CN-122029865-A - Communication method, device, system and storage medium

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a communication method, a device, a system and a storage medium, wherein the method can be executed by a network device, and the method comprises the steps of determining an entity for sensing and/or processing according to a sensing request and the availability of a sensing entity, wherein the entity at least comprises at least one candidate terminal for sensing and/or processing, and sending first information to a first terminal, wherein the first information is used for indicating the candidate terminal, and the first terminal is any one of the candidate terminals. The method can improve the sensing efficiency and accuracy.

Inventors

• SHEN YANG
• WANG XINLI
• GONG YUBING
• HE ZHIBIN

Assignees

• 北京小米移动软件有限公司

Dates

Publication Date

20260512

Application Date

20240909

Claims (20)

1. A method of communication, performed by a network device, the method comprising: Determining an entity for sensing and/or processing according to the sensing request and the availability of a sensing entity, wherein the entity at least comprises at least one candidate terminal for sensing and/or processing; And sending first information to a first terminal, wherein the first information is used for indicating the candidate terminals, and the first terminal is any terminal in the candidate terminals.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first information comprises a list of candidate terminals, the list of candidate terminals including information for discovering each of the candidate terminals.
3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the first information is further used to instruct the first terminal to establish a connection with a second terminal for exchanging terminal capability information and performing a perception measurement, the second terminal being a terminal other than the first terminal among the candidate terminals.
4. A method according to claim 3, characterized in that the connection is a near field communication PC5 connection.
5. The method according to any one of claims 1-4, further comprising: And determining that each candidate terminal is not in a connection state, and sending a network-triggered service request to the first terminal, wherein the service request is used for indicating the first terminal to enter the connection state.
6. The method of any of claims 1-5, wherein the network device comprises at least one of: the first network element is used for managing the perception function; The second network element is used for managing data; Accessing and mobility management function AMF network element; An access network device.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein the first network element is any one of: A sensing function SF network element; Data-centric service task management function DSTMF network elements.
8. The method according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the second network element is any one of: A perceived data management function SDMF network element; And a data management function DMF network element.
9. A method of communication, performed by a first network element, the method comprising: Determining an entity for sensing and/or processing according to the sensing request and the availability of a sensing entity, wherein the entity at least comprises at least one candidate terminal for sensing and/or processing; Sending first information to a first terminal, wherein the first information is used for indicating the candidate terminals, and the first terminal is any one of the candidate terminals; wherein the first network element is configured to manage a sensing function.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the first network element is any one of: A sensing function SF network element; Data-centric service task management function DSTMF network elements.
11. The method according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that the method comprises: receiving a sensing request; it is determined whether existing awareness data is capable of satisfying the awareness request.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein the determining whether existing awareness data is capable of satisfying the awareness request comprises: Acquiring existing perception data stored in a second network element; determining whether the existing awareness data is capable of satisfying the awareness request; wherein the second network element is configured to manage data.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the second network element is any one of: A perceived data management function SDMF network element; And a data management function DMF network element.
14. The method according to any of claims 9-13, wherein the sending the first information to the first terminal comprises: And sending the first information to the first terminal through access network equipment and/or an access and mobility management function (AMF) network element.
15. The method according to any of claims 9-14, wherein the first information comprises a list of candidate terminals, the list of candidate terminals comprising information for discovering each of the candidate terminals.
16. The method according to any of claims 9-15, wherein the first information is further used to instruct the first terminal to establish a connection with a second terminal for exchanging terminal capability information and performing a perception measurement, the second terminal being a terminal of the candidate terminals other than the first terminal.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein the connection is a near field communication PC5 connection.
18. The method according to any one of claims 9-17, further comprising: And determining that each candidate terminal is not in a connection state, and sending a network-triggered service request to the first terminal, wherein the service request is used for indicating the first terminal to enter the connection state.
19. A method of communication, performed by a first terminal, the method comprising: And receiving first information sent by the network equipment, wherein the first information is used for indicating candidate terminals for sensing and/or processing.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein the first information comprises a list of candidate terminals, the list of candidate terminals including information for discovering each of the candidate terminals.

Description

Communication method, device, system and storage medium Technical Field The present disclosure relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a communications method, device, system, and storage medium. Background Integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) involves the simultaneous use of Radio Frequency (RF) signals for sensing and communication purposes. Such integration may improve spectral efficiency, reduce latency, and enhance reliability in various applications. Disclosure of Invention The embodiment of the disclosure provides a communication method, a device, a system and a storage medium. According to a first aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, a communication method is proposed, performed by a network device, the method comprising: Determining an entity for sensing and/or processing according to the sensing request and the availability of a sensing entity, wherein the entity at least comprises at least one candidate terminal for sensing and/or processing; And sending first information to a first terminal, wherein the first information is used for indicating the candidate terminals, and the first terminal is any terminal in the candidate terminals. According to a second aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a communication method performed by a first network element, the method comprising: Determining an entity for sensing and/or processing according to the sensing request and the availability of a sensing entity, wherein the entity at least comprises at least one candidate terminal for sensing and/or processing; Sending first information to a first terminal, wherein the first information is used for indicating the candidate terminals, and the first terminal is any one of the candidate terminals; wherein the first network element is configured to manage a sensing function. According to a third aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a communication method performed by a first terminal, the method comprising: And receiving first information sent by the network equipment, wherein the first information is used for indicating candidate terminals for sensing and/or processing. According to a fourth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a communication device, comprising: A processing module, configured to determine an entity for sensing and/or processing according to a sensing request and availability of a sensing entity, where the entity includes at least one candidate terminal for sensing and/or processing; The receiving and transmitting module is used for sending first information to a first terminal, the first information is used for indicating the candidate terminals, and the first terminal is any one of the candidate terminals. According to a fifth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a communication device, comprising: And the receiving and transmitting module is used for receiving first information sent by the network equipment, wherein the first information is used for indicating candidate terminals for sensing and/or processing. According to a sixth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a communication device, including: one or more processors; wherein the communication device is configured to perform the communication method according to the first aspect or the second aspect or the third aspect. According to a seventh aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a communication system is proposed, comprising a network device configured to implement the communication method according to the first aspect and a terminal configured to implement the communication method according to the third aspect. According to an eighth aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a storage medium is presented, the storage medium storing instructions that, when executed on a communication device, cause the communication device to perform the communication method according to the first or second or third aspect. According to a ninth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, a computer program product is proposed, comprising a computer program and/or instructions which, when executed by a communication device, implement the communication method according to the first or second or third aspect. In the above embodiment, after determining one or more candidate terminals for sensing or sensing data processing, the network device may indicate to any one of the candidate terminals through the first information, so that the terminal may learn about other candidate terminals, and further may perform a corresponding sensing process according to the first information, thereby effectively improving sensing efficiency and accuracy. Drawings In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the following description of the embodiments refers to the accompanying