Abstract: A first terminal device sends a computing power request message to the first device, where the computing power request message includes computing plane resource indication information, and the computing plane resource indication information indicates a computing power requirement of the first terminal device; and receives computing power configuration information sent by the first device, where the computing power configuration information includes first indication information and/or second indication information, the first indication information indicates a first computing power resource provided by the first device, the second indication information indicates a second computing power resource provided by the second device, and the first device is different from the second device.

Abstract: A communication method includes receiving, by a core network functional entity, request information of a perception task from a task trigger source. The request information includes first area range information. The first area range information indicates to execute the perception task within a first area range. The communication method also includes sending, by the core network functional entity, first configuration information of the perception task to an access network device. The first configuration information includes an identifier of a communication device and second area range information. The second area range information indicates to execute the perception task within a second area range. The second area range is a subset of the first area range.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus for network slicing, and an apparatus for network slice management, which are usable to support and optimize multi-slice services. The apparatuses provide functional enhancements within different layers of a network architecture. The apparatus for network slicing is configured to determine at least two correlated communication traffic flows for a service, and to bind the at least two correlated communication traffic flows. Further, it is configured to generate, and preferably expose, binding information. The apparatus for network slice management is configured to convert a service requirement of a tenant/application into a joint performance parameter in correlated network slice instances. Further, it is configured to determine a resource allocation for at least one of the network slice instances based on the joint performance parameter.

Abstract: This application provides a model processing method, a communication apparatus, and a system. The method may include: A first communication apparatus collects local environment data. The first communication apparatus receives artificial intelligence AI collaboration information from a second communication apparatus. The first communication apparatus optimizes and/or learns an AI model of the first communication apparatus based on the locally collected environment data and the AI collaboration information provided by the second communication apparatus. In this manner, the communication apparatus can learn the AI model and/or optimize the AI model through collaboration of another communication apparatus.

Abstract: A terminal device sends suggestion information to a network device, where the suggestion information indicates a suggestion for activating or deactivating at least one secondary cell. The terminal device receives a configuration parameter for activating or deactivating the at least one secondary cell from the network device. The suggestion information may be included in an RRC message and includes timer duration information or adjustment amount information, or is included in a MAC CE and includes a state indicator for activating or deactivating a secondary cell, and further includes at least one of the following: effective time length information, probability information, target information, or reward information.

Abstract: A terminal device sends recommendation information to a network device. The recommendation information indicates a recommendation of the terminal device for performing uplink scheduling by the network device. The terminal device receives a configuration parameter of uplink scheduling from the network device. The recommendation information is included in an RRC message, and includes periodicity information or time domain offset information for grant-free scheduling, or periodicity information or time domain offset information of PDCCH monitoring for grant-based scheduling. The recommendation information further includes at least one of the following: validity time information, probability information, target information, or reward feedback information.

Abstract: Embodiments of this disclosure relate to a cell selection method, a device, a storage medium, and a computer program product. The method provided herein includes: A terminal device receives a first message from a first network device; the terminal device determines, based on the first message, a first adjustment parameter associated with cell selection; the terminal device performs, based on the first adjustment parameter, signal measurement on a first cell corresponding to the first network device; and if a signal measurement result meets a cell selection criterion, the terminal device determines the first cell as a target cell for camping on.

Abstract: This application provides a data transmission method and a data transmission apparatus, which can establish a radio bearer for a data plane based on a new wireless network architecture (i.e., a network architecture in which a control plane and a user plane are separated) to implement data transmission. The method includes: a terminal device sends selection information to a control plane access network device, where the selection information indicates a target user plane access network device, which is determined from at least one user plane access network device based on system information and a user plane access network device selection rule. The terminal device receives first timing advance information and first radio bearer configuration information from the control plane access network device, and performs data transmission with the target user plane access network device based on the first timing advance information and the first radio bearer configuration information.

Abstract: This application provides a communication method, apparatus, and system. In the method, a first terminal device sends request information including a first task to a first network function entity. After receiving the request information of the first task, the first network function entity may manage the first task, to be specific, allocate at least one first node for executing a subtask of the first task, and send configuration information of a subtask corresponding to each first node. The first node executes the subtask of the first task corresponding to the first node based on the configuration information of the subtask, to implement a task-centric communication mode. In addition, when a plurality of first nodes execute subtasks of the first task, task execution efficiency can be improved, thereby improving task service efficiency of the communication system.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a slice management entity for a radio access network (RAN), the slice management entity comprising a processor configured: to receive RAN slice information including at least one key performance indicator (KPI), a slice identifier (ID), and/or network slice selection assistance information (NSSAI) and the context changes, to determine a configuration comprising a pre-configuration for at least one slice of the RAN based on the RAN slice information, and to transmit a RAN slice configuration message to the RAN based on the configuration.

Abstract: A session establishment method includes receiving, by a first core network device, a first request from an access network device, sending, by the first core network device, a second request to the second core network device based on the first request, receiving, by the first core network device, a second response from the second core network device, sending, by the first core network device, a first response to the access network device, and establishing, by the first core network device, the session based on the first response. The first request is useable to request to establish a session of a terminal device, and the first request includes information about a second core network device corresponding to the terminal device. The second response is useable to respond to the second request. The first response is useable to respond to the first request.

Abstract: Example methods and apparatus for application of a computing bearer is described. One example method includes establishing a first bearer and a second bearer by a first communication apparatus, where the first bearer is a computing bearer between the first communication apparatus and a second communication apparatus, and the second bearer is a computing bearer between the first communication apparatus and a first application. The first communication apparatus receives first data from the second communication apparatus over the first bearer, and forwards the first data over the second bearer. Additionally or alternatively, the first communication apparatus receives second data over the second bearer, and forwards the second data to the second communication apparatus over the first bearer.

Abstract: A control plane network entity for providing a multicast/broadcast service for one or more user equipments in a cellular communication network is provided. The control plane network entity is configured to: receive a session setup request for a multicast/broadcast session for the user equipments, wherein the session setup request comprises one or more identifiers identifying the user equipments and/or one or more spatial regions the user equipments are located in; select one or more access and mobility management function entities of the cellular communication network based on the one or more identifiers for providing the multicast/broadcast session to the user equipments; and send a user plane session setup request to the selected one or more access and mobility management function entities. Moreover, the disclosure relates to a user plane network entity and a radio access network node for anchoring and providing a multicast/broadcast service respectively.

Abstract: A method may be performed through the following steps: a first communication apparatus sends a data edge protocol (DEP) session establishment request message to a second communication apparatus, where the DEP session establishment request message is used to request to establish a DEP session between the first communication apparatus and a computing power, the DEP session is used to transmit data of a first application, the first communication apparatus, the second communication apparatus, and the computing power all have a function of a DEP layer, the DEP layer is located below a third layer of a wireless network protocol layer, and the DEP session is located at the DEP layer. The first communication apparatus receives configuration information of the DEP session from the second communication apparatus.

Abstract: A communication method and apparatus communicating to a network architecture are provided. The network architecture includes a control unit and one or more service units. The control unit is connected to the one or more service units. The method implemented by a terminal device includes: receiving a first message from the control unit, wherein the first message includes common control information of the one or more service units; and establishing a data transmission channel with a first service unit in the one or more service units based on the first message, wherein the data transmission channel is used to transmit data between the terminal device and the first service unit. According to this application, complete decoupling of a control plane and a user plane may be implemented, thus the control plane and the user plane can be transmitted on different carriers, thereby improving flexibility of communicating in different scenarios.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a wireless communication method, apparatus, and system. The method includes: receiving, by a first entity, a first message sent by a second entity, where the first message carries configuration information of a sub-task, and the first entity and the second entity are entities in a radio access network; sending the configuration information of the sub-task to a terminal device; receiving a task execution result fed back by the terminal device; and sending the task execution result to the second entity. Because the sub-task is executed by the terminal device, a problem of a single communication link in a related technology can be avoided, to implement technical effects of communication flexibility and diversity. In addition, different sub-tasks are executed by different terminal devices, so that efficiency of completing a target task can be improved, and resources are appropriately used.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a mobile device configured to receive from a network a notification of a predicted change of a Quality-of-Service, QoS related to a local end-to-end data communication path; and configured to provide a report to the network, the report comprising at least one of the following information: location information, application layer information, mobile device status information, experienced QoS at mobile device side, radio channel conditions. The disclosure further relates to a network device configured to transceive communication data via a communication path, in particular a local end-to-end data communication path between a mobile device and another mobile device, based on a Quality-of-Service, QoS, requirement for the communication path; and configured to notify the mobile device about a predicted change of the QoS related to the communication path.

Abstract: The present invention provides a control device for providing network-slice-aware licensed assisted access (LAA). The control device is configured to determine, for at least one slice-type, an unlicensed frequency band and/or an LAA configuration parameter. Furthermore, the control device is configured to provide, to at least one radio access node, configuration information comprising the determined frequency band and/or the LAA configuration parameter. The present invention also provides a radio access node for configuring network-slice-aware LAA. The radio access node is configured to receive, from a control device, configuration information comprising, for at least one slice-type, a frequency band and/or an LAA configuration parameter. The radio access node is further configured to request and receive, from a UE, a channel measurement report on one or more unlicensed frequency bands.

Abstract: A method and a terminal device for keeping a subscriber identity module card in a standby state, including receiving an enabling request to enable dual standby of a first subscriber identity module (SIM) card and a second SIM card in the terminal device, wherein the first SIM card is software-implemented, and wherein the second SIM card is hardware-implemented, accessing a first network for the first SIM card by invoking a third-party interface of an operating system of the terminal and using a data file associated with the first SIM card, and implementing a dual standby of the first SIM card and the second SIM card.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the Quality of Service (QoS) framework of mobile and wireless communication networks, particularly the Fifth Generation (5G) QoS framework. In particular, the invention presents a Radio Access Network (RAN) entity and a User Equipment (UE) for enabling RAN awareness of a tolerance of an application to transmission failures of application data, and QoS treatment based on this resilience. The RAN entity is configured to receive information indicating at least one resilience parameter of the application, from a control entity, another RAN entity, and/or a UE. The at least one resilience parameter is based on the tolerance of the application to transmission failures, in particular consecutive transmission failures.