WO2025236296A1 - 信息处理方法、网元、终端、基站、通信系统及存储介质 - Google Patents

信息处理方法、网元、终端、基站、通信系统及存储介质

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WO2025236296A1
WO2025236296A1 PCT/CN2024/094052 CN2024094052W WO2025236296A1 WO 2025236296 A1 WO2025236296 A1 WO 2025236296A1 CN 2024094052 W CN2024094052 W CN 2024094052W WO 2025236296 A1 WO2025236296 A1 WO 2025236296A1
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刘建宁
李丽丝
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Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04LTRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
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    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04WWIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W4/00Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
    • H04W4/02Services making use of location information
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    • H04W64/00Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management

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  • This disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular to an information processing method, network element, terminal, base station, communication system and storage medium.
  • location services can be added to support location based on artificial intelligence (AI).
  • AI artificial intelligence
  • the embodiments disclosed herein aim to address the problem of the inability to switch between UE-assisted AI positioning and base station-assisted AI positioning.
  • an information processing method executed by a first network element, comprising: determining a first operation, wherein the first operation includes one of the following: switching from base station-assisted AI positioning to user equipment (UE)-assisted AI positioning; switching from UE-assisted AI positioning to base station-assisted AI positioning; switching from AI-based positioning to non-AI-based positioning; and switching from AI positioning based on a first model to AI positioning based on a second model.
  • UE user equipment
  • an information processing method executed by a base station, comprising: sending first indication information, wherein the first indication information is used by a first network element to determine a first operation; the first operation includes one of the following: switching from base station-assisted AI positioning to UE-assisted AI positioning; switching from UE-assisted AI positioning to base station-assisted AI positioning; switching from AI-based positioning to non-AI-based positioning; switching from AI positioning based on a first model to AI positioning based on a second model.
  • an information processing method executed by a terminal, comprising: sending second indication information, wherein the second indication information is used by a first network element to determine a first operation; the first operation includes one of the following: switching from base station-assisted AI positioning to UE-assisted AI positioning; switching from UE-assisted AI positioning to base station-assisted AI positioning; switching from AI-based positioning to non-AI-based positioning; switching from AI positioning based on a first model to AI positioning based on a second model.
  • an information processing method comprising: a base station sending first indication information to a first network element; a terminal sending second indication information to the first network element; the first network element determining a first operation based on the first indication information and/or the second indication information, wherein the first operation includes one of the following: switching from base station-assisted AI positioning to UE-assisted AI positioning; switching from UE-assisted AI positioning to base station-assisted AI positioning; switching from AI-based positioning to non-AI-based positioning; and switching from AI positioning based on a first model to AI positioning based on a second model.
  • a first network element comprising: a first processing module configured to determine a first operation, wherein the first operation is used to indicate one of the following: switching from base station-assisted AI positioning to UE-assisted AI positioning; switching from UE-assisted AI positioning to base station-assisted AI positioning; switching from AI-based positioning to non-AI-based positioning; and switching from AI positioning based on a first model to AI positioning based on a second model.
  • a base station comprising: a second transceiver module configured to transmit first indication information, wherein the first indication information is used by a first network element to determine a first operation; the first operation includes one of the following: switching from base station-assisted AI positioning to UE-assisted AI positioning; switching from UE-assisted AI positioning to base station-assisted AI positioning; switching from AI-based positioning to non-AI-based positioning; and switching from AI positioning based on a first model to AI positioning based on a second model.
  • a communication device including one or more processors; wherein the communication device is configured to perform an optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, the third aspect, the fourth aspect, or the first aspect, the second aspect, the third aspect, and the fourth aspect.
  • a communication system comprising: a first network element, a base station, and a terminal; wherein the first network element is configured to perform a method as described in an optional implementation of the first aspect, the base station is configured to perform a method as described in an optional implementation of the second aspect, and the terminal is configured to perform a method as described in an optional implementation of the third aspect.
  • a storage medium that stores instructions which, when executed on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the method described in the first aspect, second aspect, third aspect, fourth aspect, or optional implementations of the first aspect, second aspect, third aspect, and fourth aspect.
  • a computer program product including a computer program or instructions, which, when executed by a processor, implement the methods described as in the first aspect, second aspect, third aspect, fourth aspect, or optional implementations of the first aspect, second aspect, third aspect, and fourth aspect.
  • the embodiments disclosed herein enable switching between UE-assisted AI positioning and base station-assisted AI positioning.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • Figure 2 is an interactive schematic diagram of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • Figure 3 is a flowchart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • Figure 4 is a flowchart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • Figure 5A is a schematic flowchart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • Figure 5B is a schematic flowchart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • Figure 6 is an interactive schematic diagram of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • Figure 8A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • Figure 8B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a network device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • Figure 8C is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • Figure 9A is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • Figure 9B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chip provided according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • This disclosure provides an information processing method, a network element, a terminal, a base station, a communication system, and a storage medium.
  • embodiments of this disclosure propose an information processing method, executed by a first network element, comprising: determining a first operation, wherein the first operation includes one of the following: switching from base station-assisted AI positioning to UE-assisted AI positioning; switching from UE-assisted AI positioning to base station-assisted AI positioning; switching from AI-based positioning to non-AI-based positioning; and switching from AI positioning based on a first model to AI positioning based on a second model.
  • the first network element can switch from base station-assisted AI positioning to UE-assisted AI positioning, or from UE-assisted AI positioning to base station-assisted AI positioning, that is, it can switch between UE-assisted AI positioning and base station-assisted AI positioning. In this way, it can switch to UE-assisted AI positioning when the base station does not support base station-assisted AI positioning, or switch to base station-assisted AI positioning when the UE does not support UE-assisted AI positioning, thereby reducing the occurrence of positioning service interruptions and enabling continuous positioning service.
  • the first network element could be enabled to switch between AI-based and non-AI-based positioning, thus providing location services even when AI-based positioning is not supported.
  • the first network element can be made to switch from the first model of AI positioning to the second model for positioning.
  • This allows for the use of a better-performing AI model (e.g., the second model) for positioning when the performance of the AI model (e.g., the first model) is not improved, thereby improving the positioning accuracy.
  • determining the first operation includes: determining a switch from base station-assisted AI positioning to UE-assisted AI positioning based on first indication information sent by the base station and/or second indication information sent by the terminal; wherein the first indication information includes a first indication, which indicates that: the capability of base station-assisted AI positioning is not supported, or the capability of supporting base station-assisted AI positioning is switched to the capability of not supporting base station-assisted AI positioning; and/or, the second indication information includes a second indication, which indicates that: the capability of UE-assisted AI positioning is supported, or the capability of not supporting UE-assisted AI positioning is switched to the capability of supporting UE-assisted AI positioning.
  • the base station can send a first indication message to indicate that it does not support base station-assisted AI positioning, and/or the terminal can send a second indication message to indicate that it supports UE-assisted AI positioning.
  • This allows the system to switch to UE-assisted AI positioning when the base station does not support base station-assisted AI positioning, thereby reducing the occurrence of positioning service interruptions and improving the continuity of positioning services.
  • determining the first operation includes: determining a switch from UE-assisted AI positioning to base station-assisted AI positioning based on first indication information sent by the base station and/or second indication information sent by the terminal; wherein the first indication information includes a third indication, the third indication being used to indicate: the capability to support base station-assisted AI positioning, or a switch from the capability to not support base station-assisted AI positioning to the capability to support base station-assisted AI positioning; and/or, the second indication information includes a fourth indication, the fourth indication being used to indicate: the capability to not support UE-assisted AI positioning, or a switch from the capability to support UE-assisted AI positioning to the capability to not support UE-assisted AI positioning.
  • the first indication information sent by the base station can indicate that the base station supports base station-assisted AI positioning
  • the second indication information sent by the terminal can indicate that the terminal does not support UE-assisted AI positioning. This allows the system to switch to base station-assisted AI positioning when the terminal does not support terminal-assisted positioning, thereby reducing the occurrence of positioning service interruptions and improving the continuity of positioning services.
  • determining a first operation includes one of the following: the AI model based on base station-assisted AI positioning degrades from a first performance to a second performance, and it is determined to switch from base station-assisted AI positioning to UE-assisted AI positioning; the AI model based on UE-assisted AI positioning degrades from a third performance to a fourth performance, and it is determined to switch from UE-assisted AI positioning to base station-assisted AI positioning.
  • the first network element can detect when the performance of the AI model deteriorates during base station-assisted AI positioning, and switch from base station-assisted AI positioning to UE-assisted AI positioning, thereby ensuring efficient execution of the service.
  • the first network element can detect when the positioning performance of the AI model deteriorates, and switch from UE-assisted AI positioning to base station-assisted AI positioning, thereby ensuring efficient execution of the service.
  • the first performance is a first positioning accuracy
  • the second performance is a second positioning accuracy
  • the first positioning accuracy is higher than the second positioning accuracy
  • the third performance is a third positioning accuracy
  • the fourth performance is a fourth positioning accuracy
  • the third positioning accuracy is higher than the fourth positioning accuracy
  • the performance degradation of the AI model can be a decrease in positioning accuracy. Therefore, when the accuracy of the AI model decreases, the AI positioning method can be switched between UE-assisted AI positioning and base station-assisted AI positioning, thereby improving the positioning accuracy of the AI model based on AI positioning.
  • the method further includes: sending a first request to a second network element, wherein the first request is used to trigger the second network element to train a first model based on AI positioning to obtain a second model, wherein the positioning accuracy of the second model is higher than that of the first model; and receiving a first response from the second network element, wherein the first response is used to instruct the second model.
  • the second network element can still be triggered to train the AI model based on AI positioning, thereby obtaining a model with higher positioning accuracy for subsequent positioning services.
  • the first network element is: Location Management Function (LMF); and/or, the second network element is: Network Data Analytics Function (NWDAF).
  • LMF Location Management Function
  • NWDAAF Network Data Analytics Function
  • embodiments of this disclosure propose an information processing method, executed by a base station, comprising: sending first indication information, wherein the first indication information is used by a first network element to determine a first operation; the first operation includes one of the following: switching from base station-assisted AI positioning to UE-assisted AI positioning; switching from UE-assisted AI positioning to base station-assisted AI positioning; switching from AI-based positioning to non-AI-based positioning; switching from AI positioning based on a first model to AI positioning based on a second model.
  • the first indication information includes: a first indication; the first indication is used to indicate: the capability of base station assisted AI positioning is not supported, or the capability of supporting base station assisted AI positioning is switched to the capability of not supporting base station assisted AI positioning; the first indication is used by the first network element to determine the switch from base station assisted AI positioning to UE assisted AI positioning.
  • the first indication information includes: a third indication; the third indication is used to indicate: the capability to support base station-assisted AI positioning, or the switch from the capability to not support base station-assisted AI positioning to the capability to support base station-assisted AI positioning; the third indication is used by the first network element to determine the switch from UE-assisted AI positioning to base station-assisted AI positioning.
  • the method further includes: determining a switch between the base station's ability to support base station-assisted AI positioning and its ability not to support base station-assisted AI positioning, based on the base station's load and/or operator policies.
  • sending the first indication information includes: sending the first indication information to the first network element; or, sending the first indication information to the first network element through a third network element.
  • the first network element is: LMF; and/or, the third network element is: Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF).
  • AMF Access and Mobility Management Function
  • this disclosure proposes an information processing method executed by a terminal, comprising: sending second indication information, wherein the second indication information is used by a first network element to determine a first operation; the first operation includes one of the following: switching from base station-assisted AI positioning to UE-assisted AI positioning; switching from UE-assisted AI positioning to base station-assisted AI positioning; switching from AI-based positioning to non-AI-based positioning; switching from AI positioning based on a first model to AI positioning based on a second model.
  • the second indication information includes a second indication, which is used to indicate: the capability to support UE-assisted AI positioning, or the switch from a capability that does not support UE-assisted AI positioning to a capability that supports UE-assisted AI positioning; the second indication is used by the first network element to determine the switch from base station-assisted AI positioning to UE-assisted AI positioning.
  • the second indication information includes a fourth indication, which is used to indicate: the capability of UE-assisted AI positioning is not supported, or the capability of UE-assisted AI positioning is switched to the capability of UE-unsupported AI positioning; the fourth indication is used by the first network element to determine the switch from UE-assisted AI positioning to base station-assisted AI positioning.
  • the method further includes: determining, based on the terminal's load, a switch between the terminal's ability to support UE-assisted AI positioning and its ability to not support UE-assisted AI positioning.
  • sending the second indication information includes: sending the second indication information to the first network element; or, sending the second indication information to the first network element through the third network element.
  • the first network element is: LMF; and/or, the third network element is: AMF.
  • this disclosure proposes an information processing method, including: a base station sending first indication information to a first network element; a terminal sending second indication information to the first network element; the first network element determining a first operation based on the first indication information and/or the second indication information, wherein the first operation includes one of the following: switching from base station-assisted AI positioning to UE-assisted AI positioning; switching from UE-assisted AI positioning to base station-assisted AI positioning; switching from AI-based positioning to non-AI-based positioning; switching from AI positioning based on a first model to AI positioning based on a second model.
  • embodiments of this disclosure propose a first network element, including: a first processing module configured to determine a first operation, wherein the first operation is used to indicate one of the following: switching from base station-assisted AI positioning to UE-assisted AI positioning; switching from UE-assisted AI positioning to base station-assisted AI positioning; switching from AI-based positioning to non-AI-based positioning; switching from AI positioning based on a first model to AI positioning based on a second model.
  • embodiments of this disclosure provide a base station, comprising: a second transceiver module configured to transmit first indication information, wherein the first indication information is used by a first network element to determine a first operation; the first operation includes one of the following: switching from base station-assisted AI positioning to UE-assisted AI positioning; switching from UE-assisted AI positioning to base station-assisted AI positioning; switching from AI-based positioning to non-AI-based positioning; switching from AI positioning based on a first model to AI positioning based on a second model.
  • embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication device including one or more processors; wherein the communication device is used to execute the first aspect, the second aspect, the third aspect, the fourth aspect, or an optional implementation of the first aspect, the second aspect, the third aspect, and the fourth aspect.
  • embodiments of this disclosure provide a communication system, including: a first network element, a base station, and a terminal; wherein the first network element is configured to perform the method described in the optional implementation of the first aspect, the base station is configured to perform the method described in the optional implementation of the second aspect, and the terminal is configured to perform the method described in the optional implementation of the third aspect.
  • embodiments of this disclosure provide a storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the method described in the first, second, third, fourth, or alternative implementations of the first, second, third, and fourth aspects.
  • embodiments of this disclosure provide a computer program product, which includes a computer program or instructions that, when executed by a processor, implement the methods described in the first, second, third, fourth, or alternative implementations of the first, second, third, and fourth aspects.
  • embodiments of this disclosure provide a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform the information processing method as described in the first aspect, second aspect, third aspect, fourth aspect, or optional implementations of the first aspect, second aspect, third aspect, and fourth aspect.
  • embodiments of this disclosure provide a chip or chip system including processing circuitry configured to perform the methods described in accordance with the first, second, third, and fourth aspects, or alternative implementations of the first, second, third, and fourth aspects.
  • This disclosure provides an information processing method, a terminal, a network device, a communication system, and a storage medium.
  • the terms “information processing method” and “information processing device” are interchangeable, as are “information processing apparatus” and “communication apparatus,” and “information processing system” and “communication system.”
  • each step in a particular embodiment can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the steps can be arbitrarily combined.
  • a solution after removing some steps in a particular embodiment can also be implemented as an independent embodiment, and the order of the steps in a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily interchanged.
  • the optional implementation methods in a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily combined; moreover, the embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, for example, some or all steps of different embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and a particular embodiment can be arbitrarily combined with the optional implementation methods of other embodiments.
  • multiple refers to two or more.
  • the terms “at least one of”, “one or more”, “a plurality of”, “multiple”, etc., may be used interchangeably.
  • the notation "at least one of A and B", “A and/or B", “A in one case, B in another”, “in response to one case A, in response to another case B”, etc. may include the following technical solutions depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (execute A regardless of B); in some embodiments, B (execute B regardless of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed); in some embodiments, A and B (both A and B are executed). The same applies when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.
  • the notation "A or B” may include the following technical solutions, depending on the situation: in some embodiments, A (execution of A regardless of B); in some embodiments, B (execution of B regardless of A); in some embodiments, execution is selected from A and B (A and B are selectively executed). The same applies when there are more branches such as A, B, C, etc.
  • the descriptive object is a "field,” the ordinal numbers preceding "field” in “first field” and “second field” do not restrict the position or order of the "fields.” "First” and “second” do not restrict whether the "fields” they modify are in the same message, nor do they restrict the order of "first field” and “second field.”
  • the descriptive object is a "level,” the ordinal numbers preceding "level” in “first level” and “second level” do not restrict the priority between “levels.”
  • the number of descriptive objects is not limited by ordinal numbers and can be one or more. For example, in “first device,” the number of "devices" can be one or more.
  • the objects modified by different prefixes can be the same or different.
  • first device and second device can be the same device or different devices, and their types can be the same or different.
  • first information and second information can be the same information or different information, and their content can be the same or different.
  • “including A,” “containing A,” “for indicating A,” and “carrying A” can be interpreted as directly carrying A or indirectly indicating A.
  • the terms “in response to...”, “in response to determining...”, “in the case of...”, “when...”, “if...”, “if...”, etc., can be used interchangeably.
  • the terms “greater than,” “greater than or equal to,” “not less than,” “more than,” “more than or equal to,” “not less than,” “higher than,” “higher than or equal to,” “not lower than,” and “above” can be used interchangeably, as can the terms “less than,” “less than or equal to,” “not greater than,” “less than,” “less than or equal to,” “not more than,” “lower than,” “lower than or equal to,” “not higher than,” and “below”.
  • devices, etc. can be interpreted as physical or virtual, and their names are not limited to the names recorded in the embodiments.
  • Terms such as “device”, “equipment”, “circuit”, “network element”, “node”, “function”, “unit”, “section”, “system”, “network”, “chip”, “chip system”, “entity”, and “subject” can be used interchangeably.
  • network can be interpreted as devices included in a network (e.g., access network devices, core network devices, etc.).
  • the terms “access network device (AN device),” “radio access network device (RAN device),” “base station (BS),” “radio base station,” “fixed station,” “node,” “access point,” “transmission point (TP),” “reception point (RP),” “transmission/reception point (TRP),” “panel,” “antenna panel,” “antenna array,” “cell,” “macro cell,” “small cell,” “femto cell,” “pico cell,” “sector,” “cell group,” “carrier,” “component carrier,” and “bandwidth part (BWP)” can be used interchangeably.
  • terminal In some embodiments, the terms "terminal”, “terminal device”, “user equipment (UE)”, “user terminal”, “mobile station (MS)”, “mobile terminal (MT)", “subscriber station”, “mobile unit”, “subscriber unit”, “wireless unit”, “remote unit”, “mobile device”, “wireless communication device”, “remote device”, “mobile subscriber station”, “access terminal”, “mobile terminal”, “wireless terminal”, “remote terminal”, “handset”, “user agent”, “mobile client”, and “client” can be used interchangeably.
  • access network devices, core network devices, or network devices can be replaced by terminals.
  • embodiments of this disclosure can also be applied to structures that replace communication between access network devices, core network devices, or network devices and terminals with communication between multiple terminals (e.g., also referred to as device-to-device (D2D), vehicle-to-everything (V2X), etc.).
  • the structure can also be configured such that the terminal has all or part of the functions of the access network device.
  • terms such as "uplink” and “downlink” can be replaced with terms corresponding to communication between terminals (e.g., "sidelink”).
  • uplink channel, downlink channel, etc. can be replaced with sidelink channel
  • uplink link, downlink link, etc. can be replaced with sidelink link.
  • the terminal may be replaced by an access network device, a core network device, or a network device.
  • the access network device, core network device, or network device may also be configured to have all or some of the functions of the terminal.
  • the acquisition of data, information, etc. may comply with the laws and regulations of the country where the location is situated.
  • data, information, etc. may be obtained with the user's consent.
  • each element, each row, or each column in the table of this disclosure can be implemented as an independent embodiment, and any combination of any element, any row, or any column can also be implemented as an independent embodiment.
  • Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of an information processing system 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the information processing system 100 may include: a terminal 101 and a network device 102.
  • network device 102 may include at least one of an access network device and a core network device.
  • terminal 101 includes, for example, at least one of the following: mobile phone, wearable device, Internet of Things (IoT) device or terminal, car with communication function, smart car, tablet computer, computer with wireless transceiver function, virtual reality (VR) terminal device, augmented reality (AR) terminal device, wireless terminal device in industrial control, wireless terminal device in self-driving, wireless terminal device in remote medical surgery, wireless terminal device in smart grid, wireless terminal device in transportation safety, wireless terminal device in smart city, and wireless terminal device in smart home, but is not limited thereto.
  • IoT Internet of Things
  • VR virtual reality
  • AR augmented reality
  • the access network device is, for example, a node or device that connects a terminal to a wireless network.
  • the access network device may include, but is not limited to, at least one of the following in a 5G communication system: evolved Node B (eNB), next-generation evolved Node B (ng-eNB), next-generation Node B (gNB), node B (NB), home node B (HNB), home evolved node B (HeNB), wireless backhaul device, radio network controller (RNC), base station controller (BSC), base transceiver station (BTS), base band unit (BBU), mobile switching center, base station in a 6G communication system, open RAN, cloud RAN, base station in other communication systems, and access node in a wireless fidelity (WiFi) system.
  • eNB evolved Node B
  • ng-eNB next-generation evolved Node B
  • gNB next-generation Node B
  • gNB next-generation Node B
  • NB node B
  • HNB home node B
  • the technical solutions of this disclosure can be applied to the Open RAN architecture.
  • the interfaces between or within access network devices involved in the embodiments of this disclosure can be transformed into internal interfaces of Open RAN.
  • the processes and information interactions between these internal interfaces can be implemented by software or programs.
  • the access network device may be composed of a central unit (CU) and a distributed unit (DU).
  • the CU may also be called a control unit.
  • the CU-DU structure can separate the protocol layer of the access network device. Some protocol layer functions are centrally controlled by the CU, while the remaining part or all of the protocol layer functions are distributed in the DU and centrally controlled by the CU. However, this is not the only possibility.
  • the core network equipment may be a single device, including a first network element, a second network element, a third network element, etc., or it may be multiple devices or a group of devices, each including all or part of the aforementioned first network element, second network element, and/or third network element.
  • the first network element, second network element, and third network element may all be virtual or physical.
  • the core network may include, for example, at least one of the Evolved Packet Core (EPC), 5G Core Network (5GCN), and Next Generation Core (NGC).
  • EPC Evolved Packet Core
  • 5GCN 5G Core Network
  • NGC Next Generation Core
  • the first network element can be any network element or entity in the core network that has location management or positioning functions; the name of the first network element is not limited, and it can be, for example, LMF.
  • the second network element can be any network element or entity in the network that has network analysis capabilities; the name of the second network element is not limited, and it can be, for example, an NWDAF, or an operator management entity or function.
  • the third network element can be any network element or entity in the core network that has mobility management functions; the name of the third network element is not limited, and it can be, for example, AMF.
  • the following embodiments of this disclosure can be applied to the information processing system 100 shown in FIG1, or some of its components, but are not limited thereto.
  • the components shown in FIG1 are illustrative.
  • the information processing system may include all or some of the components in FIG1, or may include other components outside of FIG1.
  • the number and form of each component are arbitrary.
  • the connection relationship between the components is illustrative.
  • the components may not be connected to each other or may be connected in any way.
  • the connection may be direct or indirect, wired or wireless.
  • LTE Long Term Evolution
  • LTE-A LTE-Advanced
  • LTE-B LTE-Beyond
  • SUPER 3G IMT-Advanced
  • 4G 4th generation mobile communication system
  • 5G 5th generation mobile communication system
  • 5G 5G New Radio
  • F New Radio Access
  • RAT New Radio
  • NX New Radio Access
  • F Future generation radio access
  • GSM Global System for Mobile communications
  • CDMA2000 Global System for Mobile communications
  • UMB Ultra Mobile Broadband
  • IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi (registered trademark)
  • IEEE 802.16 WiMAX (registered trademark)
  • IEEE 802.20 Ultra-Wideband (UWB)
  • Bluetooth registered trademark
  • PLMN Public Land Mobile Network
  • D2D Device-to-Device
  • M2M Machine-to-Machine
  • IoT Internet of Things
  • V2X Vehicle-to-Everything
  • V2X Vehicle-to-Everything
  • systems utilizing other communication methods and next-generation systems extended from them.
  • next-generation systems extended from them can be combined (e.g., a combination of LTE or LTE-A with 5G).
  • LCS is enhanced to support AI- or machine learning (ML)-based localization.
  • AI-based localization includes ML-based localization.
  • the positioning of AI/ML can be studied from the following aspects:
  • UE-assisted positioning can be base station (gNB)-assisted positioning.
  • UE-assisted positioning is a method in which the UE obtains a location policy (e.g., Positioning Reference Signaling (PRS) measurement) and sends the measurement to the LMF to calculate the UE's location.
  • NG-RAN node-assisted positioning is a method in which the NG-RAN node obtains location measurements (e.g., Sounding Reference Signal (SRS) measurement) and sends the measurement to the LMF to calculate the UE's location.
  • PRS Positioning Reference Signaling
  • SRS Sounding Reference Signal
  • the related technologies do not support switching between UE-assisted positioning and gNB-assisted positioning based on AI.
  • gNB-assisted positioning is preferred, and that the gNB supports the gNB-assisted positioning method if the gNB is not overloaded.
  • the gNB does not support the gNB-assisted positioning method.
  • the LMF performs gNB-assisted positioning, if the LMF receives an update from the gNB that the gNB no longer supports gNB-assisted positioning; and if there is no available gNB to support gNB-assisted positioning, the LMF cannot switch to UE-assisted positioning because the LMF does not know whether the UE can support UE-assisted positioning.
  • the LMF when the LMF performs UE-assisted positioning, if the LMF receives an update from the UE that the UE no longer supports UE-assisted positioning, the LMF cannot switch to gNB-assisted positioning because the LMF does not know whether the gNB can support gNB-assisted positioning.
  • the UE can be a terminal, or the terminal can be a UE.
  • Figure 2 is an interactive schematic diagram illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2, the present disclosure relates to an information processing method used in an information processing system 100, the method comprising:
  • Step S2101 The base station sends the first indication information to the first network element.
  • the first network element receives first indication information sent by the base station.
  • the first network element is an LMF (Local Multi-Functional Element).
  • the first indication information is used by the first network element to determine the first operation.
  • the first operation may be replaced by a positioning method or first information.
  • AI positioning may include base station-assisted AI positioning and/or UE-assisted AI positioning.
  • base station-assisted AI positioning may be base station-assisted positioning; this base station-assisted positioning may be gNB-assisted positioning or NG-RAN node-assisted positioning as described in previous embodiments.
  • UE-assisted AI positioning may also be UE-assisted positioning.
  • the first operation includes one of the following: switching from base station-assisted AI positioning to UE-assisted AI positioning; switching from UE-assisted AI positioning to base station-assisted AI positioning; switching from AI-based positioning to non-AI-based positioning; and switching from AI positioning based on a first model to AI positioning based on a second model.
  • the model performance of the first model is lower than that of the second model; for example, the positioning accuracy of the first model is lower than that of the second model.
  • the first operation may include one of the following: switching AI positioning from base station assisted positioning to UE assisted positioning; or switching AI positioning from UE assisted positioning to base station assisted positioning.
  • the positioning method includes one of the following: an AI positioning method that switches from base station-assisted AI positioning to UE-assisted AI positioning; an AI positioning method that switches from UE-assisted AI positioning to base station-assisted AI positioning; a positioning method that switches from AI-based positioning to non-AI-based positioning; and a positioning method that switches from AI positioning based on a first model to AI positioning based on a second model.
  • base station-assisted AI positioning can be gNB-assisted positioning or NG-RAN node-assisted positioning based on AI positioning.
  • the first instruction information includes a first instruction or a third instruction.
  • the first indication is used to indicate: the ability to support base station-assisted AI positioning is not supported, or the ability to switch from supporting base station-assisted AI positioning to the ability to support base station-assisted AI positioning is not supported.
  • the first instruction is used by the first network element to determine whether to switch from base station-assisted AI positioning to UE-assisted AI positioning.
  • the third instruction is used to indicate: the capability to support base station-assisted AI positioning, or the switch from the capability to not support base station-assisted AI positioning to the capability to support base station-assisted AI positioning.
  • the third indication is used by the first network element to determine whether to switch from UE-assisted AI positioning to base station-assisted AI positioning.
  • the first indication, the second indication, and the first indication information can all be one or more bits, or they can all be one or more fields.
  • the names of the first indication, the second indication, and the first indication information are not limited; for example, the first indication information may be a base station assisted AI positioning indication or a base station assisted positioning capability indication, or information on base station assisted AI positioning capability or base station assisted positioning capability, etc.
  • the base station directly sends the first indication information to the first network element.
  • the base station sends first indication information to the first network element through a third network element.
  • the base station sends a first indication information to the third network element, and the third network element sends the first indication information to the first network element.
  • the first network element receives first indication information sent by the third network element, wherein the first indication information is sent by the base station.
  • the third network element can be an AMF.
  • the base station may send first indication information via a first message; the first message may be a location-related message or a terminal capability update message, etc.
  • the base station sends a terminal capability update message to a first network element, and the terminal capability update message includes the first indication information.
  • the base station may determine, based on its load and/or operator policy, the switching between the base station's ability to support base station-assisted AI positioning and its ability not to support base station-assisted AI positioning.
  • the base station determines whether to switch from supporting base station-assisted AI positioning capabilities to not supporting base station-assisted AI positioning capabilities based on whether the base station's load increases from a first load to a second load.
  • the base station determines whether to switch from a capability that does not support base station-assisted AI positioning to a capability that supports base station-assisted AI positioning based on the base station's load decreasing from a second load to a first load.
  • the first load is lower than or equal to the first load threshold, and the second load is higher than the first load threshold; the first load threshold is the maximum load corresponding to the base station's ability to support base station-assisted AI positioning.
  • the base station determines whether to switch from supporting base station-assisted AI positioning capabilities to not supporting base station-assisted AI positioning capabilities, based on operator policy instructions that the base station does not support base station-assisted AI positioning capabilities.
  • the base station determines whether to switch from a capability that does not support base station-assisted AI positioning to a capability that does support base station-assisted AI positioning, based on the operator's policy instructing the base station to support the capability of base station-assisted AI positioning.
  • the base station sends a first indication message to the first network element when it determines whether the base station supports base station-assisted AI positioning or not.
  • step S2102 the terminal sends a second instruction message to the first network element.
  • the first network element receives second instruction information sent by the terminal.
  • the second instruction information includes a second instruction or a fourth instruction.
  • the second indication is used to indicate: the capability to support UE-assisted AI positioning, or the switch from the capability to not support UE-assisted AI positioning to the capability to support UE-assisted AI positioning.
  • the second indication is used by the first network element to determine whether to switch from base station-assisted AI positioning to UE-assisted AI positioning.
  • the fourth indication is used to indicate: the ability to support UE-assisted AI positioning is not supported, or the ability to switch from supporting UE-assisted AI positioning to the ability to support UE-assisted AI positioning is not supported.
  • the fourth instruction is used by the first network element to determine whether to switch from UE-assisted AI positioning to base station-assisted AI positioning.
  • the names of the second indication, the fourth indication, and the second indication information are not limited; for example, the second indication information may be UE-assisted AI positioning indication or UE-assisted positioning indication, or UE-assisted AI positioning capability or UE-assisted positioning capability information, etc.
  • the terminal directly sends the second instruction information to the first network element.
  • the terminal sends a second instruction message to the first network element through a third network element.
  • the terminal sends a second instruction to the third network element, and the third network element sends the second instruction to the first network element.
  • the first network element receives the second indication information sent by the third network element, wherein the second indication information is sent by the terminal.
  • the terminal sends a registration request to the first network element, wherein the registration request includes second instruction information.
  • the terminal may also send the second indication information to the first network element through other messages; for example, the terminal may send the second indication information through a terminal capability update message (which includes the second indication information).
  • step S2102 determining, based on the UE's load, a switch between the UE's ability to support UE-assisted AI positioning and its ability to not support UE-assisted AI positioning.
  • the terminal determines whether the UE is switching from the ability to support UE-assisted AI positioning to the ability to not support UE-assisted AI positioning based on whether the terminal's load increases from the third load to the fourth load.
  • the terminal determines whether the UE is switching from the ability to provide AI positioning that does not support UE-assisted positioning to the ability to provide AI positioning that supports UE-assisted positioning, based on the terminal's load decreasing from the fourth load to the third load.
  • the third load is lower than or equal to the second load threshold, and the fourth load is higher than the fourth load;
  • the second load threshold is the maximum load corresponding to the terminal's ability to support terminal-assisted positioning.
  • the terminal may also determine, based on operator policies, the switching between the UE's ability to support UE-assisted AI positioning and its ability to not support UE-assisted AI positioning.
  • the terminal determines that the UE is switching from supporting UE-assisted AI positioning to not supporting UE-assisted AI positioning, based on the operator's policy instructing the UE not to support UE-assisted AI positioning.
  • the terminal determines whether the UE is switching from not supporting UE-assisted AI positioning to supporting UE-assisted AI positioning based on the operator's policy instructing the UE to support UE-assisted AI positioning.
  • Step S2103 The first network element determines the first operation.
  • the first operation can be replaced by the positioning method or the first information.
  • the first network element determines a switch from base station-assisted AI positioning to UE-assisted AI positioning based on a first indication information sent by the base station and/or a second indication information sent by the terminal; wherein the first indication information includes a first indication, which indicates that the capability of base station-assisted AI positioning is not supported, or that the capability of supporting base station-assisted AI positioning is switched to the capability of not supporting base station-assisted AI positioning; and/or, the second indication information includes a second indication, which indicates that the capability of UE-assisted AI positioning is supported, or that the capability of not supporting UE-assisted AI positioning is switched to the capability of supporting UE-assisted AI positioning.
  • the first network element receives the first indication information sent by the base station. If the first indication information includes the first indication, it determines that the AI positioning assisted by the base station is switched to the AI positioning assisted by the UE (i.e., the AI positioning assisted by the base station is switched to the AI positioning assisted by the UE based on the AI positioning).
  • the first network element when the first network element receives the second indication information sent by the terminal, if the second indication information includes the second indication, it determines that the AI positioning assisted by the base station is switched to the AI positioning assisted by the UE.
  • the first network element receives a first indication information sent by the base station and a second indication information sent by the terminal. If the first indication information includes a first indication and the second indication information includes a second indication, then it determines that the AI positioning assisted by the base station is switched to the AI positioning assisted by the UE.
  • the first network element receives a first indication information sent by the base station. If the first indication information includes a third indication, it determines that the AI positioning assisted by the UE is switched to the AI positioning assisted by the base station (i.e., the AI positioning assisted by the UE is switched to the AI positioning assisted by the base station based on the AI positioning).
  • the first network element when the first network element receives the second indication information sent by the terminal, if the second indication information includes a fourth indication, it determines that the AI positioning assisted by the UE is switched to the AI positioning assisted by the base station.
  • the first network element receives a first indication information sent by the base station and a second indication information sent by the terminal. If the first indication information includes a third indication and the fourth indication information includes the second indication, then it determines that the AI positioning assisted by the UE is switched to the AI positioning assisted by the base station.
  • the AI model of the first network element based on base station-assisted AI positioning is downgraded from a first performance level to a second performance level, and it is determined to switch from base station-assisted AI positioning to UE-assisted AI positioning.
  • the first performance is a first positioning accuracy
  • the second performance is a second positioning accuracy, wherein the first positioning accuracy is higher than the second positioning accuracy
  • the first performance and the second performance can also be any other performance of the AI model based on base station-assisted AI positioning, such as various model performances of the AI model (e.g., performance of rate, complexity, etc.).
  • various model performances of the AI model e.g., performance of rate, complexity, etc.
  • the AI model of the first network element based on UE-assisted AI positioning is downgraded from the third performance to the fourth performance, and it is determined to switch from UE-assisted AI positioning to base station-assisted AI positioning.
  • the third performance is the third positioning accuracy
  • the fourth performance is the fourth positioning accuracy, with the third positioning accuracy being higher than the fourth positioning accuracy.
  • the third and fourth performance characteristics can also be any other performance characteristics of the AI model based on UE-assisted AI positioning, such as various model performance characteristics of the AI model (e.g., performance characteristics of rate, complexity, etc.).
  • the first network element can switch from AI-based positioning to non-AI-based positioning based on stored configuration information and/or policy information.
  • the policy information may be policies related to Quality of Service (QoS), etc.
  • step S2104 the first network element sends a first request to the second network element.
  • the second network element receives the first request sent by the first network element.
  • the second network element may be an NWDAF or an operator management entity or function.
  • the second network element may also be replaced by a terminal other than the one that sent the first indication information. For example, if the terminal that sent the first indication information is the first terminal, the second network element may be the second terminal, which stores the AI model for AI positioning.
  • the first request is used to trigger the second network element to train the first model based on AI positioning to obtain the second model.
  • the positioning accuracy of the second model is higher than that of the first model.
  • model performance may refer to the model's rate, load capacity, and/or the model's performance related to localization, etc.
  • both the first model and the second model are AI models, with the first model being the AI model before training and the second model being the AI model after training.
  • the AI model can be replaced by an ML model; the first model is the ML model before training, and the second model is the ML model after training.
  • the name of the first request is not limited, and it may be, for example, a model update request.
  • step S2105 the second network element sends a first response to the first network element.
  • the first network element receives a first response from the second network element.
  • the first response is used to indicate the second model.
  • the first response may include a second model.
  • the first response may include the model identifier of the second model and/or the address information for downloading the second model.
  • the name of the first response is not limited, and it may be, for example, a model update response.
  • the names of information, etc. are not limited to the names described in the embodiments.
  • Terms such as “information”, “message”, “signal”, “signaling”, “report”, “configuration”, “indication”, “instruction”, “command”, “channel”, “parameter”, “domain”, “field”, “symbol”, “symbol”, “codebook”, “codeword”, “codepoint”, “bit”, “data”, “program”, and “chip” can be used interchangeably.
  • “get,” “obtain,” “receive,” “transmit,” “bidirectional transmission,” and “send and/or receive” can be used interchangeably and can be interpreted as receiving from other entities, obtaining from protocols, obtaining from higher layers, obtaining through self-processing, or autonomous implementation, among other meanings.
  • terms such as “certain”, “preset”, “default”, “set”, “indicated”, “a certain”, “any”, and “first” can be used interchangeably.
  • “Certain A”, “preset A”, “default A”, “set A”, “indicated A”, “a certain A”, “any A”, and “first A” can be interpreted as A pre-defined in a protocol or the like, or as A obtained through setting, configuration, or instruction, or as specific A, a certain A, any A, or first A, but are not limited thereto.
  • the determination or judgment can be made by a value represented by 1 bit (0 or 1), or by a true or false value (boolean), or by a comparison of numerical values (e.g., a comparison with a predetermined value), but is not limited thereto.
  • step S2101 can be implemented as an independent embodiment
  • step S2102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment
  • step S2103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment
  • step S2104 can be implemented as an independent embodiment
  • step S2105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment
  • a combination of steps S2101 and S2103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment
  • a combination of steps S2102 and S2103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment
  • a combination of steps S2101 and steps S2102 and S2103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment
  • a combination of steps S2101 and steps S2102 and S2103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment.
  • the combination of steps S2104 and S2105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment; the combination of steps S2103, S2104 and S2105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment; the combination of steps S2101, S2103, S2104 and S2105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment; the combination of steps S2102, S2103, S2104 and S2105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment; the combination of steps S2101 to S2105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment.
  • steps S2101 to S2102 and steps S2104 to S2105 may be optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments.
  • steps S2101, S2104 to S2105 may be optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments.
  • steps S2102, S2104 to S2105 may be optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments.
  • steps S2104 to S2105 may be optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments.
  • each embodiment can be implemented individually or in combination with each other, and the steps in each embodiment can be distinguished by their order.
  • Figure 3 is a flowchart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 3, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information processing method executed by a base station, the method including:
  • Step S3101 Send first indication information, wherein the first indication information is used by the first network element to determine the first operation.
  • the first operation includes one of the following: switching from base station-assisted AI positioning to UE-assisted AI positioning; switching from UE-assisted AI positioning to base station-assisted AI positioning; switching from AI-based positioning to non-AI-based positioning; and switching from AI positioning based on a first model to AI positioning based on a second model.
  • step S3101 can be found in the optional implementation of step S2101 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.
  • the base station may send first indication information to a first network element, but is not limited thereto; it may also send first indication information to other entities.
  • the method may further include: the base station determining, based on the base station's load and/or operator policy, the switching between the base station's ability to support base station-assisted AI positioning and its ability not to support base station-assisted AI positioning.
  • the first indication information includes: a first indication; the first indication is used to indicate: the capability of base station assisted AI positioning is not supported, or the capability of supporting base station assisted AI positioning is switched to the capability of not supporting base station assisted AI positioning; the first indication is used by the first network element to determine the switch from base station assisted AI positioning to UE assisted AI positioning.
  • the first indication information includes: a third indication; the third indication is used to indicate: the capability to support base station-assisted AI positioning, or the switch from a capability that does not support base station-assisted AI positioning to a capability that supports base station-assisted AI positioning; the third indication is used by the first network element to determine the switch from UE-assisted AI positioning to base station-assisted AI positioning.
  • the method further includes: determining, based on the base station's load and/or operator policies, a switch between the base station's ability to support base station-assisted AI positioning and its ability not to support base station-assisted AI positioning.
  • the first network element is: LMF; and/or, the third network element is: AMF.
  • Figure 4 is a flowchart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 4, the present disclosure relates to an information processing method executed by a base station, the method comprising:
  • Step S4101 Send second indication information, wherein the second indication information is used by the first network element to determine the first operation.
  • the first operation includes one of the following: switching from base station-assisted AI positioning to UE-assisted AI positioning; switching from UE-assisted AI positioning to base station-assisted AI positioning; or switching from AI-based positioning to non-AI-based positioning.
  • step S4101 can be found in the optional implementation of step S2102 in Figure 2, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.
  • the terminal may send a second instruction message to the first network element, but is not limited thereto; it may also send the second instruction message to other entities.
  • the method may further include: determining, based on the UE's load, a switch between the UE's ability to support UE-assisted AI positioning and its ability to not support UE-assisted AI positioning.
  • the second indication information includes a second indication, which is used to indicate: the capability to support UE-assisted AI positioning, or the switch from a capability that does not support UE-assisted AI positioning to a capability that supports UE-assisted AI positioning; the second indication is used by the first network element to determine the switch from base station-assisted AI positioning to UE-assisted AI positioning.
  • the second indication information includes a fourth indication, which indicates that: the capability of UE-assisted AI positioning is not supported, or the capability of UE-assisted AI positioning is switched to the capability of UE-assisted AI positioning; the fourth indication is used by the first network element to determine the switch from UE-assisted AI positioning to base station-assisted AI positioning.
  • the method further includes: determining, based on the load of the terminal, a switch between the terminal's ability to support UE-assisted AI positioning and its ability to not support UE-assisted AI positioning.
  • sending the second instruction information includes: sending the second instruction information to the first network element; or, sending the second instruction information to the first network element through a third network element.
  • the first network element is: LMF; and/or, the third network element is: AMF.
  • Step S5101 Obtain the first instruction information.
  • step S5101 can be found in the optional implementation of step S2101 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.
  • the first network element receives first indication information sent by the base station, but is not limited thereto; it may also receive first indication information sent by other entities.
  • the first network element obtains the first instruction information specified in the protocol.
  • the first network element obtains first indication information from the upper layer(s).
  • the first network element processes the information to obtain the first indication information.
  • step S5101 is omitted, and the first network element autonomously implements the function indicated by the first indication information, or the above function is a default or default setting.
  • Step S5102 Obtain the second instruction information.
  • step S5102 can be found in the optional implementation of step S2102 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.
  • the first network element receives second indication information sent by the terminal, but is not limited thereto; it may also receive second indication information sent by other entities.
  • the first network element obtains the second instruction information specified in the protocol.
  • the first network element obtains the second indication information from the upper layer(s).
  • the first network element processes the information to obtain the second indication information.
  • step S5102 is omitted, and the first network element autonomously implements the function indicated by the second indication information, or the above function is defaulted or set to default.
  • step S5103 can be found in the optional implementation of step S2104 in Figure 2, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.
  • Step S5104 Send the first request.
  • step S5104 can be found in the optional implementation of step S2104 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.
  • the first network element may send a first request to itself, but is not limited to this; it may also send a first request to other entities.
  • Step S5105 Obtain the first response.
  • step S5105 can be found in the optional implementation of step S2105 in Figure 2 and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figure 2, which will not be repeated here.
  • the first network element receives a first response sent by the second network element, but is not limited thereto; it may also receive a first response sent by other entities.
  • the first network element obtains the first response specified in the protocol.
  • the first network element obtains a first response from the upper layer(s).
  • step S5101 is omitted, the first network element autonomously implements the function indicated by the first response, or the above function is default or default.
  • step S5101 can be implemented as an independent embodiment
  • step S5102 can be implemented as an independent embodiment
  • step S5103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment
  • step S5104 can be implemented as an independent embodiment
  • step S5105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment
  • a combination of steps S5101 and S5103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment
  • a combination of steps S5102 and S5103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment
  • a combination of steps S5101 and steps S5102 and S5103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment
  • a combination of steps S5101 and steps S5102 and S5103 can be implemented as an independent embodiment.
  • the combination of steps S5104 and S5105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment; the combination of steps S5103, S5104 and S5105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment; the combination of steps S5101, S5103, S5104 and S5105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment; the combination of steps S5102, S5103, S5104 and S5105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment; the combination of steps S5101 to S5105 can be implemented as an independent embodiment.
  • steps S5102, S5104 to S5105 may be optional, and one or more of these steps may be omitted or substituted in different embodiments.
  • Figure 5B is a flowchart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 5B, the embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information processing method executed by a network device, the method including:
  • Step S5201 Determine a first operation, wherein the first operation includes one of the following: switching from base station-assisted AI positioning to UE-assisted AI positioning; switching from UE-assisted AI positioning to base station-assisted AI positioning; switching from AI-based positioning to non-AI-based positioning; switching from AI positioning based on a first model to AI positioning based on a second model.
  • step S5201 can be found in step S2103 in Figure 2, or the optional implementation of step S5103 in Figure 5A, as well as other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2 and 5A, which will not be repeated here.
  • determining a first operation includes one of the following: the AI model based on base station-assisted AI positioning degrades from a first performance level to a second performance level, and a switch from base station-assisted AI positioning to UE-assisted AI positioning is determined; the AI model based on UE-assisted AI positioning degrades from a third performance level to a fourth performance level, and a switch from UE-assisted AI positioning to base station-assisted AI positioning is determined.
  • the first performance is a first positioning accuracy
  • the second performance is a second positioning accuracy
  • the first positioning accuracy is higher than the second positioning accuracy
  • the third performance is a third positioning accuracy
  • the fourth performance is a fourth positioning accuracy
  • the third positioning accuracy is higher than the fourth positioning accuracy
  • the method further includes: sending a first request to a second network element, wherein the first request is used to trigger the second network element to train a first model based on AI positioning to obtain a second model, wherein the positioning accuracy of the second model is higher than that of the first model; and receiving a first response from the second network element, wherein the first response is used to instruct the second model.
  • the first network element is: LMF; and/or, the second network element is: NWDAF.
  • Figure 6 is an interactive schematic diagram of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 6, this embodiment of the present disclosure relates to an information processing method for an information processing system 100, the method including one of the following steps:
  • Step S6101 The base station sends a first indication message to the first network element.
  • step S6101 can be found in step S2101 in Figure 2, step S3101 in Figure 3, step S5101 in Figure 5A, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2, 3, and 5A, which will not be repeated here.
  • step S6102 the terminal sends a second instruction message to the first network element.
  • step S6102 can be found in step S2102 in Figure 2, step S4101 in Figure 4, step S5102 in Figure 5A, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2, 4, and 5A, which will not be repeated here.
  • step S6103 can be found in step S2103 of Figure 2, the optional implementations of step S5103 of Figure 5A, and other related parts in the embodiments involved in Figures 2 and 5A, which will not be repeated here.
  • the above methods may include the methods described in the above embodiments on the information processing system side, base station side, terminal side and/or first network element side, etc., which will not be repeated here.
  • This disclosure proposes an AI-based positioning method for LMF switching between UE-assisted positioning and gNB-assisted positioning.
  • the switch from gNB-assisted positioning to UE-assisted positioning is determined by introducing one or both of two new indications; these two new indications can be: a UE-assisted positioning indication and a gNB-assisted positioning indication.
  • these two new indications can also be introduced to determine the switch from UE-assisted positioning to gNB-assisted positioning.
  • a UE-assisted positioning indicator is provided to indicate whether the UE supports UE-assisted positioning capabilities.
  • the UE can update the UE-assisted positioning capability to the AMF/LMF based on the UE's load.
  • a gNB assisted location indicator is used to indicate whether the gNB supports gNB assisted location capabilities.
  • the gNB updates the support for gNB assisted location capabilities to the AMF/LMF based on the gNB's load and/or operator policies.
  • UE-assisted positioning can be UE-assisted AI positioning as described in previous embodiments; gNB-assisted positioning can be gNB-assisted AI positioning as described in previous embodiments; gNB-assisted positioning capability/indication can be the first indication information as described in previous embodiments; UE-assisted positioning capability/indication can be the second indication information as described in previous embodiments.
  • the UE can be a terminal as described in previous embodiments; the gNB can be a base station as described in previous embodiments.
  • Figure 7 is a flowchart illustrating an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 7, the present disclosure relates to an information processing method, which includes:
  • Step S7101 The UE sends a registration request.
  • Step S7103 AMF obtains LCS request.
  • the AMF obtains a Mobile Originated Location Request (MO-LR) initiated by the UE, or a Mobile Terminated Location Request (MT-LR) terminated by the UE from the LCS client, or the UE obtains a Network Induced Location Request (NI-LR) from the network device.
  • MO-LR Mobile Originated Location Request
  • MT-LR Mobile Terminated Location Request
  • NI-LR Network Induced Location Request
  • the location request can be the first request in the previous embodiments.
  • Step S7104 AMF selects SMF.
  • AMF discovers and selects SMF.
  • step S7105 the AMF sends a location request to the LMF to perform location.
  • the AMF sends a location request (e.g., Nlmf_Location_DetermineLocation Request) to the LMF; the location request includes a UE assisted positioning indication.
  • a location request e.g., Nlmf_Location_DetermineLocation Request
  • step S7106A the LMF determines to perform gNB-assisted AI positioning.
  • LMF determines to perform gNB-assisted AI localization.
  • step S7106B the LMF determines to perform UE-assisted AI positioning.
  • LMF determines to perform UE-assisted AI localization.
  • Step S7107 LMF obtains capability updates for UE or gNB.
  • the LMF receives capability updates from UEs that do not support UE-assisted AI positioning or gNBs that do not support gNB-assisted AI positioning.
  • Step S7108 LMF determines to switch to AI-based positioning method.
  • the LMF determines whether to switch the AI-based positioning method from gNB-assisted AI positioning to UE-assisted AI positioning, or switch the AI-based positioning method from UE-assisted AI positioning to gNB-assisted AI positioning; or switch from AI-based positioning to non-AI-based positioning.
  • step S7109A the LMF performs UE-assisted AI positioning.
  • step S7109B the LMF performs gNB-assisted AI localization.
  • Step S7110 LMF sends a location response.
  • the LMF sends a location response (Nlmf_Location_DetermineLocation REsponse) to the AMF; the location response includes the location result.
  • the location response is the first response in the previous embodiment.
  • step S7111 the AMF sends the location results to the LCS consumer.
  • LCS consumers include at least one of the following: UE, LCS, client, and application function (AF).
  • the AMF can also send the positioning results, gNB assisted positioning indications, and/or the capabilities indicated by the assisted positioning indications to the Unified Data Management (UDM) storage.
  • UDM Unified Data Management
  • This disclosure also provides an apparatus for implementing any of the above methods.
  • an apparatus is provided that includes units or modules for implementing the steps performed by the terminal in any of the above methods.
  • another apparatus is provided that includes units or modules for implementing the steps performed by a network device (e.g., an access network device, a core network functional node, a core network device, etc.) in any of the above methods.
  • a network device e.g., an access network device, a core network functional node, a core network device, etc.
  • the division of units or modules in the above device is only a logical functional division. In actual implementation, they can be fully or partially integrated into a single physical entity, or they can be physically separated.
  • the units or modules in the device can be implemented by a processor calling software: for example, the device includes a processor connected to a memory containing instructions. The processor calls the instructions stored in the memory to implement any of the above methods or to implement the functions of the units or modules in the above device.
  • the processor can be, for example, a general-purpose processor, such as a Central Processing Unit (CPU) or a microprocessor, and the memory can be internal or external to the device.
  • the units or modules in the device can be implemented in the form of hardware circuits.
  • the functionality of some or all of the units or modules can be achieved through the design of these hardware circuits, which can be understood as one or more processors.
  • the hardware circuit is an Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), and the functionality of some or all of the units or modules is achieved through the design of the logical relationships between the components within the circuit.
  • the hardware circuit can be implemented using a Programmable Logic Device (PLD), such as a Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), which can include a large number of logic gates.
  • PLD Programmable Logic Device
  • FPGA Field-Programmable Gate Array
  • All units or modules of the above device can be implemented entirely through processor-called software, entirely through hardware circuits, or partially through processor-called software with the remaining parts implemented through hardware circuits.
  • the processor is a circuit with signal processing capabilities.
  • the processor can be a circuit with instruction read and execute capabilities, such as a Central Processing Unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a graphics processing unit (GPU) (which can be understood as a microprocessor), or a Digital Signal Processor (DSP).
  • the processor can implement certain functions through the logical relationships of hardware circuits. The logical relationships of the aforementioned hardware circuits are fixed or reconfigurable.
  • the processor is a hardware circuit implemented using an Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) or a Programmable Logic Device (PLD), such as an FPGA.
  • ASIC Application-Specific Integrated Circuit
  • PLD Programmable Logic Device
  • the process of the processor loading a configuration document and configuring the hardware circuit can be understood as the process of the processor loading instructions to implement the functions of some or all of the above units or modules.
  • it can also be hardware circuits designed for artificial intelligence, which can be understood as ASICs, such as Neural Network Processing Unit (NPU), Tensor Processing Unit (TPU), Deep Learning Processing Unit (DPU), etc.
  • ASICs such as Neural Network Processing Unit (NPU), Tensor Processing Unit (TPU), Deep Learning Processing Unit (DPU), etc.
  • Figure 8A is a schematic diagram of the structure of the first network element 8100 provided in an embodiment of this disclosure.
  • the first network element 8100 includes a first transceiver module 8101 and a first processing module 8102.
  • the first transceiver module 8101 is used to receive first indication information and/or second indication information.
  • the first transceiver module 8101 is used to perform at least one of the sending and/or receiving steps performed by the first network element 8100 in any of the above methods (e.g., steps S2101 and/or steps S2102 and/or steps S2104 and/or steps S2105, etc., but not limited thereto), which will not be elaborated here.
  • the first processing module 8102 is used to determine a first operation.
  • the first processing module 8102 performs at least one of the processing steps performed by the first network element 8100 in any of the above methods (e.g., steps S2103, etc., but not limited thereto), which will not be elaborated here.
  • Figure 8B is a schematic diagram of the structure of a base station 8200 provided in an embodiment of this disclosure.
  • the base station 8200 includes a second transceiver module 8201.
  • the second transceiver module 8201 is used to transmit first indication information.
  • the second transceiver module 8201 is used to perform at least one of the transmission and/or reception steps performed by the base station 8200 in any of the above methods (e.g., step S2101, but not limited thereto), which will not be described in detail here.
  • Figure 8C is a schematic diagram of the structure of a terminal 8300 provided in an embodiment of this disclosure.
  • the terminal 8300 includes a third transceiver module 8301.
  • the third transceiver module 8301 is used to send second indication information.
  • the third transceiver module 8301 is used to perform at least one of the sending and/or receiving steps (such as step S2102, but not limited thereto) performed by the terminal 8300 in any of the above methods, which will not be described in detail here.
  • the transceiver module may include a transmitting module and/or a receiving module, which may be separate or integrated.
  • the transceiver module may be interchangeable with a transceiver.
  • the first transceiver module described above includes a first transmitting module and/or a first receiving module.
  • the second transceiver module described above includes a second transmitting module and/or a second receiving module.
  • the processing module may be a single module or may include multiple sub-modules.
  • the multiple sub-modules may each perform all or part of the steps required by the processing module.
  • the processing module may be interchangeable with a processor.
  • Figure 9A is a schematic diagram of the structure of the communication device 9100 proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure.
  • the communication device 9100 can be a network device (e.g., access network device, core network device, etc.), a terminal, a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the network device in implementing any of the above methods, or a chip, chip system, or processor that supports the terminal in implementing any of the above methods.
  • the communication device 9100 can be used to implement the methods described in the above method embodiments; for details, please refer to the descriptions in the above method embodiments.
  • the communication device 9100 includes one or more processors 9101.
  • the processor 9101 can be a general-purpose processor or a dedicated processor, such as a baseband processor or a central processing unit (CPU).
  • the baseband processor can be used to process communication protocols and communication data, while the CPU can be used to control communication devices (e.g., base stations, baseband chips, terminal devices, terminal device chips, DUs or CUs, etc.), execute programs, and process program data.
  • the communication device 9100 can be used to execute any of the above methods.
  • one or more processors 9101 can be used to invoke instructions to cause the communication device 9100 to execute any of the above methods.
  • the communication device 9100 further includes one or more transceivers 9102.
  • the transceivers 9102 perform at least one of the communication steps such as sending and/or receiving in the above method (e.g., steps S2101 and/or steps S2102 and/or steps S2104 and/or steps S2105, etc., but not limited thereto), and the processor 9101 performs at least one of other steps (e.g., step S2103, etc., but not limited thereto).
  • the transceiver may include a receiver and/or a transmitter, which may be separate or integrated together.
  • transceiver transceiver unit, transceiver, transceiver circuit, interface circuit, interface, etc.
  • transmitter transmitting unit, transmitter, transmitting circuit, etc.
  • receiver receiving unit, receiver, receiving circuit, etc.
  • the communication device 9100 further includes one or more memories 9103 for storing data.
  • the memories 9103 may be located outside the communication device 9100.
  • the communication device 9100 may include one or more interface circuits 9104.
  • the interface circuits 9104 are connected to the memories 9103 and can be used to receive data from the memories 9103 or other devices, and to send data to the memories 9103 or other devices.
  • the interface circuits 9104 can read data stored in the memories 9103 and send that data to the processor 9101.
  • the communication device 9100 described in the above embodiments may be a network device or a terminal, but the scope of the communication device 9100 described in this disclosure is not limited thereto, and the structure of the communication device 9100 may not be limited by FIG. 9A.
  • the communication device may be a standalone device or a part of a larger device.
  • the communication device may be: (1) a standalone integrated circuit IC, or chip, or chip system or subsystem; (2) a collection of one or more ICs, optionally, the IC collection may also include storage components for storing data and programs; (3) an ASIC, such as a modem; (4) a module that can be embedded in other devices; (5) a receiver, terminal device, smart terminal device, cellular phone, wireless device, handheld device, mobile unit, vehicle device, network device, cloud device, artificial intelligence device, etc.; (6) others, etc.
  • Figure 9B is a schematic diagram of the structure of the chip 9200 proposed in an embodiment of this disclosure.
  • the communication device 9100 can be a chip or a chip system
  • the schematic diagram of the chip 9200 shown in Figure 9B can be referred to, but is not limited thereto.
  • Chip 9200 includes one or more processors 9201. Chip 9200 is used to perform any of the methods described above.
  • chip 9200 further includes one or more interface circuits 9202.
  • interface circuits 9202. terms such as interface circuit, interface, and transceiver pin can be used interchangeably.
  • chip 9200 further includes one or more memories 9203 for storing data.
  • all or part of the memories 9203 may be located outside chip 9200.
  • interface circuit 9202 is connected to memory 9203, and interface circuit 9202 can be used to receive data from memory 9203 or other devices, and interface circuit 9202 can be used to send data to memory 9203 or other devices.
  • interface circuit 9202 can read data stored in memory 9203 and send the data to processor 9201.
  • modules and/or devices described in the various embodiments can be combined or separated arbitrarily as needed.
  • some or all steps can also be performed collaboratively by multiple modules and/or devices, which is not limited here.
  • the storage medium is an electronic storage medium.
  • the storage medium is a computer-readable storage medium, but not limited thereto; it may also be a storage medium readable by other devices.
  • the storage medium may be a non-transitory storage medium, but not limited thereto; it may also be a temporary storage medium.
  • This disclosure also provides a program product that, when executed by the communication device 9100, causes the communication device 9100 to perform any of the above methods.
  • the program product is a computer program product.
  • This disclosure also proposes a computer program that, when run on a computer, causes the computer to perform any of the above methods.

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Abstract

本公开实施例提出了一种信息处理方法、网元、基站、终端、通信系统及存储介质;信息处理方法,由网元执行,包括:确定第一操作,其中,第一操作包括以下之一:由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位;由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位;由基于AI定位切换到不基于AI定位务;由基于第一模型的AI定位切换到基于第二模型的AI定位。

Description

信息处理方法、网元、终端、基站、通信系统及存储介质 技术领域
本公开涉及通信技术领域,尤其涉及一种信息处理方法、网元、终端、基站、通信系统及存储介质。
背景技术
在通信技术领域中,可以增加定位服务(LoCation Services,LCS)以支持基于人工智能(Artificial Intelligence,AI)的定位。
发明内容
本公开实施例需要解决无法实现UE辅助的AI定位与基站辅助的AI定位之间切换的问题。
根据本公开实施例的第一方面,提出了一种信息处理方法,由第一网元执行,包括:确定第一操作,其中,第一操作包括以下之一:由基站辅助的AI定位切换到用户设备(user equipment,UE)辅助的AI定位的位;由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位;由基于AI定位切换到不基于AI定位;由基于第一模型的AI定位切换到基于第二模型的AI定位。
根据本公开实施例的第二方面,提出了一种信息处理方法,由基站执行,包括:发送第一指示信息,其中,第一指示信息用于第一网元确定第一操作;第一操作包括以下之一:由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位;由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位;由基于AI定位切换到不基于AI定位;由基于第一模型的AI定位切换到基于第二模型的AI定位。
根据本公开实施例的第三方面,提出了一种信息处理方法,由终端执行,包括:发送第二指示信息,其中,第二指示信息用于第一网元确定第一操作;第一操作包括以下之一:由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位;由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位;由基于AI定位切换到不基于AI定位;由基于第一模型的AI定位切换到基于第二模型的AI定位。
根据本公开实施例的第四方面,提出一种信息处理方法,包括:基站向第一网元发送第一指示信息;终端向第一网元发送第二指示信息;第一网元基于第一指示信息和/或第二指示信息,确定第一操作,其中,第一操作包括以下之一:由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位;由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位;由基于AI定位切换到不基于AI定位;由基于第一模型的AI定位切换到基于第二模型的AI定位。
根据本公开实施例的第五方面,提出了一种第一网元,包括:第一处理模块,被配置为确定第一操作,其中,第一操作用于指示以下之一:由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位;由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位;由基于AI定位切换到不基于AI定位;由基于第一模型的AI定位切换到基于第二模型的AI定位。
根据本公开实施例的第六方面,提出了一种基站,包括:第二收发模块,被配置为发送第一指示信息,其中,第一指示信息用于第一网元确定第一操作;第一操作包括以下之一:由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位;由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位;由基于AI定位切换到不基于AI定位;由基于第一模型的AI定位切换到基于第二模型的AI定位。
根据本公开实施例的第七方面,提出了一种通信设备,包括一个或多个处理器;其中,上述通信设备用于执行如第一方面、第二方面、第三方面、第四方面、或者第一方面、第二方面、第三方面和第四方面的可选实现方式。
根据本公开实施例的第八方面,提出了一种通信系统,包括:第一网元、基站和终端;其中,上述第一网元被配置为执行如第一方面的可选实现方式所描述的方法、上述基站被配置为执行如第二方面的可选实现方式所描述的方法、上述终端被配置为执行如第三方面的可选实现方式所描述的方法。
根据本公开实施例的第九方面,提出了一种存储介质,上述存储介质存储有指令,当上述指令在通信设备上运行时,使得上述通信设备执行如第一方面、第二方面、第三方面、第四方面、或者第一方面、第二方面、第三方面和第四方面的可选实现方式所描述的方法。
根据本公开实施例的第十方面,提出了一种计算机程序产品,计算机程序产品包括计算机程序或者指令,计算机程序或者指令被处理器执行时实现如第一方面、第二方面、第三方面、第四方面、或者第一方面、第二方面、第三方面和第四方面的可选实现方式所描述的方法。
本公开实施例能够实现UE辅助的AI定位和基站辅助的AI定位之间的切换。
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图8A是根据本公开实施例示出的一种终端的结构示意图。
图8B是根据本公开实施例示出的一种网络设备的结构示意图。
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图8C是根据本公开实施例示出的一种终端的结构示意图。
图9A是根据本公开实施例提供的通信设备的结构示意图。
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具体实施方式
本公开实施例提出了一种信息处理方法、网元、终端、基站、通信系统及存储介质。
第一方面,本公开实施例提出了一种信息处理方法,由第一网元执行,包括:确定第一操作,其中,第一操作包括以下之一:由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位;由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位;由基于AI定位切换到不基于AI定位;由基于第一模型的AI定位切换到基于第二模型的AI定位。
在上述实施例中,可以使得第一网元能够实现由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位,或者,由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基于基站辅助的AI定位,即能够实现UE辅助的AI定位和基站辅助的AI定位之间的切换;如此可以在基站不支持基站辅助的AI定位时切换到UE辅助的AI定位,或者在UE不支持UE辅助的AI定位时切换到基站辅助的AI定位,从而降低定位服务中断的情况出现,能够持续实现定位服务。
或者,可以使得第一网元能够实现基于AI定位切换到不基于AI定位,从而在不支持基于AI定位时也能实现定位服务。
或者,可以使得第一网元能够基于AI定位的第一模型切换到第二模型而进行定位,如此可以在AI定位的AI模型(例如第一模型)的性能不加时能够使用性能更好的AI模型(例如第二模型)进行定位,从而提高定位的精度等。
结合第一方面的一些实施例,在一些实施例中,确定第一操作,包括:基于基站发送的第一指示信息和/或终端发送的第二指示信息,确定由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位;其中,第一指示信息包括第一指示,第一指示用于指示:不支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力,或者,由支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力切换到不支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力;和/或,第二指示信息包括第二指示,第二指示用于指示:支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力,或者,由不支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力切换到支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力。
在上述实施例中,可以通过基站发送的第一指示信息以知晓基站不支持基站辅助的AI定位,和/或通过终端发送的第二指示信息以知晓终端支持UE辅助的AI定位,从而可以在基站不支持基站辅助的AI定位时实现切换到UE辅助的AI定位,降低定位服务中断的情况出现,提升定位服务的持续性。
结合第一方面的一些实施例,在一些实施例中,确定第一操作,包括:基于基站发送的第一指示信息和/或终端发送的第二指示信息,确定由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位;其中,第一指示信息包括第三指示,第三指示用于指示:支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力,或者,由不支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力切换到支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力;和/或,第二指示信息包括第四指示,第四指示用于指示:不支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力,或者,由支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力切换到不支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力。
在上述实施例中,可以通过基站发送的第一指示信息知晓以基站支持基站辅助的AI定位,和/或通过终端发送的第二指示信息以知晓终端不支持UE辅助的AI定位,从而可以在终端不支持终端辅助定位时实现切换到基站辅助的AI定位,降低定位服务中断的情况出现,提升定位服务的持续性。
结合第一方面的一些实施例,在一些实施例中,确定第一操作,包括以下之一:基于基站辅助的AI定位的AI模型由第一性能降低到第二性能,确定由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位;基于UE辅助的AI定位的AI模型由第三性能降低到第四性能,确定由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位。
在上述实施例中,第一网元可以检测到基于基站辅助的AI定位时AI模型性能下降时,将基于AI定位由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位,从而确定业务服务的高效执行。或者,第一网元可以检测到基于AI模型的定位性能下降时,将基于AI定位由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位,从而确定业务服务的高效执行。
结合第一方面的一些实施例,在一些实施例中,第一性能为第一定位精度,第二性能为第二定位精度,第一定位精度高于第二定位精度;或者,第三性能为第三定位精度,第四性能为第四定位精度,第三定位精度高于第四定位精度。
在上述实施例中,AI模型的性能下降可以是定位精度的下降,从而可以在AI模型的精度下降时,实现AI定位方法由UE辅助的AI定位和基站辅助的AI定位之间的切换,进而以提高基于AI定位的AI模型的定位精度。
结合第一方面的一些实施例,在一些实施例中,方法还包括:向第二网元发送第一请求,其中,第一请求用于触发第二网元训练基于AI定位的第一模型以获得第二模型,第二模型的定位精度高于第一模型的定位精度;接收第二网元的第一响应,其中,第一响应用于指示第二模型。
在上述实施例中,可以在AI定位的AI模型的性能下降时,还是可以触发第二网元训练基于AI定位的AI模型,从而获得定位精度更高的模型以进行后续的定位服务。
结合第一方面的一些实施例,在一些实施例中,第一网元为:定位管理功能(Location Management Function,LMF);和/或,第二网元为:网络数据分析功能(Network Data Analytics Function,NWDAF)。
第二方面,本公开实施例提出了一种信息处理方法,由基站执行,包括:发送第一指示信息,其中,第一指示信息用于第一网元确定第一操作;第一操作包括以下之一:由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位;由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位;由基于AI定位切换到不基于AI定位;由基于第一模型的AI定位切换到基于第二模型的AI定位。
结合第二方面的一些实施例,在一些实施例中,第一指示信息包括:第一指示;第一指示用于指示:不支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力,或者,由支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力切换到不支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力;第一指示用于第一网元确定由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位。
结合第二方面的一些实施例,在一些实施例中,第一指示信息包括:第三指示;第三指示用于指示:支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力,或者,由不支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力切换到支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力;第三指示用于第一网元确定由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位。
结合第二方面的一些实施例,在一些实施例中,方法还包括:根据基站的负载和/或运营商策略,确定基站支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力与不支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力之间的切换。
结合第二方面的一些实施例,在一些实施例中,发送第一指示信息包括:向第一网元发送第一指示信息;或者,通过第三网元向第一网元发送第一指示信息。
结合第二方面的一些实施例,在一些实施例中,第一网元为:LMF;和/或,第三网元为:接入和移动管理功能(Access and Mobility Management Function,AMF)。
第三方面,本公开实施例提出了一种信息处理方法,由终端执行,包括:发送第二指示信息,其中,第二指示信息用于第一网元确定第一操作;第一操作包括以下之一:由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位;由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位;由基于AI定位切换到不基于AI定位;由基于第一模型的AI定位切换到基于第二模型的AI定位。
结合第三方面的一些实施例,在一些实施例中,第二指示信息包括第二指示,第二指示用于指示:支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力,或者,由不支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力切换到支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力;第二指示用于第一网元确定由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位。
结合第三方面的一些实施例,在一些实施例中,第二指示信息包括第四指示,第四指示用于指示:不支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力,或者,由支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力切换到不支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力;第四指示用于第一网元确定由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位。
结合第三方面的一些实施例,在一些实施例中,方法还包括:基于终端的负载,确定终端支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力与不支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力之间的切换。
结合第三方面的一些实施例,在一些实施例中,发送第二指示信息,包括:向第一网元发送第二指示信息;或者,通过第三网元向第一网元发送第二指示信息。
结合第三方面的一些实施例,在一些实施例中,第一网元为:LMF;和/或,第三网元为:AMF。
第四方面,本公开实施例提出一种信息处理方法,包括:基站向第一网元发送第一指示信息;终端向第一网元发送第二指示信息;第一网元基于第一指示信息和/或第二指示信息,确定第一操作,其中,第一操作包括以下之一:由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位;由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位;由基于AI定位切换到不基于AI定位;由基于第一模型的AI定位切换到基于第二模型的AI定位。
第五方面,本公开实施例提出了一种第一网元,包括:第一处理模块,被配置为确定第一操作,其中,第一操作用于指示以下之一:由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位;由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位;由基于AI定位切换到不基于AI定位;由基于第一模型的AI定位切换到基于第二模型的AI定位。
第六方面,本公开实施例提出了一种基站,包括:第二收发模块,被配置为发送第一指示信息,其中,第一指示信息用于第一网元确定第一操作;第一操作包括以下之一:由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位;由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位;由基于AI定位切换到不基于AI定位;由基于第一模型的AI定位切换到基于第二模型的AI定位。
第七方面,本公开实施例提出了一种通信设备,包括一个或多个处理器;其中,上述通信设备用于执行如第一方面、第二方面、第三方面、第四方面、或者第一方面、第二方面、第三方面和第四方面的可选实现方式。
第八方面,本公开实施例提出了一种通信系统,包括:第一网元、基站和终端;其中,上述第一网元被配置为执行如第一方面的可选实现方式所描述的方法、上述基站被配置为执行如第二方面的可选实现方式所描述的方法、上述终端被配置为执行如第三方面的可选实现方式所描述的方法。
第九方面,本公开实施例提出了一种存储介质,上述存储介质存储有指令,当上述指令在通信设备上运行时,使得上述通信设备执行如第一方面、第二方面、第三方面、第四方面、或者第一方面、第二方面、第三方面和第四方面的可选实现方式所描述的方法。
第十方面,本公开实施例提出了一种计算机程序产品,计算机程序产品包括计算机程序或者指令,计算机程序或者指令被处理器执行时实现如第一方面、第二方面、第三方面、第四方面、或者第一方面、第二方面、第三方面和第四方面的可选实现方式所描述的方法。
第十一方面,本公开实施例提出了程序产品,上述程序产品被通信设备执行时,使得上述通信设备执行如第一方面、第二方面、第三方面、第四方面、或者第一方面、第二方面、第三方面和第四方面的可选实现方式所描述的方法。
第十二方面,本公开实施例提出了计算机程序,当其在计算机上运行时,使得计算机执行如第一方面、第二方面、第三方面、第四方面、或者第一方面、第二方面、第三方面和第四方面的可选实现方式所描述的信息处理方法。
第十三方面,本公开实施例提出了一种芯片或芯片系统;该芯片或芯片系统包括处理电路,被配置为执行根据上述第一方面、第二方面、第三方面、第四方面、或者第一方面、第二方面、第三方面和第四方面的可选实现方式所描述的方法。
可以理解的是,上述网元、基站、终端、通信系统、存储介质、程序产品、计算机程序、芯片或芯片系统均用于执行本公开实施例所提供的方法。因此,其所能达到的有益效果可以参考对应方法中的有益效果,此处不再赘述。
本公开实施例提出了一种信息处理方法、终端、网络设备、通信系统及存储介质。在一些实施例中,信息处理方法与信息处理方法等术语可相互替换,信息处理装置与通信装置等术语可相互替换,信息处理系统与通信系统等术语可相互替换。
本公开实施例并非穷举,仅为部分实施例的示意,不作为对本公开保护范围的具体限制。在不矛盾的情况下,某一实施例中的每个步骤均可作为独立实施例来实施,且各步骤之间可任意组合,例如,在某一实施例中去除部分步骤后的方案也可作为独立实施例来实施,且在某一实施例中各步骤的顺序可任意交换,另外,某一实施例中的可选实现方式可任意组合;此外,各实施例之间可任意组合,例如,不同实施例的部分或全部步骤可任意组合,某一实施例可以与其他实施例的可选实现方式任意组合。
在各本公开实施例中,如果没有特殊说明以及逻辑冲突,各实施例之间的术语和/或描述具有一致性,且可以互相利用,不同实施例中的技术特征根据其内在的逻辑关系可以组合形成新的实施例。
本公开实施例中所述使用的术语只是为了描述特定实施例中的目的,而并非作为对本公开的限制。
在本公开实施例中,除非另有说明,以单数形式表示的元素,如“一个”、“一种”、“该”、“上述”、“所述”、“前述”、“这一”等,可以表示“一个且只有一个”,也可以表示“一个或多个”、“至少一个”等。例如,在翻译中使用如英语中的“a”、“an”、“the”等冠词(article)的情况下,冠词之后的名词可以理解为单数表达形式,也可以理解为复数表达形式。
在本公开实施例中,“多个”是指两个或两个以上。
在一些实施例中,“至少一者(至少一项、至少一个)(at least one of)”、“一个或多个(one or more)”、“多个(a plurality of)”、“多个(multiple)等术语可以相互替换。
在一些实施例中,“A、B中的至少一者”、“A和/或B”、“在一情况下A,在另一情况下B”、“响应于一情况A,响应于另一情况B”等记载方式,根据情况可以包括以下技术方案:在一些实施例中A(与B无关地执行A);在一些实施例中B(与A无关地执行B);在一些实施例中从A和B中选择执行(A和B被选择性执行);在一些实施例中A和B(A和B都被执行)。当有A、B、C等更多分支时也类似上述。
在一些实施例中,“A或B”等记载方式,根据情况可以包括以下技术方案:在一些实施例中A(与B无关地执行A);在一些实施例中B(与A无关地执行B);在一些实施例中从A和B中选择执行(A和B被选择性执行)。当有A、B、C等更多分支时也类似上述。
本公开实施例中的“第一”、“第二”等前缀词,仅仅为了区分不同的描述对象,不对描述对象的位置、顺序、优先级、数量或内容等构成限制,对描述对象的陈述参见权利要求或实施例中上下文的描述,不应因为使用前缀词而构成多余的限制。例如,描述对象为“字段”,则“第一字段”和“第二字段”中“字段”之前的序数词并不限制“字段”之间的位置或顺序,“第一”和“第二”并不限制其修饰的“字段”是否在同一个消息中,也不限制“第一字段”和“第二字段”的先后顺序。再如,描述对象为“等级”,则“第一等级”和“第二等级”中“等级”之前的序数词并不限制“等级”之间的优先级。再如,描述对象的数量并不受序数词的限制,可以是一个或者多个,以“第一装置”为例,其中“装置”的数量可以是一个或者多个。此外,不同前缀词修饰的对象可以相同或不同,例如,描述对象为“装置”,则“第一装置”和“第二装置”可以是相同的装置或者不同的装置,其类型可以相同或不同;再如,描述对象为“信息”,则“第一信息”和“第二信息”可以是相同的信息或者不同的信息,其内容可以相同或不同。
在一些实施例中,“包括A”、“包含A”、“用于指示A”、“携带A”,可解释为直接携带A,也可解释为间接指示A。
在一些实施例中,“响应于……”、“响应于确定……”、“在……的情况下”、“在……时”、“当……时”、“若……”、“如果……”等术语可以相互替换。
在一些实施例中,“大于”、“大于或等于”、“不小于”、“多于”、“多于或等于”、“不少于”、“高于”、“高于或等于”、“不低于”、“以上”等术语可以相互替换,“小于”、“小于或等于”、“不大于”、“少于”、“少于或等于”、“不多于”、“低于”、“低于或等于”、“不高于”、“以下”等术语可以相互替换。
在一些实施例中,装置等可以解释为实体的、也可以解释为虚拟的,其名称不限定于实施例中所记载的名称,“装置”、“设备(equipment)”、“设备(device)”、“电路”、“网元”、“节点”、“功能”、“单元”、“部件(section)”、“系统”、“网络”、“芯片”、“芯片系统”、“实体”、“主体”等术语可以相互替换。
在一些实施例中,“网络”可以解释为网络中包含的装置(例如,接入网设备、核心网设备等)。
在一些实施例中,“接入网设备(access network device,AN device)”、“无线接入网设备(radio access network device,RAN device)”、“基站(base station,BS)”、“无线基站(radio base station)”、“固定台(fixed station)”、“节点(node)”、“接入点(access point)”、“发送点(transmission point,TP)”、“接收点(reception point,RP)”、“发送接收点(transmission/reception point,TRP)”、“面板(panel)”、“天线面板(antenna panel)”、“天线阵列(antenna array)”、“小区(cell)”、“宏小区(macro cell)”、“小型小区(small cell)”、“毫微微小区(femto cell)”、“微微小区(pico cell)”、“扇区(sector)”、“小区组(cell group)”、“载波(carrier)”、“分量载波(component carrier)”、“带宽部分(bandwidth part,BWP)”等术语可以相互替换。
在一些实施例中,“终端(terminal)”、“终端设备(terminal device)”、“用户设备(user equipment,UE)”、“用户终端(user terminal)”、“移动台(mobile station,MS)”、“移动终端(mobile terminal,MT)”、订户站(subscriber station)、移动单元(mobile unit)、订户单元(subscriber unit)、无线单元(wireless unit)、远程单元(remote unit)、移动设备(mobiledevice)、无线设备(wireless device)、无线通信设备(wireless communication device)、远程设备(remote device)、移动订户站(mobile subscriber station)、接入终端(access terminal)、移动终端(mobile terminal)、无线终端(wireless terminal)、远程终端(remote terminal)、手持设备(handset)、用户代理(user agent)、移动客户端(mobile client)、客户端(client)等术语可以相互替换。
在一些实施例中,接入网设备、核心网设备、或网络设备可以被替换为终端。例如,针对将接入网设备、核心网设备、或网络设备以及终端间的通信置换为多个终端间的通信(例如,也可以被称为设备对设备(device-to-device,D2D)、车联网(vehicle-to-everything,V2X)等)的结构,也可以应用本公开的各实施例。在该情况下,也可以设为终端具有接入网设备所具有的全部或部分功能的结构。此外,“上行”、“下行”等语言也可以被替换为与终端间通信对应的语言(例如,“侧行(side)”)。例如,上行信道、下行信道等可以被替换为侧行信道,上行链路、下行链路等可以被替换为侧行链路。
在一些实施例中,终端可以被替换为接入网设备、核心网设备、或网络设备。在该情况下,也可以设为接入网设备、核心网设备、或网络设备具有终端所具有的全部或部分功能的结构。
在一些实施例中,获取数据、信息等可以遵照所在地国家的法律法规。
在一些实施例中,可以在得到用户同意后获取数据、信息等。
此外,本公开实施例的表格中的每一元素、每一行、或每一列均可以作为独立实施例来实施,任意元素、任意行、任意列的组合也可以作为独立实施例来实施。
图1是根据本公开实施例示出的一种信息处理系统100的结构示意图。如图1所示,信息处理系统100可以包括:终端(terminal)101、网络设备102。
在一些实施例中,网络设备102可包括接入网设备和核心网设备(core network device)的至少一者。
在一些实施例中,终端101例如包括手机(mobile phone)、可穿戴设备、物联网(IOT)设备或终端、具备通信功能的汽车、智能汽车、平板电脑(Pad)、带无线收发功能的电脑、虚拟现实(virtual reality,VR)终端设备、增强现实(augmented reality,AR)终端设备、工业控制(industrial control)中的无线终端设备、无人驾驶(self-driving)中的无线终端设备、远程手术(remote medical surgery)中的无线终端设备、智能电网(smart grid)中的无线终端设备、运输安全(transportation safety)中的无线终端设备、智慧城市(smart city)中的无线终端设备、智慧家庭(smart home)中的无线终端设备中的至少一者,但不限于此。
在一些实施例中,接入网设备例如是将终端接入到无线网络的节点或设备,接入网设备可包括5G通信系统中的演进节点B(evolved NodeB,eNB)、下一代演进节点B(next generation eNB,ng-eNB)、下一代节点B(next generation NodeB,gNB)、节点B(node B,NB)、家庭节点B(home node B,HNB)、家庭演进节点B(home evolved nodeB,HeNB)、无线回传设备、无线网络控制器(radio network controller,RNC)、基站控制器(base station controller,BSC)、基站收发台(base transceiver station,BTS)、基带单元(base band unit,BBU)、移动交换中心、6G通信系统中的基站、开放型基站(Open RAN)、云基站(Cloud RAN)、其他通信系统中的基站、无线保真(wireless fidelity,WiFi)系统中的接入节点中的至少一者,但不限于此。
在一些实施例中,本公开的技术方案可适用于Open RAN架构,此时,本公开实施例所涉及的接入网设备间或者接入网设备内的接口可变为Open RAN的内部接口,这些内部接口之间的流程和信息交互可以通过软件或者程序实现。
在一些实施例中,接入网设备可以由集中单元(central unit,CU)与分布式单元(distributed unit,DU)组成的,其中,CU也可以称为控制单元(control unit),采用CU-DU的结构可以将接入网设备的协议层拆分开,部分协议层的功能放在CU集中控制,剩下部分或全部协议层的功能分布在DU中,由CU集中控制DU,但不限于此。
在一些实施例中,核心网设备可以是一个设备,包括第一网元、第二网元、第三网元等,也可以是多个设备或设备群,分别包括上述第一网元、第二网元和/或第三网元等中的全部或部分。第一网元、第二网元和第三网元均可以是虚拟的,也可以是实体的。核心网例如包括演进分组核心(Evolved Packet Core,EPC)、5G核心网络(5G Core Network,5GCN)、下一代核心(Next Generation Core,NGC)中的至少一者。
在一些实施例中,第一网元可以是核心网中任意的具有位置管理功能或者定位功能的网元或实体;第一网元的名称不做限定,其例如可以是LMF等。
在一些实施例中,第二网元可以是网络中任意的具有网络分析能力的网元或实体;第二网元的名称不做限定,其例如可以是NWDAF、或者运营商管理实体或功能等。
在一些实施例中,第三网元可以是核心网中任意的具有移动性管理功能的网元或实体;第三网元的名称不做限定,其例如可以是AMF等。
可以理解的是,本公开实施例描述的信息处理系统是为了更加清楚的说明本公开实施例的技术方案,并不构成对于本公开实施例提供的技术方案的限定,本领域普通技术人员可知,随着系统架构的演变和新业务场景的出现,本公开实施例提供的技术方案对于类似的技术问题同样适用。
下述本公开实施例可应用于图1所示的信息处理系统100、或部分主体,但不限于此。图1所示的各主体是例示,信息处理系统可以包括图1中全部或者部分主体,也可以包括图1以外的其他主体,各主体数量和形态为任意,各主体之间的连接关系是例示,各主体之间可以不连接也可以连接,其连接可以是任意方式,可以是直接连接也可以是间接连接,可以是有线连接也可以是无线连接。
本公开各实施例可以应用于长期演进(Long Term Evolution,LTE)、LTE-Advanced(LTE-A)、LTE-Beyond(LTE-B)、SUPER 3G、IMT-Advanced、第四代移动通信系统(4th generation mobile communication system,4G)、)、第五代移动通信系统(5th generation mobile communication system,5G)、5G新空口(New Radio,NR)、未来无线接入(Future Radio Access,FRA)、新无线接入技术(New-Radio Access Technology,RAT)、新无线(New Radio,NR)、新无线接入(New Radio access,NX)、未来一代无线接入(Future generation radio access,FX)、Global System for Mobile communications(GSM(注册商标))、CDMA2000、超移动宽带(Ultra Mobile Broadband,UMB)、IEEE 802.11(Wi-Fi(注册商标))、IEEE 802.16(WiMAX(注册商标))、IEEE 802.20、超宽带(Ultra-WideBand,UWB)、蓝牙(Bluetooth(注册商标))、陆上公用移动通信网(Public Land Mobile Network,PLMN)网络、设备到设备(Device-to-Device,D2D)系统、机器到机器(Machine to Machine,M2M)系统、物联网(Internet of Things,IoT)系统、车联网(Vehicle-to-Everything,V2X)、利用其他通信方法的系统、基于它们而扩展的下一代系统等。此外,也可以将多个系统组合(例如,LTE或者LTE-A与5G的组合等)应用。
在一些实施例中,增强LCS以支持基于AI或者机器学习(Machine Learning,ML)的定位。可选地,基于AI定位包括基于ML的定位。
在一些实施例中,可从以下几个方面来研究AI/ML的定位:
a)哪个实体为训练(直接)AI/ML的定位的AI/ML模型,以及如果训练AI/ML模型的实体与消费者(consumer)不同,则消费者如何获得训练后的AI/ML模型;
b)消费者如何使用训练后的AI/ML模型来执行推断和/或导出UE位置;
c)订阅数据收集程序,其目的是为了(直接)AI/ML的定位训练AI/ML模型;
d)是否通过额外的5GC增强功能支持基于(直接)AI/ML的定位,以及如何通过额外的5GC增强功能支持(直接)AI/ML的定位;
e)如何监控用于(直接)AI/ML的定位的AI/ML模型的模型性能。
在一些实施例中,在基于AI/ML的定位中使用了以下两种方法:UE辅助定位,NG-RAN节点辅助定位。可选地,NG-RAN节点辅助定位可以为基站(gNB)辅助定位。UE辅助定位是UE获得位置策略(例如定位参考信号(Positioning Reference Signaling,PRS)测量),并将测量发送到LMF以计算UE位置的方法。NG-RAN节点辅助定位是NG-RAN节点获得位置测量(例如探测参考信号(Sounding Reference Signal,SRS)测量),并将测量发送给LMF以计算UE位置的方法。
在一些实施例中,相关技术中,不支持在UE辅助定位和gNB辅助定位之间切换基于AI的定位方法。
示例性的,假设gNB辅助定位是优选的,并且如果gNB未过载,则gNB支持基于gNB辅助定位方法。当gNB过载时,则gNB不支持gNB辅助定位方法。当LMF执行gNB辅助定位时,若LMF从gNB接收到gNB不再支持gNB辅助定位的更新;若没有可定位的gNB来支持gNB辅助定位,则LMF不能切换到UE辅助定位,因为LMF不知道UE是否能够支持UE辅助定位。
示例性的,当LMF执行UE辅助定位时,若LMF接收到来自UE的UE不再支持UE辅助定位的更新,则LMF不能切换到gNB辅助定位,因为LMF也不知道gNB是否能够支持gNB辅助定位。
在一些实施例中,UE可以为终端,或者,终端可以为UE。
如图2是根据本公开实施例示出的一种信息处理方法的交互示意图。如图2所示,本公开实施例涉及信息处理方法用于信息处理系统100,上述方法包括:
步骤S2101,基站向第一网元发送第一指示信息。
在一些实施例中,第一网元接收基站发送的第一指示信息。可选地,第一网元为LMF。
在一些实施例中,第一指示信息用于第一网元确定第一操作。可选地,第一操作可以由定位方式或者第一信息替换。
可选地,AI定位可包括基站辅助的AI定位和/或UE辅助的AI定位。这里,基站辅助的AI定位可以为基站辅助定位;该基站辅助定位可以为之前实施例中gNB辅助定位或者NG-RAN节点辅助定位。UE辅助的AI定位也可以为UE辅助定位。
可选地,第一操作包括以下之一:由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位;由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位;由基于AI定位切换到不基于AI定位;以及由基于第一模型的AI定位切换到基于第二模型的AI定位。这里,第一模型的模型性能低于第二模型的模型性能;例如第一模型的定位精度低于第二模型的定位精度。
可选地,第一操作可包括以下之一:AI定位由基站辅助定位切换到UE辅助定位;AI定位由UE辅助定位切换到基站辅助定位。
可选地,定位方式包括以下之一:由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位的AI定位方式;由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位的AI定位方式;由基于AI定位切换到不基于AI定位方式;以及由基于第一模型的AI定位切换到基于第二模型的AI定位的定位方式。
可选地,第一信息用于指示以下之一:由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位;由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位;由基于AI定位切换到不基于AI定位;以及由基于第一模型的AI定位切换到基于第二模型的AI定位。
可选地,基站辅助的AI定位可以为基于AI定位的gNB辅助定位或者NG-RAN节点辅助定位。
在一些实施例中,第一指示信息包括第一指示或第三指示。
可选地,第一指示用于指示:不支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力,或者,由支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力切换到不支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力。
可选地,第一指示用于第一网元确定由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位。
可选地,第三指示用于指示:支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力,或者,由不支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力切换到支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力。
可选地,第三指示用于第一网元确定由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位。
可选地,第一指示、第二指示、第一指示信息均可以是一个或多个比特,或者均可以是一个或多个字段。
可选地,第一指示、第二指示、第一指示信息的名称均可以不做限定;例如第一指示信息可以是基站辅助的AI定位指示或者基站辅助定位指示(gNB assisted positioning capability indication)、或者基站辅助的AI定位能力或者基站辅助定位能力(gNB assisted positioning capability)信息等。
在一些实施例中,基站直接向第一网元发送第一指示信息。
在一些实施例中,基站通过第三网元向第一网元发送第一指示信息。
可选地,基站向第三网元发送第一指示信息,第三网元将第一指示信息发送给第一网元。
可选地,第一网元接收第三网元发送的第一指示信息,其中,第一指示信息是基站发送的。
可选地,第三网元可以为AMF。
在一些实施例中,基站可以通过第一消息发送第一指示信息;该第一消息可以是定位相关的消息,或者终端能力更新消息等。例如,基站向第一网元发送终端能力更新消息,该终端能力更新消息包括第一指示信息。
在一些可选实施例中,在步骤S2101之前可包括:基站根据基站的负载和/或运营商策略,确定基站支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力与不支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力之间的切换。
在一些可选实施例中,基站根据基站的负载由第一负载升高到第二负载,确定基站由支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力切换到不支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力。
在一些可选实施例中,基站根据基站的负载由第二负载降低到第一负载,确定基站由不支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力切换到支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力。
可选地,第一负载低于或等于第一负载门限,第二负载高于第一负载门限;第一负载门限是基站支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力所对应负载的最大值。
在一些可选实施例中,基站根据运营商策略指示基站不支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力,确定基站由支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力切换到不支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力。
在一些可选实施例中,基站根据运营商策略指示基站支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力,确定基站由不支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力切到支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力。
在一些可选实施例中,基站在确定基站支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力与不支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力切换,向第一网元发送第一指示信息。
步骤S2102,终端向第一网元发送第二指示信息。
在一些实施例中,第一网元接收终端发送的第二指示信息。
在一些实施例中,第二指示信息用于第一网元确定第一操作。可选地,第一操作可以由定位方式或者第一信息替换。
在一些实施例中,第二指示信息包括第二指示或者第四指示。
可选地,第二指示用于指示:支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力,或者,由不支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力切换到支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力。
可选地,第二指示用于第一网元确定由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位。
可选地,第四指示用于指示:不支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力,或者,由支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力切换到不支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力。
可选地,第四指示用于第一网元确定由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位。
可选地,第二指示、第四指示、第二指示信息的名称均可以不做限定;例如第二指示信息可以是UE辅助的AI定位指示或者UE辅助定位指示(UE assisted positioning indication)、或者UE辅助的AI定位能力或者UE辅助定位能力(UE assisted positioning capability)信息等。
在一些实施例中,终端直接向第一网元发送第二指示信息。
在一些实施例中,终端通过第三网元向第一网元发送第二指示信息。
可选地,终端向第三网元发送第二指示信息,第三网元将第二指示信息发送给第一网元。
可选地,第一网元接收第三网元发送的第二指示信息,其中,第二指示信息是终端发送的。
在一些实施例中,终端向第一网元发送注册请求,其中,注册请求包括第二指示信息。
在一些实施例中,终端还可以通过其它消息向第一网元发送第二指示信息;例如终端通过终端能力更新消息等发送第二指示信息(该终端能力更新消息中包括第二指示信息)。
在一些可选实施例中,在步骤S2102之前可包括:基于UE的负载,确定UE支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力与不支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力之间的切换。
在一些可选实施例中,终端根据终端的负载由第三负载升高到第四负载,确定UE由支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力切换到不支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力。
在一些可选实施例中,终端根据终端的负载由第四负载降低到第三负载,确定UE由不支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力切换到支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力。
可选地,第三负载低于或等于第二负载门限,第四负载高于第四负载;第二负载门限是终端支持终端辅助定位的能力所对应负载的最大值。
在一些可选实施例中,终端也可基于运营商策略,确定UE支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力与不支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力之间的切换。
在一些可选实施例中,终端根据运营商策略指示UE不支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力,确定UE由支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力切换到不支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力。
在一些可选实施例中,终端根据运营商策略指示UE支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力,确定UE由不支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力切换到支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力。
在一些可选实施例中,基站在确定基站支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力与不支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力切换,向第一网元发送第一指示信息。
步骤S2103,第一网元确定第一操作。
可选地,第一操作可以由定位方式或者第一信息替换。
在一些实施例中,第一网元基于基站发送的第一指示信息和/或终端发送的第二指示信息,确定由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位;其中,第一指示信息包括第一指示,第一指示用于指示:不支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力,或者,由支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力切换到不支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力;和/或,第二指示信息包括第二指示,第二指示用于指示:支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力,或者,由不支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力切换到支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力。
示例性的,第一网元接收到基站发送的第一指示信息,若第一指示信息包括第一指示,则确定由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位(即基于AI定位由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位)。
示例性的,第一网元接收到终端发送的第二指示信息,若第二指示信息包括第二指示,则确定由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位。
示例性的,第一网元接收到基站发送的第一指示信息以及终端发送的第二指示信息,若第一指示信息包括第一指示以及第二指示信息包括第二指示,则确定由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位。
在一些实施例中,第一网元基于基站发送的第一指示信息和/或终端发送的第二指示信息,确定由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位;其中,第一指示信息包括第三指示,第三指示用于指示:支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力,或者,由不支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力切换到支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力;和/或,第二指示信息包括第四指示,第四指示用于指示:不支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力,或者,由支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力切换到不支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力。
示例性的,第一网元接收到基站发送的第一指示信息,若第一指示信息包括第三指示,则确定由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位(即基于AI定位由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位)。
示例性的,第一网元接收到终端发送的第二指示信息,若第二指示信息包括第四指示,则确定由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位。
示例性的,第一网元接收到基站发送的第一指示信息以及终端发送的第二指示信息,若第一指示信息包括第三指示以及第四指示信息包括第二指示,则确定由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位。
在一些实施例中,第一网元基于基站辅助的AI定位的AI模型由第一性能降低到第二性能,确定由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位。
可选地,第一性能为第一定位精度,第二性能为第二定位精度,第一定位精度高于第二定位精度。
可选地,第一性能、第二性能还可以是基于基站辅助的AI定位的AI模型的其它任意性能,例如AI模型的各种模型性能(例如速率、复杂度等的性能)。
在一些实施例中,第一网元基于UE辅助的AI定位的AI模型由第三性能降低到第四性能,确定由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位。
可选地,第三性能为第三定位精度,第四性能为第四定位精度,第三定位精度高于第四定位精度。
可选地,第三性能、第四性能还可以是基于UE辅助的AI定位的AI模型的其它任意性能,例如AI模型的各种模型性能(例如速率、复杂度等的性能)。
在一些实施例中,第一网元可根据存储的配置信息和/或策略信息,由基于AI定位切换到不基于AI定位。这里,策略信息可以为服务质量(Quality of Service,QoS)相关的策略等。
步骤S2104,第一网元向第二网元发送第一请求。
在一些实施例中,第二网元接收第一网元发送的第一请求。可选地,第二网元可以为NWDAF或者运营商管理实体或功能。第二网元也可以由发送第一指示信息外的其它终端替换。例如发送第一指示信息的终端为第一终端,该第二网元可以为第二终端,该第二终端上存储AI定位的AI模型。
在一些实施例中,第一请求用于触发第二网元训练基于AI定位的第一模型以获得第二模型。
可选地,第二模型的定位精度高于第一模型的定位精度。
可选地,第二模型的模型性能高于第一模型的模型性能;这里,模型性能可以是指模型的速率、负载度和/或模型用于定位相关的性能等。
可选地,第一模型和第二模型均为AI模型,第一模型为训练前的AI模型,第二模型为训练后的AI模型。
可选地,AI模型可以由ML模型替换;第一模型为训练前的ML模型,第二模型为训练后的ML模型。
在一些实施例中,第一请求的名称不做限定,其例如是模型更新请求等。
步骤S2105,第二网元向第一网元发送第一响应。
在一些实施例中,第一网元接收第二网元的第一响应。
在一些实施例中,第一响应用于指示第二模型。
可选地,第一响应包括第二模型。
可选地,第一响应包括第二模型的模型标识和/或下载第二模型的地址信息等。
在一些实施例中,第一响应的名称不做限定,其例如是模型更新响应等。
在一些实施例中,信息等的名称不限定于实施例中所记载的名称,“信息(information)”、“消息(message)”、“信号(signal)”、“信令(signaling)”、“报告(report)”、“配置(configuration)”、“指示(indication)”、“指令(instruction)”、“命令(command)”、“信道”、“参数(parameter)”、“域”、“字段”、“符号(symbol)”、“码元(symbol)”、“码本(codebook)”、“码字(codeword)”、“码点(codepoint)”、“比特(bit)”、“数据(data)”、“程序(program)”、“码片(chip)”等术语可以相互替换。
在一些实施例中,“获取”、“获得”、“得到”、“接收”、“传输”、“双向传输”、“发送和/或接收”可以相互替换,其可以解释为从其他主体接收,从协议中获取,从高层获取,自身处理得到、自主实现等多种含义。
在一些实施例中,“发送”、“发射”、“上报”、“下发”、“传输”、“双向传输”、“发送和/或接收”等术语可以相互替换。
在一些实施例中,“特定(certain)”、“预定(preset)”、“预设”、“设定”、“指示(indicated)”、“某一”、“任意”、“第一”等术语可以相互替换,“特定A”、“预定A”、“预设A”、“设定A”、“指示A”、“某一A”、“任意A”、“第一A”可以解释为在协议等中预先规定的A,也可以解释为通过设定、配置、或指示等得到的A,也可以解释为特定A、某一A、任意A、或第一A等,但不限于此。
在一些实施例中,判定或判断可以通过以1比特表示的值(0或1)来进行,也可以通过以真(true)或者假(false)表示的真假值(布尔值(boolean))来进行,也可以通过数值的比较(例如,与预定值的比较)来进行,但不限于此。
本公开实施例所涉及的信息处理方法可以包括步骤S2101至步骤S2105中至少一者。例如,步骤S2101可以作为独立实施例来实施;步骤S2102可以作为独立实施例来实施;步骤S2103可以作为独立实施例来实施;步骤S2104可以作为独立实施例来实施;步骤S2105可以作为独立实施例来实施;步骤S2101和步骤S2103的组合可以作为独立实施例来实施;步骤S2102和步骤S2103的组合可以作为独立实施例来实施;步骤S2101和步骤S2102和步骤S2103的组合可以作为独立实施例来实施;步骤S2104和步骤S2105的组合可以作为独立实施例来实施;步骤S2103和步骤S2104和步骤S2105的组合可以作为独立实施例来实施;步骤S2101和步骤S2103和步骤S2104和步骤S2105的组合可以作为独立实施例来实施;步骤S2102和步骤S2103和步骤S2104和步骤S2105的组合可以作为独立实施例来实施;步骤S2101至步骤S2105的组合可以作为独立实施例来实施。
在一些实施例中,步骤S2101至步骤S2102、步骤S2104至步骤S2105可以是可选地,在不同实施例中可对这些步骤中的一个或多个步骤进行省略或替代。
在一些实施例中,步骤S2101、步骤S2104至步骤S2105可以是可选地,在不同实施例中可对这些步骤中的一个或多个步骤进行省略或替代。
在一些实施例中,步骤S2102、步骤S2104至步骤S2105可以是可选地,在不同实施例中可对这些步骤中的一个或多个步骤进行省略或替代。
在一些实施例中,步骤S2104至步骤S2105可以是可选地,在不同实施例中可对这些步骤中的一个或多个步骤进行省略或替代。
在本公开实施例中,各实施例均可以被单独实施或者相互组合地实施,且各实施例中步骤可区分先后步骤。
图3是根据本公开实施例示出的一种信息处理方法的流程示意图。如图3所示,本公开实施例涉及信息处理方法,由基站执行,上述方法包括:
步骤S3101,发送第一指示信息,其中,第一指示信息用于第一网元确定第一操作。
可选地,第一操作包括以下之一:由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位;由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位;由基于AI定位切换到不基于AI定位;由基于第一模型的AI定位切换到基于第二模型的AI定位。
步骤S3101的可选实现方式可参见图2的步骤S2101的可选实现方式、及图2所涉及的实施例中其他关联部分,此处不再赘述。
在一些实施例中,基站可以向第一网元发送第一指示信息,但不限于此,也可以向其他主体发第一指示信息。
在一些可选实施例中,步骤S3101之前,还可包括:基站根据基站的负载和/或运营商策略,确定基站支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力与不支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力之间的切换。
在一些实施例中,第一指示信息包括:第一指示;第一指示用于指示:不支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力,或者,由支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力切换到不支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力;第一指示用于第一网元确定由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位。
在一些实施例中,第一指示信息包括:第三指示;第三指示用于指示:支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力,或者,由不支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力切换到支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力;第三指示用于第一网元确定由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位。
在一些实施例中,方法还包括:根据基站的负载和/或运营商策略,确定基站支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力与不支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力之间的切换。
在一些实施例中,发送第一指示信息包括:向第一网元发送第一指示信息;或者,通过第三网元向第一网元发送第一指示信息。
在一些实施例中,第一网元为:LMF;和/或,第三网元为:AMF。
上述实施例可以被单独实施或者相互组合地实施,可选实现方式可参见图2的步骤的可选实现方式,此处不再赘述。
图4是根据本公开实施例示出的一种信息处理方法的流程示意图。如图4所示,本公开实施例涉及信息处理方法,由基站执行,上述方法包括:
步骤S4101,发送第二指示信息,其中,第二指示信息用于第一网元确定第一操作。
可选地,第一操作包括以下之一:由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位;由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位;由基于AI定位切换到不基于AI定位。
步骤S4101的可选实现方式可参见图2的步骤S2102的可选实现方式、及图2所涉及的实施例中其他关联部分,此处不再赘述。
在一些实施例中,终端可以向第一网元发送第二指示信息,但不限于此,也可以向其他主体发第二指示信息。
在一些可选实施例中,步骤S4101之前,还可包括:基于UE的负载,确定UE支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力与不支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力之间的切换。
在一些实施例中,第二指示信息包括第二指示,第二指示用于指示:支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力,或者,由不支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力切换到支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力;第二指示用于第一网元确定由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位。
在一些实施例中,第二指示信息包括第四指示,第四指示用于指示:不支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力,或者,由支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力切换到不支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力;第四指示用于第一网元确定由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位。
在一些实施例中,方法还包括:基于终端的负载,确定终端支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力与不支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力之间的切换。
在一些实施例中,发送第二指示信息,包括:向第一网元发送第二指示信息;或者,通过第三网元向第一网元发送第二指示信息。
在一些实施例中,第一网元为:LMF;和/或,第三网元为:AMF。
上述实施例可以被单独实施或者相互组合地实施,可选实现方式可参见图2的步骤的可选实现方式,此处不再赘述。
图5A是根据本公开实施例示出的一种信息处理方法的流程示意图。如图5A所示,本公开实施例涉及信息处理方法,由第一网元执行,上述方法包括:
步骤S5101,获取第一指示信息。
步骤S5101的可选实现方式可参见图2的步骤S2101的可选实现方式、及图2所涉及的实施例中其他关联部分,此处不再赘述。
在一些实施例中,第一网元接收基站发送的第一指示信息,但不限于此,也可以接收由其他主体发送的第一指示信息。
在一些实施例中,第一网元获取协议规定的第一指示信息。
在一些实施例中,第一网元从高层(upper layer(s))获取第一指示信息。
在一些实施例中,第一网元进行处理从而得到第一指示信息。
在一些实施例中,步骤S5101被省略,第一网元自主实现第一指示信息所指示的功能,或上述功能为缺省或默认。
步骤S5102,获取第二指示信息。
步骤S5102的可选实现方式可参见图2的步骤S2102的可选实现方式、及图2所涉及的实施例中其他关联部分,此处不再赘述。
在一些实施例中,第一网元接收终端发送的第二指示信息,但不限于此,也可以接收由其他主体发送的第二指示信息。
在一些实施例中,第一网元获取协议规定的第二指示信息。
在一些实施例中,第一网元从高层(upper layer(s))获取第二指示信息。
在一些实施例中,第一网元进行处理从而得到第二指示信息。
在一些实施例中,步骤S5102被省略,第一网元自主实现第二指示信息所指示的功能,或上述功能为缺省或默认。
步骤S5103,确定第一操作。
步骤S5103的可选实现方式可参见图2的步骤S2104的可选实现方式、及图2所涉及的实施例中其他关联部分,此处不再赘述。
步骤S5104,发送第一请求。
步骤S5104的可选实现方式可参见图2的步骤S2104的可选实现方式、及图2所涉及的实施例中其他关联部分,此处不再赘述。
在一些实施例中,第一网元可以向第一网元发送第一请求,但不限于此,也可以向其他主体发送第一请求。
步骤S5105,获取第一响应。
步骤S5105的可选实现方式可参见图2的步骤S2105的可选实现方式、及图2所涉及的实施例中其他关联部分,此处不再赘述。
在一些实施例中,第一网元接收第二网元发送的第一响应,但不限于此,也可以接收由其他主体发送的第一响应。
在一些实施例中,第一网元获取协议规定的第一响应。
在一些实施例中,第一网元从高层(upper layer(s))获取第一响应。
在一些实施例中,第一网元进行处理从而得到第一响应。
在一些实施例中,步骤S5101被省略,第一网元自主实现第一响应所指示的功能,或上述功能为缺省或默认。
本公开实施例所涉及的信息处理方法可以包括步骤S5101至步骤S5105中至少一者。例如,步骤S5101可以作为独立实施例来实施;步骤S5102可以作为独立实施例来实施;步骤S5103可以作为独立实施例来实施;步骤S5104可以作为独立实施例来实施;步骤S5105可以作为独立实施例来实施;步骤S5101和步骤S5103的组合可以作为独立实施例来实施;步骤S5102和步骤S5103的组合可以作为独立实施例来实施;步骤S5101和步骤S5102和步骤S5103的组合可以作为独立实施例来实施;步骤S5104和步骤S5105的组合可以作为独立实施例来实施;步骤S5103和步骤S5104和步骤S5105的组合可以作为独立实施例来实施;步骤S5101和步骤S5103和步骤S5104和步骤S5105的组合可以作为独立实施例来实施;步骤S5102和步骤S5103和步骤S5104和步骤S5105的组合可以作为独立实施例来实施;步骤S5101至步骤S5105的组合可以作为独立实施例来实施。
在一些实施例中,步骤S5101至步骤S5102、步骤S5104至步骤S5105可以是可选地,在不同实施例中可对这些步骤中的一个或多个步骤进行省略或替代。
在一些实施例中,步骤S5101、步骤S5104至步骤S5105可以是可选地,在不同实施例中可对这些步骤中的一个或多个步骤进行省略或替代。
在一些实施例中,步骤S5102、步骤S5104至步骤S5105可以是可选地,在不同实施例中可对这些步骤中的一个或多个步骤进行省略或替代。
在本公开实施例中,各实施例均可以被单独实施或者相互组合地实施,且各实施例中步骤可区分先后步骤。
在本公开实施例中,各实施例均可以被单独实施或者相互组合地实施,且各实施例中步骤可区分先后步骤。
图5B是根据本公开实施例示出的一种信息处理方法的流程示意图。如图5B所示,本公开实施例涉及信息处理方法,由网络设备执行,上述方法包括:
步骤S5201,确定第一操作,其中,第一操作包括以下之一:由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位;由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位;由基于AI定位切换到不基于AI定位;由基于第一模型的AI定位切换到基于第二模型的AI定位。
步骤S5201的可选实现方式可参见图2中步骤S2103、或者图5A中步骤S5103的可选实现方式、及图2、图5A所涉及的实施例中其他关联部分,在此不再赘述。
在一些实施例中,确定第一操作,包括:基于基站发送的第一指示信息和/或终端发送的第二指示信息,确定由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位;其中,第一指示信息包括第一指示,第一指示用于指示:不支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力,或者,由支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力切换到不支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力;和/或,第二指示信息包括第二指示,第二指示用于指示:支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力,或者,由不支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力切换到支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力。
在一些实施例中,确定第一操作,包括:基于基站发送的第一指示信息和/或终端发送的第二指示信息,确定由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位;其中,第一指示信息包括第三指示,第三指示用于指示:支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力,或者,由不支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力切换到支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力;和/或,第二指示信息包括第四指示,第四指示用于指示:不支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力,或者,由支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力切换到不支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力。
在一些实施例中,确定第一操作,包括以下之一:基于基站辅助的AI定位的AI模型由第一性能降低到第二性能,确定由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位;基于UE辅助的AI定位的AI模型由第三性能降低到第四性能,确定由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位。
在一些实施例中,第一性能为第一定位精度,第二性能为第二定位精度,第一定位精度高于第二定位精度;或者,第三性能为第三定位精度,第四性能为第四定位精度,第三定位精度高于第四定位精度。
在一些实施例中,方法还包括:向第二网元发送第一请求,其中,第一请求用于触发第二网元训练基于AI定位的第一模型以获得第二模型,第二模型的定位精度高于第一模型的定位精度;接收第二网元的第一响应,其中,第一响应用于指示第二模型。
在一些实施例中,第一网元为:LMF;和/或,第二网元为:NWDAF。
上述实施例可以被单独实施或者相互组合地实施,可选实现方式可参见图2和图5A的步骤的可选实现方式,此处不再赘述。
图6是根据本公开实施例示出的一种信息处理方法的交互示意图。如图6所示,本公开实施例涉及信息处理方法,用于信息处理系统100,方法包括以下步骤之一:
步骤S6101,基站向第一网元发送第一指示信息。
步骤S6101的可选实现方式可参见图2的步骤S2101中、图3中步骤S3101、图5A中步骤S5101中的可选实现方式、及图2、图3、图5A所涉及的实施例中其他关联部分,此处不再赘述。
步骤S6102,终端向第一网元发送第二指示信息。
步骤S6102的可选实现方式可参见图2的步骤S2102中、图4中步骤S4101、图5A中步骤S5102中的可选实现方式、及图2、图4、图5A所涉及的实施例中其他关联部分,此处不再赘述。
步骤S6103,第一网元基于第一指示信息和/或第二指示信息,确定第一操作。可选地,第一操作包括以下之一:由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位;由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位;以及由基于AI定位切换到不基于AI定位;由基于第一模型的AI定位切换到基于第二模型的AI定位。
步骤S6103的可选实现方式可参见图2的步骤S2103中、图5A中步骤S5103中的可选实现方式、及图2、图5A所涉及的实施例中其他关联部分,此处不再赘述。
在一些实施例中,上述方法可以包括上述信息处理系统侧、基站侧、终端侧和/或第一网元侧等实施例所述的方法,此处不再赘述。
本公开实施例涉及信息处理方法,该方法包括:
本公开实施例建议LMF在UE辅助定位和gNB辅助定位之间的切换基于AI的定位方法。例如在gNB过载的情况下,即在gNB不支持或关闭gNB辅助定位的情况下,通过引入两个新的指示中一个或两个,来决定从gNB辅助定位切换到UE辅助定位;该两个新的指示可以为:UE辅助定位指示、和gNB辅助定位指示。同理,在UE过载的情况下,也可引入该两个新的指示,来决定从UE辅助定位切换到gNB辅助定位。
可选地,UE辅助定位指示,用于指示UE是否支持UE辅助定位的能力。UE可以根据UE的负载更新是否支持UE辅助定位的能力到AMF/LMF。
可选地,gNB辅助定位指示,用于指示gNB是否支持gNB辅助定位的能力。gNB根据gNB的负载和/或运营商策略更新是否支持gNB辅助定位的能力到AMF/LMF。
可选地,UE辅助定位可以为之前实施例中的UE辅助的AI定位;gNB辅助定位可以为之前实施例中的gNB辅助的AI定位;gNB辅助定位能力/指示可以为之前实施例中的第一指示信息;UE辅助定位能力/指示可以为之前实施例中的第二指示信息。UE可以为之前实施例中的终端;gNB可以为之前实施例中的基站。
图7是根据本公开实施例示出的信息处理方法的流程示意图。如图7所示,本公开实施例涉及信息处理方法,该方法包括:
步骤S7101,UE发送注册请求。
可选地,UE向AMF发送注册请求(registration request),注册请求中包括UE辅助定位指示(UE assisted positioning indication)。可选地,UE辅助定位指示,即可以为UE辅助的AI定位指示。
步骤S7102,gNB发送gNB辅助定位指示。可选地,gNB辅助定位指示,即可以为gNB辅助的AI定位指示。
可选地,gNB向LMF发送gNB辅助定位指示(gNB assisted positioning indication),或者发送gNB辅助定位的状态,例如开(ON),或者关(OFF)的状态。这里,开的状态是指gNB支持gNB辅助定位,关的状态是指gNB不支持gNB辅助定位。
步骤S7103,AMF获取LCS请求。
可选地,AMF从UE获取终端发起的位置请求(Mobile Originated Location Request,MO-LR),或者从LCS客户端(Client)获取终端结束的定位请求(Mobile Terminated Location Request,MT-LR),或者,UE从网络设备获取网络触发定位请求(Network Induced Location Request,NI-LR)。可选地,定位请求可以为之前实施例中的第一请求。
步骤S7104,AMF选择SMF。
可选地,AMF发现和选择SMF。
步骤S7105,AMF向LMF发送定位请求以执行定位。
可选地,AMF向LMF发送定位请求(例如,Nlmf_Location_DetermineLocation Request);定位请求中包括UE辅助定位指示(UE assisted positioning indication)。
步骤S7106A,LMF确定执行gNB辅助的AI定位。
可选地,LMF确定执行基于gNB辅助的AI定位。
步骤S7106B,LMF确定执行UE辅助的AI定位。
可选地,LMF确定执行基于UE辅助的AI定位。
步骤S7107,LMF获取UE或者gNB的能力更新。
可选地,LMF从不支持UE辅助的AI定位的UE或者不支持gNB辅助AI定位的gNB接收能力更新。
步骤S7108,LMF确定切换基于AI定位方法。
可选地,LMF确定将基于AI定位方法从gNB辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位,或者将基于AI定位方法从UE辅助的AI定位切换到gNB辅助的AI定位;或者,从基于AI定位切换到不基于AI定位。
步骤S7109A,LMF执行UE辅助的AI定位。
步骤S7109B,LMF执行gNB辅助的AI定位。
步骤S7110,LMF发送定位响应。
可选地,LMF向AMF发送定位响应(Nlmf_Location_DetermineLocation REsponse);定位响应中包括定位结果。可选地,定位响应为之前实施例中的第一响应。
步骤S7111,AMF将定位结果发送给LCS消费者。
可选地,LCS消费者包括以下至少之一:UE、LCS、客户端以及应用功能(Application Function,AF)等。
可选地,AMF还可以将定位结果、gNB辅助定位指示和/或辅助定位指示所指示的能力发送给统一数据管理(Unified Data Management,UDM)存储。
本公开实施例中,部分或全部步骤、其可选实现方式可以与其他实施例中部分或者全部步骤任意组合,也可以与其他实施例的可选实现方式任意组合。
本公开实施例还提出用于实现以上任一方法的装置,例如,提出一装置,上述装置包括用以实现以上任一方法中终端所执行的各步骤的单元或模块。再如,还提出另一装置,包括用以实现以上任一方法中网络设备(例如接入网设备、核心网功能节点、核心网设备等)所执行的各步骤的单元或模块。
应理解以上装置中各单元或模块的划分仅是一种逻辑功能的划分,在实际实现时可以全部或部分集成到一个物理实体上,也可以物理上分开。此外,装置中的单元或模块可以以处理器调用软件的形式实现:例如装置包括处理器,处理器与存储器连接,存储器中存储有指令,处理器调用存储器中存储的指令,以实现以上任一方法或实现上述装置各单元或模块的功能,其中处理器例如为通用处理器,例如中央处理单元(Central Processing Unit,CPU)或微处理器,存储器为装置内的存储器或装置外的存储器。或者,装置中的单元或模块可以以硬件电路的形式实现,可以通过对硬件电路的设计实现部分或全部单元或模块的功能,上述硬件电路可以理解为一个或多个处理器;例如,在一种实现中,上述硬件电路为专用集成电路(Application-Specific Integrated Circuit,ASIC),通过对电路内元件逻辑关系的设计,实现以上部分或全部单元或模块的功能;再如,在另一种实现中,上述硬件电路为可以通过可编程逻辑器件(Programmable Logic Levice,PLD)实现,以现场可编程门阵列(Field Programmable Gate Array,FPGA)为例,其可以包括大量逻辑门电路,通过配置文件来配置逻辑门电路之间的连接关系,从而实现以上部分或全部单元或模块的功能。以上装置的所有单元或模块可以全部通过处理器调用软件的形式实现,或全部通过硬件电路的形式实现,或部分通过处理器调用软件的形式实现,剩余部分通过硬件电路的形式实现。
在本公开实施例中,处理器是具有信号处理能力的电路,在一种实现中,处理器可以是具有指令读取与运行能力的电路,例如中央处理单元(Central Processing Unit,CPU)、微处理器、图形处理器(graphics processing unit,GPU)(可以理解为微处理器)、或数字信号处理器(Digital Signal Processor,DSP)等;在另一种实现中,处理器可以通过硬件电路的逻辑关系实现一定功能,上述硬件电路的逻辑关系是固定的或可以重构的,例如处理器为专用集成电路(Application-Specific Integrated Circuit,ASIC)或可编程逻辑器件(programmable logic device,PLD)实现的硬件电路,例如FPGA。在可重构的硬件电路中,处理器加载配置文档,实现硬件电路配置的过程,可以理解为处理器加载指令,以实现以上部分或全部单元或模块的功能的过程。此外,还可以是针对人工智能设计的硬件电路,其可以理解为ASIC,例如神经网络处理单元(Neural Network Processing Unit,NPU)、张量处理单元(Tensor Processing Unit,TPU)、深度学习处理单元(Deep learning Processing Unit,DPU)等。
图8A是本公开实施例提供的第一网元8100的结构示意图。如图8A所示,第一网元8100包括第一收发模块8101和第一处理模块8102。在一些实施例中,第一收发模块8101,用于接收第一指示信息和/或第二指示信息。可选地,上述第一收发模块8101,用于执行以上任一方法中第一网元8100执行的发送和/或接收等步骤(例如步骤S2101和/或步骤S2102和/或步骤S2104和/或步骤S2105等步骤,但不限于此)中的至少一者,此处不再赘述。在一些实施例中,第一处理模块8102,用于确定第一操作。可选地,第一处理模块8102,执行以上任一方法中第一网元8100执行的处理等步骤(例如步骤S2103等步骤,但不限于此)中至少一者,此处不再赘述。
图8B是本公开实施例提供的基站8200的结构示意图。如图8B所示,基站8200包括第二收发模块8201。在一些实施例中,第二收发模块8201,用于发送第一指示信息。可选地,上述第二收发模块8201,用于执行以上任一方法中基站8200执行的发送和/或接收等步骤(例如步骤S2101等步骤,但不限于此)中的至少一者,此处不再赘述。
图8C是本公开实施例提供的终端8300的结构示意图。如图8C所示,终端8300包括第三收发模块8301。在一些实施例中,第三收发模块8301,用于发送第二指示信息。可选地,上述第三收发模块8301,用于执行以上任一方法中终端8300执行的发送和/或接收等步骤(例如步骤S2102等步骤,但不限于此)中的至少一者,此处不再赘述。
在一些实施例中,收发模块可以包括发送模块和/或接收模块,发送模块和接收模块可以是分离的,也可以集成在一起。可选地,收发模块可以与收发器相互替换。示例性的,上述第一收发模块包括第一发送模块和/或第一接收模块。示例性的,上述第二收发模块包括第二发送模块和/或第二接收模块。
在一些实施例中,处理模块可以是一个模块,也可以包括多个子模块。可选地,上述多个子模块分别执行处理模块所需执行的全部或部分步骤。可选地,处理模块可以与处理器相互替换。
图9A是本公开实施例提出的通信设备9100的结构示意图。通信设备9100可以是网络设备(例如接入网设备、核心网设备等),也可以是终端等,也可以是支持网络设备实现以上任一方法的芯片、芯片系统、或处理器等,还可以是支持终端实现以上任一方法的芯片、芯片系统、或处理器等。通信设备9100可用于实现上述方法实施例中描述的方法,具体可以参见上述方法实施例中的说明。
如图9A所示,通信设备9100包括一个或多个处理器9101。处理器9101可以是通用处理器或者专用处理器等,例如可以是基带处理器或中央处理器。基带处理器可以用于对通信协议以及通信数据进行处理,中央处理器可以用于对通信装置(如,基站、基带芯片,终端设备、终端设备芯片,DU或CU等)进行控制,执行程序,处理程序的数据。可选地,通信设备9100用于执行以上任一方法。可选地,一个或多个处理器9101用于调用指令以使得通信设备9100执行以上任一方法。
在一些实施例中,通信设备9100还包括一个或多个收发器9102。在通信设备9100包括一个或多个收发器9102时,收发器9102执行上述方法中的发送和/或接收等通信步骤(例如步骤S2101和/或步骤S2102和/或步骤S2104和/或步骤S2105等步骤,但不限于此)中的至少一者,处理器9101执行其他步骤(例如步骤S2103等步骤,但不限于此)中的至少一者。在可选的实施例中,收发器可以包括接收器和/或发送器,接收器和发送器可以是分离的,也可以集成在一起。可选地,收发器、收发单元、收发机、收发电路、接口电路、接口等术语可以相互替换,发送器、发送单元、发送机、发送电路等术语可以相互替换,接收器、接收单元、接收机、接收电路等术语可以相互替换。
在一些实施例中,通信设备9100还包括用于存储数据的一个或多个存储器9103。可选地,全部或部分存储器9103也可以处于通信设备9100之外。在可选的实施例中,通信设备9100可以包括一个或多个接口电路9104。可选地,接口电路9104与存储器9103连接,接口电路9104可用于从存储器9103或其他装置接收数据,可用于向存储器9103或其他装置发送数据。例如,接口电路9104可读取存储器9103中存储的数据,并将该数据发送给处理器9101。
以上实施例描述中的通信设备9100可以是网络设备或者终端,但本公开中描述的通信设备9100的范围并不限于此,通信设备9100的结构可以不受图9A的限制。通信设备可以是独立的设备或者可以是较大设备的一部分。例如所述通信设备可以是:(1)独立的集成电路IC,或芯片,或,芯片系统或子系统;(2)具有一个或多个IC的集合,可选地,上述IC集合也可以包括用于存储数据,程序的存储部件;(3)ASIC,例如调制解调器(Modem);(4)可嵌入在其他设备内的模块;(5)接收机、终端设备、智能终端设备、蜂窝电话、无线设备、手持机、移动单元、车载设备、网络设备、云设备、人工智能设备等等;(6)其他等等。
图9B是本公开实施例提出的芯片9200的结构示意图。对于通信设备9100可以是芯片或芯片系统的情况,可以参见图9B所示的芯片9200的结构示意图,但不限于此。
芯片9200包括一个或多个处理器9201。芯片9200用于执行以上任一方法。
在一些实施例中,芯片9200还包括一个或多个接口电路9202。可选地,接口电路、接口、收发管脚等术语可以相互替换。在一些实施例中,芯片9200还包括用于存储数据的一个或多个存储器9203。可选地,全部或部分存储器9203可以处于芯片9200之外。可选地,接口电路9202与存储器9203连接,接口电路9202可以用于从存储器9203或其他装置接收数据,接口电路9202可用于向存储器9203或其他装置发送数据。例如,接口电路9202可读取存储器9203中存储的数据,并将该数据发送给处理器9201。
在一些实施例中,接口电路9202执行上述方法中的发送和/或接收等通信步骤(例如步骤S2101和/或步骤S2102和/或步骤S2104和/或步骤S2105等步骤,但不限于此)中的至少一者。接口电路9202执行上述方法中的发送和/或接收等通信步骤例如是指:接口电路9202执行处理器9201、芯片9200、存储器9203或收发器件之间的数据交互。在一些实施例中,处理器9201执行其他步骤(例如步骤S2102等步骤,但不限于此)中的至少一者。
虚拟装置、实体装置、芯片等各实施例中所描述的各模块和/或器件可以根据情况任意组合或者分离。可选地,部分或全部步骤也可以由多个模块和/或器件协作执行,此处不做限定。
本公开还提出存储介质,上述存储介质上存储有指令,当上述指令在通信设备9100上运行时,使得通信设备9100执行以上任一方法。可选地,上述存储介质是电子存储介质。可选地,上述存储介质是计算机可读存储介质,但不限于此,其也可以是其他装置可读的存储介质。可选地,上述存储介质可以是非暂时性(non-transitory)存储介质,但不限于此,其也可以是暂时性存储介质。
本公开还提出程序产品,上述程序产品被通信设备9100执行时,使得通信设备9100执行以上任一方法。可选地,上述程序产品是计算机程序产品。
本公开还提出计算机程序,当其在计算机上运行时,使得计算机执行以上任一方法。

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  1. 一种信息处理方法,其特征在于,由第一网元执行,包括:
    确定第一操作,其中,所述第一操作包括以下之一:
    由基站辅助的人工智能AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位;
    由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位;
    由基于AI定位切换到不基于AI定位;
    由基于第一模型的AI定位切换到基于第二模型的AI定位。
  2. 根据权利要求1所述的方法,其特征在于,所述确定第一操作,包括:
    基于基站发送的第一指示信息和/或终端发送的第二指示信息,确定由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位;
    其中,所述第一指示信息包括第一指示,所述第一指示用于指示:不支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力,或者,由支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力切换到不支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力;
    和/或,所述第二指示信息包括第二指示,所述第二指示用于指示:支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力,或者,由不支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力切换到支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力。
  3. 根据权利要求1所述的方法,其特征在于,所述确定第一操作,包括:
    基于基站发送的第一指示信息和/或终端发送的第二指示信息,确定由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位;
    其中,所述第一指示信息包括第三指示,所述第三指示用于指示:支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力,或者,由不支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力切换到支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力;
    和/或,所述第二指示信息包括第四指示,所述第四指示用于指示:不支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力,或者,由支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力切换到不支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力。
  4. 根据权利要求1所述的方法,其特征在于,所述确定第一操作,包括以下之一:
    基于基站辅助的AI定位的AI模型由第一性能降低到第二性能,确定由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位;
    基于UE辅助的AI定位的AI模型由第三性能降低到第四性能,确定由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位。
  5. 根据权利要求4所述的方法,其特征在于,
    所述第一性能为第一定位精度,所述第二性能为第二定位精度,所述第一定位精度高于所述第二定位精度;
    或者,
    所述第三性能为第三定位精度,所述第四性能为第四定位精度,所述第三定位精度高于所述第四定位精度。
  6. 根据权利要求4或5所述的方法,其特征在于,所述方法还包括:
    向第二网元发送第一请求,其中,所述第一请求用于触发所述第二网元训练基于AI定位的第一模型以获得第二模型,所述第二模型的定位精度高于所述第一模型的定位精度;
    接收所述第二网元的第一响应,其中,所述第一响应用于指示所述第二模型。
  7. 根据权利要求1至6任一项所述的方法,其特征在于,
    所述第一网元为:定位管理功能LMF;
    和/或,
    第二网元为:网络数据分析功能NWDAF。
  8. 一种信息处理方法,其特征在于,由基站执行,包括:
    发送第一指示信息,其中,所述第一指示信息用于第一网元确定第一操作;所述第一操作包括以下之一:
    由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位;
    由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位;
    由基于AI定位切换到不基于AI定位;
    由基于第一模型的AI定位切换到基于第二模型的AI定位。
  9. 根据权利要求8所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一指示信息包括:第一指示;所述第一指示用于指示:不支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力,或者,由支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力切换到不支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力;
    所述第一指示用于所述第一网元确定由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位。
  10. 根据权利要求8所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第一指示信息包括:第三指示;所述第三指示用于指示:支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力,或者,由不支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力切换到支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力;
    所述第三指示用于所述第一网元确定由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位。
  11. 根据权利要求8至10任一项所述的方法,其特征在于,所述方法还包括:
    根据所述基站的负载和/或运营商策略,确定所述基站支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力与不支持基站辅助的AI定位的能力之间的切换。
  12. 根据权利要求8至11任一项所述的方法,其特征在于,所述发送第一指示信息包括以下之一:
    向所述第一网元发送所述第一指示信息;
    通过第三网元向所述第一网元发送所述第一指示信息。
  13. 根据权利要求8至11任一项所述的方法,其特征在于,
    所述第一网元为:定位管理功能LMF;
    和/或,
    第三网元为:接入和移动管理功能AMF。
  14. 一种信息处理方法,其特征在于,由终端执行,包括:
    发送第二指示信息,其中,所述第二指示信息用于第一网元确定第一操作;所述第一操作包括以下之一:
    由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位;
    由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位;
    由基于AI定位切换到不基于AI定位;
    由基于第一模型的AI定位切换到基于第二模型的AI定位。
  15. 根据权利要求14所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第二指示信息包括第二指示,所述第二指示用于指示:支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力,或者,由不支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力切换到支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力;
    所述第二指示用于所述第一网元确定由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位。
  16. 根据权利要求14所述的方法,其特征在于,所述第二指示信息包括第四指示,所述第四指示用于指示:不支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力,或者,由支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力切换到不支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力;
    所述第四指示用于所述第一网元确定由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位。
  17. 根据权利要求14至16任一项所述的方法,其特征在于,所述方法还包括:
    基于所述终端的负载,确定所述终端支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力与不支持UE辅助的AI定位的能力之间的切换。
  18. 根据权利要求14至17任一项所述的方法,其特征在于,所述发送第二指示信息,包括以下之一:
    向所述第一网元发送所述第二指示信息;
    通过第三网元向所述第一网元发送所述第二指示信息。
  19. 根据权利要求14至18任一项所述的方法,其特征在于,
    所述第一网元为:定位管理功能LMF;
    和/或,
    第三网元为:接入和移动管理功能AMF。
  20. 一种信息处理方法,其特征在于,所述方法包括:
    基站向第一网元发送第一指示信息;
    终端向第一网元发送第二指示信息;
    第一网元基于所述第一指示信息和/或所述第二指示信息,确定第一操作,其中,所述第一操作包括以下之一:
    由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位;
    由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位;
    由基于AI定位切换到不基于AI定位;
    由基于第一模型的AI定位切换到基于第二模型的AI定位。
  21. 一种第一网元,其特征在于,包括:
    第一处理模块,被配置为确定第一操作,其中,所述第一操作用于指示以下之一:
    由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位;
    由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位;
    由基于AI定位切换到不基于AI定位;
    由基于第一模型的AI定位切换到基于第二模型的AI定位。
  22. 一种基站,其特征在于,包括:
    第二收发模块,被配置为发送第一指示信息,其中,所述第一指示信息用于第一网元确定第一操作;所述第一操作包括以下之一:
    由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位;
    由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位;
    由基于AI定位切换到不基于AI定位;
    由基于第一模型的AI定位切换到基于第二模型的AI定位。
  23. 一种终端,其特征在于,包括:
    第三收发模块,被配置为发送第一指示信息,其中,所述第一指示信息用于第一网元确定第一操作;所述第一操作包括以下之一:
    由基站辅助的AI定位切换到UE辅助的AI定位;
    由UE辅助的AI定位切换到基站辅助的AI定位;
    由基于AI定位切换到不基于AI定位;
    由基于第一模型的AI定位切换到基于第二模型的AI定位。
  24. 一种通信设备,其特征在于,包括:
    一个或多个处理器;
    其中,所述通信设备用于执行权利要求1至7、或者权利要求8至13、或者权利要求14至19、或者权利要求20中任一项所述的信息处理方法。
  25. 一种通信系统,其特征在于,包括:第一网元、基站及终端;其中,所述第一网元被配置为实现权利要求1至7中任一项所述的信息处理方法,所述基站被配置为实现权利要求8至13中任一项所述的信息处理方法,所述终端被配置为实现权利要求14至19中任一项所述的信息处理方法。
  26. 一种存储介质,所述存储介质存储有指令,其特征在于,当所述指令在通信设备上运行时,使得所述通信设备执行如权利要求1至7、或者权利要求8至13、或者权利要求14至19、或者权利要求20中任一项所述的信息处理方法。
  27. 一种计算机程序产品,所述计算机程序产品包括计算机程序或者指令,其特征在于,所述计算机程序或者指令被处理器执行时,实现权利要求1至7、或者权利要求8至13、或者权利要求14至19、或者权利要求20中任一项所述的信息处理方法。
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