WO2023116332A1 - 一种定位方法及装置 - Google Patents

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WO2023116332A1
WO2023116332A1 PCT/CN2022/133988 CN2022133988W WO2023116332A1 WO 2023116332 A1 WO2023116332 A1 WO 2023116332A1 CN 2022133988 W CN2022133988 W CN 2022133988W WO 2023116332 A1 WO2023116332 A1 WO 2023116332A1
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  • the present disclosure relates to the field of communication technologies, and in particular to a positioning method and device.
  • Near Real Time RAN Intelligent Controller Near Real Time RAN Intelligent Controller
  • O-RAN Open Radio Access Network
  • RRM Radio resource management
  • Near-RT RIC hosts one or more applications (xApp) and collects near real-time information through the E2 interface.
  • the purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a positioning method and device, which solves the problem that the Near-RT RIC architecture in the related art cannot meet the demand for terminal location.
  • Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a positioning method, including:
  • the positioning functional entity of the near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller acquires a positioning request message for the target terminal
  • the positioning functional entity acquires position measurement information related to the target terminal according to the positioning request message
  • the positioning function entity estimates the position of the target terminal according to the position measurement information, and obtains positioning information.
  • the acquiring the positioning request message for the target terminal includes:
  • the first application program is carried on the near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller.
  • the method also includes:
  • the acquiring position measurement information related to the target terminal according to the positioning request message includes:
  • the obtaining the position measurement information from the network node through the first interface according to the positioning request message includes:
  • the location measurement information sent by the network node is received through the first interface.
  • the generating the RIC subscription request message according to the location request message includes:
  • the receiving the location measurement information sent by the network node through the first interface includes:
  • RIC indication message sent by the network node through the first interface, where the RIC indication message includes the location measurement information.
  • the location measurement information includes at least one of the following:
  • AOA Angle of Arrival
  • the method also includes:
  • the performing position estimation on the target terminal according to the position measurement information to obtain positioning information includes:
  • the acquiring positioning assistance information related to the target terminal through a second interface according to the positioning request message includes:
  • the sending the positioning information to the first application program includes:
  • the positioning request message includes at least one of the following information:
  • the information of the first application program includes at least one of the following:
  • the multiple-choice-one trigger event definition includes the following one:
  • the RIC subscription request message includes at least one of the following;
  • Subscription request message identifier
  • the subscription-related information includes: trigger event definitions and/or action sequences.
  • sequence of actions includes at least one of the following:
  • the action definition includes at least one of the following:
  • the global identifier of the cell is the global identifier of the cell.
  • the RIC indication message includes at least one of the following:
  • the measurement data includes at least one of the following:
  • the measurement record includes one-of-many measurement values, and the one-of-many measurement values include one of the following:
  • N bits of information are included, and each bit of information is used to indicate a piece of measurement information
  • N is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
  • the location response message includes at least one of the following:
  • the positioning information includes at least one of the following:
  • Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a positioning method, including:
  • the network node sends the position measurement information related to the target terminal to the positioning functional entity of the near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller.
  • the method also includes:
  • the sending the position measurement information related to the target terminal to the positioning functional entity of the near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller includes:
  • the sending the position measurement information to the positioning functional entity through the first interface includes:
  • the location measurement information includes at least one of the following:
  • the RIC subscription request message includes at least one of the following;
  • Subscription request message identifier
  • the subscription-related information includes: trigger event definitions and/or action sequences.
  • sequence of actions includes at least one of the following:
  • the action definition includes at least one of the following:
  • the global identifier of the cell is the global identifier of the cell.
  • the method also includes:
  • the measurement information to be reported is determined.
  • the RIC indication message includes at least one of the following:
  • the measurement data includes at least one of the following:
  • the measurement record includes a multiple-choice measurement value
  • the multiple-choose one measurement value includes one of the following:
  • N bits of information are included, and each bit of information is used to indicate a piece of measurement information
  • N is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
  • Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a positioning method, including:
  • the second interface sends the positioning assistance information related to the target terminal to the positioning functional entity of the near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller.
  • the method also includes:
  • auxiliary information response message Sending an auxiliary information response message to the positioning functional entity according to the auxiliary information request message, where the auxiliary information response message includes the positioning auxiliary information.
  • An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a positioning device, which is applied to a positioning functional entity of a near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller, including: a memory, a transceiver, and a processor:
  • a memory for storing computer programs; a processor for reading the computer programs in the memory; a transceiver for sending and receiving data under the control of the processor and performing the following operations:
  • the processor is used to read the computer program in the memory and perform the following operations:
  • the transceiver acquiring a positioning request message for the target terminal specifically includes:
  • the first application program is carried on the near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller.
  • the transceiver is also used for:
  • the processor is configured to read a computer program in the memory and perform the following operations:
  • the processor is configured to read a computer program in the memory and perform the following operations:
  • the transceiver is configured to: send the RIC subscription request message to the network node through the first interface;
  • the location measurement information sent by the network node is received through the first interface.
  • the processor is configured to read a computer program in the memory and perform the following operations:
  • the transceiver is specifically configured to: receive a RIC indication message sent by the network node through the first interface, where the RIC indication message includes the location measurement information.
  • the location measurement information includes at least one of the following:
  • the processor is configured to read a computer program in the memory and perform the following operations:
  • the transceiver is specifically used for:
  • the transceiver is specifically used for:
  • the positioning request message includes at least one of the following information:
  • the information of the first application program includes at least one of the following:
  • the multiple-choice-one trigger event definition includes the following one:
  • the RIC subscription request message includes at least one of the following;
  • Subscription request message identifier
  • the subscription-related information includes: trigger event definitions and/or action sequences.
  • sequence of actions includes at least one of the following:
  • the action definition includes at least one of the following:
  • the global identifier of the cell is the global identifier of the cell.
  • the RIC indication message includes at least one of the following:
  • the measurement data includes at least one of the following:
  • the measurement record includes one-of-many measurement values, and the one-of-many measurement values include one of the following:
  • N bits of information are included, and each bit of information is used to indicate a piece of measurement information
  • N is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
  • the location response message includes at least one of the following:
  • the positioning information includes at least one of the following:
  • An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a positioning device applied to a network node, including: a memory, a transceiver, and a processor:
  • a memory for storing computer programs; a processor for reading the computer programs in the memory; a transceiver for sending and receiving data under the control of the processor and performing the following operations:
  • the position measurement information related to the target terminal is sent to the positioning functional entity of the near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller.
  • the transceiver is also used for:
  • the transceiver is specifically used for:
  • the location measurement information includes at least one of the following:
  • the RIC subscription request message includes at least one of the following;
  • Subscription request message identifier
  • the subscription-related information includes: trigger event definitions and/or action sequences.
  • sequence of actions includes at least one of the following:
  • the action definition includes at least one of the following:
  • the global identifier of the cell is the global identifier of the cell.
  • the processor is configured to read a computer program in the memory and perform the following operations:
  • the measurement information to be reported is determined.
  • the RIC indication message includes at least one of the following:
  • the measurement data includes at least one of the following:
  • the measurement record includes one-of-many measurement values, and the one-of-many measurement values include one of the following:
  • N bits of information are included, and each bit of information is used to indicate a piece of measurement information
  • N is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
  • An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a positioning device applied to a second interface, including: a memory, a transceiver, and a processor:
  • a memory for storing computer programs; a processor for reading the computer programs in the memory; a transceiver for sending and receiving data under the control of the processor and performing the following operations:
  • the transceiver is also used for:
  • auxiliary information response message Sending an auxiliary information response message to the positioning functional entity according to the auxiliary information request message, where the auxiliary information response message includes the positioning auxiliary information.
  • An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a positioning device, including:
  • a first obtaining unit configured to obtain a positioning request message for a target terminal
  • a second acquiring unit configured to acquire position measurement information related to the target terminal according to the positioning request message
  • the first processing unit is configured to perform position estimation on the target terminal according to the position measurement information, and obtain positioning information.
  • the first acquiring unit is specifically configured to: receive the positioning request message sent by the first application program;
  • the first application program is carried on the near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller.
  • the device also includes:
  • a third sending unit configured to send the positioning information to the first application program.
  • the second acquisition unit includes:
  • the first acquiring subunit is configured to acquire the position measurement information from the network node through the first interface according to the positioning request message.
  • the first acquiring subunit is specifically configured to:
  • the location measurement information sent by the network node is received through the first interface.
  • the first acquiring subunit when the first acquiring subunit generates the RIC subscription request message according to the location request message, it is specifically used for:
  • the first obtaining subunit when the first obtaining subunit receives the position measurement information sent by the network node through the first interface, it is specifically configured to:
  • RIC indication message sent by the network node through the first interface, where the RIC indication message includes the location measurement information.
  • the location measurement information includes at least one of the following:
  • the second acquisition unit includes:
  • the second acquiring subunit is configured to acquire positioning assistance information related to the target terminal through a second interface according to the positioning request message;
  • the first processing unit is specifically configured to: perform position estimation on the target terminal according to the position measurement information and the positioning assistance information, and obtain positioning information.
  • the second acquiring subunit is specifically configured to:
  • the third sending unit is specifically configured to: send a location response message to the first application program, where the location response message includes the location information.
  • the positioning request message includes at least one of the following information:
  • the information of the first application program includes at least one of the following:
  • the multiple-choice-one trigger event definition includes the following one:
  • the RIC subscription request message includes at least one of the following;
  • Subscription request message identifier
  • the subscription-related information includes: trigger event definitions and/or action sequences.
  • the sequence of actions includes at least one of the following:
  • the action definition includes at least one of the following:
  • the global identifier of the cell is the global identifier of the cell.
  • the RIC indication message includes at least one of the following:
  • the measurement data includes at least one of the following:
  • the measurement record includes one-of-many measurement values, and the one-of-many measurement values include one of the following:
  • N bits of information are included, and each bit of information is used to indicate a piece of measurement information
  • N is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
  • the location response message includes at least one of the following:
  • the positioning information includes at least one of the following:
  • An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a positioning device, including:
  • the first sending unit is configured to send the position measurement information related to the target terminal to the positioning functional entity of the near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller.
  • the device also includes:
  • a first receiving unit configured to receive the RIC subscription request message sent by the positioning functional entity through the first interface
  • the first sending unit is specifically configured to: send the location measurement information to the positioning functional entity through the first interface according to the RIC subscription request message.
  • the first sending unit when the first sending unit sends the position measurement information to the positioning functional entity through the first interface, it is specifically configured to:
  • the location measurement information includes at least one of the following:
  • the RIC subscription request message includes at least one of the following;
  • Subscription request message identifier
  • the subscription-related information includes: trigger event definitions and/or action sequences.
  • sequence of actions includes at least one of the following:
  • the action definition includes at least one of the following:
  • the global identifier of the cell is the global identifier of the cell.
  • the device also includes:
  • the first determining unit is configured to determine the measurement information that needs to be reported according to the measurement information mapping.
  • the RIC indication message includes at least one of the following:
  • the measurement data includes at least one of the following:
  • the measurement record includes one-of-many measurement values, and the one-of-many measurement values include one of the following:
  • the measurement information mapping includes N bits of information, and each bit of information is used to indicate a piece of measurement information; wherein, N is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
  • An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a positioning device, including:
  • the second sending unit is configured to send the positioning assistance information related to the target terminal to the positioning functional entity of the near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller.
  • the device also includes:
  • a second receiving unit configured to receive the auxiliary information request message sent by the positioning functional entity
  • a fourth sending unit configured to send an auxiliary information response message to the positioning functional entity according to the auxiliary information request message, where the auxiliary information response message includes the positioning auxiliary information.
  • An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a processor-readable storage medium on which a computer program is stored, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the steps of the positioning method described above are implemented.
  • a positioning functional entity is set in the intelligent controller of the near real-time wireless access network, and the positioning functional entity obtains the position measurement information related to the target terminal according to the positioning request message, thereby performing position estimation on the target terminal and obtaining the positioning of the target terminal Information, to realize the positioning function of the near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller, and to meet the positioning requirements.
  • Figure 1 shows a schematic diagram of the internal architecture of the existing Near-RT RIC
  • FIG. 2 shows one of the schematic flow charts of the positioning method of the embodiment of the present disclosure
  • Fig. 3 shows the architecture diagram of the Near-RT RIC of the embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 4 shows the second schematic flow diagram of the positioning method of the embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 5 shows the third schematic flow diagram of the positioning method in the embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 6 shows the fourth schematic flow diagram of the positioning method of the embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 7 shows one of the structural schematic diagrams of the positioning device of the embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 8 shows the second structural schematic diagram of the positioning device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure
  • FIG. 9 shows the third structural schematic diagram of the positioning device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 10 shows the fourth structural schematic diagram of the positioning device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 11 shows the fifth structural schematic diagram of the positioning device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • Fig. 12 shows the sixth structural schematic diagram of the positioning device according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • sequence numbers of the following processes do not mean the order of execution, and the execution order of each process should be determined by its functions and internal logic, and should not be implemented in the present disclosure.
  • the implementation of the examples constitutes no limitation.
  • the Near-RT RIC in the O-RAN architecture controls the E2Node through the E2 interface to achieve the purpose of RAN wireless resource optimization.
  • the nodes connected by the E2 interface include:
  • Open Central Unit-Control Plane O-RAN Central Unit—Control Plane, O-CU-CP
  • Open Central Unit-User Plane O-RAN Central Unit–User Plane, O-CU-UP;
  • Open distribution unit (O-RAN Distributed Unit, O-DU);
  • Near-RT RIC The internal architecture of Near-RT RIC is shown in Figure 1.
  • Near-RT RIC can carry multiple apps.
  • Near-RT RIC has O1 interface, A1 interface and E2 interface.
  • Near-RT RIC has App subscription management function module, management service module, buffer and security module inside.
  • RIC Action Definition (Action Definition) is shown in Table 1
  • E2SM-KPM Indication Message Format 3 (Indication Message Format3) is shown in Table 2
  • E2SM-KPM Indication Message Format 1 is shown in Table 3.
  • Table 3 Existing E2SM-KPM Indication Message Format 1.
  • the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a positioning method, which solves the problem that the Near-RT RIC architecture in the prior art cannot meet the requirements for the location of the terminal.
  • the embodiment of the present disclosure provides a positioning method, which is applied to the positioning functional entity of the intelligent controller of the near real-time wireless access network, and specifically includes the following steps:
  • Step 201 the positioning functional entity of the near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller obtains a positioning request message for a target terminal.
  • the near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller includes a location function (Location Function, LF) entity.
  • the target terminal is a terminal that needs to determine location information, and the target terminal may refer to one terminal, or may include multiple terminals.
  • the positioning function entity acquires a positioning request message for the target terminal.
  • Step 202 the positioning functional entity acquires position measurement information related to the target terminal according to the positioning request message.
  • Step 203 the positioning function entity estimates the position of the target terminal according to the position measurement information, and obtains positioning information.
  • the position measurement information may be acquired by the positioning functional entity from a network node, and the network node may be an E2 node.
  • the positioning function entity estimates the position of the terminal according to the position measurement information, and obtains the positioning information of the target terminal.
  • a positioning functional entity is set in the intelligent controller of the near real-time wireless access network, and the positioning functional entity obtains the position measurement information related to the target terminal according to the positioning request message, so as to estimate the position of the target terminal and obtain the location of the target terminal. Positioning information, realizing the positioning function of the near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller, and meeting the positioning requirements.
  • the acquiring the location request message for the target terminal includes: receiving the location request message sent by the first application program; wherein, the first application program is borne in the near real-time wireless access network intelligent control device.
  • the method further includes: sending the positioning information to the first application program.
  • the near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller may carry one or more application programs, and the location request message may be sent by the first application program, that is, the first application program needs to obtain The location information of the target terminal.
  • the first application program may refer to one application program, or may refer to multiple application programs.
  • the positioning functional entity receives the positioning request message from the first application program, and obtains the relevant position measurement information of the target terminal and other positioning assistance information (such as the terminal's historical trajectory, speed, map, etc.)
  • the target terminal performs position estimation, and the positioning functional entity may feed back the positioning information to the first application program after obtaining the positioning information.
  • the sending the location information to the first application program includes: sending a location response message to the first application program, where the location response message includes the location information.
  • the positioning function entity When the positioning function entity feeds back the positioning information of the target terminal to the first application program, it may send a positioning response message to the first application program, and the positioning information is carried in the positioning response message.
  • the acquiring position measurement information related to the target terminal according to the positioning request message includes: acquiring the position measurement information from a network node through a first interface according to the positioning request message information.
  • the first interface may be an E2 interface
  • the network node may be an E2 node (which may include O-CU and O-DU), that is, the positioning function entity obtains the position measurement information from the E2 node through the E2 interface .
  • the acquiring the position measurement information from the network node through the first interface according to the positioning request message may include:
  • Step 1 Generate a RIC subscription request message according to the location request message
  • the generating the RIC subscription request message according to the location request message includes:
  • the positioning function entity when the positioning function entity acquires the position measurement information through the first interface, it may generate a subscription request message according to the positioning request.
  • the positioning functional entity may combine positioning requests from multiple application programs at the same time, so as to avoid redundancy caused by repeated information and improve positioning efficiency.
  • the RIC subscription request message may include information content requested to be reported by the network node, for example: OTDOA, AoD, TOA, UTDOA, etc.
  • Step 2 Send the RIC subscription request message to the network node through the first interface.
  • Step 3 Receive the location measurement information sent by the network node through the first interface.
  • receiving the location measurement information sent by the network node through the first interface includes: receiving an RIC indication message sent by the network node through the first interface, the RIC indication message including The location measurement information.
  • the positioning function node sends the RIC subscription request message to the first interface, and the first interface forwards the RIC subscription request message to the network node; the network node according to the request in the RIC subscription request message information item, determine the location measurement information that needs to be fed back, and feed back a RIC indication message to the first interface, where the RIC indication message includes the location measurement information related to the target terminal.
  • the location measurement information includes at least one of the following:
  • the method further includes: according to the positioning request message, acquiring positioning assistance information related to the target terminal through a second interface; Performing position estimation and obtaining positioning information includes: performing position estimation on the target terminal according to the position measurement information and the positioning assistance information to obtain positioning information.
  • the second interface may be the A1 interface in the near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller, or may be other external interfaces capable of obtaining positioning assistance information.
  • the positioning assistance information is, for example: historical track, speed, map, etc. of the target terminal.
  • the positioning functional entity may also acquire positioning assistance information related to the target terminal through the second interface, and use the position measurement information in combination with the positioning assistance information to estimate the position of the target terminal , to obtain the positioning information of the target terminal.
  • the obtaining the positioning assistance information related to the target terminal through the second interface according to the positioning request message includes: sending an auxiliary information request message to the second interface according to the positioning request message; receiving an assistance information response message sent by the second interface, where the assistance information response message includes the positioning assistance information.
  • the positioning function entity may send an assistance information request message to the second interface, where the assistance information request message includes requested assistance information content.
  • the second interface determines the information content to be fed back according to the auxiliary information request message, and feeds back an auxiliary information response message to the positioning functional entity, where the auxiliary information response message includes the positioning auxiliary information.
  • the near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller includes a positioning functional entity, and further includes a first interface and a second interface for obtaining positioning-related messages, and the positioning functional entity uses the The first interface performs information exchange with the network node.
  • the near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller bears one or more application programs. Taking the first interface as an E2 interface, the second interface as an A1 interface, and the network node as an E2 node as an example, the The structure of the near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller is shown in Figure 3. The implementation process of realizing the positioning function by the intelligent controller of the near real-time wireless access network is described in detail below through an embodiment.
  • Traffic Steering Optimization For the O-RAN use case of Traffic Steering Optimization (Traffic Steering Optimization), deploy the Traffic Steering Optimization application (xApp) on the Near-RT RIC.
  • the xApp needs to obtain the location information of the terminal as the input information for Traffic Steering Optimization reasoning. Enhance the rationality and usability of Traffic Steering Optimization results.
  • the processing flow is shown in Figure 4 and described as follows:
  • Step 1 xApp (Traffic Steering Optimization xApp) needs the location information of the terminal in the inference process, so it sends a location request message to the Location Function entity (Location Function) to request the location information of one or more terminals.
  • xApp Traffic Steering Optimization xApp
  • Step 2 The positioning function entity combines the positioning request messages from multiple xApps at the same time to form a RIC subscription request message (RIC subscription request), sends it to the E2 interface (E2termination), and requests the report from the base station (referring to the E2 node here) Terminal location measurement information, such as OTDOA, AOA, TOA, UTDOA, etc.
  • Terminal location measurement information such as OTDOA, AOA, TOA, UTDOA, etc.
  • Step 3 The E2 interface forwards the RIC subscription request message to the E2 node.
  • Step 4 The E2 node sends a RIC indication (RIC indication) message to the E2 interface to report the location measurement information of the terminal, such as OTDOA, AOA, AOD, TOA, UTDOA, etc.
  • a RIC indication RIC indication
  • Step 5 The E2 interface forwards the RIC indication message to the positioning function entity.
  • Step 6 The positioning functional entity applies to the A1 interface (A1 Termination) for terminal positioning assistance information, such as the terminal's historical trajectory, service, speed, or environmental map, through an auxiliary information request message.
  • A1 Termination terminal positioning assistance information
  • terminal positioning assistance information such as the terminal's historical trajectory, service, speed, or environmental map
  • Step 7 The A1 interface feeds back the positioning assistance information to the positioning functional entity through an assistance information response message.
  • Step 8 After collecting the position measurement information and positioning assistance information, the positioning functional entity performs reasoning and calculation of the terminal position to obtain positioning information.
  • Step 9 The positioning functional entity feeds back the positioning information of the terminal to the xApp through a positioning response message.
  • the xApp can use the location information to assist in completing the traffic management and optimization work.
  • the positioning function entity performs position estimation of the terminal according to the position measurement information and positioning assistance information as an example, and the positioning function entity may also perform position estimation of the terminal only according to the position measurement information, In this case, steps 6-7 can be omitted.
  • step of acquiring the location measurement information of the terminal and the step of acquiring the location measurement information of the terminal do not have a sequence, and may be determined according to a specific implementation process.
  • the positioning request message includes at least one of the following information:
  • the information of the first application program may include at least one of the following:
  • xApp ID a first application identification
  • the definition of the multiple-choice one-triggering event may include the following item:
  • the positioning request message is a message sent by the application program to the positioning functional entity requesting terminal location information, and the positioning request message can be expressed as the following table 4:
  • Table 4 Location request message.
  • xApp ID and location request message ID are the next level of “xApp information", that is, in the xApp
  • the information includes xApp ID and positioning request message ID;
  • periodic report and trigger event report are the next level of "multiple selection one trigger event definition", that is, the multiple selection one trigger event definition includes two optional Reporting method: periodic report and trigger event report;
  • UE ID is the next level of "terminal list requesting positioning", that is, the list of terminal requesting positioning can include one or more terminals, including the ID information of each terminal.
  • the content of the positioning request message is described below by taking requesting location information of two terminals as an example. As shown in Table 5, location information of two UEs is requested.
  • Table 5 Location request message.
  • the positioning request message requests the location information of two UEs, and the identifiers of the two UEs are UE ID 1 and UE ID 2 respectively.
  • the reporting time unit of the periodic report and the trigger event report is defined in the positioning request message.
  • this application defines the RIC subscription request message, the RIC subscription request message is sent to the first interface (such as the E2 interface) by the positioning functional entity, and the RIC subscription request message is sent through the first The interface is sent to a network node (such as an E2 node).
  • the RIC subscription request message can be defined by partially multiplexing the Near-RT RIC interface application protocol (E2Interface Application Protocol, E2AP), and the interface service mode (E2Interface Service Mode, E2SM)-Key Performance Monitor (KPM) technical specification format to achieve.
  • the RIC subscription request message includes at least one of the following;
  • the subscription-related information includes: a trigger event definition (RIC Event Trigger Definition) and/or an action sequence (Sequence of Actions).
  • a trigger event definition RIC Event Trigger Definition
  • an action sequence Sequence of Actions
  • sequence of actions includes at least one of the following:
  • the RIC subscription request message is shown in Table 6 below.
  • the original measurement information list (Measurement Information List) is redefined for the action definition in the above table 6, and the measurement quantity name represented by the existing character string is replaced by measurement information mapping (Measurement Information Mapping) , so as to improve the transmission efficiency, the content of the action definition in the embodiment of the present application will be described below.
  • the action definition includes at least one of the following:
  • terminal identification (UE ID)
  • label list (List of Labels); said label list includes label information (Label Information);
  • N bits of information are included, and each bit of information is used to indicate a piece of measurement information
  • N is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
  • the action definition is redefined.
  • the original measurement information table represented by a character string is replaced by a measurement information mapping.
  • the measurement information mapping refers to indicating measurement information through bit information.
  • the measurement information mapping may include a plurality of bit information, and each bit information corresponds to indicate a measurement quantity, and may indicate whether to report the measurement quantity, and the action definition is shown in Table 7.
  • Bit0 is used to indicate OTDOA
  • Bit1 is used to indicate AOA
  • Bit2 is used to indicate AoD
  • Bit3 is used to indicate TOA
  • Bit4 is used to indicate UTDOA.
  • the RIC indication message is defined, and the RIC indication message includes the location measurement information that the network node needs to report, for example, the E2 node reports the location measurement information through the RIC indication message.
  • the RIC indication message is sent by the network node to the first interface, and forwarded to the positioning functional entity by the first interface.
  • the definition of the RIC indication message will be described below.
  • the RIC indication message includes at least one of the following:
  • the measurement data includes at least one of the following:
  • the measurement record includes a multiple choice one measurement value (CHOICE Measured Value), and the multiple choice one measurement value includes the following one:
  • N bits of information are included, and each bit of information is used to indicate a piece of measurement information
  • N is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
  • the matching condition list includes a label list (List of Labels), and the label list includes label information (Label Information).
  • the measurement information mapping method can be used in the RIC subscription request message, so the measurement information mapping can also be used in the RIC indication message, that is, in the embodiment of the application, in the RIC indication message, the measurement
  • the manner of information mapping indicates the measurement information reported by the network node.
  • the measurement information mapping may include a plurality of bit information, and each bit information corresponds to an item of measurement information.
  • the RIC indication message is shown in Table 9.
  • Table 9 RIC indication message.
  • the RIC indication message is defined, and the RIC indication message includes a measurement information mapping and a matching condition list, which replaces the measurement quantity name represented by a string in the prior art, thereby improving transmission efficiency.
  • Table 10 which is the E2SM-KPM indication information format 1 of the embodiment of the present application.
  • a measurement information mapping is set, and the measurement quantity represented by a character string in the prior art is replaced by the measurement information mapping.
  • the measurement information mapping a plurality of bit information may be included, and each bit information corresponds to indicate different measurement information, for example: indicate OTDOA through Bit0; indicate AOA through Bit1; indicate AoD through Bit2; indicate TOA through Bit3; Bit4 indicates UTDOA.
  • the present application also defines a positioning response message, which is sent by the positioning functional entity to the first application program.
  • the positioning response message includes at least one of the following :
  • the information of the first application may include: the first application identifier (xApp ID) and/or the location request message identifier (Request ID).
  • list of Responsed UE Locations may include a terminal identification (UE ID).
  • the positioning information includes at least one of the following:
  • Altitude information (altitude).
  • the positioning response message is shown in Table 11.
  • Table 11 Location Response Message.
  • the positioning response message sent when the positioning functional entity feeds back positioning information to the first application is defined.
  • the following uses the first application requesting the location information of two UEs as an example to describe the The specific content of the location response message is shown in Table 12.
  • Table 12 Location Response Message.
  • a positioning function entity is added to the Near-RT RIC architecture, and the message process and message body related to the positioning function are defined to meet the positioning requirements of different applications on the Near-RT RIC, making up for the existing The lack of architecture in terms of positioning requirements.
  • the embodiment of the present application also provides a positioning method, which is applied to a network node, and the network node may be an E2 node, and the method includes:
  • Step 501 the network node sends the position measurement information related to the target terminal to the positioning functional entity of the near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller.
  • the near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller includes a positioning function entity.
  • the target terminal is a terminal that needs to determine location information, and the target terminal may refer to one terminal, or may include multiple terminals.
  • the near real-time radio access network intelligent controller carries one or more application programs, and the first application program that needs to obtain the location information of the target terminal sends a positioning request message to the positioning functional entity.
  • the positioning function entity acquires location measurement information for the target terminal from the network node.
  • the network node may be an E2 node.
  • the positioning function entity estimates the position of the target terminal according to the position measurement information, and determines the positioning information of the target terminal.
  • the positioning functional entity may also obtain positioning assistance information from the second interface, for example: the historical track, speed, map, etc. of the target terminal.
  • the positioning function entity may perform position estimation according to the position measurement information and the positioning assistance information, and determine the positioning information of the target terminal.
  • the network node provides the location measurement information of the target terminal to the location function entity of the near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller, so that the target function entity obtains the location information of the target terminal according to the location measurement information, Realize the positioning function of the near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller to meet the positioning requirements.
  • the method further includes: receiving a RIC subscription request message sent by the positioning functional entity through the first interface;
  • the sending the location measurement information related to the target terminal to the positioning functional entity of the near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller includes: sending the location measurement information to the positioning functional entity through the first interface according to the RIC subscription request message. Position measurement information.
  • the sending the position measurement information to the positioning functional entity through the first interface includes: sending a RIC indication message to the positioning functional entity through the first interface, and the RIC indication message includes The location measurement information.
  • the positioning function entity may obtain the location measurement information from the network node through a first interface, and the first interface may be an E2 interface.
  • the positioning functional entity may generate a RIC subscription request message according to the positioning request message of the first application program, and send the RIC subscription request message to the first interface, and the first interface sends the RIC subscription request message to the network node.
  • the network node determines the measurement information that needs to be fed back according to the RIC subscription request message, and feeds back the location measurement information to the positioning function entity through the first interface.
  • the network node may send a RIC indication message to the first interface, where the RIC indication message includes the location measurement information; and the first interface forwards the RIC indication message to the positioning function entity.
  • the RIC subscription request message may include information content requested to be reported by the network node, for example: OTDOA, AoD, TOA, UTDOA, etc.
  • the network node determines the measurement information to be reported according to the RIC subscription request message, feeds back the measurement information to the first interface through the RIC indication message, and forwards the measurement information to the positioning functional entity by the first interface.
  • the location measurement information includes at least one of the following:
  • this application defines the RIC subscription request message, the RIC subscription request message is sent to the first interface (such as the E2 interface) by the positioning functional entity, and the RIC subscription request message is sent through the first The interface is sent to a network node (such as an E2 node).
  • the RIC subscription request message can be realized by partially multiplexing the formats defined by the Near-RT RIC E2AP and E2SM-KPM technical specifications.
  • the RIC subscription request message includes at least one of the following;
  • the subscription-related information includes: trigger event definitions and/or action sequences.
  • sequence of actions includes at least one of the following:
  • the action definition is defined, and the measurement name represented by the existing character string is replaced by the measurement information mapping, so as to improve the transmission efficiency.
  • the action definition includes at least one of the following:
  • the global identifier of the cell is the global identifier of the cell.
  • N bits of information are included, and each bit of information is used to indicate a piece of measurement information
  • N is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
  • the original measurement information table represented by a character string is replaced by measurement information mapping, and the measurement information mapping may refer to indicating measurement information through bit information.
  • the measurement information mapping may include a plurality of bits of information, and each bit of information corresponds to indicate a measurement quantity, and may indicate whether the measurement quantity is to be reported.
  • the method further includes: determining the measurement information that needs to be reported according to the measurement information mapping.
  • the network node determines the requested measurement information according to the measurement information mapping in the RIC subscription request message, and then determines the measurement information that needs to be reported,
  • the embodiment of the present application defines the RIC indication message, which includes the location measurement information that the network node needs to report, for example, the E2 node reports the location measurement information through the RIC indication message.
  • the RIC indication message is sent by the network node to the first interface, and forwarded to the positioning function entity by the first interface.
  • the RIC indication message includes at least one of the following:
  • the measured data includes at least one of the following:
  • the measurement records include one-of-many measurement values, and the one-of-many measurement values include one of the following:
  • the measurement information mapping includes N bits of information, and each bit of information is used to indicate a piece of measurement information; wherein, N is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
  • a list of matching conditions optionally, the list of matching conditions includes a tag list, and the tag list includes tag information.
  • the measurement information mapping method can be used in the RIC subscription request message, so the measurement information mapping can also be used in the RIC indication message, that is, in the embodiment of the application, in the RIC indication message, the measurement
  • the manner of information mapping indicates the measurement information reported by the network node.
  • the measurement information mapping may include a plurality of bit information, and each bit information corresponds to an item of measurement information.
  • the network node sends position measurement information to the positioning functional entity through the first interface, so that the positioning functional entity can estimate the position of the target terminal according to the position measurement information, and obtain the positioning of the target terminal information, and can send the positioning information to the first application program, realizing the positioning function of the near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller, and meeting the positioning requirements.
  • the embodiment of the present application applied to the network node can realize all the steps performed by the network node in the above embodiment applied to the positioning functional entity, and can also achieve the same technical effect, which will not be repeated here.
  • the embodiment of the present application also provides a positioning method, which is applied to the second interface, the second interface may be the A1 interface, and the method includes:
  • Step 601 the second interface sends the positioning assistance information related to the target terminal to the positioning functional entity of the near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller.
  • the near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller includes a positioning function entity.
  • the target terminal is a terminal that needs to determine location information, and the target terminal may refer to one terminal, or may include multiple terminals.
  • the near real-time radio access network intelligent controller bears one or more application programs, and the positioning function entity can obtain a positioning request message for the target terminal sent by the first application program.
  • the positioning function entity obtains the positioning assistance information from the second interface according to the positioning request message, and performs position estimation on the target terminal according to the positioning assistance information and the position measurement information obtained from the network node, and obtains the Describe the positioning information of the target terminal.
  • the method further includes: receiving an auxiliary information request message sent by the positioning functional entity; according to the auxiliary information request message, sending an auxiliary information response message to the positioning functional entity, where the auxiliary information response message includes The positioning assistance information.
  • the positioning functional entity when it requests the positioning assistance information from the second interface, it may send an auxiliary information request message to the second interface according to the positioning request message;
  • the auxiliary information request message determines the auxiliary information that needs to be reported, and sends an auxiliary information response message to the positioning functional entity, where the auxiliary information response message includes the positioning auxiliary information.
  • the positioning assistance information is, for example: historical track, speed, map, etc. of the target terminal.
  • the second interface sends positioning assistance information to the positioning functional entity, so that the positioning functional entity estimates the position of the target terminal according to the positioning assistance information and position measurement information, and obtains the target terminal
  • the positioning information of the terminal, the positioning function entity can send the positioning information to the first application program, realizing the positioning function of the near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller, and meeting the positioning requirements.
  • the embodiment of the present application applied to the second interface can implement all the steps of the second interface in the above embodiment applied to the positioning functional entity, and can also achieve the same technical effect, which will not be repeated here.
  • the present application also provides a positioning method applied to the first application program, including:
  • the first application program sends a positioning request message for the target terminal to the positioning functional entity of the near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller;
  • the first application program is an application program carried by the near real-time radio access network intelligent controller.
  • the first application program sends the positioning request message to the positioning functional entity when it needs to obtain the location information of the target terminal.
  • the first application program may refer to one application program, or may refer to multiple application programs.
  • the positioning functional entity receives a positioning request message from the first application program, and obtains relevant location measurement information and other positioning assistance information of the target terminal according to the positioning request message, so as to estimate the position of the target terminal, and the positioning functional entity After obtaining the positioning information, the positioning information may be fed back to the first application program.
  • the receiving the positioning information of the target terminal sent by the positioning functional entity according to the positioning request message may include: receiving a positioning response message sent by the positioning functional entity, where the positioning response message includes the location information.
  • the positioning request message includes at least one of the following information:
  • Information about the first application program corresponding to the positioning request message may include at least one of the following:
  • said multiple choice one trigger event definition includes the following one:
  • the first application program carried on the intelligent controller of the near real-time wireless access network obtains the positioning information for the target terminal by sending a positioning request message to the positioning functional entity, so as to realize the intelligent controller of the near real-time wireless access network positioning function to meet the positioning requirements.
  • an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a positioning device 700, which is applied to a positioning functional entity of a near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller, including:
  • the first obtaining unit 710 is configured to obtain a positioning request message for the target terminal
  • the second acquiring unit 720 is configured to acquire position measurement information related to the target terminal according to the positioning request message
  • the first processing unit 730 is configured to perform position estimation on the target terminal according to the position measurement information, and obtain positioning information.
  • the first acquiring unit is specifically configured to: receive the positioning request message sent by the first application program;
  • the first application program is carried on the near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller.
  • the device also includes:
  • a third sending unit configured to send the positioning information to the first application program.
  • the second acquisition unit includes:
  • the first acquiring subunit is configured to acquire the position measurement information from the network node through the first interface according to the positioning request message.
  • the first acquiring subunit is specifically configured to:
  • the location measurement information sent by the network node is received through the first interface.
  • the first acquiring subunit when the first acquiring subunit generates the RIC subscription request message according to the location request message, it is specifically used for:
  • the first obtaining subunit when the first obtaining subunit receives the position measurement information sent by the network node through the first interface, it is specifically configured to:
  • RIC indication message sent by the network node through the first interface, where the RIC indication message includes the location measurement information.
  • the location measurement information includes at least one of the following:
  • the second acquisition unit includes:
  • the second acquiring subunit is configured to acquire positioning assistance information related to the target terminal through a second interface according to the positioning request message;
  • the first processing unit is specifically configured to: perform position estimation on the target terminal according to the position measurement information and the positioning assistance information, and obtain positioning information.
  • the second acquiring subunit is specifically configured to:
  • the third sending unit is specifically configured to: send a location response message to the first application program, where the location response message includes the location information.
  • the positioning request message includes at least one of the following information:
  • the information of the first application program includes at least one of the following:
  • the multiple-choice-one trigger event definition includes the following one:
  • the RIC subscription request message includes at least one of the following;
  • Subscription request message identifier
  • the subscription-related information includes: trigger event definitions and/or action sequences.
  • sequence of actions includes at least one of the following:
  • the action definition includes at least one of the following:
  • the global identifier of the cell is the global identifier of the cell.
  • the RIC indication message includes at least one of the following:
  • the measurement data includes at least one of the following:
  • the measurement record includes one-of-many measurement values, and the one-of-many measurement values include one of the following:
  • N bits of information are included, and each bit of information is used to indicate a piece of measurement information
  • N is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
  • the location response message includes at least one of the following:
  • the positioning information includes at least one of the following:
  • a positioning functional entity is set in the intelligent controller of the near real-time wireless access network, and the positioning functional entity obtains the position measurement information related to the target terminal according to the positioning request message, so as to estimate the position of the target terminal and obtain the location of the target terminal. Positioning information, realizing the positioning function of the near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller, and meeting the positioning requirements.
  • the above-mentioned device provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure can implement all the method steps implemented by the above-mentioned embodiment of the method applied to the positioning functional entity, and can achieve the same technical effect.
  • the same parts and beneficial effects as those in the method embodiment will be described in detail.
  • an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a positioning device 800, which is applied to a network node and includes:
  • the first sending unit 810 is configured to send the position measurement information related to the target terminal to the positioning functional entity of the near real-time radio access network intelligent controller.
  • the device also includes:
  • a first receiving unit configured to receive the RIC subscription request message sent by the positioning functional entity through the first interface
  • the first sending unit is specifically configured to: send the location measurement information to the positioning functional entity through the first interface according to the RIC subscription request message.
  • the first sending unit sends the position measurement information to the positioning functional entity through the first interface, it is specifically used for:
  • the location measurement information includes at least one of the following:
  • the RIC subscription request message includes at least one of the following;
  • Subscription request message identifier
  • the subscription-related information includes: trigger event definitions and/or action sequences.
  • sequence of actions includes at least one of the following:
  • the action definition includes at least one of the following:
  • the global identifier of the cell is the global identifier of the cell.
  • the device also includes:
  • the first determining unit is configured to determine the measurement information that needs to be reported according to the measurement information mapping.
  • the RIC indication message includes at least one of the following:
  • the measurement data includes at least one of the following:
  • the measurement record includes one-of-many measurement values, and the one-of-many measurement values include one of the following:
  • the measurement information mapping includes N bits of information, and each bit of information is used to indicate a piece of measurement information; wherein, N is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
  • the network node provides the location measurement information of the target terminal to the location function entity of the near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller, so that the target function entity obtains the location information of the target terminal according to the location measurement information, Realize the positioning function of the near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller to meet the positioning requirements.
  • the above-mentioned device provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure can implement all the method steps implemented by the above-mentioned embodiment of the method applied to a network node, and can achieve the same technical effect.
  • the same parts and beneficial effects as those of the method embodiment will be described in detail.
  • an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a positioning device 900, which is applied to the second interface, including:
  • the second sending unit 910 is configured to send the positioning assistance information related to the target terminal to the positioning functional entity of the near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller.
  • the device also includes:
  • a second receiving unit configured to receive the auxiliary information request message sent by the positioning functional entity
  • the fourth sending unit is configured to send an auxiliary information response message to the positioning functional entity according to the auxiliary information request message, where the auxiliary information response message includes the positioning auxiliary information.
  • the second interface sends positioning assistance information to the positioning functional entity, so that the positioning functional entity estimates the position of the target terminal according to the positioning assistance information and the position measurement information obtained from the network node , to obtain the positioning information of the target terminal, and the positioning function entity may send the positioning information to the first application program, so as to realize the positioning function of the near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller and meet the positioning requirement.
  • the above-mentioned device provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure can implement all the method steps implemented by the above-mentioned method embodiment applied to the second interface, and can achieve the same technical effect.
  • the same parts and beneficial effects as those in the method embodiment will be described in detail.
  • each functional unit in each embodiment of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, each unit may exist separately physically, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit.
  • the above-mentioned integrated units can be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of software functional units.
  • the integrated unit is realized in the form of a software function unit and sold or used as an independent product, it can be stored in a processor-readable storage medium.
  • the technical solution of the present application is essentially or part of the contribution to the prior art or all or part of the technical solution can be embodied in the form of a software product, and the computer software product is stored in a storage medium , including several instructions to make a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) or a processor (processor) execute all or part of the steps of the methods described in the various embodiments of the present application.
  • the aforementioned storage media include: U disk, mobile hard disk, read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM), random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM), magnetic disk or optical disc and other media that can store program codes. .
  • the embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a positioning device, which is applied to the positioning function entity of the intelligent controller of the near real-time radio access network, including: a memory 1020, a transceiver 1000, and a processor 1010; wherein, The memory 1020 is used to store computer programs; the transceiver 1000 is used to send and receive data under the control of the processor 1010 and perform the following operations:
  • the processor 1010 is configured to read the computer program in the memory and perform the following operations:
  • the transceiver acquiring a positioning request message for the target terminal specifically includes:
  • the first application program is carried on the near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller.
  • the transceiver is also used for:
  • the processor is configured to read a computer program in the memory and perform the following operations:
  • the processor is configured to read a computer program in the memory and perform the following operations:
  • the transceiver is configured to: send the RIC subscription request message to the network node through the first interface;
  • the location measurement information sent by the network node is received through the first interface.
  • the processor is configured to read a computer program in the memory and perform the following operations:
  • the transceiver is specifically configured to: receive a RIC indication message sent by the network node through the first interface, where the RIC indication message includes the location measurement information.
  • the location measurement information includes at least one of the following:
  • the processor is configured to read a computer program in the memory and perform the following operations:
  • the transceiver is specifically used for:
  • the transceiver is specifically used for:
  • the positioning request message includes at least one of the following information:
  • the information of the first application program includes at least one of the following:
  • the multiple-choice-one trigger event definition includes the following one:
  • the RIC subscription request message includes at least one of the following;
  • Subscription request message identifier
  • the subscription-related information includes: trigger event definitions and/or action sequences.
  • sequence of actions includes at least one of the following:
  • the action definition includes at least one of the following:
  • the global identifier of the cell is the global identifier of the cell.
  • the RIC indication message includes at least one of the following:
  • the measurement data includes at least one of the following:
  • the measurement record includes one-of-many measurement values, and the one-of-many measurement values include one of the following:
  • the measurement information mapping includes N bits of information, and each bit of information is used to indicate a piece of measurement information; wherein, N is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
  • the location response message includes at least one of the following:
  • the positioning information includes at least one of the following:
  • a positioning functional entity is set in the intelligent controller of the near real-time wireless access network, and the positioning functional entity obtains the position measurement information related to the target terminal according to the positioning request message, so as to estimate the position of the target terminal and obtain the location of the target terminal. Positioning information, realizing the positioning function of the near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller, and meeting the positioning requirements.
  • the bus architecture may include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, specifically one or more processors represented by the processor 1010 and various circuits of the memory represented by the memory 1020 are linked together.
  • the bus architecture can also link together various other circuits such as peripherals, voltage regulators, and power management circuits, etc., which are well known in the art and therefore will not be further described herein.
  • the bus interface provides the interface.
  • Transceiver 1000 may be a plurality of elements, including a transmitter and a transceiver, providing a means for communicating with various other devices over a transmission medium.
  • the processor 1010 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, and the memory 1020 can store data used by the processor 1010 when performing operations.
  • the processor 1010 can be a central processing unit (Central Processing Unit, CPU), an application specific integrated circuit (Application Specific Integrated Circuit, ASIC), a field programmable gate array (Field-Programmable Gate Array, FPGA) or a complex programmable logic device (Complex Programmable Logic Device, CPLD), the processor can also adopt a multi-core architecture.
  • CPU Central Processing Unit
  • ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit
  • FPGA Field-Programmable Gate Array
  • CPLD Complex Programmable Logic Device
  • the above-mentioned device provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure can realize all the method steps implemented by the above-mentioned method embodiment applied to the positioning function entity of the intelligent controller of the near real-time wireless access network, and can achieve the same Technical effects, the same parts and beneficial effects in this embodiment as those in the method embodiment will not be described in detail here.
  • an embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a positioning device, which is applied to a network node, and the network node may be an E2 node, including: a memory 1120, a transceiver 1100, and a processor 1110; wherein, the memory 1120 uses The computer program is stored; the processor 1110 is used to read the computer program in the memory; the transceiver 1100 is used to send and receive data under the control of the processor 1110 and perform the following operations;
  • the position measurement information related to the target terminal is sent to the positioning functional entity of the near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller.
  • the transceiver is also used for:
  • the transceiver is specifically used for:
  • the location measurement information includes at least one of the following:
  • the RIC subscription request message includes at least one of the following;
  • Subscription request message identifier
  • the subscription-related information includes: trigger event definitions and/or action sequences.
  • sequence of actions includes at least one of the following:
  • the action definition includes at least one of the following:
  • the global identifier of the cell is the global identifier of the cell.
  • the processor is configured to read a computer program in the memory and perform the following operations:
  • the measurement information to be reported is determined.
  • the RIC indication message includes at least one of the following:
  • the measurement data includes at least one of the following:
  • the measurement record includes one-of-many measurement values, and the one-of-many measurement values include one of the following:
  • the measurement information mapping includes N bits of information, and each bit of information is used to indicate a piece of measurement information; wherein, N is an integer greater than or equal to 1.
  • the network node provides the location measurement information of the target terminal to the location function entity of the near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller, so that the target function entity obtains the location information of the target terminal according to the location measurement information, Realize the positioning function of the near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller to meet the positioning requirements.
  • the bus architecture may include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, specifically one or more processors represented by the processor 1110 and various circuits of the memory represented by the memory 1120 are linked together.
  • the bus architecture can also link together various other circuits such as peripherals, voltage regulators, and power management circuits, etc., which are well known in the art and therefore will not be further described herein.
  • the bus interface provides the interface.
  • Transceiver 1100 may be a plurality of elements, including a transmitter and a transceiver, providing a means for communicating with various other devices over a transmission medium.
  • the processor 1110 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, and the memory 1120 can store data used by the processor 1110 when performing operations.
  • the processor 1110 may be a central processing unit (CPU), an application specific integrated circuit (Application Specific Integrated Circuit, ASIC), a field programmable gate array (Field-Programmable Gate Array, FPGA) or a complex programmable logic device (Complex Programmable Logic Device, CPLD), the processor can also adopt a multi-core architecture.
  • CPU central processing unit
  • ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit
  • FPGA field programmable gate array
  • CPLD Complex Programmable Logic Device
  • the above-mentioned device provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure can implement all the method steps implemented by the above-mentioned embodiment of the method applied to a network node, and can achieve the same technical effect.
  • the same parts and beneficial effects as those of the method embodiment will be described in detail.
  • the embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a network integration control device, which is applied to the second interface, and the second interface may be an A1 interface, including: a memory 1220, a transceiver 1200, and a processor 1210; wherein, The memory 1220 is used to store computer programs; the processor 1210 is used to read the computer programs in the memory; the transceiver 1200 is used to send and receive data under the control of the processor 1210 and perform the following operations;
  • the transceiver is also used for:
  • auxiliary information response message Sending an auxiliary information response message to the positioning functional entity according to the auxiliary information request message, where the auxiliary information response message includes the positioning auxiliary information.
  • the second interface sends positioning assistance information to the positioning functional entity, so that the positioning functional entity performs position estimation on the target terminal according to the positioning assistance information and the position measurement information obtained from the network node, and obtains The positioning information of the target terminal, the positioning function entity can send the positioning information to the first application program, realizing the positioning function of the near real-time wireless access network intelligent controller, and meeting the positioning requirements.
  • the bus architecture may include any number of interconnected buses and bridges, specifically one or more processors represented by the processor 1210 and various circuits of the memory represented by the memory 1220 are linked together.
  • the bus architecture can also link together various other circuits such as peripherals, voltage regulators, and power management circuits, etc., which are well known in the art and therefore will not be further described herein.
  • the bus interface provides the interface.
  • Transceiver 1200 may be a plurality of elements, including a transmitter and a transceiver, providing a means for communicating with various other devices over a transmission medium.
  • the processor 1210 is responsible for managing the bus architecture and general processing, and the memory 1220 can store data used by the processor 1210 when performing operations.
  • the processor 1210 may be a central processing unit (CPU), an application specific integrated circuit (Application Specific Integrated Circuit, ASIC), a field programmable gate array (Field-Programmable Gate Array, FPGA) or a complex programmable logic device (Complex Programmable Logic Device, CPLD), the processor can also adopt a multi-core architecture.
  • CPU central processing unit
  • ASIC Application Specific Integrated Circuit
  • FPGA field programmable gate array
  • CPLD Complex Programmable Logic Device
  • the above-mentioned device provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure can implement all the method steps implemented by the above-mentioned method embodiment applied to the second interface, and can achieve the same technical effect.
  • the same parts and beneficial effects as those in the method embodiment will be described in detail.
  • the readable storage medium can be any available medium or data storage device that can be accessed by the processor, including but not limited to magnetic storage (such as floppy disk, hard disk, magnetic tape, magneto-optical disk (MO), etc.), optical storage (such as CD, DVD, BD, HVD, etc.), and semiconductor memory (such as ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, non-volatile memory (NAND FLASH), solid-state drive (SSD)), etc.
  • magnetic storage such as floppy disk, hard disk, magnetic tape, magneto-optical disk (MO), etc.
  • optical storage such as CD, DVD, BD, HVD, etc.
  • semiconductor memory such as ROM, EPROM, EEPROM, non-volatile memory (NAND FLASH), solid-state drive (SSD)
  • the embodiments of the present application may be provided as methods, systems, or computer program products. Accordingly, the present application may take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment, or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, the present application may take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable storage media (including but not limited to disk storage, optical storage, etc.) having computer-usable program code embodied therein.
  • processor-executable instructions may also be stored in a processor-readable memory capable of directing a computer or other programmable data processing device to operate in a specific manner, such that the instructions stored in the processor-readable memory produce a manufacturing product, the instruction device implements the function specified in one or more procedures of the flow chart and/or one or more blocks of the block diagram.
  • processor-executable instructions can also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing device, causing a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer or other programmable device to produce a computer-implemented
  • the executed instructions provide steps for implementing the functions specified in the flow or flows of the flowcharts and/or the block or blocks of the block diagrams.

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Abstract

本公开提供了一种定位方法及装置。所述方法包括:近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能实体获取针对目标终端的定位请求消息;所述定位功能实体根据所述定位请求消息,获取与所述目标终端相关的位置测量信息;所述定位功能实体根据所述位置测量信息,对所述目标终端进行位置估计,获得定位信息。

Description

一种定位方法及装置
相关申请的交叉引用
本公开主张在2021年12月21日在中国提交的中国专利申请号No.202111570673.7的优先权,其全部内容通过引用包含于此。
技术领域
本公开涉及通信技术领域,尤其涉及一种定位方法及装置。
背景技术
开放式无线接入网(Open Radio Access Network,O-RAN)中近实时无线接入网智能控制器(Near Real Time RAN Intelligent Controller,Near-RT RIC),用来近实时地控制和优化E2节点(Node)的功能和资源,如无线资源管理(Radio resource management,RRM)相关的资源优化。Near-RT RIC承载一个或者多个应用程序(xApp),通过E2接口来收集近实时信息。
在Near-RT RIC的用例需求中,可能需要从基站收集与终端位置相关的测量信息,以获取终端位置信息,提供给Near-RT RIC上的智能应用程序或其他需要终端位置信息的应用程序,但是在目前的Near-RT RIC架构中,并未定义和定位相关的功能和接口,因此无法满足上述对终端位置的需求。
发明内容
本公开的目的在于提供一种定位方法及装置,解决了相关技术中Near-RT RIC架构无法满足对终端位置的需求的问题。
本公开的实施例提供一种定位方法,包括:
近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能实体获取针对目标终端的定位请求消息;
所述定位功能实体根据所述定位请求消息,获取与所述目标终端相关的位置测量信息;
所述定位功能实体根据所述位置测量信息,对所述目标终端进行位置估 计,获得定位信息。
可选地,所述获取针对目标终端的定位请求消息,包括:
接收第一应用程序发送的所述定位请求消息;
其中,所述第一应用程序承载在所述近实时无线接入网智能控制器。
可选地,所述方法还包括:
向所述第一应用程序发送所述定位信息。
可选地,所述根据所述定位请求消息,获取与所述目标终端相关的位置测量信息,包括:
根据所述定位请求消息,通过第一接口,从网络节点获取所述位置测量信息。
可选地,所述根据所述定位请求消息,通过第一接口,从网络节点获取所述位置测量信息,包括:
根据所述定位请求消息,生成RIC订阅请求消息;
通过所述第一接口向所述网络节点发送所述RIC订阅请求消息;
通过所述第一接口接收所述网络节点发送的所述位置测量信息。
可选地,所述根据所述定位请求消息,生成RIC订阅请求消息,包括:
在所述定位请求消息为至少两个,且所述至少两个定位请求消息分别来自于不同应用程序的情况下,对所述至少两个定位请求消息进行组合处理,生成所述RIC订阅请求消息。
可选地,所述通过所述第一接口接收所述网络节点发送的所述位置测量信息,包括:
通过所述第一接口接收所述网络节点发送的RIC指示消息,所述RIC指示消息包括所述位置测量信息。
可选地,所述位置测量信息包括以下至少一项:
观察到达时间差(Observed Time Difference Of Arrival,OTDOA);
到达角(Angle of Arrival,AOA);
偏离角(Angle of Departure,AOD);
到达时间(Time Of Arrival,TOA);
上行到达时间差(Uplink Time Difference Of Arrival,UTDOA)。
可选地,所述方法还包括:
根据所述定位请求消息,通过第二接口获取与所述目标终端相关的定位辅助信息;
所述根据所述位置测量信息,对所述目标终端进行位置估计,获得定位信息,包括:
根据所述位置测量信息和所述定位辅助信息,对所述目标终端进行位置估计,获得定位信息。
可选地,所述根据所述定位请求消息,通过第二接口获取与所述目标终端相关的定位辅助信息,包括:
根据所述定位请求消息,向所述第二接口发送辅助信息需求消息;
接收所述第二接口发送的辅助信息响应消息,所述辅助信息响应消息包括所述定位辅助信息。
可选地,所述向所述第一应用程序发送所述定位信息,包括:
向所述第一应用程序发送定位响应消息,所述定位响应消息包括所述定位信息。
可选地,所述定位请求消息包括以下信息中的至少一项:
消息类型;
所述定位请求消息对应的第一应用程序的信息;
多选一触发事件定义;
请求定位的终端列表;
间隔周期。
可选地,所述第一应用程序的信息包括以下至少一项:
第一应用程序标识;
定位请求消息标识。
可选地,所述多选一触发事件定义包括以下一项:
周期报告;
触发事件报告。
可选地,所述RIC订阅请求消息包括以下至少一项;
消息类型;
订阅请求消息标识;
无线接入网络(Radio Access Network,RAN)功能标识;
订阅相关信息。
可选地,所述订阅相关信息包括:触发事件定义和/或动作序列。
可选地,所述动作序列包括以下至少一项:
动作标识;
动作类型;
动作定义;
后续动作定义。
可选地,所述动作定义包括以下至少一项:
终端标识;
测量信息映射;
标签列表;
间隔周期;
小区全局标识。
可选地,所述RIC指示消息包括以下至少一项:
测量数据;
测量信息映射;
匹配条件列表;
间隔周期。
可选地,所述测量数据包括以下至少一项:
测量记录;
不完整指示。
可选地,所述测量记录包括多选一测量值,所述多选一测量值包括以下一项:
整数值;
浮点值;
不存在测量值。
可选地,在所述测量信息映射中,包括N个比特信息,每个比特信息用 于指示一项测量信息;
其中,N为大于或者等于1的整数。
可选地,所述定位响应消息包括以下至少一项:
消息类型;
所述定位请求消息对应的第一应用程序的信息;
响应的终端位置列表;
定位信息。
可选地,所述定位信息包括以下至少一项:
纬度信息;
经度信息;
海拔高度信息。
本公开的实施例提供一种定位方法,包括:
网络节点向近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能实体发送目标终端相关的位置测量信息。
可选地,所述方法还包括:
接收所述定位功能实体通过第一接口发送的RIC订阅请求消息;
所述向近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能实体发送目标终端相关的位置测量信息,包括:
根据所述RIC订阅请求消息,通过所述第一接口向所述定位功能实体发送所述位置测量信息。
可选地,所述通过所述第一接口向所述定位功能实体发送所述位置测量信息,包括:
通过所述第一接口向所述定位功能实体发送RIC指示消息,所述RIC指示消息包括所述位置测量信息。
可选地,所述位置测量信息包括以下至少一项:
观察到达时间差OTDOA;
到达角AOA;
偏离角AOD;
到达时间TOA;
上行到达时间差UTDOA。
可选地,所述RIC订阅请求消息包括以下至少一项;
消息类型;
订阅请求消息标识;
RAN功能标识;
订阅相关信息。
可选地,所述订阅相关信息包括:触发事件定义和/或动作序列。
可选地,所述动作序列包括以下至少一项:
动作标识;
动作类型;
动作定义;
后续动作定义。
可选地,所述动作定义包括以下至少一项:
终端标识;
测量信息映射;
标签列表;
间隔周期;
小区全局标识。
可选地,所述方法还包括:
根据所述测量信息映射,确定需要上报的测量信息。
可选地,所述RIC指示消息包括以下至少一项:
测量数据;
测量信息映射;
匹配条件列表;
间隔周期。
可选地,所述测量数据包括以下至少一项:
测量记录;
不完整指示。
可选地,所述测量记录包括多选一测量值,所述多选一测量值包括以下 一项:
整数值;
浮点值;
不存在测量值。
可选地,在所述测量信息映射中,包括N个比特信息,每个比特信息用于指示一项测量信息;
其中,N为大于或者等于1的整数。
本公开的实施例提供一种定位方法,包括:
第二接口向近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能实体发送目标终端相关的定位辅助信息。
可选地,所述方法还包括:
接收所述定位功能实体发送的辅助信息需求消息;
根据所述辅助信息需求消息,向所述定位功能实体发送辅助信息响应消息,所述辅助信息响应消息包括所述定位辅助信息。
本公开的实施例提供一种定位装置,应用于近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能实体,包括:存储器,收发机,处理器:
存储器,用于存储计算机程序;处理器,用于读取所述存储器中的计算机程序;收发机,用于在所述处理器的控制下收发数据并执行以下操作:
获取针对目标终端的定位请求消息;
所述处理器用于读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:
根据所述定位请求消息,获取与所述目标终端相关的位置测量信息;
根据所述位置测量信息,对所述目标终端进行位置估计,获得定位信息。
可选地,所述收发机获取针对目标终端的定位请求消息,具体包括:
接收第一应用程序发送的所述定位请求消息;
其中,所述第一应用程序承载在所述近实时无线接入网智能控制器。
可选地,所述收发机还用于:
向所述第一应用程序发送所述定位信息。
可选地,所述处理器用于读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:
根据所述定位请求消息,通过第一接口,从网络节点获取所述位置测量信息。
可选地,所述处理器用于读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:
根据所述定位请求消息,生成RIC订阅请求消息;
所述收发机用于:通过所述第一接口向所述网络节点发送所述RIC订阅请求消息;
通过所述第一接口接收所述网络节点发送的所述位置测量信息。
可选地,所述处理器用于读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:
在所述定位请求消息为至少两个,且所述至少两个定位请求消息分别来自于不同应用程序的情况下,对所述至少两个定位请求消息进行组合处理,生成所述RIC订阅请求消息。
可选地,所述收发机具体用于:通过所述第一接口接收所述网络节点发送的RIC指示消息,所述RIC指示消息包括所述位置测量信息。
可选地,所述位置测量信息包括以下至少一项:
观察到达时间差OTDOA;
到达角AOA;
偏离角AOD;
到达时间TOA;
上行到达时间差UTDOA。
可选地,所述处理器用于读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:
根据所述定位请求消息,通过第二接口获取与所述目标终端相关的定位辅助信息;
根据所述位置测量信息和所述定位辅助信息,对所述目标终端进行位置估计,获得定位信息。
可选地,所述收发机具体用于:
根据所述定位请求消息,向所述第二接口发送辅助信息需求消息;
接收所述第二接口发送的辅助信息响应消息,所述辅助信息响应消息包括所述定位辅助信息。
可选地,所述收发机具体用于:
向所述第一应用程序发送定位响应消息,所述定位响应消息包括所述定位信息。
可选地,所述定位请求消息包括以下信息中的至少一项:
消息类型;
所述定位请求消息对应的第一应用程序的信息;
多选一触发事件定义;
请求定位的终端列表;
间隔周期。
可选地,所述第一应用程序的信息包括以下至少一项:
第一应用程序标识;
定位请求消息标识。
可选地,所述多选一触发事件定义包括以下一项:
周期报告;
触发事件报告。
可选地,所述RIC订阅请求消息包括以下至少一项;
消息类型;
订阅请求消息标识;
无线接入网络RAN功能标识;
订阅相关信息。
可选地,所述订阅相关信息包括:触发事件定义和/或动作序列。
可选地,所述动作序列包括以下至少一项:
动作标识;
动作类型;
动作定义;
后续动作定义。
可选地,所述动作定义包括以下至少一项:
终端标识;
测量信息映射;
标签列表;
间隔周期;
小区全局标识。
可选地,所述RIC指示消息包括以下至少一项:
测量数据;
测量信息映射;
匹配条件列表;
间隔周期。
可选地,所述测量数据包括以下至少一项:
测量记录;
不完整指示。
可选地,所述测量记录包括多选一测量值,所述多选一测量值包括以下一项:
整数值;
浮点值;
不存在测量值。
可选地,在所述测量信息映射中,包括N个比特信息,每个比特信息用于指示一项测量信息;
其中,N为大于或者等于1的整数。
可选地,所述定位响应消息包括以下至少一项:
消息类型;
所述定位请求消息对应的第一应用程序的信息;
响应的终端位置列表;
定位信息。
可选地,所述定位信息包括以下至少一项:
纬度信息;
经度信息;
海拔高度信息。
本公开的实施例提供一种定位装置,应用于网络节点,包括:存储器,收发机,处理器:
存储器,用于存储计算机程序;处理器,用于读取所述存储器中的计算机程序;收发机,用于在所述处理器的控制下收发数据并执行以下操作:
向近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能实体发送目标终端相关的位置测量信息。
可选地,所述收发机还用于:
接收所述定位功能实体通过第一接口发送的RIC订阅请求消息;
根据所述RIC订阅请求消息,通过所述第一接口向所述定位功能实体发送所述位置测量信息。
可选地,所述收发机具体用于:
通过所述第一接口向所述定位功能实体发送RIC指示消息,所述RIC指示消息包括所述位置测量信息。
可选地,所述位置测量信息包括以下至少一项:
观察到达时间差OTDOA;
到达角AOA;
偏离角AOD;
到达时间TOA;
上行到达时间差UTDOA。
可选地,所述RIC订阅请求消息包括以下至少一项;
消息类型;
订阅请求消息标识;
RAN功能标识;
订阅相关信息。
可选地,所述订阅相关信息包括:触发事件定义和/或动作序列。
可选地,所述动作序列包括以下至少一项:
动作标识;
动作类型;
动作定义;
后续动作定义。
可选地,所述动作定义包括以下至少一项:
终端标识;
测量信息映射;
标签列表;
间隔周期;
小区全局标识。
可选地,所述处理器用于读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:
根据所述测量信息映射,确定需要上报的测量信息。
可选地,所述RIC指示消息包括以下至少一项:
测量数据;
测量信息映射;
匹配条件列表;
间隔周期。
可选地,所述测量数据包括以下至少一项:
测量记录;
不完整指示。
可选地,所述测量记录包括多选一测量值,所述多选一测量值包括以下一项:
整数值;
浮点值;
不存在测量值。
可选地,在所述测量信息映射中,包括N个比特信息,每个比特信息用于指示一项测量信息;
其中,N为大于或者等于1的整数。
本公开的实施例提供一种定位装置,应用于第二接口,包括:存储器,收发机,处理器:
存储器,用于存储计算机程序;处理器,用于读取所述存储器中的计算机程序;收发机,用于在所述处理器的控制下收发数据并执行以下操作:
向近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能实体发送目标终端相关的定位辅助信息。
可选地,所述收发机还用于:
接收所述定位功能实体发送的辅助信息需求消息;
根据所述辅助信息需求消息,向所述定位功能实体发送辅助信息响应消息,所述辅助信息响应消息包括所述定位辅助信息。
本公开的实施例提供一种定位装置,包括:
第一获取单元,用于获取针对目标终端的定位请求消息;
第二获取单元,用于根据所述定位请求消息,获取与所述目标终端相关的位置测量信息;
第一处理单元,用于根据所述位置测量信息,对所述目标终端进行位置估计,获得定位信息。
可选地,所述第一获取单元具体用于:接收第一应用程序发送的所述定位请求消息;
其中,所述第一应用程序承载在所述近实时无线接入网智能控制器。
可选地,所述装置还包括:
第三发送单元,用于向所述第一应用程序发送所述定位信息。
可选地,所述第二获取单元包括:
第一获取子单元,用于根据所述定位请求消息,通过第一接口,从网络节点获取所述位置测量信息。
可选地,所述第一获取子单元具体用于:
根据所述定位请求消息,生成RIC订阅请求消息;
通过所述第一接口向所述网络节点发送所述RIC订阅请求消息;
通过所述第一接口接收所述网络节点发送的所述位置测量信息。
可选地,所述第一获取子单元根据所述定位请求消息,生成RIC订阅请求消息时,具体用于:
在所述定位请求消息为至少两个,且所述至少两个定位请求消息分别来 自于不同应用程序的情况下,对所述至少两个定位请求消息进行组合处理,生成所述RIC订阅请求消息。
可选地,所述第一获取子单元通过所述第一接口接收所述网络节点发送的所述位置测量信息时,具体用于:
通过所述第一接口接收所述网络节点发送的RIC指示消息,所述RIC指示消息包括所述位置测量信息。
可选地,所述位置测量信息包括以下至少一项:
观察到达时间差OTDOA;
到达角AOA;
偏离角AOD;
到达时间TOA;
上行到达时间差UTDOA。
可选地,所述第二获取单元包括:
第二获取子单元,用于根据所述定位请求消息,通过第二接口获取与所述目标终端相关的定位辅助信息;
所述第一处理单元具体用于:根据所述位置测量信息和所述定位辅助信息,对所述目标终端进行位置估计,获得定位信息。
可选地,所述第二获取子单元具体用于:
根据所述定位请求消息,向所述第二接口发送辅助信息需求消息;
接收所述第二接口发送的辅助信息响应消息,所述辅助信息响应消息包括所述定位辅助信息。
可选地,所述第三发送单元具体用于:向所述第一应用程序发送定位响应消息,所述定位响应消息包括所述定位信息。
可选地,所述定位请求消息包括以下信息中的至少一项:
消息类型;
所述定位请求消息对应的第一应用程序的信息;
多选一触发事件定义;
请求定位的终端列表;
间隔周期。
可选地,所述第一应用程序的信息包括以下至少一项:
第一应用程序标识;
定位请求消息标识。
可选地,所述多选一触发事件定义包括以下一项:
周期报告;
触发事件报告。
可选地,所述RIC订阅请求消息包括以下至少一项;
消息类型;
订阅请求消息标识;
无线接入网络RAN功能标识;
订阅相关信息。
可选地,所述订阅相关信息包括:触发事件定义和/或动作序列。可选地,所述动作序列包括以下至少一项:
动作标识;
动作类型;
动作定义;
后续动作定义。
可选地,所述动作定义包括以下至少一项:
终端标识;
测量信息映射;
标签列表;
间隔周期;
小区全局标识。
可选地,所述RIC指示消息包括以下至少一项:
测量数据;
测量信息映射;
匹配条件列表;
间隔周期。
可选地,所述测量数据包括以下至少一项:
测量记录;
不完整指示。
可选地,所述测量记录包括多选一测量值,所述多选一测量值包括以下一项:
整数值;
浮点值;
不存在测量值。
可选地,在所述测量信息映射中,包括N个比特信息,每个比特信息用于指示一项测量信息;
其中,N为大于或者等于1的整数。
可选地,所述定位响应消息包括以下至少一项:
消息类型;
所述定位请求消息对应的第一应用程序的信息;
响应的终端位置列表;
定位信息。
可选地,所述定位信息包括以下至少一项:
纬度信息;
经度信息;
海拔高度信息。
本公开的实施例提供一种定位装置,包括:
第一发送单元,用于向近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能实体发送目标终端相关的位置测量信息。
可选地,所述装置还包括:
第一接收单元,用于接收所述定位功能实体通过第一接口发送的RIC订阅请求消息;
所述第一发送单元具体用于:根据所述RIC订阅请求消息,通过所述第一接口向所述定位功能实体发送所述位置测量信息。
可选地,所述第一发送单元通过所述第一接口向所述定位功能实体发送所述位置测量信息时,具体用于:
通过所述第一接口向所述定位功能实体发送RIC指示消息,所述RIC指示消息包括所述位置测量信息。
可选地,所述位置测量信息包括以下至少一项:
观察到达时间差OTDOA;
到达角AOA;
偏离角AOD;
到达时间TOA;
上行到达时间差UTDOA。
可选地,所述RIC订阅请求消息包括以下至少一项;
消息类型;
订阅请求消息标识;
RAN功能标识;
订阅相关信息。
可选地,所述订阅相关信息包括:触发事件定义和/或动作序列。
可选地,所述动作序列包括以下至少一项:
动作标识;
动作类型;
动作定义;
后续动作定义。
可选地,所述动作定义包括以下至少一项:
终端标识;
测量信息映射;
标签列表;
间隔周期;
小区全局标识。
可选地,所述装置还包括:
第一确定单元,用于根据所述测量信息映射,确定需要上报的测量信息。
可选地,所述RIC指示消息包括以下至少一项:
测量数据;
测量信息映射;
匹配条件列表;
间隔周期。
可选地,所述测量数据包括以下至少一项:
测量记录;
不完整指示。
可选地,所述测量记录包括多选一测量值,所述多选一测量值包括以下一项:
整数值;
浮点值;
不存在测量值。
可选地,在所述测量信息映射中,包括N个比特信息,每个比特信息用于指示一项测量信息;其中,N为大于或者等于1的整数。
本公开的实施例提供一种定位装置,包括:
第二发送单元,用于向近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能实体发送目标终端相关的定位辅助信息。
可选地,所述装置还包括:
第二接收单元,用于接收所述定位功能实体发送的辅助信息需求消息;
第四发送单元,用于根据所述辅助信息需求消息,向所述定位功能实体发送辅助信息响应消息,所述辅助信息响应消息包括所述定位辅助信息。
本公开的实施例提供一种处理器可读存储介质,其上存储有计算机程序,该计算机程序被处理器执行时实现如上述的定位方法的步骤。
本公开的上述技术方案的有益效果是:
本公开实施例,近实时无线接入网智能控制器中设置定位功能实体,定位功能实体根据定位请求消息,获取目标终端相关的位置测量信息,从而对目标终端进行位置估计,获得目标终端的定位信息,实现近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能,满足定位需求。
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图1表示现有的Near-RT RIC的内部架构示意图;
图2表示本公开实施例的定位方法的流程示意图之一;
图3表示本公开实施例的Near-RT RIC的架构示意图;
图4表示本公开实施例的定位方法的流程示意图之二;
图5表示本公开实施例的定位方法的流程示意图之三;
图6表示本公开实施例的定位方法的流程示意图之四;
图7表示本公开实施例的定位装置的结构示意图之一;
图8表示本公开实施例的定位装置的结构示意图之二;
图9表示本公开实施例的定位装置的结构示意图之三;
图10表示本公开实施例的定位装置的结构示意图之四;
图11表示本公开实施例的定位装置的结构示意图之五;
图12表示本公开实施例的定位装置的结构示意图之六。
具体实施方式
为使本公开要解决的技术问题、技术方案和优点更加清楚,下面将结合附图及具体实施例进行详细描述。在下面的描述中,提供诸如具体的配置和组件的特定细节仅仅是为了帮助全面理解本公开的实施例。因此,本领域技术人员应该清楚,可以对这里描述的实施例进行各种改变和修改而不脱离本公开的范围和精神。另外,为了清楚和简洁,省略了对已知功能和构造的描述。
应理解,说明书通篇中提到的“一个实施例”或“一实施例”意味着与实施例有关的特定特征、结构或特性包括在本公开的至少一个实施例中。因此,在整个说明书各处出现的“在一个实施例中”或“在一实施例中”未必一定指相同的实施例。此外,这些特定的特征、结构或特性可以任意适合的方式结合在一个或多个实施例中。
在本公开的各种实施例中,应理解,下述各过程的序号的大小并不意味着执行顺序的先后,各过程的执行顺序应以其功能和内在逻辑确定,而不应对本公开实施例的实施过程构成任何限定。
本公开实施例中术语“和/或”,描述关联对象的关联关系,表示可以存 在三种关系,例如,A和/或B,可以表示:单独存在A,同时存在A和B,单独存在B这三种情况。字符“/”一般表示前后关联对象是一种“或”的关系。
本申请实施例中术语“多个”是指两个或两个以上,其它量词与之类似。
下面将结合本申请实施例中的附图,对本申请实施例中的技术方案进行清楚、完整地描述,显然,所描述的实施例仅仅是本申请一部分实施例,并不是全部的实施例。基于本申请中的实施例,本领域普通技术人员在没有做出创造性劳动前提下所获得的所有其他实施例,都属于本申请保护的范围。
在进行本公开实施例的说明时,首先对下面描述中所用到的一些概念进行解释说明。
Near-RT RIC:
O-RAN架构中的Near-RT RIC通过E2接口对E2Node进行控制,以实现RAN无线资源优化的目的。
其中,E2接口连接的节点,包括:
开放式中央单元-控制平面(O-RAN Central Unit–Control Plane,O-CU-CP);
开放式中央单元-用户平面(O-RAN Central Unit–User Plane,O-CU-UP);
开放式分布单元(O-RAN Distributed Unit,O-DU);
O-eNB。
Near-RT RIC的内部架构如图1所示,Near-RT RIC可以承载多个App,Near-RT RIC具有O1接口、A1接口以及E2接口。Near-RT RIC内部具有App订阅管理功能模块、管理服务模块、缓冲以及安全模块。
在现有技术中,Near-RT RIC实现网络控制时,RIC动作定义(Action Definition)如表1所示,E2SM-KPM指示信息格式3(Indication Message Format3)如表2所示,E2SM-KPM Indication Message Format 1如表3所示。
表1:现有的RIC Action Definition。
Figure PCTCN2022133988-appb-000001
Figure PCTCN2022133988-appb-000002
表2:现有的E2SM-KPM Indication Message Format 3。
Figure PCTCN2022133988-appb-000003
表3:现有的E2SM-KPM Indication Message Format 1。
Figure PCTCN2022133988-appb-000004
Figure PCTCN2022133988-appb-000005
需要说明的是,在本申请的实施例的表格中,“M”表示一定(mandatory)存在,“O”表示是否存在是可选的(optional)。
“>”、“>>”、“>>>”等表示各项信息的层级,例如表3中:“测量记录”、“不完整指示”以及“多选一测量类型”为“测量数据”的下一级,即在测量数据中包括测量记录、不完整指示以及多选一测量类型;“整数值”、“浮点值”和“不存在测量值”为“多选一测量值”的下一级,即在多选一测量值中包括可选地三种测量值:多选一测量类型包括测量名称和测量ID。本公开实施例中其余列表中的消息层级依次类推,在此不做赘述。
具体地,本公开的实施例提供了一种定位方法,解决了现有技术中Near-RT RIC架构无法满足对终端位置的需求的问题。
如图2所示,本公开的实施例提供了一种定位方法,应用于近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能实体,具体包括以下步骤:
步骤201、近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能实体获取针对目标终端的定位请求消息。
该实施例中,所述近实时无线接入网智能控制器包括定位功能(Location Function,LF)实体。所述目标终端为需要确定位置信息的终端,所述目标 终端可以是指一个终端,也可以包括多个终端。所述定位功能实体获取针对所述目标终端的定位请求消息。
步骤202、所述定位功能实体根据所述定位请求消息,获取与所述目标终端相关的位置测量信息。
步骤203、所述定位功能实体根据所述位置测量信息,对所述目标终端进行位置估计,获得定位信息。
其中,所述位置测量信息可以所述定位功能实体从网络节点获取,所述网络节点可以为E2节点。
所述定位功能实体根据所述位置测量信息对终端位置进行估计,获得所述目标终端的定位信息。
本申请的实施例,近实时无线接入网智能控制器中设置定位功能实体,定位功能实体根据定位请求消息,获取目标终端相关的位置测量信息,从而对目标终端进行位置估计,获得目标终端的定位信息,实现近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能,满足定位需求。
可选地,所述获取针对目标终端的定位请求消息,包括:接收第一应用程序发送的所述定位请求消息;其中,所述第一应用程序承载在所述近实时无线接入网智能控制器。
可选地,所述方法还包括:向所述第一应用程序发送所述定位信息。
该实施例中,所述近实时无线接入网智能控制器可以承载一个或者多个应用程序,所述定位请求消息可以为其中的第一应用程序发送的,即所述第一应用程序需要获取目标终端的位置信息。所述第一应用程序可以是指一个应用程序,也可以是指多个应用程序。所述定位功能实体接收到来自第一应用程序的定位请求消息,根据该定位请求消息获取目标终端相关位置测量信息以及其他定位辅助信息(例如终端的历史轨迹、速率、地图等),以对所述目标终端进行位置估计,所述定位功能实体获得定位信息后,可以将所述定位信息反馈到所述第一应用程序。
可选地,所述向所述第一应用程序发送所述定位信息,包括:向所述第一应用程序发送定位响应消息,所述定位响应消息包括所述定位信息。
所述定位功能实体在向所述第一应用程序反馈目标终端的定位信息时, 可以向所述第一应用程序发送定位响应消息,在所述定位响应消息内携带所述定位信息。
作为一个可选实施例,所述根据所述定位请求消息,获取与所述目标终端相关的位置测量信息,包括:根据所述定位请求消息,通过第一接口,从网络节点获取所述位置测量信息。
所述第一接口可以为E2接口,所述网络节点可以为E2节点(可以包括O-CU和O-DU),即所述定位功能实体通过E2接口从所述E2节点获取所述位置测量信息。
进一步地,所述根据所述定位请求消息,通过第一接口,从网络节点获取所述位置测量信息,可以包括:
步骤1:根据所述定位请求消息,生成RIC订阅请求消息;
可选地,所述根据所述定位请求消息,生成RIC订阅请求消息,包括:
在所述定位请求消息为至少两个,且所述至少两个定位请求消息分别来自于不同应用程序的情况下,对所述至少两个定位请求消息进行组合处理,生成所述RIC订阅请求消息。
该实施例中,所述定位功能实体在通过所述第一接口获取所述位置测量信息时,可以根据定位请求生成订阅请求消息。在所述定位请求消息为多个时,所述定位功能实体可以对同时来自多个应用程序的定位请求进行组合,以避免重复信息导致的冗余,提高定位效率。
所述RIC订阅请求消息中可以包括请求网络节点上报的信息内容,例如:OTDOA、AoD、TOA、UTDOA等。
步骤2:通过所述第一接口向所述网络节点发送所述RIC订阅请求消息。
步骤3:通过所述第一接口接收所述网络节点发送的所述位置测量信息。
可选地,所述通过所述第一接口接收所述网络节点发送的所述位置测量信息,包括:通过所述第一接口接收所述网络节点发送的RIC指示消息,所述RIC指示消息包括所述位置测量信息。
所述定位功能节点将所述RIC订阅请求消息发送给所述第一接口,所述第一接口将所述RIC订阅请求消息转发给所述网络节点;所述网络节点根据RIC订阅请求消息内请求的信息项,确定需要反馈的位置测量信息,并向所 述第一接口反馈RIC指示消息,所述RIC指示消息包括所述目标终端相关的位置测量信息。
可选地,在本申请的实施例中,所述位置测量信息包括以下至少一项:
观察到达时间差OTDOA;
到达角AOA;
偏离角AOD;
到达时间TOA;
上行到达时间差UTDOA。
作为一个可选实施例,所述方法还包括:根据所述定位请求消息,通过第二接口获取与所述目标终端相关的定位辅助信息;所述根据所述位置测量信息,对所述目标终端进行位置估计,获得定位信息,包括:根据所述位置测量信息和所述定位辅助信息,对所述目标终端进行位置估计,获得定位信息。
其中,所述第二接口可以为所述近实时无线接入网智能控制器内的A1接口,也可以为其他可以获取定位辅助信息的外部接口。所述定位辅助信息例如:所述目标终端的历史轨迹、速率、地图等。
该实施例中,所述定位功能实体还可以通过所述第二接口获取与所述目标终端相关的定位辅助信息,利用所述位置测量信息并结合所述定位辅助信息,对目标终端进行位置估计,获得所述目标终端的定位信息。
可选地,所述根据所述定位请求消息,通过第二接口获取与所述目标终端相关的定位辅助信息,包括:根据所述定位请求消息,向所述第二接口发送辅助信息需求消息;接收所述第二接口发送的辅助信息响应消息,所述辅助信息响应消息包括所述定位辅助信息。
所述定位功能实体在获取所述定位辅助信息时,可以向所述第二接口发送辅助信息需求消息,所述辅助信息需求消息内包括请求的辅助信息内容。所述第二接口根据所述辅助信息需求消息确定需要反馈的信息内容,并向所述定位功能实体反馈辅助信息响应消息,所述辅助信息响应消息包括所述定位辅助信息。
在本申请的实施例中,所述近实时无线接入网智能控制器内包括定位功 能实体,还包括用于获取定位相关消息的第一接口和第二接口,所述定位功能实体通过所述第一接口与所述网络节点进行信息交互。所述近实时无线接入网智能控制器承载一个或者多个应用程序,以所述第一接口为E2接口,所述第二接口为A1接口,所述网络节点为E2节点为例,所述近实时无线接入网智能控制器的结构如图3所示。下面通过实施例具体说明近实时无线接入网智能控制器实现定位功能的实现过程。
对于流量管理优化(Traffic Steering Optimization)的O-RAN用例,在Near-RT RIC上,部署流量管理优化应用(xApp),该xApp需要获取终端的位置信息,作为Traffic Steering Optimization推理的输入信息,以增强Traffic Steering Optimization结果的合理性和可用性。其处理流程如图4所示,描述如下:
步骤1:xApp(指Traffic Steering Optimization xApp)在推理过程需要终端的位置信息,因此向定位功能实体(Location Function)发送请求一个或多个终端的定位信息:定位请求消息。
步骤2:定位功能实体对同时来自多个xApp的定位请求消息,进行组合,形成RIC订阅请求消息(RIC subscription request),发送到E2接口(E2termination),请求从基站(这里指E2节点)上报相关终端的位置测量信息,如OTDOA、AOA、TOA、UTDOA等。
步骤3:E2接口转发RIC订阅请求消息到E2节点。
步骤4:E2节点向E2接口发送RIC指示(RIC indication)消息,上报终端的位置测量信息,如OTDOA、AOA、AOD、TOA、UTDOA等。
步骤5:E2接口转发RIC指示消息到定位功能实体。
步骤6:定位功能实体通过辅助信息需求消息向A1接口(A1Termination)申请利用终端定位的辅助信息,例如终端的历史轨迹、业务、速率或环境地图等。
步骤7:A1接口通过辅助信息响应消息反馈定位辅助信息到所述定位功能实体。
步骤8:定位功能实体在收集到位置测量信息和定位辅助信息后,进行终端位置的推理和计算,获得定位信息。
步骤9:定位功能实体通过定位响应消息将终端的定位信息反馈给xApp。xApp可以利用所述定位信息,辅助完成流量管理优化的工作。
需要说明的是,该实施例以所述定位功能实体根据位置测量信息和定位辅助信息进行终端的位置估计为例,所述定位功能实体还可以仅根据所述位置测量信息进行终端的位置估计,此时步骤6-步骤7可以省略。
需要说明的是,上述获取终端的位置测量信息的步骤与获取终端的位置测量信息的步骤不具有先后顺序,可以根据具体实现过程确定。
在本申请的实施例中,还定义了近实时无线接入网智能控制器实现定位功能的过程中,各个消息的具体定义,下面通过实施例具体说明。
作为一个可选实施例,在本申请的实施例中,所述定位请求消息包括以下信息中的至少一项:
(1)消息类型(Message Type)。
(2)所述定位请求消息对应的第一应用程序的信息(Request xApp Info)。
其中,所述第一应用程序的信息可以包括以下至少一项:
第一应用程序标识(xApp ID);
定位请求消息标识(Request ID)。
(3)多选一触发事件定义(CHOICE Event Trigger Definition)。
其中,所述多选一触发事件定义可以包括以下一项:
周期报告(Periodic Report);
触发事件报告(Event Trigger Report)。
(4)请求定位的终端列表(List of UEs Requesting Location)。
(5)间隔周期(Granularity Period)。
该实施例中,所述定位请求消息为应用程序向所述定位功能实体发送的请求终端位置信息的消息,所述定位请求消息可以表示为如下表4:
表4:定位请求消息。
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在上述表4中,“M”表示一定(mandatory)存在,“O”表示是否存在是可选的(optional)。
“>”、“>>”、“>>>”等表示各项信息的层级,例如:“xApp ID”和“定位请求消息ID”为“xApp的信息”的下一级,即在xApp的信息中包括xApp ID和定位请求消息ID;“周期报告”和“触发事件报告”为“多选一触发事件定义”的下一级,即在多选一触发事件定义中包括可选地两种上报方式:周期报告和触发事件报告;“UE ID”为“请求定位的终端列表”的下一级,即请求定位的终端列表中可以包括一个或者多个终端,包括每个终端的ID信息。本公开实施例中其余列表中的消息层级依次类推,在此不做赘述。
下面以请求两个终端的位置信息为例说明所述定位请求消息的内容,如表5所示,申请2个UE的位置信息。
表5:定位请求消息。
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如表5所示,定位请求消息中共请求了两个UE的位置信息,两个UE的标识分别为UE ID 1和UE ID 2。且在该定位请求消息中定义了周期报告和触发事件报告的报告时间单位。
作为一个可选实施例,本申请对所述RIC订阅请求消息进行定义,所述RIC订阅请求消息为所述定位功能实体发送至所述第一接口(如E2接口),并通过所述第一接口发送至网络节点(如E2节点)。该RIC订阅请求消息可以通过部分复用Near-RT RIC接口应用协议(E2Interface Application Protocol,E2AP),和接口服务模式(E2Interface Service Mode,E2SM)-关键性能检测(Key Performance Monitor,KPM)技术规范定义的格式来实现。
可选地,所述RIC订阅请求消息包括以下至少一项;
(1)消息类型(Message Type)。
(2)订阅请求消息标识(RIC Request ID);
(3)无线接入网络RAN功能标识(RAN Function ID);
(4)订阅相关信息(RIC Subscription Details)。
可选地,所述订阅相关信息包括:触发事件定义(RIC Event Trigger Definition)和/或动作序列(Sequence of Actions)。
可选地,所述动作序列包括以下至少一项:
1)动作标识(RIC Action ID);
2)动作类型(RIC Action Type);
3)动作定义(RIC Action Definition);
4)后续动作定义(RIC Subsequent Action)。
该实施例中,所述RIC订阅请求消息如下表6所示。
表6:RIC订阅请求消息。
Figure PCTCN2022133988-appb-000010
本申请的实施例中,对上述表6中的动作定义原有的测量信息表(Measurement Information List)重新定义,以测量信息映射(Measurement Information Mapping)代替以现有的字符串表示的测量量名称,从而提高传输效率,下面对本申请实施例中的动作定义的内容进行说明。
作为一个可选实施例,所述动作定义包括以下至少一项:
(1)终端标识(UE ID);
(2)测量信息映射(Measurement Information Mapping);
(3)标签列表(List of Labels);所述标签列表包括标签信息(Label Information);
(4)间隔周期(Granularity Period);
(5)小区全局标识(Cell Global ID)。
可选地,在所述测量信息映射中,包括N个比特信息,每个比特信息用于指示一项测量信息;
其中,N为大于或者等于1的整数。
该实施例中,重新定义了动作定义,在动作定义中,通过测量信息映射代替原有的以字符串表示的测量信息表,所述测量信息映射是指:通过比特信息指示测量信息。所述测量信息映射可以包括多个比特信息,每个比特信息分别对应指示一项测量量,并可以指示该测量量是否上报,所述动作定义如表7所示。
表7:重新定义的动作定义。
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下面通过具体示例说明在所述动作定义中通过测量信息映射的方式指示测量信息的方法,如表8所示。
表8:动作定义。
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如上述表8所示,测量信息映射中,Bit0用于指示OTDOA;Bit1用于指示AOA;Bit2用于指示AoD;Bit3用于指示TOA;Bit4用于指示UTDOA。
可选地,在本申请的实施例中,对RIC指示消息进行定义,RIC指示消息中包括网络节点需要上报的位置测量信息,例如E2节点通过RIC指示消息上报所述位置测量信息。所述RIC指示消息为所述网络节点发送至所述第一接口,并由所述第一接口转发至所述定位功能实体,下面对RIC指示消息的定义进行说明。
作为一个可选实施例,所述RIC指示消息包括以下至少一项:
(1)测量数据(Measurements Data)。
可选地,所述测量数据包括以下至少一项:
a)测量记录(Measurements Record);其中,所述测量记录包括多选一测量值(CHOICE Measured Valu),所述多选一测量值包括以下一项:
整数值(Integer Value);
浮点值(Real Value);
不存在测量值(No Value)。
b)不完整指示(Incomplete Flag)。
(2)测量信息映射(Measurements Data)。
可选地,在所述测量信息映射中,包括N个比特信息,每个比特信息用于指示一项测量信息;
其中,N为大于或者等于1的整数。
(3)匹配条件列表(Matching Condition List);
可选地,所述匹配条件列表包括标签列表(List of Labels),所述标签列表包括标签信息(Label Information)。
(4)间隔周期(Granularity Period)。
该实施例中,在RIC订阅请求消息中可以使用测量信息映射的方式,因此在RIC指示消息中也可以使用测量信息映射,即在本申请的实施例中,所 述RIC指示消息中,通过测量信息映射的方式指示网络节点上报的测量信息。所述测量信息映射可以包括多个比特信息,每个比特信息对应指示一个项测量信息。所述RIC指示消息如表9所示。
表9:RIC指示消息。
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在该实施例中,对RIC指示消息进行定义,所述RIC指示消息中包括测量信息映射和匹配条件列表,代替现有技术中通过字符串表示的测量量名称,从而提高传输效率,下面对本申请实施例中的RIC指示消息中通过测量信息映射指示测量信息的方法进行说明,如表10所示,为本申请实施例的E2SM-KPM指示信息格式1。
表10:E2SM-KPM指示信息格式1。
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如表10所示,在所述RIC指示消息中,设置测量信息映射,通过测量信息映射替代现有技术中通过字符串表示的测量量。在所述测量信息映射中,可以包括多个比特信息,每个比特信息分别对应指示不同的测量信息,例如:通过Bit0指示OTDOA;通过Bit1指示AOA;通过Bit2指示AoD;通过Bit3指示TOA;通过Bit4指示UTDOA。
作为一个可选实施例,本申请还定义了定位响应消息,所述定位响应消息为所述定位功能实体向所述第一应用程序发送,可选地,所述定位响应消息包括以下至少一项:
(1)消息类型(Message Type);
(2)所述定位请求消息对应的第一应用程序的信息(Request xApp Info);
可选地,所述第一应用程序的信息可以包括:所述第一应用程序标识(xApp ID)和/或定位请求消息标识(Request ID)。
(3)响应的终端位置列表(List of Responsed UE Locations);所述终端位置列表可以包括终端标识(UE ID)。
(4)定位信息(Location Info)。
可选地,所述定位信息包括以下至少一项:
纬度信息(latitude);
经度信息(longitude);
海拔高度信息(altitude)。
所述定位响应消息如表11所示。
表11:定位响应消息。
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该实施例中,定义了所述定位功能实体向所述第一应用程序反馈定位信息时发送的定位响应消息,下面以所述第一应用程序请求两个UE的位置信息为例,说明所述位置响应消息的具体内容,如表12所示。
表12:定位响应消息。
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本申请的实施例,在Near-RT RIC架构中增加定位功能实体,并定义了与定位功能相关的消息流程和消息体,满足Near-RT RIC上不同应用程序对定位的需求,弥补了现有架构在定位需求方面的缺失。
如图5所示,本申请实施例还提供一种定位方法,应用于网络节点,所述网络节点可以为E2节点,所述方法包括:
步骤501、网络节点向近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能实体发 送目标终端相关的位置测量信息。
该实施例中,近实时无线接入网智能控制器包括定位功能实体。所述目标终端为需要确定位置信息的终端,所述目标终端可以是指一个终端,也可以包括多个终端。近实时无线接入网智能控制器承载有一个或者多个应用程序,需要获取目标终端的位置信息的第一应用程序向所述定位功能实体发送定位请求消息。所述定位功能实体向所述网络节点获取针对所述目标终端的位置测量信息。所述网络节点可以为E2节点。所述定位功能实体根据所述位置测量信息对所述目标终端进行位置估计,确定所述目标终端的定位信息。
所述定位功能实体还可以向第二接口获取定位辅助信息,例如:所述目标终端的历史轨迹、速率、地图等。所述定位功能实体可以根据所述位置测量信息和所述定位辅助信息进行位置估计,确定所述目标终端的定位信息。
本申请的实施例,网络节点向近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能实体提供目标终端的位置测量信息,以使所述目标功能实体根据所述位置测量信息获得目标终端的定位信息,实现近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能,满足定位需求。
可选地,所述方法还包括:接收所述定位功能实体通过第一接口发送的RIC订阅请求消息;
所述向近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能实体发送目标终端相关的位置测量信息,包括:根据所述RIC订阅请求消息,通过所述第一接口向所述定位功能实体发送所述位置测量信息。
可选地,所述通过所述第一接口向所述定位功能实体发送所述位置测量信息,包括:通过所述第一接口向所述定位功能实体发送RIC指示消息,所述RIC指示消息包括所述位置测量信息。
该实施例中,所述定位功能实体可以通过第一接口从所述网络节点获取所述位置测量信息,所述第一接口可以为E2接口。所述定位功能实体可以根据第一应用程序的定位请求消息生成RIC订阅请求消息,并向所述第一接口发送所述RIC订阅请求消息,所述第一接口将所述RIC订阅请求消息发送至所述网络节点。所述网络节点根据所述RIC订阅请求消息确定需要反馈的测量信息,并通过所述第一接口向所述定位功能实体反馈位置测量信息。
具体地,所述网络节点可以向所述第一接口发送RIC指示消息,所述RIC指示消息包括所述位置测量信息;所述第一接口将所述RIC指示消息转发至所述定位功能实体。
该实施例中,所述RIC订阅请求消息中可以包括请求网络节点上报的信息内容,例如:OTDOA、AoD、TOA、UTDOA等。所述网络节点根据所述RIC订阅请求消息确定需要上报的测量信息,并将所述测量信息通过RIC指示消息反馈给所述第一接口,由所述第一接口转发至所述定位功能实体。
可选地,所述位置测量信息包括以下至少一项:
观察到达时间差OTDOA;
到达角AOA;
偏离角AOD;
到达时间TOA;
上行到达时间差UTDOA。
作为一个可选实施例,本申请对所述RIC订阅请求消息进行定义,所述RIC订阅请求消息为所述定位功能实体发送至所述第一接口(如E2接口),并通过所述第一接口发送至网络节点(如E2节点)。该RIC订阅请求消息可以通过部分复用Near-RT RIC E2AP和E2SM-KPM技术规范定义的格式来实现。
可选地,所述RIC订阅请求消息包括以下至少一项;
(1)消息类型;
(2)订阅请求消息标识;
(3)RAN功能标识;
(4)订阅相关信息。
可选地,所述订阅相关信息包括:触发事件定义和/或动作序列。
可选地,所述动作序列包括以下至少一项:
动作标识;
动作类型;
动作定义;
后续动作定义。
本申请的实施例,对动作定义进行定义,以测量信息映射代替以现有的字符串表示的测量量名称,从而提高传输效率,可选地,所述动作定义包括以下至少一项:
终端标识;
测量信息映射;
标签列表;
间隔周期;
小区全局标识。
可选地,在所述测量信息映射中,包括N个比特信息,每个比特信息用于指示一项测量信息;
其中,N为大于或者等于1的整数。
该实施例,在动作定义中,通过测量信息映射代替原有的以字符串表示的测量信息表,所述测量信息映射可以是指:通过比特信息指示测量信息。所述测量信息映射可以包括多个比特信息,每个比特信息分别对应指示一项测量量,并可以指示该测量量是否上报。
可选地,所述方法还包括:根据所述测量信息映射,确定需要上报的测量信息。所述网络节点根据所述RIC订阅请求消息中的测量信息映射,确定请求的测量信息,进而确定需要上报的测量信息,
作为一个可选实施例,本申请的实施例对RIC指示消息进行定义,RIC指示消息中包括网络节点需要上报的位置测量信息,例如E2节点通过RIC指示消息上报所述位置测量信息。所述RIC指示消息为所述网络节点发送至所述第一接口,并由所述第一接口转发至所述定位功能实体。
可选地,所述RIC指示消息包括以下至少一项:
(1)测量数据。
所述测量数据包括以下至少一项:
a)测量记录;可选地,所述测量记录包括多选一测量值,所述多选一测量值包括以下一项:
整数值;
浮点值;
不存在测量值。
b)不完整指示。
(2)测量信息映射。
可选地,在所述测量信息映射中,包括N个比特信息,每个比特信息用于指示一项测量信息;其中,N为大于或者等于1的整数。
(3)匹配条件列表;可选地,所述匹配条件列表包括标签列表,所述标签列表包括标签信息。
(4)间隔周期。
该实施例中,在RIC订阅请求消息中可以使用测量信息映射的方式,因此在RIC指示消息中也可以使用测量信息映射,即在本申请的实施例中,所述RIC指示消息中,通过测量信息映射的方式指示网络节点上报的测量信息。所述测量信息映射可以包括多个比特信息,每个比特信息对应指示一个项测量信息。通过在所述RIC指示消息中定义测量信息映射,代替现有技术中通过字符串表示的测量量名称,从而提高传输效率,
本申请的实施例,所述网络节点通过第一接口向所述定位功能实体发送位置测量信息,以使所述定位功能实体根据所述位置测量信息对目标终端进行位置估计,获得目标终端的定位信息,并可以将定位信息发送给第一应用程序,实现了近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能,满足定位需求。
需要说明的是,本申请应用于网络节点的实施例,可以实现上述应用于定位功能实体的实施例中网络节点执行的所有步骤,也能达到相同的技术效果,在此不做赘述。
如图6所示,本申请实施例还提供一种定位方法,应用于第二接口,所述第二接口可以为A1接口,所述方法包括:
步骤601、第二接口向近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能实体发送目标终端相关的定位辅助信息。
该实施例中,所述近实时无线接入网智能控制器包括定位功能实体。所述目标终端为需要确定位置信息的终端,所述目标终端可以是指一个终端,也可以包括多个终端。所述近实时无线接入网智能控制器承载一个或者多个应用程序,所述定位功能实体可以获取第一应用程序发送的针对所述目标终 端的定位请求消息。
所述定位功能实体根据所述定位请求消息,从所述第二接口获取所述定位辅助信息,并根据所述定位辅助信息和从网络节点获得的位置测量信息对目标终端进行位置估计,获得所述目标终端的定位信息。
可选地,所述方法还包括:接收所述定位功能实体发送的辅助信息需求消息;根据所述辅助信息需求消息,向所述定位功能实体发送辅助信息响应消息,所述辅助信息响应消息包括所述定位辅助信息。
该实施例中,所述定位功能实体向所述第二接口请求所述定位辅助信息时,可以根据所述定位请求消息,向所述第二接口发送辅助信息需求消息;所述第二接口根据所述辅助信息需求消息,确定需要上报的辅助信息,并向所述定位功能实体发送辅助信息响应消息,所述辅助信息响应消息包括所述定位辅助信息。所述定位辅助信息例如:所述目标终端的历史轨迹、速率、地图等。
本申请的实施例,所述第二接口向所述定位功能实体发送定位辅助信息,以使所述定位功能实体根据所述定位辅助信息和位置测量信息对目标终端进行位置估计,获得所述目标终端的定位信息,所述定位功能实体可以将所述定位信息发送至第一应用程序,实现了近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能,满足定位需求。
需要说明的是,本申请应用于第二接口的实施例,可以实现上述应用于定位功能实体的实施例中第二接口实现的所有步骤,也能达到相同的技术效果,在此不做赘述。
作为一个可选实施例,本申请还提供一种定位方法,应用于第一应用程序,包括:
第一应用程序向近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能实体发送针对目标终端的定位请求消息;
接收所述定位功能实体根据所述定位请求消息发送的所述目标终端的定位信息。
该实施例中,所述第一应用程序为承载在所述近实时无线接入网智能控制器的应用程序。所述第一应用程序需要获取目标终端的位置信息时向所述 定位功能实体发送所述定位请求消息。所述第一应用程序可以是指一个应用程序,也可以是指多个应用程序。
所述定位功能实体接收到来自第一应用程序的定位请求消息,根据该定位请求消息获取目标终端相关位置测量信息以及其他定位辅助信息,以对所述目标终端进行位置估计,所述定位功能实体获得定位信息后,可以将所述定位信息反馈到所述第一应用程序。
可选地,所述接收所述定位功能实体根据所述定位请求消息发送的所述目标终端的定位信息,可以包括:接收所述定位功能实体发送的定位响应消息,所述定位响应消息包括所述定位信息。
具体地,所述定位请求消息包括以下信息中的至少一项:
(1)消息类型;
(2)所述定位请求消息对应的第一应用程序的信息;所述第一应用程序的信息可以包括以下至少一项:
第一应用程序标识;
定位请求消息标识。
(3)多选一触发事件定义;所述多选一触发事件定义包括以下一项:
周期报告;
触发事件报告。
(4)请求定位的终端列表;
(5)间隔周期。
本申请的实施例,承载在近实时无线接入网智能控制器的第一应用程序通过向定位功能实体发送定位请求消息,获取针对目标终端的定位信息,实现近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能,满足定位需求。
需要说明的是,上述应用于定位功能实体的实施例中所有涉及第一应用程序的实施例,均适用于该应用于第一应用程序的实施例中,也能达到相同的技术效果,在此不做赘述。
以上实施例就本公开的定位方法做出介绍,下面本实施例将结合附图对其对应的装置做进一步说明。
具体地,如图7所示,本公开实施例提供一种定位装置700,应用于近 实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能实体,包括:
第一获取单元710,用于获取针对目标终端的定位请求消息;
第二获取单元720,用于根据所述定位请求消息,获取与所述目标终端相关的位置测量信息;
第一处理单元730,用于根据所述位置测量信息,对所述目标终端进行位置估计,获得定位信息。
可选地,所述第一获取单元具体用于:接收第一应用程序发送的所述定位请求消息;
其中,所述第一应用程序承载在所述近实时无线接入网智能控制器。
可选地,所述装置还包括:
第三发送单元,用于向所述第一应用程序发送所述定位信息。
可选地,所述第二获取单元包括:
第一获取子单元,用于根据所述定位请求消息,通过第一接口,从网络节点获取所述位置测量信息。
可选地,所述第一获取子单元具体用于:
根据所述定位请求消息,生成RIC订阅请求消息;
通过所述第一接口向所述网络节点发送所述RIC订阅请求消息;
通过所述第一接口接收所述网络节点发送的所述位置测量信息。
可选地,所述第一获取子单元根据所述定位请求消息,生成RIC订阅请求消息时,具体用于:
在所述定位请求消息为至少两个,且所述至少两个定位请求消息分别来自于不同应用程序的情况下,对所述至少两个定位请求消息进行组合处理,生成所述RIC订阅请求消息。
可选地,所述第一获取子单元通过所述第一接口接收所述网络节点发送的所述位置测量信息时,具体用于:
通过所述第一接口接收所述网络节点发送的RIC指示消息,所述RIC指示消息包括所述位置测量信息。
可选地,所述位置测量信息包括以下至少一项:
观察到达时间差OTDOA;
到达角AOA;
偏离角AOD;
到达时间TOA;
上行到达时间差UTDOA。
可选地,所述第二获取单元包括:
第二获取子单元,用于根据所述定位请求消息,通过第二接口获取与所述目标终端相关的定位辅助信息;
所述第一处理单元具体用于:根据所述位置测量信息和所述定位辅助信息,对所述目标终端进行位置估计,获得定位信息。
可选地,所述第二获取子单元具体用于:
根据所述定位请求消息,向所述第二接口发送辅助信息需求消息;
接收所述第二接口发送的辅助信息响应消息,所述辅助信息响应消息包括所述定位辅助信息。
可选地,所述第三发送单元具体用于:向所述第一应用程序发送定位响应消息,所述定位响应消息包括所述定位信息。
可选地,所述定位请求消息包括以下信息中的至少一项:
消息类型;
所述定位请求消息对应的第一应用程序的信息;
多选一触发事件定义;
请求定位的终端列表;
间隔周期。
可选地,所述第一应用程序的信息包括以下至少一项:
第一应用程序标识;
定位请求消息标识。
可选地,所述多选一触发事件定义包括以下一项:
周期报告;
触发事件报告。
可选地,所述RIC订阅请求消息包括以下至少一项;
消息类型;
订阅请求消息标识;
无线接入网络RAN功能标识;
订阅相关信息。
可选地,所述订阅相关信息包括:触发事件定义和/或动作序列。
可选地,所述动作序列包括以下至少一项:
动作标识;
动作类型;
动作定义;
后续动作定义。
可选地,所述动作定义包括以下至少一项:
终端标识;
测量信息映射;
标签列表;
间隔周期;
小区全局标识。
可选地,所述RIC指示消息包括以下至少一项:
测量数据;
测量信息映射;
匹配条件列表;
间隔周期。
可选地,所述测量数据包括以下至少一项:
测量记录;
不完整指示。
可选地,所述测量记录包括多选一测量值,所述多选一测量值包括以下一项:
整数值;
浮点值;
不存在测量值。
可选地,在所述测量信息映射中,包括N个比特信息,每个比特信息用 于指示一项测量信息;
其中,N为大于或者等于1的整数。
可选地,所述定位响应消息包括以下至少一项:
消息类型;
所述定位请求消息对应的第一应用程序的信息;
响应的终端位置列表;
定位信息。
可选地,所述定位信息包括以下至少一项:
纬度信息;
经度信息;
海拔高度信息。
本申请的实施例,近实时无线接入网智能控制器中设置定位功能实体,定位功能实体根据定位请求消息,获取目标终端相关的位置测量信息,从而对目标终端进行位置估计,获得目标终端的定位信息,实现近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能,满足定位需求。
在此需要说明的是,本公开实施例提供的上述装置,能够实现上述应用于定位功能实体的方法实施例所实现的所有方法步骤,且能够达到相同的技术效果,在此不再对本实施例中与方法实施例相同的部分及有益效果进行具体赘述。
如图8所示,本公开实施例提供一种定位装置800,应用于网络节点,包括:
第一发送单元810,用于向近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能实体发送目标终端相关的位置测量信息。
可选地,所述装置还包括:
第一接收单元,用于接收所述定位功能实体通过第一接口发送的RIC订阅请求消息;
所述第一发送单元具体用于:根据所述RIC订阅请求消息,通过所述第一接口向所述定位功能实体发送所述位置测量信息。
可选地,所述第一发送单元通过所述第一接口向所述定位功能实体发送 所述位置测量信息时,具体用于:
通过所述第一接口向所述定位功能实体发送RIC指示消息,所述RIC指示消息包括所述位置测量信息。
可选地,所述位置测量信息包括以下至少一项:
观察到达时间差OTDOA;
到达角AOA;
偏离角AOD;
到达时间TOA;
上行到达时间差UTDOA。
可选地,所述RIC订阅请求消息包括以下至少一项;
消息类型;
订阅请求消息标识;
RAN功能标识;
订阅相关信息。
可选地,所述订阅相关信息包括:触发事件定义和/或动作序列。
可选地,所述动作序列包括以下至少一项:
动作标识;
动作类型;
动作定义;
后续动作定义。
可选地,所述动作定义包括以下至少一项:
终端标识;
测量信息映射;
标签列表;
间隔周期;
小区全局标识。
可选地,所述装置还包括:
第一确定单元,用于根据所述测量信息映射,确定需要上报的测量信息。
可选地,所述RIC指示消息包括以下至少一项:
测量数据;
测量信息映射;
匹配条件列表;
间隔周期。
可选地,所述测量数据包括以下至少一项:
测量记录;
不完整指示。
可选地,所述测量记录包括多选一测量值,所述多选一测量值包括以下一项:
整数值;
浮点值;
不存在测量值。
可选地,在所述测量信息映射中,包括N个比特信息,每个比特信息用于指示一项测量信息;其中,N为大于或者等于1的整数。
本申请的实施例,网络节点向近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能实体提供目标终端的位置测量信息,以使所述目标功能实体根据所述位置测量信息获得目标终端的定位信息,实现近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能,满足定位需求。
在此需要说明的是,本公开实施例提供的上述装置,能够实现上述应用于网络节点的方法实施例所实现的所有方法步骤,且能够达到相同的技术效果,在此不再对本实施例中与方法实施例相同的部分及有益效果进行具体赘述。
如图9所示,本公开实施例提供一种定位装置900,应用于第二接口,包括:
第二发送单元910,用于向近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能实体发送目标终端相关的定位辅助信息。
可选地,所述装置还包括:
第二接收单元,用于接收所述定位功能实体发送的辅助信息需求消息;
第四发送单元,用于根据所述辅助信息需求消息,向所述定位功能实体 发送辅助信息响应消息,所述辅助信息响应消息包括所述定位辅助信息。
本申请的实施例,所述第二接口向所述定位功能实体发送定位辅助信息,以使所述定位功能实体根据所述定位辅助信息和从网络节点获得的位置测量信息对目标终端进行位置估计,获得所述目标终端的定位信息,所述定位功能实体可以将所述定位信息发送至第一应用程序,实现了近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能,满足定位需求。
在此需要说明的是,本公开实施例提供的上述装置,能够实现上述应用于第二接口的方法实施例所实现的所有方法步骤,且能够达到相同的技术效果,在此不再对本实施例中与方法实施例相同的部分及有益效果进行具体赘述。
需要说明的是,本申请实施例中对单元的划分是示意性的,仅仅为一种逻辑功能划分,实际实现时可以有另外的划分方式。另外,在本申请各个实施例中的各功能单元可以集成在一个处理单元中,也可以是各个单元单独物理存在,也可以两个或两个以上单元集成在一个单元中。上述集成的单元既可以采用硬件的形式实现,也可以采用软件功能单元的形式实现。
所述集成的单元如果以软件功能单元的形式实现并作为独立的产品销售或使用时,可以存储在一个处理器可读取存储介质中。基于这样的理解,本申请的技术方案本质上或者说对现有技术做出贡献的部分或者该技术方案的全部或部分可以以软件产品的形式体现出来,该计算机软件产品存储在一个存储介质中,包括若干指令用以使得一台计算机设备(可以是个人计算机,服务器,或者网络设备等)或处理器(processor)执行本申请各个实施例所述方法的全部或部分步骤。而前述的存储介质包括:U盘、移动硬盘、只读存储器(Read-Only Memory,ROM)、随机存取存储器(Random Access Memory,RAM)、磁碟或者光盘等各种可以存储程序代码的介质。
如图10所示,本公开的实施例还提供了一种定位装置,应用于近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能实体,包括:存储器1020、收发机1000、处理器1010;其中,存储器1020,用于存储计算机程序;收发机1000,用于在所述处理器1010的控制下收发数据并执行以下操作:
获取针对目标终端的定位请求消息;
所述处理器1010用于读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:
根据所述定位请求消息,获取与所述目标终端相关的位置测量信息;
根据所述位置测量信息,对所述目标终端进行位置估计,获得定位信息。
可选地,所述收发机获取针对目标终端的定位请求消息,具体包括:
接收第一应用程序发送的所述定位请求消息;
其中,所述第一应用程序承载在所述近实时无线接入网智能控制器。
可选地,所述收发机还用于:
向所述第一应用程序发送所述定位信息。
可选地,所述处理器用于读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:
根据所述定位请求消息,通过第一接口,从网络节点获取所述位置测量信息。
可选地,所述处理器用于读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:
根据所述定位请求消息,生成RIC订阅请求消息;
所述收发机用于:通过所述第一接口向所述网络节点发送所述RIC订阅请求消息;
通过所述第一接口接收所述网络节点发送的所述位置测量信息。
可选地,所述处理器用于读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:
在所述定位请求消息为至少两个,且所述至少两个定位请求消息分别来自于不同应用程序的情况下,对所述至少两个定位请求消息进行组合处理,生成所述RIC订阅请求消息。
可选地,所述收发机具体用于:通过所述第一接口接收所述网络节点发送的RIC指示消息,所述RIC指示消息包括所述位置测量信息。
可选地,所述位置测量信息包括以下至少一项:
观察到达时间差OTDOA;
到达角AOA;
偏离角AOD;
到达时间TOA;
上行到达时间差UTDOA。
可选地,所述处理器用于读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:
根据所述定位请求消息,通过第二接口获取与所述目标终端相关的定位辅助信息;
根据所述位置测量信息和所述定位辅助信息,对所述目标终端进行位置估计,获得定位信息。
可选地,所述收发机具体用于:
根据所述定位请求消息,向所述第二接口发送辅助信息需求消息;
接收所述第二接口发送的辅助信息响应消息,所述辅助信息响应消息包括所述定位辅助信息。
可选地,所述收发机具体用于:
向所述第一应用程序发送定位响应消息,所述定位响应消息包括所述定位信息。
可选地,所述定位请求消息包括以下信息中的至少一项:
消息类型;
所述定位请求消息对应的第一应用程序的信息;
多选一触发事件定义;
请求定位的终端列表;
间隔周期。
可选地,所述第一应用程序的信息包括以下至少一项:
第一应用程序标识;
定位请求消息标识。
可选地,所述多选一触发事件定义包括以下一项:
周期报告;
触发事件报告。
可选地,所述RIC订阅请求消息包括以下至少一项;
消息类型;
订阅请求消息标识;
无线接入网络RAN功能标识;
订阅相关信息。
可选地,所述订阅相关信息包括:触发事件定义和/或动作序列。
可选地,所述动作序列包括以下至少一项:
动作标识;
动作类型;
动作定义;
后续动作定义。
可选地,所述动作定义包括以下至少一项:
终端标识;
测量信息映射;
标签列表;
间隔周期;
小区全局标识。
可选地,所述RIC指示消息包括以下至少一项:
测量数据;
测量信息映射;
匹配条件列表;
间隔周期。
可选地,所述测量数据包括以下至少一项:
测量记录;
不完整指示。
可选地,所述测量记录包括多选一测量值,所述多选一测量值包括以下一项:
整数值;
浮点值;
不存在测量值。
可选地,在所述测量信息映射中,包括N个比特信息,每个比特信息用 于指示一项测量信息;其中,N为大于或者等于1的整数。
可选地,所述定位响应消息包括以下至少一项:
消息类型;
所述定位请求消息对应的第一应用程序的信息;
响应的终端位置列表;
定位信息。
可选地,所述定位信息包括以下至少一项:
纬度信息;
经度信息;
海拔高度信息。
本申请的实施例,近实时无线接入网智能控制器中设置定位功能实体,定位功能实体根据定位请求消息,获取目标终端相关的位置测量信息,从而对目标终端进行位置估计,获得目标终端的定位信息,实现近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能,满足定位需求。
其中,在图10中,总线架构可以包括任意数量的互联的总线和桥,具体由处理器1010代表的一个或多个处理器和存储器1020代表的存储器的各种电路链接在一起。总线架构还可以将诸如外围设备、稳压器和功率管理电路等之类的各种其他电路链接在一起,这些都是本领域所公知的,因此,本文不再对其进行进一步描述。总线接口提供接口。收发机1000可以是多个元件,即包括发送机和收发机,提供用于在传输介质上与各种其他装置通信的单元。处理器1010负责管理总线架构和通常的处理,存储器1020可以存储处理器1010在执行操作时所使用的数据。
处理器1010可以是中央处理器(Central Processing Unit,CPU)、专用集成电路(Application Specific Integrated Circuit,ASIC)、现场可编程门阵列(Field-Programmable Gate Array,FPGA)或复杂可编程逻辑器件(Complex Programmable Logic Device,CPLD),处理器也可以采用多核架构。
在此需要说明的是,本公开实施例提供的上述装置,能够实现上述应用于近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能实体的方法实施例所实现的所有方法步骤,且能够达到相同的技术效果,在此不再对本实施例中与方法实施 例相同的部分及有益效果进行具体赘述。
如图11所示,本公开实施例还提供一种定位装置,应用于网络节点,所述网络节点可以为E2节点,包括:存储器1120、收发机1100、处理器1110;其中,存储器1120,用于存储计算机程序;处理器1110,用于读取所述存储器中的计算机程序;收发机1100,用于在所述处理器1110的控制下收发数据并执行以下操作;
向近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能实体发送目标终端相关的位置测量信息。
可选地,所述收发机还用于:
接收所述定位功能实体通过第一接口发送的RIC订阅请求消息;
根据所述RIC订阅请求消息,通过所述第一接口向所述定位功能实体发送所述位置测量信息。
可选地,所述收发机具体用于:
通过所述第一接口向所述定位功能实体发送RIC指示消息,所述RIC指示消息包括所述位置测量信息。
可选地,所述位置测量信息包括以下至少一项:
观察到达时间差OTDOA;
到达角AOA;
偏离角AOD;
到达时间TOA;
上行到达时间差UTDOA。
可选地,所述RIC订阅请求消息包括以下至少一项;
消息类型;
订阅请求消息标识;
RAN功能标识;
订阅相关信息。
可选地,所述订阅相关信息包括:触发事件定义和/或动作序列。
可选地,所述动作序列包括以下至少一项:
动作标识;
动作类型;
动作定义;
后续动作定义。
可选地,所述动作定义包括以下至少一项:
终端标识;
测量信息映射;
标签列表;
间隔周期;
小区全局标识。
可选地,所述处理器用于读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:
根据所述测量信息映射,确定需要上报的测量信息。
可选地,所述RIC指示消息包括以下至少一项:
测量数据;
测量信息映射;
匹配条件列表;
间隔周期。
可选地,所述测量数据包括以下至少一项:
测量记录;
不完整指示。
可选地,所述测量记录包括多选一测量值,所述多选一测量值包括以下一项:
整数值;
浮点值;
不存在测量值。
可选地,在所述测量信息映射中,包括N个比特信息,每个比特信息用于指示一项测量信息;其中,N为大于或者等于1的整数。
本申请的实施例,网络节点向近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能实体提供目标终端的位置测量信息,以使所述目标功能实体根据所述位置测 量信息获得目标终端的定位信息,实现近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能,满足定位需求。
其中,在图11中,总线架构可以包括任意数量的互联的总线和桥,具体由处理器1110代表的一个或多个处理器和存储器1120代表的存储器的各种电路链接在一起。总线架构还可以将诸如外围设备、稳压器和功率管理电路等之类的各种其他电路链接在一起,这些都是本领域所公知的,因此,本文不再对其进行进一步描述。总线接口提供接口。收发机1100可以是多个元件,即包括发送机和收发机,提供用于在传输介质上与各种其他装置通信的单元。处理器1110负责管理总线架构和通常的处理,存储器1120可以存储处理器1110在执行操作时所使用的数据。
处理器1110可以是中央处理器(CPU)、专用集成电路(Application Specific Integrated Circuit,ASIC)、现场可编程门阵列(Field-Programmable Gate Array,FPGA)或复杂可编程逻辑器件(Complex Programmable Logic Device,CPLD),处理器也可以采用多核架构。
在此需要说明的是,本公开实施例提供的上述装置,能够实现上述应用于网络节点的方法实施例所实现的所有方法步骤,且能够达到相同的技术效果,在此不再对本实施例中与方法实施例相同的部分及有益效果进行具体赘述。
如图12所示,本公开实施例还提供一种网络集成控制装置,应用于第二接口,所述第二接口可以为A1接口,包括:存储器1220、收发机1200、处理器1210;其中,存储器1220,用于存储计算机程序;处理器1210,用于读取所述存储器中的计算机程序;收发机1200,用于在所述处理器1210的控制下收发数据并执行以下操作;
向近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能实体发送目标终端相关的定位辅助信息。
可选地,所述收发机还用于:
接收所述定位功能实体发送的辅助信息需求消息;
根据所述辅助信息需求消息,向所述定位功能实体发送辅助信息响应消息,所述辅助信息响应消息包括所述定位辅助信息。
本申请的实施例,第二接口向所述定位功能实体发送定位辅助信息,以使所述定位功能实体根据所述定位辅助信息以及从网络节点获取的位置测量信息对目标终端进行位置估计,获得所述目标终端的定位信息,所述定位功能实体可以将所述定位信息发送至第一应用程序,实现了近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能,满足定位需求。
其中,在图12中,总线架构可以包括任意数量的互联的总线和桥,具体由处理器1210代表的一个或多个处理器和存储器1220代表的存储器的各种电路链接在一起。总线架构还可以将诸如外围设备、稳压器和功率管理电路等之类的各种其他电路链接在一起,这些都是本领域所公知的,因此,本文不再对其进行进一步描述。总线接口提供接口。收发机1200可以是多个元件,即包括发送机和收发机,提供用于在传输介质上与各种其他装置通信的单元。处理器1210负责管理总线架构和通常的处理,存储器1220可以存储处理器1210在执行操作时所使用的数据。
处理器1210可以是中央处理器(CPU)、专用集成电路(Application Specific Integrated Circuit,ASIC)、现场可编程门阵列(Field-Programmable Gate Array,FPGA)或复杂可编程逻辑器件(Complex Programmable Logic Device,CPLD),处理器也可以采用多核架构。
在此需要说明的是,本公开实施例提供的上述装置,能够实现上述应用于第二接口的方法实施例所实现的所有方法步骤,且能够达到相同的技术效果,在此不再对本实施例中与方法实施例相同的部分及有益效果进行具体赘述。
另外,本公开具体实施例还提供一种处理器可读存储介质,其上存储有计算机程序,其中,该程序被处理器执行时实现如上述定位方法的步骤。且能达到相同的技术效果,为避免重复,这里不再赘述。其中,所述可读存储介质可以是处理器能够存取的任何可用介质或数据存储设备,包括但不限于磁性存储器(例如软盘、硬盘、磁带、磁光盘(MO)等)、光学存储器(例如CD、DVD、BD、HVD等)、以及半导体存储器(例如ROM、EPROM、EEPROM、非易失性存储器(NAND FLASH)、固态硬盘(SSD))等。
本领域内的技术人员应明白,本申请的实施例可提供为方法、系统、或 计算机程序产品。因此,本申请可采用完全硬件实施例、完全软件实施例、或结合软件和硬件方面的实施例的形式。而且,本申请可采用在一个或多个其中包含有计算机可用程序代码的计算机可用存储介质(包括但不限于磁盘存储器和光学存储器等)上实施的计算机程序产品的形式。
本申请是参照根据本申请实施例的方法、设备(系统)、和计算机程序产品的流程图和/或方框图来描述的。应理解可由计算机可执行指令实现流程图和/或方框图中的每一个流程和/或方框、以及流程图和/或方框图中的流程和/或方框的结合。可提供这些计算机可执行指令到通用计算机、专用计算机、嵌入式处理机或其他可编程数据处理设备的处理器以产生一个机器,使得通过计算机或其他可编程数据处理设备的处理器执行的指令产生用于实现在流程图中的一个流程或多个流程和/或方框图中的一个方框或多个方框中指定的功能的装置。
这些处理器可执行指令也可存储在能引导计算机或其他可编程数据处理设备以特定方式工作的处理器可读存储器中,使得存储在该处理器可读存储器中的指令产生包括指令装置的制造品,该指令装置实现在流程图的一个流程或多个流程和/或方框图的一个方框或多个方框中指定的功能。
这些处理器可执行指令也可装载到计算机或其他可编程数据处理设备上,使得在计算机或其他可编程设备上执行一系列操作步骤以产生计算机实现的处理,从而在计算机或其他可编程设备上执行的指令提供用于实现在流程图的一个流程或多个流程和/或方框图的一个方框或多个方框中指定的功能的步骤。
显然,本领域的技术人员可以对本申请进行各种改动和变型而不脱离本申请的精神和范围。这样,倘若本申请的这些修改和变型属于本申请权利要求及其等同技术的范围之内,则本申请也意图包含这些改动和变型在内。

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  1. 一种定位方法,包括:
    近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能实体获取针对目标终端的定位请求消息;
    所述定位功能实体根据所述定位请求消息,获取与所述目标终端相关的位置测量信息;
    所述定位功能实体根据所述位置测量信息,对所述目标终端进行位置估计,获得定位信息。
  2. 根据权利要求1所述的方法,其中,所述获取针对目标终端的定位请求消息,包括:
    接收第一应用程序发送的所述定位请求消息;
    其中,所述第一应用程序承载在所述近实时无线接入网智能控制器。
  3. 根据权利要求2所述的方法,其中,所述方法还包括:
    向所述第一应用程序发送所述定位信息。
  4. 根据权利要求1所述的方法,其中,所述根据所述定位请求消息,获取与所述目标终端相关的位置测量信息,包括:
    根据所述定位请求消息,通过第一接口,从网络节点获取所述位置测量信息。
  5. 根据权利要求4所述的方法,其中,所述根据所述定位请求消息,通过第一接口,从网络节点获取所述位置测量信息,包括:
    根据所述定位请求消息,生成RIC订阅请求消息;
    通过所述第一接口向所述网络节点发送所述RIC订阅请求消息;
    通过所述第一接口接收所述网络节点发送的所述位置测量信息。
  6. 根据权利要求5所述的方法,其中,所述根据所述定位请求消息,生成RIC订阅请求消息,包括:
    在所述定位请求消息为至少两个,且所述至少两个定位请求消息分别来自于不同应用程序的情况下,对所述至少两个定位请求消息进行组合处理,生成所述RIC订阅请求消息。
  7. 根据权利要求5所述的方法,其中,所述通过所述第一接口接收所述 网络节点发送的所述位置测量信息,包括:
    通过所述第一接口接收所述网络节点发送的RIC指示消息,所述RIC指示消息包括所述位置测量信息。
  8. 根据权利要求1所述的方法,其中,所述位置测量信息包括以下至少一项:
    观察到达时间差OTDOA;
    到达角AOA;
    偏离角AOD;
    到达时间TOA;
    上行到达时间差UTDOA。
  9. 根据权利要求1所述的方法,其中,所述方法还包括:
    根据所述定位请求消息,通过第二接口获取与所述目标终端相关的定位辅助信息;
    所述根据所述位置测量信息,对所述目标终端进行位置估计,获得定位信息,包括:
    根据所述位置测量信息和所述定位辅助信息,对所述目标终端进行位置估计,获得定位信息。
  10. 根据权利要求9所述的方法,其中,所述根据所述定位请求消息,通过第二接口获取与所述目标终端相关的定位辅助信息,包括:
    根据所述定位请求消息,向所述第二接口发送辅助信息需求消息;
    接收所述第二接口发送的辅助信息响应消息,所述辅助信息响应消息包括所述定位辅助信息。
  11. 根据权利要求3所述的方法,其中,所述向所述第一应用程序发送所述定位信息,包括:
    向所述第一应用程序发送定位响应消息,所述定位响应消息包括所述定位信息。
  12. 根据权利要求1所述的方法,其中,所述定位请求消息包括以下信息中的至少一项:
    消息类型;
    所述定位请求消息对应的第一应用程序的信息;
    多选一触发事件定义;
    请求定位的终端列表;
    间隔周期。
  13. 根据权利要求12所述的方法,其中,所述第一应用程序的信息包括以下至少一项:
    第一应用程序标识;
    定位请求消息标识。
  14. 根据权利要求12所述的方法,其中,所述多选一触发事件定义包括以下一项:
    周期报告;
    触发事件报告。
  15. 根据权利要求5所述的方法,其中,所述RIC订阅请求消息包括以下至少一项;
    消息类型;
    订阅请求消息标识;
    无线接入网络RAN功能标识;
    订阅相关信息。
  16. 根据权利要求15所述的方法,其中,所述订阅相关信息包括:触发事件定义和/或动作序列。
  17. 根据权利要求16所述的方法,其中,所述动作序列包括以下至少一项:
    动作标识;
    动作类型;
    动作定义;
    后续动作定义。
  18. 根据权利要求17所述的方法,其中,所述动作定义包括以下至少一项:
    终端标识;
    测量信息映射;
    标签列表;
    间隔周期;
    小区全局标识。
  19. 根据权利要求7所述的方法,其中,所述RIC指示消息包括以下至少一项:
    测量数据;
    测量信息映射;
    匹配条件列表;
    间隔周期。
  20. 根据权利要求19所述的方法,其中,所述测量数据包括以下至少一项:
    测量记录;
    不完整指示。
  21. 根据权利要求20所述的方法,其中,所述测量记录包括多选一测量值,所述多选一测量值包括以下一项:
    整数值;
    浮点值;
    不存在测量值。
  22. 根据权利要求18或19所述的方法,其中,在所述测量信息映射中,包括N个比特信息,每个比特信息用于指示一项测量信息;
    其中,N为大于或者等于1的整数。
  23. 根据权利要求11所述的方法,其中,所述定位响应消息包括以下至少一项:
    消息类型;
    所述定位请求消息对应的第一应用程序的信息;
    响应的终端位置列表;
    定位信息。
  24. 根据权利要求1或23所述的方法,其中,所述定位信息包括以下至 少一项:
    纬度信息;
    经度信息;
    海拔高度信息。
  25. 一种定位方法,包括:
    网络节点向近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能实体发送目标终端相关的位置测量信息。
  26. 根据权利要求25所述的方法,其中,所述方法还包括:
    接收所述定位功能实体通过第一接口发送的RIC订阅请求消息;
    所述向近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能实体发送目标终端相关的位置测量信息,包括:
    根据所述RIC订阅请求消息,通过所述第一接口向所述定位功能实体发送所述位置测量信息。
  27. 根据权利要求26所述的方法,其中,所述通过所述第一接口向所述定位功能实体发送所述位置测量信息,包括:
    通过所述第一接口向所述定位功能实体发送RIC指示消息,所述RIC指示消息包括所述位置测量信息。
  28. 根据权利要求27所述的方法,其中,所述位置测量信息包括以下至少一项:
    观察到达时间差OTDOA;
    到达角AOA;
    偏离角AOD;
    到达时间TOA;
    上行到达时间差UTDOA。
  29. 根据权利要求26所述的方法,其中,所述RIC订阅请求消息包括以下至少一项;
    消息类型;
    订阅请求消息标识;
    RAN功能标识;
    订阅相关信息。
  30. 根据权利要求29所述的方法,其中,所述订阅相关信息包括:触发事件定义和/或动作序列。
  31. 根据权利要求30所述的方法,其中,所述动作序列包括以下至少一项:
    动作标识;
    动作类型;
    动作定义;
    后续动作定义。
  32. 根据权利要求31所述的方法,其中,所述动作定义包括以下至少一项:
    终端标识;
    测量信息映射;
    标签列表;
    间隔周期;
    小区全局标识。
  33. 根据权利要求32所述的方法,其中,所述方法还包括:
    根据所述测量信息映射,确定需要上报的测量信息。
  34. 根据权利要求27所述的方法,其中,所述RIC指示消息包括以下至少一项:
    测量数据;
    测量信息映射;
    匹配条件列表;
    间隔周期。
  35. 根据权利要求34所述的方法,其中,所述测量数据包括以下至少一项:
    测量记录;
    不完整指示。
  36. 根据权利要求35所述的方法,其中,所述测量记录包括多选一测量 值,所述多选一测量值包括以下一项:
    整数值;
    浮点值;
    不存在测量值。
  37. 根据权利要求32至34任一项所述的方法,其中,在所述测量信息映射中,包括N个比特信息,每个比特信息用于指示一项测量信息;
    其中,N为大于或者等于1的整数。
  38. 一种定位方法,包括:
    第二接口向近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能实体发送目标终端相关的定位辅助信息。
  39. 根据权利要求38所述的方法,其中,所述方法还包括:
    接收所述定位功能实体发送的辅助信息需求消息;
    根据所述辅助信息需求消息,向所述定位功能实体发送辅助信息响应消息,所述辅助信息响应消息包括所述定位辅助信息。
  40. 一种定位装置,包括:存储器,收发机,处理器:
    存储器,用于存储计算机程序;处理器,用于读取所述存储器中的计算机程序;收发机,用于在所述处理器的控制下收发数据并执行以下操作:
    获取针对目标终端的定位请求消息;
    所述处理器用于读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:
    根据所述定位请求消息,获取与所述目标终端相关的位置测量信息;
    根据所述位置测量信息,对所述目标终端进行位置估计,获得定位信息。
  41. 根据权利要求40所述的装置,其中,所述收发机获取针对目标终端的定位请求消息,具体包括:
    接收第一应用程序发送的所述定位请求消息;
    其中,所述第一应用程序承载在近实时无线接入网智能控制器。
  42. 根据权利要求41所述的装置,其中,所述收发机还用于:
    向所述第一应用程序发送所述定位信息。
  43. 根据权利要求40所述的装置,其中,所述处理器用于读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:
    根据所述定位请求消息,通过第一接口,从网络节点获取所述位置测量信息。
  44. 根据权利要求43所述的装置,其中,所述处理器用于读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:
    根据所述定位请求消息,生成RIC订阅请求消息;
    所述收发机用于:通过所述第一接口向所述网络节点发送所述RIC订阅请求消息;
    通过所述第一接口接收所述网络节点发送的所述位置测量信息。
  45. 根据权利要求44所述的装置,其中,所述处理器用于读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:
    在所述定位请求消息为至少两个,且所述至少两个定位请求消息分别来自于不同应用程序的情况下,对所述至少两个定位请求消息进行组合处理,生成所述RIC订阅请求消息。
  46. 根据权利要求44所述的装置,其中,所述收发机具体用于:通过所述第一接口接收所述网络节点发送的RIC指示消息,所述RIC指示消息包括所述位置测量信息。
  47. 根据权利要求40所述的装置,其中,所述处理器用于读取所述存储器中的计算机程序并执行以下操作:
    根据所述定位请求消息,通过第二接口获取与所述目标终端相关的定位辅助信息;
    根据所述位置测量信息和所述定位辅助信息,对所述目标终端进行位置估计,获得定位信息。
  48. 根据权利要求47所述的装置,其中,所述收发机具体用于:
    根据所述定位请求消息,向所述第二接口发送辅助信息需求消息;
    接收所述第二接口发送的辅助信息响应消息,所述辅助信息响应消息包括所述定位辅助信息。
  49. 根据权利要求42所述的装置,其中,所述收发机具体用于:
    向所述第一应用程序发送定位响应消息,所述定位响应消息包括所述定位信息。
  50. 根据权利要求40所述的装置,其中,所述定位请求消息包括以下信息中的至少一项:
    消息类型;
    所述定位请求消息对应的第一应用程序的信息;
    多选一触发事件定义;
    请求定位的终端列表;
    间隔周期。
  51. 根据权利要求44所述的装置,其中,所述RIC订阅请求消息包括以下至少一项;
    消息类型;
    订阅请求消息标识;
    无线接入网络RAN功能标识;
    订阅相关信息。
  52. 根据权利要求46所述的装置,其中,所述RIC指示消息包括以下至少一项:
    测量数据;
    测量信息映射;
    匹配条件列表;
    间隔周期。
  53. 根据权利要求49所述的装置,其中,所述定位响应消息包括以下至少一项:
    消息类型;
    所述定位请求消息对应的第一应用程序的信息;
    响应的终端位置列表;
    定位信息。
  54. 一种定位装置,包括:存储器,收发机,处理器:
    存储器,用于存储计算机程序;处理器,用于读取所述存储器中的计算机程序;收发机,用于在所述处理器的控制下收发数据并执行以下操作:
    向近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能实体发送目标终端相关的位 置测量信息。
  55. 根据权利要求54所述的装置,其中,所述收发机还用于:
    接收所述定位功能实体通过第一接口发送的RIC订阅请求消息;
    根据所述RIC订阅请求消息,通过所述第一接口向所述定位功能实体发送所述位置测量信息。
  56. 根据权利要求55所述的装置,其中,所述收发机具体用于:
    通过所述第一接口向所述定位功能实体发送RIC指示消息,所述RIC指示消息包括所述位置测量信息。
  57. 根据权利要求55所述的装置,其中,所述RIC订阅请求消息包括以下至少一项;
    消息类型;
    订阅请求消息标识;
    RAN功能标识;
    订阅相关信息。
  58. 根据权利要求56所述的装置,其中,所述RIC指示消息包括以下至少一项:
    测量数据;
    测量信息映射;
    匹配条件列表;
    间隔周期。
  59. 一种定位装置,包括:存储器,收发机,处理器:
    存储器,用于存储计算机程序;处理器,用于读取所述存储器中的计算机程序;收发机,用于在所述处理器的控制下收发数据并执行以下操作:
    向近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能实体发送目标终端相关的定位辅助信息。
  60. 根据权利要求59所述的装置,其中,所述收发机还用于:
    接收所述定位功能实体发送的辅助信息需求消息;
    根据所述辅助信息需求消息,向所述定位功能实体发送辅助信息响应消息,所述辅助信息响应消息包括所述定位辅助信息。
  61. 一种定位装置,包括:
    第一获取单元,用于获取针对目标终端的定位请求消息;
    第二获取单元,用于根据所述定位请求消息,获取与所述目标终端相关的位置测量信息;
    第一处理单元,用于根据所述位置测量信息,对所述目标终端进行位置估计,获得定位信息。
  62. 一种定位装置,包括:
    第一发送单元,用于向近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能实体发送目标终端相关的位置测量信息。
  63. 一种定位装置,包括:
    第二发送单元,用于向近实时无线接入网智能控制器的定位功能实体发送目标终端相关的定位辅助信息。64.一种处理器可读存储介质,其上存储有计算机程序,该计算机程序被处理器执行时实现如权利要求1至24中任一项所述的定位方法的步骤,或者实现如权利要求25至37中任一项所述的定位方法的步骤,或者实现如权利要求38至39中任一项所述的定位方法的步骤。
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