WO2023143437A1

WO2023143437A1 - Information disclosure method and communication device

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Publication number: WO2023143437A1
Application number: PCT/CN2023/073321
Authority: WO
Inventors: 柯小婉
Original assignee: 维沃移动通信有限公司
Priority date: 2022-01-27
Filing date: 2023-01-20
Publication date: 2023-08-03
Also published as: CN116567586A

Abstract

Provided in the embodiments of the present invention are an information disclosure method and a communication device. The information disclosure method comprises: an RAN element executes a first operation, the first operation comprising at least one of the following: sending first information and/or a first request message; determining a destination device to which the first information is sent; determining a destination device to which the first request message is sent; detecting and/or monitoring information/events that need to be disclosed; and not selecting a first communication device as a network-side device of a service terminal, or skipping the first communication device during selecting, for a terminal, a network-side device of the service terminal; and sending the first information to the first communication device.

Description

Information disclosure method and communication device

Cross References to Related Applications

This application claims the priority of the Chinese patent application with the application number 202210102658.8 filed on January 27, 2022, and the title of the invention is "Information Disclosure Method and Communication Equipment", which is fully incorporated into this application by reference.

technical field

The embodiments of the present invention relate to the technical field of wireless communication, and in particular, to an information disclosure method and a communication device.

Background technique

Some high-speed services (such as extended reality (Extended Reality, XR) and other media, distributed computing, etc.) have the following requirements to disclose network information and/events to the application, so that the application can adjust the encoding and rate to make the network better The resources of the scheduling network. Network information is also needed in the edge cloud network to support the selection of the best server. Some network information/events are from RAN. However, how to efficiently and quickly disclose the information in the wireless access network (wireless access network, RAN) to a third party is still unclear, which is a problem to be solved by the present invention.

Contents of the invention

Embodiments of the present invention provide an information disclosure method and a communication device, which are used to solve the problem of how to assist a RAN network element to perform information disclosure through a core network element.

In the first aspect, an information disclosure method is provided, which is applied to a RAN network element, and the method includes:

The RAN network element performs a first operation, where the first operation includes at least one of the following:

sending the first information and/or the first request message,

determining the destination device to which the first information is sent;

determining the destination device to which the first request message is sent;

Measurement and/or monitoring of information/events that need to be disclosed;

When the first communication device is not selected as the network-side device of the service terminal or the network-side device of the service terminal is selected for the terminal, the first communication device is skipped;

sending first information to a first communication device;

Wherein, the first information includes at least one of the following:

Description information of RAN network elements;

The information/events provided by the RAN network element support for disclosure;

Information/events that are requested to be disclosed by secondary RAN network elements;

First capability information, where the first capability information is used to indicate one of the following: the RAN network element has the capability of information/event disclosure, and the RAN network element does not have the capability of information/event disclosure;

Granularity of information/event disclosure supported by RAN network elements;

RAN network elements support the granularity of information/event disclosure;

The first request is used to request the auxiliary RAN network element to disclose information/events;

Request the auxiliary RAN network element to perform information/event disclosure granularity;

Granularity for requesting secondary RAN network elements to disclose information/events;

Wherein, the first request message is used to request to establish a first interface connection, and the first interface is an interface between a RAN network element and a CN network element.

In a second aspect, an information disclosure method is provided, which is applied to a second communication device, and the method includes:

The second communication device acquires third information, where the third information includes at least one of the following: the second communication device supports a second capability, first information, and a first request message;

The second communication device performs a third operation according to the third information, and the third operation includes at least one of the following:

determine the second information;

sending the second information to the first target;

Sending a first response message to the first target end, used to indicate that the first interface connection is established successfully;

Sending the disclosure request information to the first target, where the disclosure request information is used to request one of the following: requesting the RAN network element to disclose information/events, requesting the RAN network element to disclose information/events through the CN network element;

sending index information of the first CN network element or address information of the first CN network element to the first target;

Establishing a first interface connection between the second communication device and the RAN network element or requesting the RAN network element to establish the first interface connection;

determining whether the connection with the first interface is only used for assisting RAN network elements to disclose information/events;

Determining the information that can be disclosed by the first service, the first service being used for at least one of the following: disclosing information/events provided by the RAN network element, providing subscription and/or for other communication devices to the information/events provided by the RAN network element notify;

determining information/events that the second communication device can disclose;

Determine the first registration information;

Sending the first registration information to the second target end, the first registration information is used to register or update at least one of the following: the first service supported by the second communication device; the information/events that the first service can disclose; the first service Corresponding granularity range; the information that the second communication device can disclose, and the information/event that the second communication device can disclose is provided by the RAN network element; the first service; the granularity of the information/event that the second communication device can disclose scope;

sending information/events that the second communication device can disclose to the second target;

in,

The second capability is used to indicate that the CN network element has the capability of information/event disclosure, and the information/event is provided by the RAN network element;

The first information includes at least one of the following:

Description information of RAN network elements;

Granularity of information/event disclosure supported by RAN network elements;

RAN network elements support the granularity of information/event disclosure;

in,

The first request message is used to request to establish a first interface connection, and the first interface is an interface between a RAN network element and a CN network element;

The second information includes at least one of the following:

CN network element supports public information/events (the information disclosed by the auxiliary RAN network element);

Both RAN network elements and CN network elements support public information/events;

Information/events published by auxiliary RAN network elements accepted by CN network elements;

Second capability information, where the second capability information is used to indicate one of the following: the CN network element has the capability of information/event disclosure;

The second granularity, the second granularity is used to indicate one of the following: the granularity of information/event disclosure supported by the CN network element, the granularity of information/event disclosure supported by the RAN network element and the CN network element;

The first response is used to respond to the first request, indicating that the auxiliary RAN network element is accepted for information/event disclosure;

First indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate at least one of the following: the first object is only used for information/event disclosure of the RAN network element, and the object is not used for registration and/or mobility control , the first object is not used for the service terminal; wherein, the first object includes at least one of the following: the first interface connection, the communication device sending the first indication information, the CN of the first interface connection A network element, the first CN network element, the first communication device, and the second communication device;

the network element type of the first CN network element;

The first CN network element is used to assist the RAN network element to disclose information/events.

In a third aspect, an information disclosure method is provided, which is applied to a third communication device, and the method includes:

the third communication device receives the first registration information;

The third communication device performs a fourth operation according to the first registration information, including at least one of the following:

saving the mapping relationship between the second communication device and the first registration information;

Indexing the second communication device according to the query request of other communication devices and/or the first registration information;

providing index information of the second communication device for other communication devices;

in,

The first registration information is used to register or update at least one of the following:

A first service supported by the second communication device, the first service being used for at least one of the following: disclosing information/events provided by RAN network elements, providing other communication devices with subscription to information/events provided by RAN network elements and/or or notice;

Information/events that the first service can disclose;

The granularity range corresponding to the first service;

Information/events that can be disclosed by the second communication device, where the information/events that can be disclosed by the second communication device are provided by RAN network elements;

said first service;

The granular range of information/events that the second communication device is able to disclose.

In a fourth aspect, an information disclosure method is provided, which is applied to a fourth communication device, and the method includes:

The fourth communication device performs the following fifth operation, including at least one of the following:

sending first query information, where the first query information is used to query a communication device capable of providing fourth information;

Sending a first subscription request to a communication device capable of providing fourth information, the first subscription request is used for at least one of the following: calling the first service, requesting the first information/event; and/or the first subscription request includes : the description information of the first service, the description information of the first information/event;

The fourth information includes at least one of the following: the first service, the first information/event;

Wherein, the first service is used for at least one of the following: disclosing information/events provided by RAN network elements, and providing subscription and/or notification of information/events provided by RAN network elements to other communication devices.

In a fifth aspect, an information disclosure method is provided, which is applied to a fifth communication device, and the method includes:

The fifth communication device sends fifth information to the RAN network element, where the fifth information includes at least one of the following:

disclosure request information;

first measurement requirements;

Index information of the first CN network element or address information of the first CN network element;

Wherein, the disclosure request information is used to request one of the following: requesting the RAN network element to disclose information/events, or requesting the RAN network element to disclose information/events through the CN network element.

In a sixth aspect, a communication device is provided, including:

The first execution unit is configured to execute a first operation, where the first operation includes at least one of the following:

sending the first information and/or the first request message;

determining the destination device to which the first information is sent;

determining the destination device to which the first request message is sent;

Measurement and/or monitoring of information/events that need to be disclosed;

sending first information to a first communication device;

Wherein, the first information includes at least one of the following:

Description information of RAN network elements;

Granularity of information/event disclosure supported by RAN network elements;

RAN network elements support the granularity of information/event disclosure;

In a seventh aspect, a communication device is provided, including:

A first acquiring unit, configured to acquire third information, where the third information includes at least one of the following: the second communication device supports a second capability, first information, and a first request message;

A third executing unit, configured to execute a third operation according to the third information, where the third operation includes at least one of the following:

determine the second information;

sending the second information to the first target;

Determining the information that can be disclosed by the first service, the first service being used for at least one of the following: disclosing information/events provided by RAN network elements, providing order and/or for other communication devices to information/events provided by RAN network elements notify;

Determine the first registration information;

Sending the first registration information to the second target end, the first registration information is used to register or update at least one of the following: the first service supported by the second communication device; the information/events that the first service can disclose; the first service corresponding Granular range; the information that can be disclosed by the second communication device, and the information/event that can be disclosed by the second communication device is provided by the RAN network element; the first service; the granularity range of the information/event that can be disclosed by the second communication device;

in,

The first information includes at least one of the following:

Description information of RAN network elements;

Granularity of information/event disclosure supported by RAN network elements;

RAN network elements support the granularity of information/event disclosure;

in,

The second information includes at least one of the following:

the network element type of the first CN network element;

In an eighth aspect, a communication device is provided, including:

a third receiving unit, configured to receive the first registration information;

A fourth executing unit, configured to execute a fourth operation according to the first registration information, including at least one of the following:

in,

Information/events that the first service can disclose;

The granularity range corresponding to the first service;

said first service;

In the ninth aspect, a communication device is provided, including:

The sixth execution unit is configured to perform the following fifth operation, including at least one of the following:

Wherein, the first service is used for at least one of the following: disclosing information/events provided by RAN network elements, and providing order and/or notification of information/events provided by RAN network elements to other communication devices.

In a tenth aspect, a communication device is provided, including:

A first sending unit, configured to send fifth information to a RAN network element, where the fifth information includes at least one of the following:

disclosure request information;

first measurement requirements;

In an eleventh aspect, a communication device is provided, the network side device includes a processor and a memory, the memory stores programs or instructions that can run on the processor, and the programs or instructions are executed by the processor When realizing the steps of the method as described in the first aspect, or realizing the steps of the method as described in the second aspect, or realizing the steps of the method as described in the third aspect, or realizing the steps of the method as described in the fourth aspect Steps, or steps to implement the method as described in the fifth aspect.

In a twelfth aspect, an information disclosure system is provided, including: a RAN network element, a second communication device, a third communication device, a fourth communication device, and a fifth communication device, and the RANW network element can be used to perform the first The steps of the method described in the second aspect, the second communication device can be used to perform the steps of the method described in the second aspect, the third communication device can be used to perform the steps of the method described in the third aspect, and the fourth The communication device may be used to perform the steps of the method described in the fourth aspect, and the fifth communication device may be used to perform the steps of the method described in the fifth aspect.

A thirteenth aspect provides a readable storage medium, on which a program or instruction is stored, and when the program or instruction is executed by a processor, the steps of the method as described in the first aspect are implemented, or The steps of the method described in the second aspect, or the steps of the method described in the third aspect, or the steps of the method described in the fourth aspect, or the steps of the method described in the fifth aspect.

In a fourteenth aspect, there is provided a chip, the chip includes a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run a program or an instruction to implement the method described in the first aspect The steps of the method, or realize the steps of the method described in the second aspect, or realize the steps of the method described in the third aspect, or realize the steps of the method described in the fourth aspect, or realize the steps of the method described in the fifth aspect steps of the method described above.

In a fifteenth aspect, a computer program/program product is provided, the computer program/program product is stored in a storage medium, and the computer program/program product is executed by at least one processor to implement the The steps of the method, or realize the steps of the method as described in the second aspect, or realize the steps of the method as described in the third aspect, or realize the steps of the method as described in the fourth aspect, or realize the steps of the method as described in the fifth aspect The steps of the method.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the RAN network element may send the first information and/or the first request message, determine the destination device to which the first information is sent, determine the destination device to which the first request message is sent, and disclose information For measurement and/or monitoring of events, if the first communication device is not selected as the network side device of the service terminal or the network side device of the service terminal is selected for the terminal, the first communication device is skipped and the first communication device is sent to the first communication device The first information enables the destination device that sends the first information and/or the first request message to determine that the RAN network element supports information disclosure, thereby assisting the RAN network element in information disclosure.

Description of drawings

Various other advantages and benefits will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art upon reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment. The drawings are only for the purpose of illustrating a preferred embodiment and are not to be considered as limiting the invention. Also throughout the drawings, the same reference numerals are used to designate the same components. In the attached picture:

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a wireless communication system provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is one of the schematic flow charts of the information disclosure method provided by the embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is the second schematic flow diagram of the information disclosure method provided by the embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is the third schematic flow diagram of the information disclosure method provided by the embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 5 is the fourth schematic flow diagram of the information disclosure method provided by the embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 6 is the fifth schematic flow diagram of the information disclosure method provided by the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is one of the schematic diagrams of the application scenarios of the information disclosure method provided by the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is the second schematic diagram of the application scenario of the information disclosure method provided by the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is the third schematic diagram of the application scenario of the information disclosure method provided by the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is one of the schematic structural diagrams of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 11 is the second structural schematic diagram of the communication device provided by the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 12 is the third schematic structural diagram of the communication device provided by the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 13 is a fourth structural schematic diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 14 is the fifth schematic structural diagram of the communication device provided by the embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 15 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 16 is a schematic structural diagram of a core network element provided by an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed ways

The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are some of the embodiments of the present invention, but not all of them. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by persons of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

The term "comprising" and any variations thereof in the description and claims of this application are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, for example, a process, method, system, product, or device comprising a series of steps or units is not necessarily limited to the explicit instead of those steps or elements explicitly listed, other steps or elements not explicitly listed or inherent to the process, method, product or apparatus may be included.

The terms "first", "second" and the like in the specification and claims of the present application are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not used to describe a specific sequence or sequence. It is to be understood that the terms so used are interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the application are capable of operation in sequences other than those illustrated or described herein and that "first" and "second" distinguish objects. It is usually one category, and the number of objects is not limited. For example, there may be one or more first objects.

In addition, the use of "and/or" in the description and claims means at least one of the connected objects, such as A and/or B, means that there are three situations including A alone, B alone, and both A and B. The character "/" generally indicates that the contextual objects are an "or" relationship.

In the embodiments of the present invention, words such as "exemplary" or "for example" are used as examples, illustrations or illustrations. Any embodiment or design solution described as "exemplary" or "for example" in the embodiments of the present invention shall not be construed as being more preferred or more advantageous than other embodiments or design solutions. Rather, the use of words such as "exemplary" or "such as" is intended to present related concepts in a concrete manner.

The technology described herein is not limited to the fifth-generation mobile communication (5th-generation, 5G) system and the subsequent evolution communication system, and is not limited to the evolution of LTE/LTE (LTE-Advanced, LTE-A) system, and can also be used in various A wireless communication system, such as code division multiple access (Code Division Multiple Access, CDMA), time division multiple access (Time Division Multiple Access, TDMA), frequency division multiple access (Frequency Division Multiple Access, FDMA), orthogonal frequency division multiple access (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access, OFDMA), Single-carrier Frequency-Division Multiple Access (Single-carrier Frequency-Division Multiple Access, SC-FDMA) and other systems.

The terms "system" and "network" are often used interchangeably. A CDMA system may implement radio technologies such as CDMA2000, Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA), and the like. UTRA includes Wideband CDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access, WCDMA) and other CDMA variants. A TDMA system can implement a radio technology such as Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM). The OFDMA system can implement such as Ultra Mobile Broadband (Ultra Mobile Broadband, UMB), Evolved UTRA ((Evolution-UTRA, E-UTRA)), IEEE802.11 ((Wi-Fi)), IEEE 802.16 ((WiMAX)), IEEE 802.20, Flash-OFDM and other radio technologies. UTRA and E-UTRA are part of Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS). LTE and LTE-Advanced (like LTE-A) are new UMTS releases that use E-UTRA. UTRA, E-UTRA, UMTS, LTE, LTE-A and GSM are described in documents from an organization named "3rd Generation Partnership Project" (3GPP). CDMA2000 and UMB are described in documents from an organization named "3rd Generation Partnership Project 2" (3GPP2). The techniques described herein may be used for the systems and radio technologies mentioned above as well as other systems and radio technologies. The following description describes the New Radio (NR) system for illustrative purposes, and uses NR terminology in most of the following descriptions, but these techniques can also be applied to applications other than NR system applications, such as the 6th generation (6 ^th Generation, 6G) communication system.

Embodiments of the present invention mainly solve the following problems:

Servitization can support efficient and rapid information/event disclosure. At present, the core network has all supported service-oriented, but RAN does not support service-oriented. When information/events on the RAN need to be disclosed to other communication devices or third parties. The acquisition of information/events is not efficient and fast enough. One solution is to use a CN network element to assist the RAN to provide RAN public information through the service interface on the CN network element, so that other parties (such as consumers) can make calls. How to use the CN node to assist the RAN to pass the service The information provided by the RAN disclosed by the UL interface is the problem to be solved in the present invention.

The RAN can monitor the information/events of the RAN itself, terminals served by the RAN, channels established in the RAN, and service data passing through the RAN. Therefore, the information/events that RAN can provide for disclosure may include: RAN Granularity, terminal granularity, channel granularity, business granularity.

Referring to FIG. 1 , it is a schematic structural diagram of a wireless communication system provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

The wireless communication system includes a terminal 11 and a communication network element 12 .

Optionally, obtaining can be understood as obtaining from configuration, receiving, receiving after passing a request, obtaining through self-learning, deriving and obtaining based on unreceived information, or obtaining after processing received information, which can be determined according to actual needs. The embodiment of the invention does not limit this. For example, when a certain capability indication information sent by the device is not received, it may be deduced that the device does not support the capability.

Optionally, sending can include broadcasting, broadcasting in system messages, and returning after responding to requests.

In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the communication device may include at least one of the following: a communication network element 12 and a terminal 11 .

In an embodiment of the present invention, the communication network element 12 may include at least one of the following: a core network element and a radio access network element.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the core network element (CN network element) may include but not limited to at least one of the following: core network equipment, core network node, core network function, core network element, mobility management entity (Mobility Management Entity, MME), access mobility management function (Access Management Function, AMF), session management function (Session Management Function, SMF), user plane function (User Plane Function, UPF), serving gateway (serving GW, SGW), PDN gateway ( PDN Gate Way, PDN gateway), policy control function (Policy Control Function, PCF), policy and charging rule function unit (Policy and Charging Rules Function, PCRF), GPRS service support node (Serving GPRS Support Node, SGSN), gateway GPRS support node (Gateway GPRS Support Node, GGSN), edge application service discovery function (Edge Application Server Discovery Function, EASDF), unified data management (Unified Data Management, UDM), unified data storage (Unified Data Repository, UDR), attribution User server (Home Subscriber Server, HSS), centralized network configuration (Centralized network configuration, CNC), network storage function (Network Repository Function, NRF), network exposure function (Network Exposure Function, NEF), local NEF (Local NEF, or L-NEF), binding support function (Binding Support Function, BSF), application function (Application Function).

In the embodiment of the present invention, the RAN network element may include but not limited to at least one of the following: radio access network equipment, radio access network node, radio access network function, radio access network unit, 3GPP radio access network, non- 3GPP wireless access network, centralized unit (Centralized Unit, CU), distributed unit (Distributed Unit, DU), base station, evolved Node B (eNB), 5G base station (gNB), radio network controller (Radio Network Controller, RNC), base station (NodeB), non-3GPP interworking function (Non-3GPP Inter Working Function, N3IWF), access control (Access Controller, AC) node, access point (Access Point, AP) device or wireless LAN (Wireless Local Area Networks, WLAN) nodes or WiFi nodes, etc.

Base station, can be the base station (BTS, Base Transceiver Station) in GSM or CDMA, also can Therefore, the base station (NodeB) in WCDMA may also be an evolved base station (eNB or e-NodeB, evolutional Node B) and a 5G base station (gNB) in LTE, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention. A base station may be referred to as Node B, Base Transceiver Station (BTS), radio base station, radio transceiver, Basic Service Set (BSS), Extended Service Set (ESS), home Node B, Home eNode B, Transmitting Receiving Point (Transmitting Receiving Point, TRP) or some other appropriate term in the field, as long as the same technical effect is achieved, the base station is not limited to specific technical terms.

In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the UE may include one of the following: a terminal device, a terminal device, and a card.

In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the card may include one of the following: a SIM card, a USIM card, and an eSIM.

In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the terminal 11 may include a relay supporting a terminal function and/or a terminal supporting a relay function. The terminal 11 can also be called a terminal device or a user terminal (User Equipment, UE), and the terminal can be a mobile phone, a tablet computer (Tablet Personal Computer), a laptop computer (Laptop Computer), a personal digital assistant (Personal Digital Assistant, PDA) , handheld computer, netbook, ultra-mobile personal computer (ultra-mobile personal computer, UMPC), mobile Internet device (Mobile Internet Device, MID), augmented reality (augmented reality, AR) / virtual reality (virtual reality, VR) equipment, Robots, wearable devices (Wearable Device), vehicle-mounted equipment (VUE), pedestrian terminal (PUE), smart home (home devices with wireless communication functions, such as refrigerators, TVs, washing machines or furniture, etc.), game consoles, personal computers (personal computer, PC), teller machine or self-service machine and other terminal side devices, wearable devices include: smart watches, smart bracelets, smart headphones, smart glasses, smart jewelry (smart bracelets, smart bracelets, smart rings, smart necklaces, smart anklets, smart anklets, etc.), smart wristbands, smart clothing, etc. It should be noted that the specific type of the terminal 11 is not limited in this embodiment of the present invention.

In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the information/event is provided by a RAN network element.

The first interface is an interface between a RAN network element and a CN network element, including at least one of the following: a control plane interface (such as an NG interface) between a RAN network element and a CN network element, and a control plane interface between a RAN network element and a CN network element (such as N3 interface). Currently, the first interface does not support serviceization.

In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the service (such as the first service) is a service on the CN network element service interface.

In an optional embodiment of the present invention, information/event is an abbreviation of information and/or event.

In an optional embodiment of the present invention, information disclosure is a general term for functions. Public information represents specific information.

In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the information disclosed or the information in the disclosed information includes: information and/or events of a wireless mobile communication system (the wireless mobile communication system includes wireless mobile communication and/or network).

In an optional embodiment of the present invention, "capable of information/event disclosure" and "supporting information/event" are equivalent in meaning and can be used interchangeably.

In an optional embodiment of the present invention, information disclosure means disclosing information to at least one of the following: a third party (such as third parties outside the wireless mobile communication system), or other communication equipment (such as communication equipment in the wireless mobile communication system)

The wireless mobile communication system is a cellular mobile communication system.

In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the index information of the first CN network element may be used to index the address of the first CN network element.

The RAN network element supports information disclosure or has the ability to disclose information, which means that the RAN network element supports at least one of the following: 1) disclose the information to a network element other than the RAN network element or a third party; 2) support the information (including event) measurement, monitoring and/or notification; 3) supporting sending the information to the first CN network element. The first CN network element is used to assist the RAN network element to disclose information or support the disclosure of information provided by the RAN network element, or support the first service (for example, to disclose information/events provided by the RAN network element, to other communication devices Provide subscription and/or notification of information/events provided by RAN network elements), for example, the first CN network element may disclose the information obtained from the RAN through a service interface.

The CN network element supports information disclosure or has the ability to disclose information, which means that the CN network element supports at least one of the following: 1) supports the auxiliary RAN network element to disclose information; 2) supports the disclosure of information provided by the RAN network element, such as CN The network element can disclose the information obtained from the RAN through the service-oriented interface; 3) support the first service (for example, disclose the information/event provided by the RAN network element, and provide other communication devices with the information/event provided by the RAN network element order and/or notification).

The granularity includes at least one of the following: each RAN network element or RAN network element granularity, each terminal or terminal granularity, each channel or channel granularity, and each service or service granularity;

1) In one embodiment, each RAN network element (per RAN) may represent different information/events of different RAN network elements. For example, the granularity of information/events is each RAN network element, which can mean that different RAN network elements provide their own information/events

2) In one embodiment, each terminal (per UE) may represent different information/events of different terminals. For example, the granularity of information/event is per terminal.

3) In an implementation manner, per channel (per channel), the information/event representing different channels may be different; for example, the granularity of information/event is per channel.

4) In an implementation manner, per traffic (per traffic), the information/events representing different services may be different; for example, the granularity of information/events is per traffic.

In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the granularity range includes at least one of the following: a range of RAN network elements, a range of terminals, a range of channels, and a range of services;

1) In one embodiment, the scope of the RAN network element includes at least one of the following: a list of description information of the RAN network element, and a value range of the identifier of the RAN network element.

2) In one embodiment, the range of the terminal includes at least one of the following items: a list of terminal identifiers, and a value interval of the terminal identifiers.

3) In one embodiment, the scope of the channel includes at least one of the following: description information list, channel label Known value range.

4) In one embodiment, the service scope includes at least one of the following: a list of service description information, and a value range of service description information.

In one embodiment of the present application, the description information of the service includes at least one of the following: service type information, fully qualified domain name (Fully Qualified Domain Name, FQDN), source IP address, target IP address, source port, target end, protocol ID, source Media Access Control (MAC) address, target MAC address, service application (Application) identifier, operating system (operating system, OS) identifier, packet detection rule (packet detection rule, PDR), Data Network Name (DNN).

In an embodiment of the present invention, the description information of the data channel includes: information for identifying the data channel, including at least one of the following: an identifier of a terminal to which the channel belongs, and an identifier of the channel. When the data channel is a QoS flow, the description information of the data channel may be at least one of the following: QoS flow identifier and 5QI.

In an embodiment of the present application, the data channel may include but not limited to one of the following: PDU session, PDN connection, QoS flow, bearer, and Internet Security Protocol (Internet Protocol Security, IPsec) channel, wherein the bearer may be evolved Evolved Radio Access Bearer (E-RAB), Evolved Radio Access Bearer (RAB), Data Radio Bearer (DRB), Signaling Radio Bearers (SRB) wait.

1) In one embodiment, the range of the terminal is the range of the terminal in each RAN network element,

2) In one embodiment, the range of the channel is the range of channels in each RAN network element,

3) In one embodiment, the scope of the service is the scope of the service in each RAN network element;

In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the particle size corresponds to the particle size range.

For example, when the granularity is per RAN network element, the granularity range is the range of the RAN network element

For example, when the granularity is per terminal, the granularity range is the range of the terminal.

For example, when the granularity is per channel, the granularity range is the range of the channel.

For example, when the granularity is per service, the granularity range is the scope of the service.

The resource usage of each RAN network element includes: the resource usage of the RAN network element granularity.

The resource usage status of each terminal includes: the resource occupancy status of the terminal granularity in the RAN network element.

The resource usage of each channel includes: the resource occupation of the channel granularity in the RAN network element.

The resource usage status of each service includes: the resource occupation status in the RAN network element at the service granularity.

In one embodiment of the present application, the QoS information includes at least one of the following: data transmission rate, delay, bit error rate, jitter

The QoS information of each terminal includes: QoS information at the terminal granularity, such as the data transmission rate, delay, bit error rate, and jitter of the terminal

The QoS information of each channel includes: channel granular QoS information, such as data transmission rate, time delay, bit error rate, and jitter in the channel.

The QoS information of each service includes: QoS information of a service granularity, such as the data transmission rate, delay, bit error rate, and jitter of the service.

In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the disclosure request information is used to request one of the following: requesting the RAN network element to disclose information/events, requesting the RAN network element to disclose information/events through the CN network element;

In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the first information includes at least one of the following: description information of the RAN network element; information/events provided by the RAN network element support for disclosure; requesting an auxiliary RAN network element The information/event to be disclosed; the first capability information, the first capability information is used to indicate one of the following: the RAN network element has the capability of information/event disclosure, and the RAN network element does not have the capability of information/event disclosure; the RAN network element The granularity of the information/event disclosure supported by the element; the granularity range of the information/event disclosure supported by the RAN network element; the first request, used to request the auxiliary RAN network element for information/event disclosure; the granularity of requesting the auxiliary RAN network element for information/event disclosure ; The granularity of requesting the secondary RAN network element to disclose information/events.

In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the second information includes at least one of the following: information/events disclosed by CN network elements (the information disclosed by the auxiliary RAN network element); All elements support public information/events; CN network elements accept auxiliary RAN network elements to make public information/events; second capability information, the second capability information is used to indicate one of the following: CN network elements have information/events The ability to disclose, the information/event is provided by the RAN network element; the second granularity, the second granularity is used to indicate one of the following: the granularity of the information/event disclosure supported by the CN network element, the RAN network element and the CN network element Supported information/event disclosure granularity; first response, used to respond to the first request, indicating that the auxiliary RAN network element is accepted for information/event disclosure; first indication information, the first indication information is used to indicate at least one of the following: The first object is only used for information/event disclosure of the RAN network element, the object is not used for registration and/or mobility control, and the first object is not used for serving terminals; wherein the first object includes At least one of the following: the first interface connection, the communication device sending the first indication information, the CN network element connected to the first interface, the first CN network element, the first communication device, the The second communication device; the network element type of the first CN network element.

In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the third information includes at least one of the following: the second communication device supports the second capability, first information, and a first request message.

In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the fourth information includes at least one of the following: the first service, the first information/event;

In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the fifth information includes at least one of the following: disclosure request information; first measurement requirements; index information of the first CN network element or address information of the first CN network element;

In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the first request message is used to request establishment of a first interface connection, and the first interface is an interface between a RAN network element and a CN network element.

In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the first registration information is used to register or update at least one of the following: a first service supported by the second communication device, and the first service is used for at least one of the following: public RAN network element Provide information/events provided by other communication devices to order and/or notify other communication devices of information/events provided by RAN network elements; information/events that can be disclosed by the first service; granularity ranges corresponding to the first service; second communication devices that can The disclosed information/events, the information/events that can be disclosed by the second communication device are provided by RAN network elements; the first service; the granularity range of the information/events that can be disclosed by the second communication device.

In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the information/events that can be disclosed by the first service, and/or, the information/events that can be disclosed by the second communication device include at least one of the following: the RAN network element supports providing The information/events for public disclosure; the RAN network element requests the auxiliary RAN network element to disclose the information/events; the CN network element supports the public information/event (the information disclosed by the auxiliary RAN network element); the CN network element The information/events disclosed by the auxiliary RAN network element accepted by the element; both the RAN network element and the CN network element support the public information/event; the public information provided by the RAN network element support and the public information supported by the CN network element (CN network element support and/or, the granularity range of information/events that the second communication device can disclose, and/or, the granularity range corresponding to the first service includes at least one of the following: RAN network The range of units, the range of terminals, the range of channels, and the range of services.

In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the first query information is used to query at least one of the following: a communication device capable of satisfying the first query information, a communication device capable of providing fourth information, and/or, The first query information includes at least one of the following: description information of the first service, description information of the first information/event, location information, area information, description information of the RAN network element, and description information of the terminal;

In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the first service is used for at least one of the following: publishing information/events provided by RAN network elements, providing order and and/or notifications.

In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the first information/event is a subset or a complete set of public information/events provided by the RAN network element; or in other words, the first information/event can be provided by the RAN network element .

In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the first interface may be called an NG interface, or an N3 interface. The naming of the interfaces does not affect the invention.

In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the channel may include at least one of the following: PDU session, Quality of Service (QoS) flow, Evolved Packet System (Evolved Packet System, EPS) bearer, PDP context , DRB, SRB, and Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) association.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the NG interface may also be called the S1 interface or the N2 interface, and the name is not limited.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the wireless communication network may be at least one of the following: a public network and a non-public network; or the first network may be a non-public network.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the non-public network is an abbreviation of the non-public network. A non-public network may be referred to as one of the following: a non-public communication network. The non-public network may include at least one of the following deployment methods: physical non-public network, virtual non-public network, and non-public network implemented on the public network. In an implementation manner, the non-public network is a closed access group (Closed Access Group, CAG). A CAG can be composed of a group of terminals.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the non-public network may include or be called a private network. The private network may be referred to as one of: private communication network, private network, local area network (LAN), private virtual network (PVN), isolated communication network, dedicated communication network, or other nomenclature. It should be noted that there is no specific limitation on the naming manner in the embodiment of the present invention.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the public network is an abbreviation of public network. The public network may be called one of the following: public communication network or other nomenclature. It should be noted that there is no specific limitation on the naming manner in the embodiment of the present invention.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the data packet size may be referred to as the data packet length.

In an embodiment of the present invention, a data packet may be called a data frame.

The information disclosure method of the embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

Please refer to FIG. 2 , an embodiment of the present invention provides an information disclosure method, which is applied to a RAN network element. The methods include:

Step 200, the RAN network element performs a first operation, and the first operation includes at least one of the following:

sending the first information and/or the first request message,

determining the destination device to which the first information is sent;

determining the destination device to which the first request message is sent;

Measurement and/or monitoring of information/events that need to be disclosed;

sending first information to a first communication device;

Wherein, the first information includes at least one of the following:

Description information of RAN network elements;

Granularity of information/event disclosure supported by RAN network elements;

RAN network elements support the granularity of information/event disclosure;

In an implementation manner, the information/event is provided by a RAN network element.

In one embodiment, the public information/events supported by the RAN network element include at least one of the following: 1) Information and/or events that the RAN network element has the ability to provide but has not yet started measurement and/or monitoring, 2) Information and/or events that the RAN network element has the ability to provide and has been measured and/or monitored.

In one embodiment, the RAN network element sending the first information and/or the first request message includes the RAN network element sending the first information and/or the first request message to the second communication device (such as the first CN network element) .

In one embodiment, the network-side device of the service terminal includes a network-side device (such as AMF) for registration and/or mobility control

In an implementation manner, the RAN network element sends the first information to the CN network element.

In an implementation manner, the RAN network element requests the CN network element to establish the first interface connection.

The CN network element includes at least one of the following: AMF, SMF, UPF, DCCF, MFAF;

In some embodiments, the RAN network element sends the first information, including:

When the first condition is met, the RAN network element sends the first information;

Wherein, the first condition includes at least one of the following:

The RAN network element has the capability of information/event disclosure;

The RAN network element generates or updates the published information/event;

The RAN network element is aware of the occurrence of the disclosed event;

The RAN network element generates or updates the value of the disclosed information;

The RAN network element needs to disclose information/events;

The destination device to which the first information is sent supports the second capability;

the first communications device supports the second capability;

The RAN network element receives the disclosure request information, and the disclosure request information is used to request one of the following: requesting the RAN network element to disclose information/events, and requesting the RAN network element to disclose information/events through the CN network element;

Wherein, the CN network element includes a destination device for sending the first information;

in,

The second capability is used to indicate that the CN network element has the capability of information/event disclosure, and the information/event is provided by the RAN network element.

In some embodiments, the RAN network element sends a first request message, including:

When the second condition is met, the RAN network element sends a first request message, and/or, determines that the destination device sending the first information and/or the first request message is the first CN network element;

Wherein, the second condition includes at least one of the following:

RAN network elements have the ability to disclose information/events;

The RAN network element generates or updates the published information/event;

The RAN network element is aware of the occurrence of the disclosed event;

The RAN network element needs to disclose information/events;

The RAN network element obtains the index information of the first CN network element or the address information of the first CN network element;

The RAN network element obtains the disclosure request information, and the disclosure request information is used to request one of the following: requesting the RAN network element to disclose information/events, and requesting the RAN network element to disclose information/events through the CN network element;

The first interface connection between the RAN network element and the first CN network element has not been established;

in,

The first CN network element is one of the following: a CN network element used to assist RAN network elements in information disclosure, and a CN network element supporting the second capability;

The second capability is used to indicate that the CN network element has the capability of disclosing information/events, and the information/events are provided by the RAN.

In an implementation manner, the CN network element that requests the RAN network element to disclose information/events through the CN network element is the first CN network element.

In one embodiment, the RAN network element receives information/event requirement information from the third CN network element or acquires information/event disclosure requirement information through configuration.

In some embodiments, the sending the first information to the first communication device includes: when the third condition is met, sending the first information to the first communication device;

Wherein, the third condition includes at least one of the following:

The RAN network element has the capability of information/event disclosure;

The RAN network element generates or updates the published information/event;

The RAN network element is aware of the occurrence of the disclosed event;

The RAN network element needs to disclose information/events;

the first communications device supports a second capability;

There is an intersection between the public information/event supported by the first communication device and the public information/event supported by the RAN;

The first communication device requests the RAN network element for public information/events supported by the RAN network element;

The first communication device establishes a first interface connection with the RAN network element;

The first communication device sends disclosure request information to the RAN network element, and the disclosure request information is used to request one of the following: requesting the RAN network element to disclose information/events, requesting the RAN network element to perform information/event disclosure through the CN network element information/event disclosure;

Wherein, the second capability is used to indicate that the first communication device has the capability of information/event disclosure, and the information/event is provided by a RAN network element.

In some embodiments, before the step of sending the first information and/or the first request message by the RAN network element, the method further includes:

receiving the second information sent by the CN network element, and/or the disclosure request information;

The RAN network element performs a first operation, including:

performing the first operation according to the second information and/or disclosure request information;

in,

The disclosure request information is used to request one of the following: requesting the RAN network element to disclose information/events, requesting the RAN network element to disclose information/events through the CN network element;

in,

The second information includes at least one of the following:

Second capability information, where the second capability information is used to indicate that: the CN network element has the capability to disclose information/events, and the information/events are provided by the RAN network element;

Network element type of the first CN network element.

In some embodiments, the first operation also includes:

The RAN network element receives the second information and/or the first response message,

in,

The second information includes at least one of the following:

Second capability information, the second capability information is used to indicate one of the following: the CN network element has the capability of information/event disclosure, and the information/event is provided by the RAN network element;

First indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate at least one of the following: the first object is only used for The information/event of the RAN network element is disclosed, the object is not used for registration and/or mobility control, and the first object is not used for serving terminals; wherein the first object includes at least one of the following: the first An interface connection, the communication device sending the first indication information, the CN network element connected to the first interface, the first CN network element, the first communication device, and the second communication device;

the network element type of the first CN network element;

in,

A first response message, used to indicate that the first interface connection is established successfully;

Wherein, the information/event is provided by the RAN.

In one embodiment, the first response message is used to indicate that the first interface connection is established successfully (such as indicating the first interface connection with the first CN network element);

In one embodiment, the information/events supported by the CN network element include: information/events disclosed by the auxiliary RAN network element supported by the CN network element. The information/event that the CN supports disclosure may not be provided by the CN network element, but provided by the RAN network element.

In some embodiments, the method also includes:

According to the second information and/or the first response message, the RAN network element performs a second operation, and the second operation includes at least one of the following:

Measurement and/or monitoring of publicly available information/events;

Wherein, the information/event in the measurement and/or monitoring of the public information/event is one of the following: both the RAN network element and the CN network element support the public information/event, and the auxiliary RAN network element accepted by the CN network element makes public Information/events, RAN network elements support public information/events.

In some embodiments, when the fourth condition is met, the first communication device is skipped if the first communication device is not selected as the network-side device of the service terminal or the network-side device of the service terminal is selected for the terminal;

Wherein, the fourth condition includes at least one of the following:

The first interface connection between the RAN network element and the first communication device is only used to assist the RAN network element to disclose information/events;

The first interface between the RAN network element and the first communication device is not used for registration and/or mobility control,

The first interface connection between the RAN network element and the first communication device is not used to serve the terminal,

The first communication device is only used to assist the RAN network element to disclose information/events;

said first communication device is not used for registration and/or mobility control,

The first communication device is not used for a service terminal,

The first communication device is a communication device that sends first indication information,

A first interface connection is established between the RAN network element and the first communication device;

Determining that the first communication device does not support or provide registration and mobility control; determining a network element of the first communication device The type is not a network element (such as AMF) for registration and/or mobility control;

First indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate at least one of the following: the first object is only used for information/event disclosure of the RAN network element, and the object is not used for registration and/or mobility control , the first object is not used for the service terminal; wherein, the first object includes at least one of the following: the first interface connection, the communication device sending the first indication information, the CN of the first interface connection A network element, the first CN network element, the first communication device, and the second communication device.

In some embodiments, the information/event includes at least one of the following: the type of the information/event, the granularity of the information/event, the granularity range of the information/event, and the value of the information;

and / or

The granularity range includes at least one of the following: the range of RAN network elements, the range of terminals, the range of channels, and the range of services.

In some embodiments, the type of information/event includes at least one of the following:

resource situation;

resource usage;

congestion level;

coverage;

network conditions;

QoS information.

In some embodiments, the description information of the RAN network element includes at least one of the following:

identification information of the RAN network element,

A cell list supported by the RAN network element,

a list of location areas supported by the RAN network element,

the geographical range covered by the RAN network element,

Network identification information supported by the RAN network element,

Address information of the RAN network element.

In an implementation manner, the sending the first information and/or the first request message includes: carrying the first information in the first request message.

In an implementation manner, the receiving the second information and/or the first response message includes: carrying the second information in the first response message.

In an implementation manner, the first information or the second information further includes first indication information. The first indication information is used to indicate at least one of the following: the first object is only used for information/event disclosure of the RAN network element, the object is not used for registration and/or mobility control, the first Objects are not used for service terminals; where, the An object includes at least one of the following: the first interface connection, the communication device sending the first indication information, the CN network element connected to the first interface, the first CN network element, the first communication device, the second communication device.

In one embodiment, when the first CN network element is other CN network elements other than AMF, such as DCCF, MFAF, etc.; or, when the first CN network element is AMF, and the AMF is dedicated to the In the case of RAN network element information disclosure, the established first interface may be 1) only used for information disclosure of the RAN network element, 2) not used for registration and/or mobility control, and 3) not used for serving terminals . At this time, the first CN network element may send the first indication information to the RAN network element, or the RAN network element may send the first indication information to the first CN network element.

The RAN network element sends the first information and/or the first request message to the second communication device, or the RAN network element sends the first information to the first communication device, and the first communication device has established a first communication with the RAN network element The network-side device connected to the interface.

Through the embodiment of the present invention, the RAN network element can send the first information and/or the first request message, determine the destination device to which the first information is sent, determine the destination device to which the first request message is sent, and disclose the information/ For event measurement and/or monitoring, if the first communication device is not selected as the network side device of the service terminal or the network side device of the service terminal is selected for the terminal, the first communication device is skipped and the first communication device is sent to the first communication device A piece of information, so that the destination device that sends the first information and/or the first request message determines that the RAN network element supports information disclosure, and then assists the RAN network element to perform information disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 3 , an embodiment of the present invention provides an information disclosure method, which is applied to a second communication device. The second communication device includes but is not limited to a CN network element (such as AMF, SMF, UPF, DCCF, MFAF). When the second communication device is a CN network element, it can be called the first CN network element, and the second communication device is one of the following: a CN network element used to assist RAN network elements in information disclosure, and a CN network element supporting the second capability ;

The methods include:

Step 300, the second communication device acquires third information, where the third information includes at least one of the following: the second communication device supports a second capability, first information, and a first request message;

Step 301, the second communication device performs a third operation according to the third information, and the third operation includes at least one of the following:

determine the second information;

sending the second information to the first target;

Determine the first registration information;

In an implementation manner, the first target end includes a RAN network element.

In an implementation manner, the second target end includes a network-side device for querying a communication device, such as a third communication device.

in,

The first information includes at least one of the following:

Description information of RAN network elements;

Granularity of information/event disclosure supported by RAN network elements;

RAN network elements support the granularity of information/event disclosure;

in,

The second information includes at least one of the following:

The second capability information is used to indicate one of the following: the CN network element has information/event public ability to open

the network element type of the first CN network element;

In one embodiment, the second communication device receives a first request message sent by a RAN network element, the first request message includes the first information, and the first request message is used to request establishment of a first interface connection ;

The second communication device establishes a first interface connection with a RAN network element.

In an implementation manner, the second communication device sends a first response message to the RAN network element, where the first response message is used to indicate that the first interface connection is established successfully.

In an implementation manner, the second communication device receives the first indication information sent by the RAN network element; or, the second communication device sends the first indication information to the RAN network element.

In an implementation manner, the first request message further includes: first indication information.

In an implementation manner, the first response message includes: first indication information.

In some embodiments, the information that can be disclosed by the first service and/or the information that can be disclosed by the second communication device includes at least one of the following:

The RAN network element requests the auxiliary RAN network element to disclose information/events;

The intersection of the public information provided by the RAN network element support and the public information supported by the CN network element (the information disclosed by the auxiliary RAN network element supported by the CN network element).

In some embodiments, the method also includes:

The second communication device receives a first subscription request, and the first subscription request is used for at least one of the following: calling a first service, requesting first information/events; and/or the first subscription request includes at least one of the following Item: description information of the first service, description information of the first information/event, description information of the RAN network element, description information of the terminal;

The second communication device performs at least one of the following according to the first order request:

sending said first information/event to the communication device sending the first order request;

In case said event occurs, sending said first information/event to the communication device sending the first order request;

It is determined that the second request is used to request the first information/event, and/or, the second request includes at least one of the following: description information of the first information/event;

sending the second request to the RAN network element;

In an implementation manner, the first order request is received from a fourth communication device, where the fourth communication device is a second CN network element. The second CN network element includes at least one of the following: NEF, DCCF, etc.

In one embodiment, if the second communication device already has the first information/event, the second communication device directly sends the first information/event to the communication device that sent the first order request .

Through the embodiment of the present invention, the second communication device performs at least one of the following: acquire third information, and perform a third operation according to the third information, where the third information may be that the second communication device supports the second capability, and the first information , the first request message, the third operation may be to determine the second information, send the second information, send the first response message, send the disclosure request information, send the index information of the first CN network element or the address information of the first CN network element , establish the first interface connection with the RAN network element or request the RAN network element to establish the first interface connection, and send the first registration information to the third communication device, so that the information/events that can be disclosed by the RAN can be quickly disclosed by the second communication device .

Referring to FIG. 4 , an embodiment of the present invention provides an information disclosure method, which is applied to a third communication device. Optionally, the third communication device includes a CN network element, such as a network-side device (including but not limited to NRF, BSF) responsible for querying the communication device, and when the fourth communication device is a CN network element, it can be called the second CN network element, the method includes:

Step 400, the third communication device receives the first registration information;

Step 401, the third communication device performs a fourth operation according to the first registration information, including at least one of the following:

in,

Information/events that the first service can disclose;

The granularity range corresponding to the first service;

said first service;

In one embodiment, the third communication device is a network-side device (such as NRF, BSF) responsible for querying the communication device

In an implementation manner, the third communication device receives the first registration information from the second communication device (such as the first CN network element).

In some embodiments, the information/events that can be disclosed by the first service, and/or, the information/events that can be disclosed by the second communication device include at least one of the following:

The intersection of the public information supported by the RAN network element and the public information supported by the CN network element (the information disclosed by the auxiliary RAN network element supported by the CN network element);

and / or

The granularity range of information/events that the second communication device can disclose, and/or the granularity range corresponding to the first service includes at least one of the following: a range of RAN network elements, a range of terminals, a range of channels, and a range of services.

In some embodiments, the method also includes:

The third communication device receives first query information sent by other communication devices;

Wherein, the first query information is used to query at least one of the following items: a communication device capable of satisfying the first query information, a communication device capable of providing fourth information, and/or, the first query information includes at least One item: description information of the first service, description information of the first information/event, location information, area information, description information of the RAN network element, description information of the terminal;

Wherein, the fourth information includes at least one of the following: first service, first information/event.

In an implementation manner, the first information/event is a subset or a complete set of public information/events provided by the RAN network element; or in other words, the first information/event can be provided by the RAN network element.

Optionally, the description information of the first information/event includes at least one of the following: the type of the first information/event, and the description information of the granularity of the first information/event.

In one embodiment, the granular description information of the first information/event includes: description information of a RAN network element, description information of a terminal, description information of a channel, and description information of a service.

In some embodiments, the method also includes:

The third communication device performs at least one of the following according to the first query information and/or the mapping relationship between the second communication device and the first registration information:

matching and determining the RAN network element and/or CN network element that can provide the fourth information;

Matching and determining CN network elements capable of providing the first service according to the description information described in the first service;

Matching and determining the RAN network element and/or CN network element that can provide the first information/event according to the description information of the first information/event;

Matching and determining a RAN network element and/or CN network element capable of serving the location information and/or area information according to the location information and/or area information;

determining a RAN network element and/or a CN network element capable of providing the first information/event according to the type of the first information/event;

Determine the RAN network element and/or CN network element that can provide the first information/event according to the description information of the granularity of the first information/event;

determining a CN network element for assisting the RAN network element in information/event disclosure according to the determined RAN network element or the description information of the RAN network element;

Matching and determining a RAN network element/or CN network element capable of serving the terminal according to the description information of the terminal;

determine the first address information;

The third communication device sends the first address information to the communication device that sends the first query information;

in,

The first address information is: address information of the CN network element address information, and address information of the second communication device.

Through the embodiment of the present invention, the third communication device receives the first registration information and provides other communication devices with the index information of the second communication device, so that when the RAN network element does not support service, the second communication device can act as a proxy for the RAN network. Meta, quickly disclose information/events that RAN can disclose.

Referring to FIG. 5 , an embodiment of the present invention provides an information disclosure method, which is applied to a fourth communication device. The fourth communication device includes but is not limited to a CN network element (such as NEF, DCCF, AF, etc.). When the fourth communication device is a CN network element, it can be called a third CN network element. The method includes:

Step 500: The fourth communication device performs the following fifth operation, including at least one of the following:

Sending a first subscription request to a communication device capable of providing fourth information, the first subscription request is used for at least one of the following: calling the first service, requesting the first information/event; and/or the first subscription request includes : the description information of the first service, the description information of the first information/event, the description information of the RAN network element, and the description information of the terminal.

Wherein, the first service is used for at least one of the following: disclosing information/events provided by RAN network elements, Other communication devices provide subscription and/or notification of information/events provided by RAN network elements.

In an implementation manner, the fourth communication device sends the first query information to the third communication device.

Requesting the first information/event includes subscribing to the first information/event, such as obtaining said information, or obtaining said information and/or obtaining notification of said event when an event occurs

In one embodiment, the fourth communication device may send a query request to the third communication device, and the third communication device may determine a group of CN network elements according to the first query information; in addition, the fourth communication device may send a query request to the network responsible for user data management The RAN network element and CN network element (such as AMF) of the service terminal are queried, and when the two are combined, it can be determined which CN network element provides the first information/event at the terminal granularity.

In some embodiments, the first query information includes at least one of the following: first service description information, first information/event description information, location information, area information, RAN network element description information, terminal description information.

In some embodiments, the sending the first query information includes:

When the fifth condition is met, the fourth communication device sends the first query information to the third communication device;

Wherein, the fifth condition includes at least one of the following:

The fourth communication device needs to obtain the first information/event;

The fourth communication device receives demand information for acquiring the first information/event.

Optionally, the method further includes: the fourth communication device receiving the first address information sent by the third communication device;

Wherein, the first address information is address information of a second communication device capable of providing the first information/event.

After the fourth communication device receives the first address information sent by the third communication device, the method further includes:

The fourth communication device sends a second request message to the second communication device, where the second request message is used to request to obtain information that the RAN network element supports disclosure;

The fourth communication device receives the RAN network element support disclosure information/event sent by the second communication device.

Through the embodiment of the present invention, the fourth communication device can send the first query information to the third communication device, which is used to query the communication device that can provide the fourth information, so that after receiving the information returned by the third communication device that can provide the fourth information After receiving the address information of the communication device, sending a second request message to the communication device capable of providing the fourth information, Request to obtain information/events published by RAN network elements.

Referring to FIG. 6 , an embodiment of the present invention provides an information disclosure method, which is applied to a fifth communication device. The fifth communication device includes but is not limited to a CN network element (such as AMF, PCF, SMF, etc.). When the fifth communication device is a CN network element, it may be called a fourth CN network element, and the method includes:

Step 600, the fifth communication device sends fifth information to the RAN network element, where the fifth information includes at least one of the following:

disclosure request information;

first measurement requirements;

where the first measurement requires

The third CN network element may be AMF, PCF, SMF, etc., the PCF issues policies through the SMF, and the SMF issues policies through the AMF. Prior to this, the AMF should act as an agent for the RAN to register the RAN's ability in the NRF.

In some embodiments, the fifth communication device sends fifth information to a RAN network element, including:

When the sixth condition is met, the fifth communication device sends fifth information to the RAN network element;

The sixth condition includes at least one of the following:

It is determined that the RAN network element has the capability of information/event disclosure.

It is determined that the first CN network element has the second capability.

Through the embodiment of the present invention, the fifth communication device sends the fifth information to the RAN network element, which can assist the RAN network element to disclose information through the core network element, and can provide guarantees for rapid adjustment of encoding rates for media services such as XR.

The information disclosure method in the embodiment of the present invention will be described below in combination with specific application scenarios.

Application scenario 1 of the embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to Figure 7, including the following steps:

Step 0: The RAN network element is configured in advance with the address of the first CN network element (such as AMF) that supports RAN information/event disclosure.

Step 0 is optional.

Step 1, the RAN network element sends a first request message to the first CN network element (such as AMF), that is, an NG interface establishment request, or other request information (first information);

The first information includes at least one of the following: description information of the RAN network element; information/events supported by the RAN network element for disclosure; information/events that request the auxiliary RAN network element to disclose; first capability information, The first capability information is used to indicate one of the following: the RAN network element has the capability of information/event disclosure, and the RAN network element does not have the capability of information/event disclosure; the granularity of information/event disclosure supported by the RAN network element; the RAN network element The granularity range of information/event disclosure supported by the element; the first request is used to request the auxiliary RAN network element to disclose information/event; the RAN network element requests the auxiliary RAN network element to perform information/event disclosure granularity; the RAN network element requests the auxiliary RAN network element The granularity at which information/event disclosure is made.

Optionally, the RAN network element may also send first indication information to the first CN network element, indicating that the establishment of the NG interface is only used for RAN information/event disclosure, not for serving the UE.

Step 2, the first CN network element (such as AMF) sends an NG interface setup response to the RAN network element.

Optionally, the first CN network element (such as AMF) may send first indication information to the RAN network element, indicating that the establishment of the NG interface is only used for RAN information/event disclosure (such as RAN information disclosure at RAN granularity), and not for Serve UEs.

According to the first indication information, when the RAN network element selects the AMF serving the UE for the UE, the first CN network element will not be selected.

Step 3: According to the first information, the first CN network element (such as AMF) registers the service with the second CN network element (such as NRF) or updates the supported first service, and provides RAN network element support disclosure information/event, that is, sending the first registration information. Most of the first services are the first services at the granularity of each RAN network element, or the first services at each NG interface. The AMF also provides the first public information associated with the first service to the NRF.

Step 4, the fourth CN network element generates or receives the information/event inquiry requirement disclosed by the RAN network element, for example, the QoS situation of a certain UE service, or the resource load situation of a certain area.

Step 5, the fourth CN network element sends the first query information to the second CN network element (such as NRF) to query the first CN network element that can provide RAN information.

Step 6: The first CN network element receives the first subscription request from the fourth CN network element, and determines that the second request is used to request the first information/event, and/or, the second request includes at least one of the following: Descriptive information of the first information/event;

Send the second request to the RAN network element.

When the first CN already has corresponding RAN information. It is also possible to directly return the information without requesting the RAN.

In step 7, the RAN network element performs measurement according to the second request and returns corresponding information.

Step 8, the RAN network element reports the first information/event to the first CN network element;

Step 9: The first CN network element reports the first information/event report to the fourth CN network element.

The application scenario 2 of the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 8 , includes the following steps:

Step 0 is optional.

In step 1, the RAN network element sends a first request message, ie, an NG interface establishment request, to a first CN network element (such as DCCF).

The RAN network element sends the first information to the first CN network element, including at least one of the following: description information of the RAN network element; information/events provided by the RAN network element support for disclosure; requesting an auxiliary RAN network element to disclose information/event; the first capability information, the first capability information is used to indicate one of the following: the RAN network element has The ability to disclose information/events, but the RAN network element does not have the ability to disclose information/events; the granularity of information/event disclosure supported by RAN network elements; the granularity range of information/event disclosure supported by RAN network elements; the first request, for Request the auxiliary RAN network element to disclose information/events; the RAN network element requests the auxiliary RAN network element to disclose information/events at the granularity; the RAN network element requests the auxiliary RAN network element to disclose information/events at the granularity.

Step 2, the first CN network element (such as DCCF) sends an NG interface establishment response to the RAN network element.

Optionally, the first CN network element (such as DCCF) may send first indication information to the RAN network element, indicating that the establishment of the NG interface is only used for RAN information/event disclosure (such as RAN information disclosure at the RAN granularity), not for Serve UEs.

Step 3: According to the first information, the first CN network element (such as DCCF) registers the service with the NRF or updates the supported first service, and provides information/events that the RAN network element supports disclosure. Most of the first services are the first services at the granularity of each RAN network element, or the first services at each NG interface. The AMF also provides the first public information associated with the first service to the NRF.

Step 5, the second CN network element queries the NRF for the first CN network element that can provide RAN information.

Steps 6 to 9 are, for example, steps 6 to 79 in application scenario 1, and will not be repeated here.

Application scenario 3 of the embodiment of the present invention: please refer to FIG. 10 , including the following steps:

Step 0: The fourth CN network element (such as AMF, SMF, PCF) sends fifth information to the RAN network element, and the fifth information includes at least one of the following: disclosure request information; first measurement request; first CN network element The index information of the first CN network element or the address information of the first CN network element; wherein, the disclosure request information is used to request one of the following: requesting the RAN network element to disclose information/events, requesting the RAN network element to perform information/event disclosure through the CN network element The event is public.

The remaining steps 1 to 9 are as shown in Figure 8, and will not be repeated here.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the network element of the core network assists the network element of the RAN to disclose information, which can provide guarantees for rapid adjustment of encoding rates and the like for media services such as XR.

The information disclosure method provided in the embodiment of the present application may be executed by a communication device. In the embodiment of the present application, the communication device provided in the embodiment of the present application is described by taking the communication device executing the information disclosure method as an example.

FIG. 10 is one of the schematic structural diagrams of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 10, the communication device 1000 includes:

The first executing unit 1010 is configured to execute a first operation, where the first operation includes at least one of the following:

sending the first information and/or the first request message;

determining the destination device to which the first information is sent;

determining the destination device to which the first request message is sent;

Measurement and/or monitoring of information/events that need to be disclosed;

sending first information to a first communication device;

Wherein, the first information includes at least one of the following:

Description information of RAN network elements;

Granularity of information/event disclosure supported by RAN network elements;

RAN network elements support the granularity of information/event disclosure;

Optionally, the sending the first information includes:

When the first condition is met, send the first information;

Wherein, the first condition includes at least one of the following:

The RAN network element has the capability of information/event disclosure;

The RAN network element generates or updates the published information/event;

The RAN network element is aware of the occurrence of the disclosed event;

The RAN network element needs to disclose information/events;

the first communications device supports the second capability;

in,

Optionally, the sending the first request message includes:

When the second condition is met, sending the first request message, and/or determining that the destination device sending the first information and/or the first request message is the first CN network element;

Wherein, the second condition includes at least one of the following:

RAN network elements have the ability to disclose information/events;

The RAN network element generates or updates the published information/event;

The RAN network element is aware of the occurrence of the disclosed event;

The RAN network element needs to disclose information/events;

in,

Optionally, the sending the first information to the first communication device includes: when the third condition is met, sending the first information to the first communication device;

Wherein, the third condition includes at least one of the following:

The RAN network element has the capability of information/event disclosure;

The RAN network element generates or updates the published information/event;

The RAN network element is aware of the occurrence of the disclosed event;

The RAN network element needs to disclose information/events;

the first communications device supports a second capability;

Optionally, the device also includes:

The first receiving unit is configured to receive the second information sent by the CN network element, and/or the disclosure request information;

The RAN network element performs a first operation, including:

in,

The second information includes at least one of the following:

Network element type of the first CN network element.

Optionally, the first operation further includes:

receiving the second information and/or the first response message,

in,

The second information includes at least one of the following:

First indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate at least one of the following: the first object is only used for The information/event of the RAN network element is disclosed, the object is not used for registration and/or mobility control, and the first object is not used for serving the terminal; wherein the first object includes at least one of the following: the first An interface connection, the communication device sending the first indication information, the CN network element connected to the first interface, the first CN network element, the first communication device, and the second communication device;

the network element type of the first CN network element;

in,

Wherein, the information/event is provided by the RAN.

Optionally, the device also includes:

The second executing unit is configured to execute a second operation according to the second information and/or the first response message, where the second operation includes at least one of the following:

Measurement and/or monitoring of publicly available information/events;

Optionally, when the fourth condition is met, if the first communication device is not selected as the network-side device of the service terminal or the network-side device of the service terminal is selected for the terminal, the first communication device is skipped;

Wherein, the fourth condition includes at least one of the following:

The first communication device is not used for a service terminal,

Determining that the first communication device does not support or does not provide registration and mobility control; determining that the network element type of the first communication device is not a network element (such as AMF) for registration and/or mobility control;

First indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate at least one of the following: the first object is only used for information/event disclosure of the RAN network element, and the object is not used for registration and/or mobility control , the first object is not used for the service terminal; wherein, the first object includes at least one of the following: the first interface connection, the communication device sending the first indication information, the CN of the first interface connection a network element, the first CN network element, The first communication device, the second communication device.

Optionally, the information/event includes at least one of the following: the type of the information/event, the granularity of the information/event, the granularity range of the information/event, and the value of the information;

and / or

Optionally, the type of information/event includes at least one of the following:

Resource conditions (the maximum number of users that can be supported, the maximum rate that can be provided);

resource usage;

congestion level;

coverage;

network conditions;

QoS information.

Optionally, the description information of the RAN network element includes at least one of the following:

identification information of the RAN network element,

A cell list supported by the RAN network element,

a list of location areas supported by the RAN network element,

the geographical range covered by the RAN network element,

Network identification information supported by the RAN network element,

Address information of the RAN network element.

The communication device in this embodiment of the present application may be an electronic device, such as an electronic device with an operating system, or a component in the electronic device, such as an integrated circuit or a chip. The electronic device may be a RAN network element. Exemplarily, the RAN network element may include but not limited to the RAN network element types listed above, which are not specifically limited in this embodiment of the present application.

The communication device provided by the embodiment of the present application can realize each process realized by the method embodiment in FIG. 2 and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, details are not repeated here.

FIG. 11 is a second schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 11, the communication device 1100 includes:

The first acquiring unit 1110 is configured to acquire third information, where the third information includes at least one of the following: the second communication device supports a second capability, first information, and a first request message;

The third executing unit 1120 is configured to execute a third operation according to the third information, and the third operation includes at least one of the following:

determine the second information;

sending the second information to the first target;

Determine the first registration information;

in,

The first information includes at least one of the following:

Description information of RAN network elements;

Granularity of information/event disclosure supported by RAN network elements;

RAN network elements support the granularity of information/event disclosure;

in,

The first request message is used to request to establish a first interface connection, and the first interface is between the RAN network element and the CN interface between network elements;

The second information includes at least one of the following:

the network element type of the first CN network element;

Optionally, the information that can be disclosed by the first service and/or the information that can be disclosed by the second communication device includes at least one of the following:

Optionally, the device also includes:

The second receiving unit is configured to receive a first order request, the first order request is used for at least one of the following: calling the first service, requesting the first information/event; and/or the first order request includes at least the following One item: description information of the first service, description information of the first information/event;

determining that the second request is for requesting the first information/event, and/or that the second request includes at least One item: description information of the first information/event;

sending the second request to the RAN network element;

The communication device in this embodiment of the present application may be an electronic device, such as an electronic device with an operating system, or a component in the electronic device, such as an integrated circuit or a chip. The electronic device may be a second communication device. Exemplarily, the second communication device may include, but is not limited to, the types of the second communication device listed above, which are not specifically limited in this embodiment of the present application.

The communication device provided by the embodiment of the present application can realize each process realized by the method embodiment in FIG. 3 and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, details are not repeated here.

FIG. 12 is a third structural schematic diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 12, the communication device 1200 includes:

A third receiving unit 1210, configured to receive the first registration information;

The fourth executing unit 1220 is configured to execute a fourth operation according to the first registration information, including at least one of the following:

in,

Information/events that the first service can disclose;

The granularity range corresponding to the first service;

said first service;

Optionally, the information/events that can be disclosed by the first service, and/or, the information/events that can be disclosed by the second communication device include at least one of the following:

and / or

Optionally, the device also includes:

a fourth receiving unit, configured to receive first query information sent by other communication devices;

Optionally, the device also includes:

The fifth execution unit is configured to execute at least one of the following according to the first query information and/or the mapping relationship between the second communication device and the first registration information:

determine the first address information;

in,

The first address information is: the address information of the CN network element address information, the address information of the second communication device, and the description information of the RAN network element.

The communication device in the embodiment of the present application may be an electronic device, such as an electronic device with an operating system, or Can be a component in an electronic device, such as an integrated circuit or chip. The electronic device may be a third communication device. Exemplarily, the third communication device may include, but is not limited to, the types of the third communication device listed above, which are not specifically limited in this embodiment of the present application.

The communication device provided by the embodiment of the present application can realize each process realized by the method embodiment in FIG. 4 and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, details are not repeated here.

FIG. 13 is a fourth schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 13, the communication device 1300 includes:

The sixth execution unit 1310 is configured to perform the following fifth operation, including at least one of the following:

Optionally, the first query information includes at least one of the following: first service description information, first information/event description information, location information, area information, RAN network element description information, and terminal description information.

Optionally, the sending the first query information includes:

Wherein, the fifth condition includes at least one of the following:

The fourth communication device needs to obtain the first information/event;

The communication device in this embodiment of the present application may be an electronic device, such as an electronic device with an operating system, or a component in the electronic device, such as an integrated circuit or a chip. The electronic device may be a fourth communication device. Exemplarily, the fourth communication device may include but not limited to the fourth communication device type listed above, which is not specifically limited in this embodiment of the present application.

The communication device provided by the embodiment of the present application can realize each process realized by the method embodiment in FIG. 5 and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, details are not repeated here.

FIG. 14 is a fifth structural schematic diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present application. As shown in FIG. 14, the communication device 1400 includes:

The first sending unit 1410 is configured to send fifth information to a RAN network element, where the fifth information includes at least one of the following:

disclosure request information;

first measurement requirements;

Optionally, the first sending unit is configured to:

When the sixth condition is met, send the fifth information to the RAN network element;

The sixth condition includes at least one of the following:

It is determined that the first CN network element has the second capability.

The communication device in this embodiment of the present application may be an electronic device, such as an electronic device with an operating system, or a component in the electronic device, such as an integrated circuit or a chip. The electronic device may be a fifth communication device. Exemplarily, the fifth communication device may include but not limited to the fifth communication device type listed above, which is not specifically limited in this embodiment of the present application.

The communication device provided by the embodiment of the present application can realize each process realized by the method embodiment in FIG. 6 and achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, details are not repeated here.

Optionally, as shown in FIG. 15 , this embodiment of the present application also provides a communication device 1500, including a processor 1501 and a memory 1502, and the memory 1502 stores programs or instructions that can run on the processor 1501, such as When the communication device 1500 is a terminal, when the program or instruction is executed by the processor 1501, each step of the above information disclosure method embodiment can be realized, and the same technical effect can be achieved. When the communication device 1500 is a network-side device, when the program or instruction is executed by the processor 1501, the steps of the above information disclosure method embodiments can be achieved, and the same technical effect can be achieved. To avoid repetition, details are not repeated here.

Specifically, the embodiment of the present application also provides a core network element. As shown in FIG. 16 , the core network element 1600 includes: a processor 1601 , a network interface 1602 and a memory 1603 . Wherein, the network interface 1602 is, for example, a common public radio interface (common public radio interface, CPRI).

Specifically, the core network element 1600 in this embodiment of the present invention also includes: instructions or programs stored in the memory 1603 and operable on the processor 1601, and the processor 1601 invokes the instructions or programs in the memory 1603 to execute FIG. 10 or FIG. 11 or FIG. 12 or FIG. 13 or the method executed by each module shown in FIG. 14, and achieve the same technical effect, in order to avoid repetition, it is not repeated here.

The embodiment of the present application also provides a readable storage medium, on which a program or instruction is stored, and when the program or instruction is executed by a processor, each process of the above information disclosure method embodiment is realized, and the same To avoid repetition, the technical effects will not be repeated here.

Wherein, the processor is the processor in the terminal described in the foregoing embodiments. The readable storage medium includes a computer-readable storage medium, such as a computer read-only memory ROM, a random access memory RAM, a magnetic disk or an optical disk, and the like.

The embodiment of the present application further provides a chip, the chip includes a processor and a communication interface, the communication interface is coupled to the processor, and the processor is used to run programs or instructions to implement the above information disclosure method Each process of the example, and can achieve the same technical effect, in order to avoid repetition, will not repeat them here.

It should be understood that the chip mentioned in the embodiment of the present application may also be called a system-on-chip, a system-on-chip, a system-on-a-chip, or a system-on-a-chip.

The embodiment of the present application further provides a computer program/program product, the computer program/program product is stored in a storage medium, and the computer program/program product is executed by at least one processor to implement the above-mentioned information disclosure method embodiment Each process, and can achieve the same technical effect, in order to avoid repetition, will not repeat them here.

The embodiment of the present application also provides an information disclosure system, including: a RAN network element, a second communication device, a third communication device, a fourth communication device, a fifth communication device, the RAN network element, the second communication device, The third communication device, the fourth communication device, and the fifth communication device may be used to execute the steps of the above information disclosure method.

It should be noted that, in this document, the term "comprising", "comprising" or any other variation thereof is intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion such that a process, method, article or apparatus comprising a set of elements includes not only those elements, It also includes other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent in the process, method, article, or device. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising a ..." does not preclude the presence of additional identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus comprising that element. In addition, it should be pointed out that the scope of the methods and devices in the embodiments of the present application is not limited to performing functions in the order shown or discussed, and may also include performing functions in a substantially simultaneous manner or in reverse order according to the functions involved. Functions are performed, for example, the described methods may be performed in an order different from that described, and various steps may also be added, omitted, or combined. Additionally, features described with reference to certain examples may be combined in other examples.

Through the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the methods of the above embodiments can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general-purpose hardware platform, and of course also by hardware, but in many cases the former is better implementation. Based on such an understanding, the technical solution of the present application can be embodied in the form of computer software products, which are stored in a storage medium (such as ROM/RAM, magnetic disk, etc.) , CD-ROM), including several instructions to make a terminal (which may be a mobile phone, a computer, a server, an air conditioner, or a network device, etc.) execute the methods described in the various embodiments of the present application.

The embodiments of the present application have been described above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above-mentioned specific implementations. The above-mentioned specific implementations are only illustrative and not restrictive. Those of ordinary skill in the art will Under the inspiration of this application, without departing from the purpose of this application and the scope of protection of the claims, many forms can also be made, all of which belong to the protection of this application.

Claims

A method of information disclosure, comprising:

The RAN network element performs a first operation, where the first operation includes at least one of the following:

sending the first information and/or the first request message,

determining the destination device to which the first information is sent;

determining the destination device to which the first request message is sent;

Measurement and/or monitoring of information/events that need to be disclosed;

When the first communication device is not selected as the network-side device of the service terminal or the network-side device of the service terminal is selected for the terminal, the first communication device is skipped;

sending first information to a first communication device;

Wherein, the first information includes at least one of the following:

Description information of RAN network elements;

The information/events provided by the RAN network element support for disclosure;

Information/events that are requested to be disclosed by secondary RAN network elements;

First capability information, where the first capability information is used to indicate one of the following: the RAN network element has the capability of information/event disclosure, and the RAN network element does not have the capability of information/event disclosure;

Granularity of information/event disclosure supported by RAN network elements;

RAN network elements support the granularity of information/event disclosure;

The first request is used to request the auxiliary RAN network element to disclose information/events;

Request the auxiliary RAN network element to perform information/event disclosure granularity;

Granularity for requesting secondary RAN network elements to disclose information/events;

Wherein, the first request message is used to request to establish a first interface connection, and the first interface is an interface between a RAN network element and a CN network element.
The information disclosure method according to claim 1, wherein the sending of the first information by the RAN network element includes:

When the first condition is met, the RAN network element sends the first information;

Wherein, the first condition includes at least one of the following:

The RAN network element has the capability of information/event disclosure;

The RAN network element generates or updates the published information/event;

The RAN network element is aware of the occurrence of the disclosed event;

The RAN network element generates or updates the value of the disclosed information;

The RAN network element needs to disclose information/events;

The destination device to which the first information is sent supports the second capability;

the first communications device supports the second capability;

The RAN network element receives the disclosure request information, and the disclosure request information is used to request one of the following: requesting the RAN network element to disclose information/events, and requesting the RAN network element to disclose information/events through the CN network element;

in,

The second capability is used to indicate that the CN network element has the capability of information/event disclosure, and the information/event is provided by the RAN network element.
The information disclosure method according to claim 1, wherein the sending of the first request message by the RAN network element includes:

When the second condition is met, the RAN network element sends a first request message, and/or, determines that the destination device sending the first information and/or the first request message is the first CN network element;

Wherein, the second condition includes at least one of the following:

RAN network elements have the ability to disclose information/events;

The RAN network element generates or updates the published information/event;

The RAN network element is aware of the occurrence of the disclosed event;

The RAN network element generates or updates the value of the disclosed information;

The RAN network element needs to disclose information/events;

The RAN network element obtains the index information of the first CN network element or the address information of the first CN network element;

The RAN network element obtains the disclosure request information, and the disclosure request information is used to request one of the following: requesting the RAN network element to disclose information/events, and requesting the RAN network element to disclose information/events through the CN network element;

The first interface connection between the RAN network element and the first CN network element has not been established;

in,

The first CN network element is one of the following: a CN network element used to assist RAN network elements in information disclosure, and a CN network element supporting the second capability;

The second capability is used to indicate that the CN network element has the capability of disclosing information/events, and the information/events are provided by the RAN.
The information disclosure method according to claim 1, wherein the sending the first information to the first communication device comprises: sending the first information to the first communication device when the third condition is met;

Wherein, the third condition includes at least one of the following:

The RAN network element has the capability of information/event disclosure;

The RAN network element generates or updates the published information/event;

The RAN network element is aware of the occurrence of the disclosed event;

The RAN network element generates or updates the value of the disclosed information;

The RAN network element needs to disclose information/events;

the first communications device supports a second capability;

There is an intersection between the public information/event supported by the first communication device and the public information/event supported by the RAN;

The first communication device requests the RAN network element for public information/events supported by the RAN network element;

The first communication device establishes a first interface connection with the RAN network element;

The first communication device sends disclosure request information to the RAN network element, and the disclosure request information is used to request one of the following: requesting the RAN network element to disclose information/events, requesting the RAN network element to perform information/event disclosure through the CN network element information/event disclosure;

Wherein, the second capability is used to indicate that the first communication device has the capability of information/event disclosure, and the information/event is provided by a RAN network element.
The information disclosure method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein, before the step of sending the first information and/or the first request message by the RAN network element, the method further includes:

receiving the second information sent by the CN network element, and/or the disclosure request information;

The RAN network element performs a first operation, including:

performing the first operation according to the second information and/or disclosure request information;

in,

The disclosure request information is used to request one of the following: requesting the RAN network element to disclose information/events, requesting the RAN network element to disclose information/events through the CN network element;

in,

The second information includes at least one of the following:

CN network element supports public information/events (the information disclosed by the auxiliary RAN network element);

Both RAN network elements and CN network elements support public information/events;

Information/events published by auxiliary RAN network elements accepted by CN network elements;

Second capability information, where the second capability information is used to indicate that: the CN network element has the capability to disclose information/events, and the information/events are provided by the RAN network element;

The second granularity, the second granularity is used to indicate one of the following: the granularity of information/event disclosure supported by the CN network element, the granularity of information/event disclosure supported by the RAN network element and the CN network element;

The first response is used to respond to the first request, indicating that the auxiliary RAN network element is accepted for information/event disclosure;

First indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate at least one of the following: the first object is only used for information/event disclosure of the RAN network element, and the object is not used for registration and/or mobility control , the first object is not used for the service terminal; wherein, the first object includes at least one of the following: the first interface connection, the communication device sending the first indication information, the CN of the first interface connection A network element, the first CN network element, the first communication device, and the second communication device;

Network element type of the first CN network element.
The information disclosure method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the first operation further comprises:

The RAN network element receives the second information and/or the first response message,

in,

The second information includes at least one of the following:

CN network element supports public information/events (the information disclosed by the auxiliary RAN network element);

Both RAN network elements and CN network elements support public information/events;

Information/events published by auxiliary RAN network elements accepted by CN network elements;

Second capability information, the second capability information is used to indicate one of the following: the CN network element has the capability of information/event disclosure, and the information/event is provided by the RAN network element;

The second granularity, the second granularity is used to indicate one of the following: the granularity of information/event disclosure supported by the CN network element, the granularity of information/event disclosure supported by the RAN network element and the CN network element;

The first response is used to respond to the first request, indicating that the auxiliary RAN network element is accepted for information/event disclosure;

First indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate at least one of the following: the first object is only used for information/event disclosure of the RAN network element, and the object is not used for registration and/or mobility control , the first object is not used for the service terminal; wherein, the first object includes at least one of the following: the first interface connection, the communication device sending the first indication information, the CN of the first interface connection A network element, the first CN network element, the first communication device, and the second communication device;

the network element type of the first CN network element;

in,

A first response message, used to indicate that the first interface connection is established successfully;

Wherein, the information/event is provided by the RAN.
The information disclosure method according to claim 6, wherein the method further comprises:

According to the second information and/or the first response message, the RAN network element performs a second operation, and the second operation includes at least one of the following:

Measurement and/or monitoring of publicly available information/events;

When the first communication device is not selected as the network-side device of the service terminal or the network-side device of the service terminal is selected for the terminal, the first communication device is skipped;

Wherein, the information/event in the measurement and/or monitoring of the public information/event is one of the following: both the RAN network element and the CN network element support the public information/event, and the auxiliary RAN network element accepted by the CN network element makes public Information/events, RAN network elements support public information/events.
The information disclosure method according to claim 1 or 7, wherein, when the fourth condition is met, the first communication device is not selected as the network-side device of the service terminal or the network-side device of the service terminal is selected for the terminal , skipping the first communication device;

Wherein, the fourth condition includes at least one of the following:

The first interface connection between the RAN network element and the first communication device is only used to assist the RAN network element to disclose information/events;

The first interface between the RAN network element and the first communication device is not used for registration and/or mobility control,

The first interface connection between the RAN network element and the first communication device is not used to serve the terminal,

The first communication device is only used to assist the RAN network element to disclose information/events;

said first communication device is not used for registration and/or mobility control,

The first communication device is not used for a service terminal,

The first communication device is a communication device that sends first indication information,

A first interface connection is established between the RAN network element and the first communication device;

Determining that the first communication device does not support or does not provide registration and mobility control; determining that the network element type of the first communication device is not a network element (such as AMF) for registration and/or mobility control;

First indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate at least one of the following: the first object is only used for information/event disclosure of the RAN network element, and the object is not used for registration and/or mobility control , the first object is not used for the service terminal; wherein, the first object includes at least one of the following: the first interface connection, the communication device sending the first indication information, the CN of the first interface connection A network element, the first CN network element, the first communication device, and the second communication device.
The information disclosure method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the information/event includes at least one of the following: the type of the information/event, the granularity of the information/event, the information/event The granularity range of the event and the value of the information;

and / or

The granularity includes at least one of the following: each RAN network element or RAN network element granularity, each terminal or terminal granularity, each channel or channel granularity, and each service or service granularity;

and / or

The granularity range includes at least one of the following: the range of RAN network elements, the range of terminals, the range of channels, and the range of services.
The information disclosure method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the type of information/event includes at least one of the following:

Resource conditions (the maximum number of users that can be supported, the maximum rate that can be provided);

resource usage;

congestion level;

coverage;

network conditions;

QoS information.
The information disclosure method according to claim 1, wherein the description information of the RAN network element includes at least one of the following:

identification information of the RAN network element,

A cell list supported by the RAN network element,

a list of location areas supported by the RAN network element,

the geographical range covered by the RAN network element,

Network identification information supported by the RAN network element,

Address information of the RAN network element.
A method of information disclosure, comprising:

The second communication device acquires third information, where the third information includes at least one of the following: the second communication device supports a second capability, first information, and a first request message;

The second communication device performs a third operation according to the third information, and the third operation includes at least one of the following:

determine the second information;

sending the second information to the first target;

Sending a first response message to the first target end, used to indicate that the first interface connection is established successfully;

Sending the disclosure request information to the first target, where the disclosure request information is used to request one of the following: requesting the RAN network element to disclose information/events, requesting the RAN network element to disclose information/events through the CN network element;

sending index information of the first CN network element or address information of the first CN network element to the first target;

Establishing a first interface connection between the second communication device and the RAN network element or requesting the RAN network element to establish the first interface connection;

determining whether the connection with the first interface is only used for assisting RAN network elements to disclose information/events;

Determining the information that can be disclosed by the first service, the first service being used for at least one of the following: disclosing information/events provided by the RAN network element, providing subscription and/or for other communication devices to the information/events provided by the RAN network element notify;

determining information/events that the second communication device can disclose;

Determine the first registration information;

Sending the first registration information to the second target end, the first registration information is used to register or update at least one of the following: the first service supported by the second communication device; the information/events that the first service can disclose; the first service Corresponding granularity range; the information that the second communication device can disclose, and the information/event that the second communication device can disclose is provided by the RAN network element; the first service; the granularity of the information/event that the second communication device can disclose scope;

sending information/events that the second communication device can disclose to the second target;

in,

The second capability is used to indicate that the CN network element has the capability of information/event disclosure, and the information/event is provided by the RAN network element;

The first information includes at least one of the following:

Description information of RAN network elements;

The information/events provided by the RAN network element support for disclosure;

Information/events that are requested to be disclosed by secondary RAN network elements;

First capability information, where the first capability information is used to indicate one of the following: the RAN network element has the capability of information/event disclosure, and the RAN network element does not have the capability of information/event disclosure;

Granularity of information/event disclosure supported by RAN network elements;

RAN network elements support the granularity of information/event disclosure;

The first request is used to request the auxiliary RAN network element to disclose information/events;

Request the auxiliary RAN network element to perform information/event disclosure granularity;

Granularity for requesting secondary RAN network elements to disclose information/events;

in,

The first request message is used to request to establish a first interface connection, and the first interface is an interface between a RAN network element and a CN network element;

The second information includes at least one of the following:

CN network element supports public information/events (the information disclosed by the auxiliary RAN network element);

Both RAN network elements and CN network elements support public information/events;

Information/events published by auxiliary RAN network elements accepted by CN network elements;

Second capability information, where the second capability information is used to indicate one of the following: the CN network element has the capability of information/event disclosure;

The second granularity, the second granularity is used to indicate one of the following: the granularity of information/event disclosure supported by the CN network element, the granularity of information/event disclosure supported by the RAN network element and the CN network element;

The first response is used to respond to the first request, indicating that the auxiliary RAN network element is accepted for information/event disclosure;

First indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate at least one of the following: the first object is only used for information/event disclosure of the RAN network element, and the object is not used for registration and/or mobility control , the first object is not used for the service terminal; wherein, the first object includes at least one of the following: the first interface connection, the communication device sending the first indication information, the CN of the first interface connection A network element, the first CN network element, the first communication device, and the second communication device;

the network element type of the first CN network element;

The first CN network element is used to assist the RAN network element to disclose information/events.
The information disclosure method according to claim 12, wherein the information that can be disclosed by the first service and/or the information that can be disclosed by the second communication device includes at least one of the following:

The information/events provided by the RAN network element support for disclosure;

The RAN network element requests the auxiliary RAN network element to disclose information/events;

CN network element supports public information/events (the information disclosed by the auxiliary RAN network element);

Information/events published by auxiliary RAN network elements accepted by CN network elements;

Both RAN network elements and CN network elements support public information/events;

The intersection of the public information provided by the RAN network element support and the public information supported by the CN network element (the information disclosed by the auxiliary RAN network element supported by the CN network element).
The information disclosure method according to claim 12 or 13, wherein the method further comprises:

The second communication device receives a first subscription request, and the first subscription request is used for at least one of the following: calling a first service, requesting first information/events; and/or the first subscription request includes at least one of the following Item: description information of the first service, description information of the first information/event;

The second communication device performs at least one of the following according to the first order request:

sending said first information/event to the communication device sending the first order request;

In case said event occurs, sending said first information/event to the communication device sending the first order request;

It is determined that the second request is used to request the first information/event, and/or, the second request includes at least one of the following: description information of the first information/event;

sending the second request to the RAN network element;

Wherein, the first service is used for at least one of the following: disclosing information/events provided by RAN network elements, and providing subscription and/or notification of information/events provided by RAN network elements to other communication devices.
An information disclosure method applied to a third communication device, comprising:

the third communication device receives the first registration information;

The third communication device performs a fourth operation according to the first registration information, including at least one of the following:

saving the mapping relationship between the second communication device and the first registration information;

Indexing the second communication device according to the query request of other communication devices and/or the first registration information;

providing index information of the second communication device for other communication devices;

in,

The first registration information is used to register or update at least one of the following:

A first service supported by the second communication device, the first service being used for at least one of the following: disclosing information/events provided by RAN network elements, providing other communication devices with subscription to information/events provided by RAN network elements and/or or notice;

Information/events that the first service can disclose;

The granularity range corresponding to the first service;

Information/events that can be disclosed by the second communication device, where the information/events that can be disclosed by the second communication device are provided by RAN network elements;

said first service;

The granular range of information/events that the second communication device is able to disclose.
The information disclosure method according to claim 15, wherein the information/events that can be disclosed by the first service, and/or, the information/events that can be disclosed by the second communication device include at least one of the following:

The information/events provided by the RAN network element support for disclosure;

The RAN network element requests the auxiliary RAN network element to disclose information/events;

CN network element supports public information/events (the information disclosed by the auxiliary RAN network element);

Information/events published by auxiliary RAN network elements accepted by CN network elements;

Both RAN network elements and CN network elements support public information/events;

The intersection of the public information supported by the RAN network element and the public information supported by the CN network element (the information disclosed by the auxiliary RAN network element supported by the CN network element);

and / or

The granularity range of information/events that the second communication device can disclose, and/or the granularity range corresponding to the first service includes at least one of the following: a range of RAN network elements, a range of terminals, a range of channels, and a range of services.
The information disclosure method according to claim 15, wherein the method further comprises:

The third communication device receives first query information sent by other communication devices;

Wherein, the first query information is used to query at least one of the following items: a communication device capable of satisfying the first query information, a communication device capable of providing fourth information, and/or, the first query information includes at least One item: description information of the first service, description information of the first information/event, location information, area information, description information of the RAN network element, description information of the terminal;

Wherein, the fourth information includes at least one of the following: first service, first information/event.
The information disclosure method according to claim 17, wherein the method further comprises:

The third communication device performs at least one of the following according to the first query information and/or the mapping relationship between the second communication device and the first registration information:

matching and determining the RAN network element and/or CN network element that can provide the fourth information;

Matching and determining CN network elements capable of providing the first service according to the description information described in the first service;

Matching and determining the RAN network element and/or CN network element that can provide the first information/event according to the description information of the first information/event;

Matching and determining a RAN network element and/or CN network element capable of serving the location information and/or area information according to the location information and/or area information;

determining a RAN network element and/or a CN network element capable of providing the first information/event according to the type of the first information/event;

Determine the RAN network element and/or CN network element that can provide the first information/event according to the description information of the granularity of the first information/event;

determining a CN network element for assisting the RAN network element in information/event disclosure according to the determined RAN network element or the description information of the RAN network element;

Matching and determining a RAN network element/or CN network element capable of serving the terminal according to the description information of the terminal;

determine the first address information;

The third communication device sends the first address information to the communication device that sends the first query information;

in,

The first address information is: address information of the CN network element address information, and address information of the second communication device.
An information disclosure method applied to a fourth communication device, comprising:

The fourth communication device performs the following fifth operation, including at least one of the following:

sending first query information, where the first query information is used to query a communication device capable of providing fourth information;

Sending a first subscription request to a communication device capable of providing fourth information, the first subscription request is used for at least one of the following: calling the first service, requesting the first information/event; and/or the first subscription request includes : the description information of the first service, the description information of the first information/event;

The fourth information includes at least one of the following: the first service, the first information/event;

Wherein, the first service is used for at least one of the following: disclosing information/events provided by RAN network elements, and providing order and/or notification of information/events provided by RAN network elements to other communication devices.
The information disclosure method according to claim 19, wherein the first query information includes at least one of the following: description information of the first service, description information of the first information/event, location information, area information, RAN network element The description information of the terminal, the description information of the terminal.
The information disclosure method according to claim 19 or 20, wherein said sending the first query information includes:

When the fifth condition is met, the fourth communication device sends the first query information to the third communication device;

Wherein, the fifth condition includes at least one of the following:

The fourth communication device needs to obtain the first information/event;

The fourth communication device receives demand information for acquiring the first information/event.
An information disclosure method applied to a fifth communication device, comprising:

The fifth communication device sends fifth information to the RAN network element, where the fifth information includes at least one of the following:

disclosure request information;

first measurement requirements;

Index information of the first CN network element or address information of the first CN network element;

Wherein, the disclosure request information is used to request one of the following: requesting the RAN network element to disclose information/events, or requesting the RAN network element to disclose information/events through the CN network element.
The information disclosure method according to claim 2, wherein the fifth communication device sending fifth information to the RAN network element includes:

When the sixth condition is met, the fifth communication device sends fifth information to the RAN network element;

The sixth condition includes at least one of the following:

It is determined that the RAN network element has the capability of information/event disclosure.

It is determined that the first CN network element has the second capability.
A communication device, the communication device is a RAN network element, comprising:

The first execution unit is configured to execute a first operation, where the first operation includes at least one of the following:

sending the first information and/or the first request message;

determining the destination device to which the first information is sent;

determining the destination device to which the first request message is sent;

Measurement and/or monitoring of information/events that need to be disclosed;

When the first communication device is not selected as the network-side device of the service terminal or the network-side device of the service terminal is selected for the terminal, the first communication device is skipped;

sending first information to a first communication device;

Wherein, the first information includes at least one of the following:

Description information of RAN network elements;

The information/events provided by the RAN network element support for disclosure;

Information/events that are requested to be disclosed by secondary RAN network elements;

First capability information, where the first capability information is used to indicate one of the following: the RAN network element has the capability of information/event disclosure, and the RAN network element does not have the capability of information/event disclosure;

Granularity of information/event disclosure supported by RAN network elements;

RAN network elements support the granularity of information/event disclosure;

The first request is used to request the auxiliary RAN network element to disclose information/events;

Request the auxiliary RAN network element to perform information/event disclosure granularity;

Granularity for requesting secondary RAN network elements to disclose information/events;

Wherein, the first request message is used to request to establish a first interface connection, and the first interface is an interface between a RAN network element and a CN network element.
A communication device, the communication device is a second communication device, comprising:

A first acquiring unit, configured to acquire third information, where the third information includes at least one of the following: the second communication device supports a second capability, first information, and a first request message;

A third executing unit, configured to execute a third operation according to the third information, where the third operation includes at least one of the following:

determine the second information;

sending the second information to the first target;

Sending a first response message to the first target end, used to indicate that the first interface connection is established successfully;

Sending the disclosure request information to the first target, where the disclosure request information is used to request one of the following: requesting the RAN network element to disclose information/events, requesting the RAN network element to disclose information/events through the CN network element;

sending index information of the first CN network element or address information of the first CN network element to the first target;

Establishing a first interface connection between the second communication device and the RAN network element or requesting the RAN network element to establish the first interface connection;

determining whether the connection with the first interface is only used for assisting RAN network elements to disclose information/events;

Determining the information that can be disclosed by the first service, the first service being used for at least one of the following: disclosing information/events provided by the RAN network element, providing subscription and/or for other communication devices to the information/events provided by the RAN network element notify;

determining information/events that the second communication device can disclose;

Determine the first registration information;

Sending the first registration information to the second target end, the first registration information is used to register or update at least one of the following: the first service supported by the second communication device; the information/events that the first service can disclose; the first service Corresponding granularity range; the information that the second communication device can disclose, and the information/event that the second communication device can disclose is provided by the RAN network element; the first service; the granularity of the information/event that the second communication device can disclose scope;

sending information/events that the second communication device can disclose to the second target;

in,

The second capability is used to indicate that the CN network element has the capability of information/event disclosure, and the information/event is provided by the RAN network element;

The first information includes at least one of the following:

Description information of RAN network elements;

The information/events provided by the RAN network element support for disclosure;

Information/events that are requested to be disclosed by secondary RAN network elements;

First capability information, where the first capability information is used to indicate one of the following: the RAN network element has the capability of information/event disclosure, and the RAN network element does not have the capability of information/event disclosure;

Granularity of information/event disclosure supported by RAN network elements;

RAN network elements support the granularity of information/event disclosure;

The first request is used to request the auxiliary RAN network element to disclose information/events;

Request the auxiliary RAN network element to perform information/event disclosure granularity;

Granularity for requesting secondary RAN network elements to disclose information/events;

in,

The first request message is used to request to establish a first interface connection, and the first interface is an interface between a RAN network element and a CN network element;

The second information includes at least one of the following:

CN network element supports public information/events (the information disclosed by the auxiliary RAN network element);

Both RAN network elements and CN network elements support public information/events;

Information/events published by auxiliary RAN network elements accepted by CN network elements;

Second capability information, where the second capability information is used to indicate one of the following: the CN network element has the capability of information/event disclosure;

The second granularity, the second granularity is used to indicate one of the following: the granularity of information/event disclosure supported by the CN network element, the granularity of information/event disclosure supported by the RAN network element and the CN network element;

The first response is used to respond to the first request, indicating that the auxiliary RAN network element is accepted for information/event disclosure;

First indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate at least one of the following: the first object is only used for information/event disclosure of the RAN network element, and the object is not used for registration and/or mobility control , the first pair of Like not used for service terminals; wherein, the first object includes at least one of the following: the first interface connection, the communication device sending the first indication information, the CN network element connected to the first interface, the a first CN network element, the first communication device, and the second communication device;

the network element type of the first CN network element;

The first CN network element is used to assist the RAN network element to disclose information/events.
A communication device, the communication device is a third communication device, comprising:

a third receiving unit, configured to receive the first registration information;

A fourth executing unit, configured to execute a fourth operation according to the first registration information, including at least one of the following:

saving the mapping relationship between the second communication device and the first registration information;

Indexing the second communication device according to the query request of other communication devices and/or the first registration information;

providing index information of the second communication device for other communication devices;

in,

The first registration information is used to register or update at least one of the following:

The first service supported by the second communication device, the first service being used for at least one of the following: publishing information/events provided by RAN network elements, providing subscription to other communication devices for information/events provided by RAN network elements and/or or notice;

Information/events that the first service can disclose;

The granularity range corresponding to the first service;

Information/events that can be disclosed by the second communication device, where the information/events that can be disclosed by the second communication device are provided by RAN network elements;

said first service;

The granular range of information/events that the second communication device is able to disclose.
A communication device, the communication device is a fourth communication device, comprising:

The sixth execution unit is configured to perform the following fifth operation, including at least one of the following:

sending first query information, where the first query information is used to query a communication device capable of providing fourth information;

Sending a first subscription request to a communication device capable of providing fourth information, the first subscription request is used for at least one of the following: calling the first service, requesting the first information/event; and/or the first subscription request includes : the description information of the first service, the description information of the first information/event;

The fourth information includes at least one of the following: the first service, the first information/event;

Wherein, the first service is used for at least one of the following: disclosing information/events provided by RAN network elements, and providing order and/or notification of information/events provided by RAN network elements to other communication devices.
A communication device, the communication device is a fifth communication device, comprising:

A first sending unit, configured to send fifth information to a RAN network element, where the fifth information includes at least one of the following:

disclosure request information;

first measurement requirements;

Index information of the first CN network element or address information of the first CN network element;

Wherein, the disclosure request information is used to request one of the following: requesting the RAN network element to disclose information/events, or requesting the RAN network element to disclose information/events through the CN network element.
A communication device, comprising a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored on the memory and operable on the processor, when the computer program is executed by the processor, any of claims 1 to 11 can be realized. The steps of the information disclosure method described in one item, or the steps of the information disclosure method described in any one of claims 12 to 14, or the implementation of the information disclosed in any one of claims 15 to 18 The steps of the disclosure method, or, the steps for realizing the information disclosure method as claimed in any one of claims 19 to 21, or the steps for realizing the information disclosure method as described in any one of claims 22 to 23.
A readable storage medium, storing programs or instructions on the readable storage medium, and implementing the steps of the information disclosure method according to any one of claims 1 to 11 when the programs or instructions are executed by the processor, or , realizing the steps of the information disclosure method described in any one of claims 12 to 14, or realizing the steps of the information disclosure method described in any one of claims 15 to 18, or realizing the steps of the information disclosure method described in claim 19 The steps of the information disclosure method described in any one of claims 21 to 21, or the steps of the information disclosure method described in any one of claims 22 to 23.