: information of the first operating device; information of the first region;

[1016] or

[1017] The first container satisfies at least one of the following:

[1018] The first container is one of the following: a container of an upper layer of an access layer; a container of a non-access layer;

[1019] The first container is not visible to the first communication device.

[1020] Optionally, the first operating device satisfies at least one of the following:

[1021] one of the second operating devices;

[1022] an operating device selected or accessed by the second communication device;

[1023] an operating device of a transmission destination of the sixth information;

[1024] or

[1025] The first region satisfies at least one of the following:

[1026] one of the second regions;

[1027] a region selected or accessed by the second communication device;

[1028] a region of a transmission destination of the sixth information;

[1029] or

[1030] The second operating device is an operating device that transmits the first message;

[1031] or

[1032] The second region satisfies at least one of the following:

[1033] a region of the operation device that transmits the first message;

[1034] a region that transmits the first message.

[1035] Optionally, the terminal device or the second communication device satisfies at least one of the following:

[1036] connectionless;

[1037] stateless;

[1038] RRC stateless;

[1039] CM stateless;

[1040] mobility managementless;

[1041] does not support active communication, or supports passive communication;

[1042] supports the capability of an AIoT device;

[1043] or,

[1044] the terminal device or the second communication device comprises at least one of the following:

[1045] an environmental AIoT device;

[1046] a connectionless device;

[1047] a stateless terminal;

[1048] an RRC stateless terminal;

[1049] a CM stateless terminal;

[1050] a mobility managementless terminal;

[1051] a passive communication device;

[1052] a responding device;

[1053] a device that supports communication with the first communication device or the operation device;

[1054] a device that can perform or respond to a target operation;

[1055] a device that can access a wireless communication system through the first communication device or the operation device;

[1056] wherein,

[1057] the second interface is a wireless interface between the first communication device or the operation device and the terminal device;

[1058] the first RAT is a RAT used to provide an AIoT service.

[1059] Optionally, the information of the first operation device comprises at least one of the following: an identifier of the first operation device, an identifier of a region of the first operation device.

[1060] Or

[1061] The information of the first region comprises an identifier of the first region.

[1062] Or

[1063] The information of the second operation device comprises at least one of the following: an identifier of the second operation device, an identifier of a region of the second operation device.

[1064] Or

[1065] The information of the second region comprises an identifier of the second region.

[1066] In the embodiments of the present application, the second communication device receives the first message; and performs at least one of the following according to the first message: determining an operation device that sends the first message; determining whether to respond to the first message; and performing a third operation in the case of determining to respond to the first message; the third operation comprises at least one of the following: selecting or accessing an operation device; selecting or accessing a region; and sending fifth information, the fifth information being used for responding to the first message, the fifth information comprising at least one of the following: the first information or the first container, information of the first operation device, and information of the first region. In an implementation, since the fifth information comprises the information of the first operation device and / or the information of the first region, the third communication device can determine an operation device or a region that the second communication device responds to, based on the first operation device or the first region, in the operation device or the region supported or controlled by the first communication device, thereby helping the third communication device to reduce the paging range, and the second communication device can determine the paging source by carrying the information of the second operation device and / or the information of the second region in the first message.

[1067] The information processing apparatus provided in the embodiments of the present application can realize each process realized by the method embodiment of FIG. 6 and achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, details are not described herein.

[1068] The information processing apparatus provided in the embodiments of the present application can realize each process realized by the method embodiment of FIG. 7 and achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, details are not described herein.

[1069] Please refer to FIG. 14, the embodiments of the present application further provide an information processing apparatus 140, comprising:

[1070] The third processing module 141 is configured to perform a second behavior; the second behavior comprises at least one of the following: a fourth operation and a fifth operation.

[1071] In the embodiments of the present application, the second communication device receives the first message; and performs at least one of the following according to the first message: determining an operation device that sends the first message; determining whether to respond to the first message; and performing a third operation in the case of determining to respond to the first message; the third operation comprises at least one of the following: selecting or accessing an operation device; selecting or accessing a region; and sending fifth information, the fifth information being used for responding to the first message, the fifth information comprising at least one of the following: the first information or the first container, information of the first operation device, and information of the first region. In an implementation, since the fifth information comprises the information of the first operation device and / or the information of the first region, the third communication device can determine an operation device or a region that the second communication device responds to, based on the first operation device or the first region, in the operation device or the region supported or controlled by the first communication device, thereby helping the third communication device to reduce the paging range, and the second communication device can determine the paging source by carrying the information of the second operation device and / or the information of the second region in the first message.

[1072] The fourth operation comprises obtaining fifth information, the fifth information comprising at least one of the following: information of one or more operation devices, information of one or more areas; the operation device being an operation device supported or controlled by the first communication device; the area comprising one of the following: an area of the operation device, an area of the first communication device;

[1073] According to the obtained information, at least one of the following is performed:

[1074] The fifth information is saved;

[1075] The operation device of the third communication device is set to comprise the operation device;

[1076] The area of the third communication device is set to comprise the area;

[1077] A configuration file of the third communication device is sent to a fourth communication device, the configuration file comprising at least one of the following: information of the operation device of the third communication device, information of the area of the third communication device;

[1078] According to a requirement of the first task, the operation device of the third communication device or the area of the third communication device is selected to perform the first task;

[1079] The first operation device and the first area are determined or updated according to the first task;

[1080] The fifth operation comprises:

[1081] The seventh information is obtained, the seventh information comprising at least one of the following: information of the first operation device, information of the first area;

[1082] According to the seventh information, at least one of the following is performed:

[1083] The information of the first operation device and the information of the first area are saved;

[1084] The latest operation device of the second communication device is determined or updated to be the first operation device;

[1085] The latest area of the second communication device is determined or updated to be the first area;

[1086] The latest accessed operation device or the latest accessed area of the terminal device is determined;

[1087] The latest operation device of the second communication device is selected to perform a first task related to the second communication device;

[1088] The latest area of the second communication device is selected to perform a first task related to the second communication device.

[1089] Optionally, the latest operation device of the second communication device satisfies at least one of the following:

[1090] is the latest operation device serving the second communication device;

[1091] is the operation device receiving information sent by the second communication device;

[1092] is the operation device selected or accessed by the second communication device;

[1093] is the target operation device sending information by the second communication device;

[1094] or

[1095] the latest area of the second communication device satisfies at least one of the following:

[1096] is the latest area accessed by the second communication device;

[1097] is the area corresponding to the operation device receiving information sent by the second communication device;

[1098] is the area selected or accessed by the second communication device;

[1099] is the target area sending information by the second communication device.

[1100] Optionally, the identification of the operation device comprises third information and fourth information;

[1101] wherein the third information comprises at least one of the following:

[1102] session identification;

[1103] identification of a first network, the first network comprising a serving network of the first communication device;

[1104] mobile network operator (MNO);

[1105] mobile country code (MCC);

[1106] network identification (NID);

[1107] category information of the operation device, the category information of the operation device comprising one of the following: terminal operation device, base station operation device, relay operation device, first type operation device, second type operation device;

[1108] wherein the fourth information is used to distinguish different operation devices within the range of the operation device indicated by the third information.

[1109] Optionally, the operation device comprises at least one of the following: first type operation device, second type operation device, relay of third operation device, or second type operation device of third operation device;

[1110] wherein,

[1111] The first type of operating device satisfies at least one of the following:

[1112] Layer three relaying of the first communication device or base station operating device;

[1113] Has its own operating device information;

[1114] The message used for screening, inventorying, or paging one or more device terminal devices contains the operating device information of the first type of operating device;

[1115] Can work independently;

[1116] The information received by the first type of operating device from the terminal device is not visible to the first communication device or the first operating device;

[1117] Is controlled, configured, and managed by the third communication device or the core network device;

[1118] wherein,

[1119] The relay operating device or the second type of operating device satisfies at least one of the following:

[1120] Layer two relaying of the first communication device or base station operating device;

[1121] Is a relay of the first type of operating device or the third operating device;

[1122] Does not have independent operating device information, or relays the information of the third operating device;

[1123] The message used for screening, inventorying, or paging one or more device terminal devices contains the information of the third operating device or the information of the relay operating device;

[1124] Takes the information of the third operating device or the information of the relay operating device as its own operating device information;

[1125] Is used to extend the coverage of the third operating device or the coverage of the relay operating device;

[1126] Cannot work independently;

[1127] Must work with the relayed operating device or with the third operating device;

[1128] Is controlled, configured, and managed by the first communication device or the third operating device;

[1129] The information received by the second type of operating device from the terminal device is visible to the first communication device or the first operating device;

[1130] The second type of operating device is not visible to the third communication device.

[1131] Optionally, the first task is an operation task performed by the one or more operation devices on the one or more terminal devices.

[1132] Optionally, the operation device satisfies at least one of the following:

[1133] is a reader;

[1134] supports a device that communicates with the terminal device;

[1135] is an access device that is a terminal device;

[1136] supports triggering the terminal device to execute a command;

[1137] is a device that performs an operation or an AIoT operation on the terminal device;

[1138] is an operation device that executes the first task or an AIoT task;

[1139] supports a communication device that supports an access layer;

[1140] supports a wireless interface between the terminal device;

[1141] supports an AIoT wireless access technology for an environment Internet of Things

[1142] supports at least one of the following operations on the terminal device: paging the terminal device, screening the terminal device, discovering the terminal device, identifying the terminal device, obtaining an identifier of the terminal device, obtaining information of the terminal device, configuring information to the terminal device, enabling RF capability of the terminal device, disabling RF capability of the terminal device, controlling the terminal device to execute a command, positioning the terminal device, inventorying the terminal device, reading information on the terminal device, writing information to the terminal device, activating the terminal device, and deactivating the terminal device.

[1143] In the embodiments of the present application, the third communication device can obtain operation device information of the operation device supported or controlled by the first communication device and / or supported area information by executing the second behavior, and can determine the operation device or area responded by the second communication device in the operation device or area supported or controlled by the first communication device, thereby helping the third communication device to narrow the paging range.

[1144] As shown in FIG. 15, the embodiments of the present application further provide a communication device 150, which comprises a processor 151 and a memory 152, and the memory 152 stores programs or instructions executable on the processor 151. For example, when the communication device 150 is a first communication device, the programs or instructions are executed by the processor 151 to implement each step of the information processing method embodiment executed by the first communication device, and achieve the same technical effects. When the communication device 150 is a second communication device, the programs or instructions are executed by the processor 151 to implement each step of the information processing method embodiment executed by the second communication device, and achieve the same technical effects. When the communication device 150 is a third communication device, the programs or instructions are executed by the processor 151 to implement each step of the information processing method embodiment executed by the third communication device, and achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, details are not described herein.

[1145] Specifically, the embodiments of the present application further provide a network side device. As shown in FIG. 16, the network side device 160 comprises an antenna 161, a radio frequency device 162, a baseband device 163, a processor 164 and a memory 165. The antenna 161 is connected with the radio frequency device 162. In the uplink direction, the radio frequency device 162 receives information through the antenna 161, and sends the received information to the baseband device 163 for processing. In the downlink direction, the baseband device 163 processes the information to be sent, and sends it to the radio frequency device 162. The radio frequency device 162 processes the received information and sends it out through the antenna 161.

[1146] The method executed by the network side device in the above embodiments can be implemented in the baseband device 163, which comprises a baseband processor.

[1147] The baseband device 163 may, for example, comprise at least one baseband board, and a plurality of chips are arranged on the baseband board. As shown in FIG. 16, one of the chips is a baseband processor, which is connected with the memory 165 through a bus interface to call the programs in the memory 165 and execute the operations of the network device shown in the above method embodiments.

[1148] The network side device may, for example, further comprise a network interface 166, which is a Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI).

[1149] Specifically, the network side device 160 of the embodiments of the present application further comprises instructions or programs stored in the memory 165 and executable on the processor 164, and the processor 164 calls the instructions or programs in the memory 165 to execute the methods executed by the modules shown in FIG. 12, and achieve the same technical effects. To avoid repetition, details are not described herein.

[1150] Specifically, the embodiment of the present application further provides a network side device. As shown in FIG. 17, the network side device 170 includes a processor 171, a network interface 172 and a memory 173. The network interface 172 is, for example, a common public radio interface (CPRI).

[1151] Specifically, the network side device 170 of the embodiment of the present application further includes instructions or programs stored on the memory 173 and executable on the processor 171, and the processor 171 invokes the instructions or programs in the memory 173 to execute the method performed by each module shown in FIG. 14 and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, details are not described here.

[1152] The embodiment of the present application further provides a readable storage medium, and the readable storage medium stores programs or instructions. The programs or instructions are executed by a processor to implement each process of the above-mentioned information processing method embodiment, and the same technical effect can be achieved. To avoid repetition, details are not described here.

[1153] The processor is the processor in the terminal in the above-mentioned embodiments. The readable storage medium includes a computer readable storage medium, such as a computer readable only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk, etc. In some examples, the readable storage medium can be a non-transitory readable storage medium.

[1154] The embodiment of the present application further provides a chip, and the chip includes a processor and a communication interface. The communication interface is coupled with the processor, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement each process of the above-mentioned information processing method embodiment, and the same technical effect can be achieved. To avoid repetition, details are not described here.

[1155] It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiment of the present application can also be referred to as a system chip, a system chip, a chip system or a system on chip, etc.

[1156] The embodiment of the present application further provides a computer program / program product, which is stored in a storage medium and is executed by at least one processor to implement each process of the above-mentioned information processing method embodiment, and the same technical effect can be achieved. To avoid repetition, details are not described here.

[1157] The embodiments of the present application further provide a wireless communication system, comprising at least two of the following: a first communication device, a second communication device and a third communication device, the first communication device being configured to perform the steps of the method performed by the first communication device, the second communication device being configured to perform the steps of the method performed by the second communication device, and the third communication device being configured to perform the steps of the method performed by the third communication device.

[1158] It should be noted that the terms "comprising", "including", or any other variant thereof are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that processes, methods, articles, or apparatuses that comprise a list of elements do not include only those elements in the list, but can also include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such processes, methods, articles, or apparatuses. Without further limitation, an element preceded by "comprises a" does not, without more constraints, foreclose the existence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes the element. In addition, it should be noted that the scope of the methods and apparatuses of the embodiments of the present application are not limited to performing functions in the order recited in the figures or as described herein, but can include performing functions in different orders or in substantially simultaneous fashion, for example, the methods described can be performed in an order other than that described, and various steps can be added, omitted, or combined, and features described with respect to some examples can be combined in other examples.

[1159] From the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the above-mentioned embodiment methods can be realized by means of computer software products and general hardware platforms, and of course, can also be realized by hardware. The computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM, RAM, magnetic disc, optical disc, etc.), and includes a plurality of instructions for making a terminal or network side device execute the method described in each embodiment of the present application.

[1160] The embodiments of the present application are described above in combination with the drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned specific embodiments, and the above-mentioned specific embodiments are only illustrative, but not restrictive, and those skilled in the art can make many forms of embodiments under the inspiration of the present application without departing from the scope of the present application and the scope protected by the claims.

Claims

1. An information processing method comprising: a first communication device performing a first action, the first action comprising at least one of a first operation and a second operation; wherein, the first operation comprises sending fifth information to a third communication device, the fifth information comprising at least one of: information of one or more operating devices, information of one or more areas; the operating device being an operating device supported or controlled by the first communication device; the area comprising one of: an area of the operating device, an area of the first communication device; wherein, the second operation comprises at least one of: receiving sixth information, the sixth information comprising at least one of: first information or a first container, information of a first operating device, information of a first area, wherein the first information satisfies at least one of: the first information comprising information required to be sent to the third communication device; the first information being carried by the first container; wherein the first container carries the first information; sending the first information or the first container to the third communication device; determining a first operating device or a first area; sending second information to the third communication device, the second information comprising at least one of: information of the first operating device, information of the first area; wherein, the first operating device comprises one of: an operating device that receives the sixth information, an operating device that receives information from a second communication device, an operating device selected or accessed by the second communication device; the first area comprises one of: an area that receives the sixth information, an area that receives information from a second communication device, an area selected or accessed by the second communication device, an area of the first operating device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, in a case where the first communication device supports or controls at least one operating device, the fifth information comprises information of the at least one operating device; or in a case where the first communication device supports or controls at least one area, the fifth information comprises information of the at least one area.

3. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein, the area of the operating device satisfies at least one of: a coverage area of the operating device; an area in which the operating device provides a service; receiving information from a terminal device in the area; an area that provides access for a terminal device; an area in which a terminal device is operated; an area in which a terminal device is inventoried, filtered or paged; wherein, the area of the first communication device satisfies at least one of: a coverage area of the first communication device; an area in which the first communication device provides a service; an area that receives information from a terminal device; an area that provides access for a terminal device; an area in which a terminal device is operated; an area in which a terminal device is inventoried, filtered or paged.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein, determining the first operating device or the first area comprises: determining the first operating device or the first area according to a radio resource corresponding to the first information or the first container.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein, sending the second information to the third communication device comprises: sending the second information to the third communication device in a case where a first condition is satisfied; wherein, the first condition comprises at least one of: determining to send the first information or the first container to the third communication device, or there being the first information or the first container to be sent to the third communication device; The second communication device initially accesses the first operation device or the first area; The operation device or the area accessed by the second communication device has changed; The first communication device receives the first information or the first container; The first communication device receives the first information or the first container from the second communication device through the first operation device or the first area.

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein, The first information or the first container is the first information from the second communication device and needs to be sent to a third communication device.

7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein, The sending of the second information to the third communication device includes one of the following: The second information is sent to the third communication device together with the first information or the first container; The second information is sent to the third communication device, and the first information or the first container is sent; A message is sent to the third communication device, and the message includes the second information and includes the first information or the first container.

8. The method of any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein, The first information includes at least one of the following: information of the first operation device; information of the first area; Or The first container satisfies at least one of the following: The first container is one of the following: a container of an upper layer of an access layer; a container of a non-access layer; The first container is invisible to the first communication device.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein, Before receiving the information from the second communication device, further comprising: Sending a first message to the second communication device, the first message satisfying at least one of the following: For screening, inventory, or paging one or more terminal devices; The first message includes at least one of the following: information for screening one or more terminal devices; signaling or data sent to the terminal device; information of a second operation device; information of a second area; Wherein, The second operation device includes: an operation device that sends the first message; The second area includes one of the following: an area that sends the first message, an area corresponding to the operation device that sends the first message.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein, Receiving sixth information includes: Receiving a second message from a second communication device, the second message including the sixth information.

11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein, The second communication device satisfies at least one of the following: No connection; No state; No radio resource control (RRC) state; No connection management (CM) state; No mobility management; Cannot actively communicate, or supports passive communication; Supports the capabilities of an environmental Internet of Things (AIoT) device; Or The second communication device includes at least one of the following: An environmental Internet of Things (AIoT) device; A connectionless device; A stateless terminal; An RRC stateless terminal; A CM stateless terminal; A mobility management terminal; A passive communication device; A responding device; A device that supports communication with the first communication device or operation device; A device that can perform or respond to a target operation; A device that can access a wireless communication system through the first communication device or operation device.

12. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein, The information of the operation device includes at least one of the following: an identifier of the operation device, an identifier of an area of the operation device; Or The information of the area includes an identifier of the area; Or The information of the first operating device includes at least one of the following: an identifier of the first operating device, an identifier of a region of the first operating device. Or The information of the first region includes an identifier of the first region. Or The information of the second operating device includes at least one of the following: an identifier of the second operating device, an identifier of a region of the second operating device. Or The information of the second region includes an identifier of the second region.

13. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein, The operating device satisfies at least one of the following: It is a reader-writer; It supports a device that communicates with a terminal device; It is an access device that is a terminal device; It supports triggering a terminal device to execute a command; It is a device that performs an operation or an AIoT operation on a terminal device; It is an operating device that executes a first task or an AIoT task; It supports a communication device of an access layer; It supports a wireless interface between a terminal device; It supports an AIoT wireless access technology of an environment Internet of Things; It supports at least one of the following operations on a terminal device: paging a terminal device, screening a terminal device, discovering a terminal device, identifying a terminal device, obtaining an identifier of a terminal device, obtaining information of a terminal device, configuring information to a terminal device, turning on an RF capability of a terminal device, turning off an RF capability of a terminal device, controlling a terminal device to execute a command, positioning a terminal device, inventorying a terminal device, reading information on a terminal device, writing information to a terminal device, activating a terminal device, deactivating a terminal device.

14. An information processing method, comprising: A second communication device receives a first message; The second communication device performs at least one of the following according to the first message: Determining an operating device that sends the first message; Determining whether to respond to the first message; In the case of determining to respond to the first message, performing a third operation; Wherein The third operation includes at least one of the following: Selecting or accessing an operating device; Selecting or accessing a region; Sending sixth information, the sixth information including at least one of the following: first information or a first container, information of a first operating device, information of a first region information; The first information satisfies at least one of the following: the first information is information that needs to be sent to a third communication device; the first information is carried by a first container; Wherein The first operating device includes one of the following: a destination operating device of the sixth information, a selected or accessed operating device; The first region includes one of the following: a destination region of the sixth information, a region of the selected or accessed operating device, a region of the first operating device.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein The first message satisfies at least one of the following: For screening, inventorying, or paging one or more terminal devices; The first message includes at least one of the following: information for screening one or more terminal devices; signaling or data sent to a terminal device; information of a second operating device; information of a second region.

16. The method of claim 14 or 15, wherein The first information includes at least one of the following: information of the first operating device; information of the first region; Or The first container satisfies at least one of the following: The first container is one of the following: a container of an upper layer of an access layer; a container of a non-access layer; The first container is invisible to the first communication device.

17. The method according to any one of claims 14 to 16, wherein, The first operating device satisfies at least one of the following: one of the second operating devices; an operating device selected or accessed by the second communication device; an operating device for which the sixth information is sent; or The first area satisfies at least one of the following: one of the second areas; an area selected or accessed by the second communication device; an area for which the sixth information is sent; or The second operating device is the operating device that sends the first message; or The second area satisfies at least one of the following: an area of the operating device that sends the first message; an area that sends the first message.

18. The method of any one of claims 15-17, wherein The terminal device or the second communication device satisfies at least one of the following: connectionless; stateless; without RRC state; without CM state; without mobility management; does not support active communication, or supports passive communication; supports the capability of AIoT devices; or The terminal device or the second communication device includes at least one of the following: environmental Internet of Things (AIoT) devices; connectionless devices; stateless terminals; terminals without RRC state; terminals without CM state; terminals without mobility management; passive communication devices; answering devices; devices that support communication with the first communication device or operating device; devices that can perform or answer target operations; devices that can access a wireless communication system through the first communication device or operating device; wherein The second interface is a wireless interface between the first communication device or operating device and the terminal device; The first RAT is a RAT for providing AIoT services.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein The information of the first operating device includes at least one of the following: an identifier of the first operating device, an identifier of an area of the first operating device; or The information of the first area includes an identifier of the first area; or The information of the second operating device includes at least one of the following: an identifier of the second operating device, an identifier of an area of the second operating device; or The information of the second area includes an identifier of the second area.

20. An information processing method, comprising: A third communication device performs a second behavior; the second behavior includes at least one of a fourth operation and a fifth operation; wherein The fourth operation includes obtaining fifth information, the fifth information including at least one of the following: information of one or more operating devices, information of one or more areas; the operating device is an operating device supported or controlled by the first communication device; the area includes one of the following: an area of the operating device, an area of the first communication device; Perform at least one of the following according to the obtained information: save the fifth information; set the operating device of the third communication device to include the operating device; set the area of the third communication device to include the area; send a configuration file of the third communication device to a fourth communication device, the configuration file including at least one of the information of the operating device of the third communication device and the information of the area of the third communication device; According to the requirement of the first task, a third communication device is selected to perform the first task, or a third communication device is selected to perform the first task in a region of the third communication device; wherein, the fifth operation includes: obtaining seventh information, the seventh information including at least one of information of the first operation device and information of the first region; according to the seventh information, at least one of the following is performed: saving the information of the first operation device and the information of the first region; determining or updating the latest operation device of the second communication device as the first operation device; determining or updating the latest region of the second communication device as the first region; determining the latest access operation device or the latest access region of the terminal device; selecting the latest operation device of the second communication device to perform the first task related to the second communication device; selecting the latest region of the second communication device to perform the first task related to the second communication device.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein, The latest operation device of the second communication device satisfies at least one of the following: It is the latest operation device serving the second communication device; It is an operation device that receives information sent by the second communication device; It is an operation device selected or accessed by the second communication device; It is the target operation device of the second communication device sending information; or The latest region of the second communication device satisfies at least one of the following: It is the latest region accessed by the second communication device; It is the region corresponding to the operation device that receives information sent by the second communication device; It is a region selected or accessed by the second communication device; It is the target region of the second communication device sending information.

22. The method of claim 20 or 21, wherein, The identifier of the operation device includes third information and fourth information; wherein, the third information includes at least one of the following: session identifier; identifier of the first network, the first network including a service network of the first communication device; mobile network operator (MNO); mobile country code (MCC); network identifier (NID); category information of the operation device, the category information of the operation device including one of the following: terminal operation device, base station operation device, relay operation device, first type operation device, second type operation device; wherein, the fourth information is used to distinguish different operation devices within the scope of the operation device indicated by the third information.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein, The operation device includes at least one of the following: first type operation device, second type operation device, relay of third operation device, or second type operation device of third operation device; wherein, the first type operation device satisfies at least one of the following: layer three relay of the first communication device or base station operation device; has its own operation device information; the message used to filter, inventory, or page one or more device terminal devices contains its own operation device information; can work independently; information received by the first type operation device from the terminal device is invisible to the first communication device or the first operation device; controlled, configured and managed by the third communication device or the core network device; wherein, the relay operation device or the second type operation device satisfies at least one of the following: layer two relay of the first communication device or base station operation device; relay of the first type operation device or the third operation device; does not have independent operation device information, or relays the information of the third operation device; The message for screening, inventorying, or paging one or more device terminals contains information of the third operating device or relayed operating device; The information of the third operating device or relayed operating device is taken as the operating device information of itself; The third operating device or relayed operating device is used to extend the coverage range; Cannot work independently; Need to work with the relayed operating device or the third operating device; Controlled, configured, and managed by the first communication device or the third operating device; The information received by the second type of operating device from the terminal device is visible to the first communication device or the first operating device; The second type of operating device is invisible to the third communication device.

24. The method of any one of claims 20 to 23, wherein, The first task is an operation task performed by one or more operating devices on one or more terminal devices.

25. The method of any one of claims 20 to 24, wherein, The operating device meets at least one of the following: A reader / writer; A device supporting communication with a terminal device; An access device as a terminal device; Support triggering a terminal device to execute a command; A device performing operations or AIoT operations on a terminal device; An operating device performing a first task or an AIoT task; A communication device supporting an access layer; Supporting a wireless interface between a terminal device; Supporting AIoT wireless access technology for environmental Internet of Things Supporting at least one of the following operations on a terminal device: paging a terminal device, screening a terminal device, discovering a terminal device, identifying a terminal device, obtaining an identifier of a terminal device, obtaining information of a terminal device, configuring information to a terminal device, enabling RF capability of a terminal device, disabling RF capability of a terminal device, controlling a terminal device to execute a command, positioning a terminal device, inventorying a terminal device, reading information on a terminal device, writing information to a terminal device, activating a terminal device, deactivating a terminal device.

26. An information processing apparatus, comprising: a first processing module configured to perform a first behavior, the first behavior comprising at least one of a first operation and a second operation; wherein, the first operation comprises sending fifth information to a third communication device, the fifth information comprising at least one of: information of one or more operating devices, information of one or more areas; the operating device is an operating device supported or controlled by the first communication device; the area comprises one of: an area of the operating device, an area of the first communication device; wherein, the second operation comprises at least one of: receiving sixth information, the sixth information comprising at least one of: first information or a first container, information of a first operating device, information of a first area, wherein the first information satisfies at least one of: the first information comprises information that needs to be sent to the third communication device; the first information is carried by the first container; wherein the first container carries the first information; sending the first information or the first container to the third communication device; determining a first operating device or a first area; sending second information to the third communication device, the second information comprising at least one of information of the first operating device and information of the first area; wherein, The first operation device includes one of the following: an operation device receiving the sixth information, an operation device receiving information from the second communication device, an operation device selected or accessed by the second communication device; The first region includes one of the following: a region receiving the sixth information, a region receiving information from the second communication device, a region selected or accessed by the second communication device, a region of the first operation device.

27. An information processing apparatus, comprising: a first receiving module configured to receive a first message; a second processing module configured to perform at least one of the following according to the first message: determine an operation device sending the first message; determine whether to respond to the first message; perform a third operation if it is determined to respond to the first message; wherein the third operation includes at least one of the following: select or access an operation device; select or access a region; send sixth information, the sixth information including at least one of the following: the first information or a first container, information of the first operation device, information of the first region; the first information satisfies at least one of the following: the first information is information that needs to be sent to a third communication device; the first information is carried by the first container; wherein the first operation device includes one of the following: a destination operation device of the sixth information, an operation device selected or accessed; the first region includes one of the following: a destination region of the sixth information, a region of the operation device selected or accessed, a region of the first operation device.

28. An information processing apparatus, comprising: a third processing module configured to perform a second behavior; the second behavior includes at least one of the following: a fourth operation and a fifth operation; wherein the fourth operation includes obtaining fifth information, the fifth information including at least one of the following: information of one or more operation devices, information of one or more regions; the operation device is an operation device supported or controlled by the first communication device; the region includes one of the following: a region of the operation device, a region of the first communication device; perform at least one of the following according to the obtained information: save the fifth information; set an operation device of the third communication device to include the operation device; set a region of the third communication device to include the region; send a configuration file of the third communication device to a fourth communication device, the configuration file including at least one of the following: information of the operation device of the third communication device, information of the region of the third communication device; select an operation device of the third communication device or a region of the third communication device to perform a first task according to a requirement of the first task; wherein the fifth operation includes: obtain seventh information, the seventh information including at least one of the following: information of the first operation device, information of the first region; perform at least one of the following according to the seventh information: save the information of the first operation device and the information of the first region; determine or update a latest operation device of the second communication device to be the first operation device; determine or update a latest region of the second communication device to be the first region; determine a latest accessed operation device or a latest accessed region of a terminal device; selecting a latest operating device of the second communication device to perform the first task related to the second communication device; selecting a latest area of the second communication device to perform the first task related to the second communication device. 29.A communication device comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing programs or instructions executable on the processor, the programs or instructions, when executed by the processor, implement the steps of the information processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 13, or the programs or instructions, when executed by the processor, implement the steps of the information processing method according to any one of claims 14 to 19, or the programs or instructions, when executed by the processor, implement the steps of the information processing method according to any one of claims 20 to 25. 30.A readable storage medium, the readable storage medium storing programs or instructions, the programs or instructions, when executed by a processor, implement the steps of the information processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 13, or the programs or instructions, when executed by the processor, implement the steps of the information processing method according to any one of claims 14 to 19, or the programs or instructions, when executed by the processor, implement the steps of the information processing method according to any one of claims 20 to 25.

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