Abstract: A handover method, including sending, by a source base station to a source core network device in a process of handing user equipment (UE) over from the source base station to a target base station, a handover required message. The message comprises identification information of a target core network device, and the identification information of the target core network device instructs the source core network device to perform a core network relocation process with the target core network device. The source base station is connected to the source core network device, and the target base station is connected to both the source core network device and the target core network device.

Abstract: Example communication methods and apparatus are described. One example method includes that a first network node receives first configuration information from a second network node. The first configuration information includes a serving cell set configured for a terminal device, and indicates a status of a secondary cell. The first network node sends the first configuration information and first indication information to the terminal device, where the first indication information includes information about a status of at least one secondary cell, and the at least one secondary cell belongs to the serving cell set.

Abstract: Example communications methods and systems are described. One example communications system includes a base station supporting connectivity to a core network of the first communications standard and a core network of the second communications standard. One example method includes that a terminal receives information broadcast by the base station. The information includes a first and a second area identities. When the terminal enters a cell served by the base station from a cell of the second communications standard and when the second area identity does not belong to a current area list of the terminal, the terminal initiates an area update to the core network of the second communications standard. The base station broadcasts the area identities of the two communications standards.

Abstract: This application relates to the field of wireless communications technologies, and provides a user equipment tracing method and a device, to implement joint trace for user equipment by two devices. The user equipment tracing method includes: receiving, by a master base station, a request message sent by a core network device, where the request message requests the master base station to initiate trace for user equipment UE; and sending, by the master base station, a first message to a secondary base station, where the first message carries first instruction information, and the first instruction information instructs the secondary base station to trace the UE.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for accessing an inter-RAT cell and a related device, and the method includes: sending, by a base station, a first message to a terminal, where the first message is used to instruct the terminal to access an inter-RAT cell, and an LTE cell and the inter-RAT cell are different cells. Beneficial effects are as follows: The first message is sent to the terminal, so that the terminal directly accesses the inter-RAT cell without a need to access the base station. In this way, the terminal does not need to perform a handover procedure, thereby reducing a delay in an access process, effectively ensuring that the terminal can successfully access the inter-RAT cell, and effectively ensuring that a radio access technology new RAT service can be performed between the terminal and a base station of the inter-RAT cell.

Abstract: A first network node is configured to: group served cells into a first set of cells and at least one second set of cells, the cells in the first set of cells being associated with a first set of cell information and cells in the second set of cells being associated with a second set of cell information; generate a setup request including a first indication indicating the first set of cells and their respective first set of cell information and the second set of cells and their respective second set of cell information; and transmit the setup request to the second network node. The second network node is configured to receive a setup request from a first network node, the setup request including a first indication.

Abstract: Examples in this application disclose a communications system and apparatus. One example system includes a first access network device and a second access network device, and the first access network device sends, to the second access network device, indication information indicating a requirement of transmitting small data, receives, from the second access network device, a context of the terminal and an address of a tunnel used to transmit uplink data, indicates, based on the context, the terminal to enter a connected state, and sends uplink data of the terminal to the second access network device based on the address of the tunnel, then the second access network device sends the uplink data to a core network device.

Abstract: This application provides a communication method and apparatus, which may be used for random access optimization. In this method, a CU may send, to a DU, obtained PRACH configuration information of a plurality of cells. The DU receives the PRACH configuration information of the plurality of cells from the CU, and performs random access optimization based on the PRACH configuration information of the plurality of cells. In an existing technology, a base station may adjust RACH configuration information of the base station based on PRACH configuration information of a neighboring base station, to perform random access optimization.

Abstract: A remote interference management method and an apparatus are provided. The method includes: A first network device receives a reference signal (RS) sent by a second network device, where the RS is used to indicate that the second network device is subject to remote interference. The first network device determines first auxiliary information, and sends the first auxiliary information to the second network device. The first auxiliary information includes at least one of the following information: frequency domain information of a downlink transmission resource of the first network device, time domain information of the downlink transmission resource of the first network device, or beam information of downlink transmission of the first network device.

Abstract: This application provides a communications method, apparatus, and system, and a storage medium. In consideration that a synchronization signal and PBCH block (SSB) is introduced into a new radio (NR) system, the first physical cell identifier (PCI) corresponds to a first SSB, and the second PCI corresponds to a second SSB, the first access network device determines, based on the first PCI of the first cell and the second PCI of the second cell, that the first PCI conflicts with the second PCI. In this way, a PCI conflict corresponding to the SSB in the NR system can be detected. This helps eliminate or reduce PCI conflicts in an NR network, improve a success rate of terminal handover, and further reduce a call drop rate.

Abstract: A method includes: receiving, by a first access device, a random access message sent by user equipment; and sending, by the first access device, first system information to the user equipment based on the random access message, where the first system information includes cell reselection information related to the first access device. According to the present invention, cell reselection information can be transferred in a random access procedure.

Abstract: This application provides a data transmission method and apparatus. The method includes: receiving, by a first network node, first indication information sent by a second network node, where the first indication information is used by the first network node to determine first duration, and the first duration is duration from receiving a first data packet by the first network node to sending the first data packet by the first network node; and sending, by the first network node, the first data packet based on the first indication information. The data transmission method and apparatus provided in embodiments of this application help ensure that a communications network transmits a data packet based on a duration requirement.

Abstract: This application provides a transmission method for retrieving old context of a terminal device, the method includes: a first network node sends a first message to a first system, where the first message is received from a terminal device and includes CRNTI allocated previously by the first network node for the terminal device; the first system sends a second message to the first network node, the second message comprises identification information of the terminal device which is in association with old context information of the terminal device that is stored at the first network node, and is used by the first network node to retrieve the old context information of the terminal device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for accessing a network by a user equipment (UE), and an access device. The method includes: sending, by a source side access device, an access indication message to a UE, where the access indication message is used to instruct the UE to access a target side access device; or sending, by a source side access device, a first notification message to a target side access device, where the first notification message is used to instruct the target side access device to send, to a UE, access information used to instruct the UE to access the target side access device; and in a process in which the UE accesses the target side access device, maintains a connection between the UE and the source side access device.

Abstract: A communication method and an apparatus providing a PCI allocation and optimization solution are provided. The method includes that a distributed unit receives first information sent by a central unit, where the first information includes at least one of the following: allowed PCI information, unallowed PCI information, or PCI conflict information; and the distributed unit determines a PCI of a serving cell of the distributed unit based on the first information.

Abstract: This application provides a wireless connection control method relating to a base station system including a centralized unit and a distributed unit, wherein the centralized unit communicates with the distributed unit, and the distributed unit communicates with a terminal through an air interface. The method includes: first receiving, by the distributed unit, a first message sent by the terminal, where the first message is used to request to establish an air interface control plane connection for the terminal; then sending, by the distributed unit, the first message to the centralized unit; and then receiving, by the distributed unit, a second message sent by the centralized unit, where the second message is used to instruct to establish the air interface control plane connection between the terminal and the distributed unit. The method may implement wireless connection control in a 5G system when functions of a base station are separated.

Abstract: This application provides a wireless communication method and apparatus. The method includes: determining reference information, where the reference information includes information about first duration and/or information about a first cell, the first duration includes duration in which a terminal device is in an inactive state, and the first cell includes a cell in which the terminal device performs an RNAU; and sending the reference information.

Abstract: This application provides a communications method and device, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: receiving an uplink data transmission threshold from a first network device, where the uplink data transmission threshold includes both a first transmission threshold and a second transmission threshold or includes a second transmission threshold. The first transmission threshold is used to indicate a maximum size of a data packet supported by the terminal device in a non-connected state on a first uplink carrier, and the second transmission threshold is used to indicate a maximum size of a data packet supported by the terminal device in the non-connected state on a supplementary uplink (SUL) carrier. The method further comprises determining, based on the uplink data transmission threshold and a size of a to-be-transmitted uplink data packet, to transmit, in the non-connected state, the uplink data packet on the first uplink carrier or the SUL carrier.

Abstract: Application relates to establishing signaling connections in communication network. A source radio access network device sends a handover request message to a target radio access network device to initiate a handover procedure for a user equipment from the source radio access network device to the target radio access network device. The handover request message includes information about an original signaling connection parameter. When the UE enters a target cell, the target radio access network device allocates a new signaling connection parameter and sends a handover complete message to a core network node. The handover complete messages carries the original signaling connection parameter received from the source radio access network device and the allocated new signaling connection parameter about the target radio access network device. The inability of the target radio access network device to establish a signaling connection with the core network node in the related art is effectively solved.

Abstract: Example multi-connectivity communication methods and apparatus are described. In one example method, an access network device of a first network determines to use an access network device of a second network to perform data splitting for data of UE. Then, the access network device of the first network sends first splitting configuration information to the UE and sends second splitting configuration information to the access network device of the second network. The first splitting configuration information is used to notify the UE that the access network device of the second network is to split to-be-split data of the UE. The second splitting configuration information is used to instruct the access network device of the second network to split the to-be-split data of the UE.