WO2023272640A1 - 终端的定位方法、装置、设备及介质 - Google Patents
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- the present application relates to the communication field, and in particular to a terminal positioning method, device, equipment and system.
- Location-based services are one of the indispensable services in daily life. Positioning techniques based on radio technology are widely used.
- a positioning reference signal (Positioning Reference Signal, PRS) is sent by multiple base stations in a mobile communication system.
- the terminal locates its own position based on the positioning reference signals sent by multiple base stations.
- Embodiments of the present application provide a terminal positioning method, device, terminal and medium, and provide a positioning service in a sidelink communication scenario.
- a terminal positioning method includes:
- the first terminal receives a first reference signal sent by at least one second terminal, where the first reference signal is a positioning reference signal of a sidelink;
- the first terminal locates the target terminal according to the first reference signal.
- a positioning device for a terminal includes:
- the first receiving module is configured to receive a first reference signal sent by at least one second terminal, where the first reference signal is a sidelink positioning reference signal;
- the first positioning module is configured to locate the target terminal according to the first reference signal.
- a positioning method for a terminal includes:
- the second terminal sends a first reference signal to the first terminal, where the first reference signal is used to locate the target terminal, and the first reference signal is a sidelink positioning reference signal.
- a positioning device for a terminal includes:
- the second sending module is configured to send a first reference signal to the first terminal, the first reference signal is used to locate the target terminal, and the first reference signal is a sidelink positioning reference signal.
- a terminal is provided, and the terminal includes:
- transceiver connected to the processor
- memory for storing processor-executable instructions
- the processor is configured to load and execute executable instructions to implement any one of the methods for locating a terminal described above.
- a chip is provided, and the chip is used to implement any one of the methods for locating a terminal described above.
- a computer-readable storage medium stores at least one instruction, at least one program, a code set, or an instruction set, and the at least one instruction, all The at least one program, the code set or the instruction set is loaded and executed by the processor to implement any one of the terminal positioning methods described above.
- the method realizes the positioning of the target terminal through the side link, and the positioning result of the target terminal can be obtained through the interaction between different terminals, which can improve the positioning efficiency and reduce the calculation pressure of the network equipment. Moreover, it also provides a brand new positioning service in the sidelink communication scenario.
- Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment
- Fig. 2 is a flow chart showing a terminal positioning method according to an exemplary embodiment
- Fig. 3 is a flowchart showing a positioning method for a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment
- Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a terminal positioning method according to an exemplary embodiment
- Fig. 5 is a flow chart showing a positioning method for a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment
- Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a terminal positioning method according to an exemplary embodiment
- Fig. 7 is a flow chart showing a positioning method for a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment
- Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of a terminal positioning method according to an exemplary embodiment
- Fig. 9 is a flow chart showing a positioning method for a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment
- Fig. 10 is a schematic diagram of a terminal positioning method according to an exemplary embodiment
- Fig. 11 is a flow chart showing a terminal positioning method according to an exemplary embodiment
- Fig. 12 is a schematic diagram of a terminal positioning method according to an exemplary embodiment
- Fig. 13 is a flow chart showing a positioning method for a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment
- Fig. 14 is a schematic diagram of a terminal positioning method according to an exemplary embodiment
- Fig. 15 is a flow chart showing a positioning method for a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment
- Fig. 16 is a schematic diagram of a terminal positioning method according to an exemplary embodiment
- Fig. 17 is a flow chart showing a positioning method for a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment
- Fig. 18 is a schematic diagram of a terminal positioning method according to an exemplary embodiment
- Fig. 19 is a block diagram of a device for positioning a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment
- Fig. 20 is a block diagram of a device for positioning a terminal according to an exemplary embodiment
- Fig. 21 is a schematic structural diagram of a network device according to an exemplary embodiment.
- Fig. 1 shows a schematic structural diagram of a communication system provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application.
- the system architecture may include: user equipment (User Equipment, UE), next generation radio access network (Next Generation-Radio Access Network, NG-RAN), location management function (Location Management Function, LMF) , Access and Mobility Management Function (Access and Mobility Management Function, AMF), Enhanced Service Mobile Location Center (Enhanced-Service Mobile Location Center, E-SMLC), Service Location Protocol (Service Location Protocol, SLP).
- user equipment User Equipment
- NG-RAN Next Generation-Radio Access Network
- LMF Location Management Function
- AMF Access and Mobility Management Function
- E-SMLC Enhanced Service Mobile Location Center
- SLP Service Location Protocol
- the UE It is the entrance for mobile users to interact with the network. It can provide basic computing capabilities and storage capabilities, display service windows to users, and accept user operation inputs.
- the UE will adopt the next-generation air interface technology to establish a signal connection and a data connection with the NG-RAN, thereby transmitting control signals and service data to the mobile network.
- the UEs can be linked on the sidelink through the PC5 interface.
- the connection and communication on the sidelink can be realized between different UEs through the PC5 interface. For example, UE1 and UE2 communicate through a side link based on the PC5 interface.
- NG-RAN including upgraded 4G base stations (next generation-evolved Node B, ng-eNB) and 5G base stations (next generation-NodeB, gNB).
- ng-eNB is a network element of NG-RAN, which can provide measurement results for location estimation, perform radio signal measurement for target UE, and transmit these measurement results to LMF.
- the ng-eNB performs its measurements in response to requests from the LMF (on-demand or periodically).
- the ng-eNB can serve multiple TPs, including e.g. remote radio heads and only Positioning Reference Signals (PRS) for Evolving-Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) based PRS ground beacon system positioning.
- PRS Positioning Reference Signals
- E-UTRA Evolving-Universal Terrestrial Radio Access
- the gNB is the network element of the NG-RAN that can provide measurement information for the target UE and transmit this information to the LMF. It should be noted that gNB and ng-eNB may not always exist. When both gNB and ng-eNB exist, only one of them exists in the NG-C interface.
- the UE and the gNB are connected through the New Radio-User Equipment (NR-Uu) interface, where the NR-Uu interface is a number of LTE positioning protocols for the target UE with NR access to the NG-RAN One of the transmission links.
- NR-Uu New Radio-User Equipment
- the UE and the ng-eNB are connected through a Long Term Evolution-User equipment (Long Term Evolution-User equipment, LTE-Uu) interface, wherein the LTE-Uu interface is one of several transmission links of the LTE positioning protocol.
- LTE-Uu Long Term Evolution-User equipment
- the LMF used to manage the support of different location services for the target UE, including positioning of the UE and delivery of assistance data to the UE.
- the LMF may interact with the serving gNB or the serving ng-eNB for the target UE in order to obtain location measurements of the UE, including uplink measurements made by the ng-eNB and downlink measurements provided by the UE to the ng-eNB.
- the base station evolved Node B, eNB
- the LMF may interact with the target UE to communicate assistance data when requesting specific location services, or to obtain a location estimate if requested.
- AMF Used to receive a request from another entity for some location services associated with a specific target UE, or AMF itself decides to initiate some location services on behalf of a specific target UE (for example, for an IMS emergency call from that specific target UE) . Then, the AMF sends a location service request to the LMF.
- the LMF handles location service requests, which may include communicating assistance data to the target UE to assist UE-based and/or UE-assisted positioning and/or may include positioning of the target UE. Then, the LMF returns the result of the location service to the location service requested by the AMF, and the AMF returns the result of the location service to this entity.
- E-SMLC used to locate the location of the UE.
- SLP It is a secure user plane (Secure user plane, SUPL) entity responsible for positioning on the user plane.
- SUPL Secure user plane
- FIG. 2 shows a flowchart of a terminal positioning method provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application. This embodiment is illustrated by taking the application in the communication system shown in Figure 1 as an example, and the method includes:
- step 201 the second terminal sends a first reference signal to the first terminal.
- there is one second terminal in the case of measuring the relative position of the first terminal, there is one second terminal; for another example, in the case of measuring the relative distance between the first terminal and the second terminal, there is one second terminal; for another example, In the case of measuring the absolute position of the first terminal, the second terminal is three and so on. This embodiment does not limit the number of second terminals.
- the first reference signal is a positioning reference signal of the sidelink.
- the first reference signal is a positioning reference signal or a position reference signal for the sidelink, or in other words, the first reference signal is a reference signal for positioning the target terminal in a sidelink scenario.
- the first reference signal is used to determine the location information of the target terminal and/or the distance information of the target terminal.
- the position information includes absolute position or relative position.
- the target terminal is the first terminal or the second terminal.
- the first terminal or the second terminal is at least one of a terminal device and a roadside unit (Road Side Unit, RSU).
- RSU Road Side Unit
- step 202 the first terminal receives a first reference signal sent by at least one second terminal.
- the second terminals may be understood as multiple terminal entities, or multiple antenna units of the same terminal entity.
- a certain terminal entity includes 2 antenna units, and the 2 antenna units transmit different first reference signals. These two antenna units may be understood as two second terminals.
- step 203 the first terminal locates the target terminal according to the first reference signal.
- the first terminal uses a time difference-based positioning technology to locate the target terminal according to the first reference signal.
- the time difference refers to a time difference between reference signals sent by second terminals at different locations, or a time difference between sending and receiving reference signals of second terminals at the same location.
- the first terminal uses an angle-based positioning technology to locate the target terminal according to the first reference signal.
- the angle is the transmission angle or reception angle of the first reference signal.
- the target terminal is the first terminal or the second terminal.
- the method provided in this embodiment realizes the positioning of the target terminal through the first reference signal sent on the sidelink link, and the positioning result of the target terminal can be obtained through the interaction between the terminals, which can improve the positioning efficiency. Reduce the computing pressure on network devices. Moreover, a brand-new positioning method of a terminal based on a side link is also provided.
- FIG. 3 shows a flow chart of a terminal positioning method provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application. This embodiment is illustrated by taking the application in the communication system shown in Figure 1 as an example, and the method includes:
- step 301 the second terminal sends a first reference signal to the first terminal.
- there is one second terminal in the case of measuring the relative position of the first terminal, there is one second terminal; for another example, in the case of measuring the relative distance between the first terminal and the second terminal, there is one second terminal; for another example, In the case of measuring the absolute position of the first terminal, the second terminal is three and so on. This embodiment does not limit the number of second terminals.
- the first reference signal is a positioning reference signal of the sidelink.
- the first reference signal is a positioning reference signal or a position reference signal for the sidelink, or in other words, the first reference signal is a reference signal for positioning the target terminal in a sidelink scenario.
- the first reference signal is used to determine the location information of the target terminal and/or the distance information of the target terminal.
- the position information includes absolute position or relative position.
- the first reference signal includes: Side Link-Position Reference Signal (Side Link-Position Reference Signal, SL-PRS), Channel State Information Reference Signal (Channel State Information-Reference Signals, CSI-RS), demodulation At least one of a reference signal (Demodulation Reference Signal, DMRS), a phase tracking reference signal (Phase Tracking Reference Signal, PTRS), a system synchronization block (System Synchronization Block, SSB), and a sounding reference signal (Sounding Reference Signal, SRS).
- Side Link-Position Reference Signal Side Link-Position Reference Signal
- CSI-RS Channel State Information Reference Signals
- DMRS Demodulation Reference Signal
- PTRS Phase Tracking Reference Signal
- SSB System Synchronization Block
- SRS Sounding Reference Signal
- the second terminal 41 , the second terminal 42 and the second terminal 43 respectively send the first reference signal to the first terminal 44 .
- step 302 the first terminal receives a first reference signal sent by at least one second terminal.
- the second terminals may be understood as multiple terminal entities, or multiple antenna units of the same terminal entity.
- a certain terminal entity includes 2 antenna units, and the 2 antenna units transmit different first reference signals. These two antenna units may be understood as two second terminals.
- step 303 the first terminal calculates the positioning result of the target terminal according to the measurement result of the first reference signal.
- the measurement result of the first reference signal includes at least one of the following: first reference signal received power (Reference Signal Received Power, RSRP) of the first reference signal; first reference signal received quality (Reference Signal Received Power, RSRP) of the first reference signal Signal Received Quality, RSRQ); the angle of arrival of the first reference signal; the transmission angle of the first reference signal; the time stamp of the measurement result; the time difference between sending and receiving; the propagation delay of the first reference signal; the quality of each measurement result; the time difference of arrival .
- first reference signal received power Reference Signal Received Power, RSRP
- first reference signal received quality Reference Signal Received Power, RSRP
- RSRQ Reference Signal Received Quality
- the transceiving time difference includes the transceiving time difference related to the sending time of the first reference signal, or the receiving time difference related to the first reference signal.
- the target terminal is at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal.
- the method of calculating the positioning result of the target terminal includes but is not limited to Time Difference of Arrival (Time Difference of Arrival, TDOA), Side Link-Time Difference of Arrival (Side Link-Time Difference of Arrival, SL -TDOA), Side Link-Angle of Departure (Side Link-Angle of Departure, SL-AoD), Side Link-Angle of Arrival (Side Link-Angle of Arrival, SL-AOA), Enhanced-Cell Identity Document, E -CID), Angle of Arrival (AoA), Angle of Departure (AoD), Time of Arrival (ToA), Multi Round Trip Time (Multi-RTT), network At least one of Assisted-Global Navigation Satellite System (A-GNSS).
- TDOA Time Difference of Arrival
- SL -TDOA Side Link-Time Difference of Arrival
- SL-AoD Side Link-Angle of Departure
- Side Link-Angle of Arrival Side Link-Angle of Arrival
- SL-AOA Enhanced
- the principle of this method is that the distance difference between two fixed points in the plane is The trajectory of the moving point is a hyperbolic curve.
- the first terminal 44 When the first terminal 44 receives the first reference signal sent by the second terminal 41 and the second terminal 42, there is a first time difference at the moment when the two first reference signals are received, and the propagation velocity of the first reference signal is known and the first time difference, the first distance difference between the distance from the first terminal 44 to the second terminal 41 and the distance from the first terminal 44 to the second terminal 42 can be calculated, then the first terminal 44 is positioned at Take the second terminal 41 and the second terminal 42 as the focus, and take the first distance difference as the fixed difference hyperbola 401 .
- the first terminal 44 when the first terminal 44 respectively receives the first reference signals sent by the second terminal 42 and the second terminal 43, there is a second time difference at the moment of receiving the two first reference signals.
- the second distance difference between the distance from the first terminal 44 to the second terminal 42 and the distance from the first terminal 44 to the second terminal 43 can be calculated, then the first The terminal 44 is located on the hyperbola 402 with the second terminal 42 and the second terminal 43 as the focus and the second distance difference as the fixed difference.
- the first terminal 44 can locate the position of the first terminal 44 according to the intersection point of the hyperbola 401 and the hyperbola 402 .
- the measurement result of the first reference signal by the first terminal includes at least one of the measurement results shown in Table 1:
- the method of calculating the positioning result of the target terminal is based on the time difference as an example for illustration, the second terminal sends the first reference signal to the first terminal, and after the first terminal receives the first reference signal, the first The terminal can determine the relative distance and relative angle between the first terminal and the second terminal according to the measurement result of the first reference signal, and the first terminal can determine the position of the first terminal or the second terminal according to the relative distance and relative angle .
- the measurement result of the first reference signal by the first terminal includes at least one of the following:
- the method provided by this embodiment is to calculate the positioning result on the first terminal, without consuming resources of the network equipment, and can reduce the computing pressure of the network equipment.
- the calculation process does not need to The data reported by the network equipment can save the resources of the uplink channel and the downlink channel, and ensure that the calculation process has better real-time performance.
- Fig. 5 shows a flowchart of a terminal positioning method provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application. This embodiment is illustrated by taking the application in the communication system shown in Figure 1 as an example, and the method includes:
- step 501 the second terminal sends a first reference signal to the first terminal.
- there is one second terminal in the case of measuring the relative position of the first terminal, there is one second terminal; for another example, in the case of measuring the relative distance between the first terminal and the second terminal, there is one second terminal; for another example, In the case of measuring the absolute position of the first terminal, the second terminal is three and so on. This embodiment does not limit the number of second terminals.
- the first reference signal is a positioning reference signal of the sidelink.
- the first reference signal is a positioning reference signal or a position reference signal for the sidelink, or in other words, the first reference signal is a reference signal for positioning the target terminal in a sidelink scenario.
- the first reference signal is used to determine the location information of the target terminal and/or the distance information of the target terminal.
- the position information includes absolute position or relative position.
- the first reference signal includes: at least one of SL-PRS, CSI-RS, DMRS, PTRS, SSB, and SRS.
- the second terminal 61 , the second terminal 62 and the second terminal 63 respectively send the first reference signal to the first terminal 64 .
- step 502 the first terminal receives a first reference signal sent by at least one second terminal.
- the second terminals may be understood as multiple terminal entities, or multiple antenna units of the same terminal entity.
- a certain terminal entity includes 2 antenna units, and the 2 antenna units transmit different first reference signals. These two antenna units may be understood as two second terminals.
- step 503 the first terminal sends a first measurement report to the second terminal.
- the first measurement report includes measurement results of the first reference signal.
- the first measurement result of the first reference signal includes at least one of the following: RSRP/RSRQ of the first reference signal; angle of arrival of the first reference signal; transmission angle of the first reference signal; time of the first measurement result stamp; time difference between sending and receiving; propagation delay of the first reference signal; quality of each measurement result; time difference of arrival of the first reference signal and sending angle.
- the transceiving time difference includes the transceiving time difference related to the sending time of the first reference signal, or the receiving time difference related to the first reference signal.
- the first terminal 64 sends the first measurement report to the second terminal 61 .
- step 504 the second terminal calculates the positioning result of the target terminal according to the first measurement report.
- the target terminal is at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal.
- the manner of calculating the positioning result of the target terminal includes but not limited to at least one of TDOA, SL-TDOA, SL-AOA, E-CID, AoD, ToA, Multi-RTT, and A-GNSS.
- the first terminal 601 sends a first measurement report to the second terminal 602, and the second terminal 602 can The report calculates the relative distance and relative angle between the first terminal 601 and the second terminal 602 , and then determines the positioning information of the first terminal 601 or the second terminal 602 .
- the measurement result of the first reference signal by the first terminal includes at least one of the measurement results shown in Table 3:
- measurement result PCI PCI, GCI and Measured TRP ID/RS ID
- the name of the target UE, the angle of arrival (azimuth and elevation), and the angle of departure PRS-RSRP Timestamp of the measurement result The quality of each measurement
- the method of calculating the positioning result of the target terminal is based on the time difference as an example.
- Multiple second terminals will send the first reference signal to the first terminal, and the first terminal will receive different first reference signals.
- signal time difference after the first terminal sends the first measurement report to the second terminal, the second terminal can determine the positioning result of the first terminal or the second terminal according to the time difference included in the first measurement report.
- the measurement result of the first reference signal by the first terminal includes at least one of the measurement results shown in Table 4:
- the method provided by this embodiment since the calculation process of the positioning result is implemented on the second terminal, does not need to consume resources of the network device, and can reduce the computing pressure of the network device. On the other hand, the calculation process There is no need to report data to network devices, which can save the resources of uplink channel and downlink channel. Moreover, a method for calculating the positioning result is provided for the first terminal with weak computing capability, and the positioning result is calculated by the second terminal to make up for the defect of the weak computing capability of the first terminal.
- Fig. 7 shows a flowchart of a terminal positioning method provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application. This embodiment is illustrated by taking the application in the communication system shown in Figure 1 as an example, and the method includes:
- step 701 the second terminal sends a first reference signal to the first terminal.
- there is one second terminal in the case of measuring the relative position of the first terminal, there is one second terminal; for another example, in the case of measuring the relative distance between the first terminal and the second terminal, there is one second terminal; for another example, In the case of measuring the absolute position of the first terminal, the second terminal is three and so on. This embodiment does not limit the number of second terminals.
- the first reference signal is a positioning reference signal of the sidelink.
- the first reference signal is a positioning reference signal or a position reference signal for the sidelink, or in other words, the first reference signal is a reference signal for positioning the target terminal in a sidelink scenario.
- the first reference signal is used to determine the location information of the target terminal and/or the distance information of the target terminal.
- the position information includes absolute position or relative position.
- the first reference signal includes: at least one of SL-PRS, CSI-RS, DMRS, PTRS, SSB, and SRS.
- the second terminal 81 , the second terminal 82 and the second terminal 83 respectively send the first reference signal to the first terminal 84 .
- step 702 the first terminal receives a first reference signal sent by at least one second terminal.
- the second terminals may be understood as multiple terminal entities, or multiple antenna units of the same terminal entity.
- a certain terminal entity includes 2 antenna units, and the 2 antenna units transmit different first reference signals. These two antenna units may be understood as two second terminals.
- step 703 the first terminal reports a first measurement report to the network device.
- the first terminal generates a first measurement report according to the measurement result of the first reference signal.
- the first measurement report includes measurement results of the first reference signal.
- the measurement result of the first reference signal includes at least one of the following: RSRP/RSRQ of the first reference signal; angle of arrival of the first reference signal; transmission angle of the first reference signal; time stamp of the measurement result; ; the propagation delay of the first reference signal; the quality of each measurement result; the time difference of arrival of the first reference signal.
- the transceiving time difference includes the transceiving time difference related to the sending time of the first reference signal, or the receiving time difference related to the first reference signal.
- step 704 the network device calculates the positioning result of the target terminal according to the first measurement report.
- the network device is at least one of a base station and an RSU.
- the way of calculating the positioning result of the target terminal includes but is not limited to at least one of TDOA, SL-TDOA, SL-AoD, SL-AOA, E-CID, AoD, ToA, Multi-RTT, and A-GNSS .
- the method of calculating the positioning result of the target terminal is an angle-based method
- the first terminal 801 receives the first reference signal sent by the second terminal 802
- the first terminal 801 sends the network
- the device 803 sends the first measurement report
- the network device 803 can calculate the relative distance and relative angle between the first terminal 801 and the second terminal 802 according to the first measurement report, and then determine the distance between the first terminal 801 or the second terminal 802. positioning information.
- the measurement result of the first reference signal by the first terminal includes at least one of the reference signals shown in Table 5:
- measurement result PCI PCI, GCI and Measured TRP ID/RS ID
- the name of the target UE, the angle of arrival (azimuth and elevation), and the angle of departure PRS-RSRP Timestamp of the measurement result The quality of each measurement
- the method of calculating the positioning result of the target terminal is based on the time difference as an example.
- Multiple second terminals will send the first reference signal to the first terminal, and the first terminal will receive different first reference signals.
- signal time difference after the first terminal sends the first measurement report to the second terminal, the second terminal can determine the positioning result of the first terminal or the second terminal according to the time difference included in the first measurement report.
- the measurement result of the first reference signal by the first terminal includes at least one of the measurement results shown in Table 6:
- the method provided by this embodiment is to calculate the positioning result by the network device, does not require the first terminal or the second terminal to have strong computing capabilities, and has relatively low requirements for the first terminal or the second terminal, and in addition
- network devices have strong computing capabilities, and can obtain relatively accurate positioning results.
- Fig. 9 shows a flow chart of a terminal positioning method provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application. This embodiment is illustrated by taking the application in the communication system shown in Figure 1 as an example, and the method includes:
- step 901 the second terminal sends a first reference signal to the first terminal.
- there is one second terminal in the case of measuring the relative position of the first terminal, there is one second terminal; for another example, in the case of measuring the relative distance between the first terminal and the second terminal, there is one second terminal; for another example, In the case of measuring the absolute position of the first terminal, the second terminal is three and so on. This embodiment does not limit the number of second terminals.
- the first reference signal is a positioning reference signal of the sidelink.
- the first reference signal is a positioning reference signal or a position reference signal for the sidelink, or in other words, the first reference signal is a reference signal for positioning the target terminal in a sidelink scenario.
- the first reference signal is used to determine the location information of the target terminal and/or the distance information of the target terminal.
- the position information includes absolute position or relative position.
- the first reference signal includes: at least one of SL-PRS, CSI-RS, DMRS, PTRS, SSB, and SRS.
- the second terminal 1002 sends the first reference signal to the first terminal 1001 .
- step 902 the first terminal receives a first reference signal sent by at least one second terminal.
- the second terminals may be understood as multiple terminal entities, or multiple antenna units of the same terminal entity.
- step 903 the first terminal sends the second reference signal to the second terminal.
- the second reference signal is a positioning reference signal of the sidelink.
- the second reference signal is a positioning reference signal or a position reference signal for the sidelink, or in other words, the second reference signal is a reference signal for positioning the target terminal in a sidelink scenario.
- the second reference signal is used to determine the location information of the target terminal and/or the distance information of the target terminal.
- the position information includes absolute position or relative position.
- the second reference signal includes: at least one of SL-PRS, CSI-RS, DMRS, PTRS, SSB, and SRS.
- the types of the first reference signal and the second reference signal are the same, or the types of the second reference signal and the second reference signal are different.
- the first terminal 1001 sends the second reference signal to the second terminal 1002 .
- step 904 the second terminal reports a second measurement report to the network device.
- the network device is at least one of a base station and an RSU.
- the second measurement report includes measurement results of the second reference signal.
- the measurement result of the second reference signal includes at least one of the following: RSRP/RSRQ of the second reference signal; angle of arrival of the second reference signal; transmission angle of the second reference signal; time stamp of the measurement result; ; Propagation delay of the second reference signal; Quality of each measurement; Time difference of arrival.
- the transceiving time difference includes the transceiving time difference related to the sending time of the first reference signal, or the receiving time difference related to the first reference signal.
- the second terminal 1002 reports the second measurement report to the network device 1003 .
- step 905 the first terminal reports a first measurement report to the network device.
- the first measurement report includes a measurement report of the first reference signal.
- the measurement result of the first reference signal includes at least one of the following: RSRP/RSRQ of the first reference signal; angle of arrival of the first reference signal; transmission angle of the first reference signal; time stamp of the measurement result; Transceive time difference of the reference signal; propagation delay of the first reference signal; quality of each measurement result; time difference of arrival.
- the transceiving time difference includes the transceiving time difference related to the sending time of the first reference signal, or the receiving time difference related to the first reference signal.
- step 904 and step 905 are in no particular order, and in an actual implementation process, step 904 may be implemented first and then 905 may be implemented. Alternatively, step 905 is implemented first, and then step 904 is implemented.
- the first terminal 1001 reports a first measurement report to the network device 1003
- the second terminal 1002 reports a second measurement report to the network device 1003 .
- step 906 the network device calculates a positioning result of the target terminal according to the first measurement report and the second measurement report.
- the target terminal for sending the angle is at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal.
- first terminals there are one or more first terminals, and there are also one or more second terminals.
- technicians may change or deform the embodiment according to the actual number of terminals.
- the way of calculating the positioning result of the target terminal includes but is not limited to at least one of TDOA, SL-TDOA, SL-AoD, SL-AOA, E-CID, AoD, ToA, Multi-RTT, and A-GNSS .
- the first reference signal and the second reference signal cannot collide in the time domain.
- the first terminal 1001 receives the first reference signal sent by the second terminal 1002, and the second terminal 1002 receives the first reference signal sent by the first terminal 1001.
- the network device 1003 calculates the positioning result of the first terminal 1001 and/or the positioning result of the second terminal 1002 according to the time difference between the sending time of a reference signal and the receiving time of the second reference signal.
- the first terminal when the first terminal includes multiple terminals and the second terminal includes one terminal, one second terminal sends the first reference signal to multiple first terminals, and multiple first terminals receive the first reference signal sent by the second terminal. After the first reference signal, the multiple first terminals respectively send the second reference signal to the second terminal, and report the first measurement report to the network device. After receiving multiple second reference signals sent by multiple first terminals, the second terminal will report to the network device a second measurement report corresponding to the second reference signal, and the network device will report the second measurement report according to the first measurement report and the second measurement report. Calculate the positioning results of multiple first terminals and/or the positioning results of one second terminal.
- the multiple second terminals send the first reference signal to the first terminal, and the first terminal receives multiple reference signals sent by the multiple second terminals.
- the first terminal sends the second reference signal to multiple second terminals respectively, and reports the first measurement report to the network device.
- the multiple second terminals After receiving the second reference signal sent by the first terminal, the multiple second terminals will report the second measurement report to the network device, and the network device calculates a positioning result and /or positioning results of multiple second terminals.
- the measurement result of the first terminal on the first reference signal and/or the measurement result of the second terminal on the second reference signal include at least one of the displayed measurement results:
- Table 7 The measurement results of the first reference signal and/or the measurement results of the second reference signal
- the method provided by this embodiment is to calculate the positioning result by the network device, does not require the first terminal or the second terminal to have strong computing capabilities, and has relatively low requirements for the first terminal or the second terminal, and in addition
- network devices have strong computing capabilities, and can obtain relatively accurate positioning results.
- Fig. 11 shows a flow chart of a terminal positioning method provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application. This embodiment is illustrated by taking the application in the communication system shown in Figure 1 as an example, and the method includes:
- step 111 the second terminal sends the first reference signal to the first terminal.
- the first reference signal is a positioning reference signal of the sidelink.
- the first reference signal is a positioning reference signal or a position reference signal for the sidelink, or in other words, the first reference signal is a reference signal for positioning the target terminal in a sidelink scenario.
- the first reference signal is used to determine the location information of the target terminal and/or the distance information of the target terminal.
- the position information includes absolute position or relative position.
- the first reference signal includes: at least one of SL-PRS, CSI-RS, DMRS, PTRS, SSB, and SRS.
- the second terminal 122 sends the first reference signal to the first terminal 121 .
- step 112 the first terminal receives a first reference signal sent by at least one second terminal.
- the second terminals may be understood as multiple terminal entities, or multiple antenna units of the same terminal entity.
- step 113 the first terminal sends the first measurement report and the second reference signal to the second terminal.
- the first measurement report includes measurement results of the first reference signal.
- the measurement result of the first reference signal includes at least one of the following: RSRP/RSRQ of the first reference signal; angle of arrival of the first reference signal; transmission angle of the first reference signal; time stamp of the measurement result; ; the propagation delay of the first reference signal; the quality of each measurement result; the time difference of arrival transmission angle.
- the transceiving time difference includes the transceiving time difference related to the sending time of the first reference signal, or the receiving time difference related to the first reference signal.
- the second reference signal is a positioning reference signal or position reference signal used for the sidelink, or in other words, the second reference signal is a reference signal used for positioning the target terminal in a sidelink scenario.
- the second reference signal is used to determine the location information of the target terminal and/or the distance information of the target terminal.
- the position information includes absolute position or relative position.
- the second reference signal includes: at least one of SL-PRS, CSI-RS, DMRS, PTRS, SSB, and SRS.
- the types of the first reference signal and the second reference signal are the same, or the types of the second reference signal and the second reference signal are different.
- first measurement report and the second reference signal are sent at the same time, or not at the same time.
- the first terminal 121 sends the first reference signal and the second reference signal to the second terminal 122 .
- step 114 the second terminal reports the first measurement report and the second measurement report to the network device.
- the network device is at least one of a base station and an RSU.
- the second measurement report includes measurement results of the second reference signal.
- the measurement result of the second reference signal includes at least one of the following: RSRP/RSRQ of the second reference signal; angle of arrival of the second reference signal; transmission angle of the second reference signal; time stamp of the measurement result; ; Propagation delay of the second reference signal; Quality of each measurement; Time difference of arrival.
- the transceiving time difference includes the transceiving time difference related to the sending time of the first reference signal, or the receiving time difference related to the first reference signal.
- the second terminal 122 reports the first measurement report and the second measurement report to the network device 123 .
- step 115 the network device calculates the positioning result of the target terminal according to the first measurement report and the second measurement report.
- the manner of calculating the positioning result of the target terminal includes but not limited to at least one of TDOA, SL-TDOA, SL-AoD, E-CID, AoD, ToA, Multi-RTT, and A-GNSS.
- the target terminal is at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal.
- first terminals there are one or more first terminals, and there are also one or more second terminals.
- technicians may modify or change the embodiment according to the actual number of terminals.
- the first reference signal and the second reference signal cannot collide in the time domain.
- the first terminal when the first terminal includes multiple terminals and the second terminal includes one terminal, one second terminal sends the first reference signal to multiple first terminals, and multiple first terminals receive the first reference signal sent by the second terminal. After the first reference signal, the multiple first terminals respectively send the second reference signal and the first measurement report to the second terminal. After receiving multiple second reference signals and multiple first measurement reports sent by multiple first terminals, the second terminal will report to the network device the second measurement reports corresponding to the second reference signals and the received multiple For the first measurement report, the network device calculates the positioning results of multiple first terminals and/or the positioning result of one second terminal according to the first measurement report and the second measurement report.
- the multiple second terminals send the first reference signal to the first terminal, and the first terminal receives the first reference signal sent by the multiple second terminals. After referring to the signal, the first terminal sends the second reference signal and the first measurement report to multiple second terminals respectively. After receiving the second reference signal sent by the first terminal, multiple second terminals will report the first measurement report and the second measurement report to the network device, and the network device calculates a first measurement report and the second measurement report according to the first measurement report and the second measurement report. The positioning result of the terminal and/or the positioning results of multiple second terminals.
- the first terminal 121 receives the first reference signal sent by the second terminal 122
- the second terminal 122 receives the first reference signal sent by the first terminal 121.
- the network device 123 calculates the positioning result of the first terminal 121 and/or the second terminal 122 according to the first measurement report and the second measurement report positioning results.
- the measurement result of the first terminal on the first reference signal and/or the measurement result of the second terminal on the second reference signal include at least one of the displayed measurement results:
- Table 8 The measurement results of the first reference signal and/or the measurement results of the second reference signal
- the method provided by this embodiment is to calculate the positioning result by the network device, does not require the first terminal or the second terminal to have strong computing capabilities, and has relatively low requirements for the first terminal or the second terminal, and in addition
- network devices have strong computing capabilities, and can obtain relatively accurate positioning results.
- the entire positioning process requires two vehicles to interact on the sidelink, and does not require the access of other vehicles, which can also save resources on the sidelink.
- Fig. 13 shows a flowchart of a terminal positioning method provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application. This embodiment is illustrated by taking the application in the communication system shown in Figure 1 as an example, and the method includes:
- step 131 the second terminal sends the first reference signal to the first terminal.
- there is one second terminal in the case of measuring the relative position of the first terminal, there is one second terminal; for another example, in the case of measuring the relative distance between the first terminal and the second terminal, there is one second terminal; for another example, In the case of measuring the absolute position of the first terminal, the second terminal is three and so on. This embodiment does not limit the number of second terminals.
- the first reference signal is a positioning reference signal of the sidelink.
- the first reference signal is a positioning reference signal or a position reference signal for the sidelink, or in other words, the first reference signal is a reference signal for positioning the target terminal in a sidelink scenario.
- the first reference signal is used to determine the location information of the target terminal and/or the distance information of the target terminal.
- the position information includes absolute position or relative position.
- the first reference signal includes: at least one of SL-PRS, CSI-RS, DMRS, PTRS, SSB, and SRS.
- the second terminal 142 sends the first reference signal to the first terminal 141 .
- step 132 the first terminal receives a first reference signal sent by at least one second terminal.
- the second terminal can be understood as multiple terminal entities, or multiple antenna units of the same terminal entity.
- step 133 the first terminal sends the first measurement report and the second reference signal to the second terminal.
- the first measurement report includes measurement results of the first reference signal.
- the measurement result of the first reference signal includes at least one of the following: RSRP/RSRQ of the first reference signal; angle of arrival of the first reference signal; transmission angle of the first reference signal; time stamp of the measurement result; ; the propagation delay of the first reference signal; the quality of each measurement; the time difference of arrival.
- the transceiving time difference includes the transceiving time difference related to the sending time of the first reference signal, or the receiving time difference related to the first reference signal.
- the second reference signal is a positioning reference signal of the sidelink.
- the second reference signal is used to determine at least one of location information and distance information of the target terminal, where the location information includes an absolute location and/or a relative location.
- the second reference signal is at least one of SL-PRS, CSI-RS, DMRS, PTRS, SSB, and SRS.
- the first terminal 141 sends the first measurement report and the second reference signal to the second terminal 142 .
- step 134 the second terminal calculates the positioning result of the target terminal according to the first measurement report and the second measurement report.
- the second measurement report includes measurement results of the second reference signal.
- the measurement result of the second reference signal includes at least one of the following: RSRP/RSRQ of the second reference signal; angle of arrival of the second reference signal; transmission angle of the second reference signal; time stamp of the measurement result; ; Propagation delay of the second reference signal; Quality of each measurement; Time difference of arrival.
- the transceiving time difference includes the transceiving time difference related to the sending time of the first reference signal, or the receiving time difference related to the first reference signal.
- the manner of calculating the positioning result of the target terminal includes but is not limited to at least one of TDOA, SL-TDOA, SL-AoD, E-CID, AoA, AoD, ToA, Multi-RTT, and A-GNSS.
- the target terminal is at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal.
- first terminals there are one or more first terminals, and there are also one or more second terminals.
- technicians may change or change the embodiment according to the actual number of terminals.
- the first reference signal and the second reference signal cannot collide in the time domain.
- the first terminal 141 receives the first reference signal sent by the second terminal 142
- the second terminal 142 receives the first reference signal sent by the first terminal 141.
- Sending the second reference signal and the first measurement report because there is a time difference between the first reference signal and the second reference signal
- the first measurement report includes the time difference between the sending and receiving of the first reference signal
- the second measurement report includes the sending and receiving time difference of the second reference signal
- the second terminal 142 calculates the positioning result of the first terminal 141 and/or the positioning result of the second terminal 142 according to the first measurement report and the second measurement report.
- the first terminal when the first terminal includes multiple terminals and the second terminal includes one terminal, one second terminal sends the first reference signal to multiple first terminals, and multiple first terminals receive the first reference signal sent by the second terminal. After the first reference signal, the multiple first terminals respectively send the second reference signal and the first measurement report to the second terminal. After the second terminal receives multiple second reference signals and first measurement reports sent by multiple first terminals, the second terminal calculates the positioning results and /or a positioning result of a second terminal.
- the multiple second terminals send the first reference signal to the first terminal, and the first terminal receives multiple reference signals sent by the multiple second terminals.
- the first terminal sends the second reference signal to multiple second terminals respectively, and reports the first measurement report to the network device.
- the second terminal calculates the positioning result of one first terminal and/or the positioning result of multiple second terminals according to the first measurement report and the second measurement report positioning results.
- the measurement result of the first terminal on the first reference signal and/or the measurement result of the second terminal on the second reference signal include at least one of the displayed measurement results:
- Measurement results of terminals configured with reference signals Measurement results of PCI, GCI and TRP ID Rx-Tx time difference PRS-RSRP Angle of Arrival (Azimuth and Elevation) Timestamp of the measurement result The quality of each measurement
- the method provided by this embodiment realizes the positioning of the target terminal through the side link, does not need to consume the resources of the network equipment, and can reduce the computing pressure of the network equipment.
- the device reports data, which can save uplink channel and downlink channel resources, and can also save sidelink resources.
- the calculation process of the positioning result is implemented by the second terminal, it is not necessary for the first terminal to have a strong calculation capability, and the requirements for the first terminal are relatively low.
- Fig. 15 shows a flowchart of a terminal positioning method provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application. This embodiment is illustrated by taking the application in the communication system shown in Figure 1 as an example, and the method includes:
- step 151 the second terminal sends the first reference signal to the first terminal.
- the first reference signal is a positioning reference signal of the sidelink.
- the first reference signal is a positioning reference signal or a position reference signal for the sidelink, or in other words, the first reference signal is a reference signal for positioning the target terminal in a sidelink scenario.
- the first reference signal is used to determine the location information of the target terminal and/or the distance information of the target terminal.
- the position information includes absolute position or relative position.
- the first reference signal includes: at least one of SL-PRS, CSI-RS, DMRS, PTRS, SSB, and SRS.
- the second terminal 162 sends the first reference signal to the first terminal 161
- step 152 the first terminal receives a first reference signal sent by at least one second terminal.
- the second terminals may be understood as multiple terminal entities, or multiple antenna units of the same terminal entity.
- step 153 the first terminal sends the second reference signal to the second terminal.
- the second reference signal is a positioning reference signal of the sidelink.
- step 154 the second terminal sends a second measurement report to the first terminal.
- the second measurement report includes measurement results of the second reference signal.
- the measurement result of the second reference signal includes at least one of the following: RSRP/RSRQ of the second reference signal; angle of arrival of the second reference signal; transmission angle of the second reference signal; time stamp of the measurement result; ; Propagation delay of the second reference signal; Quality of each measurement; Time difference of arrival.
- the transceiving time difference includes the transceiving time difference related to the sending time of the first reference signal, or the receiving time difference related to the first reference signal.
- step 155 the first terminal receives the second measurement report sent by the second terminal.
- step 156 the first terminal calculates the positioning result of the target terminal according to the first measurement report and the second measurement report.
- the first measurement report includes a measurement report of the first reference signal.
- the measurement result of the first reference signal includes at least one of the following: RSRP/RSRQ of the first reference signal; angle of arrival of the first reference signal; transmission angle of the first reference signal; time stamp of the measurement result; ; the propagation delay of the first reference signal; the quality of each measurement; the time difference of arrival.
- the transceiving time difference includes the transceiving time difference related to the sending time of the first reference signal, or the receiving time difference related to the first reference signal.
- first terminals there are one or more first terminals, and there are also one or more second terminals.
- technicians may modify or change the embodiment according to the actual number of terminals.
- the first reference signal and the second reference signal cannot collide in the time domain.
- the manner of calculating the positioning result of the target terminal includes but not limited to at least one of TDOA, SL-TDOA, SL-AoD, E-CID, AoD, ToA, Multi-RTT, and A-GNSS.
- the target terminal is at least one of the first terminal and the second terminal.
- the first terminal 161 receives the first reference signal sent by the second terminal 162, and the second terminal 162 receives the first reference signal sent by the first terminal 161.
- the first measurement report includes the first reference The time difference between sending and receiving signals
- the second measurement report includes the time difference between sending and receiving the second reference signal
- the first terminal 161 calculates the positioning result of the first terminal 161 and/or the positioning result of the second terminal 62 according to the first measurement report and the second measurement report .
- the first terminal when the first terminal includes multiple terminals and the second terminal includes one terminal, one second terminal sends the first reference signal to multiple first terminals, and multiple first terminals receive the first reference signal sent by the second terminal. After the first reference signal, the multiple first terminals respectively send the second reference signal to the second terminal. After receiving multiple second reference signals sent by multiple first terminals, the second terminal will send a second measurement report to the corresponding first terminal according to the second reference signal, and the first terminal will transmit the second measurement report based on the first measurement report and the second The second measurement report calculates the positioning results of multiple first terminals and/or the positioning result of one second terminal.
- the multiple second terminals send the first reference signal to the first terminal, and the first terminal receives multiple reference signals sent by the multiple second terminals. After the first reference signal, the first terminal sends the second reference signal to multiple second terminals respectively. After multiple second terminals receive the second reference signal sent by the first terminal, they will send a second measurement report to the first terminal, and the first terminal will calculate a first terminal's A positioning result and/or positioning results of multiple second terminals.
- the measurement result of the first terminal on the first reference signal and/or the measurement result of the second terminal on the second reference signal include at least one of the displayed measurement results:
- Measurement results of terminals configured with reference signals Measurement results of PCI, GCI and TRP ID Rx-Tx time difference PRS-RSRP
- the method provided by this embodiment realizes the positioning of the target terminal through the side link, does not need to consume the resources of the network equipment, and can reduce the computing pressure of the network equipment.
- the data reported by the device can save the resources of the uplink channel and the downlink channel, and ensure that the calculation process has better real-time performance.
- the vehicle network scenario only two vehicles are needed to obtain the positioning result, and no access of other vehicles is required, and the resources of the side link can also be saved.
- the calculation process of the positioning result is implemented by the first terminal, it does not require the second terminal to have a strong calculation capability, and the requirements for the first terminal are relatively low, and better real-time performance can be obtained.
- FIG. 17 shows a flowchart of a reference signal configuration method provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application. This embodiment is illustrated by taking the application in the communication system shown in Figure 1 as an example, and the method includes:
- step 171 the first terminal and/or the second terminal generates configuration information of the first reference signal.
- the configuration information of the first reference signal includes at least one of the following: the number of receiving/sending terminals of the first reference signal; information of receiving/sending terminals of the first reference signal; the type of the first reference signal; The measurement interval of the reference signal.
- the measurement interval of the first reference signal is sent by the network device; or, the measurement interval of the first reference signal is configured by the network device when receiving a request from the first terminal and/or the second terminal.
- the type of the first reference signal includes at least one of a periodic signal, an aperiodic signal and a semi-persistent signal.
- the information of the receiving terminal is the identifier of the target terminal (which may be UE ID, such as layer 2 ID, or destination ID).
- the sending terminal information is the identifier of the terminal sending the reference signal (it can be UE ID, such as layer 2 ID, or destination ID).
- the configuration information of the first reference signal may also include at least one of the following: the start time of transmission of the first reference signal (Start time of PRS transmission); the end time of transmission of the first reference signal (end time of PRS transmission) ; The resource bandwidth (PRS resource bandwidth) of the first reference signal; The resource set identifier (PRS resource set IDs) of the first reference signal; The resource identifier (PRS resource IDs) of the first reference signal; The transmission cycle and the first reference signal Offset (PRS transmission periodicity and offset); the resource repetition parameter (PRS resource repetition factor) of the first reference signal; in the resources of each first reference signal, the number of symbols of the first reference signal (Number of PRS symbols per PRS resource ); PRS muting patterns of the first reference signal; in each resource set of the first reference signal, the number of resources of the first reference signal; the number or indication of the frequency layer; the beam direction; the comb of the first reference signal Shape size, start physical resource block and point A (Comb size, start PRB, Point A
- the configuration information of the first reference signal may also include beam information associated with the first reference signal, where the beam information is Single Side Band (Single Side Band, SSB), Channel State Information Reference Signal (Channel State Information Reference Signal, CSIRS), at least one of PRS.
- the beam information is Single Side Band (Single Side Band, SSB), Channel State Information Reference Signal (Channel State Information Reference Signal, CSIRS), at least one of PRS.
- SSB Single Side Band
- CSIRS Channel State Information Reference Signal
- the first terminal and/or the second terminal generates configuration information of the second reference signal.
- the first terminal and the second terminal generate configuration information of the second reference signal according to the same generation strategy.
- the configuration information of the second reference signal includes at least one of the following: the number of receiving/sending terminals of the second reference signal; information of receiving/sending terminals of the second reference signal; the type of the second reference signal; The measurement interval of the reference signal.
- the measurement interval of the second reference signal is sent by the network device; or, the measurement interval of the second reference signal is configured by the network device when receiving a request from the first terminal and/or the second terminal.
- the type of the second reference signal includes at least one of a periodic signal, an aperiodic signal and a semi-persistent signal.
- the information of the receiving terminal is the identifier of the target terminal (which may be UE ID, such as layer 2 ID, or destination ID).
- the sending terminal information is the identifier of the terminal sending the reference signal (it can be UE ID, such as layer 2 ID, or destination ID).
- the configuration information of the second reference signal may also include at least one of the following: the transmission start time of the second reference signal; the transmission end time of the second reference signal; the resource bandwidth of the second reference signal; Resource set identification; resource identification of the second reference signal; transmission period and offset of the second reference signal; resource repetition parameters of the second reference signal; in each resource of the second reference signal, the number of symbols of the second reference signal ; the silent mode of the second reference signal; in each resource set of the second reference signal, the resource quantity of the second reference signal; the number or indication of the frequency layer; the beam direction; the comb size of the second reference signal, the starting physical Resource block and point A; start indication or end indication of the second reference signal.
- the configuration information of the second reference signal may further include beam information associated with the second reference signal, where the beam information is at least one of SSB, CSIRS, and PRS.
- the first terminal configures the reference signal for sidelink positioning.
- the above solution configures the reference signal for positioning through the first information, which can realize more precise regulation of the reference signal, and further makes the positioning of the target terminal and the terminal based on the reference signal more flexible and controllable.
- Fig. 18 shows a flowchart of a terminal configuration method provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application. This embodiment is illustrated by taking the application in the communication system shown in Figure 1 as an example, and the method includes:
- step 181 the first terminal and/or the second terminal receives first information, where the first information includes configuration information of the first reference signal.
- the configuration information of the first reference signal includes at least one of the following: the number of receiving/sending terminals of the first reference signal; information of receiving/sending terminals of the first reference signal; the type of the first reference signal; The measurement interval of the reference signal.
- the measurement interval of the first reference signal is sent by the network device; or, the measurement interval of the first reference signal is configured by the network device when receiving a request from the first terminal and/or the second terminal.
- the type of the first reference signal includes at least one of a periodic signal, an aperiodic signal and a semi-persistent signal.
- the information of the receiving terminal is the identifier of the target terminal (which may be UE ID, such as layer 2 ID, or destination ID).
- the sending terminal information is the identifier of the terminal sending the reference signal (it can be UE ID, such as layer 2 ID, or destination ID).
- the configuration information of the first reference signal may also include at least one of the following: the transmission start time of the first reference signal; the transmission end time of the first reference signal; the resource bandwidth of the first reference signal; Resource set identification; resource identification of the first reference signal; transmission period and offset of the first reference signal; resource repetition parameters of the first reference signal; in each resource of the first reference signal, the number of symbols of the first reference signal ; the silence pattern of the first reference signal; in each resource set of the first reference signal, the resource quantity of the first reference signal; the number or indication of frequency layers; the beam direction; the comb size of the first reference signal, the starting physical Resource block and point A; start indication or end indication of the first reference signal.
- the first information is sent by the LMF or the network device or the second terminal.
- the first information is sent by the LMF or the network device or the first terminal.
- the configuration information of the first reference signal may further include beam information associated with the first reference signal, where the beam information is at least one of SSB, CSIRS, and PRS.
- the first terminal/second terminal receives second information, where the second information includes configuration information of the second reference signal.
- the configuration information of the second reference signal includes at least one of the following: the number of receiving/sending terminals of the second reference signal; information of receiving/sending terminals of the second reference signal; the type of the second reference signal; The measurement interval of the reference signal.
- the measurement interval of the second reference signal is sent by the network device; or, the measurement interval of the second reference signal is configured by the network device when receiving a request from the first terminal and/or the second terminal.
- the type of the second reference signal includes at least one of a periodic signal, an aperiodic signal and a semi-persistent signal.
- the information of the receiving terminal is the identifier of the target terminal (which may be UE ID, such as layer 2 ID, or destination ID).
- the sending terminal information is the identifier of the terminal sending the reference signal (it can be UE ID, such as layer 2 ID, or destination ID).
- the configuration information of the second reference signal may also include at least one of the following: the transmission start time of the second reference signal; the transmission end time of the second reference signal; the resource bandwidth of the second reference signal; Resource set identification; resource identification of the second reference signal; transmission period and offset of the second reference signal; resource repetition parameters of the second reference signal; in each resource of the second reference signal, the number of symbols of the second reference signal ; the silence pattern of the second reference signal; in each resource set of the second reference signal, the resource quantity of the second reference signal; the number or indication of the frequency layer; the beam direction; the comb size of the second reference signal, the starting physical Resource block and point A; start indication or end indication of the second reference signal.
- the configuration information of the second reference signal may further include beam information associated with the second reference signal, where the beam information is at least one of SSB, CSIRS, and PRS.
- the first information is sent through the LTE Positioning Protocol (LTE Positioning Protocol, LPP);
- the first information is carried in a radio resource control (Radio Resource Control, RRC) message, a media access control control element (Media Access Control Control Element, MAC CE), a downlink At least one of Downlink Control Information (DCI) and pre-configuration information;
- RRC Radio Resource Control
- MAC CE Media Access Control Control Element
- DCI Downlink Control Information
- the first information is carried in at least one of PC5-S message, PC5-RRC message, MAC CE, and side link control information (Side Link Control Information, SCI).
- Fig. 19 shows a block diagram of an apparatus for locating a terminal provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application.
- the device 190 includes:
- the first receiving module 191 is configured to receive a first reference signal sent by at least one second terminal, where the first reference signal is a positioning reference signal of a sidelink; the first reference signal is used for positioning a target terminal .
- the device further includes: a first positioning module 192, further configured to calculate the positioning result of the target terminal according to the measurement result of the first reference signal; wherein, the target The terminal is at least one of the apparatus and the second terminal.
- the device further includes: a first sending module 193, configured to send a first measurement report to the second terminal, and the second terminal calculates the first measurement report according to the first measurement report.
- the positioning result of the target terminal or, the first sending module 194, configured to report a first measurement report to the network device, and the network device calculates the positioning result of the target terminal according to the first measurement report; wherein, the The target terminal is at least one of the apparatus and the second terminal, and the first measurement report includes a measurement result of the first reference signal.
- the first sending module 193 is configured to send a second reference signal to the second terminal, and the second terminal is configured to report a second measurement report to the network device, and the second The measurement report includes the measurement result of the second reference signal; the first sending module 194 is configured to report the first measurement report to the network device; the network device is configured to use the first measurement report and the second The measurement report calculates the positioning result of the target terminal; or, the first sending module 193 is configured to send the first measurement report and the second reference signal to the second terminal, and the second terminal is used to report the target terminal to the network device.
- the first measurement report and the second measurement report; the network device is configured to calculate the positioning result of the target terminal according to the first measurement report and the second measurement report; or, the first sending module 193 is configured to Sending the first measurement report and the second reference signal to the second terminal, where the second terminal is used to calculate the positioning result of the target terminal according to the first measurement report and the second measurement report; or, the first sending module 193 , configured to send a second reference signal to the second terminal, and the device receives a second measurement report sent by the second terminal; the first positioning module 192 is configured to use the first measurement report and the second The second measurement report calculates the positioning result of the target terminal; wherein, the target terminal is at least one of the device and the second terminal, and the first measurement report includes the measurement result of the first reference signal , the second measurement report includes a measurement result of the second reference signal.
- the first reference signal is used to determine location information of the target terminal, where the location information includes an absolute location and/or a relative location.
- the measurement result includes at least one of the following: RSRP/RSRQ of the reference signal; angle of arrival of the reference signal; transmission angle of the reference signal; time stamp of the measurement result; Transceive time difference; propagation delay of reference signal; quality of each measurement result; time difference of arrival.
- the first reference signal is used to determine location information of the target terminal and/or distance information of the target terminal.
- the first reference signal is at least one of SL-PRS, CSI-RS, DMRS, PTRS, and SSB.
- the first generating module 194 is configured to generate configuration information of the first reference signal; or, the first receiving module 192 is also configured to receive first information, and the first The information includes configuration information of the first reference signal.
- the configuration information includes at least one of the following: the number of receiving/sending terminals of the first reference signal; information of receiving/sending terminals of the first reference signal; the The type of the first reference signal; the measurement interval for receiving/sending the first reference signal.
- the measurement interval of the first reference signal is sent by a network device; or, the measurement interval of the first reference signal is when the network device receives the request from the device configured.
- the first information is sent by a network device or the second terminal.
- the first generating module 194 is configured to generate configuration information of the second reference signal; or, the first receiving module 192 is configured to receive second information, and the second information includes Configuration information of the second reference signal.
- the configuration information of the second reference signal includes at least one of the following: the number of receiving/sending terminals of the second reference signal; the number of receiving/sending terminals of the second reference signal information; the type of the second reference signal; the measurement interval of the second reference signal.
- the measurement interval of the second reference signal is sent by the network device; or, the measurement interval of the second reference signal is when the network device receives the request from the device configured.
- this method realizes the positioning of the target terminal through the side link, and the positioning result of the target terminal can be obtained through the interaction between the terminals, which can improve the positioning efficiency and reduce the calculation pressure of the network equipment. Moreover, a brand-new positioning method of a terminal based on a side link is also provided.
- Fig. 20 shows a block diagram of an apparatus for locating a terminal provided by an exemplary embodiment of the present application.
- the device 2000 includes:
- the second sending module 2001 is configured to send a first reference signal to the first terminal, where the first reference signal is used to locate the target terminal, and the first reference signal is a sidelink positioning reference signal.
- the second receiving module 2002 is configured to receive the first measurement report sent by the first terminal.
- the second positioning module 2003 is configured to calculate the positioning result of the target terminal according to the first measurement report; wherein, the target terminal is at least one of the first terminal and the device, and the first The measurement report includes measurement results of the first reference signal.
- the second receiving module 2002 is configured to receive the second reference signal sent by the first terminal; the second sending module 2004 is configured to report the second measurement report to the network device, the The second measurement report includes the measurement result of the second reference signal; the first terminal is used to report the first measurement report to the network device; the network device is used to report the first measurement report according to the first measurement report and the first measurement report.
- the second measurement report calculates the positioning result of the target terminal; or, the second receiving module 2002 is used to receive the first measurement report and the second reference signal sent by the first terminal; the second sending module 2004 is used to send to the network The device reports the first measurement report and the second measurement report; the network device is used to calculate the positioning result of the target terminal according to the first measurement report and the second measurement report; or, the second receiving The module 2002 is further configured to receive the first measurement report and the second reference signal sent by the first terminal; the second positioning module 2003 is configured to calculate the positioning result of the target terminal according to the first measurement report and the second measurement report or, the second receiving module 2002 is configured to receive the second reference signal sent by the first terminal; the second sending module is also configured to send a second measurement report to the first terminal, and the first The terminal is used to calculate the positioning result of the target terminal according to the first measurement report and the second measurement report; wherein, the target terminal is at least one of the first terminal and the device, and the first The measurement report includes measurement results of the first reference signal, and the second measurement report includes measurement
- the first reference signal is used to determine location information of the target terminal, where the location information includes an absolute location and/or a relative location.
- the measurement result includes at least one of the following: RSRP of the reference signal; RSRQ of the reference signal; angle of arrival of the reference signal; transmission angle of the reference signal; Transceive time difference of reference signal; propagation delay of reference signal; quality of each measurement result; time difference of arrival.
- the first reference signal is used to determine location information of the target terminal and/or distance information of the target terminal.
- the location information includes an absolute location or a relative location.
- the first reference signal is at least one of SL-PRS, CSI-RS, DMRS, PTRS, SSB, and SRS.
- the second reference signal is at least one of SL-PRS, CSI-RS, DMRS, PTRS, SSB, and SRS.
- the types of the first reference signal and the second reference signal are the same or different.
- the second generating module 2004 is configured to generate the configuration information of the first reference signal; or, the second receiving module 2002 is configured to receive the first information, and the first The information includes configuration information of the first reference signal.
- the first information includes at least one of the following information: the number of receiving/sending terminals of the first reference signal; the number of receiving/sending terminals of the first reference signal information; the type of the first reference signal; the measurement interval of the first reference signal.
- the measurement interval of the first reference signal is sent by a network device; or, the measurement interval of the first reference signal is when the network device receives the request from the device configured.
- the first information is sent by a network device or the first terminal.
- the second generating module 2004 is configured to generate configuration information of the second reference signal; or, the second receiving module 2002 is configured to receive second information, and the second The information includes configuration information of the second reference signal.
- the configuration information of the second reference signal includes at least one of the following: the number of receiving/sending terminals of the second reference signal; the number of receiving/sending terminals of the second reference signal information; the type of the second reference signal; the measurement interval of the second reference signal.
- the measurement interval of the second reference signal is sent by the network device; or, the measurement interval of the second reference signal is when the network device receives the request from the device configured.
- the second information is sent by a location management function LMF or a network device or the first terminal.
- this method realizes the positioning of the target terminal through the side link, and the positioning result of the target terminal can be obtained through the interaction between the terminals, which can improve the positioning efficiency and reduce the calculation pressure of the network equipment. Moreover, a brand-new positioning method of a terminal based on a side link is also provided.
- FIG. 21 shows a schematic structural diagram of a communication device (a first terminal or a second terminal or a network device) provided by an embodiment of the present application.
- the communication device may be used to implement the above terminal positioning method.
- the communication device 2100 may include: a processor 2101 , a receiver 2102 , a transmitter 2103 , a memory 2104 and a bus 2105 .
- the processor 2101 includes one or more processing cores, and the processor 2101 executes various functional applications and information processing by running software programs and modules.
- the receiver 2102 and the transmitter 2103 can be realized as a transceiver 2106, and the transceiver 2106 can be a communication chip.
- the memory 2104 is connected to the processor 2101 through the bus 2105 .
- the memory 2104 can be used to store a computer program, and the processor 2101 is used to execute the computer program, so as to implement various steps performed by the terminal or network device (access network entity, core network element or core network entity) in the above method embodiments.
- the transmitter 2103 is used to perform the steps related to sending in the above-mentioned various method embodiments; the receiver 2102 is used to perform the steps related to receiving in the above-mentioned various method embodiments; the processor 2101 is used to perform the steps in the above-mentioned various embodiments except Steps other than the send and receive steps.
- the memory 1304 can be realized by any type of volatile or nonvolatile storage device or their combination, and the volatile or nonvolatile storage device includes but not limited to: RAM (Random-Access Memory, Random Access Memory) And ROM (Read-Only Memory, read-only memory), EPROM (Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory, erasable programmable read-only memory), EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory, electrically erasable programmable read-only memory memory), flash memory or other solid-state storage technology, CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read-Only Memory, CD-ROM), DVD (Digital Video Disc, high-density digital video disc) or other optical storage, tape cartridges, tapes, disks storage or other magnetic storage devices.
- RAM Random-Access Memory
- ROM Read-Only Memory
- EPROM Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory, erasable programmable read-only memory
- EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only
- the embodiment of the present application also provides a non-volatile computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, and when the computer program is executed by a processor of the terminal, the foregoing method for locating the terminal is implemented.
- the embodiment of the present application also provides a chip, the chip includes a programmable logic circuit and/or program instructions, and when the chip is run on a terminal device, it is used to implement the above terminal positioning method.
- the embodiment of the present application also provides a computer program product or computer program, the computer program product or computer program includes computer instructions, the computer instructions are stored in a computer-readable storage medium, and the processor of the terminal device reads from the computer The readable storage medium reads and executes the computer instructions, so as to realize the above terminal positioning method.
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测量结果 |
PCI、GCI和测量的TRP ID/RS ID |
目的UE的名称、到达角(方位角和仰角)、偏离角 |
PRS-RSRP |
测量结果的时间戳 |
每个测量结果的质量 |
测量结果 |
纬度/经度/高度,以及不确定性形状 |
PCI、GCI、TRP ID/RS ID、目的地名称 |
SL RSTD |
SL-PRS-RSRP |
测量结果的时间戳 |
位置估计时间戳 |
每个测量结果的质量 |
到达时间差 |
测量结果 |
PCI、GCI和测量的TRP ID/RS ID |
目的UE的名称、到达角(方位角和仰角)、偏离角 |
PRS-RSRP |
测量结果的时间戳 |
每个测量结果的质量 |
测量结果 |
纬度/经度/高度,以及不确定性形状 |
PCI、GCI、TRP ID/RS ID、目的UE的名称 |
SL RSTD |
SL-PRS-RSRP |
测量结果的时间戳 |
位置估计时间戳 |
每个测量结果的质量 |
到达时间差 |
测量结果 |
PCI、GCI和TRP ID的测量结果 |
接收-发送(Receive-Transport,Rx-Tx)时间差 |
PRS-RSRP |
到达角(方位角和仰角) |
测量结果的时间戳 |
每个测量结果的质量 |
测量结果 |
PCI、GCI和TRP ID的测量结果 |
Rx-Tx时间差 |
PRS-RSRP |
到达角(方位角和仰角) |
测量结果的时间戳 |
每个测量结果的质量 |
配置参考信号的终端的测量结果 |
PCI、GCI和TRP ID的测量结果 |
Rx-Tx时间差 |
PRS-RSRP |
到达角(方位角和仰角) |
测量结果的时间戳 |
每个测量结果的质量 |
配置参考信号的终端的测量结果 |
PCI、GCI和TRP ID的测量结果 |
Rx-Tx时间差 |
PRS-RSRP |
到达角(方位角和仰角) |
测量结果的时间戳 |
每个测量结果的质量 |
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- 一种终端的定位方法,其特征在于,所述方法包括:第一终端接收至少一个第二终端发送的第一参考信号,所述第一参考信号是侧行链路的定位参考信号;所述第一终端根据所述第一参考信号对目标终端进行定位。
- 根据权利要求1所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一终端根据所述第一参考信号对目标终端进行定位,包括:所述第一终端根据所述第一参考信号的测量结果,计算所述目标终端的定位结果;其中,所述目标终端是所述第一终端和所述第二终端中的至少一种。
- 根据权利要求1所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一终端根据所述第一参考信号对目标终端进行定位,包括:所述第一终端向所述第二终端发送第一测量报告,所述第二终端用于根据所述第一测量报告计算所述目标终端的定位结果;或,所述第一终端向网络设备上报所述第一测量报告,所述网络设备用于根据所述第一测量报告计算所述目标终端的定位结果;其中,所述目标终端是所述第一终端和所述第二终端中的至少一种,所述第一测量报告包括所述第一参考信号的测量结果。
- 根据权利要求1所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一终端根据所述第一参考信号对目标终端进行定位,包括:所述第一终端向所述第二终端发送第二参考信号,所述第二终端用于向网络设备上报第二测量报告,所述第二测量报告包括所述第二参考信号的测量结果;所述第一终端向所述网络设备上报第一测量报告;所述网络设备用于根据所述第一测量报告和所述第二测量报告计算所述目标终端的定位结果;或,所述第一终端向所述第二终端发送所述第一测量报告和所述第二参考信号,所述第二终端用于向所述网络设备上报所述第一测量报告和所述第二测量报告;所述网络设备用于根据所述第一测量报告和所述第二测量报告计算所述目标终端的定位结果;或,所述第一终端向所述第二终端发送是第一测量报告和所述第二参考信号,所述第二终端用于根据所述第一测量报告和所述第二测量报告计算所述目标终端的定位结果;或,所述第一终端向所述第二终端发送所述第二参考信号,所述第一终端接收所述第二终端发送的所述第二测量报告;所述第一终端根据所述第一测量报告和所述第二测量报告计算所述目标终端的定位结果;其中,所述目标终端是所述第一终端和所述第二终端中的至少一种,所述第一测量报告包括所述第一参考信号的测量结果,所述第二测量报告包括所述第二参考信号的测量结果,所述第二参考信号是所述侧行链路的定位参考信号。
- 根据权利要求1至4任一所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一参考信号用于确定所述目标终端的位置信息和距离信息中的至少一种,所述位置信息包括绝对位置和/或相对位置。
- 根据权利要求2至4任一所述的方法,其特征在于,所述测量结果包括如下至少之一:参考信号的参考信号接收功率RSRP;参考信号的参考信号接收质量RSRQ;参考信号的到达角度;参考信号的发送角度;所述测量结果的时间戳;参考信号的收发时间差;参考信号的传播时延;每个测量结果的质量;到达时间差。
- 根据权利要求4所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第二参考信号的信号类型与所述第一参考信号的信号类型相同或不同。
- 根据权利要求1至4任一所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一参考信号是侧行定位参考信号 SL-PRS,信道状态信息参考信号CSI-RS、解调参考信号DMRS、相位跟踪参考信号PTRS、同步信号块SSB、探测参考信号SRS中的至少一种。
- 根据权利要求1至4任一所述的方法,其特征在于,所述方法还包括:所述第一终端生成所述第一参考信号的配置信息;或,所述第一终端接收第一信息,所述第一信息包括所述第一参考信号的配置信息。
- 根据权利要求9所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一参考信号的配置信息包括如下至少之一:所述第一参考信号的接收/发送终端的数量;所述第一参考信号的接收/发送终端的信息;所述第一参考信号的类型;所述第一参考信号的测量间隔。
- 根据权利要求10所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一参考信号的测量间隔是网络设备发送的;或,所述第一参考信号的测量间隔是所述网络设备在接收到所述第一终端的请求时配置的。
- 根据权利要求9所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一信息是位置管理功能LMF或网络设备或所述第二终端发送的。
- 根据权利要求1至4任一所述的方法,其特征在于,所述方法还包括:所述第一终端生成所述第二参考信号的配置信息;或,所述第一终端接收第二信息,所述第二信息包括所述第二参考信号的配置信息。
- 根据权利要求13所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第二参考信号的配置信息包括如下至少之一:所述第二参考信号的接收/发送终端的数量;所述第二参考信号的接收/发送终端的信息;所述第二参考信号的类型;所述第二参考信号的测量间隔。
- 根据权利要求14所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第二参考信号的测量间隔是网络设备发送的;或,所述第二参考信号的测量间隔是所述网络设备在接收到所述第一终端的请求时配置的。
- 根据权利要求13所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第二信息是位置管理功能LMF或网络设备或所述第二终端发送的。
- 一种终端的定位方法,其特征在于,所述方法包括:第二终端向第一终端发送第一参考信号,所述第一参考信号用于对目标终端进行定位,所述第一参考信号是侧行链路的定位参考信号。
- 根据权利要求17所述的方法,其特征在于,所述方法还包括:所述第二终端接收所述第一终端发送的第一测量报告;所述第二终端根据所述第一测量报告计算所述目标终端的定位结果;其中,所述目标终端是所述第一终端和所述第二终端中的至少一种,所述第一测量报告包括所述第一参考信号的测量结果。
- 根据权利要求17所述的方法,其特征在于,所述方法还包括:所述第二终端接收所述第一终端发送的第二参考信号;所述第二终端向网络设备上报第二测量报告,所述第二测量报告包括所述第二参考信号的测量结果;所述第一终端用于向所述网络设备上报第一测量报告;所述网络设备用于根据所述第一测量报告和所述第二测量报告计算所述目标终端的定位结果;或,所述第二终端接收所述第一终端发送的所述第一测量报告和所述第二参考信号;所述第二终端向所述网络设备上报所述第一测量报告和所述第二测量报告;所述网络设备用于根据所述第一测量报告和所述第二测量报告计算所述目标终端的定位结果;或,所述第二终端接收所述第一终端发送的所述第一测量报告和所述第二参考信号;所述第二终端用于根据所述第一测量报告和所述第二测量报告计算所述目标终端的定位结果;或,所述第二终端接收所述第一终端发送的所述第二参考信号;所述第二终端向所述第一终端发送所述第二测量报告,所述第一终端用于根据所述第一测量报告和所述第二测量报告 计算所述目标终端的定位结果;其中,所述目标终端是所述第一终端和所述第二终端中的至少一种,所述第一测量报告包括所述第一参考信号的测量结果,所述第二测量报告包括所述第二参考信号的测量结果。
- 根据权利要求17至19任一所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一参考信号用于确定所述目标终端的位置信息和距离信息中的至少一种,所述位置信息包括绝对位置和/或相对位置。
- 根据权利要求17至19任一所述的方法,其特征在于,所述测量结果包括如下至少之一:参考信号的参考信号接收功率RSRP/参考信号接收质量RSRQ;参考信号的到达角度;参考信号的发送角度;所述测量结果的时间戳;参考信号的收发时间差;参考信号的传播时延;每个测量结果的质量;到达时间差。
- 根据权利要求17至19任一所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第二参考信号的信号类型与所述第一参考信号的信号类型相同或不同。
- 根据权利要求17至19任一所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一参考信号是侧行定位参考信号SL-PRS,信道状态信息参考信号CSI-RS、解调参考信号DMRS、相位跟踪参考信号PTRS、SSB中的至少一种。
- 根据权利要求17至19任一所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第二终端生成所述第一参考信号的配置信息;或,所述第二终端接收第一信息,所述第一信息包括所述第一参考信号的配置信息。
- 根据权利要求24所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一参考信号的配置信息包括如下至少之一:所述第一参考信号的接收/发送终端的数量;所述第一参考信号的接收/发送终端的信息;所述第一参考信号的类型;所述第一参考信号的测量间隔。
- 根据权利要求25所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一参考信号的测量间隔是网络设备发送的;或,所述第一参考信号的测量间隔是所述网络设备在接收到所述第二终端的请求时配置的。
- 根据权利要求24所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一信息是位置管理功能LMF或网络设备或所述第一终端发送的。
- 根据权利要求17至19任一所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第二终端生成所述第二参考信号的配置信息;或,所述第二终端接收第二信息,所述第二信息包括所述第二参考信号的配置信息。
- 根据权利要求28所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第二参考信号的配置信息包括如下至少之一:所述第二参考信号的接收/发送终端的数量;所述第二参考信号的接收/发送终端的信息;所述第二参考信号的类型;所述第二参考信号的测量间隔。
- 根据权利要求29所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第二参考信号的测量间隔是网络设备发送的;或,所述第二参考信号的测量间隔是所述网络设备在接收到所述第二终端的请求时配置的。
- 根据权利要求28所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第二信息是位置管理功能LMF或网络设备或所述第一终端发送的。
- 一种终端的定位装置,其特征在于,所述装置包括:第一接收模块,用于接收至少一个第二终端发送的第一参考信号,所述第一参考信号是侧行链路的定位参考信号,所述第一参考信号用于对目标终端进行定位。
- 根据权利要求32所述的装置,其特征在于,所述装置还包括:第一定位模块,用于根据所述第一参考信号的测量结果,计算所述目标终端的定位结果;其中,所述目标终端是所述装置和所述第二终端中的至少一种。
- 根据权利要求32所述的装置,其特征在于,所述装置还包括:第一发送模块,用于向所述第二终端发送第一测量报告,所述第二终端用于根据所述第一测量报告计算所述目标终端的定位结果;或,所述第一发送模块,还用于向网络设备上报所述第一测量报告,所述网络设备根据所述第一测量报告计算所述目标终端的定位结果;其中,所述目标终端是所述装置和所述第二终端中的至少一种,所述第一测量报告包括所述第一参考信号的测量结果。
- 根据权利要求32所述的装置,其特征在于,所述装置包括:第一发送模块,用于向所述第二终端发送第二参考信号,所述第二终端用于向网络设备上报第二测量报告,所述第二测量报告包括所述第二参考信号的测量结果;所述第一发送模块,还用于向所述网络设备上报第一测量报告;所述网络设备用于根据所述第一测量报告和所述第二测量报告计算所述目标终端的定位结果;或,所述第一发送模块,用于向所述第二终端发送所述第一测量报告和所述第二参考信号,所述第二终端,还用于向所述网络设备上报所述第一测量报告和所述第二测量报告;所述网络设备用于根据所述第一测量报告和所述第二测量报告计算所述目标终端的定位结果;或,所述第一发送模块,还用于向所述第二终端发送所述第一测量报告和所述第二参考信号,所述第二终端用于根据所述第一测量报告和所述第二测量报告计算所述目标终端的定位结果;或,所述第一发送模块,还用于向所述第二终端发送所述第二参考信号;所述第一接收模块,还用于接收所述第二终端发送的所述第二测量报告;第一定位模块,用于根据所述第一测量报告和所述第二测量报告计算所述目标终端的定位结果;其中,所述目标终端是所述装置和所述第二终端中的至少一种,所述第一测量报告包括所述第一参考信号的测量结果,所述第二测量报告包括所述第二参考信号的测量结果,所述第二参考信号是所述侧行链路的定位参考信号。
- 根据权利要求32至35任一所述的装置,其特征在于,所述第一参考信号用于确定所述目标终端的位置信息,所述位置信息包括绝对位置和/或相对位置。
- 根据权利要求32至35任一所述的装置,其特征在于,所述测量结果包括如下至少之一:参考信号的参考信号接收功率RSRP或参考信号接收质量RSRQ;参考信号的到达角度;参考信号的发送角度;所述测量结果的时间戳;参考信号的收发时间差;参考信号的传播时延;每个测量结果的质量;到达时间差。
- 根据权利要求35所述的装置,其特征在于,所述第二参考信号的信号类型与所述第一参考信号的信号类型相同或不同。
- 根据权利要求32至35任一所述的装置,其特征在于,所述第一参考信号是侧行定位参考信号SL-PRS,信道状态信息参考信号CSI-RS、解调参考信号DMRS、相位跟踪参考信号PTRS、同步信号块SSB、探测参考信号SRS中的至少一种。
- 根据权利要求32至31任一所述的装置,其特征在于,所述装置还包括:第一生成模块,用于生成所述第一参考信号的配置信息;或,所述第一接收模块,还用于接收第一信息,所述第一信息包括所述第一参考信号的配置信息。
- 根据权利要求40所述的装置,其特征在于,所述第一参考信号的配置信息包括如下至少之一:所述第一参考信号的接收/发送终端的数量;所述第一参考信号的接收/发送终端的信息;所述第一参考信号的类型;所述第一参考信号的测量间隔。
- 根据权利要求41所述的装置,其特征在于,所述第一参考信号的测量间隔是网络设备发送的;或,所述第一参考信号的测量间隔是所述网络设备在接收到所述装置的请求时配置的。
- 根据权利要求40所述的装置,其特征在于,所述第一信息是位置管理功能LMF或网络设备或所述第二终端发送的。
- 根据权利要求35至39任一所述的装置,其特征在于,所述装置还包括:第一生成模块,用于生成所述第二参考信号的配置信息;或,所述第一接收模块,还用于接收第二信息,所述第二信息包括所述第二参考信号的配置信息。
- 根据权利要求44所述的装置,其特征在于,所述第二参考信号的配置信息包括如下至少之一:所述第二参考信号的接收/发送终端的数量;所述第二参考信号的接收/发送终端的信息;所述第二参考信号的类型;所述第二参考信号的测量间隔。
- 根据权利要求45所述的装置,其特征在于,所述第二参考信号的测量间隔是网络设备发送的;或,所述第二参考信号的测量间隔是所述网络设备在接收到所述装置的请求时配置的。
- 根据权利要求44所述的装置,其特征在于,所述第二信息是位置管理功能LMF或网络设备或所述第二终端发送的。
- 一种终端的定位装置,其特征在于,所述装置包括:第二发送模块,用于向第一终端发送第一参考信号,所述第一参考信号用于对目标终端进行定位,所述第一参考信号是侧行链路的定位参考信号。
- 根据权利要求48所述的装置,其特征在于,所述装置还包括:第二接收模块,用于接收所述第一终端发送的第一测量报告;第二定位模块,用于根据所述第一测量报告计算所述目标终端的定位结果;其中,所述目标终端是所述第一终端和所述装置中的至少一种,所述第一测量报告包括所述第一参考信号的测量结果。
- 根据权利要求48所述的装置,其特征在于,所述装置还包括:第二接收模块,用于接收所述第一终端发送的第二参考信号;所述第二发送模块,用于向网络设备上报第二测量报告,所述第二测量报告包括所述第二参考信号的测量结果;所述第一终端用于向所述网络设备上报第一测量报告;所述网络设备用于根据所述第一测量报告和所述第二测量报告计算所述目标终端的定位结果;或,所述第二接收模块,用于接收所述第一终端发送的所述第一测量报告和所述第二参考信号;所述第二发送模块,用于向所述网络设备上报所述第一测量报告和所述第二测量报告;所述网络设备用于根据所述第一测量报告和所述第二测量报告计算所述目标终端的定位结果;或,所述第二接收模块,还用于接收所述第一终端发送的第一测量报告和第二参考信号;所述第二定位模块,用于根据第一测量报告和第二测量报告计算所述目标终端的定位结果;或,所述第二接收模块,用于接收所述第一终端发送的所述第二参考信号;所述第二发送模块,还用于向所述第一终端发送所述第二测量报告,所述第一终端用于根据所述第一测量报告和所述第二测量报告计算所述目标终端的定位结果;其中,所述目标终端是所述第一终端和所述装置中的至少一种,所述第一测量报告包括所述第一参考信号的测量结果,所述第二测量报告包括所述第二参考信号的测量结果。
- 根据权利要求48至50任一所述的装置,其特征在于,所述第一参考信号用于确定所述目标终端的位置信息和距离信息中的至少一种,所述位置信息包括绝对位置和/或相对位置。
- 根据权利要求48至50任一所述的装置,其特征在于,所述测量结果包括如下至少之一:参考信号的参考信号接收功率RSRP;参考信号的参考信号接收质量RSRQ;参考信号的到达角度;参考信号的发送角度;所述测量结果的时间戳;参考信号的收发时间差;参考信号的传播时延;每个测量结果的质量;到达时间差。
- 根据权利要求48至50任一所述的装置,其特征在于,所述第二参考信号的信号类型与所述第一参考信号的信号类型相同或不同。
- 根据权利要求48至50任一所述的装置,其特征在于,所述第一参考信号是侧行定位参考信号 SL-PRS,信道状态信息参考信号CSI-RS、解调参考信号DMRS、相位跟踪参考信号PTRS、同步信号块SSB、探测参考信号SRS中的至少一种。
- 根据权利要求48至50任一所述的装置,其特征在于,所述第二生成模块,用于生成所述第一参考信号的配置信息;或,所述第二接收模块,用于接收第一信息,所述第一信息包括所述第一参考信号的配置信息。
- 根据权利要求55所述的装置,其特征在于,所述第一参考信号的配置信息包括如下至少之一:所述第一参考信号的接收/发送终端的数量;所述第一参考信号的接收/发送终端的信息;所述第一参考信号的类型;所述第一参考信号的测量间隔。
- 根据权利要求56所述的装置,其特征在于,所述第一参考信号的测量间隔是网络设备发送的;或,所述第一参考信号的测量间隔是所述网络设备在接收到所述装置的请求时配置的。
- 根据权利要求55所述的装置,其特征在于,所述第一信息是位置管理功能LMF或网络设备或所述第一终端发送的。
- 根据权利要求48至50任一所述的装置,其特征在于,所述装置还包括:第二生成模块,用于生成所述第二参考信号的配置信息;或,所述第二接收模块,还用于接收第二信息,所述第二信息包括所述第二参考信号的配置信息。
- 根据权利要求59所述的装置,其特征在于,所述第二参考信号的配置信息包括如下至少之一:所述第二参考信号的接收/发送终端的数量;所述第二参考信号的接收/发送终端的信息;所述第二参考信号的类型;所述第二参考信号的测量间隔。
- 根据权利要求60所述的装置,其特征在于,所述第二参考信号的测量间隔是网络设备发送的;或,所述第二参考信号的测量间隔是所述网络设备在接收到所述装置的请求时配置的。
- 根据权利要求60所述的装置,其特征在于,所述第二信息是位置管理功能LMF或网络设备或所述第一终端发送的。
- 一种终端,其特征在于,所述终端包括:处理器;与所述处理器相连的收发器;用于存储处理器可执行指令的存储器;其中,所述处理器被配置为加载并执行所述可执行指令以实现如权利要求1至16任一所述的终端的定位方法,或,实现如权利要求17至31任一所述的终端的定位方法。
- 一种计算机可读存储介质,其特征在于,所述可读存储介质中存储有至少一条指令、至少一段程序、代码集或指令集,所述至少一条指令、所述至少一段程序、所述代码集或指令集由所述处理器加载并执行以实现如权利要求1至16任一所述的终端的定位方法,或,实现如权利要求17至31任一所述的终端的定位方法。
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