CN115336297A - Method and device for determining positioning auxiliary terminal equipment - Google Patents

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CN115336297A
CN115336297A CN202280002420.6A CN202280002420A CN115336297A CN 115336297 A CN115336297 A CN 115336297A CN 202280002420 A CN202280002420 A CN 202280002420A CN 115336297 A CN115336297 A CN 115336297A
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The disclosure provides a method, a device, equipment and a storage medium for determining positioning auxiliary terminal equipment, and belongs to the technical field of communication. Sending the sidelinkSL positioning related request information to the communication equipment, wherein the SL positioning related request information is used for requesting to position the auxiliary terminal equipment; and determining the positioning auxiliary terminal equipment based on the response information sent by the communication equipment for the SL positioning related request information. The disclosure provides a processing method for determining a positioning assistance terminal device based on response information sent by a communication device, which can provide a determination mechanism for the positioning assistance terminal device and improve the accuracy of determining the positioning assistance terminal device.

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Method and device for determining positioning auxiliary terminal equipment
Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a method, an apparatus, a device, and a storage medium for determining a positioning assistance terminal device.
Background
In a communication system, the positioning of a terminal device and a Sidelink link between terminal devices includes absolute positioning, relative positioning, and ranging. The ranging usually involves only two terminal devices, i.e. ranging between two terminal devices, but the absolute positioning and the relative positioning may involve a plurality of auxiliary terminal devices to participate in positioning, so as to improve the accuracy of the absolute positioning and the relative positioning. However, the related art does not relate to a mechanism for determining a positioning assistance terminal device, so that the accuracy of the positioning assistance terminal device determination is low.
Disclosure of Invention
The method, the device, the equipment and the storage medium for determining the positioning auxiliary terminal equipment are provided by the disclosure, so that the positioning auxiliary terminal equipment is determined based on the response information sent by the communication equipment, a determination mechanism of the positioning auxiliary terminal equipment can be provided, and the accuracy of determining the positioning auxiliary terminal equipment is improved.
An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for determining a location assisted terminal device, where the method is performed by a first terminal device, and the method includes:
sending sidelinkSL positioning related request information to communication equipment, wherein the SL positioning related request information is used for requesting positioning of auxiliary terminal equipment;
and determining the auxiliary terminal equipment based on the response information sent by the communication equipment for the SL positioning related request information.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the determining, by the communication device, a positioning assistance terminal device based on response information sent by the communication device for the SL positioning-related request information includes:
and determining the one or more second terminal devices as positioning auxiliary terminal devices based on response information sent by the one or more second terminal devices for the SL positioning related request information.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the disclosure, the SL positioning related request message is a Long Term Evolution (LTE) positioning protocol (LPP) request assistance message of the SL universal mobile telecommunications technology, and the response message provides assistance information for the SL LPP.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the SL positioning-related request information includes at least one of:
SL-Time Difference of Arrival (TDOA) location assistance information;
SL-angle-of-arrival (AOA) positioning assistance information;
SL-angle-of-departure (AOD) positioning assistance information;
SL-Round Trip Time (RTT) positioning assistance information;
SL-carrier phase (carrier phase) positioning assistance information.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the response information includes at least one of:
SL-TDOA positioning assistance information;
SL-AOA positioning assistance information;
SL-AOD positioning assistance information;
SL-RTT positioning assistance information;
SL-carrier phase location assistance information.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the method further includes:
determining at least one second terminal device through a relocation proximity service (ProSe) discovery mechanism.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the sending SL positioning related request information to a communication device includes:
sending the SL positioning related request information to the communication device, wherein the SL positioning related request information includes a candidate positioning assistance terminal device identification list, and the candidate positioning assistance terminal device identification list includes at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device identification;
and receiving response information sent by the communication equipment for the SL positioning related request information, wherein the response information comprises at least one positioning auxiliary terminal equipment.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal device identification information includes at least one of:
cell-radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI);
international Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI);
temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity (TMSI);
a Sidelink link layer two-source identifier SL L2 source ID;
a destination identifier SL L2 destination ID of a Silelink link layer;
the Sidelink link system information identifies the SLSSID;
invalid temporary identity (I-RNTI).
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, when sending the SL positioning-related request message to the communication device, the method further includes at least one of:
sending signal quality measurements of at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device to the communication device;
sending a serving cell identity of the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device to the communication device;
and sending the position tracking area of the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment to the communication equipment.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the signal quality measurement result includes at least one of:
reference Signal Received Power (RSRP);
reference Signal Receiving Quality (RSRQ);
received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI);
signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR).
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the method further includes:
determining a signal quality measurement result of the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device according to a reference signal sent by the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device;
sending the signal quality measurement of the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device to the communication device.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the reference signal includes at least one of:
demodulating Reference Signal (DM-RS);
channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS);
a channel Sounding Reference Signal (SRS);
Partial-Response Signaling (PRS).
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the method further includes:
in response to that the number of identifiers corresponding to the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identifier list is greater than an identifier threshold, determining a preset number of candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identifiers in the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identifier list according to a sequence from high signal quality to low signal quality;
and sending the preset number of candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifications to the communication equipment.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the serving cell identifier includes at least one of:
physical Cell Identity (PCI);
global Cell Identity (GCI).
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device includes a second terminal device, and the method further includes:
determining said positioning assistance terminal device by negotiating with said second terminal device by at least one of the following messages;
a Sidelink LPP message;
a PC5-S message;
radio Resource Control (RRC) messages.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the disclosure, the Sidelink LPP message includes request assistance information and/or provide assistance information of the Sidelink LPP.
Another embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for determining a positioning assistance terminal device, where the method is performed by a communication device, and the method includes:
receiving SL positioning related request information sent by first terminal equipment, wherein the SL positioning related request information is used for requesting positioning of auxiliary terminal equipment;
and sending response information to the first terminal equipment based on the SL positioning related request information, wherein the response information is used for determining positioning auxiliary terminal equipment.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the disclosure, the communication device includes a second terminal device, the method performed by the second terminal device, and the sending response information to the first terminal device based on the SL positioning related request information includes:
and sending response information to the first terminal equipment based on the SL positioning related request information, wherein the response information indicates that the second terminal equipment is the positioning auxiliary terminal equipment.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the sending response information to the first terminal device based on the SL positioning related request information includes:
receiving a candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier list sent by the first terminal equipment, wherein the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier list comprises at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier;
determining at least one positioning assistance terminal device based on the list of candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifications;
and sending the response information to the first terminal device, wherein the response information comprises the at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the determining at least one positioning assistance terminal device based on the candidate positioning assistance terminal device identification list includes:
and negotiating with at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device to determine the at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device based on the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identification list, wherein the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device corresponds to the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identification.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the negotiating with at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device to determine the at least one positioning assistance terminal device based on the candidate positioning assistance terminal device identification list includes:
determining at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device based on the list of candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifications and the signal quality of the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device identification, the network connection status information of the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device identification and the location update area information of the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device identification;
sending the SL positioning related request information to the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device;
receiving confirmation information sent by the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device aiming at the SL positioning related request information, and taking at least one terminal device sending the confirmation information in the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device as the at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device includes a second terminal device, and the method, executed by the second terminal device, further includes, before the sending the response information to the first terminal device:
and negotiating with the main positioning auxiliary terminal device to determine the at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the negotiating with the primary positioning assistance terminal device to determine the at least one positioning assistance terminal device includes:
sending the SL positioning related request information to the main positioning auxiliary terminal equipment;
and receiving at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device sent by the main positioning auxiliary terminal device aiming at the SL positioning related request information.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device includes a second terminal device, and the method, executed by the second terminal device, further includes, before the sending the response information to the first terminal device:
and negotiating with network side equipment or a Location Management Function (LMF) entity to determine the at least one location auxiliary terminal equipment.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the negotiating with a network side device or a location management function entity LMF to determine the at least one location-assisted terminal device includes:
responding to the second terminal device being located in the coverage area of the network side device, and sending the SL positioning related request information to the network side device or the LMF;
and receiving the at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device sent by the network side device or the LMF aiming at the SL positioning related request information.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the SL positioning related request information includes at least one of the following:
a candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identification list;
and the signal quality corresponding to at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier in the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier list.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device includes a primary positioning assistance terminal device, and the method is performed by the primary positioning assistance terminal device, and the method further includes:
receiving SL positioning related request information sent by the second terminal equipment;
sending the SL positioning related request information to the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device;
receiving confirmation information sent by the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device aiming at the SL positioning related request information, and taking at least one terminal device which sends the confirmation information in the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device as the at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device;
and sending response information aiming at the SL positioning related request information to the second terminal equipment, wherein the response information comprises the at least one positioning auxiliary terminal equipment.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device includes an LMF, and the method performed by the LMF, the negotiating with at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device to determine the at least one positioning assistance terminal device based on the list of candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifications includes:
receiving the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier list and the signal quality measurement result of the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier sent by the first terminal equipment;
sending the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier list and the signal quality measurement result of the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier to the network side equipment;
and receiving the at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device sent by the network side device.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device includes an LMF, and the method is performed by the LMF, and the method further includes:
negotiating with at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device to determine the at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device based on a candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identification list sent by a network side device or a second terminal device;
and sending the at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device to the network side device or the second terminal device.
Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device includes an LMF, the method is performed by the LMF, and the method further includes:
and negotiating with the terminal equipment through the LPP message to determine the positioning auxiliary terminal equipment.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the LPP message includes requested assistance information and/or provided assistance information of the LPP.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device includes a network side device, and the method is performed by the network side device, and the negotiating with at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device to determine the at least one positioning assistance terminal device based on the candidate positioning assistance terminal device identification list includes:
receiving the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier list and the signal quality measurement result of the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier sent by the first terminal equipment;
sending the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier list and the signal quality measurement result of the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier to the LMF;
and receiving the at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device sent by the LMF.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device includes a network side device, the method is performed by the network side device, and the method further includes:
negotiating with at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device to determine the at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device based on a candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identification list sent by an LMF or a second terminal device;
and sending the at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device to the LMF or the second terminal device.
An embodiment of another aspect of the present disclosure provides an SL PRS configuration negotiation apparatus, where the apparatus is disposed on a first terminal device side, and the apparatus includes:
a sending module, configured to send SL positioning-related request information to a communication device, where the SL positioning-related request information is used to request positioning of an auxiliary terminal device;
a determining module, configured to determine a positioning assistance terminal device based on response information sent by the communication device for the SL positioning related request information.
An embodiment of another aspect of the present disclosure provides an SL PRS configuration negotiation apparatus, where the apparatus is disposed on a communication device side, and the apparatus includes:
a receiving module, configured to receive SL positioning related request information sent by a first terminal device, where the SL positioning related request information is used to request positioning of an auxiliary terminal device;
a sending module, configured to send response information to the first terminal device based on the SL positioning related request information, where the response information is used to determine a positioning assistance terminal device.
A first terminal device proposed by a further embodiment of the present disclosure includes a processor and a memory, where the memory stores a computer program, and the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory to make the apparatus execute the method proposed by the above embodiment.
In another aspect, the present disclosure provides a communication device, which includes a processor and a memory, where the memory stores a computer program, and the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory to cause the apparatus to perform the method as set forth in the above aspect.
In another aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication apparatus, including: a processor and an interface circuit;
the interface circuit is used for receiving code instructions and transmitting the code instructions to the processor;
the processor is configured to execute the code instructions to perform a method as set forth in an aspect embodiment.
An embodiment of another aspect of the present disclosure provides a communication apparatus, including: a processor and an interface circuit;
the interface circuit is used for receiving code instructions and transmitting the code instructions to the processor;
the processor is configured to execute the code instructions to perform a method as set forth in an aspect embodiment.
A further aspect of the present disclosure provides a computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause a method as set forth in an aspect embodiment to be implemented.
Yet another aspect of the present disclosure provides a computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause a method as provided by another aspect of the embodiments to be implemented.
In summary, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, SL positioning-related request information is sent to the communication device, where the SL positioning-related request information is used to request the positioning assistance terminal device, and the positioning assistance terminal device is determined based on response information sent by the communication device for the SL positioning-related request information. In the embodiment of the disclosure, the positioning auxiliary terminal device can be determined based on the response information sent by the communication device, the situation that the positioning auxiliary terminal device cannot be determined is reduced, and the accuracy of determining the positioning auxiliary terminal device can be improved. The disclosure provides a processing method for determining a positioning assistance terminal device based on response information sent by a communication device, which can provide a determination mechanism for the positioning assistance terminal device and improve the accuracy of determining the positioning assistance terminal device.
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fig. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a method for determining a location assisted terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
fig. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining a location assisted terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
fig. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining a location-assisted terminal device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;
fig. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining a location-assisted terminal device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;
fig. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining a location-assisted terminal device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;
fig. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining a location-assisted terminal device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;
fig. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining a location-assisted terminal device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;
fig. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining a location-assisted terminal device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;
fig. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining a location assisted terminal device according to another embodiment of the disclosure;
fig. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining a location assisted terminal device according to another embodiment of the disclosure;
fig. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining a location-assisted terminal device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;
fig. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining a location-assisted terminal device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;
fig. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining a location assisted terminal device according to another embodiment of the disclosure;
fig. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining a location-assisted terminal device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;
fig. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining a location assisted terminal device according to another embodiment of the disclosure;
fig. 16 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining a location-assisted terminal device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;
fig. 17 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining a location assisted terminal device according to another embodiment of the disclosure;
fig. 18 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining a location-assisted terminal device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;
fig. 19 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining a location assisted terminal device according to another embodiment of the disclosure;
fig. 20 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining a location-assisted terminal device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;
fig. 21 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining a location assisted terminal device according to another embodiment of the disclosure;
fig. 22 is a schematic structural diagram of an apparatus for determining a location assisted terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
fig. 23 is a schematic structural diagram of a device for determining a location assistance terminal device according to another embodiment of the present disclosure;
fig. 24 is a block diagram of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the disclosure
Fig. 25 is a block diagram of a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
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Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. The following description refers to the accompanying drawings in which the same numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the exemplary embodiments below are not intended to represent all implementations consistent with embodiments of the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the embodiments of the disclosure, as detailed in the claims that follow.
The terminology used in the embodiments of the present disclosure is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the embodiments of the present disclosure. As used in the disclosed embodiments and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
It is to be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describe various information in the embodiments of the present disclosure, such information should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one type of information from another. For example, first information may also be referred to as second information, and similarly, second information may also be referred to as first information, without departing from the scope of embodiments of the present disclosure. The words "if" and "if," as used herein, may be interpreted as "at" \8230; \8230when "or" when 8230; \823030, when "or" in response to a determination, "depending on the context.
The network element or the network function related in the embodiment of the present disclosure may be implemented by an independent hardware device, or may be implemented by software in a hardware device, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present disclosure.
Positioning based on a Sidelink link between a terminal Equipment (UE) and the UE includes absolute positioning, relative positioning, and ranging. Absolute positioning is also to determine the absolute coordinates of the UE, relative positioning is to determine the coordinates of the UE with respect to a reference point, and ranging is to determine the distance and/or angle of the UE with respect to a reference point. Ranging typically refers to ranging between only two UEs, but absolute positioning and relative positioning may involve multiple assisting UEs to participate in positioning.
Fig. 1 illustrates an example schematic diagram of a method for determining a location assistance terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in fig. 1, taking the Downlink time difference of arrival (DL-TDOA) based positioning method as an example, a plurality of Road Side Units (RSUs) may be disposed at the Road Side, and each RSU may correspond to fixed location information, for example. The UE may determine a specific location of the UE relative to the RSU based on positioning signals transmitted by multiple roadside units over the sidelink link by measuring the positioning signals. The plurality of RSUs may be, for example, three or more. For example, the positioning signal may include position information of a road side unit, and the UE may measure time difference of arrival of three positioning signals transmitted by three road side units, for example, and based on the time difference of arrival of the three positioning signals and the position information of each road side unit, the UE may determine the position information of the UE, or the position information of the UE relative to a certain road side unit.
Among them, in addition to DL-TDOA, the positioning scheme has Uplink time difference of arrival (UL-TDOA), multiple round trip time (Multiple RTT), angle-of-arrival (AOA) or angle-of-departure (AOD), carrier phase positioning, and so on. If the positioning result is that absolute position information such as GPS based on RSU is not converted into absolute position coordinates, the positioning result is relative positioning. And conversely, absolute positioning is carried out. RSUs participating in relative positioning or absolute positioning are positioning assistance UEs.
Among them, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, if positioning involves only two UEs, the two UEs are mutually the positioning assistance UEs of each other.
And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, there are different types in the positioning assistance UE, such as positioning assistance UE that may include RSU type. Among them, a positioning assistance UE of RSU type belongs to an infrastructure, which can provide a positioning service by cooperating with other RSUs. For example, a normal UE may also be used as a positioning assistance UE, which is difficult to assist in providing positioning services with other UEs. In addition, some positioning assistance UEs have location information such as GPS, which may assist other UEs in absolute positioning, and some other positioning assistance UEs may not have location information such as GPS.
A method, an apparatus, a device, and a storage medium for determining a positioning assistance terminal device according to embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining a location-assisted terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, where the method is executed by a first terminal device, and as shown in fig. 2, the method may include the following steps:
step 201, sending SL positioning related request information to a communication device, where the SL positioning related request information is used to request positioning of an auxiliary terminal device;
step 202, determining the positioning auxiliary terminal device based on the response information sent by the communication device for the SL positioning related request information.
It should be noted that in one embodiment of the present disclosure, a terminal device may refer to a device that provides voice and/or data connectivity to a user. The terminal device may communicate with one or more core networks via a RAN (Radio Access Network), and the terminal device may be an internet of things terminal, such as a sensor device, a mobile phone (or called "cellular" phone), and a computer having the internet of things terminal, and may be a fixed, portable, pocket, handheld, computer-embedded, or vehicle-mounted device, for example. For example, a Station (Station), a subscriber unit (subscriber unit), a subscriber Station (subscriber Station), a mobile Station (mobile), a remote Station (remote Station), an access point, a remote terminal (remote), an access terminal (access terminal), a user equipment (user terminal), or a user agent (user agent). Alternatively, the terminal device may also be a device of an unmanned aerial vehicle. Alternatively, the terminal device may also be a vehicle-mounted device, for example, a vehicle computer with a wireless communication function, or a wireless terminal externally connected to the vehicle computer. Alternatively, the terminal device may be a roadside device, for example, a street lamp, a signal lamp or other roadside device with a wireless communication function.
Among others, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the first terminal device may be, for example, a terminal device to be located. The first terminal device may determine a positioning assistance terminal device based on the response information. The first terminal device may measure, for example, a positioning signal sent by the positioning assistance terminal device through the sidelink link, and determine the location information of the first terminal device.
And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication device is not specific to a fixed device. The communication device may comprise, for example, at least one of a second terminal device, a network-side device, and an LMF. The network side device may be a base station, for example. The second terminal device may be, for example, a device that negotiates with the first terminal device to determine a location assistance terminal device. The second terminal device may be, for example, a positioning assistance terminal device of the first terminal device, and may also be a device of the determined at least one positioning assistance terminal device, and the second terminal device is not a positioning assistance terminal device of the first terminal device.
In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the determining, by the communication device, the positioning assistance terminal device based on the response information sent by the communication device for the SL positioning related request information includes:
and determining one or more second terminal devices as positioning auxiliary terminal devices based on response information sent by the one or more second terminal devices for the SL positioning related request information.
And, in one embodiment of the disclosure, the SL positioning-related request message requests the auxiliary information for the SL LPP, and the response message provides the auxiliary information for the SL LPP.
Illustratively, in one embodiment of the disclosure, the SL positioning-related request information includes at least one of:
SL-time difference of arrival TDOA positioning assistance information;
SL-angle of arrival AOA positioning assistance information;
SL-departure angle AOD positioning assistance information;
SL-round trip time RTT positioning assistance information;
SL-carrier phase location assistance information.
And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the response information includes at least one of:
SL-TDOA positioning assistance information;
SL-AOA positioning assistance information;
SL-AOD positioning assistance information;
SL-RTT positioning assistance information;
SL-carrier phase location assistance information.
Illustratively, in one embodiment of the disclosure, the method further comprises:
determining at least one second terminal device by relocating the proximity services ProSe discovery mechanism.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the first terminal device determines the at least one second terminal device through the relocation proximity services ProSe discovery mechanism, the first terminal device may determine that the at least one second terminal device is a positioning assistance terminal device. The first terminal device may send the indication information to the at least one second terminal device. The second terminal device may determine that the second terminal device itself is the positioning assistance terminal device according to the indication information.
And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, sending SL positioning related request information to a communication device, comprises:
sending SL positioning related request information to the communication equipment, wherein the SL positioning related request information comprises a candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier list, and the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier list comprises at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier;
and receiving response information sent by the communication equipment aiming at the SL positioning related request information, wherein the response information comprises at least one positioning auxiliary terminal equipment.
Illustratively, in an embodiment of the disclosure, the terminal device identification information includes at least one of:
a cell radio network temporary identifier C-RNTI;
international mobile subscriber identity IMSI;
temporary mobile subscriber identity TMSI;
a Sidelink link layer two-source identifier SL L2 source ID;
a destination identifier SL L2 destination ID of a Silelink link layer;
the system information identifier (SLSSID) of the Sidelink link;
and invalid temporary identity I-RNTI.
And, in one embodiment of the disclosure, when sending the SL positioning-related request message to the communication device, the method further comprises at least one of:
sending a signal quality measurement of at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device to the communication device;
sending a serving cell identifier of at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device to the communication device;
and sending the position tracking area where the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device is located to the communication device.
Illustratively, in one embodiment of the disclosure, the signal quality measurements include at least one of:
reference signal received power, RSRP;
reference signal received quality, RSRQ;
a strength indication (RSSI) of the received signal;
signal to interference plus noise ratio SINR.
Illustratively, in one embodiment of the disclosure, the method further comprises:
determining a signal quality measurement result of at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device according to a reference signal sent by the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device;
and sending the signal quality measurement result of at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device to the communication device.
And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the reference signal includes at least one of:
demodulating a reference signal DM-RS;
a channel state information reference signal, CSI-RS;
a channel sounding reference signal, SRS;
the partial response signal PRS.
Illustratively, in one embodiment of the disclosure, the method further comprises:
in response to the fact that the number of identifiers corresponding to the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identifier list is larger than the identifier threshold, determining a preset number of candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identifiers in the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identifier list according to the sequence from high to low of signal quality;
and sending a preset number of candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifications to the communication equipment.
Illustratively, in one embodiment of the disclosure, the serving cell identification includes at least one of:
a physical cell identity, PCI;
the global cell identity GCI.
Illustratively, in one embodiment of the disclosure, the communication device comprises a second terminal device, the method further comprising:
negotiating with a second terminal device to determine a positioning auxiliary terminal device through at least one of the following messages;
a Sidelink LPP message;
a PC5-S message;
RRC message.
Further, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the Sidelink LPP message includes requested assistance information and/or provided assistance information of the Sidelink LPP.
In summary, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, SL positioning-related request information is sent to the communication device, where the SL positioning-related request information is used to request the positioning assistance terminal device, and the positioning assistance terminal device is determined based on response information sent by the communication device for the SL positioning-related request information. In the embodiment of the disclosure, the positioning auxiliary terminal device can be determined based on the response information sent by the communication device, the situation that the positioning auxiliary terminal device cannot be determined is reduced, and the accuracy of determining the positioning auxiliary terminal device can be improved. The present disclosure provides a processing method for determining a positioning assistance terminal device based on response information sent by a communication device, which can provide a determination mechanism for the positioning assistance terminal device and improve the accuracy of determining the positioning assistance terminal device.
Fig. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining a location-assisted terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, where the method is executed by a first terminal device, and as shown in fig. 3, the method may include the following steps:
step 301, sending SL positioning related request information to one or more second terminal devices, where the SL positioning related request information is used to request positioning of an auxiliary terminal device;
step 302, determining one or more second terminal devices as positioning auxiliary terminal devices based on response information sent by one or more second terminal devices for the SL positioning related request information.
Among them, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device of the embodiment of the present disclosure may include, for example, one or more second terminal devices. The second terminal device of the embodiments of the present disclosure may be, for example, a candidate positioning assistance terminal device. When the first terminal device receives response information sent by the second terminal device for the SL positioning-related request information, the first terminal device may determine the second terminal device as a positioning assistance terminal device.
In one embodiment of the disclosure, the SL positioning-related request message requests the auxiliary information for the SL LPP, and the response message provides the auxiliary information for the SL LPP.
And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the SL positioning-related request information includes at least one of:
SL-time difference of arrival, TDOA, location assistance information;
SL-angle of arrival AOA positioning assistance information;
SL-departure angle AOD positioning assistance information;
SL-round trip time RTT positioning assistance information;
SL-carrier phase location assistance information.
For example, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the SL positioning related request information does not refer to a certain fixed request information. For example, when the number of information included in the SL positioning-related request information changes, the SL positioning-related request information may also change accordingly. For example, when the specific information included in the SL positioning-related request information changes, the SL positioning-related request information may also change accordingly.
And, in one embodiment of the disclosure, the response information includes at least one of:
SL-TDOA location assistance information;
SL-AOA positioning assistance information;
SL-AOD positioning assistance information;
SL-RTT positioning assistance information;
SL-carrier phase location assistance information.
And, in one embodiment of the disclosure, the first terminal device may determine the at least one second terminal device by relocating the proximity services ProSe discovery mechanism.
In summary, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, SL positioning related request information is sent to one or more second terminal devices, where the SL positioning related request information is used to request positioning of an auxiliary terminal device; and determining one or more second terminal devices as positioning auxiliary terminal devices based on response information sent by the one or more second terminal devices for the SL positioning related request information. In the embodiment of the disclosure, the positioning auxiliary terminal device may be determined based on the response information sent by the second terminal device, so that the situation that the positioning auxiliary terminal device cannot be determined is reduced, and the accuracy of determining the positioning auxiliary terminal device may be improved. The embodiment of the disclosure specifically discloses a scheme for determining that the second terminal device is the positioning auxiliary terminal device directly based on the response information sent by the second terminal. The present disclosure provides a processing method for determining a positioning assistance terminal device based on response information sent by a communication device, which can provide a determination mechanism for the positioning assistance terminal device and improve the accuracy of determining the positioning assistance terminal device.
Fig. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining a location-assisted terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, where the method is executed by a first terminal device, and as shown in fig. 4, the method may include the following steps:
step 401, sending SL positioning related request information to the second terminal device, where the SL positioning related request information is used to request positioning of the auxiliary terminal device;
step 402, receiving response information sent by the second terminal device for the SL positioning related request information, wherein the response information includes at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device determined by the second terminal device;
in step 403, at least one positioning assistance terminal is determined as a positioning assistance terminal.
And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device includes a second terminal device.
And, in one embodiment of the disclosure, the first terminal device may determine the second terminal device by relocating the proximity services ProSe discovery mechanism. The number of the second terminal devices is one. The second terminal device may be, for example, a target positioning assistance terminal device, or a device that sends response information to the first terminal device after determining the positioning assistance terminal device, where the second terminal device may not be a positioning assistance terminal device, or may be a positioning assistance terminal device.
For example, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the second terminal device may be, for example, a target location assistance terminal device, which the first terminal device may determine through a relocation proximity services ProSe discovery mechanism. The first terminal device may determine the second terminal device as a target positioning assistance terminal device. The first terminal device may send the indication information to the second terminal device, and the second terminal device may confirm that the second terminal device is the positioning assistance terminal device itself.
For example, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the first terminal device may send SL positioning related request information to the second terminal device. When the second terminal device receives the SL positioning-related request message, the second terminal device may determine at least one positioning assistance terminal device, that is, the second terminal may determine one or more positioning assistance terminal devices. The second terminal device may send a response message to the first terminal device, and the first terminal device may determine the at least one positioning assistance terminal device as the positioning assistance terminal device due to the at least one positioning assistance terminal device included in the response message.
For example, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the response information may include confirmed positioning assistance information sent by one or more candidate positioning assistance terminal devices, where the confirmed positioning assistance information is used for determining the positioning assistance terminal device. The first terminal device may determine, based on the confirmed positioning assistance information, at least one positioning assistance terminal device that sent the confirmed positioning assistance information as a positioning assistance terminal device.
In summary, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, SL positioning related request information is sent to the second terminal device, where the SL positioning related request information is used for requesting positioning of the auxiliary terminal device; receiving response information sent by the second terminal device for the SL positioning related request information, wherein the response information comprises at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device determined by the second terminal device; at least one positioning assistance terminal device is determined as a positioning assistance terminal device. In the embodiment of the disclosure, the positioning auxiliary terminal device may be determined based on the response information sent by the second terminal device, so that the situation that the positioning auxiliary terminal device cannot be determined is reduced, and the accuracy of determining the positioning auxiliary terminal device may be improved. The embodiment of the disclosure specifically discloses a scheme for determining positioning auxiliary terminal equipment directly based on response information sent by a second terminal. The present disclosure provides a processing method for determining a positioning assistance terminal device based on response information sent by a communication device, which can provide a determination mechanism for the positioning assistance terminal device and improve the accuracy of determining the positioning assistance terminal device.
Fig. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining a location assisted terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, where the method is performed by a first terminal device, and as shown in fig. 5, the method may include the following steps:
step 501, sending SL positioning related request information to a communication device, where the SL positioning related request information includes a candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identifier list, and the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identifier list includes at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identifier;
step 502, receiving response information sent by the communication device for the SL positioning related request information, wherein the response information includes at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device;
step 503, determining the positioning auxiliary terminal device based on the response information sent by the communication device for the SL positioning related request information.
Wherein, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the candidate positioning assistance identification list comprises, for example, one or more positioning assistance terminal device identifications suggested by the first terminal device. The candidate positioning assistance identification list does not refer to a fixed list. For example, when the number of identifiers included in the candidate positioning assistance identifier list changes, the candidate positioning assistance identifier list may also change accordingly. For example, when an identity included in the candidate positioning assistance identity list changes, the candidate positioning assistance identity list may also change accordingly.
And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the SL positioning related request information sent by the first terminal device may include, for example, a candidate positioning assistance terminal device identification list. The second terminal device may determine at least one positioning assistance terminal device based on the list of candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifications. The second terminal device may send the response information to the first terminal device. The response message includes at least one positioning assistance terminal device. The first terminal device may determine the at least one positioning assistance terminal device as a positioning assistance terminal device.
Illustratively, in an embodiment of the disclosure, the terminal device identification information includes at least one of:
a cell radio network temporary identifier C-RNTI;
international mobile subscriber identity IMSI;
temporary mobile subscriber identity TMSI;
a Sidelink link layer two-source identifier SL L2 source ID;
a second target identifier SL 2 destination ID of the Silelink link layer;
the Sidelink link system information identifies the SLSSID;
and invalid temporary identity I-RNTI.
Illustratively, in one embodiment of the disclosure, when sending the SL positioning-related request message to the communication device, the method further comprises at least one of:
sending a signal quality measurement of at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device to the communication device;
sending a serving cell identifier of at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device to the communication device;
and sending the position tracking area where the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device is located to the communication device.
For example, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the first terminal device sends the SL positioning related request information to the second terminal device, the signal quality measurement result of at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device may also be sent to the communication device at the same time.
Illustratively, in one embodiment of the disclosure, the signal quality measurements include at least one of:
reference signal received power, RSRP;
reference signal received quality, RSRQ;
a strength indication, RSSI, of the received signal;
signal to interference plus noise ratio SINR.
And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the signal quality measurement does not refer specifically to a certain fixed measurement. For example, when the number of results included in the signal quality measurement varies, the signal quality measurement may also vary accordingly. For example, a signal quality measurement that includes only RSRP is different from a signal quality measurement that includes both RSRP and RSRQ.
Illustratively, in one embodiment of the disclosure, the method further comprises:
determining a signal quality measurement result of at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device according to a reference signal sent by the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device;
and sending the signal quality measurement result of at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device to the communication device.
Illustratively, in one embodiment of the disclosure, the reference signal includes at least one of:
demodulating a reference signal DM-RS;
a channel state information reference signal, CSI-RS;
a channel sounding reference signal, SRS;
the partial response signal PRS.
And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the reference signal does not refer specifically to a certain fixed measurement result. For example, when the number of signals included in the reference signal varies, the reference signal may also vary accordingly. For example, when a specific signal included in the reference signal is changed, the reference signal may also be changed accordingly. For example, the reference signal may include a DM-RS, and the reference signal may also include both a DM-RS and a PRS.
To sum up, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, SL positioning related request information is sent to a communication device, where the SL positioning related request information includes a candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifier list, and the candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifier list includes at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifier; receiving response information sent by the communication equipment aiming at the SL positioning related request information, wherein the response information comprises at least one positioning auxiliary terminal equipment; and determining the positioning auxiliary terminal equipment based on the response information sent by the communication equipment for the SL positioning related request information. In the embodiment of the disclosure, the positioning auxiliary terminal device can be determined based on the response information sent by the communication device, the situation that the positioning auxiliary terminal device cannot be determined is reduced, and the accuracy of determining the positioning auxiliary terminal device can be improved. The embodiment of the disclosure specifically discloses a scheme for determining a positioning auxiliary terminal device based on a candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identification list. The disclosure provides a processing method for determining a positioning assistance terminal device based on response information sent by a communication device, which can provide a determination mechanism for the positioning assistance terminal device and improve the accuracy of determining the positioning assistance terminal device.
Fig. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining a location assisted terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, where the method is performed by a first terminal device, and as shown in fig. 6, the method may include the following steps:
step 601, in response to that the number of identifiers corresponding to the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identifier list is greater than an identifier threshold, determining a preset number of candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identifiers in the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identifier list according to a sequence from high to low signal quality;
step 602, sending a preset number of candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identifiers to the communication device.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the preset number refers to a number corresponding to at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifier determined when the number of identifiers corresponding to the candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifier list is greater than the identifier threshold. The predetermined number is not specific to a fixed number. For example, when the first terminal device receives a modification instruction for the preset number, the preset number may be changed accordingly.
And in one embodiment of the present disclosure, when sending a preset number of candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifications to the communication device, it may be, for example, sending SL positioning related request information including the preset number of candidate positioning assistance terminal devices to the communication device. The communication device may determine the at least one positioning assistance terminal device based on a preset number of candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifications, i.e. the at least one positioning assistance terminal device is the positioning assistance terminal device that the communication device determines based on the preset number of candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifications. The communication device may send the response information to the first terminal device. Wherein, the response information comprises at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device. The first terminal device may determine a positioning assistance terminal device based on the response information.
In summary, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, in response to that the number of identifiers corresponding to the candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifier list is greater than the identifier threshold, a preset number of candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifiers are determined in the candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifier list according to the sequence from high to low signal quality; and sending the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identifications of the preset number to the communication device. In the embodiment of the disclosure, the positioning auxiliary terminal device can be determined based on the response information sent by the communication device, the situation that the positioning auxiliary terminal device cannot be determined is reduced, and the accuracy of determining the positioning auxiliary terminal device can be improved. The embodiment of the disclosure specifically discloses a scheme for determining the identifier of the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device, which can improve the accuracy of determining the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device and improve the accuracy of determining the positioning auxiliary terminal device. The present disclosure provides a processing method for determining a positioning assistance terminal device based on response information sent by a communication device, which can provide a determination mechanism for the positioning assistance terminal device and improve the accuracy of determining the positioning assistance terminal device.
Fig. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining a location-assisted terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, where the method is executed by a first terminal device, and as shown in fig. 7, the method may include the following steps:
step 701, negotiating with a second terminal device through a Sidelink LPP message to determine a positioning auxiliary terminal device;
step 702, negotiating with a second terminal device through a PC5-S message to determine a positioning auxiliary terminal device;
step 703, determining the positioning assisting terminal device by negotiation with the second terminal device through the RRC message.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, one of the steps 701 to 703 is executed, that is, any one of the steps 701 to 703 is executed.
The communication device exemplarily includes a second terminal device, the first terminal device negotiates with the second terminal device through a Sidelink LPP message to determine the location assistance terminal device, for example, the first terminal device may send SL location related request information to the second terminal device through the Sidelink LPP message, and the first terminal device may determine the location assistance terminal device based on response information sent by the second terminal device for the SL location related request information through the Sidelink LPP message.
The communication device illustratively comprises a second terminal device, the first terminal device negotiates with the second terminal device through a PC5-S message to determine a location assistance terminal device, for example, the first terminal device may send SL location related request information to the communication device through the PC5-S message, and the first terminal device may determine the location assistance terminal device based on response information sent by the second terminal device for the SL location related request information through the PC5-S message.
The communication device illustratively comprises a second terminal device, the first terminal device determines the positioning assistance terminal device through negotiation with the second terminal device through an RRC message, for example, the first terminal device may send SL positioning related request information to the communication device through an RRC message, and the first terminal device may determine the positioning assistance terminal device based on response information sent by the second terminal device for the SL positioning related request information through an RRC message.
And in an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the first terminal device negotiates with the second terminal device through the Sidelink LPP message to determine the location assisted terminal device, specifically, the location assisted terminal device may be determined by negotiating with the second terminal device through the Sidelink LPP request auxiliary information and/or provide auxiliary information.
In summary, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the location assisting terminal device is determined by negotiation between the Sidelink LPP message and the second terminal device; negotiating with a second terminal device through a PC5-S message to determine a positioning auxiliary terminal device; and negotiating with the second terminal equipment through RRC message to determine the positioning auxiliary terminal equipment. In the embodiment of the disclosure, the positioning auxiliary terminal device can be determined based on the response information sent by the communication device, the situation that the positioning auxiliary terminal device cannot be determined is reduced, and the accuracy of determining the positioning auxiliary terminal device can be improved. The embodiment of the disclosure specifically discloses a scheme for sending negotiation information of a positioning auxiliary terminal device. The disclosure provides a processing method for determining a positioning assistance terminal device based on response information sent by a communication device, which can provide a determination mechanism for the positioning assistance terminal device and improve the accuracy of determining the positioning assistance terminal device.
Fig. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining a location assisted terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, where the method is executed by a communication device, and as shown in fig. 8, the method may include the following steps:
step 801, receiving SL positioning related request information sent by a first terminal device, where the SL positioning related request information is used to request positioning of an auxiliary terminal device;
step 802, sending a response message to the first terminal device based on the SL positioning related request message, where the response message is used to determine the positioning assistance terminal device.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the method, performed by the second terminal device, of sending the response message to the first terminal device based on the SL positioning-related request message includes:
and sending response information to the first terminal equipment based on the SL positioning related request information, wherein the response information is used for indicating that the second terminal equipment is positioning auxiliary terminal equipment.
And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, sending response information to the first terminal device based on the SL positioning related request information includes:
receiving a candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identification list sent by first terminal equipment, wherein the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identification list comprises at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identification;
determining at least one positioning assistance terminal device based on the list of candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifications;
and sending response information to the first terminal equipment, wherein the response information comprises at least one positioning auxiliary terminal equipment.
Illustratively, in one embodiment of the disclosure, determining at least one positioning assistance terminal device based on a list of candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifications comprises:
and negotiating with at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device to determine at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device based on the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identification list, wherein the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device corresponds to the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identification.
Illustratively, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, negotiating with at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device to determine at least one positioning assistance terminal device based on a list of candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifications includes:
determining at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device based on the list of candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifications and the signal quality of the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device identification, the network connection status information of the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device identification and the location update area information of the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device identification;
sending SL positioning related request information to at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device;
and receiving confirmation information sent by at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device aiming at the SL positioning related request information, and taking at least one terminal device sending the confirmation information in the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device as at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device.
Illustratively, in an embodiment of the disclosure, the communication device includes a second terminal device, and the method is performed by the second terminal device, and before sending the response information to the first terminal device, the method further includes:
at least one positioning assistance terminal device is determined by negotiation with the primary positioning assistance terminal device.
And, in one embodiment of the disclosure, negotiating with a primary positioning assistance terminal device to determine at least one positioning assistance terminal device, comprises:
sending SL positioning related request information to main positioning auxiliary terminal equipment;
and receiving at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device sent by the main positioning auxiliary terminal device aiming at the SL positioning related request information.
And, in one embodiment of the disclosure, the communication device comprises a second terminal device, the method performed by the second terminal device, before sending the response information to the first terminal device, further comprising:
and negotiating with network side equipment or a Location Management Function (LMF) entity to determine at least one location auxiliary terminal equipment.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, negotiating with a network side device or a location management function entity LMF to determine at least one location assistance terminal device includes:
responding to the second terminal equipment within the coverage range of the network side equipment, and sending SL positioning related request information to the network side equipment or LMF;
and receiving at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device sent by the network side device or the LMF aiming at the SL positioning related request information.
Illustratively, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the SL positioning-related request information includes at least one of the following:
a candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identification list;
a signal quality corresponding to at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device identity in the list of candidate positioning assistance terminal device identities.
Illustratively, in one embodiment of the disclosure, the communication device comprises a primary positioning assistance terminal device, the method is performed by the primary positioning assistance terminal device, the method further comprises:
receiving SL positioning related request information sent by second terminal equipment;
sending SL positioning related request information to at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device;
receiving confirmation information sent by at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device aiming at the SL positioning related request information, and taking at least one terminal device sending the confirmation information in the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device as at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device;
and sending response information aiming at the SL positioning related request information to the second terminal equipment, wherein the response information comprises at least one positioning auxiliary terminal equipment.
Illustratively, in one embodiment of the disclosure, the communication device includes an LMF, the method performed by the LMF, the method further comprising:
receiving a candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identification list and a signal quality measurement result of at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identification sent by first terminal equipment;
sending a candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier list and a signal quality measurement result of at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier to network side equipment;
and receiving at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device sent by the network side device.
Illustratively, in one embodiment of the disclosure, the communication device includes an LMF, the method performed by the LMF, the method further comprising:
negotiating with at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device to determine at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device based on a candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identification list sent by the network side device or the second terminal device;
and sending the at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device to the network side device or the second terminal device.
And, in one embodiment of the disclosure, the communication device includes an LMF, the method performed by the LMF, the method further comprising:
and negotiating with the terminal equipment through the LPP message to determine the positioning auxiliary terminal equipment.
Further, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the LPP message includes requested assistance information and/or provided assistance information of the LPP.
Illustratively, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device includes a network side device, and the method is performed by the network side device, and the method further includes:
receiving a candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identification list and a signal quality measurement result of at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identification sent by first terminal equipment;
sending a candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier list and a signal quality measurement result of at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier to an LMF;
and receiving at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device sent by the LMF.
Illustratively, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device includes a network side device, the method is performed by the network side device, and the method further includes:
negotiating with at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device to determine at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device based on a candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identification list sent by an LMF or a second terminal device;
and sending the at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device to the LMF or the second terminal device.
In summary, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, SL positioning related request information sent by a first terminal device is received, where the SL positioning related request information is used to request positioning of an auxiliary terminal device; and sending response information to the first terminal equipment based on the SL positioning related request information, wherein the response information is used for determining the positioning auxiliary terminal equipment. In the embodiment of the disclosure, the response information may be sent to the first terminal device, so that the first terminal device may determine the positioning assistance terminal device based on the response information, thereby reducing a situation that the positioning assistance terminal device cannot be determined, and improving accuracy of determining the positioning assistance terminal device. The present disclosure provides a processing method for determining a positioning assistance terminal device based on response information sent by a communication device, which can provide a determination mechanism for the positioning assistance terminal device and improve the accuracy of determining the positioning assistance terminal device.
Fig. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining a location-assisted terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, where the method is performed by a communication device, and as shown in fig. 9, the method may include the following steps:
step 901, receiving SL positioning related request information sent by a first terminal device, where the SL positioning related request information is used to request positioning of an auxiliary terminal device;
step 902, sending a response message to the first terminal device based on the SL positioning related request message, where the response message is used to indicate that the second terminal device is a positioning assistance terminal device.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device includes a second terminal device, and the second terminal device may receive the SL positioning related request information sent by the first terminal device. When the second terminal device determines that the second terminal device is the positioning assistance terminal device, the second terminal device may send response information to the first terminal device based on the SL positioning-related request information, where the response information is used to indicate that the second terminal device is the positioning assistance terminal device. That is, when the first terminal device receives the response message, the first terminal device may confirm that the second terminal device is the positioning assistance terminal device.
In summary, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, SL positioning related request information sent by a first terminal device is received, where the SL positioning related request information is used to request positioning of an auxiliary terminal device; and sending response information to the first terminal equipment based on the SL positioning related request information, wherein the response information is used for indicating that the second terminal equipment is positioning auxiliary terminal equipment. In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the second terminal device may send the response information to the first terminal device, so that the first terminal device may determine that the second terminal device is the positioning assistance terminal device based on the response information, thereby reducing a situation that the positioning assistance terminal device cannot be determined, and improving accuracy of determining the positioning assistance terminal device. The disclosure provides a processing method for determining a positioning assistance terminal device based on response information sent by a communication device, which can provide a determination mechanism for the positioning assistance terminal device and improve the accuracy of determining the positioning assistance terminal device.
Fig. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining a location-assisted terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, where the method is performed by a communication device, and as shown in fig. 10, the method may include the following steps:
step 1001, receiving SL positioning related request information sent by a first terminal device, where the SL positioning related request information is used to request positioning of an auxiliary terminal device;
step 1002, receiving a candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identifier list sent by a first terminal device, wherein the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identifier list comprises at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identifier;
step 1003, determining at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device based on the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identification list;
step 1004, sending a response message to the first terminal device based on the SL positioning related request message, wherein the response message includes at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, step 1001 and step 1002 may be performed simultaneously, for example, the SL positioning related request information may include a candidate positioning assistance terminal device identification list, and when the communication device receives and receives the SL positioning related request information sent by the first terminal device, the communication device may receive the candidate positioning assistance terminal device identification list simultaneously.
In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device includes a second terminal device, and the first terminal device may simultaneously send the candidate positioning assistance terminal device identification list to the second terminal device in the SL positioning related request information. When the second terminal device receives the list of candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifications, it may determine one or more positioning assistance terminal devices based on the list of candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifications. The second terminal device may send response information to the first terminal device based on the SL positioning related request information, where the response information includes at least one positioning assistance terminal device. The second terminal device may be a positioning assistance terminal device, or may not be the positioning assistance terminal device.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device includes a network side device, where the network side device may specifically be a base station. The first terminal device may send the candidate positioning assistance terminal device identification list to the network side device in the SL positioning related request information at the same time. When the network side device receives the candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifier list, it may determine one or more positioning assistance terminal devices based on the candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifier list. The network side device may send response information to the first terminal device based on the SL positioning related request information, where the response information includes at least one positioning assistance terminal device.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device includes an LMF, and the first terminal device may simultaneously send the candidate positioning assistance terminal device identification list to the LMF in the SL positioning related request information. When the LMF receives the list of candidate location assistance terminal device identifications, it may determine one or more location assistance terminal devices based on the list of candidate location assistance terminal device identifications. The LMF may send response information to the first terminal device based on the SL positioning-related request information, where the response information includes at least one positioning assistance terminal device.
In summary, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, SL positioning related request information sent by a first terminal device is received, where the SL positioning related request information is used to request positioning of an auxiliary terminal device; receiving a candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identification list sent by first terminal equipment, wherein the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identification list comprises at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identification; determining at least one positioning assistance terminal device based on the list of candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifications; and sending response information to the first terminal equipment based on the SL positioning related request information, wherein the response information comprises at least one positioning auxiliary terminal equipment. In the embodiment of the disclosure, the response information may be sent to the first terminal device, so that the first terminal device may determine the positioning assistance terminal device based on the response information, thereby reducing a situation that the positioning assistance terminal device cannot be determined, and improving accuracy of determining the positioning assistance terminal device. The embodiment of the disclosure specifically discloses a scheme for determining positioning auxiliary terminal equipment based on SL positioning related request information and a candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identification list. The present disclosure provides a processing method for determining a positioning assistance terminal device based on response information sent by a communication device, which can provide a determination mechanism for the positioning assistance terminal device and improve the accuracy of determining the positioning assistance terminal device.
Fig. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining a location assisted terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, where the method is executed by a communication device, and as shown in fig. 11, the method may include the following steps:
step 1101, receiving a candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identifier list sent by a first terminal device, wherein the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identifier list comprises at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identifier;
step 1102, negotiating with at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device to determine at least one positioning assistance terminal device based on a candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifier list, wherein the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device corresponds to the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifier;
step 1103, sending a response message to the first terminal device, where the response message includes at least one positioning assistance terminal device.
In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device may receive a candidate positioning assistance terminal device identification list sent by the first terminal device. The communication device may determine at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device based on the list of candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifications. The candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identifier list includes at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identifier, and the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device corresponds to the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identifier, that is, the communication device may determine candidate positioning auxiliary terminal devices corresponding to the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identifier respectively.
For example, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device may negotiate with at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device to determine at least one positioning assistance terminal device.
Illustratively, in one embodiment of the disclosure, the communication device comprises a second terminal device, which may negotiate with the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device to determine the at least one positioning assistance terminal device. For example, the second terminal device may send SL positioning-related request information to each of the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device, and if the candidate positioning assistance terminal device receives the request, the candidate positioning assistance terminal device may send confirmation information to the second terminal device. The second terminal device may determine as the at least one positioning assistance terminal device the candidate positioning assistance terminal device of the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device that sent the confirmation information. The second terminal device may send a response message to the first terminal device, where the response message includes at least one positioning assistance terminal device. The first terminal device may determine at least one positioning assistance terminal device based on the response information.
Illustratively, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device includes a network side device, wherein the network side device may be, for example, a base station. The network side device may negotiate with the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device to determine the at least one positioning assistance terminal device. For example, the network side device may send SL positioning-related request information to each of the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device, and if the candidate positioning assistance terminal device receives the request, the candidate positioning assistance terminal device may send confirmation information to the network side device. The network side device may determine, as the at least one positioning assistance terminal device, a candidate positioning assistance terminal device that sends the confirmation information among the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device. The network side device may send response information to the first terminal device, where the response information includes at least one positioning assistance terminal device. The first terminal device may determine at least one positioning assistance terminal device based on the response information.
For example, in one embodiment of the disclosure, the communication device includes an LMF that may negotiate with at least one candidate location assistance terminal device to determine at least one location assistance terminal device. For example, the LMF may send SL positioning related request information to each of the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal, and if the candidate positioning assistance terminal receives the request, the candidate positioning assistance terminal may send confirmation information to the LMF. The LMF may determine a candidate positioning assistance terminal device of the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device that sent the confirmation information as the at least one positioning assistance terminal device. The LMF may send response information to the first terminal device, where the response information includes at least one location assistance terminal device. The first terminal device may determine at least one positioning assistance terminal device based on the response information.
In summary, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, a candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifier list sent by a first terminal device is received, where the candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifier list includes at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifier; negotiating with at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device to determine at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device based on the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identification list, wherein the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device corresponds to the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identification; and sending response information to the first terminal equipment, wherein the response information comprises at least one positioning auxiliary terminal equipment. In the embodiment of the disclosure, the response information may be sent to the first terminal device, so that the first terminal device may determine the positioning assistance terminal device based on the response information, thereby reducing a situation that the positioning assistance terminal device cannot be determined, and improving accuracy of determining the positioning assistance terminal device. The embodiment of the disclosure specifically discloses a scheme for a communication device to negotiate with at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device to determine at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device. The present disclosure provides a processing method for determining a positioning assistance terminal device based on response information sent by a communication device, which can provide a determination mechanism for the positioning assistance terminal device and improve the accuracy of determining the positioning assistance terminal device.
Fig. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining a location-assisted terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, where the method is performed by a communication device, and as shown in fig. 12, the method may include the following steps:
step 1201, receiving a candidate positioning assistance terminal device identification list sent by a first terminal device, wherein the candidate positioning assistance terminal device identification list comprises at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device identification;
step 1202, determining at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device based on a list of candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifications and signal quality of at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device identification, network connection status information of at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device identification and location update area information of at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device identification;
step 1203, sending SL positioning related request information to at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device;
step 1204, receiving confirmation information sent by at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device for the SL positioning related request information, and using at least one terminal device sending the confirmation information in the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device as at least one positioning assistance terminal device.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, when the communication device negotiates with at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device to confirm the at least one positioning assistance terminal device, the communication device first determines the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device in the candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifier list, where the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device is a terminal device that sends the SL positioning related request information. The communication device may send the SL positioning related request message to the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device, and when the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device receives the request, that is, the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device confirms that itself is the positioning assistance terminal device, the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device may send the confirmation message to the communication device. The communication device may receive acknowledgement information sent by at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device for the SL positioning related request information, and take at least one terminal device sending the acknowledgement information of the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device as the at least one positioning assistance terminal device.
Illustratively, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device may be, for example, a second terminal device. The second terminal device may send the SL positioning-related request information to at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device. When the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device receives the request, i.e. the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device confirms itself as a positioning assistance terminal device, the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device may send confirmation information to the second terminal device. The second terminal device may receive acknowledgement information sent by the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device for the SL positioning related request information, and use at least one terminal device of the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device that sends the acknowledgement information as the at least one positioning assistance terminal device.
For example, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device may be, for example, a network side device, where the network side device may be, for example, a base station. The network side device may send the SL positioning related request information to the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device, and when the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device receives the request, that is, the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device confirms that itself is the positioning assistance terminal device, the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device may send the confirmation information to the network side device. The network side device may receive acknowledgement information sent by at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device for the SL positioning related request information, and use at least one terminal device sending the acknowledgement information in the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device as the at least one positioning assistance terminal device.
Illustratively, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device may be, for example, an LMF. The LMF may send the SL positioning related request information to at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device, and when the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device receives the request, that is, the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device confirms that itself is a positioning assistance terminal device, the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device may send confirmation information to the LMF. The LMF may receive acknowledgement information sent by at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device for the SL positioning related request information, and use at least one terminal device sending the acknowledgement information in the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device as the at least one positioning assistance terminal device.
In summary, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, a candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifier list sent by a first terminal device is received, where the candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifier list includes at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifier; determining at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device based on the list of candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identifiers and the signal quality of at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identifier, the network connection state information of at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identifier and the location update area information of at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identifier; sending SL positioning related request information to at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device; and receiving confirmation information sent by at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device aiming at the SL positioning related request information, and taking at least one terminal device sending the confirmation information in the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device as at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device. In the embodiment of the disclosure, the response information may be sent to the first terminal device, so that the first terminal device may determine the positioning assistance terminal device based on the response information, thereby reducing a situation that the positioning assistance terminal device cannot be determined, and improving accuracy of determining the positioning assistance terminal device. The embodiment of the disclosure specifically discloses a specific scheme for a communication device to negotiate with at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device to determine at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device. The present disclosure provides a processing method for determining a positioning assistance terminal device based on response information sent by a communication device, which can provide a determination mechanism for the positioning assistance terminal device and improve the accuracy of determining the positioning assistance terminal device.
Fig. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining a location assisted terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, where a communication device includes a second terminal device, and the method is performed by the second terminal device, and as shown in fig. 13, the method may include the following steps:
step 1301, receiving SL positioning related request information sent by a first terminal device, where the SL positioning related request information is used to request positioning of an auxiliary terminal device;
step 1302, negotiating with a primary positioning assistance terminal device to determine at least one positioning assistance terminal device;
step 1303, sending response information to the first terminal device based on the SL positioning related request information, where the response information includes at least one positioning assistance terminal device.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the primary positioning assistance terminal device refers to a terminal device having a positioning assistance terminal device that selects to determine participation in positioning.
And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication apparatus includes a second terminal device, and the second terminal device is not a primary positioning assistance terminal device. If the second terminal device receives the SL positioning related request information sent by the first terminal device, the second terminal device may negotiate with the primary positioning assistance terminal device to determine at least one positioning assistance terminal device. The second terminal device may send a response message to the first terminal device based on the SL positioning-related request message, wherein the response message includes at least one positioning assistance terminal device. The first terminal device may determine at least one positioning assistance terminal device based on the response information.
In summary, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, SL positioning related request information sent by a first terminal device is received, where the SL positioning related request information is used to request positioning of an auxiliary terminal device; negotiating with a primary positioning auxiliary terminal device to determine at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device; and sending response information to the first terminal equipment based on the SL positioning related request information, wherein the response information comprises at least one positioning auxiliary terminal equipment. In the embodiment of the disclosure, the response information may be sent to the first terminal device, so that the first terminal device may determine the positioning assistance terminal device based on the response information, thereby reducing a situation that the positioning assistance terminal device cannot be determined, and improving accuracy of determining the positioning assistance terminal device. The embodiment of the disclosure specifically discloses a scheme for negotiating and determining at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device by a second terminal device and a main positioning auxiliary terminal device. The present disclosure provides a processing method for determining a positioning assistance terminal device based on response information sent by a communication device, which can provide a determination mechanism for the positioning assistance terminal device and improve the accuracy of determining the positioning assistance terminal device.
Fig. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining a location assisted terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, where a communication device includes a second terminal device, and the method is performed by the second terminal device, and as shown in fig. 14, the method may include the following steps:
step 1401, receiving SL positioning related request information sent by a first terminal device, wherein the SL positioning related request information is used for requesting positioning of an auxiliary terminal device;
step 1402, sending the SL positioning related request information to the primary positioning auxiliary terminal device;
step 1403, receiving at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device sent by the main positioning auxiliary terminal device aiming at the SL positioning related request information;
step 1404, sending a response message to the first terminal device based on the SL positioning related request message, wherein the response message includes at least one positioning assistance terminal device.
And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication apparatus includes a second terminal device, and the second terminal device is not a primary positioning assistance terminal device. And when the second terminal equipment receives the SL positioning related request information sent by the first terminal equipment, the second terminal equipment sends the SL positioning related request information to the main positioning auxiliary terminal equipment. The primary positioning assistance terminal device may determine at least one positioning assistance terminal device. The second terminal device may receive that the primary positioning assistance terminal device sends at least one positioning assistance terminal device for the SL positioning related request information. The second terminal device may send a response message to the first terminal device based on the SL positioning-related request message, where the response message includes at least one positioning assistance terminal device. The first terminal device may determine at least one positioning assistance terminal device based on the response information.
For example, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the primary positioning assistance terminal device may determine at least one positioning assistance terminal device based on the list of candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifications transmitted by the second terminal device and the signal quality corresponding to each candidate positioning assistance terminal device identification. The main positioning auxiliary terminal device may send SL positioning related request information to the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device, and when the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device receives the request, that is, the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device confirms that itself is the positioning auxiliary terminal device, the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device may send confirmation information to the main positioning auxiliary terminal device. The primary positioning assistance terminal device may receive acknowledgement information sent by the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device for the SL positioning-related request information, and use at least one terminal device sending the acknowledgement information among the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device as the at least one positioning assistance terminal device.
For example, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the primary positioning assistance terminal device may be a candidate positioning assistance terminal device, and the primary positioning assistance terminal device may not be the candidate positioning assistance terminal device.
In summary, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, SL positioning related request information sent by a first terminal device is received, where the SL positioning related request information is used to request positioning of an auxiliary terminal device; sending SL positioning related request information to main positioning auxiliary terminal equipment; receiving at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device sent by a main positioning auxiliary terminal device aiming at SL positioning related request information; and sending response information to the first terminal equipment based on the SL positioning related request information, wherein the response information comprises at least one positioning auxiliary terminal equipment. In the embodiment of the disclosure, the response information may be sent to the first terminal device, so that the first terminal device may determine the positioning assistance terminal device based on the response information, thereby reducing a situation that the positioning assistance terminal device cannot be determined, and improving accuracy of determining the positioning assistance terminal device. The embodiment of the disclosure specifically discloses a specific scheme for a second terminal device to negotiate with a main positioning auxiliary terminal device to determine at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device. The disclosure provides a processing method for determining a positioning assistance terminal device based on response information sent by a communication device, which can provide a determination mechanism for the positioning assistance terminal device and improve the accuracy of determining the positioning assistance terminal device.
Fig. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining a location assisted terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, where a communication device includes a second terminal device, and the method is performed by the second terminal device, and as shown in fig. 15, the method may include the following steps:
step 1501, receiving SL positioning related request information sent by a first terminal device, where the SL positioning related request information is used to request positioning of an auxiliary terminal device;
step 1502, negotiating with a network side device or a location management function entity LMF to determine at least one location-assisted terminal device;
step 1503, sending response information to the first terminal device based on the SL positioning related request information, where the response information includes at least one positioning assistance terminal device.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first terminal device negotiates with the second terminal device to determine a positioning assistance terminal device through at least one of the following messages;
a Sidelink LPP message;
a PC5-S message;
RRC message.
And, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the Sidelink LPP message includes requested assistance information and/or provided assistance information of the Sidelink LPP.
In summary, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, SL positioning related request information sent by a first terminal device is received, where the SL positioning related request information is used to request positioning of an auxiliary terminal device; negotiating with a network side device or a location management function entity LMF to determine at least one location auxiliary terminal device; and sending response information to the first terminal equipment based on the SL positioning related request information, wherein the response information comprises at least one positioning auxiliary terminal equipment. In the embodiment of the disclosure, the response information may be sent to the first terminal device, so that the first terminal device may determine the positioning assistance terminal device based on the response information, thereby reducing a situation that the positioning assistance terminal device cannot be determined, and improving accuracy of determining the positioning assistance terminal device. The embodiment of the disclosure specifically discloses a scheme for negotiating and determining at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device by a second terminal device and a network side device or an LMF. The disclosure provides a processing method for determining a positioning assistance terminal device based on response information sent by a communication device, which can provide a determination mechanism for the positioning assistance terminal device and improve the accuracy of determining the positioning assistance terminal device.
Fig. 16 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining a location-assisted terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, where a communication device includes a second terminal device, and the method is executed by the second terminal device, as shown in fig. 16, the method may include the following steps:
step 1601, receiving SL positioning related request information sent by a first terminal device, wherein the SL positioning related request information is used for requesting positioning of an auxiliary terminal device;
step 1602, in response to the second terminal device being located within the coverage of the network side device, sending the SL positioning related request information to the network side device or the LMF;
step 1603, receiving at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device sent by the network side device or the LMF aiming at the SL positioning related request information;
step 1604, sending a response message to the first terminal device based on the SL positioning related request message, where the response message includes at least one positioning assisting terminal device.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device may be, for example, a second terminal device, and the second terminal device may negotiate with a network side device or a location management function entity LMF to determine at least one location assistance terminal device. The network-side device may be, for example, a base station. For example, the second terminal device may send SL positioning related request information to the base station or the LMF when the second terminal device is within the coverage of the base station. The SL positioning related request information may include, for example, a list of candidate positioning assistance terminal devices and signal quality corresponding to at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device. The second terminal device may receive at least one location assistance terminal device transmitted by the base station or LMF.
Illustratively, in one embodiment of the disclosure, the SL positioning-related request message includes at least one of the following:
a candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identification list;
and the signal quality corresponding to at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier in the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier list.
In summary, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, SL positioning related request information sent by a first terminal device is received, where the SL positioning related request information is used to request positioning of an auxiliary terminal device; responding to the second terminal equipment within the coverage range of the network side equipment, and sending SL positioning related request information to the network side equipment or LMF; receiving at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device sent by network side equipment or LMF aiming at SL positioning related request information; and sending response information to the first terminal equipment based on the SL positioning related request information, wherein the response information comprises at least one positioning auxiliary terminal equipment. In the embodiment of the disclosure, the response information may be sent to the first terminal device, so that the first terminal device may determine the positioning assistance terminal device based on the response information, thereby reducing a situation that the positioning assistance terminal device cannot be determined, and improving accuracy of determining the positioning assistance terminal device. The embodiment of the disclosure specifically discloses a specific scheme for a second terminal device to negotiate with a network side device or an LMF to determine at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device. The present disclosure provides a processing method for determining a positioning assistance terminal device based on response information sent by a communication device, which can provide a determination mechanism for the positioning assistance terminal device and improve the accuracy of determining the positioning assistance terminal device.
Fig. 17 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining a positioning assistance terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, where a communication device includes a primary positioning assistance terminal device, and the method is performed by the primary positioning assistance terminal device, and as shown in fig. 17, the method may include the following steps:
step 1701, receiving related request information of SL positioning sent by the second terminal equipment;
step 1702, sending SL positioning related request information to at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal;
step 1703, receiving confirmation information sent by at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device for the SL positioning related request information, and using at least one terminal device sending the confirmation information in the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device as at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device;
step 1704, sending response information aiming at the SL positioning related request information to the second terminal device, wherein the response information includes at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first terminal device may send the SL positioning related request message to a second terminal device. The second terminal device may be, for example, one determined by the first terminal device through the ProSe discovery mechanism. If the second terminal device is not a primary positioning assistance terminal device, the second terminal device may send SL positioning related request information to the primary positioning assistance terminal device. The primary positioning auxiliary terminal device may receive SL positioning-related request information sent by the second terminal device. The primary positioning assistance terminal device may send the SL positioning related request information to the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device. If at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal accepts the SL positioning related request, the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal may send a confirmation message to the primary positioning assistance terminal. The primary positioning assistance terminal device may receive acknowledgement information sent by the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device for the SL positioning-related request information, and use at least one terminal device sending the acknowledgement information among the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device as the at least one positioning assistance terminal device. The primary positioning auxiliary terminal device may send response information for the SL positioning related request information to the second terminal device, where the response information includes at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device. The second terminal device may send a response message to the first terminal device based on the SL positioning-related request message, where the response message includes at least one positioning assistance terminal device.
For example, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the primary positioning assistance terminal device may determine at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device based on the list of candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifications transmitted by the second terminal device and the signal quality corresponding to each candidate positioning assistance terminal device identification.
In summary, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, SL positioning related request information sent by the second terminal device is received; sending SL positioning related request information to at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device; receiving confirmation information sent by at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device aiming at the SL positioning related request information, and taking at least one terminal device sending the confirmation information in the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device as at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device; and sending response information aiming at the SL positioning related request information to the second terminal equipment, wherein the response information comprises at least one positioning auxiliary terminal equipment. In the embodiment of the disclosure, the response information may be sent to the first terminal device, so that the first terminal device may determine the positioning assistance terminal device based on the response information, thereby reducing a situation that the positioning assistance terminal device cannot be determined, and improving accuracy of determining the positioning assistance terminal device. The embodiment of the disclosure specifically discloses a specific scheme for determining at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device by a main positioning auxiliary device and at least one candidate positioning auxiliary device. The present disclosure provides a processing method for determining a positioning assistance terminal device based on response information sent by a communication device, which can provide a determination mechanism for the positioning assistance terminal device and improve the accuracy of determining the positioning assistance terminal device.
Fig. 18 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining a location-assisted terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, where a communication device includes an LMF, and the method is performed by the LMF, and as shown in fig. 18, the method may include the following steps:
1801, receiving a list of candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identifiers and a signal quality measurement result of at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identifier sent by a first terminal device;
step 1802, sending a candidate positioning assistance terminal device identification list and a signal quality measurement result of at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device identification to a network side device;
step 1803, receiving at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device sent by a network side device;
step 1804, sending a response message to the first terminal device based on the SL positioning related request message, wherein the response message includes at least one positioning assistance terminal device.
Illustratively, in one embodiment of the disclosure, the SL positioning-related request message includes at least one of the following:
a candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identification list;
and the signal quality corresponding to at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier in the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier list.
In one embodiment of the disclosure, the LMF may negotiate with the terminal device through the LPP message to determine a location assistance terminal device. For example, the LMF may negotiate with the first terminal device to determine a location assistance terminal device via LPP messages, e.g., the LMF may negotiate with the candidate location assistance terminal device to determine a location assistance terminal device via LPP messages.
Among others, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the LPP message includes requested assistance information and/or provided assistance information of the LPP.
In summary, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, a candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifier list and a signal quality measurement result of at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifier sent by a first terminal device are received; sending a candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier list and a signal quality measurement result of at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier to network side equipment; receiving at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device sent by a network side device; and sending response information to the first terminal equipment based on the SL positioning related request information, wherein the response information comprises at least one positioning auxiliary terminal equipment. In the embodiment of the disclosure, the response information may be sent to the first terminal device, so that the first terminal device may determine the positioning assistance terminal device based on the response information, thereby reducing a situation that the positioning assistance terminal device cannot be determined, and improving accuracy of determining the positioning assistance terminal device. The embodiment of the disclosure specifically discloses a specific scheme for determining at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device through negotiation between an LMF and a network side device. The present disclosure provides a processing method for determining a positioning assistance terminal device based on response information sent by a communication device, which can provide a determination mechanism for the positioning assistance terminal device and improve the accuracy of determining the positioning assistance terminal device.
Fig. 19 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining a location assisted terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, where the communication device includes an LMF, and the method is performed by the LMF, and as shown in fig. 19, the method may include the following steps:
step 1901, negotiating with at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device to determine at least one positioning assistance terminal device based on a candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifier list sent by a network side device or a second terminal device;
step 1902, sending at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device to a network side device or a second terminal device.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first terminal device may send the SL positioning related request message to the second terminal device. The second terminal device may send the SL positioning related request information to the LMF. The LMF may receive SL positioning-related request information sent by the second terminal device. The SL positioning-related request information may for example comprise a list of candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifications. The LMF may receive a list of candidate location assistance terminal device identifications sent by the second terminal device. The LMF may determine at least one candidate location assisted terminal device based on the list of candidate location assisted terminal identifications. The LMF may send the SL location related request information to at least one candidate location assistance end device. If at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal accepts the SL positioning related request, the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal may send a confirmation message to the LMF. The LMF may receive acknowledgement information sent by at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device for the SL positioning related request information, and use at least one terminal device sending the acknowledgement information in the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device as the at least one positioning assistance terminal device. The LMF may send response information to the SL positioning-related request information to the second terminal device, where the response information includes at least one positioning assistance terminal device. The second terminal device may send a response message to the first terminal device based on the SL positioning-related request message, where the response message includes at least one positioning assistance terminal device.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first terminal device may send the SL positioning related request information to the network side device. The network side device may send the SL location related request information to the LMF. The LMF may receive SL positioning related request information sent by the network side device. The SL positioning-related request information may for example comprise a list of candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifications. The LMF may receive a candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifier list sent by the network side device. The LMF may determine at least one candidate location assisted terminal device based on the list of candidate location assisted terminal identifications. The LMF may send the SL location related request message to at least one candidate location assistance terminal device. If at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal accepts the SL positioning related request, the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal may send a confirmation message to the LMF. The LMF may receive acknowledgement information sent by at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device for the SL positioning related request information, and use at least one terminal device sending the acknowledgement information in the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device as the at least one positioning assistance terminal device. The LMF may send response information for the SL positioning related request information to the network side device, where the response information includes at least one positioning assistance terminal device. The network side device may send response information to the first terminal device based on the SL positioning related request information, where the response information includes at least one positioning assistance terminal device.
For example, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the LMF may also negotiate with candidate location assistance terminal devices to determine location assistance terminal devices, e.g., via LPP messages.
For example, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the SL positioning-related request information may include, for example, a list of candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifications, and a signal quality measurement result of at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device identification. The network side equipment receives the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identification list and the signal quality measurement result of at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identification sent by the first terminal equipment, and the network side equipment sends the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identification list and the signal quality measurement result of at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identification to the LMF. The LMF negotiates with at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device to determine at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device based on the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identification list sent by the network side device, and the LMF can send the at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device to the network side device. The network side equipment receives at least one positioning auxiliary terminal equipment sent by the LMF, and sends response information to the first terminal equipment based on the SL positioning related request information, wherein the response information comprises at least one positioning auxiliary terminal equipment.
In summary, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, at least one positioning assistance terminal device is determined by negotiating with at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device based on a candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifier list sent by a network side device or a second terminal device; and sending the at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device to the network side device or the second terminal device. In the embodiment of the present disclosure, a specific scheme for determining at least one positioning assistance terminal device based on a candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifier list sent by a network side device or a second terminal device and at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device is provided, so as to provide a mechanism for determining a positioning assistance terminal device between an LMF and at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device. The present disclosure provides a processing method for determining a positioning assistance terminal device based on response information sent by a communication device, which can provide a determination mechanism for the positioning assistance terminal device and improve the accuracy of determining the positioning assistance terminal device.
Fig. 20 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining a location-assisted terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, where a communication device includes a network-side device, and the method is executed by the network-side device, as shown in fig. 20, the method may include the following steps:
step 2001, receiving a candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifier list and a signal quality measurement result of at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifier sent by a first terminal device;
step 2002, sending the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier list and the signal quality measurement result of at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier to the LMF;
step 2003, receiving at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device sent by the LMF;
step 2004, sending a response message to the first terminal device based on the SL positioning related request message, wherein the response message includes at least one positioning assistance terminal device.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the SL positioning related request message includes at least one of the following:
a candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identification list;
and the signal quality corresponding to at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier in the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier list.
In summary, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, a candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifier list and a signal quality measurement result of at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifier sent by a first terminal device are received; sending a candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier list and a signal quality measurement result of at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier to an LMF; receiving at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device sent by an LMF; and sending response information to the first terminal equipment based on the SL positioning related request information, wherein the response information comprises at least one positioning auxiliary terminal equipment. In the embodiment of the disclosure, the response information may be sent to the first terminal device, so that the first terminal device may determine the positioning assistance terminal device based on the response information, thereby reducing a situation that the positioning assistance terminal device cannot be determined, and improving accuracy of determining the positioning assistance terminal device. The embodiment of the disclosure specifically discloses a specific scheme for negotiating and determining at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device by a network side device and an LMF. The disclosure provides a processing method for determining a positioning assistance terminal device based on response information sent by a communication device, which can provide a determination mechanism for the positioning assistance terminal device and improve the accuracy of determining the positioning assistance terminal device.
Fig. 21 is a flowchart illustrating a method for determining a location assisted terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, where a communication device includes a network side device, and the method is executed by the network side device, as shown in fig. 21, the method may include the following steps:
step 2101, negotiating with at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device to determine at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device based on a candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identifier list sent by an LMF or a second terminal device;
step 2102, sending at least one location assistance terminal device to the LMF or the second terminal device.
In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first terminal device may send the SL positioning related request message to the second terminal device. The second terminal device may send the SL positioning related request information to the network side device. The network side device may receive the SL positioning related request information sent by the second terminal device. The SL positioning-related request information may for example comprise a list of candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifications. The network side device may receive the candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifier list sent by the second terminal device. The network side device may determine at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device based on the list of candidate positioning assistance terminal identifications. The network side device may send the SL positioning related request information to at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device. If at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device accepts the SL positioning related request, the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device may send a confirmation message to the network side device. The network side device may receive acknowledgement information sent by at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device for the SL positioning related request information, and use at least one terminal device sending the acknowledgement information in the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device as the at least one positioning assistance terminal device. The network side device may send response information for the SL positioning related request information to the second terminal device, where the response information includes at least one positioning assistance terminal device. The second terminal device may send a response message to the first terminal device based on the SL positioning-related request message, wherein the response message includes at least one positioning assistance terminal device.
In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the first terminal device may send the SL positioning related request information to the LMF. The LMF may send the SL location related request information to the network side device. The network side device may receive SL positioning related request information sent by the LMF. The SL positioning-related request information may include, for example, a list of candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifications. The network side device may receive the candidate location assisted terminal device identifier list sent by the LMF. The network side device may determine at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device based on the list of candidate positioning assistance terminal identifications. The network side device may send the SL positioning related request information to at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device. If at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device accepts the SL positioning related request, the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device may send a confirmation message to the network side device. The network side device may receive acknowledgement information sent by at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device for the SL positioning related request information, and use at least one terminal device sending the acknowledgement information in the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device as the at least one positioning assistance terminal device. The network side device may send response information to the LMF for the SL positioning-related request information, where the response information includes at least one positioning assistance terminal device. The LMF may send a response message to the first terminal device based on the SL location related request message, where the response message includes at least one location assistance terminal device.
And in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the LMF may receive the candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifier list and the signal quality measurement result of the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifier sent by the first terminal device, and the LMF may send the candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifier list and the signal quality measurement result of the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifier to the network side device. The network side device may negotiate with the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device to determine the at least one positioning assistance terminal device based on the candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifier list sent by the LMF, and the network side device may send the at least one positioning assistance terminal device to the LMF. The LMF may receive at least one positioning assistance terminal device sent by the network side device, and send response information to the first terminal device based on the SL positioning related request information, where the response information includes the at least one positioning assistance terminal device.
In summary, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, at least one positioning assistance terminal device is determined by negotiating with at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device based on a candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifier list sent by an LMF or a second terminal device; and sending the at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device to the LMF or the second terminal device. In the embodiment of the present disclosure, a specific scheme for determining at least one positioning assistance terminal device based on a candidate positioning assistance terminal device identification list sent by an LMF or a second terminal device and at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device may be provided, and a mechanism for determining a positioning assistance terminal device between a network side device and at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device is provided. The present disclosure provides a processing method for determining a positioning assistance terminal device based on response information sent by a communication device, which can provide a determination mechanism for the positioning assistance terminal device and improve the accuracy of determining the positioning assistance terminal device.
Fig. 22 is a schematic structural diagram of an apparatus for determining a location-assisted terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 22, the apparatus 2200 may be disposed at a terminal side, and the apparatus 2200 may include:
a sending module 2201, configured to send SL positioning related request information to the communication device, where the SL positioning related request information is used to request positioning of the auxiliary terminal device;
a determining module 2202, configured to determine a positioning assisting terminal device based on response information sent by the communication device for the SL positioning related request information.
In summary, in the determining apparatus for positioning auxiliary terminal device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, the sending module sends the SL positioning-related request information to the communication device, where the SL positioning-related request information is used for requesting the positioning auxiliary terminal device; the determining module determines the positioning assistance terminal device based on response information sent by the communication device for the SL positioning related request information. In the embodiment of the disclosure, the positioning auxiliary terminal device can be determined based on the response information sent by the communication device, the situation that the positioning auxiliary terminal device cannot be determined is reduced, and the accuracy of determining the positioning auxiliary terminal device can be improved. The disclosure provides a processing device for determining a positioning auxiliary terminal device based on response information sent by a communication device, which can provide a determination mechanism of the positioning auxiliary terminal device and improve the accuracy of the determination of the positioning auxiliary terminal device.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device includes one or more second terminal devices, and the determining module 2202 is configured to, when determining the positioning assistance terminal device based on response information sent by the communication device for the SL positioning related request information, specifically:
and determining one or more second terminal devices as positioning auxiliary terminal devices based on response information sent by one or more second terminal devices for the SL positioning related request information.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the SL positioning related request information includes at least one of:
SL-time difference of arrival TDOA positioning assistance information;
SL-angle of arrival AOA positioning assistance information;
SL-angle of departure AOD positioning assistance information;
SL-round trip time RTT positioning assistance information;
SL-carrier phase location assistance information.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the response information includes at least one of:
SL-TDOA location assistance information;
SL-AOA positioning assistance information;
SL-AOD positioning assistance information;
SL-RTT positioning assistance information;
SL-carrier phase location assistance information.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the determining module 2202 is further configured to:
determining at least one second terminal device by relocating the proximity services ProSe discovery mechanism.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the sending module 2201, when sending the SL positioning related request message to the communication device, is specifically configured to:
sending SL positioning related request information to the communication equipment, wherein the SL positioning related request information comprises a candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identification list, and the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identification list comprises at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identification;
and receiving response information sent by the communication equipment aiming at the SL positioning related request information, wherein the response information comprises at least one positioning auxiliary terminal equipment.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal device identification information includes at least one of:
a cell radio network temporary identifier C-RNTI;
international mobile subscriber identity IMSI;
temporary mobile subscriber identity TMSI;
a Sidelink link layer two-source identifier SL L2 source ID;
a destination identifier SL L2 destination ID of a Silelink link layer;
the system information identifier (SLSSID) of the Sidelink link;
and invalidating the temporary identity I-RNTI.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the sending module 2201 is configured to, when sending the SL positioning related request message to the communication device, further configured to at least one of:
sending a signal quality measurement of at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device to the communication device;
sending a serving cell identifier of at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device to the communication device;
and sending the position tracking area where the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device is located to the communication device.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the signal quality measurement result includes at least one of:
reference signal received power, RSRP;
reference signal received quality, RSRQ;
a strength indication, RSSI, of the received signal;
signal to interference plus noise ratio SINR.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the sending module 2201 is further configured to:
determining a signal quality measurement result of at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device according to a reference signal sent by the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device;
and sending the signal quality measurement result of at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device to the communication device.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the reference signal includes at least one of:
demodulating a reference signal DM-RS;
a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS);
a channel sounding reference signal, SRS;
the partial response signal PRS.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the sending module 2201 is further configured to:
in response to the fact that the number of identifiers corresponding to the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identifier list is larger than the identifier threshold, determining a preset number of candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identifiers in the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identifier list according to the sequence from high to low of signal quality;
and sending the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identifications of the preset number to the communication device.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the serving cell identifier includes at least one of:
a Physical Cell Identity (PCI);
the global cell identity GCI.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device includes a second terminal device, and the sending module 2201 is further configured to negotiate with the second terminal device to determine the positioning assistance terminal device through at least one of the following messages;
a Sidelink LPP message;
a PC5-S message;
RRC message.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the Sidelink LPP message includes requested assistance information and/or provided assistance information of the Sidelink LPP.
Fig. 23 is a schematic structural diagram of an apparatus for determining a location assisted terminal device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 23, the apparatus 2300 may be disposed on a network side, and the apparatus 2000 may include:
a receiving module 2301, configured to receive SL positioning related request information sent by a first terminal device, where the SL positioning related request information is used to request positioning of an auxiliary terminal device;
a sending module 2302 is configured to send response information to the first terminal device based on the SL positioning related request information, where the response information is used to determine a positioning assistance terminal device.
In summary, in the determining apparatus of the positioning assistance terminal device in the embodiment of the disclosure, the receiving module receives the SL positioning related request information sent by the first terminal device, where the SL positioning related request information is used to request the positioning assistance terminal device, and the sending module sends the response information to the first terminal device based on the SL positioning related request information, where the response information is used to determine the positioning assistance terminal device. In the embodiment of the disclosure, the response information may be sent to the first terminal device, so that the first terminal device may determine the positioning assistance terminal device based on the response information, thereby reducing a situation that the positioning assistance terminal device cannot be determined, and improving accuracy of determining the positioning assistance terminal device. The disclosure provides a processing device for determining a positioning auxiliary terminal device based on response information sent by a communication device, which can provide a determination mechanism of the positioning auxiliary terminal device and improve the accuracy of the determination of the positioning auxiliary terminal device.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device includes a second terminal device, the method is executed by the second terminal device, and the sending module 2302 is configured to, when sending the response information to the first terminal device based on the SL positioning related request information, specifically:
and sending response information to the first terminal equipment based on the SL positioning related request information, wherein the response information is used for indicating that the second terminal equipment is positioning auxiliary terminal equipment.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the sending module 2302 is configured to, when sending the response information to the first terminal device based on the SL positioning related request information, specifically configured to:
receiving a candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identification list sent by first terminal equipment, wherein the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identification list comprises at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identification;
determining at least one positioning assistance terminal device based on the list of candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifications;
and sending response information to the first terminal equipment, wherein the response information comprises at least one positioning auxiliary terminal equipment.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the receiving module 2301 is configured to, when determining at least one positioning assistance terminal device based on the candidate positioning assistance terminal device identification list, specifically:
and negotiating with at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device to determine at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device based on the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identification list, wherein the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device corresponds to the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identification.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the receiving module 2301 is configured to, when negotiating with at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device to determine at least one positioning assistance terminal device based on the candidate positioning assistance terminal device identification list, specifically:
determining at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device based on the list of candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifications and the signal quality of the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device identification, the network connection status information of the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device identification and the location update area information of the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device identification;
sending SL positioning related request information to at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device;
and receiving confirmation information sent by at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device aiming at the SL positioning related request information, and taking at least one terminal device sending the confirmation information in the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device as at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device includes a second terminal device, the apparatus is configured on the second terminal device side, and the receiving module 2301 is configured to, before sending the at least one positioning assistance terminal device to the first terminal device, further specifically:
at least one positioning assistance terminal device is determined by negotiation with the primary positioning assistance terminal device.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the receiving module 2301 is configured to, when negotiating with the primary positioning assistance terminal device to determine at least one positioning assistance terminal device, specifically:
sending SL positioning related request information to main positioning auxiliary terminal equipment;
and receiving at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device sent by the main positioning auxiliary terminal device aiming at the SL positioning related request information.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device includes a second terminal device, the apparatus is configured on the second terminal device side, and the receiving module 2301 is configured to, before sending the at least one positioning assistance terminal device to the first terminal device, further specifically:
and negotiating with network side equipment or a location management function entity (LMF) to determine at least one location auxiliary terminal equipment.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the receiving module 2301, configured to, when negotiating with a network side device or a location management function entity LMF to determine at least one location-assisted terminal device, specifically:
responding to the second terminal equipment within the coverage range of the network side equipment, and sending SL positioning related request information to the network side equipment or LMF;
and receiving at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device sent by the network side device or the LMF aiming at the SL positioning related request information.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the SL positioning related request information includes at least one of the following:
a candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identification list;
a signal quality corresponding to at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device identity in the list of candidate positioning assistance terminal device identities.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device includes a primary positioning assistance terminal device, the apparatus is configured on the primary positioning assistance terminal device side, and the receiving module 2301 is further configured to:
receiving SL positioning related request information sent by second terminal equipment;
sending SL positioning related request information to at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device;
receiving confirmation information sent by at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device aiming at the SL positioning related request information, and taking at least one terminal device which sends the confirmation information in the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device as at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device;
and sending response information aiming at the SL positioning related request information to the second terminal equipment, wherein the response information comprises at least one positioning auxiliary terminal equipment.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device includes an LMF, the apparatus is configured on the LMF side, and the receiving module 2301 is further configured to:
receiving a candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identification list and a signal quality measurement result of at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identification sent by first terminal equipment;
sending a candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier list and a signal quality measurement result of at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier to network side equipment;
and receiving at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device sent by the network side device.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device includes an LMF, the apparatus is configured on the LMF side, and the sending module 2302 is further configured to:
negotiating with at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device to determine at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device based on a candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identification list sent by the network side device or the second terminal device;
and sending at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device to the network side device or the second terminal device.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the location assistance terminal device is determined by means of a negotiation with the terminal device through LPP messages.
Optionally, in one embodiment of the present disclosure, the LPP message includes requested assistance information and/or provided assistance information of the LPP.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device includes a network side device, the apparatus is configured on the network side, and the receiving module 2301 is further configured to:
receiving a candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identification list and a signal quality measurement result of at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identification sent by first terminal equipment;
sending a candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier list and a signal quality measurement result of at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier to an LMF;
and receiving at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device sent by the LMF.
Optionally, in an embodiment of the present disclosure, the communication device includes a network side device, the apparatus is configured on the network side, and the sending module 2302 is further configured to:
negotiating with at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device to determine at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device based on a candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identification list sent by an LMF or a second terminal device;
and sending the at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device to the LMF or the second terminal device.
Fig. 24 is a block diagram of a terminal device UE2400 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, the UE2400 can be a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcast terminal device, a messaging device, a gaming console, a tablet device, a medical device, a fitness device, a personal digital assistant, and so forth.
Referring to fig. 24, the ue2400 may include at least one of the following components: a processing component 2402, a memory 2404, a power component 2406, a multimedia component 2408, an audio component 2410, an input/output (I/O) interface 2412, a sensor component 2414, and a communication component 2416.
The processing component 2402 generally controls overall operation of the UE2400, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. The processing component 2402 may include at least one processor 2420 to execute instructions to perform all or a portion of the steps of the methods described above. Further, processing component 2402 can include at least one module that facilitates interaction between processing component 2402 and other components. For example, the processing component 2402 may include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 2408 and the processing component 2402.
The memory 2404 is configured to store various types of data to support operations at the UE 2400. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on the UE2400, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, and so forth. The memory 2404 may be implemented by any type or combination of volatile or non-volatile storage devices such as Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic or optical disks.
The power component 2406 provides power to the various components of the UE 2400. The power components 2406 may include a power management system, at least one power source, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power for the UE 2400.
The multimedia components 2408 include screens that provide an output interface between the UE2400 and the user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and a Touch Panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touch screen to receive an input signal from a user. The touch panel includes at least one touch sensor to sense touch, slide, and gesture on the touch panel. The touch sensor may not only sense the boundary of a touch or slide action, but also detect a wake-up time and pressure associated with the touch or slide operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 2408 includes a front facing camera and/or a rear facing camera. The front camera and/or the rear camera may receive external multimedia data when the UE2400 is in an operating mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode. Each front camera and rear camera may be a fixed optical lens system or have a focal length and optical zoom capability.
The audio component 2410 is configured to output and/or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 2410 includes a Microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when the UE2400 is in an operational mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode, and a voice recognition mode. The received audio signals may further be stored in the memory 2404 or transmitted via the communication component 2416. In some embodiments, the audio component 2410 further comprises a speaker for outputting audio signals.
I/O interface 2412 provides an interface between processing component 2402 and peripheral interface modules, which can be keyboards, click wheels, buttons, and the like. These buttons may include, but are not limited to: a home button, a volume button, a start button, and a lock button.
The sensor component 2414 includes at least one sensor for providing various aspects of state assessment for the UE 2400. For example, the sensor component 2414 may detect an open/closed state of the device 2500, the relative positioning of components, such as a display and keypad of the UE2400, the sensor component 2414 may also detect a change in the position of the UE2400 or one of the components of the UE2400, the presence or absence of user contact with the UE2400, the orientation or acceleration/deceleration of the UE2400, and a change in the temperature of the UE 2400. The sensor component 2414 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of a nearby object in the absence of any physical contact. The sensor assembly 2414 can also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor assembly 2414 may also include an acceleration sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.
The communication component 2416 is configured to facilitate communications between the UE2400 and other devices in a wired or wireless manner. The UE2400 may access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi,2G, or 3G, or a combination thereof. In an example embodiment, the communication component 2416 receives a broadcast signal or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 2416 further includes a Near Field Communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communications. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, ultra Wideband (UWB) technology, bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.
In an exemplary embodiment, the UE2400 may be implemented by at least one Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), a Digital Signal Processing Device (DSPD), a Programmable Logic Device (PLD), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), a controller, a microcontroller, a microprocessor, or other electronic components for performing the above-described method.
Fig. 25 is a block diagram of a network side device 2500 provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, the network side device 2500 may be provided as a network side device. Referring to fig. 25, network-side device 2500 includes a processing component 2522 that further includes at least one processor, and memory resources, represented by memory 2532, for storing instructions, e.g., applications, executable by processing component 2522. The application programs stored in memory 2532 may include one or more modules that each correspond to a set of instructions. Furthermore, the processing component 2522 is configured to execute instructions to perform any of the methods described above as applied to the network-side device, e.g. the method shown in fig. 20.
The network-side device 2500 may also include a power component 2526 configured to perform power management of the network-side device 2500, a wired or wireless network interface 2550 configured to connect the network-side device 2500 to a network, and an input/output (I/O) interface 2558. The network-side device 2500 may operate based on an operating system stored in memory 2532, such as Windows Server (TM), mac OS XTM, unix (TM), linux (TM), free BSDTM, or the like.
In the embodiments provided by the present disclosure, the methods provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure are introduced from the perspective of the network side device and the UE, respectively. In order to implement the functions in the method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network side device and the UE may include a hardware structure and a software module, and implement the functions in the form of a hardware structure, a software module, or a hardware structure plus a software module. Some of the above functions may be implemented by a hardware structure, a software module, or a hardware structure plus a software module.
In the embodiments provided by the present disclosure, the methods provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure are introduced from the perspective of the network side device and the UE, respectively. In order to implement the functions in the method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, the network side device and the UE may include a hardware structure and a software module, and implement the functions in the form of a hardware structure, a software module, or a hardware structure and a software module. Some of the above functions may be implemented by a hardware structure, a software module, or a hardware structure plus a software module.
The embodiment of the disclosure provides a communication device. The communication device may include a transceiver module and a processing module. The transceiver module may include a transmitting module and/or a receiving module, the transmitting module is configured to implement a transmitting function, the receiving module is configured to implement a receiving function, and the transceiver module may implement a transmitting function and/or a receiving function.
The communication device may be a terminal device (such as the terminal device in the foregoing method embodiment), or may be a device in the terminal device, or may be a device that can be used in match with the terminal device. Alternatively, the communication device may be a network device, may be a device in a network device, or may be a device that can be used in cooperation with a network device.
The embodiment of the disclosure provides another communication device. The communication device may be a network device, a terminal device (such as the terminal device in the foregoing method embodiment), a chip, a system-on-chip, or a processor that supports the network device to implement the foregoing method, or a chip, a system-on-chip, or a processor that supports the terminal device to implement the foregoing method. The apparatus may be configured to implement the method described in the method embodiment, and refer to the description in the method embodiment.
The communication device may include one or more processors. The processor may be a general purpose processor, or a special purpose processor, etc. For example, a baseband processor or a central processor. The baseband processor may be configured to process communication protocols and communication data, and the central processor may be configured to control a communication apparatus (e.g., a network side device, a baseband chip, a terminal device chip, a DU or CU, etc.), execute a computer program, and process data of the computer program.
Optionally, the communication device may further include one or more memories, on which computer programs may be stored, and the processor executes the computer programs to make the communication device execute the methods described in the above method embodiments. Optionally, the memory may further store data therein. The communication device and the memory may be provided separately or may be integrated together.
Optionally, the communication device may further comprise a transceiver, an antenna. The transceiver may be referred to as a transceiver unit, a transceiver, or a transceiver circuit, etc. for implementing a transceiving function. The transceiver may include a receiver and a transmitter, and the receiver may be referred to as a receiver or a receiving circuit, etc. for implementing a receiving function; the transmitter may be referred to as a transmitter or a transmission circuit, etc. for implementing the transmission function.
Optionally, one or more interface circuits may also be included in the communication device. The interface circuit is used for receiving the code instruction and transmitting the code instruction to the processor. The processor executes the code instructions to cause the communication device to perform the methods described in the above method embodiments.
The communication device is a terminal device (such as the terminal device in the foregoing method embodiment): the processor is configured to perform the method of any of fig. 2-7.
The communication device is a communication device: the processor is configured to perform the method shown in any of fig. 8-21.
In one implementation, a transceiver may be included in the processor for performing receive and transmit functions. The transceiver may be, for example, a transceiver circuit, or an interface circuit. The transmit and receive circuitry, interfaces or interface circuitry used to implement the receive and transmit functions may be separate or integrated. The transceiver circuit, the interface circuit or the interface circuit may be used for reading and writing code/data, or the transceiver circuit, the interface circuit or the interface circuit may be used for transmitting or transferring signals.
In an implementation, a processor may have stored thereon a computer program that, when executed on the processor, may cause the communication apparatus to perform the method described in the above method embodiments. The computer program may be solidified in the processor, in which case the processor may be implemented in hardware.
In one implementation, the communication device may include circuitry that may implement the functionality of transmitting or receiving or communicating in the foregoing method embodiments. The processors and transceivers described in this disclosure may be implemented on Integrated Circuits (ICs), analog ICs, radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFICs), mixed signal ICs, application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), printed Circuit Boards (PCBs), electronic devices, and the like. The processor and transceiver may also be fabricated using various IC process technologies such as Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS), N-type metal oxide semiconductor (NMOS), P-type metal oxide semiconductor (PMOS), bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT), bipolar CMOS (BiCMOS), silicon germanium (SiGe), gallium arsenide (GaAs), etc.
The communication apparatus in the above description of the embodiment may be a network device or a terminal device (such as the terminal device in the foregoing embodiment of the method), but the scope of the communication apparatus described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication apparatus may not be limited. The communication means may be a stand-alone device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication means may be:
(1) A stand-alone integrated circuit IC, or chip, or system-on-chip or subsystem;
(2) A set of one or more ICs, which optionally may also include storage means for storing data, computer programs;
(3) An ASIC, such as a Modem (Modem);
(4) A module that may be embedded within other devices;
(5) Receivers, terminal devices, smart terminal devices, cellular phones, wireless devices, handsets, mobile units, in-vehicle devices, network devices, cloud devices, artificial intelligence devices, and the like;
(6) Others, etc.
For the case where the communication device may be a chip or a system of chips, the chip includes a processor and an interface. The number of the processors can be one or more, and the number of the interfaces can be more.
Optionally, the chip further comprises a memory for storing the necessary computer programs and data.
Those of skill in the art will also appreciate that the various illustrative logical blocks and steps (step) set forth in the embodiments of the disclosure may be implemented in electronic hardware, computer software, or combinations of both. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design requirements of the overall system. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the disclosed embodiments.
The present disclosure also provides a readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions which, when executed by a computer, implement the functionality of any of the above-described method embodiments.
The present disclosure also provides a computer program product which, when executed by a computer, implements the functionality of any of the method embodiments described above.
In the above embodiments, all or part of the implementation may be realized by software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented in software, may be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer programs. The procedures or functions according to the embodiments of the present disclosure are wholly or partially generated when the computer program is loaded and executed on a computer. The computer may be a general purpose computer, a special purpose computer, a network of computers, or other programmable device. The computer program can be stored in a computer readable storage medium or transmitted from one computer readable storage medium to another, for example, the computer program can be transmitted from one website, computer, server, or data center to another website, computer, server, or data center via wire (e.g., coaxial cable, fiber optic, digital Subscriber Line (DSL)) or wireless (e.g., infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.). The computer-readable storage medium can be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device, such as a server, a data center, etc., that incorporates one or more of the available media. The usable medium may be a magnetic medium (e.g., a floppy disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape), an optical medium (e.g., a Digital Video Disk (DVD)), or a semiconductor medium (e.g., a Solid State Disk (SSD)), among others.
Those of ordinary skill in the art will understand that: various numerical numbers of the first, second, etc. referred to in this disclosure are only for convenience of description and distinction, and are not used to limit the scope of the embodiments of the disclosure, and also represent a sequential order.
At least one of the present disclosure may also be described as one or more, and a plurality may be two, three, four or more, without limitation of the present disclosure. In the embodiment of the present disclosure, for a technical feature, the technical features in the technical feature are distinguished by "first", "second", "third", "a", "B", "C", and "D", and the like, and the technical features described in "first", "second", "third", "a", "B", "C", and "D" are not in the order of priority or magnitude.
Other embodiments of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. This disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention following, in general, the principles of the invention and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the invention pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims.
It will be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise arrangements described above and shown in the drawings and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

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1. A method of determining a location assisted terminal device, the method being performed by a first terminal device, the method comprising:
sending sidelinkSL positioning related request information to communication equipment, wherein the SL positioning related request information is used for requesting positioning of auxiliary terminal equipment;
and determining the auxiliary terminal equipment based on the response information sent by the communication equipment for the SL positioning related request information.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication device comprises one or more second terminal devices, and wherein the determining a positioning assistance terminal device based on the response information sent by the communication device for the SL positioning related request information comprises:
and determining the one or more second terminal devices as positioning auxiliary terminal devices based on response information sent by the one or more second terminal devices for the SL positioning related request information.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the SL positioning-related request message requests assistance information for SL LPP, and wherein the response message provides assistance information for SL LPP.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the SL positioning-related request message comprises at least one of:
SL-time difference of arrival, TDOA, location assistance information;
SL-angle of arrival AOA positioning assistance information;
SL-departure angle AOD positioning assistance information;
SL-round trip time RTT positioning assistance information;
SL-carrier phase location assistance information.
5. The method of claim 3, wherein the response information comprises at least one of:
SL-TDOA location assistance information;
SL-AOA positioning assistance information;
SL-AOD positioning assistance information;
SL-RTT positioning assistance information;
SL-carrier phase location assistance information.
6. The method of claim 2, further comprising:
determining at least one second terminal device by relocating the proximity services ProSe discovery mechanism.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein sending SL positioning-related request information to a communication device comprises:
sending the SL positioning related request information to the communications device, where the SL positioning related request information includes a candidate positioning assistance terminal device identity list, and the candidate positioning assistance terminal device identity list includes at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device identity;
and receiving response information sent by the communication equipment aiming at the SL positioning related request information, wherein the response information comprises at least one positioning auxiliary terminal equipment.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the terminal device identification information comprises at least one of:
a cell radio network temporary identifier C-RNTI;
an international mobile subscriber identity IMSI;
temporary mobile subscriber identity TMSI;
a Sidelink link layer two-source identifier SL L2 source ID;
a destination identifier SL L2 destination ID of a Silelink link layer;
the system information identifier (SLSSID) of the Sidelink link;
and invalidating the temporary identity I-RNTI.
9. The method of claim 7, wherein when sending the SL positioning-related request message to the communication device, the method further comprises at least one of:
sending signal quality measurements of at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device to the communication device;
sending the serving cell identity of the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device to the communication device;
and sending the position tracking area of the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment to the communication equipment.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the signal quality measurements comprise at least one of:
reference signal received power, RSRP;
reference signal received quality, RSRQ;
a strength indication, RSSI, of the received signal;
signal to interference plus noise ratio SINR.
11. The method of claim 9, further comprising:
determining a signal quality measurement result of the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device according to a reference signal sent by the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device;
sending the signal quality measurement result of the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device to the communication device.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein the reference signal comprises at least one of:
demodulating a reference signal DM-RS;
a channel state information reference signal, CSI-RS;
a channel sounding reference signal, SRS;
the partial response signal PRS.
13. The method of claim 7, further comprising:
in response to that the number of identifiers corresponding to the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identifier list is greater than an identifier threshold, determining a preset number of candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identifiers in the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identifier list according to a sequence from high signal quality to low signal quality;
and sending the preset number of candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifications to the communication equipment.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein the serving cell identifier comprises at least one of:
a physical cell identity, PCI;
the global cell identity GCI.
15. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication device comprises a second terminal device, and wherein the method further comprises:
determining said positioning assistance terminal device by negotiating with said second terminal device by at least one of the following messages;
a Sidelink LPP message;
a PC5-S message;
RRC message.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the Sidelink LPP message comprises requested assistance information and/or provided assistance information of a Sidelink LPP.
17. A method of determining a location assisted terminal device, the method being performed by a communication device, the method comprising:
receiving SL positioning related request information sent by first terminal equipment, wherein the SL positioning related request information is used for requesting positioning of auxiliary terminal equipment;
and sending response information to the first terminal equipment based on the SL positioning related request information, wherein the response information is used for determining positioning auxiliary terminal equipment.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein the communication device comprises a second terminal device, wherein the method is performed by the second terminal device, and wherein the sending the response message to the first terminal device based on the SL positioning-related request message comprises:
and sending response information to the first terminal equipment based on the SL positioning related request information, wherein the response information indicates that the second terminal equipment is the positioning auxiliary terminal equipment.
19. The method according to claim 17, wherein the sending a response message to the first terminal device based on the SL positioning-related request message comprises:
receiving a candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier list sent by the first terminal equipment, wherein the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier list comprises at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier;
determining at least one positioning assistance terminal device based on the list of candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifications;
and sending the response information to the first terminal device, wherein the response information comprises the at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device.
20. The method according to claim 19, wherein said determining at least one positioning assistance terminal device based on said list of candidate positioning assistance terminal device identities comprises:
negotiating with at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device to determine the at least one positioning assistance terminal device based on the list of candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifications, wherein the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device corresponds to the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device identification.
21. The method according to claim 20, wherein said negotiating with at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device for determining said at least one positioning assistance terminal device based on said list of candidate positioning assistance terminal device identities comprises:
determining at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device based on the list of candidate positioning assistance terminal device identifications and the signal quality of the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device identification, the network connection status information of the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device identification and the location update area information of the at least one candidate positioning assistance terminal device identification;
sending the SL positioning related request information to the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device;
receiving confirmation information sent by the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device aiming at the SL positioning related request information, and taking at least one terminal device sending the confirmation information in the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device as the at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device.
22. The method of claim 17, wherein the communication device comprises a second terminal device, and wherein the method is performed by the second terminal device, and further comprises, before the sending the response message to the first terminal device:
and negotiating with the main positioning auxiliary terminal device to determine the at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device.
23. The method according to claim 22, wherein said negotiating with a primary positioning assistance terminal device for determining said at least one positioning assistance terminal device comprises:
sending the SL positioning related request information to the main positioning auxiliary terminal equipment;
and receiving at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device sent by the main positioning auxiliary terminal device aiming at the SL positioning related request information.
24. The method of claim 17, wherein the communication device comprises a second terminal device, and wherein the method is performed by the second terminal device, and further comprises, before the sending the response message to the first terminal device:
and negotiating with network side equipment or a Location Management Function (LMF) entity to determine the at least one location auxiliary terminal equipment.
25. The method according to claim 24, wherein the negotiating with a network side device or a location management function entity, LMF, to determine the at least one location assisted terminal device comprises:
responding to the second terminal device being located in the coverage area of the network side device, and sending the SL positioning related request information to the network side device or the LMF;
and receiving the at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device sent by the network side device or the LMF aiming at the SL positioning related request information.
26. The method as claimed in claim 25, wherein the SL positioning-related request message includes at least one of the following:
a candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identification list;
and the signal quality corresponding to at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier in the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier list.
27. The method of claim 17, wherein the communication device comprises a primary positioning assistance terminal device, wherein the method is performed by the primary positioning assistance terminal device, and wherein the method further comprises:
receiving SL positioning related request information sent by the second terminal equipment;
sending the SL positioning related request information to the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device;
receiving confirmation information sent by the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device aiming at the SL positioning related request information, and taking at least one terminal device sending the confirmation information in the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device as the at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device;
and sending response information aiming at the SL positioning related request information to the second terminal equipment, wherein the response information comprises the at least one positioning auxiliary terminal equipment.
28. The method as recited in claim 17, wherein the communication device comprises an LMF, the method being performed by the LMF, the method further comprising:
receiving the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identification list and the signal quality measurement result of at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identification sent by the first terminal equipment;
sending the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier list and the signal quality measurement result of the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier to network side equipment;
and receiving the at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device sent by the network side device.
29. The method as recited in claim 17, wherein the communication device comprises an LMF, the method being performed by the LMF, the method further comprising:
negotiating with at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device to determine the at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device based on a candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identification list sent by a network side device or a second terminal device;
and sending the at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device to the network side device or the second terminal device.
30. The method as recited in claim 17, wherein the communication device comprises an LMF, the method being performed by the LMF, the method further comprising:
and negotiating with the terminal equipment through the LPP message to determine the positioning auxiliary terminal equipment.
31. The method of claim 30, wherein the LPP message comprises requested assistance information and/or provided assistance information of LPP.
32. The method of claim 17, wherein the communication device comprises a network-side device, and wherein the method is performed by the network-side device, and wherein the method further comprises:
receiving the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier list and the signal quality measurement result of the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier sent by the first terminal equipment;
sending the candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier list and the signal quality measurement result of the at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal equipment identifier to the LMF;
and receiving the at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device sent by the LMF.
33. The method of claim 17, wherein the communication device comprises a network-side device, and wherein the method is performed by the network-side device, and wherein the method further comprises:
negotiating with at least one candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device to determine the at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device based on a candidate positioning auxiliary terminal device identification list sent by an LMF or a second terminal device;
and sending the at least one positioning auxiliary terminal device to the LMF or the second terminal device.
34. An apparatus for determining a location-assisted terminal, the apparatus being disposed on a first terminal side, the apparatus comprising:
a sending module, configured to send SL positioning-related request information to a communication device, where the SL positioning-related request information is used to request positioning of an auxiliary terminal device;
a determining module, configured to determine a location-assisting terminal device based on response information sent by the communication device for the SL location-related request information.
35. An apparatus for determining a location-assisted terminal device, the apparatus being disposed on a communication device side, the apparatus comprising:
a receiving module, configured to receive SL positioning related request information sent by a first terminal device, where the SL positioning related request information is used to request positioning of an auxiliary terminal device;
a sending module, configured to send response information to the first terminal device based on the SL positioning related request information, where the response information is used to determine a positioning assistance terminal device.
36. A first terminal device, characterized in that the device comprises a processor and a memory, wherein the memory has stored therein a computer program, which the processor executes to cause the apparatus to perform the method according to any of claims 1 to 17.
37. A communication apparatus, characterized in that the apparatus comprises a processor and a memory, wherein the memory has stored therein a computer program, and the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory to cause the device to perform the method according to any one of claims 18 to 33.
38. A communications apparatus, comprising: a processor and an interface circuit, wherein
The interface circuit is used for receiving code instructions and transmitting the code instructions to the processor;
the processor for executing the code instructions to perform the method of any one of claims 1 to 17.
39. A communications apparatus, comprising: a processor and an interface circuit, wherein
The interface circuit is used for receiving code instructions and transmitting the code instructions to the processor;
the processor to execute the code instructions to perform the method of any one of claims 18 to 33.
40. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause the method of any one of claims 1 to 17 to be implemented.
41. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause the method of any one of claims 18 to 33 to be implemented.
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