CN110475200A

CN110475200A - The method and apparatus of positioning terminal equipment

Info

Publication number: CN110475200A
Application number: CN201810443107.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 史桢宇; 纳坦·爱德华·坦尼; 王艺
Original assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Current assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Priority date: 2018-05-10
Filing date: 2018-05-10
Publication date: 2019-11-19
Anticipated expiration: 2038-05-10
Also published as: WO2019214639A1; CN110475200B

Abstract

This application provides a kind of method and apparatus of positioning terminal equipment, allow and directly communicated between orientation management center network element and wireless access network equipment, reduces signaling transmission time, reduce the delay of positioning terminal equipment.This method comprises: obtaining the request for positioning first terminal equipment；It determines and positions the first terminal equipment using orientation management center network element, there is communication interface to carry out communication interaction for orientation management center network element and wireless access network equipment；The request for positioning the first terminal equipment is sent to the orientation management center network element, the request includes the first instruction information and/or second indication information, first instruction information is used to indicate that orientation management center network element communicate with wireless access network equipment or orientation management center network element is communicated with the access and mobile management functional network element, and second indication information is used to indicate orientation management center network element to the location information accessed with mobile management functional network element and/or multiple terminal devices transmission terminal device.

Description

The method and apparatus of positioning terminal equipment

Technical field

This application involves the communications fields, and more particularly, to a kind of method and apparatus of positioning terminal equipment.

Background technique

With the appearance of the emerging industries such as automatic Pilot, smart city, Internet of Things, the communication technology also more and more with this A little industries are merged, these industries bring the demand to terminal device positioning.In the 5th Generation Mobile Communication System (5th Generation, 5G) in location technology is put forward new requirements, the demand for such as positioning time delay is 20ms-60s, and existing Localization method in LTE system can no longer meet faster positioning.Therefore, in 5G system, how quickly to terminal Equipment is positioned, and is a urgent problem to be solved.

Summary of the invention

The application provides a kind of method and apparatus of positioning terminal equipment, allow orientation management center network element without It is directly communicated between access and mobile management function to ps domain network element and wireless access network equipment, it is possible to reduce when signalling Between, reduce the delay of positioning terminal equipment.

In a first aspect, providing a kind of method of positioning terminal equipment, this method is by access and mobile management functional network element It executes, comprising: obtain the request for positioning first terminal equipment；Determination positions first end using orientation management center network element End equipment between the orientation management center network element and wireless access network equipment there is communication interface to carry out communication interaction；It is fixed to this Position administrative center's network element sends the request for positioning the first terminal equipment, which includes first indicating information and/or the Two instruction information, the first instruction information be used to indicate the orientation management center network element communicated with wireless access network equipment or this One instruction information is used to indicate the orientation management center network element and communicates with the access and mobile management functional network element, second instruction Information is used to indicate the orientation management center network element should to access and the transmission of mobile management functional network element and/or multiple terminal devices The location information of first terminal equipment.

Therefore, in the embodiment of the present application, when access and mobile management function to ps domain network element are obtained for positioning first terminal After the request of equipment, the positioning that the first terminal equipment is carried out using orientation management center network element is determined, due to the orientation management There is communication interface, which can be without access and shifting between center network element and wireless access network equipment Dynamic management function network element is communicated with the wireless access network equipment, carries out newly eat dishes without rice or wine location protocol and additional location protocol letter of newly eating dishes without rice or wine The interaction of order, to obtain the location information of the first terminal equipment.Therefore signaling transmission time can be reduced, positioning terminal is reduced The delay of equipment

With reference to first aspect, in certain implementations of first aspect, the determination is fixed using orientation management center network element Position terminal device, comprising: according to orientation management center network element selection parameter, determining should using the positioning of orientation management center network element Terminal device, wherein the orientation management center network element selection parameter includes any one of following parameter or any a variety of: positioning Time delay, the business information for being used to position the request of first terminal equipment and the orientation management center network element and the first terminal are set Standby distance.

With reference to first aspect, in certain implementations of first aspect, this method further include: according to orientation management center Network element selection parameter, determine between use and the wireless access network equipment by it is described access and mobile management functional network element into The orientation management center network element of row communication interaction positions the first terminal equipment.

Second aspect provides a kind of method of positioning terminal equipment, and the method is executed by orientation management center network element, It include: between orientation management center network element and wireless access network equipment there is communication interface to carry out communication interaction；Reception connects Enter with mobile management functional network element send positioning first terminal equipment request, it is described request include first instruction information and/ Or second indication information, the first instruction information is used to indicate orientation management center network element and wireless access network equipment is logical Letter or the first instruction information are used to indicate orientation management center network element and the access and mobile management functional network element Communication, the second indication information be used to indicate orientation management center network element to access and mobile management functional network element and/ Or multiple terminal devices send the location information of the first terminal equipment.

In conjunction with second aspect, in certain implementations of second aspect, when the request includes the first instruction letter When breath, the method also includes: when the first instruction information instruction orientation management center network element is set with wireless access network When standby communication, orientation management center network element is using location protocol and/or the additional location protocol and wireless of newly eating dishes without rice or wine of newly eating dishes without rice or wine Access network equipment communication, to obtain the location information of the first terminal equipment；Or described in being indicated when the first instruction information When orientation management center network element is communicated with the access and mobile management functional network element, orientation management center network element is using new It eats dishes without rice or wine location protocol and/or additional location protocol of newly eating dishes without rice or wine is accessed and mobile management functional network element wirelessly connects with described by described Log equipment communication.

In conjunction with second aspect, in certain implementations of second aspect, which passes through positioning clothes Business interface S1-LCS sends newly eat dishes without rice or wine location protocol data unit information or additional positioning association of newly eating dishes without rice or wine to the access network equipment Data unit information is discussed, the positioning service interface is for connecting the orientation management center network element and the wireless access network equipment；Or

The orientation management center network element receives newly eating dishes without rice or wine for access network equipment transmission by positioning service interface S1-LCS Location protocol data unit information or additional location protocol data unit information of newly eating dishes without rice or wine.

In conjunction with second aspect, in certain implementations of second aspect, when the request includes the second instruction letter When breath, the method also includes: according to the second indication information, determine to described in access and the transmission of mobile management functional network element The location information of first terminal equipment and/or the location information that the first terminal equipment is sent to the multiple terminal device.

It is described according to the second indication information in certain implementations of second aspect in conjunction with second aspect, it determines The location information of the terminal device is sent to access and mobile management functional network element or to described in multiple terminal devices transmission The location information of first terminal equipment, comprising:

When the second indication information indicates orientation management center network element to described in the transmission of the multiple terminal device When the location information of first terminal equipment, orientation management center network element is sent out in the form broadcasted to the multiple terminal device Send the location information of the first terminal equipment；Or

When the second indication information indicates orientation management center network element to access and mobile management functional network element hair When sending the location information of the first terminal equipment, orientation management center network element is sent out to access and mobile management functional network element Send the location information of the first terminal equipment；Or

When the second indication information indicates orientation management center network element to described in the transmission of the multiple terminal device The location information of first terminal equipment, and at the same time sending the first terminal equipment to access and mobile management functional network element When location information, orientation management center network element sends the first terminal to the multiple terminal device in the form broadcasted The location information of equipment and orientation management center network element send the first terminal to access and mobile management functional network element The location information of equipment.

The third aspect provides a kind of method of positioning terminal equipment, and the method is executed by wireless access network equipment, packet It includes: between the wireless access network equipment and orientation management center network element there is communication interface to carry out communication interaction；Receive positioning New location protocol data unit information or the additional location protocol data cell letter of newly eating dishes without rice or wine of eating dishes without rice or wine that administrative center's network element is sent Breath；Newly eat dishes without rice or wine location protocol data unit information or additional location protocol of newly eating dishes without rice or wine are sent to orientation management center network element Data unit information.

In conjunction with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, the method also includes: it is sent to terminal device Radio resource control signaling, the radio resource control signaling include location protocol data cell or the new sky of newly eating dishes without rice or wine Information entrained by mouth location protocol data cell.

In conjunction with the third aspect, in certain implementations of the third aspect, location protocol data cell that this is newly eated dishes without rice or wine letter Breath is carried in location protocol information of newly eating dishes without rice or wine, which includes the location protocol information of newly eating dishes without rice or wine；Or it should New location protocol data unit information of eating dishes without rice or wine is carried in Non-Access Stratum protocols information, which includes that this is non- Access layer protocol information and flag information, it includes positioning association of newly eating dishes without rice or wine which, which is used to indicate the Non-Access Stratum protocols information, Discuss data unit information.

Fourth aspect, provides a kind of method of positioning terminal equipment, and the method terminal device executes, comprising: receives The radio resource control signaling that wireless access network equipment is sent, the radio resource control signaling include location protocol number of newly eating dishes without rice or wine According to unit information or the information entrained by location protocol data cell of newly eating dishes without rice or wine；Nothing is sent to the wireless access network equipment Line resource control signaling, the radio resource control signaling include newly eating dishes without rice or wine location protocol data unit information or described newly to eat dishes without rice or wine Information entrained by location protocol data cell.

In conjunction with fourth aspect, in certain implementations of fourth aspect, location protocol data cell that this is newly eated dishes without rice or wine letter Breath is carried in location protocol information of newly eating dishes without rice or wine, which includes the location protocol information of newly eating dishes without rice or wine；Or it should New location protocol data unit information of eating dishes without rice or wine is carried in Non-Access Stratum protocols information, which includes that this is non- Access layer protocol information and flag information, it includes positioning association of newly eating dishes without rice or wine which, which is used to indicate the Non-Access Stratum protocols information, Discuss data unit information.

5th aspect provides a kind of access and mobile management functional network element, comprising: obtains module, obtains for positioning The request of first terminal equipment；Determining module positions the terminal device using orientation management center network element for determining, institute Stating between orientation management center network element and wireless access network equipment, there is communication interface to carry out communication interaction；Sending module is used for The request for positioning the terminal device is sent to orientation management center network element, the request includes the first instruction information And/or second indication information, the first instruction information are used to indicate orientation management center network element and set with wireless access network Standby communication or the first instruction information are used to indicate orientation management center network element and the access and mobile management function Network element communication, the second indication information are used to indicate orientation management center network element to access and mobile management functional network element And/or multiple terminal devices send the location information of the first terminal equipment.

In conjunction with the 5th aspect, in certain implementations of the 5th aspect, the determining module is specifically used for: according to positioning Administrative center's network element selection parameter determines and positions the terminal device using orientation management center network element, wherein is described fixed Position administrative center network element selection parameter includes any one of following parameter or any a variety of: positioning time delay, described for positioning The business information of the request of first terminal equipment and orientation management center network element are at a distance from the first terminal equipment.

In conjunction with the 5th aspect, in certain implementations of the 5th aspect, which is also used to: according to orientation management Center network element selection parameter determines between use and the wireless access network equipment through the access and mobile management function network The orientation management center network element that member carries out communication interaction positions the first terminal equipment.

6th aspect, provides a kind of orientation management center network element, orientation management center network element and wireless access network Between equipment there is communication interface to carry out communication interaction, comprising: transceiver module, for receiving access and mobile management functional network element The request of the positioning first terminal equipment of transmission, the request include the first instruction information and/or second indication information, and described the One instruction information be used to indicate orientation management center network element communicated with access network equipment or it is described first indicate information be used for Indicate that orientation management center network element is communicated with the access and mobile management functional network element, the second indication information is used for Indicate that orientation management center network element sends described first to access and mobile management functional network element and/or multiple terminal devices The location information of terminal device.

In conjunction with the 6th aspect, in certain implementations of the 6th aspect, the transceiver module is used for: when described first refers to Show information instruction orientation management center network element when communicating with wireless access network equipment, using it is new eat dishes without rice or wine location protocol and/or Additional location protocol of newly eating dishes without rice or wine is communicated with wireless access network equipment, to obtain the location information of the first terminal equipment；Or work as When the first instruction information instruction orientation management center network element is communicated with the access and mobile management functional network element, adopt With newly eating dishes without rice or wine location protocol and/or additional location protocol of newly eating dishes without rice or wine passes through the access and mobile management functional network element and the nothing The communication of line access equipment.

In conjunction with the 6th aspect, in certain implementations of the 6th aspect, orientation management center network element further includes true Cover half block, the determining module are used for: according to the second indication information, being determined and sent to access and mobile management functional network element The location information of the first terminal equipment and/or the position letter that the first terminal equipment is sent to the multiple terminal device Breath.

In conjunction with the 6th aspect, in certain implementations of the 6th aspect, the determining module is specifically used for: when described the Two instruction information indicate that orientation management center network element sends the position of the first terminal equipment to the multiple terminal device When confidence ceases, orientation management center network element sends the first terminal to the multiple terminal device in the form broadcasted and sets Standby location information；Or

7th aspect, provides a kind of wireless access network equipment, the wireless access network equipment and orientation management central network Between member there is communication interface to carry out communication interaction, comprising: receiving module, for receiving the new of orientation management center network element transmission It eats dishes without rice or wine location protocol data unit information or additional location protocol data unit information of newly eating dishes without rice or wine；Sending module is used for institute It states orientation management center network element and sends newly eat dishes without rice or wine location protocol data unit information or additional location protocol data sheet of newly eating dishes without rice or wine Metamessage.

In conjunction with the 7th aspect, in certain implementations of the 7th aspect, the sending module is specifically used for: setting to terminal Preparation send radio resource control signaling, and the radio resource control signaling includes location protocol data cell or the institute of newly eating dishes without rice or wine State information entrained by location protocol data cell of newly eating dishes without rice or wine.

Eighth aspect provides a kind of terminal device, comprising: receiving module is sent for receiving wireless access network equipment Radio resource control signaling, the radio resource control signaling includes location protocol data unit information or described new of newly eating dishes without rice or wine It eats dishes without rice or wine information entrained by location protocol data cell；Sending module, for sending wireless money to the wireless access network equipment Source control signaling, the radio resource control signaling include newly eating dishes without rice or wine location protocol data unit information or described newly to eat dishes without rice or wine to position Information entrained by protocol Data Unit.

9th aspect provides a kind of access and mobile management functional network element, comprising: at least one processor, memory And transceiver, for storing instruction, the transceiver is for the access and mobile management functional network element and its for the memory The communication of his equipment, the instruction of the storage execution direct or indirect by least one described processor so that the access and Mobile management functional network element can execute the method in any optional implementation of first aspect or first aspect.

Tenth aspect, provides a kind of orientation management center network element, comprising: at least one processor, memory and transmitting-receiving Device, for storing instruction, the transceiver communicates the memory for orientation management center network element and other equipment, institute The instruction of the storage execution direct or indirect by least one described processor is stated, so that orientation management center network element can be with Execute the method in any optional implementation of second aspect or second aspect.

On the one hand tenth, provides a kind of wireless access network equipment, comprising: at least one processor, memory and transmitting-receiving Device, for storing instruction, the transceiver communicates the memory for the wireless access network equipment and other equipment, described The instruction of the storage execution direct or indirect by least one described processor, executes the wireless access network equipment Method in any optional implementation of the third aspect or the third aspect.

12nd aspect, provides a kind of terminal device, comprising: at least one processor, memory and transceiver, it is described For storing instruction, the transceiver communicates memory for the terminal device and other equipment, the instruction quilt of the storage The direct or indirect execution of at least one described processor, allows the terminal device to execute fourth aspect or fourth aspect Any optional implementation in method.

13rd aspect, provides a kind of chip system, comprising: at least one processor, at least one described processor For executing the instruction of storage, access and mobile management functional network element is allowed to execute any of first aspect or first aspect Method in optional implementation.

Fourteenth aspect provides a kind of chip system, comprising: at least one processor, at least one described processor For executing the instruction of storage, orientation management center network element is allowed to execute any optional of second aspect or second aspect Method in implementation.

15th aspect, provides a kind of chip system, comprising: at least one processor, at least one described processor For executing the instruction of storage, wireless access network equipment is allowed to execute any optional reality of the third aspect or the third aspect Method in existing mode.

16th aspect, provides a kind of chip system, comprising: at least one processor, at least one described processor For executing the instruction of storage, terminal device is allowed to execute any optional implementation of fourth aspect or fourth aspect In method.

17th aspect, provides a kind of computer storage medium, and the computer storage medium is stored with program instruction, When executed, access and mobile management functional network element is allowed to execute any of first aspect or first aspect Method in optional implementation.

18th aspect, provides a kind of computer storage medium, and the computer storage medium is stored with program instruction, When executed, orientation management center network element is allowed to execute any optional of second aspect or second aspect Method in implementation.

19th aspect, provides a kind of computer storage medium, and the computer storage medium is stored with program instruction, When executed, wireless access network equipment is allowed to execute any optional reality of the third aspect or the third aspect Method in existing mode.

20th aspect, provides a kind of computer storage medium, and the computer storage medium is stored with program instruction, When executed, terminal device is allowed to execute any optional implementation of fourth aspect or fourth aspect In method.

20th on the one hand, provides a kind of computer program product, and the computer program product includes instruction, works as institute It states instruction to be performed, access and mobile management functional network element is allowed to execute any optional of first aspect or first aspect Implementation in method.

22nd face provides a kind of computer program product, and the computer program product includes instruction, when described Instruction is performed, and orientation management center network element is allowed to execute any optional realization side of second aspect or second aspect Method in formula.

23rd aspect provides a kind of computer program product, and the computer program product includes instruction, works as institute It states instruction to be performed, allows any optional realization for executing the third aspect or the third aspect with wireless access network equipment Method in mode.

Twenty-fourth aspect provides a kind of computer program product, and the computer program product includes instruction, works as institute It states instruction to be performed, terminal device is executed in any optional implementation of fourth aspect or fourth aspect Method.

25th aspect, any there is provided a system comprising such as first aspect or first aspect can Access described in the implementation of choosing and mobile management functional network element；And/or as second aspect or any of second aspect can Orientation management center network element described in the implementation of choosing；And/or such as the third aspect or any optional reality of the third aspect The network equipment described in existing mode；And/or as described in any optional implementation of fourth aspect or fourth aspect Terminal device.

In conjunction with the 25th aspect, the 25th aspect certain implementations in, the system also includes with it is described The orientation management central network of communication interaction is carried out between wireless access network equipment by the access and mobile management functional network element Member.

Detailed description of the invention

Fig. 1 is a kind of schematic block diagram of the wireless communication system architecture of the method for positioning terminal equipment in the prior art.

Fig. 2 is to a kind of schematic flow chart of the method for positioning terminal equipment in the prior art.

Fig. 3 is a kind of showing for the framework of the wireless communication system of the method and apparatus of positioning terminal equipment provided by the present application Meaning property block diagram.

Fig. 4 is a kind of schematic flow chart of the method for positioning terminal equipment of the application.

Fig. 5 is Signalling exchange form between terminal device-wireless access network equipment-LMFd of the application.

Fig. 6 is to show protocol layer between terminal device and LMFd provided by the present application.

Fig. 7 shows protocol layer between wireless access network equipment and LMFd provided by the present application.

Fig. 8 is the schematic block diagram of the access and mobile management functional network element according to the application.

Fig. 9 be according to the schematic block diagram of the orientation management center network element of the application,

Figure 10 be according to the schematic block diagram of the wireless access network equipment of the application,

Figure 11 is the schematic block diagram according to the terminal device of the application.

Figure 12 is a kind of schematic block diagram of communication equipment of the application.

Specific embodiment

Below in conjunction with attached drawing, the technical solution in the application is described.

Fig. 1 is a kind of 100 framework of wireless communication system of the method and apparatus of positioning terminal equipment in the prior art Schematic block diagram.As shown in Figure 1,100 framework of system includes terminal device 110, wireless access network equipment 120 is accessed and is moved Dynamic management function network element 130 (access&mobility function, AMF), 140 (location of orientation management center network element Management function, LMF), 150 (gateway mobile location of crossing diameter mobile positioning center network element Centre, GMLC).

Wherein, the terminal device in Fig. 1 can be used for being connected to the access network equipment of operator deployment by radio open, Then data network is connected to by access network equipment；Access network equipment is mainly used for realizing radio physical layer function, resource tune The functions such as degree and wireless resource management, wireless access control and mobile management；Access and mobile management function to ps domain are mainly used In the facility registration of terminal device, safety certification, mobile management and location management etc., orientation management center is mainly used for positioning The position of terminal device, the LMF are located at core network internal, which must be communicated by AMF with wireless access network equipment；The road Bore mobile positioning center is connect with external network, is received the location requirement of external network or is sent outside for positioning result Network.

In the network shown in Fig. 1, next-generation (next generation, NG) can be passed through between each functional unit Interface establishes connection and realizes communication, such as: terminal device is established by new wireless (new radio, NR) interface and access network equipment It eats dishes without rice or wine to connect, is used for transmission user face data and control plane signaling；Terminal device can pass through NG interface 1 (abbreviation N1) and AMF Establish control plane signaling connection；AMF can establish connection by NLs interface and LMF；AMF can be built by NLg interface with GLMC Vertical connection.

It should be understood that the interface name between network element in the application is merely exemplary, the interface between network element can be with It is other titles, the application not limits the title of interface.

It should be understood that the network architecture can also include other function unit or functional network element, for example, system 100 can be with Including user plane functions network element (user plane funtion, UPF), data network (data network, DN), session management Functional network element (session management function, SMF), policy control functions network element (policy control Function, PCF), application function network element (application function, AF).Wherein, UPF is used to carry out data stream Forwarding, QoS control, billing statistics etc.；DN can correspond to a variety of different business domains, such as IP multimedia subsystem (IP Multimedia subsystem, IMS), Internet, Internet protocol television (internet protocol Television, IPTV), other Operator Specific Service domains etc., be mainly used for providing a variety of data service services for terminal device, In may include the network equipment such as server, router, gateway；AMF is used to carry out the access and mobility of terminal device Management, the mobility strategy and network selection policies of the UE that reception PCF is provided simultaneously carry out strategy execution；SMF is for carrying out PCF The session of offer and business flow control policy simultaneously carry out strategy execution；PCF can solicited message, operator's plan according to AF The generation strategies such as summary, user signing contract information and charging control rule control network behavior, and distributing policy and charging control rule To control plane network element；AF mainly provides demand of the application side to network side, QoS requirement, user equipment including Business Stream Mobility demand etc..

It should be noted that Fig. 1 is merely illustrative architecture diagram, in addition to the functional unit shown in Fig. 1, the network architecture is also It may include other function unit or functional network element, the embodiment of the present application is to this without limiting.

Above-mentioned part network element can work independently, and can also combine and realize certain control functions, such as: AMF, SMF and PCF can be combined together as management equipment, for completing access authentication, safety encryption, the position note of terminal device The session managements function such as foundation, release and the change of accesses control and the mobile management function to ps domain such as volume and user face transmission path Can, and the function of the relevant data (such as congestion) of some slices (slice) of analysis, the relevant data of terminal device, UPF conduct Gateway mainly completes the functions such as the routing forwarding of user face data, such as: being responsible for the data message filtering of terminal device, number According to transmission/forwarding, rate control, generation charge information etc..

It is briefly described below according to process of the Fig. 2 to the method for positioning terminal equipment in the prior art.

In 210, AMF obtains the Location Request from distinct device, which is used to indicate fixed to terminal device Position, the positioning request information can derive from three equipment, be Location Request or external network hair that terminal device is sent respectively The location requirement of the Location Request (external network notifies AMF by GMLC) or AMF itself sent.

In 220, AMF is sent to centre of location LMF after getting the Location Request of different location, by Location Request.

In 230, centre of location LMF and terminal device or access network equipment carry out the interaction of signaling.The signaling is main Including LMF, to terminal device, perhaps access network equipment stationkeeping ability inquiry terminal device or access network equipment stationkeeping ability are anti- Feedback, LMF determine the localization method that uses based on feedback, the transmission of auxiliary information, the request of measurement data, terminal device or connect Log equipment retransmits back LMF after measuring data, and LMF is based on these measurement data, calculates the position of UE.Here LMF Signalling exchange with UE is newly to eat dishes without rice or wine location protocol (NR Positioning Protocol, NRPP), LMF and wireless access network The Signalling exchange of equipment is to add newly to eat dishes without rice or wine location protocol (NR Positioning Protocol Annex, NRPPa), should NRPP agreement and NRPPa correspond respectively to LTE location protocol (LTE Positioning Protocol, LPP) in LTE and attached Add LTE location protocol (LTE Positioning Protocol Annex, LPPa).

In 240, which is sent to AMF for the position of calculated terminal device, and then AMF sends back to each transmission again The equipment of positioning request information.

In the prior art, at present LMF all in core network internal, once in this case LMF has location requirement, with terminal Equipment or wireless access network equipment carry out in NRPP NRPPa Signalling exchange, it is necessary to pass through AMF, by taking NRPP as an example, and number According to path be terminal device-wireless access network equipment-AMF-LMF, in this way need cost the substantially delay of 2s.It is impossible to meet To the requirement of positioning time delay under 5G system.

Based on the above issues, this application provides a kind of method and apparatus of positioning terminal equipment, access and mobile managements Functional network element AMF obtains the request for being used for positioning terminal equipment, determines that positioning the terminal using orientation management center network element sets Standby, the orientation management center network element and wireless access network equipment have communication interface, can be directly logical with wireless access network equipment Letter, data can be without AMF, and direct and wireless access network equipment or terminal device are transmitted, then can reduce signaling Transmission time reduces the delay of positioning terminal equipment.

Here is a kind of framework of the wireless communication system 200 for the method and apparatus that the application provides positioning terminal equipment Schematic block diagram.As shown in figure 3, the system 300 includes terminal device 310, wireless access network equipment 320, Distributed localization Administrative center's network element 330 (location management function distributed, LMFd), access and mobile management Function (access&mobility function, AMF) 340,350 (location of centralized location administrative center network element Management function centralized, LMFc), 360 (gateway mobile of crossing diameter mobile positioning center Location centre, GMLC).Have between Distributed localization administrative center network element LMFd and wireless access network equipment logical Believe interface, it may include multiple points in the system 300 which, which can be communicated without AMF with wireless access network equipment, Multiple wireless access can also be accessed under cloth orientation management center network element LMFd, Distributed localization administrative center network element LMFd Net equipment, the application are not limited thereto.

It should be understood that the description of other network elements for system shown in Fig. 3, can refer to the associated description of Fig. 1, in order to keep away Exempt to repeat, details are not described herein again.

The technical solution of the embodiment of the present application can be applied to various communication systems, such as: global system for mobile telecommunications (Global System of Mobile communication, GSM) system, CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access, CDMA) system, wideband code division multiple access (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access, WCDMA) system System, General Packet Radio Service (General Packet Radio Service, GPRS), long term evolution (Long Term Evolution, LTE) system, LTE frequency division duplex (Frequency Division Duplex, FDD) system, LTE time division duplex (Time Division Duplex, TDD), Universal Mobile Communication System (Universal Mobile Telecommunication System, UMTS), global interconnection inserting of microwave (Worldwide Interoperability For Microwave Access, WiMAX) communication system, following the 5th generation (5th Generation, 5G) system or new nothing Line (New Radio, NR) etc..

Terminal device in the embodiment of the present application can refer to user equipment, access terminal, subscriber unit, subscriber station, movement It stands, mobile station, remote station, remote terminal, mobile device, user terminal, terminal, wireless telecom equipment, user agent or user Device.Terminal device can also be cellular phone, wireless phone, session initiation protocol (Session Initiation Protocol, SIP) phone, wireless local loop (Wireless Local Loop, WLL) stand, personal digital assistant (Personal Digital Assistant, PDA), the handheld device with wireless communication function calculate equipment or are connected to Other processing equipments of radio modem, mobile unit, wearable device, terminal device in the following 5G network or not Carry out the terminal device etc. in the Public Land Mobile Network network (Public Land Mobile Network, PLMN) of evolution, The embodiment of the present application does not limit this.

The network equipment in the embodiment of the present application can be for the equipment with terminal equipment in communication, which can be with It is global system for mobile telecommunications (Global System of Mobile communication, GSM) system or CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access, CDMA) in base station (Base Transceiver Station, BTS), be also possible to In wideband code division multiple access (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access, WCDMA) system base station (NodeB, NB), can also be the evolved base station (Evolutional NodeB, eNB or eNodeB) in LTE system, can also be cloud without Wireless controller or the network equipment under line access network (Cloud Radio Access Network, CRAN) scene It can be relay station, access point, mobile unit, wearable device and the network equipment or the following evolution in future 5G network PLMN network in the network equipment etc., the embodiment of the present application does not limit.

A kind of method 400 of positioning terminal equipment provided by the present application is described in detail below with reference to Fig. 4, Fig. 4 is the application A kind of schematic flow chart of the method 400 of positioning terminal equipment of one embodiment, this method 400 can be applied in Fig. 3 institute In the scene shown, naturally it is also possible to apply in other communication scenes, this is not restricted for the embodiment of the present application.

In 410, access and mobile management functional network element obtain the request for positioning first terminal equipment.

In 420, the access and the determination of mobile management functional network element use orientation management center network element to position first end End equipment between the orientation management center network element and wireless access network equipment there is communication interface to carry out communication interaction.

In 430, the access and mobile management functional network element to the orientation management center network element send for position this The request of one terminal device, the request include the first instruction information and/or second indication information, and the first instruction information is for referring to Show that the orientation management center network element is communicated with wireless access network equipment or the first instruction information is used to indicate in the orientation management Heart network element is communicated with the access and mobile management functional network element, which is used to indicate the orientation management center network element The location information of the first terminal equipment is sent to access and mobile management functional network element and/or multiple terminal devices.

In 440, the positioning first which receives the access and mobile management functional network element is sent The request of terminal device.

In 450, the positioning first which sends according to the access and mobile management functional network element The request of terminal device carries out additional location protocol of newly eating dishes without rice or wine with wireless access network equipment and communicates (as shown in 450a), and The orientation management center network element carries out new location protocol of eating dishes without rice or wine with terminal device by wireless access network equipment and communicates (such as 450b institute Show), to obtain the location information of the first terminal equipment.

In 460, which, can be by the position of the first terminal equipment according to the second indication information Confidence is ceased to be sent to access and mobile management functional network element, or by the location information of the first terminal equipment to the multiple end End equipment is sent.

Therefore, in the embodiment of the present application, when access and mobile management function to ps domain network element are obtained for positioning first terminal After the request of equipment, the positioning that the first terminal equipment is carried out using orientation management center network element is determined, due to the orientation management There is communication interface, which can be without access and shifting between center network element and wireless access network equipment Dynamic management function network element AMF is communicated with wireless access network equipment, carries out newly eat dishes without rice or wine location protocol and additional location protocol of newly eating dishes without rice or wine The interaction of signaling, to obtain the location information of the first terminal equipment.Due to the orientation management center network element and wireless access network There is communication interface between equipment, can be communicated without access and mobile management functional network element AMF with wireless access network equipment, Therefore signaling transmission time can be reduced, reduces the delay of positioning terminal equipment.

Optionally, in 410, access and mobile management function to ps domain network element are obtained for positioning asking for first terminal equipment It asks, comprising:

The Location Request that the access and mobile management function to ps domain network element receiving terminal apparatus are sent；Or the access and mobility Management function network element receive the Location Request (external network by GMLC notify AMF) that external network is sent or the access with The location requirement of mobile management function to ps domain network element acquisition AMF itself.

It should be understood that the Location Request that the access and mobile management function to ps domain network element receiving terminal apparatus are sent, the request are used The first terminal equipment is positioned in instruction, but the terminal device for sending the Location Request may be the first terminal equipment, It may be other terminal devices, this application be not defined.

Optionally, in 420, which positions the first terminal equipment using orientation management center network element, comprising:

According to orientation management center network element selection parameter, determines and position the first terminal using the orientation management center network element Equipment, wherein the orientation management center network element selection parameter includes any one of following parameter or any a variety of:

The business information of the request of positioning time delay, the positioning first terminal equipment and the orientation management center network element and positioning Terminal device distance.

It should be understood that the positioning time delay is the positioning time delay of system requirements, the business of the request of the positioning first terminal equipment Information includes the precision for being used to position the request of first terminal equipment, and the accuracy which can be positioning is also possible to fixed The time delay precision of position.

It should also be understood that the orientation management center network element selection parameter can also include other parameters, the application to this not It is defined.

Optionally, this method 400 further include: according to orientation management center network element selection parameter, determine use and wirelessly connect Log equipment does not have the orientation management center network element of communication interface to position the first terminal equipment.

Optionally, in 430, the access and mobile management function to ps domain network element are used for orientation management center network element transmission The request of the first terminal equipment is positioned, if the request includes the first instruction information, which can be with Default the location information for sending the first terminal equipment to access and mobile management functional network element, then passes through the access and moving tube Reason functional network element sends the location information of the first terminal equipment to multiple terminal devices.

If the request includes second indication information, which can default directly and wireless access Net equipment is communicated, without AMF.

Optionally, in 450, when the request includes the first instruction information, and the first instruction information indicates that this is fixed When position administrative center network element communicate with wireless access network equipment, the orientation management center network element using it is new eat dishes without rice or wine location protocol with/ Or additional location protocol of newly eating dishes without rice or wine is communicated with wireless access network equipment, to obtain the location information of the first terminal equipment.

It should be understood that being communicated if it is LMFd with wireless access network equipment, just with the additional location protocol (NR that newly eats dishes without rice or wine Positioning Protocol Annex, NRPPa) agreement, if it is LMFd and terminal equipment in communication, just with newly eating dishes without rice or wine to position Agreement (NR Positioning Protocol, NRPP) agreement.

Optionally, LMFd is mainly used for sending and position using the new location protocol of eating dishes without rice or wine with the additional location protocol of newly eating dishes without rice or wine The inquiry of ability, the transmission of auxiliary information, the request of measurement data, first terminal equipment or wireless access network equipment are measuring LMFd is retransmited back after data, LMFd is based on these measurement data, calculates the position of the first terminal equipment.

Optionally, which has communication interface with the orientation management center network element LMFd outside core net Communication interaction is carried out, which receives the location protocol data cell of newly eating dishes without rice or wine that orientation management center network element is sent Information or additional location protocol data unit information of newly eating dishes without rice or wine；

The wireless access network equipment to the orientation management center network element send newly eat dishes without rice or wine location protocol data unit information or The additional location protocol data unit information of newly eating dishes without rice or wine of person.

Optionally, which is sent by positioning service interface S1-LCS to the access network equipment new empty Mouth location protocol data unit information or additional location protocol data unit information of newly eating dishes without rice or wine, the positioning service interface is for connecting Connect the orientation management center network element and the wireless access network equipment；Or

The orientation management center network element receives this by positioning service interface (S1LoCation Service, S1-LCS) and connects New location protocol data unit information or the additional location protocol data unit information of newly eating dishes without rice or wine of eating dishes without rice or wine that log equipment is sent.

It should be understood that the positioning service interface S1-LCS is set for connecting the orientation management center network element with the wireless access network It is standby, but the interface name is used only as example, for connecting between external orientation management center network element and wireless access network equipment Title the application of communication interface is not defined, outside the connection orientation management center network element and wireless access network equipment it Between communication interface can also be other titles.

Optionally, this method further include: the wireless access network equipment sends radio resource control signaling to terminal device, should Radio resource control signaling include this newly eat dishes without rice or wine location protocol data cell or this newly eat dishes without rice or wine entrained by location protocol data cell Information.

Optionally, location protocol data unit information of this newly being eated dishes without rice or wine is carried on and newly eats dishes without rice or wine in location protocol information, the nothing Line resource control signaling includes the location protocol information of newly eating dishes without rice or wine；Or this newly eat dishes without rice or wine location protocol data unit information be carried on it is non- In access layer protocol information, which includes the Non-Access Stratum protocols information and flag information, mark letter It includes location protocol data unit information of newly eating dishes without rice or wine that breath, which is used to indicate this section of Non-Access Stratum protocols information,.

Optionally, this method further include: the first terminal equipment receives the radio resource control that wireless access network equipment is sent Signaling processed, the radio resource control signaling include newly eat dishes without rice or wine location protocol data unit information or the location protocol data of newly eating dishes without rice or wine Information entrained by unit；The first terminal equipment sends radio resource control signaling to the wireless access network equipment, this is wireless Resource control signaling includes newly eat dishes without rice or wine location protocol data cell or the information entrained by location protocol data cell of newly eating dishes without rice or wine.

Understand in the application about orientation management center network element LMFd in order to clearer using location protocol of newly eating dishes without rice or wine And/or additional location protocol of newly eating dishes without rice or wine communicated with wireless access network equipment and and terminal equipment in communication, carried out below with reference to Fig. 5 Detailed description.Fig. 5 shows Signalling exchange form between terminal device provided by the present application-wireless access network equipment-LMFd.

As shown in figure 5, the interface between terminal device and wireless access network equipment is Uu mouthfuls, the Uu mouthfuls can transmit RRC Signaling.The LMFd and terminal device are interacted using NRPP agreement, include location protocol number of newly eating dishes without rice or wine in the RRC signaling According to unit information or this newly eat dishes without rice or wine information entrained by location protocol data cell (as shown in 512 in Fig. 5, NRPP information Be carried on RRC signaling, the NRPP information as newly eat dishes without rice or wine location protocol data unit information or this newly eat dishes without rice or wine location protocol number According to information entrained by unit).Interface between the LMFd and wireless access network equipment is the S1-LCS interface newly defined, at this New agreement S1-LCS protocol layer is defined on new interface, for transmit the LMFd to Wireless Communication Equipment NRPP data sheet (as shown in 511 in Fig. 5, NRPP information is carried in a new protocol layer member, which is S1-LCS protocol layer, NRPP Information is newly to eat dishes without rice or wine location protocol data cell), and transmit the LMFd to Wireless Communication Equipment NRPPa data cell (such as In Fig. 5 520 shown in, NRPPa information is carried in a new protocol layer, the agreement be S1-LCS protocol layer, NRPPa information For NRPPa data cell).

Optionally, this is transmitted using the RRC signaling between the terminal device and the wireless access network equipment newly to eat dishes without rice or wine to position Protocol Data Unit may include two kinds of forms:

This is newly eated dishes without rice or wine location protocol data unit information or this newly eat dishes without rice or wine letter entrained by location protocol data cell Breath is carried in location protocol information of newly eating dishes without rice or wine, which includes the location protocol information of newly eating dishes without rice or wine；Or it should Newly eat dishes without rice or wine location protocol data unit information or this newly information entrained by location protocol data cell of eating dishes without rice or wine is carried on non-connect Enter in layer protocol information, which includes the Non-Access Stratum protocols information and flag information, the flag information Being used to indicate this section of Non-Access Stratum protocols information includes newly eat dishes without rice or wine location protocol data unit information or the positioning association of newly eating dishes without rice or wine Discuss information entrained by data cell.

Specifically, a kind of mode is to use a new agreement, such as UL NRPP Transport/ in the RRC signaling DL NRPP Transport, is specifically used to transmit the information of NRPP.The second way be in the RCC signaling with it is existing some Agreement, such as the agreement of the NAS signaling with existing carrying, but be added agreement flag information, with distinguish be NAS agreement also It is the agreement for including NRPP.

It should be understood that in this application, the LMFd and terminal device carry out the Signalling exchange of NRPP may include the LMFd to The terminal device send the NRPP of downlink signaling or the terminal device sent to the LMFd uplink NRPP signaling, under this There is no temporal sequencing, and the letter of the NRPP of the downlink between the signaling of the NRPP of the signaling and uplink of capable NRPP Enabling can repeat to send with the signaling of the NRPP of uplink.

It should also be understood that the LMFd and wireless access network equipment carry out the Signalling exchange of NRPPa may include the LMFd to this The signaling of the NRPPa of wireless access network equipment transmission downlink or the wireless access network equipment send the NRPP of uplink to the LMFd Signaling, there is no temporal sequencing between the signaling of the NRPPa of the signaling and uplink of the NRPPa of the downlink, and should The signaling of the NRPPa of the signaling and uplink of the NRPPa of downlink can repeat to send.

Fig. 6 shows protocol layer between terminal device and LMFd provided by the present application.The chain of command agreement frame of terminal device Structure includes newly eating dishes without rice or wine NRPP layers of location protocol, Non-Access Stratum NAS, wireless heterogeneous networks (Radio Resource Control, RRC) layer, Packet Data Convergence Protocol (Packet Data Convergence Protocol, PDCP) layer, wireless spread-spectrum technology Layer protocol (Radio Link Control, RLC) layer, media access control (Media Access Control, MAC) layer, L1 Layer.The chain of command agreement framework of Wireless Communication Equipment includes communicating with the chain of command agreement framework of terminal equipment in communication and with LMFd Chain of command agreement framework, respectively rrc layer, PDCP layers, rlc layer, MAC layer, L1 layers；S1-LCS layers, Flow Control Transmission Protocol (Stream Control Transmission Protocol, SCTP) layer, IP layers, L2 layers, L1 layers.The chain of command agreement of LMFd Framework includes NRPP layers, and S1-LCS layers, Flow Control Transmission Protocol (Stream Control Transmission Protocol, SCTP) layer, IP layers, L2 layers, L1 layers.The S1-LCS agreement be the LMFd defined herein and the wireless access network equipment it Between the corresponding agreement of communication interface S1-LCS.

Fig. 7 shows protocol layer between wireless access network equipment and LMFd provided by the present application.Wireless access network equipment Chain of command agreement framework includes NRPPa layers, S1-LCS layers, SCTP layers, IP layers, L2 layers, L1 layers.The chain of command agreement framework of LMFd Including NRPPa layers, S1-LCS layers, Flow Control Transmission Protocol (Stream Control Transmission Protocol, SCTP) layer, IP layers, L2 layers, L1 layers.

Optionally, when the first instruction information indicates the orientation management center network element and the access and mobile management function network When member communication, which, which uses, newly eats dishes without rice or wine location protocol and/or adds location protocol of newly eating dishes without rice or wine to connect by this Enter and is communicated with mobile management functional network element AMF with the wireless access network equipment.

Optionally, in 460, which is determined according to the second indication information to access and movement Management function network element sends the location information of the first terminal equipment and/or sends the first terminal to multiple terminal device and sets Standby location information.

Optionally, this determines that sending the terminal to access and mobile management functional network element sets according to the second indication information Standby location information or the location information that the first terminal equipment is sent to multiple terminal devices, comprising:

When the second indication information indicates that the orientation management center network element sends to the terminal device position of the terminal device When confidence ceases, which sends the position of the first terminal equipment in the form broadcasted to multiple terminal device Confidence breath；Or

When the second indication information indicates that orientation management center network element sends the terminal to the terminal device The location information of equipment, and at the same time sending the location information of the first terminal equipment to access and mobile management functional network element When, orientation management center network element sends the position of the first terminal equipment in the form broadcasted to the multiple terminal device Confidence breath and orientation management center network element send the position of the first terminal equipment to access and mobile management functional network element Confidence breath.

At this point, when the second indication information indicate the orientation management center network element to multiple terminal device send this first When the location information of terminal device, the orientation management center network element with the form broadcasted to multiple terminal device send this first The location information of terminal device, the orientation management network element no longer need to send the location information of the first terminal equipment to AMF, then The location information of the first terminal equipment is passed into multiple terminal devices by AMF, positioning time delay can be further decreased.

Fig. 8 is the schematic block diagram of the access and mobile management functional network element 600 according to the application.As shown in figure 8, this connects Enter and is comprised the following modules with mobile management functional network element 600.

Module 610 is obtained, the request for being used for positioning terminal equipment is obtained.

Determining module 620 positions the first terminal equipment, the positioning using orientation management center network element for determining Between administrative center's network element and wireless access network equipment there is communication interface to carry out communication interaction.

Sending module 630, for sending the request for positioning the terminal device to orientation management center network element, The request includes the first instruction information and/or second indication information, and the first instruction information is used to indicate the positioning pipe Reason center network element communicated with wireless access network equipment or orientation management center network element and it is described access and mobile management function Network element communication, the second indication information are used to indicate orientation management center network element to access and mobile management functional network element And/or multiple terminal devices send the location information of the terminal device.

Optionally, the determining module 620 is specifically used for: according to orientation management center network element selection parameter, determining and uses Orientation management center network element outside core net positions the terminal device, wherein orientation management center network element selection ginseng It is several including any one of following parameter or any a variety of: the terminal of positioning time delay and orientation management center network element and positioning The distance of equipment.

Optionally, acquisition module 610, determining module 620 and the sending module 630 are for executing the one of the application Each operation of the method 400 of kind positioning terminal equipment, for sake of simplicity, details are not described herein.

Fig. 9 is according to the schematic block diagram of the orientation management center network element 700 of the application, orientation management center network element Between wireless access network equipment there is communication interface to carry out communication interaction.As shown in figure 9, the orientation management center network element 700 It comprises the following modules.

Transceiver module 710 accesses asking for the positioning first terminal equipment sent with mobile management functional network element for receiving It asks, the request includes the first instruction information and/or second indication information, and the first instruction information is used to indicate the positioning Administrative center's network element communicated with access network equipment or it is described first instruction information be used to indicate orientation management center network element with It is described access and mobile management functional network element communication, the second indication information be used to indicate orientation management center network element to Access and mobile management functional network element and/or multiple terminal devices send the location information of the first terminal equipment.

Optionally, the transceiver module 710 is used for: when the first instruction information indicates orientation management center network element When communicating with wireless access network equipment, the orientation management center network element location protocol and/or additional is newly eated dishes without rice or wine using newly eating dishes without rice or wine Location protocol is communicated with wireless access network equipment, to obtain the location information of the first terminal equipment；Or when first finger When showing that information instruction orientation management center network element is communicated with the access and mobile management functional network element, the orientation management Center network element is using newly eating dishes without rice or wine location protocol and/or additional location protocol of newly eating dishes without rice or wine passes through the access and mobile management function network It is first to be communicated with the wireless access network equipment.

Optionally, orientation management center network element further includes determining module 720, and the determining module 720 is used for: according to The second indication information determines the location information that the first terminal equipment is sent to access and mobile management functional network element And/or the location information of the first terminal equipment is sent to the multiple terminal device.

Optionally, the determining module 720 is specifically used for: when the second indication information indicates the orientation management center When network element sends the location information of the terminal device to the terminal device, shape of the orientation management center network element to broadcast Formula sends the location information of the first terminal equipment to the multiple terminal device.

Optionally, a kind of positioning terminal that the transceiver module 710 and the determining module 720 are used to execute the application is set Each operation of standby method 400, for sake of simplicity, details are not described herein.

Figure 10 be according to the schematic block diagram of the wireless access network equipment 800 of the application, the wireless access network equipment with Between the network element of orientation management center there is communication interface to carry out communication interaction.As shown in Figure 10, which wraps It includes with lower module.

Receiving module 810, for receiving the location protocol data unit information of newly eating dishes without rice or wine of orientation management center network element transmission Or additional location protocol data unit information of newly eating dishes without rice or wine.

Sending module 820, for sending location protocol data unit information of newly eating dishes without rice or wine to orientation management center network element Or additional location protocol data unit information of newly eating dishes without rice or wine.

Optionally, the sending module 820 is specifically used for: sending radio resource control signaling, the nothing to terminal device Line resource control signaling includes described newly eating dishes without rice or wine location protocol data cell or the newly location protocol data cell of eating dishes without rice or wine is taken The information of band.

Optionally, a kind of positioning terminal that the receiving module 810 and the sending module 820 are used to execute the application is set Each operation of standby method 400, for sake of simplicity, details are not described herein.

Figure 11 is the schematic block diagram according to the terminal device 900 of the application.As shown in figure 11, which wraps It includes with lower module.

Receiving module 910, for receiving the radio resource control signaling of wireless access network equipment transmission, the radio resource Control signaling includes newly eat dishes without rice or wine location protocol data unit information or the letter entrained by location protocol data cell of newly eating dishes without rice or wine Breath.

Sending module 920, for sending radio resource control signaling, the radio resource to the wireless access network equipment Control signaling includes newly eat dishes without rice or wine location protocol data unit information or the letter entrained by location protocol data cell of newly eating dishes without rice or wine Breath.

Optionally, a kind of positioning terminal that the receiving module 910 and the sending module 920 are used to execute the application is set Each operation of standby method 400, for sake of simplicity, details are not described herein.

Above-mentioned access and mobile management functional network element, orientation management center network element, wireless access network equipment and terminal device With the access and mobile management functional network element, orientation management center network element, wireless access network equipment and terminal in embodiment of the method Equipment is completely corresponding, executes corresponding step by corresponding module, can specifically refer to corresponding embodiment of the method.

Figure 12 shows the schematic block diagram of communication equipment 1000 provided by the present application, and the communication equipment 1000 includes:

Memory 1010, for storing program, described program includes code；

Transceiver 1020, for being communicated with other equipment；

Processor 1030, for executing the program code in memory 1010.

Optionally, when the code is performed, each operation of method 300 is may be implemented in the processor 1030, is Succinct, details are not described herein.Transceiver 1020 under the driving of processor 1030 for executing specific signal transmitting and receiving.

Communication equipment 1000 can be above-mentioned access and mobile management functional network element, orientation management center network element, wirelessly connect Any one in log equipment and terminal device, executes the operation of determining module, transceiver may include transmitter and/or connect Receipts machine executes sending module and receiving module corresponding step respectively.

Present invention also provides a kind of communication system 300, the architecture diagram of the communication system 300 can be with reference to shown in Fig. 3.It should Communication system 300 includes: access and mobile management functional network element, orientation management center network element, wireless access network equipment and terminal Equipment.

Optionally, the system also includes pass through the access and mobile management function between the wireless access network equipment Energy network element carries out the orientation management center network element of communication interaction.

It should be understood that the communication system 300 can also include other network elements or functional entity, the embodiment of the present invention to this not into Row limits.

Those of ordinary skill in the art may be aware that list described in conjunction with the examples disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure Member and algorithm steps can be realized with the combination of electronic hardware or computer software and electronic hardware.These functions are actually It is implemented in hardware or software, the specific application and design constraint depending on technical solution.Professional technician Each specific application can be used different methods to achieve the described function, but this realization is it is not considered that exceed Scope of the present application.

It is apparent to those skilled in the art that for convenience and simplicity of description, the system of foregoing description, The specific work process of device and unit, can refer to corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiment, and details are not described herein.

In several embodiments provided herein, it should be understood that disclosed systems, devices and methods, it can be with It realizes by another way.For example, the apparatus embodiments described above are merely exemplary, for example, the unit It divides, only a kind of logical function partition, there may be another division manner in actual implementation, such as multiple units or components It can be combined or can be integrated into another system, or some features can be ignored or not executed.Another point, it is shown or The mutual coupling, direct-coupling or communication connection discussed can be through some interfaces, the indirect coupling of device or unit It closes or communicates to connect, can be electrical property, mechanical or other forms.

The unit as illustrated by the separation member may or may not be physically separated, aobvious as unit The component shown may or may not be physical unit, it can and it is in one place, or may be distributed over multiple In network unit.It can select some or all of unit therein according to the actual needs to realize the mesh of this embodiment scheme 's.

It, can also be in addition, each functional unit in each embodiment of the application can integrate in one processing unit It is that each unit physically exists alone, can also be integrated in one unit with two or more units.

It should be understood that the terms "and/or" and " at least one of A or B ", only a kind of description affiliated partner Incidence relation, indicate may exist three kinds of relationships, for example, A and/or B, can indicate: individualism A exists simultaneously A and B, These three situations of individualism B.In addition, character "/" herein, typicallys represent the relationship that forward-backward correlation object is a kind of "or".

The embodiment of the present application provides a kind of computer-readable medium, for storing computer program, the computer program Including the method for executing the embodiment of the present application positioning terminal equipment in above-mentioned Fig. 4.If the function is with software function list Member form realize and when sold or used as an independent product, can store in a computer-readable storage medium In.Based on this understanding, the technical solution of the application substantially in other words the part that contributes to existing technology or should The part of technical solution can be embodied in the form of software products, which is stored in a storage medium In, including some instructions use is so that a computer equipment (can be personal computer, server or the network equipment etc.) Execute all or part of the steps of each embodiment the method for the application.And storage medium above-mentioned includes: USB flash disk, moves firmly Disk, read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM), random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), The various media that can store program code such as magnetic or disk.

In the above-described embodiments, can come wholly or partly by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof real It is existing.When implemented in software, it can entirely or partly realize in the form of a computer program product.The computer program Product includes one or more computer instructions.When loading on computers and executing the computer program instructions, all or It partly generates according to process described herein or function.The computer can be general purpose computer, special purpose computer, meter Calculation machine network or other programmable devices.The computer instruction may be stored in a computer readable storage medium, or It is transmitted from a computer readable storage medium to another computer readable storage medium, for example, the computer instruction can To pass through wired (such as coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber from a web-site, computer, server or data center Line) or wireless (such as infrared, wireless, microwave etc.) mode to another web-site, computer, server or data center into Row transmission.The computer readable storage medium can be any usable medium or include one that computer can access Or the data storage devices such as integrated server, data center of multiple usable mediums.The usable medium can be magnetic medium, (for example, floppy disk, hard disk, tape), optical medium or semiconductor medium (such as solid state hard disk (Solid State Disk, SSD)) etc..

The above, the only specific embodiment of the application, but the protection scope of the application is not limited thereto, it is any Those familiar with the art within the technical scope of the present application, can easily think of the change or the replacement, and should all contain Lid is within the scope of protection of this application.Therefore, the protection scope of the application should be based on the protection scope of the described claims.

Claims

1. a kind of method of positioning terminal equipment, which is characterized in that the method is executed by access and mobile management functional network element, Include:

Obtain the request for positioning first terminal equipment；

Determine and position the first terminal equipment using orientation management center network element, orientation management center network element with wirelessly connect Between log equipment there is communication interface to carry out communication interaction；

The request for positioning the first terminal equipment is sent to orientation management center network element, the request includes first Indicate information and/or second indication information, the first instruction information is used to indicate orientation management center network element and wireless Access network equipment communication or the first instruction information are used to indicate orientation management center network element and the access and movement The communication of management function network element, the second indication information are used to indicate orientation management center network element to access and mobile management Functional network element and/or multiple terminal devices send the location information of the first terminal equipment.

2. the method according to claim 1, wherein described determining using described in the positioning of orientation management center network element First terminal equipment, comprising:

According to orientation management center network element selection parameter, determine that positioning the first terminal using orientation management center network element sets It is standby,

Wherein, the orientation management center network element selection parameter includes any one of following parameter or any a variety of:

Positioning time delay, it is described for position first terminal equipment request business information and orientation management center network element with The distance of the first terminal equipment.

3. a kind of method of positioning terminal equipment, which is characterized in that the method is executed by orientation management center network element, comprising:

Between orientation management center network element and wireless access network equipment there is communication interface to carry out communication interaction；

The request for the positioning first terminal equipment that access and mobile management functional network element are sent is received, the request includes the first finger Show that information and/or second indication information, the first instruction information are used to indicate orientation management center network element and access net Equipment communication or the first instruction information are used to indicate orientation management center network element and the access and mobile management function Energy network element communication, the second indication information are used to indicate orientation management center network element to access and mobile management function network Member and/or multiple terminal devices send the location information of the first terminal equipment.

4. according to the method described in claim 3, it is characterized in that, when it is described request include it is described first instruction information when, institute State method further include:

When the first instruction information instruction orientation management center network element is communicated with wireless access network equipment, the positioning Administrative center's network element, which uses, newly to be eated dishes without rice or wine location protocol and/or adds location protocol of newly eating dishes without rice or wine to communicate with wireless access network equipment, with Obtain the location information of the first terminal equipment；Or

When the first instruction information instruction orientation management center network element and the access and mobile management functional network element are logical When letter, orientation management center network element, which uses, newly to be eated dishes without rice or wine location protocol and/or adds location protocol of newly eating dishes without rice or wine to connect described in Enter and is communicated with mobile management functional network element with the wireless access network equipment.

5. the method according to claim 3 or 4, which is characterized in that when the request includes the second indication information, The method also includes:

According to the second indication information, the position that the first terminal equipment is sent to access and mobile management functional network element is determined Confidence ceases and/or sends to the multiple terminal device the location information of the first terminal equipment.

6. according to the method described in claim 5, determining to access it is characterized in that, described according to the second indication information The location information of the first terminal equipment is sent with mobile management functional network element or sends described the to multiple terminal devices The location information of one terminal device, comprising:

When the second indication information indicates that orientation management center network element sends described first to the multiple terminal device When the location information of terminal device, orientation management center network element sends institute to the multiple terminal device in the form broadcasted State the location information of first terminal equipment；Or

When the second indication information indicates that orientation management center network element sends institute to access and mobile management functional network element When stating the location information of first terminal equipment, orientation management center network element sends institute to access and mobile management functional network element State the location information of first terminal equipment；Or

When the second indication information indicates that orientation management center network element sends described first to the multiple terminal device The location information of terminal device, and at the same time sending the position of the first terminal equipment to access and mobile management functional network element When information, orientation management center network element sends the first terminal equipment to the multiple terminal device in the form broadcasted Location information and orientation management center network element to access and mobile management functional network element send the first terminal equipment Location information.

7. a kind of method of positioning terminal equipment, which is characterized in that the method is executed by wireless access network equipment, comprising:

Between the wireless access network equipment and orientation management center network element there is communication interface to carry out communication interaction；

Receive newly eat dishes without rice or wine location protocol data unit information or additional positioning association of newly eating dishes without rice or wine that orientation management center network element is sent Discuss data unit information；

Newly eat dishes without rice or wine location protocol data unit information or additional positioning association of newly eating dishes without rice or wine are sent to orientation management center network element Discuss data unit information.

8. the method according to the description of claim 7 is characterized in that the method also includes:

Radio resource control signaling is sent to terminal device, the radio resource control signaling includes the location protocol of newly eating dishes without rice or wine Data cell or the information entrained by location protocol data cell of newly eating dishes without rice or wine.

9. a kind of method of positioning terminal equipment, which is characterized in that the method terminal device executes, comprising:

The radio resource control signaling that wireless access network equipment is sent is received, the radio resource control signaling includes newly eating dishes without rice or wine to determine Bit protocol data unit information or the information entrained by location protocol data cell of newly eating dishes without rice or wine；

Radio resource control signaling is sent to the wireless access network equipment, the radio resource control signaling includes newly eating dishes without rice or wine to determine Bit protocol data unit information or the information entrained by location protocol data cell of newly eating dishes without rice or wine.

10. a kind of access and mobile management functional network element characterized by comprising

Module is obtained, the request for positioning first terminal equipment is obtained；

Determining module uses the orientation management center network element positioning first terminal equipment for determining, in the orientation management Between heart network element and wireless access network equipment there is communication interface to carry out communication interaction；

Sending module, it is described to ask for sending the request for positioning the terminal device to orientation management center network element It asks including the first instruction information and/or second indication information, the first instruction information is used to indicate the orientation management center Network element communicated with wireless access network equipment or it is described first instruction information be used to indicate orientation management center network element with it is described Access and the communication of mobile management functional network element, the second indication information are used to indicate orientation management center network element to access The location information of the terminal device is sent with mobile management functional network element and/or multiple terminal devices.

11. access according to claim 10 and mobile management functional network element, which is characterized in that the determining module is specific For:

According to orientation management center network element selection parameter, determine that positioning the terminal using orientation management center network element sets It is standby,

12. a kind of orientation management center network element, which is characterized in that orientation management center network element and wireless access network equipment it Between have communication interface carry out communication interaction, comprising:

Transceiver module, the request of the positioning first terminal equipment for receiving access and the transmission of mobile management functional network element are described Request includes the first instruction information and/or second indication information, and the first instruction information is used to indicate in the orientation management Heart network element is communicated with access network equipment or orientation management center network element is communicated with the access and mobile management functional network element, The second indication information is used to indicate orientation management center network element to access and mobile management functional network element and/or multiple Terminal device sends the location information of the first terminal equipment.

13. orientation management center according to claim 12 network element, which is characterized in that the transceiver module is used for:

When the first instruction information instruction orientation management center network element is communicated with wireless access network equipment, using new sky Mouth location protocol and/or additional location protocol of newly eating dishes without rice or wine are communicated with wireless access network equipment, to obtain the first terminal equipment Location information；Or

When the first instruction information instruction orientation management center network element and the access and mobile management functional network element are logical When letter, using newly eating dishes without rice or wine location protocol and/or additional location protocol of newly eating dishes without rice or wine passes through the access and mobile management functional network element It is communicated with the wireless access network equipment.

14. orientation management center according to claim 12 or 13 network element, which is characterized in that the orientation management central network Member further includes determining module, and the determining module is used for:

15. orientation management center according to claim 14 network element, which is characterized in that the determining module is specifically used for:

16. a kind of wireless access network equipment, which is characterized in that between the wireless access network equipment and orientation management center network element Communication interaction is carried out with communication interface, comprising:

Receiving module, for receiving the location protocol data unit information or additional of newly eating dishes without rice or wine of orientation management center network element transmission New location protocol data unit information of eating dishes without rice or wine；

Sending module, for sending the location protocol data unit information or additional of newly eating dishes without rice or wine to orientation management center network element New location protocol data unit information of eating dishes without rice or wine.

17. wireless access network equipment according to claim 16, which is characterized in that the sending module is specifically used for:

18. a kind of terminal device characterized by comprising

Receiving module, for receiving the radio resource control signaling of wireless access network equipment transmission, the wireless heterogeneous networks letter Enable includes newly eat dishes without rice or wine location protocol data unit information or the information entrained by location protocol data cell of newly eating dishes without rice or wine；

Sending module, for sending radio resource control signaling, the wireless heterogeneous networks letter to the wireless access network equipment Enable includes newly eat dishes without rice or wine location protocol data unit information or the information entrained by location protocol data cell of newly eating dishes without rice or wine.

19. a kind of computer storage medium, which is characterized in that the computer storage medium is stored with program instruction, when described Instruction is performed, and access and mobile management functional network element is executed method according to claim 1 or 2；Alternatively,

When executed, orientation management center network element is executed such as any one of claim 3 to 6 right It is required that the method；Alternatively,

When executed, wireless access network equipment is allowed to execute method as claimed in claim 7 or 8；Or Person,

When executed, terminal device is allowed to execute method as claimed in claim 9.

20. a kind of chip system characterized by comprising at least one processor, at least one described processor is for executing The instruction of storage executes access and mobile management functional network element method according to claim 1 or 2；Alternatively,

At least one described processor is used to execute the instruction of storage, allows orientation management center network element to execute right such as and wants Seek method described in any one of 3 to 6 claims；Alternatively,

At least one described processor is used to execute the instruction of storage, and wireless access network equipment is executed such as claim Method described in 7 or 8；Alternatively,

At least one described processor is used to execute the instruction of storage, and terminal device is executed as claimed in claim 9 Method.

21. a kind of system, which is characterized in that the system comprises:

Access as described in claim 10 or 11 and mobile management functional network element；And/or

Orientation management center described in any one of claim 12 to 15 network element；And/or

The network equipment as described in claim 16 or 17；And/or

Terminal device as claimed in claim 18.

22. system according to claim 21, which is characterized in that the system also includes with the wireless access network equipment Between pass through it is described access and mobile management functional network element carry out communication interaction orientation management center network element.