Local entity for determination of user equipment location, user equipment, access network, global entity and vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020389759-A1
Application number	US-202017001870-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 25, 2020
Priority date	Mar 20, 2018
Publication date	Dec 10, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

A local entity is proposed for determination of user equipment location in a mobile communication network. The local entity is configured to be run on a first user equipment and/or in an access network. The local entity is configured to receive location information of a target user equipment, and determine a location of the target user equipment based on the location information. This is advantageous because the determination of the location can be improved with regard to a determination of the location carried out by the core network. Particularly, the location can be determined without the core network being involved.

First claim

1 . A local entity for determination of user equipment location in a mobile communication network, comprising: a first user equipment and an access network, wherein the local entity is configured to be at least one of run on the first user equipment and in the access network, wherein the local entity is configured to:
receive location information of a target user equipment, and determine a location of the target user equipment based on the location information.

2 . The local entity according to claim 1 , wherein the local entity is further configured to:
receive a location request, from at least one of the target user equipment, another local entity, and an entity of a core network; and determine the location based on the location request.

3 . The local entity according to claim 1 , wherein the target user equipment is the first user equipment, or
the target user equipment is a second user equipment.

4 . The local entity according to claim 1 , wherein the location information comprises at least one of downlink, uplink, and sidelink location information of the target user equipment.

5 . The local entity according to claim 1 , wherein the local entity is further configured to:
determine an accuracy of the location of the target user equipment based on the location information.

6 . The local entity according to claim 1 , wherein the local entity is further configured to:
transmit a capability request; and receive capability information of the first user equipment or of the access network, wherein the capability information indicates the capability of the first user equipment or the access network to run the local entity.

7 . The local entity according to claim 1 , wherein the local entity is further configured to:
receive an authorization request from at least one of a user equipment and an access network; and transmit an authorization response to at least one of a user equipment and an access network.

8 . The local entity according to claim 1 , wherein the local entity is further configured to:
receive location information of one or more features, determine a location of the one or more features based on the respective location information, and generate a map or list of the location of the one or more features.

9 . The local entity according to claim 1 , wherein the local entity is further configured to:
receive at least one of a location and location information for one or more features; determine an updated location of the one or more features based on at least one of the received location and location information; and transmit the updated location of the one or more features.

10 . The local entity according to claim 8 , wherein the local entity is further configured to:
receive a location request for the one or more features, and transmit locations of the one or more requested features in response to the location request.

11 . The local entity according to claim 1 , wherein the local entity is further configured to:
determine a performance information of the determination of the location of the target user equipment, and transmit the performance information.

12 . The local entity according to claim 11 , wherein the local entity is further configured to: forward a location request to another entity for determination of user equipment location depending on the performance information.

13 . The local entity, according to claim 1 , wherein the local entity is further configured to at least one of transmit and receive location information from a second local entity.

14 . A system for determination of user equipment location in a mobile communication network, comprising:
user equipment or access network configured to: at least one of transmit, to a network entity, capability information, wherein the capability information indicates the capability of the user equipment or the access network to run a local entity; and transmit an authorization request to run a local entity comprising a first user equipment and an access network, wherein the local entity is configured to be at least one of run on the first user equipment and in the access network, wherein the local entity is configured to: receive location information of a target user equipment, and determine a location of the target user equipment based on the location information.

15 . A global entity for determination of user equipment location, wherein the global entity is configured to:
control one or more local entities, the one or more local entities comprising at least a first user equipment and an access network, wherein the one or more local entities are configured to be at least one of run on the first user equipment and in the access network, wherein the local entity is configured to: receive location information of a target user equipment, and determine a location of the target user equipment based on the location information.

16 . The global entity according to claim 15 , wherein the global entity is configured to be run on hardware, user equipment, an access network, a core network, or a cloud.

17 . The global entity according to claim 15 , wherein the global entity is configured to:
receive capability information of a hardware indicating its capability to run the one or more local entities, and instantiate the one or more local entities based on the capability information.

18 . The global entity according to claim 17 , wherein the global entity is configured to:
transmit a capability request.

19 . The global entity according to claim 15 , configured to:
at least one of instantiate, configure and de-instantiate the one or more local entities based on at least one of a number of location requests and a performance information, at least one of a positioning latency, and accuracy.

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Qi
• Gangakhedkar Sandip
• Wei Qing

Classifications

• H04W4/029

  Location-based management or tracking services · CPC title

• G01S5/0027

  of actual mobile position, i.e. position determined on mobile · CPC title

• G01S5/0036

  of measured values, i.e. measurement on mobile and position calculation on base station · CPC title

• H04W4/023 Primary

  using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds · CPC title

• H04W64/00 Primary

  Locating users or terminals {or network equipment} for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management · CPC title