CN112689240B

CN112689240B - Information interaction method, device, base station and positioning management function entity

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Publication number: CN112689240B
Application number: CN201910989878.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘亮; 徐晓东; 胡南; 李男
Original assignee: China Mobile Communications Group Co Ltd; China Mobile Communications Ltd Research Institute
Current assignee: China Mobile Communications Group Co Ltd; China Mobile Communications Ltd Research Institute
Priority date: 2019-10-17
Filing date: 2019-10-17
Publication date: 2023-01-13
Anticipated expiration: 2039-10-17
Also published as: WO2021073529A1; CN112689240A

Abstract

The invention provides an information interaction method, an information interaction device, a base station and a positioning management function entity, wherein the method comprises the following steps: establishing an interface with a positioning management function entity; interacting positioning related information with the positioning management functional entity through the interface; the embodiment of the invention realizes the information interaction between the positioning management functional entity and the base station by establishing the interface between the positioning management functional entity and the base station, thereby realizing the positioning aiming at the terminal by utilizing the positioning management functional entity and meeting the low-delay positioning requirement and the service with higher regional safety.

Description

Information interaction method, device, base station and positioning management function entity

Technical Field

The present invention relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to an information interaction method, an information interaction apparatus, a base station, and a location management function entity.

Background

Currently, in mobile internet and industrial internet applications, loCation based services (LCS) play an increasingly important role. To enable these LCS applications, it is critical to quickly acquire accurate location information for the terminal.

As new applications and scenes which are increasingly emerging put higher requirements on positioning delay, security and the like, the positioning process based on the current architecture has some problems in supporting low-delay positioning requirements and services with higher regional security:

the time delay problem, the time delay of positioning mainly includes the time measured and calculated by the terminal, the time calculated by the positioning server, each intermediate node (such as the processing time of the authentication management function AMF and the base station) and the time delay of transmission between nodes. In the related art, positioning auxiliary data or a positioning request sent by a positioning server to a terminal needs to be sent to a core network first, then the core network sends the positioning auxiliary data or the positioning request to a base station, and then the positioning auxiliary data or the positioning request is sent to the terminal, and conversely, data received by the base station needs to be sent to the core network first and then sent to the positioning server, so that additional transmission and processing time delay are brought to some local positioning services deployed near the base station.

Safety issues, an application scenario of a type of positioning service at present is an industrial application, such as a factory, and for safety, a client in the vertical industry does not want to transmit data for positioning a terminal to an area outside the factory, but according to the existing architecture and process, the positioned data needs to be sent to an AMF, and generally, the AMF of a core network is centrally deployed and is deployed at a higher position in the network. Thus, the current architecture cannot meet the security requirements of some industry vertical applications.

Disclosure of Invention

Embodiments of the present invention provide an information interaction method, an information interaction device, a base station, and a positioning management function entity, so as to solve the problem that a positioning process in the prior art supports a service with a low delay positioning requirement and a high area security.

In order to solve the above problem, an embodiment of the present invention provides an information interaction method, which is applied to a base station, and includes:

establishing an interface with a positioning management function entity;

and interacting positioning related information with the positioning management functional entity through the interface.

Wherein, the establishing interface with the positioning management function entity comprises:

sending a first interface establishment request message to the positioning management functional entity, and receiving a first interface establishment reply message sent by the positioning management functional entity;

or,

and receiving a second interface establishment request message sent by the positioning management functional entity, and sending a second interface establishment reply message to the positioning management functional entity.

Wherein the method further comprises:

sending a base station configuration updating message to the positioning management functional entity, and receiving a base station configuration updating confirmation message sent by the positioning management functional entity;

or,

and receiving a positioning management function entity configuration updating message sent by the positioning management function entity, and sending a positioning management function entity configuration updating confirmation message to the positioning management function entity.

Before the interface is established with the positioning management function entity, the method further comprises:

and establishing a transmission network layer connection with the positioning management functional entity according to the IP address of the pre-configured positioning management functional entity.

Wherein, the first interface establishment request message, the second interface establishment reply message, the base station configuration update message, or the positioning management function entity configuration update confirmation message includes at least one of the following information:

a message type;

global identification information of the base station;

the name of the base station;

a list of tracking areas supported by the base station;

a list of cell information supported by the base station;

a positioning method supported by the base station.

Wherein, the second interface establishment reply message or the second interface establishment request message or the base station configuration update confirmation message or the positioning management function entity configuration update message comprises at least one of the following information:

a message type;

a name of the location management function entity;

identification information of the positioning management functional entity;

and the positioning management functional entity supports a positioning method.

Wherein, the interacting the positioning related information with the positioning management function entity through the interface comprises:

sending a positioning request message or a terminal context establishment request message or a positioning context establishment request message aiming at a target terminal to the positioning management functional entity through the interface;

and receiving a positioning reply message or a terminal context establishment reply message or a positioning context establishment reply message sent by the positioning management functional entity.

Wherein, the positioning request message or the terminal context establishment request message or the positioning context establishment request message includes at least one of the following information: the base station side configures an application layer identifier for the target terminal, a service quality requirement aiming at the positioning of the target terminal and the type of the positioning request;

the positioning reply message or the terminal context establishment reply message or the positioning context establishment reply message comprises at least one of the following information: and the base station side configures an application layer identifier for the target terminal, an application layer identifier configured for the target terminal by a positioning management functional entity, and the position information of the target terminal.

Wherein the positioning request message or the terminal context setup request message or the positioning context setup request message is:

triggered by a location service request message sent by a core network element for the target terminal;

or,

triggered by the base station.

the interaction with the positioning management function entity is realized by bearing positioning protocol information on the interface;

or,

and realizing the interaction with the positioning management functional entity by bearing positioning auxiliary information or a base station measurement result on the interface.

Wherein the positioning assistance information comprises: positioning reference signal information and/or a positioning reference signal configuration information update request;

or,

the base station measurement result comprises: and the base station aims at the measurement result of the target terminal.

Wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a message containing a positioning protocol message sent by the positioning management function entity or sending the message containing the positioning protocol message to the positioning management function through the interface;

and forwarding the received positioning protocol message to the target terminal or receiving the positioning protocol message sent by the target terminal through Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling.

Wherein the positioning protocol message comprises at least one of:

configuration information of a positioning reference signal;

configuration information of an uplink reference signal;

sounding reference signal configuration information;

location information of the target terminal.

Wherein the method further comprises:

and releasing the interface according to an interface release request triggered by the base station or the positioning management function entity.

Wherein the method further comprises:

and releasing the context or releasing the positioning context of the target terminal according to the context release request triggered by the base station or the positioning management functional entity.

The embodiment of the invention also provides an information interaction method, which is applied to the positioning management functional entity and comprises the following steps:

an interface is established with a base station;

and interacting positioning related information with the base station through the interface.

Wherein, the interface with the base station is established, which comprises:

receiving a first interface establishment request message sent by the base station, and sending a first interface establishment reply message to the base station;

or,

and sending a second interface establishment request message to the base station, and receiving a second interface establishment reply message sent by the base station.

Wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a base station configuration updating message sent by the base station, and sending a base station configuration updating confirmation message to the base station;

or,

sending a positioning management function entity configuration updating message to a base station, and receiving a positioning management function entity configuration updating confirmation message sent by the base station.

Before the interface is established with the base station, the method further comprises:

and establishing a transmission network layer connection with the base station.

Wherein, the first interface establishment request message or the second interface establishment reply message or the base station configuration update message or the positioning management function entity configuration update confirmation message comprises at least one of the following information:

a message type;

global identification information of the base station;

the name of the base station;

a list of tracking areas supported by the base station;

a list of cell information supported by the base station;

a positioning method supported by the base station.

Wherein, the first interface establishment reply message or the second interface establishment request message or the base station configuration update confirmation message or the positioning management function entity configuration update message comprises at least one of the following information:

a message type;

a name of the location management function entity;

identification information of the positioning management function entity;

and the positioning management functional entity supports a positioning method.

Wherein, the interacting the positioning related information with the base station through the interface comprises:

receiving a positioning request message or a terminal context establishment request message or a positioning context establishment request message which is sent by the base station and aims at a target terminal through the interface;

and sending a positioning reply message or a terminal context establishment reply message or a positioning context establishment reply message to the base station.

the positioning reply message or the terminal context establishment reply message or the positioning context establishment reply message comprises at least one of the following information: and the base station side configures the application layer identification for the target terminal, configures the application layer identification for the target terminal by a positioning management functional entity, and configures the position information of the target terminal.

or,

triggered by the base station.

the interaction with the base station is realized by bearing a positioning protocol message on the interface;

or,

and realizing the interaction with the base station by bearing the positioning auxiliary information or the base station measurement result on the interface.

or,

the base station measurement result comprises: and the base station aims at the measuring result of the target terminal.

Wherein the method further comprises:

sending a message containing a positioning protocol message to the base station through the interface; forwarding, by the base station, the received positioning protocol message to the target terminal through radio resource control, RRC, signaling;

or,

and receiving a message containing a positioning protocol message sent by the base station through the interface.

Wherein the positioning protocol message comprises at least one of:

configuration information of a positioning reference signal;

configuration information of an uplink reference signal;

configuration information of a channel sounding reference signal;

location information of the target terminal.

Wherein the method further comprises:

and releasing the interface according to an interface release request triggered by a base station or the positioning management function entity.

Wherein the method further comprises:

and according to a context release request triggered by the base station or the positioning management functional entity, releasing the context or positioning the context of the target terminal.

The embodiment of the invention also provides an information interaction device, which is applied to a base station and comprises the following components:

the first establishing module is used for establishing an interface with the positioning management functional entity;

and the first interactive module is used for interacting the positioning related information with the positioning management functional entity through the interface.

An embodiment of the present invention further provides a base station, including a processor and a transceiver, where the transceiver receives and transmits data under the control of the processor, and the processor is configured to perform the following operations:

establishing an interface with a positioning management functional entity;

An embodiment of the present invention further provides an information interaction apparatus, which is applied to a location management function entity, and is characterized in that the apparatus includes:

a second establishing module, configured to establish an interface with a base station;

and the second interaction module is used for interacting the positioning related information with the base station through the interface.

The embodiment of the present invention further provides a positioning management functional entity, which includes a processor and a transceiver, where the transceiver receives and sends data under the control of the processor, and the processor is configured to perform the following operations:

an interface is established with a base station;

The embodiment of the invention also provides communication equipment, which comprises a memory, a processor and a program which is stored on the memory and can run on the processor, wherein the processor realizes the information interaction method when executing the program.

Embodiments of the present invention further provide a computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, where the computer program, when executed by a processor, implements the steps in the information interaction method described above.

The technical scheme of the invention at least has the following beneficial effects:

the information interaction method, the device, the base station and the positioning management functional entity of the embodiment of the invention realize the information interaction between the positioning management functional entity and the base station by establishing the interface between the positioning management functional entity and the base station, thereby realizing the positioning aiming at the terminal by utilizing the positioning management functional entity, and being capable of meeting the low-delay positioning requirement and the service with higher regional safety.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a flowchart illustrating steps of an information interaction method applied to a base station side according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a diagram illustrating a network architecture of an information interaction method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating an interaction between a base station and a location management function entity in an information interaction method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a second schematic view illustrating an interaction between a base station and a positioning management function entity in the information interaction method according to the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a third schematic view illustrating an interaction between a base station and a location management function entity in an information interaction method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a fourth schematic view illustrating interaction between a base station and a positioning management function entity in the information interaction method according to the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 7 shows a fifth schematic interaction diagram of a base station and a positioning management function entity in the information interaction method according to the embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 shows a sixth schematic view of interaction between a base station and a positioning management function entity in an information interaction method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 is a seventh schematic view illustrating an interaction between a base station and a positioning management function entity in an information interaction method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 10 shows an eighth schematic diagram of an interaction between a base station and a positioning management function entity in an information interaction method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating steps of an information interaction method applied to a positioning management function entity according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is an interaction diagram of an example I provided by an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 13 is an interaction diagram of example two provided by an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary structure of an information interaction apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 15 is a schematic structural diagram of a base station according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 16 is a second schematic structural diagram of an information interaction apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 17 is a schematic structural diagram of a location management function entity according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

To make the technical problems, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the following detailed description is given with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

As shown in fig. 1, an embodiment of the present invention provides an information interaction method, which is applied to a base station, and includes:

step 11, establishing an interface with a positioning management functional entity; the interface may be a new interface or an existing interface, such as an Xn interface or an F1 interface.

And 12, interacting positioning related information with the positioning management functional entity through the interface.

It should be noted that the positioning management functional entity may be a positioning management component, a positioning management functional module, a positioning management functional unit or a positioning management node, but is not limited to the above, and is mainly used to implement a positioning management function.

As an alternative embodiment, fig. 2 shows a network architecture of a wireless side including a location management function entity LMC. The location management function entity may also be referred to as a local location management unit. As shown in fig. 2, the NG-RAN side of the radio access network comprises at least one sending and receiving node TRP (e.g. a base station), and a location management function entity LMC; the core network side includes: AMF (access and mobility management function), LMF (location management function), E-SMLC (evolved serving mobile location center), SLP (service logic program).

Optionally, as shown in fig. 3, step 11 includes:

alternatively, as shown in fig. 4, step 11 includes:

Furthermore, the content transmitted in the process of establishing the base station and the positioning management function entity interface can be updated, and the updating can be triggered by the base station or the positioning management function entity; specifically, as shown in fig. 5, the method further includes:

alternatively, as shown in fig. 6, the method further includes:

As an optional embodiment, the first interface establishment request message, the second interface establishment reply message, the base station configuration update message, or the positioning management function entity configuration update confirmation message includes at least one of the following information:

a message type;

global identification information of the base station;

the name of the base station;

a list of tracking areas supported by the base station;

a list of cell information supported by the base station;

the positioning method supported by the base station includes, for example, UTDOA (uplink positioning), OTDOA (downlink positioning), E-CID (enhanced cell identifier) positioning method, and the like.

As another optional embodiment, the second interface establishment reply message or the second interface establishment request message or the base station configuration update confirmation message or the positioning management function entity configuration update message includes at least one of the following information:

a message type;

a name of the location management function entity;

identification information of the positioning management functional entity;

the positioning method supported by the positioning management function entity may be, for example, UTDOA (uplink positioning), OTDOA (downlink positioning), E-CID (enhanced cell identification) positioning method, etc.

Optionally, before step 11, the method further includes:

and establishing a transmission network layer connection with the positioning management function entity according to the pre-configured IP address of the positioning management function entity.

The base station is configured with the IP address of the locally available location management function entity, and the configuration can be completed through OAM (Operation Administration and Maintenance). After determining the IP address of the positioning management function entity, the base station establishes a transport network layer (TNL layer) connection with the positioning management function entity according to the IP address. After the connection of the transmission network side is established, the base station and the positioning management function entity can establish the interface through message transmission.

As an alternative embodiment, in the case that the base station triggers positioning for the target terminal or the core network triggers positioning for the target terminal, as shown in fig. 7, step 12 includes:

Optionally, the location request message or the terminal context setup request message or the location context setup request message is:

triggered by a location service request message for the target terminal sent by a core network element;

or,

triggered by the base station.

As another optional embodiment, the location request message or the terminal context setup request message or the location context setup request message includes at least one of the following information: the base station side configures an application layer identifier (UE AP ID) for the target terminal, a service quality requirement aiming at the positioning of the target terminal and the type of the positioning request; for example, the types of location requests include: MT-LR (end call location), MO-LR (start call location), delayed LR (location), immediate LR (location).

The positioning reply message or the terminal context establishment reply message or the positioning context establishment reply message comprises at least one of the following information: and the base station side configures an application layer identifier (UE AP ID) for the target terminal, an application layer identifier (UE AP ID) configured for the target terminal by a positioning management functional entity, and the position information of the target terminal.

Further, the interface between the base station and the location management function entity may be released through a release procedure triggered by the base station or the location management function entity. Namely, the method further comprises:

and releasing the interface according to an interface release request triggered by the base station or the positioning management functional entity.

Further, the terminal context or the positioning context between the base station and the positioning management function entity may be released through a release procedure triggered by the base station or the positioning management function entity, that is, the method further includes:

As an alternative embodiment, the positioning management function entity and the base station may perform the interaction of the positioning assistance information or the measurement result of the base station through the interface.

Specifically, step 12 includes:

as shown in fig. 8, the interaction with the location management function entity is realized by carrying a location protocol message (i.e., NRPPa message) on the interface; i.e. to carry existing NRPPa messages directly over the interface.

Or,

as shown in fig. 9, the interaction with the positioning management function entity is realized by carrying positioning assistance information or a base station measurement result on the interface; that is, the interface carries the positioning assistance information or the base station measurement result, and the specific carrying manner may be defined according to the type of the interface, the structure of the interface, and the like, which is not specifically limited herein.

or,

As another alternative, the location management function entity and the terminal may interact through the base station. Specifically, as shown in fig. 10, the method further includes:

Optionally, the positioning protocol message includes at least one of the following:

configuration information of a positioning reference signal;

configuration information of an uplink reference signal;

configuration information of a sounding reference signal;

location information of the target terminal.

In summary, the embodiments of the present invention implement information interaction between the location management function entity and the base station by establishing an interface between the location management function entity and the base station, thereby implementing location for the terminal by using the location management function entity, and effectively meeting the location requirements of low time delay and high reliability.

As shown in fig. 11, an embodiment of the present invention further provides an information interaction method, applied to a location management functional entity, including:

step 21, establishing an interface with a base station;

and 22, interacting positioning related information with the base station through the interface.

It should be noted that the positioning management functional entity may be a positioning management component, a positioning management functional module, a positioning management functional unit, or a positioning management node, but is not limited to the above, and other components or names capable of implementing the positioning management function are all applicable to the embodiment of the present invention.

As an alternative embodiment, fig. 2 shows a network architecture of a wireless side including a location management function entity LMC. The location management function entity may also be referred to as a local location management unit. As shown in fig. 2, the radio access network NG-RAN side comprises at least one sending and receiving node TRP (e.g. a base station), and a location management function entity LMC; the core network side includes: AMF (access and mobility management function), LMF (location management function), E-SMLC (evolved serving mobile location center), SLP (service logic program).

Optionally, as shown in fig. 3, step 21 includes:

alternatively, as shown in fig. 4, step 21 includes:

alternatively, as shown in fig. 6, the method further includes:

and sending a positioning management function entity configuration updating message to a base station, and receiving a positioning management function entity configuration updating confirmation message sent by the base station.

a message type;

global identification information of the base station;

the name of the base station;

a list of tracking areas supported by the base station;

a list of cell information supported by the base station;

the positioning method supported by the base station includes, for example, UTDOA (uplink positioning), OTDOA (downlink positioning), E-CID (enhanced cell identifier) positioning method, etc.

As another optional embodiment, the first interface establishment reply message or the second interface establishment request message or the base station configuration update confirmation message or the positioning management function entity configuration update message includes at least one of the following information:

a message type;

a name of the location management function entity;

identification information of the positioning management function entity;

the positioning method supported by the positioning management function entity includes, for example, UTDOA (uplink positioning), OTDOA (downlink positioning), E-CID (enhanced cell identity) positioning method, and the like.

Optionally, before step 21, the method further includes:

and establishing a transmission network layer connection with the base station.

As an alternative embodiment, in the case that the base station triggers positioning for the target terminal or the core network triggers positioning for the target terminal, as shown in fig. 7, step 22 includes:

or,

triggered by the base station.

As another optional embodiment, the location request message or the terminal context setup request message or the location context setup request message includes at least one of the following information: the base station side configures an application layer identifier (UE AP ID) for the target terminal, a service quality requirement for positioning of the target terminal and the type of the positioning request; for example, the types of location requests include: MT-LR (end call location), MO-LR (start call location), delayed LR (location), immediate LR (location).

Specifically, step 22 includes:

as shown in fig. 8, the interaction with the base station is achieved by carrying positioning protocol messages (i.e., NRPPa messages) over the interface; i.e. to carry existing NRPPa messages directly over the interface.

Or,

as shown in fig. 9, the interaction with the base station is realized by carrying positioning assistance information or base station measurement results on the interface; that is, the interface carries the positioning assistance information or the base station measurement result, and the specific carrying manner may be defined according to the type of the interface, the structure of the interface, and the like, which is not specifically limited herein.

or,

As another alternative embodiment, the location management function entity and the terminal may interact with each other through the base station. Specifically, as shown in fig. 10, the method further includes:

or,

configuration information of a positioning reference signal;

configuration information of an uplink reference signal;

configuration information of a channel sounding reference signal;

location information of the target terminal.

In order to better illustrate the positioning function of the positioning management function entity provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the following description is made with reference to two examples.

An example is shown in fig. 12, which is a terminal location request procedure triggered by a core network.

Step 0, the base station and LMC (namely positioning management function entity) establish an interface, and the base station acquires the positioning capability information of the positioning management function entity; the base station interacts the positioning capability information with a core network, so that the core network acquires the local positioning capability of the base station;

step 1, LCS entity of core network requests certain terminal position from AMF;

step 2, the AMF selects an LMC (wireless network side equipment) or an LMF (core network side equipment) to position the terminal, and the selection is determined based on the quality of service QoS of the positioning service and the positioning capability of the LMC obtained in the step 0;

step 3, the AMF sends LCS request to the base station supporting LMC;

step 4a, the base station sends context request message or position service request message to LMC, LMC selects positioning method according to positioning service QoS, and interacts positioning auxiliary information or measuring result with the base station;

step 4b, the LMC interacts positioning auxiliary information, measuring result or terminal position information with the terminal;

step 5a, the LMC provides the position information to the base station;

step 5b, the base station provides the position information to the AMF;

and 6, the AMF sends the position information to the LCS entity.

Example two, as shown in fig. 13, the radio network triggers the terminal location request procedure.

Step 0, the base station and an LMC (location management function entity) establish an interface, and the base station acquires the local location management capability;

step 1, a base station initiates a position request aiming at a certain terminal to an LMC;

step 2, the base station sends LCS indication of the current terminal to the AMF for informing the core network that the local LMC of the position information of a certain terminal is obtained;

step 3, the AMF stores the terminal context and is used for coordinating the position request of the same terminal triggered by the LMF;

step 4a, the base station sends a context request or a location service request message to the LMC, and the LMC selects a positioning method according to the positioning service QoS and interacts positioning auxiliary information or a measurement result with the base station;

step 4b, the LMC and the terminal exchange positioning auxiliary information, measuring result or position information;

step 5, the LMC provides the location information to the base station.

As shown in fig. 14, an embodiment of the present invention further provides an information interaction apparatus, which is applied to a base station, and includes:

a first establishing module 31, configured to establish an interface with a location management function entity;

a first interaction module 32, configured to interact positioning related information with the positioning management function entity through the interface.

Optionally, in the above embodiment of the present invention, the first establishing module includes:

the first submodule is used for sending a first interface establishment request message to the positioning management functional entity and receiving a first interface establishment reply message sent by the positioning management functional entity;

or,

and the second submodule is used for receiving a second interface establishment request message sent by the positioning management functional entity and sending a second interface establishment reply message to the positioning management functional entity.

Optionally, in the above embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus further includes:

an update module, configured to send a base station configuration update message to the location management functional entity, and receive a base station configuration update confirmation message sent by the location management functional entity;

or,

and the positioning management function entity configuration updating module is used for receiving a positioning management function entity configuration updating message sent by the positioning management function entity and sending a positioning management function entity configuration updating confirmation message to the positioning management function entity.

and the connection module is used for establishing transmission network layer connection with the positioning management function entity according to the pre-configured IP address of the positioning management function entity.

Optionally, in the foregoing embodiment of the present invention, the first interface establishment request message, the second interface establishment reply message, the base station configuration update message, or the positioning management function entity configuration update confirmation message includes at least one of the following information:

a message type;

global identification information of the base station;

the name of the base station;

a list of tracking areas supported by the base station;

a list of cell information supported by the base station;

a positioning method supported by the base station.

Optionally, in the foregoing embodiment of the present invention, the second interface establishment reply message, the second interface establishment request message, the base station configuration update confirmation message, or the positioning management function entity configuration update message includes at least one of the following information:

a message type;

a name of the location management function entity;

identification information of the positioning management functional entity;

and the positioning management functional entity supports a positioning method.

Optionally, in the above embodiment of the present invention, the first interaction module includes:

a third sub-module, configured to send a location request message or a terminal context setup request message or a location context setup request message for a target terminal to the location management functional entity through the interface;

a fourth sub-module, configured to receive a positioning reply message or a terminal context setup reply message or a positioning context setup reply message sent by the positioning management functional entity.

Optionally, in the foregoing embodiment of the present invention, the positioning request message or the terminal context setup request message or the positioning context setup request message includes at least one of the following information: the base station side configures an application layer identifier for the target terminal, a service quality requirement aiming at the positioning of the target terminal and the type of the positioning request;

Optionally, in the foregoing embodiment of the present invention, the location request message or the terminal context setup request message or the location context setup request message is:

or,

triggered by the base station.

a fifth sub-module, configured to implement interaction with the location management functional entity by bearing a location protocol message on the interface;

or, the positioning management function entity is configured to implement interaction with the positioning management function entity by carrying positioning assistance information or a base station measurement result on the interface.

Optionally, in the foregoing embodiment of the present invention, the positioning assistance information includes: positioning reference signal information and/or a positioning reference signal configuration information update request;

or,

a third interaction module, configured to receive, through the interface, a message containing a positioning protocol message sent by the positioning management function entity or send a message containing a positioning protocol message to the positioning management function;

and the fourth interaction module is used for forwarding the received positioning protocol message to the target terminal or receiving the positioning protocol message sent by the target terminal through a Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling.

Optionally, in the above embodiment of the present invention, the positioning protocol message includes at least one of the following:

configuration information of a positioning reference signal;

configuration information of an uplink reference signal;

configuration information of a sounding reference signal;

location information of the target terminal.

a first release module, configured to release an interface according to an interface release request triggered by a base station or the location management function entity.

a second release module, configured to release the context or release the location context of the target terminal according to a context release request triggered by the base station or the location management function entity.

In summary, in the embodiments of the present invention, the interface between the location management function entity and the base station is established to implement information interaction between the location management function entity and the base station, so that the location management function entity is used to implement location for the terminal, and location requirements of low latency and high reliability are effectively met.

It should be noted that the information interaction apparatus provided in the embodiment of the present invention is an apparatus capable of executing the information interaction method, and all embodiments of the information interaction method are applicable to the terminal, and can achieve the same or similar beneficial effects.

As shown in fig. 15, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a base station, including a processor 400 and a transceiver 410, where the transceiver 410 is controlled by the processor 400 to receive and transmit data, and the processor 400 is configured to perform the following operations:

establishing an interface with a positioning management function entity;

Optionally, in the foregoing embodiment of the present invention, the processor 400 is configured to perform the following operations:

or,

a message type;

global identification information of the base station;

the name of the base station;

a list of tracking areas supported by the base station;

a list of cell information supported by the base station;

a positioning method supported by the base station.

Optionally, in the foregoing embodiment of the present invention, the second interface setup reply message, the second interface setup request message, the base station configuration update confirmation message, or the location management function entity configuration update message includes at least one of the following information:

a message type;

a name of the location management function entity;

identification information of the positioning management function entity;

and the positioning management functional entity supports a positioning method.

Optionally, in the foregoing embodiment of the present invention, the location request message or the terminal context setup request message or the location context setup request message includes at least one of the following information: the base station side configures an application layer identifier for the target terminal, a service quality requirement aiming at the positioning of the target terminal and the type of the positioning request;

or,

triggered by the base station.

or,

Optionally, in the above embodiment of the present invention, the positioning assistance information includes: positioning reference signal information and/or a positioning reference signal configuration information update request;

or,

configuration information of a positioning reference signal;

configuration information of an uplink reference signal;

sounding reference signal configuration information;

location information of the target terminal.

It should be noted that, the base station provided in the embodiments of the present invention is a base station capable of executing the information interaction method, and all embodiments of the information interaction method are applicable to the base station and can achieve the same or similar beneficial effects.

An embodiment of the present invention further provides a communication device, where the communication device is a base station, and the communication device includes a memory, a processor, and a program stored in the memory and capable of running on the processor, and when the processor executes the program, the processor implements each process in the above-described information interaction method embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect, and in order to avoid repetition, details are not described here again.

The embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer-readable storage medium, where a computer program is stored, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the computer program implements each process in the above-mentioned information interaction method embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect, and in order to avoid repetition, details are not repeated here. The computer-readable storage medium may be a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk.

As shown in fig. 16, an embodiment of the present invention further provides an information interaction apparatus, applied to a location management functional entity, including:

a second establishing module 51, configured to establish an interface with a base station;

a second interacting module 52, configured to interact positioning related information with the base station through the interface.

Optionally, in the above embodiment of the present invention, the second establishing module includes:

a seventh sub-module, configured to receive a first interface establishment request message sent by the base station, and send a first interface establishment reply message to the base station;

or, the second interface establishment request message is sent to the base station, and a second interface establishment reply message sent by the base station is received.

a second updating module, configured to receive a base station configuration updating message sent by the base station, and send a base station configuration updating confirmation message to the base station;

or, the positioning management function entity configuration updating module is configured to send a positioning management function entity configuration updating message to the base station, and receive a positioning management function entity configuration updating confirmation message sent by the base station.

and the second connection module is used for establishing transmission network layer connection with the base station.

a message type;

global identification information of the base station;

the name of the base station;

a list of tracking areas supported by the base station;

a list of cell information supported by the base station;

a positioning method supported by the base station.

Optionally, in the foregoing embodiment of the present invention, the first interface setup reply message, the second interface setup request message, the base station configuration update confirmation message, or the location management function entity configuration update message includes at least one of the following information:

a message type;

a name of the location management function entity;

identification information of the positioning management function entity;

and the positioning management functional entity supports a positioning method.

Optionally, in the above embodiment of the present invention, the second interaction module includes:

an eighth sub-module, configured to receive, through the interface, a positioning request message, a terminal context setup request message, or a positioning context setup request message that is sent by the base station and is addressed to a target terminal;

a ninth sub-module, configured to send a positioning reply message or a terminal context setup reply message or a positioning context setup reply message to the base station.

or,

triggered by the base station.

a tenth submodule, configured to implement interaction with the base station by bearing a positioning protocol message on the interface;

or, the interaction with the base station is realized by carrying positioning assistance information or a base station measurement result on the interface.

or,

a fifth interaction module, configured to send a message including a positioning protocol message to the base station through the interface; forwarding, by the base station, the received positioning protocol message to the target terminal through radio resource control, RRC, signaling;

or, the apparatus is configured to receive, through the interface, a message including a positioning protocol message sent by the base station.

configuration information of a positioning reference signal;

configuration information of an uplink reference signal;

configuration information of a channel sounding reference signal;

location information of the target terminal.

a third releasing module, configured to release the interface according to an interface release request triggered by the base station or by the location management function entity.

a fourth release module, configured to release the context or the location context of the target terminal according to the context release request triggered by the base station or the location management functional entity.

It should be noted that, the information interaction apparatus provided in the embodiment of the present invention is an apparatus capable of executing the information interaction method, and all embodiments of the information interaction method are applicable to the terminal and can achieve the same or similar beneficial effects.

As shown in fig. 17, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a location management function entity, which includes a processor 600 and a transceiver 610, where the transceiver 610 receives and transmits data under the control of the processor 600, and the processor 600 is configured to perform the following operations:

establishing an interface with a base station;

Optionally, in the foregoing embodiment of the present invention, the processor 600 is configured to perform the following operations:

or,

and establishing a transmission network layer connection with the base station.

a message type;

global identification information of the base station;

the name of the base station;

a list of tracking areas supported by the base station;

a list of cell information supported by the base station;

a positioning method supported by the base station.

a message type;

a name of the location management function entity;

identification information of the positioning management functional entity;

and the positioning management functional entity supports a positioning method.

or,

triggered by the base station.

or,

Optionally, in the foregoing embodiment of the present invention, the positioning protocol message includes at least one of the following:

configuration information of a positioning reference signal;

configuration information of an uplink reference signal;

configuration information of a channel sounding reference signal;

location information of the target terminal.

It should be noted that the positioning management functional entity provided in the embodiments of the present invention is a positioning management functional entity capable of executing the information interaction method, and all embodiments of the information interaction method are applicable to the positioning management functional entity, and can achieve the same or similar beneficial effects.

An embodiment of the present invention further provides a communication device, where the communication device is a location management function entity, and includes a memory, a processor, and a computer program that is stored in the memory and can be run on the processor, and when the processor executes the program, the processor implements each process in the above-described information interaction method embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect, and in order to avoid repetition, details are not described here again.

An embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer-readable storage medium, where a computer program is stored, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the computer program implements each process in the above-described information interaction method embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effect, and in order to avoid repetition, details are not repeated here. The computer-readable storage medium may be a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk.

As will be appreciated by one skilled in the art, embodiments of the present application may be provided as a method, system, or computer program product. Accordingly, the present application may take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, the present application may take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-readable storage media (including, but not limited to, disk storage, optical storage, and the like) having computer-usable program code embodied therein.

The present application is described with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems) and computer program products according to embodiments of the application. It will be understood that each flow and/or block of the flow diagrams and/or block diagrams, and combinations of flows and/or blocks in the flow diagrams and/or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions may be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, create means for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block or blocks.

These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable storage medium that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer-readable storage medium produce an article of manufacture including instruction means which implement the function specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

These computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer or other programmable apparatus to produce a computer implemented process such that the instructions which execute on the computer or other programmable apparatus provide steps for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart flow or flows and/or block diagram block or blocks.

While the foregoing is directed to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Claims

1. An information interaction method is applied to a base station, and is characterized by comprising the following steps:

establishing an interface with a positioning management function entity;

interacting positioning related information with the positioning management functional entity through the interface;

or,

receiving a second interface establishment request message sent by the positioning management functional entity, and sending a second interface establishment reply message to the positioning management functional entity;

wherein the first interface establishment request message or the second interface establishment reply message comprises at least one of the following information:

a message type;

global identification information of the base station;

the name of the base station;

a list of tracking areas supported by the base station;

a list of cell information supported by the base station;

a positioning method supported by the base station;

the second interface establishment reply message or the second interface establishment request message comprises at least one of the following information:

a message type;

a name of the location management function entity;

identification information of the positioning management functional entity;

a positioning method supported by the positioning management functional entity;

sending a positioning request message or a terminal context establishment request message or a positioning context establishment request message aiming at a target terminal to the positioning management functional entity through the interface; wherein, the positioning request message or the terminal context establishment request message or the positioning context establishment request message includes at least one of the following information: the base station side configures an application layer identifier for the target terminal, a service quality requirement aiming at the positioning of the target terminal and the type of the positioning request;

receiving a positioning reply message or a terminal context establishment reply message or a positioning context establishment reply message sent by the positioning management functional entity; wherein the positioning reply message or the terminal context setup reply message or the positioning context setup reply message includes at least one of the following information: and the base station side configures the application layer identification for the target terminal, configures the application layer identification for the target terminal by a positioning management functional entity, and configures the position information of the target terminal.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

or,

3. The method of claim 1, wherein before the interface with the positioning management function entity is established, the method further comprises:

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the BS configuration update message or the LIE configuration update ACK message comprises at least one of the following information:

a message type;

global identification information of the base station;

the name of the base station;

a list of tracking areas supported by the base station;

a list of cell information supported by the base station;

a positioning method supported by the base station.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the base station configuration update confirm message or the location management function entity configuration update message comprises at least one of the following information:

a message type;

a name of the location management function entity;

identification information of the positioning management function entity;

and the positioning management functional entity supports a positioning method.

6. Method according to claim 1, wherein said location request message or terminal context setup request message or location context setup request message is:

or,

triggered by the base station.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein said interacting the positioning related information with the positioning management function entity through the interface comprises:

the interaction with the positioning management functional entity is realized by bearing positioning protocol information on the interface;

or,

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the positioning assistance information comprises: positioning reference signal information and/or a positioning reference signal configuration information update request;

or,

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the positioning protocol message comprises at least one of:

configuration information of a positioning reference signal;

configuration information of an uplink reference signal;

configuration information of a sounding reference signal;

location information of the target terminal.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

13. An information interaction method is applied to a positioning management functional entity, and is characterized by comprising the following steps:

establishing an interface with a base station;

interacting positioning related information with the base station through the interface;

wherein, the interface with the base station is established, including:

or,

sending a second interface establishment request message to the base station, and receiving a second interface establishment reply message sent by the base station;

a message type;

global identification information of the base station;

the name of the base station;

a list of tracking areas supported by the base station;

a list of cell information supported by the base station;

a positioning method supported by the base station;

a message type;

a name of the location management function entity;

identification information of the positioning management functional entity;

a positioning method supported by the positioning management functional entity;

wherein the interacting the positioning related information with the base station through the interface comprises:

receiving a positioning request message or a terminal context establishment request message or a positioning context establishment request message which is sent by the base station and aims at a target terminal through the interface; wherein, the positioning request message or the terminal context establishment request message or the positioning context establishment request message includes at least one of the following information: the base station side configures an application layer identifier for the target terminal, a service quality requirement aiming at the positioning of the target terminal and the type of the positioning request;

sending a positioning reply message or a terminal context establishment reply message or a positioning context establishment reply message to the base station; wherein the positioning reply message or the terminal context setup reply message or the positioning context setup reply message includes at least one of the following information: and the base station side configures the application layer identification for the target terminal, configures the application layer identification for the target terminal by a positioning management functional entity, and configures the position information of the target terminal.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

or,

15. The method of claim 13, wherein prior to establishing the interface with the base station, the method further comprises:

and establishing a transmission network layer connection with the base station.

16. The method according to claim 14, wherein the base station configuration update message or the positioning management function entity configuration update confirmation message comprises at least one of the following information:

a message type;

global identification information of the base station;

the name of the base station;

a list of tracking areas supported by the base station;

a list of cell information supported by the base station;

a positioning method supported by the base station.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein the BS configuration update ACK message or the MME configuration update message comprises at least one of the following information:

a message type;

a name of the location management function entity;

identification information of the positioning management functional entity;

and the positioning management functional entity supports a positioning method.

18. The method according to claim 13, wherein the positioning request message or terminal context setup request message or positioning context setup request message is:

or,

triggered by the base station.

19. The method of claim 13, wherein the interacting with the base station through the interface for positioning related information comprises:

or,

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the positioning assistance information comprises: positioning reference signal information and/or a positioning reference signal configuration information update request;

or,

21. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

sending a message containing a positioning protocol message to the base station through the interface; forwarding the received positioning protocol message to a target terminal by the base station through Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling;

or,

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the positioning protocol message comprises at least one of:

configuration information of a positioning reference signal;

configuration information of an uplink reference signal;

configuration information of a channel sounding reference signal;

location information of the target terminal.

23. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

24. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

25. An information interaction device applied to a base station, comprising:

the first interactive module is used for interacting positioning related information with the positioning management functional entity through the interface;

wherein the first establishing module is further configured to:

or,

a message type;

global identification information of the base station;

the name of the base station;

a list of tracking areas supported by the base station;

a list of cell information supported by the base station;

a positioning method supported by the base station;

the second interface establishment reply message or the second interface establishment request message contains at least one of the following information:

a message type;

a name of the location management function entity;

identification information of the positioning management functional entity;

a positioning method supported by the positioning management functional entity;

wherein the first interaction module is further to:

receiving a positioning reply message or a terminal context establishment reply message or a positioning context establishment reply message sent by the positioning management functional entity; wherein the positioning reply message or the terminal context establishment reply message or the positioning context establishment reply message comprises at least one of the following information: and the base station side configures an application layer identifier for the target terminal, an application layer identifier configured for the target terminal by a positioning management functional entity, and the position information of the target terminal.

26. A base station comprising a processor and a transceiver, the transceiver receiving and transmitting data under control of the processor, characterized in that the processor is configured to:

establishing an interface with a positioning management function entity;

wherein the processor is further configured to:

or,

a message type;

global identification information of the base station;

the name of the base station;

a list of tracking areas supported by the base station;

a list of cell information supported by the base station;

a positioning method supported by the base station;

a message type;

a name of the location management function entity;

identification information of the positioning management function entity;

a positioning method supported by the positioning management functional entity;

wherein the processor is further configured to:

27. An information interaction device applied to a positioning management function entity, comprising:

the second establishing module is used for establishing an interface with the base station;

the second interaction module is used for interacting the positioning related information with the base station through the interface;

wherein the second establishing module is further configured to:

or,

a message type;

global identification information of the base station;

the name of the base station;

a list of tracking areas supported by the base station;

a list of cell information supported by the base station;

a positioning method supported by the base station;

a message type;

a name of the location management function entity;

identification information of the positioning management function entity;

a positioning method supported by the positioning management functional entity;

wherein the second interaction module is further to:

sending a positioning reply message or a terminal context establishment reply message or a positioning context establishment reply message to the base station; wherein the positioning reply message or the terminal context establishment reply message or the positioning context establishment reply message comprises at least one of the following information: and the base station side configures the application layer identification for the target terminal, configures the application layer identification for the target terminal by a positioning management functional entity, and configures the position information of the target terminal.

28. A location management function entity comprising a processor and a transceiver, the transceiver receiving and transmitting data under control of the processor, characterized in that the processor is adapted to:

establishing an interface with a base station;

wherein the processor is further configured to:

or,

a message type;

global identification information of the base station;

the name of the base station;

a list of tracking areas supported by the base station;

a list of cell information supported by the base station;

a positioning method supported by the base station;

a message type;

a name of the location management function entity;

identification information of the positioning management functional entity;

a positioning method supported by the positioning management functional entity;

wherein the processor is further configured to:

29. A communication device comprising a memory, a processor, and a program stored on the memory and executable on the processor; characterized in that the processor, when executing the program, implements the information interaction method according to any one of claims 1-12; alternatively, the processor implements the information interaction method according to any one of claims 13 to 24 when executing the program.

30. A computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, which program, when being executed by a processor, carries out the steps of the information interaction method according to any one of claims 1 to 12; alternatively, the program realizes the steps in the information interaction method according to any one of claims 13 to 24 when being executed by a processor.