A method for wireless communication, comprising: receiving, by a first network device, a first message from a query device, wherein the first message comprises first area information, and the first message is used to request querying a terminal list within a first area indicated by the first area information; and characterized by determining, by the first network device, second area information according to the first area information, wherein the second area information is area information defined by 3rd generation partnership project, 3GPP, comprising: in response to that the first area information is area information defined by the 3GPP network, determining the first area information as the second area information; or in response to that the first area information is not the area information defined by the 3GPP network and the first area information is capable of being mapped to the area information defined by the 3GPP network, determining area information that is defined by the 3GPP network and mapped by the first area information as the second area information; or in response to that the first area information is not the area information defined by the 3GPP network and the first area information is not capable of being mapped to the area information defined by the 3GPP network, determining area information that comprises the first area and is defined by the 3GPP network as the second area information; transmitting, by the first network device, a second message to a second network device, wherein the second message comprises the second area information, and the second message is used to request querying a terminal list within a second area indicated by the second area information; receiving, by the first network device, a third message replied by the second network device, wherein the third message comprises a first terminal list, and the first terminal list comprises at least one terminal within the second area; determining, by the first network device, a target terminal list according to the first terminal list; or determining, by the first network device, a target terminal list according to the first terminal list and first information, wherein the first information comprises information of at least one specific terminal; and transmitting, by the first network device, the target terminal list to the query device. receiving, by a first network device, a first message from a query device, wherein the first message comprises first area information, and the first message is used to request querying a terminal list within a first area indicated by the first area information; and characterized by determining, by the first network device, second area information according to the first area information, wherein the second area information is area information defined by 3rd generation partnership project, 3GPP, comprising: in response to that the first area information is area information defined by the 3GPP network, determining the first area information as the second area information; or in response to that the first area information is not the area information defined by the 3GPP network and the first area information is capable of being mapped to the area information defined by the 3GPP network, determining area information that is defined by the 3GPP network and mapped by the first area information as the second area information; or in response to that the first area information is not the area information defined by the 3GPP network and the first area information is not capable of being mapped to the area information defined by the 3GPP network, determining area information that comprises the first area and is defined by the 3GPP network as the second area information; in response to that the first area information is area information defined by the 3GPP network, determining the first area information as the second area information; or in response to that the first area information is not the area information defined by the 3GPP network and the first area information is capable of being mapped to the area information defined by the 3GPP network, determining area information that is defined by the 3GPP network and mapped by the first area information as the second area information; or in response to that the first area information is not the area information defined by the 3GPP network and the first area information is not capable of being mapped to the area information defined by the 3GPP network, determining area information that comprises the first area and is defined by the 3GPP network as the second area information; transmitting, by the first network device, a second message to a second network device, wherein the second message comprises the second area information, and the second message is used to request querying a terminal list within a second area indicated by the second area information; receiving, by the first network device, a third message replied by the second network device, wherein the third message comprises a first terminal list, and the first terminal list comprises at least one terminal within the second area; determining, by the first network device, a target terminal list according to the first terminal list; or determining, by the first network device, a target terminal list according to the first terminal list and first information, wherein the first information comprises information of at least one specific terminal; and transmitting, by the first network device, the target terminal list to the query device.