Information acquisition method and device of positioning reference unit, and communication equipment

• Main Authors: HOU YUNJING, AI MING
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 10.10.2023
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

The invention provides an information acquisition method and device of a positioning reference unit, and communication equipment. The method comprises the following steps: a first LMF acquires PRU (Location Reference Unit) information; the first LMF executes first processing according to the PRU information; the first processing comprises at least one of the following steps of storing the PRU information; sending the PRU information to a first network function; and acquiring the position information of the UE according to the PRU information. According to the embodiments of the present application, the first LMF stores the PRU information and/or reports the PRU information to the first network function, so that other network elements can acquire the PRU information from the first LMF and/or the first network function, and the first LMF or other network elements can position the UE according to the acquired PRU information, thereby improving the use efficiency of the PRU. 本发明提供了一种定位参考单元的信息获取方法、装置及通信设备。所述方法包括：第