WO2021047454A1 - Procédé d'acquisition d'informations de localisation, procédé de configuration de service de localisation et dispositif de communication - Google Patents

Procédé d'acquisition d'informations de localisation, procédé de configuration de service de localisation et dispositif de communication Download PDF

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WO2021047454A1
WO2021047454A1 PCT/CN2020/113561 CN2020113561W WO2021047454A1 WO 2021047454 A1 WO2021047454 A1 WO 2021047454A1 CN 2020113561 W CN2020113561 W CN 2020113561W WO 2021047454 A1 WO2021047454 A1 WO 2021047454A1
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  • the present disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to a method for acquiring location information, configuring a location service, and a communication device.
  • the terminal uses the location service provided by the mobile network, it usually obtains location information through interaction with the core network.
  • the interaction process between the terminal and the core network is relatively complicated, the terminal has a relatively high time delay when acquiring location information in related technologies.
  • the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a location information acquisition and location service configuration method, and a communication device, so as to solve the problem of relatively high time delay when a terminal acquires location information in related technologies.
  • embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for acquiring location information, which is applied to a base station, and includes:
  • the first operation includes any one of the following:
  • the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a location service configuration method, which is applied to a base station, and includes:
  • the location-related information includes at least one of the following:
  • the location service secret key of the end user is the location service secret key of the end user
  • the location service information of the end user is the location service information of the end user
  • the location service information is obtained by the first network function by initiating a subscription data request to the second network function, and includes at least one of the following:
  • the area information that allows the terminal user to use the location service is provided.
  • embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for acquiring location information, which is applied to a terminal, and includes:
  • the second operation includes any one of the following:
  • embodiments of the present disclosure provide a location service configuration method, which is applied to a terminal, and includes:
  • the rapid positioning capability information of the terminal is used to indicate that the terminal supports rapid positioning.
  • embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for acquiring location information, which is applied to a location management function, including:
  • the third operation includes any one of the following:
  • the base station exchanges positioning data with the terminal, and sends a position determination response message to the base station.
  • embodiments of the present disclosure provide a location service configuration method, which is applied to a location management function, and includes:
  • the location-related information includes at least one of the following:
  • the location service secret key of the end user is the location service secret key of the end user
  • the location service information of the end user is the location service information of the end user
  • the location service information is obtained by the first network function by initiating a subscription data request to the second network function, and includes at least one of the following:
  • the area information that allows the terminal user to use the location service is provided.
  • the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a location service configuration method, which is applied to the first network function, and includes:
  • the fourth operation includes any one of the following:
  • the rapid positioning capability information of the base station includes at least one of the following: indication information indicating that the base station supports rapid positioning, and a list of area information supporting rapid positioning;
  • the first location-related information includes: an area information index list that supports rapid positioning;
  • the second location-related information includes at least one of the following: a location service secret key of the terminal user, and location service information of the terminal user;
  • the location service information includes at least one of the following: instruction information indicating that the terminal user is allowed to use the location service, and area information that allows the terminal user to use the location service.
  • embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication device, where the communication device is a base station, and includes:
  • the first receiving module is configured to receive a location service request message from the terminal
  • the first execution module is used to execute the first operation
  • the first operation includes any one of the following:
  • an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, where the communication device is a base station, and includes:
  • the second receiving module is configured to receive location-related information sent by the first network function
  • the location-related information includes at least one of the following:
  • the location service secret key of the end user is the location service secret key of the end user
  • the location service information of the end user is the location service information of the end user
  • the location service information is obtained by the first network function by initiating a subscription data request to the second network function, and includes at least one of the following:
  • the area information that allows the terminal user to use the location service is provided.
  • an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, where the communication device is a terminal, and includes:
  • the fourth sending module is used to send a location service request message to the base station
  • the second execution module is used to execute the second operation
  • the second operation includes any one of the following:
  • an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device, where the communication device is a terminal and includes:
  • the fifth sending module is used to send the terminal rapid positioning capability information to the first network function
  • the rapid positioning capability information of the terminal is used to indicate that the terminal supports rapid positioning.
  • embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication device, where the communication device has a location management function and includes:
  • the fifth receiving module is configured to receive the location determination request message for the terminal user sent by the base station;
  • the third execution module is used to execute the third operation
  • the third operation includes any one of the following:
  • the base station exchanges positioning data with the terminal, and sends a position determination response message to the base station.
  • embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication device, where the communication device has a location management function and includes:
  • the sixth receiving module is configured to receive location-related information sent by the first network function
  • the location-related information includes at least one of the following:
  • the location service secret key of the end user is the location service secret key of the end user
  • the location service information of the end user is the location service information of the end user
  • the location service information is obtained by the first network function by initiating a subscription data request to the second network function, and includes at least one of the following:
  • the area information that allows the terminal user to use the location service is provided.
  • embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication device, where the communication device is a first network function and includes:
  • the fourth execution module is used to execute the fourth operation
  • the fourth operation includes any one of the following:
  • the rapid positioning capability information of the base station includes at least one of the following: indication information indicating that the base station supports rapid positioning, and a list of area information supporting rapid positioning;
  • the first location-related information includes: an area information index list that supports rapid positioning;
  • the second location-related information includes at least one of the following: a location service secret key of the terminal user, and location service information of the terminal user;
  • the location service information includes at least one of the following: instruction information indicating that the terminal user is allowed to use the location service, and area information that allows the terminal user to use the location service.
  • the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication device, including a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored on the memory and running on the processor, wherein the computer program is The processor implements the steps of the foregoing location information acquisition method or the foregoing location service configuration method when executed.
  • embodiments of the present disclosure provide a computer-readable storage medium with a computer program stored thereon, wherein the computer program is executed by a processor to implement the steps of the location information acquisition method, or the location service The steps of the configuration method.
  • the terminal can directly obtain location information through interaction with the base station, thereby avoiding interaction with the core network, reducing the time delay in obtaining location information, and making location services for terminal users faster.
  • FIG. 1 is one of the flowcharts of the method for acquiring location information according to an embodiment of the disclosure
  • FIG. 2 is one of the flowcharts of the location service configuration method according to the embodiment of the disclosure.
  • FIG. 3 is the second flowchart of the method for acquiring location information according to an embodiment of the disclosure
  • FIG. 5 is the third flowchart of the method for acquiring location information according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
  • FIG. 6 is the third flowchart of the location service configuration method according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
  • FIG. 7 is the fourth flow chart of the location service configuration method according to the embodiment of the disclosure.
  • FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a location service configuration process in application scenario 1 of an embodiment of the disclosure.
  • FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a location service configuration process in application scenario 2 of an embodiment of the disclosure.
  • FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a location information acquisition process in application scenario 3 of an embodiment of the disclosure.
  • FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a location information acquisition process in application scenario 4 of an embodiment of the disclosure.
  • FIG. 12 is one of structural schematic diagrams of a communication device according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
  • FIG. 13 is a second structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
  • FIG. 14 is the third structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
  • FIG. 15 is the fourth structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
  • FIG. 16 is the fifth structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
  • FIG. 17 is a sixth structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
  • FIG. 18 is a seventh structural diagram of a communication device according to an embodiment of the disclosure.
  • FIG. 19 is the eighth structural diagram of the communication device of the embodiment of the disclosure.
  • the communication device in the embodiment of the present disclosure may be a terminal or a network device.
  • the terminal may also be called a terminal device or a user terminal (User Equipment, UE), and the terminal may be a mobile phone, a tablet (Personal Computer), a laptop (Laptop Computer), a personal digital assistant (Personal Digital Assistant, PDA). ), Mobile Internet Device (MID), Wearable Device (Wearable Device), or in-vehicle device and other terminal-side devices.
  • UE User Equipment
  • PDA Personal Digital Assistant
  • MID Mobile Internet Device
  • Wearable Device Wearable Device
  • in-vehicle device and other terminal-side devices.
  • the specific types of terminals are not limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • the network device can be a base station or a core network element.
  • the above-mentioned base station may be a base station of 5G and later versions (for example: gNB, 5G NR NB, etc.), or a base station in other communication systems (for example: eNB, WLAN access point, or other access point, etc.), and the base station may Known as Node B, Evolved Node B, Access Point, Base Transceiver Station (BTS), Radio Base Station, Radio Transceiver, Basic Service Set (BSS), Extended Service Set (Extended Service) Set, ESS), Node B, Evolved Node B (eNB), Home Node B, Home Evolved Node B, WLAN Access Point, WiFi Node or some other appropriate term in the field, as long as the same technology is achieved
  • BTS Base Transceiver Station
  • BSS Basic Service Set
  • EESS Extended Service Set
  • Node B Evolved Node B
  • eNB Home Node B
  • the above-mentioned core network element can be selected as the Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF), which can also be called the Access Management Function; it can also be the Session Management Function (SMF) .
  • AMF Access and Mobility Management Function
  • SMF Session Management Function
  • the base station and the location management function can be combined and set together (ie, combined), or can be set separately from the LMF (ie, separate).
  • LMF Location Management Function
  • the base station and the LMF can realize the function of the LMF.
  • the base station and the LMF each implement their own functions.
  • the location services (LCS) center deploys the LMF on the base station side, the LMF manages an LCS area (area), the LMF can broadcast the LCS area index through the base station, and the LMF can be registered in the terminal (Registration) or During the Service Request (Service Request) process, the base station obtains the AS secret key of the terminal user, and the terminal obtains the LCS area index list that can provide the LCS in this process.
  • LCS location services
  • the terminal when the terminal is in the RRC-Inactive state, it can use the AS-derived key to initiate an LCS-specific RRC recovery (Resume) process (that is, carrying LCS MO-LR Invoke) to the base station broadcasting the LCS area index to activate the LCS-specific DRB (
  • the base station can obtain the AS-derived secret key through the Location Determine Response message sent by the LMF, and interact with the LPP through the user plane U-Plane; the broadcast LCS area index is obtained during the registration or service request process.
  • LCS area index list when the terminal is in the RRC-Inactive state, it can use the AS-derived key to initiate an LCS-specific RRC recovery (Resume) process (that is, carrying LCS MO-LR Invoke) to the base station broadcasting the LCS area index to activate the LCS-specific DRB (
  • the base station can obtain the AS-derived secret key through the Location Determine Response message sent by the LMF, and interact with the LPP through the user plane U-Plane; the broadcast LCS area
  • the LMF may obtain the LCS subscription information from the AMF through the registration or service request process, and authorize the LCS request of the terminal based on the subscription information.
  • Either LMF or base station can assign IP addresses to terminals.
  • LMF can identify end users through 5G-GUTI or C-RNTI in the LCS process, and through resource (Source) IP (not using GTP-U) or TEID ( Use GTP-U) to identify end users.
  • the terminal may not need to activate the DRB but only use the RRC signaling to carry the LPP message, but the time delay of the RRC signaling is greater than the DRB time delay.
  • the first network function may be AMF or SMF.
  • the second network function may be unified data management (Unified Data Manager, UDM), and the UDM may also be referred to as a subscription service.
  • UDM Unified Data Manager
  • terminal and terminal user are different concepts.
  • the end user can be understood as the owner of the terminal and the user of the terminal.
  • Location information is for the terminal, but the authorization of location services is for the terminal user; 2) The service area configuration information of the base station (such as the area information that supports rapid positioning) It has nothing to do with the terminal or the end user; 3) What LMF obtains from AMF is user configuration information (including allowed service area), not base station service area information; 4) AMF configured to the terminal is filtered using the routing area where it is located Base station service area information; 5) Terminal user data is used to authorize whether to use related services, and terminal-related configuration information is used to determine whether services can be provided. Providing services and using services are different operations.
  • FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method for acquiring location information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method is applied to a base station. As shown in FIG. 1, the method includes the following steps:
  • Step 101 Receive a location service request message from a terminal.
  • the foregoing location service request message may be an RRC Resume Request (RRC Resume Request) message, an RRC Uplink Direct Transfer (RRC Uplink Direct Transfer) message, or an RRC Connection Request (RRC Connection Request) message.
  • RRC Resume Request RRC Resume Request
  • RRC Uplink Direct Transfer RRC Uplink Direct Transfer
  • RRC Connection Request RRC Connection Request
  • Step 102 Perform the first operation.
  • the first operation may include any one of the following:
  • Interact positioning data with the terminal and send a location service response message to the terminal.
  • the base station may send a location service rejection message to the terminal.
  • the base station after receiving the location service request message from the terminal, can exchange location data with the terminal and send a location service response message to the terminal.
  • the location service response message may include the location information of the terminal.
  • the above-mentioned positioning data may include position assistance information and position decision information.
  • the above-mentioned positioning data can be used to calculate the location information of the terminal, or include the location information of the terminal.
  • the base station may determine to accept the location service request of the terminal according to the location service information of the terminal user.
  • the location service information may include at least one of the following:
  • the area information that allows end users to use location services is provided.
  • the above-mentioned area information may be a list of a set of area ranges.
  • the above-mentioned area information may be a tracking area (TA) list or a cell information list.
  • the cell information is, for example, cell frequency, cell id, and so on. If the base station determines that the location of the terminal is in the location where the terminal is allowed to use the location service in the location service information according to the location service information of the terminal user, it can accept the location service request of the terminal. Or, if the base station determines that the terminal user is allowed to use the location service according to the location service information of the terminal user, it can accept the location service request of the terminal.
  • the method further includes: the base station sends a location determination request message for the terminal user to the LMF.
  • the location determination request message is used to request the LMF to exchange location data with the terminal.
  • the method further includes: the base station receives a location determination response message from the LMF.
  • the location determination response message may include location information of the terminal.
  • the foregoing sending a location service rejection message to the terminal may include: sending a location service rejection message to the terminal in the case of receiving the location decision rejection message sent by the LMF.
  • the foregoing interaction of positioning data with the terminal may include: forwarding the positioning data between the terminal and the LMF.
  • the foregoing sending a location service response message to the terminal may include: sending a location service response message to the terminal in a case where the location determination response message sent by the LMF is received.
  • the method further includes: sending the rapid positioning capability information of the base station through the air interface.
  • the base station rapid positioning capability information may include at least one of the following:
  • Indication information indicating that the base station supports rapid positioning
  • Area information that supports rapid positioning can be a list of area ranges, a TA list or a cell information list, and the cell information can be, for example, cell frequency, cell id, etc.;
  • the above-mentioned sending method through the air interface may be broadcast (for example, through system information) or unicast for the terminal (for example, through an RRC message).
  • the method may further include: the base station sends a downlink tunnel identifier to the LMF, and receives an uplink tunnel identifier from the LMF.
  • the downlink tunnel identifier is used to encapsulate the positioning data sent by the LMF to the terminal; the uplink tunnel identifier is used to encapsulate the positioning data sent by the terminal to the LMF.
  • the base station can realize the function of the LMF.
  • the method may further include: sending a location update message for the terminal user to the first network function.
  • the location update message includes the location information of the corresponding terminal, and the location information has been updated.
  • the location service of the corresponding terminal user may also be configured.
  • the method further includes: receiving location-related information sent by the first network function.
  • the location-related information may include at least one of the following:
  • the location service secret key of the end user is the location service secret key of the end user
  • the location service information of the end user is the location service information of the end user.
  • the location service information of the terminal user may be obtained by the first network function by initiating a subscription data request to the second network function, and may include at least one of the following:
  • the area information that allows end users to use location services is provided.
  • the method before receiving the location-related information sent by the first network function, the method further includes: the base station sends the base station rapid positioning capability information to the first network function.
  • the rapid positioning capability information of the base station may be understood as the rapid positioning capability information of the base station, and may include at least one of the following:
  • Indication information indicating that the base station supports rapid positioning
  • Area information that supports rapid positioning for example, TA list or cell information list.
  • the terminal can directly obtain location information through interaction with the base station, thereby avoiding interaction with the core network, reducing the time delay in obtaining location information, and making location services for terminal users faster.
  • FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a location service configuration method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method is applied to a base station. As shown in FIG. 2, the method includes the following steps:
  • Step 201 Receive location-related information sent by the first network function.
  • the location-related information may include at least one of the following:
  • the location service secret key of the end user is the location service secret key of the end user
  • the location service information of the end user is the location service information of the end user.
  • the location service information of the terminal user may be obtained by the first network function by initiating a subscription data request to the second network function, and may include at least one of the following:
  • the area information that allows end users to use location services is provided.
  • the method further includes:
  • the base station sends the fast positioning capability information of the base station to the first network function.
  • the rapid positioning capability information of the base station may be understood as the rapid positioning capability information of the base station, and may include at least one of the following:
  • Indication information indicating that the base station supports rapid positioning
  • Area information that supports rapid positioning for example, TA list or cell information list.
  • the terminal can directly obtain location information through interaction with the base station when obtaining location information, thereby avoiding interaction with the core network and reducing the delay in obtaining location information. Makes the location service for end users faster.
  • FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a method for acquiring location information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method is applied to a terminal. As shown in FIG. 3, the method includes the following steps:
  • Step 301 Send a location service request message to the base station.
  • the location service request message may be an RRC recovery request message, an RRC uplink direct transmission message, or an RRC connection request message.
  • Step 302 Perform a second operation.
  • the second operation may include any one of the following:
  • Interact positioning data with the base station and receive location service response messages from the base station.
  • the above-mentioned positioning data may include position assistance information and position decision information.
  • the above-mentioned positioning data can be used to calculate the location information of the terminal, or include the location information of the terminal.
  • the above-mentioned location service response message may include the location information of the corresponding terminal.
  • the method may further include: the terminal receives the fast positioning capability information of the base station, and then determines to send the location service request message according to the fast positioning capability information of the base station.
  • the rapid positioning capability information of the base station may include at least one of the following:
  • Indication information indicating that the base station supports rapid positioning
  • the above-mentioned area information may be a list of a set of area ranges, such as a TA list or a cell information list.
  • the terminal determines to send the location service request message according to the base station's rapid positioning capability information, it can initiate a location service request if it receives the base station's rapid positioning capability information; or, if the TA, cell, or cell frequency point where the terminal is located is quickly located at the base station In the area included in the capability information, initiate a location service request; or, if the TA, cell, or cell frequency of the terminal is located in the area indicated by the area information index that supports rapid positioning included in the base station's rapid positioning capability information, initiate the location Request for service.
  • the method may further include: sending the terminal rapid positioning capability information to the first network function.
  • the terminal rapid positioning capability information is used to indicate that the terminal supports rapid positioning.
  • the method may further include: the terminal receives the rapid positioning configuration information sent by the first network function, and then determines to send the location service request message according to the rapid positioning configuration information.
  • the rapid positioning configuration information may include at least one of the following:
  • Area information that supports rapid positioning for example, TA list or cell information list;
  • the above-mentioned base station rapid positioning capability information and rapid positioning configuration information indicate different content, that is, one is information indicating the capability of the base station, and the other is configuration information of the first network function.
  • the foregoing base station rapid positioning capability information and rapid positioning configuration information may be sent to the terminal separately, or both may be sent to the terminal.
  • the terminal may determine whether to initiate a location service request according to the received fast positioning capability information or fast positioning configuration information of the base station.
  • the terminal can initiate a location service request when the base station capability and configuration are allowed according to the received base station's rapid positioning capability information and rapid positioning configuration information.
  • the terminal can directly obtain location information through interaction with the base station, thereby avoiding interaction with the core network, reducing the time delay in obtaining location information, and making location services for terminal users faster.
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a location service configuration method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method is applied to a terminal. As shown in FIG. 4, the method includes the following steps:
  • Step 401 Send fast positioning capability information of the terminal to the first network function.
  • the rapid positioning capability information of the terminal is used to indicate that the terminal supports rapid positioning.
  • the method further includes: the terminal receives the rapid positioning configuration information sent by the first network function, and then determines to send the location service request message according to the rapid positioning configuration information.
  • the rapid positioning configuration information may include at least one of the following:
  • Area information that supports rapid positioning for example, TA list or cell information list;
  • the terminal can directly obtain location information through interaction with the base station when obtaining location information, thereby avoiding interaction with the core network and reducing the delay in obtaining location information. Makes the location service for end users faster.
  • FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a method for acquiring location information according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the method is applied to a location management function (LMF), and the base station and the LMF are set separately at this time.
  • LMF location management function
  • the method includes the following steps:
  • Step 501 Receive a location determination request message for the terminal user sent by the base station.
  • the aforementioned LMF is the LMF of the serving terminal selected by the base station.
  • the base station Before sending the location determination request message, the base station can establish a user plane through the interaction between the base station and the LMF.
  • Step 502 Perform the third operation.
  • the third operation may include any one of the following:
  • the base station and the terminal exchange positioning data, and send a position determination response message to the base station.
  • the above-mentioned positioning data may include position assistance information and position decision information.
  • the above-mentioned positioning data can be used to calculate the location information of the terminal or include the location information of the terminal.
  • the above-mentioned location determination response message may include the location information of the terminal.
  • the method may further include: receiving location-related information sent by the first network function.
  • the location-related information may include at least one of the following:
  • the location service secret key of the end user is the location service secret key of the end user
  • the location service information of the end user is the location service information of the end user.
  • the location service information is obtained by the first network function by initiating a subscription data request to the second network function, and may include at least one of the following:
  • the area information that allows end users to use location services is provided.
  • the method further includes: determining to accept a location determination request message for the terminal user according to the location service information.
  • the terminal can obtain location information without interacting with the core network, thereby reducing the time delay in obtaining location information, and making location services for terminal users faster.
  • FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a location service configuration method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the method is applied to a location management function (LMF), and the base station and the LMF are set separately at this time.
  • LMF location management function
  • the method includes the following steps:
  • Step 601 Receive location-related information sent by the first network function.
  • the location-related information may include at least one of the following:
  • the location service secret key of the end user is the location service secret key of the end user
  • the location service information of the end user is the location service information of the end user.
  • the location service information is obtained by the first network function by initiating a subscription data request to the second network function, and includes at least one of the following:
  • the area information that allows end users to use location services is provided.
  • the method may further include: determining to accept the location determination request message for the terminal user according to the location service information of the terminal user.
  • the terminal can obtain location information without interacting with the core network, thereby reducing the time delay in obtaining location information, and making location services for terminal users faster.
  • FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a location service configuration method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, and the method is applied to the first network function. As shown in Figure 7, the method includes the following steps:
  • Step 701 Perform a fourth operation; wherein, the fourth operation includes any one of the following:
  • the receiving terminal sends the second location-related information to the base station through the message forwarded by the base station; at this time, the LMF and the base station are co-located, and the base station uses user-related processes to obtain user information;
  • the message sent by the terminal is received, and the second location-related information is sent to the location management function; at this time, the LMF and the base station are separated, and the LMF obtains the user information.
  • the rapid positioning capability information of the base station includes at least one of the following: indication information indicating that the base station supports rapid positioning, and a list of area information supporting rapid positioning.
  • the first location-related information includes: an area information index list that supports rapid positioning.
  • the second location-related information includes at least one of the following: a location service secret key of the terminal user, and location service information of the terminal user.
  • the location service information includes at least one of the following: instruction information indicating that the terminal user is allowed to use the location service, and area information that allows the terminal user to use the location service.
  • the above message may be a registration request message, such as a NAS Registration Request message; or a service request message, such as a Service Request message.
  • the method before sending the second location-related information, the method further includes:
  • the second position related information is sent.
  • the method further includes: sending rapid positioning configuration information to the terminal according to the routing area where the terminal is located; wherein the rapid positioning configuration information includes at least one of the following:
  • the method further includes:
  • the message includes the rapid positioning capability information of the terminal, send rapid positioning configuration information to the terminal; wherein the rapid positioning configuration information includes at least one of the following:
  • the terminal can obtain location information without interacting with the core network, thereby reducing the time delay in obtaining location information, and making location services for terminal users faster.
  • the application scenario 1 of the embodiment of the present disclosure mainly describes the location service configuration process. As shown in Figure 8, the corresponding configuration process includes the following steps:
  • Step 801 The terminal sends a request message to the base station.
  • the request message may be a registration request message, such as a NAS Registration Request message; or a service request message, such as a Service Request message.
  • the request message may include fast positioning capability information of the terminal, such as indication information indicating that the terminal supports fast positioning, or quality of service (QoS) information for location services.
  • QoS quality of service
  • Step 802 The base station does not process the received request message (such as the NAS message), and forwards it to the access management function (AMF).
  • the AMF access management function
  • the AMF will also send the request message to the session management function (SMF).
  • SMS session management function
  • the base station may carry the rapid positioning capability information of the base station in the underlying protocol for transmitting the forwarded request message (NAS message).
  • the base station rapid positioning capability information may be selected as at least one of the following: indication information indicating that the base station supports rapid positioning, a list of area information that supports rapid positioning (such as a tracking area TA list or a cell information list, and the cell information is, for example, cell frequency Point, cell id, etc.)), an area information index list that supports rapid positioning.
  • the AMF may forward it to the SMF, for example, including the capability information in the parameters of the update context request (Nsmf_PUDSession_UpdateSMContext Request) that invokes the SMF.
  • the base station may also send the fast positioning capability information of the base station to the AMF when establishing a connection with the AMF, that is, the base station positioning capability information may be transmitted to the AMF in a process that is not related to the process of the end user.
  • the AMF or SMF may also obtain the rapid positioning capability information of each base station through interaction with the management platform.
  • Step 803 The AMF or SMF sends a subscription data request message for invoking the subscription service, such as a Nudm_SDM_GetRequest message, to the UDM.
  • a subscription data request message for invoking the subscription service such as a Nudm_SDM_GetRequest message
  • the rapid positioning capability information of the terminal may be included in the subscription data request message.
  • Step 804 UDM returns a subscription data response message to AMF or SMF, for example, returns a Nudm_SDM_Get Response message.
  • the subscription data response message includes subscription data, such as location service information.
  • the location service information may include at least one of the following: indication information indicating that the terminal user is allowed to use the location service, and area information (such as a TA list or a cell id list) that allows the terminal user to use the location service.
  • the UDM may determine whether to return the location service information according to whether it receives the terminal's rapid positioning capability information; for example, it may determine whether to return the location service information based on the received terminal's rapid positioning capability information.
  • Step 805 After receiving the subscription data, the AMF sends a response message (such as a NAS message) to the base station.
  • a response message such as a NAS message
  • the response message may be a registration acceptance NAS message, such as a NAS Registration Accept message; or a service acceptance NAS message, such as a NAS Service Accept message.
  • the SMF may first return an update context response (such as Nsmf_PDUSession_UpdateSMContext Response) message to the AMF, or call the Namf_Communication_N1N2MessageTransfer Request of the AMF; then, the AMF sends a service acceptance NAS message to the base station.
  • update context response such as Nsmf_PDUSession_UpdateSMContext Response
  • the AMF may send a message including location service information to the base station, such as the N2 Request message; and the registration acceptance NAS message may be combined and sent with the N2 Request message, that is, N2
  • the Request message carries the NAS Registration Accept message.
  • the SMF can send the location service information to the AMF, such as returning the Nsmf_PDUSession_UpdateSMContext Response message including the N2 SM Information parameter to the AMF, or including it in the Namf_Communication_N1N2MessageTransferRequest message calling the AMF N2 SM Information parameter, where the N2 SM Information parameter includes location service information.
  • the AMF After receiving the location service information, the AMF includes the location service information in the message sent to the base station, such as the N2 Request message.
  • the AMF or SMF may also include rapid positioning configuration information in the message sent; the rapid positioning configuration information may include: an area information list that supports rapid positioning and/or an area information index list that supports rapid positioning.
  • the AMF or SMF can also search for the support in the routing area (Routing Area, a group of Tracking Areas, where the terminal needs to send registration messages when moving from one Routing Area to another Routing Area). Areas that are quickly located, and the area information list and/or area information index list carried in the NAS message sent to the terminal reflect the found areas.
  • routing Area a group of Tracking Areas, where the terminal needs to send registration messages when moving from one Routing Area to another Routing Area.
  • the AMF may also include the location service key in the message sent to the base station, for example, the location service key in the N2 Request message.
  • the N2 Request message may include the aforementioned NAS message.
  • Step 806 The base station or LMF stores location service information.
  • the base station if the base station is co-located with the LMF, the base station stores the location service information; and if the base station is separate from the LMF, the base station sends the location service information to the LMF, and the LMF stores the location service information.
  • Step 807 The base station forwards the NAS message received in step 205 to the terminal.
  • the application scenario 2 of the embodiment of the present disclosure mainly describes the location service configuration process. As shown in Figure 9, the corresponding configuration process includes the following steps:
  • Step 901 The LMF sends a subscription request message to the AMF or SMF, for example, sends a Location User Subscribe Request message to the subscriber of the location.
  • the request message may include base station rapid positioning capability information
  • the base station rapid positioning capability information may include at least one of the following: indication information indicating that the base station supports rapid positioning, and a list of area information supporting rapid positioning (such as a TA list or Cell information list, the cell information is, for example, cell frequency, cell id, etc.), and an area information index list that supports rapid positioning.
  • the AMF or SMF may also obtain the rapid positioning capability information of the base stations of each LMF through interaction with the management platform.
  • Step 902 The AMF or SMF sends a subscription response message to the LMF, for example, sending a Location User Subscribe Response message to the subscriber of the location.
  • the subscription response message may include an area information index list that supports quick positioning; the index in the index list corresponds to one or some area information that supports quick positioning.
  • Step 903 The terminal sends a request message to the base station.
  • the request message may be a registration request message, such as a NAS Registration Request message; or a service request message, such as a Service Request message.
  • the request message may include fast positioning capability information of the terminal, such as indication information indicating that the terminal supports fast positioning, or quality of service (QoS) information for location services.
  • QoS quality of service
  • Step 904 The base station does not process the received request message (such as the NAS message), and forwards it to the access management function (AMF).
  • the AMF access management function
  • the AMF will also send the request message to the session management function (SMF).
  • SMS session management function
  • the AMF after the AMF receives the fast positioning capability information of the terminal, it can forward it to the SMF, for example, the capability information is included in the parameter of the update context request (Nsmf_PUDSession_UpdateSMContext Request) that calls the SMF.
  • the capability information is included in the parameter of the update context request (Nsmf_PUDSession_UpdateSMContext Request) that calls the SMF.
  • Step 905 The AMF or SMF sends a subscription data request message for invoking the subscription service, such as a Nudm_SDM_GetRequest message, to the UDM.
  • a subscription data request message for invoking the subscription service such as a Nudm_SDM_GetRequest message
  • the rapid positioning capability information of the terminal may be included in the subscription data request message.
  • Step 906 UDM returns a subscription data response message to AMF or SMF, for example, returns a Nudm_SDM_Get Response message.
  • the subscription data response message includes subscription data, such as location service information.
  • the location service information may include at least one of the following: indication information indicating that the terminal user is allowed to use the location service, and area information (such as a TA list or a cell id list) that allows the terminal user to use the location service.
  • the UDM may determine whether to return location service information based on whether it receives the terminal's rapid positioning capability information; for example, it may determine whether to return the location service information based on the received terminal's rapid positioning capability information.
  • Step 907 After receiving the subscription data, the AMF sends a response message (such as a NAS message) to the base station.
  • a response message such as a NAS message
  • the response message may be a registration acceptance NAS message, such as a NAS Registration Accept message; or a service acceptance NAS message, such as a NAS Service Accept message.
  • the SMF may first return an update context response (such as Nsmf_PDUSession_UpdateSMContext Response) message to the AMF, or call the Namf_Communication_N1N2MessageTransfer Request of the AMF; then, the AMF sends a service acceptance NAS message to the base station.
  • update context response such as Nsmf_PDUSession_UpdateSMContext Response
  • the SMF can send location service information to AMF, such as returning to AMF an Nsmf_PDUSession_UpdateSMContext Response message including N2 SM Information parameters, or calling the Namf_Communication_N1N2MessageTransfer Request message of AMF Includes N2 SM Information parameter, where the N2 SM Information parameter includes location service information.
  • the AMF After receiving the location service information, the AMF includes the location service information in the message sent to the base station, such as the N2 Request message.
  • the AMF may also include an area information list supporting rapid positioning and/or an area information index list supporting rapid positioning in the registration acceptance message.
  • the SMF may also include an area information list supporting rapid positioning and/or an index list of area information supporting rapid positioning in the service acceptance message through AMF. For example, first, the SMF returns an Nsmf_PDUSession_UpdateSMContext Response message including the N1 SM Information parameter to the AMF, or includes the N1 SM Information parameter in the Namf_Communication_N1N2MessageTransfer Request message that calls the AMF; then, the AMF sends a service acceptance message including the N1 SM Information parameter to the base station.
  • N1 The SM Information parameter includes an area information list that supports quick positioning and/or an area information index list that supports quick positioning.
  • the AMF or SMF can also search for the support in the routing area (Routing Area, a group of Tracking Areas, where the terminal needs to send registration messages when moving from one Routing Area to another Routing Area). Areas that are quickly located, and the area information list and/or area information index list carried in the NAS message sent to the terminal reflect the found areas.
  • routing Area a group of Tracking Areas, where the terminal needs to send registration messages when moving from one Routing Area to another Routing Area.
  • Step 908 If the subscription data includes location service information, the AMF or SMF sends a location user notification message including the location service information, such as a Location User Notify message, to the LMF.
  • location service information such as a Location User Notify message
  • the notification message may include the location service secret key.
  • the location service secret key can be generated by the user secret key and some parameters that the terminal can also know, so the terminal can also generate the same location service secret key.
  • Step 909 The LMF stores location service information.
  • the LMF may also store the location service secret key.
  • Step 910 The base station forwards the message received in step 907 to the terminal.
  • Step 911 The AMF learns that the routing area of the terminal user has changed. For example, the AMF receives a registration message sent by the terminal from a new routing area, or receives another AMF request to transfer the context data of the terminal user.
  • Step 912 the AMF sends a location user subscription notification message to the LMF to instruct the LMF to delete the terminal user's related information, or instruct the LMF to update the reference value of the terminal user's related information.
  • LMF can periodically delete end-user-related information with a reference value of 0.
  • steps 901 to 912 are the location service configuration process in the case where the base station and the LMF are separately provided. If the base station and the LMF are co-located, the operation performed by the LMF is changed to the operation performed by the base station, that is, the message sent by the LMF in step 901 is changed to the message sent by the base station, and the steps in step 302, step 308, and step 312 are sent to The LMF message is changed to a message sent to the base station.
  • the application scenario 3 of the embodiment of the present disclosure mainly describes the location information acquisition process in the case where the base station and the LMF are separately installed. As shown in Figure 10, the corresponding acquisition process includes the following steps:
  • Step 1001 Optionally, the terminal is in an inactive state (Inactive), that is, the connection between the terminal and the mobile network only has no wireless air interface part, and the core network part still exists.
  • the terminal in the inactive state only needs to restore the connection of the wireless air interface part to restore the entire connection to the mobile network.
  • the base station may send a broadcast message including information about the rapid positioning capability of the base station through a wireless air interface, for example, through a system information (System Information) message broadcast.
  • the base station rapid positioning capability information may include at least one of the following: indication information indicating that the base station supports rapid positioning, an area information list supporting rapid positioning, and an area information index list supporting rapid positioning.
  • the base station may also send the fast positioning capability information of the base station to the terminal through an RRC message, for example, sending an RRC Connection Reconfiguration message including the fast positioning capability information of the base station to the terminal during a service request (Service Request) process.
  • Step 1003 Optionally, when the terminal is in an idle state (Idle), a connection with the mobile network is established through interaction with the base station and the AMF.
  • Idle an idle state
  • Step 1004 The terminal sends a location service request message to the base station.
  • the location service request message may be an RRC Resume Request (RRC Resume Request) message, an RRC Uplink Direct Transfer (RRC Uplink Direct Transfer) message, or an RRC Connection Request (RRC Connection Request) message.
  • the base station can process RRC messages.
  • the terminal may determine whether it has received the fast positioning capability information of the base station, and determine whether to initiate a location service request. For example, if the base station rapid positioning capability information is received, a location service request is initiated; or, if the TA, cell, or cell frequency point where the terminal is located is in the area included in the base station rapid positioning capability information, a location service request is initiated; or, if The TA, cell, or cell frequency point where the terminal is located is in the area indicated by the area information index that supports rapid positioning included in the fast positioning capability information of the base station, and then initiates a location service request.
  • the location service request message may be protected based on a location service key.
  • the terminal can use the location service key or the derived key of the location service key (for example, use the location service key and other parameters to calculate the derived key through the HMAC-SHA-256 function, or generate the derived key in a nested manner;
  • the nesting method is, for example, using the location service key and other parameters to calculate the new key one through the HMAC-SHA-256 function, and then use the new key one and other parameters to calculate the new key through the HMAC-SHA-256 function.
  • Step 1005 The base station selects an LMF serving the terminal, and the base station sends a location determination request message, such as a Location Determine Request message, to the LMF.
  • a location determination request message such as a Location Determine Request message
  • the base station may allocate an IP address to the terminal, and may also allocate a downlink tunnel identifier to the terminal.
  • the IP address may be included, and the downlink tunnel identifier may also be included.
  • the base station may request the LMF for the location service secret key of the terminal user to process the message in step 1004 (for example, verify the MAC, reject the location service request if the verification fails, or decrypt the encrypted part of the message).
  • the base station may send the message in step 1004 to the LMF to request LMF processing (verification or decryption), and return the processed information.
  • the LMF may determine whether to accept the location service request of the terminal based on the location service information of the terminal user. For example, the LMF can determine whether the location of the terminal is in the location where the terminal is allowed to use the location service in the location service information, or whether the terminal user is allowed to use the location service in the location service information, etc.; if the judgment result is no, the LMF does not accept the terminal's For location service request, send a service rejection response message to the base station; otherwise, send a user plane establishment request message to the base station.
  • the LMF can also verify the received MAC, and if the verification fails, it sends a denial of service response message to the base station.
  • the service denial response message may be a location information transfer (Location Message Transfer) message including a cause value, or an LCS-MOLR Reject message.
  • the base station informs the terminal that the location service is rejected, it can send an RRC Resume Reject message or an RRC Release message; the RRC Resume Reject or RRC Release message may include LCS-MOLR Reject message.
  • Step 1006 When the LMF provides location services to the terminal, if it chooses to use user plane transmission, it sends a user plane establishment request message to the base station, such as sending a Location User Plane Establishment Request message.
  • the LMF may assign an IP address to the terminal, and may also assign an uplink tunnel identifier to the terminal.
  • the IP address may be included, and the downlink tunnel identifier may also be included.
  • the above-mentioned user plane establishment request message may also include a location service secret key or a secret key derived based on the location service secret key.
  • Step 1007 The base station sends a bearer establishment request message to the terminal.
  • the bearer establishment request message may be an RRC recovery message or an RRC connection configuration message.
  • the bearer establishment request message may include the IP address of the terminal, and the IP address may be allocated by the base station or received from the LMF.
  • the bearer establishment request message can be encrypted or fully secured by using the location service secret key or a derived secret key based on the location service secret key.
  • Step 1008 The terminal sends a bearer establishment response message to the base station.
  • the bearer establishment response message may be an RRC Resume Complete (RRC Resume Complete) message or an RRC Connection Reconfiguration Complete (RRC Connection Reconfiguration Complete) message.
  • the bearer establishment response message can be encrypted or fully secured using a location service key or a derived key based on the location service key.
  • Step 1009 The base station sends a user plane establishment completion response message to the LMF, such as sending a Location User Plane Establishment Response message to complete the establishment of the user plane through the LMF.
  • Step 1010 The LMF sends position assistance information to the base station.
  • the LMF may send an IP message or signaling including an LPP message to the base station.
  • the LPP message includes location assistance information.
  • the IP message or the LPP message may use the location service key or be derived from the location service key.
  • the secret key is encrypted or fully secured.
  • the LMF may use IP packets to send LPP messages through the tunnel between the base station and the base station, or use the downlink tunnel identifier to send IP packets including LPP messages.
  • the LMF may send a location information transfer request (Location Message Transfer Request) message to the base station, where the request message includes an LPP message, and the LPP message includes location assistance information.
  • Step 1011 If the control plane transmission is used, the base station may forward the location assistance information to the terminal through an RRC signaling message. Or, if user plane transmission is used, the base station can send an IP packet including the LPP message to the terminal.
  • the foregoing RRC signaling message may be an RRC Early Data (RRC Early Data) message, an RRC Resume (RRC Resume) message, or an RRC Downlink Direct Transfer (RRC Downlink Direct Transfer) message.
  • the RRC signaling message may include an LPP message, and the LPP message includes location assistance information.
  • the base station can use the location service secret key or the derived secret key of the location service secret key to encrypt or preserve the sent message or data.
  • Step 1012 The terminal returns the location decision information to the base station, for example, the location decision information is carried by the LPP message.
  • the calculated location information may be used as the location decision information.
  • the terminal can send RRC signaling messages including LPP messages to the base station, such as RRC Early Data messages, RRC Uplink Direct Transfer messages, or RRC Resume Complete messages.
  • the terminal may send an IP packet including the LPP message to the base station.
  • the terminal can use the location service secret key or the derived secret key of the location service secret key to encrypt or preserve the sent message or data.
  • the terminal can send the location information to the location application server through a connection with the location application server (that is, through the user plane of the mobile network).
  • Step 1013 The base station forwards the location decision information from the terminal to the LMF.
  • the base station can forward the received IP packet through the tunnel with the LMF, or use the uplink tunnel identifier to forward the IP packet including the LPP message.
  • the base station may send a signaling message including the received LPP message, such as a location information transfer response (Location Message Transfer Response) message, to the LMF.
  • a location information transfer response Location Message Transfer Response
  • the above steps 1010 to 1013 may be performed as many times as necessary to continuously exchange the information for calculating the position, so as to finally obtain the position information with the required accuracy.
  • Step 1014 If the terminal is not capable of calculating the location information, the LMF can use the interactive information to calculate the location information.
  • Step 1015 The LMF sends a location determination response message to the base station, such as sending a Location Determine Response message.
  • the response message may include location information.
  • Step 1016 The base station returns a location service response message to the terminal, that is, returns the result of the location service request.
  • the location service response message may include location information, and the location information is, for example, location information calculated by the LMF.
  • the location service response message may be an RRC Resume message or an RRC Downlink Direct Transfer message.
  • the location service response message may include an LCS-MOLR Return Result message, and the LCS-MOLR Return Result message includes location information.
  • the terminal after the terminal obtains the location information, it can send the location information to the location application server through a connection with the location application server (that is, through the user plane of the mobile network).
  • Step 1017 the base station sends a location update request message to the AMF, for example, sends an Update Location Request message.
  • the request message may include the obtained location information.
  • Step 1018 The AMF sends a location update notification message to the location center (GMLC), such as calling an Update Location Notify message, and the notification message includes the obtained location information.
  • GMLC location center
  • the application scenario 4 of the embodiment of the present disclosure mainly describes the location information acquisition process in the case where the base station and the LMF are co-located (at this time the base station implements the function of the LMF).
  • the corresponding acquisition process includes the following steps:
  • Step 1101 to step 1104 the same as the above step 1001 to step 1004.
  • Step 1105 The base station sends a bearer establishment request message to the terminal.
  • the bearer establishment request message may be an RRC recovery message or an RRC connection configuration message.
  • the bearer establishment request message may include the IP address of the terminal, and the IP address may be allocated by the base station.
  • the bearer establishment request message can be encrypted or fully secured by using the location service secret key or a derived secret key based on the location service secret key.
  • the base station may allocate an IP address to the terminal, and may also allocate a downlink tunnel identifier to the terminal.
  • the base station may determine whether to accept the location service request of the terminal based on the location service information of the terminal user. For example, the base station can determine whether the location of the terminal is in the location where the terminal is allowed to use the location service in the location service information, or whether the terminal user is allowed to use the location service in the location service information, etc.; if the judgment result is no, the base station does not accept the terminal's For location service request, send a service rejection response message to the terminal; otherwise, send a bearer establishment request message to the terminal.
  • Step 1106 The terminal sends a bearer establishment response message to the base station.
  • the bearer establishment response message may be an RRC Resume Complete (RRC Resume Complete) message or an RRC Connection Reconfiguration Complete (RRC Connection Reconfiguration Complete) message.
  • the bearer establishment response message can be encrypted or fully secured using the location service key or a derived key based on the location service key.
  • Step 1107 The base station sends location assistance information to the terminal.
  • the base station may send location assistance information to the terminal through an RRC signaling message.
  • the base station may send an IP packet including an LPP message to the terminal, and the LPP message includes location assistance information.
  • the foregoing RRC signaling message may be an RRC Early Data (RRC Early Data) message, an RRC Resume (RRC Resume) message, or an RRC Downlink Direct Transfer (RRC Downlink Direct Transfer) message.
  • the RRC signaling message may include an LPP message, and the LPP message includes location assistance information.
  • the base station can use the location service secret key or the derived secret key of the location service secret key to encrypt or preserve the sent message or data.
  • Step 1108 The terminal returns the location decision information to the base station, for example, the location decision information is carried by the LPP message.
  • the calculated location information may be used as the location decision information.
  • the terminal can send RRC signaling messages including LPP messages to the base station, such as RRC Early Data messages, RRC Uplink Direct Transfer messages, or RRC Resume Complete messages.
  • the terminal may send an IP packet including the LPP message to the base station.
  • the terminal can use the location service secret key or the derived secret key of the location service secret key to encrypt or preserve the sent message or data.
  • Step 1109 If the terminal is not capable of calculating the location information, the base station can use the interactive information to calculate the location information.
  • Step 1110 The base station returns a location service response message to the terminal, that is, returns the result of the location service request.
  • the location service response message may include location information.
  • the location service response message may be an RRC Resume message or an RRC Downlink Direct Transfer message.
  • the location service response message may include an LCS-MOLR Return Result message, and the LCS-MOLR Return Result message includes location information.
  • Step 1111 the base station sends a location update request message to the AMF, for example, sends an Update Location Request message.
  • the request message may include the obtained location information.
  • Step 1112 The AMF sends a location update notification message to the location center (GMLC), such as calling an Update Location Notify message, and the notification message includes the obtained location information.
  • GMLC location center
  • FIG. 12 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, and the communication device is a base station.
  • the communication device 120 includes:
  • the first receiving module 121 is configured to receive a location service request message from the terminal;
  • the first execution module 122 is configured to execute a first operation
  • the first operation includes any one of the following:
  • the communication device 120 may further include:
  • the first determining module is configured to determine to accept the location service request of the terminal according to the location service information of the terminal user;
  • the location service information includes at least one of the following:
  • the area information that allows the terminal user to use the location service is provided.
  • the communication device 120 may further include:
  • the first sending module is configured to send a location determination request message for a terminal user to a location management function; wherein the location determination request message is used to request the location management function to exchange positioning data with the terminal;
  • the first execution module 122 may be further configured to send the location service rejection message to the terminal in the case of receiving a location decision rejection message sent by the location management function;
  • the location service response message is sent to the terminal.
  • the communication device 120 may further include:
  • the second sending module is used to send information about the rapid positioning capability of the base station through the air interface
  • the information about the rapid positioning capability of the base station includes at least one of the following:
  • Indication information indicating that the base station supports rapid positioning
  • the communication device 120 can implement the various processes implemented in the method embodiment shown in FIG. 1 of the present disclosure and achieve the same beneficial effects. To avoid repetition, details are not repeated here.
  • FIG. 13 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, and the communication device is a base station.
  • the communication device 130 includes:
  • the second receiving module 131 is configured to receive location-related information sent by the first network function
  • the location-related information includes at least one of the following:
  • the location service secret key of the end user is the location service secret key of the end user
  • the location service information of the end user is the location service information of the end user
  • the location service information is obtained by the first network function by initiating a subscription data request to the second network function, and includes at least one of the following:
  • the area information that allows the terminal user to use the location service is provided.
  • the communication device 130 may further include:
  • the third sending module is configured to send the fast positioning capability information of the base station to the first network function
  • the information about the rapid positioning capability of the base station includes at least one of the following:
  • Indication information indicating that the base station supports rapid positioning
  • the communication device 130 can implement the various processes implemented in the method embodiment shown in FIG. 2 of the present disclosure and achieve the same beneficial effects. To avoid repetition, details are not described herein again.
  • FIG. 14 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, and the communication device is a terminal. As shown in FIG. 14, the communication device 140 includes:
  • the fourth sending module 141 is configured to send a location service request message to the base station
  • the second execution module 142 is configured to execute a second operation
  • the second operation includes any one of the following:
  • the communication device 140 may further include:
  • the third receiving module is used to receive information about the rapid positioning capability of the base station
  • the second determining module is configured to determine to send the location service request message according to the fast positioning capability information of the base station;
  • the information about the rapid positioning capability of the base station includes at least one of the following:
  • Indication information indicating that the base station supports rapid positioning
  • the communication device 140 can implement each process implemented in the method embodiment shown in FIG. 3 of the present disclosure and achieve the same beneficial effects. To avoid repetition, details are not described herein again.
  • FIG. 15 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, and the communication device is a terminal. As shown in FIG. 15, the communication device 150 includes:
  • the fifth sending module 151 is configured to send the terminal rapid positioning capability information to the first network function
  • the rapid positioning capability information of the terminal is used to indicate that the terminal supports rapid positioning.
  • the communication device 150 may further include:
  • the fourth receiving module is configured to receive the rapid positioning configuration information sent by the first network function
  • the third determining module is configured to determine to send a location service request message according to the rapid positioning configuration information
  • the rapid positioning configuration information includes at least one of the following:
  • the communication device 150 can implement the various processes implemented in the method embodiment shown in FIG. 4 of the present disclosure and achieve the same beneficial effects. To avoid repetition, details are not described herein again.
  • FIG. 16 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, and the communication device has a location management function. As shown in FIG. 16, the communication device 160 includes:
  • the fifth receiving module 161 is configured to receive a location determination request message for the terminal user sent by the base station;
  • the third execution module 162 is configured to execute the third operation
  • the third operation includes any one of the following:
  • the base station exchanges positioning data with the terminal, and sends a position determination response message to the base station.
  • the communication device 160 can implement each process implemented in the method embodiment shown in FIG. 5 of the present disclosure and achieve the same beneficial effects. To avoid repetition, details are not described herein again.
  • FIG. 17 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, and the communication device has a location management function.
  • the communication device 170 includes:
  • the sixth receiving module 171 is configured to receive location-related information sent by the first network function
  • the location-related information includes at least one of the following:
  • the location service secret key of the end user is the location service secret key of the end user
  • the location service information of the end user is the location service information of the end user
  • the location service information is obtained by the first network function by initiating a subscription data request to the second network function, and includes at least one of the following:
  • the area information that allows the terminal user to use the location service is provided.
  • the communication device 170 may further include:
  • the fourth determining module is configured to determine to accept the location determination request message for the terminal user according to the location service information.
  • the communication device 170 can implement the various processes implemented in the method embodiment shown in FIG. 6 of the present disclosure and achieve the same beneficial effects. To avoid repetition, details are not described herein again.
  • FIG. 18 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure, and the communication device is a first network function. As shown in FIG. 18, the communication device 180 includes:
  • the fourth execution module 181 is configured to execute the fourth operation
  • the fourth operation includes any one of the following:
  • the rapid positioning capability information of the base station includes at least one of the following: indication information indicating that the base station supports rapid positioning, and a list of area information supporting rapid positioning;
  • the first location-related information includes: an area information index list that supports rapid positioning;
  • the second location-related information includes at least one of the following: a location service secret key of the terminal user, and location service information of the terminal user;
  • the location service information includes at least one of the following: instruction information indicating that the terminal user is allowed to use the location service, and area information that allows the terminal user to use the location service.
  • the communication device 180 may further include:
  • the sixth sending module is configured to send fast positioning configuration information to the terminal according to the routing area where the terminal is located;
  • the rapid positioning configuration information includes at least one of the following:
  • the communication device 180 can implement the various processes implemented in the method embodiment shown in FIG. 7 of the present disclosure and achieve the same beneficial effects. To avoid repetition, details are not described herein again.
  • FIG. 19 is a schematic structural diagram of another communication device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the communication device 190 includes: a processor 191, a memory 192, and the The computer program running on the processor, the various components of the communication device 190 are coupled together through the bus interface 193, and the computer program can be executed by the processor 191 to realize the implementation in the method embodiment shown in FIG. 1
  • the various processes implemented can achieve the same technical effect. In order to avoid repetition, we will not repeat them here.
  • the embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a computer-readable storage medium on which a computer program is stored, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, each process implemented in the method embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is implemented, Or, implement each process implemented in the method embodiment shown in FIG. 2, or implement each process implemented in the method embodiment shown in FIG. 3, or implement each process implemented in the method embodiment shown in FIG. 4 , Or, implement each process implemented in the method embodiment shown in FIG. 5, or implement each process implemented in the method embodiment shown in FIG. 6, or, implement each process implemented in the method embodiment shown in FIG. 7
  • the computer-readable storage medium such as read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM), random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), magnetic disk, or optical disk, etc.
  • the technical solution of the present disclosure essentially or the part that contributes to the related technology can be embodied in the form of a software product, and the computer software product is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM/RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk). ) Includes several instructions to make a terminal (which can be a mobile phone, a computer, a server, an air conditioner, or a network device, etc.) execute the methods described in the various embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • a terminal which can be a mobile phone, a computer, a server, an air conditioner, or a network device, etc.

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La présente invention concerne un procédé d'acquisition d'informations de localisation, un procédé de configuration de service de localisation et un dispositif de communication. Le procédé d'acquisition d'informations de localisation consiste à : recevoir un message de demande de service de localisation provenant d'un terminal ; et réaliser une première opération, la première opération comprenant l'un quelconque des éléments suivants : l'envoi d'un message de rejet de service de localisation au terminal ; et l'échange des données de positionnement avec le terminal et l'envoi d'un message de réponse de service de localisation au terminal.
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