Apparatus and method of wireless communication system, and computer-readable storage medium
An apparatus and a method of a wireless communication system, and a computer-readable storage medium are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to configure, directly or indirectly on the basis of one or more height thresholds for user equipment and a current height of the user equipment, operation of the user equipment. According to at least one aspect of the embodiments of the disclosure, configuring, on the basis of a height threshold, operation of a user equipment optimizes communication performance in an unmanned aerial vehicle communication scenario.
1. A device in a wireless communication system, the device comprising processing circuitry configured to:
generate measurement configuration information for a user equipment, so that the user equipment reports information related to a current height based on the measurement configuration information, wherein the user equipment has aerial communication capability, and wherein the measurement configuration information includes a height threshold for the user equipment; and
receive the information related to the current height from the user equipment reported in response to a condition that the current height crosses the height threshold, wherein the information related to the current height is packaged in a report message by the user equipment.
2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the information related to the current height is reported by the user equipment periodically, non-periodically, or based on event triggering.
3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
generate resource allocation information based on the information related to the current height reported by the user equipment.
4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein horizontal and vertical velocities of the user equipment are further packaged in the report message by the user equipment.
5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
instruct the user equipment to turn on a flying mode or apply a related operation in the flying mode to the user equipment, if the current height is higher than the height threshold.
6. The device according to claim 5 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
instruct the user equipment to turn off the flying mode or apply a related operation in a hovering mode to the user equipment, if the current height is lower than or equal to the height threshold.
7. The device according to claim 5 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
configure, in response to a request made by the user equipment based on the height threshold and the current height, the operation of the user equipment, and
wherein configuring the operation of the user equipment comprises instructing the user equipment to turn on the flying mode or applying a related operation in the flying mode to the user equipment, and the request comprises a request made by the user equipment in a case that the current height is higher than the height threshold.
8. The device according to claim 7 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
instruct the user equipment to turn off the flying or apply a related operation in a hovering mode to the user equipment, in response to a request made by the user equipment in a case that the current height is lower than or equal to the height threshold.
9. A device in a wireless communication system, the device comprising processing circuitry configured to:
receive measurement configuration information generated by a base station, so that the device reports information related to a current height based on the measurement configuration information, wherein the device has aerial communication capability, and wherein the measurement configuration includes a height threshold for the device; and
report the information related to the current height of the device in response to a condition that the current height crosses the height threshold, wherein the information related to the current height is packaged in a report message by the device.
10. The device according to claim 9 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
report, based on the measurement configuration information from the base station, the information related to the current height periodically, non-periodically, or based on event triggering.
11. The device according to claim 9 , wherein horizontal and vertical velocities of the device are further packaged in the report message by the device.
12. The device according to claim 9 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
receive resource allocation information from the base station, wherein the resource allocation information is generated based on the information related to the current height reported by the device.
13. The device according to claim 9 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
generate a request for turning on a flying mode or applying an operation in the flying mode, if the current height is higher than the height threshold.
14. The device according to claim 13 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
generate, based on the height threshold and the current height, a request regarding the flying mode and a hovering mode as the information indirectly related to the current height.
15. The device according to claim 13 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
generate a request for turning off the flying mode or applying an operation in the hovering mode, if the current height is lower than or equal to the height threshold.
16. The device according to claim 13 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
turn on or turn off the flying mode in response to the instruction from the base station.
17. The device according to claim 13 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
turn on or turn off the flying mode of the device based on the height threshold and the current height.
18. A method in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
generating, by a processing circuitry of a device, measurement configuration information for a user equipment, so that the user equipment reports information related to a current height based on the measurement configuration information, wherein the user equipment has aerial communication capability, and wherein the measurement configuration information includes a height threshold for the user equipment; and
receiving the information related to the current height from the user equipment reported in response to a condition that the current height crosses the height threshold, wherein the information related to the current height is packaged in a report message by the user equipment.
19. A method in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
receiving, by a processing circuitry of a device, measurement configuration information generated by a base station, so that the device reports information related to a current height based on the measurement configuration information, wherein the device has aerial communication capability, and wherein the measurement configuration includes a height threshold for the device; and
reporting the information related to the current height of the device in response to a condition that the current height crosses the height threshold, wherein the information related to the current height is packaged in a report message by the device.