WO2023206299A1

WO2023206299A1 - Sensing service execution method and apparatus therefor

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Publication number: WO2023206299A1
Application number: PCT/CN2022/090091
Authority: WO
Inventors: 吴锦花
Original assignee: 北京小米移动软件有限公司
Priority date: 2022-04-28
Filing date: 2022-04-28
Publication date: 2023-11-02
Also published as: CN117322030A

Abstract

Disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure are a sensing service execution method and an apparatus therefor, which can be applied to the technical field of communications. The method comprises: receiving a registration request of at least one first device, wherein the registration request comprises a sensing capability indication for indicating a sensing capability of the first device; and according to a sensing requirement and the sensing capability, selecting a target device from among the at least one first device for acquiring, according to the sensing capability of the target device, sensing information corresponding to the sensing requirement. Thus, in the method in the present disclosure of receiving a registration request of a first device, determining a sensing capability of the first device and selecting a target device according to a sensing requirement and the sensing capability so as to acquire, according to the sensing capability of the target device, sensing information corresponding to the sensing requirement, compared with the manner in the related art in which sensing information comes from a radio-frequency-based sensor and/or a non-radio-frequency-based sensor, sensing information can also come from a terminal device and/or a network device, such that the flexibility and applicability of the method can be improved.

Description

A method and device for executing sensing services

Technical field

The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular, to a sensing service execution method and a device thereof.

Background technique

Integrated sensing and communication in the 3GPP (3rd generation partnership project, 3rd Generation Partnership Project) 5G (5th Generation Mobile Communication Technology, fifth generation mobile communication technology) system means that the same 5G NR (new radio, new air interface) Sensing capabilities provided by wireless communication systems and infrastructure can be used for communications, and sensing information can come from RF-based sensors and/or non-RF-based sensors. Among them, integrated sensing and communication can involve communication-assisted sensing scenarios, such as 5G communication systems providing sensing services or sensing-assisted communications. For example, sensing information related to communication channels or environments can be used to improve the communication services of the 5G system itself, that is, to enhance 5G system performance. For example, sensing information can be used to assist radio resource management, interference mitigation, beam management, mobility, etc.

Contents of the invention

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and device for executing a sensing service, which can be applied in the field of communication technology. When a first network device initiates a sensing service in a target cell, it can obtain the third registered sensing service in the target cell. Perception information of a device to improve communication system performance based on the above-mentioned perception information. Compared with the related art in which the perception information comes from radio frequency-based sensors and/or non-radio frequency-based sensors, in the present disclosure, the perception information also It can come from terminal equipment and/or network equipment, which can improve the flexibility and applicability of this method.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for executing a sensing service. The method is executed by a first network device. The method includes: receiving a registration request from at least one first device, wherein the registration request includes: sensing Capability indication is used to indicate the perception capability of the first device; select a target device from at least one of the first devices according to the perception requirement and the perception capability, and is used to obtain information related to the perception capability of the target device according to the perception capability of the target device. Perceptual information corresponding to the perceptual needs.

In an implementation manner, the sensing capability includes at least one of the following capabilities: 3GPP sensing capability and non-3GPP sensing capability; wherein different sensing capability indications are used to indicate different sensing capabilities.

In one implementation, the 3GPP sensing capabilities include at least one of the following capabilities: range sensing capabilities, frequency sensing capabilities, and precision sensing capabilities; the non-3GPP sensing capabilities include at least one of the following capabilities: radar sensing capabilities and camera awareness.

In one implementation, the registration request further includes at least one of the following information: an identification of the first device and location information of the first device.

In one implementation, the first device is a terminal device; the identifier of the first device includes at least one of the following: IMSI, IMEI and MSISDN; the location information of the first device includes at least one of the following One: the cell identity of the cell to which the first device belongs and the GPS positioning information of the first device.

In one implementation, the first device is a network device; the identifier of the first device includes at least one of the following: FQDN and IP address; the location information of the first device includes at least one of the following Type: the cell identity of the cell to which the first device belongs and the GPS positioning information of the first device.

In an implementation manner, the method further includes: sending a sensing request to the target device, where the sensing request is used to request the target device to perform sensing; and receiving sensing information obtained by sensing by the target device.

In an implementation manner, the first network device is a sensing application function SAF.

In a second aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for reporting sensing capabilities, which method is executed by a terminal device. The method includes: sending a registration request to a first network device, wherein the registration request includes: a sensing capability indication, Used to indicate the sensing capabilities of the terminal device.

In one implementation, the sensing capability includes at least one of the following capabilities: 3GPP sensing capability and non-3GPP sensing capability; wherein different sensing capability indications are used to indicate different sensing capabilities.

In one implementation, the 3GPP sensing capability includes at least one of the following capabilities: range sensing capability, frequency sensing capability, and accuracy sensing capability; the non-3GPP sensing capability includes at least one of the following capabilities: radar sensing capabilities and camera awareness.

In one implementation, the registration request further includes at least one of the following information: an identification of the terminal device and location information of the terminal device.

In one implementation, the identification of the terminal device includes at least one of the following: IMSI, IMEI and MSISDN; the location information of the terminal device includes at least one of the following: a cell of a cell to which the terminal device belongs Identification and GPS positioning information of the terminal device.

In one implementation, the method further includes: receiving a sensing request from the first network device, wherein the sensing request is used to request the terminal device to perform sensing; and sending the sensing request to the first network device. Perceptual information obtained by perception.

In one implementation, the first network device is a sensing application function SAF.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides another sensing capability reporting method, which is applied to a second network device. The method includes: sending a registration request to the first network device, wherein the registration request includes: sensing capability indication. , used to indicate the sensing capability of the second network device.

In one implementation, the registration request further includes at least one of the following information: an identification of the second network device and location information of the second network device.

In one implementation, the identification of the second network device includes at least one of the following: FQDN and IP address; the location information of the second network device includes at least one of the following: the second network The cell identity of the cell to which the device belongs and the GPS positioning information of the second network device.

In one implementation, the method further includes: receiving a sensing request from the first network device, wherein the sensing request is used to request the second network device to perform sensing; and sending the sensing request to the first network device. Perceptual information obtained through perception.

In a fourth aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a service-aware execution device, which is applied to a first network device. The device has some or all of the functions of implementing the method described in the first aspect, such as a service-aware execution device. The functions of may have the functions of some or all embodiments of the present disclosure, or may have the functions of independently implementing any one of the embodiments of the present disclosure. The functions described can be implemented by hardware, or can be implemented by hardware executing corresponding software. The hardware or software includes one or more units or modules corresponding to the above functions.

In one implementation, the structure of the execution device for the sensing service may include a transceiver module and a processing module, and the processing module is configured to support the execution device for the sensing service to perform corresponding functions in the above method. The transceiver module is used to support communication between the execution device of the sensing service and other devices. The device for executing the sensing service may further include a storage module, the storage module being coupled to the transceiver module and the processing module, and storing the necessary computer programs and data for the device for executing the sensing service.

As an example, the processing module may be a processor, the transceiver module may be a transceiver or a communication interface, and the storage module may be a memory.

In a fifth aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a device for reporting perceptual capabilities, which is applied to a terminal device. The device has the function of implementing some or all of the functions in the method described in the second aspect, such as the function of a device for reporting perceptual capabilities. It may have the functions of some or all embodiments of the present disclosure, or may have the functions of independently implementing any one of the embodiments of the present disclosure. The functions described can be implemented by hardware, or can be implemented by hardware executing corresponding software. The hardware or software includes one or more units or modules corresponding to the above functions.

In one implementation, the structure of the device for reporting perceptual capabilities may include a transceiver module and a processing module, and the processing module is configured to support the device for reporting perceptual capabilities to perform corresponding functions in the above method. The transceiver module is used to support communication between the sensing capability reporting device and other devices. The device for reporting perceptual capabilities may further include a storage module, the storage module being coupled to the transceiver module and the processing module, and storing the necessary computer programs and data for the device for reporting perceptual capabilities.

In a sixth aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a device for reporting capabilities of perception, which is applied to a second network device. The device has some or all of the functions of implementing the method described in the third aspect, such as a device for reporting capabilities of perception. The functions of may have the functions of some or all embodiments of the present disclosure, or may have the functions of independently implementing any one of the embodiments of the present disclosure. The functions described can be implemented by hardware, or can be implemented by hardware executing corresponding software. The hardware or software includes one or more units or modules corresponding to the above functions.

In a seventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device. The communication device includes a processor and a memory, and a computer program is stored in the memory; the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory, so that the communication device executes The method described in the first aspect above.

In an eighth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides another communication device. The communication device includes a processor and a memory, and a computer program is stored in the memory; the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory, so that the communication device Perform the method described in the second aspect above.

In a ninth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides another communication device. The communication device includes a processor and a memory, and a computer program is stored in the memory; the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory, so that the communication device Perform the method described in the third aspect above.

In a tenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication device. The device includes a processor and an interface circuit. The interface circuit is used to receive code instructions and transmit them to the processor. The processor is used to run the code instructions to cause the The device performs the method described in the first aspect.

In an eleventh aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides another communication device. The device includes a processor and an interface circuit. The interface circuit is configured to receive code instructions and transmit them to the processor. The processor is configured to execute the code instructions to execute the code instructions. The device is caused to perform the method described in the second aspect above.

In a twelfth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides another communication device. The device includes a processor and an interface circuit. The interface circuit is used to receive code instructions and transmit them to the processor. The processor is used to run the code instructions to The device is caused to perform the method described in the third aspect above.

In a thirteenth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication system, which includes the communication device described in the seventh aspect, the communication device described in the eighth aspect, and the communication device described in the ninth aspect, or the system includes The communication device according to the tenth aspect, the communication device according to the eleventh aspect, and the communication device according to the twelfth aspect.

In a fourteenth aspect, embodiments of the present invention provide a computer-readable storage medium for storing instructions used by the above-mentioned first network device. When the instructions are executed, the first network device is caused to execute the above-mentioned first network device. methods described in this regard.

In a fifteenth aspect, embodiments of the present invention provide another computer-readable storage medium for storing instructions used by the above-mentioned terminal device. When the instructions are executed, the terminal device is caused to execute the above-mentioned second aspect. Methods.

In a sixteenth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides another computer-readable storage medium for storing instructions used by the above-mentioned second network device. When the instructions are executed, the second network device is caused to execute the above-mentioned first network device. methods described in three aspects.

In a seventeenth aspect, the present disclosure also provides a computer program product including a computer program, which when run on a computer causes the computer to execute the method described in the first aspect.

In an eighteenth aspect, the present disclosure also provides another computer program product including a computer program, which when run on a computer causes the computer to execute the method described in the second aspect.

In a nineteenth aspect, the present disclosure also provides another computer program product including a computer program, which, when run on a computer, causes the computer to execute the method described in the third aspect.

In a twentieth aspect, the present disclosure provides a chip system. The chip system includes at least one processor and an interface for supporting the first network device to implement the functions involved in the first aspect, for example, determining or processing the functions involved in the above method. at least one of data and information. In a possible design, the chip system further includes a memory, and the memory is used to store necessary computer programs and data for the first network device. The chip system may be composed of chips, or may include chips and other discrete devices.

In a twenty-first aspect, the present disclosure provides a chip system, which includes at least one processor and an interface for supporting a terminal device to implement the functions involved in the second aspect, for example, determining or processing the functions involved in the above method. At least one of data and information. In a possible design, the chip system further includes a memory, and the memory is used to store necessary computer programs and data for the terminal device. The chip system may be composed of chips, or may include chips and other discrete devices.

In a twenty-second aspect, the present disclosure provides a chip system, which includes at least one processor and an interface for supporting the second network device to implement the functions involved in the third aspect, for example, determining or processing the above method. At least one of the data and information involved. In a possible design, the chip system further includes a memory, and the memory is used to store necessary computer programs and data for the second network device. The chip system may be composed of chips, or may include chips and other discrete devices.

In a twenty-third aspect, the present disclosure provides a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to execute the method described in the first aspect.

In a twenty-fourth aspect, the present disclosure provides another computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method described in the second aspect.

In a twenty-fifth aspect, the present disclosure provides another computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the method described in the third aspect.

Description of the drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the disclosure or the background technology, the drawings required to be used in the embodiments or the background technology of the disclosure will be described below.

Figure 1 is a schematic architectural diagram of a communication system provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Figure 2 is a schematic flowchart of a sensing service execution method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Figure 3 is a schematic flowchart of another method for executing sensing services provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Figure 4 is a schematic flowchart of another execution method of sensing services provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Figure 5 is a schematic flowchart of a sensing capability reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Figure 6 is a schematic flowchart of another sensing capability reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Figure 7 is a schematic flowchart of another sensing capability reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of the interaction flow between devices in a communication system provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Figure 9 is a schematic flowchart of another sensing capability reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Figure 10 is a schematic flowchart of another sensing capability reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Figure 11 is a schematic flowchart of another sensing capability reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Figure 12 is a schematic diagram of the interaction flow between devices in another communication system provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Figure 13 is a schematic structural diagram of an execution device for sensing services provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Figure 14 is a schematic structural diagram of a sensing capability reporting device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Figure 15 is a schematic structural diagram of another sensing capability reporting device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Figure 16 is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Figure 17 is a schematic structural diagram of a chip provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed ways

For ease of understanding, terminology involved in this disclosure is first introduced.

1. Wireless sensing technology

The goal is to obtain information about remote sensing objects and their characteristics without physical contact with the remote sensing objects. The sensory information of remote sensing objects and their surrounding environment can be analyzed to obtain meaningful information about remote sensing objects and their characteristics.

Among them, wireless sensing technology can include radar (radio detection and ranging), which uses radio waves to determine the distance, angle or instantaneous linear velocity of an object. In addition, wireless sensing technology can also include other sensing technologies, such as non-radio frequency sensors, which can be applied to ToF (time-of-flight) cameras, accelerometers, gyroscopes, lidar and other fields.

2. Perceive business

Across multiple market segments and vertical markets, 5G-based sensing services can benefit intelligent transportation, aviation, enterprises, smart cities, smart homes, factories, consumer applications, XR (extended reality) and the public sector.

Mobile operators can play an important role in providing customers with integrated sensing and communications based on 5GS (5G system, 5G system), including the management and control of 5G-based sensing services. The recently released 5GAA (5G-automotive association, 5G Automotive Association) technical report illustrates the role that operators can play in enhancing V2X (vehicle to everything, vehicle wireless communication technology) type services, especially in infrastructure assistance Environmental awareness, infrastructure-based remote driving, high-definition map collection and sharing, and remote driving support.

Other example use cases investigating 5GS to provide communication-assisted sensing services include:

1) Real-time monitoring of the environment.

Wireless signals can be used to reconstruct the environment map to further improve positioning accuracy and implement environment-related applications, such as a series of real-time monitoring-related applications, including dynamic 3D maps for driving assistance, pedestrian flow statistics, intrusion detection, traffic detection, etc.

2) Autonomous vehicles/UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle, drone).

Self-driving vehicles/UAV applications have some common functional requirements. For example, self-driving vehicles/UAVs should support DAA (detect and avoid, detect and avoid) to avoid obstacles. At the same time, self-driving vehicles/UAVs should be able to monitor paths. Information such as choosing a route and obeying traffic laws.

3) Air pollution monitoring.

The quality of the received wireless signal shows different attenuation characteristics with changes in air humidity, air PM (particulate matter) concentration, carrier frequency, etc., and can be used for weather or air quality detection.

4) Indoor health care and intrusion detection.

It can achieve respiratory frequency estimation, respiratory depth estimation, apnea detection, elderly vital sign monitoring and indoor intrusion detection.

It should be noted that sensing the wireless communication channel and environment can further improve the performance of the communication system. Some examples of perception-assisted communication scenarios include:

Perceive the location and channel environment of the terminal device to narrow the beam scanning range and shorten the beam training time;

Perceive the position, speed, motion trajectory of the terminal device and the channel environment for beam prediction, and reduce the overhead of beam measurement and the delay of beam tracking;

Perceive the characteristics of terminal equipment and channel environment to improve channel estimation performance.

In order to better understand the sensing service execution method and device disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following first describes the communication system to which the embodiments of the present disclosure are applicable.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a schematic architectural diagram of a communication system provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. The communication system may include but is not limited to one network device and one terminal device. The number and form of devices shown in Figure 1 are only for examples and do not constitute a limitation on the embodiments of the present disclosure. In actual applications, two or more devices may be included. Network equipment, two or more terminal devices. The communication system shown in Figure 1 includes a network device 101 and a terminal device 102 as an example.

It should be noted that the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure can be applied to various communication systems. For example: long term evolution (LTE) system, fifth generation (5th generation, 5G) mobile communication system, 5G new radio (NR) system, or other future new mobile communication systems.

The network device 101 in the embodiment of the present disclosure is an entity on the network side that is used to transmit or receive signals. For example, the network device 101 can be an evolved base station (evolved NodeB, eNB), a transmission point (transmission reception point, TRP), a next generation base station (next generation NodeB, gNB) in an NR system, or other base stations in future mobile communication systems. Or access nodes in wireless fidelity (WiFi) systems, etc. The embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit the specific technologies and specific equipment forms used by network equipment. The network equipment provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure may be composed of a centralized unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU). The CU may also be called a control unit (control unit). CU-DU is used. The structure can separate the protocol layers of network equipment, such as base stations, and place some protocol layer functions under centralized control on the CU. The remaining part or all protocol layer functions are distributed in the DU, and the CU centrally controls the DU.

The terminal device 102 in the embodiment of the present disclosure is an entity on the user side that is used to receive or transmit signals, such as a mobile phone. Terminal equipment can also be called terminal equipment (terminal), user equipment (user equipment, UE), mobile station (mobile station, MS), mobile terminal equipment (mobile terminal, MT), etc. The terminal device can be a car with communication functions, a smart car, a mobile phone, a wearable device, a tablet computer (Pad), a computer with wireless transceiver functions, a virtual reality (VR) terminal device, an augmented reality ( augmented reality (AR) terminal equipment, wireless terminal equipment in industrial control, wireless terminal equipment in self-driving, wireless terminal equipment in remote medical surgery, smart grid ( Wireless terminal equipment in smart grid, wireless terminal equipment in transportation safety, wireless terminal equipment in smart city, wireless terminal equipment in smart home, etc. The embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit the specific technology and specific equipment form used by the terminal equipment.

It can be understood that the communication system described in the embodiments of the present disclosure is to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure, and does not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure. As those of ordinary skill in the art will know, With the evolution of system architecture and the emergence of new business scenarios, the technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure are also applicable to similar technical problems.

The sensing service execution method and device provided by the present disclosure will be introduced in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Please refer to Figure 2. Figure 2 is a schematic flowchart of a method for executing a sensing service provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. The method can be executed by the network device in Figure 1, specifically by the first network device.

As shown in Figure 2, the method may include but is not limited to the following steps:

Step 201: Receive a registration request from at least one first device, where the registration request includes: a sensing capability indication, used to indicate the sensing capability of the first device.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, as an example, the first network device may receive registration requests from multiple base stations, where the registration requests include: a sensing capability indication, used to indicate the sensing capabilities of the base station. As another example, the first network device may receive registration requests from multiple mobile phones, where the registration requests include: a sensing capability indication, used to indicate the sensing capabilities of the mobile phones. As another example, the first network device may receive a registration request from at least one base station and a registration request from at least one mobile phone to select the target device from at least one base station and at least one mobile phone.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the sensing capability includes at least one of the following capabilities: 3GPP sensing capability and non-3GPP sensing capability; wherein different sensing capability indications are used to indicate different sensing capabilities. Among them, 3GPP sensing capabilities include at least one of the following capabilities: range sensing capabilities, frequency sensing capabilities, and precision sensing capabilities; non-3GPP sensing capabilities include at least one of the following capabilities: radar sensing capabilities and camera sensing capabilities.

Among them, 3GPP perception capability refers to the perception capability required by the 3GPP 5G standard network. Non-3GPP sensing capabilities refer to capabilities other than the sensing capabilities required by the 3GPP 5G standard network.

The range sensing capability refers to the sensing range of surrounding objects of the first device. That is to say, the first device can sense objects within the sensing range, but cannot sense objects outside the sensing range or has poor perception. Among them, the sensing range is, for example, a range of 5 meters in diameter. Frequency awareness capability refers to the frequency used by the first device to sense the channel, such as 700MHz and 900MHz. Precision sensing capability refers to the accuracy of sensing by the first device, for example, the accuracy of sensing range.

Among them, the first network device may be a Sensing Application Function (SAF).

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, a new network element is added: the sensing application function SAF; this network element is used to manage functions related to sensing applications. It should be noted that the SAF can be either a physical device or a function implemented by software running in the physical device, and the embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit this.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal device sends the registration request to the sensing application function SAF through RAN (Radio Access Network) and UPF (User Plane Function). Among them, the terminal equipment is connected to the RAN, the RAN is connected to the UPF, and the UPF is connected to the sensing application function SAF. Among them, the equipment that implements RAN is an access network equipment, and the access network equipment may be, for example, a base station. The first device may be a network device, such as a base station, or a terminal device, such as a mobile phone.

Among them, the sensing application function SAF is connected to the user plane function UPF in the mobile network, and is used to obtain the registration request of the terminal device and the first device such as the RAN in the mobile network through the UPF, and then obtain the sensing capability of the first device; according to the sensing service and the sensing capabilities of each first device, select the target device; interact with the RAN through UPF, or interact with the terminal device through UPF and RAN to obtain the sensing information of the target device; provide the sensing information to the device that needs the sensing information or Applications etc.

In step 201, the first network device may directly communicate with the first device to receive the registration request, or may communicate with the first device through other devices to send the first sensing request. It should be noted that in all steps of all embodiments of the present disclosure, the intermediate device may be omitted in the expression, and only the sending device and the receiving device are limited; however, those skilled in the art can understand that such expression does not mean Must be sent directly from the sending device to the receiving device.

In a possible implementation manner, the first device may send the registration request to the first network device through RAN and UPF. In another possible implementation, the first device may directly send the registration request to the first network device SAF.

Step 202: Select a target device from at least one first device according to the sensing requirement and sensing capability, so as to obtain sensing information corresponding to the sensing requirement according to the sensing capability of the target device.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first network device selects a target device from a plurality of first devices according to the sensing capability indicated by the sensing capability and the sensing requirement, so as to obtain sensing information corresponding to the sensing requirement according to the sensing capability of the target device.

The sensing requirements may include, for example: sensing location requirements and sensing information requirements. The first network device may determine a device whose corresponding location matches the sensing location requirement based on the sensing location; select the corresponding sensing device from the matching devices. The device whose capabilities match the sensing information requirements is used as the target device.

In the execution method of the sensing service in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first network device receives a registration request from at least one first device, where the registration request includes: a sensing capability indication, used to indicate the sensing capability of the first device; according to the sensing requirements and Sensing capability: selecting a target device from at least one first device to obtain sensing information corresponding to sensing requirements according to the sensing capability of the target device. Therefore, by receiving the registration request of the first device, the sensing capability of the first device is determined, and the target device is selected according to the sensing requirement and the sensing capability, so as to obtain sensing information corresponding to the sensing requirement according to the sensing capability of the target device. Compared with the relevant In terms of technology, sensing information comes from radio frequency-based sensors and/or non-radio frequency-based sensors. In the present disclosure, sensing information can also come from terminal devices and/or network devices, which can improve the flexibility and applicability of this method. .

It should be noted that the above possible implementation methods can be executed individually or in combination, and the embodiments of the present disclosure do not limit this.

Please refer to Figure 3. Figure 3 is a schematic flowchart of another method for executing a sensing service provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. This method can be executed by the network device in Figure 1, specifically by the first network device.

Among them, the execution method of the sensing service can be executed alone, or can be executed in combination with any embodiment or possible implementation method in the embodiment, or in combination with any technical solution in related technologies. are executed together.

As shown in Figure 3, the execution method of the sensing service may include but is not limited to the following steps:

Step 301: Receive a registration request from at least one first device, where the registration request includes: a perception capability indication; where the perception capability indication is used to indicate the perception capability of the first device; and the registration request also includes at least one of the following: Type of information: the identification of the first device and the location information of the first device.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, when the first device is a terminal device, the identifier of the first device includes at least one of the following: IMSI (international mobile subscriber identity, international mobile subscriber identity), IMEI (international mobile equipment identity, international Mobile equipment identification code) and MSISDN (mobile subscriber international ISDN (integrated service digital network, integrated services digital network); the location information of the first device includes at least one of the following: the cell identity of the cell to which the first device belongs and the first device GPS positioning information.

When the first device is a network device (the first device and the first network device are different network devices), the identifier of the first device includes at least one of the following: FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) and IP address; The location information of the first device includes at least one of the following: a cell identifier of a cell to which the first device belongs and GPS positioning information of the first device.

Step 302: Select a target device from at least one first device according to the sensing requirement and sensing capability, so as to obtain sensing information corresponding to the sensing requirement according to the sensing capability of the target device.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, steps 301 to 302 can be implemented in any manner in the embodiments of the present disclosure. The embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit this and will not be described again.

In the method for executing a sensing service in an embodiment of the present disclosure, a first network device receives a registration request from at least one first device, where the registration request includes: a sensing capability indication, and at least one of the following information: an identification of the first device and the location information of the first device; wherein, the perception capability indication is used to indicate the perception capability of the first device; according to the perception requirement and the perception capability, the target device is selected from at least one first device, used to select the target device according to the perception capability of the target device Obtain sensory information corresponding to perceived needs. Therefore, by receiving the registration request of the first device, the sensing capability of the first device is determined, and the target device is selected according to the sensing requirement and the sensing capability, so as to obtain sensing information corresponding to the sensing requirement according to the sensing capability of the target device. Compared with the relevant In terms of technology, sensing information comes from radio frequency-based sensors and/or non-radio frequency-based sensors. In the present disclosure, sensing information can also come from terminal devices and/or network devices, which can improve the flexibility and applicability of this method. .

Please refer to Figure 4. Figure 4 is a schematic flowchart of another method for executing a sensing service provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. This method can be executed by the network device in Figure 1, specifically by the first network device.

As shown in Figure 4, the execution method of the sensing service may include but is not limited to the following steps:

Step 402: Select a target device from the first device according to the sensing requirement and sensing capability, so as to obtain sensing information corresponding to the sensing requirement according to the sensing capability of the target device.

In this embodiment of the present disclosure, step 402 can be implemented in any manner among the various embodiments of the present disclosure. This embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit this and will not be described again.

Step 403: Send a sensing request to the target device, where the sensing request is used to request the target device to perform sensing.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, after selecting a target device from a plurality of first devices, the first network device sends a sensing request to the target network device to request the target device to perform sensing.

In one example, the first device is a network device, a target network device is selected from multiple network devices, and the first network device sends a sensing request to the target network device to request the target network device to perform sensing.

In another example, the first device is a terminal device, a target terminal device is selected from multiple terminal devices, and the first network device sends a sensing request to the target terminal device to request the target terminal device to perform sensing.

In another example, the first device includes a network device and a terminal device, and a terminal device may be selected from the network device and the terminal device as the target device, or a network device may be selected as the target device; the first network device sends the target device Sense request to request the target device to sense.

In some possible implementations of the present disclosure, the method may further include: step 401, receiving a registration request from at least one first device, where the registration request includes: a sensing capability indication, used to indicate the sensing capability of the first device.

The first device may be a network device or a terminal device. Among them, different perceptual ability indicators are used to indicate different perceptual abilities.

In some possible implementations of the present disclosure, the method may further include: step 404, receiving sensing information obtained by sensing by the target device.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the target device performs sensing according to the sensing request. After obtaining the sensing information, the first network device receives the sensing information obtained by sensing by the target device.

In the execution method of the sensing service in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first network device receives a registration request from at least one first device, where the registration request includes: a sensing capability indication, used to indicate the sensing capability of the first device; according to the sensing requirements and Sensing capability: selecting a target device from at least one first device to obtain sensing information corresponding to sensing requirements according to the sensing capability of the target device; sending a sensing request to the target device, where the sensing request is used to request the target device to perform sensing; Receive sensing information obtained by sensing by the target device. Therefore, by receiving the registration request of the first device, the sensing capability of the first device is determined, and the target device is selected according to the sensing requirement and the sensing capability, so as to obtain sensing information corresponding to the sensing requirement according to the sensing capability of the target device. Compared with the relevant In terms of technology, sensing information comes from radio frequency-based sensors and/or non-radio frequency-based sensors. In the present disclosure, sensing information can also come from terminal devices and/or network devices, which can improve the flexibility and applicability of this method. .

Please refer to Figure 5. Figure 5 is a schematic flowchart of a sensing capability reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. This method can be executed by the terminal device in Figure 1.

The sensing capability reporting method can be executed alone, or can be executed in conjunction with any embodiment or possible implementation in the embodiments, or in combination with any technical solution in related technologies. are executed together.

As shown in Figure 5, the sensing capability reporting method may include but is not limited to the following steps:

Step 501: Send a registration request to the first network device, where the registration request includes: a sensing capability indication, used to indicate the sensing capability of the terminal device.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the sensing capability includes at least one of the following capabilities: 3GPP sensing capability and non-3GPP sensing capability; wherein different sensing capability indications are used to indicate different sensing capabilities.

Among them, 3GPP sensing capabilities include at least one of the following capabilities: range sensing capabilities, frequency sensing capabilities, and precision sensing capabilities; non-3GPP sensing capabilities include at least one of the following capabilities: radar sensing capabilities and camera sensing capabilities.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal device sends a registration request to the first network device, where the registration request includes a perception capability indication used to indicate the perception capability of the terminal device. That is to say, the terminal device sends a registration request to the first network device through the registration request. Report your own perception ability.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal device can autonomously trigger the sending of the sensing capability indication to the SAF, or it can send the sensing capability indication to the SAF after receiving a trigger message sent by any device on the network side. The above two methods can also be combined. In conjunction with.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, a sensing client with a pre-configured sensing application function SAF is installed on a terminal device with sensing capabilities. After the terminal device accesses the mobile network, the terminal device is triggered to send a registration request. , to report the terminal device’s own sensing capabilities.

In the sensing capability reporting method of the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal device sends a registration request to the first network device, where the registration request includes: a sensing capability indication, used to indicate the sensing capability of the terminal device. Thus, by sending a registration request to the first network device, one's own sensing capabilities are reported, so as to obtain corresponding sensing information according to the sensing capabilities. Compared with the sensing information in related technologies, the sensing information comes from radio frequency-based sensors and/or non-radio frequency-based sensors. In terms of sensors, in the present disclosure, the sensing information can also come from terminal devices and/or network devices, which can improve the flexibility and applicability of this method.

Please refer to FIG. 6 , which is a schematic flowchart of another sensing capability reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. This method can be executed by the terminal device in FIG. 1 .

As shown in Figure 6, the sensing capability reporting method may include but is not limited to the following steps:

Step 601: Send a registration request to the first network device, where the registration request includes: a perception capability indication; where the perception capability indication is used to indicate the perception capability of the terminal device; and the registration request also includes at least one of the following information : The identification of the first device and the location information of the first device.

In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the identification of the terminal device includes at least one of the following: IMSI (international mobile subscriber identity, International Mobile Subscriber Identity), IMEI (international mobile equipment identity, International Mobile Equipment Identity) and MSISDN (mobile subscriber international ISDN (integrated service digital network); the location information of the terminal device includes at least one of the following: the cell identity of the cell to which the terminal device belongs and the GPS positioning information of the terminal device.

In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal device sends a registration request to the first network device, where the registration request includes at least one of the following information: an identification of the terminal device and location information of the terminal device, that is, the terminal device sends a registration request to the first network device through the registration request. The network device reports the identification of the terminal device and/or the location information of the terminal device.

In this embodiment of the present disclosure, step 601 can be implemented in any manner among the various embodiments of the present disclosure. This embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit this and will not be described again.

In the sensing capability reporting method of the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal device sends a registration request to the first network device, where the registration request includes: a sensing capability indication, and at least one of the following information: the identity of the terminal device and the identity of the terminal device. Location information; wherein, the perception capability indication is used to indicate the perception capability of the terminal device. Thus, by sending a registration request to the first network device, one's own sensing capabilities are reported, so as to obtain corresponding sensing information according to the sensing capabilities. Compared with the sensing information in related technologies, the sensing information comes from radio frequency-based sensors and/or non-radio frequency-based sensors. In terms of sensors, in the present disclosure, the sensing information can also come from terminal devices and/or network devices, which can improve the flexibility and applicability of this method.

Please refer to FIG. 7 , which is a schematic flowchart of another sensing capability reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. This method can be executed by the terminal device in FIG. 1 .

As shown in Figure 7, the sensing capability reporting method may include but is not limited to the following steps:

Step 702: Receive a sensing request from the first network device, where the sensing request is used to request the terminal device to perform sensing.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, after the terminal device reports the sensing capability to the first network device through the registration request, if the first network device selects the terminal device as the target device, the terminal device receives the sensing request of the first network device and determines the sensing capability according to its own Perception with the perceptual ability to obtain perceptual information corresponding to perceptual needs.

Step 703: Send the sensing information obtained by sensing to the first network device.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal device sends the sensing information obtained by sensing according to the sensing capability to the first network device.

In some possible implementations of the present disclosure, the method may further include: step 701, sending a registration request to the first network device, where the registration request includes: a sensing capability indication, used to indicate the sensing capability of the terminal device.

In this embodiment of the present disclosure, step 701 can be implemented in any manner among the various embodiments of the present disclosure. This embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit this and will not be described again.

It can be understood that, for the sake of clarity, in this embodiment, steps 701 to 703 are shown in the same flow chart as an example; however, it can be understood that step 701 can be omitted.

In the sensing capability reporting method of the embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal device sends a registration request to the first network device, where the registration request includes: a sensing capability indication, used to indicate the sensing capability of the terminal device; and receives the sensing request from the first network device. , wherein the sensing request is used to request the terminal device to perform sensing; and to send the sensing information obtained by sensing to the first network device. Thus, by sending a registration request to the first network device, one's own sensing capabilities are reported, so as to obtain corresponding sensing information according to the sensing capabilities. Compared with the sensing information in related technologies, the sensing information comes from radio frequency-based sensors and/or non-radio frequency-based sensors. In terms of sensors, in the present disclosure, the sensing information can also come from terminal devices and/or network devices, which can improve the flexibility and applicability of this method.

In any embodiment of the present disclosure, taking the first network device as the sensing application function SAF and the first device as the terminal device as an example, the sensing application function SAF initiates a sensing request and the terminal device performs sensing. It can be shown in Figure 8. Specifically, it may include the following steps:

Assuming that the terminal equipment is a transmitter and a receiver, the sensing application function SAF has the right to enable sensing services.

1. Terminal devices (such as terminal devices with sensing capabilities in the target cell) access the mobile network according to normal procedures.

2. The terminal device has installed the sensing client (sensing client) with the pre-configured sensing application function SAF. The terminal device starts the registration process to register itself to the sensing application function SAF. In addition to the sensing of the terminal device, the registration request In addition to the capabilities, the registration request also includes: the identification of the terminal device (for example, IMSI, IMEI, and MSISDN) and/or the location information of the terminal device. The sensing capabilities may include 3GPP sensing capabilities (eg, range, frequency, accuracy) and/or non-3GPP sensing capabilities (eg, radar, camera).

3. The sensing application function SAF (referred to as the first network device in this disclosure) selects the sensing terminal device based on the received sensing capability and sensing requirements of the terminal device, as well as the identification of the terminal device and/or the location information of the terminal device,

4. The sensing application function SAF decides to sense the terminal device (recorded as the target device in this disclosure), and sends a sensing request to the user plane function UPF.

5. UPF sends the sensing request to the access network device.

6. The access network device receives the sensing request and sends the sensing request to the sensing terminal device.

7. The sensing terminal device performs sensing according to the sensing request sent by the sensing application function SAF, and then reports sensing information (or called sensing data/sensing result) to the sensing application function SAF.

Among them, the sensing client (sensing client): is an application client carried in the terminal device or RAN (Radio Access Network, Radio Access Network), used to perform sensing and report sensing data/sensing to the sensing application function SAF result.

Sensing Application Function SAF: Owned or trusted by the mobile operator, for example, there is a reliable business and technical relationship between the sensing application owner and the mobile operator.

Please refer to Figure 9. Figure 9 is a schematic flowchart of another sensing capability reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. This method can be executed by the network device in Figure 1, specifically by the second network device.

As shown in Figure 9, the sensing capability reporting method may include but is not limited to the following steps:

Step 901: Send a registration request to the first network device, where the registration request includes: a perception capability indication, used to indicate the perception capability of the second network device.

In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the second network device sends a registration request to the first network device, where the registration request includes: a perception capability indication, used to indicate the perception capability of the second network device, that is, the second network device passes The registration request reports its own sensing capability to the first network device.

In this embodiment of the present disclosure, a sensing client (sensing client) with a preconfigured sensing application function SAF is installed on the second network device with sensing capabilities. After the second network device accesses the mobile network, the second network device is triggered. The second network device sends a registration request to report the second network device's own sensing capability.

In the sensing capability reporting method of the embodiment of the present disclosure, the second network device sends a registration request to the first network device, where the registration request includes: sensing capability indication, used to indicate the sensing capability of the terminal device. Thus, by sending a registration request to the first network device, one's own sensing capabilities are reported, so as to obtain corresponding sensing information according to the sensing capabilities. Compared with the sensing information in related technologies, the sensing information comes from radio frequency-based sensors and/or non-radio frequency-based sensors. In terms of sensors, in the present disclosure, the sensing information can also come from terminal devices and/or network devices, which can improve the flexibility and applicability of this method.

Please refer to Figure 10. Figure 10 is a schematic flowchart of another sensing capability reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. This method can be executed by the network device in Figure 1, specifically by the second network device.

As shown in Figure 10, the sensing capability reporting method may include but is not limited to the following steps:

Step 1001: Send a registration request to the first network device, where the registration request includes: a perception capability indication, and at least one of the following information: an identification of the second network device and location information of the second network device; where the perception capability Indication, used to indicate the sensing capability of the second network device.

In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the identity of the second network device includes at least one of the following: FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name, full name domain name) and IP address; the location information of the second network device includes at least one of the following: The cell identity of the cell to which the second network device belongs and the GPS positioning information of the second network device.

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, the second network device sends a registration request to the first network device, where the registration request includes at least one of the following information: an identification of the second network device and location information of the second network device, that is, the second network device The network device reports the identity of the second network device and/or the location information of the second network device to the first network device through the registration request.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, step 1001 can be implemented in any manner in the embodiments of the present disclosure. The embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit this and will not be described again.

In the sensing capability reporting method of the embodiment of the present disclosure, the second network device sends a registration request to the first network device, where the registration request includes: a sensing capability indication, and at least one of the following information: an identification of the second network device and the location information of the second network device; wherein the sensing capability indication is used to indicate the sensing capability of the second network device. Thus, by sending a registration request to the first network device, one's own sensing capabilities are reported, so as to obtain corresponding sensing information according to the sensing capabilities. Compared with the sensing information in related technologies, which comes from radio frequency-based and/or non-radio frequency-based sensors. In terms of approach, in the present disclosure, the sensing information can also come from terminal devices and/or network devices, which can improve the flexibility and applicability of this method.

Please refer to Figure 11. Figure 11 is a schematic flowchart of another sensing capability reporting method provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. This method can be executed by the network device in Figure 1, specifically by the second network device.

As shown in Figure 11, the sensing capability reporting method may include but is not limited to the following steps:

Step 1102: Receive a sensing request from the first network device, where the sensing request is used to request the second network device to perform sensing.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, after the second network device reports the sensing capability to the first network device through the registration request, if the first network device selects the second network device as the target device, the second network device receives the Perception requests are made based on one's own perceptual capabilities to obtain perceptual information corresponding to the perceptual requirements.

Step 1103: Send the sensing information obtained by sensing to the first network device.

In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the second network device sends the sensing information obtained by sensing according to the sensing capability to the first network device.

In some possible implementations of the present disclosure, the method may further include: step 1101, sending a registration request to the first network device, where the registration request includes: a perception capability indication, used to indicate the perception capability of the second network device.

In this embodiment of the present disclosure, step 1101 can be implemented in any manner among the various embodiments of the present disclosure. This embodiment of the present disclosure does not limit this and will not be described again.

It can be understood that, for the sake of clarity, in this embodiment, steps 1101 to 1103 are shown in the same flow chart as an example; however, it can be understood that step 1101 can be omitted.

In the sensing capability reporting method of the embodiment of the present disclosure, the second network device sends a registration request to the first network device, where the registration request includes: a sensing capability indication, used to indicate the sensing capability of the second network device; receiving the first network device A sensing request of the device, where the sensing request is used to request the second network device to perform sensing; and to send the sensing information obtained by sensing to the first network device. Thus, by sending a registration request to the first network device, one's own sensing capabilities are reported, so as to obtain corresponding sensing information according to the sensing capabilities. Compared with the sensing information in related technologies, the sensing information comes from radio frequency-based sensors and/or non-radio frequency-based sensors. In terms of sensors, in the present disclosure, the sensing information can also come from terminal devices and/or network devices, which can improve the flexibility and applicability of this method.

In any embodiment of the present disclosure, for example, the first network device is the sensing application function SAF, and the first device is a network device (denoted as the second network device in this disclosure, such as a base station). The sensing application function The process in which SAF initiates a sensing request and the network device performs sensing can be shown in Figure 12. Specifically, it may include the following steps:

Assuming that network equipment (access network equipment), such as base stations, are transmitters and receivers, the sensing application function SAF has the right to enable sensing services.

1. The base station has installed a sensing client (sensing client) with a pre-configured sensing application function SAF. The base station can start the registration process to register itself to the sensing application function SAF (recorded as the first network device in this disclosure ), the registration request includes the identification of the base station ((recorded as the identification of the second network device in this disclosure), for example, FQDN (fully qualified domain name or fully qualified domain name), IP address) and/or the location information of the base station (cell identification and/or or GPS positioning information) and/or the base station's sensing capabilities, where the sensing capabilities may include 3GPP sensing capabilities (such as range, frequency, accuracy) and/or non-3GPP sensing capabilities (such as radar, camera).

2. The sensing application function SAF selects a sensing base station based on the received sensing capabilities and sensing requirements of the base station, as well as the identification and/or location information of the base station.

3. The sensing application function SAF sends a sensing request to the UPF.

4. The UPF receives the sensing request and sends the sensing request to the sensing base station (denoted as the second network device in this disclosure).

5. The sensing base station performs sensing according to the sensing request of the sensing application function SAF, and then reports the sensing information (or called sensing data/sensing result) to the sensing application function SAF.

In the above-mentioned embodiments of the present disclosure, the methods provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure are introduced from the perspectives of network equipment and terminal equipment. In order to implement the functions in the methods provided by the above embodiments of the present disclosure, network devices and terminal devices may include hardware structures and software modules to implement the above functions in the form of hardware structures, software modules, or hardware structures plus software modules. A certain function among the above functions can be executed by a hardware structure, a software module, or a hardware structure plus a software module.

Please refer to Figure 13. Figure 13 is a schematic structural diagram of a service-aware execution device 1300 provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. The device is applied to a first network device. The device includes: a transceiver unit 1301, configured to receive at least a first A registration request for a device, wherein the registration request includes: a perception capability indication, used to indicate the perception capability of the first device; the processing unit 1302, configured to select from at least one of the sensing capabilities according to the perception requirements and the perception capability. Select a target device from the first device to obtain sensing information corresponding to the sensing requirement according to the sensing capability of the target device.

In one implementation, the first device is a network device; the identification of the first device includes at least one of the following: FQDN and IP address; the location information of the first device includes at least one of the following Type: the cell identity of the cell to which the first device belongs and the GPS positioning information of the first device.

In one implementation, the transceiver unit 1301 is specifically configured to send a sensing request to the target device, where the sensing request is used to request the target device to perform sensing; and receive the sensing information obtained by the target device. Perceive information.

Please refer to Figure 14. Figure 14 is a schematic structural diagram of a sensing capability reporting device 1400 provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. The device is applied to a terminal device. The device includes: a transceiver unit 1401, configured to send a message to a first network device. A registration request, wherein the registration request includes: a perception capability indication, used to indicate the perception capability of the terminal device.

In one implementation, the transceiver unit 1401 is specifically configured to receive a sensing request from the first network device, where the sensing request is used to request the terminal device to perform sensing; Send the sensing information obtained by sensing.

Please refer to Figure 15. Figure 15 is a schematic structural diagram of another sensing capability reporting device 1500 provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. The device is applied to a second network device. The device includes: a transceiver unit 1501, configured to report to the first network device. The network device sends a registration request, where the registration request includes: a perception capability indication, used to indicate the perception capability of the second network device.

In one implementation, the transceiver unit 1501 is specifically configured to receive a sensing request from the first network device, where the sensing request is used to request the second network device to perform sensing; The network device sends the sensing information obtained by sensing.

It should be noted that the explanation of the method executed on the first network device side in any of the embodiments shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 is also applicable to the service-aware execution device 1300 of this embodiment, or the aforementioned FIGS. 5 to 7 The explanation of the method performed on the terminal device side in any embodiment is also applicable to the sensing capability reporting device 1400 of this embodiment, or the method performed on the second network device side in any of the aforementioned embodiments of FIGS. 9 to 11 . The explanation of the method also applies to the sensing capability reporting device 1500 in this embodiment, and its implementation principles are similar and will not be described again here.

Please refer to Figure 16, which is a schematic structural diagram of a communication device 1600 provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. The communication device 1600 may be a network device, a terminal device, a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a network device to implement the above method, or a chip, a chip system, or a processor that supports a terminal device to implement the above method. Processor etc. The device can be used to implement the method described in the above method embodiment. For details, please refer to the description in the above method embodiment.

Communication device 160 may include one or more processors 1601. The processor 1601 may be a general-purpose processor or a special-purpose processor, or the like. For example, it can be a baseband processor or a central processing unit. The baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data. The central processor can be used to control communication devices (such as base stations, baseband chips, terminal equipment, terminal equipment chips, DU or CU, etc.) and execute computer programs. , processing data for computer programs.

Optionally, the communication device 1600 may also include one or more memories 1602, on which a computer program 1604 may be stored. The processor 1601 executes the computer program 1604, so that the communication device 1600 performs the steps described in the above method embodiments. method. Optionally, the memory 1602 may also store data. The communication device 1600 and the memory 1602 can be provided separately or integrated together.

Optionally, the communication device 1600 may also include a transceiver 1605 and an antenna 1606. The transceiver 1605 may be called a transceiver unit, a transceiver, a transceiver circuit, etc., and is used to implement transceiver functions. The transceiver 1605 may include a receiver and a transmitter. The receiver may be called a receiver or a receiving circuit, etc., used to implement the receiving function; the transmitter may be called a transmitter, a transmitting circuit, etc., used to implement the transmitting function.

Optionally, the communication device 1600 may also include one or more interface circuits 1607. The interface circuit 1607 is used to receive code instructions and transmit them to the processor 1601. The processor 1601 executes the code instructions to cause the communication device 1600 to perform the method described in the above method embodiment.

The communication device 1600 is a first network device: the transceiver 1601 is used to perform step 201 in Figure 2; step 301 in Figure 3; or step 401, step 403 and step 404 in Figure 4. The processor 1605 is configured to perform step 202 in Figure 2; step 302 in Figure 3; and step 402 in Figure 4.

The communication device 1600 is a terminal device: the transceiver 1601 is used to perform step 501 in Figure 5; step 601 in Figure 6; step 701, step 702 and step 703 in Figure 7.

The communication device 1600 is a second network device: the transceiver 1605 is used to perform step 901 in Figure 9; step 1001 in Figure 10; step 1101, step 1102 and step 1103 in Figure 11.

In one implementation, the processor 1601 may include a transceiver for implementing receiving and transmitting functions. For example, the transceiver may be a transceiver circuit, an interface, or an interface circuit. The transceiver circuits, interfaces or interface circuits used to implement the receiving and transmitting functions can be separate or integrated together. The above-mentioned transceiver circuit, interface or interface circuit can be used for reading and writing codes/data, or the above-mentioned transceiver circuit, interface or interface circuit can be used for signal transmission or transfer.

In one implementation, the processor 1601 may store a computer program 1603, and the computer program 1603 runs on the processor 1601, causing the communication device 1600 to perform the method described in the above method embodiment. The computer program 1603 may be solidified in the processor 1601, in which case the processor 1601 may be implemented by hardware.

In one implementation, the communication device 1600 may include a circuit, which may implement the functions of sending or receiving or communicating in the foregoing method embodiments. The processors and transceivers described in this disclosure may be implemented on integrated circuits (ICs), analog ICs, radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs), mixed signal ICs, application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), printed circuit boards ( printed circuit board (PCB), electronic equipment, etc. The processor and transceiver can also be manufactured using various IC process technologies, such as complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS), n-type metal oxide-semiconductor (NMOS), P-type Metal oxide semiconductor (positive channel metal oxide semiconductor, PMOS), bipolar junction transistor (BJT), bipolar CMOS (BiCMOS), silicon germanium (SiGe), gallium arsenide (GaAs), etc.

The communication device described in the above embodiments may be a network device or a terminal device, but the scope of the communication device described in the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device may not be limited by FIG. 16 . The communication device may be a stand-alone device or may be part of a larger device. For example, the communication device may be:

(1) Independent integrated circuit IC, or chip, or chip system or subsystem;

(2) A collection of one or more ICs. Optionally, the IC collection may also include storage components for storing data and computer programs;

(3)ASIC, such as modem;

(4) Modules that can be embedded in other devices;

(5) Receivers, terminal equipment, intelligent terminal equipment, cellular phones, wireless equipment, handheld devices, mobile units, vehicle-mounted equipment, network equipment, cloud equipment, artificial intelligence equipment, etc.;

(6) Others, etc.

For the case where the communication device may be a chip or a chip system, refer to the schematic structural diagram of the chip shown in FIG. 17 . The chip shown in Figure 17 includes a processor 1701 and an interface 1702. The number of processors 1701 may be one or more, and the number of interfaces 1702 may be multiple.

Optionally, the chip also includes a memory 1703, which is used to store necessary computer programs and data.

Those skilled in the art can also understand that the various illustrative logical blocks and steps listed in the embodiments of the present disclosure can be implemented by electronic hardware, computer software, or a combination of both. Whether such functionality is implemented in hardware or software depends on the specific application and overall system design requirements. Those skilled in the art can use various methods to implement the described functions for each specific application, but such implementation should not be understood as exceeding the scope of protection of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

The present disclosure also provides a readable storage medium on which instructions are stored, and when the instructions are executed by a computer, the functions of any of the above method embodiments are implemented.

The present disclosure also provides a computer program product, which, when executed by a computer, implements the functions of any of the above method embodiments.

In the above embodiments, it may be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, firmware, or any combination thereof. When implemented using software, it may be implemented in whole or in part in the form of a computer program product. The computer program product includes one or more computer programs. When the computer program is loaded and executed on a computer, the processes or functions described in accordance with the embodiments of the present disclosure are generated in whole or in part. The computer may be a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer, a computer network, or other programmable device. The computer program may be stored in or transferred from one computer-readable storage medium to another, for example, the computer program may be transferred from a website, computer, server, or data center Transmission to another website, computer, server or data center through wired (such as coaxial cable, optical fiber, digital subscriber line (DSL)) or wireless (such as infrared, wireless, microwave, etc.) means. The computer-readable storage medium may be any available medium that can be accessed by a computer or a data storage device such as a server, data center, etc. that contains one or more available media integrated. The usable media may be magnetic media (e.g., floppy disks, hard disks, magnetic tapes), optical media (e.g., high-density digital video discs (DVD)), or semiconductor media (e.g., solid state disks, SSD)) etc.

Those of ordinary skill in the art can understand that the first, second, and other numerical numbers involved in this disclosure are only for convenience of description and are not used to limit the scope of the embodiments of the disclosure, nor to indicate the order.

At least one in the present disclosure can also be described as one or more, and the plurality can be two, three, four or more, and the present disclosure is not limited. In the embodiment of the present disclosure, for a technical feature, the technical feature is distinguished by “first”, “second”, “third”, “A”, “B”, “C” and “D” etc. The technical features described in "first", "second", "third", "A", "B", "C" and "D" are in no particular order or order.

The corresponding relationships shown in each table in this disclosure can be configured or predefined. The values of the information in each table are only examples and can be configured as other values, which is not limited by this disclosure. When configuring the correspondence between information and each parameter, it is not necessarily required to configure all the correspondences shown in each table. For example, in the table in this disclosure, the corresponding relationships shown in some rows may not be configured. For another example, appropriate deformation adjustments can be made based on the above table, such as splitting, merging, etc. The names of the parameters shown in the titles of the above tables may also be other names understandable by the communication device, and the values or expressions of the parameters may also be other values or expressions understandable by the communication device. When implementing the above tables, other data structures can also be used, such as arrays, queues, containers, stacks, linear lists, pointers, linked lists, trees, graphs, structures, classes, heaps, hash tables or hash tables. wait.

Predefinition in this disclosure may be understood as definition, pre-definition, storage, pre-storage, pre-negotiation, pre-configuration, solidification, or pre-burning.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the units and algorithm steps of each example described in conjunction with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented with electronic hardware, or a combination of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether these functions are performed in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the technical solution. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality using different methods for each specific application, but such implementations should not be considered to be beyond the scope of this disclosure.

Those skilled in the art can clearly understand that for the convenience and simplicity of description, the specific working processes of the systems, devices and units described above can be referred to the corresponding processes in the foregoing method embodiments, and will not be described again here.

The above are only specific embodiments of the present disclosure, but the protection scope of the present disclosure is not limited thereto. Any person familiar with the technical field can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed in the present disclosure. should be covered by the protection scope of this disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of the present disclosure should be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

A method for executing sensing services, characterized in that it is applied to a first network device, and the method includes:

Receive a registration request from at least one first device, wherein the registration request includes: a perception capability indication, used to indicate the perception capability of the first device;

According to the sensing requirement and the sensing capability, a target device is selected from at least one of the first devices to obtain sensing information corresponding to the sensing requirement according to the sensing capability of the target device.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the sensing capability includes at least one of the following capabilities: 3GPP sensing capability and non-3GPP sensing capability;

Among them, different perceptual ability indicators are used to indicate different perceptual abilities.
The method according to claim 2, wherein the 3GPP awareness capability includes at least one of the following capabilities: range awareness capability, frequency awareness capability and accuracy awareness capability;

The non-3GPP sensing capability includes at least one of the following capabilities: radar sensing capability and camera sensing capability.
The method of claim 1, wherein the registration request further includes at least one of the following information: an identification of the first device and location information of the first device.
The method according to claim 4, characterized in that the first device is a terminal device;

The identification of the first device includes at least one of the following: IMSI, IMEI and MSISDN;

The location information of the first device includes at least one of the following: a cell identifier of a cell to which the first device belongs and GPS positioning information of the first device.
The method of claim 4, wherein the first device is a network device;

The identification of the first device includes at least one of the following: FQDN and IP address;

The location information of the first device includes at least one of the following: a cell identifier of a cell to which the first device belongs and GPS positioning information of the first device.
The method of claim 1, further comprising:

Send a sensing request to the target device, where the sensing request is used to request the target device to perform sensing;

Receive sensing information obtained by sensing by the target device.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the first network device is a sensing application function SAF.
A sensing capability reporting method, characterized in that it is applied to a terminal device, and the method includes:

Send a registration request to the first network device, where the registration request includes: a sensing capability indication, used to indicate the sensing capability of the terminal device.
The method according to claim 9, wherein the sensing capability includes at least one of the following capabilities: 3GPP sensing capability and non-3GPP sensing capability;

Among them, different perceptual ability indicators are used to indicate different perceptual abilities.
The method according to claim 10, wherein the 3GPP awareness capability includes at least one of the following capabilities: range awareness capability, frequency awareness capability and accuracy awareness capability;

The non-3GPP sensing capability includes at least one of the following capabilities: radar sensing capability and camera sensing capability.
The method of claim 9, wherein the registration request further includes at least one of the following information: an identification of the terminal device and location information of the terminal device.
The method according to claim 12, characterized in that the identification of the terminal device includes at least one of the following: IMSI, IMEI and MSISDN;

The location information of the terminal device includes at least one of the following: a cell identity of a cell to which the terminal device belongs and GPS positioning information of the terminal device.
The method of claim 9, further comprising:

Receive a sensing request from the first network device, where the sensing request is used to request the terminal device to perform sensing;

Sensing information obtained by sensing is sent to the first network device.
The method according to any one of claims 9 to 14, characterized in that the first network device is a sensing application function SAF.
A sensing capability reporting method, characterized in that it is applied to a second network device, and the method includes:

Send a registration request to the first network device, where the registration request includes: a perception capability indication, used to indicate the perception capability of the second network device.
The method according to claim 16, wherein the sensing capability includes at least one of the following capabilities: 3GPP sensing capability and non-3GPP sensing capability;

Among them, different perceptual ability indicators are used to indicate different perceptual abilities.
The method according to claim 17, wherein the 3GPP awareness capability includes at least one of the following capabilities: range awareness capability, frequency awareness capability and accuracy awareness capability;

The non-3GPP sensing capability includes at least one of the following capabilities: radar sensing capability and camera sensing capability.
The method according to claim 16, wherein the registration request further includes at least one of the following information: an identification of the second network device and location information of the second network device.
The method according to claim 19, characterized in that the identification of the second network device includes at least one of the following: FQDN and IP address;

The location information of the second network device includes at least one of the following: a cell identity of a cell to which the second network device belongs and GPS positioning information of the second network device.
The method of claim 16, further comprising:

Receive a sensing request from the first network device, where the sensing request is used to request the second network device to perform sensing;

Sensing information obtained by sensing is sent to the first network device.
The method according to any one of claims 16 to 21, characterized in that the first network device is a sensing application function SAF.
An execution device for sensing services, characterized in that it is applied to a first network device, and the device includes:

A transceiver unit, configured to receive a registration request from at least one first device, wherein the registration request includes: a sensing capability indication, used to indicate the sensing capability of the first device;

A processing unit, configured to select a target device from at least one first device according to the perception requirement and the perception capability, and to obtain perception information corresponding to the perception requirement according to the perception capability of the target device.
The device according to claim 23, wherein the sensing capability includes at least one of the following capabilities: 3GPP sensing capability and non-3GPP sensing capability;

Among them, different perceptual ability indicators are used to indicate different perceptual abilities.
The device according to claim 24, wherein the 3GPP awareness capability includes at least one of the following capabilities: range awareness capability, frequency awareness capability and accuracy awareness capability;

The non-3GPP sensing capability includes at least one of the following capabilities: radar sensing capability and camera sensing capability.
The apparatus according to claim 23, wherein the registration request further includes at least one of the following information: an identification of the first device and location information of the first device.
The device according to claim 26, wherein the first device is a terminal device;

The identification of the first device includes at least one of the following: IMSI, IMEI and MSISDN;

The location information of the first device includes at least one of the following: a cell identifier of a cell to which the first device belongs and GPS positioning information of the first device.
The device according to claim 26, wherein the first device is a network device;

The identification of the first device includes at least one of the following: FQDN and IP address;

The location information of the first device includes at least one of the following: a cell identifier of a cell to which the first device belongs and GPS positioning information of the first device.
The device according to claim 23, characterized in that the transceiver unit is specifically used to:

Send a sensing request to the target device, where the sensing request is used to request the target device to perform sensing;

Receive sensing information obtained by sensing by the target device.
The device according to any one of claims 23 to 29, characterized in that the first network device is a sensing application function SAF.
A sensing capability reporting device, characterized in that it is applied to terminal equipment, and the device includes:

A transceiver unit, configured to send a registration request to the first network device, where the registration request includes: a perception capability indication, used to indicate the perception capability of the terminal device.
The device according to claim 31, wherein the sensing capability includes at least one of the following capabilities: 3GPP sensing capability and non-3GPP sensing capability;

Among them, different perceptual ability indicators are used to indicate different perceptual abilities.
The device according to claim 32, wherein the 3GPP awareness capability includes at least one of the following capabilities: range awareness capability, frequency awareness capability and accuracy awareness capability;

The non-3GPP sensing capability includes at least one of the following capabilities: radar sensing capability and camera sensing capability.
The apparatus according to claim 31, wherein the registration request further includes at least one of the following information: an identification of the terminal device and location information of the terminal device.
The device according to claim 34, characterized in that the identification of the terminal device includes at least one of the following: IMSI, IMEI and MSISDN;

The location information of the terminal device includes at least one of the following: a cell identity of a cell to which the terminal device belongs and GPS positioning information of the terminal device.
The device according to claim 31, characterized in that the transceiver unit is specifically used to:

Receive a sensing request from the first network device, where the sensing request is used to request the terminal device to perform sensing;

Sensing information obtained by sensing is sent to the first network device.
The device according to any one of claims 31 to 36, characterized in that the first network device is a sensing application function SAF.
A sensing capability reporting device, characterized in that it is applied to a second network device, and the device includes:

A transceiver unit configured to send a registration request to the first network device, where the registration request includes: a perception capability indication, used to indicate the perception capability of the second network device.
The device according to claim 38, wherein the sensing capability includes at least one of the following capabilities: 3GPP sensing capability and non-3GPP sensing capability;

Among them, different perceptual ability indicators are used to indicate different perceptual abilities.
The device according to claim 39, wherein the 3GPP awareness capability includes at least one of the following capabilities: range awareness capability, frequency awareness capability and accuracy awareness capability;

The non-3GPP sensing capability includes at least one of the following capabilities: radar sensing capability and camera sensing capability.
The apparatus according to claim 38, wherein the registration request further includes at least one of the following information: an identification of the second network device and location information of the second network device.
The apparatus according to claim 41, wherein the identification of the second network device includes at least one of the following: FQDN and IP address;

The location information of the second network device includes at least one of the following: a cell identity of a cell to which the second network device belongs and GPS positioning information of the second network device.
The device according to claim 38, characterized in that the transceiver unit is specifically used to:

Receive a sensing request from the first network device, where the sensing request is used to request the second network device to perform sensing;

Sensing information obtained by sensing is sent to the first network device.
The device according to any one of claims 38 to 43, characterized in that the first network device is a sensing application function SAF.
A communication device, characterized in that the device includes a processor and a memory, a computer program is stored in the memory, and the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory, so that the device executes the claims The method described in any one of 1 to 8.
A communication device, characterized in that the device includes a processor and a memory, a computer program is stored in the memory, and the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory, so that the device executes the claims The method described in any one of 9 to 15.
A communication device, characterized in that the device includes a processor and a memory, a computer program is stored in the memory, and the processor executes the computer program stored in the memory, so that the device executes the claims The method described in any one of 16 to 22.
A communication device, characterized by including: a processor and an interface circuit;

The interface circuit is used to receive code instructions and transmit them to the processor;

The processor is configured to run the code instructions to perform the method according to any one of claims 1 to 8.
A communication device, characterized by including: a processor and an interface circuit;

The interface circuit is used to receive code instructions and transmit them to the processor;

The processor is configured to run the code instructions to perform the method according to any one of claims 9 to 15.
A communication device, characterized by including: a processor and an interface circuit;

The interface circuit is used to receive code instructions and transmit them to the processor;

The processor is configured to run the code instructions to perform the method according to any one of claims 16 to 22.
A computer-readable storage medium for storing instructions, which when executed, enables the method according to any one of claims 1 to 8 to be implemented.
A computer-readable storage medium configured to store instructions that, when executed, enable the method according to any one of claims 9 to 15 to be implemented.
A computer-readable storage medium configured to store instructions that, when executed, enable the method according to any one of claims 16 to 22 to be implemented.