阅读说明：本技术 处理5g系统位置信息的装置及其方法 (Handle the devices and methods therefor of 5G system location information ) 是由 马各·纳耶米 雅各·斯托曼尼恩米 马堤·摩伊沙嫩 于 2019-03-20 设计创作，主要内容包括：提供了包括无线收发器、存储设备和控制器的一种用户设备(UE)。该无线收发器被配置为执行到和来自5G网络的无线传输和接收。该存储设备包括特定用于第五代系统(5GS)位置信息的数据空间。该控制器被配置为经由该无线收发器通过与该5G网络通信获得该5GS位置信息,以及储存该5GS位置信息于该存储设备的该数据空间中。(Provide a kind of user equipment (UE) including wireless transceiver, storage equipment and controller.The wireless transceiver is configured as going to and wireless transmission and reception from 5G network.The storage equipment includes the data space for being specifically used for the 5th generation system (5GS) location information.The controller is configured as via the wireless transceiver by obtaining the 5GS location information with the 5G network communication, and stores the 5GS location information in the data space of the storage equipment.)

1. a kind of user equipment (UE), comprising:

Wireless transceiver, is configured as going to and wireless transmission and reception from the 5th generation network；

Store equipment, the data space including being specifically used for the 5th generation system (5GS) location information；And

Controller is configured as via the wireless transceiver by obtaining the 5th generation system position with the network communication of the 5th generation Information, and the 5th generation system location information is stored in the data space of the storage equipment.

2. user equipment according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the storage equipment is Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM) and the 5th generation system location information includes the 5th generation system accessed for third generation partner program (3GPP) System location information and the 5th generation system location information accessed for non-third generation partner program.

3. user equipment according to claim 2, which is characterized in that the data space includes storing this to be used for third generation conjunction Make the first constituent instruments (EF) of the 5th generation system location information of Partnership Program access, and stores this and be used for non-third generation conjunction Make the second constituent instruments of the 5th generation system location information of Partnership Program access.

4. user equipment according to claim 3, which is characterized in that every in the first basic shelves and the second basic shelves One includes information, and whether which indicates some for third generation partner program in the 5th generation system location information Both access and the access of non-third generation partner program are shared.

5. user equipment according to claim 2, which is characterized in that the data space includes storing this to be used for third generation conjunction The 5th generation system location information for making Partnership Program access is used for the 5th generation system of non-third generation partner program access with this The constituent instruments of both system location informations.

6. user equipment according to claim 5, which is characterized in that the constituent instruments include information, and information instruction should It is some whether for third generation partner program access and non-third generation affiliate meter in 5th generation system location information It is shared for drawing both accesses.

7. user equipment according to claim 2, which is characterized in that this is used for the of third generation partner program access Five generation system location informations include the 5th generation globally unique temporary identifier for third generation partner program access (GUTI), for the registration trace regions mark (TAI) of third generation partner program access finally accessed and for the 5th generation system update state of third generation partnership project access, and this is used for the of non-third generation partner program access Five generation system location informations include for non-third generation partner program access the 5th generation globally unique temporary identifier, For the registration trace regions mark of non-third generation partner program access finally accessed and for third generation cooperation partner With the 5th generation system update state of plan access.

8. user equipment according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the storage equipment is nonvolatile memory, and The controller is to be further configured to store user's persistent identifier (SUPI) or the hiding mark of user in the data space Know symbol (SUCI).

9. a kind of method for handling the 5th generation system location information, the user equipment by being connected to the 5th generation network is executed, the party Method includes:

The storage equipment in the user equipment is enabled, which includes being specifically used for the data of the 5th generation system location information Space；And

By obtaining the 5th generation system location information with the network communication of the 5th generation；And

The 5th generation system location information is stored in the data space of the storage equipment.

10. according to the method described in claim 9, it is characterized in that, the storage equipment is Universal Subscriber Identity Module, and should 5th generation system location information includes for the 5th generation system location information of third generation partner program access and for non- 5th generation system location information of third generation partner program access.

11. according to the method described in claim 10, it is characterized in that, the data space includes storing this to be used for third generation cooperation First constituent instruments of the 5th generation system location information of Partnership Program access, and this is stored based on non-third generation affiliate Draw the second constituent instruments of the 5th generation system location information of access.

12. according to the method for claim 11, which is characterized in that each in the first basic shelves and the second basic shelves A includes information, and whether what which indicated in the 5th generation system location information some connects third generation partner program It is shared for entering with non-third generation partner program access the two.

13. according to the method described in claim 10, it is characterized in that, the data space includes storing this to be used for third generation cooperation 5th generation system location information of Partnership Program access and this be used for the 5th generation system of non-third generation partner program access The constituent instruments of both system location informations.

14. according to the method for claim 13, which is characterized in that the constituent instruments include information, the information indicate this It is some whether for third generation partner program access and non-third generation partner program in five generation system location informations Both accesses are shared.

15. according to the method described in claim 10, it is characterized in that, this is used for the 5th of third generation partner program access Include the 5th generation globally unique temporary identifier accessed for third generation partner program for system location information, be used for The registration trace regions of third generation partner program access finally accessed identify and for third generation partner programs 5th generation system update state of access, and this is used for the 5th generation system location information of non-third generation partner program access Including accessed for non-third generation partner program the 5th generation globally unique temporary identifier, for non-third generation cooperation The registration trace regions of Partnership Program access finally accessed identify and for the 5th of third generation partner program accesses For system update state.

16. according to the method described in claim 9, it is characterized in that, the storage equipment is nonvolatile memory and the party Method further comprises:

User's persistent identifier or user's hidden identifiers are stored in the data space.

Technical field

The application generally about position information process, and, more specifically, about processing 5G system (5G System, 5GS) location information devices and methods therefor.

Background technique

In typical mobile communication environment, user equipment (User Equipment, UE) (also referred to as mobile station (Mobile Station, MS)), for example, mobile phone (also referred to as cellular phone or cell phone), or there is wireless communication The tablet personal computer (tablet Personal Computer, PC) of ability, can pass with one or more service networks Sending voice and/or data-signal.Various radio access technologies (Radio Access Technology, RAT) can be used Execute the wireless communication between UE and service network, including global system for mobile communications (Global System for Mobile Communication, GSM) technology, General Packet Radio Service (General Packet Radio Service, GPRS) Technology, enhancing data rate (Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution, EDGE) skill of global evolution Art, Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access, WCDMA) technology, code divide more 2000 (Code Division Multiple Access 2000, CDMA-2000) technologies, time division-synchronous more are accessed in location Location access (Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access, TD-SCDMA) technology, Global intercommunication microwave access (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, WiMAX) technology, Long term evolution (Long Term Evolution, LTE) technology and advanced LTE (LTE-Advanced, LTE-A) technology etc..

Used in various telecommunication standards these wireless technologys for provide enable different radio equipment in municipal administration The common protocol communicated in the even global rank of grade, national, region class.Emerging telecommunication standard that another example is 5G is new Radio (New Radio, NR).5G NR is to by third generation partner program (the Third Generation Partnership Project, 3GPP) publication the mobile standard of LTE enhancing collection.It, which is designed, is intended to by improving frequency spectrum effect Rate reduces cost and improves service preferably to support mobile broadband internet.

However, since, still in the specification that 5G NR is discussed, many details not yet determine, including UE between 3GPP member Which 5G specific information should or should not be stored.

Summary of the invention

The application proposes that 5GS location information should be stored in storage equipment by UE, such as universal subscriber identity module (Universal Subscriber Identity Module, USIM) or nonvolatile memory, wherein 5GS location information (Globally Unique is accorded with including at least the respective whole world the 5G unique temporary identity for 3GPP access and non-3 GPP access Temporary Identifier, GUTI), for 3GPP access and non-3 GPP access it is respective finally access registration tracking Area identification (Tracking Area Identity, TAI), and the respective 5GS for 3GPP access and non-3 GPP access More new state.

In the one aspect of the application, a kind of UE including wireless transceiver, storage equipment and controller is provided.The nothing Line transceiver is configured as going to and wireless transmission and reception from 5G network.The storage equipment includes being specifically used for 5GS The data space of location information.The controller is configured as via the wireless transceiver by being somebody's turn to do with the 5G network communication 5GS location information, and the 5GS location information is stored in the data space of the storage equipment.

In the another aspect of the application, a kind of method for handling 5GS location information is provided, this method is by communicatedly connecting UE to 5G network is executed.Method includes the following steps: enabling the storage equipment in the UE, which includes specific use In the data space of 5GS location information；By obtaining the 5GS location information with the 5G network communication；And store the position 5GS Information is in the data space of the storage equipment.

As when being described below of specific embodiment for checking method and its UE for handling 5GS location information, the application Other aspect and feature those skilled in the art will become obvious.

Detailed description of the invention

Subsequent detailed description and example are read by reference to attached drawing, the application can be more fully understood, in which:

Fig. 1 is the block diagram of wireless communications environment according to an embodiment of the present application；

Fig. 2 is the block diagram for showing UE according to an embodiment of the present application；And

Fig. 3 is the flow chart of the method for processing 5GS location information according to an embodiment of the present application.

Specific embodiment

The basic principle described below for being intended to indicate that the application, and be not be considered in a limiting sense.It answers The understanding, embodiment can be realized with software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof.Term "comprising", "comprising", " comprising " And/or " comprising " specifies depositing for the feature, integer, step, operation, element part and/or component as used herein , but do not preclude the presence or addition of other one or more features, integer, step, operation, element, component and/or its group It closes.

Fig. 1 is the block diagram according to the wireless communications environment of the embodiment of the present application.

Wireless communications environment 100 includes that UE 110,3GPP access network 120, non-3GPP access network 130 and two are next For core network (Next Generation Core Network, NG-CN) 140 and NG-CN 150.

UE 110 can be to support 3GPP accesses network 120, non-3GPP access network 130 and NR-CN 140 and 150 to be used RAT functional telephone, smart phone, tablet personal computer (panel Personal Computer, PC), meter on knee Calculation machine or any wireless telecom equipment.

UE 110 can access network 120 via 3GPP and be wirelessly connected to NR-CN via non-3GPP access network 130 One or two of 140 and NR-CN 150.It is communicated for example, UE110 can access network 120 via 3GPP with NR-CN 140 And/or communicated via non-3GPP access network 130 with NR-CN 150, to obtain 5GS location information, including for 3GPP access 5GS location information, and/or for the 5GS location information of non-3 GPP access, and 5GS is being locally stored in each access Location information.

3GPP access network 120 is one access network in the RAT specified using 3GPP.For example, 3GPP accesses net Network 120 can be GSM EDGE radio access network (GSM EDGE Radio Access Network, GERAN), general land Radio access network (Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network, UTRAN), evolution UTRAN (Evolved UTRAN, E-UTRAN) or next-generation radio access network (Next Generation Radio Access Network, NG-RAN).

For example, may include at least one evolution node B if 3GPP access network 120 is E-UTRAN (evolved NodeB, eNB) (for example, macro eNB, femto eNB or pico- eNB).

It may include supporting high frequency band (for example, being higher than 24GHz) if it is NG-RAN that 3GPP, which accesses network 120, One or more cellular stations, such as gNB, and each gNB can also include one or more transmitting and receiving points (Transmission Reception Point, TRP), wherein each gNB or TRP can be referred to as 5G cellular station.Some gNB Function can be distributed on different TRP, and other gNB functions can retain the flexibility and range specifically disposed for what is concentrated To meet the needs of specific condition.

Non-3GPP access network 130 is using not by the access network of the 3GPP RAT specified.For example, non-3 gpp connects Entering network 130 can be Wireless Fidelity (Wireless-Fidelity, Wi-Fi) network, WiMAX network, cdma network or fixation Network (for example, Digital Subscriber Line (Digital Subscriber Line, DSL) network).

3GPP accesses network 120 and is responsible for processing radio signal, terminates radio protocol and by UE 110 and NG-CN 140 connection, and NG-CN 140 be responsible for execute mobile management, network side certification, and with public/outer data network (example Such as, internet) interaction.Equally, non-3GPP access network 130 is responsible for processing radio signal, terminates radio protocol, and will UE 110 is connect with NG-CN 150, and NG-CN 150 is responsible for executing mobile management, network side certification, and with it is public/outer Portion's data network (for example, internet) interaction.

NR-CN 140 and 150 can be located at identical public land mobile network (Public Land Mobile Network, PLMN) or different PLMN in.Each of NG-CN 140 and NG-CN 150 can support various network function Can, including access and locomotive function (Access and Mobility Function, AMF), conversation management functional (Session Management Function, SMF), user-plane function (User Plane Function, UPF), policy control functions (Policy Control Function, PCF), application function (Application Function, AF) and certificate server Function (Authentication Server Function, AUSF), wherein each network function can be implemented as specialized hardware On network element, be perhaps embodied as the software instances run on specialized hardware or be embodied as suitable platform (for example, Cloud infrastructure) on the virtualization that instantiates.

AMF provides certification, authorization, mobile management etc. based on UE.SMF is responsible for session management and distributes to UE to interconnect The address fidonetFido (Internet Protocol, IP).It also selects and controls the UPF for data transmitting.If UE has more Different SMF can be distributed to each session then individually to manage different SMF and different SMF can be every by a session A session provides different functions.AF provides the information in relation to package stream to PCF, is responsible for policy control to support service quality (Quality of Service, QoS).Based on the information, PCF determines the strategy about mobility and session management, so that AMF and SMF is operated normally.Data of the AUSF storage for UE certification, and the user data of UDM storage UE.

Specifically, NG-CN 140 can include at least AMF (being expressed as AMF-1), SMF and UPF, and NG-CN 150 can be with (AMF- is expressed as including at least non-3 gpp interworking function (Non-3GPP Inter-Working Function, N3IWF), AMF 2), SMF and UPF.N3IWF can enable UE 110 via non-3 GPP access trusty or via fly-by-night non- 3GPP access is attached to NG-CN 150.

It should be appreciated that the 5G system described in Fig. 1 is for illustration purposes only, it is no intended to limit scope of the present application.Example Such as, UE 110 only can be connected to NR-CN 140 or only via non-3GPP access network 130 via 3GPP access network 120 It is connected to NR-CN 150.

Fig. 2 is the block diagram of the UE 110 shown according to an embodiment of the present application.

As shown in Fig. 2, UE 110 includes wireless transceiver 10, controller 20, storage equipment 30, display equipment 40 and defeated Enter/export (Input/Output, I/O) equipment 50.

Wireless transceiver 10 is configured as going to 3GPP access network 120 and/or non-3GPP access network 130 and come from 3GPP accesses wireless transmission and the reception of network 120 and/or non-3GPP access network 130.Specifically, wireless transceiver 10 includes Radio frequency (Radio Frequency, RF) equipment 11, baseband processing equipment 12 and antenna 13.Wherein antenna 13 may include one or Multiple antennas for beam forming.Baseband processing equipment 12 is configured as executing base band signal process and controls user identifier card Communication between (not shown) and RF equipment 11.Baseband processing equipment 12 may include multiple hardware components to execute baseband signal Processing, including Analog-digital Converter (Analog-to-Digital Conversion, ADC)/digital-to-analogue conversion (Digital- To-Analog Conversion, DAC), gain adjustment, modulating/demodulating, coding/decoding etc..RF equipment 11 can be via antenna 13 receive RF wireless signal, received RF wireless signal are converted to baseband signal, the baseband signal is by baseband processing equipment 12 Processing or RF equipment 11 receive baseband signal from baseband processing equipment 12, and it is wireless that received baseband signal is converted to RF Then signal is sent by antenna 13.RF equipment 11 can also include multiple computer hardwares to execute radio frequency conversion.For example, RF is set Standby 11 may include frequency mixer, the carrier multiplication for vibrating baseband signal with the radio band in the cellular technology supported, Wherein depend on the RAT that uses, radio frequency can for 900MHz, 1900MHz used in 3G (for example, WCDMA) system or In 900MHz, 2100MHz or 2.6GHz used in 2100MHz, 4G (for example, LTE) system or 5G system (for example, NR) Any radio frequency (for example, 30GHz~300GHz millimeter wave) used or another radio frequency.

Controller 20 can be general processor, micro-control unit (Micro Control Unit, MCU), application processor, Digital signal processor (Digital Signal Processor, DSP) etc. comprising the various circuits of following functions are provided: Data processing and calculating, the reception of control wireless transceiver 10 to 3GPP access network 120 and/or non-3GPP access network 130 And the transmission of network 120 and/or non-3GPP access network 130 is accessed from 3GPP, enables storage equipment 30 and to storage 30 storing data of equipment (for example, 5G location information) and from storage equipment 30 retrieve data (such as 5G location information), send Series of frames data (such as be expressed as text message, figure, image etc.) connect to display equipment 40 and from I/O equipment 50 It collects mail number or to 50 output signal of I/O equipment.

Specifically, controller 20 coordinates the upper of wireless transceiver 10, storage equipment 30, display equipment 40 and I/O equipment 50 Operation is stated, the method for handling 5GS location information.

In another embodiment, controller 20 can be merged into baseband processing equipment 12, for use as baseband processor.

As understood by those skilled in the art, the circuit of controller 20 would generally include transistor, which is matched It is set to according to function and operation described herein come the operation of control circuit.It will be further appreciated that the spy of transistor Determining structure or interconnection would generally be determined by compiler, such as register transfer language (Register Transfer Language, RTL) compiler.RTL compiler can be by processor on the script closely similar with assembler language code Operation, is compiled into the form of one, which is used in the layout or manufacture of final circuit by by script.In fact, RTL is with it Effect and purposes in the design cycle for promoting electronics and digital display circuit and it is well-known.

Storing equipment 30 is non-volatile machine readable storage medium, comprising: Universal Subscriber Identity Module (Universal Subscriber Identity Module, USIM), nonvolatile memory is (for example, flash memory or non-volatile random access Memory (Non-Volatile Random Access Memory, NVRAM)), magnetic memory apparatus (for example, hard disk or Tape), CD or any combination thereof.USIM may include USIM application, which applies including function, file structure and basic File, and USIM can be directly embedded into the form or programmable SIM (for example, eSIM) of the physical card in UE 110 Form is technically realized.Storage equipment 30 can be used for storing data, which includes instruction, and/or application, communications protocol And/or the program code of the method for handling 5GS location information.

Specifically, storage equipment 30 may include the data space for being specifically used for 5GS location information.For example, if storage Equipment 30 includes USIM, then data space also refers to the individual constituent instruments (Elementary File, EF) in USIM Or shared EF, for storing the 5GS location information accessed every time.Alternatively, if storage equipment 30 includes nonvolatile memory, Then data space can be used for storing the 5GS location information accessed every time and user's persistent identifier (Subscription Permanent Identifier, SUPI) or user's hidden identifiers (Subscription Concealed Identifier, SUCI).

Show that equipment 40 can be liquid crystal display (Liquid-Crystal Display, LCD), light emitting diode (Light-Emitting Diode, LED) display or electric paper display (Electronic Paper Display EPD) etc., for providing display function.Alternatively, display equipment 40 may also include be disposed there above or below for sensing Contact, connection or the close one or more touch sensors of object (such as finger or stylus).

I/O equipment 50 may include one or more buttons, keyboard, mouse, touch tablet, video camera, microphone and/or raise Sound device etc. is used for use as the man-machine interface (Man-Machine Interface, MMI) for interacting with user for example, receiving Family inputs and exports to user and prompts.

It should be appreciated that component described in the embodiment of Fig. 2 is for illustration purposes only, and it is not intended to limit the model of the application It encloses.For example, UE may include more multicomponent, such as power supply or global positioning system (Global Positioning System, GPS) equipment, wherein power supply can for provided to the every other component of UE 110 electric power movement/replaceable battery, and GPS device can provide the location information of UE 110, for some location based services or using.

Fig. 3 is the flow chart of the method for handling 5GS location information shown according to an embodiment of the present application.

It in this embodiment, can be by being accessed via 3GPP or non-3 gpp connects for handling the method for 5GS location information The UE (for example, UE 110) for entering to be communicably connected to 5G network (for example, NG-CN 140 or NG-CN 150) is executed.

Firstly, it includes the storage equipment (step S310) for being specifically used for the data space of 5GS location information that UE, which is enabled,.One In a embodiment, storage equipment can be USIM.In another embodiment, storage equipment can be the nonvolatile memory in UE.

Then, UE is by obtaining 5GS location information (step S320) with 5G network communication.

It in one embodiment, can be during registration procedure, general UE configuration update process and/or service request process A part (for example, new 5G-GUTI) of 5GS location information or 5GS location information is obtained, and the 15th edition can be referred to (release 15) 3GPP TS 24.501, wherein these communication process are described in detail.

Specifically, 5GS location information may include for the 5GS location information of 3GPP access and for non-3 GPP access 5GS location information.

5GS location information for 3GPP access can include at least the 5G GUTI for 3GPP access, connect for 3GPP The registration TAI finally accessed entered, and for the 5GS more new state of 3GPP access, and it is used for the position 5GS of non-3 GPP access Information can include at least: 5G GUTI for non-3 GPP access, the registration TAI finally accessed for non-3 GPP access, with And the more new state of the 5GS for non-3 GPP access.

It note that for brevity, there is omitted herein the registration TAI and 5GS that 5G GUTI, finally access to update shape The detailed description of state, because the detailed description has exceeded scope of the present application, particular content can refer to the 15th edition 3GPP TS 31.102。

Then, UE stores 5GS location information in the data space of storage equipment (step S330), and this method knot Beam.

If storing equipment is USIM, data space may include individual EF, connect for being separately stored for 3GPP The 5GS location information entered and the 5GS location information for non-3 GPP access.Following table 1 and table 2 respectively illustrates use In the 5GS location information of storage 3GPP access and the exemplary EF of the 5GS location information for non-3 GPP access.

Table 1

Table 2

Alternatively, data space may include storage for the 5GS location information of 3GPP access and for non-3 GPP access Both location informations shared EF.Hereafter Table 3 shows that for storing the 5GS location information and be used for non-that 3GPP is accessed The exemplary EF of both 5GS location informations of 3GPP access.

Table 3

Should it is to be noted that storage 3GPP access 5GS location information and 5GS location information for non-3 GPP access Shared EF or individual EF is the new EF for the support 5G being introduced into.

If storage equipment is the nonvolatile memory in UE, 5GS location information can be deposited together with SUPI/SUCI Storage.

In addition, when UE in identical PLMN by 3GPP access connect with non-3 GPP access when, can 3GPP access with It is shared between non-3 GPP access some in 5GS location information.When this, predefined rule can be provided for UE (for example, scheduled in the 3 gpp specifications) is to identify which of 5GS location information for 3GPP access and non-3 GPP access two Person is public, or EF there may be additional information instruction 5GS location information in it is some whether for 3GPP access and Both non-3 GPP access are public.

In view of previous embodiment, it should be understood that the application is by enabling UE in storage equipment (for example, USIM or non-volatile Property memory) in be locally stored for the 5GS location information of 3GPP access and non-3 GPP access and realize to the 5G of UE support.Tool Body, it proposes the particular content of the new EF and 5GS location information of 5GS location information and is used to store 5GS location information, so as to The information can be retrieved and be applied to 5G and communicated.

Although describing the application in an illustrative manner and according to preferred embodiment, it should be appreciated that, this Shen It please be without being limited thereto.In the case where not departing from the scope and spirit of the present application, those skilled in the art can still carry out various change And modification.Therefore, scope of the present application should be limited and be protected by following claims and its equivalent.

Such as " first " is used in the claims, the ordinal terms such as " second " modify claim elements, itself is simultaneously Do not mean that a claim elements have any priority, preferential or sequence relative to another claim elements, or Person does not mean that the time sequencing of the behavior of execution method yet, however this uses only as label will have specific names One claim elements is distinguished with another claim elements with same names (but having used ordinal term), with Distinguish claim elements.