Positioning processing method, apparatus, and system

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a positioning processing method, apparatus, and system. The method includes: acquiring coexistence interference information of a terminal; instructing, according to the coexistence interference information, the terminal to perform measurement on a suitable positioning signal resource; and positioning the terminal based on a positioning measurement result reported by the terminal. According to the positioning processing method, apparatus, and system provided in the embodiments of the present invention, precision of terminal positioning can be improved.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A positioning processing method, comprising:
 acquiring coexistence interference information of a terminal;   instructing, according to the coexistence interference information, the terminal to perform measurement on a suitable positioning signal resource; and   positioning the terminal based on a positioning measurement result reported by the terminal;   wherein if the coexistence interference information comprises information about suitability of a frequency domain transmission resource, time domain transmission resource, and/or code domain transmission resource for the terminal, the instructing, according to the coexistence interference information, the terminal to perform measurement on a suitable positioning signal resource comprises:   designating, for the terminal according to the coexistence interference information, a suitable frequency domain transmission resource, time domain transmission resource, and/or code domain transmission resource as a positioning signal measurement resource suitable for the terminal to perform positioning measurement;   wherein the acquiring coexistence interference information of a terminal comprises:   receiving the coexistence interference information actively reported by the terminal.   
     
     
         2 . The positioning processing method according to  claim 1 , wherein the acquiring coexistence interference information of a terminal comprises:
 sending, to the terminal, a request for reporting the coexistence interference information; and   receiving the coexistence interference information directly reported by the terminal, or forwarded by a base station, or forwarded by a mobility management entity MME and an operation, administration and maintenance entity OAM.   
     
     
         3 . The positioning processing method according to  claim 1 , wherein the acquiring coexistence interference information of a terminal comprises:
 receiving the coexistence interference information of the terminal that is provided by a base station, an MME or an OAM.   
     
     
         4 . The positioning processing method according to  claim 1 , wherein the acquiring coexistence interference information of a terminal comprises:
 sending, to a base station, an MME and an OAM, a request for reporting the coexistence interference information of the terminal; and   receiving the coexistence interference information sent by the base station, or forwarded by the MME and the OAM.   
     
     
         5 . The positioning processing method according to  claim 1 , wherein the acquiring coexistence interference information of a terminal comprises:
 receiving coexistence interference information of a single terminal or multiple terminals that is provided by a base station, an MME or an OAM.   
     
     
         6 . The positioning processing method according to  claim 1 , before the acquiring coexistence interference information of a terminal, further comprising:
 when it is identified that the terminal is in a coverage range of a Wireless Fidelity WiFi access point, acquiring a coverage radius of the WiFi access point; and   when it is determined that the coverage radius of the WiFi access point is less than a set threshold, acquiring a location of the WiFi access point and using the location of the WiFi access point as a location of the terminal; or   when it is determined that the coverage radius of the WiFi access point is not less than a set threshold, triggering the operation of acquiring the coexistence interference information of the terminal.   
     
     
         7 . A positioning processing method, comprising:
 providing coexistence interference information of a terminal for a positioning server;   acquiring a positioning signal measurement resource designated according to the coexistence interference information by the positioning server; and   performing positioning measurement based on the designated positioning signal measurement resource.   
     
     
         8 . The positioning processing method according to  claim 7 , wherein the providing coexistence interference information of a terminal for a positioning server comprises:
 when a request, which is sent by the positioning server, for reporting the coexistence interference information is received, or the terminal determines that the coexistence interference information needs to be reported, directly reporting, or forwarding by using a base station, or forwarding by using a mobility management entity MME and an operation, administration and maintenance entity OAM, the coexistence interference information of the terminal to the positioning server.