Operation method and communication device

Abstract

Embodiments of the present application provide an operation method and a communication device. An operation method applied to a first communication device comprises: the first communication device performs a first operation, wherein the first operation comprises at least one of the following: determining that an operation device for executing a first task comprises or does not comprise a second communication device; determining the second communication device as or not as the operation device; sending first inquiry information to the second communication device, wherein the first inquiry information is used for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to execute the first task; and sending second inquiry information to the second communication device, wherein the second inquiry information is used for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to serve as the operation device.

Description

Method of operation and communication device

[0001] Cross-reference to Related Applications

[0002] This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 202411087150.0 filed on August 8, 2024 in China, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD

[0003] Embodiments of the present application relate to the technical field of wireless communication, and in particular to a method of operation and a communication device. BACKGROUND

[0004] Ambient Internet of Things (AIoT), also known as Ambient power-enabled Internet of Things (Ambient power-enabled IoT), is a kind of IoT business. AIoT device is a kind of low-power IoT device, and the overall power consumption of such devices is low, including low-power signal reception and low-power signal transmission. Due to the low overall power consumption, the energy for communication can come from the environment, such as wind energy, kinetic energy, thermal energy, radio frequency (RF) signals, etc. AIoT devices can also be described as passive IoT devices or responder devices.

[0005] Terminal devices (such as AIoT devices) need to be operated by an operating device. For example, in the case of passive devices, the terminal device will respond only when triggered by the operating device. However, it is also possible for the operating device to initiate operations on active communication terminal devices, such as inventory, screening, paging, reading, writing, etc.

[0006] Communication devices (such as terminals or base stations) need to be configured and allocated resources by the network in order to act as operating devices for terminal devices (such as AIoT devices). However, configuring a communication device as an operating device needs to take into account various factors, especially the willingness of the terminal device. The operation tasks (inventory, screening, paging, reading, writing, etc.) on one or more terminal devices are often requested by third parties, so how to configure a communication device as an operating device for terminal devices is a problem that needs to be solved. SUMMARY

[0007] Embodiments of the present application provide a method of operation and a communication device for solving the problem of how to configure a communication device as an operating device for terminal devices.

[0008] To solve the above technical problems, the present application is implemented as follows:

[0009] In a first aspect, embodiments of the present application provide an operation method, applied to a first communication device, comprising:

[0010] The first communication device performs a first operation, the first operation comprising at least one of:

[0011] Determining whether the operation device performing the first task comprises or does not comprise a second communication device;

[0012] Determining whether the second communication device is or is not an operation device;

[0013] Sending first inquiry information to the second communication device, the first inquiry information being used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to perform the first task;

[0014] Sending second inquiry information to the second communication device, the second inquiry information being used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to be an operation device.

[0015] In a second aspect, embodiments of the present application provide an operation method, applied to a second communication device, comprising:

[0016] The second communication device performs a second operation, the second operation comprising at least one of:

[0017] Sending information used to require the second communication device to be an operation device;

[0018] Sending at least one of: second information, information used to indicate that the second communication device disagrees to be an operation device;

[0019] Receiving first inquiry information sent by the first communication device, the first inquiry information being used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to perform the first task;

[0020] Receiving second inquiry information sent by the first communication device, the second inquiry information being used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to be an operation device;

[0021] Wherein,

[0022] The second information comprises at least one of:

[0023] Information used to indicate that the second communication device agrees to be an operation device;

[0024] Information of an agreement category;

[0025] Category information of an operation device;

[0026] Information of a time of being an operation device;

[0027] Information of an area of being an operation device;

[0028] information of an operation type;

[0029] information of a customer;

[0030] information of a third operation device.

[0031] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an operation method, applied to a third communication device, and including:

[0032] sending, to a first communication device, at least one of the following: information of a first task, first requirement information, the first requirement information being used to require activating a second communication device as an operation device;

[0033] the information of the first task includes at least one of the following:

[0034] information of an execution area of the first task;

[0035] information of an execution time of the first task;

[0036] an operation type of the first task;

[0037] information of a target operation device of the first task;

[0038] information of a customer triggering the first task;

[0039] an identifier of the first task.

[0040] In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, which is a first communication device, and including:

[0041] a first processing module, configured to perform a first operation, the first operation including at least one of the following:

[0042] determining whether an operation device performing a first task includes or does not include a second communication device;

[0043] determining whether the second communication device is or is not an operation device;

[0044] sending, to the second communication device, first inquiry information, the first inquiry information being used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to perform the first task;

[0045] sending, to the second communication device, second inquiry information, the second inquiry information being used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to be an operation device.

[0046] In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, which is a second communication device, and including:

[0047] The second processing module is configured to perform a second operation, and the second operation comprises at least one of the following:

[0048] sending information for requiring the second communication device to be the operating device;

[0049] sending at least one of the following: second information for indicating that the second communication device disagrees to be the operating device;

[0050] receiving first inquiry information sent by the first communication device, the first inquiry information being used for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to perform a first task;

[0051] receiving second inquiry information sent by the first communication device, the second inquiry information being used for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to be the operating device;

[0052] wherein,

[0053] The second information comprises at least one of the following:

[0054] information for indicating that the second communication device agrees to be the operating device;

[0055] information of an agreement category;

[0056] category information of the operating device;

[0057] information of a time of being the operating device;

[0058] information of a region of being the operating device;

[0059] information of an operation type;

[0060] information of a customer;

[0061] information of a third operating device.

[0062] In a sixth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, the communication device being a third communication device, comprising:

[0063] a first sending module configured to send at least one of the following to a first communication device: information of a first task, and first requirement information, the first requirement information being used for requiring to activate the second communication device as an operating device;

[0064] The information of the first task comprises at least one of the following:

[0065] information of an execution region of the first task;

[0066] information of an execution time of the first task;

[0067] an operation type of the first task;

[0068] information of a target operation device of the first task;

[0069] information of a customer triggering the first task;

[0070] an identifier of the first task.

[0071] In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device, including a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, when the computer program is executed by the processor, steps of the operation method provided in the first aspect are implemented, or steps of the operation method provided in the second aspect are implemented, or steps of the operation method provided in the third aspect are implemented.

[0072] In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a computer readable storage medium, the computer readable storage medium stores a computer program, when the computer program is executed by a processor, steps of the operation method provided in the first aspect are implemented, or steps of the operation method provided in the second aspect are implemented, or steps of the operation method provided in the third aspect are implemented.

[0073] In the embodiment of the present application, the first communication device can determine whether the second communication device can be the operation device of the first task by itself, or the first communication device can determine whether the second communication device can be the operation device of the first task by inquiring the second communication device, thereby determining the specific device performing the first task. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0074] Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments. The accompanying drawings are included to provide a description of preferred embodiments, and are not meant to limit the present application. Furthermore, the same reference numerals are used throughout the several drawings to designate the same or similar parts. In the drawings:

[0075] FIG. 1A is a schematic diagram of an architecture of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0076] FIG. 1B is a schematic diagram of an architecture of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0077] FIG. 1C is a schematic diagram of an architecture of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0078] FIG. 1D is a schematic diagram of an architecture of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0079] FIG. 1E is a schematic diagram of an architecture of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0080] FIG. 1F is a schematic diagram of an architecture of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0081] FIG. 1G is a schematic diagram of an architecture of a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0082] FIG. 2 is a flowchart of an operation method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0083] FIG. 3 is a flowchart of an operation method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0084] FIG. 4 is a flowchart of an information sending method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0085] FIG. 5 is a flowchart of an operation method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0086] FIG. 6 is a flowchart of an operation method according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0087] FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0088] FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0089] FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0090] FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0091] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments of the present application. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work fall within the scope of the present application.

[0092] The term “comprising” and any variation thereof in the specification and claims of the present application is intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, for example, a process, method, system, product or device that includes a list of steps or units need not be limited to those clearly listed, but can include other steps or units not clearly listed or inherent to such processes, methods, products or devices. In addition, the use of “and / or” in the specification and claims means at least one of the connected objects, for example, A and / or B means three cases including A alone, B alone, and A and B both.

[0093] In the embodiments of the present application, the word "exemplary" or "for example" is used to mean "an example of" or "an example, but not necessarily the only example of. Any embodiment or design solution described in the embodiments of the present application as "exemplary" or "for example" should not be construed as preferred or advantageous over other embodiments or design solutions. Rather, use of "exemplary" or "for example" is intended to present concepts in a concrete manner.

[0094] The technology described herein is not limited to 5th-generation (5G) systems and beyond communication systems, and is also applicable to various 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), and other systems.

[0095] The terms "system" and "network" are often used interchangeably. A CDMA system can implement a radio technology such as CDMA2000, Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA), etc. UTRA includes Wideband-CDMA (WCDMA) and other variants of CDMA. A TDMA system can implement a radio technology such as Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM). An OFDMA system can implement a radio technology such as Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), Evolved UTRA (E-UTRA), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), IEEE 802.20, Flash-OFDM, etc. UTRA and E-UTRA are part of Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS). LTE and LTE-A are releases of UMTS that use E-UTRA. UTRA, E-UTRA, UMTS, LTE, LTE-A and GSM are described in documents from an organization named "3rd Generation Partnership Project" (3GPP). CDMA2000 and UMB are described in documents from an organization named "3rd Generation Partnership Project 2" (3GPP2). The techniques described herein can be used for the systems and radio technologies mentioned above as well as other systems and radio technologies.

[0096] In order to better understand the embodiments of the present application, the following technical points are introduced first.

[0097] Problem 1: AF can directly specify that the target operating device requires a second communication device (such as a User Equipment (UE)) as an operating device to perform an AIoT task.

[0098] However, how the UE determines whether to accept the AIoT task and whether to be willing to become a UE operating device is a problem to be solved. It involves the design of the UE subscription.

[0099] For example, scenario 1: the UE is an operating device in the form of UE deployed by the operator of the service network. In this scenario, it can always be allowed to be an operating device. It can perform various AIoT tasks undertaken by the operator.

[0100] Scenario 2: UE is an operation device in the form of UE deployed by a third-party customer. In this scenario, it can be allowed to be an operation device of the third-party customer and can perform AIoT tasks of the third-party customer. AIoT tasks of other third customers are not allowed to be performed.

[0101] Scenario 3: UE is a UE with operation device capability. Whether to allow it to be an operation device depends on the willingness of the UE. For example, 3-1: the UE is willing to be an operation device in a certain time period and is not willing to be an operation device in other time periods. Or the UE is willing to be an operation device in a certain area and is not willing to be an operation device in other areas.

[0102] For example, 3-2: each AIoT task needs to ask the UE, and the UE agrees to perform the task. The UE does not agree to perform the task.

[0103] Therefore, in one solution:

[0104] The subscription information of the UE includes first information, which includes: related information of the UE allowed to be an operation device, or the UE is not allowed to be an operation device. When the subscription information does not include the first information, it is implicitly indicated that it is not allowed to be an operation device.

[0105] The UE allowed to be an operation device is further divided into one of the following:

[0106] Always allowed;

[0107] Each AIoT task needs to ask the UE whether it is allowed;

[0108] Allowed Client List;

[0109] Allowed range information (including time period and residence area);

[0110] Allowed AIoT operation.

[0111] Generally, the subscription information of the UE is present on the network side, such as a unified data repository (UDR) or a unified data management entity (UDM).

[0112] On the UE side, the UE can also actively inform the network of the first information: whether to allow to be an operation device and allowed client information. The first information provided by the UE can override the first information present on the network.

[0113] FIG. 1A 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 transmit / receive point (TRP), or some other suitable terminology in the art, so long as 5 30 the context of the term permits. The base station is not limited to a particular technology, and the base station is not limited to a specific technical term, provided that the same technical effect is achieved. It should be noted that only the base station in the NR system is taken as an example for description in the embodiments of the present application, and the specific type of the base station is not limited.

[0114] FIG. IB shows a 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 1-1, an access network device 1-2, and an operating device (such as a reader) 1-3; wherein the core network device 1-1 and the access network device 1-2 can be specifically described with reference to the example in FIG. 1A. The operating device (such as a reader) 1-3 can also be referred to as an interrogator device, for example, a terminal, a relay device, an integrated access backhaul (IAB) device, and the like.

[0115] FIG. 1C shows a 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 (such as a reader) 2-2, wherein the core network device 2-1 can be specifically described with reference to the example in FIG. 1A, and the operating device (such as a reader) 2-2 is specifically an access network device, which can be specifically described with reference to the example in FIG. 1A.

[0116] FIG. 1D shows a 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 as described in the example of FIG. 1A. 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. 1D, 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 intermediate device can be used to expand the coverage range and communicate with the AIoT device, or the intermediate device can assist the AIoT device in communicating with other network devices (e.g., the access network device or the operating device (e.g., a reader)).

[0117] FIG. 1E shows a 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 as described in the example of FIG. 1A. The operating device (e.g., a reader) 4-3 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. 1E, 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).

[0118] For example, the operating device is a reader, the reader relay mode is shown in FIG. 1F, and the independent reader mode is shown in FIG. 1G.

[0119] Optionally, obtaining can be understood as obtaining from configuration, receiving, receiving after requesting, obtaining through self-learning, deriving from 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.

[0120] Optionally, sending can include broadcasting, broadcasting in a system message, and returning after responding to a request.

[0121] In an optional embodiment of the present application, the communication device can include at least one of a communication network element and a terminal.

[0122] 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.

[0123] In an embodiment of the present application, the core network (CN) 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 (serving GW, SGW), a PDN gateway (PDN Gate Way, PDN gateway), a policy control function (Policy Control Function, PCF), a policy and charging rules function unit (Policy and Charging Rules Function, PCRF), a GPRS service support node (Serving GPRS Support Node, SGSN), a gateway GPRS support node (Gateway GPRS Support Node, GGSN), and an application function (Application Function).

[0124] In an embodiment of the present application, the RAN element can include, but is not limited to, at least one of a radio access network device, a radio access network node, a radio access network function, a radio access network element, a 3GPP radio access network, a non-3GPP radio access network, a centralized unit (Centralized Unit, CU), a distributed unit (Distributed Unit, DU), a base station, an evolved Node B (eNB), a 5G base station (gNB), a radio network controller (Radio Network Controller, RNC), a base station (NodeB), a non-3GPP interworking function (Non-3GPP Inter Working Function, N3IWF), an access controller (Access Controller, AC) node, an access point (Access Point, AP) device or a wireless local area network (Wireless Local Area Networks, WLAN) node, and an N3IWF.

[0125] The base station can be a base station (BTS, Base Transceiver Station) in GSM or CDMA, a base station (NodeB) in WCDMA, an evolved base station (eNB or e-NodeB, evolutional Node B) in LTE, and a 5G base station (gNB), and the embodiments of the present application are not limited.

[0126] In an optional 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.

[0127] In an optional embodiment of the present application, the card can include one of the following: a SIM card, a USIM card, and an eSIM.

[0128] In an optional embodiment of the present application, the terminal can include a relay supporting terminal function and / or a terminal supporting relay function. The terminal can also be referred to as a terminal device or a user terminal (UE), and 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, and it should be noted that the specific type of terminal is not limited in the embodiments of the present application.

[0129] In an optional embodiment of the present application, the term "indicate" in the present application can be a direct indication (or explicit indication) or an indirect indication (or implicit indication). The direct indication can be understood as that the sender explicitly informs the receiver of specific information, operations to be performed, or requested results, etc. in the sent indication. The indirect indication can be understood as that the receiver determines the corresponding information according to the indication sent by the sender, or judges and determines the operations to be performed or the requested results, etc. according to the judgment result.

[0130] In an optional embodiment of the present application, determination can be understood as decision.

[0131] In an optional embodiment of the present application, the traffic originated by the terminal device is 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.

[0132] In an optional embodiment of the present 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.).

[0133] In an optional embodiment of the present 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.

[0134] In an embodiment, the traffic includes at least one of the following: signaling, data. In another embodiment, the traffic includes data and does not include signaling.

[0135] It should be noted that, optionally, the first terminal device can be one terminal device, and the present application has a description, description, and limitation of the terminal device. 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.

[0136] 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; the terminal device can only communicate with the first object or access the first object by being triggered by the first object. The first object is, for example, an operating device (such as a reader / writer), a first communication device, or a network.

[0137] In an optional embodiment of the present application, the terminal device includes one or more terminal devices. In an optional embodiment of the present 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:

[0138] 1) responsible for the management and control of AIoT operations (i.e., operations on terminal devices, AIoT operations can also be referred to as one of the following: AIoT tasks (the first task is, for example, an AIoT task), AIoT processes);

[0139] 2) determining whether to authorize the AIoT operation request of the customer;

[0140] 3) distributing the AIoT operation to an operation device (such as a reader) or a device directly communicating with the terminal device (directly sending or forwarding through other network elements);

[0141] 4) receiving the AIoT operation execution result;

[0142] 5) aggregating the AIoT operation execution result;

[0143] 6) sending the AIoT operation result to the customer.

[0144] Optionally, the AIoT function can further include at least one of the following: a first AIoT function, a second AIoT function:

[0145] For example, the first AIoT function includes but is not limited to at least one of the following:

[0146] 1) responsible for the management and control of AIoT operations (also referred to as one of the following: AIoT task, AIoT process);

[0147] 2) authorizing the corresponding AIoT operation according to the AIoT operation request of the customer;

[0148] 3) distributing the AIoT operation to the second AIoT function (directly sending or forwarding through other network elements);

[0149] 4) receiving the AIoT operation task execution result;

[0150] 5) aggregating the AIoT operation task execution result;

[0151] 6) sending the AIoT task execution result to the customer.

[0152] 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:

[0153] 1) receiving the AIoT operation;

[0154] 2) distributing the AIoT operation to an operation device (such as a reader) or a device directly communicating with the terminal device (directly sending or forwarding through other network elements);

[0155] 3) receiving the AIoT operation execution result;

[0156] 4) aggregating the AIoT operation execution result;

[0157] 5) sending the AIoT task execution result to the first AIoT function.

[0158] In an implementation, the AIoT operation request is used to request an AIoT operation.

[0159] In an implementation, the AIoT function can be a single network function, or a network function in the related art (such as an AMF (e.g., an AMF supporting an AIoT function) or an NEF (e.g., an NEF supporting an AIoT function)).

[0160] In an implementation, the NEF can support a first AIoT function, and the AMF can support a second AIoT function or an AIoT function.

[0161] In an implementation of the present application, the first operation can also be referred to as an AIoT operation (operation on a terminal device).

[0162] In an implementation, the AIoT operation can also be referred to as one of the following: AIoT task, AIoT process, AIoT command, AIoT service.

[0163] In an implementation, the first operation can also be referred to as one of the following: first task, first process, first command, first service.

[0164] Optionally, the source of the operation on the terminal device can be different, such as including at least one of the following:

[0165] 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.

[0166] 2) an operation requirement on a terminal device generated by 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;

[0167] 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.

[0168] Optionally, the target terminal device includes one or more terminal devices. The target terminal device can be determined by information used to filter 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 is used to refer to one or more terminal devices.

[0169] The first operation (may also be referred to as an AIoT operation) can include one or more operations on a terminal device; the terminal device can be one or more terminal devices.

[0170] In an implementation, the operation performed on the terminal device is at least one of:

[0171] 1) an operation of inventorying the terminal device (such as at least one of screening the terminal device, paging the terminal device, querying the terminal device, discovering the terminal device, identifying the terminal device, and obtaining an identifier of the terminal device);

[0172] 2) at least one of screening the terminal device, discovering the terminal device, identifying the terminal device, obtaining an identifier of the terminal device, authenticating the terminal device, and authorizing the terminal device (may be referred to as an operation of inventorying the terminal device);

[0173] 3) obtaining information of the terminal device (such as information stored by the terminal device, information sensed by an AIoT-associated sensor, may be referred to as a read operation or an operation of reading information; in an implementation, only obtaining an identifier of the terminal device does not belong to the read operation);

[0174] 4) configuring information to the terminal device (may be referred to as a write operation or an operation of writing information);

[0175] 5) enabling an RF capability of the terminal device (may be referred to as an activation operation or an enabling operation);

[0176] 6) disabling the RF capability of the terminal device (may be referred to as a deactivation operation or a disabling operation);

[0177] 7) controlling the terminal device to execute a command (such as sending a command to the terminal device, controlling an actuator associated with the terminal device or the terminal device to execute the command, may be referred to as a control operation);

[0178] 8) positioning the terminal device, and the like;

[0179] 9) an operation of delivering information to the terminal device; (in an implementation, the information can be transparent to at least one of an operation device (such as a reader / writer) and a CN device (such as an AIoT function));

[0180] 10) an operation of obtaining information from the terminal device (in an implementation, the information can be transparent to at least one of an operation device (such as a reader / writer) and a CN device (such as an AIoT function)).

[0181] In another implementation, the operation on the terminal device is at least one of:

[0182] 1) inventory operation (may also be named otherwise), including at least one of: screening terminal devices, paging terminal devices, querying terminal devices, discovering terminal devices, identifying terminal devices, obtaining the identity of terminal devices, authenticating terminal devices, authorizing terminal devices;

[0183] 2) positioning operation, including positioning terminal devices;

[0184] 3) command operation.

[0185] Optionally, the command operation includes at least one of:

[0186] 1) obtaining information of terminal devices;

[0187] 2) configuring information to terminal devices;

[0188] 3) turning on the RF capability of terminal devices;

[0189] 4) turning off the RF capability of terminal devices;

[0190] 5) controlling terminal devices, etc.

[0191] Optionally, the command operation (may also be referred to as the operation of interacting information with terminal devices) includes at least one of:

[0192] 1) the operation of delivering information to terminal devices; (in an implementation, the information can be transparent to at least one of the operating device (such as a reader) and the CN device (such as an AIoT function)).

[0193] 2) the operation of obtaining information from terminal devices (in an implementation, the information can be transparent to at least one of the operating device (such as a reader) and the CN device (such as an AIoT function)).

[0194] It is not difficult to understand that, when the information can be transparent to at least one of the operating device (such as a reader) and the CN device (such as an AIoT function), delivering information to terminal devices does not need to distinguish: configuration information sent to terminal devices, control commands sent to terminal devices. Obtaining information from terminal devices does not need to distinguish: configuration information sent by terminal devices, responses to control commands of terminal devices, information read from terminal devices.

[0195] But 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: screening terminal devices, paging terminal devices, querying terminal devices, discovering terminal devices, identifying terminal devices, authenticating terminal devices, and authorizing terminal devices.

[0196] It should be noted that the information for requesting the execution of the first operation (which can be referred to as the information for requesting the first operation) can include information for requesting the execution of the related operation of the first operation.

[0197] 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 a terminal device, paging a terminal device, querying a terminal device, discovering a terminal device, identifying a terminal device, obtaining an identifier of a terminal device, authenticating a terminal device, and authorizing a terminal device. It is not difficult to understand that 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.

[0198] 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.

[0199] 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.

[0200] 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.

[0201] 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.

[0202] 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.

[0203] 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:

[0204] - an access device that supports at least one of the following: communication with a terminal device, communication with a terminal device based on a second interface, and execution of an AIoT operation; (it is not difficult to understand that the terminal device needs to communicate through the operation device (such as a reader), so the operation device (such as a reader) can be referred to as an access device);

[0205] - a device in communication with the terminal device (e.g., a device in direct communication with the terminal device) or a device in communication with the terminal device based on a second interface;

[0206] - an access device for the terminal device to access the wireless communication system;

[0207] - a device supporting the second interface;

[0208] - a device supporting a first Radio Access Technology (RAT).

[0209] - a device supporting at least one of the following operations: inventory, read, write, AIoT operation.

[0210] In an optional embodiment of the present application, the communication with the terminal device includes performing an AIoT operation on the terminal device. The AIoT operation is also referred to as a first operation.

[0211] In an optional embodiment of the present application, the first RAT can be a RAT for AIoT (e.g., providing an AIoT service), and the first RAN can be different from NB IOT, 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G, and the like.

[0212] In an embodiment of the present application, the operation device (e.g., a reader / writer) can also be referred to as an interrogator device.

[0213] In an embodiment of the present application, the operation device (e.g., a reader / writer) is a device for communication between an intermediate device and a core network device, such as a terminal (e.g., a UE), an IAB, a relay device, and the like.

[0214] Optionally, the operation device (e.g., a reader / writer) can refer to a device (e.g., a UE, such as a base station) supporting the function of the operation device (e.g., a reader / writer). That is, in an embodiment, the operation device (e.g., a reader / writer) can not only support the function of the operation device (e.g., a reader / writer), but also support other functions; in another embodiment, the operation device (e.g., a reader / writer) only supports the function of the operation device (e.g., a reader / writer).

[0215] In an optional embodiment of the present application, the operation device (e.g., a reader / writer) can also be referred to as one of the following: a reader / writer 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, and the like. The present application does not limit the naming of the operation device (e.g., a reader / writer).

[0216] 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.

[0217] In an embodiment, the reader / writer 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.

[0218] In an embodiment, the first interface includes at least one of the following:

[0219] Unlike the RAN and CN interface of the NG interface in the related art,

[0220] The first communication device (such as a device that supports communication with a terminal device, an operating device (such as a reader / writer)) interfaces with the AIoT function;

[0221] The first communication device (such as a device that supports communication with a terminal device, an operating device (such as a reader / writer)) interfaces with the AMF function;

[0222] The first communication device (such as a device that supports communication with a terminal device, an operating device (such as a reader / writer)) interfaces with the core network device.

[0223] In an embodiment, the device that supports communication with a terminal device is one of the following:

[0224] 1) A device that supports communication with a terminal device through a second interface, where the second interface is an access layer of an air interface supported by the terminal device;

[0225] 2) A device that supports communication with a terminal device through a wireless interface;

[0226] 3) A fourth communication device, such as a UDM, a UDR, a NRF, an AIoT function, a second AIoT function;

[0227] 4) AIoT function, second AIoT function;

[0228] 5) First AIoT function: AIoT function part connected directly to RAN.

[0229] 6) AMF access management and / or mobility management function.

[0230] In an embodiment, the communication mode without the ability of active signal generation or backscattering means backscattering on an externally provided carrier.

[0231] In an embodiment, the active signal generation means that the terminal device generates the signal by itself.

[0232] Optionally, the first interface can be in the following manner:

[0233] Option 1: Reuse the NG interface, for example, the base station supports both terminal device (new radio interface) communication and UE (legacy uu interface) communication, and new IEs are added to the mandatory information of the NG interface;

[0234] Option 2: Reuse the NG interface, but for example, the base station only supports terminal device (new radio interface), at this time, new indicators can be added to ignore the mandatory IEs that already exist but are not applicable to terminal devices, such as Default Paging DRX;

[0235] Option 3: Introduce a new interface, such as a second NG interface.

[0236] 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.

[0237] 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).

[0238] 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 a group identifier), matching information, and information for indicating the characteristics of a terminal device.

[0239] 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.

[0240] 2. In an embodiment of the present application, the information used for screening terminal devices comprises an identifier (referred to as group identifier) used for identifying a group of terminal devices. In this case, one group identifier can specify a group of terminal devices. It is understandable 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.

[0241] 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. When a 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).

[0242] 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 is understandable that there can be multiple terminal devices storing "AAA".

[0243] 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 is understandable that there can be multiple terminal devices storing "BBB".

[0244] 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 is understandable that the identifier of a terminal device is unique to the terminal device and not shared by other terminal devices.

[0245] 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.

[0246] 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.

[0247] 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).

[0248] 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.

[0249] 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.

[0250] In an embodiment, the AIoT service is a service that 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.

[0251] 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.

[0252] 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).

[0253] In an embodiment, the intermediate device can be an intermediate node between the terminal 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 11 and other network devices (e.g., an access network device or an operation device (e.g., a reader)), but is not limited thereto.

[0254] 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.

[0255] 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 backscattering technology, the terminal device can also be referred to as a backscattering communication device or a backscattering device.

[0256] 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.

[0257] In an optional embodiment of the present application, the terminal device can be classified based on an energy source (energy source), backscattering technology or the ability to have active signal generation, energy storage capability, passive (Passive) communication or active (Active) communication, and the like, and contains multiple types of devices.

[0258] 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.

[0259] In an implementation, the communication mode of the terminal device can be one of the following: backscattering RF signals for signal transmission, or having the ability to actively generate signals.

[0260] 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.

[0261] 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.

[0262] The terminal device is, for example but not limited to, one of the following:

[0263] (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.

[0264] (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.

[0265] (3) an active device with energy storage capability, with independent signal generation capability, i.e. with active radio frequency components for data transmission.

[0266] (4) a passive device: without energy storage, using backscatter technology for data transmission.

[0267] 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.

[0268] In an embodiment, the terminal device can be a device with the following characteristic:

[0269] - a device for passive communication;

[0270] - an Internet of Things device powered by energy harvesting;

[0271] - the initial sampling frequency offset is greater than or equal to a first value (such as 10X ppm, etc.);

[0272] - with limited energy storage capability;

[0273] - 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;

[0274] - a device capable of performing or responding to an AIoT task or AIoT operation;

[0275] - a device capable of accessing a wireless communication system through an operating device (such as a reader);

[0276] - a device supporting a first interface;

[0277] - a device supporting a first RAT.

[0278] 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).

[0279] In an embodiment, the terminal device is a low-cost, low-complexity, low-power, or low-power-consumption IoT device.

[0280] 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.

[0281] 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:

[0282] 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;

[0283] 2) an access device for the terminal device;

[0284] 3) a device that supports the second interface;

[0285] 4) a device that supports the first RAT;

[0286] 5) a device that supports at least one of the following functions: inventory, read, write, and performing an AIoT operation.

[0287] 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.

[0288] 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.

[0289] 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.

[0290] 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.

[0291] 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.

[0292] 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).

[0293] 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, such as 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), which is not limited here.

[0294] 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.

[0295] 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.

[0296] AIoT function: providing AIoT management and control (such as task distribution function, operation device (such as a reader / writer) selection, etc.).

[0297] 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.

[0298] The operation can be referred to as a task, a service, a function, etc.

[0299] In an embodiment, the operation on the terminal device includes at least one of the following:

[0300] 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);

[0301] 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);

[0302] 3) obtaining information of one or more terminal devices (such as information stored by a terminal device, information sensed by a sensor associated with an AIoT, 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);

[0303] 4) configuring information to one or more terminal devices (which can be referred to as a write operation, or an operation of writing information);

[0304] 5) enabling an RF capability of a terminal device (which can be referred to as an activation operation or an enabling operation);

[0305] 6) disabling an RF capability of one or more terminal devices (which can be referred to as a deactivation operation or a disabling operation);

[0306] 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 causing a terminal device to execute the command, which can be referred to as a control operation), and the like.

[0307] 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.

[0308] 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 a terminal device.

[0309] 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 a terminal device.

[0310] 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 a terminal device.

[0311] 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 a terminal device.

[0312] The terminal device: a device with AIoT capability.

[0313] 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.

[0314] 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, 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.

[0315] 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.

[0316] 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.

[0317] 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.

[0318] 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.

[0319] 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.

[0320] 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.

[0321] 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.

[0322] 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.

[0323] An AIoT device is, for example but not limited to, one of the following:

[0324] (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.

[0325] (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.

[0326] (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.

[0327] (4) A passive device: without energy storage, using backscatter technology for data transmission.

[0328] 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.

[0329] In an implementation, an AIoT device can be a device with at least one of the following characteristics:

[0330] - a device for passive communication;

[0331] - an Internet of Things device powered by energy harvesting;

[0332] - the initial sampling frequency offset is greater than or equal to a first value (for example, the first value is 10X ppm, etc.);

[0333] - with limited energy storage capability;

[0334] - 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;

[0335] - a device capable of performing or responding to an AIoT task or AIoT operation;

[0336] - a device capable of accessing the wireless communication system by operating a device (e.g., a reader);

[0337] - a device supporting the first interface;

[0338] - a device supporting the first RAT.

[0339] In an implementation, the AIoT device is not an NB IOT device. In another implementation, the NB IOT device includes an AIoT device (e.g., an AIoT device that actively communicates).

[0340] In an implementation, the AIoT device includes a low-cost, low-complexity, low-power, or low-power-consumption IoT device.

[0341] 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; and 2) DO-DTT Device-originated - device-terminated triggered active communication. For example, only a device that receives a downlink trigger signaling initiates the active communication.

[0342] In an implementation of the present application, the permission includes authorization.

[0343] In an implementation of the present application, the permission to be authorized is allowed.

[0344] In an implementation of the present application, the anchor gateway is also referred to as a gateway that terminates an N6 interface, which is an interface between a mobile communication network and a data network (DN).

[0345] In an optional embodiment of the present application, the second communication device and the third communication device can be combined.

[0346] 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.

[0347] In an optional embodiment of the present application, the first communication device or the operating device (e.g., a reader) can be a device having one of the following features:

[0348] 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;

[0349] 2) an access device for AIoT devices to access a wireless communication system;

[0350] 3) a device supporting a second interface;

[0351] 4) a device supporting a first RAT;

[0352] 5) a device supporting at least one of the following functions: inventory, read, write, and performing an AIoT operation.

[0353] In an optional embodiment of the present application, communicating with an AIoT device includes performing an AIoT operation on the AIoT device.

[0354] 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.

[0355] 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 read / write 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.

[0356] 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 an AIoT operation.

[0357] 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 a network in a UE manner, and the base station type operating device (such as a reader / writer) refers to an operating device (such as a reader / writer) accessing a network in a base station type.

[0358] 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.

[0359] In an embodiment, the read / write 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.

[0360] 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.

[0361] 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.

[0362] AIoT function: provide AIoT management, control (such as task distribution function, operation device (such as reader) selection, etc.).

[0363] The operation is not only a task in the application, but also an interactive signaling generated by the core network itself, an interactive signaling generated by the UE and the RAN, etc.

[0364] The operation can be referred to as a task, a service, a function, etc.

[0365] In an embodiment, the operation on the AIoT device includes at least one of the following:

[0366] 1) inventory operation of 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);

[0367] 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 inventory operation of the AIoT device);

[0368] 3) obtaining information of one or more AIoT devices (such as information stored by the AIoT device, information sensed 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);

[0369] 4) configuring information to one or more AIoT devices (which can be referred to as a write operation or an operation of writing information);

[0370] 5) enabling the RF capability of the AIoT device (which can be referred to as an activation operation or an enabling operation);

[0371] 6) disabling the RF capability of one or more AIoT devices (which can be referred to as a deactivation operation or a disabling operation);

[0372] 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. This can be referred to as a control operation for short).

[0373] 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.

[0374] 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 an AIoT device.

[0375] 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 an AIoT device.

[0376] 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 an AIoT device.

[0377] 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 an AIoT device.

[0378] The AIoT device: a device with AIoT capabilities.

[0379] 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.

[0380] The last destination for the first AIoT device is one-way, and the last uplink may also require a downlink response;

[0381] The last information related to the first AIoT device means that it is the last from both the sending and receiving directions.

[0382] The first task is an operation task for one or more terminal devices that requires one or more operation devices to execute. The operation task can include one or more types of operations.

[0383] The consent to execute the first task includes consent as an operation device of the first task.

[0384] The operation device in the form of a base station refers to an operation device that accesses the core network through the base station.

[0385] The operation device in the form of a terminal refers to an operation device that accesses the network through the terminal.

[0386] Agree can be understood and replaced by one of the following: allow, authorize.

[0387] Authorize can be understood and replaced by one of the following: allow, agree.

[0388] The message can be understood and replaced by one of the following: instruction, command, signaling.

[0389] The message for screening, identifying or paging a terminal device, such as the message for screening, identifying or paging a passive device or AIoT device.

[0390] Category can be understood and replaced by kind, type. Such as allow category, agree kind.

[0391] The information of the operation device, including at least one of the following:

[0392] The operation device: such as the information of the first operation device, the information of the second operation device, the information of the third operation device.

[0393] The information of the area, including: the identification of the area. The information of the area as the operation device; The information of the area, such as: the information of the execution area of the first task, the information of the area as the operation device;

[0394] Time or information of time, including at least one of the following: start time, end time, duration, time period. The information of time, such as: the information of the execution time of the first task, the information of time as the operation device.

[0395] Operation type or information of operation type: including at least one of the following: inventory, positioning, command (including at least one of the following: read, write, disable, etc.). The information of operation type, such as: the information of operation type of the first task;

[0396] The information of the target operation device of the first task;

[0397] The information of the customer triggering the first task;

[0398] The information of the customer, including at least one of the following: the identification of the customer, the identification of the customer agent (such as NF ID (such as the identification of AF)) The customer, such as: the customer requiring the second communication device as the operation device;

[0399] In an optional embodiment of the present application, the information sent to the AIoT device is the information needed to be sent to the AIoT device.

[0400] In an optional embodiment of the present application, the information sent to the Xth communication device is the information needed to be sent to the Xth communication device.

[0401] In an optional embodiment of the application, the information includes signaling and data.

[0402] In an optional embodiment of the application, the information for identifying the first session includes an identity of the first session, which can include a Mobile Network Code (MNC), a Mobile Country Code (MCC), a Network Identifier (NID), and a session identity.

[0403] In an optional embodiment of the application, the information for identifying the first session includes a first identity of the first session and a second identity of the first session.

[0404] The second identity of the first session includes at least one of the following: the MNC, the MCC, the NID, and the first identity of the first session.

[0405] In an optional embodiment of the application, the first session is one of the following:

[0406] The session can require one or more target operations to be performed by one or more AIoT devices;

[0407] A session of an AIoT service;

[0408] A session corresponding to one or more target operations;

[0409] A session corresponding to one or more target AIoT devices.

[0410] In an optional embodiment of the application, the first session is one of the following:

[0411] Interaction information associated with the target AIoT device;

[0412] Interaction information associated with supporting the target AIoT device in performing the target AIoT operation;

[0413] A session for operating one or more AIoT devices;

[0414] A session of an AIoT service;

[0415] A session corresponding to a target operation;

[0416] A session corresponding to a target AIoT device.

[0417] In an optional embodiment of the application, the first session supports a control plane and does not support a user plane.

[0418] The session can be understood as an association, a process.

[0419] The operation can be understood as a task.

[0420] The operation execution method of the embodiment of the application is described below.

[0421] Referring to FIG. 2, the embodiment of the application provides an operation method applied to a first communication device. The first communication device includes but is not limited to one of the following: a core network device, an access network device, a core network device such as one of the following: an AMF, an AIoT function (or 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, and an SMF (such as an SMF supporting an AIoT function).

[0422] The access network device (such as an operating device of one of the following base station types, or a base station supporting the operating device), a third-party application, an AF, and an NEF (such as an NEF supporting an AIoT function). The method includes the following steps:

[0423] Step 201: The first communication device performs a first operation, and the first operation includes at least one of the following:

[0424] Determining whether the operating device performing the first task includes or does not include a second communication device;

[0425] Determining whether the second communication device is or is not an operating device;

[0426] Sending first inquiry information to the second communication device, the first inquiry information being used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to perform the first task;

[0427] Sending second inquiry information to the second communication device, the second inquiry information being used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to be an operating device.

[0428] As an optional embodiment, the first communication device can be a CN device or a RAN, and the first communication device supports an AIoT function, for example: an AMF or a function responsible for UE access and / or mobility management, and the AMF is, for example, an AMF supporting an AIoT function.

[0429] As an optional embodiment, agreeing or disagreeing to perform the first task can mean agreeing or disagreeing to be an operating device of the first task.

[0430] As an optional embodiment, determining whether the operating device performing the first task includes or does not include a second communication device can mean determining whether the second communication device performs or does not perform the first task.

[0431] The second communication device is, for example, at least one of the following: a terminal, a base station, an operating device (such as a reader).

[0432] In an embodiment, the operating device is an operating device in the form of a base station or an operating device in the form of a terminal.

[0433] The operating device in the form of a base station refers to an operating device that accesses a core network through a base station.

[0434] The operating device in the form of a terminal refers to an operating device that accesses a network through a terminal.

[0435] In an embodiment, the second communication device is already an operating device, and it is necessary to determine whether to agree or disagree to perform the first task.

[0436] In another embodiment, the second communication device is not yet an operating device, and it is necessary to determine whether to agree or disagree to become an operating device for performing the first task.

[0437] In the embodiments of the present application, "agree" means one of the following: allow, authorize.

[0438] As an optional embodiment, the first inquiry information includes at least one of the following:

[0439] Indicative information for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees to perform the first task;

[0440] Information of the first task;

[0441] The information of the first task includes at least one of the following:

[0442] Information of an execution area of the first task;

[0443] Information of an execution time of the first task;

[0444] Information of an operation type of the first task;

[0445] Information of a target operating device of the first task;

[0446] Information of a client triggering the first task;

[0447] An identifier of the first task.

[0448] The information of the execution time of the first task is, for example, a duration, a time period, etc. for performing the first task.

[0449] The operation type of the first task is, for example, at least one of the following: inventory, positioning, command (such as at least one of the following: read, write, disable, etc.), etc.

[0450] The client can be a third party client. The client can also be understood as a consumer.

[0451] The information of the first task can be sent by a third communication device, which can be the client triggering the first task.

[0452] As an optional embodiment, after the first inquiry information is sent to the second communication device, the method further comprises:

[0453] receiving first response information from the second communication device;

[0454] The first response information comprises information indicating one of the following:

[0455] The second communication device agrees or disagrees to perform the first task;

[0456] The second communication device agrees or disagrees to be the operation device of the first task;

[0457] The information of the first task.

[0458] Optionally, the first response information is used to indicate the inquiry result of the first inquiry information.

[0459] In the case that the first response information indicates that the second communication device agrees to perform the first task, the operation device performing the first task is determined to include the second communication device, and the second communication device is configured as the operation device of the first task.

[0460] The agreement to perform the first task includes the agreement to be the operation device of the first task.

[0461] The information of the first task in the first response information is used to indicate one of the following: the first task that the second communication device agrees to perform, and the first task that the second communication device disagrees to perform.

[0462] It is not difficult to understand that when the first inquiry information is for inquiring multiple first tasks, the first response information can include all or part of the inquired first tasks, or the first response information can be used to indicate the agreed first task or the disagreed first task.

[0463] The first response information can implicitly or explicitly indicate the agreed first task or the disagreed first task.

[0464] For example, the information of the first task in the first response information is used to indicate the first task that the second communication device agrees to perform.

[0465] The display indicates, for example: the first task in the first query information is A, B, C, D, E. The first task information in the first response information is the agreed task A.

[0466] The implicit indication is, for example: the first task information in the first response information is the disagreed task B. The first task in the first query information is A, B, C, D, E. Then the implicit indication agrees the other tasks B, C, D, E except task B. It is not difficult to understand that the implicit indication has the advantage of saving resources in the case of more agreed than disagreed.

[0467] The second communication device is configured as the operation device of the first task, for example, one of the following: configuring the identifier of the operation device, configuring the resource required to perform the first task, (such as the access network device accessed by the second communication device) requiring the resource required to perform the first task. The resource includes a radio resource, such as a time-frequency resource.

[0468] As an optional embodiment, the second query information includes at least one of the following:

[0469] Information for querying whether the second communication device agrees to be an operation device;

[0470] Category information of the operation device, including at least one of the following: first type of operation device, second type of operation device;

[0471] Information of the time as an operation device;

[0472] Information of the area as an operation device;

[0473] Operation type information;

[0474] Customer information;

[0475] Information of the third operation device;

[0476] Information of the first task;

[0477] Among them, the first task information includes at least one of the following:

[0478] Information of the execution area of the first task;

[0479] Information of the execution time of the first task;

[0480] Operation type of the first task;

[0481] Information of the target operation device of the first task;

[0482] Information of the customer triggering the first task;

[0483] Identifier of the first task.

[0484] In one embodiment, the information of time as operating device or time is one of the following: time length as operating device, time period, etc.

[0485] The information for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees to be the operating device includes at least one of the following:

[0486] The information for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees to be the first type of operating device;

[0487] The information for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees to be the second type of operating device;

[0488] The information for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees to be one of the following: the relay of the third operating device, the second type of operating device of the third operating device.

[0489] The information for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees to be the relay of the third operating device includes the information of the third operating device.

[0490] It is not difficult to understand that the second communication device is inquired whether to agree to be the relay of the third operating device by providing the information of the third operating device.

[0491] It is not difficult to understand that the relay can be the second type of operating device.

[0492] Optionally, in the case that the second communication device is the second type of operating device (the relay of the operating device), the information of the relayed operating device includes at least one of the following: the identification of the relayed operating device, the information of the coverage area of the relayed operating device, etc.

[0493] The information of the coverage area includes the identification of the area, and the coverage area represents an area providing access for the terminal device.

[0494] The operating device can be understood and replaced as the access device of the terminal device.

[0495] As an optional embodiment, the category information of the operating device is used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to be the operating device of the category, and the category is the category indicated by the category information of the operating device; or

[0496] The information of time as operating device is used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to be the operating device within the time, and the time is the time indicated by the information of time as operating device; or

[0497] information of a region as an operation device, for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees to be the operation device in the region indicated by the information of the region as an operation device; or

[0498] information of an operation type, for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees to perform the operation type indicated by the information of the operation type; or

[0499] information of a client, for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees to one of the following: perform a first task from the client indicated by the information of the client, as an operation device of the client; or

[0500] information of a third operation device, for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees to be a relay of the third operation device or a second type of operation device of the third operation device; or

[0501] information of a first task, for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees to be an operation device of the first task.

[0502] As an optional embodiment, after the sending of the second inquiry information to the second communication device, the method further comprises: receiving second response information from the second communication device,

[0503] The second response information comprises at least one of the following:

[0504] information for indicating whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to be an operation device;

[0505] category information of an operation device;

[0506] information of a time as an operation device;

[0507] information of a region as an operation device;

[0508] information of an operation type;

[0509] information of a client;

[0510] information of a third operation device;

[0511] information of a first task.

[0512] Optionally, the second response information is used to represent an inquiry result of the second inquiry information.

[0513] Optionally, the information for indicating whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to be an operation device comprises at least one of the following:

[0514] information for indicating that the second communication device agrees or disagrees to be the first type of operation device;

[0515] information for indicating that the second communication device agrees or disagrees to be the second type of operation device;

[0516] information for indicating that the second communication device agrees or disagrees to be one of the following: a relay of the third operation device, a second type of operation device of the third operation device.

[0517] Optionally, the method further comprises at least one of the following:

[0518] determining that the second communication device is not the operation device, in case that the second response information indicates that the second communication device disagrees to perform the first task and / or disagrees to be the operation device of the first task;

[0519] determining that the second communication device is the operation device, and configuring the second communication device as the operation device, in case that the second response information indicates that the second communication device agrees to perform the first task and / or agrees to be the operation device of the first task.

[0520] Optionally, configuring the second communication device as the operation device comprises at least one of the following: assigning an identity of the operation device (e.g. Reader ID), assigning resources required for configuring the operation device, and requiring resources required for configuring the operation device (e.g. to an access network device accessed by the second communication device). The resources include radio resources, such as time-frequency resources.

[0521] As an optional embodiment, the category information of the operation device is for indicating one of the following: a category of the operation device that the second communication device agrees to, and a category of the operation device that the second communication device disagrees to; or

[0522] As an optional embodiment, the time information of being the operation device is for indicating one of the following: a time period that the second communication device agrees to be the operation device, and a time period that the second communication device disagrees to be the operation device; or

[0523] As an optional embodiment, the area information of being the operation device is for indicating one of the following: an area that the second communication device agrees to be the operation device, and an area that the second communication device disagrees to be the operation device; or

[0524] As an optional embodiment, the operation type information is for indicating one of the following: an operation type that the second communication device agrees to perform, and an operation type that the second communication device disagrees to perform; or

[0525] As an optional embodiment, the customer information is for indicating one of the following: a first task from the customer that the second communication device agrees to perform, and being the operation device of the customer that the second communication device agrees to; or

[0526] information of the third operation device, for indicating one of: the second communication device agrees to be a relay of the third operation device or the second communication device agrees to be the second type of operation device of the third operation device; or

[0527] information of the first task, for indicating one of: the second communication device agrees to perform the first task, the second communication device disagrees to perform the first task.

[0528] Optionally, the information of the first task, for indicating one of: the second communication device agrees to perform the first task, the second communication device disagrees to perform the first task, can be indicated explicitly or implicitly.

[0529] For example, the information of the first task in the first response is for indicating the first task that the second communication device agrees to perform.

[0530] The explicit indication is for example: the first task in the first inquiry information is A, B, C, D, E. The information of the first task in the first response information is the agreed task A.

[0531] The implicit indication is for example: the information of the first task in the first response information is the disagreed task B. The first task in the first inquiry information is A, B, C, D, E. Then the implicit indication is for agreeing to the other tasks A, C, D, E except the task B. It is not difficult to understand that the implicit indication has the advantage of saving resources in the case that the number of the agreed tasks is more than the disagreed tasks.

[0532] For example, the information of the first task in the first response is for indicating the first task that the second communication device disagrees to perform.

[0533] The explicit indication is for example: the first task in the first inquiry information is A, B, C, D, E. The information of the first task in the first response information is the disagreed task A.

[0534] The implicit indication is for example: the information of the first task in the first response information is the agreed task B. The first task in the first inquiry information is A, B, C, D, E. Then the implicit indication is for disagreeing to the other tasks A, C, D, E except the task B. It is not difficult to understand that the implicit indication has the advantage of saving resources in the case that the number of the disagreed tasks is more than the agreed tasks.

[0535] For example, the information of the first task in the second response is for indicating the target operation device that the second communication device agrees to be the first task;

[0536] The display indication is, for example, that the first task in the second query information is A, B, C, D, and E. The first task information in the second response information is task A, which indicates that the second communication device agrees to be the target operation device for task A.

[0537] The implicit indication is, for example, that the first task information in the second response information is task B, which indicates that the second communication device agrees to be the target operation device for tasks A, C, D, and E, excluding task B. It is not difficult to understand that the implicit indication has the advantage of saving resources in the case of more agreements than disagreements.

[0538] The first task information in the second response is, for example, used to indicate that the second communication device disagrees to be the target operation device for the first task.

[0539] The display indication is, for example, that the first task in the second query information is A, B, C, D, and E. The first task information in the second response information indicates that the second communication device disagrees to be the target operation device for task A.

[0540] The implicit indication is, for example, that the first task information in the second response information is task B, which indicates that the second communication device disagrees to be the target operation device for tasks A, C, D, and E, excluding task B. It is not difficult to understand that the implicit indication has the advantage of saving resources in the case of more agreements than disagreements.

[0541] As an optional embodiment, the first operation includes at least one of the following: determining whether the second communication device is an operation device or not, determining whether the operation device that performs the first task includes or excludes the second communication device, and the first operation includes:

[0542] Obtaining at least one of the following information: subscription information of the second communication device, first information, second information, information for indicating that the second communication device is not allowed to be an operation device, information for indicating that the second communication device disagrees to be an operation device, information of the first task, first requirement information, first response information, and second response information; wherein the first requirement information is used to require activation of the second communication device as an operation device.

[0543] According to the obtained information, at least one of the following is performed:

[0544] Determining whether the second communication device is an operation device or not;

[0545] Determining whether the operation device that performs the first task includes or excludes the second communication device.

[0546] Optionally, the operation device determined to perform the first task includes or does not include the second communication device, which means that the second communication device is required or not required to perform the first task.

[0547] As an optional embodiment, the method further comprises:

[0548] acquiring at least one of the following information: the first information, the second information, information indicating that the second communication device is not allowed to be the operation device, information indicating that the second communication device disagrees to be the operation device, information of the first task, and first requirement information, wherein the first requirement information is used to require the second communication device to be the operation device;

[0549] performing at least one of the following according to the acquired information:

[0550] sending the first inquiry information to the second communication device;

[0551] sending the second inquiry information to the second communication device;

[0552] Optionally, the first requirement information includes at least one of the following:

[0553] indication information used to require the second communication device to be the operation device;

[0554] information of a customer, which is used to indicate that the customer requires the second communication device to be the operation device;

[0555] information of a region, which is used to indicate that the region requires the second communication device to be the operation device;

[0556] the region where the agreement exists has an overlapping region with the region where the second communication device is required to be the operation device;

[0557] information of a time, which is used to indicate that the time requires the second communication device to be the operation device.

[0558] As an optional embodiment, the first information includes one of the following: the first information from the second communication device, and the first information in the subscription information of the second communication device;

[0559] or

[0560] The information indicating that the second communication device is not allowed to be the operation device includes one of the following: the information indicating that the second communication device is not allowed to be the operation device from the second communication device, and the information indicating that the second communication device is not allowed to be the operation device in the subscription information of the second communication device;

[0561] or

[0562] The information for indicating that the second communication device does not agree to be the operating device comprises one of the following: information from the second communication device for indicating that the second communication device does not agree to be the operating device, information in subscription information of the second communication device for indicating that the second communication device does not agree to be the operating device.

[0563] Or

[0564] The second information is second information from the second communication device.

[0565] Or

[0566] The first response information is first response information from the second communication device.

[0567] Or

[0568] The second response information is second response information from the second communication device.

[0569] As an optional embodiment, if the subscription information does not comprise the first information, the subscription information indicates at least one of the following: the second communication device is not allowed to be the operating device, the second communication device does not agree to be the operating device.

[0570] As an optional embodiment, the first information comprises at least one of the following:

[0571] Information for indicating that the second communication device is allowed to be the operating device;

[0572] Information of an allowed category;

[0573] Category information of the operating device;

[0574] Information of a time of being the operating device;

[0575] Information of a region of being the operating device;

[0576] Information of an operating type;

[0577] Information of a customer;

[0578] Information of a third operating device.

[0579] As an embodiment, the information for indicating that the second communication device is allowed to be the operating device comprises at least one of the following:

[0580] Information for indicating that the second communication device is allowed to be a first type of operating device;

[0581] Information for indicating that the second communication device is allowed to be a second type of operating device;

[0582] As an optional embodiment, the information of the category of the operation device is used to indicate the category of the operation device that the second communication device is allowed to be; or

[0583] As the information of the time of the operation device, it is used to indicate the time that the second communication device is allowed to be the operation device; or

[0584] As the information of the area of the operation device, it is used to indicate the area that the second communication device is allowed to be the operation device; or

[0585] As the information of the operation type, it is used to indicate the operation type that the second communication device is allowed to perform; or

[0586] As the information of the client, it is used to indicate the first task from the client that the second communication device is allowed to perform, or the operation device of the client; or

[0587] As the information of the third operation device, it is used to indicate the second operation device of the third operation device that the second communication device is allowed to be the relay of, or the third operation device.

[0588] As an optional embodiment, the information of the allowed category includes one of the following:

[0589] Always allow the second communication device to be the operation device;

[0590] In the case where there is a demand for the second communication device to perform the first task, ask the second communication device whether to agree to perform the first task;

[0591] In the case where there is a demand for the second communication device to be the operation device, ask the second communication device whether to agree to be the operation device.

[0592] As an optional embodiment, the second information includes at least one of the following:

[0593] Information used to indicate that the second communication device agrees to be the operation device;

[0594] Information of the agreed category;

[0595] Information of the category of the operation device;

[0596] Information of the time of the operation device;

[0597] Information of the area of the operation device;

[0598] Information of the operation type;

[0599] Information of the client;

[0600] Information of the third operation device.

[0601] Optionally, the information for indicating the second communication device agrees to be the operating device comprises at least one of: information for indicating the second communication device agrees to be a first type of operating device;

[0602] information for indicating the second communication device agrees to be a second type of operating device;

[0603] As an optional embodiment, the category information of the operating device is for indicating the second communication device agrees to be a category of operating device; or

[0604] information of time as an operating device is for indicating the second communication device agrees to be the time as an operating device; or

[0605] information of area as an operating device is for indicating the second communication device agrees to be the area as an operating device; or

[0606] information of operation type is for indicating the second communication device agrees to perform an operation type; or

[0607] information of a client is for indicating the second communication device agrees to one of: perform a first task from the client, be an operating device of the client;

[0608] information of a third operating device is for indicating the second communication device agrees to be a relay of the third operating device or a second type of operating device of the third operating device.

[0609] Wherein, the "for indicating" can represent "for displaying or implicitly indicating".

[0610] For example, "the category information of the operating device is for indicating the second communication device agrees to be a category of operating device", can be embodied as: the category information of the operating device is for displaying or implicitly indicating the second communication device agrees to be a category of operating device.

[0611] For example, the displayed indication: the category information of the operating device can include the agreed category A;

[0612] For example, the implicit indication: the category information of the operating device can include the disagreed category B, and the implicit indication is for indicating the agreed category other than B. This implicitly indicates the agreed category A. The effects of the two are the same.

[0613] For example, the information of time as an operating device is for indicating the second communication device agrees to be the time as an operating device.

[0614] For example, the displayed indication: the information of time as an operating device contains the information of the second communication device agrees to be the time as an operating device.

[0615] implicitly indicating, for example, the information of the time of the operating device, that the second communication device does not agree to be the time of the operating device, implicitly indicates that the second communication device agrees to be the operating device at a time other than "the second communication device does not agree to be the time of the operating device".

[0616] for example, the information of the area of the operating device, for indicating the area in which the second communication device agrees to be the operating device.

[0617] - explicitly indicating, for example, the information of the area of the operating device, that the second communication device agrees to be the area of the operating device.

[0618] implicitly indicating, for example, the information of the area of the operating device, that the second communication device does not agree to be the area of the operating device, implicitly indicates that the second communication device agrees to be the operating device in an area other than "the second communication device does not agree to be the area of the operating device".

[0619] for example, the information of the operation type, for indicating the operation type that the second communication device agrees to perform;

[0620] - explicitly indicating, for example, the information of the operation type, that the second communication device agrees to perform the operation type.

[0621] implicitly indicating, for example, the information of the operation type, that the second communication device does not agree to perform the operation type, implicitly indicates that the second communication device agrees to perform an operation type other than "the second communication device does not agree to perform the operation type".

[0622] for example, the information of the client, for indicating that the second communication device agrees to one of the following: perform a first task from the client, be the operating device of the client.

[0623] - explicitly indicating, for example, the information of the client, that the second communication device agrees to perform a task from the client.

[0624] implicitly indicating, for example, the information of the client, that the second communication device does not agree to perform a task from the client, implicitly indicates that the second communication device agrees to perform a task triggered by a client other than "the client that the second communication device does not agree to perform a task".

[0625] for example, the information of the third operating device, for indicating that the second communication device agrees to be a relay of the third operating device or a second type of operating device of the third operating device.

[0626] - explicitly indicating, for example, that the information of the third operating device comprises that the second communication device agrees to be a relay for the third operating device or a second type of operating device for the third operating device.

[0627] implicitly indicating, for example, that the information of the third operating device comprises that the second communication device does not agree to be a relay for the third operating device or a second type of operating device for the third operating device, and implicitly indicating that the second communication device agrees to be a relay or a second type of operating device for other operating devices than "the second communication device does not agree to be a relay for the third operating device or a second type of operating device for the third operating device".

[0628] The information of the customer can be used to identify at least one of the following: a customer that triggered the first task, a customer that requires the second communication device as an operating device. The information of the customer comprises an identification of the customer. The customer can be one or more customers.

[0629] If the information of the customer that the second communication device agrees to be an operating device is not present, then the second communication device is by default allowed to all requests of customers.

[0630] The information of the time or time at which the second communication device agrees to be an operating device is, for example, at least one of the following: a time period during which the second communication device agrees to be an operating device, a time period during which the second communication device agrees to be an operating device.

[0631] If the information of the time at which the second communication device agrees to be an operating device is not present, then the second communication device is by default allowed to be an operating device during all time periods.

[0632] If the information of the area for which the second communication device agrees to be an operating device is not present, then the second communication device is by default allowed to be an operating device in all areas.

[0633] If the information of the type of operation that the second communication device agrees to perform is not present, then the second communication device is by default allowed to perform all operations of the first task.

[0634] As an optional embodiment, the information of the agreement category comprises one of the following:

[0635] the second communication device agrees to be an operating device;

[0636] In the case that there is a demand for the second communication device to perform the first task, it is necessary to ask the second communication device whether it agrees to perform the first task.

[0637] In the case that there is a demand for the second communication device to be an operating device, it is necessary to ask the second communication device whether it agrees to be an operating device.

[0638] Optionally, the requirement for the second communication device to perform the first task means that the operation device for the first task comprises the second communication device.

[0639] As an optional embodiment, the sending of the first inquiry information to the second communication device comprises at least one of the following:

[0640] The first inquiry information is sent to the second communication device in the case that a first condition is met;

[0641] The first condition comprises at least one of the following:

[0642] The approval category means that the second communication device needs to be inquired whether to agree to be the operation device in the case that there is a requirement for the second communication device to be the operation device;

[0643] The approval category means that the second communication device needs to be inquired whether to agree to be the operation device in the case that there is a requirement for the second communication device to perform the first task;

[0644] The permission category means that the second communication device needs to be inquired whether to agree to perform the first task in the case that there is a requirement for the second communication device to perform the first task;

[0645] The permission category means that the second communication device needs to be inquired whether to agree to be the operation device in the case that there is a requirement for the second communication device to be the operation device.

[0646] As an optional embodiment, the sending of the first inquiry information to the second communication device comprises at least one of the following:

[0647] The first inquiry information is sent to the second communication device in the case that a second condition is met;

[0648] The second condition comprises at least one of the following:

[0649] The approval category means that the second communication device needs to be inquired whether to agree to be the operation device in the case that there is a requirement for the second communication device to be the operation device;

[0650] The permission category means that the second communication device needs to be inquired whether to agree to be the operation device in the case that there is a requirement for the second communication device to be the operation device.

[0651] Optionally, the approval category is an approval category in the second information, and the permission category is a permission category in the first information.

[0652] As an optional embodiment, the determination of whether the operation device for performing the first task comprises or does not comprise the second communication device comprises at least one of the following:

[0653] In a case where the first condition is met, the operation device performing the first task is determined to include the second communication device;

[0654] In a case where the third condition is not met or the fourth condition is met, the operation device performing the first task is determined to not include the second communication device;

[0655] The third condition includes at least one of the following:

[0656] The second communication device is allowed to be the operation device;

[0657] The second communication device agrees to be the operation device;

[0658] The second communication device agrees to perform the first task;

[0659] The first task meets a condition for allowing the second communication device to be the operation device;

[0660] The first task meets a condition for the second communication device to agree to be the operation device;

[0661] The target operation device of the first task includes the second communication device;

[0662] The fourth condition includes at least one of the following:

[0663] The second communication device is not allowed to be the operation device;

[0664] The second communication device does not agree to be the operation device.

[0665] The second communication device agrees to perform the first task includes that the second communication device agrees to the first task.

[0666] The first condition is not met, for example, at least one of the following:

[0667] The subscription information of the second communication device does not include the first information;

[0668] The subscription information of the second communication device includes information for indicating that the second communication device is not allowed to be the operation device;

[0669] Information for indicating that the second communication device does not agree to be the operation device is received;

[0670] The first task does not meet a condition for allowing the second communication device to be the operation device;

[0671] The first task does not meet a condition for the second communication device to agree to be the operation device.

[0672] The first task does not meet a condition for allowing the second communication device to be the operation device;

[0673] The first task does not meet a condition for the second communication device to agree to be an operation device, including at least one of:

[0674] A client triggering the first task is not included in a client list for the second communication device to agree to be an operation device;

[0675] The second communication device is located outside an area for the second communication device to agree to be an operation device;

[0676] An area for the second communication device to agree to be an operation device does not overlap with an execution area of the first task;

[0677] The area for the second communication device to agree to be an operation device does not include the execution area of the first task;

[0678] Time information for the second communication device to agree to be an operation device does not overlap with execution time of the first task;

[0679] The time information for the second communication device to agree to be an operation device does not include the execution time of the first task;

[0680] An operation in the first task does not include an operation for the second communication device to agree to perform;

[0681] The second communication device does not agree to perform the first task.

[0682] The first task does not meet a condition for the second communication device to be allowed to be an operation device in the first information, including at least one of:

[0683] A client triggering the first task is not included in a client list for the second communication device to be allowed to be an operation device;

[0684] The second communication device is located outside an area for the second communication device to be allowed to be an operation device;

[0685] An area for the second communication device to be allowed to be an operation device does not overlap with an execution area of the first task;

[0686] The area for the second communication device to be allowed to be an operation device does not include the execution area of the first task;

[0687] Time information for the second communication device to be allowed to be an operation device does not overlap with execution time of the first task;

[0688] The time information for the second communication device to be allowed to be an operation device does not include the execution time of the first task;

[0689] An operation in the first task does not include an operation for the second communication device to be allowed to perform;

[0690] The target operating device of the first task does not include the second communication device;

[0691] As an optional embodiment, the second communication device agrees to perform the first task, including at least one of the following:

[0692] The agreement category is that the second communication device agrees to be the operating device;

[0693] The agreement category is that, in the presence of the need for the second communication device to be the operating device, the second communication device needs to be asked whether to agree to be the operating device, and the inquiry result includes or indicates that the second communication device agrees to be the operating device;

[0694] In the presence of the need for the second communication device to perform the first task, the second communication device needs to be asked whether to agree to perform the first task, and the inquiry result includes or indicates that the second communication device agrees to perform the first task;

[0695] The client agreed by the second communication device includes a client requiring to trigger the first task;

[0696] The area agreed by the second communication device includes an area requiring the second communication device to be the operating device;

[0697] The area agreed by the second communication device overlaps with the area requiring the second communication device to be the operating device;

[0698] The time agreed by the second communication device includes a time requiring the second communication device to be the operating device;

[0699] The time agreed by the second communication device overlaps with the time requiring the second communication device to be the operating device;

[0700] The operation type required by the first task includes at least one operation type agreed by the second communication device.

[0701] The second communication device is located in the area agreed by the second communication device to be the operating device;

[0702] The current time is the time agreed by the second communication device to be the operating device.

[0703] Wherein, the client agreed by the second communication device is determined (such as implicitly or explicitly determined) according to the client information in the second information;

[0704] Explicit determination, for example, the client information includes the information of the client agreed by the second communication device;

[0705] Implicitly determine, for example: the information of the client includes the information of the client that the second communication device does not agree, which can mean agreeing to other clients except the client that does not agree.

[0706] The area that the second communication device agrees, is determined (such as implicitly or explicitly determined) according to the information of the area as the operation device in the second information.

[0707] Explicitly determine, for example: the information of the area as the operation device includes the information of the area that the second communication device agrees.

[0708] Implicitly determine, for example: the information of the area as the operation device includes the information of the area that the second communication device does not agree, which can mean agreeing to other areas except the area that does not agree.

[0709] The time that the second communication device agrees, is determined (such as implicitly or explicitly determined) according to the information of the time as the operation device in the second information.

[0710] Explicitly determine, for example: the information of the time as the operation device includes the information of the time that the second communication device agrees.

[0711] Implicitly determine, for example: the information of the time as the operation device includes the information of the time that the second communication device does not agree, which can mean agreeing to other times except the time that does not agree.

[0712] The operation type that the second communication device agrees, is determined (such as implicitly or explicitly determined) according to the information of the operation type executed in the second information.

[0713] Explicitly determine, for example: the information of the operation type executed includes the operation type that the second communication device agrees to execute.

[0714] Implicitly determine, for example: the information of the operation type executed includes the operation type that the second communication device does not agree to execute, which can mean agreeing to other operation types except the operation type that does not agree.

[0715] As an optional embodiment, the first task meets the condition of allowing the second communication device as the operation device, including at least one of the following:

[0716] The allowed client in the first information includes the client that triggers the first task;

[0717] The allowed area in the first information includes at least one execution area of the first task, or there is an overlapping area between the allowed area in the first information and the execution area of the first task.

[0718] The allowed time in the first information includes an execution time of the first task, or the allowed time in the first information overlaps with the execution time of the first task.

[0719] The operation type required by the first task includes at least one operation type allowed in the first information.

[0720] Optionally, the allowed client is used to indicate that the second communication device is allowed to execute the first task from the client, or is an operation device of the client.

[0721] The allowed area is used to indicate an area in which the second communication device is allowed to be an operation device.

[0722] The allowed time is used to indicate time information in which the second communication device is allowed to be an operation device.

[0723] The allowed operation type is used to indicate an operation allowed to be executed by the second communication device.

[0724] The allowed client in the first information is determined according to client information in the first information.

[0725] The allowed area in the first information is determined according to area information of an operation device in the first information.

[0726] The allowed time in the first information is determined according to time information of an operation device in the first information.

[0727] The allowed operation type in the first information is determined according to operation type information in the first information.

[0728] As an optional embodiment, the first task satisfies a condition agreed by the second communication device to be an operation device, including at least one of the following:

[0729] The client agreed by the second communication device includes a client triggering the first task.

[0730] The area agreed by the second communication device includes at least one execution area of the first task, or the area agreed by the second communication device overlaps with the execution area of the first task.

[0731] The time agreed by the second communication device includes an execution time of the first task, or the time agreed by the second communication device overlaps with the execution time of the first task.

[0732] The operation type required by the first task includes at least one operation type agreed by the second communication device.

[0733] Optionally, the agreed client is used to indicate that the second communication device agrees to one of the following: execute the first task from the client, or be an operation device of the client.

[0734] Agreed area: used to indicate the area that the second communication device agrees to be the operating device.

[0735] Agreed time: used to indicate the time that the second communication device agrees to be the operating device.

[0736] Agreed operation type: used to indicate the operation that the second communication device agrees to perform.

[0737] The client that the second communication device agrees to, is determined (such as implicitly or explicitly determined) according to the client information in the second information;

[0738] Explicit determination such as: the client information includes the information of the client that the second communication device agrees to;

[0739] Implicit determination such as: the client information includes the information of the client that the second communication device does not agree to, which can mean agreeing to other clients except the client that does not agree to.

[0740] The area that the second communication device agrees to, is determined (such as implicitly or explicitly determined) according to the information of the area that is the operating device in the second information;

[0741] Explicit determination such as: the information of the area that is the operating device includes the information of the area that the second communication device agrees to.

[0742] Implicit determination such as: the information of the area that is the operating device includes the information of the area that the second communication device does not agree to, which can mean agreeing to other areas except the area that does not agree to.

[0743] The time that the second communication device agrees to, is determined (such as implicitly or explicitly determined) according to the information of the time that is the operating device in the second information;

[0744] Explicit determination such as: the information of the time that is the operating device includes the information of the time that the second communication device agrees to.

[0745] Implicit determination such as: the information of the time that is the operating device includes the information of the time that the second communication device does not agree to, which can mean agreeing to other times except the time that does not agree to.

[0746] The operation type that the second communication device agrees to, is determined (such as implicitly or explicitly determined) according to the information of the operation type that is performed in the second information.

[0747] Explicit determination such as: the information of the operation type that is performed includes the operation type that the second communication device agrees to perform;

[0748] Implicitly determining, for example: the information of the type of operation performed includes the type of operation that the second communication device does not agree to perform, which can mean agreeing to other types of operation in addition to the type of operation that the second communication device does not agree to perform.

[0749] As an optional embodiment, the determining the second communication device to act or not to act as the operation device includes at least one of:

[0750] In the case where the fifth condition is met, determining the second communication device to act as the operation device;

[0751] In the case where the fifth condition is not met or the sixth condition is met, determining the second communication device not to act as the operation device;

[0752] The fifth condition includes at least one of:

[0753] Allowing the second communication device to act as the operation device;

[0754] The second communication device agrees to act as the operation device;

[0755] The first task meets the condition of allowing the second communication device to act as the operation device;

[0756] The sixth condition includes at least one of:

[0757] Disallowing the second communication device to act as the operation device;

[0758] The second communication device does not agree to act as the operation device.

[0759] The fifth condition is not met, for example, at least one of:

[0760] Disallowing the second communication device to act as the operation device;

[0761] The second communication device does not agree to act as the operation device;

[0762] The first task does not meet the condition of allowing the second communication device to act as the operation device.

[0763] The first task does not meet the condition of allowing the second communication device to act as the operation device, including at least one of:

[0764] The client triggering the first task is not included in a client list allowing the second communication device to act as the operation device;

[0765] The second communication device is located outside an area allowing the second communication device to act as the operation device;

[0766] The second communication device is located outside an area allowing the second communication device to act as the operation device;

[0767] The area allowing the second communication device to be the operation device does not overlap with the execution area of the first task;

[0768] The area allowing the second communication device to be the operation device does not include the execution area of the first task;

[0769] The time information allowing the second communication device to be the operation device does not overlap with the execution time of the first task;

[0770] The time information allowing the second communication device to be the operation device does not include the execution time of the first task;

[0771] The operation in the first task does not include the operation allowing the second communication device to execute;

[0772] The target operation device of the first task does not include the second communication device;

[0773] Optionally, the second communication device agrees to be the operation device, for example, the first communication device sends a message to the second communication device inquiring whether to agree to be the operation device, and the second communication device returns response information to the first communication device, indicating that the second communication device agrees to be the operation device;

[0774] As an optional embodiment, the second communication device agrees to be the operation device includes at least one of the following:

[0775] The agreement category is that the second communication device agrees to be the operation device;

[0776] The agreement category is that, in the case that there is a demand for the second communication device to be the operation device, the second communication device needs to be inquired whether to agree to be the operation device, and the inquiry result includes or indicates that the second communication device agrees to be the operation device;

[0777] The client agreed to by the second communication device includes a client requiring the second communication device to be the operation device;

[0778] The area agreed to by the second communication device includes an area requiring the second communication device to be the operation device;

[0779] The area agreed to by the second communication device overlaps with the area requiring the second communication device to be the operation device;

[0780] The time agreed to by the second communication device includes a time requiring the second communication device to be the operation device;

[0781] The time agreed to by the second communication device overlaps with the time requiring the second communication device to be the operation device;

[0782] The second communication device is located in an area where the second communication device agrees to be an operating device;

[0783] The current time is the time when the second communication device agrees to be an operating device.

[0784] Optional, agreed client: used to indicate that the second communication device agrees to one of the following: perform a first task from the client, be an operating device for the client.

[0785] Agreed area: used to indicate the area where the second communication device agrees to be an operating device.

[0786] Agreed time: used to indicate the time when the second communication device agrees to be an operating device.

[0787] Agreed operation type: used to indicate the type of operation that the second communication device agrees to perform (including at least one of the following: inventory, positioning, command (such as at least one of the following: read, write, disable, etc.).

[0788] The client that the second communication device agrees to, is determined (such as implicitly or explicitly determined) according to the client information in the second information;

[0789] Explicit determination, such as: the client information includes the information of the client that the second communication device agrees to;

[0790] Implicit determination, such as: the client information includes the information of the client that the second communication device does not agree to, which can mean agreeing to other clients except the client that does not agree to.

[0791] The area that the second communication device agrees to, is determined (such as implicitly or explicitly determined) according to the information of the area as an operating device in the second information;

[0792] Explicit determination, such as: the area as an operating device includes the information of the area that the second communication device agrees to;

[0793] Implicit determination, such as: the area as an operating device includes the information of the area that the second communication device does not agree to, which can mean agreeing to other areas except the area that does not agree to.

[0794] The time that the second communication device agrees to, is determined (such as implicitly or explicitly determined) according to the time as an operating device in the second information;

[0795] Explicit determination, such as: the time as an operating device includes the information of the time that the second communication device agrees to;

[0796] Implicitly determining, for example, that the information of the time as the operation device includes the time that the second communication device does not agree, can indicate the agreement of other time except the time.

[0797] The operation type that the second communication device agrees, is determined according to the information of the operation type executed in the second information (such as implicitly or explicitly determined).

[0798] Explicitly determining, for example, that the information of the executed operation type includes the operation type that the second communication device agrees to execute.

[0799] Implicitly determining, for example, that the information of the executed operation type includes the operation type that the second communication device does not agree to execute, can indicate the agreement of other operation type except the operation type.

[0800] As an optional embodiment, the allowing the second communication device as the operation device includes at least one of the following:

[0801] The allowing category is: allowing the second communication device as the operation device;

[0802] The allowing category is: in the presence of the demand of the second communication device as the operation device, it is required to inquire the second communication device whether to agree to be the operation device, and the inquiry result includes or indicates that the second communication device agrees to be the operation device.

[0803] The allowed client in the first information includes the client requiring the second communication device as the operation device;

[0804] The allowed area in the first information includes the area requiring the second communication device as the operation device;

[0805] There is an overlapping area between the allowed area in the first information and the area requiring the second communication device as the operation device;

[0806] The allowed time in the first information includes the time requiring the second communication device as the operation device;

[0807] There is an overlapping between the allowed time in the first information and the time requiring the second communication device as the operation device;

[0808] The second communication device is located in the area allowing the second communication device as the operation device;

[0809] The current time is the time allowing the second communication device as the operation device.

[0810] Optionally, the allowed client is used to indicate that the second communication device is allowed to execute the first task from the client, or as the operation device of the client.

[0811] Allowed area: used to indicate an area where the second communication device is allowed to be an operating device.

[0812] Allowed time: used to indicate a time when the second communication device is allowed to be an operating device.

[0813] Allowed operation type: used to indicate an operation type that the second communication device is allowed to perform.

[0814] The allowed client in the first information is determined (e.g., implicitly or explicitly) according to the information of the client in the first information.

[0815] The explicit determination is, for example, that the client in the information of the client is allowed to perform the first task from the client to the second communication device.

[0816] The implicit determination is, for example, that the client in the information of the client is not allowed to perform the first task from the client to the second communication device, which means that the second communication device is allowed to perform the first task from the client other than the client.

[0817] The allowed area in the first information is determined (e.g., implicitly or explicitly) according to the information of the area as an operating device in the first information.

[0818] The explicit determination is, for example, that the area as an operating device includes information of an area where the second communication device is allowed to be an operating device.

[0819] The implicit determination is, for example, that the area as an operating device includes information of an area where the second communication device is not allowed to be an operating device, which means that the second communication device is allowed to be an operating device in an area other than the area where the second communication device is not allowed to be an operating device.

[0820] The allowed time in the first information is determined (e.g., implicitly or explicitly) according to the information of the time as an operating device in the first information.

[0821] The explicit determination is, for example, that the time as an operating device includes information of a time when the second communication device is allowed to be an operating device.

[0822] The implicit determination is, for example, that the time as an operating device includes information of a time when the second communication device is not allowed to be an operating device, which means that the second communication device is allowed to be an operating device in a time other than the time when the second communication device is not allowed to be an operating device.

[0823] The allowed operation type in the first information is determined (e.g., implicitly or explicitly) according to the information of the operation type performed in the first information.

[0824] The display determines that the information such as the type of operation performed includes the type of operation allowed to be performed by the second communication device.

[0825] The display determines that the information such as the type of operation performed includes the type of operation not allowed to be performed by the second communication device, which can represent the type of operation allowed in addition to the type of operation not allowed to be performed by the second communication device.

[0826] In an embodiment, the second communication device is not allowed to be an operating device, including one of the following:

[0827] The allowed category is that in the case where there is a demand for the second communication device to perform a first task, the second communication device is asked whether to agree to perform the first task, and the inquiry result includes or indicates that the second communication device does not agree to perform the first task.

[0828] The allowed category is that in the case where there is a demand for the second communication device to be an operating device, the second communication device is asked whether to agree to be an operating device; and the inquiry result includes or indicates that the second communication device does not agree to be an operating device.

[0829] In an embodiment, the second communication device does not agree to be an operating device, including one of the following:

[0830] The agreed category is that in the case where there is a demand for the second communication device to perform a first task, the second communication device needs to be asked whether to agree to perform the first task; and the inquiry result includes or indicates that the second communication device does not agree to perform the first task.

[0831] The agreed category is that in the case where there is a demand for the second communication device to be an operating device, the second communication device needs to be asked whether to agree to be an operating device; and the inquiry result includes or indicates that the second communication device does not agree to be an operating device.

[0832] As an optional embodiment, the first task is an operation task on one or more terminal devices which requires one or more operating devices to perform.

[0833] As an optional embodiment, the operating device includes at least one of the following: a first type of operating device, a second type of operating device, a relay operating device of a third operating device, or a second type of operating device of a third operating device.

[0834] Among them,

[0835] The first type of operating device satisfies at least one of the following:

[0836] The first communication device or a layer three relay operating device of a base station operating device;

[0837] has its own operating device information;

[0838] The message for screening, inventorying, or paging one or more device terminal devices contains the information of the operating device itself;

[0839] is able to work independently;

[0840] The information received by the first type of operating device from the terminal device is invisible to the first communication device or the first operating device;

[0841] is controlled, configured, and managed by the third communication device or the core network device;

[0842] wherein,

[0843] The relay operating device or the second type of operating device satisfies at least one of the following:

[0844] The layer two relay operating device of the first communication device or the base station operating device;

[0845] is the relay operating device of the first type of operating device or the third operating device;

[0846] does not have independent operating device information, or relays the information of the third operating device;

[0847] The message for screening, inventorying, or paging one or more device terminal devices contains the information of the third operating device or the relayed operating device;

[0848] takes the information of the third operating device or the relayed operating device as its own operating device information;

[0849] is used to expand the coverage of the third operating device or the relayed operating device;

[0850] is unable to work independently;

[0851] needs to work with the relayed operating device or with the third operating device;

[0852] is controlled, configured, and managed by the first communication device or the third operating device;

[0853] 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;

[0854] The second type of operating device is invisible to the third communication device;

[0855] wherein,

[0856] The relay operating device of the third operating device satisfies at least one of the following:

[0857] relay information of the third operation device;

[0858] perform the first task of the third operation device;

[0859] controlled by the third operation device.

[0860] Optionally, the third communication device being invisible to the second type of operation device can mean that the second type of operation device being activated or deactivated is invisible to the third communication device, or the second type of operation device performing or not performing the first task is invisible to the third communication device.

[0861] It is not difficult to understand that the third communication device can still authorize the second communication device as an operation device or a second type of operation device, and send information for indicating that the second communication device is allowed to be an operation device or a second type of operation device to the first communication device. But the first communication device subsequently activating the second communication device as a second type of operation device can be invisible to the third communication device. Subsequently setting the second communication device not as a second type of operation device can also be invisible to the third communication device.

[0862] Similarly, the first communication device can send the first task to the first communication device, requiring the third operation device to perform the first task. The first communication device can also activate the second type of operation device to perform the first task. This can also be invisible to the third communication device.

[0863] 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 play a relay role. 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.

[0864] In an embodiment, for the layer three relay operation device, the information of the terminal device is invisible to the third operation device or the first communication device.

[0865] In an embodiment, for the layer two relay operation device, the information of the terminal device is visible to the second operation device or the first communication device.

[0866] In an embodiment, the operation device can be referred to as a reader (such as a UE reader);

[0867] The first type of operation device can be referred to as an independent operation device, a layer three relay operation device,

[0868] The second type of operation device can be referred to as a reader relay, or a relay operation device, a layer two relay operation device.

[0869] 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.

[0870] The third operation device is an operation device. In an embodiment, the third operation device is an operation device of the first type.

[0871] As an optional embodiment, the terminal device satisfies at least one of the following:

[0872] Connectionless;

[0873] Stateless;

[0874] Without a Radio Resource Control (RRC) state;

[0875] Without a Connection Management (CM) state;

[0876] Without mobility management;

[0877] Does not support active communication, or supports passive communication;

[0878] Supports the capability of an AIoT device;

[0879] Or,

[0880] The terminal device includes at least one of the following:

[0881] An environmental Internet of Things (AIoT) device;

[0882] A connectionless device;

[0883] A stateless terminal;

[0884] A terminal without an RRC state;

[0885] A terminal without a CM state;

[0886] A terminal without mobility management;

[0887] A passive communication device;

[0888] A responding device;

[0889] A device that supports communication with a first communication device or an operation device;

[0890] A device capable of performing, or responding to, a target operation;

[0891] a device capable of accessing the wireless communication system through the first communication device or operating device;

[0892] wherein,

[0893] the second interface is a wireless interface between the first communication device or operating device and the terminal device;

[0894] the first RAT is a RAT for providing AIoT services.

[0895] wherein, the terminal device can include one or more terminals.

[0896] When the second communication device is a terminal (such as an operating device in the form of a terminal), it is different from the terminal device (such as an AIoT device).

[0897] 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.

[0898] 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 be triggered by an operating device and cannot actively select a network or actively camp on a cell.

[0899] Not supporting active communication, such as not supporting one of the following: network selection, cell selection, initiating signaling, actively sending data, etc.

[0900] As an optional embodiment, the operating device satisfies at least one of the following:

[0901] a reader;

[0902] a device supporting communication with a terminal device;

[0903] an access device as a terminal device;

[0904] supporting triggering a terminal device to execute a command;

[0905] a device that operates or AIoT operates a terminal device;

[0906] an operating device that executes a first task or AIoT task;

[0907] a communication device supporting an access layer;

[0908] supporting a wireless interface between the terminal device;

[0909] supporting an AIoT wireless access technology for environmental Internet of Things;

[0910] supporting 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, turning on RF capability of the terminal device, turning off 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, deactivating the terminal device.

[0911] The paging can be performed by using information for screening the terminal device.

[0912] In an implementation, the information for screening the terminal device includes at least one of the following: an identifier of the terminal device, an identifier for identifying a group of terminal devices (referred to as a group identifier), matching information, and information indicating a feature of the terminal device.

[0913] This embodiment solves the problem of how to authorize the UE to perform the AIoT task through the participation of the UE. When the base station (Serving Base Station, BS) reader and the UE reader are not distinguished, the method can be extended to the BS Reader.

[0914] Through the embodiments of the present application, the first communication device can determine whether the second communication device can be used as the operation device of the first task, or the first communication device can determine the specific device for performing the first task by inquiring the second communication device, so as to realize the configuration of the communication device as the operation device of the terminal device.

[0915] Please refer to FIG. 3, the embodiments of the present application provide an operation method, applied to a second communication device. The second communication device includes but is not limited to one of the following: a terminal, a base station, an operation device (such as a reader), an access network device (such as a RAN device); a communication device supporting an AIoT access system; an operation device (such as a UE-shaped operation device, a base station-shaped operation device); a reader (such as one of the following: a UE-type reader, a base station-type reader, 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 function, an intermediate device, a UE-type reader), an access network device (such as one of the following: a base station supporting a reader function, a base station-type reader), an intermediate device. The method includes:

[0916] Step 301, the second communication device performs a second operation, and the second operation includes at least one of the following:

[0917] sending information for requiring the second communication device as an operating device;

[0918] sending at least one of the following: second information for indicating that the second communication device disagrees to be an operating device;

[0919] receiving first inquiry information sent by the first communication device, the first inquiry information being for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to perform a first task;

[0920] receiving second inquiry information sent by the first communication device, the second inquiry information being for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to be an operating device;

[0921] wherein,

[0922] the second information comprises at least one of the following:

[0923] information for indicating that the second communication device agrees to be an operating device;

[0924] information of an agreement category;

[0925] category information of an operating device;

[0926] information of a time of being an operating device;

[0927] information of an area of being an operating device;

[0928] information of an operation type;

[0929] information of a customer;

[0930] information of a third operating device.

[0931] wherein, the first communication device can be one of the following: an access network device, a core network device.

[0932] agreeing or disagreeing to perform a first task can mean agreeing or disagreeing to be an operating device of the first task.

[0933] determining whether the second communication device is included or not included in an operating device of performing a first task can mean determining whether the second communication device performs or does not perform the first task;

[0934] the second communication device is, for example, at least one of the following: a terminal, a base station, an operating device reader.

[0935] the information for indicating that the second communication device agrees to be an operating device comprises at least one of the following: information for indicating that the second communication device agrees to be a first category operating device; information for indicating that the second communication device agrees to be a second category operating device.

[0936] In an embodiment, the operation device comprises at least one of: a base station form operation device or a terminal (such as UE) form operation device.

[0937] The base station form operation device refers to an operation device accessing the core network through the base station.

[0938] The terminal form operation device refers to an operation device accessing the network through the terminal.

[0939] In an embodiment, the second communication device has already been an operation device, and it is needed to determine whether to agree or disagree to perform the first task.

[0940] In another embodiment, the second communication device has not yet been an operation device, and it is needed to determine whether to agree or disagree to become an operation device performing the first task.

[0941] In the embodiments of the present application, "agree" means one of: allow, authorize.

[0942] As an optional embodiment, the first inquiry information comprises at least one of the following information:

[0943] Indicative information for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees to perform the first task;

[0944] Information of the first task;

[0945] The information of the first task comprises at least one of the following:

[0946] Information of the execution area of the first task;

[0947] Information of the execution time of the first task;

[0948] Information of the operation type of the first task;

[0949] Information of the target operation device of the first task;

[0950] Information of the customer triggering the first task;

[0951] Identification of the first task.

[0952] The information of the execution time of the first task is, for example: the duration of performing the first task, time period, etc.

[0953] The operation type of the first task is, for example, at least one of the following: inventory, positioning, command (such as at least one of the following: read, write, disable, etc.), etc.

[0954] The client can be a third party client. The client can also be understood and replaced as a consumer.

[0955] The information of the first task can be sent by a third communication device, which can be a client triggering the first task.

[0956] The information of the execution area of the first task is used to indicate the execution area of the first task;

[0957] The information of the execution time of the first task is used to indicate the execution time of the first task;

[0958] The information of the operation type of the first task is used to indicate the operation type required by the first task;

[0959] The information of the target operation device of the first task is used to indicate the target operation device for executing the first task;

[0960] The information of the client triggering the first task is used to indicate which client triggers the first task.

[0961] As an optional embodiment, the second inquiry information includes at least one of the following:

[0962] Information for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees to be an operation device;

[0963] Category information of the operation device, including information for indicating at least one of the following: a first type of operation device, a second type of operation device;

[0964] Information of the time as an operation device;

[0965] Information of the area as an operation device;

[0966] Information of the operation type;

[0967] Information of the client;

[0968] Information of the third operation device;

[0969] Information of the first task;

[0970] The information of the first task includes at least one of the following:

[0971] The information of the execution area of the first task;

[0972] The information of the execution time of the first task;

[0973] The operation type of the first task;

[0974] The information of the target operation device of the first task;

[0975] information of a client triggering the first task;

[0976] an identification of the first task.

[0977] The information of time as operating device or time is for example one of the following: time length as operating device, time period, etc.

[0978] The information for inquiring the second communication device whether to agree as operating device includes at least one of the following:

[0979] The information for inquiring the second communication device whether to agree as first type operating device;

[0980] The information for inquiring the second communication device whether to agree as second type operating device;

[0981] The information for inquiring the second communication device whether to agree as one of the following: relay of third operating device, second type operating device of third operating device.

[0982] The information for inquiring the second communication device whether to agree as relay of third operating device includes: information of third operating device.

[0983] It is not difficult to understand that the second communication device is inquired whether to agree as relay of third operating device by providing information of third operating device.

[0984] It is not difficult to understand that the relay can be second type operating device.

[0985] The information of client in the second inquiry information can be used to inquire the second communication device whether to agree as operating device of the client or to execute the first task triggered by the client. The information of time as operating device is for example: time length as operating device, time period, etc.

[0986] In the case that the second communication device is second type operating device (relay of operating device), the information of relayed operating device includes at least one of the following: identification of relayed operating device, information of coverage area of relayed operating device, etc.

[0987] The information of coverage area includes identification of area, and the coverage area represents an area providing access for terminal device. The operating device can be understood and replaced as access device of terminal device.

[0988] As an optional embodiment, the category information of operating device is used to inquire the second communication device whether to agree as operating device of the category; or

[0989] information of a time as an operation device, for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees to be the operation device in the time; or

[0990] information of a region as an operation device, for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees to be the operation device in the region; or

[0991] information of the operation type, for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees to perform the operation type; or

[0992] information of the client, for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees to one of the following: perform a first task from the client as an operation device of the client; or

[0993] information of a third operation device, for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees to be a relay of the third operation device or a second type operation device of the third operation device; or

[0994] information of the first task, for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees to be an operation device of the first task.

[0995] As an optional embodiment, the second information includes at least one of the following:

[0996] information for indicating that the second communication device agrees to be an operation device;

[0997] information of an agreement category;

[0998] category information of an operation device;

[0999] information of a time as an operation device;

[1000] information of a region as an operation device;

[1001] information of an operation type;

[1002] information of a client;

[1003] information of a third operation device.

[1004] wherein the information for indicating that the second communication device agrees to be an operation device includes at least one of the following: information for indicating that the second communication device agrees to be a first type operation device;

[1005] information for indicating that the second communication device agrees to be a second type operation device;

[1006] As an optional embodiment, the category information of an operation device is for indicating that the second communication device agrees to be a category of an operation device; or

[1007] information of a time as an operation device, for indicating that the second communication device agrees to be the operation device at the time;

[1008] information of a region as an operation device, for indicating that the second communication device agrees to be the operation device in the region; or,

[1009] information of an operation type, for indicating that the second communication device agrees to perform the operation type; or

[1010] information of a client, for indicating that the second communication device agrees to one of the following: perform a first task from the client, as an operation device of the client; or

[1011] information of a third operation device, for indicating that the second communication device agrees to be a relay of the third operation device or a second type of operation device of the third operation device.

[1012] Wherein, the "for indicating" can represent "for displaying or implicitly indicating".

[1013] For example, "information of a category of operation device, for indicating that the second communication device agrees to be the operation device of the category", can be embodied as: information of a category of operation device, for displaying or implicitly indicating that the second communication device agrees to be the operation device of the category.

[1014] For example, the displayed indication: the information of the category of operation device can include an agreed category A;

[1015] For example, the implicit indication: the information of the category of operation device can include a disagreed category B, which implicitly indicates that the second communication device agrees to be the operation device of other categories except B. This implicitly indicates that the second communication device agrees to be the operation device of category A. The effects of the two are the same.

[1016] For example, information of a time as an operation device, for indicating that the second communication device agrees to be the operation device at the time.

[1017] For example, the displayed indication: the information of the time as an operation device contains information of a time that the second communication device agrees to be the operation device.

[1018] For example, the implicit indication: the information of the time as an operation device contains information of a time that the second communication device disagrees to be the operation device, which implicitly indicates that the second communication device agrees to be the operation device at other times except "the second communication device disagrees to be the operation device at the time".

[1019] For example, information of a region as an operation device, for indicating that the second communication device agrees to be the operation device in the region.

[1020] Explicitly indicating, for example, that the information of the zone of the operating device comprises information that the second communication device agrees to be a zone of the operating device.

[1021] Implicitly indicating, for example, that the information of the zone of the operating device comprises information that the second communication device does not agree to be a zone of the operating device, implicitly indicating that the second communication device agrees to be an operating device in addition to the "second communication device does not agree to be a zone of the operating device".

[1022] Information of, for example, the type of operation, for indicating the type of operation that the second communication device agrees to perform;

[1023] Explicitly indicating, for example, that the information of the type of operation comprises the type of operation that the second communication device agrees to perform.

[1024] Implicitly indicating, for example, that the information of the type of operation comprises information of the type of operation that the second communication device does not agree to perform, implicitly indicating that the second communication device agrees to perform other types of operation in addition to the "type of operation that the second communication device does not agree to perform".

[1025] Information of, for example, a client, for indicating that the second communication device agrees to one of the following: perform a first task from the client, be an operating device of the client.

[1026] Explicitly indicating, for example, that the information of the client comprises that the second communication device agrees to perform a task from the client.

[1027] Implicitly indicating, for example, that the information of the client comprises that the second communication device does not agree to perform a task from the client, implicitly indicating that the second communication device agrees to perform a task triggered by another client in addition to the "client whose task the second communication device does not agree to perform".

[1028] Information of, for example, a third operating device, for indicating that the second communication device agrees to be a relay of the third operating device or a second type of operating device of the third operating device.

[1029] Explicitly indicating, for example, that the information of the third operating device comprises that the second communication device agrees to be a relay of the third operating device or a second type of operating device of the third operating device.

[1030] Implicitly indicating, for example, that the information of the third operating device comprises that the second communication device does not agree to be a relay of the third operating device or a second type of operating device of the third operating device, implicitly indicating that the second communication device agrees to be a relay of another operating device or a second type of operating device in addition to the "second communication device does not agree to be a relay of the third operating device or a second type of operating device of the third operating device".

[1031] The information of the client can be used to identify at least one of the following: the client triggering the first task, the client requiring the second communication device as its operation device. The information of the client includes: an identification of the client. The client can be one or more clients.

[1032] If there is no information of the client that the second communication device agrees to be the operation device, the second communication device is defaulted to allow the request of all clients.

[1033] The information of the time or time that the second communication device agrees to be the operation device includes at least one of the following: a duration that the second communication device agrees to be the operation device, a time period that the second communication device agrees to be the operation device.

[1034] If there is no information of the time that the second communication device agrees to be the operation device, the second communication device is defaulted to agree to be the operation device in all time periods.

[1035] If there is no information of the area that the second communication device agrees to be the operation device, the second communication device is defaulted to agree to be the operation device in all areas.

[1036] If there is no information of the type of operation that the second communication device agrees to perform, the second communication device is defaulted to agree to perform all operations of the first task.

[1037] As an optional embodiment, the information of the agreement category includes one of the following:

[1038] The second communication device agrees to be the operation device;

[1039] In the case where there is a demand for the second communication device to perform the first task, it is necessary to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to perform the first task;

[1040] In the case where there is a demand for the second communication device to be the operation device, it is necessary to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to be the operation device.

[1041] Wherein, the demand for the second communication device to perform the first task means that the operation device of the first task includes the second communication device.

[1042] As an optional embodiment, in the case where the first inquiry information sent by the first communication device is received, the method further includes:

[1043] Sending first response information to the first communication device, wherein the first response information includes information indicating one of the following:

[1044] Information of the second communication device agreeing or disagreeing to perform the first task;

[1045] The second communication device agrees or disagrees to be the operation device of the first task;

[1046] Information of the first task.

[1047] Optionally, the first response is used to indicate the inquiry result of the first inquiry information.

[1048] In the case that the first response information indicates that the second communication device agrees to perform the first task, the operation device performing the first task is determined to include the second communication device, and the second communication device is configured as the operation device of the first task.

[1049] The agreement to perform the first task includes the agreement to be the operation device of the first task.

[1050] The information of the first task in the first response information is used to indicate one of the following: the first task that the second communication device agrees to perform, and the first task that the second communication device disagrees to perform.

[1051] It is not difficult to understand that when the first inquiry information is used to inquire about multiple first tasks, the first response information can include all or part of the inquired first tasks, and is used to indicate the agreed first task.

[1052] The indication can be explicit or implicit:

[1053] For example, the information of the first task in the first response information is used to indicate the first task that the second communication device agrees to perform.

[1054] The explicit indication is, for example: the first task in the first inquiry information is A, B, C, D, and E. The first task information in the first response information is the agreed task A.

[1055] The implicit indication is, for example: the first task information in the first response information is the disagreed task B. The first task in the first inquiry information is A, B, C, D, and E. Then, the implicit indication agrees to the other tasks B, C, D, and E except the task B. It is not difficult to understand that the implicit indication has the advantage of saving resources in the case that the number of agreed tasks is more than the number of disagreed tasks.

[1056] The configuration of the second communication device as the operation device of the first task is, for example, one of the following: configuration of the identifier of the operation device, configuration of the resource required to perform the first task, and (such as an access network device accessed by the second communication device) requirement of the resource required to perform the first task. The resource includes a wireless resource, such as a time-frequency resource.

[1057] As an optional embodiment, in the case that the second inquiry information sent by the first communication device is received, the method further comprises:

[1058] sending second response information to the first communication device,

[1059] the second response information comprises at least one of:

[1060] information for indicating that the second communication device agrees or disagrees to be the operation device;

[1061] category information of the operation device;

[1062] information of time as the operation device;

[1063] information of area as the operation device;

[1064] information of operation type;

[1065] information of customer;

[1066] information of third operation device;

[1067] information of first task.

[1068] As an optional embodiment, the second response information is used to represent the inquiry result of the second inquiry information.

[1069] information for indicating that the second communication device agrees or disagrees to be the operation device comprises at least one of:

[1070] information for indicating that the second communication device agrees or disagrees to be the first type of operation device;

[1071] information for indicating that the second communication device agrees or disagrees to be the second type of operation device;

[1072] information for indicating that the second communication device agrees or disagrees to be one of: the relay of the third operation device, the second type of operation device of the third operation device.

[1073] the method further comprises at least one of:

[1074] in the case that the second response information indicates that the second communication device disagrees to perform the first task and / or disagrees to be the operation device of the first task, determining that the second communication device is not the operation device;

[1075] in the case that the second response information indicates that the second communication device agrees to perform the first task and / or agrees to be the operation device of the first task, determining that the second communication device is the operation device, and configuring the second communication device as the operation device.

[1076] configuring the second communication device as an operating device, e.g. at least one of: assigning an identity of the operating device (e.g. ReaderID), assigning resources required for configuring the operating device, (e.g. access network device accessed by the second communication device) requiring resources required for configuring as the operating device. The resources include radio resources, such as time-frequency resources.

[1077] As an optional embodiment, the category information of the operating device, for indicating one of: the operating device category agreed by the second communication device, the operating device category not agreed by the second communication device; or

[1078] As the information of the time of the operating device, for indicating one of: the second communication device agrees to be the operating device at the time, the second communication device does not agree to be the operating device at the time; or

[1079] As the information of the area of the operating device, for indicating one of: the second communication device agrees to be the operating device in the area, the second communication device does not agree to be the operating device in the area; or

[1080] The information of the operation type, for indicating one of: the operation type agreed by the second communication device to perform, the operation type not agreed by the second communication device to perform; or

[1081] The information of the client, for indicating one of: the first task from the client agreed by the second communication device to perform, the operating device of the client agreed by the second communication device; or

[1082] The information of the third operating device, for indicating one of: the relay of the third operating device or the second type of operating device of the third operating device agreed by the second communication device, the relay of the third operating device or the second type of operating device of the third operating device not agreed by the second communication device; or

[1083] The information of the first task, for indicating one of: the first task agreed by the second communication device to perform, the first task not agreed by the second communication device to perform.

[1084] Wherein, the indication can be explicit or implicit:

[1085] Such as the information of the first task in the first response, for indicating the first task agreed by the second communication device to perform.

[1086] The explicit indication, such as: the first task in the first inquiry information is A, B, C, D, E. The first task information in the first response information is the agreed task A.

[1087] Implicitly indicating, for example: the first task information in the first response information is the task B which is not agreed. The first task in the first inquiry information is A, B, C, D, E. Then implicitly indicate that the other tasks A, C, D, E except task B are agreed. It is not difficult to understand that implicitly indicating the number of agreed is more than the number of not agreed has the advantage of saving resources.

[1088] The first task information in the first response is used to indicate the first task which the second communication device does not agree to perform.

[1089] The explicit indication is, for example: the first task in the first inquiry information is A, B, C, D, E. The first task information in the first response information is the task A which is not agreed.

[1090] Implicitly indicating, for example: the first task information in the first response information is the task B which is agreed. The first task in the first inquiry information is A, B, C, D, E. Then implicitly indicate that the other tasks A, C, D, E except task B are not agreed. It is not difficult to understand that implicitly indicating the number of not agreed is more than the number of agreed has the advantage of saving resources.

[1091] The first task information in the second response is used to indicate the target operating device of the first task which the second communication device agrees to perform.

[1092] The explicit indication is, for example: the first task in the second inquiry information is A, B, C, D, E. The first task information in the second response information is the task A, which indicates that the second communication device agrees to the target operating device of the task A.

[1093] Implicitly indicating, for example: the first task information in the second response information is the task B which is not agreed. The first task in the second inquiry information is A, B, C, D, E. Then implicitly indicate that the second communication device agrees to the target operating device of the other tasks A, C, D, E except task B. It is not difficult to understand that implicitly indicating the number of agreed is more than the number of not agreed has the advantage of saving resources.

[1094] The first task information in the second response is used to indicate the target operating device of the first task which the second communication device does not agree to perform.

[1095] The explicit indication is, for example: the first task in the second inquiry information is A, B, C, D, E. The first task information in the second response information indicates that the target operating device of the task A is not agreed.

[1096] Implicitly indicate, for example: the first task information in the second response information is the agreed task B. The first task in the second inquiry information is A, B, C, D, E. Then implicitly indicate the target operating device of other tasks A, C, D, E except task B. It is not difficult to understand that in the case of more quantity of implicit indication for disagreement than agreement, there is an advantage of saving resources.

[1097] As an optional embodiment, the operating device includes at least one of the following: a first type of operating device, a second type of operating device, a relay operating device of a third operating device, or a second type of operating device of a third operating device.

[1098] Among them,

[1099] The first type of operating device satisfies at least one of the following:

[1100] The first communication device or the layer three relay operating device of the base station operating device;

[1101] Has its own operating device information;

[1102] The message used to filter, inventory, or page one or more device terminal devices contains its own operating device information;

[1103] Can work independently;

[1104] The information received by the first type of operating device from the terminal device is invisible to the first communication device or the first operating device;

[1105] Controlled, configured and managed by the third communication device or the core network device;

[1106] Among them,

[1107] The relay operating device or the second type of operating device satisfies at least one of the following:

[1108] The layer two relay operating device of the first communication device or the base station operating device;

[1109] The first type of operating device or the relay operating device of the third operating device;

[1110] Does not have independent operating device information, or relays the information of the third operating device;

[1111] The message used to filter, inventory, or page one or more device terminal devices contains the information of the third operating device or the relayed operating device;

[1112] Take the information of the third operating device or the relayed operating device as its own operating device information;

[1113] to extend the coverage of the third operating device or to relay the coverage of the operating device;

[1114] cannot work independently;

[1115] must work with the relayed operating device or with the third operating device;

[1116] controlled, configured and managed by the first communication device or the third operating device;

[1117] 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;

[1118] the second type of operating device is not visible to the third communication device;

[1119] wherein,

[1120] the relay operating device of the third operating device satisfies at least one of the following:

[1121] relays the information of the third operating device;

[1122] performs the first task of the third operating device;

[1123] is controlled by the third operating device.

[1124] wherein, the not visible to the third communication device can mean one of the following: the second type of operating device is activated or deactivated and is not visible to the third communication device, the second type of operating device performs or does not perform the first task and is not visible to the third communication device.

[1125] 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 to the first communication device for indicating that the second communication device is allowed to be an operating device or a second type of operating device. But the first communication device will activate the second communication device as a second type of operating device in the future, which can not be visible to the third communication device. The subsequent setting of the second communication device not as a second type of operating device can also not be visible to the third communication device.

[1126] Similarly, the first communication device can send the first task to the first communication device, requiring the third operating device to perform the first task. The first communication device can also activate the second type of operating device to perform the first task. This can also not be visible to the third communication device.

[1127] The layer-3 relay operating device can also be referred to as a reader relay. The layer-2 relay operating device can also be referred to as a reader relay. Both of them are relays in nature. The relays are needed when the terminal device cannot reach the third operating device or the first communication device in terms of communication distance. Through the relays, the terminal device can indirectly access the third operating device or the first communication device.

[1128] In an embodiment, for the layer-3 relay operating device, the information of the terminal device is invisible to the third operating device or the first communication device.

[1129] In an embodiment, for the layer-2 relay operating device, the information of the terminal device is visible to the second operating device or the first communication device.

[1130] In an embodiment, the operating device can be referred to as a reader (such as a UE reader).

[1131] The first type of operating device can be referred to as a standalone operating device, a layer-3 relay operating device,

[1132] The second type of operating device can be referred to as a reader relay or a relay reader, a layer-2 relay operating device.

[1133] In an embodiment, the third operating device is an operating device in the form of a base station. In another embodiment, the third operating device can also be an operating device in the form of a terminal.

[1134] The third operating device is an operating device (which can be a first type of operating device).

[1135] Optionally, the second communication device is at least one of the following: a terminal, a base station, and an operating device (reader). When the second communication device is a terminal (such as an operating device in the form of a terminal),

[1136] The terminal device satisfies at least one of the following conditions:

[1137] No connection;

[1138] No state;

[1139] No RRC state;

[1140] No CM state;

[1141] No mobility management;

[1142] Does not support active communication, or supports passive communication;

[1143] Supports the capabilities of AIoT devices;

[1144] or,

[1145] The second communication device comprises at least one of:

[1146] An environmental AIoT device;

[1147] A connectionless device;

[1148] A stateless terminal;

[1149] An RRC stateless terminal;

[1150] A CM stateless terminal;

[1151] A mobility management terminal;

[1152] A passive communication device;

[1153] A responding device;

[1154] A device supporting communication with the first communication device or the operating device;

[1155] A device capable of performing or responding to a target operation;

[1156] A device capable of accessing a wireless communication system through the first communication device or the operating device;

[1157] Wherein,

[1158] The second interface is a wireless interface between the first communication device or the operating device and the terminal device;

[1159] The first RAT is a RAT for providing AIoT services.

[1160] As an optional embodiment, the operating device satisfies at least one of:

[1161] A reader;

[1162] A device supporting communication with the terminal device;

[1163] An access device as a terminal device;

[1164] Support triggering the terminal device to execute a command;

[1165] A device operating or AIoT operating on the terminal device;

[1166] An operating device executing a first task or AIoT task;

[1167] A communication device supporting an access layer;

[1168] Supporting a wireless interface between the terminal device;

[1169] An AIoT wireless access technology supporting an environmental Internet of Things;

[1170] Support 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 the identity of the terminal device, obtaining information of the terminal device, configuring information to the terminal device, turning on the RF capability of the terminal device, turning off the 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, deactivating the terminal device.

[1171] The paging can be through a paging using information for screening the terminal device.

[1172] In an implementation form, the information for screening the terminal device includes at least one of the following: an identity of the terminal device, an identity for identifying a group of terminal devices (referred to as a group identity), matching information, and information for indicating a feature of the terminal device.

[1173] Through the embodiments of the present application, the second communication device can indicate whether to agree to be the operating device, or can receive the inquiry information of the first communication device, determine whether to agree to be the operating device according to the inquiry information, and further execute the first task triggered by the client in the case of agreeing to be the operating device.

[1174] Please refer to FIG. 4, the embodiments of the present application provide an information sending method, applied to a third communication device. The third communication device includes one of the following: a client for triggering a first task, and a core network device. The core network device is one of the following: an AMF, an AIoT function (or 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 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 the following steps:

[1175] Step 401: sending at least one of the following to the first communication device: information of the first task, and first requirement information, the first requirement information being used to require activating the second communication device as an operating device;

[1176] The information of the first task includes at least one of the following:

[1177] Information of an execution area of the first task;

[1178] Information of an execution time of the first task;

[1179] An operation type of the first task;

[1180] Information of a target operation device of the first task;

[1181] Information of a customer triggering the first task;

[1182] An identifier of the first task.

[1183] Optionally, the first requirement information comprises at least one of:

[1184] Indication information for requiring the second communication device as an operation device;

[1185] Information of a customer for indicating a customer requiring the second communication device as an operation device;

[1186] Information of an area for indicating an area requiring the second communication device as an operation device;

[1187] The area agreeing has an overlapping area with the area requiring the second communication device as an operation device;

[1188] Information of a time for indicating a time requiring the second communication device as an operation device.

[1189] Optionally, the first task is a task of operating one or more terminal devices by one or more operation devices.

[1190] Optionally, the terminal device satisfies at least one of:

[1191] Connectionless;

[1192] Stateless;

[1193] Without RRC state;

[1194] Without CM state;

[1195] Without mobility management;

[1196] Does not support active communication, or supports passive communication;

[1197] Supports the capability of an AIoT device;

[1198] Or,

[1199] The terminal device comprises at least one of:

[1200] An environmental AIoT device;

[1201] A connectionless device;

[1202] A stateless terminal;

[1203] a terminal in an RRC stateless;

[1204] a terminal in a CM stateless;

[1205] a terminal in a mobility management stateless;

[1206] a device in passive communication;

[1207] a responding device;

[1208] a device supporting communication with a first communication device or an operating device;

[1209] a device capable of performing or responding to a target operation;

[1210] a device capable of accessing a wireless communication system through a first communication device or an operating device;

[1211] wherein,

[1212] the second interface is a wireless interface between the first communication device or the operating device and a terminal device;

[1213] the first RAT is a RAT for providing an AIoT service.

[1214] Optionally, the operating device satisfies at least one of the following:

[1215] a reader;

[1216] a device supporting communication with a terminal device;

[1217] an access device as a terminal device;

[1218] supporting triggering a terminal device to execute a command;

[1219] a device operating or AIoT operating a terminal device;

[1220] an operating device executing a first task or an AIoT task;

[1221] a communication device supporting an access layer;

[1222] supporting a wireless interface between a terminal device;

[1223] supporting an AIoT wireless access technology for an environmental Internet of Things;

[1224] support 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 the identity of the terminal device, obtaining information of the terminal device, configuring information to the terminal device, turning on the RF capability of the terminal device, turning off the 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, deactivating the terminal device.

[1225] The paging can be performed by using the information for screening the terminal device.

[1226] In an embodiment, the information for screening the terminal device includes at least one of the following: the identity of the terminal device, an identity for identifying a group of terminal devices (referred to as group identity), matching information, and information indicating the characteristics of the terminal device.

[1227] According to the embodiments of the present application, the third communication device can send one or more of the information of the first task, the first requirement information, etc. to the first communication device, so that the first communication device determines whether the second communication device can perform the first task or agrees to be the operation device of the first task.

[1228] The application scenario 1 of the embodiments of the present application mainly describes the execution process of the operation method. Please refer to FIG. 5, which includes the following steps:

[1229] Taking the first communication device as a CN device and the second communication device as a terminal or an operation device, the operation method includes:

[1230] Step 51, the CN device obtains the first capability information of the access network device and the second capability information of the terminal.

[1231] Step 52, the CN device receives the first AIoT task;

[1232] Step 53, the CN device inquires the terminal according to the UE subscription requirement:

[1233] whether to agree or disagree to perform the first task;

[1234] whether to agree or disagree to be the operation device.

[1235] Step 54, the terminal feeds back response information indicating the result of agreement or refusal.

[1236] Step 55, when the terminal disagrees, the operation device performing the first AIoT task does not include the terminal;

[1237] When the terminal agrees, the UE is configured as an operating device for the first AIoT task, such as assigning an operating device identifier (e.g., Reader ID) and requiring allocation of wireless resources.

[1238] The application scenario 2 of the embodiments of the present application is as follows:

[1239] The application scenario 2 of the embodiments of the present application mainly describes the execution process of the operation method. Please refer to FIG. 6, which includes the following steps:

[1240] Taking the first communication device as a CN device, and the second communication device as a terminal or an operating device, the operation method includes the following steps.

[1241] Step 61, the CN device acquires first capability information of an access network device, second capability information of a terminal, and second information.

[1242] Step 62, the CN device receives a first AIoT task.

[1243] Step 63, the CN device determines, according to the second information, whether the operating device of the first AIoT task includes the terminal.

[1244] As shown in FIG. 7, the embodiments of the present application provide a communication device 700, which is a first communication device, and includes the following components.

[1245] A first processing module 710 is configured to perform a first operation, which includes at least one of the following:

[1246] Determine whether the operating device for performing the first task includes or does not include a second communication device;

[1247] Determine whether the second communication device is or is not an operating device;

[1248] Send first inquiry information to the second communication device, the first inquiry information being used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to perform the first task;

[1249] Send second inquiry information to the second communication device, the second inquiry information being used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to be an operating device.

[1250] Optionally, the first inquiry information includes at least one of the following:

[1251] Indication information used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to perform the first task;

[1252] Information of the first task;

[1253] The information of the first task includes at least one of the following:

[1254] information of an execution area of the first task;

[1255] information of an execution time of the first task;

[1256] information of an operation type of the first task;

[1257] information of a target operation device of the first task;

[1258] information of a customer triggering the first task;

[1259] an identity of the first task.

[1260] Optionally, after the first inquiry information is sent to the second communication device, the method further comprises:

[1261] receiving first response information from the second communication device;

[1262] The first response information comprises information indicating one of the following:

[1263] the second communication device agrees or disagrees to execute the first task;

[1264] the second communication device agrees or disagrees to be an operation device of the first task;

[1265] information of the first task.

[1266] Optionally, the second inquiry information comprises at least one of the following:

[1267] information for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees to be an operation device;

[1268] category information of an operation device, comprising information indicating at least one of the following: a first type of operation device, a second type of operation device;

[1269] information of a time of being an operation device;

[1270] information of an area of being an operation device;

[1271] information of an operation type;

[1272] information of a customer;

[1273] information of a third operation device;

[1274] information of the first task;

[1275] The information of the first task comprises at least one of the following:

[1276] information of an execution area of the first task;

[1277] information of an execution time of the first task;

[1278] an operation type of the first task;

[1279] information of a target operation device of the first task;

[1280] information of a customer triggering the first task;

[1281] an identity of the first task.

[1282] optional, category information of an operation device, for querying whether the second communication device agrees to be the operation device of the category indicated by the category information of the operation device; or

[1283] information of a time as an operation device, for querying whether the second communication device agrees to be the operation device in the time indicated by the information of the time as an operation device; or

[1284] information of a region as an operation device, for querying whether the second communication device agrees to be the operation device in the region indicated by the information of the region as an operation device; or

[1285] information of an operation type, for querying whether the second communication device agrees to perform the operation type indicated by the information of the operation type; or

[1286] information of a customer, for querying whether the second communication device agrees to one of the following: perform a first task from the customer indicated by the information of the customer, or be an operation device of the customer; or

[1287] information of a third operation device, for querying whether the second communication device agrees to be a relay of the third operation device or a second type of operation device of the third operation device; or

[1288] information of the first task, for querying whether the second communication device agrees to be an operation device of the first task.

[1289] optional, after the sending of the second query information to the second communication device, the method further comprises: receiving second response information from the second communication device,

[1290] the second response information comprises at least one of the following:

[1291] information for indicating that the second communication device agrees or disagrees to be an operation device;

[1292] category information of an operation device;

[1293] information of a time when the operation device operates;

[1294] information of a region where the operation device operates;

[1295] information of an operation type;

[1296] information of a client;

[1297] information of a third operation device;

[1298] information of a first task.

[1299] optionally, category information of the operation device, for indicating one of the following: a category of the operation device agreed by the second communication device, a category of the operation device disagreed by the second communication device; or

[1300] information of a time when the operation device operates, for indicating one of the following: the second communication device agrees to operate as the operation device at the time, the second communication device disagrees to operate as the operation device at the time; or

[1301] information of a region where the operation device operates, for indicating one of the following: the second communication device agrees to operate as the operation device in the region, the second communication device disagrees to operate as the operation device in the region; or

[1302] information of an operation type, for indicating one of the following: an operation type agreed by the second communication device to perform, an operation type disagreed by the second communication device to perform; or

[1303] information of a client, for indicating one of the following: the second communication device agrees or disagrees to perform a first task from the client, the second communication device agrees or disagrees to operate as the client; or

[1304] information of a third operation device, for indicating one of the following: the second communication device agrees to operate as a relay of the third operation device or a second category operation device of the third operation device, the second communication device disagrees to operate as a relay of the third operation device or a second category operation device of the third operation device; or

[1305] information of a first task, for indicating one of the following: a first task agreed by the second communication device to perform, a first task disagreed by the second communication device to perform.

[1306] optionally, the first operation includes at least one of the following: determining the second communication device to operate as or not to operate as the operation device, determining the operation device to perform the first task to include or not to include the second communication device, the first operation includes:

[1307] obtaining at least one of the following: subscription information of the second communication device, the first information, the second information, information indicating that the second communication device is not allowed to be the operating device, information indicating that the second communication device disagrees to be the operating device, information of the first task, first requirement information, first response information, second response information; wherein the first requirement information is used to require the second communication device to be activated as the operating device;

[1308] performing at least one of the following according to the obtained information:

[1309] determining the second communication device to be or not to be the operating device;

[1310] determining the operating device performing the first task to include or not to include the second communication device.

[1311] Optionally, the apparatus further comprises:

[1312] obtaining at least one of the following: the first information, the second information, information indicating that the second communication device is not allowed to be the operating device, information indicating that the second communication device disagrees to be the operating device, information of the first task, first requirement information; wherein the first requirement information is used to require the second communication device to be activated as the operating device;

[1313] performing at least one of the following according to the obtained information:

[1314] sending first inquiry information to the second communication device;

[1315] sending second inquiry information to the second communication device;

[1316] Optionally, the first information comprises one of the following: first information from the second communication device, first information in the subscription information of the second communication device;

[1317] or

[1318] the information indicating that the second communication device is not allowed to be the operating device comprises one of the following: information from the information indicating that the second communication device is not allowed to be the operating device, information in the subscription information of the second communication device indicating that the second communication device is not allowed to be the operating device;

[1319] or

[1320] the information indicating that the second communication device disagrees to be the operating device comprises one of the following: information from the second communication device indicating that the second communication device disagrees to be the operating device, information in the subscription information of the second communication device indicating that the second communication device disagrees to be the operating device;

[1321] or

[1322] The second information is second information from the second communication device.

[1323] or

[1324] The first response information is first response information from the second communication device;

[1325] or

[1326] The second response information is second response information from the second communication device.

[1327] Optionally, if the subscription information does not include the first information, the subscription information indicates at least one of the following: the second communication device is not allowed to be the operating device, the second communication device does not agree to be the operating device.

[1328] Optionally, the first information includes at least one of the following:

[1329] information for indicating that the second communication device is allowed to be the operating device;

[1330] information of an allowed category;

[1331] category information of the operating device;

[1332] information of a time of being the operating device;

[1333] information of a region of being the operating device;

[1334] information of an operation type;

[1335] information of a customer;

[1336] information of a third operating device.

[1337] Optionally, the category information of the operating device is used to indicate a category of the operating device to which the second communication device is allowed to belong; or

[1338] the information of the time of being the operating device is used to indicate a time during which the second communication device is allowed to be the operating device; or

[1339] the information of the region of being the operating device is used to indicate a region in which the second communication device is allowed to be the operating device; or

[1340] the information of the operation type is used to indicate an operation type that the second communication device is allowed to perform; or

[1341] the information of the customer is used to indicate that the second communication device is allowed to perform a first task from the customer, or is allowed to be the operating device of the customer; or

[1342] information of the third operation device, used for indicating that the second communication device is allowed to be a relay of the third operation device or a second type of operation device of the third operation device.

[1343] Optionally, the information of the allowed category includes one of the following:

[1344] Always allow the second communication device to be an operation device;

[1345] In the case that there is a demand for the second communication device to perform a first task, inquire whether the second communication device agrees to perform the first task;

[1346] In the case that there is a demand for the second communication device to be an operation device, inquire whether the second communication device agrees to be an operation device.

[1347] Optionally, the second information includes at least one of the following:

[1348] Information used for indicating that the second communication device agrees to be an operation device;

[1349] Information of an agreed category;

[1350] Category information of an operation device;

[1351] Information of a time of being an operation device;

[1352] Information of an area of being an operation device;

[1353] Information of an operation type;

[1354] Information of a customer;

[1355] Information of a third operation device.

[1356] Optionally, the category information of an operation device is used for indicating that the second communication device agrees to be a category of operation device; or

[1357] The information of a time of being an operation device is used for indicating that the second communication device agrees to be a time of operation device; or

[1358] The information of an area of being an operation device is used for indicating that the second communication device agrees to be an area of operation device; or

[1359] The information of an operation type is used for indicating that the second communication device agrees to perform an operation type; or

[1360] The information of a customer is used for indicating that the second communication device agrees to one of the following: perform a first task from the customer, be an operation device of the customer;

[1361] information of the third operation device, used for indicating that the second communication device agrees to be a relay of the third operation device or a second type of operation device of the third operation device.

[1362] Optionally, the information of the agreement category includes one of the following:

[1363] The second communication device agrees to be an operation device.

[1364] In the case where there is a demand for the second communication device to perform a first task, it is necessary to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to perform the first task.

[1365] In the case where there is a demand for the second communication device to be an operation device, it is necessary to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to be an operation device.

[1366] Optionally, the sending of the first inquiry information to the second communication device includes at least one of the following:

[1367] In the case where a first condition is met, the first inquiry information is sent to the second communication device.

[1368] The first condition includes at least one of the following:

[1369] The agreement category is that, in the case where there is a demand for the second communication device to be an operation device, it is necessary to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to be an operation device.

[1370] The agreement category is that, in the case where there is a demand for the second communication device to perform a first task, it is necessary to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to perform the first task.

[1371] The permission category is that, in the case where there is a demand for the second communication device to perform a first task, it is necessary to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to perform the first task.

[1372] The permission category is that, in the case where there is a demand for the second communication device to be an operation device, it is necessary to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to be an operation device.

[1373] Optionally, the sending of the first inquiry information to the second communication device includes at least one of the following:

[1374] In the case where a first condition is met, the first inquiry information is sent to the second communication device.

[1375] The first condition includes at least one of the following:

[1376] The agreement category is that, in the case where there is a demand for the second communication device to be an operation device, it is necessary to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to be an operation device.

[1377] The agree category is: in the case where there is a need for the second communication device to perform the first task, the second communication device needs to be asked whether to agree to be the operating device;

[1378] The allow category is: in the case where there is a need for the second communication device to perform the first task, the second communication device is asked whether to agree to perform the first task;

[1379] The allow category is: in the case where there is a need for the second communication device to perform the first task, the second communication device needs to be asked whether to agree to be the operating device.

[1380] Optionally, the determination of the operating device for performing the first task includes or excludes the second communication device, including at least one of the following:

[1381] In the case where the first condition is met, the operating device for performing the first task includes the second communication device;

[1382] In the case where the third condition is not met or the fourth condition is met, the operating device for performing the first task does not include the second communication device;

[1383] The third condition includes at least one of the following:

[1384] The second communication device is allowed to be the operating device;

[1385] The second communication device agrees to be the operating device;

[1386] The second communication device agrees to perform the first task;

[1387] The first task meets the condition of allowing the second communication device to be the operating device;

[1388] The first task meets the condition of the second communication device agreeing to be the operating device;

[1389] The target operating device of the first task includes the second communication device;

[1390] The fourth condition includes at least one of the following:

[1391] The second communication device is not allowed to be the operating device;

[1392] The second communication device does not agree to be the operating device.

[1393] Optionally, the second communication device agrees to perform the first task, including at least one of the following:

[1394] The agree category is: the second communication device agrees to be the operating device;

[1395] The allow category is: the second communication device agrees to perform the first task;

[1396] The consent category is: in the case where there is a need for the second communication device to act as an operating device, the second communication device needs to be asked for consent to act as an operating device, and the inquiry result includes or indicates that the second communication device consents to act as an operating device;

[1397] In the case where there is a need for the second communication device to perform a first task, the second communication device needs to be asked for consent to perform the first task, and the inquiry result includes or indicates that the second communication device consents to perform the first task;

[1398] The client that the second communication device consents to includes a client that requires triggering of the first task;

[1399] The area that the second communication device consents to includes an area that requires the second communication device to act as an operating device;

[1400] The area that the second communication device consents to overlaps with an area that requires the second communication device to act as an operating device;

[1401] The time that the second communication device consents to includes a time that requires the second communication device to act as an operating device;

[1402] The time that the second communication device consents to overlaps with a time that requires the second communication device to act as an operating device;

[1403] The operation type that the first task requires includes at least one operation type that the second communication device consents to.

[1404] The second communication device is located within an area that the second communication device consents to act as an operating device;

[1405] The current time is a time that the second communication device consents to act as an operating device.

[1406] Optionally, the first task meets a condition that allows the second communication device to act as an operating device, including at least one of the following:

[1407] The allowed client in the first information includes a client that triggers the first task;

[1408] The allowed area in the first information includes at least one execution area of the first task, or the allowed area in the first information overlaps with an execution area of the first task;

[1409] The allowed time in the first information includes an execution time of the first task, or the allowed time in the first information overlaps with an execution time of the first task;

[1410] The operation type that the first task requires includes at least one operation type that the first information allows.

[1411] Optionally, the first task satisfies the condition that the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device, including at least one of the following:

[1412] The second communication device agrees to include the customer who triggered the first task;

[1413] The area agreed upon by the second communication device includes at least one execution area of ​​the first task, or the area agreed upon by the second communication device overlaps with the execution area of ​​the first task.

[1414] The time agreed upon by the second communication device includes the execution time of the first task, or the time agreed upon by the second communication device overlaps with the execution time of the first task;

[1415] The first task requires operation types that include operation types agreed upon by at least one second communication device.

[1416] Optionally, determining whether the second communication device is an operating device or not includes at least one of the following:

[1417] If the fifth condition is met, the second communication device is determined as the operating device;

[1418] If the fifth condition is not met or the sixth condition is met, the second communication device shall not be used as an operating device.

[1419] The fifth condition includes at least one of the following:

[1420] Allow a second communication device to be used as an operating device;

[1421] The second communication device agrees to be used as an operating device;

[1422] The first task satisfies the conditions that allow the second communication device to function as an operating device;

[1423] in,

[1424] The sixth condition includes at least one of the following:

[1425] Second communication devices are not permitted to be used as operating devices;

[1426] The second communication device does not agree to be used as an operating device.

[1427] Optionally, the second communication device agrees to act as an operating device, including at least one of the following:

[1428] The consent category is: the second communication device consents to be used as an operating device;

[1429] The consent category is: in the case where there is a need for the second communication device to be the operating device, the second communication device needs to be asked for consent to be the operating device, and the asking result includes or indicates that the second communication device consents to be the operating device;

[1430] The second communication device-consented client includes a client requiring the second communication device to be the operating device;

[1431] The second communication device-consented area includes an area requiring the second communication device to be the operating device;

[1432] The second communication device-consented area and the area requiring the second communication device to be the operating device have an overlapping area;

[1433] The second communication device-consented time includes a time requiring the second communication device to be the operating device;

[1434] The second communication device-consented time and the time requiring the second communication device to be the operating device have an overlap;

[1435] The second communication device is located in the area where the second communication device consents to be the operating device;

[1436] The current time is the time when the second communication device consents to be the operating device.

[1437] Optionally, the allowing the second communication device to be the operating device includes at least one of the following:

[1438] The allowing category is: allowing the second communication device to be the operating device;

[1439] The allowing category is: in the case where there is a need for the second communication device to be the operating device, the second communication device needs to be asked for consent to be the operating device, and the asking result includes or indicates that the second communication device consents to be the operating device.

[1440] The allowed client in the first information includes a client requiring the second communication device to be the operating device;

[1441] The allowed area in the first information includes an area requiring the second communication device to be the operating device;

[1442] The allowed area in the first information and the area requiring the second communication device to be the operating device have an overlapping area;

[1443] The allowed time in the first information includes a time requiring the second communication device to be the operating device;

[1444] The allowed time in the first information and the time requiring the second communication device to be the operating device have an overlap;

[1445] The second communication device is located in an area allowing the second communication device to operate as an operating device;

[1446] The current time is a time allowing the second communication device to operate as an operating device.

[1447] Optionally, the first task is an operation task on one or more terminal devices requiring one or more operating devices to perform.

[1448] Optionally,

[1449] The operating device includes at least one of the following: a first type of operating device, a second type of operating device, a relay operating device of a third operating device, or a second type of operating device of a third operating device.

[1450] Wherein,

[1451] The first type of operating device satisfies at least one of the following:

[1452] A layer three relay operating device of the first communication device or the base station operating device;

[1453] Has its own operating device information;

[1454] The message used for screening, inventorying, or paging one or more device terminal devices contains information of its own operating device;

[1455] Can work independently;

[1456] The information received by the first type of operating device from the terminal device is invisible to the first communication device or the first operating device;

[1457] Controlled, configured, and managed by a third communication device or a core network device;

[1458] Wherein,

[1459] The relay operating device or the second type of operating device satisfies at least one of the following:

[1460] A layer two relay operating device of the first communication device or the base station operating device;

[1461] Is a first type of operating device or a relay operating device of a third operating device;

[1462] Does not have independent operating device information, or relays information of a third operating device;

[1463] The message used for screening, inventorying, or paging one or more device terminal devices contains information of a third operating device or relayed operating device information;

[1464] information of the third operation device or the relayed operation device as its own operation device information;

[1465] for extending the coverage of the third operation device or the relayed operation device;

[1466] cannot work independently;

[1467] needs to work with the relayed operation device or the third operation device;

[1468] is controlled, configured and managed by the first communication device or the third operation device;

[1469] the information received by the second type of operation device from the terminal device is visible to the first communication device or the first operation device;

[1470] the second type of operation device is invisible to the third communication device;

[1471] wherein,

[1472] the relay operation device of the third operation device satisfies at least one of the following:

[1473] relays the information of the third operation device;

[1474] performs the first task of the third operation device;

[1475] is controlled by the third operation device.

[1476] Optionally, the terminal device satisfies at least one of the following:

[1477] connectionless;

[1478] stateless;

[1479] RRC stateless;

[1480] CM stateless;

[1481] mobility managementless;

[1482] does not support active communication, or supports passive communication;

[1483] supports the capability of AIoT device;

[1484] or,

[1485] the terminal device includes at least one of the following:

[1486] environmental AIoT device;

[1487] connectionless device;

[1488] stateless terminal;

[1489] a terminal in an RRC stateless;

[1490] a terminal in a CM stateless;

[1491] a terminal in a mobility management stateless;

[1492] a device in passive communication;

[1493] a responding device;

[1494] a device supporting communication with a first communication device or an operating device;

[1495] a device capable of performing or responding to a target operation;

[1496] a device capable of accessing a wireless communication system through a first communication device or an operating device;

[1497] wherein,

[1498] the second interface is a wireless interface between the first communication device or the operating device and a terminal device;

[1499] the first RAT is a RAT for providing an AIoT service.

[1500] Optionally, the operating device satisfies at least one of the following:

[1501] a reader;

[1502] a device supporting communication with a terminal device;

[1503] an access device as a terminal device;

[1504] supporting triggering a terminal device to perform a command;

[1505] a device operating or AIoT operating a terminal device;

[1506] an operating device performing a first task or an AIoT task;

[1507] a communication device supporting an access layer;

[1508] supporting a wireless interface between a terminal device;

[1509] supporting an AIoT wireless access technology for an environmental Internet of Things;

[1510] support 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, turning on RF capability of the terminal device, turning off 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, deactivating the terminal device.

[1511] As shown in FIG. 8, the embodiment of the present application provides a communication device 800, which is a second communication device, comprising:

[1512] a second processing module 810, configured to perform a second operation, the second operation comprising at least one of the following:

[1513] sending information for requiring the second communication device to be an operating device;

[1514] sending at least one of the following: second information for indicating that the second communication device disagrees to be the operating device;

[1515] receiving first inquiry information sent by the first communication device, the first inquiry information being used for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to perform a first task;

[1516] receiving second inquiry information sent by the first communication device, the second inquiry information being used for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to be the operating device;

[1517] wherein,

[1518] the second information comprises at least one of the following:

[1519] information for indicating that the second communication device agrees to be the operating device;

[1520] information of an agreement category;

[1521] category information of the operating device;

[1522] information of a time of being the operating device;

[1523] information of an area of being the operating device;

[1524] information of an operation type;

[1525] information of a customer;

[1526] information of a third operating device.

[1527] Optionally, the first inquiry information comprises at least one of the following information:

[1528] indication information for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees to perform a first task;

[1529] information of the first task;

[1530] The information of the first task comprises at least one of:

[1531] information of an execution area of the first task;

[1532] information of an execution time of the first task;

[1533] information of an operation type of the first task;

[1534] information of a target operation device of the first task;

[1535] information of a customer triggering the first task;

[1536] an identifier of the first task.

[1537] Optionally, the second inquiry information comprises at least one of:

[1538] information for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees to be an operation device;

[1539] category information of the operation device, comprising information for indicating at least one of: a first type of operation device, a second type of operation device;

[1540] information of a time of being the operation device;

[1541] information of an area of being the operation device;

[1542] information of an operation type;

[1543] information of a customer;

[1544] information of a third operation device;

[1545] information of the first task;

[1546] The information of the first task comprises at least one of:

[1547] information of an execution area of the first task;

[1548] information of an execution time of the first task;

[1549] an operation type of the first task;

[1550] information of a target operation device of the first task;

[1551] information of a customer triggering the first task;

[1552] an identity of the first task.

[1553] optionally, category information of the operation device, for querying the second communication device whether to agree to be the operation device of the category; or

[1554] information of a time as the operation device, for querying the second communication device whether to agree to be the operation device in the time; or

[1555] information of a region as the operation device, for querying the second communication device whether to agree to be the operation device in the region; or

[1556] information of the operation type, for querying the second communication device whether to agree to perform the operation type; or

[1557] information of the customer, for querying the second communication device whether to agree to one of the following: perform the first task from the customer, be the operation device of the customer; or

[1558] information of a third operation device, for querying the second communication device whether to agree to be a relay of the third operation device or a second category operation device of the third operation device; or

[1559] information of the first task, for querying the second communication device whether to agree to be the operation device of the first task.

[1560] optionally, the second information includes at least one of the following:

[1561] information for indicating that the second communication device agrees to be the operation device;

[1562] information of an agreed category;

[1563] category information of the operation device;

[1564] information of a time as the operation device;

[1565] information of a region as the operation device;

[1566] information of the operation type;

[1567] information of the customer;

[1568] information of the third operation device.

[1569] optionally, category information of the operation device, for indicating that the second communication device agrees to be the operation device of the category; or

[1570] information of a time as the operation device, for indicating that the second communication device agrees to be the operation device in the time; or

[1571] information of a region of an operation device, for indicating that the second communication device agrees to be the region of the operation device; or

[1572] information of an operation type, for indicating that the second communication device agrees to perform an operation type; or

[1573] information of a client, for indicating that the second communication device agrees to one of: perform a first task from the client, as an operation device of the client; or

[1574] information of a third operation device, for indicating that the second communication device agrees to be a relay of the third operation device or a second type of operation device of the third operation device.

[1575] Optionally, in a case where the first query information sent by the first communication device is received, the method further includes:

[1576] sending first response information to the first communication device, wherein the first response information includes information for indicating one of:

[1577] information that the second communication device agrees or disagrees to perform the first task;

[1578] information that the second communication device agrees or disagrees to be an operation device of the first task;

[1579] information of the first task.

[1580] As shown in FIG. 9, an embodiment of the present application provides a communication device 900, which is a third communication device, including:

[1581] a first sending module 910, configured to send at least one of the following to a first communication device: information of a first task, first requirement information, the first requirement information being used to require to activate a second communication device as an operation device;

[1582] the information of the first task includes at least one of:

[1583] information of an execution region of the first task;

[1584] information of an execution time of the first task;

[1585] an operation type of the first task;

[1586] information of a target operation device of the first task;

[1587] information of a client triggering the first task;

[1588] an identifier of the first task.

[1589] Optionally, the first requirement information comprises at least one of:

[1590] indication information for requiring the second communication device as an operating device;

[1591] information of a customer for indicating a customer requiring the second communication device as an operating device;

[1592] information of an area for indicating an area requiring the second communication device as an operating device;

[1593] the area agreeing has an overlapping area with the area requiring the second communication device as an operating device;

[1594] information of a time for indicating a time requiring the second communication device as an operating device.

[1595] Optionally, the first task is a task of operating one or more terminal devices by one or more operating devices.

[1596] Optionally, the operating device satisfies at least one of:

[1597] a reader-writer;

[1598] a device supporting communication with a terminal device;

[1599] an access device as a terminal device;

[1600] a device supporting triggering a terminal device to execute a command;

[1601] a device operating or AIoT operating a terminal device;

[1602] an operating device executing the first task or an AIoT task;

[1603] a communication device supporting an access layer;

[1604] a device supporting a wireless interface between the terminal device;

[1605] an AIoT wireless access technology supporting an environment Internet of Things;

[1606] a device supporting 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, starting RF capability of the terminal device, stopping 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, deactivating the terminal device.

[1607] It should be noted that the communication device is applied to the corresponding method, and the implementation manner of the operation method embodiment is applicable to the corresponding device, and the same technical effect can also be achieved.

[1608] As shown in FIG. 10, the embodiment of the application further provides a communication device 1000, which comprises a processor 1002, a memory 1001, and a computer program 10011 stored in the memory 1001 and capable of running on the processor 1002. The computer program 10011 is executed by the processor to implement the steps of the operation method or the steps of the sending method as described above, and the same technical effect can be achieved. To avoid repetition, details are not described here.

[1609] The embodiment of the application further provides a computer readable storage medium, which stores a computer program. The computer program is executed by a processor to implement each process of the embodiment of any one of the operation method or the information sending method, and the same technical effect can be achieved. To avoid repetition, details are not described here. The computer readable storage medium is, for example, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk.

[1610] It should be noted that in this document, the term "comprising" or "including" or any other variant thereof is intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that processes, methods, articles or devices including a series of elements not only include those elements, but also include other elements not explicitly listed or inherent to such processes, methods, articles or devices. Without more limitations, the element defined by the statement "including a" does not exclude the presence of another identical element in the process, method, article or device including the element.

[1611] From the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the above embodiment method can be realized by means of software and necessary general hardware platform, of course, it can also be realized by hardware, but in many cases, the former is a better implementation manner. Based on such understanding, the technical solutions of the application can be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM / RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk) and includes a plurality of instructions for making a terminal (which can be a mobile phone, computer, server, air conditioner or network device) execute the method described in each embodiment of the application.

[1612] The embodiments of the present application are described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present application is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and the specific embodiments described above are merely illustrative, but not restrictive, and a person of ordinary skill in the art can make many forms under the inspiration of the present application without departing from the purpose of the present application and the scope protected by the claims.

Claims

1. An operating method applied to a first communication device, the method comprising: the first communication device performing a first operation, the first operation comprising at least one of: determining whether an operation device performing a first task comprises or does not comprise the second communication device; determining whether the second communication device is or is not an operation device; sending first inquiry information to the second communication device, the first inquiry information being used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to perform the first task; sending second inquiry information to the second communication device, the second inquiry information being used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to be an operation device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein, the first inquiry information comprising at least one of: indication information used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to perform the first task; information of the first task; wherein the information of the first task comprises at least one of: information of an execution area of the first task; information of an execution time of the first task; information of an operation type of the first task; information of a target operation device of the first task; information of a customer triggering the first task; an identity of the first task.

3. The method of claim 1 or 2, wherein, after the sending of the first inquiry information to the second communication device, the method further comprising: receiving first response information from the second communication device; wherein the first response information comprises information used to indicate one of: whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to perform the first task; whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to be an operation device of the first task; information of the first task.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein, the second inquiry information comprising at least one of: information used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to be an operation device; category information of an operation device, comprising indication information used to indicate at least one of: a first category of operation device, a second category of operation device; information of a time being an operation device; information of an area being an operation device; information of an operation type; information of a customer; information of a third operation device; information of the first task; wherein the information of the first task comprises at least one of: information of an execution area of the first task; information of an execution time of the first task; an operation type of the first task; information of a target operation device of the first task; information of a customer triggering the first task; an identity of the first task.

5. The method according to claim 2 or 4, wherein, the category information of an operation device is used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to be an operation device of the category, the category being a category indicated by the category information of the operation device; or the information of a time being an operation device is used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to be an operation device in the time, the time being a time indicated by the information of the time being an operation device; or the information of an area being an operation device is used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to be an operation device in the area, the area being an area indicated by the information of the area being an operation device; or information of the operation type, for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees to perform the operation type indicated by the information of the operation type; or information of the client, for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees to one of the following: perform a first task from the client, as an operation device of the client indicated by the information of the client; or information of a third operation device, for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees to be a relay of the third operation device or a second type of operation device of the third operation device; or information of the first task, for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees to be an operation device of the first task.

6. The method of claim 1, 4, 5, wherein, after the sending of the second inquiry information to the second communication device, the method further comprises receiving second response information from the second communication device, the second response information comprises at least one of the following: information for indicating whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to be an operation device; category information of an operation device; information of a time when the second communication device agrees to be an operation device; information of an area where the second communication device agrees to be an operation device; information of an operation type; information of a client; information of a third operation device; information of a first task.

7. The method of claim 3 or 6, wherein, the category information of an operation device is for indicating one of the following: a category of operation device that the second communication device agrees to, a category of operation device that the second communication device disagrees to; or the information of a time when the second communication device agrees to be an operation device is for indicating one of the following: the second communication device agrees to be an operation device within the time, the second communication device disagrees to be an operation device within the time; or the information of an area where the second communication device agrees to be an operation device is for indicating one of the following: the second communication device agrees to be an operation device within the area, the second communication device disagrees to be an operation device within the area; or the information of an operation type is for indicating one of the following: an operation type that the second communication device agrees to perform, an operation type that the second communication device disagrees to perform; or the information of a client is for indicating whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to one of the following: perform a first task from the client, as an operation device of the client; or the information of a third operation device is for indicating one of the following: the second communication device agrees to be a relay of the third operation device or a second type of operation device of the third operation device, the second communication device disagrees to be a relay of the third operation device or a second type of operation device of the third operation device; or the information of a first task is for indicating one of the following: a first task that the second communication device agrees to perform, a first task that the second communication device disagrees to perform.

8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein, the first operation comprises at least one of the following: determining the second communication device as or not as an operation device, determining an operation device of the first task comprising or not comprising the second communication device, the first operation comprises: The following at least one information is acquired: subscription information of the second communication device, the first information, the second information, information indicating that the second communication device is not allowed to be the operating device, information indicating that the second communication device disagrees to be the operating device, information of the first task, first requirement information, first response information, and second response information; wherein the first requirement information is used to require activation of the second communication device as the operating device; The following at least one operation is performed according to the acquired information: determining the second communication device as or not as the operating device; determining the operating device that performs the first task includes or does not include the second communication device.

9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein, The method further comprises: The following at least one information is acquired: the first information, the second information, information indicating that the second communication device is not allowed to be the operating device, information indicating that the second communication device disagrees to be the operating device, information of the first task, and first requirement information; wherein the first requirement information is used to require activation of the second communication device as the operating device; The following at least one operation is performed according to the acquired information: sending first inquiry information to the second communication device; sending second inquiry information to the second communication device.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein, The first information comprises one of the following: first information from the second communication device, and first information in the subscription information of the second communication device; Or The information indicating that the second communication device is not allowed to be the operating device comprises one of the following: information indicating that the second communication device is not allowed to be the operating device from the second communication device, and information indicating that the second communication device is not allowed to be the operating device in the subscription information of the second communication device; Or The information indicating that the second communication device disagrees to be the operating device comprises one of the following: information indicating that the second communication device disagrees to be the operating device from the second communication device, and information indicating that the second communication device disagrees to be the operating device in the subscription information of the second communication device; Or The second information is second information from the second communication device; Or The first response information is first response information from the second communication device; Or The second response information is second response information from the second communication device.

11. The method of claim 8 or 10, wherein, If the subscription information does not include the first information, the subscription information indicates at least one of the following: the second communication device is not allowed to be the operating device, and the second communication device disagrees to be the operating device.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein, The first information comprises at least one of the following: information indicating that the second communication device is allowed to be the operating device; information of an allowed category; category information of the operating device; information of a time when the second communication device is allowed to be the operating device; information of a region where the second communication device is allowed to be the operating device; information of an operation type; information of a customer; information of a third operating device.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein, The category information of the operating device is used to indicate a category of the operating device that the second communication device is allowed to be; or The information of the time when the second communication device is allowed to be the operating device is used to indicate a time when the second communication device is allowed to be the operating device; or The information of the region where the second communication device is allowed to be the operating device is used to indicate a region where the second communication device is allowed to be the operating device; or ​ information of an operation type, for indicating a type of operation allowed to be performed by the second communication device; or information of a client, for indicating that the second communication device is allowed to perform a first task from the client, or is allowed to be an operation device of the client; or information of a third operation device, for indicating that the second communication device is allowed to be a relay of the third operation device or a second type of operation device of the third operation device.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein, The information of the allowed category includes one of: the second communication device is always allowed to be an operation device; the second communication device is asked whether to agree to perform a first task in a case where there is a demand for the second communication device to perform the first task; the second communication device is asked whether to agree to be an operation device in a case where there is a demand for the second communication device to be an operation device.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein, The second information includes at least one of: information for indicating that the second communication device agrees to be an operation device; information of an agreed category; category information of an operation device; information of a time when the second communication device agrees to be an operation device; information of an area where the second communication device agrees to be an operation device; information of an operation type; information of a client; information of a third operation device.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein, category information of an operation device, for indicating a category of operation device to which the second communication device agrees; or information of a time when the second communication device agrees to be an operation device, for indicating a time when the second communication device agrees to be an operation device; or information of an area where the second communication device agrees to be an operation device, for indicating an area where the second communication device agrees to be an operation device; or, information of an operation type, for indicating a type of operation agreed to be performed by the second communication device; or information of a client, for indicating that the second communication device agrees to one of: perform a first task from the client, or be an operation device of the client; information of a third operation device, for indicating that the second communication device agrees to be a relay of the third operation device or a second type of operation device of the third operation device.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein, The information of the agreed category includes one of: the second communication device agrees to be an operation device; the second communication device is required to be asked whether to agree to perform a first task in a case where there is a demand for the second communication device to perform the first task; the second communication device is required to be asked whether to agree to be an operation device in a case where there is a demand for the second communication device to be an operation device.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein, The sending of the first inquiry information to the second communication device includes at least one of: sending the first inquiry information to the second communication device in a case where a first condition is met; wherein the first condition includes at least one of: the agreed category is that the second communication device is required to be asked whether to agree to be an operation device in a case where there is a demand for the second communication device to be an operation device; the agreed category is that the second communication device is required to be asked whether to agree to be an operation device in a case where there is a demand for the second communication device to perform a first task; the allowed category is that the second communication device is asked whether to agree to perform a first task in a case where there is a demand for the second communication device to perform the first task; The permission category is: in the case where there is a demand for the second communication device as an operating device, the second communication device needs to be asked whether to agree to be the operating device.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein, The sending of the first inquiry information to the second communication device includes at least one of the following: In the case where the second condition is met, the first inquiry information is sent to the second communication device; The second condition includes at least one of the following: The agreement category is: in the case where there is a demand for the second communication device as an operating device, the second communication device needs to be asked whether to agree to be the operating device. The permission category is: in the case where there is a demand for the second communication device as an operating device, the second communication device needs to be asked whether to agree to be the operating device.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein, The determination of whether the operating device for executing the first task includes or excludes the second communication device includes at least one of the following: In the case where the first condition is met, it is determined that the operating device for executing the first task includes the second communication device; In the case where the third condition is not met or the fourth condition is met, it is determined that the operating device for executing the first task does not include the second communication device; The third condition includes at least one of the following: The second communication device is allowed to be an operating device; The second communication device agrees to be an operating device; The second communication device agrees to execute the first task; The first task meets the condition that the second communication device is allowed to be an operating device; The first task meets the condition that the second communication device agrees to be an operating device; The target operating device of the first task includes the second communication device; The fourth condition includes at least one of the following: The second communication device is not allowed to be an operating device; The second communication device does not agree to be an operating device. The second communication device agrees to execute the first task includes at least one of the following:

21. The method of any one of claims 15 to 18, 20, wherein, The agreement category is: the second communication device agrees to be an operating device; The agreement category is: in the case where there is a demand for the second communication device as an operating device, the second communication device needs to be asked whether to agree to be the operating device, and the inquiry result includes or indicates that the second communication device agrees to be the operating device; In the case where there is a demand for the second communication device to execute the first task, the second communication device needs to be asked whether to agree to execute the first task, and the inquiry result includes or indicates that the second communication device agrees to execute the first task; The client agreed to by the second communication device includes a client requiring to trigger the first task; The area agreed to by the second communication device includes an area requiring the second communication device as an operating device; The area agreed to by the second communication device overlaps with the area requiring the second communication device as an operating device; The time agreed to by the second communication device includes a time requiring the second communication device as an operating device; The time agreed to by the second communication device overlaps with the time requiring the second communication device as an operating device; The operation type required by the first task includes at least one operation type agreed to by the second communication device; The second communication device is located in the area where the second communication device agrees to be an operating device; The current time is the time where the second communication device agrees to be an operating device. ​ 22. The method of claim 20, wherein, The first task meets a condition for allowing the second communication device to be the operating device, including at least one of: The allowed client in the first information includes a client triggering the first task; The allowed area in the first information includes at least one execution area of the first task, or the allowed area in the first information has an overlapping area with the execution area of the first task; The allowed time in the first information includes an execution time of the first task, or the allowed time in the first information has an overlap with the execution time of the first task; The operation type required by the first task includes at least one operation type allowed in the first information.

23. The method of claim 20, wherein, The first task meets a condition for the second communication device to agree to be the operating device, including at least one of: The client agreed to by the second communication device includes a client triggering the first task; The area agreed to by the second communication device includes at least one execution area of the first task, or the area agreed to by the second communication device has an overlapping area with the execution area of the first task; The time agreed to by the second communication device includes an execution time of the first task, or the time agreed to by the second communication device has an overlap with the execution time of the first task; The operation type required by the first task includes at least one operation type agreed to by the second communication device.

24. The method of claim 1, wherein, The determination of the second communication device as or not as the operating device includes at least one of: In the case of meeting the fifth condition, the second communication device is determined as the operating device; In the case of not meeting the fifth condition or meeting the sixth condition, the second communication device is determined not to be the operating device; The fifth condition includes at least one of: Allowing the second communication device to be the operating device; The second communication device agrees to be the operating device; The first task meets the condition for allowing the second communication device to be the operating device; The sixth condition includes at least one of: Not allowing the second communication device to be the operating device; The second communication device does not agree to be the operating device. The second communication device agrees to be the operating device, including at least one of:

25. The method of claim 20 or 24, wherein, The consent category is that the second communication device agrees to be the operating device; The consent category is that in the case of a demand for the second communication device to be the operating device, the second communication device needs to be asked whether to agree to be the operating device, and the inquiry result includes or indicates that the second communication device agrees to be the operating device; The client agreed to by the second communication device includes a client requiring the second communication device to be the operating device; The area agreed to by the second communication device includes an area requiring the second communication device to be the operating device; The area agreed to by the second communication device has an overlapping area with the area requiring the second communication device to be the operating device; The time agreed to by the second communication device includes a time requiring the second communication device to be the operating device; The time agreed to by the second communication device has an overlap with the time requiring the second communication device to be the operating device; The second communication device is located in the area where the second communication device agrees to be the operating device; The current time is the time when the second communication device agrees to be the operating device. The second communication device is allowed to be the operating device, including at least one of:

26. The method of claim 20 or 24, wherein, ​ The allowed category is: allowing the second communication device as an operating device; The allowed category is: in the case where there is a need for the second communication device as an operating device, the second communication device is required to be asked for consent as an operating device, and the asking result includes or indicates that the second communication device agrees to be an operating device; The allowed client in the first information includes a client requiring the second communication device as an operating device; The allowed area in the first information includes an area requiring the second communication device as an operating device; The allowed area in the first information has an overlapping area with an area requiring the second communication device as an operating device; The allowed time in the first information includes a time requiring the second communication device as an operating device; The allowed time in the first information has an overlapping time with a time requiring the second communication device as an operating device; The second communication device is located in an area allowing the second communication device as an operating device; The current time is a time allowing the second communication device as an operating device.

27. The method of any one of claims 1 to 26, wherein, The first task is an operation task on one or more terminal devices requiring one or more operating devices to perform.

28. The method of any of claims 1-26, wherein, The operating device includes at least one of: a first type of operating device, a second type of operating device, a relay operating device of a third operating device, or a second type of operating device of a third operating device; wherein, The first type of operating device satisfies at least one of: A layer three relay operating device of a first communication device or a base station operating device; Has its own operating device information; Contains its own operating device information in a message for screening, inventorying, or paging one or more device terminal devices; Can work independently; Information received by the first type of operating device from a terminal device is not visible to the first communication device or the first operating device; Is controlled, configured, and managed by a third communication device or a core network device; wherein, The relay operating device or the second type of operating device satisfies at least one of: A layer two relay operating device of a first communication device or a base station operating device; Is a first type of operating device or a relay operating device of a third operating device; Does not have independent operating device information, or relays information of a third operating device; Contains information of a third operating device or relayed operating device information in a message for screening, inventorying, or paging one or more device terminal devices; Uses information of a third operating device or relayed operating device information as its own operating device information; Extends coverage of a third operating device or coverage of a relayed operating device; Cannot work independently; Must work with a relayed operating device or with a third operating device; Is controlled, configured, and managed by a first communication device or a third operating device; Information received by the second type of operating device from a terminal device is visible to the first communication device or the first operating device; The second type of operating device is not visible to a third communication device; wherein, The relay operating device of a third operating device satisfies at least one of: Relays information of a third operating device; Performs a first task of a third operating device; Controlled by a third operating device.

29. The method of claim 27 or 28, wherein, The terminal device satisfies at least one of the following: Connectionless; Stateless; No RRC state; No CM state; No mobility management; Does not support active communication, or supports passive communication; Supports the capability of an AIoT device; Or, The terminal device includes at least one of the following: An environmental Internet of Things (AIoT) device; A connectionless device; A stateless terminal; A terminal without an RRC state; A terminal without a CM state; A terminal without mobility management; A passive communication device; A responding device; A device supporting communication with a first communication device or an operating device; A device capable of performing or responding to a target operation; A device capable of accessing a wireless communication system through a first communication device or an operating device.

30. The method of any one of claims 1 to 29, wherein, The operating device satisfies at least one of the following: A reader / writer; A device supporting communication with a terminal device; An access device as a terminal device; Supports triggering a terminal device to perform a command; A device that operates or AIoT operates a terminal device; An operating device that performs a first task or an AIoT task; A communication device supporting an access layer; Supports a wireless interface between a terminal device; Supports an AIoT wireless access technology for the environment; 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 RF capability of a terminal device, turning off RF capability of a terminal device, controlling a terminal device to perform 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.

31. An operating method applied to a second communication device, the method comprising: The second communication device performs a second operation, and the second operation includes at least one of the following: Sending information for requiring the second communication device to be an operating device; Sending at least one of the following: second information, for indicating that the second communication device does not agree to be an operating device; Receiving first inquiry information sent by a first communication device, and the first inquiry information is used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to perform a first task; Receiving second inquiry information sent by the first communication device, and the second inquiry information is used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to be an operating device; Wherein, The second information includes at least one of the following: Information for indicating that the second communication device agrees to be an operating device; Information of an agreement category; Category information of an operating device; Information of a time of being an operating device; Information of an area of being an operating device; Information of an operation type; Information of a customer; Information of a third operating device.

32. The method of claim 31, wherein, The first inquiry information includes at least one of the following information: Indicating information for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees to perform a first task; Information of the first task; Wherein, the information of the first task includes at least one of the following: Information of an execution area of the first task; Information of an execution time of the first task; Information of an operation type of the first task; Information of a target operating device of the first task; information of a client triggering the first task; an identification of the first task.

33. The method of claim 31, wherein, The second inquiry information includes at least one of: information for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees to be an operation device; category information of an operation device, including information for indicating at least one of: a first category of operation device, a second category of operation device; information of a time as an operation device; information of an area as an operation device; information of an operation type; information of a client; information of a third operation device; information of the first task; wherein the information of the first task includes at least one of: information of an execution area of the first task; information of an execution time of the first task; an operation type of the first task; information of a target operation device of the first task; information of a client triggering the first task; an identification of the first task.

34. The method of claim 32 or 33, wherein, the category information of an operation device is for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees to be an operation device of the category; or the information of a time as an operation device is for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees to be an operation device in the time; or the information of an area as an operation device is for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees to be an operation device in the area; or the information of an operation type is for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees to perform the operation type; or the information of a client is for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees to one of: perform a first task from the client, or be an operation device of the client; or the information of a third operation device is for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees to be a relay of the third operation device or a second category of operation device of the third operation device; or the information of the first task is for inquiring whether the second communication device agrees to be an operation device of the first task.

35. The method of claim 31, wherein, The second information includes at least one of: information for indicating that the second communication device agrees to be an operation device; information of an agreed category; category information of an operation device; information of a time as an operation device; information of an area as an operation device; information of an operation type; information of a client; information of a third operation device.

36. The method of claim 35, wherein, the category information of an operation device is for indicating that the second communication device agrees to be a category of operation device; or the information of a time as an operation device is for indicating that the second communication device agrees to be an operation device in the time; or the information of an area as an operation device is for indicating that the second communication device agrees to be an operation device in the area; or the information of an operation type is for indicating that the second communication device agrees to perform the operation type; or the information of a client is for indicating that the second communication device agrees to one of: perform a first task from the client, or be an operation device of the client; or the information of a third operation device is for indicating that the second communication device agrees to be a relay of the third operation device or a second category of operation device of the third operation device.

37. The method of claim 35, wherein, The information of an agreed category includes one of: The second communication device agrees to be the operation device; In the case where there is a demand for the second communication device to perform the first task, it is necessary to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to perform the first task; In the case where there is a demand for the second communication device to be the operation device, it is necessary to inquire whether the second communication device agrees to be the operation device.

38. The method of claim 31, wherein, In the case where the first inquiry information sent by the first communication device is received, the method further comprises: sending first response information to the first communication device, wherein the first response information comprises information for indicating one of the following: information for indicating that the second communication device agrees or disagrees to perform the first task; information for indicating that the second communication device agrees or disagrees to be the operation device for the first task; information for indicating the first task.

39. The method of claim 31, wherein, In the case where the second inquiry information sent by the first communication device is received, the method further comprises: sending second response information to the first communication device, the second response information comprises at least one of the following: information for indicating that the second communication device agrees or disagrees to be the operation device; category information of the operation device; information of a time when the second communication device agrees to be the operation device; information of an area where the second communication device agrees to be the operation device; information of an operation type; information of a customer; information of a third operation device; information of the first task.

40. The method of claim 38 or 39, wherein, the category information of the operation device is for indicating one of the following: a category of the operation device that the second communication device agrees to, a category of the operation device that the second communication device disagrees to; or the information of the time when the second communication device agrees to be the operation device is for indicating one of the following: the second communication device agrees to be the operation device within the time, the second communication device disagrees to be the operation device within the time; or the information of the area where the second communication device agrees to be the operation device is for indicating one of the following: the second communication device agrees to be the operation device within the area, the second communication device disagrees to be the operation device within the area; or the information of the operation type is for indicating one of the following: an operation type that the second communication device agrees to perform, an operation type that the second communication device disagrees to perform; or the information of the customer is for indicating one of the following: the second communication device agrees or disagrees to one of the following: perform a first task from the customer, be the operation device for the customer; or the information of the third operation device is for indicating one of the following: the second communication device agrees to be one of the following: a relay of the third operation device or a second category of the third operation device, the second communication device disagrees to be one of the following: a relay of the third operation device or a second category of the third operation device; or the information of the first task is for indicating one of the following: the first task that the second communication device agrees to perform, the first task that the second communication device disagrees to perform.

41. The method of any one of claims 31 to 40, wherein, the operation device comprises at least one of the following: a first category of operation device, a second category of operation device, a relay of the third operation device or a second category of the third operation device; wherein, the first category of operation device satisfies at least one of the following: A first communication device or a base station operating device; The relay operating device is of a second type of operating device; The relay operating device has its own operating device information; The relay operating device is capable of operating independently; The first communication device or the first operating device is not aware of the information from the terminal device received by the relay operating device; The relay operating device is controlled, configured and managed by a third communication device or a core network device; The relay operating device of the second type of operating device satisfies at least one of the following: A second communication device or a base station operating device; The relay operating device is of a first type of operating device or a third operating device; The relay operating device does not have its own operating device information, or relays the information of the third operating device; The relay operating device is capable of operating independently; The first communication device or the first operating device is not aware of the information from the terminal device received by the relay operating device; The relay operating device of the second type of operating device is not visible to the third communication device; The relay operating device of the third operating device satisfies at least one of the following: The relay operating device relays the information of the third operating device; The relay operating device performs the first task of the third operating device; The relay operating device is controlled by the third operating device. The operating device satisfies at least one of the following: A reader-writer; A device supporting communication with a terminal device; An access device of a terminal device; A device supporting triggering a terminal device to execute a command; A device performing an operation or an AIoT operation on a terminal device; An operating device performing a first task or an AIoT task; 42. The method of any one of claims 31 to 41, wherein, A communication device supporting an access layer; A device supporting a wireless interface between the device and a terminal device; A device supporting an AIoT wireless access technology for an environment; A device 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, 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.

43. An information sending method applied to a third communication device, the method comprising: sending at least one of the following to a first communication device: information of a first task, first requirement information, the first requirement information being used to require a second communication device to be activated as an operating device; the information of the first task comprising at least one of the following: information of an execution area of the first task; information of an execution time of the first task; an operation type of the first task; information of a target operating device of the first task; ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ information of a client triggering the first task; an identifier of the first task.

44. The method of claim 43, wherein, The first requirement information includes at least one of: indication information for requiring the second communication device as an operating device; information of a client for indicating a client requiring the second communication device as an operating device; information of an area for indicating an area requiring the second communication device as an operating device; the area of consent overlaps with the area requiring the second communication device as an operating device; information of a time for indicating a time requiring the second communication device as an operating device.

45. The method of claim 43, wherein, The first task is a task of operating one or more terminal devices by one or more operating devices.

46. The method of claim 43, wherein, The operating device satisfies at least one of: a reader / writer; a device supporting communication with a terminal device; an access device as a terminal device; a device supporting triggering a terminal device to execute a command; a device performing an operation or an AIoT operation on a terminal device; an operating device executing the first task or an AIoT task; a communication device supporting an access layer; supporting a wireless interface between the terminal device; supporting an AIoT wireless access technology of an environment Internet of Things; supporting 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, turning on an RF capability of the terminal device, turning off the 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, deactivating the terminal device. 47.A communication device, the communication device being a first communication device, the communication device comprising: a first processing module configured to perform a first operation, the first operation including at least one of: determining whether an operating device executing a first task includes or excludes a second communication device; determining whether the second communication device is or is not an operating device; sending first inquiry information to the second communication device, the first inquiry information being used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to execute the first task; sending second inquiry information to the second communication device, the second inquiry information being used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to be an operating device. 48.A communication device, the communication device being a second communication device, the communication device comprising: a second processing module configured to perform a second operation, the second operation including at least one of: sending information for requiring the second communication device as an operating device; sending at least one of: second information, the second information being used to indicate that the second communication device disagrees to be an operating device; receiving first inquiry information sent by a first communication device, the first inquiry information being used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to execute a first task; receiving second inquiry information sent by the first communication device, the second inquiry information being used to inquire whether the second communication device agrees or disagrees to be an operating device; wherein, the second information includes at least one of: information for indicating that the second communication device agrees to be an operation device; information of an agreement category; category information of an operation device; information of a time as an operation device; information of an area as an operation device; information of an operation type; information of a client; information of a third operation device. 49.A communication device, the communication device being a third communication device, the communication device comprising: a first sending module, configured to send, to a first communication device, at least one of the following: information of a first task, first requirement information, the first requirement information being used to require to activate a second communication device as an operation device; the information of the first task comprising at least one of the following: information of an execution area of the first task; information of an execution time of the first task; an operation type of the first task; information of a target operation device of the first task; information of a client triggering the first task; an identifier of the first task. 50.A communication device comprising a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, the computer program, when executed by the processor, implements steps of the operation method according to any one of claims 1 to 42, or implements steps of the information sending method according to any one of claims 43 to 46. 51.A computer readable storage medium, the computer readable storage medium storing a computer program, the computer program, when executed by a processor, implements steps of the operation method according to any one of claims 1 to 42, or implements steps of the information sending method according to any one of claims 43 to 46.

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