CN102077664A

CN102077664A - Locating and associating method for user equipment and device thereof

Info

Publication number: CN102077664A
Application number: CN2009801249004A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王学龙; 何洋; 杨利; 张宏卓; 黄英; 金雷; 石小丽
Original assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Current assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Priority date: 2009-04-28
Filing date: 2009-04-28
Publication date: 2011-05-25
Also published as: WO2010124457A1

Abstract

A locating and an associating method for user equipment (UE) and a device thereof are provided, so locating the user equipment in LTE system are realized. The method includes: sending a locating request message to an Evolved Serving Mobile Location Center (E-SMLC); and sending a measuring request message to the UE, and obtaining a measuring report sent by the UE. The present invention relates to communication technology field, and applies to LTE system mainly.

Description

Locating and associating method for user equipment and device thereof

Positioning, correlating method and the engineering device technique field of user equipment

The present invention relates to communication technical field, more particularly to a kind of positioning of user equipment, correlating method and device.

Background technology

In WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access, WCDMA）In system, common localization method includes：(Observed Time Difference of Arrival observe reaching time-difference to 0TD0A）Localization method, the GPS localization methods of network assistance（Assisted Global Positioning System, AGPS) and UTDOA (Uplink-Time Difference of Arrival, up-link reaches the time difference）Localization method etc..

Wherein, 0TD0A methods are because its moderate accuracy, response time are fast, user equipment cost is not high, as the essential localization method of WCDMA system standard.AGPS method positioning precision highests, up to tens meters, but the shortcoming of this method is that user equipment cost is high.UTDOA methods use the method similar to direction-finding station triangulation, by measuring the difference of the time reached in different receiver base station signals come positioning UE (User Equipment, user equipment）Position.

In above-mentioned 0TD0A or AGPS methods, UE position data can carry out calculating UE progress auxiliary positionings in network side（UE-assisted), measurement data, referred to as network localization method are only provided；It can also be calculated in UE sides, be referred to as the localization method based on UE（UE-based).

But, during the present invention is realized, inventor has found：WCDMA location technologies are not particularly suited for LTE (Long Term Evolution, Long Term Evolution in the prior art）System, the related art scheme on how to realize user equipment positioning for not yet having determination in LTE system.

The content of the invention

The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of method and system of user equipment positioning, to realize the positioning in LTE systems to user equipment.

The method of user equipment of embodiment of the present invention positioning uses following technical scheme： A kind of user facility positioning method, including：

Locating request message is sent to evolution Serving Mobile Location Center E-SMLC；

Measurement request message is sent to user equipment (UE), and obtains the blunt announcements of measurement ^ that the UE is sent.A kind of user facility positioning method, including：Operation maintenance manages 0AM entities and sends locating request message to user equipment (UE), and sends the first measurement solicited message to the UE after positioning response message is received；Receive the measurement report that the UE is sent；Or,

The 0AM entities send locating request message to evolution base station eNB, and receive the measurement report for the UE that the eNB is sent, and the measurement report of the UE is received from the UE by the eNB, described

UE is obtained receiving the eNB and measured after the measurement request message sent after receiving the locating request message.

Using the technical scheme of the embodiment of the present invention, the positioning to user equipment in LTE system is realized.The embodiment of the present invention additionally provides a kind of communicator, including：

First receiving unit, for receiving locating request message, the locating request message manages 0AM entities by evolution base station or operation maintenance and sent；

First transmitting element, for sending positioning measurement solicited message to user equipment (UE)；

Second receiving unit, the measurement report for receiving the UE that the UE is sent.

The embodiment of the present invention additionally provides a kind of communicator, including：

Orientation triggering unit, for sending locating request message to evolution Serving Mobile Location Center E-SMLC, evolution base station eNB or UE；

Receiving unit, positional information and wireless side measurement report for receiving the UE, blunt accuse of positional information and wireless side measurement ^ of the UE is sent by described E-SMLC, eNB or UE.

Orientation triggering unit, for sending locating request message to evolution Serving Mobile Location Center E-SMLC；First transmitting element, for after positioning response message is received, positioning measurement request message to be sent to user equipment (UE)；

First receiving unit, the positional information for receiving the UE. Using the communicator described in the embodiment of the present invention, the embodiment of the present invention of determining that can be to user equipment in LTE systems additionally provides a kind of correlating method, including：Obtain the wireless side measurement report of user equipment；Obtain the positional information of user equipment；According to the mark of user equipment to report, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated.

The embodiment of the present invention additionally provides a kind of associated apparatus, including：First acquisition unit, the wireless side measurement report for obtaining user equipment；Second acquisition unit, obtains the positional information of user equipment；Associative cell, for the mark according to user equipment to report, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated.

Positional information and wireless side measurement report, can be associated, to carry out the network optimization by correlating method of the embodiment of the present invention and device.

Brief description of the drawings

Technical scheme in order to illustrate the embodiments of the present invention more clearly, the accompanying drawing used required in being described below to embodiment is briefly described, apparently, drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, for those of ordinary skill in the art, on the premise of not paying creative work, other accompanying drawings can also be obtained according to these accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is the flow chart of the localization method of the user equipment of the embodiment of the present invention two

Fig. 2 is the flow chart of the localization method of the user equipment of the embodiment of the present invention three

Fig. 3 is the flow chart of the localization method of the user equipment of the embodiment of the present invention four

Fig. 4 is the flow chart of the localization method of the user equipment of the embodiment of the present invention five

Fig. 5 is the flow chart of the localization method of the user equipment of the embodiment of the present invention six

Fig. 6 is the flow chart of the localization method of the user equipment of the embodiment of the present invention seven

Fig. 7 is the flow chart of the localization method of the user equipment of the embodiment of the present invention eight

Fig. 8 is the flow chart of the localization method of the user equipment of the embodiment of the present invention nine

Fig. 9 is the schematic diagram of the communication system of the embodiment of the present invention ten；

Fig. 10 is the schematic diagram of the communication system of the embodiment of the present invention 11； Figure 11 is the schematic diagram of the communication system of the embodiment of the present invention 12；

Figure 12 is the schematic diagram of the communication system of the embodiment of the present invention 13；

Figure 13 is the schematic diagram of the communication system of the embodiment of the present invention 14；

Figure 14 is the schematic diagram of the communication system of the embodiment of the present invention 15；

Figure 15 is the schematic diagram of associated apparatus of the embodiment of the present invention；

Figure 16-Figure 19 is the schematic diagram of the network architecture of the embodiment of the present invention；

Figure 20-Figure 22 is the schematic diagram of communicator of the embodiment of the present invention.

Embodiment

Below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in the embodiment of the present invention, the technical scheme in the embodiment of the present invention is clearly and completely described, it is clear that described embodiment is only a part of embodiment of the invention, rather than whole embodiments.Based on the embodiment in the present invention, the every other embodiment that those of ordinary skill in the art are obtained under the premise of creative work is not made belongs to the scope of protection of the invention.

(Location services position the good business of the moon to current LCS）There are four types, be respectively：Commercial LCS (value-added services）, the Internal LCS (positioned internals）, the Emergency LCS (urgent calls）And the Lawful Intercept LCS (Lawful intercepts）.For SON networks (Self Optimized Network, self-organizing network）For, mainly need the LCS of the Internal LCS types.In embodiments of the present invention, it will be also described by taking the LCS of the Internal LCS types as an example.

In embodiments of the present invention there is provided several network architectures, respectively as shown in Figure 16, Figure 17, Figure 18 and Figure 19.In the framework shown in Figure 16,0AM (Operation Administration Maintenance, operation maintenance management）Entity and eNB directly carry out Signalling exchange, eNB and MME (Mobility Management Entity, mobile management entity）Between pass through S1 interfaces and carry out Signalling exchange, MME and E-SMLC (Evolved Serving Mobile Location Centre, evolution Serving Mobile Location Center）Between by SLs interfaces carry out Signalling exchange, between beautiful E and HSS by S6a interfaces carry out Signalling exchange, between beautiful E and VGMLC by SLg interfaces carry out Signalling exchange, signaling, and data/voice interaction are carried out between UE and eNB；The framework described in framework and Figure 16 shown in Figure 17 is not Same is that 0AM and E-SMLC directly carries out Signalling exchange；Framework shown in Figure 18 directly carries out Signalling exchange from 0AM unlike the framework shown in Figure 16, Figure 17 and MME.In the framework shown in Figure 19, Signalling exchange is carried out by-MME the interfaces of S 1 between eNB and 0 AM, signaling, and data/voice interaction are carried out between UE and eNB.

User equipment is positioned in LTE systems to realize, the embodiment of the present invention one provides a kind of localization method of user equipment.In the localization method of the user equipment described in the embodiment of the present invention one, mainly after locating request message is sent to evolution Serving Mobile Location Center E-SMLC from an entity, measurement request message is sent to user equipment (UE), and obtains the measurement report that the UE is sent.

Wherein, in embodiments of the present invention, the entity for sending the locating request message is eNB or 0AM entities.And according to the positioning for being UE-based modes or UE-as s i s ted modes, the positional information of user equipment can be included in the measurement report, the positional information may include the final location information of user equipment or auxiliary positioning information, and the auxiliary positioning information may include measurement result, measurement accuracy etc..When the blunt announcements of the measurement ^ include auxiliary positioning information, the location information of user equipment need to be calculated according to the auxiliary positioning information by network side entity, such as E-SMLC.

In addition, in order to carry out the network optimization, network side entity can also obtain wireless side measurement ^ blunt announcement MR (Measurement Repor t, measurement report in addition to obtaining the positional information of the user equipment）Data and mark.Wherein, the MR data may include for example, RSRP (Reference S i gna l Received Power, Reference Signal Received Power）Or RSRQ (Reference S igna l Rece ived Qua l i ty, Reference Signal Received Quality）.Here, the network side entity can be eNB, E-SMLC, or 0AM etc..Then, the final positional information of user equipment and wireless side measurement report can be associated by the network side entity according to the mark, so as to carry out the network optimization, such as reduce drive test scene, RF (Radio Frequency, radio frequency）Parameter automatic optimization scene etc..

Wherein, the mark can be timestamp, and measurement is identified, association identification, frame number, one kind in multi-frame number.The timestamp is that UE is obtained when measuring, and can such as use UE absolute times（Or relative time) or other can identify a uniquely tagged of UE current measurement times；And measuring mark can be carried by eNB in the measurement control message for be sent to UE.The association identification is distributed by UE 's.For multi-frame number, for some positioning methods for consuming a longer time of needs, such as AGPS ,-as 5-l Os could complete.In order to ensure wireless side measurement report can be associated correctly with positional information, a frame number is distributed per 10ms, is circulated from 1-4096*n.UE and eNB safeguards identical multi-frame number.In addition, UE can also use the frame number in existing protocol to be used as mark.

It is described in detail in below in conjunction with different embodiments in LTE system and realizes that user equipment is positioned.

The embodiment of the present invention two provides a kind of localization method of user equipment, and the present embodiment is realized based on the framework shown in Figure 16.As shown in figure 1, the method described in the embodiment of the present invention two comprises the following steps：Step 11, eNB send locating request message by MME to E-SMLC（ Locat ion Reques t ).ENB ID can be carried in the locating request message, and (eNB is identified）, cel l ID (cell IDs）, TAC (Tracking Area Code, Tracking Area Code）, the one kind or any combination in information such as UE marks.

Step 12, the E-SMLC carry out legitimate verification to the eNB.

In addition, the E-SMLC can also carry out legitimate verification to user equipment.The process of legitimate verification is carried out to eNB or user equipment, two aspects can be included：

First, eNB is verified between eNB and MME, when setting up interface between eNB and E-SMLC, to determine that eNB has the right of locating user devices.If eNB requirements carry out position fixing process to some user equipment or certain user's equipment, E-SMLC can also initiate the validity checking to some user equipment or certain user's equipment, the i.e. step and be carried out before step 11.

2nd, when eNB sends locating request message, E-SMLC carries out legitimate verification to eNB or user equipment.The process verified to UE is mainly the UE for being reported eNB by E-SMLC and identified（Such as beautiful E is the UE marks that UE is distributed, or eNB is the mark that UE is distributed, now LPP2 (LTE Pos i t ioning Protoco l need to be passed through by eNB, LTE location protocols 2) mark is sent to E-SMLC by interface) and the E-SMLC itself IMSI (the Internat iona l Mobi le Subscr iber Ident i ty, international mobile subscriber identity of the user equipment that obtain）It is associated to carry out.This process can be by E-SMLC and MME or other network entities such as HSS (Home Subscr iber Server, home subscriber server）Coordinate and complete.The eNB that checking to eNB is mainly reported according to eNB identifies to verify, to determine eNB Ability with locating user devices.

Step 13, the E-SMLC send positioning response message (Loca t ion ACK) through MME to eNB, include " by " and " failure " in the positioning response message.If the positioning response message performs step 14 to pass through;Otherwise position fixing process terminates.

Step 14, the eNB measure configuration to UE, and measurement request message is sent to user equipment.For example, eNB can be just blunt according to RRM (Radio Resource Management, RRM）Algorithm or network planning network optimization constructing tactics measurement content, measurement request message is sent to user equipment.Wherein, include location measurement information in the measurement request message and require to obtain the wireless side measurement report control information for putting data.Wherein, positioning measurement auxiliary information, such as Neighboring Relation Table, PCI, encryption information etc. are may include in the location measurement information.

Or the location measurement information or wireless side measurement report control information also individually can be sent to UE by other a piece of news by eNB.

Step 15, the user equipment are measured according to the measurement request message.

Measurement report is sent to eNB by step 16, the user equipment.

Wherein, configured according to the measurements carried out to UE of eNB at step 14, under UE-ba sed modes, the measurement report may include positional information and wireless side measurement report；Or the measurement report may include positional information, mark and wireless side measurement report, now, content in the measurement report can be reported individually, i.e. by positional information and mark, wireless side measurement report and the two combinations are marked individually to report, the marks of two combinations can be with identical also different.When under UE-as s i s ted modes, the blunt announcements of measurement ^ may include auxiliary positioning information such as, and measurement result, measurement accuracy etc., mark and wireless side measurement report, now, the content in the measurement report can be reported individually.

In addition, when under UE-as s i s ted modes, UE positional information need to be calculated by the E-SMLC measurement reports reported according to eNB, therefore, the method for the embodiment of the present invention two also includes：

The measurement report is sent to E-SMLC by step 17, the eNB through beautiful E.

Step 18, the E-SMLC are calculated according to the measurement report after the positional information of the user equipment, obtain update measurement report, the renewal measurement report include the positional information, mark and wirelessly Side measurement report.If eNB needs this to update measurement report, the renewal measurement report can be passed through location response message by the E-SMLC（Loca t i on Response) it is sent to eNB through beautiful E.

Under UE-based modes, above-mentioned steps 17 and 18 are optional.

Step 19, if operation maintenance management entity 0AM triggering position fixing process, the eNB also need by the measurement report or update measurement report be sent to operation maintenance management entity 0AM.

Step 20, the mark in measurement report or renewal measurement report, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated, to carry out the network optimization.

Under UE-based modes, there can be following several interrelational forms：

(1) positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated by the mark in the measurement report, the eNB；

(2) measurement is accused and gives the E-SMLC by the eNB, and by the blunt mark according in the measurement report of the E-SMLC, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated；

(3) measurement report is sent to 0AM by the eNB, and by marks of the 0AM in the measurement report, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated.

And under UE-ba sed modes, when including positional information and wireless side measurement report for the UE measurement reports that eNB is received, it is not necessary to the process being associated again.Namely it is to be understood that be the positional information and wireless side measurement report associated in the measurement report that user equipment is reported according to the measurement configuration in step 14.

Under UE-as s i s ted modes, there can be following several interrelational forms：

(1) by the E-SMLC centers, the positional information is associated by the mark in the renewal measurement report with the wireless side measurement report；

(2) eNB receives the renewal measurement report sent by the E-SMLC, and the renewal measurement report is sent to operation maintenance management entity, the positional information is associated with the wireless side measurement report by mark of the operation maintenance management entity in the renewal measurement report；

(3) eNB is received after the renewal measurement report sent by the E-SMLC, and the positional information is associated by the mark in the renewal measurement report with the wireless side measurement report. The positioning of the user equipment in LTE systems is not only realized using the technical scheme of the embodiment of the present invention two it can be seen from embodiment two, but also the network optimization can be carried out by the way that the positional information of user equipment and wireless side measurement report is associated.

The embodiment of the present invention three provides a kind of method that user equipment is positioned, and the method that the present embodiment is provided is realized based on the framework shown in Figure 16.As shown in Fig. 2 the method described in the embodiment of the present invention three comprises the following steps：

Step 21-23 is with reference to step 11-1 3 in embodiment two.

Step 24, the E-SMLC send positioning measurement request message to the user equipment, and location measurement information is carried in the message.It may include positioning measurement auxiliary information in the location measurement information, such as face cell relation list, PCI, encryption information etc..

Or the positioning measurement auxiliary information can also individually be sent from the E-SMLC by other a piece of news to UE.

Step 25, the user equipment are measured according to the positioning measurement request message.

Measurement report is sent to E-SMLC by step 26, the user equipment.

When under UE-ba sed modes, the blunt announcements of measurement ^ may include positional information and mark.When under UE-as s i s ted modes, the measurement>Announcement may include auxiliary positioning information（Such as, measurement result, measurement accuracy etc.）And mark.

Step 27, the eNB send wireless side measurement report request message to the user equipment, in wireless side measurement>Accusing request message includes the wireless side measurement blunt announcement control information of ^.

Step 28, the user equipment are measured according to the wireless side measurement report request message.Wireless side measurement report and mark are sent to eNB by step 29, the user equipment.

Wherein, during concrete application, the precedence relationship between step 24-26 and step 27-29 is not construed as limiting to the embodiment of the present invention.

In addition, when under UE-a s s i s ted modes, UE positional information need to be calculated by the E-SMLC measurement reports reported according to UE, therefore, the method for the embodiment of the present invention three also includes：

Step 210, the E-SMLC accuse the position letter for calculating the user equipment according to the measurement After breath, obtain and update measurement report, the renewal measurement report includes the positional information and mark.If eNB needs UE positional information, measurement report or the measurement report of updating can be sent to eNB by the E-SMLC by location response message through MME.

Step 21 1, if the position fixing process of 0AM entity triggers, the eNB also need by the measurement report or update measurement report be sent to 0 AM entities.

Step 212, according to the mark, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated, to carry out the network optimization.

Under UE-ba sed modes, there can be following several interrelational forms：

(1) measurement is accused and gives the eNB by the E-SMLC, and by marks of the eNB in the measurement report, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated；

(2) measurement is accused and given after the eNB by the E-SMLC, the measurement report and wireless side measurement report are sent to operation maintenance management entity 0AM by the eNB, by mark of the operation maintenance management entity in the measurement report, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated；

(3) E-SMLC obtains the wireless side measurement report, and the mark in the measurement report by eNB, and the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated by the E-SMLC.

Under UE-a s s i s ted modes, there can be following several interrelational forms：

(1) E-SMLC obtains the wireless side measurement report, and the mark in the renewal measurement report by the eNB, and the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated；

(2) E-SMLC will update measurement and accuse and give the eNB, and by marks of the eNB in the renewal measurement report, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated；Or

(3) E-SMLC is sent to measurement report is updated after the eNB, the renewal measurement report and wireless side measurement report are sent to operation maintenance management entity by the eNB, the mark in measurement report is updated as described in the operation maintenance management entity, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated.

The embodiment of the present invention four provides a kind of method that user equipment is positioned, and the method for the present embodiment is based on Framework shown in Figure 17 is realized.As shown in figure 3, the method described in the embodiment of the present invention four comprises the following steps：

Step 31,0AM send locating request message to E-SMLC（Location Request ).

One kind or any combination in the information such as eNB ID, cell ID, TAC, UE mark can be carried in the locating request message.

Step 32, the E-SMLC carry out legitimate verification according to the locating request message to the user equipment.

This process is identical to the verification process of user equipment with step 12.

Step 33, the E-SMLC send positioning response message to 0AM（Location ACK ).If being verified, step 34 is performed;Otherwise position fixing process terminates.

Step 34-39 is referred to step 24-29 in embodiment two and realized.

Wherein, during concrete application, the precedence relationship between step 34-36 and step 37-39 is not construed as limiting to the embodiment of the present invention.

When under UE-assisted modes, UE positional information need to be calculated by the E-SMLC measurement reports reported according to UE, therefore, the method for the embodiment of the present invention four also includes：

Step 310, the E-SMLC are accused after the positional information for calculating the user equipment according to the measurement, are obtained and are updated measurement report, and the renewal measurement report includes the positional information, mark.

Described update is measured the blunt announcements of ^ or measurement by step 311, the E-SMLC>Announcement is sent to eNB by location response message (Location Response) through hideing.

The measurement report or renewal measurement report are sent to operation maintenance management entity 0AM by step 312, the E-SMLC.

Step 313, according to the mark, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated, to carry out the network optimization.

Under UE-based modes, there can be following several interrelational forms：

(1) 0AM obtains the blunt announcements of wireless side measurement ^, and the mark in the measurement report through E-SMLC by the eNB, and the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated by the 0AM； Or wireless side measurement report obtained by the eNB through MME, E-SMLC, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated by and the mark in the measurement report, the 0AM；

(2) blunt accuse of the measurement ^ is given eNB by the E-SMLC, and by marks of the eNB in the measurement report, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated；

(3) E-SMLC obtains wireless side measurement report by eNB, and according to the mark in the measurement report, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated.

(1) 0AM obtains the wireless side measurement report, and the mark in the renewal measurement report by the eNB, and the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated；

(2) E-SMLC obtains wireless side measurement report by eNB, and according to the mark in the renewal measurement report, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated；

(3) eNB receives the renewal measurement report, and the mark in the renewal measurement report by the E-SMLC, and the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated.

The embodiment of the present invention five provides a kind of method that user equipment is positioned, and the method that the present embodiment is provided is realized based on the framework shown in Figure 18.Method as shown in Figure 4 and the method that example IV is provided are essentially identical, because in the present embodiment, 0AM is attached with solid E, and the method difference that the method and example IV that the present embodiment is provided are provided is：In step 41,0AM sends locating request message through MME to E-SMLC；At step 43, the E-SMLC sends positioning response message through beautiful E to 0AM；In step 412, the measurement report or renewal measurement report are sent to operation maintenance management entity 0AM by the E-SMLC through beautiful E.

The method provided by embodiment five, 0AM carries out triggering positioning, Signalling exchange is directly carried out with MME, the positioning of the user equipment in LTE systems is not only realized, but also the network optimization can be carried out by the way that the positional information of user equipment and wireless side measurement report is associated.

In the localization method of the user equipment described in following embodiment six, seven, eight, mainly operation maintenance manages 0AM entities and sends locating request message to user equipment (UE), and sends the first measurement solicited message to the UE after positioning response message is received；Receive the measurement report that the UE is sent；Or, The 0AM entities send locating request message to evolution base station eNB, and receive the measurement for the UE that the eNB is sent>Accuse, the measurement of the UE>Accuse and the UE is received from by the eNB, the UE is obtained receiving the eNB and measured after the measurement request message sent after receiving the locating request message.

The position fixing process of user equipment is described in detail below in conjunction with each embodiment.

The embodiment of the present invention six provides a kind of method that user equipment is positioned, and the method that the present embodiment is provided is realized based on the framework shown in Figure 19.As shown in figure 5, the method described in the embodiment of the present invention six comprises the following steps：

Step 51,0AM send locating request message to eNB.

One kind or any combination in the information such as eNB ID, cel l ID, TAC, UE mark can be carried in the locating request message.

Step 52, the eNB send positioning response message to the 0AM.

Step 53, the eNB measure configuration to UE, and measurement request message is sent to user equipment.Wherein, include location measurement information in the measurement request message and require that obtaining the wireless side measurement for putting data accuses control information.It may include positioning measurement auxiliary information, such as Neighboring Relation Table, including PCI, encryption information etc. in the location measurement information.Or the positioning measurement auxiliary information can also individually be sent by other a piece of news from eNB to UE.

Step 54, the user equipment are measured according to the measurement request message.

Measurement report is sent to eNB by step 55, the user equipment.

Wherein, when under UE-based modes, the blunt announcements of measurement ^ may include positional information, mark and wireless side measurement report, wherein described positional information and mark, wireless side measurement report can be reported respectively with mark, i.e. by positional information and mark, wireless side measurement report and the two combinations are marked individually to report, the marks of two combinations can be with identical also different.Or the measurement report may also include positional information and wireless side measurement report.

When under UE-as s i s ted modes, the blunt announcements of measurement ^ may include auxiliary positioning information, mark and wireless side measurement report.Now, the eNB can calculate the user according to the auxiliary positioning information and set Standby positional information, obtains updating measurement report, wherein the renewal measurement report includes positional information, mark and wireless side measurement report.

Step 56, the eNB send location response message, including the measurement report or renewal measurement report to 0AM.

If the measurement report that 0AM is received is the measurement report under UE-as s i s ted modes, then the 0AM can also calculate the positional information of the user equipment according to the auxiliary positioning information, obtain updating measurement report, wherein described renewal measurement report includes positional information, mark and wireless side measurement report, and the renewal measurement report can be sent into eNB.

According to above-mentioned it can be seen from step 55 and 56, in embodiments of the present invention, the eNB and 0AM can have the function for the positional information for calculating user equipment.

Step 57, according to the measurement report or update measurement report, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated.

Under UE-based modes, there can be following several interrelational forms：

(2) measurement report is sent to the operation maintenance management entity by the eNB, is associated the positional information and wireless side measurement report by mark of the operation maintenance management entity in the measurement report.

(1) when eNB is obtained and updated measurement report, the mark positional informations and wireless side measurement report of the eNB in the renewal measurement report are associated.

(2) when eNB is obtained and updated measurement report, the renewal measurement report is sent to the 0AM by the eNB, is associated the positional information and wireless side measurement report by marks of the 0AM in the renewal measurement report.

(3) when 0AM is obtained and updated measurement report, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated by marks of the 0AM in the renewal measurement report. (4) when 0AM is obtained and updated measurement report, the renewal measurement report is sent to the eNB by the 0AM, the positional information and wireless side measurement report is associated by marks of the eNB in the renewal measurement report.

The positioning of the user equipment in LTE systems is not only realized using the technical scheme of the embodiment of the present invention six it can be seen from embodiment six, but also the network optimization can be carried out by the way that the positional information of user equipment and wireless side measurement report is associated.

The embodiment of the present invention seven provides a kind of method that user equipment is positioned, and the method that the present embodiment is provided is realized based on the framework shown in Figure 19.As shown in fig. 6, the method described in the embodiment of the present invention seven comprises the following steps：

Step 61,0AM send locating request message by the logic interfacing between user equipment to the user equipment, and UE marks are carried in the message.

Step 61, the user equipment send positioning response message to the 0AM.

Step 63,0 AM send measurement request message to the user equipment, and 0 AM measures configuration to UE, includes location measurement information and wireless side measurement report control information in the message.It may include positioning measurement auxiliary information etc. in the location measurement information.Or the positioning measurement auxiliary information can also individually be sent by other a piece of news.

Step 64, the user equipment send the blunt announcement of measurement to the 0AM.

When wherein, under UE-ba sed modes, the measurement>Announcement may include that positional information is reported respectively with mark, wireless side measurement report and mark.Or the measurement report may also include positional information and wireless side measurement report.

When under UE-a s s i s ted modes, the blunt announcements of measurement ^ may include auxiliary positioning information, mark and wireless side measurement report.Now, the 0AM can according to the auxiliary positioning information user equipment positional information, obtain update measurement report, wherein it is described renewal measurement report include positional information, mark and wireless side measurement report.

The positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated by step 65, the 0AM by the mark in the measurement report or renewal measurement report. In addition, in this embodiment, operation being also associated in eNB sides, be may also include：The measurement report or renewal measurement report are sent to eNB by step 66, the 0AM.

Under UE-as s i s ted modes, the eNB can also accuse the positional information for calculating user equipment according to the measurement received, obtain updating measurement report, wherein the renewal measurement report includes positional information, mark and wireless side measurement report.Then, further according to the mark in the measurement report or renewal measurement report, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated.

According to above-mentioned it can be seen from step 64 and 66, in embodiments of the present invention, the eNB and 0AM can have the function for the positional information for calculating user equipment.

The positioning of the user equipment in LTE systems is not only realized using the technical scheme of the embodiment of the present invention seven it can be seen from embodiment seven, but also the network optimization can be carried out by the way that the positional information of user equipment and wireless side measurement report is associated.

The embodiment of the present invention eight provides a kind of method that user equipment is positioned, and the method that the present embodiment is provided is realized based on the framework shown in Figure 19.As shown in fig. 7, the method described in the embodiment of the present invention seven comprises the following steps：

Step 71 step 61- steps 62 into step 72 and embodiment seven are essentially identical.

Step 73, the eNB send wireless side measurement report request message to the user equipment, and wireless side measurement report control information is included in the wireless side measurement report request message.

Step 74, the user equipment are sent to eNB to by wireless side measurement report and mark.

Step 75, the 0AM send positioning measurement request message to the user equipment, include location measurement information in the positioning measurement request message.It may include positioning measurement auxiliary information in the location measurement information（Such as Neighboring Relation Table, including PCI, encryption information etc.）Deng.Or the positioning measurement auxiliary information can also individually be sent by other a piece of news.

Step 76, the user equipment send the blunt announcement of measurement to the 0AM.

The method and the step 64 of embodiment seven that user equipment sends measurement report are identical.

The measurement report or renewal measurement report are sent to eNB by step 77, the 0 Α Μ.

Step 78, the mark in the measurement report or renewal measurement report, by the positional information It is associated with wireless side measurement report.

Under UE-based modes, specific interrelational form can have following several：

(1) 0AM obtains wireless side measurement report by eNB, and according to the mark in the measurement report, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated.

(2) measurement report is sent to eNB by 0AM, and by marks of the eNB in the measurement report, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated.

Under UE-as s i s ted modes, specific interrelational form can have following several：

(1) when 0AM does not calculate the positional information of user equipment, after the positional information that user equipment is calculated according to the measurement report by eNB, obtain updating measurement report, wherein the renewal measurement report includes positional information, mark and wireless side measurement report.Then the mark by eNB in the renewal measurement report, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated.

(2) when 0AM calculates the positional information of user equipment, by marks of the 0AM in the renewal measurement report, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated.

(3) when 0AM calculates the positional information of user equipment, by marks of the eNB in the renewal measurement report, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated.

The positioning of the user equipment in LTE systems is not only realized using the technical scheme of the embodiment of the present invention eight it can be seen from embodiment eight, but also the network optimization can be carried out by the way that the positional information of user equipment and wireless side measurement report is associated.

The method that the UE subsidiaries such as 0TD0A, AGPS are can apply to for the above embodiments.The embodiment of the present invention nine provides a kind of method that user equipment is positioned, in the present embodiment, and mainly eNB obtains wireless side measurement report by user equipment, and eNB oneself measures the location measurement information of user equipment, can apply to UTD0A methods.The method that the present embodiment is provided is realized based on the framework shown in Figure 16.As shown in figure 8, the method described in the embodiment of the present invention eight comprises the following steps：

Step 81 is to step 83 with reference to step 11 in embodiment two to 13.

Step 84, eNB send wireless side measurement to the user equipment and accuse request message, include the wireless side measurement blunt announcement control information of ^ in the blunt request messages of accusing of wireless side measurement ^. Step 85, user equipment send wireless side measurement report to eNB.

Step 86, the E-SMLC send positioning measurement request message to eNB.

Step 87, eNB obtain the location measurement information of user equipment.

Here, the location measurement information that the eNB obtains user equipment is appreciated that to be measured in itself to the location related information of user equipment by eNB, so as to obtain the location measurement information of user equipment according to measurement.

Wherein, the location measurement information includes the positional information and mark of the user equipment.Or the location measurement information includes auxiliary positioning information（Such as measurement result, measurement accuracy）, mark.

When under UE-as s i s ted modes, the positional information of user equipment need to be calculated by E-SMLC, therefore methods described also includes：

The location measurement information is sent to E-SMLC by step 88, the eNB through beautiful E.

Step 89, the E-SMLC are calculated according to the location measurement information after the positional information of the user equipment, are obtained and are updated location measurement information, and the renewal location measurement information includes the positional information, mark.

The renewal location measurement information is sent to e Gas through hideing by step 810, the E-SMLC by location response message (Loca t ion Response)

Step 811, if the position fixing process of 0AM entity triggers, the eNB by it is described renewal location measurement information be sent to 0AM.

Step 812, according to the mark, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated, to carry out the network optimization.

Under UE-based modes, there can be following several interrelational forms：

(1) positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated by the mark in the location measurement information, the eNB；

(2) location measurement information and wireless side measurement report are sent to the E-SMLC by the eNB, and by marks of the E-SMLC in the location measurement information, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated； (3) location measurement information and wireless side measurement report are sent to 0AM by the eNB, and by marks of the 0AM in the location measurement information, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated.

(1) wireless side measurement report is obtained by eNB by the E-SMLC centers, the positional information is associated by the mark in the renewal location measurement information with the wireless side measurement report；

(2) eNB receives the renewal location measurement information sent by the E-SMLC, and the renewal location measurement information is sent to 0AM, the positional information is associated by the mark updated as described in the 0AM in location measurement information with the wireless side measurement report；

(3) eNB is received after the renewal location measurement information sent by the E-SMLC, and the positional information is associated by the mark in the renewal location measurement information with the wireless side measurement report.

One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that realizing all or part of flow in above-described embodiment method, computer program is can be by instruct the hardware of correlation to complete, described program can be stored in a computer read/write memory medium, the program is upon execution, it may include such as the flow of the embodiment of above-mentioned each method.Wherein, described storage medium can be magnetic disc, CD, read-only memory（Read-Only Memory, ROM) or random access memory (Random Acces s Memory, RAM) etc..

The embodiment of the present invention ten additionally provides a kind of communication system, as shown in Fig. 9, including：Operation maintenance management entity 91, for after locating request message is sent to user equipment, sending measurement request message to user equipment, and receive the measurement report sent by user equipment according to the measurement request message.

To realize the network optimization, also include in the measurement request message：Wireless side measurement report control information, now the operation maintenance management entity 91 be additionally operable to by the user equipment receive wireless side measurement report.Now, the operation maintenance management entity 91 can have following several interrelational forms：

Mode one：When including positional information, the mark of user equipment in the measurement report, the operation maintenance management entity can be received wireless side measurement report by the user equipment, and be associated the positional information with wireless side measurement report according to the mark； Mode two：When including auxiliary positioning information, mark in the measurement report, the operation maintenance management entity can receive wireless side measurement report by the user equipment, and the positional information of user equipment is obtained according to the measurement report, and be associated the positional information with wireless side measurement report according to the mark.

In addition, as shown in figure 9, the system also includes the eNB92 being connected with the operation maintenance management entity 91.The eNB92 is used to send wireless side measurement to the user equipment>Request message is accused, is included in the wireless side measurement report request message：Wireless side measurement report control information, and wireless side measurement report and mark are received by the user equipment.

Now, to realize that the positional information that the network optimization is carried out can be carried out with associating for wireless side measurement report in 0AM, it can also be carried out in eNB.Specific interrelational form includes：

Mode one：When including positional information, the mark of user equipment in the measurement report, the operation maintenance management entity can be obtained the wireless side measurement report by the eNB, and be associated the positional information with wireless side measurement report according to the mark；The wireless side measurement report can be sent to the operation maintenance management entity by the eNB；

Mode two：When including positional information, the mark of user equipment in the measurement report, the measurement report can be sent to the eNB by the operation maintenance management entity;The positional information can be associated by the eNB according to the mark with wireless side measurement report.

Mode three：When including auxiliary positioning information, mark in the measurement report, the operation maintenance management entity can calculate the positional information of the user equipment according to the measurement report, and the wireless side measurement report is obtained by the eNB, the positional information is associated with wireless side measurement report；The wireless side measurement report can be sent to the operation maintenance management entity by the eNB；

Mode four：When including auxiliary positioning information, mark in the measurement report, the operation maintenance management entity can calculate the positional information of the user equipment according to the measurement report, when updating measurement report, include the positional information and mark in the renewal measurement report, and the renewal measurement report is sent to the eNB;The eNB can receive the renewal measurement report and is associated the positional information with wireless side measurement report according to the mark； Mode five：When including auxiliary positioning information, mark in the measurement report, the operation maintenance management entity can calculate the positional information of the user equipment according to the measurement report, when updating measurement report, include the positional information and mark in the renewal measurement report, and the wireless side measurement report is obtained by the eNB, the positional information is associated with wireless side measurement report；The wireless side measurement report can be sent to the operation maintenance management entity by the eNB.

The embodiment of the present invention 11 additionally provides a kind of communication system, as shown in Figure 10, including：ENBl Ol, and the operation maintenance management entity 102 being connected with the eNB.The operation maintenance management entity 102, for sending locating request message to eNBl Ol；The eNBl 01, for according to the locating request message, sending measurement request message to user equipment, and receive the measurement report sent by the user equipment.

Wherein, wireless side measurement report control information is also included in the measurement request message；Now, the eNB 101 is additionally operable to receive the wireless side measurement report sent by user equipment, to carry out the network optimization.In this embodiment, there can be following several interrelational forms：

Mode one, when positional information and the mark of the measurement report including user equipment, the positional information and wireless side measurement measurement report can be associated by the eNB according to the mark；

Mode two, when positional information and the mark of the measurement report including user equipment, the measurement report and wireless side measurement measurement report can be sent to the operation maintenance management entity by the eNB；The positional information and wireless side measurement measurement report can be associated by the operation maintenance management entity according to the mark；

Mode three, when including auxiliary positioning information, mark during the measurement is accused, the eNB can calculate the positional information of the user equipment, and be associated the positional information and wireless side measurement measurement report according to the mark；

Mode four, when it is described measurement accuse in include auxiliary positioning information, mark when, the eNB can calculate the positional information of the user equipment, obtain update measurement report, it is described renewal measurement report include the positional information and mark；And the renewal measurement report is sent to the operation maintenance management entity；The operation maintenance management entity can receive the renewal measurement report, and be associated the positional information and wireless side measurement measurement report according to the mark； Mode five, when it is described measurement accuse in include auxiliary positioning information, mark when, the measurement report can be sent to the operation maintenance management entity by the eNB；The operation maintenance management is real can to calculate the positional information of the user equipment, obtain updating measurement report, include the positional information and mark in the renewal measurement report, and be associated the positional information and wireless side measurement measurement report according to the mark；

Mode six, when it is described measurement accuse in include auxiliary positioning information, mark when, the measurement report can be sent to the operation maintenance management entity by the eNB；The operation maintenance management is real can to calculate the positional information of the user equipment, obtain updating measurement report, include the positional information and mark in the renewal measurement report, and the renewal measurement report is sent into the eNB;The positional information and wireless side measurement measurement report can be associated by the eNB according to the mark.

The embodiment of the present invention 12 additionally provides a kind of communication system, as shown in Figure 11, including：ENBl l l and the evolution Serving Mobile Location Center 114 being connected with eNBl l l.The eNBl l l are used for after locating request message is sent to the evolution Serving Mobile Location Center, send measurement request message to user equipment, and receive the measurement report sent by the user equipment；The evolution Serving Mobile Location Center 114, for receiving the locating request message.

As shown in figure 11, it may also include：The operation maintenance management entity 112 being connected with the eNBl l l-end and the mobile management entity 113 being connected with eNBl l l.Both the mobile management entity 113 and evolution Serving Mobile Location Center 114 are connected by interface.The operation maintenance management entity 112 is used to receive the measurement report.

In addition, also including in the measurement request message：Wireless side measurement report control information；Now the eNBl l l are additionally operable to obtain wireless side measurement report, mark from the user equipment, to carry out the network optimization.

In this embodiment, the mode of association is identical with described in embodiment two, can there is following several interrelational forms：

Mode one, when the measurement report includes positional information and the mark of user equipment, the eNB can according to it is described mark the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated；Or the eNB can The wireless side measurement report is sent to the operation maintenance management entity, the positional information and wireless side measurement report is associated according to the mark by the operation maintenance management entity；Or the positional information and wireless side measurement report can be associated by the wireless side measurement report and measurement report is through the mobile management entity or is transmitted directly to the evolution Serving Mobile Location Center by the eNB by the evolution Serving Mobile Location Center according to the mark；

Mode two, when it is described measurement accuse in include auxiliary positioning information, mark when, the measurement report can be sent to the evolution Serving Mobile Location Center by the eNB；The evolution Serving Mobile Location Center can calculate the positional information of user equipment, obtain updating measurement report, include the positional information and mark in the renewal measurement report, and be associated after the wireless side measurement report is obtained by eNB according to the mark positional information and wireless side measurement report；

Mode three, when it is described measurement accuse in include auxiliary positioning information, mark when, the measurement report can be sent to the evolution Serving Mobile Location Center by the eNB；The evolution Serving Mobile Location Center can calculate the positional information of user equipment, obtain updating measurement report, include the positional information and mark in the renewal measurement report, and the renewal measurement report is sent into the eNB;The eNB can be associated according to the mark positional information and wireless side measurement report；

Mode four, when it is described measurement accuse in include auxiliary positioning information, mark when, the measurement report can be sent to the evolution Serving Mobile Location Center by the eNB；The evolution Serving Mobile Location Center can calculate the positional information of user equipment, obtain updating measurement report, include the positional information and mark in the renewal measurement report, and the renewal measurement report is sent into the eNB;The renewal measurement report and wireless side measurement report can be sent to the operation maintenance management entity by the eNB, be associated by the operation maintenance management entity according to the mark positional information and wireless side measurement report.

In addition, in this embodiment, the evolution Serving Mobile Location Center 114 is additionally operable to carry out legitimate verification.

The embodiment of the present invention 13 additionally provides a kind of communication system, as shown in figure 12, including：Evolution Serving Mobile Location Center 121, for receive by the operation maintenance management entity send Location Request disappear After breath, measurement request message is sent to user equipment；Receive the measurement report sent by the user equipment.The operation maintenance management entity 123 being connected with the evolution Serving Mobile Location Center 121, for sending locating request message to the evolution Serving Mobile Location Center.

In addition, as shown in Figure 12, in addition to the eNB122 and mobile management entity 124 being connected with the evolution Serving Mobile Location Center 121;The eNB122 and the mobile management entity 124 are connected.The eNB122 is used to send wireless side measurement report request message to the user equipment, include wireless side measurement report control information in the wireless side measurement report request message, and receive the wireless side measurement report sent by the user equipment, mark.The operation maintenance management entity 124 is used for the measurement report that the user equipment is received by the evolution Serving Mobile Location Center.

In this embodiment, there can be following several interrelational forms：

Mode one, when the measurement report includes positional information and the mark of user equipment, the evolution Serving Mobile Location Center can obtain wireless side measurement report, mark through the mobile management entity or directly by the eNB, and according to the mark, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated；Or

Mode two, when the measurement report includes positional information and the mark of user equipment, the evolution Serving Mobile Location Center can be sent to eNB through the mobile management entity or directly by the measurement report, by the eNB according to the mark, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated；Or

Mode three, when the measurement report includes positional information and the mark of user equipment, the operation maintenance management entity can be through the mobile management entity, evolution Serving Mobile Location Center or through evolution Serving Mobile Location Center by eNB acquisition wireless sides measurement report, mark, and according to the mark, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated；

Mode four, when include in the measurement report auxiliary positioning information, mark when, the evolution Serving Mobile Location Center can calculate the positional information of user equipment, obtain updating measurement report, include the positional information and mark in the renewal measurement report, and be associated after the wireless side measurement report, mark is obtained by eNB according to the mark positional information and wireless side measurement report； Mode five, when include in the measurement report auxiliary positioning information, mark when, the evolution Serving Mobile Location Center can calculate the positional information of user equipment, obtain updating measurement report, include the positional information and mark in the renewal measurement report, and the renewal measurement report is sent to the eNB;The eNB can be associated according to the mark positional information and wireless side measurement report；Mode six, when include in the measurement report auxiliary positioning information, mark when, the evolution Serving Mobile Location Center can calculate the positional information of user equipment, obtain updating measurement report, include the positional information and mark in the renewal measurement report, and the renewal measurement report is sent to the operation maintenance management entity；The operation maintenance management entity can be through the mobile management entity, evolution Serving Mobile Location Center or through the good business mobile positioning centers of evolution Λ by the blunt announcements of eNB acquisition wireless side measurement ^, mark, and according to the mark, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated.

In addition, the evolution Serving Mobile Location Center 123 is additionally operable to carry out legitimate verification.

The embodiment of the present invention 14 additionally provides a kind of communication system, as shown in Fig. 13, including：Mobile management entity 1 32, one end of the mobile management entity 1 32 is connected with evolution Serving Mobile Location Center 1 31, and the other end is connected with operation maintenance management entity 1 34.

The operation maintenance management entity 1 34, for sending locating request message to the evolution Serving Mobile Location Center by the mobile management entity；

The evolution Serving Mobile Location Center 1 31, for after the locating request message sent by the operation maintenance management entity is received, measurement request message to be sent to user equipment, receives the measurement report sent by the user equipment.

In addition, it may further comprise：The eNB1 33 being connected with the mobile management entity 1 32.The eNB1 33 is connected with the evolution Serving Mobile Location Center 1 31.Wherein, the eNB1 33, for sending wireless side measurement report request message to the user equipment, includes in the wireless side measurement report request message：Wireless side measurement report control information；And the wireless side measurement report sent by the user equipment according to the wireless side measurement report request message, mark are received, and the wireless side measurement report is sent to the evolution Serving Mobile Location Center or operation maintenance management entity through the mobile management entity.

In this embodiment, there can be following several interrelational forms： Mode one, when the measurement report includes positional information and the mark of user equipment, the evolution Serving Mobile Location Center can obtain wireless side measurement report, mark through the mobile management entity or directly by the eNB, and according to the mark, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated；

Mode two, when the measurement report includes positional information and the mark of user equipment, the evolution Serving Mobile Location Center can be sent to eNB through the mobile management entity or directly by the measurement report, by the eNB according to the mark, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated；Mode three, when the measurement report includes positional information and the mark of user equipment, the operation maintenance management entity can obtain wireless side measurement report, mark through the evolution Serving Mobile Location Center or through the mobile management entity by eNB, and according to the mark, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated；

Mode four, when include in the measurement report auxiliary positioning information, mark when, the evolution Serving Mobile Location Center can calculate the positional information of user equipment, obtain updating measurement report, include the positional information and mark in the renewal measurement report, and the wireless side measurement report is being obtained with being associated after mark according to the mark positional information and wireless side measurement report by eNB；

Mode five, when include in the measurement report auxiliary positioning information, mark when, the evolution Serving Mobile Location Center can calculate the positional information of user equipment, obtain updating measurement report, include the positional information and mark in the renewal measurement report, and the renewal measurement report is sent to the eNB;The eNB can be associated according to the mark positional information and wireless side measurement report；Mode six, when include in the measurement report auxiliary positioning information, mark when, the evolution Serving Mobile Location Center can calculate the positional information of user equipment, obtain updating measurement report, include the positional information and mark in the renewal measurement report, and the renewal measurement report is sent to the operation maintenance management entity through the mobile management entity；The operation maintenance management entity can be through the mobile management entity by eNB acquisition wireless side measurement reports, and according to the mark, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated.

In addition, the evolution Serving Mobile Location Center 1 31 is additionally operable to carry out legitimate verification. The embodiment of the present invention 15 additionally provides a kind of communication system, as shown in figure 14, including：ENB141, for after locating request message is sent to the evolution Serving Mobile Location Center, obtaining the location measurement information of user equipment.The evolution Serving Mobile Location Center 143 being connected with eNB, for receiving the locating request message.

In addition, the system also includes：The mobile management entity 142 and operation maintenance management entity 144 being connected respectively with eNB, both the mobile management entity 142 and evolution Serving Mobile Location Center 143 are connected by interface.

In addition, the eNB141 is additionally operable to send wireless side measurement announcement request message to the user equipment, include wireless side measurement report control information in the wireless side measurement report request message, now, the eNB141 is additionally operable to obtain wireless side measurement report and mark from the user equipment, to carry out the network optimization.

In this embodiment, there can be following several interrelational forms：

Mode one, when the location measurement information includes positional information and the mark of user equipment, the eNB be additionally operable to according to it is described mark the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated；Or the eNB is additionally operable to the wireless side measurement report being sent to the operation maintenance management entity, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated according to the mark by the operation maintenance management entity；Or the eNB is additionally operable to the wireless side measurement report and location measurement information through the mobile management entity or is transmitted directly to the evolution Serving Mobile Location Center, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated according to the mark by the evolution Serving Mobile Location Center；

Mode two, when include in the location measurement information auxiliary positioning information, mark when, the eNB is additionally operable to the location measurement information being sent to the evolution Serving Mobile Location Center；The evolution Serving Mobile Location Center is additionally operable to calculate the positional information of user equipment, obtain updating location measurement information, include the positional information and mark in the renewal location measurement information, and be associated after the wireless side measurement report is obtained by eNB according to the mark positional information and wireless side measurement report；Mode three, when include in the location measurement information auxiliary positioning information, mark when, the eNB is additionally operable to the location measurement information being sent to the evolution Serving Mobile Location Center；The evolution clothes Business mobile positioning center is additionally operable to calculate the positional information of user equipment, obtains updating location measurement information, includes the positional information and mark in the renewal location measurement information, and the renewal location measurement information is sent into the eNB;The eNB is additionally operable to be associated according to the mark positional information and wireless side measurement report；

Mode four, when include in the location measurement information auxiliary positioning information, mark when, the eNB is additionally operable to the location measurement information being sent to the evolution Serving Mobile Location Center；The evolution Serving Mobile Location Center is additionally operable to calculate the positional information of user equipment, obtain updating location measurement information, include the positional information and mark in the renewal location measurement information, and the renewal location measurement information is sent to the eNB;The eNB is additionally operable to the renewal location measurement information and wireless side measurement report being sent to the operation maintenance management entity, is associated by the operation maintenance management entity according to the mark positional information and wireless side measurement report.

In addition, the evolution Serving Mobile Location Center 143 is additionally operable to carry out legitimate verification.

In addition, the schematic diagram for the system that the embodiment of the present invention 16 is provided is as shown in figure 14.Wherein, the eNB141 is used to send locating request message to the evolution Serving Mobile Location Center；The evolution Serving Mobile Location Center 143, for receiving after the locating request message, measurement request message is sent to user equipment, the measurement report sent by the user equipment is received.

The eNB141 is additionally operable to send wireless side measurement report request message to the user equipment, include wireless side measurement report control information in the wireless side measurement report request message, and receive the wireless side measurement report sent by the user equipment and mark.The operation maintenance management entity 142 is used for the measurement report for receiving the user equipment.

In such a system, mode positional information and wireless side measurement report being associated is identical with described in embodiment 12, and no longer Redundant is stated herein.

Using any described system of the embodiment of the present invention ten to ten six, the positioning of the user equipment in LTE systems is not only realized, but also the network optimization can be carried out by the way that the positional information of user equipment and wireless side measurement report is associated.

The embodiment of the present invention additionally provides a kind of method of association, including：Obtain the wireless side of user equipment Measurement report；Obtain the positional information of user equipment；According to the mark of user equipment to report, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated.Wherein, it is described mark for：Timestamp or measurement mark or frame number or multi-frame number or association identification.

Specific correlating method, identical with the description in embodiment of the method, no longer Redundant is stated herein.

The embodiment of the present invention additionally provides a kind of device of association, as shown in figure 15, including first acquisition unit, the wireless side measurement report 151 for obtaining user equipment;Second acquisition unit 512, obtains the positional information of user equipment；Associative cell 15 3, for the mark according to user equipment to report, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated.

Also, described device can be located in eNB or operation maintenance management entity or evolution Serving Mobile Location Center.

In embodiments of the present invention, it is described carry out legitimate verification can after the evolution Serving Mobile Location Center receives the locating request message sent by eNB or operation maintenance management entity or before carry out, also can be in evolution Serving Mobile Location Center and eNB or evolution Serving Mobile Location Center manage the system of proposition with operation maintenance, it can also apply in the existing alignment systems of LTE, to ensure the legal positioning to user equipment.

As shown in figure 20, the embodiment of the present invention additionally provides a kind of communicator, including：First receiving unit 2001, for receiving locating request message, the locating request message manages 0AM entities by evolution base station or operation maintenance and sent；First transmitting element 2002, for sending positioning measurement solicited message to user equipment (UE)；Second receiving unit 2003, the measurement report for receiving the UE that the UE is sent.

In addition, the legitimacy to ensure verification process, may also include：Authentication unit 2004, the locating request message for being received according to the first module carries out legitimate verification.

To realize the network optimization, described device may also include：Acquiring unit 2005, for obtaining wireless side measurement report；Associative cell 2006, for the positional information that receives second receiving unit 2003 and The wireless side measurement report that acquiring unit 2005 is obtained is associated.

Wherein, device as described in Figure 20 can be located in E-SMLC.

As shown in figure 21, the embodiment of the present invention additionally provides a kind of communicator, including：Orientation triggering unit 21 01, for sending locating request message to evolution Serving Mobile Location Center E-SMLC, evolution base station eNB or UE；Receiving unit 21 02, positional information and wireless side measurement report for receiving the UE, positional information and the wireless side measurement of the UE>Accuse and sent by described E-SMLC, eNB or UE.

To realize the network optimization, described device may also include：Associative cell 21 03, UE positional information and wireless side measurement report for the receiving unit 21 02 to be received are associated.

Wherein, device as described in Figure 21 can be located in 0AM.

As shown in figure 22, the embodiment of the present invention additionally provides a kind of communicator, including：

Orientation triggering unit 2201, for sending locating request message to evolution Serving Mobile Location Center E-SMLC；First transmitting element 2202, for after positioning response message is received, positioning measurement request message to be sent to user equipment (UE)；First receiving unit 2203, the positional information for receiving the UE.

In addition, described device may also include：Second transmitting element 2204, for sending wireless side measurement report request message to the UE；Second receiving unit 2205, for receiving the wireless side measurement report that the UE is sent.

To realize the network optimization, described device may also include：Associative cell 2206, for the positional information of the UE and the wireless side measurement report to be associated.

Wherein, device as described in Figure 22 can be located in eNB.

Using the communicator described in the embodiment of the present invention, positioning that can be in LTE systems to user equipment.

It is described above; only embodiment of the invention, but protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, any one skilled in the art the invention discloses technical scope in; change or replacement can be readily occurred in, should be all included within the scope of the present invention.Therefore, protection scope of the present invention should be based on the protection scope of the described claims.

Claims

Claims

1st, a kind of localization method of user equipment, it is characterised in that including：

Locating request message is sent to evolution Serving Mobile Location Center E-SMLC；

Measurement request message is sent to user equipment (UE), and obtains the blunt announcements of measurement ^ that the UE is sent.

2nd, according to the method described in claim 1, it is characterised in that methods described also includes：

The E-SMLC carries out legitimate verification according to the locating request message.

3rd, according to the method described in claim 1, it is characterised in that described to include to evolution Serving Mobile Location Center E-SMLC transmissions locating request message：

Evolution base station eNB sends the locating request message by mobile management entity MME to the E-SMLC；It is described to include to user equipment (UE) transmission measurement request message：

The eNB measures configuration to the UE, and the measurement request message is sent to the UE；Or, the E-SMLC sends positioning measurement request message to the UE.

4th, method according to claim 3, it is characterised in that the eNB measures configuration to the UE, when sending the measurement request message to the UE, the measurement report that the acquisition UE is sent includes：The eNB receives the measurement report that the UE is sent, and the measurement report includes the positional information and the blunt announcements of wireless side measurement ^ of the UE.

5th, method according to claim 3, it is characterised in that the E-SMLC sends positioning measurement request message to the UE, in addition to the eNB sends wireless side to the UE and measured>Accuse request message.

6th, method according to claim 5, it is characterised in that the E-SMLC sends positioning measurement request message to the UE, when the eNB is to the UE the second measurement request messages of transmission, the measurement that the acquisition UE is sent>Announcement includes：

The E-SMLC receives the positional information for the UE that the UE is sent, and the eNB receives the wireless side measurement report that the UE is sent.

7th, according to the method described in claim 1, it is characterised in that described to include to evolution Serving Mobile Location Center E-SMLC transmissions locating request message：

Evolution base station eNB sends the locating request message by mobile management entity MME to the E-SMLC； It is described to include to user equipment (UE) transmission measurement request message：

The eNB sends wireless side measurement to the UE>Accuse request message；

Methods described also includes：The E-SMLC sends positioning measurement request message by MME to the eNB.

8th, method according to claim 7, it is characterised in that the measurement report that the acquisition UE is sent includes：

The E-SMLC receives the positional information for the UE that the eNB is sent, and the positional information of the UE carries out positioning measurement acquisition by the eNB to the UE；The eNB receives the wireless side measurement report that the UE is sent.

9th, according to the method described in claim 1, it is characterised in that described to include to evolution Serving Mobile Location Center E-SMLC transmissions locating request message：

Operation maintenance management 0AM entities directly send the locating request message to the E-SMLC, or the 0AM entities send the locating request message by solid E to the E-SMLC；

It is described to include to user equipment (UE) transmission measurement request message：

The E-SMLC sends positioning measurement request message to the UE.

10, method according to claim 9, it is characterised in that just blunt announcement includes for the measurement that the acquisition UE is sent：The E-SMLC receives the positional information for the UE that the UE is sent.

11, method according to claim 9, it is characterised in that methods described also includes：The eNB sends wireless side measurement report request message to the UE.

12nd, the method according to claim 11, it is characterised in that the blunt announcements of measurement ^ that the acquisition UE is sent include：The E-SMLC receives the positional information for the UE that the UE is sent, and the eNB receives the wireless side measurement report that the UE is sent.

13, the method according to claim 4,6,8 or 12, it is characterised in that this method also includes：

Network side equipment is associated to the positional information and the wireless side measurement report of the UE.

14th, a kind of user facility positioning method, it is characterised in that including：

Operation maintenance manages 0AM entities and sends locating request message to user equipment (UE), and is receiving positioning First is sent to the UE measure solicited message after response message；Receive the measurement report that the UE is sent；Or,

The 0AM entities send locating request message to evolution base station eNB, and receive the measurement report for the UE that the eNB is sent, the measurement report of the UE is received from the UE by the eNB, and the UE is obtained receiving the eNB and measured after the measurement request message sent after receiving the locating request message.

15th, method according to claim 14, it is characterized in that, after the 0AM is receiving positioning response message the first measurement request message is sent to the UE, when receiving the measurement report that the UE is sent, this method also includes, the eNB sends wireless side measurement report request message to UE, and receives the wireless side measurement report that the UE is sent.

16th, the method according to claim 15, it is characterised in that methods described also includes, the eNB or described 0AM entities will be according to the measurement>Accusing the positional information obtained and wireless side measurement includes being associated.

17th, a kind of communicator, it is characterised in that including：

First receiving unit, for receiving locating request message, the locating request message manages 0AM entities by evolution base station or operation maintenance and sent；

First transmitting element, for sending positioning measurement solicited message to user equipment (UE)；

Second receiving unit, the measurement report for receiving the UE that the UE is sent.

18th, the communicator according to claim 17, it is characterised in that also include：

Authentication unit, the locating request message for being received according to the first module carries out legitimate verification.

19th, the communicator according to claim 17 and 18, it is characterised in that also include：Acquiring unit, for obtaining wireless side measurement report；

Associative cell, the wireless side measurement report that positional information and acquiring unit for second receiving unit to be received are obtained is associated.

20th, a kind of communicator, it is characterised in that including：

Orientation triggering unit, for sending locating request message to evolution Serving Mobile Location Center E-SMLC, evolution base station eNB or UE； Receiving unit, positional information and wireless side measurement report for receiving the UE, positional information and the wireless side measurement of the UE " is accused and sent by described E-SMLC, eNB or UE.

21st, communicator according to claim 20, it is characterised in that also include：

Associative cell, UE positional information and wireless side measurement report for the receiving unit to be received are associated.

22nd, a kind of communicator, it is characterised in that including：

Orientation triggering unit, for sending locating request message to evolution Serving Mobile Location Center E-SMLC；First transmitting element, for after positioning response message is received, positioning measurement request message to be sent to user equipment (UE)；

First receiving unit, the positional information for receiving the UE.

23rd, communicator according to claim 22, it is characterised in that also include：

Second transmitting element, for sending the wireless side measurement blunt announcement request messages of ^ to the UE；

Second receiving unit, for receiving the wireless side measurement report that the UE is sent.

24th, the communicator according to claim 23, it is characterised in that also include：

Associative cell, for the positional information of the UE and the wireless side measurement report to be associated.

25th, a kind of correlating method, it is characterised in that including：

Obtain the wireless side measurement report of user equipment；

Obtain the positional information of user equipment；

According to the mark of user equipment to report, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated.

26th, method according to claim 25, it is characterised in that the mark for：Timestamp or measurement mark or frame number or multi-frame number or association identification.

27th, the method according to claim 25 or 26, it is characterised in that

It is described obtain user equipment wireless side measurement report be specially：Evolution base station eNB obtains the wireless side measurement report of user equipment；

It is described obtain user equipment positional information be specially：Evolution Serving Mobile Location Center obtains the positional information of user equipment. 28th, the method according to right wants 27, it is characterised in that when the positional information is auxiliary location information, after the positional information of the acquisition user equipment, in addition to：

According to the supplemental location information, evolution Serving Mobile Location Center calculates the positional information of the user equipment.

29th, the method according to claim 27 or 28, it is characterised in that be associated the positional information and wireless side measurement report specially：

The evolution Serving Mobile Location Center obtains the wireless side measurement report by the eNB, is associated the positional information and wireless side measurement report according to the mark；Or

The positional information is sent to eNB by the evolution Serving Mobile Location Center, and the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated by the eNB according to the mark；Or

Operation maintenance management entity obtains positional information and wireless side measurement report by the evolution Serving Mobile Location Center and eNB respectively, is associated the positional information and wireless side measurement report according to the mark.

30th, the method according to claim 25 or 26, it is characterised in that

It is described obtain user equipment wireless side measurement report be specially：ENB obtains the wireless side measurement report of user equipment；It is described obtain user equipment positional information be specially：Operation maintenance management entity obtains the positional information of user equipment.

31st, method according to claim 30, it is characterised in that be associated the positional information and wireless side measurement report specially：

The operation maintenance management entity obtains the wireless side measurement report by the eNB, is associated the positional information and wireless side measurement report according to the mark；Or

The positional information is sent to eNB by the operation maintenance management entity, is associated the positional information and wireless side measurement report according to the mark by the eNB.

32nd, method according to claim 30, it is characterized in that, when the positional information includes the auxiliary positioning information of user equipment, according to the mark of the user equipment to report, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated specially：

Operation maintenance management entity calculates the positional information of the user equipment according to the supplemental location information, And the positional information is sent to eNB, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated according to the mark by the eNB；Or

Operation maintenance management entity calculates the positional information of the user equipment according to the positional information, and obtains the wireless side measurement report by eNB, is associated the positional information and wireless side measurement report according to the mark；Or

The positional information is sent to eNB by operation maintenance management entity, by the eNB according to the supplemental location information, calculates the positional information of the user equipment, is associated the positional information and wireless side measurement report according to the mark；Or

The positional information is sent to eNB by operation maintenance management entity, by the eNB according to the supplemental location information, calculate the positional information of the user equipment, and the positional information and wireless side measurement report are sent to operation maintenance management entity, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated according to the mark by the operation maintenance management entity.

33rd, a kind of associated apparatus, it is characterised in that including：

First acquisition unit, the wireless side measurement report for obtaining user equipment；

Second acquisition unit, obtains the positional information of user equipment；

Associative cell, for the mark according to user equipment to report, the positional information and wireless side measurement report are associated.

34th, device according to claim 33, it is characterised in that described device is located in eNB or operation maintenance management entity or evolution Serving Mobile Location Center.