Abstract: A first node includes a processor. The processor is configured to execute a computer program thereby causing the first node to generate a first message, and send the first message to a third node. The first message is useable to indicate information about a network environment change of a second node. The second node is configured to execute a first task.

Abstract: This application provides a handover method and an apparatus. The method includes: A first communication apparatus sends a first handover request message to a second communication apparatus, where the first handover request message is used to request to hand over from the first communication apparatus to a target communication apparatus, and the first handover request message includes execution information of a computing instance; and the first communication apparatus receives a first handover acknowledgment message determined based on the execution information of the computing instance, and sends first configuration information to a terminal based on the first handover acknowledgment message, so that the terminal hands over from the first communication apparatus to the target communication apparatus based on the first configuration information. The execution information of the computing instance is used in a handover process to ensure continuity of a computing task during a handover.

Abstract: In a method for task execution, a first node receives from a second node a first message that includes first configuration information of a first task. The first node then executes the first task based on the first configuration information.

Abstract: A method comprises: a first device obtains, by receiving first signaling, a type and/or a granularity of a computing power capability that needs to be reported, so that a control plane in a network may subsequently perform dynamic computing power scheduling and adjust a computing power scheduling policy, based on the computing power capability reported by the first device, to improve efficiency of sensing the computing power capability by the network and efficiency of configuring computing power.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide an information processing method and a communication apparatus. The method includes: A first communication apparatus receives first task information that is about a task to be executed and that is from a second communication apparatus. The first task information includes a task identifier of the task and geographical range information of the task, and the task includes at least one of the following: an artificial intelligence AI task or a sensing task. The first communication apparatus causes, based on the first task information, the task to be executed. In this way, the first communication apparatus can cause, based on the first task information from the second communication apparatus, the task to be executed.

Abstract: The technology of this application relates to a terminal device determining a first data packet based on a first computing power instance, and sending, to a network device, the first data packet that includes information about the first computing power instance, so that the network device processes the first data packet based on a second computing power instance corresponding to the first computing power instance. In this way, efficiency of determining a computing power instance can be improved, thereby improving data processing efficiency.

Abstract: In a manner in which a network device configures computing power of a terminal device based on first configuration information, the terminal device serves as a computing node to participate in a computing process corresponding to a computing power instance. This can effectively improve a computing resource reuse degree, to increase network revenue. In the method, the terminal device receives a first message from the network device, where the first message includes first configuration information, and the first configuration information includes configuration information of at least one computing power instance; the terminal device obtains first information, where the first information indicates a first computing power instance, and the first computing power instance is a computing power instance in the at least one computing power instance; and the terminal device executes the first computing power instance based on the first information.

Abstract: This application discloses a task processing method and an apparatus. The method includes the following steps: A first node determines a first task, and sends a first message. The first node includes a first core network device and/or a first access network device, the first task is a task related to artificial intelligence AI, the first message includes identification information of a second task and/or configuration information of the second task, the second task is a subtask of the first task, the second task is executed by a second node, and the second node is one of nodes configured to execute the first task.

Abstract: A federated learning method includes a first network device that obtains local training data of at least two terminal devices; processes the local training data of the at least two terminal devices, to obtain training datasets; performs model training based on the training datasets, to obtain a model gradient; and sends the model gradient to a second network device. In this way, training data of the first network device is from the at least two terminal devices.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for operating a network function, NF1, of a first network slice, NSI-2, wherein the method comprises establishing an end-to-end path from NF1 of NSI-2 to a network function, NF2, of a second network slice, NSI-1. Moreover, the disclosure relates to a corresponding communication network.

Abstract: A Quality of Service (QOS) framework of mobile and wireless communication networks, particularly, the Fifth Generation (5G) QoS framework include a Radio Access Network (RAN) entity and 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 UE. The at least one resilience parameter is based on the tolerance of the application to transmission failures, in particular, consecutive transmission failures.

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 invention relates to a control plane network entity for providing a multicast/broadcast service to one or more user equipments (UEs) in a cellular communication network using one or more user plane functions of a plurality of selectable user plane functions. The network entity includes processing circuitry configured to: receive a request for a multicast/broadcast service for the one or more UEs, wherein the request comprises one or more identifiers identifying the one or more UEs and/or one or more spatial regions the one or more UEs are located in; select one or more user plane functions of the plurality of selectable user plane functions on the basis of the one or more identifiers for providing the multicast/broadcast service to the one or more UEs; and provide the one or more selected user plane functions with information about the multicast/broadcast service.

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: 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: 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: 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.