CN106658702A

CN106658702A - Positioning method and positioning device

Info

Publication number: CN106658702A
Application number: CN201510738090.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 习建德; 段江海
Original assignee: Datang Mobile Communications Equipment Co Ltd
Current assignee: Datang Mobile Communications Equipment Co Ltd
Priority date: 2015-11-03
Filing date: 2015-11-03
Publication date: 2017-05-10
Anticipated expiration: 2035-11-03
Also published as: CN106658702B

Abstract

The invention discloses a positioning method and a positioning device which are used for realizing a fact that a local position calculation server acquires information of UE and performs positioning on the UE in a small-station dense networking scene. The positioning method provided by the embodiment of the invention comprises the steps of receiving UE position request information and current information of the UE by a local business sever, wherein the UE position request information is transmitted from the UE; transmitting the UE position request information and the current information of the UE to a local position calculation server by the local business server, and positioning the UE by the local position calculation server according to the current information of the UE.

Description

A kind of localization method and device

Technical field

The present invention relates to communication technical field, more particularly to a kind of localization method and device.

Background technology

In Long Term Evolution (Long Term Evolution, LTE) system, to user equipment (User Equipment, UE) localization method mainly has two classes, it is a kind of be based on the localization method of user plane, it is another Plant is based on the localization method of chain of command.This two classes localization method is simply introduced below：

(1) based on user interface positioning method

With secure user plane position (Secure User Plane Location, SUPL) agreement for representative, should The main thought of localization method is independently of wireless network deployment, without the need for respectively saving in wireless access network and core net The network signal of point is supported, without the need for transforming wireless access network and core net, supports SUPL agreements Terminal (SUPL Enabled Terminal, SET) adopts UDP (User Datagram Protocol, UDP) or IP agreement by the packet-based core networks of SET and evolution (Evolved Packet Core, EPC the user plane bearer between), transmission positioning service data bag to locating platform (SUPL Location Platform, SLP), SLP supports various location algorithms.SET uses effective position uniform resource identifier Identification information is passed to SLP by symbol (Uniform Resource Identifier, URI), and SLP can be used Its information for being provided calculates the positional information of terminal, and positional information is fed back to into terminal.

However, this method is the localization method of pure user plane, wireless network is not involved in.Only terminal and position Calculation server participation is put, and position calculation server is located at core-network side, network layer is higher, time delay Larger, for real-time mobile terminal, accuracy is relatively poor.

(2) chain of command localization method

In the localization method of network controls face, location server is located at the Serving Mobile Location Center in core net In (EPS Serving Mobile Location Center, E-SMLC) entity, even on more high node GMLC (Gateway Mobile Location Center, GMLC) in.

This localization method is the localization method of pure chain of command, and hierarchical structure is complex.Position calculation is serviced Device also is located in core net, and level is more above-mentioned relatively low based on user interface positioning method, but to core net Requirement is also higher, especially needs Mobility Management Entity (the Mobile Management of EPC core nets Entity, MME) network element participation.

In sum, above two positioning architecture, deployment is more complicated, and position calculation server is equal Positioned at core net, it is impossible to dispose under the intensive networking scene in small station of megastore etc.

The content of the invention

A kind of localization method and device are embodiments provided, to realize networking scene intensive in small station Under, local position calculation server is deployed near net side is accessed, obtained by local position calculation server The information of UE is simultaneously positioned to UE, improves positional accuracy.

A kind of localization method provided in an embodiment of the present invention, including：

The position request information and the UE of the UE that local service server receive user equipment UE sends Current information；

The local service server is by the position request information of the UE and the UE current information Local position calculation server is sent to, by local position calculation server according to the UE current information The UE is positioned.

The embodiment of the present invention, the information before the UE that UE sends is received by local service server, and Information before the UE is transmitted to into local position calculation server, so that in the intensive networking scene in small station Under, can get in the service server and position calculation server of local disposition (i.e. near access net side) The information of UE, and the positioning according to the information realization of the UE to UE, further increase the accurate of positioning Degree.

It is preferred that the UE current information is specifically included：The UE current cell-radio network faces When mark (Cell Radio Network Temporary Identifier, CRNTI) and the current institutes of the UE In the Physical Cell Identifier (Physical Cell Identifier, PCI) of cell.

It is preferred that the position of the UEUE of the local service server receive user equipment UE transmission please The information for asking information and the UE current, specifically includes：

The local service server receives HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) (the Hyper Text that the UE sends Transport Protocol, HTTP) in acquisition (GET) message, and obtain from the message described The position request information of UE and the UE current information.

It is preferred that the local service server works as the position request information of the UE and the UE Front information is sent to local position calculation server, specifically includes：

The local service server is by renewal (POST) message in HTTP by the position of the UE Solicited message and the UE current information is sent to local position calculation server.

The position request information and the UE that local position calculation server obtains user equipment (UE) is current Information；

The local position calculation server is positioned according to the UE current information to the UE.

It is preferred that the UE current information is specifically included：The UE current CRNTI and described UE is currently located the PCI of cell.

It is preferred that the local position calculation server obtain the position request information of user equipment (UE) and The UE current information, specifically includes：

The POST that the local position calculation server is received in the HTTP that local service server sends disappears Breath；Wherein, the position request information and the UE of the UE are carried in the POST message Current information；

The local position calculation server obtains the position requests letter of the UE from the POST message Breath and the UE current information.

It is preferred that the local position calculation server enters according to the UE current information to the UE Row positioning, specifically includes：

The UE of the local position calculation server in the UE current information is currently located The PCI of cell, sets up with base station and is connected；

The UE that the local position calculation server is sent in the current information of the UE is current CRNTI gives the base station；

The local position calculation server receives the location measurement information of the UE that the base station sends, The location measurement information is the current CRNTI of the UE of the base station in the UE current information It is determined that；

The local position calculation server calculates the position of the UE according to the location measurement information of the UE Put, and the positional information of the UE is sent to into the UE.

It is preferred that the positional information of the UE is sent to the UE by the local position calculation server, Specifically include：

The local position calculation server is believed the position of the UE by the POST message in HTTP Breath is sent to local service server, is forwarded the positional information of the UE by the local service server To the UE.

It is preferred that the localization method also includes：

When the UE carries out handover operation between base station, if the PCI and the UE of UE places cell CRNTI change, the local position calculation server receive the UE after updating be located it is little The CRNTI of the PCI in area and the UE；Wherein, the PCI of the UE places cell after renewal and institute The CRNTI for stating UE is to be sent to local service server by the UE, and is serviced by the local service Device is transmitted to the local position calculation server；

The local position calculation server sends the instruction letter of the location measurement information for stopping sending the UE Cease to the source base station of the UE, and position requests Location are sent to the target BS of the UE Request message, is measured by the target BS of the UE to the position of the UE；Wherein, at this The UE carried in Location Request message in the current information of the UE after updating is current CRNTI。

It is preferred that the local position calculation server is by position requests Location Request message, The configured information that the location measurement information of the transmission UE will be stopped is sent to the source base station of the UE.

Base station obtains the UE in the current information of user equipment (UE) and works as from local position calculation server Front CRNTI；

The UE of the base station in the UE current information current CRNTI is to the UE Position measure, obtain the location measurement information of the UE；

The location measurement information of the UE is sent to local position calculation server by the base station, to this Position calculation server is positioned to the UE.

It is preferred that the UE that the base station is obtained in the current information of user equipment (UE) is current CRNTI, specifically includes：

The base station receives the position requests Location Request message that local position calculation server sends； Wherein, the UE in the current information of the UE is carried in the Location Request message Current CRNTI；

The base station obtains the institute in the current information of the UE from the Location Request message State the current CRNTI of UE.

It is preferred that the location measurement information of the UE is sent to local position calculation server by the base station, Specifically include：

The base station is surveyed the position of the UE by location information report Location Info Report message Amount information is sent to local position calculation server.

It is preferred that the localization method also includes：

After the UE carries out handover operation between base station, if the PCI and the UE of UE places cell CRNTI change, the base station as the UE source base station when, the source base station terminate to The local position calculation server sends the location measurement information of the UE.

It is preferred that the source base station terminates sending the position of the UE to the local position calculation server Metrical information, specifically includes：

The source base station receives position requests Location that the local position calculation server sends Request message；Wherein, carry in the Location Request message and stop sending the UE's The configured information of location measurement information；

The source base station terminates sending described to the local position calculation server according to the configured information The location measurement information of UE.

User equipment (UE) sets up packet with the packet-based core networks (Evolved Packet Core, EPC) of evolution Data network (Packet Data Network, PDN) connection is carried；

The UE when need positioning when, by the current information of the position request information and this UE of this UE It is sent to local service server.

It is preferred that the UE is sent to the current information of the position request information and this UE of this UE Local service server, specifically includes：

The UE is worked as the position request information and this UE of this UE by the GET message in HTTP Front information is sent to local service server.

It is preferred that the localization method also includes：

The UE receives the positional information of the UE that local service server sends.

It is preferred that the UE receives what local service server sent by the POST message in HTTP The positional information of the UE；Wherein, the positional information of the UE is carried in the POST message.

It is preferred that the localization method also includes：

When the UE is in switchover procedure between base station, if the PCI and the UE of UE places cell CRNTI change, then the UE after the UE is by renewal current information is sent to described Ground service server.

It is preferred that POST messages of the UE in http protocol by renewal after the UE work as Front information is sent to the local service server；Wherein, carry in the POST message after updating The UE institutes before CRNTI, the renewal of the UE after PCI, the renewal of UE places cell The CRNTI of the UE before the PCI of cell and renewal.

A kind of positioner provided in an embodiment of the present invention, including：

Receiving unit, the position request information of the UE sent for receive user equipment UE and institute State the current information of UE；

Transmitting element, for the position request information of the UE and the UE current information to be sent Local position calculation server is given, by local position calculation server according to the UE current information to institute State UE to be positioned.

It is preferred that the receiving unit specifically for：

The GET message in the HTTP that the UE sends is received, and obtains the UE's from the message Position request information and the UE current information.

It is preferred that the transmitting element specifically for：

It is by the POST message in HTTP that the position request information of the UE and the UE is current Information be sent to local position calculation server.

Acquiring unit, the current letter of the position request information and the UE for obtaining user equipment (UE) Breath；

Positioning unit, for being positioned to the UE according to the UE current information.

It is preferred that the acquiring unit specifically for：

Receive the POST message in the HTTP that local service server sends；Wherein, in the POST The current information of the UE is carried in message；

The current letter of the position request information and the UE of the UE is obtained from the POST message Breath.

It is preferred that the positioning unit specifically for：

The UE in the UE current information is currently located the PCI of cell, sets up with base station Connection；

The current CRNTI of the UE in the current information of the UE is sent to the base station；

The location measurement information of the UE that the base station sends is received, the location measurement information is the base station What the UE in the UE current information current CRNTI determined；

The position of the UE is calculated according to the location measurement information of the UE, and by the position of the UE Information is sent to the UE.

It is preferred that when the positional information of the UE is sent to the UE by the positioning unit, it is concrete to use In：

The positional information of the UE is sent to by local service server by the POST message in HTTP, The positional information of the UE is transmitted to into the UE by the local service server.

It is preferred that the positioning unit is additionally operable to：

When the UE carries out handover operation between base station, if the PCI and the UE of UE places cell CRNTI change, receive the PCI and the UE of the UE places cell after updating CRNTI；Wherein, the CRNTI of the PCI and the UE of the UE places cell after renewal is by institute State UE and be sent to local service server, and the positioning unit is transmitted to by the local service server 's；

The source base station of the configured information to the UE of the location measurement information for stopping sending the UE is sent, And position requests Location Request message is sent to the target BS of the UE, by the mesh of the UE Mark base station measures to the position of the UE；Wherein, carry in the Location Request message The UE in the UE after renewal current information current CRNTI.

It is preferred that the positioning unit is by position requests Location Request message, will stop sending The configured information of the location measurement information of the UE is sent to the source base station of the UE.

Acquiring unit, for obtaining in the current information of user equipment (UE) from local position calculation server The UE current Cell Radio Network Temporary Identifier/Identity, Cell-RNTI CRNTI；

Location measurement unit, for the current CRNTI of the UE in the UE current information The position of the UE is measured, the location measurement information of the UE is obtained；

Transmitting element, for the location measurement information of the UE to be sent to into local position calculation server, The UE is positioned to local position calculation server.

It is preferred that the acquiring unit specifically for：

Receive the position requests Location Request message that local position calculation server sends；Wherein, The UE carried in the Location Request message in the current information of the UE is current CRNTI；

The UE obtained from the Location Request message in the current information of the UE is current CRNTI.

It is preferred that the transmitting element specifically for：

The location measurement information of the UE is sent out by location information report Location Info Report message Give local position calculation server.

It is preferred that described device is base station, the device is additionally operable to：

It is preferred that the source base station terminates sending the position of the UE to the local position calculation server During metrical information, specifically for：

Receive the position requests Location Request message that the local position calculation server sends；Its In, the location measurement information of the stopping transmission UE is carried in the Location Request message Configured information；

According to the configured information, terminate sending the position of the UE to the local position calculation server Metrical information.

Unit is set up, PDN is set up for the packet-based core networks EPC with evolution and is connected carrying；

Transmission unit, it is for when positioning is needed, the position request information and this device of this device is current Information be sent to local service server.

It is preferred that the current information of described device is specifically included：The current CRNTI of described device and described Device is currently located the PCI of cell.

It is preferred that the transmission unit specifically for：

By the GET message in HTTP by the current letter of the position request information and this device of this device Breath is sent to local service server.

It is preferred that the transmission unit is additionally operable to：

Receive the positional information of the UE that local service server sends.

It is preferred that the transmission unit receives local service server by the POST message in HTTP sending out The positional information of the device for sending；Wherein, the position letter of described device is carried in the POST message Breath.

It is preferred that the transmission unit is additionally operable to：

When described device is in switchover procedure between base station, if the PCI and the dress of described device place cell The CRNTI for putting changes, then the current information of the described device after renewal is sent to into the local industry Business server.

It is preferred that POST message of the transmission unit in http protocol by renewal after the dress Put current information and be sent to the local service server；Wherein, carry in the POST message and update The dress before CRNTI, the renewal of the described device after PCI, the renewal of described device place cell afterwards The CRNTI of the described device before putting the PCI of place cell and updating.

Description of the drawings

Fig. 1 is a kind of overall flow schematic diagram positioned to UE provided in an embodiment of the present invention；

Fig. 2 is the overall flow schematic diagram that another kind provided in an embodiment of the present invention is positioned to UE；

Fig. 3 is that a kind of flow process of localization method in local service server side provided in an embodiment of the present invention is shown It is intended to；

Fig. 4 is a kind of stream of localization method in local position calculation server side provided in an embodiment of the present invention Journey schematic diagram；

Fig. 5 is a kind of schematic flow sheet of localization method in base station side provided in an embodiment of the present invention；

Fig. 6 is a kind of schematic flow sheet of localization method in UE sides provided in an embodiment of the present invention；

Fig. 7 is that a kind of structure of positioner in local service server side provided in an embodiment of the present invention is shown It is intended to；

Fig. 8 is a kind of knot of positioner in local position calculation server side provided in an embodiment of the present invention Structure schematic diagram；

Fig. 9 is a kind of structural representation of positioner in base station side provided in an embodiment of the present invention；

Figure 10 is a kind of structural representation of positioner in UE sides provided in an embodiment of the present invention.

Specific embodiment

A kind of localization method and device are embodiments provided, to realize networking scene intensive in small station Under, local position calculation server obtains the information of UE and UE is positioned.

The portion of localization method provided in an embodiment of the present invention and device, service server and position calculation server Administration is deployed in like that core-network side different from prior art, but is deployed in local (accessing net side), We are respectively referred to as the service server and position calculation server disposed under this scene locally Service server and local position calculation server.So as in the intensive networking field in small station of megastore etc Under scape, local service server can receive the current information of the UE of UE transmissions, and the UE is current Information be sent to local position calculation server, it is current according to the UE by local position calculation server Information the UE is positioned.Specifically, local position calculation server receives local service clothes After the current information of UE that business device sends, the CRNTI of the UE in the information of the UE is sent to into base station； Base station measures according to the CRNTI to the position of the UE, and the location measurement information of the UE is sent Give local position calculation server；Local position calculation server is according to the location measurement information of the UE to UE Position calculated, obtain the final position information of UE；Finally, local position calculation server is by UE Final position information be sent to UE, whole position fixing process terminates.

In order that the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention become more apparent, below in conjunction with accompanying drawing and reality Example is applied, the present invention will be described in further detail.It should be appreciated that specific embodiment described herein is only Only to explain the present invention, it is not intended to limit the present invention.

Referring to Fig. 1, a kind of overall flow schematic diagram positioned to UE is embodiments provided. Including four network nodes：User equipment (UE), base station (eNB), local service server, sheet Position calculation server.Idiographic flow is as follows：

Step S101, UE is resident the cell covered to base station according to LTE specification flow process, obtains cell PCI, and set up PDN with the packet-based core networks EPC of evolution and be connected carrying.

The application (APP) installed on step S102, user triggering UE is initiated to local service server Business procedure.Now, Access Layer (Access Stratum, AS) of the APP application programs on UE from UE Obtain the PCI that UE current CRNTI and UE are currently located cell.

APP in step S103, UE using by the GET message in HTTP by the position of this UE Solicited message and this UE current information is (including the mobile user comprehensive service digital net number of UE (Mobile Subscriber Integrated Services Digital Network Number, MSISDN), UE Current CRNTI, UE is currently located the positioning precision that PCI, UE of cell are required) it is sent to local industry Business server.

Here, when UE does not require positioning precision, then just not comprising positioning in the current information of UE Precision information.

Step S104, local service server are received after the GET message that the APP on UE sends, to Response message (200OK) is replied in APP applications on UE.

Step S105, local service server are by the POST message in HTTP by the UE's for being received Position request information and the UE current information is sent to local position calculation server.

Step S106, local position calculation server receive the POST message of local service server transmission Afterwards, response message (200OK) is replied to local service server.

Step S107, local position calculation server send position requests Location Request message to base Stand, to ask the location measurement information of the UE.Wherein, carrying in Location Request message should The positioning precision that CRNTI, UE in UE current informations is required.Certainly, if UE does not require positioning accurate Degree, then only carry the CRNTI in the UE current informations in the Location Request message.

Additionally, sending position requests Location Request message to base station in local position calculation server Before, UE of the local position calculation server in the UE current information is currently located cell PCI, determines the IP address of base station, and then is connected with base station foundation.

Step S108, base station receive position requests Location of local position calculation server transmission After Request message, to local position calculation server response message (Location Response) is replied. If now there is the location measurement information of the UE, location measurement information is carried in the Location Local position calculation server is sent in Response message, if the not location measurement information of the UE, Then location measurement information is not carried in Location Response message.

Step S109, base station measure to the position of UE, and location measurement information is passed through into positional information It is sent to local position calculation server report Location Info Report message cycles.

Step S110, local position calculation server calculate the UE's according to the location measurement information of the UE Position, and the positional information of the UE for calculating is sent to into local service service by POST message Device.Wherein, the positional information of the UE and the MSISDN of the UE are carried in the POST message, MSISDN is to distinguish different UE.

Step S111, local service server receive the position of the UE of local position calculation server transmission After confidence breath, to local position calculation server response message (200OK) is replied.

Step S112, local service server are sent to the positional information of the UE by POST message UE.Wherein, the positional information of the UE and the MSISDN of the UE are carried in the POST message.

Step S113, UE is received after the positional information of local service server transmission, to local service clothes Business device replys response message (200OK).Now, the UE can be just presented on the interface of UE current Position.

Referring to Fig. 2, the overall flow schematic diagram that another kind is positioned to UE is embodiments provided. The positioning flow is applied particularly to the scene when UE carries out handover operation between base station, now, including five Network node：User equipment (UE), source base station, target BS, local service server, local position meter Calculate server.Positioning flow under this scene is as follows：

APP in step S201, UE obtains the CRNTI of UE using the Access Layer with T as the cycle from UE With the PCI of UE places cell, to ensure that the information of acquired UE is newest；

Here, the APP on UE obtains the CRNTI of UE using the Access Layer with T as the cycle from UE With the PCI of UE places cell, to work as UE in switchover procedure between base station, when PCI and CRNTI sends out After changing, APP is triggered at once and is applied to local service server initiation local service renewal process, ginseng See step S202.The cycle T can be set as needed, for example, it can be set to cycle T is 1 second Deng.

Step S202, information (CRNTI the and UE institutes of UE of UE are known when the APP applications on UE In the PCI of cell) when changing, then by the POST message in HTTP to local service server Initiate UE information updating processes.Wherein, the MSISDN, more of the UE is carried in the POST message The UE institutes before CRNTI, the renewal of the UE after PCI, the renewal of the UE places cell after new The CRNTI of the UE before the PCI of cell and renewal.

Step S203, local service server are received after the POST message that the APP on UE sends, Response message (200OK) is replied to the APP applications on UE.

Step S204, local service server are by the POST message in HTTP by the renewal of above-mentioned UE Information is sent to local position calculation server.Wherein, carry the UE's in the POST message CRNTI, the renewal of the UE after PCI, the renewal of the UE places cell after MSISDN, renewal The CRNTI of the UE before the PCI of the front UE places cell and renewal.

Step S205, local position calculation server receive the POST message of local service server transmission Afterwards, response message (200OK) is replied to local service server.

Step S206, local position calculation server will be stopped by position requests Location Request message The configured information for only sending the location measurement information of the UE is sent to the source base station of the UE.

Step S207, source base station to local position calculation server replys response message (Location Response), and stop sending the location measurement information of the UE to local position calculation server.

Step S208, local position calculation server to the target BS of the UE sends position requests Location Request message, wherein, carry the UE in the Location Request message newest CRNTI。

Response message (the Location that step S209, target BS are replied to local position calculation server Response)。

Step S210, target BS are measured to the position of UE, and location measurement information is passed through into position It is sent to local position calculation server information report Location Info Report message cycles.

Step S211, local position calculation server calculate the UE's according to the location measurement information of the UE Position, and the positional information of the UE for calculating is sent to into local service service by POST message Device.Wherein, the positional information of the UE and the MSISDN of the UE are carried in the POST message, MSISDN is to distinguish different UE.

Step S212, local service server receive the position of the UE of local position calculation server transmission After confidence breath, to local position calculation server response message (200OK) is replied.

Step S213, local service server are sent to the positional information of the UE by POST message UE.Wherein, the positional information of the UE and the MSISDN of the UE are carried in the POST message.

Step S214, UE is received after the positional information of local service server transmission, to local service clothes Business device replys response message (200OK).So far, position fixing process terminates.

If it should be noted that when UE carries out switching between base station, the PCI of the cell that UE is located and should The CRNTI of UE does not change, then UE is not just to the initiation UE information updatings of local service server Process.

Below from different network node sides, the scheme of the embodiment of the present invention is set forth in.

In local service server side, referring to Fig. 3, a kind of localization method provided in an embodiment of the present invention, bag Include：

S301, local service server receive user equipment UE send the UE position request information with And the information that the UE is current；

S302, the local service server are current by the position request information of the UE and the UE Information be sent to local position calculation server, it is current according to the UE by local position calculation server Information the UE is positioned.

It is preferred that the UE current information is specifically included：The MSISDN of the UE, the UE Current CRNTI and the UE is currently located the PCI of cell.

Wherein, MSISDN as UE mark, to make extraneous to distinguish different UE；CRNTI makees For the mark of UE, to the UE for making base station area point different；PCI is the mark of the UE places cell, is used So that local position calculation server can be mapped to the IP address of base station, and then and base station according to the PCI Set up connection.

Certainly, can also include in the UE current information：The positioning accuracy information that the UE is required. That is, when UE is required to this positioning precision, then comprising positioning in the current information of UE Precision information.So as to when base station receives the current letter of the UE that forwarded by local position calculation server After the positioning accuracy information that CRNTI and the UE in breath is required, the positioning precision that can be required according to the UE Information, to the position of the UE accurate measurement is carried out, so as to local position calculation server is returned according to base station Location measurement information, you can calculate meet UE requirement positional information.If in the current information of UE In the positioning accuracy information that requires not comprising UE, then local position calculation server only send the UE to base station CRNTI in current information, base station is entered according to local default positioning accurate accuracy information to the position of UE Row measurement.

It is preferred that the UE of local service server reception UE transmissions current information, specifically includes：

Local service server receives the GET message in the http protocol that the UE sends, and from described The position request information and the current information of the UE are obtained in GET message.

The local service server, for example can be local APP service servers, UE send GET Message for example can be on UE APP applications send.APP applications on UE can be disappeared by GET Breath, sets up with local APP service servers and is connected, and then is sent out the information of this UE by GET message Give local service server.

The format sample of GET message is given below：

Assume MSISDN=19585550100, Physical Cell ID=128, CRNTI=0x0c28, then GET Message examples are as follows：

GET

/exampleAPI/location/v1/queries/locationAddress=tel%3A%2B19585550100 ＆physicalCellId=128＆guti=0x46000321130e90dbea2＆tolerance=LowDelay＆requ EstedAccuracy=1000

＆acceptableAccuracy=1000＆maximumAge=180＆responseTime=300 HTTP/1.1

Accept:application/xml

Host:example.com

It is preferred that local service server is current by the position request information of the UE and the UE Information is sent to local position calculation server, specifically includes：

The local service server is believed the position requests of the UE by the POST message in HTTP Breath and the UE current information is sent to local position calculation server.

Further, by local service server the UE is positioned according to the UE current information.

In local position calculation server side, referring to Fig. 4, a kind of localization method provided in an embodiment of the present invention, Including：

S401, the position request information of local position calculation server acquisition UE and UE current information；

S402, the local position calculation server are carried out according to the UE current information to the UE Positioning.

It is preferred that the current letter of the position request information and UE of local position calculation server acquisition UE Breath, specifically includes：

The POST that the local position calculation server is received in the HTTP that local service server sends disappears Breath；Wherein, the position request information and the UE that the UE is carried in the POST message is current Information；

The local position calculation server position request information of the UE is obtained from the POST message with And the information that the UE is current.

It is preferred that local position calculation server carries out determining according to the UE current information to the UE Position, specifically includes：

This is because, PCI can be mapped to the IP address of base station, so as to local position can be caused to calculate clothes Business device is set up with base station according to the IP address of base station and is connected.Specifically, base station and position calculation server it Between connection can adopt SCTP (Stream Control Transmission Protocol, SCTP) The mode of coupling, its message format adopts S1AP message formats.

Specifically, the location measurement information that base station sends, for example can be：PCI, RSRP (Reference Signal Received Power, received signal strength), RSRQ (Reference Signal Received Quality, received signal strength), AOA (Angle of Arrival, direction of arrival) etc..

It is preferred that local position calculation server periodically receives the location measurement information of base station transmission, and According to received location measurement information, the position of UE is calculated in real time.So as to when UE is moved When, UE can be accurately positioned.

It is preferred that the localization method also includes：

Method described here, the embodiment that the above-mentioned Fig. 2 of correspondence is given.

It is preferred that local position calculation server will be stopped by position requests Location Request message The configured information for only sending the location measurement information of the UE is sent to the source base station of the UE.

Additionally, carrying out in the scene switched between base station in UE, the PCI of UE places cell and described When the CRNTI of UE changes, Horne Location Server not only sends to the source base station of the UE and stops sending out The configured information of the location measurement information of the UE is sent, also to send position to the target BS of the UE please Message is sought, so as to the location measurement information of the UE that the target BS of the receipt of subsequent UE sends.

In base station side, referring to Fig. 5, a kind of localization method provided in an embodiment of the present invention, including：

S501, base station are described in from the current information of local position calculation server acquisition user equipment (UE) UE current CRNTI；

The UE of S502, the base station in the UE current information current CRNTI is to institute The position for stating UE measures, and obtains the location measurement information of the UE；

The location measurement information of the UE is sent to local position calculation server by S503, the base station, By local position calculation server the UE is positioned according to the location measurement information of the UE.

It is preferred that base station obtains the current CRNTI of the UE in the current information of user equipment (UE), Specifically include：

Here, local position calculation server is current by the UE in the UE current information CRNTI is sent to base station, and what the local service server that local position calculation server is received sent UE current information includes MSISDN, the UE of the UE current CRNTI and UE It is currently located the PCI of cell.This is because, base station only need to be according to the CRNTI of the UE, it is possible to distinguish Go out different UE, and then the position to the UE measures.

It is preferred that the location measurement information of the UE is sent to local position calculation server by base station, tool Body includes：

It is preferred that base station periodically sends Location Info Report message calculates service to local position Device, when moving so as to UE, can be accurately positioned to UE.

It is preferred that the localization method also includes：

It is preferred that source base station terminates sending the position measurement of the UE to the local position calculation server Information, specifically includes：

Wherein, the local position calculation server, is to receive the information (CRNTI of UE of UE The PCI of cell is currently located with UE) after new information, send to the source base station of the UE and stop sending The configured information of the location measurement information of the UE.

In UE sides, referring to Fig. 6, a kind of localization method provided in an embodiment of the present invention, including：

S601, UE and the packet-based core networks EPC of evolution set up PDN connections and carry；

S602, the UE are current by the position request information and this UE of this UE when positioning is needed Information be sent to local service server.

UE needs to be positioned, for example, can be the APP applications triggers installed on UE, specifically, User is opened after the APP applications installed on UE, and APP application requests obtain the positional information of the UE.

It is preferred that the current information of the position request information and this UE of this UE is sent to local industry by UE Business server, specifically includes：

It is preferred that the localization method also includes：

Specifically, UE is sent to this UE current information after local position calculation server, by local Position calculation server calculates the position of the UE, and the UE that will finally calculate according to the current information of the UE Positional information be sent to local service server, by local service server by the positional information of the UE turn Issue UE.So as to the positional information of the UE that UE is sent by reception local service server, so that it may To know the position of this UE.

It is preferred that UE receives the UE that local service server sends by the POST message in HTTP Positional information；Wherein, the MSISDN of the UE and described is carried in the POST message The positional information of UE.

It is preferred that the localization method also includes：

Specifically, the example of the information updating process of UE is initiated to local service server, for example, can is APP applications on UE, the APP periodically can obtain the information (UE of UE from the AS layers of UE Current CRNTI and UE is currently located the PCI of cell), to judge that the CRNTI and UE of UE are located Whether the PCI of cell changes, if changing, the information updating process of above-mentioned UE is triggered at once.

It is preferred that POST messages of the UE in HTTP by renewal after the current information of the UE It is sent to the local service server；Wherein, carry in the POST message UE MSISDN, Institute before CRNTI, the renewal of the UE after PCI, the renewal of the UE places cell after renewal The CRNTI of the UE before stating the PCI of UE places cell and updating.

The positioner corresponding with above-mentioned localization method is described below.

In local service server side, referring to Fig. 7, a kind of positioner provided in an embodiment of the present invention, bag Include：

Receiving unit 11, for receive user equipment UE send the UE position request information and The UE current information；

Transmitting element 12, for the position request information of the UE and the UE current information to be sent out Local position calculation server is given, by local position calculation server according to the UE current information pair The UE is positioned.

It is preferred that receiving unit 11 specifically for：

The acquisition GET message in the HTTP that the UE sends is received, and is obtained from the GET message Take the current information of the position request information and the UE of the UE.

It is preferred that transmitting element 12 specifically for：

By updating POST message by the position request information of the UE and the UE in HTTP Current information is sent to local position calculation server.

In local position calculation server side, referring to Fig. 8, a kind of positioner provided in an embodiment of the present invention, Including：

Acquiring unit 21, the position request information and the UE for obtaining user equipment (UE) is current Information；

Positioning unit 22, for being positioned to the UE according to the UE current information.

It is preferred that acquiring unit 21 specifically for：

Receive the renewal POST message in the HTTP that local service server sends；Wherein, described The current information of the position request information and the UE of the UE is carried in POST message；

It is preferred that positioning unit 22 specifically for：

The position of the UE is calculated according to the location measurement information, and the positional information of the UE is sent out Give the UE.

It is preferred that when the positional information of the UE is sent to the UE by positioning unit 22, specifically for：

The positional information of the UE is sent to by local service clothes by the POST message that updates in HTTP Business device, the UE is transmitted to by the local service server by the positional information of the UE.

It is preferred that positioning unit 22 is additionally operable to：

The source base station of the configured information to the UE of the location measurement information for stopping sending the UE is sent, And position requests Location Request message is sent to the target BS of the UE, by the mesh of the UE Mark base station measures to the position of the UE；Wherein, carry in the Location Request message The UE in the UE current information current CRNTI.

It is preferred that positioning unit 22 is by position requests Location Request message, will stop sending institute The configured information for stating the location measurement information of UE is sent to the source base station of the UE.

In base station side, referring to Fig. 9, a kind of positioner provided in an embodiment of the present invention, including：

Acquiring unit 31, for obtaining in the current information of user equipment (UE) from local position calculation server The current CRNTI of the UE；

Location measurement unit 32, it is current for the UE in the UE current information CRNTI is measured to the position of the UE, obtains the location measurement information of the UE；

Transmitting element 33, for the location measurement information of the UE to be sent to into local position calculation server, By local position calculation server the UE is positioned according to the location measurement information of the UE.

It is preferred that acquiring unit 31 specifically for：

It is preferred that transmitting element 33 specifically for：

It is preferred that the positioner is base station, the device is additionally operable to：

It is preferred that above-mentioned source base station terminates sending the position of the UE to the local position calculation server During metrical information, specifically for：

In UE sides, referring to Figure 10, a kind of positioner provided in an embodiment of the present invention, including：

Unit 41 is set up, grouped data network PDN is set up for the packet-based core networks EPC with evolution and is connected and hold Carry；

Transmission unit 42, for when positioning is needed, the position request information and this device of this device being worked as Front information is sent to local service server.

It is preferred that the current information of described device is specifically included：The MSISDN of described device, described device Current CRNTI and described device is currently located the PCI of cell.

It is preferred that transmission unit 42 specifically for：

It is by the acquisition GET message in HTTP that the position request information and this device of this device is current Information be sent to local service server.

It is preferred that transmission unit 42 is additionally operable to：

Receive the positional information of the UE that local service server sends.

It is preferred that transmission unit 42 receives local position by the renewal POST message in HTTP calculating The positional information of the device that server sends；Wherein, described device is carried in the POST message MSISDN and described device positional information.

It is preferred that transmission unit 42 is additionally operable to：

It is preferred that transmission unit 42 in HTTP update POST message by renewal after the dress Put current information and be sent to the local service server；Wherein, carry described in the POST message Described device after PCI, the renewal of the described device place cell after MSISDN, the renewal of device The CRNTI of the described device before the PCI of the described device place cell before CRNTI, renewal and renewal.

In sum, positioner provided in an embodiment of the present invention, for example can for local service server, Local position calculation server, base station, UE etc..

The embodiment of the present invention, can realize above-mentioned each functional unit block by specific hardware processor.

Those skilled in the art are it should be appreciated that embodiments of the invention can be provided as method, system or meter Calculation machine program product.Therefore, the present invention can be using complete hardware embodiment, complete software embodiment or knot Close the form of the embodiment in terms of software and hardware.And, the present invention can be adopted and wherein wrapped at one or more Computer-usable storage medium containing computer usable program code (including but not limited to disk memory and Optical memory etc.) on implement computer program form.

The present invention is produced with reference to method according to embodiments of the present invention, equipment (system) and computer program The flow chart and/or block diagram of product is describing.It should be understood that can by computer program instructions flowchart and / or block diagram in each flow process and/or square frame and flow chart and/or the flow process in block diagram and/ Or the combination of square frame.These computer program instructions can be provided to general purpose computer, special-purpose computer, embedded The processor of formula datatron or other programmable data processing devices is producing a machine so that by calculating The instruction of the computing device of machine or other programmable data processing devices is produced for realizing in flow chart one The device of the function of specifying in individual flow process or one square frame of multiple flow processs and/or block diagram or multiple square frames.

These computer program instructions may be alternatively stored in can guide computer or other programmable datas process to set In the standby computer-readable memory for working in a specific way so that in being stored in the computer-readable memory Instruction produce and include the manufacture of command device, command device realization is in one flow process or multiple of flow chart The function of specifying in one square frame of flow process and/or block diagram or multiple square frames.

These computer program instructions also can be loaded in computer or other programmable data processing devices, made Obtain and series of operation steps is performed on computer or other programmable devices to produce computer implemented place Reason, so as to the instruction performed on computer or other programmable devices is provided for realizing in flow chart one The step of function of specifying in flow process or one square frame of multiple flow processs and/or block diagram or multiple square frames.

Obviously, those skilled in the art can carry out various changes and modification without deviating from this to the present invention Bright spirit and scope.So, if the present invention these modification and modification belong to the claims in the present invention and Within the scope of its equivalent technologies, then the present invention is also intended to comprising these changes and modification.

Claims

1. a kind of localization method, it is characterised in that the method includes：

The position request information of the UE that local service server receive user equipment UE sends and institute State the current information of UE；

2. method according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the UE current information is concrete Including：The UE current Cell Radio Network Temporary Identifier/Identity, Cell-RNTI CRNTI and the UE is currently located cell Physical Cell Identifier PCI.

3. method according to claim 1 and 2, it is characterised in that the local service server The position request information and the current information of the UE of the UE that receive user equipment UE sends, Specifically include：

The local service server receives the acquisition in HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) HTTP that the UE sends GET message, and the position request information and the UE of the UE are obtained from the GET message Current information.

4. method according to claim 1 and 2, it is characterised in that the local service server The current information of the position request information of the UE and the UE is sent to into local position and calculates service Device, specifically includes：

The local service server please by the position of the UE by the POST message that updates in HTTP The information for asking information and the UE current is sent to local position calculation server.

5. a kind of localization method, it is characterised in that the method includes：

6. method according to claim 5, it is characterised in that the UE current information is concrete Including：The UE current Cell Radio Network Temporary Identifier/Identity, Cell-RNTI CRNTI and the UE is currently located cell Physical Cell Identifier PCI.

7. the method according to claim 5 or 6, it is characterised in that the local position calculates clothes Business device obtains the position request information and the current information of the UE of user equipment (UE), specifically includes：

The local position calculation server receives the HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) that local service server sends Renewal POST message in HTTP；Wherein, the position of the UE is carried in the POST message Put the current information of solicited message and the UE；

8. the method according to claim 5 or 6, it is characterised in that the local position calculates clothes Business device is positioned according to the UE current information to the UE, is specifically included：

The local position calculation server receives the location measurement information of the UE that the base station sends, Wherein, the location measurement information of the UE is the UE of the base station in the UE current information What current CRNTI determined；

9. method according to claim 8, it is characterised in that the local position calculation server The positional information of the UE is sent to into the UE, is specifically included：

The local position calculation server in HTTP by updating POST message by the position of the UE Confidence breath is sent to local service server, by the local service server by the positional information of the UE It is transmitted to the UE.

10. method according to claim 8, it is characterised in that the method also includes：

11. a kind of localization methods, it is characterised in that the method includes：

Base station obtains the UE in the current information of user equipment (UE) and works as from local position calculation server Front Cell Radio Network Temporary Identifier/Identity, Cell-RNTI CRNTI；

12. methods according to claim 11, it is characterised in that the base station obtains user equipment The UE in UE current information current Cell Radio Network Temporary Identifier/Identity, Cell-RNTI CRNTI, specifically includes：

13. methods according to claim 11, it is characterised in that the base station is by the position of the UE Put metrical information and be sent to local position calculation server, specifically include：

14. methods according to claim 11, it is characterised in that the method also includes：

15. methods according to claim 14, it is characterised in that the source base station terminates to described Local position calculation server sends the location measurement information of the UE, specifically includes：

The source base station receives the position of the stopping transmission UE that the local position calculation server sends The configured information of metrical information；

16. a kind of localization methods, it is characterised in that the method includes：

User equipment (UE) sets up grouped data network PDN and is connected carrying with the packet-based core networks EPC of evolution；

17. methods according to claim 16, it is characterised in that the UE current information tool Body includes：The UE current Cell Radio Network Temporary Identifier/Identity, Cell-RNTI CRNTI and the UE is currently located little The Physical Cell Identifier PCI in area.

18. according to the methods described of claim 16 or 17, it is characterised in that the UE is by this UE's Position request information and this UE current information is sent to local service server, specifically includes：

The UE please by the position of this UE by the GET message that obtains in HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) HTTP The information for asking information and this UE current is sent to local service server.

19. methods according to claim 16, it is characterised in that the method also includes：

20. methods according to claim 19, it is characterised in that the UE is by HTTP Update the positional information that POST message receives the UE that local service server sends；Wherein, in institute State the positional information that the UE is carried in POST message.

21. methods according to claim 18, it is characterised in that the method also includes：

22. methods according to claim 21, it is characterised in that the UE is by HTTP Update POST message by renewal after the current information of the UE be sent to the local service server； Wherein, the institute after PCI, the renewal of the UE places cell after updating is carried in the POST message The UE's before stating the PCI of the UE places cell before CRNTI, the renewal of UE and updating CRNTI。

23. a kind of positioners, it is characterised in that the device includes：

24. devices according to claim 23, it is characterised in that the UE current information tool Body includes：The UE current Cell Radio Network Temporary Identifier/Identity, Cell-RNTI CRNTI and the UE is currently located little The Physical Cell Identifier PCI in area.

25. devices according to claim 23 or 24, it is characterised in that the receiving unit is concrete For：

Receive the acquisition GET message in HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) HTTP that the UE sends, and from described The current information of the position request information and the UE of the UE is obtained in GET message.

26. devices according to claim 23 or 24, it is characterised in that the transmitting element is concrete For：

27. a kind of positioners, it is characterised in that the device includes：

28. devices according to claim 27, it is characterised in that the UE current information tool Body includes：The UE current Cell Radio Network Temporary Identifier/Identity, Cell-RNTI CRNTI and the UE is currently located little The Physical Cell Identifier PCI in area.

29. devices according to claim 27 or 28, it is characterised in that the acquiring unit is concrete For：

Receive the renewal POST message in HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) HTTP that local service server sends； Wherein, the position request information and the UE that the UE is carried in the POST message is current Information；

30. devices according to claim 27 or 28, it is characterised in that the positioning unit is concrete For：

The location measurement information of the UE that the base station sends is received, wherein, the position of the UE is surveyed Amount information is that the current CRNTI of the UE of the base station in the UE current information determine；

31. devices according to claim 30, it is characterised in that the positioning unit is by the UE Positional information when being sent to the UE, specifically for：

32. devices according to claim 30, it is characterised in that the positioning unit is additionally operable to：

33. a kind of positioners, it is characterised in that the device includes：

34. devices according to claim 33, it is characterised in that the acquiring unit specifically for：

35. devices according to claim 33, it is characterised in that the transmitting element specifically for：

36. devices according to claim 33, it is characterised in that described device is base station, the dress Put and be additionally operable to：

37. devices according to claim 36, it is characterised in that the source base station terminates to described When local position calculation server sends the location measurement information of the UE, specifically for：

Receive the location measurement information of the stopping transmission UE that the local position calculation server sends Configured information；

38. a kind of positioners, it is characterised in that the device includes：

Unit is set up, grouped data network PDN is set up for the packet-based core networks EPC with evolution and is connected carrying；

39. devices according to claim 38, it is characterised in that the current information tool of described device Body includes：The current Cell Radio Network Temporary Identifier/Identity, Cell-RNTI CRNTI of described device and described device are currently located The Physical Cell Identifier PCI of cell.

40. according to the described device of claim 38 or 39, it is characterised in that the transmission unit is specifically used In：

41. devices according to claim 38, it is characterised in that the transmission unit is additionally operable to：

Receive the positional information of the UE that local service server sends.

42. devices according to claim 41, it is characterised in that the transmission unit passes through HTTP In update the positional information that POST message receives the device that local service server sends；Wherein, exist The positional information of described device is carried in the POST message.

43. devices according to claim 40, it is characterised in that the transmission unit is additionally operable to：

44. devices according to claim 43, it is characterised in that the transmission unit passes through HTTP In update POST message the current information of the described device after renewal is sent to into the local service service Device；Wherein, after PCI, the renewal of the described device place cell after updating is carried in the POST message Described device CRNTI, update before described device place cell PCI and update before described device CRNTI.