EP-4742729-A1 - COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS

Abstract

Provided are a communication method and a communication apparatus. The method comprises: a terminal device sends first information to a first network element, wherein the first information comprises access stratum (AS) data collected by the terminal device. The method in the embodiments of the present application enables the network side to obtain the AS data collected by the terminal device.

Inventors

• CHEN, Jingran

Assignees

• GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.

Dates

Publication Date

20260513

Application Date

20230703

Claims (20)

1. A method for communication, comprising: sending, by a terminal device, first information to a first network element, wherein the first information comprises access stratum (AS) data collected by the terminal device.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the terminal device comprises a first module and a second module; sending, by the terminal device, the first information to the first network element comprises: sending, by the first module, the AS data to the second module through a first interface; and sending, by the second module, the first information to the first network element through a second interface.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the terminal device comprises a first module and a second module; sending, by the terminal device, the first information to the first network element comprises: sending, by the first module, the AS data to an application layer of the terminal device; sending, by the application layer, the AS data to the second module through a third interface; and sending, by the second module, the first information to the first network element through a second interface.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the terminal device comprises a first module; sending, by the terminal device, the first information to the first network element comprises: sending, by the first module, the AS data to an application layer of the terminal device; sending, by the application layer, the AS data to a third module through a fourth interface, wherein the third module is configured in a third network element; and sending, by the third module, the first information to the first network element through a fifth interface.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the third network element is an application service provider, and/or the third module is an indirect data collection client.
6. The method of any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the first module is a modem, and/or the second module is a direct data collection client, and/or the first interface is an Rx interface.
7. The method of any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the AS data comprises at least one of: original channel measurement, a feature vector of current channel state information (CSI), a compressed bit stream, a reference signal receiving power (RSRP) of layer 1, best K beam information, measurement information of a positioning reference signal, a channel impulse response, a power delay profile, a line-of-sight state, a non-line-of-sight state, time of arrival (TOA), or position information, wherein K is an integer.
8. The method of any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein before sending, by the terminal device, the first information to the first network element, the method further comprises: receiving, by the terminal device, second information from the first network element, wherein the second information indicates configuration information for the terminal device to perform data reporting.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the configuration information comprises at least one of: data required to be reported by the terminal device, or an artificial intelligence (AI) operation required to be performed by the terminal device.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the data required to be reported by the terminal device comprises at least one of: original channel measurement, a feature vector of current channel state information (CSI), a compressed bit stream, a reference signal receiving power (RSRP) of layer 1, best K beam information, measurement information of a positioning reference signal, a channel impulse response, a power delay profile, a line-of-sight state, a non-line-of-sight state, time of arrival (TOA), or position information, wherein K is an integer.
11. The method of claim 9, wherein the AI operation required to be performed by the terminal device comprises at least one of: a CSI feedback, a beam management, or a positioning.
12. The method of any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein before sending, by the terminal device, the first information to the first network element, the method further comprises: sending, by the terminal device, fifth information to a fourth network element, wherein the fifth information is used to request reporting of the AS data of the terminal device.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the fifth information comprises at least one of: an artificial intelligence (AI) operation intended to be performed by the terminal device, a data reporting mode supported by the terminal device, or a parameter supported by the terminal device for reporting.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein the AI operation intended to be performed by the terminal device comprises at least one of: a channel state information (CSI) feedback, a beam management, or a positioning.
15. The method of claim 13, wherein the data reporting mode supported by the terminal device comprises at least one of: a reporting mode for a control plane, or a reporting mode for a user plane.
16. The method of claim 13, wherein the parameter supported by the terminal device for reporting comprises at least one of: original channel measurement, a feature vector of current CSI, a compressed bit stream, a reference signal receiving power (RSRP) of layer 1, best K beam information, measurement information of a positioning reference signal, a channel impulse response, a power delay profile, a line-of-sight state, a non-line-of-sight state, time of arrival (TOA), or position information, wherein K is an integer.
17. The method of any one of claims 12 to 16, wherein after sending, by the terminal device, the fifth information to the fourth network element, the method further comprises: receiving, by the terminal device, sixth information from the fourth network element, wherein the sixth information indicates that the terminal device is allowed to report data.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein the sixth information comprises at least one of: an artificial intelligence (AI) operation allowed to be performed by the terminal device, a data reporting mode allowed to be performed by the terminal device, or a parameter allowed to be reported by the terminal device.
19. A method for communication, comprising: receiving, by a first network element, first information from a terminal device, wherein the first information comprises access stratum (AS) data collected by the terminal device.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein the terminal device comprises a second module; receiving, by the first network element, the first information from the terminal device comprises: receiving, by the first network element, the first information from the second module through a second interface.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure relates to the technical field of communications, and more particularly to a method and device for communication. BACKGROUND With the development of communication technologies, an artificial intelligence (AI) model can be adopted in some communication systems to perform some operations (such as performing one or more radio access network (RAN) functions). A network device needs to use access stratum (AS) data and application layer data collected by a terminal device when training the AI model. However, the network device is currently unable to acquire the AS data collected by the terminal device. SUMMARY The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and device for communication. The various aspects involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure are introduced below. In a first aspect, a method for communication is provided, and the method includes the following operation. A terminal device sends first information to a first network element, and the first information includes AS data collected by the terminal device. In a second aspect, a method for communication is provided, and the method includes the following operation. A first network element receives first information from a terminal device, and the first information includes AS data collected by the terminal device. In a third aspect, a method for communication is provided, and the method includes the following operation. A second network element sends third information a first network element, and the third information is used to subscribe to a first event of the first network element. In a fourth aspect, a method for communication is provided, and the method includes the following operation. A third network element sends third information a first network element, and the third information is used to subscribe to a first event of the first network element. In a fifth aspect, a method for communication is provided, and the method includes the following operation. A fourth network element receives fifth information from a terminal device, and the fifth information is used to request reporting of AS data of the terminal device. In a sixth aspect, a device for communication is provided, and the device includes a sending unit. The sending unit is configured to send first information to a first network element. The first information includes AS data collected by the device. In a seventh aspect, a device for communication is provided, and the device includes a receiving unit. The receiving unit is configured to receive first information from a terminal device. The first information includes AS data collected by the terminal device. In an eighth aspect, a device for communication is provided, and the device includes a sending unit. The sending unit is configured to send third information to a first network element. The third information is used to subscribe to a first event of the first network element. In a ninth aspect, a device for communication is provided, and the device includes a sending unit. The sending unit is configured to send third information to a first network element. The third information is used to subscribe to a first event of the first network element. In a tenth aspect, a device for communication is provided, and the device includes a receiving unit. The receiving unit is configured to receive fifth information from a terminal device. The fifth information is used to request reporting of AS data of the terminal device. In an eleventh aspect, a device for communication is provided, and the device includes a memory and a processor. The memory is configured to store a program, and a processor is configured to call the program from the memory to cause the device to perform the method in any aspect of the first aspect to the fifth aspect. In a twelfth aspect, a chip is provided, and the chip includes a processor. The processor is configured to call a program from a memory to cause a device equipped with the chip to perform the method in any aspect of the first aspect to the fifth aspect. In a thirteenth aspect, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, which has stored thereon a program. The program causes a computer to perform the method in any aspect of the first aspect to the fifth aspect. In a fourteenth aspect, a computer program product is provided, which includes a program. The program causes a computer to perform the method in any aspect of the first aspect to the fifth aspect. In a fifteenth aspect, a computer program is provided. The computer program causes a computer to perform the method in any aspect of the first aspect to the fifth aspect. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the first information includes the AS data collected by the terminal device, and the terminal device sends the first information to the first network element, so that a network side obtains the AS data collected by the terminal device, which ensures that the network side has sufficien