Method and apparatus for configuring uplink positioning reference signal resource

A method for configuring an uplink positioning reference signal resource, comprising:

• sending, by a first network device, second information to a location management function network element (LMF), wherein the second information indicates a second uplink positioning reference signal resource, the second uplink positioning reference signal resource is an uplink positioning reference signal resource that the first network device has determined to configure for a first terminal device;
• receiving, by the first network device, first information sent by the LMF, wherein the first information indicates that a first uplink positioning reference signal resource is available or the first uplink positioning reference signal resource is unavailable, wherein the second uplink positioning reference signal resource comprises the first uplink positioning reference signal resource;
• and
• configuring, by the first network device, an uplink positioning reference signal resource for the first terminal device based on the first information.