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EP-4742730-A1 - WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE

EP4742730A1EP 4742730 A1EP4742730 A1EP 4742730A1EP-4742730-A1

Abstract

Provided are a wireless communication method and a communication device. The method comprises: a first network element receiving a first message transmitted by a second network element, wherein the first message is associated with a first sensing service, and the first message includes one or more pieces of the following information: an identifier of the first sensing service, and user plane configuration information associated with the first sensing service. In the embodiments of the present application, an identifier of a sensing service and/or user plane configuration information associated with the sensing service is introduced for the sensing service. The introduction of the identifier of the sensing service and/or the user plane configuration information associated with the sensing service facilitates the configuration of user plane information at a granularity of the sensing service.

Inventors

  • WANG, YAXIN
  • GUO, YALI

Assignees

  • GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.

Dates

Publication Date
20260513
Application Date
20230707

Claims (20)

  1. A wireless communication method, comprising: receiving, by a first network element, a first message transmitted by a second network element, wherein the first message is associated with a first sensing service, and the first message comprises one or more of the following information: an identity of the first sensing service; and user plane configuration information associated with the first sensing service.
  2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first sensing service is associated with a same policy control function (PCF).
  3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the first network element is the PCF, and the second network element is a sensing function (SF), a network exposure function (NEF), a gateway mobile location center (GMLC) or a location management function (LMF); the first message is used for requesting the PCF to authorize or modify the first sensing service.
  4. The method according to claim 2, wherein the first network element is a binding support function (BSF), and the second network element is the PCF; the first message is used for registering an association relationship between the first sensing service and the PCF.
  5. The method according to claim 2, wherein the first network element is a BSF, and the second network element is another PCF different from the PCF; the first message is used for obtaining an identifier of the PCF corresponding to the first sensing service.
  6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first sensing service is associated with one or more PCFs, and the one or more PCFs obtain the user plane configuration information based on a unified data repository (UDR).
  7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the first network element is the UDR, the second network element is one of the one or more PCFs, and the first message is used for subscribing to notifications associated with the identity of the first sensing service.
  8. The method according to claim 6, wherein the first network element is the UDR, the second network element is a network element requesting a sensing service, and the first message is used for storage of the user plane configuration information in the UDR.
  9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the first network element is an SF, an NEF, a GMLC or an LMF, the second network element is a network element requesting a sensing service, and the first message is used for requesting the first sensing service.
  10. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the first network element is a terminal device, the second network element is an SF or an LMF, the first message is used for transmitting user plane information to the terminal device, and the user plane information is used for establishment of a session corresponding to the first sensing service.
  11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the first network element is a session management function (SMF), the second network element is a terminal device, and the first message is used for requesting establishment or modification of a session corresponding to the first sensing service.
  12. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein the first network element is a PCF, the second network element is an SMF, and the first message is used for requesting a session policy corresponding to the first sensing service.
  13. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the user plane configuration information comprises one or more of the following information: a Quality of Service (QoS) related parameter; local traffic steering related information; and a requirement parameter of the first sensing service.
  14. The method according to claim 13, wherein the requirement parameter of the first sensing service comprises one or more of: a sensing scenario, a sensing area, a confidence level, position estimation accuracy, velocity estimation accuracy, sensing resolution, a maximum sensing service delay, a missed detection rate, a false alarm rate, a refresh rate, and sensing accuracy.
  15. The method according to claim 13 or 14, wherein the local traffic steering related information is used to indicate whether to perform traffic steering processing on local data packets.
  16. A wireless communication method, comprising: transmitting, by a second network element, a first message to a first network element, wherein the first message is associated with a first sensing service, and the first message comprises one or more of the following information: an identity of the first sensing service; and user plane configuration information associated with the first sensing service.
  17. The method according to claim 16, wherein the first sensing service is associated with a same policy control function (PCF).
  18. The method according to claim 17, wherein the first network element is the PCF, and the second network element is a sensing function (SF), a network exposure function (NEF), a gateway mobile location center (GMLC) or a location management function (LMF); the first message is used for requesting the PCF to authorize or modify the first sensing service.
  19. The method according to claim 17, wherein the first network element is a binding support function (BSF), and the second network element is the PCF; the first message is used for registering an association relationship between the first sensing service and the PCF.
  20. The method according to claim 17, wherein the first network element is a BSF, and the second network element is another PCF different from the PCF; the first message is used for obtaining an identifier of the PCF corresponding to the first sensing service.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present application relates to the field of communication, and in particular, to a wireless communication method and a communication device. BACKGROUND With the development of communication technology, communication systems have gradually begun to support sensing services. In order to improve sensing effect (e.g., precision, or accuracy.) of the sensing service, collaboration among multiple sensing nodes (e.g., terminal devices) is often employed to perform the same sensing service. How to configure user plane information for these sensing nodes to meet the transmission requirements of the sensing service over the user plane is a problem that needs to be solved. SUMMARY The present application provides a wireless communication method and a communication device. The various aspects of the present application will be introduced below. In a first aspect, a wireless communication method is provided, and the method includes: receiving, by a first network element, a first message transmitted by a second network element, where the first message is associated with a first sensing service, and the first message includes one or more of the following information: an identity of the first sensing service; and user plane configuration information associated with the first sensing service. In a second aspect, a wireless communication method is provided, and the method includes: transmitting, by a second network element, a first message to a first network element, where the first message is associated with a first sensing service, and the first message includes one or more of the following information: an identity of the first sensing service; and user plane configuration information associated with the first sensing service. In a third aspect, a communication device is provided, which is a first network element. The first network element includes: a communication module, configured to receive a first message transmitted by a second network element, where the first message is associated with a first sensing service, and the first message includes one or more of the following information: an identity of the first sensing service; and user plane configuration information associated with the first sensing service. In a fourth aspect, a communication device is provided, which is a second network element. The second network element includes: a communication module, configured to transmit a first message to a first network element, where the first message is associated with a first sensing service, and the first message includes one or more of the following information: an identity of the first sensing service; and user plane configuration information associated with the first sensing service. In a fifth aspect, a communication device is provided and includes a transceiver, a memory and a processor. The memory is configured to store a program, and the processor is configured to invoke the program in the memory and control the transceiver to receive or transmit signals, to cause the communication device to perform the method in the first aspect or the second aspect. In a sixth aspect, an apparatus is provided and includes a processor. The processor is configured to invoke a program from a memory, to cause the apparatus to perform the method in the first aspect or the second aspect. In a seventh aspect, a chip is provided and includes a processor. The processor is configured to invoke a program from a memory, to cause a device equipped with the chip to perform the method in the first aspect or the second aspect. In an eighth aspect, a computer-readable storage medium is provided and has a program stored thereon. The program causes a computer to perform the method in the first aspect or the second aspect. In a ninth aspect, a computer program product is provided and includes a program. The program causes a computer to perform the method in the first aspect or the second aspect. In a tenth aspect, a computer program is provided. The computer program causes a computer to perform the method in the first aspect or the second aspect. The embodiments of the present application introduce the identity of the sensing service and/or user plane configuration information associated with the sensing service for the sensing service. The introduction of the identity of the sensing service and/or the user plane configuration information associated with the sensing service allows the user plane information to be configured at the granularity of per-sensing-service. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an example diagram showing a system architecture of a wireless communication system to which the embodiments of the present application are applicable.FIG. 2 is a system architecture diagram of a 5th generation (5G) communication system.FIG. 3 is an example diagram showing a communication system architecture with a sensing network element provided in the embodiments of the present application.FIG. 4 is a schematic flowchart