CN116867058A

CN116867058A - Positioning processing method, positioning processing device, terminal and network side equipment

Info

Publication number: CN116867058A
Application number: CN202210316662.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 王文; 谢振华; 张奕忠
Original assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Current assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-03-28
Filing date: 2022-03-28
Publication date: 2023-10-10
Also published as: WO2023185723A1

Abstract

The application discloses a positioning processing method, a device, a terminal and network side equipment, belonging to the field of positioning service, wherein the method of the embodiment of the application comprises the following steps: the first terminal sends a first request message; the first terminal receives a first response message corresponding to the first request message; wherein the first request message is used for requesting at least one of the following: an absolute position of a second terminal, the second terminal being a positioning assistance device of the first terminal; first sidelink measurement information; a first sidelink measurement result for indicating a measurement result between the first terminal and the second terminal; the location of the first terminal.

Description

Positioning processing method, positioning processing device, terminal and network side equipment

Technical Field

The application belongs to the technical field of positioning service, and particularly relates to a positioning processing method, a positioning processing device, a terminal and network side equipment.

Background

It is considered that the terminal may not perform positioning on the Uu air interface due to a network coverage scene outside the network coverage or due to weak signal strength or the like although the terminal is under the network coverage, so that the absolute position of the terminal cannot be obtained. At this time, how to complete the terminal positioning is a problem to be solved.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a positioning processing method, a positioning processing device, a terminal and network side equipment, which can solve the problem that the terminal is positioned outside network coverage or because of poor network signals.

In a first aspect, a positioning processing method is provided, and the method includes:

the first terminal sends a first request message;

the first terminal receives a first response message corresponding to the first request message;

wherein the first request message is used for requesting at least one of the following:

an absolute position of a second terminal, the second terminal being a positioning assistance device of the first terminal;

first sidelink measurement information;

a first sidelink measurement result for indicating a measurement result between the first terminal and the second terminal;

the location of the first terminal.

In a second aspect, there is provided a positioning processing apparatus including:

the first sending module is used for sending a first request message;

the first receiving module is used for receiving a first response message corresponding to the first request message;

an absolute position of a second terminal, the second terminal being a positioning aid for the first terminal;

First sidelink measurement information;

the location of the first terminal.

In a third aspect, a positioning processing method is provided, and the method includes:

the second terminal receives the first request message;

the second terminal sends a first response message corresponding to the first request message;

first sidelink measurement information;

the location of the first terminal.

In a fourth aspect, there is provided a positioning processing apparatus including:

the second receiving module is used for receiving the first request message;

the second sending module is used for sending a first response message corresponding to the first request message;

First sidelink measurement information;

the location of the first terminal.

In a fifth aspect, there is provided a positioning processing method, the method including:

the network side equipment receives the second request message;

the network side equipment sends a second response message corresponding to the second request message;

wherein the second request message is for requesting at least one of:

the position of the first terminal;

absolute position of the second terminal.

In a sixth aspect, there is provided an apparatus for positioning processing, including:

a third receiving module, configured to receive a second request message;

a third sending module, configured to send a second response message corresponding to the second request message;

wherein the second request message is for requesting at least one of:

the position of the first terminal;

absolute position of the second terminal.

In a seventh aspect, there is provided a terminal comprising a processor and a memory storing a program or instructions executable on the processor, which when executed by the processor, implement the steps of the method as described in the first aspect.

An eighth aspect provides a terminal, including a processor and a communication interface, where the communication interface is configured to send a first request message; receiving a first response message corresponding to the first request message; wherein the first request message is used for requesting at least one of the following:

first sidelink measurement information;

the location of the first terminal.

In a ninth aspect, there is provided a terminal comprising a processor and a memory storing a program or instructions executable on the processor, which when executed by the processor, carries out the steps of the method according to the third aspect.

In a tenth aspect, a terminal is provided, including a processor and a communication interface, where the communication interface is configured to receive a first request message; the second terminal sends a first response message corresponding to the first request message; wherein the first request message is used for requesting at least one of the following:

first sidelink measurement information;

the location of the first terminal.

In an eleventh aspect, there is provided a network side device comprising a processor and a memory storing a program or instructions executable on the processor, which when executed by the processor, implement the steps of the method as described in the fifth aspect.

A twelfth aspect provides a network side device, including a processor and a communication interface, where the communication interface is configured to receive a second request message; transmitting a second response message corresponding to the second request message; wherein the second request message is for requesting at least one of:

the position of the first terminal;

absolute position of the second terminal.

In a thirteenth aspect, there is provided a positioning processing system comprising: the positioning method comprises the steps of a first terminal, a second terminal and network side equipment, wherein the first terminal can be used for executing the steps of the positioning processing method according to the first aspect, the second terminal can be used for executing the steps of the positioning processing method according to the third aspect, and the network side equipment can be used for executing the steps of the positioning processing method according to the fifth aspect.

In a fourteenth aspect, there is provided a readable storage medium having stored thereon a program or instructions which when executed by a processor, perform the steps of the method according to the first aspect, or perform the steps of the method according to the third aspect, or perform the steps of the method according to the fifth aspect.

In a fifteenth aspect, there is provided a chip comprising a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface and the processor being coupled, the processor being for running a program or instructions to implement the method according to the first aspect, or to implement the method according to the third aspect, or to implement the method according to the fifth aspect.

In a sixteenth aspect, there is provided a computer program/program product stored in a storage medium, the computer program/program product being executable by at least one processor to perform the steps of the positioning processing method according to the first aspect, or to perform the steps of the positioning processing method according to the third aspect, or to perform the steps of the positioning processing method according to the fifth aspect.

In the embodiment of the application, a first terminal sends a first request message, the first terminal receives a first response message corresponding to the first request message, and the first request message is used for requesting at least one of the following: the absolute position of the second terminal, the first sidelink measurement information, the first sidelink measurement result and the position of the first terminal are determined by the first terminal through sending the first request message under the scene that the first terminal is out of network coverage or network signals are bad and the positioning on a Uu air interface cannot be executed, so that the position of the first terminal is determined, and the positioning process is realized.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a wireless communication system;

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of a positioning processing method according to an embodiment of the application;

FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of a positioning device according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a second flow chart of a positioning method according to an embodiment of the application;

FIG. 5 is one of the application schematics of the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 is a second application diagram of an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7 is a third application diagram of an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 8 is a fourth application diagram of an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 9 is a second block diagram of a positioning device according to an embodiment of the application;

FIG. 10 is a third flow chart of a positioning method according to an embodiment of the application;

FIG. 11 is a third block diagram of a positioning device according to an embodiment of the application;

fig. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device of the application embodiment;

fig. 13 is a schematic structural view of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 14 is a schematic structural diagram of a network-side device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application will be clearly described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present application, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which are derived by a person skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the application, fall within the scope of protection of the application.

The terms first, second and the like in the description and in the claims, are used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological order. It is to be understood that the terms so used are interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the application are capable of operation in sequences other than those illustrated or otherwise described herein, and that the "first" and "second" distinguishing between objects generally are not limited in number to the extent that the first object may, for example, be one or more. Furthermore, in the description and claims, "and/or" means at least one of the connected objects, and the character "/" generally means a relationship in which the associated object is an "or" before and after.

It should be noted that the techniques described in the embodiments of the present application are not limited to long term evolution (Long Term Evolution, LTE)/LTE evolution (LTE-Advanced, LTE-a) systems, but may also be used in other wireless communication systems, such as code division multiple access (Code Division Multiple Access, CDMA), time division multiple access (Time Division Multiple Access, TDMA), frequency division multiple access (Frequency Division Multiple Access, FDMA), orthogonal frequency division multiple access (Orthogonal Frequency Divisi) on Multiple Access, OFDMA), single-carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access, SC-FDMA), and other systems. The terms "system" and "network" in embodiments of the application are often used interchangeably, and the techniques described may be used for both the above-mentioned systems and radio technologies, as well as other systems and radio technologies. The following description describes a New air interface (NR) system for purposes of example and uses NR terminology in much of the description that follows, but these techniques are also applicable to applications other than NR system applications, such as generation 6 (6) ^th Generation, 6G) communication system.

Fig. 1 shows a block diagram of a wireless communication system to which an embodiment of the present application is applicable. The wireless communication system includes a terminal 11, a terminal 13, and a network-side device 12. The terminals 11 and 13 may be mobile phones, tablet computers (Tablet Personal Computer), laptop computers (Laptop computers) or terminal-side devices called notebook computers, personal digital assistants (Personal Digital Assistant, PDA), palm computers, netbooks, ultra-mobile personal computers (ultra-mobile personal Computer, UMPC), mobile internet appliances (Mobile Internet Device, MID), augmented reality (augmented reality, AR)/Virtual Reality (VR) devices, robots, wearable devices (e.g., mobile devices), vehicle-mounted devices (VUE), pedestrian terminals (PUE), smart home (home devices with wireless communication function, such as refrigerators, televisions, washing machines, furniture, etc.), game machines, personal computers (personal Computer, PC), teller machines, or self-service machines, and the Wearable devices include: intelligent wrist-watch, intelligent bracelet, intelligent earphone, intelligent glasses, intelligent ornament (intelligent bracelet, intelligent ring, intelligent necklace, intelligent anklet, intelligent foot chain etc.), intelligent wrist strap, intelligent clothing etc.. It should be noted that the specific types of the terminals 11 and 13 are not limited in the embodiment of the present application. The network-side device 12 may comprise an access network device or core network device, wherein the access network device may also be referred to as a radio access network device, a radio access network (Radio Access Network, RAN), a radio access network function or a radio access network element. Access network device 12 may include a base station, a WLAN access point, a WiFi node, or the like, which may be referred to as a node B, an evolved node B (eNB), an access point, a base transceiver station (Base Transceiver Station, BTS), a radio base station, a radio transceiver, a basic service set (Basic Service Set, BSS), an extended service set (Extended Service Set, ESS), a home node B, a home evolved node B, a transmission and reception point (Transmitting Receiving Point, TRP), or some other suitable terminology in the art, and the base station is not limited to a particular technical vocabulary so long as the same technical effect is achieved, and it should be noted that in the embodiment of the present application, only a base station in the NR system is described as an example, and the specific type of the base station is not limited.

It should be noted that in this embodiment, if the terminal 11 is out of coverage of the network side device 12, the terminal 11 may complete the positioning process by means of the terminal 12.

The positioning processing method provided by the embodiment of the application is described in detail below through some embodiments and application scenes thereof with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in fig. 2, a positioning processing method according to an embodiment of the present application includes:

step 201, a first terminal sends a first request message;

step 202, the first terminal receives a first response message corresponding to the first request message;

first sidelink measurement information;

the location of the first terminal.

According to steps 201 and 202, the first terminal transmits a first request message and receives a first response message corresponding to the first request message, where the first request message is used to request at least one of the following: the absolute position of the second terminal, the first sidelink measurement information, the first sidelink measurement result and the position of the first terminal are determined by the first terminal through sending the first request message under the scene that the first terminal is out of network coverage or network signals are bad and the positioning on a Uu air interface cannot be executed, so that the position of the first terminal is determined, and the network auxiliary side chain positioning is realized. It should be noted that, in order to be able to obtain a more accurate positioning, the first terminal may send a first request to a plurality of second terminals.

Wherein the absolute position of the second terminal is a Uu measurement result of the second terminal. The position of the first terminal is then obtained on the basis of the absolute position of the second terminal.

For example, the method of the embodiment of the application is applied to a scenario that the first terminal and the first network side device relay through the second terminal, wherein the second terminal is a layer three (L3) terminal, the first terminal sends a first request message to the second terminal, the second terminal obtains the absolute position of the first terminal or the position of the first terminal from the first network side device, and returns a first response message based on the first request message, so that the first terminal can finally obtain the absolute position of the second terminal and/or the position of the first terminal, and the positioning requirement of the first terminal is completed.

It should be noted that, the position of the first terminal is calculated and determined in one of the following manners:

a first terminal that calculates based on an absolute position of the second terminal and a third sidelink measurement result;

a second terminal that calculates based on an absolute position of the second terminal and a third sidelink measurement result;

and the network side equipment calculates based on the absolute position of the second terminal and the third auxiliary link measurement result.

And the third sidelink measurement result is used for indicating a measurement result obtained by sidelink measurement between the first terminal and the second terminal, and specifically comprises at least one of the following:

A first secondary link measurement result, wherein the first secondary link measurement result is determined by the second terminal according to the measurement reference signal of the first terminal and the measurement reference signal of the first terminal according to the second secondary link measurement information in the first request message;

and the second auxiliary link measurement result is determined by the first terminal according to the measurement reference signal of the second terminal and the measurement reference signal of the second terminal.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the first request message includes at least one of:

the identity of the first terminal;

the identity of the second terminal;

second secondary link measurement information;

a second secondary link measurement;

a request type;

the first request indicates.

The second secondary link measurement information, that is, measurement configuration information of the first terminal, includes characteristics of a measurement reference signal of the first terminal, such as identification, power, period, and the like of the measurement reference signal.

The second secondary link measurement result is a measurement result obtained by the first terminal through measuring a secondary link between the first terminal and the second terminal, and includes an angle and/or a distance between the second terminal and the first terminal.

In this embodiment, the first request message may occur during or after the direct link (also referred to as a sidelink) establishment procedure, and may be included in the direct establishment request message, or in the direct link update message, or sent using a dedicated PC5 message.

Optionally, the request type includes at least one of:

a short time request;

long time request.

Wherein a short time request, i.e. an immediate request, indicates that the first terminal requests that the message requested by the first request message is acquired within a relatively short first time period, e.g. the first terminal requests that the message requested by the first request message is acquired immediately.

A long request, i.e. a delayed request, indicates that the first terminal request has acquired the message requested by the first request message for a second, relatively long duration or upon event triggering, e.g. the first terminal request periodically acquires the message requested by the first request message when the first terminal enters the designated area.

Optionally, the first request indication includes at least one of:

a first indication for indicating to obtain an absolute position of the second terminal;

a second instruction, configured to instruct to acquire the first sidelink measurement information;

A third instruction, configured to instruct to acquire the first sidelink measurement result;

and fourth indication, which is used for indicating to acquire the position of the first terminal.

The first request indication indicates the content of the first response message required by the first terminal. That is, if the first request indication includes the first indication, the first response message needs to include the absolute position of the second terminal; if the first request indication comprises the second indication, the first response message comprises first sidelink measurement information; if the first request indication includes the third indication, the first response message includes a first sidelink measurement result; if the first request indication includes the fourth indication, the first response message includes the location of the first terminal.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the first response message includes at least one of:

an absolute position of the second terminal;

the first sidelink measurement information;

the first sidelink measurement;

the location of the first terminal.

That is, the first response message corresponds to a message for the request of the first request message, including at least one of an absolute location of the second terminal, first sidelink measurement information, a first sidelink measurement result, and a location of the first terminal.

Optionally, in this embodiment, after step 202, the method further includes:

in the case that the first response message includes an absolute position of the second terminal, the first terminal determines the position of the first terminal according to the absolute position of the second terminal and a third sidelink measurement result.

That is, after receiving the first response message, if the first response message includes the absolute position of the second terminal, the first terminal calculates the position of the first terminal according to the absolute position of the second terminal and the third sidelink measurement result regardless of whether the first response message further includes the position of the first terminal.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the third sidelink measurement result includes at least one of:

the first sidelink measurement;

and a second secondary link measurement. That is, the third sidelink measurement result includes a first sidelink measurement result and/or a second sidelink measurement result, and the second sidelink measurement result is determined by the first terminal according to the measurement reference signal of the second terminal and the measurement reference signal of the second terminal.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the first sidelink measurement result includes at least one of:

An angle between the second terminal and the first terminal;

distance between the second terminal and the first terminal.

That is, the second terminal receives the measurement reference signal of the first terminal according to the second secondary link measurement information, and determines an angle and/or a distance between the second terminal and the first terminal according to the measurement reference signal of the first terminal; or the first terminal receives the measurement reference signal of the second terminal according to the first sidelink measurement information, and determines the angle and/or the distance between the second terminal and the first terminal according to the measurement reference signal of the second terminal.

Also in this embodiment, the second secondary link measurement comprises at least one of:

an angle between the second terminal and the first terminal;

distance between the second terminal and the first terminal.

Optionally, in this embodiment, before step 201, the method further includes:

the first terminal receives candidate terminal positioning related information;

and the first terminal selects a second terminal according to the candidate terminal positioning related information.

The candidate terminal positioning related information is used for reflecting that the terminal provides network-assisted positioning service, and the first terminal can acquire the position of the first terminal based on the network-assisted positioning service.

That is, the first terminal first selects the second terminal by receiving the candidate terminal positioning related information, where the second terminal is located in the network coverage and can perform ranging and positioning on the Uu interface and the secondary link, and then based on the second terminal, sends the first request message, where the candidate terminal positioning related information is used to embody that the terminal provides the network-assisted positioning service, and the first terminal can obtain its own position based on the network-assisted positioning service. For selecting the second terminal, in order to further improve positioning accuracy, the first terminal may select a plurality of second terminals that satisfy the network-assisted positioning service.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the candidate terminal positioning related information includes at least one of:

candidate terminal positioning capability information;

service network positioning capability information;

and measuring accuracy.

In this embodiment, the candidate positioning terminal capability information includes a capability or method of sidelink ranging and/or positioning of the terminal, i.e., the terminal has the capability of sidelink ranging and/or positioning, and may provide sidelink measurement results/information to the first terminal or the network side.

The service network location capability information includes the capability expressed in that the network side can determine the location of the first terminal based on the sidelink measurement result/information and the location of the second terminal and provide the first terminal with the capability.

Measurement accuracy, which is used to indicate the accuracy of sidelink measurements obtained from the sidelink ranging and/or positioning capabilities.

That is, in order for a second terminal (including a first terminal) to learn candidate terminal positioning related information of the second terminal, the second terminal may broadcast or transmit the candidate terminal positioning related information to the neighboring terminal, so that the first terminal may receive the candidate terminal positioning related information, and when the first terminal is out of network coverage or because a network signal is poor, a sidelink measurement and positioning service that requires network assistance, and a scenario where measurement accuracy is achieved, the first terminal may select the second terminal and transmit a first request message to the second terminal to calculate and/or determine a location of the first terminal.

In summary, the first terminal sends a first request message and receives a first response message corresponding to the first request message, where the first request message is used to request at least one of the following: the absolute position of the second terminal, the first sidelink measurement information, the first sidelink measurement result and the position of the first terminal are determined by the first terminal through sending the first request message under the scene that the first terminal is out of network coverage or network signals are bad and positioning on a Uu air interface cannot be executed, so that the position of the first terminal is determined, and the positioning process is realized.

According to the positioning processing method provided by the embodiment of the application, the execution main body can be a positioning processing device. The embodiment of the application takes a positioning processing device executing a positioning processing method as an example, and describes the positioning processing device provided by the embodiment of the application.

As shown in fig. 3, a positioning processing apparatus 300 according to an embodiment of the present application includes:

a first sending module 310, configured to send a first request message;

a first receiving module 320, configured to receive a first response message corresponding to the first request message;

first sidelink measurement information;

the location of the first terminal.

Optionally, the apparatus, wherein the first request message includes at least one of:

the identity of the first terminal;

the identity of the second terminal;

second secondary link measurement information;

a second secondary link measurement;

a request type;

The first request indicates.

Optionally, the apparatus, wherein the request type includes at least one of:

a short time request;

long time request.

Optionally, the apparatus of claim, wherein the first request indication includes at least one of:

Optionally, the apparatus, wherein the first response message includes at least one of:

an absolute position of the second terminal;

the first sidelink measurement information;

the first sidelink measurement;

the location of the first terminal.

Optionally, the apparatus further comprises:

and the first determining module is used for determining the position of the first terminal according to the absolute position of the second terminal and a third auxiliary link measurement result when the first response message comprises the absolute position of the second terminal.

Optionally, the apparatus, wherein the third sidelink measurement comprises at least one of:

The first sidelink measurement;

and a second secondary link measurement.

Optionally, the apparatus, wherein the first sidelink measurement result includes at least one of:

an angle between the second terminal and the first terminal;

distance between the second terminal and the first terminal.

Optionally, the apparatus further comprises:

a fourth receiving module, configured to receive candidate terminal positioning related information;

and the first selection module is used for selecting a second terminal according to the candidate terminal positioning related information.

Optionally, the apparatus, wherein the candidate terminal positioning related information includes at least one of:

candidate terminal positioning capability information;

service network positioning capability information;

and measuring accuracy.

The positioning processing device of this embodiment sends a first request message and receives a first response message corresponding to the first request message, where the first request message is used to request at least one of the following: the absolute position of the second terminal, the first sidelink measurement information, the first sidelink measurement result and the position of the first terminal are obtained by sending the first request message under the scene that the first terminal is out of network coverage or network signals are bad and the positioning on a Uu air interface cannot be executed, so that the relative positioning with the second terminal in the network coverage is obtained, and the network auxiliary side chain positioning is realized.

The positioning processing device in the embodiment of the application can be an electronic device, for example, an electronic device with an operating system, or can be a component in the electronic device, for example, an integrated circuit or a chip. The electronic device may be a terminal, or may be other devices than a terminal. By way of example, terminals may include, but are not limited to, the types of terminals 11 listed above, other devices may be servers, network attached storage (Network Attached Storage, NAS), etc., and embodiments of the application are not specifically limited.

The positioning processing device provided by the embodiment of the application can realize each process realized by the method embodiment of fig. 2 and achieve the same technical effect, and in order to avoid repetition, the description is omitted here.

As shown in fig. 4, a positioning processing method according to an embodiment of the present application includes:

step 401, a second terminal receives a first request message;

step 402, the second terminal sends a first response message corresponding to the first request message;

first sidelink measurement information;

the location of the first terminal.

According to steps 401 and 402, the second terminal receives the first request message and transmits a first response message corresponding to the first request message, where the first request message is used to request at least one of the following: the absolute position of the second terminal, the first sidelink measurement information, the first sidelink measurement result and the position of the first terminal are determined by the second terminal through receiving the first request message under the condition that the first terminal is out of network coverage or network signals are bad and positioning on a Uu air interface cannot be executed, so that the position of the first terminal is determined and network auxiliary side chain positioning is realized.

the identity of the first terminal;

the identity of the second terminal;

second secondary link measurement information;

a second secondary link measurement;

a request type;

the first request indicates.

An absolute position of the second terminal;

the first sidelink measurement information;

the first sidelink measurement;

the location of the first terminal.

Optionally, in this embodiment, after step 401, the method further includes:

the second terminal receives the measurement reference signal of the first terminal according to the second auxiliary link measurement information;

and the second terminal obtains the measurement result of the first sidelink according to the measurement reference signal.

That is, the second terminal receives the measurement reference signal of the first terminal according to the second sub-link measurement information after receiving the second sub-link measurement information in the first request information, and determines the first sub-link measurement result according to the measurement reference signal of the first terminal.

Optionally, in this embodiment, further includes:

the second terminal sends a second request message;

the second terminal receives a second response message corresponding to the second request message;

wherein the second request message is for requesting at least one of:

the position of the first terminal;

an absolute position of the second terminal.

It should be noted that, the second terminal may request the absolute position of the second terminal, and calculate and determine the position of the first terminal according to the measurement result of the first sidelink; alternatively, the second terminal may also directly request the location of the first terminal.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the second request message includes at least one of:

the identity of the first terminal;

the identity of the second terminal;

a third sidelink measurement; a request type;

a second request indication;

wherein the third sidelink measurement comprises at least one of:

the first sidelink measurement;

and a second secondary link measurement.

The first auxiliary link measurement result and the second auxiliary link measurement result are used for indicating measurement results obtained by measuring an auxiliary link between the first terminal and the second terminal, wherein the first auxiliary link measurement result is determined by the second terminal according to measurement reference signals of the first terminal and the second terminal according to the second auxiliary link measurement information in the first request message; the second secondary link measurement result is determined by the first terminal according to the measurement reference signal of the second terminal and the measurement reference signal of the second terminal.

The request type includes at least one of:

a short time request, i.e. an immediate request, indicates that the second terminal requests that the message requested by the second request message is acquired within a relatively short first time period, e.g. the second terminal requests that the message requested by the second request message is acquired immediately.

A long request, i.e. a delayed request, indicates that the second terminal request gets the message requested by the second request message when the partner triggers the event within a relatively long second duration, e.g. the second terminal request gets the message requested by the second request message periodically when the second terminal enters the designated area.

And, the second request indication includes at least one of:

a fifth instruction, configured to obtain a location of the first terminal;

and a sixth instruction for acquiring an absolute position of the second terminal.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the second reply message includes at least one of:

the position of the first terminal;

an absolute position of the second terminal.

That is, the second response message corresponds to a message for the request of the second request message, including the location of the first terminal and/or the absolute location of the second terminal.

Optionally, in this embodiment, the location of the first terminal is determined by the network side device according to the absolute location of the second terminal and the third sidelink measurement result after determining the absolute location of the second terminal.

In this embodiment, the network side equipment comprises an access and mobility management function (Access and Mobility Management Function, AMF) and a location management function (Location Management Function, LMF).

Here, the procedure of the network side device determining the absolute position of the second terminal is as follows:

the AMF receives the second request message, and selects an LMF with the capability of calculating the position of the first terminal based on the absolute position of the second terminal and the measurement result of the first auxiliary link;

the AMF sends the second request message to the selected LMF;

and the LMF receives the second request message, performs a positioning process on a Uu interface of the second terminal and obtains the absolute position of the second terminal.

Further, the LMF calculates and determines the location of the first terminal according to the third sidelink measurement result in the second request message and the obtained absolute location of the second terminal, and sends a second response message including the location of the first terminal and/or the absolute location of the second terminal to the AMF, and the AMF receives the second response message and sends the second response message to the second terminal.

Optionally, in this embodiment, after the second terminal receives the second response message corresponding to the second request message, the method further includes:

and in the case that the second response message comprises the absolute position of the second terminal, the second terminal determines the position of the first terminal according to the absolute position of the second terminal and a third sidelink measurement result.

That is, after receiving the second response message, if the second response message includes the absolute position of the second terminal, the second terminal may still calculate the position of the first terminal according to the absolute position of the second terminal and the third sidelink measurement result, regardless of whether the second response message further includes the position of the first terminal.

Optionally, in this embodiment, before step 401, the method further includes:

and the second terminal sends candidate terminal positioning related information.

candidate terminal positioning capability information;

service network positioning capability information;

and measuring accuracy.

The application of the method according to the embodiment of the present application will be described with reference to fig. 5 to 8.

Scenario one, as shown in fig. 5, specifically describes a procedure of determining the location of the first terminal:

in step 501, the first terminal receives positioning related information of a candidate terminal, and selects a second terminal.

Step 502, the first terminal sends a first request message to the second terminal.

In step 503, the second terminal receives the first request message and triggers a mobile (device) -initiated location request (5 GC-Mobile Originated Location Request,5 GC-MO-LR) procedure. The second terminal can receive the measurement reference signal of the first terminal according to the second secondary link measurement information in the first request message, and obtain a first secondary link measurement result according to the measurement reference signal of the first terminal.

The second terminal sends a second request message (e.g., MO-LR request) including the third sidelink measurement result to the AMF, step 504.

In step 505, the amf receives the second request message, selects an LMF, and sends the second request message to the selected LMF.

In step 506, the lmf receives the second request message, performs a positioning procedure on the Uu interface of the second terminal, and obtains an absolute position of the second terminal.

In step 507, the lmf calculates the location of the first terminal based on the third sidelink measurement result in the second request message and the absolute location of the second terminal.

In step 508, the lmf sends a second response message (e.g., MO-LR response) to the AMF including the location of the first terminal and the absolute location of the second terminal.

In step 509, the amf receives the second response message and sends the second response message to the second terminal.

Step 510, the second terminal sends a first response message including the location of the first terminal to the first terminal.

In step 511, the first terminal receives the first response message and determines the location of the first terminal.

Scene two, as shown in fig. 6, specifically describes a procedure of determining the position of the first terminal:

steps 601 to 606 are the same as steps 501 to 506 described above.

In step 607, the lmf transmits a second response message (e.g., MO-LR response) including the absolute location of the second terminal to the AMF.

In step 608, the amf receives the second response message and sends the second response message to the second terminal.

In step 609, the second terminal receives the second response message, and calculates the position of the first terminal according to the third sidelink measurement result and the absolute position of the second terminal.

In step 610, the second terminal sends a first response message including the location of the first terminal to the first terminal.

In step 611, the first terminal receives the first response message and determines the location of the first terminal.

Scenario three, as shown in fig. 7, specifically illustrates a procedure of determining the location of the first terminal:

steps 701 to 708 are the same as steps 601 to 608 described above.

The second terminal sends a first response message comprising the absolute position of the second terminal and the first sidelink measurement to the first terminal, step 709.

In step 710, the first terminal receives the first response message, and calculates and determines the position of the first terminal according to the absolute position of the second terminal and the first sidelink measurement result.

Scene four, as shown in fig. 8, specifically describes a procedure of determining the position of the first terminal:

steps 801 to 808 are the same as steps 701 to 708 described above.

Step 809, the second terminal sends a first response message to the first terminal comprising the absolute position of the second terminal and the first sidelink measurement information.

Step 810, the first terminal receives the first response message, receives the measurement reference signal of the second terminal according to the first sidelink measurement information in the first response message, obtains the second sidelink measurement result according to the measurement reference signal of the second terminal, and calculates and determines the position of the first terminal according to the absolute position of the second terminal and the second sidelink measurement result.

In summary, the second terminal receives a first request message and sends a first response message corresponding to the first request message, where the first request message is used to request at least one of the following: the absolute position of the second terminal, the first sidelink measurement information, the first sidelink measurement result and the position of the first terminal are determined by the second terminal through receiving the first request message under the condition that the first terminal is out of network coverage or network signals are bad and positioning on a Uu air interface cannot be executed, so that the position of the first terminal is determined and network auxiliary side chain positioning is realized.

As shown in fig. 9, a positioning processing apparatus 900 according to an embodiment of the present application includes:

a second receiving module 910, configured to receive the first request message;

a second sending module 920, configured to send a first response message corresponding to the first request message;

first sidelink measurement information;

the location of the first terminal.

the identity of the first terminal;

the identity of the second terminal;

second secondary link measurement information;

a second secondary link measurement;

a request type;

the first request indicates.

an absolute position of the second terminal;

the first sidelink measurement information;

the first sidelink measurement;

The location of the first terminal.

Optionally, the apparatus further comprises:

a fifth receiving module, configured to receive a measurement reference signal of the first terminal according to the second sub-link measurement information;

and the first obtaining module is used for obtaining the first sidelink measurement result according to the measurement reference signal.

Optionally, the apparatus further comprises:

a fourth sending module, configured to send a second request message;

a sixth receiving module, configured to receive a second response message corresponding to the second request message;

wherein the second request message is for requesting at least one of:

the position of the first terminal;

an absolute position of the second terminal.

Optionally, the apparatus, wherein the second request message includes at least one of:

the identity of the first terminal;

the identity of the second terminal;

a third sidelink measurement; a request type;

a second request indication;

wherein the third sidelink measurement comprises at least one of:

the first sidelink measurement;

and a second secondary link measurement.

Optionally, the apparatus, wherein the second response message includes at least one of:

The position of the first terminal;

an absolute position of the second terminal.

Optionally, the apparatus, wherein the location of the first terminal is determined by the network side device according to the absolute location of the second terminal and the third sidelink measurement result after determining the absolute location of the second terminal.

Optionally, the apparatus further comprises:

and the second determining module is used for determining the position of the first terminal according to the absolute position of the second terminal and a third sidelink measurement result when the second response message comprises the absolute position of the second terminal.

Optionally, the apparatus further comprises:

and the fifth sending module is used for sending the candidate terminal positioning related information.

candidate terminal positioning capability information;

service network positioning capability information;

and measuring accuracy.

The positioning processing device of this embodiment receives a first request message and transmits a first response message corresponding to the first request message, where the first request message is used to request at least one of the following: the absolute position of the second terminal, the first sidelink measurement information, the first sidelink measurement result and the position of the first terminal are determined by the second terminal through receiving the first request message under the condition that the first terminal is out of network coverage or network signals are bad and positioning on a Uu air interface cannot be executed, so that the position of the first terminal is determined and network auxiliary side chain positioning is realized.

The positioning processing device in the embodiment of the application can be an electronic device, for example, an electronic device with an operating system, or can be a component in the electronic device, for example, an integrated circuit or a chip. The electronic device may be a terminal, or may be other devices than a terminal. By way of example, terminals may include, but are not limited to, the types of terminals 13 listed above, other devices may be servers, network attached storage (Network Attached Storage, NAS), etc., and embodiments of the application are not specifically limited.

The positioning processing device provided by the embodiment of the present application can implement each process implemented by the method embodiment of fig. 4, and achieve the same technical effects, and in order to avoid repetition, a detailed description is omitted here.

As shown in fig. 10, a positioning processing method according to an embodiment of the present application includes:

step 1001, the network side device receives a second request message;

step 1002, the network side device sends a second response message corresponding to the second request message;

wherein the second request message is for requesting at least one of:

the position of the first terminal;

absolute position of the second terminal.

According to step 1001 and step 1002, the network side device receives a second request message, and sends a second response message corresponding to the second request message, where the second request message is used to request the location of the first terminal and/or the absolute location of the second terminal, so that the location of the first terminal and/or the absolute location of the second terminal are obtained through the second request message, thereby implementing network auxiliary side chain positioning.

the identity of the first terminal;

the identity of the second terminal;

a third sidelink measurement; a request type;

a second request indication;

wherein the third sidelink measurement comprises at least one of:

the first sidelink measurement;

and a second secondary link measurement.

the position of the first terminal;

an absolute position of the second terminal.

Optionally, in this embodiment, after step 1001, the method further includes:

and in the case that the second request message comprises the third auxiliary link measurement result, the network side equipment determines the absolute position of the second terminal, and determines the position of the first terminal according to the third auxiliary link measurement result and the absolute position of the second terminal.

In summary, the network side device receives the second request message and sends a second response message corresponding to the second request message, where the second request message is used to request the position of the first terminal and/or the absolute position of the second terminal, so that the position of the first terminal and/or the absolute position of the second terminal is obtained through the second request message, thereby implementing network auxiliary side chain positioning.

As shown in fig. 11, a positioning processing apparatus 1100 according to an embodiment of the present application includes:

a third receiving module 1110, configured to receive a second request message;

a third sending module 1120, configured to send a second response message corresponding to the second request message;

wherein the second request message is for requesting at least one of:

the position of the first terminal;

absolute position of the second terminal.

the identity of the first terminal;

the identity of the second terminal;

a third sidelink measurement; a request type;

a second request indication;

wherein the third sidelink measurement comprises at least one of:

the first sidelink measurement;

and a second secondary link measurement.

the position of the first terminal;

An absolute position of the second terminal.

Optionally, the apparatus further comprises:

and a third determining module, configured to determine, when the second request message includes the third sidelink measurement result, an absolute position of the second terminal, and determine, according to the third sidelink measurement result and the absolute position of the second terminal, the position of the first terminal.

The positioning processing device of the embodiment receives a second request message and sends a second response message corresponding to the second request message, where the second request message is used to request the position of the first terminal and/or the absolute position of the second terminal, so that the position of the first terminal and/or the absolute position of the second terminal is obtained through the second request message, thereby implementing network auxiliary side chain positioning.

The positioning processing device in the embodiment of the application can be an electronic device, for example, an electronic device with an operating system, or can be a component in the electronic device, for example, an integrated circuit or a chip. The electronic device may be a network-side device, or may be other devices other than a network-side device. By way of example, the terminals may include, but are not limited to, the types of network side devices 12 listed above, and the other devices may be servers, network attached storage (Network Attached Storage, NAS), etc., and embodiments of the present application are not limited in detail.

The positioning processing device provided by the embodiment of the present application can implement each process implemented by the method embodiment of fig. 10, and achieve the same technical effects, and in order to avoid repetition, a detailed description is omitted here.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 12, the embodiment of the present application further provides a communication device 1200, including a processor 1201 and a memory 1202, where the memory 1202 stores a program or an instruction that can be executed on the processor 1201, for example, when the communication device 1200 is a first terminal, the program or the instruction implements the steps of the positioning processing method embodiment described above when executed by the processor 1201, and the same technical effects can be achieved. When the communication device 1200 is a second terminal, the program or the instructions, when executed by the processor 1201, implement the steps of the positioning processing method embodiment described above, and achieve the same technical effects. When the communication device 1200 is a network side device, the program or the instruction, when executed by the processor 1201, implements the steps of the foregoing positioning processing method embodiment, and the same technical effects can be achieved, so that repetition is avoided, and no further description is given here.

The embodiment of the application also provides a terminal, which comprises a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is used for sending a first request message; receiving a first response message corresponding to the first request message; wherein the first request message is used for requesting at least one of the following:

first sidelink measurement information;

the location of the first terminal.

The terminal embodiment corresponds to the method embodiment executed by the first terminal, and each implementation process and implementation manner of the method embodiment can be applied to the terminal embodiment, and the same technical effects can be achieved. Specifically, fig. 13 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of a terminal for implementing an embodiment of the present application.

The terminal 1300 includes, but is not limited to: at least some of the components of the radio frequency unit 1301, the network module 1302, the audio output unit 1303, the input unit 1304, the sensor 1305, the display unit 1306, the user input unit 1307, the interface unit 1308, the memory 1309, the processor 1310, and the like.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the terminal 1300 may further include a power source (e.g., a battery) for supplying power to the various components, and the power source may be logically connected to the processor 1310 through a power management system, so as to perform functions of managing charging, discharging, and power consumption management through the power management system. The terminal structure shown in fig. 13 does not constitute a limitation of the terminal, and the terminal may include more or less components than shown, or may combine certain components, or may be arranged in different components, which will not be described in detail herein.

It should be appreciated that in embodiments of the present application, the input unit 1304 may include a graphics processing unit (Graphics Processing Unit, GPU) 13041 and a microphone 13042, with the graphics processor 13041 processing image data of still pictures or video obtained by an image capturing device (e.g., a camera) in a video capturing mode or an image capturing mode. The display unit 1306 may include a display panel 13061, and the display panel 13061 may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display, an organic light emitting diode, or the like. The user input unit 1307 includes at least one of a touch panel 13071 and other input devices 13072. The touch panel 13071 is also referred to as a touch screen. The touch panel 13071 can include two parts, a touch detection device and a touch controller. Other input devices 13072 may include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (e.g., volume control keys, switch keys, etc.), a trackball, a mouse, a joystick, and so forth, which are not described in detail herein.

In the embodiment of the present application, after receiving downlink data from a network side device, the radio frequency unit 1301 may transmit the downlink data to the processor 1310 for processing; in addition, the radio frequency unit 1301 may send uplink data to the network side device. Typically, the radio unit 1301 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, an amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low noise amplifier, a duplexer, and the like.

Memory 1309 may be used to store software programs or instructions and various data. The memory 1309 may mainly include a first memory area storing programs or instructions and a second memory area storing data, wherein the first memory area may store an operating system, application programs or instructions (such as a sound playing function, an image playing function, etc.) required for at least one function, and the like. Further, the memory 1309 may include volatile memory or nonvolatile memory, or the memory 1309 may include both volatile and nonvolatile memory. The nonvolatile Memory may be a Read-Only Memory (ROM), a Programmable ROM (PROM), an Erasable PROM (EPROM), an Electrically Erasable EPROM (EEPROM), or a flash Memory. The volatile memory may be random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), static RAM (SRAM), dynamic RAM (DRAM), synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), double Data Rate SDRAM (ddr SDRAM), enhanced SDRAM (Enhanced SDRAM), synchronous DRAM (SLDRAM), and Direct RAM (DRRAM). Memory 1309 in embodiments of the application include, but are not limited to, these and any other suitable types of memory.

The processor 1310 may include one or more processing units; optionally, processor 1310 integrates an application processor that primarily handles operations related to the operating system, user interface, and applications, and a modem processor that primarily handles wireless communication signals, such as a baseband processor. It will be appreciated that the modem processor described above may not be integrated into the processor 1310.

The radio frequency unit 1301 is configured to send a first request message; receiving a first response message corresponding to the first request message;

first sidelink measurement information;

the location of the first terminal.

Thus, by sending a first request message, a first response message corresponding to the first request message is received, and the first request message is used for requesting at least one of the following: the absolute position of the second terminal, the first sidelink measurement information, the first sidelink measurement result and the position of the first terminal are determined by the first terminal through sending the first request message under the scene that the first terminal is out of network coverage or network signals are bad and positioning on a Uu air interface cannot be executed, so that the position of the first terminal is determined, and network auxiliary side chain positioning is realized.

Optionally, the first request message includes at least one of:

the identity of the first terminal;

the identity of the second terminal;

second secondary link measurement information;

a second secondary link measurement;

a request type;

the first request indicates.

Optionally, the request type includes at least one of:

a short time request;

long time request.

Optionally, the first request indication includes at least one of:

Optionally, the first response message includes at least one of:

an absolute position of the second terminal;

the first sidelink measurement information;

the first sidelink measurement;

the location of the first terminal.

Optionally, the processor 1310 is configured to, in a case where the first response message includes an absolute position of the second terminal, determine, by the first terminal, a position of the first terminal according to the absolute position of the second terminal and a third sidelink measurement result.

Optionally, the third sidelink measurement comprises at least one of:

the first sidelink measurement;

and a second secondary link measurement.

Optionally, the first sidelink measurement result includes at least one of:

an angle between the second terminal and the first terminal;

distance between the second terminal and the first terminal.

Optionally, the radio frequency unit 1301 is further configured to receive candidate terminal positioning related information.

Optionally, the processor 1310 is further configured to select a second terminal according to the candidate terminal positioning related information.

Optionally, the candidate terminal positioning related information includes at least one of the following:

candidate terminal positioning capability information;

service network positioning capability information;

and measuring accuracy.

The embodiment of the application also provides a terminal, which comprises a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is used for receiving the first request message; transmitting a first response message corresponding to the first request message;

first sidelink measurement information;

the location of the first terminal.

The terminal embodiment corresponds to the method embodiment executed by the second terminal, and each implementation process and implementation manner of the method embodiment can be applied to the terminal embodiment, and the same technical effects can be achieved. Specifically, the hardware structure of the terminal may also be as shown in fig. 13.

At this time, the radio frequency unit 1301 is configured to receive a first request message; transmitting a first response message corresponding to the first request message; wherein the first request message is used for requesting at least one of the following:

first sidelink measurement information;

the location of the first terminal.

Thus, by receiving a first request message, a first response message corresponding to the first request message is sent, and the first request message is used for requesting at least one of the following: the absolute position of the second terminal, the first sidelink measurement information, the first sidelink measurement result and the position of the first terminal are determined, so that the second terminal obtains the relative positioning with the first terminal by receiving the first request message under the scene that the first terminal is out of network coverage or network signals are bad and the positioning on a Uu air interface cannot be executed, and the network auxiliary side chain positioning is realized.

Optionally, the first request message includes at least one of:

the identity of the first terminal;

the identity of the second terminal;

second secondary link measurement information;

a second secondary link measurement;

a request type;

the first request indicates.

Optionally, the first response message includes at least one of:

an absolute position of the second terminal;

the first sidelink measurement information;

the first sidelink measurement;

the location of the first terminal.

Optionally, the radio frequency unit 1301 is further configured to receive a measurement reference signal of the first terminal according to the second sidelink measurement information; and obtaining the first sidelink measurement result according to the measurement reference signal.

Optionally, the radio frequency unit 1301 is further configured to send a second request message; receiving a second response message corresponding to the second request message;

wherein the second request message is for requesting at least one of:

the position of the first terminal;

an absolute position of the second terminal.

Optionally, the second request message includes at least one of:

the identity of the first terminal;

the identity of the second terminal;

A third sidelink measurement; a request type;

a second request indication;

wherein the third sidelink measurement comprises at least one of:

the first sidelink measurement;

and a second secondary link measurement.

Optionally, the second response message includes at least one of:

the position of the first terminal;

an absolute position of the second terminal.

Optionally, the position of the first terminal is determined by the network side device according to the absolute position of the second terminal and the third sidelink measurement result after the absolute position of the second terminal is determined.

Optionally, the processor 1310 is configured to determine, if the second response message includes an absolute position of the second terminal, the position of the first terminal according to the absolute position of the second terminal and a third sidelink measurement result.

Optionally, the radio frequency unit 1301 is further configured to send candidate terminal positioning related information.

candidate terminal positioning capability information;

service network positioning capability information;

and measuring accuracy.

The embodiment of the application also provides network side equipment which comprises a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is used for receiving the second request message; transmitting a second response message corresponding to the second request message; wherein the second request message is for requesting at least one of: the position of the first terminal; absolute position of the second terminal. The network side device embodiment corresponds to the network side device method embodiment, and each implementation process and implementation manner of the method embodiment can be applied to the network side device embodiment, and the same technical effects can be achieved.

Specifically, the embodiment of the application also provides network side equipment. As shown in fig. 14, the network side device 1400 includes: a processor 1401, a network interface 1402 and a memory 1403. The network interface 1402 is, for example, a common public radio interface (common public radio interface, CPRI).

Specifically, the network side device 1400 of the embodiment of the present application further includes: the processor 1401 invokes an instruction or a program stored in the memory 1403 and capable of running on the processor y01 to execute the method executed by each module shown in fig. 11, and achieves the same technical effect, and is not described herein for avoiding repetition.

The embodiment of the application also provides a readable storage medium, on which a program or an instruction is stored, which when executed by a processor, implements each process of the above positioning processing method embodiment, and can achieve the same technical effects, and in order to avoid repetition, the description is omitted here.

Wherein the processor is a processor in the terminal described in the above embodiment. The readable storage medium includes computer readable storage medium such as computer readable memory ROM, random access memory RAM, magnetic or optical disk, etc.

The embodiment of the application further provides a chip, which comprises a processor and a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled with the processor, and the processor is used for running programs or instructions to realize the processes of the positioning processing method embodiment, and the same technical effects can be achieved, so that repetition is avoided, and the description is omitted here.

It should be understood that the chips referred to in the embodiments of the present application may also be referred to as system-on-chip chips, or the like.

The embodiments of the present application further provide a computer program/program product stored in a storage medium, where the computer program/program product is executed by at least one processor to implement each process of the above positioning processing method embodiment, and achieve the same technical effects, and are not repeated herein.

The embodiment of the application also provides a positioning processing system, which comprises: the first terminal, the second terminal and the network side device, wherein the first terminal and the second terminal can be used for executing the steps of the positioning processing method in each embodiment of the disclosure, and the network side device can be used for executing the steps of the positioning processing method as described above.

It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element. Furthermore, it should be noted that the scope of the methods and apparatus in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to performing the functions in the order shown or discussed, but may also include performing the functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in an opposite order depending on the functions involved, e.g., the described methods may be performed in an order different from that described, and various steps may be added, omitted, or combined. Additionally, features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

From the above description of the embodiments, it will be clear to those skilled in the art that the above-described embodiment method may be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform, but of course may also be implemented by means of hardware, but in many cases the former is a preferred embodiment. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present application may be embodied essentially or in a part contributing to the prior art in the form of a computer software product stored in a storage medium (e.g. ROM/RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk) comprising instructions for causing a terminal (which may be a mobile phone, a computer, a server, an air conditioner, or a network device, etc.) to perform the method according to the embodiments of the present application.

The embodiments of the present application have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above-described embodiments, which are merely illustrative and not restrictive, and many forms may be made by those having ordinary skill in the art without departing from the spirit of the present application and the scope of the claims, which are to be protected by the present application.

Claims

1. A positioning processing method, comprising:

the first terminal sends a first request message;

first sidelink measurement information;

the location of the first terminal.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first request message comprises at least one of:

The identity of the first terminal;

the identity of the second terminal;

second secondary link measurement information;

a second secondary link measurement;

a request type;

the first request indicates.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the request type comprises at least one of:

a short time request;

long time request.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the first request indication comprises at least one of:

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first response message comprises at least one of:

an absolute position of the second terminal;

the first sidelink measurement information;

the first sidelink measurement;

the location of the first terminal.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein after the first terminal receives the first response message corresponding to the first request message, further comprising:

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the third sidelink measurement comprises at least one of:

the first sidelink measurement;

and a second secondary link measurement.

8. The method of claim 1 or 5 or 7, wherein the first sidelink measurement comprises at least one of:

an angle between the second terminal and the first terminal;

distance between the second terminal and the first terminal.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein before the first terminal sends the first request message, further comprising:

the first terminal receives candidate terminal positioning related information;

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the candidate terminal positioning related information comprises at least one of:

candidate terminal positioning capability information;

Service network positioning capability information;

and measuring accuracy.

11. A positioning processing method, comprising:

the second terminal receives the first request message;

first sidelink measurement information;

the location of the first terminal.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the first request message comprises at least one of:

the identity of the first terminal;

the identity of the second terminal;

second secondary link measurement information;

a second secondary link measurement;

a request type;

the first request indicates.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the first response message comprises at least one of:

an absolute position of the second terminal;

the first sidelink measurement information;

The first sidelink measurement;

the location of the first terminal.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein after the second terminal receives the first request message, further comprising:

15. The method according to claim 11 or 14, further comprising:

the second terminal sends a second request message;

wherein the second request message is for requesting at least one of:

the position of the first terminal;

an absolute position of the second terminal.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the second request message comprises at least one of:

the identity of the first terminal;

the identity of the second terminal;

a third sidelink measurement; a request type;

a second request indication;

wherein the third sidelink measurement comprises at least one of:

The first sidelink measurement;

and a second secondary link measurement.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the second reply message comprises at least one of:

the position of the first terminal;

an absolute position of the second terminal.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the location of the first terminal is determined by the network side device based on the absolute location of the second terminal and a third sidelink measurement result after determining the absolute location of the second terminal.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein after the second terminal receives the second response message corresponding to the second request message, further comprising:

20. The method of claim 11, wherein prior to the second terminal receiving the first request message, further comprising:

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the candidate terminal positioning related information comprises at least one of:

candidate terminal positioning capability information;

service network positioning capability information;

and measuring accuracy.

22. A positioning processing method, comprising:

the network side equipment receives the second request message;

wherein the second request message is for requesting at least one of:

the position of the first terminal;

absolute position of the second terminal.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the second request message comprises at least one of:

the identity of the first terminal;

the identity of the second terminal;

a third sidelink measurement; a request type;

a second request indication;

wherein the third sidelink measurement comprises at least one of:

a first sidelink measurement;

and a second secondary link measurement.

24. The method of claim 22, wherein the second reply message comprises at least one of:

the position of the first terminal;

An absolute position of the second terminal.

25. The method according to claim 23, wherein after the network side device receives the second request message, further comprising:

26. A positioning processing apparatus, comprising:

the first sending module is used for sending a first request message;

first sidelink measurement information;

the location of the first terminal.

27. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the first request message comprises at least one of:

The identity of the first terminal;

the identity of the second terminal;

second secondary link measurement information;

a second secondary link measurement;

a request type;

the first request indicates.

28. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the first reply message comprises at least one of:

an absolute position of the second terminal;

the first sidelink measurement information;

the first sidelink measurement;

the location of the first terminal.

29. A positioning processing apparatus, comprising:

the second receiving module is used for receiving the first request message;

first sidelink measurement information;

the location of the first terminal.

30. The apparatus of claim 29, wherein the first request message comprises at least one of:

The identity of the first terminal;

the identity of the second terminal;

second secondary link measurement information;

a second secondary link measurement;

a request type;

the first request indicates.

31. The apparatus of claim 29, wherein the first reply message comprises at least one of:

an absolute position of the second terminal;

the first sidelink measurement information;

the first sidelink measurement;

the location of the first terminal.

32. A positioning processing apparatus, comprising:

a third receiving module, configured to receive a second request message;

wherein the second request message is for requesting at least one of:

the position of the first terminal;

absolute position of the second terminal.

33. The apparatus of claim 32, wherein the second request message comprises at least one of:

the identity of the first terminal;

the identity of the second terminal;

a third sidelink measurement; a request type;

a second request indication;

wherein the third sidelink measurement comprises at least one of:

A first sidelink measurement;

and a second secondary link measurement.

34. The apparatus of claim 32, wherein the second reply message comprises at least one of:

the position of the first terminal;

an absolute position of the second terminal.

35. A terminal comprising a processor and a memory storing a program or instructions executable on the processor, which when executed by the processor, performs the steps of the positioning processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, or performs the steps of the positioning processing method according to any one of claims 11 to 21.

36. A network side device comprising a processor and a memory storing a program or instructions executable on the processor, which when executed by the processor, implement the steps of the positioning processing method of any of claims 22 to 25.

37. A readable storage medium, characterized in that the readable storage medium stores thereon a program or instructions, which when executed by a processor, implements the positioning processing method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, or implements the positioning processing method according to any one of claims 11 to 21, or implements the steps of the positioning processing method according to any one of claims 22 to 25.