CN113994724B

CN113994724B - Electronic device, wireless communication method, and computer-readable storage medium

Info

Publication number: CN113994724B
Application number: CN202080045122.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王华俊; 刘敏
Original assignee: Sony Group Corp
Current assignee: Sony Group Corp
Priority date: 2019-07-31
Filing date: 2020-07-27
Publication date: 2024-04-09
Anticipated expiration: 2040-07-27
Also published as: WO2021018077A1; CN112312382A; CN113994724A

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an electronic device, a wireless communication method, and a computer-readable storage medium. An electronic device according to the present disclosure includes processing circuitry configured to: determining whether GID information matching a function to be performed is stored; generating request information for requesting GID information matching a function to be performed without storing the GID information matching the function to be performed; and sending the request information to the other device. Using the electronic device, wireless communication method, and computer-readable storage medium according to the present disclosure, GID may be constructed to record data or parameters generated during the execution of certain functions by network elements, thereby enabling the sharing of GID information to assist other network elements in performing the same or similar functions.

Description

Electronic device, wireless communication method, and computer-readable storage medium

The present application claims priority from chinese patent office, application number 201910701215.9, chinese patent application entitled "electronic device, wireless communication method, and computer readable storage medium," filed on 7/31/2019, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

Technical Field

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to the field of wireless communications, and in particular, to electronic devices, wireless communication methods, and computer-readable storage media. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to an electronic device as a network-side device in a wireless communication system, an electronic device as a user device in a wireless communication system, an electronic device as a data center in a wireless communication system, a wireless communication method performed by a network-side device in a wireless communication system, a wireless communication method performed by a user device in a wireless communication system, a wireless communication method performed by a data center in a wireless communication system, and a computer-readable storage medium.

Background

After a network element in a wireless communication system performs a certain function, a lot of useful information such as cell ID, frequency information, doppler shift value, etc. are generated. However, this information is typically discarded after the network element has performed the function, but in practice they can be reused to make the communication more efficient.

In a wireless communication system including NTN (Non-terrestrial network ), the measurement results are easily outdated due to movement of satellites, communication delays, and the like. Therefore, the parameters acquired by measurement are not significant in a wireless communication system including NTN. Furthermore, due to the periodicity of satellite movements, the parameters required by the network element to perform certain functions in a wireless communication system comprising NTN have a strong correlation with geographical location.

Therefore, it is necessary to propose a technical solution to construct a GID (Geographic Information Database ) to record data or parameters generated during a process of performing a certain function by a network element, so as to realize sharing of GID information, so as to assist other network elements to perform the same or similar functions.

Disclosure of Invention

This section provides a general summary of the disclosure, and is not a comprehensive disclosure of its full scope or all of its features.

The present disclosure is directed to an electronic device, a wireless communication method, and a computer-readable storage medium to construct a GID to record data or parameters generated during a process of performing a certain function by a network element, thereby implementing sharing of GID information to assist other network elements in performing the same or similar functions.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an electronic device comprising processing circuitry configured to: determining whether Geographic Information Database (GID) information matching the function to be performed is stored, the GID information including data associated with the function to be performed; generating request information for requesting GID information matching a function to be performed without storing the GID information matching the function to be performed; transmitting the request information to other devices; and executing the function to be executed according to the result of the request. .

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an electronic device comprising processing circuitry configured to: receiving, from another device, request information for requesting geographic information database GID information that matches a function to be performed by the other device; and transmitting response information including GID information matched with the function to be performed by the other device to the other device for the other device to perform the function to be performed according to the GID information, wherein the GID information includes data associated with the function to be performed.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a wireless communication method performed by an electronic device, including: determining whether Geographic Information Database (GID) information matching the function to be performed is stored, the GID information including data associated with the function to be performed; generating request information for requesting GID information matching a function to be performed without storing the GID information matching the function to be performed; transmitting the request information to other devices; and executing the function to be executed according to the result of the request.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a wireless communication method performed by an electronic device, including: receiving, from another device, request information for requesting geographic information database GID information that matches a function to be performed by the other device; and transmitting response information including GID information matched with the function to be performed by the other device to the other device for the other device to perform the function to be performed according to the GID information, wherein the GID information includes data associated with the function to be performed.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a computer-readable storage medium comprising executable computer instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a wireless communication method according to the present disclosure.

Using the electronic device, the wireless communication method, and the computer-readable storage medium according to the present disclosure, the electronic device can request GID information matching a function to be performed from other devices in a case where it is determined that GID information matching a function to be performed is not stored. Here, the GID information includes data generated by other electronic devices in performing such functions. In this way, the electronic device can share GID information with other devices, so that functions can be performed more quickly and efficiently.

Further areas of applicability will become apparent from the description provided herein. The description and specific examples in this summary are intended for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.

Drawings

The drawings described herein are for illustration purposes only of selected embodiments and not all possible implementations, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a network architecture according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating network elements in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of a configuration of an electronic device serving as a user device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the composition of GID information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 5 illustrates an example of GID information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of a configuration of an electronic device serving as a network-side device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a signaling flow diagram illustrating a process of performing a function based on GID information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 8 is a signaling flow diagram illustrating a process of performing a function based on GID information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 9 is a signaling flow diagram illustrating a process of performing a function based on GID information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a process of performing a function based on GID information by a UE (User Equipment) according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 11 is a signaling flow diagram illustrating a process of performing a function based on GID information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 12 is a block diagram showing an example of a configuration of an electronic device serving as a user device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 13 is a block diagram showing an example of a configuration of an electronic device serving as a network-side device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 14 is a block diagram showing an example of a configuration of an electronic device serving as a data center according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a wireless communication method performed by an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 16 is a flowchart illustrating a wireless communication method performed by an electronic device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 17 is a schematic diagram illustrating a scenario in which frequency interference is avoided using GID information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 18 is a block diagram showing a first example of a schematic configuration of an eNB (Evolved Node B);

Fig. 19 is a block diagram showing a second example of the schematic configuration of an eNB;

fig. 20 is a block diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of a smart phone; and

fig. 21 is a block diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of the car navigation device.

While the disclosure is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof have been shown by way of example in the drawings and are herein described in detail. It should be understood, however, that the description herein of specific embodiments is not intended to limit the disclosure to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the disclosure. It is noted that corresponding reference numerals indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

Detailed Description

Examples of the present disclosure will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings. The following description is merely exemplary in nature and is not intended to limit the present disclosure, application, or uses.

Example embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and will fully convey the scope to those skilled in the art. Numerous specific details are set forth such as examples of specific components, devices, and methods in order to provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of the present disclosure. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the exemplary embodiments may be embodied in many different forms without the use of specific details, neither of which should be construed to limit the scope of the disclosure. In certain example embodiments, well-known processes, well-known structures, and well-known techniques have not been described in detail.

The description will be made in the following order:

1. description of network structure;

2. configuration examples of electronic devices that send request information;

3. a configuration example of an electronic device receiving request information;

4. method embodiments;

5. application examples.

<1. Description of network Structure >

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a network architecture according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 1, the wireless communication system includes one or more network-side devices, such as a gNB (base station in a 5 th generation communication system), each serving one or more UEs. The wireless communication system according to the embodiments of the present disclosure further includes one or more DCs (Data centers) that can be accessed by network-side devices such as the gNB. Further, interfaces may be provided between the DCs to share information between the DCs.

According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the UE, the network side device, and the DC may all generate GID information. Further, the UE, the network-side device, and the DC may respectively construct GIDs to store the respectively generated GID information. Further, the DCs may store GID information generated by the UE and the network side device, and the respective DCs may share the stored GID information therebetween. In this way, the sharing of GID information between the network elements can be achieved, i.e., each network element in the entire wireless communication system can acquire GID information stored in other network elements when needed.

The wireless communication system according to the present disclosure may be a 5G (generation 5) or 6G (generation 6) communication system. Preferably, a wireless communication system according to the present disclosure may include NTN (Non-terrestrial network ) and TN (Terrestrial network, terrestrial network).

The DC according to the present disclosure may be any type of electronic device that may be accessed. For example, the DC may be an electronic device deployed on a core network, including NTN-DC and TN-DC. Thus, network side devices in the NTN may access the NTN-DC, while network side devices in the TN may access the TN-DC.

The network side device according to the present disclosure may be any type of TRP (Transmit and Receive Port, transmission and reception port), or may be a base station device, for example, an eNB, or may be a gNB. Further, the network side device may be a base station device of TN, or may be a base station device of NTN. When the network-side device is a base station device of a TN, the network-side device may be located on the ground. When the network-side device is a base station device of the NTN, the network-side device may be located on a satellite device. For example, satellite devices may include GEO (Geosynchronous Orbit ) satellite devices, LEO (Low Earth Orbit) satellite devices, MEO (Medium Earth Orbit ) satellite devices, HEO (Highly Elliptical Orbiting, high elliptical Orbit) satellite devices, and HAPS (High Altitude Platform Station, high altitude platforms).

In addition, for the base station device in NTN, it may be a transparent base station device, that is, only having the functions of receiving information and transmitting information, and not having the capability of data processing, and when the transparent base station device receives information, it must be forwarded to another device having the capability of data processing (for example, a processing device located on the ground) for data processing. The base station devices in the NTN may also be non-transparent base station devices, i.e. with data processing capabilities.

The user equipment according to the present disclosure may be a mobile terminal such as a smart phone, a tablet Personal Computer (PC), a notebook PC, a portable game terminal, a portable/dongle type mobile router, and a digital camera device, or a vehicle-mounted terminal such as a car navigation device. User equipment may also be implemented as terminals performing machine-to-machine (M2M) communication (also referred to as Machine Type Communication (MTC) terminals). Further, the user equipment may be a wireless communication module (such as an integrated circuit module including a single die) mounted on each of the above terminals.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating network elements in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. In fig. 2, three network elements, UE, network side device and DC are shown. Fig. 2 shows two UEs: UE1 and UE2. Further, fig. 2 illustrates a gNB as a network element of the network side device, where the gNB may include a TN-gNB and an NTN-gNB, where the TN-gNB is a base station device located on the ground, and the NTN-gNB may be a base station device located on a satellite device. In addition, the NTN-gNB may also include transparent NTN-gNB and non-transparent NTN-gNB. FIG. 2 also shows DC, including NTN-DC and TN-DC.

According to embodiments of the present disclosure, GID information may be interacted between various network elements. For example, reference numeral (1) in fig. 2 shows a process of exchanging GID information between UEs, where the process can be implemented by D2D (Device to Device) communication between UEs. Reference numeral (2) in fig. 2 shows a procedure in which the UE requests GID information from the non-transparent NTN-gNB. Reference numeral (3) in fig. 2 shows a procedure in which the UE requests GID information from the transparent NTN-gNB. Reference numeral (4) in fig. 2 shows a procedure in which the non-transparent NTN-gNB requests GID information from the NTN-DC. Reference numeral (5) in fig. 2 shows a procedure in which the UE requests GID information from the TN-gNB. Reference numeral (6) in fig. 2 shows a process in which the TN-gNB requests GID information from the TN-DC. These processes will be described in detail below.

The present disclosure is intended to propose an electronic device in a wireless communication system, a wireless communication method performed by the electronic device in the wireless communication system, and a computer-readable storage medium based on the above network structure to construct a GID to record data or parameters generated during a process of performing a certain function by a network element, thereby realizing sharing of GID information to assist other network elements to perform the same or similar functions.

<2 > configuration example of electronic device that transmits request information >

An electronic device that transmits request information for requesting GID information will be described in detail below. As can be seen from fig. 2, the UE may request GID information from other UEs or network-side devices, and the network-side device may request GID information from DCs that it can access. Therefore, the electronic device that transmits the request information for requesting the GID information according to the present disclosure may be the UE or the network side device. Such UEs and network-side devices will be described below, respectively.

Fig. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of a configuration of an electronic device 300 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The electronic device 300 herein may be a user device that transmits request information for requesting GID information.

As shown in fig. 3, the electronic device 300 may include a determining unit 310, a storing unit 320, a request generating unit 330, a communication unit 340, and a processing unit 350.

Here, each unit of the electronic device 300 may be included in the processing circuit. It should be noted that the electronic device 300 may include one processing circuit or a plurality of processing circuits. Further, the processing circuitry may include various discrete functional units to perform various different functions and/or operations. It should be noted that these functional units may be physical network elements or logical network elements, and that the units that are referred to differently may be implemented by the same physical network element.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the determination unit 310 may determine whether GID information, which includes data associated with a function to be performed, is stored that matches the function to be performed.

According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the functions to be performed may be communication functions that the electronic device 300 desires to implement in various procedures of wireless communication, including but not limited to network access, doppler shift compensation, synchronization signal detection. For example, before the electronic device 300 accesses the network, the determining unit 310 may determine whether GID information matching the network access function is stored. As another example, the determining unit 310 may determine whether GID information matching the doppler spectrum compensation is stored before the electronic device 300 performs the doppler shift compensation.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the storage unit 320 may be used to store GID information. Here, the GID information includes GID information generated by the electronic apparatus 300 itself, and may also include GID information acquired by the electronic apparatus 300 from other apparatuses. For example, all GID information stored in the storage unit 320 corresponds to the GID constructed. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the determining unit 310 may determine whether GID information matching a function to be performed is stored in the storing unit 320.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in the case where the determining unit 310 determines that the GID information matching the function to be performed is not stored in the storing unit 320, the request generating unit 330 may generate request information for requesting the GID information matching the function to be performed.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronic device 300 may transmit the request information generated by the request generating unit 330 to other devices through the communication unit 340.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the processing unit 350 is configured to perform a function to be performed according to a result of the request. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the result of the request may include whether response information including GID information matched with a function to be performed is received from the other device. Further, in the case where response information including GID information matching the function to be performed is received from the other device, the result of the request may further include the received GID information matching the function to be performed.

As described above, the electronic device 300 may request GID information matching the function to be performed to other devices in the case where it is determined that GID information matching the function to be performed is not stored. Here, the GID information includes data generated by other electronic devices in performing such functions. In this way, the electronic device can share GID information with other devices, so that functions can be performed more quickly and efficiently.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the GID information stored in the storage unit 320 includes location information, time information, type information, and data information. Further, the location information includes a location at which the GID information is generated, the time information includes a time at which the GID information is generated, the type information includes a type of a function for which the GID information is directed, and the data information includes data generated in the course of executing the function.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram showing the composition of GID information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 4, the GID information includes location information and contents. Wherein the content includes type information, time information, and data information. Further, fig. 4 shows an example of N pieces of GID information, each of which may include location information, time information, type information, and data information.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in the process of determining whether or not the GID information matching the function to be performed is stored in the storage unit 320 by the determining unit 310, the determining unit 310 can determine that such GID information matches the function to be performed only in the case where the location information included in the GID information matches the current location of the electronic device 300, the time information included in the GID information matches the current time, and the type information included in the GID information matches the type of the function to be performed.

For example, assuming that the location 1 shown in fig. 4 matches the current location of the electronic device 300, the time 1 matches the current time, and the type 1 matches the type of function to be performed, the determination unit 310 may determine that the first piece of GID information in fig. 4 matches the function to be performed by the electronic device 300.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in the case where the distance of the location where the GID information is generated from the current location of the electronic device 300 is less than the distance threshold, the determining unit 310 may determine that the location information included in the GID information matches the current location of the electronic device 300.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronic device 300 may be provided with a positioning function such as GPS so that the current location of the electronic device 300 may be determined. Further, the determining unit 310 may determine a location where the piece of GID information is generated according to the location information included in the GID information, thereby determining a distance between the location where the GID information is generated and the current location of the electronic device 300, and determine whether or not the distance threshold is less than.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the determining unit 310 may determine the distance threshold according to the type of the function to be performed. That is, for functions requiring a relatively high distance accuracy, the distance threshold may be set smaller, while for functions requiring a relatively low distance accuracy, the distance threshold may be set larger. That is, for a function, assuming that the data generated by performing the function at location a and location B are relatively the same, and that location a and location B are relatively far apart, indicating that the function has relatively low distance accuracy requirements, the distance threshold for the function may be set to be greater. For another example, if the data generated by executing the function at two positions closely spaced are different for another function, it is indicated that the distance accuracy requirement of the function is relatively high, and the distance threshold for the function may be set smaller.

As can be seen, according to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the distance threshold value may be determined according to the type of function to be performed, so that the GID information may be more accurately matched with the function to be performed. In this way, the electronic device 300 can directly perform a function to be performed using the matched GID information.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the time information included in the GID information may include an operation period of the target device for which the GID information is directed, in addition to the time at which the GID information is generated. Here, the target device for which the GID information is directed may include a satellite device, so that the time information in the GID information includes an operation period of the satellite device.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in the case where the difference between the time when the GID information is generated and the current time is an integer multiple of the operation period, the determining unit 310 may determine that the time information included in the GID information matches the current time.

Here, the determining unit 310 may acquire the time of generating the GID information and the operation period according to the time information included in the GID information, thereby determining whether the difference between the time of generating the GID information and the current time is an integer multiple of the operation period.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in the case that the type of the function for which the GID information is directed is the same as the type of the function to be performed, the determining unit 310 may determine that the type information included in the GID information matches the type of the function to be performed.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the determining unit 310 can determine that the GID information matches the function to be performed only in a case where it is determined that the position information matches the current position, the time information matches the current time, and the type information matches the type of the function to be performed in the GID information stored in the storing unit 320. In other words, in the case where the location information, the time information, and the type information all match, it is explained that the presence of the network element before the time T, at or near the current location performs the same type of function as the electronic device 300 is to perform. Here, T represents an integer multiple of the operation period, and the network element may be the electronic device 300 itself or an electronic device other than the electronic device 300. In this case, the electronic device 300 may utilize such GID information.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in the case where the determining unit 310 determines that the GID information matching the function to be performed is stored in the storage unit 320, the processing unit 350 may perform the function using the data information included in the GID information matching the function to be performed. Here, the data information in the GID information includes data generated during execution of the function, preferably includes useful data generated during execution of the function, or data advantageous for execution of the function. For example, for the function type of the synchronization signal detection, the data information may include an operation mode of the cell, a CP (Cyclic Prefix) configuration of the cell, and the like; for the functional type of doppler shift compensation, the data information may include a value of doppler shift.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, in the case where the electronic device 300 stores GID information that matches a function to be performed, the electronic device 300 can directly use the matched GID information, thereby omitting some of the preamble steps required to perform the function, and thus performing the function to be performed more quickly and efficiently.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the request information generated by the request generation unit 330 may include a current location of the electronic device 300, a current time, and a type of function to be performed.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronic device 300 may receive response information including GID information matched with a function to be performed from other devices through the communication unit 340.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, after acquiring the current location of the electronic device 300, the current time, and the type of function to be performed by the electronic device 300, other devices may determine whether GID information matching the function to be performed is stored or can be acquired using a method similar to the determining unit 310. Further, in the case where the other electronic device stores GID information that matches the function to be performed by the electronic device 300 or is able to acquire GID information that matches the function to be performed by the electronic device 300, response information may be transmitted to the electronic device 300 to include the GID information.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in the case where the electronic device 300 acquires GID information matching a function to be performed from another device, the processing unit 350 may perform the function using data information included in the GID information matching the function to be performed.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in the case where the electronic device 300 acquires GID information matching a function to be performed from another device, the electronic device 300 may also store GID information matching a function to be performed received from the electronic device in the storage unit 320. In this way, the GID information stored in the storage unit 320 of the electronic device 300 is more abundant, and is convenient to use the GID information later or provide the GID information to other devices.

As described above, according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, in the case where the electronic device 300 is able to acquire GID information matching a function to be performed from another device, the electronic device 300 may directly utilize the matched GID information, thereby omitting some of the preamble steps required to perform the function, and thus performing the function to be performed more rapidly and efficiently.

The case where the electronic device 300 stores GID information matching the function to be performed and the case where the electronic device 300 can acquire GID information matching the function to be performed from other devices are described above. There are, of course, cases where the electronic device does not store GID information that matches the function to be performed, and does not acquire GID information that matches the function to be performed from other devices. For example, the electronic device 300 may determine that GID information matching a function to be performed cannot be acquired from the device by receiving response information indicating that there is no GID information matching the function to be performed from the other device. Alternatively, the electronic device 300 may also set a timer, and in the event that the GID information matching the function to be performed is not received from the other device at the expiration of the timer, it may be determined that the GID information matching the function to be performed cannot be acquired from the device.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 3, the electronic device 300 may further include a GID information generating unit 360 for generating GID information after the processing unit 350 performs the function, in a case where the GID information matched with the function to be performed is not stored and the GID information matched with the function to be performed is not acquired from the other device.

Here, the GID information generating unit 360 may include the current location of the electronic device 300 as location information in the GID information, the current time in time information in the GID information, and the type of the function to be performed as type information in the GID information. Further, the GID information generating unit 360 includes data generated in the process of performing the function in the data information in the GID information.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the location information in the generated GID information may include a point location in the form of three-dimensional coordinates, and may also include a region location indicating a geographical region. That is, for a function type requiring relatively low positional accuracy, the positional information can be represented by the area position, thereby simplifying the acquisition process of the positional information and reducing the number of bits required for the positional information.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the time information in the generated GID information may include, for example, a current time represented by a time stamp based on a uniform time system, such as UTC (universal time), and may further include an operation period of the target device for which the GID information is directed. Here, since the target device may be a satellite device and the motion of the satellite device has a certain periodicity, parameters at two points of time differing by an integer multiple of the operation period are the same or similar, including the operation period in the time information can better match the GID information.

According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the type of function may be a basic description of the effect aspects of the function, i.e. the effect that the network element is able to achieve by the function. For example, doppler shift compensation, synchronization signal detection, network access, traffic distribution, frequency usage, etc. The present disclosure is applicable to various functions in a wireless communication process, and thus the types of functions are not limited.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the data information in the generated GID information may include a target device for which the GID information is directed, an attribute of the data information, and a value of the data information. Here, the target device for which the GID information is directed indicates a target to which a function performed when the GID information is generated. For example, when the function type is doppler shift compensation, the target device for which the GID information generated by the electronic device 300 is directed may be a satellite device in communication with the electronic device 300, i.e., doppler shift compensation is required between the electronic device 300 and the satellite device. Further, the attribute of the data information indicates a parameter to which the data information relates specifically. For example, when the function type is doppler shift compensation, the attribute of the data information may be doppler shift. Further, the value of the data information indicates the value of the parameter to which the data information relates specifically. For example, when the function type is doppler shift compensation, the value of the data information represents the value of doppler shift.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there may be one or more generated data after the processing unit 350 performs the corresponding function, and thus the GID information generating unit 360 may generate one or more pieces of GID information according to the generated data.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, after the GID information is generated by the GID information generating unit 360, the generated GID information may be stored in the storage unit 320. In this way, the GID information stored in the storage unit 320 of the electronic device 300 is more abundant, and is convenient to use the GID information later or provide the GID information to other devices.

Further, the electronic device 300 may also transmit the generated GID information to a network-side device or DC through the communication unit 340. In this way, GID information generated by the electronic device 300 can be shared throughout the wireless communication system through interfaces between different DCs.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronic device 300 may selectively report some GID information, for example, determine whether to report the GID information according to the type of function of the GID information. Optionally, the electronic device 300 may also report all the generated GID information to the network side device or DC. In addition, the electronic device 300 may periodically report one or more generated GID information, or may event-trigger reporting the generated GID information. According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the manner of reporting GID information of the electronic device 300 may be configured by the network side device, which is not limited in the present disclosure.

As described above, the electronic device 300 may generate GID information and store and/or report the GID information. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the network side device and the DC may also generate GID information. Here, the GID information generated by the electronic device 300 mainly includes link information of the electronic device 300, such as a doppler shift value, angle information of a beam, satellite ephemeris information, etc., the GID information generated by the network side device mainly includes information of a cell level, such as traffic distribution of a user, average delay of a data packet, and success probability of random access, etc., and the GID information generated by the DC mainly includes information of a network level, such as frequency usage information of a plurality of network side devices, load condition of a cell, drop rate of a cell, etc.

Further, after the network side device generates the GID information, it may report to the DC. Similar to the electronic device 300, the network-side device may selectively report some GID information, for example, determine whether to report the GID information according to the type of function of the GID information. Optionally, the network side device may also report all the generated GID information to the DC. In addition, the network side device may periodically report one or more generated GID information, or may trigger reporting the generated GID information in an event manner.

Fig. 5 illustrates an example of GID information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 5, GID information generated by a UE is illustrated by taking doppler shift compensation as an example, where the function type is doppler shift compensation, a target device in data information includes an ID of a satellite device or a cell ID, time information includes an operation period and a time stamp of the satellite device, an attribute of the data information is doppler shift, and a value of the data information is a specific value of the doppler shift. Fig. 5 illustrates GID information generated by a gNB with a service distribution of all users served by the gNB as an example, wherein a function type is the service distribution, a target device in data information includes a satellite ID or a cell ID of the gNB as a satellite device, time information includes an operation period and a time stamp of the satellite device, an attribute of the data information is a service state, and a value of the data information is a specific value of the service state. Fig. 5 illustrates GID information generated by DC with frequency usage of a plurality of gnbs as an example, wherein the function type is frequency usage, a target device in the data information includes a satellite ID or a cell ID of the plurality of gnbs as a satellite device, the time information includes an operation period and a time stamp of the satellite device, an attribute of the data information is frequency, and a value of the data information is a specific value of the frequency.

According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the electronic device 300 may request GID information from other user devices around it, that is, other devices include other user devices around the electronic device 300. In this case, the electronic device 300 may broadcast transmission request information to other user devices.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronic device 300 may also request GID information from a network-side device serving it, that is, other devices include a network-side device serving the electronic device 300.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 3, the electronic device 300 may further comprise a decision unit 370 for determining other devices to which to send the request information. That is, the decision unit 370 may determine to which device or devices to send the request information. For example, the decision unit 370 may determine to send the request information to user devices surrounding the electronic device 300. For another example, the decision unit 370 may determine to send the request information to a network-side device serving the electronic device 300.

According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the decision unit 370 may determine other devices according to the D2D capabilities of the electronic device 300. For example, in case the electronic device 300 is capable of D2D communication, the decision unit 370 may determine that the other devices are user devices around the electronic device 300; in case the electronic device 300 is not capable of D2D communication, the decision unit 370 may determine that the other device is a network side device serving the electronic device 300.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the decision unit 370 may also first determine that the other device is a user device surrounding the electronic device 300. That is, in the case where the electronic device 300 does not store GID information matched with a function to be performed, request information is transmitted to surrounding user devices. Since the electronic device 300 communicates with other user devices through the D2D manner, it is possible to more rapidly acquire desired GID information. Further, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in the case where the electronic device 300 does not acquire GID information matching the function to be performed from other user devices, the decision unit 370 may determine that the other devices are network-side devices serving the electronic device 300. That is, in the case where the electronic apparatus 300 does not acquire GID information matching the function to be performed from other user apparatuses, the electronic apparatus 300 may transmit request information to the network-side apparatus. Here, the GID information stored in the GID of the network-side device is more comprehensive than that of the user device, and thus the electronic device 300 is more likely to acquire the required GID information.

As described above, according to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the decision unit 370 of the electronic device 300 may decide that the electronic device 300 transmits request information to user devices around the electronic device 300 and/or network-side devices serving the electronic device 300 according to certain criteria, thereby rapidly and reliably acquiring required GID information.

As can be seen, according to the electronic apparatus 300 of the embodiment of the present disclosure, in case that GID information matched with a function to be performed is stored, the matched GID information can be directly utilized, thereby omitting some of the preamble steps required to perform the function, and more rapidly and efficiently performing the function to be performed. And in the case where the electronic device 300 determines that GID information matching the function to be performed is not stored, GID information matching the function to be performed may be requested from the other device. Here, the GID information includes data generated by other electronic devices in performing such functions. Thus, the electronic device 300 can share GID information with other devices and can perform functions more quickly and efficiently. In addition, in the case where the electronic device 300 does not store the desired GID information nor acquire the desired GID information from other devices, the electronic device 300 may generate GID information and store the GID information and/or report the GID information to the network-side device after performing the corresponding function. In this way, the GID information stored by the electronic device 300 is more abundant, facilitating the later use of the GID information or providing the GID information to other devices. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the electronic device 300 may request the required GID information from other user devices around it or network-side devices serving the electronic device 300, and thus may quickly and reliably acquire the required GID information.

An electronic apparatus 600 for transmitting request information for requesting GID information according to the present disclosure will be described below, where the electronic apparatus 600 may be a network-side apparatus in a wireless communication system.

Fig. 6 is a block diagram showing an example of a configuration of an electronic device 600 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 6, the electronic device 600 may include a determination unit 610, a storage unit 620, a request generation unit 630, a communication unit 640, and a processing unit 650. Optionally, the electronic device 600 may further include a GID information generating unit 660.

Here, each unit of the electronic device 600 may be included in the processing circuit. Note that the electronic device 600 may include one processing circuit or a plurality of processing circuits. Further, the processing circuitry may include various discrete functional units to perform various different functions and/or operations. It should be noted that these functional units may be physical network elements or logical network elements, and that the units that are referred to differently may be implemented by the same physical network element.

The determining unit 610, the storage unit 620, the request generating unit 630, the communication unit 640, the processing unit 650, and the GID information generating unit 660 shown in fig. 6 correspond one-to-one to the determining unit 310, the storage unit 320, the request generating unit 330, the communication unit 340, the processing unit 350, and the GID information generating unit 360 shown in fig. 3, respectively, and thus the same parts as those in fig. 3 are not repeated here. Only portions that differ in function from the electronic device 300 of fig. 3 are described below.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronic device 600 may receive GID information generated by a user device from a user device served by the electronic device 600 through the communication unit 640 and store the received GID information in the storage unit 620. Further, the electronic device 600 may configure the manner of reporting GID information for its served user devices, including periodic reporting, event-triggered reporting, reporting periods, and the like. Further, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronic device 600 may report GID information it receives to a DC that the electronic device 600 can access through the communication unit 640. Thus, both the electronic device 600 and the DC can acquire and store GID information generated by the user device. In addition, the electronic device 600 may report the GID information generated by the GID information generating unit 660 to the DC. In this way, GID information is shared among various network elements in the wireless communication system.

In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, in the case where the electronic device 600 is an electronic device that transmits request information, the other device may be a DC that the electronic device 600 can access. That is, the electronic device 600 may request the required GID information from the DC. Here, when the electronic apparatus 600 is a network-side apparatus in the NTN network, the electronic apparatus 600 may request the required GID information from the DC in the NTN network; when the electronic apparatus 600 is a network-side apparatus in the TN network, the electronic apparatus 600 may request the required GID information from the DC in the TN network.

It can be seen that, according to the electronic device 600 of the embodiment of the present disclosure, in case that the GID information matched with the function to be performed is stored, the matched GID information can be directly utilized, thereby omitting some of the preamble steps required to perform the function, and more rapidly and efficiently performing the function to be performed. And in the case where the electronic device 600 determines that GID information matching the function to be performed is not stored, GID information matching the function to be performed may be requested from the other device. In this way, the electronic device 600 may share GID information with other devices, and may perform functions more quickly and efficiently. In addition, in the case where the electronic device 600 does not store the desired GID information nor acquire the desired GID information from other devices, the electronic device 600 may generate GID information and store the GID information and/or report the GID information to the DC after performing the corresponding function. In this way, the GID information stored by the electronic device 600 is more abundant, facilitating the later use of the GID information or providing the GID information to other devices. According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronic device 600 may request the required GID information from the DC, and thus may quickly and reliably acquire the required GID information.

Flowcharts of a process of performing a function based on GID information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to fig. 7 to 11. Fig. 7-9 and 11 are signaling flow diagrams illustrating a process of performing a function based on GID information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Fig. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a process of performing a function by a UE based on GID information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Fig. 7 is a signaling flow diagram illustrating a procedure of requesting GID information from other UEs (neighbor UEs) around it by the UE, i.e., corresponds to the procedure illustrated by reference numeral (1) in fig. 2. In fig. 7, a UE may be implemented by an electronic device 300. As shown in fig. 7, in step S701, the UE determines whether GID information matching the function to be performed is stored. In the case where the GID information matching the function to be performed is not stored, the UE transmits request information for requesting the GID information to the neighboring UE in step S702. The request information may include, for example, a current location of the UE, a current time, and a type of function to be performed by the UE. Further, the UE may broadcast the transmission request information so that other UEs within a certain range around the UE can receive the request information. Next, in step S703, the neighboring UE that received the request information searches for GID information that matches the function to be performed by the UE that transmitted the request information, i.e., determines whether it stores GID information that matches the function to be performed by the UE that transmitted the request information. Next, in step S704, assuming that the neighboring UE stores GID information matching the function to be performed by the UE transmitting the request information, response information carrying the GID information is transmitted to the UE transmitting the request information. Next, in step S705, the UE performs a function using the received GID information. On the other hand, in the case where the UE determines that the GID information matching the function to be performed is stored in step S701, the UE performs a corresponding function using the stored GID information matching the function to be performed in step S705. Alternatively, assuming that the UE does not store the required GID information nor acquires the required GID information from the neighboring UE, the UE generates GID information and stores the GID information after performing the function in step S706.

Fig. 8 is a signaling flow diagram illustrating a procedure of requesting GID information from a network side device serving it by a UE, where the network side device may be a TN-gNB or a non-transparent NTN-gNB, i.e., corresponding to the procedures illustrated by reference numerals (2) and (5) in fig. 2. In fig. 8, a UE may be implemented by an electronic device 300. As shown in fig. 8, in step S801, the UE determines whether GID information matching the function to be performed is stored. In the case where the GID information matching the function to be performed is not stored, the UE transmits request information for requesting the GID information to the network-side device in step S802. The request information may include, for example, a current location of the UE, a current time, and a type of function to be performed by the UE. Next, in step S803, the network-side device searches for GID information that matches the function to be performed by the UE transmitting the request information, i.e., determines whether it stores GID information that matches the function to be performed by the UE transmitting the request information. Next, in step S804, assuming that the network side device stores GID information matching the function to be performed by the UE transmitting the request information, response information carrying the GID information is transmitted to the UE transmitting the request information. Next, in step S805, the UE performs a function using the received GID information. On the other hand, in the case where the UE determines in step S801 that GID information matching the function to be performed is stored, the UE performs a corresponding function using the stored GID information matching the function to be performed in step S805. Alternatively, assuming that the UE does not store the required GID information nor acquire the required GID information from the network side device, the UE generates GID information and stores the GID information after performing the function in step S806.

Fig. 9 is a signaling flow diagram illustrating a procedure of requesting GID information from a network side device serving it by a UE, where the network side device may be a transparent NTN-gNB, i.e., corresponds to the procedure illustrated by reference numeral (3) in fig. 2. In fig. 9, a UE may be implemented by an electronic device 300. As shown in fig. 9, in step S901, the UE determines whether GID information matching the function to be performed is stored. In the case where the GID information matching the function to be performed is not stored, the UE transmits request information for requesting the GID information to the network-side device in step S902. The request information may include, for example, a current location of the UE, a current time, and a type of function to be performed by the UE. Next, in step S903, the network-side device forwards the request information from the UE to the DC. Here, since the transparent NTN-gNB does not have data processing capability, the request information is forwarded directly to DC, e.g., NTN-DC. Next, in step S904, the NTN-DC searches for GID information matching the function to be performed by the UE transmitting the request information, i.e., determines whether it stores GID information matching the function to be performed by the UE transmitting the request information. Next, in step S905, assuming that the NTN-DC stores GID information matching the function to be performed by the UE transmitting the request information, response information carrying the GID information is transmitted to the transparent NTN-gNB. Next, in step S906, the transparent NTN-gNB forwards the response information to the UE. Next, in step S907, the UE performs a function using the received GID information. On the other hand, in the case where the UE determines in step S901 that GID information matching the function to be performed is stored, the UE performs a corresponding function using the stored GID information matching the function to be performed in step S907. Alternatively, assuming that the UE does not store the required GID information nor acquire the required GID information from the network side device, the UE generates GID information and stores the GID information after performing the function in step S908.

Fig. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a process of performing a function by a UE based on GID information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Fig. 10 may be a flow chart that is performed by electronic device 300. As shown in fig. 10, in step S1001, the UE determines whether GID information matching the function to be performed is stored. In the case where the determination at step S1001 is no, the UE broadcasts transmission request information to neighboring UEs at step S1002. Next, in step S1003, the UE determines whether response information including required GID information is received from the neighboring UE. In the case where the determination at step S1003 is no, the UE transmits request information to the gNB at step S1004. Next, in step S1005, the UE determines whether response information including GID information is received from the gNB. In the case where the determination of step S1005 is yes, the UE performs a corresponding function using the received GID information in step S1008, and then the procedure ends. In the case where the determination of step S1005 is no, the UE directly performs a corresponding function in step S1006. Next, in step S1007, the UE generates GID information and stores the GID information, and then the procedure ends. In the case where the determination at step S1003 is yes, the process goes to step S1008. In step S1008, the UE performs a corresponding function using the received GID information, and then the procedure ends. In the case where the determination in step S1001 is yes, the process goes to step S1008. In step S1008, the UE performs a corresponding function using the stored GID information, and then the procedure ends.

Fig. 11 is a signaling flow chart showing a procedure of requesting GID information from a DC to which it can access by a network side device. The network-side device here may be a TN-gNB, which may request GID information from a TN-DC, i.e., corresponding to the procedure shown by reference numeral (6) in fig. 2. The network-side device may also be a non-transparent NTN-gNB, which may request GID information from the NTN-DC, i.e. corresponding to the procedure shown by reference numeral (4) in fig. 2. In fig. 11, the gNB may be implemented by the electronic device 600. As shown in fig. 11, in step S1101, the gNB determines whether GID information matching the function to be performed is stored. In the case where the GID information matching the function to be performed is not stored, the gNB transmits request information for requesting the GID information to the DC in step S1102. The request information may include, for example, the current location of the gNB, the current time, and the type of function the gNB is to perform. Next, in step S1103, the DC that received the request information searches for GID information that matches the function to be performed by the gcb that transmitted the request information, i.e., determines whether it stores GID information that matches the function to be performed by the gcb that transmitted the request information. Next, in step S1104, assuming that the DC stores GID information that matches the function to be performed by the gcb transmitting the request information, response information carrying the GID information is transmitted to the gcb transmitting the request information. Next, in step S1105, the gNB performs a function using the received GID information. On the other hand, in the case where the gNB determines in step S1101 that the GID information matching the function to be executed is stored, in step S1105, the gNB executes the corresponding function using the stored GID information matching the function to be executed. Alternatively, assuming that the gNB does not store the required GID information nor acquire the required GID information from the DC, in step S1106, after the gNB performs the function, the GID information is generated and stored.

<3. Configuration example of electronic device receiving request information >

The electronic device 300 and the electronic device 600 for transmitting request information according to the embodiments of the present disclosure are described above. An electronic device for receiving request information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in detail below. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronic device for receiving the request information may be a user equipment, a network side device or a DC. These three cases will be described below, respectively.

Fig. 12 is a block diagram showing a structure of an electronic device 1200 in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Here, the electronic device 1200 may be an electronic device that receives request information for requesting GID information, such as a user equipment in a wireless communication system.

As shown in fig. 12, the electronic device 1200 may include a communication unit 1210 and a response information generation unit 1220.

Here, each unit of the electronic device 1200 may be included in the processing circuit. Note that the electronic device 1200 may include one processing circuit or a plurality of processing circuits. Further, the processing circuitry may include various discrete functional units to perform various different functions and/or operations. It should be noted that these functional units may be physical network elements or logical network elements, and that the units that are referred to differently may be implemented by the same physical network element.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronic device 1200 may receive request information for requesting GID information, which includes data associated with a function to be performed by other devices, from the other devices through the communication unit 1210, the GID information being matched with the function to be performed by the other devices.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the response information generating unit 1220 may generate response information in response to the received request information. The response information may include GID information that matches the function to be performed by the other device.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronic device 1200 may transmit the response information included to other devices through the communication unit 1210 for the other devices to perform functions to be performed using the GID information included in the response information.

As can be seen, according to the electronic device 1200 of the embodiment of the present disclosure, in case of receiving request information from other devices, response information including GID information required for the other devices can be transmitted to the other devices. In this way, the electronic device 1200 may share GID information with other devices so that the other devices may perform functions more quickly and efficiently.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the GID information includes location information including a location where the GID information is generated, time information including a time when the GID information is generated, type information including a type of a function for which the GID information is directed, and data information including data generated in a process of executing the function.

According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the other devices may be other user devices around the electronic device 1200. That is, the electronic device 1200 may receive request information for requesting GID information from other user devices around it.

According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the request information received by the electronic device 1200 may include the current location of the other device, the current time, and the type of function to be performed by the other device.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 12, the electronic apparatus 1200 may further include a storage unit 1240 for storing GID information. The GID information stored by the storage unit 1240 may be GID information generated by the electronic device 1200, or may be GID information acquired from other devices, for example, other user devices or network-side devices.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 12, the electronic device 1200 may further include a determining unit 1230 for determining whether GID information matching functions to be performed by other devices transmitting the request information is stored in the storing unit 1240.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in the case where the determining unit 1230 determines that the storing unit 1240 stores GID information that matches a function to be performed by other devices that transmit request information, the response information generating unit 1220 may include the matched GID information determined by the determining unit 1230 in the response information. Further, in the case where the determining unit 1230 determines that the storing unit 1240 does not store the GID information matching the function to be performed by the other device transmitting the request information, the response information generating unit 1220 may include information indicating that the GID information matching the function to be performed by the other device transmitting the request information is not stored in the response information. Alternatively, in the case where the determining unit 1230 determines that the storing unit 1240 does not store GID information matching the function to be performed by the other device transmitting the request information, the electronic device 1200 may not transmit any information to the other device.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in case that the location information included in the GID information matches the current location of the other device, the time information included in the GID information matches the current time, and the type information included in the GID information matches the type of the function to be performed by the other device, the determining unit 1230 may determine that the GID information matches the function to be performed by the other device.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in case that the distance of the location where the GID information is generated from the current location of the other device is less than the distance threshold, the determining unit 1230 may determine that the location information included in the GID information matches the current location of the other device.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the determining unit 1230 may determine a distance threshold according to the type of function to be performed by other devices.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the time information included in the GID information may further include an operation period of the target device for which the GID information is directed. Further, in the case where the difference between the time at which the GID information is generated and the current time is an integer multiple of the operation period, the determining unit 1230 may determine that the time information included in the GID information matches the current time.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, in the case that the type of the function for which the GID information is directed is the same as the type of the function to be performed by the other device, the determining unit 1230 may determine that the type information included in the GID information matches the type of the function to be performed by the other device.

As described above, the determining unit 1230 may determine whether the GID information stored in the storing unit 1240 matches a function to be performed by the user equipment transmitting the request information. Here, the manner in which the determining unit 1230 determines whether the GID information is matched may be the same as the manner in which the determining unit 310 determines whether the GID information is matched as described above, and will not be described again.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the data information in the GID information stored in the storage unit 1240 may include a target device for which the GID information is directed, an attribute of the data information, and a value of the data information. The time information in the GID information stored in the storage unit 1240 may further include an operation cycle of the target device.

As described above, the user equipment according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may generate and transmit request information for requesting GID information to other devices, and may also receive request information for requesting GID information from other user equipment, and thus may have the structure of the electronic device 300 or the structure of the electronic device 1200. That is, the user equipment according to the present disclosure may be provided with a determining unit 310, a storing unit 320, a request generating unit 330, a communicating unit 340, and a response information generating unit 1220. Optionally, the user equipment according to the present disclosure may further be provided with one or more of a processing unit 350, a GID information generating unit 360, and a decision unit 370. Since the determining unit 1230, the storing unit 1240 and the communicating unit 1210 in the electronic device 1200 are the same as the functions implemented by the determining unit 310, the storing unit 320 and the communicating unit 340 in the electronic device 300, respectively, the user device may be provided with only the determining unit 310, the storing unit 320 and the communicating unit 340 without being provided with the determining unit 1230, the storing unit 1240 and the communicating unit 1210.

Fig. 13 is a block diagram illustrating a structure of an electronic device 1300 in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Here, the electronic device 1300 may be an electronic device that receives request information for requesting GID information, such as a network-side device in a wireless communication system, which may be located on a satellite device or on a terrestrial device.

As shown in fig. 13, the electronic device 1300 may include a communication unit 1310 and a response information generation unit 1320. Optionally, the electronic device 1300 may further comprise a determining unit 1330 and a storage unit 1340.

Here, each unit of the electronic device 1300 may be included in a processing circuit. Note that the electronic device 1300 may include one processing circuit or a plurality of processing circuits. Further, the processing circuitry may include various discrete functional units to perform various different functions and/or operations. It should be noted that these functional units may be physical network elements or logical network elements, and that the units that are referred to differently may be implemented by the same physical network element.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication unit 1310, the response information generating unit 1320, the determining unit 1330, and the storage unit 1340 have the same functions and structures as the communication unit 1210, the response information generating unit 1220, the determining unit 1230, and the storage unit 1240 described above, respectively, and are not described again here, but only the differences from the previous embodiments are described.

According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the other devices may be user devices within the service range of the electronic device 1300, that is, the electronic device 1300 may receive request information from the user devices it serves.

According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the electronic device 1300 may be a non-transparent network-side device, i.e., a network-side device with data processing capabilities. In this case, the electronic apparatus 1300, after receiving the request information, may determine whether GID information matching the function to be performed by the user equipment transmitting the request information is stored in the storage unit 1340 through the determination unit 1330. Alternatively, the electronic device 1300 may also be a transparent network-side device, i.e. a network-side device without data processing capabilities. In this case, the electronic apparatus 1300 may forward the request information to the DC that the electronic apparatus 1300 can access through the communication unit 1310. Further, the electronic apparatus 1300 may also receive response information including GID information matched with functions to be performed by other apparatuses from the DC through the communication unit 1310. That is, the DC that can be accessed by the electronic apparatus 1300 performs a function of determining whether there is matched GID information, and the electronic apparatus 1300 performs only a forwarding function.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronic device 1300 may transmit report request information for requesting reporting of GID information to all or part of the user devices served by the same. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the electronic device 1300 may determine which user devices to request to report GID information according to the current state of the user devices. For example, the electronic device 1300 may request that user devices in idle mode report GID information. Optionally, the electronic device 1300 may also determine which user devices to request to report GID information according to the location information of the user devices. For example, in case that the electronic apparatus 1300 receives GID information for requesting matching with a function to be performed from the user equipment, if the determining unit 1330 determines that the required GID information is not stored in the storage unit 1340, the electronic apparatus 1300 may transmit the report request information to those user equipment whose geographical location is relatively close to the user equipment transmitting the request information.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the report request information may include function type information such that the user equipment receiving the report request information transmits GID information matched with the function type information to the electronic device 1300.

It can be seen that, according to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the electronic device 1300 may trigger the user device served by the electronic device to report the GID information, so that the GID information stored by the electronic device 1300 is more comprehensive. Particularly, in case the electronic device 1300 determines that the GID information stored in the storage unit 1340 is not complete, the electronic device 1300 may request the user device served by it to report the GID information.

As described above, the network-side device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure may generate and transmit request information for requesting GID information to the data center, or may receive request information for requesting GID information from the user device, and thus may have the structure of the electronic device 600 or the structure of the electronic device 1300. That is, the network-side device according to the present disclosure may be provided with a determination unit 610, a storage unit 620, a request generation unit 630, a communication unit 640, a processing unit 650, and a response information generation unit 1320. Optionally, the user equipment according to the present disclosure may further be provided with a GID information generating unit 660. Since the determination unit 1330, the storage unit 1340, and the communication unit 1310 in the electronic device 1300 are the same as the functions implemented by the determination unit 610, the storage unit 620, and the communication unit 640 in the electronic device 600, respectively, the network-side device may be provided with only the determination unit 610, the storage unit 620, and the communication unit 640, without being provided with the determination unit 1330, the storage unit 1340, and the communication unit 1310.

Fig. 14 is a block diagram illustrating a structure of an electronic device 1400 in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the disclosure. Here, the electronic device 1400 may be an electronic device that receives request information for requesting GID information, such as a data center in a wireless communication system.

As shown in fig. 14, the electronic device 1400 may include a communication unit 1410 and a response information generation unit 1420. Optionally, the electronic device 1400 may further include a determination unit 1430 and a storage unit 1440.

Here, each unit of the electronic device 1400 may be included in a processing circuit. Note that the electronic device 1400 may include one processing circuit or a plurality of processing circuits. Further, the processing circuitry may include various discrete functional units to perform various different functions and/or operations. It should be noted that these functional units may be physical network elements or logical network elements, and that the units that are referred to differently may be implemented by the same physical network element.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication unit 1410, the response information generation unit 1420, the determination unit 1430, and the storage unit 1440 have the same functions and structures as the communication unit 1210, the response information generation unit 1220, the determination unit 1230, and the storage unit 1240 described above, respectively, and are not described herein again, and only differences from the previous embodiments will be described.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the other device may be a network-side device capable of accessing the electronic device 1400, that is, the electronic device 1400 may receive the request information from the network-side device. Here, the network-side device may be located on a satellite device or on a terrestrial device.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronic device 1400 may transmit report request information for requesting report of GID information to all or part of the network-side devices having access to the electronic device 1400. Here, in case that the electronic device 1400 receives GID information for requesting matching with a function to be performed from the network-side device, if the determination unit 1430 determines that the required GID information is not stored in the storage unit 1440, the electronic device 1400 may determine to which network-side devices the reporting request information is transmitted according to the function to be performed by the network-side device transmitting the request information. For example, the function to be performed by the network side device is frequency usage, and the electronic device 1400 finds that it knows the frequencies of the network side device a and the network side device B, but not the frequencies of the network side device C and the network side device D, the electronic device 1400 may send the report request information to the network side device C and the network side device D.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the report request information may include function type information, such that the network side device that received the report request information transmits GID information matched with the function type information to the electronic device 1400.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronic device 1400 may also transmit, to the user device within the service range of the transparent network side device capable of accessing the electronic device 1400, the report request information for requesting reporting of the GID information. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronic device 1400 may determine which user devices to request to report GID information according to the current state of the user devices. For example, the electronic device 1400 may request that user devices in idle mode report GID information. Optionally, the electronic device 1400 may also determine which user devices to request to report GID information according to the location information of the user devices. For example, in case that the electronic device 1400 receives GID information for requesting matching with a function to be performed from a user device through the transparent network side device, if the determination unit 1430 determines that the required GID information is not stored in the storage unit 1440, the electronic device 1400 may transmit the report request information to those user devices whose geographical locations are relatively close to the user device transmitting the request information through the transparent network side device.

It can be seen that, according to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the electronic device 1400 may trigger the network side device or the user device to report the GID information, so that the GID information stored by the electronic device 1400 is more comprehensive. Particularly, in case the electronic device 1400 determines that the GID information stored in the storage unit 1440 is not complete, the electronic device 1400 may request the network-side device or the user device to report the GID information.

<4. Method example >

Next, a wireless communication method performed by an electronic device (i.e., the electronic device 300 or the electronic device 600) transmitting request information for requesting GID information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in detail.

Fig. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a wireless communication method performed by an electronic device transmitting request information for requesting GID information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 15, in step S1510, it is determined whether geographic information database GID information that matches the function to be performed is stored, the GID information including data associated with the function to be performed.

Next, in step S1520, request information for requesting GID information matching the function to be performed is generated without storing GID information matching the function to be performed.

Next, in step S1530, the request information is transmitted to the other device.

Next, in step S1540, the function to be executed is executed according to the result of the request.

Here, the GID information includes location information including a location where the GID information is generated, time information including a time where the GID information is generated, type information including a type of a function for which the GID information is directed, and data information including data generated in the course of executing the function.

Preferably, the wireless communication method further comprises: in the case where the location information included in the GID information matches the current location of the electronic device, the time information included in the GID information matches the current time, and the type information included in the GID information matches the type of the function to be performed, it is determined that the GID information matches the function to be performed.

Preferably, the wireless communication method further comprises: and determining that the position information included in the GID information matches the current position of the electronic device, in the case that the distance between the position where the GID information is generated and the current position of the electronic device is less than the distance threshold.

Preferably, the wireless communication method further comprises: the distance threshold is determined according to the type of function to be performed.

Preferably, the time information further includes an operation period of the target device for which the GID information is directed, and wherein the wireless communication method further includes: in the case where the difference between the time of generating the GID information and the current time is an integer multiple of the operation period, it is determined that the time information included in the GID information matches the current time.

Preferably, the wireless communication method further comprises: in the case where the type of the function for which the GID information is directed is the same as the type of the function to be executed, it is determined that the type information included in the GID information matches the type of the function to be executed.

Preferably, the request information includes a current location of the electronic device, a current time, and a type of function to be performed.

Preferably, the wireless communication method further comprises: in the case where the GID information matching the function to be performed is stored, the function is performed using the data information included in the GID information matching the function to be performed.

Preferably, the wireless communication method further comprises: receiving response information including GID information matched with a function to be performed from the other device; and performing a function using the data information included in the GID information matched with the function to be performed.

Preferably, the wireless communication method further comprises: GID information, which matches the function to be performed, received from the other device is stored.

Preferably, the wireless communication method further comprises: in the case where the GID information matching the function to be performed is not stored and the GID information matching the function to be performed is not acquired from the other device, the GID information is generated after the function is performed, and wherein the position information in the GID information includes the current position of the electronic device, the time information in the GID information includes the current time, the type information in the GID information includes the type of the function, and the data information in the GID information is determined using the data generated during the execution of the function.

Preferably, the data information includes a target device for which the GID information is directed, an attribute of the data information, and a value of the data information.

Preferably, the time information further comprises a run period of the target device.

Preferably, the wireless communication method further comprises: storing the generated GID information and/or transmitting the generated GID information to a data center.

Preferably, the electronic device comprises a user device and the other devices comprise other user devices surrounding the user device.

Preferably, the transmitting the request information includes: the transmission request information is broadcast to other user equipments.

Preferably, the electronic device comprises a user device and the other devices comprise network-side devices serving the user device.

Preferably, the electronic device comprises a network-side device and the other devices comprise a data center accessible by the network-side device.

Preferably, the network-side device is located on a satellite device or on a terrestrial device.

According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the subject performing the above-described method may be the electronic device 300 or the electronic device 600 according to embodiments of the present disclosure, and thus all embodiments in the foregoing regarding the electronic device 300 or the electronic device 600 apply here.

Next, a wireless communication method performed by an electronic device (i.e., the electronic device 1200, the electronic device 1300, or the electronic device 1400) receiving request information for requesting GID information in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in detail.

Fig. 16 is a flowchart illustrating a wireless communication method performed by an electronic device receiving request information for requesting GID information in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 16, in step S1610, request information for requesting geographic information database GID information matching the function to be performed by the other device is received from the other device, the GID information including data associated with the function to be performed by the other device.

Next, in step S1620, response information including GID information matched with the function to be performed by the other device is transmitted to the other device for the other device to perform the function to be performed.

Preferably, the request information includes a current location of the other device, a current time, and a type of function to be performed by the other device.

Preferably, the wireless communication method further comprises: it is determined whether or not geographic information database GID information that matches a function to be performed by the other device is stored, and wherein in the case where position information included in the GID information matches a current position of the other device, time information included in the GID information matches a current time, and type information included in the GID information matches a type of a function to be performed by the other device, it is determined that the GID information matches a function to be performed by the other device.

Preferably, the wireless communication method further comprises: in the case where the distance of the location where the GID information is generated from the current location of the other device is less than the distance threshold, it is determined that the location information included in the GID information matches the current location of the other device.

Preferably, the wireless communication method further comprises: the distance threshold is determined according to the type of function to be performed by the other device.

Preferably, the wireless communication method further comprises: in the case where the type of the function for which the GID information is directed is the same as the type of the function to be performed by the other device, it is determined that the type information included in the GID information matches the type of the function to be performed by the other device.

Preferably, the other device comprises a user device and the electronic device comprises a network side device serving the user device.

Preferably, the wireless communication method further comprises: forwarding the request information to a data center; and receiving response information including GID information matched with the function to be performed by the other device from the data center.

Preferably, the other devices comprise network-side devices and the electronic device comprises a data center accessible by the network-side devices.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the subject performing the above-described method may be the electronic device 1200, the electronic device 1300, or the electronic device 1400 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and thus all embodiments in the foregoing regarding the electronic device 1200, the electronic device 1300, or the electronic device 1400 are applicable thereto.

<5. Application example >

Embodiments of the present disclosure may be used in various communication processes (or functions) in a wireless communication system, and in particular, may be used for functions where information required to perform a function is strongly associated with a geographic location. For example, for NTN networks, because the motion of satellite devices is periodic, the parameters required to perform a particular function at the same or similar geographic locations are the same, if the times can be matched. Furthermore, embodiments of the present disclosure may also be used in millimeter wave communication systems of TN networks because the information required to perform functions in millimeter wave communication systems is also strongly associated with geographic locations.

For example, for a function of type sync signal detection, the user equipment may attempt to decode SSS (Secondary Synchronization Signal, secondary sync signal) in multiple (e.g., 4) time-frequency positions with multiple (e.g., 168) offset combinations of m-sequences until SSS is successfully decoded. Next, the ue may determine the operation mode (TDD or FDD) and CP configuration (normal CP or extended CP) of the cell according to the time-frequency location of the SSS, and may obtain the identity N of the cell group according to the offset combination of the m-sequences of the SSS _ID ⁽¹⁾ Thereby being capable of identifying N according to the cell group _ID ⁽¹⁾ Within-group identity N _ID ⁽²⁾ The PCI of the cell is determined (Physical Cell Identifier, physical cell identity). According to implementations of the present disclosureFor example, after the user equipment performs the above function, GID information may be generated, where the location information is a location where the user equipment generates the GID information, the time information includes a time when the user equipment generated the GID information, the type information is synchronization signal detection, and the data information includes an attribute "operation mode", a value corresponding to the attribute "operation mode", an attribute "CP configuration", a value corresponding to the attribute "CP configuration", an attribute "cell group identifier", a value corresponding to the attribute "cell group identifier", and the like. In this way, when the user equipment or other user equipment also wants to perform the synchronization signal detection function in the same or similar location, such GID information can be acquired, so that the time-frequency position of the SSS can be directly determined according to the value corresponding to the attribute "working mode" and the value corresponding to the attribute "CP configuration" in the GID information, and the offset combination of the m-sequence can be directly determined according to the value corresponding to the attribute "cell group identifier" in the GID information. Therefore, the process of attempting to decode SSS by adopting the offset combination of various m sequences at a plurality of time-frequency positions is omitted, the blind detection time is greatly reduced, and the synchronization process is quickened.

As another example, for a function of which the type is network access, the user equipment may determine beam angle information (e.g., horizontal direction and vertical direction information including beams of the base station equipment) of the base station equipment through measurement report or scheduling information in performing the above-described function. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, after the user equipment performs the above function, GID information may be generated, where the location information is a location where the user equipment generates the GID information, the time information includes a time when the user equipment generates the GID information, the type information is network access, and the data information may include an attribute "beam angle" and a value corresponding to the attribute "beam angle". In this way, when the user equipment or other user equipment also wants to access the network in the same or similar places, the GID information can be obtained, so that the beam angle information of the network side equipment can be directly determined according to the value corresponding to the attribute of beam angle in the GID information, thereby omitting the process of measurement or scheduling, greatly reducing the network access time and quickly establishing communication connection with the network side equipment.

For another example, for a function with a doppler shift, the ue needs to perform a large number of frequency scans to confirm the frequency point and the doppler shift value of the satellite device in the process of executing the function, so as to access the satellite device. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, after the user equipment performs the above function, GID information may be generated, where the location information is a location where the user equipment generates the GID information, the time information includes a time when the user equipment generates the GID information, the type information is a doppler shift, and the data information may include an attribute "doppler shift" and a value corresponding to the attribute "doppler shift". In this way, when the user equipment or other user equipment also wants to access the satellite equipment in the same or similar place, the GID information can be obtained, so that the Doppler frequency shift value corresponding to the attribute Doppler frequency shift in the GID information can be directly determined, the frequency scanning process is omitted, the network access time is greatly reduced, and the communication connection with the satellite equipment is quickly established.

Another application according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described below in conjunction with fig. 17. Fig. 17 is a schematic diagram illustrating a scenario in which frequency interference is avoided using GID information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 17, TN-gNB1 and TN-gNB2 are included in the TN network, and UEs (only one UE is shown in fig. 17 for convenience of description), NTN-gNB2 and NTN-gNB3 are included in the NTN network, and all gnbs may access the data center. Assuming that NTN-gNB1 is a new satellite device, its presence may cause interference to its surrounding existing satellite devices (NTN-gNB 2 and NTN-gNB 3). Thus, to avoid potential interference, NTN-gNB1 needs to know the frequency usage of its nearby space. In the conventional scheme, the NTN-gNB1 may obtain the frequency usage by measuring or exchanging information with a nearby gNB, but since there may be a large number of NTN-gnbs and TN-gnbs around the NTN-gNB1 in the three-dimensional space, a large number of measurement and information interaction processes need to be performed to obtain the frequency usage of all surrounding gnbs.

According to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the NTN-gNB1 may request GID information from the data center, wherein the type information is frequency usage, whereby frequency usage of all gnbs around it may be easily obtained, which saves a lot of time and resources. The NTN-gNB1 may then select a different spectrum than the nearby gNB or frequency plan with the nearby gNB to cancel the interference.

The application examples of the embodiments of the present disclosure are described above, and the present disclosure is not limited thereto. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, GIDs may be constructed to record data or parameters generated during the execution of certain functions by network elements, thereby enabling the sharing of GID information to assist other network elements in performing the same or similar functions.

The techniques of the present disclosure can be applied to various products.

The network-side device may be implemented as any type of TRP. The TRP may have a transmission and reception function, and may receive information from or transmit information to a user equipment and a base station device, for example. In a typical example, the TRP may provide services to the user equipment and be under the control of the base station equipment. Further, the TRP may have a similar structure to the base station apparatus described below, or may have only a structure related to transmission and reception of information in the base station apparatus.

The network-side devices may also be implemented as any type of base station device, such as macro enbs and small enbs, and may also be implemented as any type of gNB (base station in 5G systems). The small enbs may be enbs that cover cells smaller than the macro cell, such as pico enbs, micro enbs, and home (femto) enbs. Instead, the base station may be implemented as any other type of base station, such as a NodeB and a Base Transceiver Station (BTS). The base station may include: a main body (also referred to as a base station apparatus) configured to control wireless communication; and one or more Remote Radio Heads (RRHs) disposed at a different location than the main body.

The user equipment may be implemented as a mobile terminal (such as a smart phone, a tablet Personal Computer (PC), a notebook PC, a portable game terminal, a portable/dongle type mobile router, and a digital camera device) or an in-vehicle terminal (such as a car navigation device). User equipment may also be implemented as terminals performing machine-to-machine (M2M) communication (also referred to as Machine Type Communication (MTC) terminals). Further, the user devices may be wireless communication modules (such as integrated circuit modules comprising a single die) mounted on each of the user devices described above.

< application example about base station >

(first application example)

Fig. 18 is a block diagram showing a first example of a schematic configuration of an eNB to which the techniques of this disclosure may be applied. The eNB1800 includes one or more antennas 1810 and base station apparatus 1820. The base station apparatus 1820 and each antenna 1810 may be connected to each other via an RF cable.

Each of the antennas 1810 includes a single or multiple antenna elements, such as multiple antenna elements included in a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna, and is used for the base station device 1820 to transmit and receive wireless signals. As shown in fig. 18, the eNB1800 may include multiple antennas 1810. For example, the multiple antennas 1810 may be compatible with multiple frequency bands used by the eNB 1800. Although fig. 18 shows an example in which the eNB1800 includes multiple antennas 1810, the eNB1800 may also include a single antenna 1810.

The base station apparatus 1820 includes a controller 1821, a memory 1822, a network interface 1823, and a wireless communication interface 1825.

The controller 1821 may be, for example, a CPU or DSP, and operates various functions of higher layers of the base station apparatus 1820. For example, the controller 1821 generates data packets from data in signals processed by the wireless communication interface 1825 and communicates the generated packets via the network interface 1823. The controller 1821 may bundle data from the plurality of baseband processors to generate a bundle packet and pass the generated bundle packet. The controller 1821 may have logic functions to perform control as follows: such as radio resource control, radio bearer control, mobility management, admission control and scheduling. The control may be performed in conjunction with a nearby eNB or core network node. The memory 1822 includes a RAM and a ROM, and stores programs executed by the controller 1821 and various types of control data (such as a terminal list, transmission power data, and scheduling data).

The network interface 1823 is a communication interface for connecting the base station device 1820 to the core network 1824. The controller 1821 may communicate with a core network node or another eNB via a network interface 1823. In this case, the eNB 1800 and the core network node or other enbs may be connected to each other through logical interfaces such as S1 interface and X2 interface. The network interface 1823 may also be a wired communication interface or a wireless communication interface for a wireless backhaul. If the network interface 1823 is a wireless communication interface, the network interface 1823 may use a higher frequency band for wireless communication than the frequency band used by the wireless communication interface 1825.

The wireless communication interface 1825 supports any cellular communication schemes, such as Long Term Evolution (LTE) and LTE-advanced, and provides wireless connectivity to terminals located in cells of the eNB 1800 via an antenna 1810. The wireless communication interface 1825 may generally include, for example, a baseband (BB) processor 1826 and RF circuitry 1827. The BB processor 1826 may perform, for example, encoding/decoding, modulation/demodulation, and multiplexing/demultiplexing, and various types of signal processing of layers such as L1, medium Access Control (MAC), radio Link Control (RLC), and Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP). Instead of the controller 1821, the bb processor 1826 may have some or all of the logic functions described above. The BB processor 1826 may be a memory storing a communication control program, or a module including a processor configured to execute a program and associated circuitry. The update procedure may cause the functionality of the BB processor 1826 to change. The module may be a card or blade that is inserted into a slot of the base station device 1820. Alternatively, the module may be a chip mounted on a card or blade. Meanwhile, the RF circuit 1827 may include, for example, a mixer, a filter, and an amplifier, and transmit and receive wireless signals via the antenna 1810.

As shown in fig. 18, wireless communication interface 1825 may include a plurality of BB processors 1826. For example, the plurality of BB processors 1826 may be compatible with a plurality of frequency bands used by the eNB 1800. As shown in fig. 18, wireless communication interface 1825 may include a plurality of RF circuits 1827. For example, the plurality of RF circuits 1827 may be compatible with the plurality of antenna elements. Although fig. 18 shows an example in which the wireless communication interface 1825 includes a plurality of BB processors 1826 and a plurality of RF circuits 1827, the wireless communication interface 1825 may also include a single BB processor 1826 or a single RF circuit 1827.

(second application example)

Fig. 19 is a block diagram showing a second example of a schematic configuration of an eNB to which the techniques of this disclosure may be applied. The eNB 1930 includes one or more antennas 1940, base station devices 1950, and RRHs 1960. The RRH 1960 and each antenna 1940 can be connected to each other via an RF cable. The base station apparatus 1950 and RRH 1960 can be connected to each other via a high-speed line such as a fiber optic cable.

Each of the antennas 1940 includes a single or multiple antenna elements (such as multiple antenna elements included in a MIMO antenna) and is used for RRH 1960 to transmit and receive wireless signals. As shown in fig. 19, the eNB 1930 may include a plurality of antennas 1940. For example, multiple antennas 1940 may be compatible with multiple frequency bands used by the eNB 1930. Although fig. 19 shows an example in which the eNB 1930 includes multiple antennas 1940, the eNB 1930 may also include a single antenna 1940.

The base station device 1950 includes a controller 1951, a memory 1952, a network interface 1953, a wireless communication interface 1955, and a connection interface 1957. The controller 1951, memory 1952 and network interface 1953 are identical to the controller 1821, memory 1822 and network interface 1823 described with reference to fig. 19.

The wireless communication interface 1955 supports any cellular communication schemes (such as LTE and LTE-advanced) and provides wireless communication via RRH 1960 and antenna 1940 to terminals located in a sector corresponding to RRH 1960. The wireless communication interface 1955 may generally include, for example, a BB processor 1956. The BB processor 1956 is identical to the BB processor 1826 described with reference to fig. 18, except that the BB processor 1956 is connected to the RF circuitry 1964 of the RRH 1960 via a connection interface 1957. As shown in fig. 19, the wireless communication interface 1955 may include a plurality of BB processors 1956. For example, the plurality of BB processors 1956 may be compatible with a plurality of frequency bands used by the eNB 1930. Although fig. 19 shows an example in which the wireless communication interface 1955 includes a plurality of BB processors 1956, the wireless communication interface 1955 may also include a single BB processor 1956.

The connection interface 1957 is an interface for connecting the base station apparatus 1950 (wireless communication interface 1955) to the RRH 1960. The connection interface 1957 may also be a communication module for connecting the base station device 1950 (wireless communication interface 1955) to communication in the above-described high-speed line of the RRH 1960.

The RRH 1960 includes a connection interface 1961 and a wireless communication interface 1963.

The connection interface 1961 is an interface for connecting the RRH 1960 (wireless communication interface 1963) to the base station apparatus 1950. The connection interface 1961 may also be a communication module for communication in the high-speed line described above.

Wireless communication interface 1963 transmits and receives wireless signals via antenna 1940. The wireless communication interface 1963 may generally include, for example, RF circuitry 1964.RF circuitry 1964 may include, for example, mixers, filters, and amplifiers, and transmits and receives wireless signals via antenna 1940. As shown in fig. 19, the wireless communication interface 1963 may include a plurality of RF circuits 1964. For example, multiple RF circuits 1964 may support multiple antenna elements. Although fig. 19 shows an example in which the wireless communication interface 1963 includes a plurality of RF circuits 1964, the wireless communication interface 1963 may also include a single RF circuit 1964.

In the enbs 1800 and 1930 illustrated in fig. 18 and 19, the controller 1821 and/or the controller 1951 may be implemented by using the determining unit 610, the storage unit 620, the request generating unit 630, the processing unit 650, the GID information generating unit 660, and by using the response information generating unit 1320, the determining unit 1330, and the storage unit 1340 described in fig. 13, which are described in fig. 6. At least a portion of the functionality may also be implemented by the controller 1821 and the controller 1951. For example, the controller 1821 and/or the controller 1951 may perform functions of determining whether to store GID information matching a function to be performed, storing GID information, generating request information, performing a function, generating GID information, generating response information, searching GID information, and storing GID information by executing instructions stored in the corresponding memories.

< application example regarding terminal device >

(first application example)

Fig. 20 is a block diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of a smart phone 2000 to which the technology of the present disclosure can be applied. The smartphone 2000 includes a processor 2001, a memory 2002, a storage device 2003, an external connection interface 2004, an imaging device 2006, a sensor 2007, a microphone 2008, an input device 2009, a display device 2010, a speaker 2011, a wireless communication interface 2012, one or more antenna switches 2015, one or more antennas 2016, a bus 2017, a battery 2018, and an auxiliary controller 2019.

The processor 2001 may be, for example, a CPU or a system on a chip (SoC), and controls the functions of the application layer and the additional layers of the smartphone 2000. The memory 2002 includes a RAM and a ROM, and stores data and programs executed by the processor 2001. The storage device 2003 may include a storage medium such as a semiconductor memory and a hard disk. The external connection interface 2004 is an interface for connecting external devices such as a memory card and a Universal Serial Bus (USB) device to the smart phone 2000.

The image pickup device 2006 includes an image sensor such as a Charge Coupled Device (CCD) and a Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS), and generates a captured image. The sensor 2007 may include a set of sensors such as a measurement sensor, a gyro sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, and an acceleration sensor. The microphone 2008 converts sound input to the smart phone 2000 into an audio signal. The input device 2009 includes, for example, a touch sensor, a keypad, a keyboard, buttons, or switches configured to detect a touch on the screen of the display device 2010, and receives an operation or information input from a user. The display device 2010 includes a screen such as a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and an Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display, and displays an output image of the smart phone 2000. The speaker 2011 converts audio signals output from the smart phone 2000 into sound.

The wireless communication interface 2012 supports any cellular communication schemes (such as LTE and LTE-advanced) and performs wireless communication. The wireless communication interface 2012 may generally include, for example, a BB processor 2013 and RF circuitry 2014. The BB processor 2013 can perform, for example, encoding/decoding, modulation/demodulation, and multiplexing/demultiplexing, and performs various types of signal processing for wireless communication. Meanwhile, the RF circuit 2014 may include, for example, a mixer, a filter, and an amplifier, and transmits and receives a wireless signal via the antenna 2016. The wireless communication interface 2012 may be one chip module on which the BB processor 2013 and the RF circuit 2014 are integrated. As shown in fig. 20, the wireless communication interface 2012 may include a plurality of BB processors 2013 and a plurality of RF circuits 2014. Although fig. 20 shows an example in which the wireless communication interface 2012 includes a plurality of BB processors 2013 and a plurality of RF circuits 2014, the wireless communication interface 2012 may include a single BB processor 2013 or a single RF circuit 2014.

Further, the wireless communication interface 2012 may support another type of wireless communication scheme, such as a short-range wireless communication scheme, a near field communication scheme, and a wireless Local Area Network (LAN) scheme, in addition to the cellular communication scheme. In this case, the wireless communication interface 2012 may include the BB processor 2013 and the RF circuit 2014 for each wireless communication scheme.

Each of the antenna switches 2015 switches the connection destination of the antenna 916 between a plurality of circuits (e.g., circuits for different wireless communication schemes) included in the wireless communication interface 2012.

Each of the antennas 2016 includes a single or multiple antenna elements (such as multiple antenna elements included in a MIMO antenna) and is used for transmitting and receiving wireless signals by the wireless communication interface 2012. As shown in fig. 20, the smartphone 2000 may include a plurality of antennas 2016. Although fig. 20 shows an example in which the smartphone 2000 includes multiple antennas 2016, the smartphone 2000 may also include a single antenna 2016.

Further, the smartphone 2000 may include an antenna 2016 for each wireless communication scheme. In this case, the antenna switch 2015 may be omitted from the configuration of the smartphone 2000.

The bus 2017 connects the processor 2001, the memory 2002, the storage device 2003, the external connection interface 2004, the imaging device 2006, the sensor 2007, the microphone 2008, the input device 2009, the display device 2010, the speaker 2011, the wireless communication interface 2012, and the auxiliary controller 2019 to each other. The battery 2018 provides power to the various blocks of the smartphone 2000 shown in fig. 21 via a feeder line, which is partially shown as a dashed line in the figure. The auxiliary controller 2019 operates the minimum necessary functions of the smart phone 2000, for example, in a sleep mode.

In the smart phone 2000 illustrated in fig. 20, by using the determination unit 310, the storage unit 320, the request generation unit 330, the processing unit 350, the GID information generation unit 360, and the decision unit 370 described in fig. 3, and by using the response information generation unit 1220, the determination unit 1230, and the storage unit 1240 described in fig. 12, it can be realized by the processor 2001 or the auxiliary controller 2019. At least a portion of the functions may also be implemented by the processor 2001 or the auxiliary controller 2019. For example, the processor 2001 or the supplementary controller 2019 may perform functions of determining whether GID information matching a function to be performed is stored, storing GID information, generating request information, performing a function, generating GID information, deciding to which network element to send request information, generating response information, and searching for GID information by executing instructions stored in the memory 2002 or the storage 2003.

(second application example)

Fig. 21 is a block diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of a car navigation device 2120 to which the technology of the present disclosure can be applied. The car navigation device 2120 includes a processor 2121, a memory 2122, a Global Positioning System (GPS) module 2124, a sensor 2125, a data interface 2126, a content player 2127, a storage medium interface 2128, an input device 2129, a display device 2130, a speaker 2131, a wireless communication interface 2133, one or more antenna switches 2136, one or more antennas 2137, and a battery 2138.

The processor 2121 may be, for example, a CPU or SoC, and controls the navigation functions and additional functions of the car navigation device 2120. The memory 2122 includes RAM and ROM, and stores data and programs executed by the processor 2121.

The GPS module 2124 uses GPS signals received from GPS satellites to measure the location (such as latitude, longitude, and altitude) of the car navigation device 2120. The sensors 2125 may include a set of sensors such as a gyro sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, and an air pressure sensor. The data interface 2126 is connected to, for example, the in-vehicle network 2141 via a terminal not shown, and acquires data generated by the vehicle (such as vehicle speed data).

The content player 2127 reproduces content stored in a storage medium (such as a CD and DVD) inserted into the storage medium interface 2128. The input device 2129 includes, for example, a touch sensor, a button, or a switch configured to detect a touch on the screen of the display device 2130, and receives an operation or information input from a user. The display device 2130 includes a screen such as an LCD or OLED display, and displays images of navigation functions or reproduced content. The speaker 2131 outputs sound of a navigation function or reproduced content.

The wireless communication interface 2133 supports any cellular communication schemes (such as LTE and LTE-advanced), and performs wireless communication. The wireless communication interface 2133 may generally include, for example, a BB processor 2134 and RF circuitry 2135. The BB processor 2134 may perform, for example, encoding/decoding, modulation/demodulation, and multiplexing/demultiplexing, and performs various types of signal processing for wireless communication. Meanwhile, the RF circuit 2135 may include, for example, a mixer, a filter, and an amplifier, and transmits and receives a wireless signal via the antenna 2137. The wireless communication interface 2133 may also be one chip module on which the BB processor 2134 and the RF circuitry 2135 are integrated. As shown in fig. 21, the wireless communication interface 2133 may include a plurality of BB processors 2134 and a plurality of RF circuits 2135. Although fig. 21 shows an example in which the wireless communication interface 2133 includes a plurality of BB processors 2134 and a plurality of RF circuits 2135, the wireless communication interface 2133 may also include a single BB processor 2134 or a single RF circuit 2135.

Further, the wireless communication interface 2133 may support another type of wireless communication scheme, such as a short-range wireless communication scheme, a near-field communication scheme, and a wireless LAN scheme, in addition to the cellular communication scheme. In this case, the wireless communication interface 2133 may include a BB processor 2134 and RF circuitry 2135 for each wireless communication scheme.

Each of the antenna switches 2136 switches the connection destination of the antenna 2137 between a plurality of circuits included in the wireless communication interface 2133, such as circuits for different wireless communication schemes.

Each of the antennas 2137 includes a single or multiple antenna elements (such as multiple antenna elements included in a MIMO antenna) and is used for transmitting and receiving wireless signals by the wireless communication interface 2133. As shown in fig. 21, the car navigation device 2120 can include a plurality of antennas 2137. Although fig. 21 shows an example in which the car navigation device 2120 includes a plurality of antennas 2137, the car navigation device 2120 may also include a single antenna 2137.

Further, the car navigation device 2120 can include an antenna 2137 for each wireless communication scheme. In this case, the antenna switch 2136 may be omitted from the configuration of the car navigation device 2120.

Battery 2138 provides power to the various blocks of car navigation device 2120 shown in fig. 21 via a feeder line, which is partially shown as a dashed line in the figure. Battery 2138 accumulates power supplied from the vehicle.

In the car navigation device 2120 shown in fig. 21, by using the determining unit 310, the storing unit 320, the request generating unit 330, the processing unit 350, the GID information generating unit 360, and the deciding unit 370 described in fig. 3, and by using the response information generating unit 1220, the determining unit 1230, and the storing unit 1240 described in fig. 12, it is possible to realize by the processor 2121. At least a portion of the functionality may also be implemented by the processor 2121. For example, the processor 2121 may perform functions of determining whether GID information matching a function to be performed is stored, storing GID information, generating request information, performing a function, generating GID information, deciding to which network element to send request information, generating response information, and searching for GID information by executing instructions stored in the memory 2122.

The techniques of this disclosure may also be implemented as an in-vehicle system (or vehicle) 2140 that includes an in-vehicle navigation device 2120, an in-vehicle network 2141, and one or more blocks in a vehicle module 2142. The vehicle module 2142 generates vehicle data (such as vehicle speed, engine speed, and failure information), and outputs the generated data to the in-vehicle network 2141.

The preferred embodiments of the present disclosure have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present disclosure is of course not limited to the above examples. Various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art within the scope of the appended claims, and it is understood that such changes and modifications will naturally fall within the technical scope of the present disclosure.

For example, elements shown in a functional block diagram shown in the figures and indicated by dashed boxes each represent a functional element that is optional in the corresponding apparatus, and the individual optional functional elements may be combined in a suitable manner to achieve the desired functionality.

For example, a plurality of functions included in one unit in the above embodiments may be implemented by separate devices. Alternatively, the functions realized by the plurality of units in the above embodiments may be realized by separate devices, respectively. In addition, one of the above functions may be implemented by a plurality of units. Needless to say, such a configuration is included in the technical scope of the present disclosure.

In this specification, the steps described in the flowcharts include not only processes performed in time series in the order described, but also processes performed in parallel or individually, not necessarily in time series. Further, even in the steps of time-series processing, needless to say, the order may be appropriately changed.

Although the embodiments of the present disclosure have been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings, it should be understood that the above-described embodiments are merely illustrative of the present disclosure and not limiting thereof. Various modifications and alterations to the above described embodiments may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure. The scope of the disclosure is, therefore, indicated only by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising processing circuitry configured to:

determining whether Geographic Information Database (GID) information matching the function to be performed is stored, the GID information including data associated with the function to be performed;

generating request information for requesting GID information matching a function to be performed without storing the GID information matching the function to be performed;

Transmitting the request information to other devices; and

the function to be performed is performed according to the result of the request,

wherein the function to be executed is a communication function which the electronic device desires to realize in each process of wireless communication, and the GID information includes data generated by the electronic device or other network elements in the process of executing the communication function.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein GID information comprises location information, time information, type information, and data information, the location information comprising a location at which the GID information was generated, the time information comprising a time at which the GID information was generated, the type information comprising a type of function for which the GID information was directed, the data information comprising data associated with the function.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein matching the function to be performed with the GID information comprises matching location information included in the GID information with a current location of the electronic device, and wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

and determining that the position information included in the GID information is matched with the current position of the electronic device under the condition that the distance between the position for generating the GID information and the current position of the electronic device is smaller than a distance threshold value.

4. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the processing circuit is further configured to:

the distance threshold is determined according to the type of function to be performed.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the matching of the function to be performed with the GID information includes the matching of time information included in the GID information with a current time, the time information further including an operation period of a target device for which the GID information is intended, and

wherein the processing circuit is further configured to: and determining that the time information included in the GID information matches the current time in the case that the difference between the time of generating the GID information and the current time is an integer multiple of the operation period.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein matching the function to be performed with the GID information comprises matching type information included in the GID information with a type of function to be performed, and wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:

in the case that the type of the function for which the GID information is directed is the same as the type of the function to be performed, it is determined that the type information included in the GID information matches the type of the function to be performed.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the request information includes a current location of the electronic device, a current time, and a type of function to be performed.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processing circuit is further configured to:

in the case where the GID information matching the function to be performed is stored, the function is performed using the data information included in the GID information matching the function to be performed.

9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processing circuit is further configured to:

receiving response information including GID information matched with a function to be performed from the other device; and

the function is performed using the data information included in the GID information matched with the function to be performed.

10. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the processing circuit is further configured to:

GID information, which matches the function to be performed, received from the other device is stored.

11. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processing circuit is further configured to:

in the case where the GID information matching the function to be executed is not stored and the GID information matching the function to be executed is not acquired from the other device, the GID information is generated after the function is executed, and

The position information in the GID information comprises the current position of the electronic equipment, the time information in the GID information comprises the current time, the type information in the GID information comprises the type of the function, and the data information in the GID information is determined by utilizing the data generated in the process of executing the function.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the data information comprises a target device for which the GID information is intended, an attribute of the data information, and a value of the data information.

13. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the time information further comprises a run cycle of the target device.

14. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the processing circuit is further configured to:

storing the generated GID information and/or transmitting the generated GID information to a data center.

15. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device comprises a user device and the other devices comprise other user devices surrounding the user device.

16. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the processing circuit is further configured to:

And broadcasting and sending the request information to the other user equipment.

17. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device comprises a user device and the other device comprises a network-side device that provides services for the user device.

18. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device comprises a network-side device and the other device comprises a data center accessible to the network-side device.

19. The electronic device of claim 17 or 18, wherein the network-side device is located on a satellite device or on a terrestrial device.

20. An electronic device comprising processing circuitry configured to:

receiving, from another device, request information for requesting geographic information database GID information that matches a function to be performed by the other device; and

transmitting response information including GID information matched with a function to be performed by the other device to the other device for the other device to perform the function to be performed according to the GID information,

wherein the GID information includes data associated with a function to be performed,

Wherein the function to be executed is a communication function that the other device desires to realize in each process of wireless communication, and the GID information includes data generated by the electronic device or other network element in the process of executing the communication function.

21. The electronic device of claim 20, wherein the GID information comprises location information, time information, type information, and data information, the location information comprising a location at which the GID information was generated, the time information comprising a time at which the GID information was generated, the type information comprising a type of function for which the GID information was directed, the data information comprising data associated with the function.

22. The electronic device of claim 20, wherein the request information includes a current location of the other device, a current time, and a type of function to be performed by the other device.

23. The electronic device of claim 20, wherein the processing circuit is further configured to: determining whether GID information matching a function to be performed by the other device is stored,

wherein the matching of the function to be performed by the other device with the GID information includes the matching of the position information included in the GID information with the current position of the other device, and

Wherein, in the case that the distance between the position where the GID information is generated and the current position of the other device is less than a distance threshold value, it is determined that the position information included in the GID information matches the current position of the other device.

24. The electronic device of claim 23, wherein the processing circuit is further configured to:

the distance threshold is determined according to the type of function to be performed by the other device.

25. The electronic device of claim 20, wherein the processing circuit is further configured to: determining whether GID information matching a function to be performed by the other device is stored,

wherein the matching of the function to be executed by the other device with the GID information includes that the time information included in the GID information matches the current time, the time information further includes the operation cycle of the target device for which the GID information is directed, and

wherein, in case that a difference value between a time of generating the GID information and a current time is an integer multiple of the operation period, it is determined that the time information included in the GID information is matched with the current time.

26. The electronic device of claim 20, wherein the processing circuit is further configured to: determining whether GID information matching a function to be performed by the other device is stored,

Wherein the matching of the function to be performed by the other device with the GID information includes the matching of the type information included in the GID information with the type of the function to be performed by the other device, and

wherein, in the case that the type of the function for which the GID information is directed is the same as the type of the function to be executed by the other device, it is determined that the type information included in the GID information matches the type of the function to be executed by the other device.

27. The electronic device of claim 21, wherein the data information comprises a target device for which the GID information is intended, an attribute of the data information, and a value of the data information.

28. The electronic device of claim 27, wherein the time information further comprises a run cycle of the target device.

29. The electronic device of claim 20, wherein the electronic device comprises a user device and the other devices comprise other user devices surrounding the user device.

30. The electronic device of claim 20, wherein the other device comprises a user device and the electronic device comprises a network-side device that provides services for the user device.

31. The electronic device of claim 30, wherein the processing circuit is further configured to:

forwarding the request information to a data center; and

response information including GID information matched with a function to be performed by the other device is received from the data center.

32. The electronic device of claim 20, wherein the other device comprises a network-side device and the electronic device comprises a data center accessible to the network-side device.

33. The electronic device of claim 30 or 32, wherein the network-side device is located on a satellite device or on a terrestrial device.

34. A method of wireless communication performed by an electronic device, comprising:

transmitting the request information to other devices; and

35. The wireless communication method of claim 34, wherein GID information comprises location information including a location at which the GID information was generated, time information including a time at which the GID information was generated, type information including a type of function for which the GID information was generated, and data information including data associated with the function.

36. The wireless communication method of claim 34, wherein determining that the GID information matches a function to be performed comprises including location information included in the GID information matching a current location of the electronic device, and

37. The wireless communication method of claim 36, wherein the wireless communication method further comprises:

38. The wireless communication method of claim 34, wherein the matching of the function to be performed with the GID information includes the time information included in the GID information matching with a current time, the time information further including an operation period of a target device for which the GID information is intended, and

39. The wireless communication method of claim 34, wherein the matching of the function to be performed with the GID information includes the type information included in the GID information matching the type of the function to be performed, and

wherein, in the case that the type of the function for which the GID information is directed is the same as the type of the function to be executed, it is determined that the type information included in the GID information matches the type of the function to be executed.

40. The wireless communication method of claim 34, wherein the request information includes a current location of the electronic device, a current time, and a type of function to be performed.

41. The wireless communication method of claim 34, wherein the wireless communication method further comprises:

42. The wireless communication method of claim 34, wherein the wireless communication method further comprises:

43. The wireless communication method of claim 42, wherein the wireless communication method further comprises:

44. The wireless communication method of claim 34, wherein the wireless communication method further comprises:

45. The wireless communication method of claim 35, wherein the data information comprises a target device for which the GID information is intended, an attribute of the data information, and a value of the data information.

46. The wireless communication method of claim 45, wherein the time information further comprises an operational period of the target device.

47. The wireless communication method of claim 44, wherein the wireless communication method further comprises:

48. The wireless communication method of claim 34, wherein the electronic device comprises a user device and the other devices comprise other user devices surrounding the user device.

49. The wireless communication method of claim 48, wherein transmitting the request information comprises:

50. The wireless communication method of claim 34, wherein the electronic device comprises a user device and the other device comprises a network-side device that provides services to the user device.

51. The wireless communication method of claim 34, wherein the electronic device comprises a network-side device and the other device comprises a data center accessible to the network-side device.

52. A method of wireless communication according to claim 50 or 51, wherein the network side device is located on a satellite device or on a terrestrial device.

53. A method of wireless communication performed by an electronic device, comprising:

54. The wireless communication method of claim 53, wherein the GID information includes location information including a location where the GID information is generated, time information including a time when the GID information is generated, type information including a type of a function for which the GID information is directed, and data information including data associated with the function.

55. The wireless communication method of claim 53, wherein the request information includes a current location of the other device, a current time, and a type of function to be performed by the other device.

56. The wireless communication method of claim 53, wherein the wireless communication method further comprises:

determining whether geographical information database GID information is stored that matches the function to be performed by the other device,

57. The wireless communication method of claim 56, wherein the wireless communication method further comprises:

58. The wireless communication method of claim 53, wherein the wireless communication method further comprises:

59. The wireless communication method of claim 53, wherein the wireless communication method further comprises: determining whether geographical information database GID information is stored that matches the function to be performed by the other device,

60. The wireless communication method of claim 54, wherein the data information includes a target device for which the GID information is intended, an attribute of the data information, and a value of the data information.

61. The wireless communication method of claim 60, wherein the time information further comprises an operational period of the target device.

62. The wireless communication method of claim 53, wherein the electronic device comprises a user device and the other devices comprise other user devices surrounding the user device.

63. A method for wireless communications according to claim 53 wherein the other device comprises a user device and the electronic device comprises a network side device that provides services to the user device.

64. The wireless communication method of claim 63, wherein the wireless communication method further comprises:

forwarding the request information to a data center; and

65. A wireless communication method as defined in claim 53, wherein the other device comprises a network-side device and the electronic device comprises a data center accessible to the network-side device.

66. The wireless communication method of claim 63 or 65, wherein the network-side device is located on a satellite device or on a terrestrial device.

67. A computer-readable storage medium comprising executable computer instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform the wireless communication method of any of claims 34-66.